Lost in the Shadows (Return of the Shikadi)
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Lost in the Shadows is the first mod of the Return of the Shikadi mod series by Shadow Master. It has been in progress since October 2006, and its release date is planned to be around May 2007.
Note: The information on this page might not be valid in the future, being information about an in-progress project.
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Technical Information
- Tileset: near completion
- Sprite animation frames: 75% done
- Miscellaneous bitmaps: 50% done
- Story text: 80% done
- Levels: 15% done - 20 levels planned for final release
- Tools used: ModKeen 1.0, iKeen, KeenWright, CKPatch, TileInfo, Fin2Bmp, The GIMP
Story
After stopping Mortimer McMire and saving the Universe, everything has been quiet and peaceful. During this time, Commander Keen enhanced the old Neural Stunner to make it more effective against big foes, although he hasn't had the opportunity to test its effectiveness.
One day, while listening to the Photachyon Transceiver, Keen suddenly hears noise, and then, a voice is heard.
"Our triumph has come. Although our Emperor was destroyed, a new, the most powerful leader has appeared. We will conquer the Milky Way and control every planet in it. Power to our race! Power to the Shikadi! Power to the Great Shadow Master! Oh, and before attacking the Milky Way, we have to get rid of that pest called Commander Keen!" The mysterious trasmission ends.
"Shikadi. Again?" thought Billy. "I thought they wouldn't cause more problems. The two main forces were defeated. Now they're led by the shadow master. Who the heck is that shadow master?"
Billy hopped in the Bean-with-Bacon Megarocket and headed towards Gnosticus IV, to obtain more information on the Shadow Master.
The Oracle informed Keen that the Shadow Master was a powerful being with the ability to control the shadows and attack others with them. He keeps moving from planet on planet, and he's currently in Umbria V. It is not possible to defeat him without collecting four magical crystals that can trespass the darkness and enlighten the darkest places. Unfortunately, he already knew of this and captured the crystals, and hid them in different places of Umbria V.
Keen finally arrived to Umbria V, and was ready for action, but something shot the Bean-with-Bacon Megarocket, and Keen had to perform an emergency landing.
After checking the status of his ship, Keen realized that he had to repair the ion propulsion unit. It should not be too difficult, but collecting those crystals was more important than repairing the ship.
And so, Commander Keen begins his journey in the dark Umbria V.
Unofficial background information on the Shikadi
The Shikadi are powerful, warlike energy beings that originate in abandoned high-technology ruins in any planet, probably due to the many natural events that involve electricity. The result is a worm-like energy creature, which feeds and feeds on energy sources and starts to reproduce by duplicating. Those start to evolve, and develop arms and legs, converting into what most people call the Shikadi, probably due to the sound they make when attacking. Since they orginate in high-technology places, it is normal that they also develop technological and scientific skills, but they use them exclusively for war.
Items
- Keycards: open security doors.
- Crystal shards: you must collect them in order to defeat the Shadow Master.
