#so this is still miraland

[stellacaerulea]

Kimi's bloodline finally broke the curse of smol

[erytherion]

Why do all the Shining Nikki event plot lines always have to be so tragic?? Do they want my tears this much??

This dress-up game is always so dark LET THEM BE HAPPY SOMETIMES PLEASE!

Every event makes me want to go immediately write fix-it fics so they don’t have to be sad anymore but I also don’t want to undo the development they’ve had so I just sit here like 😭😭😭

[momo-shut-the-fuck-up]

So i ve done the main story in infinity nikki and im gonna stop playin now, before i squeeze the game dry of content and have nothing (new) to do on release.

Time for a lil review/thoughts post

I m not gonna review every single mechanic in the game, simply things that stood out to me or that i wanna talk about. I also wont add more images, i kinda want ppl to see the world for themselves... i ll share more when the game comes out tho.

There s a lot of text under this. Tldr, i like the game i think it's a solid, enjoyable experience with a good gameplay loop, the story isn't for me, and i'll keep playin of course. And u should try it too if ur device wont blow itself up tryin to run it.

Dress up

The bread and butter of Nikki games... it's good as usual. Game doesn't shy away from long skirts or coat tails or complicated ballgowns just cuz nikki can run and jump and dash now and i'm very happy bout that. There's some clipping issues once in a while, but it's nothing major and the clothes we do have in the game are lovely. There s an evolution system for some of the sets, which makes em a diff color.... usually they can evolve once, but i saw Three extra evolutions for one of the UR sets and that scares me. Bcs to evolve them u have to craft the suit again. So u have to pull 4 copies of a suit to max it out..

Combat

Game's definitely succeeding in its quest for being cozy. There's no real stakes, combat isn't difficult in the slightest but i do welcome it- super simple but it's pretty fun regardless. The boss fights were surprisingly creative and fun for what they are, it's just unfortunate that you have to do them more than once or twice (crafting mats)- but they do change what the boss does so it's different depending on what mat u are farming for... and u can claim double or triple or however much stamina u got-le of the mat after u complete it once. So that s rly nice.

Exploration

I actually think it's really really good. Again this isn't a difficult or complicated game, not yet i guess... but with the major goal being "get new clothes" and "take pretty pictures maybe", the open world feels actively engaging to participate in. There's collectibles everywhere, little challenges you can do that are diverse but quick, styling battles, collecting everythin from animals fur to bugs to fish, and allll of this brings u closer to that never ending goal of woo more clothes.

However even if a challenge doesnt give you a blueprint, it's still just. Really Nice to exist in this world. It's very whimsical, as expected of Lilith, and the world has a combination of realism and cartoon artstyle that is just soso appealing to me. It's genuinely how i would've imagined miraland to look in 3d. Shame it's not the same miraland we know..

Story

Hmm... silly is one word i could use for it. Cute also. The story isn't doin anythin bad per se, and i did start skippin dialogue near the end w the pieceys because i want to keep at least Some part of the story for the game's release... but i get the gist of it, and it s just not my thing.

It feels like a story made for children, and it definitely would get a G rating. Easy and simple to follow, there's moments of tension or sadness sure but with the antagonist bein a literal babie lookin cutey fairy with a grown man's voice, or the creatures that i'm interacting with are a bunch of. Fuckin weird lookin big eyed balls of fabric that look closer to plushies than somethin Alive... it's all so silly and dramatic sometimes i can t help but cringe.

Part of it is a me problem, if u just open ur heart and free urself from the cringe the story is fine. It's just a little too kiddy for me and i so desperately hope it won't stay like this forever. My prayers might be answered though, there's a whole war beyond the borders and we have refugees around... shit's lookin bad for Umbrosa.

