The Keys of Krodacia

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 (v2.0) v1.1 (mirror)
Vote	4.25 (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.

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.

Actors

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  Acid Orb

  Underwater Mine replacement.
  
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  Blue Worm

  Inchworm replacement.
  
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  Brombo

  Berkeloid replacement.
  
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  Crank

  Thundercloud replacement.
  
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  Fat Monk

  Sprite replacement.
  
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  Green Bird

  Schoolfish replacement.
  
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  Hipalong

  Bounder replacement.
  
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  Hopper

  Mad Mushroom replacement.
  
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  Key Carrier

  Council Member replacement.
  
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  Krodacian

  Arachnut replacement.
  
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  Krodacian Car

  Foot replacement.
  
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  Krodacian Magi

  Blue Bird replacement.
  
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  Lt. Barker

  Princess Lindsey replacement.
  
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  Magifly

  Skypest replacement.
  
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  Nosdrill

  Wormouth replacement.
  
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  Ogobogo

  Dopefish replacement.
  
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  Patsy

  Poison Slug replacement.
  
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  Rotten Raddish

  Mimrock replacement.
  
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  Slurple

  Lick replacement.
  
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  Squiddly

  Treasure Eater replacement.
  
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  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

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

Levels

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  0: Krodacia

  Required? Yes

  Points 0

  Ammo 0

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  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

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  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.

See Also

• Dead in the Desert - The second episode in the unofficial "The Universe Is Toast" trilogy
• Battle of the Brains - The third episode in the unofficial "The Universe Is Toast" trilogy