[HN Gopher] Why Timothy Cain creator of Fallout left Fallout 2 d...
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       Why Timothy Cain creator of Fallout left Fallout 2 during
       development
        
       Author : shmde
       Score  : 40 points
       Date   : 2023-05-27 19:50 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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       | pimlottc wrote:
       | The title has been changed from first person to third person,
       | making it sound like it's a piece from some video game history
       | vlogger. In fact, it's actually a first-hand account from the man
       | himself.
       | 
       | "Timothy Cain: Why I Left Fallout 2" would be a better title.
        
       | hartator wrote:
       | Seems super unfair indeed.
        
         | thrwy41 wrote:
         | Is it? As the tech lead, it is his responsibility or fault
         | either way that such errors do not make it the code or find
         | them if that happens. If the project is delayed and you miss
         | some big sale day or something, it does not sound so unfair
         | that his bonus is cut.
         | 
         | I am not fully sold on the idea of him losing a bonus is 100%
         | because he defended the person who did it.
        
       | nailer wrote:
       | Short version: he's the lead dev (and lead designer, and project
       | leader, created fallout, and much more).
       | 
       | There is a showstopper bug that is hard to reproduce they
       | effectively bisect the code until they find it.
       | 
       | They fix the bug. He is asked whose error it was by his boss, and
       | to protect the person, he says it's not important. His bonus -
       | keep in mind he created a new successful IP from scratch - is
       | drastically reduced as a result.
        
         | rowanG077 wrote:
         | Wow. Insane that he lost his bonus for being a good lead dev.
         | 
         | Some dev had put the classic `<=` instead of `<` in a for loop
         | check and the for loop body promptly corrupted some memory
         | leading to heisencrashes. It took weeks to narrow down with 10+
         | hour days. Once they did and fixed it the boss asked for a name
         | who had written the offending code. Timothy did not bend. Boss
         | was salty and cut his bonus.
        
         | thrwy41 wrote:
         | Perhaps it was him (and that is what they assumed when they cut
         | his bonus)
        
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