Keen Dreams is now available natively on windows and linux!

[profile name]

There's a windows and linux release sale going on now! Only $2.99!



https://indiegamestand.com/store/1317/keen-dreams

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=315040793

[Beavis]

I hope this makes it to Steam, It would be nice to add to the ole' library. Voted and favorite. Thanks for the heads up

[profile name]

Your very welcome! And thank you for the vote!

[LifesPlayer]

Hi it would be good if you could support scaling like SuperEagle
http://vdnoort.home.xs4all.nl/emulation/2xsai/

[LifesPlayer]

Originally posted by HardDisk Productions:

There's a windows and linux release sale going on now! Only $2.99!


http://indiegame.itch.io/keen-dreams

https://indiegamestand.com/store/1317/keen-dreams/

Still more work needs to be done on the mac release. These builds require OpenGL 1.1. 2.0 is recommended. And please keep voting for Keen Dreams on Greenlight!

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=315040793

I bought it on https://indiegamestand.com/store/1317/keen-dreams/

and it only says I can download the Linux version :(

[LifesPlayer]

I bought the games from:
http://indiegame.itch.io/keen-dreams

When I went to pay with paypal it said:
[e-mail] $4.99 USD
This recipient is not yet registered. PayPal will send an email to the recipient explaining how to complete your transaction.

When I paid it let me download the following files:
kdreams-200-win32.zip
kdreams_200_win32.zip
game.exe

kdreams-200-win32.zip has one file inside - kdreams-200-win32 - yes it has no file extension. To get it to work I renamed the extracted file to kdreams-200-win32.zip.

Those files are by far the worst organized ones I've ever seen in a game that wasn't free.

BTW game.zip is a self-extracting archive using WinRAR (it has the WinRAR icon).

It contains DOSBox.exe and some batch files. Inside the keen folder it contains autoexec.bat which contains this:

echo off
cls
cd>curdir.dat
mastmenu
erase curdir.dat

yes it contains "cd>curdir.dat"

When I run DOSBox.exe it says:

mount c: c:\Users\nrglapuser\Downloads\keen
Directory c: c:\Users\nrglapuser\Downloads\keen doesn't exist.

then it has more errors (Illegal command: kdreams)

More contents:

DOSBox 0.74 Options.bat
DOSBox.exe -editconf notepad.exe -editconf %SystemRoot%\system32\notepad.exe -editconf %WINDIR%\notepad.exe

Screenshots & Recordings.bat
DOSBox.exe -opencaptures explorer.exe

Reset Options.bat
DOSBox.exe -resetconf

The \keen\ folder is only about 300 kb and kdreams.exe doesn't work.

Most of the filesize for game.exe is DOSBox which is 3.6 Mb.

In another archive there is a file called KDreams.exe which has no icon but when you load it the spaceship mouse cursor appears and then nothing else seems to happen.

From readme.txt:
=======================
Keen Dreams v2.00beta1 Read Me

This is an in-development build of Keen Dreams for x86 MS Windows.

Run KDreams.exe to play Keen Dreams.
Run ./kdreams-dos to play the original MS-DOS version of Keen Dreams.
Note that at this point, dosbox builds are only included for Linux.

Saved games and settings for the Linux version of the game are stored in
$XDG_DATA_HOME/Commander Keen/Keen Dreams.

The updated version of the game requires OpenGL 2.0, and benefits greatly
from the EXT_framebuffer_object and EXT_framebuffer_blit extensions.

Known Issues
------------
- Memory debug cheat (F10+M) displays invalid data and draws incorrectly.
- Graphics settings are not saved.
- [Original] Fix bad tileinfo on "Exit" signs?
- [Win32] Graphics are misaligned with some Intel drivers.

I think it is poor quality work.

[LifesPlayer]

Here's what you get:

http://i.imgur.com/rvt7j7U.png?1
http://i.imgur.com/wJdKOZS.png

The linux version:
http://i.imgur.com/mJxq1OE.png?1

[Elegnaim]

Wait I thought... Was Keen Dreams originally sold for money? I thought it was just a single shareware episode that never really had a registered version.

Also does this guy have any proof that he owns the rights to it?

Googling some of the people involved with the indiegogo campaign turns up some shady-looking pasts.

[Hippyshake]

As far as I remember, the rights are owned by Flat Rock Software. I had a copy back in the early 1990s on MS-DOS, so it was more than shareware. I ran a BBS which was partnered with Apogee at the time.

[LifesPlayer]

See:
http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/315040793/620700960201239164/

some excerpts:

"Dude, Javier M. Chavez is a scammer, he illegally released Strife to iOS and Mac, also released multiple open source games without publishing sources. "

"..... It's true that I was selling software without owning the rights to it, and im sorry about that, I have removed those from sale. This campaign was my venturing into legit realms. I was tired of selling illegal software, and i really didnt see much gains from any anyways....."

