Atroxian Realm

Atroxian Realm

Modded episode	Source code
Protagonist	Commander Keen
Author(s)	Gridlock
Status	Complete
Release date	2016-01-16
Latest update	2020-05-08
Discussion(s)	PCKF: development, full version
Number of levels	25
Secret levels	1
New gameplay?	No
New graphics?	Yes
New levels?	Yes
New sounds?	Yes
New music?	Yes
Download	newest (v1.4) v1.4 (source code) v1.3, v1.1, v1.0, v1.0 (source code), v0.2 (demo), v0.1 (demo)
Vote	4.75 (4 votes)

Atroxian Realm is the first and a major source code mod released in its completed form on the 16th of January 2016 by Gridlock. This project, in progress for five years, with multiple collaborators from the Commander Keen community, was dubbed "the largest Keen mod that's been made to date" by its author, a claim that was only supplanted by Foray in the Forest in 2023.

Story

This mod follows the story of an adventure involving Commander Keen who is summoned by the Krile, native inhabitants of the planet Krisle. The Krile are in distress, as the robotic Atroxians have invaded their planet and begun to inflict a dark terraforming programme upon Krisle, using their deadly Realm Reactor. This adventure leads Keen through a myriad of rural and industrial settings leading ultimately to the fabled Great Ziggurat.

Creatures and other modifications

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  Atroxian

  Blue Bird replacement.
  
• 
  Atroxite

  Lick replacement.
  
• 
  Atroxus

  Dopefish replacement.
  
• 
  Axoclaw

  Thundercloud replacement.
  
• 
  Axosis

  Arachnut replacement.
  
• 
  Beetlebone

  Mad Mushroom replacement.
  
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  Cyraaun Kriuus Llquo

  Princess Lindsey replacement.
  
• 
  Dartfrog

  Bounder replacement.
  
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  Elder Caraanae-Augustrus Krislen

  Princess Lindsey replacement.
  
• 
  Guard Drone

  Berkeloid replacement.
  
• 
  Hornet

  Wormouth replacement.
  
• 
  Krile Ghost

  Treasure Eater replacement.
  
• 
  Krile Sentry

  Sprite replacement.
  
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  Larvac

  Poison Slug replacement.
  
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  Larvbat

  Skypest replacement.
  
• 
  Magmine

  Inchworm replacement.
  
• 
  Splider

  Mimrock replacement.
  

Points Lemon Drop 100 points Quadpop 200 points French Fries 500 points Kabob 1000 points Sphere Mint 1000 points Choc-Lover's Cone 2000 points Rainbow Snowcone 5000 points

Items Neural Stunner More ammo Gems Unlock doors Spark Collect 100 to get an extra life Spark Star Extra life 3-UP Hyper Star 3 extra lives Question Mark Spark, extra life, or 100-5,000 points

Hazards Atroxian Power Grid A Power Generator Ceiling Drill Tile-based hazard Fire Tile-based hazard Fireball Tile-based hazard Larva Tile-based hazard Moving Fireball Underwater Mine replacement Water Tile-based hazard

Specialties and innovations Checkpoint Keen can now reach checkpoints in levels. Indicator An auxiliary directional arrow. Travelator A high-speed walkway Red Roots Takes Keen to the Crystal Sanctuary

Music

Track	Length	Title	Composer	Levels used
1	0:43	Intro	Gridlock	Intro
2	0:56	Main Theme	Gamebird	Scrolling text story
3	2:33	Atroxian Adagio	Gridlock	Help Screen
4	0:56	High Scores	Gamebird	The Keenest
5	1:13	Crash Landing	Gridlock	BWB Crash Site
6	1:29	Exile of the Krile	Gridlock	Exile of the Krile
7	2:42	Krisle	Gamebird	World Map
8	1:39	Dark Swamp	Gamebird	Dark Swamp
9	1:58	Murky Marsh	Gamebird	Murky Marsh
10	3:02	Larvae Lagoon	Gamebird	Larvae Lagoon
11	2:20	Brithom Bog	Gamebird	Brithom Bog
12	1:44	Crystallite Caverns	Gamebird	Crystallite Caverns
13	1:38	Crystalcomb Hive	Gamebird	Crystalcomb Hive
14	2:10	Emerald Canyon	Gamebird	Emerald Canyon
15	1:04	Cargo Transit A	Gamebird	Cargo Transit A
16	1:57	Atroxian Mines	Gamebird	Atroxian Mines
17	2:14	Krilewood Forest	Gamebird	Krilewood Forest
18	1:41	Port Atrox	Gamebird	Port Atrox
19	2:05	Security Layer	Gamebird	Security Layer
20	1:21	Cargo Transit B	Gamebird	Cargo Transit B
21	1:35	Atroxian Base	Gamebird	Atroxian Base
22	1:51	Hornet Hive	Gamebird	Hornet Hive
23	2:44	Crystal Shrine	Gamebird, Gridlock	Crystal Sanctuary
24	2:00	Kridonea Gateway	Gamebird	Kridonea Gateway
25	0:29	Atroxus Watches	Gridlock	Atroxus Watches
26	2:30	Kridonea Ruins (Part 1)	Gamebird	Kridonea Ruins
27	2:43	Kridonea Ruins (Part 2)	Gridlock	Kridonea Ruins
28	2:32	The Catacombs	Gamebird	The Catacombs
29	1:51	Great Ziggurat	Gamebird	The Great Ziggurat
30	1:56	The Elder	Gamebird	The Great Ziggurat
31	0:27	Atop the Mesa	Gridlock	Atop the Mesa
32	2:46	Sky Sanctum	Gamebird	The Sky Sanctum
33	1:32	Atroxus	Gridlock	Atroxus scans Keen
34	1:47	Battle at the Realm Reactor	Gamebird	Realm Reactor
35	1:56	Ending (Part 1)	Gamebird	Ending (Part 1)
36	2:40	Ending (Part 2)	Gridlock	Ending (Part 2)

Levels

22 levels are meant to be directly accessed in the game, one is accessed only from another level.

