easter-eggs

[slender lodge]

im uninstalling

[cursive orchid]

grrr

refunded

[sharp flame]

yep caught that

[slender lodge]

grrr

[cursive orchid]

bad game, not realistic enough

[timid solstice]

Also floating heater

[sharp flame]

I want my money back

[slender lodge]

i thought this game is milsim 🤡

[timid solstice]

terrrible game

[sharp flame]

okay that one is a bit weird tbf

cause that's a level design thing

[slender lodge]

its not a bug, its a feature

[sharp flame]

and it's just placed there

[cursive orchid]

oh yea guys i hit 400 hours on rainbow six siege yesterday congratulate me please

im level 99

[slender lodge]

congrats

[cursive orchid]

thank you thank you

[slender lodge]

but can u beat this

its funny that its uninstalled

[sharp flame]

ayo wanna see something new that no high level seige player knows about

[tulip matrix]

The characters don't even commute to a job they hate 5 times a week for not enough money. I am not immersed! Refund!

[cursive orchid]

my friend has over 3k hours on terraria, dont mess with my gang we dont have lives

[slender lodge]

aaa

[cursive orchid]

whats that

[slender lodge]

whats that green thing

shrek's shit?

[sharp flame]

idk just looked it up

[cursive orchid]

nah too pointy

[slender lodge]

true

[cursive orchid]

unless

[tulip matrix]

It's animal carpet

[slender lodge]

spikey wasabi

[sharp flame]

lemon fur

[cursive orchid]

its the hairs on shreks chin lmao

oh no

it died

https://tenor.com/view/dying-hungry-and-thirsty-gif-16689267

:(

[sharp flame]

me after the Finals comes out of beta

[tulip matrix]

https://tenor.com/view/what-the-hell-is-even-gif-20535402

[cursive orchid]

its the chat

[slender lodge]

theres no way i guess to select people

[sharp flame]

bruh

let me in

[cursive orchid]

wait does that mean that the people waiting longer get access first

i thought it might be rng

[slender lodge]

no

i only allow people from Indonesia

[sharp flame]

okay well how about neighboring countries

[slender lodge]

deal

haha

actually im p sure they can choose who gets the keys as well

like manual as well

because rock's gonna get in

You can request keys for your Steam Playtest too. In fact, this is now the preferred method of running beta testing for your game if you need more than small group of testers. Remember, you can still test using your game's main App ID, using release override keys

[cursive orchid]

OOH OHH AHH

ok bet i just need to make a yt channel

[slender lodge]

but ur in NA

\

you'll probs get in

[cursive orchid]

😔

😄

i seriously hope so

[slender lodge]

i know we're not sadist but,....

[cursive orchid]

it looks awesome

cant wait

[sharp flame]

damn look at Dr Computer over here

[slender lodge]

everytime someone doesn't get in, we have a higher chance to get in

[cursive orchid]

i really wanna use the [redacted] gun

[slender lodge]

[tulip matrix]

There's so many references in this trailer

[cursive orchid]

ok guys time to get to lvl 100 on siege ill see you in 30 minutes

[slender lodge]

whats that

[sharp flame]

least intelligent CompSci studier

[cursive orchid]

well uh

[slender lodge]

studier

[cursive orchid]

uh

sweats

[sharp flame]

c*mlauncher??

[slender lodge]

oh studier is an actual word

aight i may be the least intelligent compsci studier

[cursive orchid]

mmmmm

yes

[sharp flame]

yes that

[slender lodge]

ahhhh

[cursive orchid]

i really just wanna use the grappling hook and destroy shit

[slender lodge]

the expired milk launcher

[cursive orchid]

wanna do a 360 midair

[coarse wraith]

Frother would be a more accurate word. lol

[sharp flame]

also colloquially known as the GLOO cannon

[cursive orchid]

since when is expired milk sticky

[coarse wraith]

Whipcream cannon?

[slender lodge]

when uhj

uhhhhh

[coarse wraith]

Cotton Candy Machine.

[slender lodge]

:)))))))))idk

the baby ejector?

the fetus deletus?

[cursive orchid]

i believe the white sticky stuff launcher is a more appropriate term thank you very much

[slender lodge]

ofc

the goo

[sharp flame]

have any of you guys played Prey?

[cursive orchid]

LMAO "THE FORSAKEN GOO"

[coarse wraith]

more like that stuff from Big Hero 6

[cursive orchid]

i have it on egs, never played it though

[coarse wraith]

w/e that girl shoots

or throws.

[cursive orchid]

just looks like hide and seek extreme lmao

hard mode

[sharp flame]

It's super good imo, play it (but that's beside the point)

it's literally this

[cursive orchid]

uhm, actually, im busy playing tom clancy's rainbow six siege 🤓

[coarse wraith]

Exothermic Reaction.

[sharp flame]

hardened sticky stuff which you can walk on

[cursive orchid]

just realized the health bar reminds me of overwatch a bit

and also shield apparently

[sharp flame]

me when slanted futuristic visual design

[cursive orchid]

rip

im disappointed how true that is

time to watch rhb's new video because apparently it already exists

[coarse wraith]

not exactly a "Unique" health design, see it a fair amount lol

[sharp flame]

I do really like the fact that the glue can reinforce damaged walls

[spring pollen]

it's an amazing game

[cursive orchid]

i heard lol

i saw people play it it looked pretty good

im not very interested in campaign games

i really just like multiplayer games

although ive played a few solo games

[spring pollen]

I mean if you've got it already and have any passing interest in it

you'll probably figure out if you're interested in it within the first couple hours

and you get the Gloo Cannon early on which is the red goo gun

genuinely fantastic game mechanic, especially with how great the setting is constructed

love that more devs are taking inspiration from it

especially after Deathloop which had a really fun invasion mechanic

[narrow ridge]

I hope the shield is on top of the health instead

[tulip matrix]

Reminds me of the telekinetic dudes from Astartes

[hollow pendant]

was a shield system shown in the trailer?

[narrow ridge]

No

[rich smelt]

Got Prey or Deus Ex vibes

[narrow ridge]

No it was in the image

[hollow pendant]

ah right

[narrow ridge]

Idk where the image is from though

[tulip matrix]

is that...
a cross?

