SoulStorm ARG - Spirit of 1029 - Photo 1

[Manco]

Looking at the coloured version the image. Are we sure the number is 010101BB?

The more I look at that last character, I have a feeling it could be an A or an R. The top right of that character looks like it is curved differently, although that may be from how the bag is sloped there....

It was very clearly 010101BB in the torn-up version, I doubt they would change it for the clean version.

[Gunnr]

We'll from the angle of the hand it does look like like they are facing the "BB" mud and I did think the owner of the hand is working from a counter
At one time. But you called the slig, we'll have to keep waiting to see what for sure

in negative


Solarization


Brightness reduced to 50%


ugh now i'm seeing sligs, thanks manco

=p

[Kakashi]

After being on Twitter and reading this WHOLE entire thread, I realized that there are some key bits that you guys might be missing? Maybe?

Earlier on this forum (like way earlier), user named "Killer Vikkerlady" (or something of the sort) asked Xavier if it was Ed in the pic, and he replied somewhat hinting "maybe it was Ed who took the pic? " (I'd have to search the forums here to quote what he said.), so we could deduce that Ed is NOT in this pic, but the one taking it. I think he possibly said that he'll send some stuff or something somewhere.

Also, I managed to change the perspective on the updated pic sent by OWI on twitter since the pic was in a weird perspective and cleaned the pic up by a bit and managed to highlight on some key things I've noticed in the pic

Green highlights: Are the Mudokons marching, looks like there's a marching line going somewhere...wonder where...

Red highlights: I noticed each of them are carrying some kind of tool set or items, till we know more, we'll just call them "items" for ambiguity.

Yellow highlights: As I was cleaning this pic up a bit I noticed that there are TWO pairs of eyes in this pic, and I'm not sure if it's just me, but doesn't the bottom eyes look like a Vykker?? It DEFINITELY does not look like a Mudokon, at least to me. Also he seems to be in FRONT of the wired fence, unlike the top set of eyes in which that one is behind the fence

Purple Highlights: These are the "I think?/Not sure" ones. The only one here is that honestly, to me looks like a shadow of a Mudokon. The black silhouette forms the head and there's two circles being the eyes (also the bigger circle has a black dot in the middle of it, giving me the deduction), looking as if he's looking at you from an angle in the shadows or something.

Purple and Red Highlights: Combination of the two above, I think this is another set of items and we can deduce from the image that there is another Mudokon behind the middle one

But eh, that's what I think so far xD

[Nicky Ali]

Yellow highlights: As I was cleaning this pic up a bit I noticed that there are TWO pairs of eyes in this pic, and I'm not sure if it's just me, but doesn't the bottom eyes look like a Vykker?? It DEFINITELY does not look like a Mudokon, at least to me. Also he seems to be in FRONT of the wired fence, unlike the top set of eyes in which that one is behind the fence

Whoa... Okay, I'm definitely convinced that those are Vykkers at this point. The resemblance is uncanny.

[Mr. Molluck]

New photo from Oddworld's twitter!

https://twitter.com/OddworldInc/stat...20565458108416

[STM]

Yep, I see a vykker now. Fuck.

[Mr. Molluck]

Yep, I see a vykker now. Fuck.

Where? Which part of the photo?

EDIT: I think I see it. It seems to resemble the head-like architecture of Vykers Labs.

[Gunnr]

Owi's clean pic!!











Had to share their message 100 times, i knew they were waiting for something like that =p

[mattb150]

Straightened the clean photo out perspective-wise and adjusted the brightness/contrast a little to make it a little clearer. Attached is a version of the image with circles I have added around a couple things I hadn't noticed before, as well as a super high-contrast version to make certain other features pop out.


Straightened & adjusted: https://i.imgur.com/IhwHiXg.png



Circles & high-contrast attached.

[Alf Shall Rise]

Yep, I see a vykker now. Fuck.

Where? Which part of the photo?

EDIT: I think I see it. It seems to resemble the head-like architecture of Vykers Labs.

Are you guys talking about the light to the right of the Mudokon's head? Or that blurry weird blob on the left?

[HOMINIX]

Hmm, it turns out they were just bolts in the fence after all, not eyes

[GlitterPanther]

Straightened the clean photo out perspective-wise and adjusted the brightness/contrast a little to make so it a little clearer. Attached I have circled a couple things in the image I hadn't noticed before.


