Easter Eggs

[Peterchu]

Thought I'd make this discussion so we can talk about our favorite easter eggs in the game. My personal favorites are the two Doctor Who references I've encountered so far: Gallifrey St and the description for the fez. I imagine there were a few fellow Whovians in the development team. Do you have any favorite easter eggs?

[wyndhambarnhill]

There are SOOO many lol.
There's a Judge Dredd reference and a random John Goodman painting in Iron Coffin.

[halfmonkey]

The minute I put on the fez, I muttered, "Fezzes are cool." There are so many winks and nods. I even played a bit looking like young Poirot from his "first cases" (when he was still a police inspector.)

I think the John Goodman image is a reference to the game Pyst, which was one of the first games to rip off Myst.

The Blindsided case was a clever (but unsubtle) reference to Fight Club.

[DarkArcanum]

I can't remember them all but I know I caught plenty of Dr. Who and Monty Python references.

I think it was when I was going to Sherlock's mansion when one of them said maybe it's bigger on the inside. For Monty Python I am pretty sure I remember them referencing the rabbit.

[halfmonkey]

There are a number of padlocks "hidden in plain sight" throughout the city: on trees, poles,
lamps and fences.

Interacting with them gives short quotes or aphorisms, or maybe a snippet of a joke. I haven't figured out yet if anything happens once you find them all [or even how many of them there are. Found five so far...] My next playthrough will focus on finding more.

[Peterchu]

Originally posted by halfmonkey:

There are a number of padlocks "hidden in plain sight" throughout the city: on trees, poles,
lamps and fences.

Interacting with them gives short quotes or aphorisms, or maybe a snippet of a joke. I haven't figured out yet if anything happens once you find them all [or even how many of them there are. Found five so far...] My next playthrough will focus on finding more.

I found one of those mentioning having been there before the lockdown. It seemed to be a message from someone. Maybe I'll be able to find it again.

[harlekinrains]

The manor in Silent Way in Grand Saray near the Old Ruin fast travel point has open front gates, so you can enter the premises. And there on a bench lies Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky. Unsure if the asset gets used in the game often, but thats the first time I saw it in this game. :) Might be the starting point of an easter egg? Someone else figure the whole thing out.. ;) (If it is one.)

Oh, and there is a german doctor, friendly, and suffering from insomnia standing on the balcony. :)

edit: There is a garden connected to it, that on a fence in front of the view of the sea, with a lighthouse in the distance, has a padlock on it (on the fence). You can interact with it, and it states:

"I have searched Cordona for the love of my life, but then I only have found two stray(/roaming) cats. I'm taking them home with me. Now I dont need anyone else anymore! Alexey F."

The padlock might refer to "lovelocks" ( https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/sep/10/love-locks-around-the-world ), Alexey also is a russian name, thats all I've got. :)

If its a scavanger hunt, I'd say look for two straying cats next.. ;)

edit: The house in that garden has an Irish Lawyer on it, with blisters on his feet , and very open minded. :)
People on the balkonys change (time of day?) now the the friendly doctor is gone. :)
The doctor just reappeared, but now is an english actor, single father, friendly. (Attributes randomized?)

First house also has a small rocking horse in the garden.

[halfmonkey]

^Generic NPC traits are randomized and only "stick" if the character doesn't despawn. Moving too far away or out of sight can reset them. Some areas with really obvious spawn points, especially near bridges, you can turn 360 degrees and a character could turn into an entirely different person...

Edit: As to the easter eggs, the love locks thing makes sense and makes me think maybe these are just dev messages. There are definitely more than I was expecting.

[halfmonkey]

Originally posted by reaperSKD:

I like all the ones mentioned. I also like the other Sherlock nods, like the street names "Baskerville street" etc, and seeing how he got his violin etc. My biggest surprise was the last scene in the game is basically word for word how they meet in a study in scarlet, bar Stamford being there of course.

Yes! I think the only difference was the overtly emotional state Sherlock was in...after his moment of gleeful cadaver abuse.

[criffyzou]

Jon declaims a version of The Misty Mountains song from The (not yet written) Hobbit, with water instead of mountains, and the second line truncated, during the Silver hand quest.

He also says he has wares, if you have coin (khajit meme), in Mrs Nini's atelier iirc.

I just love Jon, he's a delight (not an easter egg but had to say it).

-eta- Oh, and a lot of the clothes are easter eggs
The blue sailor outfit is a ref to Captain Haddock, at least in the french description (don't know what's the english one).
I thiiink one other outfit is inspired by a Fallout vault jumpsuit ?

[bardosy[HUN]]

The whole blindfold duel club case is a Fight Club reference.

[harlekinrains]

Found a second lock, and yes, they seem to be dev comments. In Silverton near the Anker symbol (If you dont see it, Silverton extends to the SE) on the map. Near where Bazar Road comes to an end, there is a Pier pointing into the ocean. Near the pier there is a horse cariage, and on the carriage there is a lock reading:

"Love was put into each firefly. Olga Angelova."

[Dremall]

When you go to the restaurant the man at the bar says "If you don't care for seafood everyone love's Benedict's batch." A refrence to Benedict Cumberbatch who stared as Sherlock in the eponymous tv series.

[harlekinrains]

If someone is curious, why "love was poured into each firefly", it was her first ever release...
https://twitter.com/OlgaAngelova

;)

(This confirms, that those are indeed dev comments.)

[harlekinrains]

Found another one. At the most south east point of Grand Saray, there should be a fast travel point called "Promenade Plaza", travel there, then find the somewhat hiden seaview through the buildings, the lovelock should be right there.

It reads:

"Frogwares are celebrating their 21st anniversary! May many years follow to be able to make many more great games! Olya."

[harlekinrains]

And another one.. :)

In Miners End in about a 90 degree angle (draw a sqare in your) mind between Caesar Bridge and the basilika of the Holy Francis. With the line between the two being the hypotenuse. :) Its on the Miners End side, at the shore - and it reads:

"The cocaplant actually isnt a drug on its own."

(Not joking. :) )

*nggh* Someone, ehm, seems to like... Leaves...