SoulStorm ARG - Spirit of 1029 - Photo 3

[Vince]

Ed's (may he rest in peace) account has been hijacked by a fellow mudokon terrorist.

Ed didn't die, Asset 98 died, who was a friend of Ed.

I have a feeling this is going to be canon in the story now as well... Are we going to start the game with 1 casualty?

[FennecFyre]

"follow me"
"No Abe you're a terrorist and a disgrace to Oddworld's greatest ever workforce"
*slap*
"Ok!"

Dammit don't make me almost bust out laughing in public.

[Goodguyplayer]

Ed didn't die, Asset 98 died, who was a friend of Ed.

Quick question, just to be sure, did Asset 98 really die or is there a chance that he could be the one screaming on the pictures?

[Gunnr]

https://imgur.com/a/GRrhQ
What events? When they were "hacked"?

[tmakz]

And OWI just got their account back to normal ha i never fell for those flyers soon as i saw the Magog Symbol knew straight away that was them "twisting the truth" i wonder if a slig wrote these on behalf of the cartel?

[Shade_Meadows]

And OWI just got their account back to normal ha i never fell for those flyers soon as i saw the Magog Symbol knew straight away that was them "twisting the truth" i wonder if a slig wrote these on behalf of the cartel?

That would be a sight! a Slig writing these things!
... would explain the grammatical errors though...

[Vanilla ✜]

That would be a sight! a Slig writing these things!
... would explain the grammatical errors though...

I kind of assumed it was a Slig from the start, could still be wrong though, you never know.
Also good job everyone that got those images sorted, I was at work when they came out and I couldn't do a thing.

[Xavier]

Sligs are muscles, I wouldn't expect them to come up with something like that.

It would make much more sense to have been written by a Glukkon or even a Chronicler.

[Varrok]

I just can't believe those racist things I hear.

Way to give in to racial stereotypes! Especially that they're not true, as even in AE there was at least one slig behind the typewriter.

[Vanilla ✜]

I just can't believe those racist things I hear.

Way to give in to racial stereotypes! Especially that they're not true, as even in AE there was at least one slig behind the typewriter.

Please be satire.

[STM]

Varrok takes people being racist to sligs very seriously.

[Vlam]

Sligs are muscles, I wouldn't expect them to come up with something like that.

Some Sligs (like Crig, reporter at the Daily Deception) are actually intelligent.

[Vanilla ✜]

Also I'm pretty sure a notice like this wouldn't be written and publish unsupervised so I'm sure a Glukkon or Vyker would have had a big say in what was written.

[Xavier]

I just can't believe those racist things I hear.

Way to give in to racial stereotypes! Especially that they're not true, as even in AE there was at least one slig behind the typewriter.

You know me, I'm just bursting with intolerance, close-mindedness and prejudice.

Also, we only see the Slig issuing some commands to open doors on those keys.
I'm working with a keyboard all day long, that doesn't mean I'm a writer.

Some Sligs (like Crig, reporter at the Daily Deception) are actually intelligent.

Well he can certainly repeat what he's being told

[Vlam]

Anyway, some people think that it could have been written by a Slig. It is indeed possible. Example:

By Crig the Slig

It seems a diet rich in Meech and low in products made from your own species has helped the infamous Buddy reach his long-time goal weight. The real question now is, can he keep the long-time goal for the long term? With Meech being extinct for years now, doctors wonder if he is even eating at all. Skeptics say no. Buddy says, "Pass the Meech please!"

http://oddworldlibrary.net/archives/...ption1203.html

[Xavier]

Indeed, I agree with you, it is possible. There could be more Sligs like Crig that specialize in misinformation instead of armed security.

And gee does it feel weird to have an URL of your own site pushed in your face like that

[Gunnr]

Sligs of news reports, of entertainment and now social media. What a day to be ALIVE

[FierceTheBandit]

Do we really need Mudokons?
Sligs seem to be able to do anything!

[Vanilla ✜]

Do we really need Mudokons?
Sligs seem to be able to do anything!

I mean....that's why the plot of the AO happened right?

[tmakz]

Muds are the embodiment of oddworld It is Truth! Without muds there would be no Quintology now that would be abominable to say.

[Xavier]

I remember playing an excellent Oddworld game that had no Mudokons in it.

It was called Stranger's Wrath.

[Vlam]

There were Mudokon Pops in Stranger's Wrath HD!

[Vanilla ✜]

I remember playing an excellent Oddworld game that had no Mudokons in it.

It was called Stranger's Wrath.

I believe Strangers Wrath and Abes Oddysee took place in locations far apart from each other, mainly because there are almost no reoccurring species other than the odd few.
Edit: Yeah AO is in the Eastern Mudos and Strangers Wrath is in Western Mudos.
Source: http://oddworld.wikia.com/wiki/Mudos

[Gunnr]

I believe Strangers Wrath and Abes Oddysee took place in locations far apart from each other, mainly because there are almost no reoccurring species other than the odd few.
Edit: Yeah AO is in the Eastern Mudos and Strangers Wrath is in Western Mudos.
Source: http://oddworld.wikia.com/wiki/Mudos

They both took place in Mudos but SW took place in the Western side of Mudos and I think AO is more on the East side

[Xavier]

I was just disputing the claim Mudokons were "the embodiment of Oddworld". I'm not sure what your points are...

[TopHattedTime]

Regardless of who actually did the typing, you'd think they (or their bosses) would make a draft or something first to avoid spelling mistakes... Or perhaps the storm was getting too wild and they needed to get something out FAST

Edit: Perhaps I should do my own drafting too hahaha

[kjjcarpenter]

You guys do realise that Oddworld's spelling and grammer has always been entirely arbitrary, right? For example, phone is spelled "fone", and the plural form of several (but not all) species uses a "z" instead of an "s", as in ratz or clakkerz. Many characters also speak with erroneous and perculiar annunciation.

If you use yer imagination, it's not hard to interpret these errors as a nothing more than a bit of odd flair that perfectly suits the minds of the Cartel.

If I was an ARGer, I'd take a look at those inked-out words. They might be important.

[OrangeLightning]

If you use yer imagination, it's not hard to interpret these errors as a nothing more than a bit of odd flair that perfectly suits the minds of the Cartel.

If I was an ARGer, I'd take a look at those inked-out words. They might be important.

I see what you did there Also very true about the off grammar, it seems like it may just be in there for flavor, but with this ARG who knows what's going to be important later!

I had gone through the x'd out words earlier to see if anything jumped out, either with the missing/wrong letters or with the words themselves, but I didn't really see anything of note. Just in case it comes back later or if someone else can see something I might have missed though, here is what I got. (it was hard to make out a few of the letters due to the x's but I think these are right)

x'd on left, corrected on right:

Flyer 1: 'mins' -> 'minds'
'bland' -> 'blind'

Flyer 2: 'thsnka' -> 'thanks'

Flyer 3: 'undertaker' -> 'undertaken'
'least' -> 'last'

[Xavier]

Clean image is here:

With your help we managed to clean up the new image. You can find it here. We're getting closer to the truth. https://t.co/HwQcZJxsVp pic.twitter.com/ngvc2CAORl

— Oddworld �� (@OddworldInc) March 2, 2017

Maybe it's just me but the structure and even some sentences of this article look strangely familiar
EDIT. I wonder why they skipped the part about the Malachim alphabet

[Shade_Meadows]

Those eyes in the reflection are creepy as hell...