Nitpicking on Bookmaking Island

The Nits

Garden Island from above maglev station Garden Island from long bridge
Temple Island from above maglev station Temple Island from clear-cut area on Jungle Island
Wrong shadows. Right shadows.
I think Atrus must be experimenting with the orbit of the planet Riven is on. Any time you're on the walkway from Gehn's lab to the maglev station, the sun is in a slightly different position, and the shadows are consequently different. (These images of Temple Island don't show the difference very well. But in the game it's very obvious.)

Spikes from Garden Island Spikes from maglev "To be cloudy or not to be," that is the question you have probably asked if you've noticed that the spikes on Garden Island aren't under a cloud from anywhere other than Garden Island itself, like they should be.

Lift outside big dome from bridge Platform up. Lift outside big dome from bridge Platform down.
From the long bridge to Temple Island, the movable walkway portion appears down when it's actually up and vise versa. Must be that ancient D'ni cloaking device Gehn uses around it, just like the one he uses on the map room bridge on Garden Island.

Gun and pipe on table At first... Gun and pipe gone Later. Looking up--pipe still there Looking up.
Here's one I originally saw on Torbjorn Mathisen's excellent site Myst and Riven Illustrated, and a couple other people have mentioned it to me as well. When you first visit Gehn's lab, his pipe and gun are on the table under the vent you came in from. Look up and you see the pipe on the shelf. When you come back later, the gun and pipe are gone. But look up and you still see the pipe on the shelf!

NITS INDEX
Back to base
The News
Temple Island
Jungle Island
Garden Island
Prison Island
Moiety Age
233rd Age

LINKS
Cyan Home Page
Riven.com
RivenGuild
Red Orb Entertainment
Brøderbund Home Page

Geocities
Go to Geocities home page