Dan Fornace
@danfornace.bsky.social
Studio Lead of Aether Studios and Creator of Rivals of Aether
Happy 10 Year Anniversary to a little indie game known as Rivals of Aether.
Who knew it would grow into a franchise with 6 games across 5 platforms. We even made a comic at one point and to celebrate our anniversary, I'll post the first issue for everyone to read :)
Who knew it would grow into a franchise with 6 games across 5 platforms. We even made a comic at one point and to celebrate our anniversary, I'll post the first issue for everyone to read :)
September 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Happy 10 Year Anniversary to a little indie game known as Rivals of Aether.
Who knew it would grow into a franchise with 6 games across 5 platforms. We even made a comic at one point and to celebrate our anniversary, I'll post the first issue for everyone to read :)
Who knew it would grow into a franchise with 6 games across 5 platforms. We even made a comic at one point and to celebrate our anniversary, I'll post the first issue for everyone to read :)
You're gonna want to tune in at 1 PM PT this Friday.
We're revealing something pretty cool imo.
We're revealing something pretty cool imo.
July 30, 2025 at 8:22 AM
You're gonna want to tune in at 1 PM PT this Friday.
We're revealing something pretty cool imo.
We're revealing something pretty cool imo.
I'm going to rocky montage train then win Evo so we can get some of our pot bonus back. This is the only viable way to keep Aether Studios profitable.
June 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I'm going to rocky montage train then win Evo so we can get some of our pot bonus back. This is the only viable way to keep Aether Studios profitable.
Somehow, I've been making platform fighters for over 20 years now.
May 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Somehow, I've been making platform fighters for over 20 years now.
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As a child, Olympia yearned for the mines. Now, you can answer that call.
As revealed during Twitch Rivals, The BADGER CO. OLYMPIA SKIN arrives on 4/15 in our latest mid-month update drop! youtu.be/rCQwqFb5WRU?...
As revealed during Twitch Rivals, The BADGER CO. OLYMPIA SKIN arrives on 4/15 in our latest mid-month update drop! youtu.be/rCQwqFb5WRU?...
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April 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
As a child, Olympia yearned for the mines. Now, you can answer that call.
As revealed during Twitch Rivals, The BADGER CO. OLYMPIA SKIN arrives on 4/15 in our latest mid-month update drop! youtu.be/rCQwqFb5WRU?...
As revealed during Twitch Rivals, The BADGER CO. OLYMPIA SKIN arrives on 4/15 in our latest mid-month update drop! youtu.be/rCQwqFb5WRU?...
I keep forgetting to post here so here’s a goal I scored tonight in my beer league hockey game. I hope it brings you joy.
April 14, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I keep forgetting to post here so here’s a goal I scored tonight in my beer league hockey game. I hope it brings you joy.
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As a lil' added bonus...if you have Dreams of Aether in your steam library, you also get these 5 lovely player icons in Rivals of Aether 2!
April 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
As a lil' added bonus...if you have Dreams of Aether in your steam library, you also get these 5 lovely player icons in Rivals of Aether 2!
We call that there Mount Olympia.
April 3, 2025 at 2:28 AM
We call that there Mount Olympia.
Olympia is live! Go try her out and let us know what you think!
April 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Olympia is live! Go try her out and let us know what you think!
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We are delighted to bring you our latest soundtrack for the Aether series—Dreams of Aether! @rivals2.com
Written and directed by @flashygoodness.bsky.social. 80 genre-hopping tracks. Lovingly made for GBA sound hardware.
Grab it for free on Bandcamp!
resoforce.bandcamp.com/album/dreams...
Written and directed by @flashygoodness.bsky.social. 80 genre-hopping tracks. Lovingly made for GBA sound hardware.
Grab it for free on Bandcamp!
resoforce.bandcamp.com/album/dreams...
Dreams of Aether (Original Soundtrack), by flashygoodness, RESOFORCE
80 track album
resoforce.bandcamp.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We are delighted to bring you our latest soundtrack for the Aether series—Dreams of Aether! @rivals2.com
Written and directed by @flashygoodness.bsky.social. 80 genre-hopping tracks. Lovingly made for GBA sound hardware.
