General:Mike Lipari

Mike Lipari
Role(s)	Designer, Writer
Bethesda Softworks tenure	2000–Present[verification needed]
Alias(es)	Mike the Liar blatantLiar

Mike Lipari is a Senior Programmer and the Systems Group Lead at Bethesda Game Studios, with credits on The Elder Scrolls and Fallout.

Elder Scrolls Game Credits

• The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind — Programming
  • The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind: Tribunal — Programming
  • The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind: Bloodmoon — Programming
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion — Programming
  • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Knights of the Nine — Programming
  • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Shivering Isles — Programming
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — Systems Programming
  • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — Additional Systems Programming

Known Contributions

This list is non-exhaustive and includes only contributions which have been confirmed to be implemented, fully or partially, by Lipari.

• Morrowind — Mike Lipari is the namesake of M'Aiq the Liar
• Oblivion — ^(?)
• Knights of the Nine — "[Lipari] troubleshooted, debugged, cajoled, begged, massaged and pinched our tools and engine in all the right places." per Ashley Cheng.

Interviews

• Apr 2001: Voodoo Extreme: Morrowind Design Diary V
• Dec 2003: elderscrolls.com: Team Profile: Mike Lipari
• Apr 2004: elderscrolls.com: Most Memorable Elder Scrolls Moments
• Sep 2007: Bethesda Blog: Inside the Vault: Mike Lipari
• Apr 2022: Making Morrowind 20th Anniversary

Gallery

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  Mike around the time of Morrowind's development

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  M'aiq the Liar, a recurring NPC whose name is an alias for Mike

External Links

Mike Lipari on MobyGames