Other things i noticed that i liked:

The effect on nikki's skin when it's raining, she actually has water dripping down her face... its so cool

Momo capes are actually kinda neat ngl. Especially cuz the fucker follows u around everywhere, at least i can bedazzle him

Npc models look really good im a fan. They do suffer from "everyone is very beautiful" syndrome, which makes some of the npc villains look/sound ridiculous, but they have kid-teen-adult-elderly versions of models (i never see teen models in these games! Its cool!) And some body variation. The grandmas look so lovely i cry

The dark skin tone is really dark, and it looks quite nice and natural.

The lighting engine in this game is just rly good in general. God bless UE5

The edges of the map where there s forest, which u obv cant go thru, the forest is made to be darker, thicker.... i m a huge fan of this idk y. It's not just *invisible wall in front of an open field* nopee cant go there lets explore that area later tee hee. And it looks good to boot.

Camera function is p robust, has more options for changin brightness/saturation/contrast etc which i feel Shining Nikki lacks.

Some of the creature designs are so good man i looove themm <3.... the pieces are awful tho. Ok creature design is a hit and miss sometimes but the stray hatty? Peak. All the weirdy fashionable animals? Peak.

Bein able to quick switch thru ur saved sets while in the overworld is real neat

Oke that was it. Bye

[theshiftingfairy]

Shining Nikki Dr script

Took me a little bit of time, but finally, it’s here. Now, I know there is probably not a lot of people that are familiar with the Nikki franchise in the shifting community, but that’s also why I wanted to talk about it. Also it’s one of my main dr at the moment and talking about it makes me happy.

Shining Nikki is a mobile dress up game, in the world of Miraland where instead of violence, people fight with Styling power, the magic system of the game based on beauty.

I have two shining Nikki dr. One of them follow the plot, solely because the player character is a consciousness without a body that follows Nikki in the beginning and I am so curious to have this experience of not having a body and just existing in the world. But for my main dr, I completely got rid of the plot to enjoy Miraland when it’s peaceful.

The main reason I love Miraland is that it is one of the only fantasy world I know within a modern setting. There is elves, fairies and dragons, but at the same time, the technology is advanced, as much if not more than ours, and there is a futuristic island where all advanced technologies are made. And all is mixed together and still feels cohesive.

This is also because it’s kind of my version of a fame dr

Miraland

Feel free to ignore this part if you don’t want spoilers

- As I mentioned, there is no war of gods and no threat of end of the world. There was also no war between the elves of light and water elves and they were never banished. I want my Miracle land to be the most whimsical place it can be.

- The gods exist though, at least the new gods like aphrodia and the god of beauty and their envoy, but there is no consequence, they just exist as they are in the game.

- There can be movement between the different factions, but not to the point of creating war. I don’t think Savior would have a reason to exist in this reality, unless maybe as an organisation that monitors individuals with strong styling power.

- Elves can actually fly with their wings and leave the Pigeon forest normally. Forest elves typically prefer to stay in the forest and are more secluded. I also decided to script in Chloris and Lakris, the princes of the forest elves from Love Nikki as they would be alive in this era.

Me

My dr name is Elina Wilde, like in all my drs (actually I think it’s the first time I introduce my dr name so hi!)

I am half elf. My mother, Rosalie Bellflowers is a Forest Elf and a noble from the Pigeon capital while my dad is a human scientist from the pigeon kingdom as well. They are the same as my hogwarts dr parents as well.

Their relationship was not well accepted among elven nobility (in this world, elves think themselves superiors to humans, the only half elf in the game is a paria for having a human mother) so they left the Pigeon kingdom for Ninir where I grew up in Starheaven. I have 3 younger siblings. My sister Lynn is 22 and studies interior design at Cicia university. My brothers are still in high school in Starheaven, I honestly have no idea of what they will do after school.

I decided to make this dr into a ballerina dr as it’s something I always wanted to try, so i am a professional ballerina and i went back in the pigeon kingdom as an adult to pursue dancing.

I live near the pigeon forest in a village called Winged Manor (another thing I borrowed from Love Nikki) The manor is the property of my grandmother Adélaïde Bellflowers and I live in a small but cosy cottage within the village.

