20 No Man's Sky Easter Eggs | NMS Secrets, Memes, and References

[@eugeniopalladino5793]

I actually got baited out buying Sultans of Ping. I thought it was like an epic cover of Sultans of Swing but sadly I wasted 800 Quicksilver

[@cameronq24]

same

[@BRT-nz7bk]

what is it actually tho?

[@ShellT4940]

I remember seeing that floating cube in space stations, never knew it was a glitch

[@GMJ7320]

Yeah, one day they just started showing up all the time and now they're gone. Wonder how that accidentally gets added.

[@Semencic]

I still miss them

[@Happy-Wiggleworm]

LOL

[@FrozenPantiezzz]

2:10 I actually came across a traveller who said that shot in the knee phrase, so yes you are correct on that one. As a Skyrim OG I love seeing these cool references

[@SynapticBoomstick]

The titanic skull is also one of only a few decorations that will provide environment protect like an enclosed base if it's made large enough and you go into the mouth.😁

[@Kanaju]

Such an odd item that is. Thanks for sharing! EDIT: Then again, thinking more about how NMS uses rays to check the environment around you that actually makes sense. Still interesting though!

[@NegativeROG]

I did not know that, VERY cool! Great for sudden storms.

[@Greenwood4727]

the Mud Hut also does that

[@itsawesomeplayz]

@@Kanaju bro you missed one easter egg so the easter egg is that when starting the game and getting a hyperdrive you will not be able to go to red green and blue systems until you get the hyperdrive upgrades how its supposed to work is first you get the red systems one with chromatic metel then go to the red system get cadmium to get the emril drive to instal with cadmium then with the emril same like cadmium you get the final induim drive so you fitst unlock the red systems then green then blue so red, green, blue rgb red green blue get it?

[@pauline_f328]

Whoa interesting :O

[@kirk1968]

Day one PC player here, I have discovered some of these but was pleasantly surprised by some in your list! I'm so happy Hello Games didn't fold but forged on and have expanded the game's lore. Thanks for the great list!

[@Kanaju]

I'm glad too. Thanks for watching!

[@dangerouslysafe3]

The Titanic Skull seems to share the same model as the one found in the space anomaly "Grave of The Ocean King", which is a absolutely massive skull of a creature that likely could devour entire fleets in it's life.

[@overmenneske]

With 2000 hours in the game since day one, not many YT-channels manage to to show me new things. You do, though! 😃👏 Thank you for posting quality NMS-content! It's very much appreciated!

[@philipskaftikus4615]

Har du 2000 timer? Fedt! Er på lidt over 500 nu

[@Kanaju]

Thanks! I try my best. I appreciate your support too!

[@sophisticatednebula4236]

Gotta say man your channel is by far the best I've seen on No Man's Sky content. Your entire vibe fits the game so well, chill and optimistic. Wouldn't you know it! We've hit 8k!!! Congratulations!! Keep up the good work!!!

[@avengerwolf646]

Love the lists! Definitely need more Easter egg hunts in this game.

[@Kanaju]

I would love an easter egg hunt on a universal scale! It could lead to so many adventures. Thanks for watching!

[@thisguydiablo]

Gave up on destiny 2 and picked up NMS and im loving it!

[@Kanaju]

Quite a switch there! Yeah, I haven't played much Destiny 2 since they started sunsetting content. I understand their concerns about maintaining and balancing so much content, but it really sucked that I couldn't finish some of the content that I had started (and paid for). I remember I had just made it to Mars when they removed it from the game. I love the gameplay, but the grind and constant power creep just made it too much of a time sink to stick with. Hopefully they keep improving combat in NMS! Thanks for watching.

[@isty4491]

You seem like the sort of guy i should ask this question(s) Have we ever found out why HG chose to name everyone on the Anomaly after the various Greek Gods? Specifically is there a reason for it, to do with their various personalities or something? Bonus question Have we ever had confirmation why some milestones are named after real life earth space vehicles Additional blathering Back when the weekend missions seemed to be going somewhere with a story content, there was a lot of speculation concerning the greek gods, and whether the real-world greek myths give hints to the coming and ever developing story And anyone who paid attention, dont forget the Ariadne we have on the Anomaly is an imposter, the real one got taken/transported/something to the world of Glass, and maybe drank the water (do not drink the water!) Its also possible that Gemini is now and then replaced by his twin, because he is the only model who is sometimes wearing different clothes Im also sure you know this but havent seen it mentioned When you go to the QS merchant, there is both an arm, and a leg on his counter, signifying someone was charged an "arm and a leg" for whatever they bought (its a british expression so may have been missed by many americans, it means you were charged a hell of a lot for something

[@robertabarnhart6240]

Something costing "an arm and a leg" is a common expression in the US too, actually.

