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Best mod?

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This isn't a poll because there would be too many options.
What do you guys think is the best Keen mod out there?
[I'm not giving my opinion because I've only played two.]
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KeenQ and Dead in the Desert. I also enjoyed the Silcar series.
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My favourite mods are: The Keys of Krodacia,Dead in the Desert and next will be: Battle of the Brains. Moreover Keen Episode A,B and C.
Keen Christmas Mod,Zapping the Zot,The Grand Intellect: Doomship Dilemma,Birdman,Keen X and Y,Keen Bad Dreams(that's fantastic),Zoltan's Revenge Demo,KeenQ and the others.
Sorry,but I have got a lots of favourite Keen mod then these,because I'm a big big Keen fan.
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What's Keen A, B, C? Did you mean X, Y, Z?

My favourites are Christmas Special 2004, Episode Smile and Keen Y.

I also have fond memories of playing through KeenQ, Yorphius II, Hiding from the Sky, Keen Null and the Decree of the Skree Trilogy.

There are so many good mods out it's really hard not to forget any. There are few mods that didn't catch my attention long enough for playing through them, those are the Norp the Yorp Trilogy, Exiting Epsilon, Keen Universe and for some reason Lego Keen (I know everybody else loves it)
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Post by szemi »

Shadow Keen serie: Keen Episode A,B and C.
And yes i forgot the Keen Z by Ceilick and Keen X,Y by XkyRauh. :D
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Post by Syllypryde »

My favorite Keen mods in no particular order are:

1. Dead in the Desert
2. The Keys of Krodacia
3. Aliens Ate My Babysitter... Again
4. Perilous Pursuit
5. Kidnapped Keen
6. Zapping the Zot
7. Return of the Guardians
8. Keen X
9. Yorphius II
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Ceilick's Oracle Janitor series had me in stitches for the clever plot reversal, even though I wasn't very good at the actual mod--for the concept alone, Ceilick deserves recognition. :)

There was something about the way the Yorp Statue hint boxes were used to convey the plot in Karz's Hiding from the Sky that really struck me as innovative--I've always liked that mod a lot.

I also thought it was neat that all of the background tiles in Keen Dash never used the color black; the only time black is used is for point tiles or character outlines. Gives the game a sort of softer feeling. :)

There are a lot of great mods out there, though. KeenRush and CommanderSpleen have both surprised me with their innovative use of a single color for multiple pieces of scenery--their level tiles have made me envious! :)
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Post by szemi »

Really!!
My favourite is the Oracle Janitor mods too. :)
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next will be: Battle of the Brains.
Honestly! You can't rate what doesn't even exist yet. You can anticipate, but before it's even out you shouldn't be saying it's your favourite.

I haven't actually played that many mods, but I gotta say that the Keys of Krodacia was very well-crafted. I also enjoyed that Zelda 2-like mod.
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Of keen 1, Keen X is probably my favorite. A lot of it is nostalgia for me; Keen x came out around the time i joined the Keen community and it was a great experience. It set the mood for a lot of keen mods and the post galaxy storylines. I also really enjoyed Aliens vs Keen and the Orbkeen demo.

Of Keen 2, Keen Null is probably my favorite. The graphics and level design are great, but the story doesn't really give hte sense of danger thats needed. Episode Smile is a close runner up, the graphics are fantastic but the levels, well, everyone knows. I also really like my oracle janitor 2, possibly my favorite of my own keen vorticons mods.

Of Keen 3, A New Dope. Great graphics, great story, tough but beatable levels.
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- Ceilicks Galaxy mods en Oracle Janito series
- Xky's trilogy
- Aliens vs. Keen
- Patchwork mod II
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-Ep. Null
-Ep. Smile
-Ep. Y
-Ep. X
-Norp M.O.D
-K.O.K
-A New Dope
-Lego Keen

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Post by Fleexy »

Keen X
Keen Z
Keen 7
Keen 8
Episode Null
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Episode Smile

I see nobody really likes CK-6. >:

Ah, well CK-5 will be better. :p
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Post by szemi »

Ah,cool.

But Fleexy,are u still working on the tiles for my Keen 10??
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Yes, yes, I'm not instant (or fast)...
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