Project Eternity Post-funding Update #32

For the thirty-second update to the Project Eternity Kickstarter project, Obsidian Entertainment has started to introduce us to some of the developers who are helping make the Infinity Engine-inspired RPG a reality. In the first installment, we meet programmer Steve Weatherly:

Q: What’s your typical work day like on Project Eternity?

A: When I start my day in the morning the first thing I do is check email and make sure there aren’t any outstanding issues or meetings I need to think about. I frequently also log into Reddit to see if I have any fan questions. After that I fire up Unity, update my build to see everyone else’s work, then run the game to make sure it still works like it did when I left the night before. If there are any major issues I’ll take care of them, otherwise I’ll start working on whatever the next thing is that I need to build. I usually head off to the gym at lunch because my office is a dark cell and I need sunshine (or the fluorescent lights of the gym). Then more programming after lunch. Around 3:30pm I’m about ready to fall asleep, so each day all of the programmers gather up and walk across the street for coffee. That might seem like a waste of time to some, but it gives all of the programmers a chance to talk about what they are working and bounce ideas off of each other. Also coffee.

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Q: What other projects have you worked on at Obsidian?

A: I’ve been at Obsidian almost 7 years, so there’s been a lot. I started out as tools programmer on the Neverwinter Nights 2 toolset, followed by my first job as an AI programmer on the cancelled Aliens RPG project, after that I helped out with Alpha Protocol’s AI system doing bug fixes. Then I moved to Dungeon Siege 3 where I was responsible for building the AI systems both for the game and our Onyx engine. I served a tour of duty on South Park integrating the Onyx combat system with the turn based design of that game. They hired Tim Cain to replace me on South Park and I moved over to the (now cancelled) North Carolina project. Between North Carolina and Project Eternity I worked on various prototypes we were doing to try and pitch games.