[@kyzer422]

Atlas is also a Greek god... 🤔

[@isty4491]

@@kyzer422 Correct, well almost Technically he is/was a Titan, who were beaten and either killed or imprisoned by the Hellenic (Greek) Gods Its a theme with all the Indo-European Gods, that a new generation comes to take the place of the old, for the Norse/Danes its Giants who were overthrown, indicating an older and shared mythology Prior to the Titans/Giants its Snakes (or Wyrms/Dragons) The wyrm/dragon thing extends beyond Europe (like Sumer, Egypt and Persia), indicating a far older but shared mythology If it wasnt obvious, im a Pagan 🤪 Thats one of the reasons i would like HG to tell us (or me anyway), was it just lazy writing, or is it significant to the backstory And if there is no "Earth" in the HG Universe, then why the God's names, and why the Milestones mention Earth Astronomers etc I have an enquiring and inquisitive mind, and i dislike unanswered questions like this This has been bugging me nearly 8 years, lol, i would say its driving me mad, but that ship sailed long ago ❤ Edit Forgot to say i dont really feel it was lazy writing, after all, they could easily have come up with a dozen or so names without borrowing from ancient mythology

[@enzleycs1298]

2001 is an adaptation of the novel so it still fits the bill. Also - I highly advise ANY and EVERYONE to read all of these. They're all staples in scifi. (The Forever War being one of my favorites)

[@HAL-iv2kd]

The book was written alongside the movie, though. Both were inspired by a short story of Clarke, but the movie isn't really an adaptation of the book.

[@1iJack2002]

Arthur C. Clarke

[@fallout_hun]

Actually the floating cube wasn't that interactable nanite-giving thing but an exhibited item behind the exosuit technology merchant.

[@aron1973]

I'm a huge Mass Effect fan and considering a particular ending of Mass Effect 3. It feels good to see that the Normandy escaped with the crew and that you can not get on the ship and see who survived and who did not make it better.

[@_thomas1031]

OH MAN! Just last week I found those circular orbs with the error messages on a planet! Thought it was so cool and mysterious, tried making up a story or reasoning in my head when I found it, because of the anomaly breach on the same planet. Oh, it's so cool you had this in the thumbnail my good mate. Thank you🙌🙌

[@Iteration61]

I named the floating cube 'Ordis' :)

[@Kanaju]

Nice! Yeah, I saw a bunch of names for it on the subreddit back in the day. I remember seeing Geoff on Twitter and it seems that's the one the devs stuck with. To be honest though, you can name yours whatever you like. 😉 Thanks for commenting!

[@mrvirot9118]

Titanic worm like Shai-Hulud from Dune. I was dumbfounded and pleasantly surprised when it first came out of the ground behind me.

[@blaximum]

13:34 🤔 maybe a reference to "carbon dating" since it's a fossil?

[@garbageday737]

Space Odyssey is just a fancy name for Star Trek

[@Kanaju]

🤔 This makes sense to me.

[@rickachay25]

I also remember the blaster to the knee reference.

[@Kanaju]

Oh good! So I'm probably not crazy! I tried talking to all of my freighter NPCs and settlement NPCs multiple times again but I couldn't find anyone who said that. Thanks for your comment!

[@NegativeROG]

Having just uninstalled Skyrim after 6 sleepless days and night of fighting with that game and 500+ mods, I laughed, too.

[@FrozenPantiezzz]

I remember that as well. I believe I found the npc at a planetary trade depot

[@d00mnoodle62]

How did i know literally more than half of these????? Also lemmium is my favorite easter egg. BORN TO LOSE, LIVE TO WIN 🤘

[@Karpfly]

It's even better. Lemmy in Polish version is translated as Lem, and Lem was one of the biggest science fiction Polish writer :)

[@d00mnoodle62]

@@Karpfly Respectfully, lemmy killmister was a true pioneer for metal and a true gentleman & and all around wonderful human being. He was , talented, kind, compassionate and humble without the ego that most artists have. If you met him on the street you could ask him to go get a beer at the pub and he'd agree and even offer to pay the bill. He's sorely missed but his music and spirit lives on 🤘

[@sergeantsainsburys9181]

Another Easter egg is the save points glowing orb has a map of Australia on it

[@funkysquid6346]

I actually did discover "the conqueror" recently, it was a fun laugh. Glad to see you found it in your research too.

