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This needs some investigation.
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This is a sub-page of Overwatch (2023).
Hero Portraits#
Overwatch 2 uses a built-in system that creates portraits directly to the game's memory, any new hero added from 2 doesn't include static images. Likewise, nearly every hero portrait used in Overwatch 1 are still in the game files, more information here.
Sojourn#
However, there is one extra graphic file that depicts Sojourn with her Captain Chase skin, but with her default grey hair instead. Unlike other portrait renders, this one seem to be using the same art style that is used for the kill feed icons.
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0000000218D2.004 |
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"Dev Art" Hero Icons#
The developers would often utilize placeholder graphics when designing a new hero. While most of these are used internally, some of them have been seeing on pre-release footage related to a new hero. Blizzcon 2023 features a "Dev Art" icon for Venture, back when said hero was being developed, which is still in the game files. Illari also has one.
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00000003DD06.004 |
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Main Menu Backgrounds#
The backgrounds used on the Main Menu, such as the Main Page screen, "News" section, Battle Pass backgrounds, are technically maps internally in the game. Some are actual animated in a 3D space, while others are animated using 2D sprites, and in other cases, they are completely static. Some of these static backgrounds are unused.
[PH] BACKGROUND TEST MAP 1#
Map Filename: 0000000015DE.002
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0000000768BD.0F1 |
000000000188.004 |
Strangely, a thumbnail of this file can also be found on the 0F1 archives (separated from the 004 archive that includes all game textures), specifically file 000000000188.0F1. The 0F1 archives stores localized textures that changes depending on the region that was installed. Thumbnails are types of textures that are normally used as a "News" icon on the Main Menu Home screen.
[PH] BACKGROUND TEST MAP 2#
Map Filename: 0000000015DF.002
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Menu Background |
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0000000768BC.0F1 |
00000000018A.004 |
Like the one above, the thumbnail is also available on the OF1 archives as 00000000018A.0F1.
VICTORY FOR TALON#
Map Filename: 000000001584.002
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000000073362.004 |
000000073361.004 |
In the first season (after the "2" was dropped from the title, known as "Season 1 2026"), there was an interactive player campaign featuring Overwatch against Talon. Considering that Team Overwatch won at the end of the Season, it naturally meant that this Main Menu Screen for Talon ended up being unused, but would most likely be used if Talon won instead.
Webview Test Lobby#
Map Filename: 00000000154B.002
{|class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center" ! width=200 | Background |- |
|- ! colspan="2" | Filename |- | 000000072760.004 |} A background with unknown origins, most likely a development tool. It is unknown if this was meant for the Main Menu or somewhere else.
Debug-Related#
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000000001BA4.004 |
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The first two, that were already on Overwatch 1, still remains on the game files, unused, in Overwatch 2.
Miscellaneous#
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00000002F62E.004 |
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Some sort of wooden board, with the clearly worded DONT USE in front of it. Interestingly, it seems the this texture still have the bump map in the game files, as indicated being the very next texture in the file archive.
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0000000079BC.004 |
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A pink texture with three "Delete Me" phrases on it. Someone didn't get the memo.
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00000002E834.004 |
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The Overwatch Logo spray, with a crudely drawn red tint on top of it. It's unknown if this was meant to be a spray or something else, considering this file is not located near other sprays.