Easter eggs are references, messages, images etc that are usually hard to find or notice but can be obvious to a few, that the developers have put in Star Citizen.
"We will have quite a few homages as we go on and it will be kind of fun. We do it because we like it, everyone here are sci-fi fans and I think most of you guys are. So, there you go." -Chris Roberts[1]
Squadron 42 first trailer
The entire first trailer for Squadron 42 is very similar to the Wing Commander video.
- It takes place in the Kurasawa System, home of Wing Commander I Ralari Defense mission.
- The carrier is the same class as the Tiger's Claw, and its name is in honor of the famous Origin artist.
- The UEES Paul Steed is named after Paul Steed, who had worked with Chris Roberts among others on Strike Commander and several Wing Commander games at Origin Systems.
- The takeoff sequence from the Paul Steed's flight deck also mirrors that from the Tiger Claw's.
- The ambush scene is very similar to the Tiger's claw ambush in the Wing Commander II intro
- The Green and metal ship coloring are in common.
- The crew's uniforms are out of WIng Commander IV, including the design of Terran Confederation Unified Space Command shoulder patches renamed to United Empire of Earth.
- The display globe includes references such as a Confed star logo, pilots Maverick & Deveraux in Alpha Wing, an item denoted as "Black Lance," mention of WIng Commander I 09/26/90 ship date
- There's a scene with Colonel Roberts.
- In the cockpit, the game's iconic Terran ship is described as the Hornet Light Fighter on the center console.
- The hornet forward fuselage is similar to the Hornet from Wing Commander I, and its canopy articulates in a similar way.
- The Squadron 42 logo is similar to the flipped Wing Commander logo.
- The crewman who salutes the player on the bridge is named Blair.
Ship Commercials
- The constellation video features the Wing Commander callsigns Hobbes and Angel.
- The vanduul fighter is similar to a dralthi.
- The 300 series commercial director's cut features a scene referring to Wing Commander III.
- The Constellation commercial is an homage to the 1968 2001: A Space Odyssey with the famous time cut of throwing the bone up and turning into a space station and a ship docking with a space station.[1]
CitizenCon
- The CitizenCon 2953 conductor is a nod to the conductor in Wing Commander.
- The CitizenCon 2952 mobiGlass video character is named Christopher Blair.
Locker From Another Universe
- A BBC Micro with Chris Roberts first game, King Kong.
- A boxed copy of Arena Commander with Wing Commander box art.
- A pin up in reference to Strike Commander.
- A helmet from Wing Commander.
- The password refers to the birthdates of kids.
- The Krai Engine Made Easy book is reference to CryEngine.
- The golden shirt is a reference to the one worn by Mark Skelton in The Next Great Starship.
2015 Leak
In may 2015 Disco Lando showed screenshots from the latest build of the game. However, there was a partial URL in the background, which turned out to be a CDN link to a cache of 48GB worth of screenshots, 3D models, information, and more, from the game’s ongoing build.[2]
- A book mentions that on the 25th of May 2945 a community manager at Original Systems, to highlight the upcoming space simulator Arena Commander, had released an image with part of a unique ID, which was reconstructed by the public, with highly sensitive data catalogued and shared across the spectrum within minutes. The book says that the most impenetrable cyber security practices all contain the same vulnerability, human error. Even partial or incomplete information can be dangerous and training as well as regular reminders are necessary. The book is orange, which might be a reference to The Rainbow Series of books about computer security standards and guidelines.
Bugs Smashers
- Another book is the transcription of bug smashers episode 1.
Jobwell Holographic Screens
- In 1.3, the Jobwell Holographic screens displayed a list of fictional elements, materials, isotopes, subatomic particles, medicines and drugs, referencing anything and everything from Star Trek dilithium to Star Wars bacta via Mithril, likely as a placeholder.
Nevergreen Barge Container
- The Siege of Orison features a barge with a Nevergreen container, likely a reference to the Ever Green ship which blocked the Suez canal in 2021
Deez Nuts
- The ship retrieval console in Levski features a serial number D33Z NVT5 at the bottom.
Christmas
- There's a Chritmas scene with christmas trees and presents on Microtech.
Paint on a microTech building
- The 2021 IAE featured Jax McCleary recreating a large Tears of Fire painting. Traces of the paint still remain on a New Babbage rooftop.
Mining Claims
- R2D-C3P, a reference to R2-D2 and C-3PO from Star Wars.
- JK7-L0L, just kidding lol.
Where's Waldo
- Station hospitals have voice announcements saying "If anyone sees a patient in a red hat, red and white striped shirt, blue pants and glasses, please contact the desk to let us know where you spotted them."
Spaceships inspirations
- The MISC Endeavor draws inspiration from the Valley Forge spaceship in the movie Silent Running.[1]
ArcCorp
KIng Kong
- The astromedics minigame from the Apollo sales page is similar to Chris Roberts first game, King Kong.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 10 For the Chairman Episode 66, Star Citizen, YouTube, 15 sept. 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 [Update] Star Citizen Assets Leak Into The Wild, 48GB Worth, wccftech.com, May 25, 2015
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