The Keys of Krodacia

Modded episode	Keen 4
Protagonist	Commander Keen
Author(s)	Ceilick
Status	Complete
Release date	2006-06-27
Latest update	2009-03-14
Discussion(s)	Initial Release Thread, ; PCKF: Re-release Thread; Keen: Modding
Number of levels	19
Secret levels	1
New gameplay?	No
New graphics?	Yes
New levels?	Yes
New sounds?	Yes
New music?	Yes
Download	newest ; Initial Version (mirror)
Vote	4.00 (8 votes)
Other mods in this series	Dead in the Desert, ; Battle of the Brains

The Keys of Krodacia is the first complete Keen 4 mod, produced by Ceilick with music composed by KeenRush. It is the first episode of the unofficial "The Universe Is Toast" trilogy, and is often referred to as Keen 7. It was released in June 2006, and then re-released in 2009 with new music, additional content and bug fixes.

On the Public Commander Keen Release Forum, Ceilick has started a discussion of ideas for his possible revision of the mod, including new music, graphics, etc.

Story

The story begins immediately where Keen 6 left off. Upon returning to Earth, Billy asks Molly if it would be alright to browse through Mortimer's room, as there could be clues to Mortimer's plans. Persuading her that preventing the destruction of the Universe was more important than her brother's privacy, Billy finds a video tape on Mortimer's desk with a label in Standard Galactic Alphabet. The tape contains a message from Mortimer, giving Billy a clue that the Universal Toaster Cannon is being built on the planet Krodacia.

On Krodacia, Commander Keen finds a gigantic structure with only one entrance at the bottom, locked by seven keys. It's up to Keen to find the seven keys to get into Mortimer's base, and stop the Universal Toaster Cannon!

The story continues in Dead in the Desert, the first complete Keen 6 MOD.

Level List

Keen explores planet Krodacia
Keen wanders through the Blue Forest
Keen descends Forest Tunnels
Keen breaks into the Private Manor
Keen shoots his way through the Mansion
Keen sneaks into the Complex
Keen nervously enters the Mushroom Forest
Keen scales the Cliff Hanger
Keen wanders through The Underground
Keen ransacks Monk's House
Keen purposefully enters the Gem Temple
Keen regrets going into the Forest Skies
Keen dodges slime pools in the Slime Temple
Keen gets lost in the Fun House
Keen hesitantly enters the Stone Temple
Keen takes a swim in Slime Lake
Keen dives into the Shoal
Keen treads water in the Reef
Keen launches into the Bean-with-Bacon Megarocket

Actors

Acid Orb

Underwater Mine replacement.
Blue Worm

Inchworm replacement.
Brombo

Berkeloid replacement.
Crank

Thundercloud replacement.
Fat Monk

Sprite replacement.
Green Bird

Schoolfish replacement.
Hipalong

Bounder replacement.
Hopper

Mad Mushroom replacement.
Key Carrier

Council Member replacement.
Krodacian

Arachnut replacement.
Krodacian Car

Foot replacement.
Krodacian Magi

Blue Bird replacement.
Lt. Barker

Princess Lindsey replacement.
Magifly

Skypest replacement.
Nosdrill

Wormouth replacement.
Ogobogo

Dopefish replacement.
Patsy

Poison Slug replacement.
Rotten Raddish

Mimrock replacement.
Slurple

Lick replacement.
Squiddly

Treasure Eater replacement.
Stone Krodacian

Blue Bird Egg replacement.

Points

	Krodacian Soda 100 points
	Blue Peppermint 200 points
	Chocolate Bar 500 points
	Sugar Cubes 1000 points
	Burger 2000 points
	Strawberry Jello 5000 points

Items

	Neural Stunner More ammo
	Gems Unlock doors
	Magic Gem Collect 100 to get an extra life
	Giant Gem Extra life
	Swim Coin Required to access the lake

Hazards

	Piranna Launcher Dart gun replacement
	Lava Fissure Spear replacement
	Slime Pool Tar pit replacement
	Pulsar Thrusters replacement
	Double-spikes Spikes replacement
	Fire Fire is still the same thing, hot crispy demise.
	Slime Shooter Dart gun replacement

Music (Re-release only)

Track	Title	Composer	Levels used
1	On the Run	"Always on the Run" Lenny Kravitz (Edited by Ceilick)	Krodacia
2	Ceilick Voodoo	Ceilick	Forest Tunnels, Cliff Hanger, Gem Temple, Reef, ending sequence
3	Keen Rushin'	KeenRush	Mansion, The Underground, Monk's House, Fun House, Shoal
4	It's Quiet... Too Quiet	KeenRush	Blue Forest, Mushroom Forest, Forest Skies, Slime Lake, BwB Megarocket
5	Into the Inferno	KeenRush	Private Manor, Complex, Slime Temple, Stone Temple, Star Wars scrolling story text
6	The Key to Success	"Stepping Stone" The Monkees (Edited by Ceilick)	Obtaining keys to Universal Toaster Cannon

Levels

0: Krodacia

Required?
Yes
Points
0
Ammo
0
1: Blue Forest

Required?
Yes
Points
10,100
Ammo
3
2: Forest Tunnels

Required?
Yes
Points
30,800
Ammo
3
3: Private Manor

Required?
Yes
Points
41,700
Ammo
4
4: Mansion

Required?
Yes
Points
83,200
Ammo
5
5: Complex

Required?
No
Points
81,400
Ammo
4
6: Mushroom Forest

Required?
Yes
Points
56,600
Ammo
4
7: Cliff Hanger

Required?
No
Points
45,700
Ammo
5
8: The Underground

Required?
Yes
Points
44,200
Ammo
5
9: Monk's House

Required?
Yes
Points
76,400
Ammo
4
10: Gem Temple

Required?
Yes
Points
45,100
Ammo
5
11: Forest Skies

Required?
Yes
Points
87,100
Ammo
8
12: Slime Temple

Required?
Yes
Points
38,600
Ammo
6
13: Fun House

Required?
No
Points
112,500
Ammo
3
14: Stone Temple

Required?
No
Points
105,800
Ammo
5
15: Slime Lake

Required?
No
Points
53,200
Ammo
4
16: Shoal

Required?
Yes
Points
59,700
Ammo
0
17: Reef

Required?
Yes
Points
108,700
Ammo
0
18: Bean-with-Bacon Megarocket

Required?
No
Points
4,400
Ammo
0
19: High Scores

Required?
No
Points
0
Ammo
0

Technical Information

Graphics: custom graphics by Ceilick
Levels: 19 levels, 1 secret level, 1 unreachable level (High Scores screen), new worldmap (Krodacia) level
Tools used: ModKeen 2.0.1, CKPatch, Keen: Next, MSPaint, Ck456Tli, KeenWave, KeenScr, IMF Creator, and Wolf Data Compiler (WDC)

Trivia

The Keys of Krodacia was originally meant to be a follow-up to Ceilick's The Perilous Pursuit.