Open-Supply 4K Dungeon Keeper Remake Spent 15 Years Within the Making

Rick Lane stories through PC Gamer: KeeperFX has been within the means of rescuing Dungeon Keeper for a decade and a half. The venture initially began in 2008, and skilled one thing of a bumpy highway up till 2016. Since then, although, it has regularly added assist for Home windows 7, 10, and 11, assist for hi-res and 4k screens, modernized controls, and even further campaigns. With this newest model, KeeperFX’s builders say “all unique Dungeon Keeper code has been rewritten, establishing KeeperFX as a real open-source standalone sport.” 1.0 additionally introduces some new options, reminiscent of larger framerates, AI that’s higher at digging and fewer more likely to “immediately” throw its complete military at you, and “larger high quality landview speeches” for the extra campaigns. That refers back to the introductions and epilogues to missions which, within the sport’s unique marketing campaign, have been voiced by Richard Ridings, aka Daddy Pig.

Maybe most intriguing of all, KeeperFX’s 1.0 provides a few new items to play with. First up is the Druid, a sort-of color-flipped model of the Warlock who makes use of ice spells slightly than fireplace. The opposite unit is the excitingly named Time Mage, a recolor of the Wizard who can forged teleport and pace spells, and likewise flip enemy items into chickens (presumably by way of fast devolution). You will not discover these items within the unique marketing campaign, however you’ll encounter them within the customized campaigns bundled with the 1.0 model. You possibly can obtain KeeperFX right here, though it nonetheless requires you to personal Dungeon Keeper “for copyright causes.”