Thread by @jesawyer

Since Pentiment came out, I've seen people attribute things to me that I did not do, erase me from things that I absolutely did do, and ignore large numbers of other devs who also did a huge amount of work. This is most notable with Fallout: New Vegas, so let's do this again: 1/8

John Gonzalez was the lead creative designer (effectively "writing lead") on Fallout: New Vegas. He wrote the main plot from Chris Avellone's starting incident (shot in the head, dropped in a grave in the desert) and my end point (2nd Battle of Hoover Dam). 2/8

He created and wrote House, designed the families of The Strip, and wrote many major characters, including House, Caesar, Benny, Yes Man, and Vulpes Inculta. He also wrote Ricky and Stella in Honest Hearts as well as all of the Survivalist/Randall Clark logs. 3/8

Much of the writing on core F:NV was done by area designers, including Jesse Farrell, Eric Fenstermaker, Akil Hooper, Jeff Husges, Rob Lee, Charles Staples, and Travis Stout. Steph Newland, Matt MacLean, George Ziets, Chris Avellone, and I also wrote some characters. 4/8

Companions: Arcade (me), Boone (Fenstermaker), Cass (Avellone), ED-E (Hooper), Lily and Raul (Stout), Rex (Farrell), Veronica (Fenstermaker).

I was the director and system designer for the base game. I directed Honest Hearts and Gun Runners' Arsenal and wrote Joshua Graham. 5/8

Chris Avellone directed and did much of the character writing for Dead Money, Old World Blues, and Lonesome Road (and also wrote Lanius in base F:NV). Travis Stout also did character writing for Honest Hearts, OWB, and Lonesome Road. 6/8

I may have missed some things in there, but when in doubt, the various Fallout wikis usually have correct information. And even though the in-game credits don't specifically attribute individual characters to designers, they do properly credit everyone who was involved. 7/8

It's been a white. Even I forget things, which is why I don't answer many questions about F:NV anymore, but basic things should remain clear to fans: John Gonzalez was the lead writer, I was the director, many other devs wrote a huge number of important characters. Thanks. 8/8