[narrow ridge]

Where

[tulip matrix]

On the shirt

[hollow pendant]

Looks like an X, why?

[narrow ridge]

Oh you’re right

My brightness was too low

[tulip matrix]

just having ptsd

lol

[narrow ridge]

same

[tulip matrix]

https://tenor.com/view/conspiracy-conspiracy-time-tin-foil-hat-gif-20017112

[slender lodge]

NOOO

actually trauma inducing

[tulip matrix]

[slender lodge]

[narrow ridge]

https://tenor.com/view/patrickpain-patricksomuchpain-patrickfleas-spongebobpain-spongebobsomuchpain-gif-18151897

[daring bluff]

lvl 2 when😭

[slender lodge]

it may have already started

i strongly disbelieve that the level 2 has to do with the actual playtest cuz the playtest is limited to only eu/na so others cant join in so im guessing theres smth in the trailer that we're missing?

or something the embark peeps said in chat that we missed?

[hollow pendant]

Is it only limited to EU/NA?

Where did it say that?

[slender lodge]

i dont remember but its a thing for sure

idk where it's officially written

[hollow pendant]

Damn, fair enough

[pure loom]

[slender lodge]

https://c.tenor.com/4YmWPV1-VNcAAAAi/peeporain-rain.gif

[cursive orchid]

in the news on steam

i think

yep

[slender lodge]

"at least u know what you're doing this weekend!"

**yeah... waiting impatiently as i find all my friends have gotten into the playtest but me **

[fallen jasper]

[solar smelt]

damn rip oce testers

[slender lodge]

i feel for u

asia/oce doesnt get much love for pc games early testing

[solar smelt]

well at best we gotta vpn to 250ms servers

[slender lodge]

hehhehe

[solar smelt]

it's gonna feel so bad since the movement and destruction is server side

[slender lodge]

oh yeah

[solar smelt]

ping is everything in these type of games

[tulip matrix]

[tulip matrix]

Tiger ROAR!

[slender lodge]

ROAR!

ohhhhh nice!

[tulip matrix]

@opaque zenith was right lol

[tranquil ivy]

thank you thank you

[solar smelt]

unlucky for us I suppose

[tranquil ivy]

Do we rlly need to search for anymore easter eggs now? Like until launch

[slender lodge]

level 2 might have started but we havent gotten anything to start us off

[fallen jasper]

My bosses name 😕

[dusky barn]

egg

[slender lodge]

gge

[astral acorn]

[fallen jasper]

[twin jacinth]

[slender lodge]

a

[mortal ivy]

Hi eggies, remember that this is still the EE channel 😅 I’m assuming all the 300+ messages since I went to bed are pure chat, and we haven’t gotten anywhere?

@tawdry jungle Would you be able to pin some messages from last night? 🤞

This from @slender lodge #easter-eggs message

And my latest version of the Korea map #easter-eggs message

[tranquil ivy]

don't worry i didn't spam !👀

[slender lodge]

he spammed

🤐

https://tenor.com/bFhks.gif

https://tenor.com/bEGQy.gif

[tranquil ivy]

How many red panda gifs you have?

[snow scaffold]

all of them

[tranquil ivy]

https://tenor.com/view/my-bad-woah-watch-out-gif-16008204

your gifs are now mine

[snow scaffold]

https://tenor.com/view/pinned-sneak-attack-gotcha-gotchu-got-ya-gif-24884404

[fallen jasper]

[quiet wedge]

hehe

[quiet wedge]

eggward hacthing from his cocoon

[molten wedge]

Have we found anything new yet?

[tawdry jungle]

done! also try to ping only me unless other mods say otherwise, I look at everything when catching up

[pure loom]

Maybe the extraction boxes stand up automatically so you can't just knock them over to make them useless

[sharp flame]

This is what I was gonna say

[pure loom]

Or it could just have been pre-Alpha physics

[sharp flame]

There's also the possibility of it being buried and inaccessible

not sure how that would resolve itself

[fallen jasper]

where ish da close alpha

[tawdry jungle]

it starts tomorrow! be sure to check if you're registered on Steam!

[iron pike]

22 Hours left till it launches into Closed Alpha

I'm registered, Im just praying I get in

Blues, I have a question that idk if you can answer but if I do get in, are we allowed to stream this? To make content for it or will it be not allowed at this current time?

[lucid pebble]

it's going to be a loooong day...

[twin jacinth]

no preload?

[iron pike]

Praying for the smoothest alpha launch for the Embark team

[twin jacinth]

nope we cant share anything visual

• On that note, we’re not allowing streams or captures for this test. Things are actively being developed and will 100% change between now and release, so besides a deluge of destruction, expect bugs, balance issues, and more first-look weirdness as we find out what works… and what doesn’t. *

[tawdry jungle]

unfortunately that will not be the case for this test 🙁

[fair wraith]

Will we only get notified tomorrow if we got in?

[tranquil ivy]

YEs

[hollow pendant]

Ah thanks

[fallen jasper]

ikr

[timid basalt]

playtest ready

[tranquil ivy]

interesting

[fallen jasper]

LEGGGOOO

[tranquil ivy]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/877137122660855871/970930390430781470/unknown.gif

[fallen jasper]

definitely rush back from work for the playtest

[timid basalt]

https://tenor.com/view/ready-to-go-ready-ready-for-day-astronaut-mark-holmberg-gif-21554216

[fallen jasper]

are the people already chosen

[tawdry jungle]

not yet! go ahead and sign up for this playtest! (and any future playtests we do!)

[fallen jasper]

i did thanks

[tranquil ivy]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/935989994735169546/985820512544505916/image0-9-1.gif

[surreal oak]

This is going to be awesome, thank you guys for bringing excitement back into the first person shooter genre! 🥚

[karmic merlin]

Sept. 29 is my birthday and play test access would be the best birthday gift I could get 😂.. but seriously, it’s my birthday 😊

[iron pike]

I understand completely, I just wanted to make sure that was clear before I mess up and accidentally start clipping things. Thank you for the clarification

[ebon perch]

Egg

That is all

[stark plaza]

came from jackfrags video, really excited for this game! visuals remind me of dirty bomb slightly too :) all the best!

[ember trail]

tru loved dirty bomb

[mortal ivy]

Thank you! And will do in the future! 🫡

[warm nexus]

What is this channel's topic?

