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Easter Eggs

Dat File Easter Eggs

Golem Sanctum
The dungeon Golem Sanctum has a hidden message in its landblock which reads, "Stop hacking the data" (click to enlarge):

Lola's Den
The dungeon Lola's Den has a sections of tunnels that spell out "LOLA".

Portal.dat - March 2001
The Spring's Sorrows portal.dat updates contained the message "ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US". See original portal.dat here.

Portal.dat - September 2002
The Verdict portal.dat updates contained an icon of a humanoid. See original portal.dat here. During the Asheron's Call Player Luncheon in 2002, the mystery was solved. See:

• http://www.golden-neutron.net/AC1/whatcanitbe.htm (Now Dead)
• http://darkfunk.com/clan/P7130084.jpg (Now Dead)
• http://www.darkfunk.com/clan/# (Now Dead)

The icon appears to be a Turbine employee wearing a STFU shirt. The video link above refers to the drudge dance.

Portal.dat - March 2004
The Across the Vast Divide portal.dat updates contained numerous satirical icons and a jumbled up image. See the original portal.dat here. The fake icons included:

• Saddles
• Golden Heal Kits
• A horse
• A flying horse
• Capes
• Winged horses
• Chain Mail Bikinis
• Futuristic Ray Gun

The jumbled up image, when reconstructed, made the following image: