Dungeon Keeper FX (for Fan eXpansion), or simply KeeperFX, is a fan expansion of Dungeon Keeper. Amongst other things, it supports higher screen resolutions, fixes bugs (including the infamous Level 10 Speed bug), adds new campaigns, and provides a better interface.[clarification needed] KeeperFX is mostly a standalone game; although it requires files from the original game to run.
Main changes[]
- Works on modern Microsoft Windows versions
- Support for screen resolutions above 640x400
- Additional campaigns
- TCP/IP and UDP support for multiplayer (though this only supports two players)
- Atmospheric sound effects work on all systems
- Many bug-fixes, most notably:
- The experience level 10 creature spell fugacity bug
- Other bugged out creature stats and abilities
- The bugged Barracks party formation
- The Word of Power spell dealing no damage (however, the damage it deals is still negligible compared to the quantity the spell and the trap are supposed to deal)
- Variably-sized maps, up to 170x170 slabs.
- Delta Time to separate rendered frames from game turns, making the game much smoother
- New level script commands for more complex levels, including (but not limited to):
- Effect generation
- Terrain manipulation
- Sound effects and speech playback
- Dungeon Heart manipulation
- Revealing and hiding parts of the map
- Advanced timer and flag manipulation
- Possess Creature improvements:
- Increased view distance:
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- Quality of life improvements:
- Quickly build rooms, such as by clicking and dragging its blueprint
- Zoom in and out using the mouse wheel
- Other, miscellaneous improvements, such as:
- Unused Mentor speeches are used where appropriate
- Ability to play the soundtrack without having the CD inserted
- More config files you can edit to tweak the units and rules of the game
- Improved the ability of AI Keepers to manage their dungeons and units
- The AI Keepers will now defend their Dungeon Heart
- AI Keepers can now imprison your units
- Workshops will no longer fill up with unusable crates
- Increased zoom limit (it's now enough for a panoptic view of a standard 85x85 map)
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Releases[]
New releases are announced on Keeper Klan. For a time, there were two editions: Official and Unofficial. The 'Unofficial' edition has been discontinued since version 0.4.8 and merged into the official branch. This was because the original developer, mefistotelis, left the project after version 0.4.6 was released and does not plan to return. Development has been taken over by Loobinex and a few others. A full list of contributors can be found here.
Version 1.0 was released on 10 November 2023.[1] It was hailed by the video gaming media as a significant milestone in its development.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Launcher program[]
KeeperFX comes with a discrete launcher program, which enables players to install, configure, and run the game.
Trivia[]
- The background of the launcher is actually an early visualisation for Lionhead Studios' Black & White.[8][9]
KeeperFX tools[]
These tools were made specifically for KeeperFX or feature KeeperFX-specific functionality:
- Unearth
- KeeperFX Creature Editor
- Dungeon Keeper String Editor
- Dungeon Keeper level previewer
- CreatureMaker
- ImpLauncher
See also[]
- OpenKeeper
- CorsixTH, a similar mod for Theme Hospital
References[]
- ↑ KeeperFX 1.0.0 has been released!. KeeperFX (10 November 2023). Retrieved on 14 November 2023.
- ↑ Graham Smith (11 November 2023). A fifteen year open source effort to remake Dungeon Keeper just hit 1.0. Rockk, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved on 14 November 2023.
- ↑ Rick Lane (13 November 2023). EA might not care about Dungeon Keeper anymore, but this open-source 4K remake spent 15 years in the making to reach version 1.0. PC Gamer. Retrieved on 14 November 2023.
- ↑ Cody Nery Thomson (13 November 2023). KeeperFX is the Modern Dungeon Keeper Game We’ve Been Waiting For. Nag magazine. Retrieved on 14 November 2023.
- ↑ Salman Khan (13 November 2023). Unofficial Remake of Dungeon Keeper Stirs Nostalgia and Expectations Among Gamers. BNN. Retrieved on 14 November 2023.
- ↑ Jack Yarwood (13 November 2023). After 15 Years, The Dungeon Keeper Fan Remake 'KeeperFX' Has Hit 1.0. Time Extension. Retrieved on 14 November 2023.
- ↑ Terri Mills (14 November 2023). Exciting Update: Dungeon Keeper's Fan Remake Reaches 1.0 After 15 Years. 80 Level. Retrieved on 14 November 2023.
- ↑ Peter Molyneux (13 June 2001). Postmortem: Lionhead Studios' Black & White. Gamasutra. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved on 26 September 2022.
- ↑ James Leach; Christian Bravery. (2001). The Making of Black & White. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-7615-3625-3.
External Links[]
- Official site
- Lubiki site
- KeeperFX forum on Keeper Klan
- KeeperFX documentation on GitHub
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