Snapshots Through My Career

I went through my photos and for each game I have made, I found a picture taken during its development. Watch me deteriorate!

Videos I reference:

[IMBREISGAU]

not gonna lie, Tim - your rizz peaked at 35 and re-peaked again at 51.

Also Leonard is a Vampire, I am sure of it, the man DID NOT age.

[jackiespaceman]

The universe is surreal. 24 years ago I played and loved the first two Fallout games

Now 24 years later after an eventful life I’m homeless and sitting on the ground watching YouTube when suddenly this channel is recommended to me

How does time work? Am I even the same person I was then? Clearly not, but why then does 24 years ago still feel in many ways like yesterday?

Life is strange

[Miguel-jqol]

As a mid 20 something year old this is oddly comforting that you really hit your stride in game dev from your 30's. Logically it makes sense you've built up a career and a foundation of your skills, but I feel like a lot of people my age are in such a rush right out of university (myself included).

[lrinfi]

Deteriorating? Nah. You're aging like a fine wine. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. :)

[SteamedToast]

Kind of you to share these moments, amazing how much you've accomplished so far!

[FEV_REJECT]

That pic of you at 25 looks like any math rock guitarist in the last 10 years. This is a compliment lol

[radmanstan]

There is this story that has been stuck in my head forever. In summary a woman who was alive for sometime was more shocked by the fact the Brooklyn Bridge was made than man landing on the Moon. In her perspective it was more unthinkable that someone could walk from Manhattan to Brooklyn than man landing on the moon in their respective times.

I’m not calling you old Tim, but compared to most video game developers you have a really unique perspective since you’ve worked on video games close to the median’s inception. What was the most shocking development in game design you’ve seen in your over 40 year career? Not necessarily what’s the most advanced discovery you know, but what surprised you the most in the world of video games?

[kalkuttadrop]

I think it would be interesting to do another 'Fallout Cut Content' video, except it be done with you looking over fan-made lists on the Wikis or video compilations of info.(Maybe ask No Mutants Allowed to compile everything they know in one place)
The fans have picked over every scrap of info they have, but lack that first hand knowledge. You were there, but memory fades. Combining the two could get the cleanest information set we ever could get, you read over what the fans have gathered, it jogs some memories, you clarify and add on some detail you recall or context. You could look at what we have and say 'Oh I remember this yeah' and then recall new details or info!

That was lovely, Tim. I'll start taking more photos.

[Haken]

Thanks for sharing the photos. Even in your 20s, you somehow look much more 'adult' / wise than many others around the same age. Seeing you having made one of the best and most influential games of all time when you were just 30 makes me feel really humble, being older than that and not having achieved anything of that magnitude :)

[lookalivebrett]

You're a bright spot during a dark period. 🙏 I'm definitely going to start taking more photos.

[quantumapprentice]

Would you be willing to answer a question about the Fallout game engine?

I've been working on modding the original Fallout's for a bit, and this one thing about the engine really confuses me.
A lot of the art and critter files in the folders of the master.dat/critter.dat archives have *.LST files in them.
These *.LST files are just a text list of the art/critter files in that folder, but the engine only reads in the files on the list, and seems to reference them by line number.
Was there a reason you kept track of game files using the line numbers of text files?
Did you do something different for Arcanum?
Would you do this differently today?

[Anubis]

Thanks for sharing, Tim, these sorts of things are always interesting!

Had a weird sort of shock when you mentioned Lake Elsinore. Lived there in the 90s for a time as a kid, but I've NEVER heard anyone mention it or talk about it, unless it was on the news for some accident or crime. Any time it comes up in conversation, nobody but me seems to have heard of it.

It's one of those places nobody seems to know exists unless they've lived there, so it's surreal to even hear you mention it.

[joshuae]

it's cool to see you doing this channel, sharing your experience and memories throughout the years and that you still have fun with game dev both from a professional and recreational perspective, hope you have a good day👍

[colbymclemore]

I genuinely look forward to all your videos each morning Tim. Thanks for all the insight. ❤

[theebulll]

This was really awesome, thanks for sharing with us!

[courtlandvinson]

Love Friday videos! Only wish it was longer! 😊

[RadioRich]

Great photos, Tim! Some of the earlier shots reminded me of your mom, then your dad. Love the stories in your timeline!

[pixhell]

Thanks for sharing this moment of life! 👍🏻

[MyCatsHeadBlewUp]

Haunting! Playing Fallout 2. What a challenge.