Timothy Cain

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“My idea is to explore more of the world and more of the ethics of a post-nuclear world, not to make a better plasma gun.”— Tim Cain

Timothy Cain ist der Original Erschaffer der Fallout-Reihe und Handlung. Er war der Hauptprogrammierer an Fallout und einer von sechs Leuten, die für den originalen Spielentwurf verantwortlich waren.

Karierre

Interplay Entertainment (August 1991 - January 1998)

Initially, he was the only one working on Interplay's GURPS project, creating the game's engine. Later the team grew and he went from lead programmer to producer when Tom Decker left the project.

After completing Fallout Cain went on to do some pre-production work on Fallout 2 before leaving Interplay.

Troika Games (April 1998 - February 2005)

After leaving Interplay, he set up Troika Games with Leonard Boyarsky and Jason D. Anderson. He was a project leader and lead programmer on Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura and The Temple of Elemental Evil. He also worked as a programmer on Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines, Troika's last game.

Carbine Studios (August 2005 - July 2011)

After Troika' shutdown in 2005, he joined as the programming director at Carbine Studio working on Wildstar, a fantasy MMO game for NCSoft. He was promoted to design director in October 2007. Cain left Carbine Studios in July 2011.

Obsidian Entertainment (October 2011 - Present)

In October 2011 he announced that he is joining Obsidian Entertainment as a Senior Programmer under a contract and would eventually leave the company.^[1]^[2] On February 20, 2012, Tim decided that he will not leave Obsidian, but will join the company and work full time.

Infos

Typing "boom", on the Fallout credits will show an animation of his head exploding.
In Fallout 2, in Golgotha near New Reno, there is a grave marker with words on it: "Tim Cain. Founder, Lover, Fighter, Programmer."
Tim Cain's face is the Fallout 1 & 2 icon when seen in "My Computer" or on the desktop on a modern OS, or when using big-sized icons.

Mitarbeitergeschichte

Von	Bis	Firma
1991	1998	Interplay Entertainment
1998	2005	Troika Games
2005	2011	Carbine Studios
2011	gegenwärtig	Obsidian Entertainment

Credits

Fallout Reihe

Jahr	Titel	Credited als/für
1997	Fallout	Produzent Hauptprogrammierer Original Spielentwurf
1998	Fallout 2	Original Spielentwurf Zusätzliche Programmierung

Sonstige Arbeiten

Jahr	Titel	Credited als/für
1991	The Bard's Tale Construction Set	Designer Programmer Manual writer
1995	Stonekeep	Programming consultant
2001	Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura	Project leader Lead programmer
2003	The Temple of Elemental Evil	Project leader Lead programmer
2004	Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines	Programmer
2014	South Park: Stick of Truth	Gameplay programmer
2014	Project Eternity	Senior programmer

Galerie

Tim Cain in 1996 during the development of Fallout.
Tim Cain with a wig - At his home, 1997.

Tim Cain with a wig - At his home, 1997.
Tim at the Troika offices with a "celebrity guest star".
Tim Cain and Chris Avellone on the set of fan project "Nuka Break: Season 2"