Commander Keen Source Codes finally found!

#61 Posted 01 July 2014 - 08:33 PM

Some progress :

https://twitter.com/...530965563424768

#62 Posted 01 July 2014 - 08:33 PM

I wouldn't call that progress, I doubt anyone will get anything out of Bethesda whilst Quakecon is around the corner.

#63 Posted 01 July 2014 - 08:41 PM

People who can do something about it are aware of the delay and the fact that the code has been packaged up. While this isn't the code going out the door, it at least hints on that happening despite any delays from any higher-level parties, which would've occurred anyways if that was their agenda. Just because nothing's ostensible doesn't mean nothing is happening (and technically the reverse is also true). Sometimes, all it takes is a fire being lit under a few people's asses.

This post has been edited by RunningWild: 01 July 2014 - 08:41 PM

DustFalcon85

#64 Posted 11 September 2014 - 10:54 AM

*Waiting for updates.*

Lunick

#65 Posted 11 September 2014 - 02:06 PM

Well... The Keen Dreams source code (source codes as there will be multiple versions released) is closer than the rest at the moment...

DustFalcon85

#66 Posted 13 September 2014 - 10:09 AM

According to Lunick's tweet: https://twitter.com/...757168983719937

Sources released on Monday or Tuesday I hope.

Lunick

#67 Posted 16 September 2014 - 05:59 AM

https://github.com/keedreams/keen

DustFalcon85

#68 Posted 16 September 2014 - 07:26 AM

Lunick, on 16 September 2014 - 05:59 AM, said:

https://github.com/keedreams/keen

Nice! More Keen codes coming very soon huh?

Lunick

#69 Posted 16 September 2014 - 07:35 AM

DustFalcon85, on 16 September 2014 - 07:26 AM, said:

Nice! More Keen codes coming very soon huh?

Uh... this is not from id/Bethesda/Zenimax etc. This is the efforts of the crowdfunding campaign and Blzut3 putting it together.

The other stuff is supposed to be coming in a few months...

This post has been edited by Lunick: 16 September 2014 - 07:50 AM

Kristian Joensen

#70 Posted 16 September 2014 - 09:38 AM

Lunick, on 16 September 2014 - 07:35 AM, said:

Uh... this is not from id/Bethesda/Zenimax etc. This is the efforts of the crowdfunding campaign and Blzut3 putting it together.

The other stuff is supposed to be coming in a few months...

Months? Is that official?

NY00123

#71 Posted 17 September 2014 - 10:46 AM

Well, I can add some post. Or be a bit lazy and quote myself off the pckf.com (this one: http://www.pckf.com/...p?p=72659#72659):

NY00123 said:

Well, for the ones interested, guess that's been a long journey up to the very first release of original source code (even more than one version) for *some* Commander Keen title (although we've had earlier releases close to that, like the Wolfenstein 3D codebase and the recent release of source codes for 3D Catacomb titles).

And I know I shouldn't, but given some post count... well nvm, that's not the important point.

It's great if even one individual learns something new from the code!

ANOTHER EDIT (Sep 17): Also, I don't know if I'll get to do anything. Looks like there have already been a few forks of the repository (or at least specific branches of it). But I have taken a few looks at a few files at the least.

RunningWild

#72 Posted 17 September 2014 - 07:39 PM

Lunick, on 16 September 2014 - 07:35 AM, said:

The other stuff is supposed to be coming in a few months...

According to...?

Hendricks266

Weaponized Autism

#73 Posted 17 September 2014 - 08:31 PM

#SOON

Lunick

#74 Posted 17 September 2014 - 08:32 PM

Hendricks266, on 17 September 2014 - 08:31 PM, said:

#SOON

Does id have a famous time quote? We can't use #SOON for them too. And I'm just going off the old tweets we have and assuming it will still be released this year.

This post has been edited by Lunick: 17 September 2014 - 08:59 PM

Kristian Joensen

#75 Posted 18 September 2014 - 12:57 AM

Didn't they originate WID?

MYHOUSE.MAP

#76 Posted 18 September 2014 - 02:53 AM

Kristian Joensen, on 18 September 2014 - 12:57 AM, said:

Didn't they originate WID?

iD might've coined WID, but it's 3DR that made it into the joke that it is today, no matter who originally said it in regards to game development.

RunningWild

#77 Posted 18 September 2014 - 08:09 AM

If anyone has a Twitter account (I don't) they could ask Mike Rubits what the progress or ETA is. He's one of the guys responsible for getting this out the door :

https://twitter.com/...832189886099456

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Hendricks266

Weaponized Autism

#78 Posted 18 September 2014 - 08:35 AM

RunningWild, on 18 September 2014 - 08:09 AM, said:

If anyone has a Twitter account (I don't) they could ~~ask~~ harass Mike Rubits what the progress or ETA is.

Fixed. Do you guys have anything else in your lives to care about besides Keen source, Total Meltdown, and t3h betaz? Sit your asses down and wait.

Lunick

#79 Posted 18 September 2014 - 02:32 PM

Poor Mike, I'm sure he just helped ship Quake Live on Steam.

Marphy Black

#80 Posted 18 September 2014 - 03:14 PM

Hendricks266, on 18 September 2014 - 08:35 AM, said:

Do you guys have anything else in your lives to care about besides Keen source, Total Meltdown, and t3h betaz?

I also check everyday for updates on Deadly Kiss!

RunningWild

#81 Posted 18 September 2014 - 07:05 PM

Hendricks266, on 18 September 2014 - 08:35 AM, said:

Fixed. Do you guys have anything else in your lives to care about besides Keen source, Total Meltdown, and t3h betaz? Sit your asses down and wait.

The irony was not lost on me. Kudos!

Posting one thing or expressing interest hardly constitutes an entire life (thank my hat!). And simply asking someone the progress on a project is pretty damn far from harassment (doing it repeatedly on the other hand...).

Speaking of... Don't you have development work to do?

This post has been edited by RunningWild: 18 September 2014 - 07:34 PM

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Hendricks266

Weaponized Autism

#82 Posted 18 September 2014 - 08:17 PM

RunningWild, on 18 September 2014 - 07:05 PM, said:

And simply asking someone the progress on a project is pretty damn far from harassment (doing it repeatedly on the other hand...).

Sponge maintains an active presence in the Keen community. If there's any news that supposed to go public, public it will go. Messaging him, when he's done his job diligently and is just waiting on official approval, is annoying if nothing else.

RunningWild, on 18 September 2014 - 08:09 AM, said:

If anyone has a Twitter account (I don't) they could ask Mike Rubits what the progress or ETA is. He's one of the guys responsible for getting this out the door :

You clearly haven't done your due diligence of research before bugging someone important and wasting their time. He is the only technical guy and the only id Software employee putting the release together, and that part is actually done.

RunningWild, on 18 September 2014 - 07:05 PM, said:

Speaking of... Don't you have development work to do?

RunningWild

#83 Posted 22 September 2014 - 05:37 PM

Hendricks266, on 18 September 2014 - 08:17 PM, said:

That's pretty assumptive on your part. I've read the other posts (obviously, since I posted them). And you and I clearly differ in our opinions on asking someone politely what the progress on a project is. You don't know, he may even take it as complimentary that someone is bothering to ask about the work he put it. Minimally, it shows it wasn't for nothing, above and beyond the interest on the Keen forum. Anyways, this is pointless. It was a mere consideration of an option, not a hostile means of aggravating the person in question ("Sponge" in this case).

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