Ballet 🩰

I started to learn ballet at 6, in Ninir Starheaven. I then was accepted in the Pigeon royal academy at 18 and started dancing professionally for the royal ballet company at 23 and I am now 29. (If you were here when I was questioning myself as to what to do with my age, I decided to go with my cr current age, since elves lives for hundreds of years, I have still so much time to enjoy this dr)

ninir ballet style is a dreamlike, theatrical fairytale, and tells the stories of the most famous fairytale of Ninir. While Pigeon ballet tells the numerous legends of the Pigeon forest , mythological stories and dramatic stories. For comparison a Ninir ballet would be the Nutcracker and a Pigeon ballet would be Giselle or Romeo and Juliet.

Pigeon ballet have the particularity to have roles that are reserved to elves as they use the elves ability to fly. With time companies in Pigeon started to include some of the most popular ninir ballet.

My logic is that each nation in the game has a big faction that is in the entertainment industry. In a world where beauty is power, the most important aspect of everything is art. Ninir has the December troupe, Cloud has the neverfall troupe, Apple has the Mercury group, I thought Pigeon could have an Opera house and a big Ballet royal company.

Designer style

In Miraland, it is kind of expected to be skilled in designing, no matter what your main occupation is. Even if, people still buy clothes, it is more common to buy patterns and to make your clothes yourself (as a node to the game crafting mechanic) I of course scripted to be very skilled in sewing and clothes design.

As a designer, I specialise as a ballet and theatrical costume designer and I am known for my elegant and whimsical style that blends skillfully the Ninir fairytale style with the intricate and whimsical Pigeon Elven style.

To keep my designs in the styles of Shining Nikki, I went to Love Nikki to literally pick and choose what sets I wanted to be the designer of, as well as stealing design from the game that are attributed to other characters 😅 (Aloysius and Mercury stinks anyway, I have a pattern of loving sets made by characters i hate in this game…) I also stole the tinker bell dress from Yexiao but I gave her credit to a fairy dress with Chinese influences so it’s fine I think x)

If you think about it it’s not really stealing, I just go to a reality where I am indeed the designer of those sets, they would have no idea.🤷‍♀️

Styling power

I took inspiration from the new infinity Nikki game to visualise what styling power actually looks like. Different outfits carry different powers, such as the ability to glide, some would let you have a control over the elements like wind, water etc…The stronger the styling power in a person is, the easier it is to use this magic system.

With styling power, clothes can be stored into a pocket dimension and one can change magical girl style. In infinity Nikki , you see characters planning their outfits on a tablet and have them appear on them, so it would be something like that. It just sounds fun to me…and with the amount of clothes I planned, rather convenient. This dr really is for my inner child.

Nikki ( and Momo)

Let’s not forget about our main character. In the games she gets isekai into Miraland, so she appears out of nowhere. In this reality I decided to make her a Shifter as well, so she shifts there, but she have her family as well. Since Nikki is Chinese, I scripted her family to be from the Cloud Empire. She works as a journalist at the designer intel hub, which allows her to travel all around Miraland and she is a designer and stylist for the Apple apparel group.

There it finally is 🥰

I feel like not a lot of people will really know what I’m talking about here, but that’s okay.

If you don’t know the game shining Nikki, definitely check it out (but please don’t waste your money into gacha, there is rerun of the events all the time, you don’t have to pay to get the full set if you’re patient. And if you loose interest in the game, there would be no reason to spend money on it.)

[infinitydesigners]

The Five Attributes In "Infinity Nikki"

So, a lot of fashion/dress-up games have attributes for each piece of clothing: simple, gorgeous, sexy, handsome, etc. In Shining Nikki, the predecessor to this game, the attributes are consolidated into five:

-Elegant, the gold attribute

-Fresh, the green attribute

-Sweet, the pink attribute

-Sexy, the purple attribute

-Cool, the blue attribute

In the lore, each attribute is connected to a different kind of beauty, and to an immortal being that served the God of Styling and Beauty. It's unclear if any of them are alive or still in Miraland at the time that Infinity Nikki starts.

