The Mortrix

The Mortrix

Modded episode	Keen 2
Protagonist	Commander Keen
Author(s)	Quillax
Status	Complete
Release date	2019-01-07
Homepage	Quillax Ship
Discussion(s)	PCKF (development) PCKF (release) Keen: Modding
Number of levels	16
Secret levels	1
New gameplay?	No
New graphics?	Yes
New levels?	Yes
New sounds?	No
New music?	No
Download	newest (mirror)
Vote	0.00 (0 votes)
Other mods in this series	The Morticore

The Mortrix is a Keen 2 mod by Quillax. It has a lot in common with The Morticore, and can therefore be considered as a sequel to such. It also takes inspiration from Wario vs. Windows and Birdo vs. Macintosh, two Mario fangames. The goal of The Mortrix is to experiment with what can be done with Keen 2's engine and features. The Mortrix is the first Keen mod by Quillax that isn't released on Keen Day.

One notable aspect of the mod is that each level has a unique, hidden item that is worth 5,000 points each and are from another Keen game or mod. It's also known for its unusual setting, taking place inside Keen's computer, the Doscom, which is based on Microsoft Windows (mainly XP).

Story

Commander Keen returned to home after having a recent face-off against Mortimer McMire, the latter of whom is now thought to be gone for good. Mortimer still has one more trick upon his sleeve, though, as he had sent a package to Keen that has a disc containing a virus, called the Mortrix. The package is disguised as a prize from a made-up lottery, referred to as the Intergalactic Anyone-Can-Win Lottery, with the disc supposedly being a special edition of The Universe is Toast.

While Keen was a bit skeptical of the package, he put the disc into the Doscom and discovered that he actually just installed the Mortrix into his computer. The Doscom then went bonkers and sucked in Keen along with his collection of candies and toys. In there, he met Nisaba, a PCKF member who was just ejected out of it thanks to the virus. Nisaba told Keen that the Mortrix is brought with Maltimers, soldiers that are going to destroy Keen's things, the Virus Vacuum (Keen's anti-virus program), and Keen himself! With that info in mind, Keen went out for yet another adventure.

Actors

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  Commander Keen

  Commander Keen replacement.
  
• 
  Emosphere
• 
  Gigabite

  Guard Robot replacement.
  
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  Maltimer

  Vorticon Grunt (yellow) replacement.
  
• 
  Mr. Scrollbar

  Patch:Platform replacement.
  
• 
  Nisaba

  Vorticon Elder replacement.
  
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  Sprug

  Vorticon Youth replacement.
  
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  Suerin

  Scrub replacement.
  
• 
  Tacky

  Vorticon Elite replacement.
  

Items

• 
  Fig Bar

  100 points.
  
• 
  Smoothie

  200 points.
  
• 
  Coin

  500 points.
  
• 
  ? Block

  500 points.
  
• 
  Waffle

  500 points.
  
• 
  Whoopie Pie

  1,000 points.
  
• 
  Stack O' Pancakes

  5,000 points.
  
• 
  Stuffed Toy Vorticon

  5,000 points.
  
• 
  Stuffed Toy VortiNinja

  5,000 points.
  
• 
  Bag O' Sugar

  5,000 points.
  
• 
  Stuffed Toy Sqeek

  5,000 points.
  
• 
  Peppermint

  5,000 points.
  
• 
  Pizza Slice

  5,000 points.
  
• 
  Stuffed Toy SqeekNinja

  5,000 points.
  
• 
  Stuffed Toy Mortimer

  5,000 points.
  
• 
  Strawberry Jello

  5,000 points.
  
• 
  Rainbow Snowcone

  5,000 points.
  
• 
  Cotton Candy

  5,000 points.
  
• 
  Ice Cream Tub

  5,000 points.
  
• 
  Teddy Bear

  5,000 points.
  
• 
  Carrot Cake Cupcake (From Artisanal Bakery Though)

  5,000 points.
  
• 
  Ice Cream Cone

  5,000 points.
  

• 
  Keys

  Keys used to unlock doors.
• 
  Neural Stunner

  Five extra shots.

Levels

• 

  1: Keen's Documents

  Required? Yes

  Points 14,800

  Ammo 1

• 

  2: Plain Paint

  Required? No

  Points 20,000

  Ammo 2

• 

  3: Super Copyright Bros Three

  Required? No

  Points 27,000

  Ammo 3

• 

  4: Mortrix #1

  Required? Yes

  Points 25,300

  Ammo 2

• 

  5: Shikadi Minesweeper

  Required? Yes

  Points 26,000

  Ammo 2

• 

  6: Mortrix #2

  Required? Yes

  Points 23,000

  Ammo 2

• 

  7: Mortrix #3

  Required? Yes

  Points 24,600

  Ammo 2

• 

  8: Magnificent Music

  Required? No

  Points 20,000

  Ammo 4

• 

  9: Mortrix #4

  Required? Yes

  Points 24,800

  Ammo 2

• 

  10: Doom Dump

  Required? No

  Points 30,000

  Ammo 3

• 

  11: Mortrix #5

  Required? Yes

  Points 24,400

  Ammo 2

• 

  12: Doscom Defenses

  Required? Yes

  Points 27,900

  Ammo 3

• 

  13: Mortrix #6

  Required? Yes

  Points 26,400

  Ammo 3

• 

  14: PCKF

  Required? No

  Points 45,000

  Ammo 6

• 

  15: Mortrix #7

  Required? Yes

  Points 26,500

  Ammo 2

• 

  16: Mortrix #8

  Required? Yes

  Points 31,500

  Ammo 5

• 

  80: Doscom Explorer (world map)

  Required? Yes

  Points 0

  Ammo 0

• 

  81: Game Over/Ending

  Required? No

  Points 0

  Ammo 0

• 

  90: Title screen

  Required? No

  Points 0

  Ammo 0

Technical Information

• Takes place after the Revenge of Mortimer trilogy and The Morticore, with some references to other Keen games and mods
• Graphics: custom graphics by Quillax, SMB3 graphics from id Software's SMB3 PC demo, lowercase letters by Grandy02, and some graphics from the original Keen games
• Levels: 16 levels, 1 secret level, 1 world map (Doscom Explorer)
• Tools used: CKPatch, KeenGraph, LModKeen, Mindbelt, MSPaint, Notepad, TileInfo, The Neural Stunner, UNLZEXE, XVI32