A long-hi🌼dden Mass E🐬ffect 3 easter egg has now been solved thanks to its creator lifting the veil on the methods to unlock it.
In a (via ) started by former Bioware developer Richard Boisvert, he took to the Mass Effect community to reveal the secret he’d been sitting on since the release of Mass Effect 3 in ꦡ2012.
Boisvert wrote: “🍨10 years ago I put an easter egg in the mars mission of ME3, and as far as I know no one ever stumbled upon it.”
He then told players how they could see this playout. “At the begi🙈nning of the mars mission, feel free to walk through the nearby solar panel array in the following way to see it.”
The crudely drawn map shows players a precise route they hav♍e to walk to see the rover. You can see 💝it below:
Unsurprisingly players rushed to catch a glimpse to see how this plays out. User Tuskin38 confirmed that this method worked and added a description of what happens when𒊎 you do follow the path. They explained: “There's a little rover over behind some rocks, when you walk that path, it drives over to the edge of the cliff, looks up and nods at you.”
You can see photos of the interaction .
Players have been aware of a ‘Mars Rover’ easter egg in Mass Effect 3 for over a year, though it has never ♕been through fair means. 🅘The model had previously been uncovered by user that allowed them to catch a glimpse of the rover without walking the path.
However, it’s great t💫o see the official means of seeing this inquisitive little robot interact with the ℱplayer.
Easter Eggs are always fascinating to find in games, and that is doubly true of older games. Just this year, a long-dormant easter egg showing a cordyceps-infected ant was found in Th🐎e Last of Us Prologue. Instances like this speak to the tantalizing idea that there are lots of hidden surprises to be found in our favorite games years, maybe even dec💦ades after they were released. Perhaps as classics get older, we will see more instances of developers lifting the lid on these fun little surprises.
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