“ | Talking about giving credits, if you look for them, there are actually quite a few Easter Eggs in the game which are direct "thank yous" from us to the mod community and special individuals. | „ |
~ Tascha[1] |
An easter egg is an intentional hidden message, inside joke, or feature in a work such as a computer program, web page, video game, television program, movie, book, or crossword.[2][3] Conan Exiles features several easter eggs hidden within the game.
List of easter eggs[]
Thrall names in superscript are not yet confirmed.
Name | Reference | Notes |
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Names based on developers | ||
Astrid of the Forge | Astrid Kløve-Graue | Junior UI Programmer |
Captain Marus | Marius Rafoshei | Movement & Combat (Motion Capture) |
Captain Oda | Artist | |
Captain Poscore Poscore Nimblefingers Poscore the Lost |
Scooper | DevKit |
Cristian the Blade | Christian Stenger | German Localization |
Gavin the Wolf | Gavin Henry Whelan | Art Director |
Ignatius the Greedy | Ignasi Miró Sastre (Ignasis) | Community Support |
Janos | Janos Dicroce | Senior Environment Artist |
J'Onn Farseek | John Wiksen | Senior Designer |
Katerina of the Wild Seas | Katerina Vellidi | ArtworkLead UI? |
Leatherworker Kh'Urt | Kurt Skauen | Senior GUI Programmer |
Manos the Handful | Manos Baritakis | Junior Animator |
Markos, Bane of Beasts | Marcos Pereira | Lead Programmer |
Master Tanner Ryi | Rui Casais | CEO |
Matias Snowmelt | Matias Lavik | Junior Programmer |
Oskar Blackheart Oskar Thunderhead |
Oscar López Lacalle | Lead Designer |
Oyvind Ironshoe Oyvind Tall-tree |
Øyvind Jernskau | Level Artist |
Palu the Bloodletter | Paul | Assistant Producer |
Pauna Piercing-Arrow | Daniel Pauna | Quality Assurance Tester |
Name | Reference | Notes |
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The Chosen of Asura | ||
Gilum'tun, Asuras Chosen | Multigun | Modder, summary author, troubleshooting and testing the game, helping the community out in a variety of ways. December 17, 2018.[4] |
Lethdol Twox, Speaker of Asura | TheLOLxd2 | Fan-made Conan Exiles Discord host (formerly head moderator), Official Conan Exiles Wiki editor. February 28, 2019.[5] |
Sir Bowen, Enforcer of Asura | SirBowen | Official Conan Exiles Wiki editor, Support @ www.Die-Verbannten.de, Funcom Forum Bug Hunter. April 29, 2019.[6] |
Vattende, Confessor of Asura | Vattende | Multigun-Mods tester, Server Admin, troubleshooting and testing the game, helping the community out in a variety of ways. June 24, 2019.[7] |
Corms the Faithful | Croms_Faithful | Consolero, troubleshooting and testing the game, helping the community out in a variety of ways. He can't say "Ni"! August 29, 2019.[8] |
Keyim of Asura | Mikey | Mikey's Toolbox author, troubleshooting and testing the game, helping the community out in a variety of ways. November 1, 2019.[9] |
Barnes of Asura | Barnes | Troubleshooting and testing the game, helping the community out in a variety of ways. December 20, 2019.[10] |
Larathiel of Asura | Larathiel | Sharing feedback, helping other players out or just by liking other players messages. February 28, 2020.[11] |
Mij of Asura | Jim1 | Official Conan Exiles Wiki editor, troubleshooting and testing the game, helping the community out in a variety of ways. May 4, 2020.[12] |
Name | Reference | Notes |
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Modders | ||
Alakar Burning-Hands | Alakar | |
Alren Storm | AlrenStorm | |
Amzadi the Wanderer | Amzadi | |
Captain Ioushuwa | Joshtech | PIPPI |
Dalinsia Snowhunter | Dalinsia Snowhunter | |
Darmok the Experimenter | Darmok | |
Du'neman the Dragoon | Dragoonduneman | |
Ezee'Ap Skingrafter | EZee_AP | |
Fia | Fia | PIPPI |
Gnash the Hungry Gnashteeth Burning-Meat |
Dr.Nash | |
Hell Breath | Hellsbreath | |
Kathibria Featherstep | Cattibria | |
Khon-Trast Sizzlefinger | ContrastX | PIPPI |
Koros the Brave Koros the Feral |
Koros | PIPPI. The second was made because Robtheswede forgot they made the first one and made another one. |
Lesteret the Unsung hero (EL) Lesteret the Accursed (Siptah) |
Testerle | Fashionist, Better Thralls, Stacksize Plus, Unlock Plus, Building Shortcut Bar... |
Roknori the Unmerciful | Roknori | |
Rokur the Alchemist | Rokur | |