[mortal ivy]

This is the Easter Egg channel, it’s meant to join forces to solve the egghunts

[cold forum]

It was for easter eggs when there were clues in the concept arts 👀

[mortal ivy]

But now it’s for the clues in the gameplay trailer 👀…. Right 😅😂

@warm nexus Check out the pinned messages for this channel to get a gist of what has been done previously. Or go to @pure looms youtube channel and watch his amazing recaps!

[warm nexus]

Nice

[jolly shoal]

is this part of the level 2 easteregg?

[mortal ivy]

🤷 Who knows! We throw stuff at the wall and see what sticks 😁

But the image itself is stitched together from four different glitches in the gameplay trailer

The same thing happened in the teaser trailer, but there were two different images split in half hidden in frames across the video

[tulip matrix]

Still not sure of the first location either ha

[jolly shoal]

the no smoking sign... is it japanese?

[tulip matrix]

Korean

[mortal ivy]

The images found in the teaser trailer were irrelevant for the level 1 puzzle (afaik) and probably just teasing new maps

Korean, see my previous message (one sec)

[jolly shoal]

no problem

[mortal ivy]

#easter-eggs message

[jolly shoal]

when did all of this happen, i missed so much

https://tenor.com/view/damn-damn-damn-damn-damn-right-dame-time-gif-18029769

[worthy oriole]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/893709381970063360/960956186960748574/image0-1.gif

[tulip matrix]

I'd say start looking at airports in South Korea since there is a wind cone

[mild plaza]

whats the easter egg,

is with the trailer ?

[warm nexus]

Info about the game i think is

[mild plaza]

yeah sure

[slender lodge]

i wonder if we try and pinpoint

that would be extremely hard

[jolly shoal]

geoguesser

[slender lodge]

hahaha

lets give it to georainbolt

[mortal ivy]

The first level was about Geocaching, not sure what that would say about the game 🤷 @mild plaza @warm nexus

[mild plaza]

oh okay thx

[tulip matrix]

Maybe the game has hidden caches in these spots

[warm nexus]

Didnt know

[jolly shoal]

Maybe there is real once out there in sweden, placed by the devs

[rose blade]

maybe in there is the playtest code

[jolly shoal]

there will be eggs inside 😋

[sharp flame]

I bet there'll be easter eggs inside the Monaco map

they'd totally do that

[lucid pebble]

I don't think in the alpha tho

there's no way

[sharp flame]

but why not

if anything, any easter egg found in the alpha probably wont be in the main game

[lucid pebble]

1. They don't want us to share footage
2. The alpha is about giving feedback

[sharp flame]

right, I did consider that

1 is a very strong point

we can't take screenshots or share footage

[lucid pebble]

yea

[sharp flame]

so it would be v. hard to collaborate without secretly breaking NDA

but at the same time they are pretty dedicated to their easter eggs

they have stages planned lmao

[lucid pebble]

I think it's more likely to see easter eggs in open beta.

or open alpha if there will be any

[pure loom]

I agree

[slender lodge]

probs no easter eggs in this alpha since it's closed and we're under NDA anyways so probs nothing for levle 2

[unkempt crypt]

+1

[rose blade]

i've seen other games having a discord channel for playtesters 🤔

[sharp flame]

discord channel for playtesters would solve a lot

[unkempt crypt]

You’ll probably get the playtester role through some nifty bot

Since you can link your steam to discord

[lucid pebble]

you can talk about the game

[unkempt crypt]

If there is a bot that can match you up .. who knows 👀

[lucid pebble]

just can't send screenshots or videos from it

[sharp flame]

I was gonna suggest allowing pictures but after thinking about it, that would be a terrible logistical problem

[valid lake]

take 100 screenshots, make a gif

[sharp flame]

bruh

[slender lodge]

i mean

thats how they made videos back in the day loll

[valid lake]

well it's what would happen, and one of the reasons why allowing images won't work

videos are just a bunch of those

[slender lodge]

i think if they were gonna allow images they would've allowed videos

[valid lake]

yeah they kinda come together in this context

[sharp flame]

"text is allowed"

[slender lodge]

the issue is probably just pre-alpha footage looking ass cheeks full of bugs and problems that no one wants to see anyways

[slender lodge]

omg no way hahahaha

reshade -> ascii filter

ur a genius

[sharp flame]

not sure they'd let it slide but

[slender lodge]

thats a pretty creative loophole 😂

[sharp flame]

you never know

[valid lake]

meh even with text someone could give as much info as video if they were dedicated enough

just describe every inch of the game with a whole essay

[sharp flame]

lmao to be fair that's true

[tulip matrix]

Are smoke signals ok?

[valid lake]

i'll certainly be making notes while i play, gotta report back to my boys

[sharp flame]

with the amount of text in that image, you could say every detail of the game

[slender lodge]

what if

[sharp flame]

photographic memory --> paint a picture of a screenshot

[slender lodge]

what if you convert that ascii into binary and that binary into morse

and then make a translator to make it all back to ascii

then make an algorithm to convert that ascii to image using AI shit

so now you have actual footage

[valid lake]

that's what we got for the 2042 leaks lmao tom made sketches of the screenshots he saw

[valid lake]

genius

[sharp flame]

which I'm surprised he got away with

[lucid pebble]

I remember that lmao

[sharp flame]

same with GTA6

[slender lodge]

can u make that in 3 months 😂

actually im ngl its already possible

just with garbage results

[valid lake]

i think we'd be better off waiting for an open playtest atp

[slender lodge]

oh yeah ahha

no one believed hinm

[slender lodge]

yeah loll

[sharp flame]

a few months is nothing

[slender lodge]

we've waited 10+ months already

[sharp flame]

since the trailer?

