Ellys Tan is a developer who works at Bethesda Softworks on Fallout 76 as a senior quest designer and writer, first listed in the updated credits with Wastelanders.
Work on the Fallout series[]
Tan was hired on shortly before the initial launch of Fallout 76, working on last-minute fixes for the game. After that, they worked on the Wild Appalachia update.[1]
Tan worked on several main quests and multiplayer events for Fallout 76, in addition to writing dialogue and many notes and terminal entries.[2] They worked on the events Campfire Tales, Free Range, Project Paradise and Mischief Night (2019),[3] as well as Grahm's Meat-Cook,[4] Invaders from Beyond[5] and the Wasted on Nukashine quest line (for which they contributed to the writing of Biv).[1] As a writer on Steel Dawn and Steel Reign, Tan was the "character owner" for Knight Daniel Shin[1] and wrote the character Burke, who also uses they/them pronouns.[6] Tan also wrote Danilo for Expeditions: The Pitt and was the product owner for mutated public events in Mutation Invasion.[1]
Employment history[]
| From | To | Company | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2017 | January 2018 | Epic Games | Writer |
| April 2018 | Present | Bethesda Game Studios | Quest Designer & Writer |
Credits[]
Fallout series[]
| Year | Title | Credited as/for |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-present | Fallout 76 | Senior Quest Designer Additional Quest Designer & Writer |
Other work[]
| Year | Title | Credited as/for |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Paragon | Narrative Writer |
Gallery[]
Videos[]
External links[]
- Fallout 76 – Invaders from Beyond Update (Developer Gameplay) (Bethesda Softworks - February 17, 2022)
- Meet Ellys Tan, Senior Quest Designer at Bethesda Game Studios (Bethesda Softworks - April 28, 2023)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Meet Ellys Tan, Senior Quest Designer at Bethesda Game Studios
- ↑ LinkedIn description
- ↑ Fallout 76 on Ellys Tan's portfolio
- ↑ Celebrating 25 Years of Fallout! #Fallout25 (reference starts at 0:05:27)
- ↑ Fallout 76 - Invaders from Beyond Update (Developer Gameplay)
- ↑ Ellys Tan on Twitter: "Yes, I wrote Burke. :) Some other devs also worked on content involving them."