Jon Shafer
Moby ID: 110667
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Jon Shafer joined Firaxis in February 2005, after a long and impressive tenure as a modder in the Civilization community. He received a Bachelor's degree in History from Towson University, made the transition to developer with Sid Meier's Civilization IV, and then worked on Civ IV’s three expansions. He was the lead designer on Sid Meier's Civilization V, the role previously held by Sid Meier himself.
In January 2011 it was confirmed he left the studio and was hired by Stardock to work on the design and mod support for Elemental: War of Magic, and at a point in the future spearhead the development of a new title.
Credited on 10 games
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| Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption (2018, Windows) | Boosters |
| Aven Colony (2017, Windows) | Special Thanks Also to |
| Galactic Civilizations III (2015, Windows) | Additional Design by |
| Fallen Enchantress (2012, Windows) | Scenario |
| Sid Meier's Civilization V (2010, Windows) | Designed by |
| Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization (2008, Windows) | Original Prototype |
| Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (2007, Windows) | Lead Designer |
| Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords (2006, Windows) | Designers |
| Sid Meier's Civilization IV (2005, Windows) | Programming Group |
| Sid Meier's Civilization III: Conquests (2003, Windows) | The Public Beta Testers |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 7 games with Michael Curran
- 6 games with Paul Murphy
- 6 games with Michael R. Bates
- 6 games with Steve Martin
- 6 games with Susan Meier
- 6 games with Josh Scanlan
- 6 games with Barry Caudill
- 6 games with Kelley Gilmore
- 6 games with Donna Milesky
- 6 games with Jerome J. Atherholt
Companies
- 9 games with Valve Corporation
- 7 games with Epic Games Tools LLC
- 5 games with 2K Games, Inc.
- 5 games with Firaxis Games, Inc.
- 4 games with GameSpy Industries Inc.
- 4 games with 1C Company
- 4 games with CyberFront Corporation
- 4 games with Take-Two Interactive...
- 4 games with Take Two Interactive Italia Srl
- 4 games with Take Two Interactive GmbH
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