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  0: Krisle

  Keen searches Planet Krisle!

  Required? Yes

  Points 0

  Ammo 0

• 

  1: Dark Swamp

  Keen explores the Dark Swamp

  Required? Yes

  Points 157,000

  Ammo 10

• 

  2: Murky Marsh

  Keen marches into the Murky Marsh

  Required? Yes

  Points 152,000

  Ammo 11

• 

  3: Larvae Lagoon

  Keen lurks in the Larvae Lagoon

  Required? Yes

  Points 119,100

  Ammo 11

• 

  4: Crystallite Caverns

  Keen climbs through the Crystallite Caverns

  Required? Yes

  Points 130,100

  Ammo 7

• 

  5: Emerald Canyon

  Keen plummets down Emerald Canyon

  Required? Yes

  Points 77,700

  Ammo 15

• 

  6: Atroxian Mines

  Keen infiltrates the Atroxian Mines

  Required? Yes

  Points 90,100

  Ammo 13

• 

  7: Atroxian Base

  Keen attacks the Atroxian Base

  Required? Yes

  Points 127,300

  Ammo 10

• 

  8: Security Layer

  Keen sneaks through the Security Layer

  Required? Yes

  Points 113,800

  Ammo 14

• 

  9: Port Atrox

  Keen breaks into Port Atrox

  Required? Yes

  Points 103,300

  Ammo 14

• 

  10: Hornet Hive

  Keen swarms into the Hornet Hive

  Required? No

  Points 64,200

  Ammo 8

• 

  11: Brithom Bog

  Keen bobs through Brithom Bog

  Required? Yes

  Points 74,700

  Ammo 13

• 

  12: Kridonea Gateway

  Keen discovers the Kridonea Gateway

  Required? Yes

  Points 111,800

  Ammo 13

• 

  13: Krilewood Forest

  Keen enters the Krilewood Forest

  Required? Yes

  Points 158,500

  Ammo 8

• 

  14: The Catacombs

  Keen battles through The Catacombs

  Required? Yes

  Points 45,200

  Ammo 14

• 

  15: The Great Ziggurat

  Keen reverently enters The Great Ziggurat

  Required? Yes

  Points 65,200

  Ammo 8

• 

  16: Sky Sanctum

  Keen anxiously ascends The Sky Sanctum

  Required? Yes

  Points 0

  Ammo 19

• 

  17: Realm Reactor

  Keen battles Atroxus in the Realm Reactor

  Required? Yes

  Points 0

  Ammo 18

• 

  18: Crystal Sanctuary

  Keen scales the Crystal Sanctuary

  Required? No

  Points ??

  Ammo 13

• 

  19: High Scores

  Required? No

  Points ??

  Ammo ??

• 

  20: Kridonea Ruins

  Keen enters the Kridonea Ruins

  Required? Yes

  Points 0

  Ammo 7

• 

  21: Kridonea Ruins

  Keen continues through the Kridonea Ruins

  Required? Yes

  Points 0

  Ammo 18

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  22: Cargo Transit A

  Keen zips through Cargo Transit A

  Required? No

  Points 83,300

  Ammo 4

• 

  23: Cargo Transit B

  Keen zips through Cargo Transit B

  Required? No

  Points 147,500

  Ammo 5

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  24: Crystalcomb Hive

  Keen combs through Crystalcomb Hive

  Required? No

  Points 141,200

  Ammo 25

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  25: BWB Crash Site

  Keen returns to the BWB Megarocket Crash Site

  Required? Yes

  Points 10,900

  Ammo 4

• 

  26: (unused) RandomCrap

  Required? No

  Points ??

  Ammo ??

• 

  27: (unused) Atroxus Backup (Backup of Reactor Realm)

  Required? No

  Points ??

  Ammo ??

• 

  28: (unused) Krisle (Worldmap Backup)

  Required? No

  Points ??

  Ammo ??

• 

  29: (unused) Plaza Ruins P1 (Backup of Plaza Ruins P1)

  Required? No

  Points ??

  Ammo ??

• 

  30: (unused) Supply Transit B

  Required? No

  Points ??

  Ammo ??

• 

  31: (unused) Kridonea (Backup of Plaza Ruins P1)

  Required? No

  Points ??

  Ammo ??

• 

  32: (unused) Gateway Backup (Backup Kridonea Gateway)

  Required? No

  Points ??

  Ammo ??

Technical Information

• Utilities used: TED5, The Omegamatic (TOM), Abiathar, CKPatch, ModKeen, KeenGrout, Keengraph, ModID, CK456DTli, Galactile, WDC, IMFCreator, IMFCrush, IMF2MIDI, Startext, TheDraw, KeenWave

Credits

• Creator: Gridlock
• Programming: Lemm, K1n9_Duk3
• Music Composition: Gamebird
• Additional Music Composition and Editing: Gridlock
• Story Images: T-Squared
• Main Testing: Fleexy
• Additional Testing: Keenfan, T-Squared, Gamebird, Lemm, Syllypryde
• Early Build Patching: Lemm, Levellass
• Programming Assistance: NY00123, Fleexy
• Tools Support: Lemm, Levellass, Fleexy, Mink
• Artwork Contributions: Bubbatom, Ceilick, T-Squared, Gamebird, Mobiethian, Tulip, Preston, Fantomx, DoomJedi, Grimson, Szemi
• Zero X. Diamond is thanked in the credits for inspiring the name Atroxus.