Nick Quackenbush
@quackles.bsky.social
Associate Art Director @ System Era Softworks working on the next thing after Astroneer
Father of 2 and Husband to 1
Aliens Fireteam Elite, Star Trek Online, Rise of the Triad; He/Him
https://www.artstation.com/quack
http://linkedin.com/in/nickquackenbush
Father of 2 and Husband to 1
Aliens Fireteam Elite, Star Trek Online, Rise of the Triad; He/Him
https://www.artstation.com/quack
http://linkedin.com/in/nickquackenbush
Woooow. I have always wanted to to see the aurora borealis but could never catch a glimpse. But we got lucky tonight. What an emotional moment to get to experience them.
November 12, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Woooow. I have always wanted to to see the aurora borealis but could never catch a glimpse. But we got lucky tonight. What an emotional moment to get to experience them.
My son was basically a celebrity trick or treating tonight. He was on cloud 9 from all the attention. Worth the effort!
November 1, 2025 at 3:44 AM
My son was basically a celebrity trick or treating tonight. He was on cloud 9 from all the attention. Worth the effort!
Helluva a weekend for Pit-based games
September 27, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Helluva a weekend for Pit-based games
Immediate forced empathy as soon as I read this Lowe’s employees name.
A Quackenbush salutes you Janal.
A Quackenbush salutes you Janal.
July 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Immediate forced empathy as soon as I read this Lowe’s employees name.
A Quackenbush salutes you Janal.
A Quackenbush salutes you Janal.
Late in development we discovered that in Aliens: Fireteam the players sidearm would be spawned at 0,0,0. Our levels had nothing at 0,0,0 visible by a stroke of luck. We added a pivotal room to the game at the start of a level. And guess where 0,0,0 was and by extension a floating sidearm?
1/x
1/x
July 13, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Late in development we discovered that in Aliens: Fireteam the players sidearm would be spawned at 0,0,0. Our levels had nothing at 0,0,0 visible by a stroke of luck. We added a pivotal room to the game at the start of a level. And guess where 0,0,0 was and by extension a floating sidearm?
1/x
1/x
Didn’t expect Dunkin Donuts to get political in this climate but they sure as hell did…
May 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Didn’t expect Dunkin Donuts to get political in this climate but they sure as hell did…
Predator Badlands is looking awesome!
April 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Predator Badlands is looking awesome!
Alright Expedition 33, you have my attention…
April 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Alright Expedition 33, you have my attention…
Upgrade my jank ass router table with a jank ass fence to keep my fingers attached to my body.
April 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Upgrade my jank ass router table with a jank ass fence to keep my fingers attached to my body.
I’m proud of this jank-ass router table I made to help me make these doors. Don’t be like me.
April 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I’m proud of this jank-ass router table I made to help me make these doors. Don’t be like me.
I love Blue Prince so far. I extra love that at the end of a day it gives your villa a generated name based on your achievements.
“GARDEN EXCAVATION SITE OF THE DEAD” is a helluva villa name.
“GARDEN EXCAVATION SITE OF THE DEAD” is a helluva villa name.
April 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I love Blue Prince so far. I extra love that at the end of a day it gives your villa a generated name based on your achievements.
“GARDEN EXCAVATION SITE OF THE DEAD” is a helluva villa name.
“GARDEN EXCAVATION SITE OF THE DEAD” is a helluva villa name.
Peach is asking very kindly to go outside…because she wants to escape the fence and go frolic in the forest…
April 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Peach is asking very kindly to go outside…because she wants to escape the fence and go frolic in the forest…
And one last post...maybe. Some gorgeous IN GAME screenshots from our amazing team. An extraordinary blend of tech, art and design all coming together to create a special game. I cannot wait for 2026. @systemera.net killing it.
April 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
And one last post...maybe. Some gorgeous IN GAME screenshots from our amazing team. An extraordinary blend of tech, art and design all coming together to create a special game. I cannot wait for 2026. @systemera.net killing it.
My midlife crisis seems to be carpentry. Here is my wife and I’s first attempt at custom crown moulding. We are mimicking some other moulding here.
March 30, 2025 at 2:38 AM
My midlife crisis seems to be carpentry. Here is my wife and I’s first attempt at custom crown moulding. We are mimicking some other moulding here.
It wasn’t a threat…
March 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
It wasn’t a threat…
Absolute, unimaginable pain coursing through my body right now that I can’t play till Friday.
February 13, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Absolute, unimaginable pain coursing through my body right now that I can’t play till Friday.
Hey #gamedev! @systemera.net we are looking to hire a Lead VFX Artist!
Come work with cool people on a cool new project!
Required
-Game Dev
-UE5/Niagara XP
-Positive over-communicator
-Tech chops
-Cross discipline weaving skills
-Capable of withstanding my dad jokes
systemera.net/jobs
#gamejobs
Come work with cool people on a cool new project!
Required
-Game Dev
-UE5/Niagara XP
-Positive over-communicator
-Tech chops
-Cross discipline weaving skills
-Capable of withstanding my dad jokes
systemera.net/jobs
#gamejobs
January 24, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Hey #gamedev! @systemera.net we are looking to hire a Lead VFX Artist!
Come work with cool people on a cool new project!
Required
-Game Dev
-UE5/Niagara XP
-Positive over-communicator
-Tech chops
-Cross discipline weaving skills
-Capable of withstanding my dad jokes
systemera.net/jobs
#gamejobs
Come work with cool people on a cool new project!
Required
-Game Dev
-UE5/Niagara XP
-Positive over-communicator
-Tech chops
-Cross discipline weaving skills
-Capable of withstanding my dad jokes
systemera.net/jobs
#gamejobs
And one more Ghibli study. This time from Earthsea…I think. I apologize to all real pixel artists out there for my dirty pixels.
80:45 pixels. Resprite.
80:45 pixels. Resprite.
January 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
And one more Ghibli study. This time from Earthsea…I think. I apologize to all real pixel artists out there for my dirty pixels.
80:45 pixels. Resprite.
80:45 pixels. Resprite.
Another Ghibli study, Princess Mononoke this time. 80:45 pixels. This was an earlier one, I learned a lot since this one, but enjoyed my time none-the-less.
January 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Another Ghibli study, Princess Mononoke this time. 80:45 pixels. This was an earlier one, I learned a lot since this one, but enjoyed my time none-the-less.
I am by no means a pixel artist but I have been having fun doodling Ghibli frames with my Apple Pencil. 80x45 pixels in Resprite for the iPad.
January 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I am by no means a pixel artist but I have been having fun doodling Ghibli frames with my Apple Pencil. 80x45 pixels in Resprite for the iPad.
Post a pic you took with no description to bring some zen to the timeline.
January 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Post a pic you took with no description to bring some zen to the timeline.
Ahhh, my first win in The Bazaar and the cards glitch out...this game sunk it's teeth into me for sure...
December 14, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Ahhh, my first win in The Bazaar and the cards glitch out...this game sunk it's teeth into me for sure...
Can't wait to play this Stalker game everyone is talking about...
November 23, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Can't wait to play this Stalker game everyone is talking about...
Peach informing me she wants to go be outside in the cold.
November 15, 2024 at 3:37 AM
Peach informing me she wants to go be outside in the cold.
I was looking for some Legos in my parents attic and found this absolute gem from 1994. I wonder if those floppies have decayed…
November 4, 2024 at 10:48 PM
I was looking for some Legos in my parents attic and found this absolute gem from 1994. I wonder if those floppies have decayed…