| Alan Nanes | |
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| Role(s) | Designer, Writer, Quality Assurance Tester |
| Bethesda Softworks tenure | Feb 2002–Present[1] |
| Alias(es) | slateman rpggamedev |
Alan Nanes is the current Director of Design at Bethesda Game Studios, with credits on The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, and Starfield.[1]
Elder Scrolls Game CreditsEdit
Video Games
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind — Quality Assurance / Special Thanks To[2]
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind: Tribunal — Quality Assurance[3]
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind: Bloodmoon — Quality Assurance[4]
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind: Game of the Year Edition — Quality Assurance Lead / Special Thanks To[5]
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion — Quest Design[6]
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Wizard's Tower — Lead Designer[1]
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Vile Lair — Lead Designer[1]
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Shivering Isles — Quest Design[7]
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — Quest Design & Writing[8]
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Dawnguard — Quest Design & Writing[1]
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Dragonborn — Quest Design & Writing[1]
- The Elder Scrolls: Blades — Additional Writing[9]
Tabletop Games
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim The Adventure Game — With Thanks to[10]
Known ContributionsEdit
- Oblivion — Alan authored the side quests: Where Spirits Have Lease, The Forlorn Watchman, A Brush with Death, Seeking Your Roots, and Corruption and Conscience.[11]
- Skyrim — Alan authored and implemented the design for the city of Riften and the Thieves Guild.[12] He also authored A Return To Your Roots and the Mjoll the Lioness follower.[13][14]
- Dawnguard — Alan authored the encounter with Jiub in the Soul Cairn.[13]
InterviewsEdit
- Aug 2003: elderscrolls.com: Testing 1, 2, 3
- Jul 2007: BethBlog: Inside the Vault: Alan Nanes
- Dec 2010: Meet the Devs of Skyrim
- May 2023: Writing the Worlds of Bethesda
See AlsoEdit
GalleryEdit
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Alan during Morrowind's development.
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Alan playtesting Morrowind for the Xbox.
External LinksEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b c d e f LinkedIn — Alan Nanes
- ^ Morrowind:Credits
- ^ Tribunal:Credits
- ^ Bloodmoon:Credits
- ^ MobyGames — Alan Nanes
- ^ Oblivion:Credits
- ^ Shivering:Credits
- ^ Skyrim:Credits
- ^ Blades:Credits
- ^ SkyrimTAG:Credits
- ^ Meet the Devs of Skyrim
- ^ Alan Nanes' Posts
- ^ a b Writing the Worlds of Bethesda
- ^ Creation Kit DialogueViews