Meet the Devs #4 : V

» Sat Oct 17, 2009 12:14 pm

With Skyrim's announcement on Saturday, we're excited to open up our latest Bethesda Game Studios' Meet The Devs thread. This thread is your opportunity to get to know the developers working on Skyrim. Should be fun as you'll run into some familiar friends, as well as plenty of new folks to the team.

Please keep in mind this thread is NOT for asking questions to the developers related to Skyrim. There will be a time to ask questions, but not yet, and not in this series of threads. Our amazing forum moderators will keep an eye on posts that aren't in line with the theme of the thread.

Just wanted to post a quick hello to everyone on the forums. Thanks for being here and keeping TES going. Yes, we read a lot of it, and have been for a long time. It's great to finally see a "V - Skyrim" section on here along with Morrowind and Oblivion. Like you, we're fans too, and we're just as excited about this game. The whole team at BGS has been giving this their all for the last several years. The next 11 months should be fun, and this is a great place for the team to hear from you. No, we can't give away info early, so don’t bait us into trouble!

Thanks again for all your support, not just now, but for the last 16 years.

todd

http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1149314-meet-the-devs-3/
http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1148935-meet-the-devs-2/

» Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:13 pm

im reposing this

i have a few question
the shivering isles is some crazy stuff, how did you come up with the idea, and what did you guys do to come up with such random stuff?
(the blade you hit people and it heals them makes me crack up all the time)

how do you come up with names for your characters?
there are so many, and they're all original as far as i can tell.

Also my silly friend wants to know why Skyrim isn't a sky island?

» Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:40 am

Whats your favorite sneaker company?
Chicken or beef?

» Sat Oct 17, 2009 8:20 am

I have a question:

I am a really quick learner yet have no experience. Who should I send my resume to?

Remember, I can learn anything very quickly. So...game design, voice acting...maybe Todd is looking for a protege? I can do it all.

» Sat Oct 17, 2009 8:56 pm

If you could get away with it, what features from other games would you steal?

» Sat Oct 17, 2009 12:34 pm

How do you feel about the Adoring Fan and the players reaction to him (eg. knocking him off tall peaks, making gratuitous amounts of fanart)?

» Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:14 pm

So did any of you guys check out the Geminids meteor shower last night? From were I was observing I saw a lot, about 72 an hour on average and a peak of about 116 an hour great show and we had an amazing sky.

Also, one thing that's been bugging me, and I'm not sure if you can answer this or not can Todd tell us what the monks are chanting in the teaser trailer or is that part of the tease?

» Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:02 pm

when you play other Bethesda games (Morrowind, Oblivion, Fallouts), do you play with mods that alter the game a lot?

Also, do you make your own mods for the game? (even if private mods)

» Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:22 am

What is your favorite sci fi film?

Steampunk or cyberpunk?

What's your favorite flavor of ice cream?

» Sat Oct 17, 2009 8:37 am

Re-post: Not sure if you can answer this or not but do you guys have a name for your new internal engine, or should we continue calling it "Bethesda's Game Studios new internal engine?"

» Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:32 pm

Do you get yelled at for spending too much time on these forums at the office??

» Sat Oct 17, 2009 8:48 am

Any dev involved in writing: how is the name Kintyra (as in the empress) supposed to be pronounced?

Much thanks. I love the in-game books, esp. "The Wolf Queen" (though I hate the person they're named for!) and "A Brief History of the Empire."

edit: Let's try some fun questions, I guess.

Favorite climate?

Favorite letter of the alphabet?

Math or English?

Pizza or Pasta?

Favorite Pokemon?

I think I'm all out of questions now.

» Sat Oct 17, 2009 1:52 pm

what mods do you personally run on morrowind?

i aslo waqnt to thank you for reading the forums, and listening to your core fans

» Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:25 am

Album of the year?

» Sat Oct 17, 2009 8:53 pm

Gonna try this one last time *crosses fingers*

1) When you guys are playing one of the Beth games do you mod it extensively?

2) Do you make your own mods, or mainly download other works, or just play vanilla?

