David R. McKenzie is a developer who worked at Bethesda Softworks on Fallout 76 as a level designer.
Career[]
Work on the Fallout series[]
After being hired to work on Fallout 76, McKenzie contributed to various gameplay systems.[1] As a level designer on the development team, McKenzie served in that role by working on several locations, including but not limited to, Flatwoods, Morgantown and the West Tek research center.[2] McKenzie also wrote many holotapes, notes and terminal entries for the locations he worked on as a level designer, including, but not limited to the following, in the original release of the game:[2]
- Gym session notes
- History of Morgantown series (Author's notes, Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol. III, Vol. IV)
- HR meeting minutes
- I hate Flatwoods
- In memory of books
- Monorail maintenance log 30045
- Psych eval: Olivia P. Henderson
- Psych eval: Wyatt Johnson
- Responder's personal log
- Responder's plea
- The Battle of Morgantown
- Welcome to the Freak Show
- A reminder to myself
- Confessions of an addict
- Dumb street kids
- Feeling good, looking good
- Flatwoods Tavern terminal entries
- West Tek research center terminal entries
For the Wastelanders update, McKenzie worked on content relating to the Motherlode.[2] McKenzie left the development and thus ceased work on Fallout 76 in February 2020, shortly prior to the release of Wastelanders.[1]
Other work[]
Since leaving work on Fallout 76, McKenzie has gone on to work as a designer on games such as New World and its various expansions at Amazon Games.
Employment history[]
| From | To | Company | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2014 | October 2017 | Wargaming Seattle | Level Designer |
| October 2017 | February 2020 | Bethesda Game Studios | Designer |
| March 2020 | ? | Amazon Games | Senior Level Designer |
Credits[]
Fallout series[]
| Year | Title | Credited as/for |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-20 | Fallout 76 | Level Designer Additional Level Design |
Other work[]
| Year | Title | Credited as/for |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | République | Level Designer |
| 2020 | Crucible | Level Designer |
| 2021-24 | New World | Designer |