Garry's Mod

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Vankoovur 24 Jun, 2021 @ 9:20am
Easter Eggs
I've done a bit of sandbox exploring on this map. In my searches, I've found quite a few references and easter eggs and I wanted to share them here.

Near the flooded generator room, there are folded cardboard boxes with Aperture Science logos on them.
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2526070744

There is a train above the zs_blackout area of the map that reads, "Narre Packing; We ship goods for the dankest of price."
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2526070410

The closet in a storage room to the right of the bunker's entrance has a plush dino in it.
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2526070463
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2526070437

A closet in the mall section has hidden money!
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2526070504
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2526070485

Going through this particular time warp has a chance to trigger a unique event.
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2526104950

At the very bottom of the main time warp, there is a breakable portion of wall with 800 hitpoints. Breaking the wall gives access to a room that contains dolls and a toaster, with writing on the wall that reads, "♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, It's the sacred toaster shrine."
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2526070545
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2526070565

There is a room right next to the pool that has a radio and an illustration of what I can only assume is someone's fictional character. Using the radio plays music, which I also infer is related to the illustration.
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2526070704

Right outside that room is writing in blood that says, "Sideways, sometimes." This is a reference to the band Nine Inch Nails and their song The New Flesh, which the aforementioned statement is lyrics to.
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2526070667

Towards the back of the mall section is another set of scrawls on the wall, this time saying "All the patterns fade." I think this might be a reference to the band Tweaker and their song Linoleum, which the phrase is lyrics to.
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2526070526

Also inside near the balcony overlooking the forest there is blood on the wall reading "And all of this will never be the same again." This is yet another song lyric reference, this time for the Dave Grohl song Mantra. It also appears in the mall area, in the first room on the left from the entrance.

Two symbols found in the map are direct references to Nine Inch Nails' album The Slip, which contained art for select individual tracks on the album. The two that can be found on the map correlate to the songs:

999,999
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2526070587


and Echoplex, which Echofour Endtech is inspired by.
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2526070638


And finally, there's this strange cassette I've found in the cafeteria. I'm not sure at all what it does, but it's worth noting that it only becomes a physics prop when interacted with, meaning something might trigger when it is picked up. I suspect it does something when rubbed on the right place, or it could be more useful in the actual ZS gamemode.
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2526070620

That's all for now; if anyone finds out what that curious little cassette does, I'd be glad to know!
Last edited by Vankoovur; 11 Mar @ 10:09pm
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Chort So StaweM 26 Jul, 2021 @ 1:13am 
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2557655404
Those 2 rooms are very diffcult to find, but if you are lucky, this teleporter will send you there to one of the rooms and you need to quickly get out of the room before you are teleported to the pool
cylinder  [developer] 26 Jul, 2021 @ 11:16am 
hi! really glad to see people are having fun finding all the easter eggs ive put, im happy to report that theres still a bunch undiscovered, and yes the cd drive/cassette thing is related a very elaborate small thing so if you find what it is you get one (1) cookie point :lunar2019piginablanket:
Vankoovur 26 Jul, 2021 @ 11:20am 
Originally posted by Fantaser:
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1701782759074014589/A7E1FA9D471CDB98A194FA78E27DFF21EE783595/?imw=5000&imh=5000&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1701782759074014197/A1B79282A83EFDDE932E6468141D419B300C7182/?imw=5000&imh=5000&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false
There are probably more Chompskis that i have found so far

Oh my gosh I didn't even know there were gnomes. I suppose I should work on my sleuthing!

Also, that chompski in the fridge is attackable and he'll guffaw if you hit him, lol
Last edited by Vankoovur; 26 Jul, 2021 @ 12:01pm
Vankoovur 26 Jul, 2021 @ 11:33am 
Originally posted by lettuce:
hi! really glad to see people are having fun finding all the easter eggs ive put, im happy to report that theres still a bunch undiscovered, and yes the cd drive/cassette thing is related a very elaborate small thing so if you find what it is you get one (1) cookie point :lunar2019piginablanket:

Also, it's great getting feedback from the author! Thank youuu :3
Vankoovur 26 Jul, 2021 @ 1:32pm 
I found some new things and also some before that I had noticed but not taken note of.

Outside of Echofour, there is a mural-like picture painted on the wall. It depicts the sun with a couple figures in the foreground fighting off what appears to be zombies or headcrabs, with the text, "So bright! But is it rising or setting?"
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2558126302

There are two locations on the map where the message "And all of this will never be the same again" appears. The first is in the reception room in Echofour, near the pool.
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2558126284
and the second one is in the mall area, in the first room on the left from the entrance.
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2558126192
I suspect these are song lyrics (and I almost swear I've seen them as some cut NIN lyrics) but my research hasn't turned up anything noteworthy.

On the bunker portion of the map, past the mall, and in the barricaded hallway with bright doors at the end, there is a piece of sheet metal with a QR code on it. This prop is from Transmissions: Element 120, and reads, "VEILED IN THE BLACK OF NIGHT".
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2558126217
Using the context menu to find bodygroups of this prop gives you a second skin option.
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2558126240
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2558126263
Scanned, the second version reads, "THE WOLF MOVES FREELY AMONGST THE FLOCK".

While on a fruitless attempt to find what the heck that cassette does, I found a peculiar example of graffiti. On the wall in the room overlooking the pool, there is a line next to an arrow pointing downward, both drawn in what looks like blood. I have no idea what this means, and I've rubbed the cassette on everything in the security office below this room.
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2558126341

And lastly for this batch, there is a supply crate next to an old fountain outside the pool. Breaking it triggers a unique event.
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2558126325
Last edited by Vankoovur; 26 Jul, 2021 @ 1:35pm
Chort So StaweM 3 Aug, 2021 @ 12:06am 
Originally posted by Vankoovur:
Originally posted by Fantaser:
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1701782759074014589/A7E1FA9D471CDB98A194FA78E27DFF21EE783595/?imw=5000&imh=5000&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1701782759074014197/A1B79282A83EFDDE932E6468141D419B300C7182/?imw=5000&imh=5000&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false
There are probably more Chompskis that i have found so far

Oh my gosh I didn't even know there were gnomes. I suppose I should work on my sleuthing!

Also, that chompski in the fridge is attackable and he'll guffaw if you hit him, lol

I really didn't know about it that the gnome in the refrigerator is attacking
taifuni 18 Dec, 2021 @ 5:17pm 
I believe "So bright, but it it rising or setting?" is a reference to Little Inferno, a game by the World of Goo developers.
Vankoovur 18 Dec, 2021 @ 7:32pm 
Originally posted by taifūni:
I believe "So bright, but it it rising or setting?" is a reference to Little Inferno, a game by the World of Goo developers.
Oh that totally is! Good catch! Little Inferno is a classic for me, real emotional.
Old Man 17 Feb, 2022 @ 9:29pm 
does anyone have a clue on where the cassette might be used? I've tried using it in multiple computer rooms on the lower part of the map, and on some parts on the top of the map, but I haven't found anything that works so far. Perhaps it doesn't go to an obvious place, but goes to something that is hidden instead?
Vankoovur 18 Feb, 2022 @ 10:14am 
My best guess is that it has to be done in the ZS gamemode; I've also tried like, every computer / technological inlet that could possibly be it in sandbox without any luck, so.
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