c2a4x_pizzalie_graffiti
- A reference to "the cake is a lie" from Portal.
- A recurring message found throughout the game.
- Usually found in out-of-bounds areas.
- Possibly related to a discovery and a subsequent realization Dr Horn made in Xen.
- Possibly a reference to the observer effect or the measurement problem in quantum mechanics, suggesting that the pizza can be both truth and lies depending on your observation of it.
- Stored as c2a4x_pizzalie_graffiti.vtf in ***\steamapps\sourcemods\BMS\materials\decals (2012 Mod Release) or ***\steamapps\common\Black Mesa\bms\bms_textures_dir.vpk -> materials\decals (Steam Release) (where *** is the Steam Library location), viewable with VTFedit.
Locations[]
- On the wall where Code A was found.
- On the wall in the hidden room where Clue C can be heard.
- In a hallway past a large shipping container in the first level of Lambda Complex
- Found in "We've Got Hostiles!" in a shack . The shack also has a serial number on it: 4891
- After a cart ride - on a side of a pipe submerged in toxic waste in "Blast Pit"
Below is a table listing the locations of every "The Pizza is a LIE!" graffiti in the game in both the 2012 Mod Release and the 2015 Steam Early Access Release of Black Mesa.
The locations have been found by searching for every instance of the decal texture for the "The Pizza is a LIE!" graffiti (decals/c2a4x_pizzalie_graffiti) in the .vmf source files of the maps. For the mod release of Black Mesa, the maps were decompiled in order to get the .vmf's. For the Steam release, the original .vmf's for the single player campaign included with the game were used, and just the multiplayer maps were decompiled. For the Surface Tension Update (cu3) and later releases, decompiled .vmf's were used as updated official .vmf's for these releases have thus far not been released to the public.
| Chapter | Map | Coordinates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| background01 | -1424 9279.23 31.1351 | [1] | |
| background02 | 933.211 1778.45 448 | [1] | |
| background03 | 877.39 17.2209 1406.8 | [1] | |
| background04 | 288.63 320 35.8286 | [1] | |
| background05 | 1306.62 -980.002 -123.59 | [1] | |
| background06 | -512 -569.287 -2106.15 | [1] | |
| background07 | 534.649 937.351 -149.763 | [1] | |
| background08 | -848 640.79 277.068 | [1] | |
| background09 | 2882.5 -1024 240.401 | [1] | |
| background10 | -1429.06 480 322.746 | [1] [2] | |
| background10 | -1348 480 385.327 | [1] [2] | |
| background10 | -1566.85 480 430.045 | [1] [2] | |
| background10 | -1595.59 480 315.546 | [1] [2] | |
| background10 | -1387.84 480 269.476 | [1] [2] | |
| background10 | -1291.63 480 319.204 | [1] [2] | |
| background10 | -1458.87 480 402.366 | [1] [2] | |
| background10 | -1522.54 480 292.418 | [1] [2] | |
| background10 | -1610.97 480 228.147 | [1] [2] | |
| background10 | -1406.43 480 226.742 | [1] [2] | |
| background10 | -1379.01 480 449.491 | [1] [2] | |
| background11 | 1824 -1786 -244 | ||
| background11 | 2992 -1869.25 -187.709 | [1] | |
| background11 | 2856 -78.6705 9.4848 | [1] | |
| background12 | -1106.41 1939.51 -1758.62 | [1] [2] | |
| background12 | -1751.83 120.922 -1737.52 | [1] [2] | |
| background12 | -2299.57 -3250.95 1854.72 | [3] | |
| background13 | -894.351 -1047.18 -382 | [1] | |
| background14 | 344 1413.71 -921.91 | [1] | |
| background14 | 344 1410.43 -863.767 | [1] | |
| background14 | 344 1482.74 -929.483 | [1] | |
