10 Starfield Secrets & Hidden Treasures Most Players Will Never Find
12.10.2023 - 14:19
/ screenrant.com
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Like many previous Bethesda games, features a vast number of hidden details, secrets, and Easter eggs — it is not surprising that in a game with over 1000 planets and 100 star systems, although some are reasonably easy to locate or experience, others are exponentially harder to discover. These Easter eggs are, for the most part, wonderful references to pop culture, astronomy, history, and other Bethesda IPs; though being aware of one of the game's many references is rewarding, having to hunt for them and spend a great deal of time and effort in locating them only amplifies the reward.
Secrets, references, and Easter eggs are a fantastic method of discreet communication between the developer and their audience. Including these easily overlooked and seldom-acknowledged features represents demonstrable attention to detail and a brilliantly playful attempt to pay homage to the fictitious works and real-world events that inspired a game's creation. Be they self-referential or alluding to other media, the painstaking search for references is one of the most entertaining ways to explore and engage with the vast expanses of space in — even if the search does not typically offer any tangible rewards.
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Located in the Jaffa system on Jaffa IV, Vulture's Roost is an enormous secret base that is inhabited by Ecliptic mercenaries. Built into the side of a cliff, approaching this secret base will result in the plethora of mercenaries located in the base becoming immediately hostile towards the Spacefarer. Although it is situated in a hidden location that can easily go unvisited, making the effort to visit and besiege Vulture's Roost can be an incredibly entertaining challenge.
Launched in 2003 by NASA, the Opportunity Rover was tasked with exploring the surface of Mars. This extraordinary machine played a large role in NASA's Mars Exploration Rover program and continued to carry out key scientific work for over a decade until 2018 when, due to the Mars planetary dust storm, NASA lost contact with it. With Mars playing a sizable role in, it is perhaps not surprising that this rover makes a well-deserved Easter egg appearance. The Opportunity Rover can be found on Mars in the exact location where it was disconnected. Locating and interacting with this abandoned rover will also unlock the Opportunity Snow Globe.
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Though the quest «Seeking Your Roots» is 's side quest most analogous with 's «Media Sponge,» or 's notoriously bad "No Stone Unturned," the Nirnroot plant makes a subtle return in. Located in what appears to be a hydroponics lab on the ECS Constant Ship orbiting Porrima II, the Easter egg