{"id":428451,"date":"2023-11-15T08:56:40","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T14:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/?p=428451"},"modified":"2023-11-15T08:56:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T14:56:48","slug":"keeperfx-is-a-fan-project-thats-keeping-dungeon-keeper-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/keeperfx-is-a-fan-project-thats-keeping-dungeon-keeper-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"KeeperFX is a fan project that&#8217;s keeping Dungeon Keeper alive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;m becoming increasingly aware that a lot of my articles are about retro or classic games. Well, I am monstrously old, after all. And on that note, if you want a more modern version of the beloved 90s RTS game <em>Dungeon Keeper<\/em>, look no further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/keeperfx.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KeeperFX<\/a><\/em> is a fan project that aims to keep Bullfrog&#8217;s legendary strategy game alive and well. The website says the aim is to &#8220;preserve and expand upon the original,&#8221; while bringing with it improvements to the visuals and new features.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dungeon-keeper-keeperfx-2.jpg?w=640&#038;resize=640%2C329\" alt=\"Dungeon Keeper: an above view of some of the rooms in the dungeon.\" class=\"wp-image-428473\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image via KeeperFX.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>It does require an official copy of <em>Dungeon Keeper<\/em> in order to play the <em>FX<\/em> version \u2013 either through a disc (remember those?) or a downloaded copy of the Gold Edition \u2013 but the fan project itself is free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-what-s-featured\">What&#8217;s featured?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a quick list of what you&#8217;ll find in <em>KeeperFX<\/em>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Windows 7\/10\/11 support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Higher screen resolutions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Modernized controls<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Many bugfixes <em>[sic]<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Additional campaigns and maps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New level script commands<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New creatures, textures and sprites<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multiplayer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And much more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In short, it retains the general look and feel of the ol&#8217; D-to-the-K, but with some modern overhauls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of you may already be aware of <em>KeeperFX<\/em> as it&#8217;s technically been around since 2008. However, the latest download represents build 1.0.0, aka the &#8220;first full version.&#8221; According to the site, &#8220;all original <em>Dungeon Keeper<\/em> code has been rewritten&#8221; and it&#8217;s a fully open-source standalone game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those with nostalgia on the brain, this sounds like a neat way to experience a gaming relic of the past. And let&#8217;s be honest, we haven&#8217;t had much luck from the series since that awful, <em>awful<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/reviews\/review-dungeon-keeper-mobile\/\"><em>Dungeon Keeper<\/em> mobile game<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And the award for Most Use of the Word \u201cKeep\u201d in an Article Headline goes to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":868,"featured_media":428452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"article_type":"","ub_ctt_via":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[169,1243,20513,19112,19127],"internal-label":[],"invoiceable_action":[23725],"article_type":[23116],"coauthors":[{"id":868,"display_name":"Andrew Heaton","user_nicename":"andrew-heaton"}],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dungeon-keeper-keeperfx.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","author_info":{"display_name":"Andrew Heaton","author_link":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/author\/andrew-heaton\/"},"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dungeon-keeper-keeperfx.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428451"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/868"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=428451"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":428503,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428451\/revisions\/428503"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/428452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=428451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=428451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=428451"},{"taxonomy":"internal-label","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-label?post=428451"},{"taxonomy":"invoiceable_action","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/invoiceable_action?post=428451"},{"taxonomy":"article_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_type?post=428451"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=428451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}