Warren Burch and Clive Gringras
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Warren Burch and Clive Gringras were the programmers responsible for the Elite port ArcElite.
They are considered the first to develop a non-player-centric Universe in an Elite game, as well as other evolutions such as space beacons, and ships including the custom edition Asp II , Boa II, Bushmaster, Caiman, Copperhead, Hognose, Moccasin, Racer, and Urutu.