Rick Lane experiences through PC Gamer: KeeperFX has been within the strategy of rescuing Dungeon Keeper for a decade and a half. The mission initially began in 2008, and skilled one thing of a bumpy highway up till 2016. Since then, although, it has progressively added assist for Home windows 7, 10, and 11, assist for hi-res and 4k screens, modernized controls, and even extra 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, resembling greater framerates, AI that’s higher at digging and fewer more likely to “immediately” throw its whole military at you, and “greater 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, had been voiced by Richard Ridings, aka Daddy Pig.
Maybe most intriguing of all, KeeperFX’s 1.0 provides a few new models to play with. First up is the Druid, a sort-of color-flipped model of the Warlock who makes use of ice spells somewhat than fireplace. The opposite unit is the excitingly named Time Mage, a recolor of the Wizard who can solid teleport and velocity spells, and in addition flip enemy models into chickens (presumably by fast devolution). You will not discover these models within the unique marketing campaign, however you’ll encounter them within the customized campaigns bundled with the 1.0 model. You’ll be able to obtain KeeperFX right here, though it nonetheless requires you to personal Dungeon Keeper “for copyright causes.”