Shendelzare | Shendelzare | |
Vatessa the Potent | Vatessa | |
Waros the Breaker | WaRoS | |
Werk of the Lost Tribe | Werkrat |
Name | Reference | Notes |
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Names based on other stuff | ||
Acastel Ninefingers | Named after "Acaste" in Planescape: Torment, Robtheswede's favourite RPG of all time. | |
Akon the Bloodletter | Named after the singer Akon. | |
Airk Strong-in-the-arm | Based on the brand of crossbows called "Strong-in-the-arm" from the Discworld series. | |
Artificer Galen | Named after a character in a DnD campaign Robtheswede had, although that one was a paladin. | |
Bessie | From the "Bessie's Bow" item. | |
Dv'ai Maggot-Eater | Narcotic Sound and Christian D – Vai | Version:
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Fairin of the Wild Coast | A reference to Dungeons & Dragons. The Wild Coast is a region inside the world of Faerûn. | |
Hoss Gristlebiter | Hoss from Bonanza TV series. | |
Inigo the Vengeful | This is a reference to Inigo Montoya, from The Princess Bride, who is on a quest for vengeance. | |
Jaden Rousch the Epiphaneous | Named after Rousch and Epiphany, the owners of the server "Twisted Veins".. | |
Kiah the Incorruptible | A Merchant named after Kiahonfire, a content creator. Later the merchant was split into two different vendors, Kiah the Incorruptible and Miah the Corruptible. [13] | |
Man on the Wall | This is a reference to Marvel's Nick Fury. | |
Merram the Cook | Named after "Miriam", Robtheswede's mom. | |
Miah the Corruptible | A Merchant named after Kiahonfire, a content creator. Later the merchant was split into two different vendors, Kiah the Incorruptible and Miah the Corruptible. [14] | |
Mixmaster Festus | This is a reference to a Futurama episode, where a D.J. by the same name is playing at the Wong ranch. | |
Nepthea of the Shade | Based on "Nepenthea", a dev from Age of Conan, who also did a fan-map of Anarchy Online. | |
Rethrous the Burdened | Named after a friend of a developer that plays that always kept carrying everything around when they went raiding. | |
Saddur the Slaver | From Age of Conan, the first fat man you fight to gain access to Tortage. | |
Shawna the Strange | This is a reference to the streamer "Shawn the Wierd". | |
Smith Raden | This is a reference to Jaden Smith, whose twitter never ceased to amuse Robtheswede. | |
Tarman | Based on a zombie from The Return of the Living Dead 1 and 2. | |
Thorvald Tree-Hater | Based on a character Robtheswede played in a DnD campaign, a hunter that hated the forest and preferred hunting his prey in the skies because at least there, there are no trees in the way. |
Name | Reference | Notes |
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Names based on various stupidity | ||
Chieftain Varulf | In norwegian, this means "Chieftain Werewolf" or "Chieftain Where wolf?". | |
Chieftain Derulf | In norwegian, this means "There, wolf". | |
Fann Deg | Norwegian for "found you". | |
Galacus the Gourmand | Based on Galactus The World Eater from Marvel Comics. | |
Handler PutKet'Leon | This is a play of words for "Put the Kettle On". | |
Herman Von Blat | Because it sounded so out of place and stupid. | |
N'put Forgebound | N'put is input.. hah. haha. | |
Retas Metmeg | This is a play on words and in norwegian means "Teases me". | |
Stoker Bram | Bram Stoker of Dracula fame. | |
Syra Brennerhet | This is a play on words and in norwegian means "Acid burns hot". | |
Takfor Detdu | Norwegian for "thanks for that, you". |
Name | Reference | Notes |
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Just sounds funny. | ||
Chewin the Hammer | Because "Chewing the hammer" is stupid and fun. | |
Dook the Cook | ||
Jaes'Pliis | "Yes please" |
Name | Reference | Notes |
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Locations | ||
Trailer scene | The scene from the cinematic trailer with the crosses is partially built outside the Cursewall.[15] | Mapgrid: A2 TeleportPlayer -308329 314039 -20877
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Crocodile (Desert) | While swimming in this lake a crocodile suddenly jumps out of the water and tries to catch the player.[16] | Mapgrid: I4 TeleportPlayer 83334 227347 -20289
