Zusk
Zusk is a developer who worked as the Overall Coordinator/Lead Designer of the mod, as well as serving as one of the Community Managers.
Background
Zusk worked with modifying Paradox Interactive games since approximately 2010, beginning with Europa Universalis III, involving themselves with total conversion projects like When the World Stopped Making Sense and Elder Kings for Crusader Kings II. During 2018, Zusk took a greater interest in modding Paradox Interactive games through Rimmy - Downunder Gaming Hearts of Iron IV videos, and learning about the Old World Blues total conversion mod from there.[1]
During late June of 2018, Zusk created the Yakuza Rising submod, adding a new focus tree, more then four new leaders, new research options and a entirely custom scripted GUI clan system for them. Zusk formally joined the team afterwards, having been contacted and asked if they would like to join the team by Zapdude,[2] during the 2.0 - 2.1 updates, and has continued to work on the mod since.
On March 24, 2022, HappyNTH stepped down as Overall Coordinator/Lead Designer of the mod, nominating Zusk, a Senior Developer at the time, as their successor.
Contributions
- Edited leader portraits for Port Maw, The Timberline, Grabber Territory, and Bellingham.[3]
- Tierra de los Tzotzil - Coding (2.0)
- Troll Warren - Redesign (2.1)
- Marrow Drinkers (2.1)
- Mirelurk Tribe (2.1)
- The Apostles (2.1)
- Bone Dancers (2.1)
- Shale's Army (3.0)
- Robot City - Writing (3.0)
- Unity of Austin (3.0)
- Ironmongers (3.0)
- Twin Mothers (3.0)
- Hang Dogs - Design/Scripting (3.0)
- Mojave Chapter (3.0)
- Think Tank (3.0)
- New Vegas - Partial Redesign (3.0)
- Western Brotherhood - Partial Redesign (3.0), Redesign (4.0)[4]
- The Last Patrol (3.1)
- Lanius's Cohort - Redesign (3.1)
- Sons of Kaga (4.0)
- TV Town (4.0)
- 215th (4.0)
- Rogue Rangers (4.0)
- Guardians (4.0)
- Lost Hills (4.0)
- The Cause (4.0)
References
- ↑ Sole Survivor: "What would you describe your history, both as a non-dev and as a current dev, to be with the mod overall? In a timeline sort of fashion."
Zusk: "I have been modding Paradox games for close to a decade now, starting with EU3 back in the day! I have been involved in part with many projects in the past, like When the World Stopped Making Sense and Elder Kings for CK2, but really my interest in Paradox modding greatly increased around 2018. I was out of Uni, I was practically addicted to Rimmy videos and Fallout 76 had just come out recently!
Seeing Rimmy play lots of Submods at the time caught my attention, because it showed me - if anything - the potential for Hearts of Iron as a tool to tell Assymetric strategy. From Rimmy I got interested in Hearts of Iron IV, and from Hearts of Iron IV I learned about Old World Blues!
Old World Blues had been going on for about a yearish at that point. I joined mid-2.0 development, so didn't actually put a ton of content into that update. I started my big push around 2.1 - and especially in 3.0!
I have been modding this project ever since! Its a massive passion project for me."
- Obtained from Discord, 10/19/2021 - ↑ Zusk: "I was poked by Zap after making Yakuza, actually."
- Obtained from Discord, 5/1/2020 - ↑ Zusk: "( I did the edited portraits for Port Maw, Timberline, Grabber Territory and Bellingham, if you were interested :cute_oni: )"
- Obtained from Discord, 1/29/2020 - ↑ Zusk: "I am having a lot of fun designing the Brotherhood in 4.0, you beans are going to love it."
- Obtained from Discord, 11/05/2021