[@NegativeROG]

Usually, I'm not a fan of this type of video, but No Man's Sky may well be one of the top video games ever made, ever, and you (Kanaju) did this very well, so you had my attention from "Howdy" to "Bye!" Keep up this kind of content, and one day (soon) your popularity will absolutely EXPLODE! Three thumbs up.

[@Kanaju]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. I try my best! I appreciate the support too!

[@snusey3642]

13:05 I love how the note says “needs aquarium” bc the normands SR2 has one but SR1 doesnt

[@Neville133]

Man, this was a great video but reminded me of the pain I feel having never found the Normandy in game. I really want that frigate.

[@Kanaju]

Thanks for watching! And I'm sorry about that. There's always a chance it makes a comeback...

[@stephen_in_space174]

Really enjoying your videos focussing on the details of NMS, looking forward to more! :)

[@Kanaju]

Thanks! I enjoy putting them together. I appreciate you watching!

[@Kaiser_Franz_Josef]

Hey, i just found your channel and i watched only 3 video's but i already love them and i'm sure your other videos are amazing, so i subscribed. Keep up the incredible work!

[@Kanaju]

Hey, I appreciate it! Thanks for the support.

[@Happy-Wiggleworm]

Great video kanaju enjoyed it! Keep it up

[@ggglab]

My anomaly scan says 01.01.1970 (01:00), I'm in GMT +2

[@Kanaju]

Nice! Cool to see that confirmed! Thanks for sharing.

[@cyberpunk2350]

@@Kanaju The time stamp is actually an easter egg in that it represents the Unix Epoch data of 0 or 'Thursday, January 1, 1970 12:00:00 AM' which is the time format used by many computers and programers to enable universal time keeping. epoch dates are unsed a mutiple places through out the game code for No Man's Sky. the easter egg is saying that polo "discovred" the anomaly at the begining to time, or that the anomaly and polo have been around since the beginig of the simulation

[@elrapto777]

Great video! Very fascinated by the amount of Easter Eggs in NMS. Love the game. Awesome channel, btw.

[@ultragamer135]

7:04 the Galactic Hub is still doing well, and that is actually still the galactic hub capital planet

[@TabalugaDragon]

thank you for the video! Really interesting easter-eggs. The "Mind blown" one is my favorite lol. I can watch Sean's interviews forever

[@MaxDeckard]

Thanks for taking the time to put this together.

[@bigmike4133]

The text mini game was really cool I didn't know about that

[@JeffsShop]

So, i have no idea if anyone has mentioned it before but the squid ship is very similar to the Vorlon ships from Babylon 5. I am sure there are a ton of other science fiction Easter eggs in the game but i would kill for an Eagle 1 shuttle craft from Space 1999.

[@JayV27]

no love for the stargate portals :(

[@fredhurst2528]

Yeah, the way they open, it's not even subtle.

[@DarkScarlett]

The Portal on planet - referense to "Star Gate" franchise.

[@jameshandshoe]

You can double tap the shoulder buttons on warp tunnel screens to 'do a barrel roll'.

[@NegativeROG]

Is there a way to do this on PC/keyboard & mouse? I'd love to roll my Dreadnought.

[@anditippie5923]

I have to do triple tap on a PS4. And it does not work in an exotic. L1 or R2

[@cornonmacabre1338]

The random robotic word in your videos is why I'm alive at this moment

[@mmceorange]

Great video man. The squeaky toy sound made me laugh out, I had no idea lol I think I remember Paul referencing his fandom of Dire Straits before.. thought it was at GDC, but I can't find it at the moment. I might be wrong (it's happened once before). PS.. I don't think you need to worry about the long disclaimers about audio quality etc. The content is what matters! It kinda drags the video out (unless that's something intentional? I don't do KZbin uploads really). I don't think people will complain over these things :) But you do you, anyway! Besides that, this video had very good pacing, maybe just a second too quick between list items. I'm constructively nitpicking. But it is nicely to the point, and writing is relaxed but on point. I'm sure viewers appreciate that with your videos. Also, saw the credit on captain Steve's video yesterday. Awesome:)

[@avabethmcghee3048]

His generation not knowing Dire Straits makes me feel like a failure of an elder.

[@UniverseConfusion]

Love this! I made a reading list based on the nms achievements some time ago when i realized.

[@Kanaju]

That's a neat idea!