Pictures: |
Crocodile (Jungle) | If you walk up to the Cursewall in the jungle just behind the Giant Crocodile (Legendary Creature) and wait a few seconds, a crocodile crawls out of the water outside of the barrier and walks across the beach toward you, then turns to the left and swims back into the water and disappears behind a rock. A reddit user thought it was a reference to the Egyptian god Sobek.[17][18] | Mapgrid: O8 TeleportPlayer 352105 20339 -20125
Pictures: |
The Sentinels | Behind the statue of the Sentinels from the north shore you find a Rawhide Bedroll, a note (unrelated) and nearby a bloody corpse with four murderbunnies around it.[19] The camp is called "Murderbunnies" in the DevKit.[citation needed] | Mapgrid: G4 TeleportPlayer 7480 225281 -17671
Pictures: |
The Forge of Ymir | Jumping down at the bridge that leads to The Forge of Ymir will make you face off against a White Dragon. | Mapgrid: D14 TeleportPlayer -127990 -262628 6758
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Icespire Chasm | A ghost soldier is found here. He appears out of the ice when you take down the stones beneath him. This ghost is not directly part of the lore like most ghosts are, nor is he found to be a reference to anything else than the Exiled Lands backstory.[20] | Mapgrid: E13 TeleportPlayer -116160 -208312 10884
Pictures: |
Warmaker's Sanctuary | Standing behind an indestructible wall of ice, a giant Yeti can be found guarding two chests in a dark sideroom of the Ice Halls. Illuminated solely by two witchfire torches in the back of the room, only his ominous silhouette can be seen.[21] | Mapgrid: B8 TeleportPlayer 116430 -354330 5614
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Swagger Rock | This is a reference to Pride Rock from The Lion King, because we have a Lion sitting there right now. | Mapgrid: G7 TeleportPlayer 6903 62385 -7745
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Fingerfang Rock | A wordplay on "Fingerbang Rock", a reference established during a dev stream.[22] | Mapgrid: D7 TeleportPlayer -153851 55926 -6566
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Blizzard's Overwatch | The name of this camp is a reference to the game Overwatch by Blizzard Entertainment. | Mapgrid: B13 TeleportPlayer -248187 -193163 18479
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Ruins of Old Nebthu | The name of these ruins are a reference to "Black Sphinx of Nebthu" by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter. | Mapgrid: E8 TeleportPlayer -121826 7134 -893
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Name | Reference | Notes |
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various stupidity | ||
Baal-pteor's Razor Baal-pteor's Lodestone |
Baal-pteor is a character from the Conan novella "Shadows in Zamboula". He is a Kosalan strangler from Yota Pong, who Conan defeats at his own game. | |
Buccaneer Peg Leg (Left Fitting) Buccaneer Peg Leg (Right Fitting) Hook (Left Fitting) Hook (Right Fitting) |
Have fun descriptions. | |
El's Drinker | Refers to Stormbringer, which was wielded by Elric of Melniboné in Conan the Barbarian.[23] El's Drinker is also a reference to the 1993 PC game Dark Sun: Shattered Lands which featured a sword of the same name, with the same properties. This is further implied by the mention of "shattered lands" in the weapon's description. |
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Elephant Hide | The short description for Elephant Hide is "Where?" as in A) Elephant, hide! b) Where? | |
Jedias Greatsaber | Is a reference to the Jedi and their lightsabers from Star Wars. | It "glows and hums".[24] |
Ladder | Its description refers to the author of all the item descriptions. | |
Last Words (Note) | Can be found on a isolated cliff in the Wine Cellar. Its description reads "crap!". | |
Musashi's Black Blade | Based on Miyamoto Musashi's sword. | |
Painting (Variant A) | This painting was one of the nine Runner Ups of Funcom's Building Contest and shows the Hogwarts Castle from Harry Potter created on PS4 by Scott. | Hogwarts from Harry Potter. |
Painting (Variant B) | This painting was one of the nine Runner Ups of Funcom's Building Contest and shows the Capital Hill - Washington DC made in Xbox by Dean. | Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.. |
