Akil Hooper is a developer who worked at Obsidian Entertainment on Fallout: New Vegas as an area designer.
Career[]
Work on the Fallout series[]
On Fallout: New Vegas, Hooper wrote much of the content for Primm,[1] including Primm Slim's dialogue, as well as the story of Vikki and Vance.[2][3] This also extended to the quests and content of the companion ED-E.[4] Hooper was partially responsible for designing Come Fly With Me alongside Jesse Farrell,[5] and was one of the area designers on the Hoover Dam.[6] Hooper was responsible for designing Vault 3,[7] and worked on the implementation of the quest Volare!,[8] as one of the area designers working on the Boomers and Nellis Air Force Base.[9] Hooper was also an area designer on the REPCONN HQ and created the Q-35 matter modulator.[10] He created the Gomorrah casino and designed the quest line (How Little We Know) for the Omertas.[11] Hooper also wrote the now-famous NCR trooper line "Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter."[11]
For the game's add-ons, his credit was changed to additional area designer; on Dead Money, he performed scripting work for the radio signals in the Villa.[12]
Other work[]
Hooper left Obsidian Entertainment in April 2011. He has worked on the EverQuest franchise, both before and after his tenure at Obsidian.
Employment history[]
| From | To | Company | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2008 | April 2011 | Obsidian Entertainment | Designer |
Credits[]
Fallout series[]
| Year | Title | Credited as/for |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Fallout: New Vegas | Area Designer |
| 2010 | Dead Money | Additional Area Designer |
| 2011 | Honest Hearts | Additional Area Designer |
| 2011 | Old World Blues | Additional Area Designer |
| 2011 | Lonesome Road | Additional Area Designer |
Other work[]
| Year | Title | Credited as/for |
|---|---|---|
| 2002-04 | EverQuest | Game Designer |
| 2005-08 | EverQuest II | Game Designer / Design Supervisor |
| 2007 | Legends of Norrath | Rewards Designer |
References[]
- ↑ Joshua Sawyer on Something Awful Forums: "Akil Hooper - ED-E, a lot of Primm, the Omertas, some Hoover Dam, some Boomers"
- ↑ Question: "who created primm slim? I love that guy specially when he talks in NV radio.."Howdy citizens! How about a yee-haw! (...)""
Joshua Sawyer: "Kristen Altamirano created Primm Slim's unique model variant and Akil Hooper wrote Slim's dialogue."
(Joshua Sawyer Formspring posts/2011) - ↑ "Who wrote the Vikki and Vance story and Primm Slim? Funny stuff."
Joshua Sawyer: "Akil Hooper."
(Joshua Sawyer Formspring posts/2011) - ↑ Question: "Who came up with the idea for ED-E? i love that little dude."
Joshua Sawyer: "Thanks. I generated the concepts and character arcs for all of the companions, but different designers wrote the actual dialogue and implemented the quests. In the case of ED-E, Akil Hooper generated the quests/content."
(Joshua Sawyer Formspring posts/2011) - ↑ Question: "Who designed Come Fly With Me? It ended up being one of my favorite quests."
Joshua Sawyer: "A number of designers worked on it, primarily Jesse Farrell and Akil Hooper."
(Joshua Sawyer Formspring posts/2010) - ↑ "Whose idea was it to let the player have Yes Man punch Oliver off of Hoover Dam? I must say, that is supremely satisfying."
Joshua Sawyer: "I'm not sure. It was probably Charlie Staples, Akil Hooper, or Jesse Farrell. They all worked on Hoover Dam."
(Joshua Sawyer Formspring posts/2010) - ↑ Question: "Who in particular comes up with the indivual stories for each vault? Chris Avellone? The whole team? Obviously some have movie inspirations. But others seem just.. Fucked up and bizarre :/"
Joshua Sawyer: "I wrote the basic concepts for F:NV's vaults but individual designers fully fleshed the concepts out and implemented them. Vault 3: Akil Hooper, Vault 11: Eric Fenstermaker, Vault 19: Sydney Wolfram. Vault 21: Jorge Salgado. Vault 22: Jesse Farrell, Vault 34: Sydney Wolfram."
(Joshua Sawyer Formspring posts/2011) - ↑ Question: "Who thought up the Boomers, Nellis and the "Volare!" mission? They're by far my favorite faction and missions of the games. Great job guys."
Joshua Sawyer: "John Gonzalez came up with the Boomers. I came up with the basics of Volare! and Akil Hooper did the actual development of the quest."
(Joshua Sawyer Formspring posts/2011) - ↑ Fallout New Vegas Developer Interview: Robert Lee Part 1 and Part 2
- ↑ Question: "Is the Q-35 Matter Modulator from F:NV named after the Illudium Q-36 Space Modulator?"
Joshua Sawyer: "I believe so. That item was named by Akil Hooper, who designed REPCONN HQ."
(Joshua Sawyer Formspring posts/2012) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 Josh Sawyer Fallout 4 Project Mojave Mod Stream 13.11.2021 (reference starts at 48:26)
Joshua Sawyer: "'Who wrote that line?' That was Akil Hooper, wrote that line. Akil designed many, many areas in the game. Including the Gomorrah and the Omertas quest line if I recall correctly." - ↑ NVDLC01RadioChristineSCRIPT