[@gundamliam]

4:30 Oh god I remember this. Being born in the early 2000s, I remember going to our local supermarket in my hometown and seeing on those weird advertisement banners they would hang on the ceilings "Got milk?" I always thought it was just some strange advertisement, and it turns out I was right. Ever since that memory randomly came back to me a few days ago, I've always wondered why I remembered it just now, let alone at all. I swear, my brain predicts the future in the strangest ways...

[@dylanmonstrum1538]

Jesus Christ man, you are So underrated. Not in a "hahaha this comment said something funny, it's SO underrated!". You put so much effort into your videos, and it shows! You've got a good personality, with a good sense of humour. You're one of the only 4 channels that I actually put alerts in for, because I really enjoy your stuff. Keep it up, man! Thanks for what you do! (PS. pls pls pls do a spooky halloween video in october ok thank u bye)

[@jaylegoninjago5615]

Great video.

[@Kanaju]

Thanks! And thanks for always commenting. I appreciate it even if I don't always find the time to reply.

[@stuff4035]

Damn, always thought the milk poster was a reference to Star Wars blue milk

[@riverjonzy]

Man I love ur content thanks for making some high quality videos ❤

[@DarkroseV5]

Honestly for me the most surprising reveal of this vid was the writer Will Porter, as in the guy who wrote Alien Isolation? If so, he also wrote for PC Zone back in the early 2000's. A gem of a magazine taken from us too soon.

[@Kanaju]

Yes! His LinkedIn shows he worked on both. Apparently he wrote a lot of the background lore of the three main races and more on NMS. Thanks for watching!

[@Svoorhout85]

When I investigated a crashed ship, it described it to be a predators ship. The interior was full of hunting trophies and inside was a dead tendrilled alien.

[@niobiumblu6990]

So... The community emblems blew my mind. And I joined one on Reddit and got not just a response but a welcome.

[@bobbiebrownn]

16 at the end is The Sultan Dance from Fresh prince of belair

[@philipskaftikus4615]

Cool video! Thanks for the time you spent!!!

[@Kanaju]

Thanks and thank you for watching!

[@paulus104]

Im 99% sure that Dancing emote is a nod to Shepards dancing in the Mass Effect series. I'm also fairly sure Ive seen some of the NPCs doing it in the bars of some of my previous settlements

[@AntiCaesarReal]

Drogadur IS the current capital planet. I'm not sure about the region of space but I do remember the post-origins capital Edit: another small emote detail is the laughing emote creating a laughing sound when not playing as an anomaly

[@Kanaju]

I think the planet the traveler mentions is Drogradur NO425 while the current capital is Drogradur NO426 from what others have said. And yes! The other species have voice lines since the NPCs use similar emotes at times. Anomalies are always mysterious. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@gbhgvhgbh]

Sultans of Ping are a band from Cork, Ireland. Sean Murray went to University College Cork. Maybe he likes the band?

[@paulwright774]

#8: clearly the Vykeen are fans of the caffiene

[@thewarzone1252]

In the quicksilver store, there is a decal that says "United Federation of Travelers" which is a star trek reference to "United Federation of Planets"

[@ryanorionwotanson4568]

I played Elder scrolls oblivion, so I vaguely remember that. I laughed at the reference to the blue eyed yellow face creature meme, lol.

[@Veddea]

This may be obvious, but derelict freighters are a nod to Dead Space 1, where you also enter a giant derelict space ship filled with hostile aliens.

[@neolynxer]

13:38 That is Carbon emissions of "fossil fuels".

[@casanova1838]

Nice list! Thanks

[@jimfair633]

Dude, "Field Studies" sounds like a cool feature to add to NMS. Like in addition to the scans you could conduct some sort of "expierement", like some sort of sample collection or dirt analysis..... maybe not...... I've been playing Kerbal Sace Program again.

[@jacl8773]

1:56 so, I have seen that multiple times, and all from travelers with similar mouths

[@cmdrdyatlov]

15:37 ok so no mans sky simulation runs on unix time confirmed

[@tribaltalker1608]

Lemmy, He Rocks! In NMS; Lemmium, Herox... I did not recognize that "Languages of Pao" reference. As someone who devoured old sci-fi for decades, I'm amazed that I never came across it. I know that I read Jack Vance stories - just managed to miss this one. Really interesting easter egg reference.

[@LordofSyn]

Sultans of Ping is a riff on the Dire Straits song _Sultans of Swing_.