Painting (Variant C) | This painting was one of the nine Runner Ups of Funcom's Building Contest and shows the Colosseum in Rome made by SirBowen. | The Colosseum in Rome, Italy. |
Painting (Variant D) | This painting was one of the nine Runner Ups of Funcom's Building Contest and shows the Sovngarde from Skyrim. | Sovngarde from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. |
Painting (Variant E) | This painting was one of the nine Runner Ups of Funcom's Building Contest and shows the Ra's ship from Stargate made by Randomdude1000. | Ra's ship from Stargate. |
Painting (Variant F) | This painting was one of the nine Runner Ups of Funcom's Building Contest and shows the Neuschwanstein Castle made by Piankhi. | Neuschwanstein Castle in Hohenschwangau, Germany. |
Painting (Variant G) | This painting was one of the nine Runner Ups of Funcom's Building Contest and shows the Pembroke Castle. | Pembroke Castle in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire in Wales. |
Painting (Variant H) | This painting was the Grand Prize Winner of Funcom's Building Contest and shows the Hungarian Parliament Building by "Sheriff". | The Hungarian Parliament Building in Budapest, Hungary. |
Painting (Variant I) | This painting was one of the nine Runner Ups of Funcom's Building Contest and shows the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. | The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. |
Painting (Variant J) | This painting was one of the nine Runner Ups of Funcom's Building Contest and shows the Big Ben. | The Big Ben in London, England. |
Shaleback Hatchling Shell | Have an incredibly low drop-rate on purpose. The joke is in the long description of it and was essentially made to make players feel bad for mass-murdering kappa babies. | |
Sledge of Tsotha-lanti | Tsotha-lanti is a Kothian wizard in "The Scarlet Citadel", having a reputation for cruelty that is used by parents to scare their children as well as by masters, threatening to sell their slaves to him. | |
Splinter | A reference to Splinter from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. | |
The Bane of Khosatral Khel | Khosatral Khel, a demi-god or demon, was featured in the Robert E. Howard story "The Devil in Iron". | |
The Shining Trapezohedron | Is a fictional artifact appearing in H.P. Lovecraft's short story "The Haunter of the Dark". | |
The Unintelligible | Has some absolutely unintelligible description. | This was suspected to be a puzzle, but has so far not been solved as the resulting translations were not helpful.[25] |
The Wyrd | This item is based on the youtuber ShawnTheWeird. |
Name | Reference | Notes |
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Files | ||
You can find hidden folders where developers used to store temp stuff that is still there. | Open Windows Explorer and go to "ConanSandbox\Content\Developers" in the UDK install folder. | |
"I blame you josh -Scooper" | DevKit. In the BP_MasterCampPlaceable blueprint, there is a reference by the lead Coder as a joke about UE4 not checking for CanBeDamaged in the AActor.:TakeDamage code | |
FunCombat_PlayerController | DevKit. More of a bad pun. Lesson #66 in Game Development: Never let coders name... anything.[26][27] | |
BPGameItem_RiddleOfSteel_wpn_IncreasePenetration (Blueprint Class) |
DevKit. The Riddle of Steel was originally supposed to be the name of a series of feats that gave you access to the weapon and armor mod kits, which is why it is named like this.[28] |
Name | Reference | Notes |
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Other | ||
"April Fools" | If you took the first letter of each sentence in the 2019 April Fools announcement blog, it spells "April Fools".[29] | |
"Don't eat yellow snow" | A loading screen description, possibly referring to the similairly named track by Frank Zappa or the real life safety concern.[30][citation needed] | |
"Savages" |
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"Look upon our works, ye mighty, and despair!" | The last sentence at The Sentinels Lorestone is a reference to the poem "Ozymandias" by Percy Bysshe Shelley. |
- No crosslinks were announced (See Conan Exiles).
