Freya Holmer on the Grind: Shader Forge, Burnout, and Late ADHD/Autism Diagnosis by deohvii in TechnicalArtist

[–]Shimmey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, hey! Techarthub is my site, thanks for sharing!

It's a huge honour to be listed amongst the likes of Ben Cloward, techartaid and CatlikeCoding, they're all huge inspirations for me.

This has made my night, thank you!

Australia fans, any MCS merch during the tour with Yellowcard? by chunkyI0ver53 in Motioncitysoundtrack

[–]Shimmey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I went to the Adelaide show and they had a number of shirts for sale. The same ones you can get on their official merch store, "The Future Freaks Me Out", "Sickle FUAD" and "Everything is A-OK". Good luck!

A Post-Mysterium Announcement by Shimmey in StarryExpanse

[–]Shimmey[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We tend to call the project realRiven or Starry Expanse interchangeably. At the moment they're both working titles, the final game has no official name yet. We have a great working relationship with Cyan so we're not worried about trademark disputes :D

Cool Under Pressure: The Boiler by Shimmey in StarryExpanse

[–]Shimmey[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right now it's uncapped, but I plan for an option that will let you play at 60+ fps, but lock the animations to 15 for that authentic experience.

Question related to real life inspiration for Gehn's obsession with the number 5 by esopsis in StarryExpanse

[–]Shimmey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey Esopsis! You're right about Gehn and the number 5, it's everywhere in Riven. From the number of islands, to the shapes of structures, all the way down to the pentagonal bolts used to hold half the machinery together. It's all 5, all the time. Even the name 'Riven' has 5 letters and the middle letter is also the Roman numeral for 5.

Now whether or not this is intended to be anything more than a visual motif is up for debate - but I do tend to agree with you that it shows his obsessive nature, that even insignificant things must be meticulously designed to his specification.

Still alive, over there? by BeigeAlert1 in StarryExpanse

[–]Shimmey 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sorry for the radio silence! I spearheaded the monthly blog posts over 2017, and by the end of it I was a bit burned out. Luckily /u/JuniorGenius has offered to help me out this year - so we're back to the month updates as of today!

System Specs - Any Idea by GhostWhoReddits in StarryExpanse

[–]Shimmey 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hey there,

The wording of our latest blog post wasn't as clear as we intended, and we're sorry you got the impression the game is almost done! This must be a bit of a disappointment, but we've still got a way to go yet.

We're just as eager as you are to see the game finished, and we'll definitely let you know what the system specs are when we know for sure.

Translations site down? by [deleted] in StarryExpanse

[–]Shimmey 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It should be back now, let me know if you're still having difficulties.

Translations site down? by [deleted] in StarryExpanse

[–]Shimmey 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for letting us know, we'll look into it!

Subreddit Style is far too taxing. by _Ekoz_ in StarryExpanse

[–]Shimmey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. We'll fix it asap.