3) Is question two representative of the time (and possibly frustration) you spent developing whichever part of the game? Or just simple preference?

4) And a more general, does all the work you do one a particular game detract from gameplay for you?

» Sat Oct 17, 2009 9:18 am

Whats your favorite game?
Whats your favorite decade?
Morag Tong or Dark Brotherhood?
California or New York State?
Australia or New Zealand? (you want to say Australia)
and last of all whats your favorite decade from the 20th century?
Optional Question: What do you think of my Avatar of STS 1?

» Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:45 pm

Blade or Blunt?

» Sat Oct 17, 2009 5:57 pm

I have a question
What are your favourite aspects of the TES games?

» Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:57 am

Do you have any cool personal items on your desk? A linux penguin? Trolls? TES figurines? :spotted owl:

» Sat Oct 17, 2009 3:32 pm

There is only one chocolate. Milk chocolate is a corruption and white chocolate is an abomination.

what was your favorite moment in Oblivion?

finding Lucien Lachance's body.

I *really* like 4E.

...and this is from a guy who hates adding things to food (unless to make it spicier :-)

).

You are awesome. Seriously, you basically just glorified dark chocolate for the same reason I argue! Looove dark chocolate. And finding Lucien's body was my fav, too! It was so horrifying! I couldn't believe they slaughtered him! I really like 4E myself. The combat is way more interesting (and this is especially true for the martial classes). 80% of most campaigns I've been in were spent in boring, lengthy combat. Don't get me wrong! I love 3.5, too. But it's so nice having combat that doesn't put me to sleep.

And then even your last comment rings true with me: I absolutely do not add things to food that's already prepared or "meant" to be eaten a certain way. You'll never find me using salt or pepper. If it doesn't taste good on its own, it doesn't taste good! Oh, and spicy food -- let me tell you: $4 gets you a nice portion of curry from a truck vendor on the University of Pittsburgh's campus. India On Wheels' lamb mango. :drool: Lamb and mango and curry powder and when they ask you how spicy, you say "10" (on a 1-10 scale of course)!

If it makes you fellas (and gals) appreciated -- and this applies to not only devs but the regular members, too -- I just spent my entire night catching up with all that's been said on the last few threads, sharing in your interests by -- for instance -- listening to music you've mentioned, Binging (rather than Googling) the names of things of which I've never heard; so on and so forth. It's nice for me to get the chance to come down to Earth for once and remember that BGS employees are just ordinary people, no matter how much I love their work and in turn, made them into golden idols.

Anyway. Might as well ask another question while I'm here: Are any of you horribly fond of the Wheel of Time series? I think it is far superior to LOTR (but I do still love LOTR).

» Sat Oct 17, 2009 1:02 pm

Do you ever feel regret that, as developers, you can never quite experience any of your projects 'fresh off the shelf', so to speak? That you never can quite have that new-game feel with your own games because you've contributed to their development?

That would be one major roadblock for me if I were working in the industry.

» Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:32 pm

Just came up with a new question:
What do you feel when you see heavy criticisms against decisions you made in previous games? Angry? Guilty? Sad?

» Sat Oct 17, 2009 9:06 am

Do you agree with what M'aiq the liar has to say?

» Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:48 am

:icecream:

Sorry if some or all of these questions have been answered already, I kind of lost track a while back.

1) Do you prefer first or third person?
2) What is the most rewarding thing about working for Bethesda?
3) Do you work in an open office space or do have your own office?
4) Do you play games you've been part of creating, or is the fun spoiled during the creative process?
5) Is it beneficial to play other games for inspiration and to know what the competition is up to?
6) How long have you been in the game development industry?

» Sat Oct 17, 2009 8:43 am

Gonna try this one last time *crosses fingers*

1) When you guys are playing one of the Beth games do you mod it extensively?

2) Do you make your own mods, or mainly download other works, or just play vanilla?

3) Is question two representative of the time (and possibly frustration) you spent developing whichever part of the game? Or just simple preference?

4) And a more general, does all the work you do one a particular game detract from gameplay for you?