Zachary "Zach" Wilson is a developer who worked at Bethesda Game Studios on Fallout 76 as a level designer, as well as on Fallout Shelter as an additional writer.
Career[]
Work on the Fallout series[]
For Fallout 76, Wilson created the Unusual Pipe random encounter and the Pipe... note, introduced in the Wastelanders update. He described the random encounter as "some nonsense [he] made at 8PM on a Wednesday at the end of the project when no one was looking," yet also called it his most successful contribution to gaming.[1] He also wrote the Liam Hornwright's workstation terminal at Vault-Tec University, which includes a reference to his late dog Riley.[2] Wilson also wrote the note Skeleton extraction guide.[3]
Employment history[]
| From | To | Company | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2001 | May 2006 | Electronic Arts | Environment Artist / Level Designer |
| June 2006 | May 2011 | Kaos Studios | Senior Level Designer |
| May 2011 | June 2016 | Visceral Games | Celebrity Level Designer |
| June 2016 | Present | Bethesda Game Studios | Celebrity Level Designer |
Credits[]
Fallout series[]
| Year | Title | Credited as/for |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Fallout Shelter | Additional Writer |
| 2018 | Fallout 76 | Level Designer |
Other work[]
| Year | Title | Credited as/for |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Sid Meier's Civilization III | Additional Artist |
| 2002 | Sid Meier's SimGolf | Additional Artist |
| 2002 | NASCAR Thunder 2003 | Assistant Texture Artist |
| 2003 | NASCAR Thunder 2004 | Additional Artist |
| 2003 | NCAA Football 2004 | Associate Texture Artist |
| 2005 | Madden NFL 06 | Environment Artist |
| 2006 | Superman Returns | Level Designer |
| 2008 | Frontlines: Fuel of War | Lead Level Designer |
| 2011 | Homefront | Senior Level Designer / Writer |
| 2015 | Battlefield Hardline | Senior Level Designer |
| 2023 | Starfield | Senior Level Designer |
References[]
- ↑ Zachary Wilson on Twitter: "You slave away for two decades, honing your craft and obsessing over every detail only to find that your most successful contribution to the art form is some nonsense you made at 8PM on a wednesday
at the end of the project when no one was looking:"
- ↑ Zachary Wilson on Twitter: "This terminal entry in Fallout 76 is a reference to my dearly departed dog Riley:"
- ↑ Zachary Wilson on Twitter: "I put my favorite dril tweet that wasn't about asimo in fallout 76:"