[Hippyshake]

Before this thread picks up steam (no pun intended!), I'd like to toss out a cautionary note: Just because he's guilty of selling illegal software in the past doesn't mean he's guilty of it now. I agree that it doesn't look good, but all too often the Interwebz reach a mob mentality and declare someone guilty without due process. As for me, I definitely have my opinion, but I hope I'm wrong. :) I was getting a bit concerned that he hasn't come on to defend his ownership of the title, but then I saw his profile states he hasn't been on in 4 days, and that could be true.

Cheers, and thanks for the info, excreationist.

[LifesPlayer]

Hippyshake:
"Just because he's guilty of selling illegal software in the past doesn't mean he's guilty of it now."

He was breaking the law and there should be consequences even if it was in the past. I can't believe people are so tolerant of his fraud.

But anyway he is still not being honest.

e.g.
Here and elsewhere he says he is from Peru....
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/let-s-get-keen-dreams-re-released-legally

Here he is from "stuttgart, Germany"
https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7607290

He should use his real name but I guess he doesn't want his bad reputation to catch up with him.

On Steam as far as I know he hasn't mentioned Indiegogo and how $1277 of the $1500 was paid by other people. So he paid less than 15% yet he acts like it is completely owned by him (well I guess technically it is).

http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/315040793/620700960201239164/
Lunick wrote:
"I purchased it from IndieGameStand and there was a Windows build there but now there is only a Linux build for whatever reason."

That doesn't make sense because Lunick said he paid $20 and...
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/let-s-get-keen-dreams-re-released-legally
if you donate at least $3 - "a free copy of the game when it's released!"

It says if you donate at least $20 "You'll get your name in the game credits too!"

Well their names aren't in the readmes
http://i.imgur.com/rvt7j7U.png?1
http://i.imgur.com/mJxq1OE.png?1
http://i.imgur.com/wJdKOZS.png

In the win32 version the in-game help section has been updated with info about the win32 changes. There don't seem to be any credits.

[Hippyshake]

Originally posted by excreationist:

Hippyshake:
"Just because he's guilty of selling illegal software in the past doesn't mean he's guilty of it now."

He was breaking the law and there should be consequences even if it was in the past. I can't believe people are so tolerant of his fraud.

I agree that someone who has been proven guilty of a crime should be punished accordingly. However, I do not believe that makes that person automatically untrustworthy for the rest of his or her life (although, certainly one should exercise caution when dealing with that person); that's all I'm saying. As for the rest of your post, that really is unfortunate. I'm a sucker for that era of gaming, and this kind of thing tarnishes the title. Not only that, but the good people at Groupees are now part of this debacle (due to the game's inclusion in a recent bundle), and they don't deserve to be.

Thanks for all of your hardcore detective work!

[LifesPlayer]

Note the link in post 9 is broken because the guy behind the Keen Dreams greenlight page has deleted all negative threads like that one. His post can be viewed here: http://www.pckf.com/viewtopic.php?t=3071&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=45

I have been in a very long conversation with him on steam and he wants me to delete my posts even though I said he could simply defend himself. He also said "if you have a complain against me, or the game, file a request to Valve"

[LifesPlayer]

HardDisk Productions: do your entire research, before making wild accusations
excreationist: Well you haven't swayed me in the slightest to remove my forum posts even though it would be quite easy for you to do
HardDisk Productions: what do you want me to do?
excreationist: like I said I want a semi-decent Windows installer like this ( http://dosomegames.com/GamePages/CommanderKeen.html ) this has icons, puts it in the Start menu and has an uninstaller. The readme.txt should be fixed and the credits could be put in there as well as in the text file that is embedded in the game. Note that the currently readme.txt doesn't display in Notepad properly. Also the game executeable should be called "Keen Dreams.exe" and have a good icon (like that previous link has)
HardDisk Productions: ill consider it
excreationist: thanks
HardDisk Productions: but you first remove those posts
excreationist: Sorry but I don't trust you. I think you should be able to understand why due to your attitude.
HardDisk Productions: if you dont remove them, i wont do anything
excreationist: Ok that's fine. I like my posts having an audience
HardDisk Productions: what audience? nobody has replied since last month
HardDisk Productions: since that guy commenting on your detective work
excreationist: If you think no-one is reading them then why are you worried about it?
HardDisk Productions: because i dont like negative baseless libel about me made by some nobody in the internet annoying my efforts
excreationist: You know the worst dictators in history also tried hard to silence all dissent
HardDisk Productions: but youre probably accurate, that no-one's reading them, and in the weeks after your "findings" i keep getting people upvoting the game
HardDisk Productions: now im a dictator, and you{re the voice of the oppressed
HardDisk Productions: pathetic, you dont know what a dictator is, from that suburb you live in.
HardDisk Productions: nice work, all 3 people that follow your findings will be updated on them
excreationist: Yes I am fortunate I don't really know what a dictator is
HardDisk Productions: but i am unfortunate i do know what a douchebag really is, and that is you
HardDisk Productions: im through with you, continue with all your self-righteous crusading, if you arent satisfied with the product you bought, demand a refund from the site you boughit it on
HardDisk Productions: dont bother me anymore

http://i.imgur.com/eVkHPUl.jpg

[Lunick]

Oh boy...