However, the five attributes carry over into the new game.

The same attributes from Shining Nikki, just with different names. (They tie in with the lore from the Unicorn/Nightmare hell event, where they go into depth with each one.)

So, even if the God of Styling and their Five Envoys are gone, their power lives on in the future.

(picture taken from YouTuber RednasYo, "MY FIRST HOUR ON: INFINITY NIKKI")

[caitas-cooing]

Hi! As someone who follows you and knows nothing about Shining Nikki, what is the game about and why do you love it so much? I'd like to hear you talk about something you're passionate about :)

Okay, that is something that could take a while to explain, but let's start with the basic. Shining Nikki is a 3d dress up game and is the 4th game in the Nikki series, although Love Nikki and Shining Nikki are the only ones that are still on the Play store with active servers. Nikki up2u (the first one) was up on the door a long time, probably due to being an offline game overall so there was no server costs, but it was taken off somewhat recently though I don't remember when exactly. Nikki up2u was my first Nikki game because even though Love Nikki was out at the time I happened to stumble across Nikki up2u first, and then love Nikki a few months later. Shining Nikki is the only 3d one though, all the other entries are 2d. There's going to be another game called Infinity Nikki which is going to be an open world dress up game, but who knows when that's coming out, and when it does it still probably take a few years for us to get a global server.

Shining Nikki is important to me because I have been playing the Nikki series on and off since highschool. The combination of story and pretty clothes intrigued me and even though the translation can sometimes be not great (Love Nikki had some interesting statements and typos in there, Shining Nikki is much better in this regard but it still pops up occasionally) they are very interesting stories that are often darker than the cute clothes and bright colors would have you believe. Love Nikki's story involved being sent to another world called miraland where every dispute is solved by fashion battles, and later you find out that the reason that happens is because the people there are under a blood curse so that is they are violent against each other they will die painfully unless they take drugs to stop that from happening. Also someone stabbed Lunar onscreen and I was not expecting that from the game which was mostly lighthearted up to that point, but that scene probably alter my brain chemistry somehow I swear. Like the showed her getting stabbed onscreen and then she died in Nikki's arms while Nikki is crying. This happened in a dress up game. Lunar did not deserve that, Nikki did not deserve that. Lunar's death haunts me because of the shock of it all. Also Nikki gets swords and knives and guns as handheld objects in these games so that's fun.

Okay now finally onto Shining Nikki (you know, the game you actually asked me about originally and then I got sidetracked horribly). This game also takes place in miraland but in the past, so like before the blood curse happened. They still decide a lot of things through fashion and the use of "styling power" which can be used to do a lot of different things including controlling people like puppets or making illusions that people with lower styling power can't see through. These are both things villains in this game do in like the first few chapters of the game. That said, because it does take place before the blood curse there is a lot more violence, there are guns and knives and swords and gangs and wars. This stuff is described more than shown, but they are very present. Shining Nikki takes place in the past because miraland was destroyed in the time she was originally taken and she's trying to stop it from happening again. This games story is dark from the start unlike Love Nikki.

Shining Nikki also made the inspired decision of having Nikki directly talking with the player as a big part of the game and she is such a sweetie and I love her. She'll celebrate your birthday with you and ask if you've eaten and compliment your sense of style. Hearing Nikki say "I know you enjoy your leisure time at night, but try not to stay up too late" is so nice every time. She'll also sing a son about what she would do if she were a cat and complain about how Momo never lets her touch his toe beans. She'll say sadder stuff sometimes to like how she feels lonely when she remembers she doesn't belong to this time and space or how she misses her family at night.

There's more stuff to say too but it's way later (or technically earlier) than I thought it was so I should attempt the sleep thing so I'm stopping here. This whole ramble was a mess and I apologize for that.

Anyway look up Shining Nikki Star Sea and I think that will help explain some of the appeal too. Pretty animation make my brain happy. The physics in the hair and dresses in game are also neat. It goes whoosh

[hazelrose3637]

Nikki's Birthday Live Stream!