| background14 | 344 1479.22 -862.519 | [1] | |
| background14 | 344 1412.53 -796.695 | [1] | |
| background14 | 344 1483.23 -797.234 | [1] | |
| Black Mesa Inbound | bm_c0a0a | 3012 3532 -356 | |
| bm_c0a0a | 5086.06 2884 -1041.58 | ||
| bm_c0a0a | 4441.37 2636 -51.087 | ||
| bm_c0a0a | 4670 1295.85 -885.224 | [3] | |
| bm_c0a0b | -280 6513.08 -1328.65 | ||
| bm_c0a0b | -789.627 2504 -1734.07 | ||
| bm_c0a0b | -726.279 2760 -1738.78 | ||
| bm_c0a0b | 889 -2819.31 -171.781 | ||
| bm_c0a0b | 426 -6434 169.326 | ||
| bm_c0a0b | 1952 -3212.98 189.53 | ||
| bm_c0a0b | -384.625 -934.057 720 | [3] | |
| Anomalous Materials | bm_c1a0a | -1362.79 -704.532 645.904 | |
| bm_c1a0a | 930.802 -2512 -1115.2 | ||
| Unforeseen Consequences | bm_c1a1b | -1091 -1041.59 704 | |
| bm_c1a1c | -1916 -2549.71 -1095.36 | [1] | |
| bm_c1a1c | -896.029 -2248 -942.568 | [1] | |
| bm_c1a1c | -1525.62 -2272 -80.3711 | [1] | |
| bm_c1a1e | -3768.31 -7200 -3172.15 | [1] | |
| Office Complex | bm_c1a2c | -1708 -400.891 209.779 | [1] |
| We've Got Hostiles | bm_c1a3a | -1891.28 911.404 -128 | |
| bm_c1a3b | -2924.46 184.063 176 | ||
| Blast Pit | bm_c1a4a | -2161.79 3488 1613.75 | |
| bm_c1a4a | -1963.55 -3891.33 -1257.22 | ||
| bm_c1a4a | -32 -5035.6299 -1102.27 | ||
| bm_c1a4c | -4195.39 -832.399 -3462.54 | [1] | |
| On a Rail | bm_c2a2a | -40 2769.06 545.5 | [1] |
| bm_c2a2c | 3736.84 -2283.56 126.006 | [1] | |
| bm_c2a2c | -808 1944 463.537 | [4] | |
| Apprehension | bm_c2a3a | 543.164 -1017.29 -96 | [5] |
| bm_c2a3a | 521.573 -967.388 -96 | [5] | |
| bm_c2a3b | -1140 -776.576 -3296.79 | [1] | |
| Residue Processing | bm_c2a4b | -604.421 -2920 -696.178 | |
| bm_c2a4c | -1078.38 -327.876 112 | ||
| Questionable Ethics | bm_c2a4e | 768 1768.31 269.035 | |
| bm_c2a4e | 547 656 591.355 | ||
| bm_c2a4f | 1824 -1786 -244 | ||
| bm_c2a4f | 1663.49 1984 -333.833 | ||
| bm_c2a4g | 1760 1863 -352 | ||
| bm_c2a4g | -9873.67 -5300 -11602.8 | [3] | |
| bm_c2a4g | -9437.62 -5300 -11590.6 | [3] | |
| bm_c2a4h | 224 -4336 -296 | ||
| bm_c2a4h | -1657.45 -4195.52 -416 | ||
| bm_c2a4h | 2947.11 -1079.26 400 | ||
| Surface Tension | bm_c2a5a | -2299.57 -3250.95 1854.72 | |
| bm_c2a5a | 727.776 5459.61 1768 | [1] | |
| bm_c2a5c | -2296.21 -4471.46 -9567.71 | ||
| bm_c2a5f | 3403.04 439.958 512 | [1] | |
| bm_c2a5g | -1480.17 -1536 748.379 | [4] | |
| bm_c2a5g | 1207.17 -1575.8 -8695 | [5] | |
| bm_c2a5h | 824 -3040 1232 | [4] | |
| bm_c2a5h | 824 -3040 1200 | [4] | |
| bm_c2a5h | 824 -3040 1264 | [4] | |
| bm_c2a5i | -205.46 -1443.83 -7.62939e-006 | [4] | |
| Forget About Freeman | bm_c3a1b | -1760.48 1376 -1498.58 | |
| Lambda Core | bm_c3a2a | 3043.69 -1261.05 -2496 | |
| bm_c3a2c | -768 2896.71 309.212 | [1] | |
| bm_c3a2g | 521 91.41 1615 | ||
| bm_c3a2h | -327 -1268.59 -945 | ||
| Xen | bm_c4a1a1 | 11628.7 6429 7114.97 | [3] |
| bm_c4a1b | -9801 1660.63 10942.7002 | [3] | |
| bm_c4a1b | -2497.02 -727.008 10968 | [3] | |
| bm_c4a1b | -2898.3201 -914.323 11157.9004 | [3] | |
| Gonarch's Lair | bm_c4a2a | 1740 1340 3225.73 | [3] |
| bm_c4a2a | -1389.63 -2630.3999 3370.5601 | [3] | |
| Multiplayer Maps | dm_bounce | 662.099243 1433.553955 531.200012 | [4] [6] |
| dm_bounce | 662.0992 1433.554 531.2 | [4] [6] | |
| dm_subtransit | -64 3387.18 748.73 | [1] | |
| paxdemo | paxdemo | 4148.38 3722 507.629 | [3] |
| paxdemo | 4754 3006.78 728.931 | [3] | |
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