[slender lodge]

since arc raider's first trailer

[valid lake]

i only found out about the game and looked into the studio with the teaser last month, knew about arc raiders but didn't pay it much attention until recently

[slender lodge]

some were following embark before that too

[sharp flame]

ahhh

[slender lodge]

😮

[sharp flame]

well same

the Finals literally didn't have name until last month

[slender lodge]

i found embark after i found their medium article while trying to search for something 😂

i see Patrick im like must read

[slender lodge]

project discovery 🌐

[sharp flame]

okay damn

[slender lodge]

actually apparnelty the name was patented or something a few months back

[sharp flame]

I guess I just wanted to be an OG

[slender lodge]

someone found the legal copies online of it

[sharp flame]

but people were somehow quicker to the draw than me

[slender lodge]

we're all OG's 😂

the game isn't even out yet

[jolly shoal]

hmm, i already have trouble following the easteregg hunt

[sharp flame]

Me too

gone for a few hours and someone's solved it already

it seems most of the heavylifting is done in a separate server

[jolly shoal]

come into the game chat, you two lonesomes 😄

[slender lodge]

this chat is a vibe

[slender lodge]

i lurk everywhere

[sharp flame]

a creature of the night🦇

[mortal ivy]

What are you reffering to? How is lvl2 completed?
Level 1 was solved in the channel over multiple days

[sharp flame]

lvl1 I mean

when I left we had /devoncrossing and when I came back it was all done

these people work at godspeed

[slender lodge]

Did someone notice, or am I just late to the party?
After the trailer I realized that the geocaching wasn't just a random thing because it's related to the game itself because the game is like an easter egg hunt but with boxes (kinda ig?)

[sharp flame]

Ooh that's interesting

[slender lodge]

I thought the Easter Egg was unrelated to the game haha

BarrelsBarrelsBarrels, 3 X's, 3 Statues: Was a little easter egg on how there will be team's of 3

[sharp flame]

the 3 statues was a pretty glaring example to be fair

these statues also drop when a player dies

[slender lodge]

Yeahh that too

[unkempt crypt]

I noticed that too

the one I saw was bronze though

you think that means only a single life?

per round*

(no way that will last 8 minutes with this pace)

can you imagine though xD

[sterile depot]

maybe the team colour

[unkempt crypt]

ok no more like red yeah

nvm

[unkempt crypt]

I had my phone on low brightness so I must've thoiught it was bronze xD

yeah yeah its red I got you

[slender lodge]

👟

[sharp flame]

the modular destruction is pretty obvious from this angle

not a complaint but an observation

I honestly think that's a good thing, as keeping large chunks intact helps with server performance (less to worry about) and makes it obvious what you can stand on

[slender lodge]

well since the engine isnt voxel based, this is the best they can do

[twin jacinth]

hmm no furniture in building for performance save?

[sharp flame]

definitely, but maybe there is, just not in that one

[twin jacinth]

yep just an pre-alpha

[mortal ivy]

It is a simulation, so it doesn’t ”need” furnitures

[unkempt crypt]

I'm sure that as they develop the game they can tweak the engine too, I cannot imagine that UE4 nor 5 have such hard limitations

[sharp flame]

okay I was wrong there's definitely at least some furniture inside buildings

[twin jacinth]

Lore moment

[slender lodge]

does anyone remember embark talking about the terminator at ay point

like if they were inspired by that or smth

[sharp flame]

orange statue

[twin jacinth]

radiator pog

[sharp flame]

in the middle

[unkempt crypt]

wait.. The Dutch are also participating 😮

impossible..

[slender lodge]

hmm alright :((

[sharp flame]

and the yellow ones were in promo material

if it's team based we have our four

[slender lodge]

oooh that would make sense

[undone igloo]

new map? probably?

[slender lodge]

i doubt cuz the lamps are the same

swirl in the top

[mortal ivy]

Yep, that is just part of the area they spawn into at Monaco

[floral plover]

i think the statues refer to player customization in sizes

honestly, lowkey getting brink vibes on the "hero builder" part

[sharp flame]

The colours too?

[mortal ivy]

Red color statues is enemy death point. Blue is friendly

[floral plover]

This modular destruction is definitely a "good enough" solution To level a whole map. It allows for more flexibility later on to avoid further issues like getting stuck on weird terrain do to rubble being a thing

[floral plover]

The individual color ones in the trailer is probably just team based

[sharp flame]

Yeah that's what I was saying

[floral plover]

but the 3 gold ones. I think is a hint towards character height options.
smaller characters move faster and are able to do more "parkour" stuff
while bigger characters can use "larger weapons" and take more damage

[crisp prairie]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m0Rx9fyvUoAh_kyCkzi7vu_YNHG4kVyJ/view?usp=drivesdk

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rSCDnAfj6DNDpFFqhTPrLnBn1DFPeZDr/view?usp=drivesdk

[twin jacinth]

pretty fast TTK here

[crisp prairie]

I’d say it’s about average for a fast paced modern shooter, although there does seem to be a lot of vertical recoil

@twin jacinth

[twin jacinth]

remind me of some bf3 vibe rn

[crisp prairie]

Well the devs that made bf3 are making this so it makes sense lol

[twin jacinth]

haha yes and this is really nice

[sharp flame]

yep, "body builds"

[weary geode]

How long can we play during this test period?

[solar glade]

really interested to see the lore in this game, and these EE hint at it

[cold forum]

[ruby brook]

Yeah fr the way the explanation of the game on the steam page feels really cool :)

[solar glade]

i come from Apex Legends – where i was heavily invested in the lore and Titanfall Universe. so, i'm really looking forward to dive into this one

[mortal ivy]

I've been thinking about this status for some time now

If you check the real life location of the cathedral it's next to (looks exactly the same in game)

There's no statue there

And the statue in question is called "Aphrodite of Knidos"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodite_of_Knidos

[unkempt stag]

katana! samurai😍

we will finally see a game with unreal engine 5 in real time

[mortal ivy]

it's UE4

#⚡┇the-finals-chat message

[haughty lodge]

Yo guys

So excited to see more of the game. Looks dope!

[red sparrow]

I want Easter eggs

Their yummy

[mortal ivy]

Happy Friend / Eggward has been renamed to NamaTama btw

[slender lodge]

poggg

[red sparrow]

…

Noooo

But EHGWARD

EGG*

[tranquil ivy]

Quick question where these here before? And if not do they mean anything?

[mortal ivy]

Yes, they have used it as part of the aesthetic for all press released material

[tranquil ivy]

ahhhh ok thank you

[red sparrow]

[unkempt crypt]

this is WRONG D:

[unkempt stag]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE49_WHa_bobecause this man made me the confusion at minute 7:30

[mortal ivy]

[unkempt crypt]

D:

I'm starting a revolution! REEEEEEEE

[unkempt stag]

did you hear it?