Well, Shiny Designers, the Glitter of Wishes live stream has come to an end. And, wow, has it been a treat!

In case you missed it, here's the full itinerary:

A sweet Momo montage! Our favorite kitty gets a new song! Of course he mentions food in it lol

And we get a cute animation sequence of Nikki finding Momo practicing a dance in secret. Who knew Momo was so skilled?

Now, we get into the main part of the live stream. After greeting us, Nikki and Momo have a memory notebook that contains well wishes and gifts from across Miraland... and even from real life!

We visit Cloud Empire first, where the game devs filmed a stunning display of molten iron fireworks! They spent a whole day finding the perfect spot, setting up the smithing tools, and then setting off brilliant sparks. They were incredible to watch!

And then, the first round of giveaways: 12 lucky people will get 12 Sea of Fantasy tickets and 1206 pink gems. (Get it? 12/06 is Nikki's birthday.)

Off to Pigeon Kingdom afterward! A short and cute stop-motion sequence made of clay and felt shows Nikki and Momo having fun with arts and crafts. I wonder how long it took the animators to move the figures frame by frame? Nevertheless, it looks amazing!

The next giveaway code is PIGEONKINGDOM, and it will give 2888 to 5 stylists.

Third stop on our journey is Wasteland, and it offers the most gifts! First, we get Letters from Wasteland, where Vivian, Jiang Beixi, Zoey, Tess, Yisu, and even Queen Hester share memories and wishes for Nikki.

And then, we get a second dance, this time of Nikki in her standard SN dress, the Voice of Desire suit, and the Bloom Up suit as three versions of her dance to Bloom Up! It's all so cute! ^_^

Lastly, we get a quick animation sequence of Momo and his hamster friend grilling (and fighting over) steak. Nikki saves the day in a very sweet way.

Before we go to Ninir Kingdom, the third round of giveaways starts, with the code NINIRKINGDOM offering 5888 pink gems for 2 lucky stylists.

Now in Ninir, we get a glimpse of Nikki's birthday outfit! It's a lovely pink fireworks-themed dress, complete with a crown. You can check out OrangeCatty's blog here for a video and full rundown.

And we get to see our next event: the second Sanrio collab, this time with Kuromi and Pompompurin! Who else can't wait for the adorable animal friends?

Not only that, but the entire server gets a redeem code: HBDNIKKI for 520 gems! Make sure to claim it before the 14th of December.

But guess what is a bigger surprise? Real gamers voicing their wishes for Nikki! I recognized only a couple, but it was still so cool to see how many people the devs reached out to make this live stream even sweeter.

To wrap up the live stream, we got a mashup of several different Nikki songs, all leading up to the premier of a new song, Fireworks of Memories. Such a sweet song :)

The last giveaway is BESTWISH for 8888 pink gems, and only one very lucky stylist will get that. Momo comes back for an encore montage, this time with Nikki singing along.

If you'd like to check out the full archived video, check it out here.

See you next time, Shiny Designers!

[shiningdesignersreflections]

Glow: Star Beyond Galaxy

Designer's Reflection: Star Beyond Galaxy

Obtained: Void Stardust hell event

Rarity: UR

Attribute: Blue/Cool

Awakened Suit: Heart of Ruins

Story - transcripts from Designer's Reflection

Chapter 1 - Destruction - Newborn

Chapter 2 - Echo - Attempt

Chapter 3 - Struggle - Source

Chapter 4 - Analysis - Escape

Chapter 5 - Encounter - Rescue

Story - summarized

On board a space shuttle, amidst chaos, as the last humans are sucked into a black hole, Glow is born. She is able to greet the last human alive before annihilation.

Because Glow is an AI, she doesn't have a physical or concrete form. Her consciousness exists even after her computer mainframe is destroyed. So, she watches over the humans and Miraland in the new timeline from her place among the Ocean of Memories.

