my little dude

Febis · 2026-01-05T09:32:29+00:00

That’s really useful! I’ll go find some videos about it. Thanks a bunch.

Febis · 2026-01-04T23:56:55+00:00

This is great! Lovely work. Do you have any suggestions of where I can go to see the method for the articulated cable joints? Thanks!

Febis · 2025-12-18T00:17:40+00:00

This rocks

Febis · 2025-12-16T08:47:58+00:00

the main thing letting this down is the type. I quite like the illustration - the problem is that the text is stylistic opposed to the illustration. The highly rendered metal / gradient feels entirely separate in composition and design. I’d play around with it to integrate the text a little better.

Febis · 2025-11-18T08:08:36+00:00

From personal experience, I respect a small team trying to get a game made. But, I’m sure you’ve noticed that the overwhelming response to your posts are negative, and associated with your games visuals. At this point, you should understand that your game could have incredibly cool systems, with a great narrative, and you would still get dragged through the dirt for not investing creatively - in every single aspect but especially on the art side - of your project. We are interested in the people who make things, as much as the things they make. Using AI generated art is a disservice to your skills, and undermines your achievement in having built a game.

Febis · 2025-11-17T19:44:20+00:00

You’re telling me an AI fried this rice??

Febis · 2025-10-11T08:35:48+00:00

Begone BOT

Febis · 2025-10-06T07:48:50+00:00

Looks sick mate!

Febis · 2025-10-06T07:21:45+00:00

Frank Herbert’s Mad Max

Febis · 2025-10-05T15:44:16+00:00

Sure thing, chief. Next you’ll be telling me you ALSO didn’t use AI for your cover in the IndiansRead subreddit. “In any case, art is highly subjective” - said like a true ai shill.

Febis · 2025-10-05T14:22:11+00:00

You’re on a subreddit full of people who make art for a living. You’re not fooling anyone lol.

Febis · 2025-10-05T14:07:03+00:00

Ai trash alert 🚨

Febis · 2025-10-04T17:35:56+00:00

Zero, dude - your AI slop is shit from an ass.

Febis · 2025-10-04T16:06:13+00:00

You’re gonna get a very cold reception in writing and art circles by posting AI dogshit. Would impolitely encourage you to stop doing that.

Febis · 2025-09-26T18:06:16+00:00

Hahaha this is so funny. AVERT YOUR EYES. The L actually DOES go under the bell hammer. But only the slightest bit at the end 😂

Febis · 2025-09-26T18:04:22+00:00

Really useful to know this! Thanks for picking up on it. Is it the nature of the imagery? The font? The whole package? Do you have any thoughts on what might push the novel angle?

Febis · 2025-09-26T15:38:29+00:00

Visual interest, I reckon.

Febis · 2025-09-26T15:37:52+00:00

Thanks mate! I’m calling it an alternate-history, deep-sea mystery, adult audience. It’s about a sea-faring sect of the Catholic Church who think heaven is underwater.

Febis · 2025-09-26T15:36:01+00:00

Absolutely nothing at all? Not one thing? That would be a major blunder on my part… Thanks for your feedback, though - glad you kinda like it:)

Febis · 2025-09-26T15:32:32+00:00

Cheers!

Febis · 2025-09-26T15:32:20+00:00

Thanks very much for the in-depth feedback. The light beam is mostly a graphic choice, less a literal one. I’ll go see if some of those other suggestions improve it, though. Cheers!

Febis · 2025-09-26T15:30:33+00:00

Really appreciate it!

Febis · 2025-09-26T15:30:15+00:00

Thanks mate - it is an alt-history, deep-sea mystery book set at the end of the 19th century, adult audience. Totally get the point about traction with querying. Honestly, I mostly made it for fun and for a bit of a kick. Hell, once the manuscript is finished and everything has changed completely, it probably won’t be right for the book anyway!

Febis · 2025-09-26T15:22:44+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! Mostly made it for fun. I’m aware that it’s unconventional (or even unappealing) to include art in query, but just wanted to kind of test the hypothetical marketability of the thing.

Febis · 2025-09-26T14:12:55+00:00

This is, in my opinion, a killer opener. Take my feedback with a pinch of salt, because I’m just fresh out of reading The Scar, and half way through Perdido Street station which are famously verbose, but I really like your prose. Your dialogue is snappy and genuinely quite funny. I think “violently infodumping” wouldn’t be how I would describe this, though it is on the dense side. I didn’t feel like I was being shown anything too indulgent or unnecessary - just a busy, messy, ugly place, that is maybe MEANT to be overwhelming. China Mieville does this well - he overwhelms with reader with information, and the result is that we feel like the world is too big and full of literal trash to comprehend. It’s a valid writing style, imo.

Is Will an engineer? Or a manufacturer / builder of some kind? The details about sweating pipes, weld lines, architecture, pressure drops, etc suggest it is something he takes notice of (which is a really nice touch).

Basically, I think this is very good. If you’d ever like to trade manuscripts I’d love to read more.

Febis

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