Lénaïc "Nicou" Riédinger is Community Manager for Star Citizen at Cloud Imperium Games.[1]
Work at CIG
He joined CIG in August 2023.[1]
He is the link between CIG and the community.[2]
Other Works
In 2013-2014 he was contated by Zenimax Online to work with the community on Elder Scrolls Online, . It closed in 2016 and he went to work as community engineer on big data at Tableau Software. He then worked as a freelancer for Paradox Interactive on Crusader Kings II and Crusader Kings III as well as on Wolcen, Tin Can. He was then recruited by Larian Studios to work on Baldur's Gate 3.[1][2]
Early Life
He studied chemistry.[2]
He has been very involved in gaming guilds he was a part of, and has written massive guides for World of Warcraft, Guild Wars 2, Star Wars: The Old Republic, and Elite Dangerous.[2]
He met developers and community managers at gaming conventions such as Gamescom and Paris Games Week, and became interested in Community Management and taught himself.[2]
Over more than a decade, he has also created hundreds of articles, guides, livestreams, and events for the gaming press with Game-Guide.fr, Remlok-Industries.fr, CM-Adventures.com, and a variety of other projects.[1]
In 2013-2014 he was contated by Zenimax Online to work with the community.[2]
Trivia
- In his introduction on the RSI website, he precised that he was a Frenchman from Normandy. All people from Normandy have to quickly say they are from Normandy when they present themselves for some reason.[1]
- He lived in Ireland for 10 years.[1]
- He's versed in Xenology with a Xi'an language specialty. He loves to meddle with alien lore and alien languages, like the Neo Khûzdul from Tolkien's Dwarves, the Thargoids and Guardians from Elite: Dangerous, or the Triglavians and Jovians from Eve Online.[1]
- He has been a backer and active player since 2014, mostly as a solo player doing a bit of everything the game has to offer so far. He's also very dedicated to trading, hauling goods and people in need.[1]
- He appears as a character in Crusader Kings III.[3]
- He's a drummer and a singer, mostly Metal.[4]
- His hiring was delayed by a few months as he had to take an English language test due to national post Brexit rules.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Interview de Nicou, nouveau Community Manager Francophone : venez poser vos questions !", StarCitizenFrancophone, Twitch, 7 October 2023
- ↑ "This is my character indeed: You can find me in Rouen, 1066! o7", Who was Lénaïc Riédinger?, r/CrusaderKings
- ↑ Portrait de citoyen : Nicou, Community Manager Francophone pour Star Citizen, Wormhole Tribune, 27 septembre 2023