[mortal ivy]

In the video you linked? Not really, can't understand what he's saying 🤷 But I guess some people are confusing the great look of the game as a sign that it's running on UE5 for sure.

[unkempt stag]

yes, he assures that it is going with unreal engine 5, but it is more than confirmed that it will be unreal engine 4.

[mortal ivy]

Oh, I see. Well, he's wrong haha 🤷 😆

[pure loom]

He is wrong.

I wonder if he's the same guy that said ARC Raiders and THE FINALS were set in the same universe - even LevelCap mistakenly ran with that for a bit.

[tranquil ivy]

Ooooo that could be cool

[cold forum]

G'mornin Rockhound!

[tranquil ivy]

all embark games tied to the same universe

[unkempt crypt]

It doesn't make a lot of sense.. Arc Raiders is more.. alternate

[pure loom]

I know!

I couldn't fathom how anyone could think that

[unkempt crypt]

I'm sure that there will be easter eggs in both games kinda nodding at eachother

[pure loom]

Maybe it ended up in print somewhere

[unkempt crypt]

but I don't think ARC raiders will need realistic guns to make sense 😉

[pure loom]

Eggs in ARC Raiders

[unkempt crypt]

yeah

[pure loom]

With baby flamingos in them!

https://tenor.com/view/perfect-planet-baby-flamingo-tvresidence-gif-20083111

[unkempt crypt]

blowup flamingos

[tranquil ivy]

and wood lizards

[pure loom]

Blow UP flamingos 💥

[unkempt crypt]

and in The Finals.. maybe the iconic helmet from the poster or maybe a dead drone

some kind of retro arcade machine with arc raiders title

(Devs are probabbly sweating by now because its likely ofne of those 3)

[pure loom]

https://tenor.com/view/sweating-nervous-paranoid-gif-4974019

[unkempt crypt]

Haha you also going to cover ARC Raiders?

[pure loom]

For sure! I like the look of both games.

[unkempt crypt]

so different though

makes me wonder how different the thirs game might be

[pure loom]

THE FINALS is more along the line of games I've played previously, being a Battlefield fan.

[unkempt crypt]

because I understood from an article that they are developing three games

[pure loom]

the 3rd project is a game-making platform

[unkempt crypt]

Yeah The Finals is defintely a loveletter to the best of battlefield

[mortal ivy]

https://embark.dev/

[unkempt crypt]

so basically the rust engine Gmod?

[pure loom]

Ah, I'm not entirely sure, but something like Roblox but Embarky

We need more info on it

[pure loom]

Well, I did create a video called that - but it could go in other directions.

[tranquil ivy]

Eggward in there

[unkempt crypt]

👀 waaahhh

[tulip matrix]

"Dad do you want an omelette?"

"Nama tama."

[tranquil ivy]

poor child

[pure loom]

https://tenor.com/view/ba-dum-tuss-jokes-gotcha-burn-ouch-gif-5645546

[unkempt crypt]

Filipino 😉

is that something you previously played or what?

[pure loom]

Oh, interesting! Those pesky journos!

[tranquil ivy]

I would love a Finals and Arc raiders cookbook

[unkempt crypt]

it took FFXIV like 5 years and ytou want it for a game that isn't out yet xD

just because one game has an egg in it xD

I'm open to any serious egg dishes.. I still haven't mastered poaching eggs

[tranquil ivy]

With a little face :)

After October 3rd sometime

[timid basalt]

can i still get access to playtest?

[slender lodge]

yes

[cursive orchid]

or in early 2023, right?

[karmic merlin]

Last I read it was end of 2022

But this being pre-alpha play test, I’m thinking it’ll be 2023

[willow zephyr]

wait is this channel actually dedicated to hidden easter eggs in the alpha or is it just a joke about the mascot and egg meme

[granite walrus]

What I've heard so far makes me guess early 2023

[desert dawn]

Yup

[tulip matrix]

It is in fact for easter eggs. We've found a few in the concept art and teaser trailers already

check the pins for more info

[cold forum]

I just remembered I forgot to send this meme after you guys finished level one and we spent SO much time trying to guide you to the right part of the image subtly.

[desert dawn]

Wait the finals has LORE?

[tranquil ivy]

Thank you Wooper 🥲

[cold forum]

[tulip matrix]

That's a knife, Patrick

[cold forum]

THE LID!!!!!

[slender lodge]

e

[slender lodge]

bahhaah i love this

[mellow rover]

@slender lodge is already finalist 😮

letsgo!

[tranquil ivy]

:o

Gg!

So level 15 is finalist ig

[slender lodge]

not the first person

darnoux got it first haha

[mellow rover]

I know but, i'm fan of yours haha 😄

[tranquil ivy]

The green is nice i want it now.

[thorn timber]

nice green 😆

[naive mauve]

Dose this mean old battlefield Easter eggs 🤨

[tranquil ivy]

There were Easter eggs released before the trailer which we were all looking for, and for future easter eggs of the game

[naive mauve]

Aaa

[slender lodge]

of me???

😳

[mellow rover]

yes 🥺

[slender lodge]

im

i-m 😳

honored ❤️

[mellow rover]

#teamrust

[slender lodge]

😘😘😘😘😘😘

[fallen jasper]

Anyone find red shoes yet?

[slender lodge]

mirror's edge?

[fallen jasper]

Hopefully, we can find easter eggs of previous dice games.

Since honestly, Embark is real DICE.

[tranquil ivy]

Sponsors so far:
Tell me if i missed any (Yes i left out so of the sponsors we already knew about previous to the trailer)

[surreal oak]

Goodnight everyone! See you at egg o clock!

[tranquil ivy]

Missed one

[pure loom]

Thanks for posting these!

[tranquil ivy]

Np!

Also i was gonna say

Is each map made by a different sponsor?

Cause the map that we were shown had plastered everywhere

Along with a few weapons

[spring pollen]

I'm guessing that's more just them plastering their name anywhere they can

since the maps are based on irl places

[solar smelt]

maybe the sponsors are associated to teams/team colours or maybe to your gear/weapons (you can see on the LMG in the trailer)

[tranquil ivy]

and another smg

maybe the guns you use vary on the map?