- The only Conan Exiles content added to Age of Conan is for people who, during a certain period, bought the Barbarian Edition. For example, a rune with a buff called "Exile" is randomly applied for a short period of time.[32][33][34]
- Goat-Horn Bow: Reference to a story, about a goat, from one of the runner-ups in the building contest.
- Firespark Arrow: This is a reference to youtuber Firespark81. They stack to 81 instead of 100. (video - channel)
- Bonepile east of The Silkwood is dedicated to Neebs Gaming. (video - channel)
- A big bronze door is found between The Den and the ruins with the Child of Jhebbal Sag. It has four levers, two on each side. Pull them and hear what happens. This is also a reference to Neebs Gaming, but this time for being trapped.[35] (video)
- There is a third Neebs Gaming easter egg.[citation needed][36]
- Just Horse also has an easter egg, an axe created by a mad black smith named 'jhus thorse'.[citation needed]
- Jumping Puzzle: This is not a dungeon. You will not need to traverse a Jumping Puzzle in order to complete a dungeon. Climbing armors, such as climbing boots and gloves, will not help with completing this puzzle.
These are not sorted yet, they have recently been added (this list is from a previous TestLive patch):
- Macrin Black Hand (Marcin, Coder)
- Leo the Monster (Ole "Mr. Monster", Coder)
- Marius Beast-Skinner (Marius, Coder)
- Lapu the Caller (Paul, Coder)
- Dono'Thelpup is "Do not help up".
- Squeaky-Wheel is a reference to "Squeaky Wheel Gets the Kick!" from Baldur's Gate.
- Digger Ykon is a reference to the Yukon Gold-rush, as in "Digging for gold".
- Hodur the Humble is Hodor from A Song of Ice and Fire.
- Ennis the Gobbler is a cook. Cook-gobbler/Cock-gobbler. Robtheswede said this is actually not intentional. Robtheswede just happened to like the word "Gobble" because it sounds silly. In a stream, Joel picked up on this name and went.. "really, Rob? Cock-gobbler?".
The following is from previous patches:
- One isle on the newbie river might have been meant as an easter egg.[37]
- Relic Hunter Journal mentions 'Krysez', refering to the modder Krysez (Steam Workshop)
- Ignatius the Greedy may be a reference to Community Support Ignasi Miró Sastre.
- Ruins of al-Merayah may be an in-house reference.[citation needed][38]
- The Shining Trapezohedron is a reference to H. P. Lovecraft's short story "The Haunter of the Dark". In this story, it is used to summon Nyarlathotep, who would then reveal arcane knowledge in exchange for human sacrifices.
- According to the story, this stone was originally created on the planet Yuggoth and was brought to Earth by the Old Ones prior to humanity's existence. It has been associated with Atlantis and the ancient Egyptians. It was last recovered from the Tomb of Nephren-Ka.
- Though it doesn't appear in any of Robert E. Howard's official Conan works, the inclusion of the object in this game is a definite nod to the collaborations Howard often had with H. P. Lovecraft.
