Tyler Thompson
Moby ID: 20635
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Tyler Thompson is a veteran of the gaming industry whose work on the Diablo series included programming and technical design on random level generation, player and monster skills, collision and pathing, client/server synchronization, monster AI, level layout tools, content creation tools, quests and the creation and implementation of special effects.
Tyler was a Programmer on Diablo II and moved into the Project Lead position for Diablo II: Lord of Destruction. He commonly worked with teams of programmers and organized the implementation and integration of both art and programming content into the game. Tyler also worked on the design of several projects in the areas of player skills, monster behavior and quest design as well as serving on the project oversight teams for Warcraft III and World of Warcraft. He left Blizzard in 2003 to join Flagship Studios with some other former Blizzard employees.
Credited on 20 games
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| Diablo II: Resurrected (2021, Windows) | Diablo II Development Team (Blizzard North) |
| Torchlight III (2020, Windows) | The Echtra Games Team |
| Hob (2017, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| FIFA 17 (2016, Windows) | Development Support |
| Overwatch (2016, Windows) | Additional Team Members |
| StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void (2015, Windows) | Group Leadership |
| Heroes of the Storm (2015, Windows) | Team Members |
| World of WarCraft: Warlords of Draenor (2014, Windows) | Lead Engineers |
| SimCity (2013, Windows) | Producers |
| Diablo III (2012, Macintosh) | The Diablo III Team would like to give special thanks to those who worked on the game in its early years at Blizzard North |
| The Sims 3: Ambitions (2010, Windows) | Feature Producers |
| The Sims 3: World Adventures (2009, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| The Sims 3 (2009, Windows) | Additional Engineering |
| Hellgate: London (2007, Windows) | The Originators of Hellgate London |
| Advent Rising (2005, Windows) | Animation |
| WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002, Macintosh) | Additional Game Review |
| WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos (Collector's Edition) (2002, Macintosh) | Additional Game Review |
| Diablo II: Lord of Destruction (2001, Windows) | Project Lead |
| Diablo II (2000, Macintosh) | Programmers |
| Diablo II (Collector's Edition) (2000, Windows) | Programmers |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 11 games with Sam Didier
- 11 games with Glenn Stafford
- 11 games with Brian Fitzgerald
- 11 games with Hung Nguyen
- 11 games with Geoff Fraizer
- 11 games with Pat Nagle
- 11 games with Jeff Chamberlain
- 11 games with Matthew Mead
- 11 games with Allen Adham
- 10 games with Eric Dodds
Companies
- 11 games with Blizzard Entertainment Inc.
- 6 games with Electronic Arts, Inc.
- 5 games with Electronic Arts Czech...
- 5 games with Electronic Arts GmbH
- 4 games with Epic Games Tools LLC
- 4 games with Sony DADC Europe GmbH
- 4 games with Activision Blizzard...
- 4 games with Leader S.p.a.
- 4 games with CDP Sp. z o.o.
- 3 games with Vivendi Games (UK) Limited
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