# Rami Ismail on Reddit (u/tha_rami)

Part of Creators on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-07. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/creators-on-reddit/rami-ismail

Rami Ismail: Co-founder of Vlambeer, Nuclear Throne.

- Reddit account: [u/tha_rami](https://www.reddit.com/user/tha_rami/) (Personal account)
- How we know it's theirs: [Moderator-assigned “Producer” flair in r/NuclearThrone](https://www.reddit.com/r/NuclearThrone/comments/in0glk/comment/g4wwi8y/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/NuclearThrone (55), r/GameMeditations (12), r/IndieGaming (2), r/raidsecrets (1)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2017 to 2026
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rami_Ismail

## Moments

### u/tha_rami in r/NuclearThrone, Nov 6, 2017 · Behind the scenes

Replying to a redditor:

> Is the game still made in game maker? And if so, how does the screenshake work since sleep is deprecated.

> /// Sleep
> var m = argument0;
> var t = m * UberCont.opt_freeze * 50 / (50 + global.sleepAcc);
> global.sleepAcc += m;
> if (t < 1 || instance_exists(GenCont)) return 0;
> t += current_time;
> while (current_time < t) { };
> /*time = get_timer() / 1000;
> while (get_timer() / 1000 - time < max(1, argument0 * UberCont.opt_freeze)) { }*/
>
> I still cry every time I see this code, and I wrote it for JW.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/NuclearThrone/comments/7az41b/comment/dpfr8d8/ · 17 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/tha_rami in r/NuclearThrone, Nov 6, 2017 · Lore answer

In the thread "Vlambeer AMA! Ask all your burning questions you've always wanted an answer to!".

> The IDPD isn't fascinated by the mutants, they just don't like those sudden portals in their world with machinegun fish coming out of them, so they go inverse-Pacific Rim on them.

Context: a redditor asked if the story of the IDPD and the mutants will ever be told (https://www.reddit.com/r/NuclearThrone/comments/7az41b/)
Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/NuclearThrone/comments/7az41b/comment/dpftok6/ · 13 points as of Nov 7, 2026