Notes[]
Locations which currently don't lead anywhere or refer to anything:
- Tower of Bats - When the Awakened Staff of the Triumvirate is in the Altar of the Bat, two fires behind the altar will be lit which each shoot a beam of light into the portal behind the altar, which then lights up. It currently does not lead anywhere.[39]
- The Temple of Frost - The main room features a large portal in the back wall. It currently does not lead anywhere.[citation needed]
Media[]
References[]
- ↑ "You put out more DLC, but haven't fixed the game" Tascha, Funcom Forums - August 6, 2018
- ↑ "Easter eggs" on the Official Minecraft Wiki, Gamepedia
- ↑ Easter egg (media) on Wikipedia
- ↑ "The "Chosen of Asura" Award and Title" Tascha, Funcom Forums - December 17, 2018
- ↑ "Here is your Chosen of Asura for February!" Tascha, Funcom Forums - February 28, 2019
- ↑ "Here is your Chosen of Asura for April!" Tascha, Funcom Forums - April 29, 2019
- ↑ "Your Chosen of Asura for June 2019!" Tascha, Funcom Forums - June 24, 2019
- ↑ "Your Chosen of Asura for August 2019!" Ignasis, Funcom Forums - August 29, 2019
- ↑ "Your Chosen of Asura for October 2019!" Ignasis, Funcom Forums - November 1, 2019
- ↑ "Your Chosen of Asura for December 2019!" Ignasis, Funcom Forums - December 20, 2019
- ↑ "Your Chosen of Asura for February 2020!" Ignasis, Funcom Forums - February 28, 2020
- ↑ "Your Chosen of Asura for April 2020!" Ignasis, Funcom Forums - May 4, 2020
- ↑ Isle of Siptah revamp Update 2.3 Ignasis, Funcom Forums - Feb 2, 2021
- ↑ Isle of Siptah revamp Update 2.3 Ignasis, Funcom Forums - Feb 2, 2021
- ↑ "Easter Egg / Secretplace in Conan Exiles !" Holopathy, YouTube - February 28, 2017
- ↑ "Creature of the lake" Deamo, Funcom Forums - August 12, 2018
- ↑ "Giant crocodile easter egg in the jungle." 'u/deleted' (deleted user), ConanExiles Reddit - October 28, 2018 (has since been deleted)
- ↑ "Giant crocodile jungle easter egg.", Imgur - October 28, 2018 (has since been deleted)
- ↑ "Conan Exiles Murder bunny easter egg" KacperixxW, YouTube - October 26, 2019
- ↑ "Found an Easter Egg... Have you found any to share?" croozi, Funcom Forums - January 21, 2019
- ↑ "Hidden Secret You Missed in Warmaker Sanctuary" Angry Bull, YouTube - August 17, 2019
- ↑ Conan Exiles dev stream: Climbing in the Exiled Lands - June 9, 2017; Jens Erik Vaaler, Nicole Vaayo and Joel Bylos
- ↑ "El's Drinker legendary sword" Olumat, Funcom Forums - April 12, 2019
- ↑ Jedias Greatsaber description
- ↑ "The riddle | Did someone translate this allready?" SirBowen, Funcom Forums - February 11, 2019
- ↑ Discord DM with Robtheswede - October 4, 2019
- ↑ Idle.Dreamer#0218, CE Modding discord - October 3, 2019
- ↑ Reply by Robtheswede, CE Modding discord - October 3, 2019 (post by sibercat - original image)
- ↑ CrystalGoddess, Funcom Forums - April 22, 2019
- ↑ "Don't eat yellow snow!" screenshot; __SpOO__, Steam - December 27, 2018
- ↑ Joel Bylos, Reddit - May 10, 2017
- ↑ "Exile buff" (in "Conan Exiles Bonuses for Age of Conan"); redpooo, Age of Conan: Unchained Forums (archive) - January 24, 2017
- ↑ Exile buff (Untitled), Imgur - N/A
- ↑ Odonoptera, Age of Conan: Unchained Forums (archive) - January 25, 2017
- ↑ "HAHAHAAAA! Neebs trapped Easter egg ******* S P O I L E R ********" Necro, Funcom Forums - June 29, 2019
- ↑ "The NEW Valguero Plan & Our Conan Exiles Easter Eggs!!! (Rated #1 Podcast in the World....by Simon)" Neebs Gaming, YouTube - July 11, 2019
- ↑ "PC Update (13.03.2019) Optimize those buildings and Contest!" Nuria, Funcom Forums - March 14, 2019
- ↑ Fastolph, Reddit - June 19, 2018
- ↑ "The Hidden Secret" Tzurio, YouTube - May 10, 2018