Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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A comprehensive guide for beginners who want to join the Easter Egg hunters on THE FINALS Discord in solving the pre-release puzzles that are being presented to us by Embark Studios.

00:00 Intro
1:41 Background to the Easter Egg Puzzles
2:58 An update on the missing flamingo...
3:59 Why do we have these Easter Egg Puzzles?
4:34 Puzzle Tiers and Levels
7:30 How to uncover the clues (including free online tools)
8:36 Codes vs Ciphers
9:43 How to use Photoshop to uncover clues
11:39 What if you have no Photoshop skills?
11:56 Types of clues
12:09 Hidden words
13:21 Acronyms
13:30 Signatures
13:41 Numbers
14:45 Codes (and Ciphers)
15:55 Symbols
16:23 Diagrams and equations
17:01 Objects
17:34 Modification of the image's subject
18:10 Supplementary clues
19:14 The Easter Egg Hunter's Mindset
19:55 How do we organise the clue information?
20:46 Our "rules" for Easter Egg hunting
21:47 Decryption tools that are ok to use (Rules continued)
22:28 Pinned messages in the Easter Egg channel of the Discord
22:41 Padlets for clues and ideas
23:38 Clue Hierarchy (and Tier 1D Summary)
25:42 Primary Clues
27:46 Lower Hierarchy Clues
29:07 "Shoutout" Clues
31:09 Examples of Tier 1D Lower Hierarchy Clues
33:57 Tier 1D Milestones
34:22 Special Clues
36:07 Outro

Invite to The Finals Official Discord: discord.gg/thefinals
Check the pinned messages in the Easter Egg channel for helpful information.

Easter Egg Solving Resources:
GIMP Image Manipulation Program (Free): gimp.org
Stegonline (clue-finding tool): stegonline.georgeom.net/upload
Forensically (clue-finding tool): https://29a.ch/photo-forensics/#forensic-magnifier
Cryptii Deciphering Tools: cryptii.com
dCode Deciphering Tools: https://www.dcode.fr/en

Visit and contribute to THE FINALS Wiki here: https://www.thefinals.wiki/wiki/Main_Page

Sign-up for future playtests for THE FINALS here: store.steampowered.com/app/2073850/THE_FINALS

Invite to the Duhtopia Discord (run by Duhmeister and where I hang out): discord.gg/HAah3SmMPH
The Finals website: reachthefinals.com
The Finals Twitter account: twitter.com/reachthefinals
The Finals YouTube account: youtube.com/channel/UCEqzN3PRSCrxYq5tUwYJaPw

Embark Studios website: embark-studios.com
Embark Studios Twitter account: twitter.com/EmbarkStudios
Embark Studios' other game in development:
ARC Raiders website: arcraiders.com
ARC Raiders Twitter account: twitter.com/ARCRaidersGame

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