[@NMSUnity]

Hey FYI your voice fellow Traveller isn't as bad as you think don't be so hard on yourself. We love your videos! I myself enjoy each one. I'm one if the O.G. players from day 1 on Ps4, Ps4pro and Ps5 almost 5 digit hours played. So yes I enjoy what you post stuff I know I've experienced in game and no one posts it but you so thank you.

[@enderdragon1945]

Number 18, might be a reference to Subnautica as that skeleton head looks almost exactly like the Gargantuan levathian skeleton head in the game Subnautica

[@sunnyd9884]

“Are you uncomfortable?” “Yeh :)”

[@user-c4b9b]

Bro love this channel.

[@ryestev8515]

Sweet work man keep it up

[@DerEchteBold]

Damn, I watched this video earlier today, then I started palying and after a short while I found a Gek archive where I got the prowiggles 'text adventure' AND saw a traveler who wanted to photograph me... I mean, I have seen these things before but what are the odds of having two of these happen at once, right after seeing this video?!

[@Kanaju]

Probably pretty low! Thanks for sharing!

[@DerEchteBold]

@@Kanaju Haha, yeah! Thanks for replying!

[@Linuxdirk]

The anomaly discovery date thing is actually pretty creative. Spoilers: . Since NMS is a simulation, and the anomaly was there from the beginning on, using timestamp 0 as it's discovery date shows that the Atlas runs on Linux 🤣

[@Revenant483]

Very cool easter eggs! There were a couple that I have come across but at the time I was like nah, no way.

[@Kucoz]

as a new player I really love videos chronicling this games phenomenal journey

[@Icicluster]

I have a companion that is literally the same as the one in the terrarium, the same color, no other stuff attached to it (like the one that inspired the blob that inspired the decal)

[@cosmic_5776]

I wonder, is the giant skull a reference to the one in Subnautica’s lost river? Looks kinda similar.

[@anditippie5923]

I love that you caught that the name of the cube Geoffrey. Could not figure out where I saw that except in one of the update logs. Thought I had hallucinated. I actually have some thoughts on past sci-fi shows/etc. they may have pulled things from. That would be a fun!

[@TicTocRobotSnot]

I figured sultans of ping was in reference to a hit song by Dire Straits from back in the day.

[@Griffos_improve_heart_health]

I got a squid ship within 9 hours in my first world, no portals, three hours later, I got the other exotic, the guppy.

[@tylermyers8813]

A vykeen trader definitely says he took a blaster to the knee. I found the dialogue in a minor outpost but I don’t think that makes a difference

[@minekraftcat3912]

The portals that use glyphs have the star gate animation when activated

[@DunceDude]

can confirm the blaster bolt to the knee is a real line because I swear that I've also heard it by a freighter employee (ps4 player)

[@JoshSweetvale]

15:30 16-Bit. That is all.

[@Diachron]

I noticed the Anomaly discovery date and attribution in game. However, I did NOT make the connection to UNIX time. But now that you point it out...... (*sean-mind-blown-emote*)🤯

[@stonetooth2506]

I found a Dagobah like planet that had small yoda houses scattered about the landscape. They offered protection against the environment when you entered them.

[@berrycast7476]

I have definitely seen the bolt to the knee line.

[@unspokenlegendyt3328]

I feel like remember you is a hint at the song “remember me” from the movie coco

[@stijnVDA1994]

I remember the ears fish, there were three options for word. At the monoliths it is a rara encounter, found it like a few times. It's rare

[@AKNeal81]

Time zones...... *River Tam sighs* 😂

[@Twiddle_things]

I thought the "milk?" was in reference to protogek milk, and how weird it must be for a gek to drink milk from one of its ancestors, or for any alien really. Vy'keen drinking gek milk, heh.

[@Pixel000]

I don't believe they updated the travellers dialogue for the galactic hub project.

[@lonelyPorterCH]

Pretty cool ones^^

[@Aaron_GKV]

Yep, Sultans of Ping i bet my balls it's a Dire Straits' Easter Egg, Sultans of Swing, one of their most famous songs. I haven't heard it, if i do, when i do, ill come and add something :D

[@pjclams]

I really want sultans of ping to be a delta sleep reference lol

[@The.420.Riders]

9:08 bonus 🤖

[@gregc8831]

When field study refers to spending time in a virtual reality you have, entered the matrix.

[@wardka]

Most of us never knew the alphabet on the posters, decals and whatnot could be decoded into the English alphabet.

[@TequilaDonnerfaust]

Thank you now i know more about some things

[@beneichinger9566]

4:42 , how do you figure out what the poster says?