Starfield secrets – all the easter eggs we’ve seen so far

What are the most effective Starfield secrets and techniques? As anticipated, Bethesda’s newest epic is full of secrets and techniques and references, some apparent, some somewhat extra obscure. This listing of easter eggs is at the moment restricted to what we’ve seen in pre-release materials, however will probably be continuously up to date with all of the in-game easter eggs and secrets and techniques we discover post-launch.

There are over 1,000 Starfield planets, loads of which have hand-crafted content material filled with highly effective loot, akin to Starfield weapons and Starfield armor, together with undoubtedly humorous and fascinating Starfield easter eggs. These might be references to different Bethesda video games or videogames usually or movies, TV reveals, and books. Right here’s every little thing we’ve seen thus far.

Adoring Fan

This is without doubt one of the extra apparent easter eggs, however anybody who performed The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion will instantly be acquainted. The Adoring Fan returns within the Starfield solid, and he even has the identical voice actor, Craig Sechler.

The Adoring Fan is without doubt one of the many Starfield companions that may be a part of your crew, so long as you choose the Hero Worshipped Starfield trait at first of the RPG sport. He’ll even convey you presents when he meets you for the primary time in New Atlantis.

Alex Hay’s Be aware

From an Adoring Fan to a much-adored fan, those that attain ‘The Eye’ in Alpha Centauri will discover a be aware in the event that they stroll down the correct aspect of the primary entrance. Sitting on a desk is a be aware that reads, “To all my associates and fellow explorers. I’m all the time with you, on the market within the starfield. Love all the time, Alex Hay.”

That is Bethesda’s tribute to certainly one of its followers who handed away 5 months earlier than the sport’s launch. In accordance with the Reddit put up asserting his dying, Alex “was additionally the developer of some profitable iOS apps” and you may examine him right here. He’s additionally described as a Bethesda fan, placing in “tens of hundreds of hours” into the worlds of Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim, and the Fallout sequence. Found by Reddit person HunterWorld, this be aware is a becoming tribute to a fan missed by many and is one you must search out for those who want to pay your respects.

Arrow within the knee

Followers of Skyrim and the early days of its memes will fondly keep in mind the individuals who “was once a warrior such as you” earlier than they “took an arrow in the knee”. Upgrading Crippling, among the finest combat-focused Starfield abilities, to its max stage offers you a moderately familiar-looking icon inside its badge.

Curiosity Rover

Seems some real-life area automobiles do present up in Starfield, the primary of which being the Curiosity Rover. In actuality, the Curiosity Rover was launched in 2011 by NASA, to discover the floor of Mars. In Starfield, it seems it’s within the possession of the Constellation, on show at their headquarters.

Spirit/Alternative Rover

The opposite actual space-faring contraption you might run into seems to be both the Spirit or Alternative Rover. It’s robust to find out which one it’s particularly, as each look very comparable, however you’ll find it on the floor of Mars.

Chawla, Gagarin, Jemison, and Olivas

Chawla, Gagarin, Jemison, and Olivas are the names of 4 planets within the Alpha Centauri system in Starfield, however they’re additionally the names of 4 real-life astronauts:

• Kalpana Chawla (NASA astronaut, 1997) – the primary lady of Indian origin to go to area.
• Yuri Gagarin (Soviet cosmonaut, 1961) – the primary man to go to area.
• Mae Jemison (NASA astronaut, 1992) – the primary Black lady to go to area.
• John D. Olivas (NASA astronaut, 2007) – flew two area shuttle missions and carried out extravehicular actions in each.

Scientist planets

Talking of planets, extra of them are named after well-known scientists. We thus far solely know of Bohr, Feynman, Heisenberg, Linnaeus, and Schrödinger, however there might be extra on the market.

Nirnroot

In case you didn’t get bored with gathering Nirnroot in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, you then’re in luck as a result of it seems just like the glowing inexperienced plant has returned in Starfield. Noticed at 29:29 of the Starfield Direct in June 2023, the plant will be seen in what seems like a hydroponics lab. Who is aware of for those who’ll be capable of discover it elsewhere in outer area?

