I was playing Freelancer today and I always pick up on how cool the Easter Eggs around the Safehouse are that are a nod to previous games in the series:
Small Tomato Garden next to the Safehouse (Reference to Silent Assassin Opening Cut Scene)
Derelict Church and wooden chest containing 47’s SilverBaller, Fiberwire and Black Laptop (The BlackLlaptop, located inside the wooden chest, is a direct reference to the opening cutscene of Silent Assassin where 47 acquires his laptop to liaise with the ICA about the whereabouts of Emilio Vittorio)
One of 47’s cosmetics for his bedroom is a yellow bird in a rounded cage (Reference to 47’s pet bird Hitman: Blood Money)
Painting unlocked as part of mastery unlocks which is a reference to the “rats playing poker” in Curtains Down in Hitman: Blood Money.
47’s office in the Safehouse contains newspaper articles from Hitman: Blood Money.
Another cosmetic that can be unlocked is a black arm chair for the bedroom where 47 sits down, cross his leg and holds the ICA19, which is a reference to the promotional shots of 47 for the 2016 game.
I’ve only picked up on the above, which is also referenced on the Hitman Wiki, but don’t know if there is anymore that are hidden Easter eggs?
Kirov Park Meeting (H2: Silent Assassin) has 47 arriving on a motorboat. There might be some others where 47 starts near boats, but I don’t recall any others that have him driving one.
I had the thought just now: it would be neat if when you exfiltrated with a disguise you could then “spend” it to use an undercover starting point next time that location came around.
Ah yeah, I thought you meant just the models when it’s specifically “Any vehicle that 47 can exit a level in is available in the safehouse, and no others are” I think I was just plain wrong about this, on second look.
I don’t think that red car is. I’ve tried looking for it after the fact, at first I thought it was Rico Delgado’s car, but nope. No dark red car of that sort as an exist anywhere in WoA.
UPDATE:
Did a bit of digging in the files. The one in the safehouse, on a technical level, is the “cutscene” version of the car (which makes sense, I assume it’s more detailed and performance isn’t as big a concern there since there’s less for the game to keep track of, no NPCs etc. Although I admit that’s just a guess on my part :p )
The cutscene version is only used in three places: the Safehouse, Colombia, and The Icon (Or Vanilla/Hippo/Copperhead, if you like)
Delgado’s has a clear color override (VehiclePaintDiffuse) setting it to #bf0029 but the other two have no such property, meaning that I assume they’ll just use the default color of the car.
Bosco’s car looks a bit different because of the lighting, but it does seem to be the same color based on this :]
Hopefully Freelancer gets more love in as part of Year 5 content. I know we’re getting the Halloween decorations for the Safehouse, but I hope there’s more too . Bugs fixes etc for Freelancer are a must for the next patch too
Unfortunately they will never add the stuff that could be added like being able to bring every single item or disguise back to the safehouse and use it on any other map. Storage for all suits. Or Like losing clothes. Having to buy a suit. Buy ammo. Etc etc etc.
They didn’t give freelancer enough to really make the game what it could have been imo.
It’s a dark red color. Maybe maroon. However, I can see why someone might not know the exact color, given the reflection and low lighting in that area.
Alright, it worked. Finished the campaign, hit Prestige level 7, and only then collected the Merces, totaled out to sixty fresh ones. Now I’m ready to buy what I need from the get-go when I do the next campaign.
47 has also kept a few disguises as well, given he has the Hazmat suit stored in the Safehouse basement.
