Istvan Pely is a developer who worked at Bethesda Game Studios as the lead artist on Fallout 3 and Fallout 4. He was also the art director on Fallout 76 and Fallout Shelter.
Work on the Fallout series[]
Pely was responsible for the conception of Mothership Zeta, pitching the DLC theme at a brainstorm meeting.[1] For Fallout 4, he worked on the design of T-60 power armor.
Employment history[]
| From | To | Company | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1995 | Piranha Interactive Publishing | Producer |
| 1997 | Present | Bethesda Game Studios | Art Director, Lead Artist |
Credits[]
Fallout series[]
| Year | Title | Credited as/for |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Fallout 3 | Lead Artist |
| 2015 | Fallout Shelter | Art Director |
| 2015 | Fallout 4 | Lead Artist |
| 2018 | Fallout 76 | Art Director |
Other work[]
| Year | Title | Credited as/for |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Majestic Part 1: Alien Encounter | Producer |
| 2003 | The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - Bloodmoon | World Art |
| 2003 | Pirates of the Caribbean | Special Thanks |
| 2006 | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion | Lead Dungeon Artist |
| 2011 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Additional Graphic Design |
| 2023 | Starfield | Art Director |
Behind the scenes[]
- Pely has an unmarked location named after him in Fallout 3, Pirate Pely's Boat and Bait.
- Live & Love issue #10 features an illustrated character based on Pely (second from right, see gallery). The design of the magazine was inspired by Pely and Nathan Purkeypile's trip to the Burning Man festival, during which they fought against each other in the Death Guild Thunderdome.[2]
Notes[]
The FalloutNV.esm file, when viewed in the G.E.C.K., lists "ipely" as its creator, however this could be due to copy pasting of the Fallout3.esm to start work on New Vegas.
Gallery[]
Pely during the development of Fallout 3
Sample concept art
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An in-game magazine character based on Pely (second from right)
External links[]
- Istvan Pely's developer diary (dead link)
References[]
- ↑ The Hachiko Interview With Joel Burgess & Jeff Gardiner: "The "Easter Egg" UFO always seemed like a funny gag more than anything. Was content based around this ship always planned? If not, where did the idea come from to use this specific piece of the currently existing Fallout 3 game?"
Jeff Gardiner: "No, this content was not always planned - it seemed like a fun and natural fit for our 5th DLC. The idea came out of a big brainstorm meeting we had for pitching DLC themes - this one was Istvan Pely's, our Lead Artist." - ↑ Nate Purkeypile on Twitter: "Also, as a fun follow up to this thread...
Fallout 4 has this comic book cover.
I'm the tall one. Istvan (the previous art director) is next to me.
A not so subtle easter egg about this trip to Burning Man. :D"