| Mike Lipari | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Role(s) | Programmer |
| Bethesda Softworks tenure | 2000–Present[verification needed] |
| Alias(es) | Mike the Liar blatantLiar[1] |
Mike Lipari is a Senior Programmer and the Systems Group Lead at Bethesda Game Studios, with credits on The Elder Scrolls and Fallout.[2]
Elder Scrolls Game CreditsEdit
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind — Programming[3]
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind: Tribunal — Programming[4]
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind: Bloodmoon — Programming[5]
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion — Programming[6]
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Knights of the Nine — Programming[7]
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Shivering Isles — Programming[8]
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — Systems Programming[9]
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — Additional Systems Programming[10]
Known ContributionsEdit
This list is non-exhaustive and includes only contributions which have been confirmed to be implemented, fully or partially, by Lipari.
- Morrowind — Mike Lipari is the namesake of M'Aiq the Liar[11]
- The Elder Scrolls Construction Set — Lipari was instrumental in the development of the software, taking over as lead of the editor sometime in 2001, with Todd Howard remarking that "[Lipari] has made it better than any of us imagined."[12]
- Oblivion — (?)[2]
- Knights of the Nine — "[Lipari] troubleshooted, debugged, cajoled, begged, massaged and pinched our tools and engine in all the right places." per Ashley Cheng.[7]
InterviewsEdit
- Apr 2001: Morrowind Summit: Morrowind Team IRC Interview: April 2001
- Apr 2001: Voodoo Extreme: Morrowind Design Diary V
- Oct 2001: RPGVault: Morrowind Developer Q&A; #9 Characters & Playing Styles
- Nov 2001: RPGVault: Morrowind Developer Q&A; #12 Interesting Opponents
- Mar 2002: RPGVault: Morrowind Developer Q&A; #20 Favorite Weapons
- Mar 2002: RPGVault: Morrowind Developer Q&A; #21
- Apr 2002: RPGVault: Morrowind Developer Q&A; #23 Favorite Birthsigns
- Dec 2003: elderscrolls.com: Team Profile: Mike Lipari
- Apr 2004: elderscrolls.com: Most Memorable Elder Scrolls Moments
- Sep 2007: Bethesda Blog: Inside the Vault: Mike Lipari
- Apr 2022: Making Morrowind 20th Anniversary
GalleryEdit
Mike around the time of Morrowind's development
M'aiq the Liar, a recurring NPC whose name is an alias for Mike
External LinksEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Goods" — rpgplanet.com
- ^ a b Inside the Vault: Mike Lipari. (12 September 2007). Bethesda Blog. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009.
- ^ Morrowind: Credits
- ^ Tribunal: Credits
- ^ Bloodmoon: Credits
- ^ Oblivion: Credits
- ^ a b Unofficial credits for Knights of the Nine — Ashley Cheng
- ^ Shivering: Credits
- ^ Skyrim: Credits
- ^ MobyGames — Mike Lipari
- ^ Tales from the Edge of Oblivion
- ^ Howard, T. (3 January 2002). Morrowind Developer Q&A; #15 TES Construction Set. RPGVault. Archived from the original on 6 February 2002.