Operation Ocflore

Modded episode	Keen 4
Protagonist	Commander Keen
Author(s)	Bubbatom
Status	Complete
Release date	2020-01-14
Latest update	2020-02-18
Discussion(s)	PCKF: release, development, demo
Number of levels	19
Secret levels	1
New gameplay?	No
New graphics?	Yes
New levels?	Yes
New sounds?	Yes
New music?	Yes
Download	newest (v.1.3); v.1.2 ; v.1.1 ; v.1.0 ; demo
Vote	4.50 (2 votes)

Operation Ocflore is a Keen 4 mod by Bubbatom. The mod's development was first announced on Keen Day 2014. A one level demo version was released on Keen Day 2015. This mod is notable and unique for using a differing color palette.

Story

After being contacted by a ruthless alien race known as the Ormch, Keen travels to Ocflore V which is a planet almost completely covered in sea. The Ormch request that Keen destroy the entirety of the planet's inhabitants as they are part of the failing "Ocflore Project". After learning more about the planet and it's inhabitants from another species called the Dorsal, Keen decides to put an end to the Ormch's plans and the continuing Ocflore Project.

The Ocflore Project itself is an ongoing enterprise-cross-experiment carried out by the Ormch to produce the precious substance Ostrum. Ostrum materialises in the skies of Ocflore when intelligent sentient species are present and is harvested for profit. Three races have been 'used' to produce Ostrum. The first being the Savannaks, the second being the Dorsal and the third and current race, the Enkri.

Gameplay

The player has to decide whether he or she wants to help the Ormch or to save the current life forms of Ocflore from annihilation. In case of the former, the action takes place on a destructive spacecraft rather than the planet. Therefore, the final mod is intended to have two different plot lines with their own levels each and different endings.

In terms of level structure, the original Keen 4 acts as the model, the best episode in the author's opinion.

Creatures and other modifications

Blue Barbatus

Lick replacement.
Enkri Meager

Skypest replacement.
Feathered Vindrizi Grub

Inchworm replacement.
Gormack

Mad Mushroom replacement.
Kapto-Can

Bounder replacement.
Navigavimus

Blue Bird replacement.
Navigavimus Egg

Blue Bird Egg replacement.
Ormch

Berkeloid replacement.
Pererro

Schoolfish replacement.
Perisquib

Wormouth replacement.
Petra-Ped

Mimrock replacement.
Snorkel

Poison Slug replacement.
Survey-Drone(TM)

Sprite replacement.
Unnamed actor

Blue Bird replacement.
Unnamed actor

Dopefish replacement.
Unnamed actor

Thundercloud replacement.
Unnamed actor

Underwater Mine replacement.
Unnamed actor
Vendrizi

Arachnut replacement.

Items

Potato Chip

100 points.
Toffee Apple

200 points.
Watermelon Slice

500 points.
Jam Donut

1,000 points.
Chocolate Swiss Roll

2,000 points.
Pavlova Bowl

5,000 points.

Artifact

An elaborate relic the old Dorsal spoke of.
Keys

Keys to open doors and activate poles.
Ostrum

Globules which hold life-sustaining properties.
Ostrum Orb

Concentrated Ostrum Orb. Gives an extra keen.

Levels

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

0: Ocflore V

Keen navigates planet Ocflore

Required?
Yes
Points
0
Ammo
0
1: Ocflore Airport

Keen splashes down at the Ocflore Airport

Required?
Yes
Points
28,700
Ammo
4
2: Imber Inlet

Keen paddles to the Imber Inlet

Required?
Yes
Points
51,200
Ammo
4
3: The Enkri Borough

Keen cuts through the Enkri Borough

Required?
Yes
Points
61,400
Ammo
6
4: Jungle Crags

Keen plunges down the Jungle Crags

Required?
No
Points
89,900
Ammo
4
5: Frigid Quarry

Keen cascades into the Frigid Quarry

Required?
Yes
Points
74,400
Ammo
6
6: Enkri Sanctuary

Keen beholds the Enkri Sanctuary

Required?
Yes
Points
73,700
Ammo
7
7: Pelagic Pillars

Keen dangles on Pelagic Pillars

Required?
No
Points
103,500
Ammo
5
8: Ostrum Absorbor

Keen burrows his way to the Ostrum Absorbor

Required?
No
Points
54,400
Ammo
5
9: Mount Amnis

Keen conquers Mount Amnis

Required?
No
Points
67,100
Ammo
3
10: Dorsal Obelisk

Keen filters through the Dorsal Obelisk

Required?
Yes
Points
81,000
Ammo
5
11: Ancient Observatory

Keen reveals the Ancient Observatory

Required?
No
Points
46,700
Ammo
4
12: The Enkri Shanty

Keen cracks into the Enkri Shanty

Required?
No
Points
57,900
Ammo
3
13: Savanak Temple

Keen delves into the Savanak Temple

Required?
Yes
Points
84,000
Ammo
7
14: The Dorsal Battleship

Keen teleports aboard the Dorsal Battleship

Required?
No
Points
39,700
Ammo
8
15: Swallowed Spire

Keen subsides into the Swallowed Spire

Required?
No
Points
48,900
Ammo
3
16: Evergreen Gate

Keen passes through the Evergreen Gate

Required?
Yes
Points
38,600
Ammo
4
17: Sunken Sanctum

Keen plunges into the Sunken Sanctum

Required?
Yes
Points
42,500
Ammo
0
18: The Thicket Steeple

Keen catapults up the Thicket Steeple

Required?
Yes
Points
45,300
Ammo
4
19: Highscore

Required?
No
Points
0
Ammo
0