SoulStorm ARG -

STM · #**361** 03-25-2016, 04:58 AM

@Varrok

Seriously though, I typed in Intercepted, Manco, and got this:

RPVBI LZ ENRU ,RTNFFRZ LZ QAVS

Which means, "ABOUT IN HEAD ,AVELLAN IN FORM", now, Avellan can mean having four, filbert like arms. So I mean, if that's intentional maybe someone in the game has four arms that looks like fruit bearing hazelnut trees.

Whatever I'm getting, more often than not they're generic responses.

Varrok · #**362** 03-25-2016, 05:08 AM

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@Varrok

Seriously though, I typed in Intercepted, Manco, and got this:

RPVBI LZ ENRU ,RTNFFRZ LZ QAVS

Which means, "ABOUT IN HEAD ,AVELLAN IN FORM", now, Avellan can mean having four, filbert like arms. So I mean, if that's intentional maybe someone in the game has four arms that looks like fruit bearing hazelnut trees.

Whatever I'm getting, more often than not they're generic responses.

I'm posting that purely because someone might actually believe you.

cleanshirtuk · #**363** 03-25-2016, 05:11 AM

For reference, use this for decoding ciphers http://www.xarg.org/tools/caesar-cipher/

STM · #**364** 03-25-2016, 05:11 AM

Fuck sake you're boring, Varrok. Learn to laugh!

Varrok · #**365** 03-25-2016, 05:14 AM

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Fuck sake you're boring, Varrok. Learn to laugh!

For the first time in many months we've got:
a) anything to do about Oddworld
b) new users

and I'm so bad that I call you out for acting like a prick for spamming and false-leading people who are genuinely interested in solving the ARG.

STM · #**366** 03-25-2016, 05:17 AM

Pot kettle black, huh?

Look, honestly right now to advance the ARG we need to work out what's going on in this morse code, so far no one has managed it. I think looking for anything else is moot unless it's a red flag.

Moot · #**367** 03-25-2016, 05:17 AM

I'm looking at the intercepted.txt again, and if you read it in order, it says:

fineme, hear me, rescue me.

And then it gave us the obvious .jpg, then the other one which leads us to the .mp3.. I think this next phase has two parts. At first I was skeptical that the 0451.jpg had anything of value, but looking over the way this .txt is worded, I think the audio and picture need to work in conjunction somehow. We have to find him and listen.

Edit: Ahhhhhhhh, the sorce page has been altered! The massive space at the top has been removed! Panic.

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moot

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***Xavier*** · #**368** 03-25-2016, 05:20 AM

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Pot kettle black, huh?

Look, honestly right now to advance the ARG we need to work out what's going on in this morse code, so far no one has managed it. I think looking for anything else is moot unless it's a red flag.

STM, please keep this thread clean.

It's hard enough not to loose focus during an ARG hunt, we don't need any additional red herrings.

STM · #**369** 03-25-2016, 05:21 AM

Fine, I'd like to reiterate though, that it's fairly obvious what to look at to progress.

Varrok · #**370** 03-25-2016, 05:22 AM

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Pot kettle black, huh?

There's a difference for making a joke once, and repeatedly wasting people's time. Jokes don't actually become funnier if you repeat them over and over again.

Manco · #**371** 03-25-2016, 05:28 AM

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I think the audio and picture need to work in conjunction somehow. We have to find him and listen.

Well, what are some possible ways to combine 0451.jpg and lsot.mp3? I can’t think of a way to do that.

If there is something still hidden in 0451.jpg we need to find it. Nobody is having any luck deciphering lsot.mp3 so perhaps there’s a trick to it, and 0451.jpg holds the answer.

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Edit: Ahhhhhhhh, the sorce page has been altered! The massive space at the top has been removed! Panic.

Nothing new added though.

Varrok · #**372** 03-25-2016, 05:33 AM

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Well, what are some possible ways to combine 0451.jpg and lsot.mp3? I can’t think of a way to do that.

I think that's overkill. So far the solutions were quite simple.

Moot · #**373** 03-25-2016, 05:33 AM

It's curious that is says:

WISH YOU WERE HERE?
ME FIND

Manco · #**374** 03-25-2016, 05:36 AM

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I think that's overkill. So far the solutions were quite simple.

I don’t necessarily mean jam them together into one file, but if there is some way for them to work together then it’s likely the solution to the current puzzle.

Varrok · #**375** 03-25-2016, 05:38 AM

I find it quite peculiar that there are two instances of "WISH YOU WERE HERE?", I thought maybe moving one atop another might reveal something secret, but no luck so far.

Moot · #**376** 03-25-2016, 05:39 AM

I don't know if this means anything,

01:11, both channels -> . -.. (translated: ED)

ME FIND

In the picture, E and D are italiced which correlate to the morse code..

