First post, by DosFreak
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KeeperFX Screenshots
KeeperFX Screenshots
Dungeon Keeper is one of only two strategy game series I'm any good at. (Incidentally, Populous, another Bullfrog series, is the other one.) Any mod that would make the original Dungeon Keeper more interesting visually and easier to get working on modern systems is certainly welcome! ^_^
Granted, the one thing I liked about running the DOS version of Dungeon Keeper over the Windows version was the neat graphical effects applied to the vision of the various creatures you could take command of. Sure, these effects were completely impractical and hindered actual gameplay, but made the game much more immersive.
I should look more into this when I have a moment.
--- Kris Asick (Gemini)
--- Pixelmusement Website: www.pixelships.com
--- Ancient DOS Games Webshow: www.pixelships.com/adg
Hmmm this is a weird project. I was struggling to understand what it's about until I've downloaded the package. The way I understand it KeeperFX is some sort of "engine update" of the D3D engine, right? Never mind the technical details (; . The download seems to include all game assets and code, so I'm afraid this project is deep in "grey" territory though. Somewhere, someone probably has the copyright on this stuff. Or has DK been released as freeware and I didn't notice? Though even that wouldn't make the project "proper" in a legal sense (changing/updating/reversing code can be problematic in some countries for instance, and assets are still copyrighted for freeware releases) I guess. Just looking for some opinions/comments.
EDIT: some additional text
EA bought out Bullfrog ( 🙁 ) and it seems they intend to release something based on DK and other titles in the future.
If this "upgrade" to DK is really including full game assets, they might be wise to offer a patch (delta style) instead.