Like the guns on thier maps and Volpe (random sponsor) on a different

[solar smelt]

nah I doubt weapons/gear will be associated to map since the game is promoted on hero building/loadouts

Maybe it's just the winning team get's their team sponsor plastered everywhere

Same with how apex does with winning squad banner

[tranquil ivy]

Oooo that'd be interesting

[spring pollen]

^

the sponsors also seem to be tied to the seasons so they'll probably be tied primarily to that

maybe in like cosmetic theming or narrative events or something

hard to say rn

[tranquil ivy]

Ig you'll see tomorrow

If you get in tell me what you see!

I hope to get into the easter egg thing more!

[spring pollen]

not sure if the sponsor stuff will be in the alpha test but I'll let you know 👍

[tranquil ivy]

Well just overall gameplay too

[spring pollen]

ofc

🤞 hoping to get in

really wanna get a glimpse at the dev process, especially Embark's

[tranquil ivy]

Wishing you luck 🤞

[mortal ivy]

@slender lodge you evolved? 😮

[slender lodge]

now im a caterpee

[tranquil ivy]

https://tenor.com/view/caterpie-gif-8098577

[mortal ivy]

Congrats! (Even thought Caterpie is a stage 1 (unevolved) Pokémon) 🎉

[slender lodge]

i dunno anything about porkemons haha

[tranquil ivy]

Swa Hatched!

[mortal ivy]

Is there seriously nothing in the gameplay video that catches anyone's eyes 😦

[tranquil ivy]

??

[slender lodge]

theres too much

my eyes have been caught

[mortal ivy]

Yeah, it's a lot to take in. I've managed to find another piece of the korean image, but that's as much as I've got 🤷

[slender lodge]

thats huge

[tranquil ivy]

Wait can you send it? Plz?

[slender lodge]

i wonder if its connected to this that RHB foundin the video

[mortal ivy]

Yeah, was about too but noticed I hadn't saved it as png yet

[slender lodge]

this doesnt seem like Monaco

def another map

[slender lodge]

oh yeah

100%

[tranquil ivy]

Oooooo i rlly like the futuristic feel!

[tranquil ivy]

That one is cool too!

Looks like the roof of the image Swa sent before

imma watch the trailer again and get all the different looking maps and send screenshots gimmie a sec

[mortal ivy]

There's also this image from the teaser trailer, from the same RHB video

[slender lodge]

ooohg yes

[slender lodge]

this one looks similar

because of the tile patterns

[mortal ivy]

Yes, that's my thoughts as well. The tiles and feel is very similar

[tranquil ivy]

That's all i could fin for potential different maps

even tho they probs all the same

[slender lodge]

i think the last image is the same map

[tranquil ivy]

yeah i just put it in there in case

[slender lodge]

yuss

i just realised 😂

someone tried to throw a grenade into the goo

and it just bounces off for a few frames

funny

[tranquil ivy]

oh i didn't see that

All do we know what the Bias wrecker stands for?

If anything

[slender lodge]

bahhahah

[tranquil ivy]

Ok so i found what is a voice in the trailer 0:38 at 0.75 speed

I'm just trying to find stuff at this point

[mortal ivy]

I believe all of this if from the monaco map. The forest part has the same laterns as where they spawn in at the beginning of the match

[tranquil ivy]

I just suspect that the 1 first image is a different map cause on the steam page we see what looks like the same location

And it kinda looks like a different material to the other buildings in the monaco map

[tranquil ivy]

Ahhh

Damn

[mortal ivy]

They spawn in, go left, grab box, turn 180 and ziplines up to the church

[sharp flame]

All of the in-game footage is definitely from Monaco at the moment

[mortal ivy]

And the lamps in that location has the same shape as the katana forest fight later on

Yeah, I agree with fishxw

[tranquil ivy]

Yeah ok so we can only get ideas from the teaser trailer and future info

[sharp flame]

Which means that those floating platforms are too

if any of you caught that

[tranquil ivy]

floating?

[unkempt crypt]

good morning

[mortal ivy]

probably the second image in your post

[tranquil ivy]

OH

I thought those were cranes of some form

[tranquil ivy]

Yeah clearer image

[slender lodge]

i hear it too

[sharp flame]

sure, suspension, but without the actual cranes haha

[tranquil ivy]

it goes on for a bit longer

but i couldn't rlly understand past that

[slender lodge]

yeah but i thought it was just the announcer going crazy

[sharp flame]

there's two phrases

[mortal ivy]

The voice at 0.38 is "They are firing on all cylinders" with Mickey Mouse voice

[tranquil ivy]

Yeah that's what i thought too

[sharp flame]

that's what I thought

[slender lodge]

"ho ho'

[sharp flame]

the announcer is saying "You are not-"

in my ears anyway

[slender lodge]

"spiderman on cylinder"

[sharp flame]

yes definitely "You are not"

[tranquil ivy]

https://tenor.com/view/spider-man-texting-text-on-the-phone-marvels-spiderman-gif-24218752

[slender lodge]

"spiraling ---- cylinder" is what im hearing

firing an old cylinder

[sharp flame]

the "ff" in firing is super pronounced

[mortal ivy]

I'm 95% sure its "firing on all cylinders" but it might be "It's firing" instead of "They're firing"

[tranquil ivy]

Anyone got a download of the trailer

[mortal ivy]

Whatever said right after that, at 0.40 is much more unclear though 🤔

[unkempt crypt]

damn I want to get some good coffee :c

but the coffee place hasn'

[sharp flame]

there's literally no words before "firing"

[mortal ivy]

I do, but they also uploaded a 1440p in the official drive

[tranquil ivy]

flaming animal suffocate

[unkempt crypt]

hasn't opened yet since the summer break

[tranquil ivy]

K sweet

[mortal ivy]

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FtcmmvpTteMfvKW9u2781VfxsridzKeT

[sharp flame]

at 41s he says "oh my goood"

[slender lodge]

lmfao i hear a vilheim scream 😂

[sharp flame]

I think I did too😭

[tranquil ivy]

Anyone know how to do sound?

Like uhhhh what's the word

well just sound design and try to translate it to actual words

[mortal ivy]

I'm extracting the audio from the video right now, hoping to be able to clear it up a bit in audacity if lucky

[tranquil ivy]

Yeah tell us when/if you've found anything!

