Easter Eggs "Easter Egg" is a term programmers give to undocumented features included in programming code which provide people who are "in the know" either an advantage in using the software or just a tickle. Sierra's MF:CS web site gives out a new Easter Egg once a month, and I'll be keeping a full listing of them here. If anyone has something to add to this list, mail me and I'll add it too. From Sierra August * Changing a 'Derm's name to "Elsa" will make them, ahem, bark like a dog. September * While playing in multi-player, typing "Elsa" on the chat line while on the invite screen will cause something to happen on your opponent's end. [my guess is that it's more of this barking nonsense. ;)] October * On the BioDerm Lab screen, and with one of the sub-sytems open (i.e. the Biovat), you can right-click on some of the monitor screens on the walls of the room to bring up some interesting text boxes. You can tell if a particular monitor is "live" if you hear the distinctive "button" sound when you pass your cursor over it. (Note that this easter egg is also listed in the Prima strategy guide.) November * While playing in multiplayer mode, naming one of your Hercs "BIG JOHN" will enable you to bring 28 Hercs on the mission rather that the standard 12. December * Renaming a 'Derm "Kurosh" in either single or multi-player modes will change that 'Derm into Kaesar. From Elsewhere * If you order Tarsus to self-detonate his Herc, he will refuse and disable the self-detonator. (Finally! Some personality out of these stiffs!-Callidus)(Bobby Yen) _________________________________________________________________ Main Menu This page was last updated November 28, 1996