SoulStorm ARG -

grimGadabout · #**421** 03-25-2016, 10:10 AM

I think you may have gotten a jumbled up version of one of the generic answers kjjcarpenter.

Havoc · #**422** 03-25-2016, 10:10 AM

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I wonder if someone at OWI is reading this and laughing at us because we're too dumb to pick up on the next clue, or panicking because we're solving this thing faster than they can put up the next section.

My experience with these sort of things is that developers ALWAYS underestimate how fast a fan community can solve these things. We're probably WAY ahead on their time table.

grimGadabout · #**423** 03-25-2016, 10:12 AM

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My experience with these sort of things is that developers ALWAYS underestimate how fast a fan community can solve these things. We're probably WAY ahead on their time table.

The Gravity Falls fanbase is a great example of this. Along with The Binding of Isaac fanbase.

Varrok · #**424** 03-25-2016, 10:32 AM

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My experience with these sort of things is that developers ALWAYS underestimate how fast a fan community can solve these things. We're probably WAY ahead on their time table.

It's not easy to estimate, I'll give them that

Nepsotic · #**425** 03-25-2016, 11:05 AM

P.T was like a videogame version of an ARG and the community managed to solve it much much faster than Kojima anticipated.

Oddworldmaniac · #**426** 03-25-2016, 12:43 PM

Maybe it's just a coincidence, but i think there's something more to find here

sorry for my bad english

Varrok · #**427** 03-25-2016, 12:46 PM

Yes, we know about it. You can check our progress at this link.

Oddworldmaniac · #**428** 03-25-2016, 12:52 PM

no, what i mean is that we assume there is nothing left to see in that image, i just have the feeling there is something more... maybe i'm just hearing voices or something

Varrok · #**429** 03-25-2016, 01:01 PM

The image was created with magic eye / eye squint type of puzzle in mind. I honestly don't think there's anything more. But hey, I might be wrong. If you find anything, let us know!

Alf Shall Rise · #**430** 03-25-2016, 01:05 PM

Holy fuck, a lot has happened since I last checked up on this. I feel like it's impossible not to fall behind all this ARG business unless you're constantly checking up on it. I guess I'll have to give that wiki page a read in the near future. Good job to everyone who's been cracking at this whole thing.

gamesage53 · #**431** 03-25-2016, 02:07 PM

I went through the wiki and was trying different terms. Here is what I found. Also updated on the wiki ARG page.

Soulstorm has been updated to [WE'RE AWARE OF ISSUES ON THIS PAGE AND ARE WORKING TO REMEDY THE ------------]

Director Phleg got USERNAME UNKNOWN, PLEASE TRY AGAIN while just "Phleg" got A R E Y O U L S O T ?.

Aslik gives a generic response while "Vice President Aslik" gets SECURITY CLEARANCE REVOKED, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR.

Maybe we can find a way to "login" correctly? I also think that the 3rd reveal picture will hold some sort of key or an update to the ARG.

Edit: Just tried "SHUDDAP" and got [PLEASE CLOSE THIS WINDOW IMMEDIATELY]

Varrok · #**432** 03-25-2016, 02:12 PM

I got: *** THIS STUFF. THIS STUFF ***
(by typing SHUDDAP, but it's probably generic)

Manco · #**433** 03-25-2016, 02:14 PM

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I went through the wiki and was trying different terms. Here is what I found. Also updated on the wiki ARG page.

Soulstorm has been updated to [WE'RE AWARE OF ISSUES ON THIS PAGE AND ARE WORKING TO REMEDY THE ------------]

Director Phleg got USERNAME UNKNOWN, PLEASE TRY AGAIN while just "Phleg" got A R E Y O U L S O T ?.

Aslik gives a generic response while "Vice President Aslik" gets SECURITY CLEARANCE REVOKED, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR.

Maybe we can find a way to "login" correctly? I also think that the 3rd reveal picture will hold some sort of key or an update to the ARG.

Edit: Just tried "SHUDDAP" and got [PLEASE CLOSE THIS WINDOW IMMEDIATELY]

Both “Dripik” and “General Dripik” return THAT'S GENERAL DRIPIK TO YOU, and “Brewmaster” and “Molluck” both still return their usual messages.