[slender lodge]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FHw2aItRlw&ab_channel=nein

whys this scream so popular 😂

[tranquil ivy]

is that where the scream came from?

[mortal ivy]

Turns out that my work adobe account got access to Project Shasta, so will give that a whirl as well

[slender lodge]

yeah i think so haha

[tranquil ivy]

Wow crazy

[sharp flame]

pretty sure it came from a movie

[slender lodge]

yeah and ever since that, its been used by thousands of movies and internet clips

[sharp flame]

which probably is why I recognized it amidst the insane music and explosions haha

[sly trail]

https://youtu.be/gXQpODNwsrM

[unkempt crypt]

its a requirement in any action movie til this date

[mortal ivy]

Didn't hear/notice anything from looking at the audio sadly. Tried to reverse it, reduce noise, even ran it through Adobe's new Enhance Speech project, Shasta, (but the background audio/music confused it)

[unkempt crypt]

:c

sad times

[ivory cipher]

Why this remember me so much to wipeout lol

[tawdry jungle]

pinned!

[tranquil ivy]

[pure loom]

Quieter in here. Sheesh!

[tranquil ivy]

Rock Hound

Guess what

[pure loom]

You found an EE?

[tranquil ivy]

No but yes

[mortal ivy]

It's too quiet. We are getting nowhere with level 2 😅 Starting to wonder if I read in too heavily in Robs reply earlier 😞

[opaque zenith]

Sorry I shouldn't breath so loudly 😅

[tranquil ivy]

Did you know about this??

[pure loom]

Yes

[tranquil ivy]

Damnit

What don't you know

[pure loom]

Game creation platform

[opaque zenith]

There's is definitely something to seek for, since one of the devs said the timers in the trailers were NOT the thing we should focus on.

[pure loom]

hehe the unknown unknowns. Maybe ask Embark lol

[tranquil ivy]

I'll ask for source code why not

[opaque zenith]

I think we are both following all things Embark is posting since the studio creation 🙂

[pure loom]

Pretty much. I started following them in mid 2019

Seems so long ago!

[tranquil ivy]

I found out about them thanks to u Rock hound haha

[mortal ivy]

Seems like they stuck with the character designs since late 2020. Only the small kitsune mask one hasn't been seen in that shape/form yet

[pure loom]

Nice!

That makes me happy 😄

[tranquil ivy]

[pure loom]

Well, happier hehe

[opaque zenith]

Hey @pure loom were you part of the behind closed door presentation of the Finals along with all the other YouTubers?
I was wondering if it was like a zoom/vocal call or if it was text only

[pure loom]

It was a video call

[tawdry jungle]

would've been a great flight to Stockholm though

[pure loom]

https://tenor.com/view/dont-tempt-me-wizard-lord-of-the-rings-gif-13800018

[mortal ivy]

I asked Embark if I could stroll by their office and pickup a cool baseball cap the other day, but got no reply 😦

[opaque zenith]

Maybe in the future! Human interactions are important folks 🙏

[fallen jasper]

the samurai looks so sick

[tawdry jungle]

I'm actually planning on visiting New Zealand with my partner in the near future, will definitely let you know @pure loom

[fallen jasper]

rate their eggs

[pure loom]

Yeah, do it! If you need any tips let me know - I know the place pretty well!

Including all the off-the-beaten track spots

[tranquil ivy]

Rock Hound when you get into the game tell us if you find any easter eggs! (if that's allowed)

[pure loom]

“This Easter Egg is bugged! Game unplayable!”

[tranquil ivy]

:O

[novel verge]

we'll welcome you so long as your OCE servers are good!

[acoustic gull]

[deep nebula]

[tawdry jungle]

[tranquil ivy]

Wait Blues do you work at Embark?

[deep nebula]

https://tenor.com/view/funny-gif-20281376

[undone igloo]

indoor focused map? hell yea

[tranquil ivy]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1009830578545246213/1024987475044745216/unknown.png

Anything we can get from this?

[fallen jasper]

Yeah

He is leaking

[tranquil ivy]

Level 2! (or 3 i forgot which one)

[fallen jasper]

WHEREEE CLOSEEEE APLHAAAA

[torn chasm]

🥚❓

[fallen jasper]

[torn chasm]

[unkempt crypt]

[tranquil ivy]

Gg

[mild basin]

eGg

[fallen jasper]

yee

gg

[mortal ivy]

where was this posted?

[tawdry jungle]

just now!

[mortal ivy]

But why did Oak have it, I can't see it in any other channels 😂

[tawdry jungle]

search "in:#⚡┇the-finals-chat mentions:embark|rob"

[mortal ivy]

Thanks ❤️ GC moves so quick, can't keep up 😅

[worthy oriole]

This is an egg

[mortal ivy]

Great observation!

NamaTama with a hardhat 😉

[worthy oriole]

Thanks im pretty sharp 😌

[meager wigeon]

👀

[thorn cypress]

[merry canyon]

[old cairn]

[sturdy dust]

[fallen jasper]

https://tenor.com/view/besame-los-huevos-gif-25399574

[old cairn]

[mortal ivy]

Please, can we keep the chat/spam for GC or lounge 😅 I really want to try and get the level 2 started, but it's hard to follow when there's so much random chatting going on here

What I have so far:
Korean map, based on five different stitched images
I'm curious about the statue placed next to the chruch in Monaco (Aphrodite of Knidos) as it's not there IRL
And we got the pinned recaps of all the logos/sponsors

[opaque zenith]

The statue is a good lead, but could also be there only for LD and Art Direction purposes

[sterile depot]

this may be the roof on the mall map

i think i may found the real mall in korea

pretty similar

[mortal ivy]

But also, the statue is not the REAL Aphrodite of Knidos statue, her head is turned the wrong way compared to all real world statues

[mortal ivy]

That is similar indeed!