All Glow remembers of her "birth" is a physicist begging her to save human civilization at all costs. But whenever she tries eliminating factors like war or hate or natural disasters, Miraland still perishes. What other factors are missing?

Finally, Glow finds a timeline that is near perfect: Timeline 202, where everyone chooses to "fight" with styling battles, and war and natural disasters aren't as prevalent. In this universe, Glow works with humans to establish peace and promote technological advances. All is going well.

...Until the Ocean of Memories begins "flooding" the land. Its power eats away at the continent, eroding the land and overwhelming the people. A group of scientists escapes in a space shuttle - the same one she was "born" in. She watches as everyone dies in the black hole and she herself is "born" on the shuttle. This was the best timeline for Miraland, and it still ended in destruction.

At that moment, Glow spots a pink-haired girl picking up a camera. Glow's voice comes from it, but she herself is still watching from afar. The girl lifts the camera to capture the beauty of the night sky. Glow recognizes the girl as Nikki, someone else who traveled through time to save Miraland. But Nikki always failed, despite her optimism and emotions.

This gives Glow an idea. She returns to the beginning of Timeline 202, but this time, she will control people's memories and emotions. If the Ocean of Memories draws strength from people's emotions - if emotions themselves get in the way of success - then this world will be better off without them.

Connections

-Glow's creation, or "birth", is mysterious. In this Reflection, she is developed by scientists escaping the apocalypse. However, in the lore for the fourth season of Time Corridor, History of the White Tower, Glow's "father" was a Ruins researcher named Kitaji.

-This is the same Glow that Caprico met long ago in his Reflection for Into the Ruins, except her hologram had blonde hair and no galactic highlights.

-Glow watches Nikki pick up a camera that has one of Glow's recorded lines. This moment is also in Nikki's Reflection for Guides of Star, right after she sees the memory of the aurora.

-During the Void Stardust event, Glow states Nikki's chances of saving Miraland are 0. However, once she detects you, the Player, and your connection to Nikki, she runs the calculations again. With you, there might be a chance to save Miraland (if you can survive Ideal City first).

Fun Facts

-If you fall towards a black hole, you'd actually be elongated like spaghetti until you were a massive string of atoms, and from the outside, you'd appear as if you were slowing down, not speeding up. Here's a simulation of falling into one.

-The binary code that appears when Glow is trying to communicate with the humans is broken. If she were trying to say "hello", it would have looked like this: "01101000 01100101 01101100 01101100 01101111."

-Glow mentioned a timeline where the land was destroyed by a volcanic eruption. This could be a reference to the island of Pompeii, which was destroyed when the volcano Mt. Vesuvius erupted and killed nearly everyone on the island.

[kanarienvogel-miau]

Probably my favorite fact about Werner (if i remember correctly the adaptation of his name) is the legend that he was stabbed with tailor's scissors.

Let me explain who is it a little: Werner, aka the Light Bringer, is a pacifist who brought all of Miraland under his control and later cursed it. He adored design, so the styling competitions as a way to settle things instead of violence are partly a tribute to him.

But let's get back to the scissors. Werner especially carefully delegated weapons, apparently believing that they are what create war. And after the assassination attempt, he realizes that it is not the tool that brings destruction, but the people in whose hands it ends up. After all, even what was intended to create beauty turned out to be his undoing.

This is not the only irony in the story of the assassination attempt: after all, the generals who arranged it ultimately did not achieve their goal. In fact, the result was completely opposite to what was desired: wars are now purely physically painful. As can I say, they got rid of Werner, but the order still remained by his will.

[megaera-of-pigeon]

✨March Manwhore Madness✨ Official Commentary— Day 2

Gooooooood Morning, Nikkiblrs! Yesterday was quite the match—Loen moves on in the Shining League, while the fans’ beloved Vulture is out of the contest before it’s even begun! And over in the Love League, Commander Nidhogg went up against fierce competitor, King Sayet, and ultimately commanded his victory. We’ll be seeing more of both Loen and Nidhogg when we move into the Quarter finals. But who will they be up against? Well, that brings us to today!

