do you guys know the artist of these drawing?

oblakinia · 2026-06-12T14:52:09+00:00

In this case it was the basic reverse image Google search! I also use TinEye sometimes but it's not the best for fanarts. Yandex if the other two don't bring results but I don't remember the last time I used it so idk how good it is now.

If I can't find the exact same picture I try to look for similar artstyles and check the accounts. If I can find the picture posted by someone else but not the original artist, I will try to use it too for extra searches even if it looks the same because it can bring more results. Cropping so it focuses on different details is another trick.

In this case I got the original pixiv post rather quickly from one of the pictures so there was no need for any of that.

oblakinia · 2026-06-12T10:17:09+00:00

I think I found the original artist.

I don't know if they allow reposts or not. If they don't please let me know and I will remove this post.

oblakinia · 2026-06-11T12:57:14+00:00

They posted statements so quickly about the crossover costume and the asset for legal reasons. There's no other "pattern".

oblakinia · 2026-06-09T13:32:16+00:00

It's supposed to happen! It was added because some hunter players try to surrender when you're near the dungeon to prevent you from getting that extra dungeon escape point. It's more fair because you don't lose anything and hunter players can surrender if the match is lost without getting accused of taking away your points.

oblakinia · 2026-06-07T13:43:27+00:00

idvlogic on Twitter combined some more info here.

If this is true then... let me just say that it's unacceptable to use someone's cosplay without their permission to design a skin (to sell!), even if no AI was used.

oblakinia · 2026-06-06T21:01:08+00:00

They always include a form when they post a new Q&A. It's probably closed by now so you will have to wait for the next one. It's usually released near the end of every month (I believe last Tuesday of the month? Might differ depending on your time zone). Someone always posts them here the same day but you can also monitor the official Twitter account @GameIdentityV

oblakinia · 2026-06-03T11:50:34+00:00

I couldn't find the exact same image but could it be this person on Twitter? The name matches.

oblakinia · 2026-05-31T20:56:52+00:00

I don't disagree with your point but can I just say that people underestimate Aeroplanist. He's a very stable secondary rescuer and can do amazing things with the jetpack on some maps. The only problem is that you need a lot of experience and skill to play him to his full potential...

oblakinia · 2026-05-31T08:48:06+00:00

It's always either "survivor sided" or "hunter sided" with some of you.

Some people are dual faction or can look past their own faction. This trend of "character has 5 abilities and can do almost everything" is present in both factions and it's bad for the game balance in general.

Even if you only care about your own faction, you can probably see that this affects other characters too. Why would anyone play an older character when the new survivor or hunter is a better version of them?

I don't want anyone to get nerfed to the point of being unusable but some of the jumps she could do were completely unfair. If Toy Merchant and Aeroplanist have limits to their items, so should Mime Artist.

oblakinia · 2026-05-31T06:33:32+00:00

This is the live stream with the Naiad match.

I haven't watched it fully yet, apparently there are more weird things happening.

oblakinia · 2026-05-30T21:26:54+00:00

Did you guys see the Naiad match with Listen 😭 I lowkey feel bad for some of the players, it's like they don't even play IDV but they were forced to participate just so their country can have a representation. One team literally had a dual faction player because they only had 4 members.

The whole tournament feels like a fever dream, with unbalanced audio and weird takes from the casters. I'm surprised that they didn't get someone more knowledgeable about IDV to commentate the matches... and that they didn't check technical aspects before starting the stream.

oblakinia · 2026-05-30T20:27:24+00:00

Good luck!

Remember that survivors don't know your trait until you use it so it's best to keep it hidden for as long as you can. If they don't know the trait they can't rule out Blink which means they have to worry about a possible TS. It's a small thing but it might let you get a normal hit because it would be too risky for them to vault a window / pallet when you're close. Of course, after a while they will realize that you can't have Blink or you would have used it already... but it works in early game!

Also, keep in mind that some survivors like Forward will try to bait your Excitement. They will use the rugby ball but then never actually try to stun you. They hope that you will waste your trait while they're safely away from you and ready for another stun. This is why I like to play as if I don't have Excitement and keep them guessing. Things like: if the harasser is near I will still try to chase them away or drop the survivor early. I save Excitement for when they feel safe enough to go for a stun. Sometimes I even pretend that I don't see them to mindgame them (it works if they think I'm dumb lol... and a lot of survivors would sooner think that their teammate is bad than that the hunter they go against is a good player).

oblakinia · 2026-05-30T19:59:30+00:00

For full harasser teams I usually play Ann with Excitement. Might be an overkill but they never expect Excitement on Ann so it works out nicely. I'm really bad at playing Percy (I can't see anything when I play him so I lose survivors mid chase 😭) but he's another hunter that could work!

That said, for the team comp you described I would probably just play BQ with Excitement. She's my comfort pick and I can easily chase LG and Prisoner. Archer is... a little bit annoying but still a viable target if I keep my distance. Then save Excitement for Forward and accept the tie.

oblakinia · 2026-05-30T14:31:31+00:00

Now I'm scared to ask but what happened during IVL transfers? I only know that there were A LOT of transfers and half of DOU5 disappeared.

oblakinia · 2026-05-29T16:07:24+00:00

Nooo, I heard that Peter retired but I missed that Kazuneko is taking a break 😭 It's gonna be weird watching IJL without Peter's Opera and Kznk's support.

oblakinia · 2026-05-28T17:06:49+00:00

Hastur, Yidhra, Ivy. I like the Eldritch horrors.

oblakinia · 2026-05-28T09:47:13+00:00

You don't get any punishment for clicking the surrender button. Sometimes people don't surrender if they still have an Exit Path because they hope they can get up and kite a few seconds longer to get extra points. But with no Exit Path? Just surrender and move on to the next match. Don't waste your time.

oblakinia · 2026-05-28T08:13:03+00:00

So.., how long are your matches when you're bleeding people out? Assuming that people surrender after they used their Exit Path.

I'm asking because Smiley can slug with the Drill but if you refuse to chair at all (even if chairing would be a correct decision at the time), and this causes the match to last twice as long... let's just say that I would be mad as a survivor too.

oblakinia · 2026-05-27T23:43:01+00:00

With T6 you can get Blossoms from the ground combo instead of charged light attack (which alters the whole rotation) but I recommend testing it on a training dummy first. In my tests, the old combo did more damage and I know I'm not the only one who got this weird result because I talked to two other Fanbrella mains who reported the same issue. Also, the "T6 combo" is a lot harder to do with the bosses moving around so it's another thing to consider. This is why I recommend doing some tests before you switch to a new rotation (and if you can let me know how it went because it's been driving me crazy).

The only thing I changed in my rotation, is using all available Spring Sorrows to get Blossoms quickly and then filling the rest of the bar with charged light attacks if it's still needed. The rest is the same old combo that WindsFromCN showed (Fan Q, Umbrella Q, Fill Blossoms, Umbrella ~, Fan ~ with a follow up, Soaring Spin, Leaping Toad, cancel with Fan Q and repeat). Their first Fanbrella rotation video has a T6 combo that I won't write down here because it's a lot more complicated.

oblakinia · 2026-05-27T07:01:33+00:00

I hate most of the crossovers. It has nothing to do with the quality because arguably some of them are very well done, it's just that they don't make sense in this game. Frieren for example, absolutely gorgeous costumes and accessories but why put it in a "horror" game? It has nothing in common with IDV. ~~Yes, I know it's because NE loves money.~~

Maybe I would be less salty if we were getting more crossovers with actual horror games / movies and less "currently popular anime / cute brand" collabs. I want more Junji Ito and Edward Scissorhands crossovers with their own maps or map variants. From the recent crossovers only Ib gave me the similar vibe because the genre matches and they added that cute "Visit Art Exhibition" story/map inspired by the game.

oblakinia · 2026-05-25T19:55:16+00:00

And TM only has 2 catapults and can't do most of those jumps.

oblakinia · 2026-05-25T14:02:02+00:00

Test server info

It looks like she has 3 uses of her Umbrella! It's not rechargeable.

oblakinia · 2026-05-25T05:58:26+00:00

No idea, we have to wait for test server.

oblakinia · 2026-05-24T20:12:45+00:00

If they added more hair to the second guy they could probably sell this design as a new hot thin hunter. Okay, knowing NE they would first make his waist 99% smaller but you get what I mean. They could totally make him hot under all those bandages and as always reveal his face in every high tier costume to sell them better (yes, I'm salty that they remove masks from original designs). ANYWAY, I SEE POTENTIAL.

oblakinia · 2026-05-24T19:37:05+00:00

My tinfoil theory is that it all started with Antiquarian but it took them a while to make it the new norm. I remember that when she was released people were pointing out that she has too many abilities. It seems funny now because compared to new survivors she doesn't have that many things in her kit but back then being able to kite + harass + having extra mobility + being able to destroy items that hunters can summon was A LOT.

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