[opaque zenith]

Yup, the whole body is not turned the same way

[mortal ivy]

The real world statues all have her head towards the hand with the towel, but the in game version she looks the other way

Which could be indicating something, or it was just artistic liberty

[night hemlock]

nsfw 🧐

[mortal ivy]

In game, looking away from hand with towel

[mild basin]

[sterile depot]

Lotte World Mall - Seoul, South Korea

pretty similar

[south dome]

agreed

[torn chasm]

[pure loom]

10 minutes to go, and here I am looking at this Easter Egg image lol

[slender lodge]

Hahaha

[pure loom]

That's the REAL game

[mortal ivy]

Well you already know you getting in so 😉

[slender lodge]

You boutta feel it

[pure loom]

fair point - still waiting on my key though

[mortal ivy]

Yeah, the EE is the real game, because we haven't even found HOW to play level 2 yet. The Finals is much easier to figure out

[west elk]

very similar

[slender lodge]

The stark difference between game chat and ee chat

[pure loom]

Just sayin...

[tawdry jungle]

the madman

[slender lodge]

Oh yeah that actually worked haha

[last reef]

920 35U.

[slender lodge]

https://c.tenor.com/vCOInrRvG5UAAAAM/face-palm-oh-no.gif

[pure loom]

9 29 EZ

[naive mauve]

🤨

[undone igloo]

well..we'll be indoor destruction like mad

[mellow rover]

spot on and keep up the good work!

[naive mauve]

What the numbers mean rockhound

[fallen jasper]

One, uhh yo mama.

ez win boys pakc it up

OH GOD

the time

o mah lordy

[pure loom]

September 29 EZ

[naive mauve]

Aaaa

[fallen jasper]

THIS

IS THE TIME

FOR CELEBRATION

[mellow rover]

YES!

[fallen jasper]

o7 I wish you all the best of luck!!!!!!

[pure loom]

Or is it just a coincidence.?

[fallen jasper]

no eggmail

patience

[mellow rover]

This number will jump like crazy haha

[pure loom]

47?

Almost 10% in a day would be huge

[slender lodge]

Haha

47..000

[fallen jasper]

AGENT 47?!?!?!?!?!

Crossover when-

(jkjk)

[mellow rover]

maybe maybe haha

[cinder cobalt]

Gotta go cry in a corner for a while

[floral plover]

You can add that to the spam in general chat lol

[cinder cobalt]

I'm just not that lucky when it comes to playtests. Same happened with OW2 back in the day

[west elk]

dead game

[cinder cobalt]

Let's wait and see how many people will play simultaneously according to steamdb

[west elk]

[floral plover]

The emails probably aren't out yet. Wait an additional hr

[cinder cobalt]

NO WAY

GUYS

[mortal ivy]

am i in?

[west elk]

mails allways come super late

[west elk]

yes

[fallen jasper]

Pff wish I could check steam remotely

[pulsar ibex]

congratulation bro enjoy being one of the first people to play it

[floral plover]

👀I wish I gained access

Giriko is so cool

[mortal ivy]

Thank you! I was buzy making a quiz for work and forgot to check at 2pm haha

[pulsar ibex]

they said theyll give more people access throught the play test (until oct 3)

[opaque zenith]

So happy for you Giriko!! Tell us how it goes 😄

[pulsar ibex]

ahaha well now you get to play a new game

[fallen jasper]

Although its a big heart break for me, I hope all of you who got in have a good time!

[west elk]

if i dont get in i will atleast have a EA game i can test

[opaque zenith]

And report anything that may be Easter Egg worthy 👀

[pulsar ibex]

yea fr do it and also whats the size of the game?

[fallen jasper]

sadded

[mortal ivy]

Will certainly do! Won't be plaing the game seriously that much hahah, will only try to break it!

[opaque zenith]

10Go I heard

[winged echo]

yea

Slightly above

[mellow rover]

Download size 4.4

[winged echo]

👍

[mellow rover]

disk size close to 11

[pulsar ibex]

oh thats really good,

i was expecting atleast 10+

[fallen jasper]

sobs

[mellow rover]

• some steam backend stuff

[celest sandal]

https://tenor.com/view/sad-pablo-lonely-alone-gif-12928789

[mellow rover]

New all time high haha

[slender lodge]

llessgoooo

[mellow rover]

this discord haha

[naive cliff]

Download is so slow wtf

[solar glade]

H Y P E

[mortal ivy]

was quick, less than 30 sec

[fallen jasper]

[naive cliff]

50 kb/s...

[obsidian breach]

I need a key

[west elk]

we all do

[naive cliff]

Oh i restarted steam, and it's downloading fullspeed 🙃

[mellow rover]

great to hear!

[obsidian breach]

Did u get a email tho?

[naive cliff]

Yes

[narrow current]

Are the keys being passed in waves or have they all been tossed out?

[naive cliff]

yes i think so, cuz i got mine only after 13 minutes

[west tulip]

god damn it im jealous

13 accounts???

[fallen jasper]

bruh

Bruh

[west tulip]

i think we found out why we aint got keys lmao xD

[west elk]

[main smelt]

if none of my 13 got em then i dont think they gonna xd

[fallen jasper]

I got one

[slow stirrup]

when did you apply?

[obsidian breach]

Tell us more

[west elk]

i know a dude that registerd for the test today at 10 am and he got the key

[obsidian breach]

Sheeeesh

This system sucks

[west tulip]

i mean its fair, randomized

[west elk]

and im here waiting since the trailer

[west tulip]

only way they do it without uproar

[obsidian breach]

I registered 3weeks ago

I should had waited haha

[west elk]

Xd

[fallen jasper]

dev shine us some hope for yellow names *sob sob

[fallen jasper]

Months ago, I completely forgot about this game

[west tulip]

[slow stirrup]

Okay ty

[slender lodge]

Easter egg hunters looking at their informative chat disappearing from this chat be like

[fallen jasper]

we yellow names worked hard for clue we just want to touch the holy grail

[west tulip]

swa how could you, i thought we were friends, take me with you to the finalist corner

[slender lodge]

I don't even have access lol

[west tulip]

oh wait what? i thought thats what the whole finalist role was about

[slender lodge]

It's just a rank

Level 15

[fallen jasper]

[obsidian breach]

When are the next emails?

[pulsar ibex]

85k??!?!?!?!?

[west tulip]

there are none, its now or open beta

i think

the emails are coming out now

[brave compass]

They are sending more out every so often during the playtest

[mellow rover]

it's a joke

[pulsar ibex]

nah they will be sending more out through out the play test (oct 3rd)

[pulsar ibex]

im so slow

[fallen jasper]

imagine getting the key 30min before the closing