Edit: If you do ED in the website form, you get this. I'm convinced of the correlation.

FIND ME, HEAR ME, SAVE ME

Varrok · #**377** 03-25-2016, 05:40 AM

Most likely coincidence.

Babiroussa · #**378** 03-25-2016, 05:47 AM

No it's not random, I have the same result here
*** EM EVAS ,EM RAEH ,EM DNIF ***

Manco · #**379** 03-25-2016, 05:48 AM

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I don't know if this means anything,

01:11, both channels -> . -.. (translated: ED)

ME FIND

In the picture, E and D are italiced which correlate to the morse code..

Edit: If you do ED in the website form, you get this. I'm convinced of the correlation.

FIND ME, HEAR ME, SAVE ME

Nice find!

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Most likely coincidence.

No I just tried it, ED consistently returns *** FIND ME, HEAR ME, SAVE ME ***.

Hold on a second, remember earlier in the thread:

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That’s a really interesting point, perhaps our communicator is a Mudokon spirit then?

I checked the site again to see if there were any more clues, and I noticed that the “Introducing SoulStorm” paragraph at the top of the page now has some text bolded (reproduced below):

“ed” is bolded twice, on the words “inspired” and “pushed”.

Not seeing any other changes right now, no new code either. This might have been added at the same time as the “listen to me” message and we just didn’t notice it.

EDIT: OK, weird, it’s gone now. Maybe my browser just screwed up, ignore this.

I couldn’t get this to happen again but it did happen another time randomly a couple of days ago.

Varrok · #**380** 03-25-2016, 05:53 AM

I stand corrected.

Manco · #**381** 03-25-2016, 05:55 AM

It just happened again.

Try reloading the page a few times with that paragraph in view, maybe it shows up randomly?

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<p> Witness Abe's horrifying conflict with a
        terrifying new machination.
        A fresh narrative - a complete story retake inspir<span style=
        "font-weight:700">ed</span> by our original tale.
        A big visual and cinematic leap aiming to break new ground for
        Oddworld.
        Intelligent new mechanics, twisted new devices enabling highly
        explosive deviousness.
        A dark parable that tells an epic tale of a volatile society
        push<span style="font-weight:700">ed</span> to its limits.
        </p>

Moot · #**382** 03-25-2016, 06:08 AM

Was it trying to get us to notice the significance of ED this entire time? And were we supposed to find the ED on that page, the 0451.jpg, or the morse code first?

Or maybe it doesn't matter. I'm convinced ED is a part of this somehow, could it lead us to anything, like the C19 lead us to the caesarian shift?

SgabbitGabbiar · #**383** 03-25-2016, 06:12 AM

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I don't know if this means anything,

01:11, both channels -> . -.. (translated: ED)

ME FIND

In the picture, E and D are italiced which correlate to the morse code..

Edit: If you do ED in the website form, you get this. I'm convinced of the correlation.

FIND ME, HEAR ME, SAVE ME

Very interesting!

Moot · #**384** 03-25-2016, 06:14 AM

I kept trying ED combinations on the form, and I got SAVE ME on its own once.. We want too, just tell us how ):

Edit: Here's a funny thought, what if his name is ED? When you say ED, he does ask us to save him.

Babiroussa · #**385** 03-25-2016, 06:37 AM

I think there is still something in the Mp3, because "he" still asks us to hear him when we send "ED" in the form. ED is probably just one part of the solution, maybe the other morse code can complete it.

STM · #**386** 03-25-2016, 06:41 AM

That's what I figured, the morse code might be 'ED' (for sake of calling the operator something), trying to communicate with us.

Manco · #**387** 03-25-2016, 06:43 AM

Well there are at least 3 chunks of morse code in that file. One is “ED”, but the other two still need a conclusive answer.

FennecFyre · #**388** 03-25-2016, 06:44 AM

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Not really important but putting in "DRIPIK" gives you "THAT'S GENERAL DRIPIK TO YOU"
Apologies if this was posted before, it's not on the wiki list.

I tried "Dripik" earlier and didn't get anything relevant, so I guess that's a good indicator we're getting new ones. "Phleg" and "Aslik" still don't work, though.

Moot · #**389** 03-25-2016, 06:44 AM

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Well there are at least 3 chunks of morse code in that file. One is “ED”, but the other two still need a conclusive answer.

Are we 100% sure they're correct?

Edit: I got SAVE ME again on the form. Maybe that's a hint in itself? I'll see if it fits anywhere. Most likely just grasping at straws.

STM · #**390** 03-25-2016, 06:49 AM

Where is the third bit of MC? I got 1:11 and 1:49?

1:11 do doo do do :ED
1:49 doo do :I?