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'''James "Quasar" Haley''' has been a member of the Doom community since 1997, and is best known as the lead programmer of [[Team Eternity]], creators of the [[Eternity Engine]] and [[WinMBF]] [[source port]]s.  He is also a [[Doomworld]] moderator and [[Doom Wiki]] administrator. Since 2017, he is a full time game developer for [[Night Dive Studios]].
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'''James "Quasar" Haley''' has been a member of the Doom community since 1997, and is best known as the lead programmer of [[Team Eternity]], creators of the [[Eternity Engine]] and [[WinMBF]] [[source port]]s.  He is also a [[Doomworld]] moderator and [[Doom Wiki]] administrator. Since 2017, he is a full time game developer for [[Nightdive Studios]].
  
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From 1999 to 2008, Quasar was a central figure in the [[Raven source code licensing]] campaign, which sought and eventually obtained the release of the [[Heretic]] and [[Hexen]] code under the [[Wikipedia:General Public License|GPL]].
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In 1998, Quasar acted as the chief beta tester for the little known port [[Random Doom]]. From 1999 to 2008, Quasar was a central figure in the [[Raven source code licensing]] campaign, which sought and eventually obtained the release of the [[Heretic]] and [[Hexen]] code under the [[Wikipedia:General Public License|GPL]].
  
 
Quasar also developed [[Chocolate Strife]], the addition of [[Strife]] support to the [[Chocolate Doom]] code base through a four-year intensive reverse engineering project, alongside [[Samuel Villarreal (Kaiser)]]. It is still an ongoing project as of 2016.
 
Quasar also developed [[Chocolate Strife]], the addition of [[Strife]] support to the [[Chocolate Doom]] code base through a four-year intensive reverse engineering project, alongside [[Samuel Villarreal (Kaiser)]]. It is still an ongoing project as of 2016.
  
 
In [[Timeline#2011|February 2011]], Quasar spearheaded the proposal to [[Doom Wiki:Departure from Wikia|move]] the Doom Wiki onto its current hosting arrangement at [[MancuNET]]. Since that time, he has stepped up his administrative activities and takes responsibility for most backend maintenance tasks. He also codes the wiki's customized version of the [[mw:Skin:Monaco|Monaco]] skin.
 
In [[Timeline#2011|February 2011]], Quasar spearheaded the proposal to [[Doom Wiki:Departure from Wikia|move]] the Doom Wiki onto its current hosting arrangement at [[MancuNET]]. Since that time, he has stepped up his administrative activities and takes responsibility for most backend maintenance tasks. He also codes the wiki's customized version of the [[mw:Skin:Monaco|Monaco]] skin.
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At the [[Cacowards 2020|Cacowards in 2020]], Quasar received the [https://www.doomworld.com/cacowards/2020/lifetime/ Espi Award for Lifetime Achievement].
  
 
== Doom projects ==
 
== Doom projects ==
 
=== 1998 ===
 
=== 1998 ===
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* [[MBF]] (Play tester)
 
* [[Eternity Engine|The Eternity Engine]]
 
* [[Eternity Engine|The Eternity Engine]]
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* [[Random Doom]] (Chief beta tester)
  
 
=== 2003 ===
 
=== 2003 ===
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=== 2017 ===
 
=== 2017 ===
 
* [[Calico]]
 
* [[Calico]]
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=== 2018 ===
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* Fuck Trump ({{ig|id=19823}})
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=== 2020 ===
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* [[Doom 64]] ([[Doom 64 (2020 version)|2020 re-release]])
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* Strife: Veteran Edition ([[Nintendo Switch]] release)
  
 
== Other projects ==
 
== Other projects ==
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===2015===
 
 
* ''{{wp|Noctropolis}}'' (2015 re-release)
 
* ''{{wp|Noctropolis}}'' (2015 re-release)
 
* ''{{wp|Turok: Dinosaur Hunter}}'' (2015 re-release)
 
* ''{{wp|Turok: Dinosaur Hunter}}'' (2015 re-release)
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===2017===
 
 
* ''{{wp|Turok 2: Seeds of Evil}}'' (2017 re-release)
 
* ''{{wp|Turok 2: Seeds of Evil}}'' (2017 re-release)
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===2018===
 
 
* ''{{wp|Forsaken (video game)|Forsaken Remastered}}'' (2018 re-release)
 
* ''{{wp|Forsaken (video game)|Forsaken Remastered}}'' (2018 re-release)
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* ''Turok: Dinosaur Hunter'' {{wp|Nintendo Switch}} port (2019)
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===2019===
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* ''[[blood:Fresh Supply|Blood: Fresh Supply]]'' (2019)
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* ''Turok: Dinosaur Hunter'' {{wp|Nintendo Switch}} port
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* ''Turok 2: Seeds of Evil'' {{wp|Nintendo Switch}} port (2019)
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* ''Blood: Fresh Supply''
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* ''{{wp|SiN|SiN Gold}}'' v1.13 update (2020)
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* ''[[Quake]]'' (2021 version)
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* ''{{wp|PowerSlave|PowerSlave: Exhumed}}'' (2022)
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* ''[[Rise of the Triad|Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition]]'' (2023)
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* ''{{wp|Quake II}}'' (2023)
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* ''{{wp|Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion}}'' (2023 re-release)
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* ''{{wp|Star Wars: Dark Forces|Star Wars: Dark Forces Remastered}}'' (2024)
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
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* [https://www.doomworld.com/eternity/ Team Eternity site]
 
* [https://www.doomworld.com/eternity/ Team Eternity site]
 
* [https://www.doomworld.com/profile/252-quasar/ Quasar's profile page] at Doomworld
 
* [https://www.doomworld.com/profile/252-quasar/ Quasar's profile page] at Doomworld
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* [https://www.doomworld.com/cacowards/2020/lifetime/ Espi Award dedication]
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* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-haley-6921615/ LinkedIn profile]
 
* {{dwforums|id=44153|title=Thread about Raven source code reissue}} at Doomworld
 
* {{dwforums|id=44153|title=Thread about Raven source code reissue}} at Doomworld
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{{Nightdive Studios}}
  
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Haley, James (Quasar)}}
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Haley, James (Quasar)}}
 
[[Category:Community stewards]]
 
[[Category:Community stewards]]
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[[Category:Espi award winners]]
 
[[Category:Eternity Engine]]
 
[[Category:Eternity Engine]]
 
[[Category:Hissy hoggers]]
 
[[Category:Hissy hoggers]]

Latest revision as of 13:32, 28 February 2024

James "Quasar" Haley has been a member of the Doom community since 1997, and is best known as the lead programmer of Team Eternity, creators of the Eternity Engine and WinMBF source ports. He is also a Doomworld moderator and Doom Wiki administrator. Since 2017, he is a full time game developer for Nightdive Studios.

In 1998, Quasar acted as the chief beta tester for the little known port Random Doom. From 1999 to 2008, Quasar was a central figure in the Raven source code licensing campaign, which sought and eventually obtained the release of the Heretic and Hexen code under the GPL.

Quasar also developed Chocolate Strife, the addition of Strife support to the Chocolate Doom code base through a four-year intensive reverse engineering project, alongside Samuel Villarreal (Kaiser). It is still an ongoing project as of 2016.

In February 2011, Quasar spearheaded the proposal to move the Doom Wiki onto its current hosting arrangement at MancuNET. Since that time, he has stepped up his administrative activities and takes responsibility for most backend maintenance tasks. He also codes the wiki's customized version of the Monaco skin.

At the Cacowards in 2020, Quasar received the Espi Award for Lifetime Achievement.

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