What is a shimeji?
A shimeji is a cute little desktop buddy. They can run around your screen, climb the walls of your screen, and kick your browser away (you can get it back). They can do other special things, too, if more frames are added, and the script is edited. Don't worry, they won't harm your computer. You shouldn't edit the script unless you know what you're doing. If you mess something up the shimeji might not run properly or might not even run at all. Be careful!
Who started shimeji?
The creator of shimeji is
Group-Finity.
How do I download one?
Download the RAR or ZIP file, and extract the folder, placing it in your documents or wherever you wish to place it on your computer.
How do I open a shimeji?
After you've extracted it, open the folder and click on the icon that says 'shimeji'. There should be two of them that are called that, but they both should work. If the one you clicked on doesn't work try the other one.
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| This is what the first shimeji icon will look like |
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| This is what the second shimeji icon will look like. |
What are the five options it gives me when I right click on the icon in the taskbar?
- Adds another one of that shimeji
- Tells the shimeji to follow your mouse
- Reduces the number of that shimeji down to just one.
- Brings your browser back on-screen if that shimeji has taken it away.
- Closes the shimeji.
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| This is what the five options will look like. |
What option does it give me when I right click on a shimeji?
It gives you the option to shut the shimeji off. It says in Japanese "ばいばい" which means bye-bye (romaji: baibai). When you click this it doesn't actually shut the shimeji off, well, it won't run around your screen anymore, but the icon for the shimeji will still appear in your taskbar because the shimeji is really still running in the background, so be sure to shut it off by the icon in your taskbar when you're completely done with the shimeji.
How can I make my own shimeji?
All you have to do is copy, and paste an already made shimejis folder then rename it to fit the shimeji your planning on making, and begin drawing over the frames in the img folder. It's alright to draw over someone else's shimeji to use it as a base for your's.
What do I use to draw a shimeji?
You can use
Photoshop, or any other photo editing software.
The painting software Paint Tool SAI will work, too. If you don't have enough money for either of those you can use
GIMP or
Paint.NET.
Questions about the MAC version:
What version of OS are you using?
Shimeji for MAC is confirmed to
work from version 10.5 to 10.8.
OS under version
10.5 will not work.
Installed Java RunTime?
To launch the shimeji, you need
Java RunTime. Install that from the given link and try again.
Did you move the Shimeji.app from its original position when zip file extracted?
Move the application back to it's original position, or download the rar or zip file again.
Are "行動.xml" and "動作.xml" in the conf folder?
Also, If you edit them using TextEdit, It automatically renames them "行動.txt" and "動作.txt".
Are you using OS 10.8 (Mountain Lion)?
The Gatekeeper should be bothering you. Try to
open an app from a unidentified developer and exempt it from Gatekeeper
along
this page.
Why don't Shimeji hang on the windows?
Open System Preference.app, click Universal Access, check
Enable access for assistive devices.