Trying out some combinations, I got *** DID YOU GET THE MESSAGE? ***

EDIT: “Abe” now returns *** ABE? YES - ABE. ***

gamesage53 · #**434** 03-25-2016, 02:17 PM

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I got: *** THIS STUFF. THIS STUFF ***
(by typing SHUDDAP, but it's probably generic)

I think they added new generic messages since I got a couple of these with other attempts. I have been following this all day and hope I can actually help make progress.

Manco · #**435** 03-25-2016, 02:20 PM

The Oddworld merchandise has been added to the page, filling the recently-added space in the code. So I think we can write that off.

Nepsotic · #**436** 03-25-2016, 02:30 PM

Typing MAGOG returns "...DRINK...BREW..."

I also found some new generic responses.
"RZ ENRU ANP HBL REHF Z'V" or "EM RAEH NAC UOY ERUS M'I".

"[WE'RE AWARE OF ISSUES ON THIS PAGE AND ARE WORKING TO REMEDY THE ------------]" isn't specific to SoulStorm, it's another generic response.

"?RTNFFRZ RUG GRT HBL QVQ" or "?EGASSEM EHT TEG UOY DID" is another new one and so is "[PLEASE CLOSE THIS WINDOW IMMEDIATELY]".

Varrok · #**437** 03-25-2016, 02:35 PM

I'm sure you can hear the first one, Nep.

Nepsotic · #**438** 03-25-2016, 02:48 PM

***Xavier*** · #**439** 03-25-2016, 02:50 PM

First message you posted is "I'M SURE YOU CAN HEAR ME" backwards, that's all.

Scrabaniac · #**440** 03-25-2016, 02:50 PM

'Dripik' Gave me ***'THIS STUFF. THIS STUFF.'*** Is that generic?

Dank_Meme · #**441** 03-25-2016, 02:51 PM

i think those are just new generic responses. nothing new in the code except for the merch

Varrok · #**442** 03-25-2016, 02:53 PM

What Xavier said.

@Scrabaniac, yes

Nepsotic · #**443** 03-25-2016, 02:55 PM

Dank_MayMays is correct.

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First message you posted is "I'M SURE YOU CAN HEAR ME" backwards, that's all.

Yes, I did figure that out, thanks xD

Scrabaniac · #**444** 03-25-2016, 02:57 PM

Okay, so literally everything i type in it is just giving me a general response. Even the obvious things to type like 'Abe' 'Brew' etc

EDIT: Guys, i typed in FACE.. and it came up with:

***CAN YOU SEE IT YET? WE'RE TRYING TO SHOW YOU. ***

Edit 2: CHEST gave me 'SO CLOSE. SO CLOSE.'

Moot · #**445** 03-25-2016, 03:10 PM

Scrabaniac is right. They're prodding us to find out.

DID YOU GET THE MESSAGE?

Is one of the random ones. I'm gonna keep looking again, hopefully the break brings up some new ideas.

Edit: How do you change your browser encoding, to be able to see that strange writing?

Also:

Dank_Meme · #**446** 03-25-2016, 03:16 PM

HAND gives me YES HIM

Edit:
WHO ARE YOU? gives IT'S BEEN SO LONG, I CAN'T REMEMBER,
NIDDIELMIACMYSE]THPTILW [EWEOSS LOAE, cant figure this one out

***Xavier*** · #**447** 03-25-2016, 03:22 PM

FACE says ***CAN YOU SEE IT YET? WE'RE TRYING TO SHOW YOU***
CHEST says ***SO CLOSE. SO CLOSE.***

EDIT: damn too late

REVEAL ABE says ***THIS STUFF. THIS STUFF.***

Nepsotic · #**448** 03-25-2016, 03:31 PM

I'm afraid we already know those three.

Moot · #**449** 03-25-2016, 03:38 PM

I'm getting randomly:

I'M SURE YOU CAN HEAR ME
and
THIS STUFF. THIS STUFF.

Edit: I didn't see you had mentioned that Varrok, in which case I can confirm it's a random! I wonder what it means..

Varrok · #**450** 03-25-2016, 03:39 PM

Me too!