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For historical information, Wikipedia has an article on Easter egg (media).

An Easter egg is an intentional hidden message, inside joke, or a small feature in various forms of media or interactive work.

BattleGroup42 features several Easter eggs hidden within the mod.

Lt. Moeder Theresa[]

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In loving memory of Lt. Moeder Theresa

Tributes for Lt. Moeder Theresa can be found in 4406-Merderet Bridge, which include a poster, a beer bottle, and a beer glass near the Church control point. Lt. Moeder Theresa was a mapper for BattleGroup42, well known for his close-quarters combat maps. He passed away in February 2009 and was unable to finish his last map, therefore Sarge Surfat took over to complete it for him.

Beer bottles and glasses with his avatar can also be found in various maps.

Sharks[]

Sharks can be found in Conquest mode of 4112-Wake Island and Wake Island. They can be entered and controlled by players like a boat, and its secondary fire function (default key: right-click) will play the theme song from Jaws.

Pink Floyd[]

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Pink Floyd concert hall

A Pink Floyd concert hall can be found within the German base in 4402-When the Tigers Broke Free. The name of the map comes from Pink Floyd's song of the same name, which describes the destruction of the Royal Fusiliers Z Company in Battle of Anzio. Roger Waters' father, Eric Fletcher Waters, was also killed in the battle.

Madagascar[]

Two Easter eggs can be found in 4205-Operation Ironclad. Both are in reference to the Madagascar film:

  • A portion of the song I Like to Move It is played in the central hut of the circle of huts at D3.
  • Images of King Julien, Mort, and Maurice can be found underwater at the bay not far from the circle of huts at D3.

Names on structures[]

Three names are scribbled on a large variant of guardhouse, which are ==MAD==, -=GERONIMO|GER=-, and [MOB]Sgt Surfat, all of whom have worked on the mod.

The name of -=GERONIMO|GER=-, who created several unique buildings for BattleGroup42, can also be found below the roof of a simple square house, which can often be found on Mediterranean themed maps.

Maus parts[]

There are unassembled Maus hull and turret that can be found at E4 in 4504-Mouse Roars, with handwritten messages scribbled on them:

  • On the rear of both the hull and turret, the message reads "BattleGroup42 für immer" (German for "BattleGroup42 forever").
  • On the left side of both hull and turret, the message reads "4239/4723 Muster 3".
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