Grab it for free on Bandcamp!
resoforce.bandcamp.com/album/dreams...
Written and directed by @flashygoodness.bsky.social. 80 genre-hopping tracks. Lovingly made for GBA sound hardware.
Grab it for free on Bandcamp!
resoforce.bandcamp.com/album/dreams...
Don’t let your meme games be dream games.
April 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Don’t let your meme games be dream games.
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The crowd at Genesis X2 got to see Olympia in Rivals of Aether II before anyone else.
February 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The crowd at Genesis X2 got to see Olympia in Rivals of Aether II before anyone else.
Rivals 2 is the first game up for Finals Sunday at Genesis X2!
February 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Rivals 2 is the first game up for Finals Sunday at Genesis X2!
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there are only 3 kinds of game producers. i will not explain
January 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
there are only 3 kinds of game producers. i will not explain
Me:
I tried to get back into Melee but it was too hard so I started Rivals of Aether so there could be a game like Melee but easier to get into. With a modern buffer and other improvements to player intent.
Our fans on our nolt board:
I tried to get back into Melee but it was too hard so I started Rivals of Aether so there could be a game like Melee but easier to get into. With a modern buffer and other improvements to player intent.
Our fans on our nolt board:
January 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Me:
I tried to get back into Melee but it was too hard so I started Rivals of Aether so there could be a game like Melee but easier to get into. With a modern buffer and other improvements to player intent.
Our fans on our nolt board:
I tried to get back into Melee but it was too hard so I started Rivals of Aether so there could be a game like Melee but easier to get into. With a modern buffer and other improvements to player intent.
Our fans on our nolt board:
So now that Etalus is out, who’s gonna be the next character? I’ll collect the bets and use the money that doesn’t pay out to make the other characters.
January 23, 2025 at 3:46 AM
So now that Etalus is out, who’s gonna be the next character? I’ll collect the bets and use the money that doesn’t pay out to make the other characters.
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Etalus illustration for Rivals 2
January 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Etalus illustration for Rivals 2
We have two community managers at Aether Studios. One can only tell the truth and one can only lie. They both said that the game is balanced after the latest patch.
January 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
We have two community managers at Aether Studios. One can only tell the truth and one can only lie. They both said that the game is balanced after the latest patch.
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A #Beastieball RoA Stage Mod with my take on a Geo city Stadium thingy
(The RoA ring Stage Mod)
#RivalsofAether #Roa
(The RoA ring Stage Mod)
#RivalsofAether #Roa
December 7, 2024 at 12:38 AM
A #Beastieball RoA Stage Mod with my take on a Geo city Stadium thingy
(The RoA ring Stage Mod)
#RivalsofAether #Roa
(The RoA ring Stage Mod)
#RivalsofAether #Roa
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Please consider nominating our friendly little indie game for the "Best Game You Suck At" award in the 2024 Steam Awards. We've checked your ranked scores and have confirmed that this is the best category for us
November 28, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Please consider nominating our friendly little indie game for the "Best Game You Suck At" award in the 2024 Steam Awards. We've checked your ranked scores and have confirmed that this is the best category for us
So happy to be celebrating our Game Awards nomination with all my new bluesky friends.
Oh wait... we didn't get nominated.
At least I still have a bunch of bluesky friends. Right? RIGHT?!
Oh wait... we didn't get nominated.
At least I still have a bunch of bluesky friends. Right? RIGHT?!
November 19, 2024 at 12:16 AM
So happy to be celebrating our Game Awards nomination with all my new bluesky friends.
Oh wait... we didn't get nominated.
At least I still have a bunch of bluesky friends. Right? RIGHT?!
Oh wait... we didn't get nominated.
At least I still have a bunch of bluesky friends. Right? RIGHT?!
Never playing ranked again.
November 15, 2024 at 8:16 AM
Never playing ranked again.
Hello Bluesky. Here is a picture from a videogame that I like. It has a blue sky.
November 15, 2024 at 6:06 AM
Hello Bluesky. Here is a picture from a videogame that I like. It has a blue sky.