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There are certain Fallout secrets never meant to be discovered.
Typically, we don’t find them easily, usually having to rely on alternative methods to access what’s normally out of sight.
But when it comes to this hilarious secret, it isn’t about using mods, it’s all to do with luck.
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Specifically, the bad kind.
Only the most unfortunate of Fallout players will ever discover this hidden detail for themselves.
That being said, we’re not ones to deny you the chance to see what those unlucky souls have witnessed.
Redditor and Fallout fan TheZohanG was minding their own business playing Fallout 1 when the game crashed.
Their frustration was short-lived when an unknown image appeared on their screen.
When they’ve experienced the game crashing before, they’ve usually seen the radiation symbol we all associate with the Bethesda franchise.
This time around, it was a different story.
A pixelated face showed up instead.
“Who is this?” the OP asked.
It turns out, the face is that of Tim Cain, one of the developers who worked on the original game.
We all think of Fallout as a Bethesda creation, however, they weren't the first publishers of the series.
In the words of Pilot-Imperialis, Cain now “owns” the OP’s PC.
Cain is a “legend” among the Fallout fandom, with many players telling the OP that they should be “proud” that Cain appeared to them.
For those of you genuinely curious why Cain’s face showed up instead of the typical symbol, longjohnson6 is on hand to explain.
“It's a little joke that Tim Cain put in,” they posted. “If your computer has certain specs (which all modern computers do but wasn't common when Fallout first dropped) his face would appear instead of the symbol.”
Think of it as a reward for reaching the max setting for the game, but by “late 90s standards”.
“If the computer's resolution stretched the Fallout icon too big, it would show Tim instead. Modern resolution will now always stretch it and replace it with Tim,” the same user added.
Have you ever discovered Cain on your PC?
