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SirJosh3917

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Re: Computer NPC megathread [SOLUTION INSIDE]

lol wow, way to ruin the discovery.  coulda just hinted rather than give it away

Yeah way to go, better wait for someone else to spoil the easter egg

ruins the whole concept of actually trying to find it. Now all the fun is gone.

hi i’m not going to waste everyone’s time and withhold information from others in a “community exercise” so

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Raphe9000

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Re: Computer NPC megathread [SOLUTION INSIDE]

I mean, who visits a megathread about trying to find an NPC and then gets mad when someone posts said solution?

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Re: Computer NPC megathread [SOLUTION INSIDE]

Ok, so here's the breakdown!

▼Hidden text

The reference to "EASTER" was two-fold - Most people just took it as just a reference to there being an Easter Egg in the game, but it was also intended to reference the fact that, during the April Fools' Day update, which was also Easter Sunday, one of the Easter Eggs included was that if you collected 42 coins of any type, you heard the "Don't Panic" sound. For anyone wondering, the sound is an excerpt from this song:

For those of you who don't get the references, they're all from The Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy book series by Douglas Adams, which is one of my favourite book series of all time. The most pertinent part is this short passage from the first book:

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/4637-o … sk-we-have

If you're less a fan of reading (but aren't you reading this post right now?), you could also watch the short excerpt from the movie:

So, the "Answer" to the "Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything" is:

'"Forty-two," said Deep Thought, with infinite majesty and calm.'

The "DT" part of "npcdt" does indeed stand for "Deep Thought". I purposely kept the Shop information as "??? (+1)" and "???" until it became public knowledge how to receive the new NPC. It is now listed as "Deep Thought (+1)" with a description of "A computer of infinite majesty and calm."

As for the Don't Panic, quoted again from the first book, and the introduction of what the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy actually is:

"It is said that despite its many glaring (and occasionally fatal) inaccuracies, the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy itself has outsold the Encyclopedia Galactica because it is slightly cheaper, and because it has the words 'DON'T PANIC' in large, friendly letters on the cover."

I purposely left the title of the sound file as "dontpanic", so it could be found by the people decompiling the client. We could have hidden it better with a different title, but it was a considered decision to leave it visible.

For those of you wondering about references I said in-game, I regularly referred to it being related to "something in the universe", saying "Such is life", "You may not have checked everything", "Have you put enough thought into that?", "You read into things too deeply", and "the answer, obviously". A lot of people just didn't think what I was saying actually mattered.

We didn't want people to necessarily find this Easter Egg accidentally, but preferred that people figure out for themselves how to get it, which is why it requires 42 of each coin type and 42 deaths, rather than just one of any of those items.

Once you've unlocked the item, there are more references you may enjoy if you're a fan of the books like myself, but I'll let you figure those out for yourselves

So, in summary, the official clues were:

• "Easter" spelled out in the Update Post, referring to the fact that there is a new Easter Egg that was related to an Easter Egg from the Easter/April Fools' update.

• "dontpanic.mp3" file name referring to "Don't Panic", being the sound that plays when you receive the NPC.

• "npcdt" including "dt", which stood "Deep Thought".

• "Don't Panic." system message released whenever someone received the item in a world.

The official hint words and phrases were:

• Easter

• Panicking

• Deeply

• Thought

• Guide

• Life

• Universe

• Everything

• So Long

Words purposely avoided in the references:

• Towel

• Mostly

• Harmless

• Arthur

• Dent

• Six

• Douglas

• Adams

• Forty-Two

And finally, there were no hidden anagrams anywhere

I hope you enjoyed tracking down this Easter Egg!

As for the graphic, it's a reworked version of the computer contest asset from the "wheres yer devil skull" team from last year's design contest. We believe Tokyomachine was the artist, and thank him for it.

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Raphe9000

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Re: Computer NPC megathread [SOLUTION INSIDE]

The "DT" part of "npcdt" does indeed stand for "Deep Thought".

Ah, that makes more sense. We all thought it meant Desktop. Overall, good hunt... even if I could've never guessed it

mutantdevle

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Re: Computer NPC megathread [SOLUTION INSIDE]

I don't feel so bad about not finding it when the main clue was a reference to something I'm only vaguely aware of.

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Re: Computer NPC megathread [SOLUTION INSIDE]

why are people attacking me for saying the answer when it’s that easy to obtain lmao
it was bound to be said someday

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Re: Computer NPC megathread [SOLUTION INSIDE]

alos eejesse lied you needed edit for it

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Re: Computer NPC megathread [SOLUTION INSIDE]

alos eejesse lied you needed edit for it

You could collect 42 of each coin and die 42 times in any world with those amount of coins. Edit makes it easier but you don't NEED it.

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Re: Computer NPC megathread [SOLUTION INSIDE]

peace you literally posted this screenshot in this thread

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Re: Computer NPC megathread [SOLUTION INSIDE]

Ok, so here's the breakdown!

thats what i like to say when im suffering from life issues and mental instabilities

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Re: Computer NPC megathread [SOLUTION INSIDE]

Will "Deep Thought" be upgraded to "Deep Blue" in the next update?

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Re: Computer NPC megathread [SOLUTION INSIDE]

once you get the pc npc does it pop up in the shop? because i have 1 but it is not in the shop.
update: logging off and back on again fixed the problem.

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Re: Computer NPC megathread [SOLUTION INSIDE]

once you get the pc npc does it pop up in the shop? because i have 1 but it is not in the shop.

It should. If it doesn't contact the staff or refresh your client

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Re: Computer NPC megathread [SOLUTION INSIDE]

Don't Panic strikes again after three months
https://forums.everybodyedits.com/viewt … p?id=42261

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