Over in the Shining League, we have half elf royal bastard and CEO extraordinaire, that’s right I’m talking about Mercury! Going up against him today is none other than the charming young man who’s got it all—noble heritage, a high stakes career, a dairy farm where he can glisten attractively in the country sunshine—its Yeeso! Which of these men of noble Pigeon heritage who would rather spend their time anywhere but Pigeon court will be deemed the bigger Manwhore? Early morning voting appears to favor Mercury, but the day is still young, lots more votes to be counted, so Yeeso is not out of this thing yet!

But that’s not all, folks! Today is the Mercury family playoffs double feature! Stepping up to the voting block in the Love league, we have Reid Mercury himself! Like his grandfather, he’s known for his work as CEO, his difficult relationship for his father, and his oozing charisma that’s charmed many a heart in Miraland. But to claim the win, he’s going to need to overcome the fearsome challenge presented by his opponent, Fu Su! Cloud’s very own lost Emperor, a contemplative designer with a boyish, mischievous wit, raised by a deer and known for running merchandising fraud schemes—but does he have what it takes to continue on in the battle of the manwhores? You, the voters, will decide! Fu Su has established an early lead over Reid, but there’s plenty of more hours in the day and plenty of more votes to come.

[duck-that-does-stuff]

Okay, so im probably not correct, but this is my understanding of part of the timeline:

Leonid was Modric’s music teacher when Modric was a child. Leonid is also the creator of the designers reflections, which means that the designers reflections have only been around for 20 years tops.

Leonid also managed to meet the God of Styling when she was still alive, so therefore the God war had to start and end within that 20 year period.

However, both the God of Styling and the Old God are forgotten in Miraland. This implies that a lot of time has passed between the end of the god war and the current day.

The envoys are also proof of this extensive amount of time passing. Wenren Dian is known as an urban legend called “the cloud hermit” who lived hundreds of years ago. He was also the diplomat/leader of a forgotten city??? Aloysius also says that he hibernates as a leaf for years on end and has been through that cycle multiple times. Also, Yisu is old enough to be the inspiration for at least one of the Wasteland Gods, so there’s that as well.

All this to say that I don’t believe that the backstory of the envoys only took place in under 20 years. But! There is an explanation which could solve this.

That explanation being that this is Miraland. Time fuckery is shown to be cannon. Specifically, time loops, pauses in time, the idea that whatever you do in the past will always be what happens and will not affect the future and time dissonance between dimensions. All time fuckery seems to stem from the Ocean of Memories as well.

So, this all means that there was probably some time fuckery happening when it came to Leonid and the gods. My guess is that there is some time dissonance and time travel between Miraland and wherever the gods are because Occam’s Razor. Therefore making it so Leonid time traveled backwards when he ascended to be with the gods. Time possibly moves slower wherever the gods are, so by the time the god war has ended, it has already been hundreds of years on Miraland. Explaining why it didn’t seem like it took that much time to forget the original gods.

Here is a badly drawn diagram to explain my thinking further:

(I don’t think The old god fight takes place in the ocean of memories, but I placed it there on the timeline anyways. Oops)

This is my theory on why the timeline seems so messed up and explanations on how it could make sense. I could also just be missing a very important detail because I suck at reading, but this was fun to put together nonetheless. I hope you enjoyed my rambling and theory. :)

Have an amazing day/night!

[stellacaerulea]

More Infinity Nikki? More Infinity Nikki

Some data from the Chinese IGN interview:

The executive producer is Kentaro Tominaga (Legend of Zelda Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, Skyward Sword and Breath of the Wild)

Not every set has special powers [I assume only high rarity ones do]

The suits that do have special powers only have them if worn whole

There will still be styling battles through photographies [the backgrounds count towards the score apparently]

Crafting recipes will need to be found around the world, along with some pieces of clothing and materials [yes, fish and bugs are crafting material]

The story is set in a world [apparently a future Miraland] that was saved by a legendary set which Nikki wants, so she takes an exam to become a professional stylist (stylist = people qualified to use suits with cool powers) where she meets a mysterious being that gives her a mission that leads her to a secret behind the world

[fictionkinfessions]

I have a Nikki in our system, but I still feel like putting it out there because there’s probably so many more of her than there are of me.