Apollo 11 moon touchdown website

Whereas within the Lodge, you possibly can learn Sir Livingstone’s Second Journal to seek out an exercise that allows you to land shut by to the Apollo 11 moon touchdown website. This contains the moon lander itself, which you’ll soar on high of to seek out the Apollo Snow Globe. Choosing it up nets you 100 expertise factors. In case you didn’t already know, Apollo 11 was the primary American manned spaceflight mission in 1969 that landed on the floor of Earth’s moon.

Face of Mars

In Starfield Cydonia metropolis heart, you’ll find a statue with a plaque that reads “Face on Mars”. In case you work together with it, you’ll get an outline that it isn’t actual, however the Martian individuals constructed a statue of it anyway due to a reference to a photograph taken by NASA’s Viking Orbiter in 1976. This picture confirmed a human face, however upon nearer inspection, it was decided that this was merely an optical phantasm with rocks aligning completely because the Viking floated by.

Meridia’s Beacon

One other one for Skyrim followers – do you keep in mind Meridia’s Beacon? This was a quest merchandise that’s basically a grey ball with some indents on it that made it look considerably like an asteroid. It gained an notorious popularity amongst Skyrim followers as a result of Meridia would declare, “a brand new hand touches the beacon” everytime you picked it up.

Properly, it looks as if Meridia’s Beacon is again, however this time it’s recognized merely as “House Rock”. It seems for lower than a second at 42:45 of the Starfield Direct on show subsequent to a leather-based sofa. It can be noticed within the background of a shot throughout the 2022 showcase, main us to consider it might be some type of collectible or an asset they modified the situation of between the 2 trailers.

Lord of the Rings Po-tay-toe

Good and easy one this: for those who choose up any potato and browse its merchandise description, it paraphrases a quote from Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. It’s the bit the place he describes the tuber and its numerous cooking strategies as he’s cooking some rabbits for Frodo and a depressed Gollum who’s lamenting that they’re not consuming them uncooked.

The Clones of Charybdis III

Except you’re a die-hard Trekkie, there’s a bonus reference that can probably go proper over your head. You’ll probably discover the primary trace of one thing a bit bizarre taking place on Charybdis III through a misery sign. Right here, you’ll discover Franklin D. Roosevelt, who informs you that though everybody on the planet is known all through human historical past, they’re additionally clones.

In finishing the hunt to finish the civil struggle between him, Genghis Khan, and Amanirenas, you’ll recruit Amelia Earhart, among the finest Starfield crew members for piloting spaceships. Her look as a crew member is a bonus reference to Star Trek: Voyager, who was kidnapped by the Briori and left in stasis ever since, earlier than being found by Captain Janeway’s crew.

John Williams reference

You might also discover a poster in numerous elements of the sport for the Sol Symphony Orchestra. Contained inside this poster is a reference to its conductor, “William Johns”, which is an apparent reference to famed composer John Williams, well-known for scores for movie soundtracks akin to Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, and plenty of extra.

The Elder Scrolls VI map

There was loads of hypothesis The Elder Scrolls VI will likely be set in and round Hammerfell, and eagle-eyed Reddit person Huhwtfbleh could have noticed a reference to this by a tiny etching in one of many early Starfield trailers again in June 2021.

Beneath a screw for the management panel on a ship is a tiny engraving that appears remarkably much like the Hammerfell, Excessive Rock, and Iliac Bay areas of The Elder Scrolls. Will this be seen within the full sport? We doubt it, but it surely’s a nifty easter egg nonetheless – if it isn’t only a huge coincidence.

That’s every little thing we’ve got thus far for Starfield easter eggs, however we’ll proceed to replace this as we uncover extra throughout our time with the sport. Now that the Starfield launch date is nearly right here, don’t overlook to take a look at our Starfield factions information if you wish to uncover the teams you possibly can be a part of within the area sport.

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