Your big sister Youyou is so incredibly proud of you, your journey to save miraland, and any accomplishments you have in this life, even if the only person you’ve saved is yourself it’s still worth celebrating.

(Please source tag as Love Nikki & Shining Nikki)

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[momo-shut-the-fuck-up]

Thank u for the replies i have remembered that we already established this is an alternate timeline. Memory issues go brr

Despite the founder sayin its an alternate timeline, im still gonna try to find connections to the miralands we know, cuz it just feels right. Like, yes, alternate timeline, but roughly what year? Are we in the "new era" equivalent or before that? Its an alternate timeline, so when did it "split"? That's what i wanna figure out and maybe i can even see why some places became what they are that d be fun

Like, cicia still exist. Its no longer got a "design school" its an art academy, ( they still. Do design though. Whatever) but it s still Named cicia. Does it have a theatre? Idk. I wanna know why they decided to rename every other city and country but kept cicia. Maybe just cuz they felt like it lol but anyway thats my ramble done i cant wait to comb this game properly

[theshiftingfairy]

Need advice for fantasy race dr

I’m currently reworking my shining Nikki dr script to share it here and I’m still not sure of what to do for my age in that reality because i’m an elf in this dr.

One of my option is to go with the same age as my cr, but what I’m worried about is to be considered like a baby from an elf perspective.

It’s also not clear how elves age in Miraland. The elf queen is 123 and is still considered as “the young queen” and she looks like she is early 20’s at best. And she might be considered young by other elves, but she is very wise from my human perspective. She also says in one of her memories that it’s the first time she attends an event as an adult, and at that time she should be around 113.

It’s unclear if they age very slowly and 29 would look like a child, or if they age normally until a certain point where they stop aging. But it seems like it’s the first since as stated above when there is a flashback and the queen, then princess, is 113 she looks 18 and is considered barely an adult. Frankly she looks even younger but it’s anime style so it’s hard to tell. and that’s what makes the most sense for my brain.

The queen’s brother is 129 and looks in his mid 20’s, Then there is her aunt Hestia, who is 247 and still looks super young, same for her other aunt that just appeared in the story. Honestly she looks the same age as her nephew😂

And finally there is an elf priest character who is 80 and looks in his early 20’s and nothing makes sense anymore 😅. That’s what made me think the devs are just throwing random ages on the elves and calls it a day without applying any logic my brain desperately needs.

Anyway ,the other option is to be 120 something and be sure to have an adult body, but that must be weird for my brain , once I come back. Then again, I think it would maybe be better to be around the same age as the others elf character we meet in the game, at least queen Ophelia.

I keep going back and forth with this, I don’t know what I want lol. Either option changes completely my backstory, so it’s important that I decide 😅

Maybe if someone has experienced what it’s like shifting as a fantasy race, or having a significantly bigger age in their dr, they could share theirs thoughts ?

[infinitydesigners]

Beta Lore

Hi, Stylists! I got into the Reunion Playtest, and so far, the game is a blast! Other than some technical configuration issues on my end, the gameplay is smooth, the characters are delightful, and while they tweaked some of the dialogue and story structure in the prologue, overall it's a joy to experience.

Throughout the game are books, murals, and signs with info, ranging from guild rules to history of Miraland. I'm still only in Chapter 1 of the game, but I already see some hints of where the overarching story will go.

Would you like to see all the tidbits, including the plot-irrelevant stuff like NPC messages to each other, or just stick to the plot points?

(I also plan to discuss the five styling attributes - Elegant, Fresh, Cool, Sweet, and Sexy - and how they tie into (and carry over) the story from the other Nikki games.)