Straightened & adjusted:



Circles attached.

Thats the number iv been trying to work out

It looks like, 896 then 18 written really small

In a cipher it spells hifr

[kapteeni13]

Now i think i see queue of lots of meeps in background. Those eyes!

[Gunnr]

Connell was right about the gate bolts that looked liked eyes

Gate bolts are gate bolts confirmed



It also looks like I was previously right about the stitching on the mud's lioncloth thought to be chains. Thanks for the straightened pic

[sk8erbender]

by the moon!! Red one is scary as hell

and what exactly is this? (yellow one)

[Mr. Molluck]

Are you guys talking about the light to the right of the Mudokon's head? Or that blurry weird blob on the left?

I was talking about the right side. But I checked out the left side after reading your question, and yeah, I definitely see something Vykker-esque on that side.

If there are Vykkers involved in this game, we're in for some REAL frightening stuff...

[Mr. Molluck]

Straightened the clean photo out perspective-wise and adjusted the brightness/contrast a little to make so it a little clearer. Attached I have circled a couple things in the image I hadn't noticed before.


Straightened & adjusted:


Circles & high-contrast attached.

Ed's signature's at the top right! This may be the photo he took before he had to hide.

EDIT: Seems another Mudokon is in front of our guy here. Possibly a slave line?

EDIT 2: I read somewhere on here that our guy's holding tools. Seems to me, from your cleaned-up picture, he;s holding a bag of some sort. Maybe a bag of tools? Reiterating what I read earlier, this could be a Mudokon assigned power tools, hence the names on the bag/item and chest.

[GlitterPanther]

Is this the "where" from the original pics?

https://pbs-0.twimg.com/media/C24cS6vUcAAtZQp.png

Also, what is the creepy figure on the left?

https://mobile.twitter.com/renee_eas...325824/photo/1

[TopHattedTime]

Aww, I was really hoping those "eyes" would be ED's - but alas, they are just gate bolts

[Mr. Molluck]

Also, what is the creepy figure on the left?

https://mobile.twitter.com/renee_eas...325824/photo/1

That might be a Slig up there, ! think, looks like a new visor.

[Nicky Ali]

Straightened the clean photo out perspective-wise and adjusted the brightness/contrast a little to make so it a little clearer. Attached I have circled a couple things in the image I hadn't noticed before.


Straightened & adjusted:



Circles & high-contrast attached.

Yeah, so looks like it wasn't a Vykker after all haha.

Also thanks for straightening out the image, I'm so used to looking at that old one that the new perspective was throwing me off a bit!

[HOMINIX]

Is there writing/drawing where the red arrow points, or am I just seeing things?

[kapteeni13]

Aww, I was really hoping those "eyes" would be ED's - but alas, they are just gate bolts

And i though them Meeps as by quick look. Now i feel stupid as Gluk

[Phoetux]

I can see a writing too

[HTML_Earth]

From http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/

"Update 5: Thanks to you guys sharing the previous images online, we've managed to decode the photo further and have updated the thumbnail here. We'll return on Thursday with the finished, fully decrypted image - but until then, please do let us know what you think!"

[Connell]

To me it still looks like he's holding a sleeping bag / mat of some sort because of the curled up bit to the right:

[Michael]

Well, the graphics already look great and the image isn't fully cleaned up yet Wouldn't be surprised if this is a still from a new intro cutscene by Frima Studio.

Regarding the potential Vykker looking through the fence on the right, it does look like something is there, especially considering what looks like highlights on the one side of its head. But I'd be more inclined to say it looks like a glukkon, given the shape of the eyes and its proportions.

[mattb150]

Is there writing/drawing where the red arrow points, or am I just seeing things?
https://i.imgur.com/N5KrK5O.jpg

I do see some harder edges there than in other places, as well as some other signs that maybe something is added in there. My best attempt at isolating it: https://i.imgur.com/Ku2NhuT.png

Its a tricky spot, I'm going to fiddle some more with it.

[Connell]

Just saw someone quite eerily suggest on Facebook that he's carrying a sack of Mudokon bones... poor fella.

[ndvr]

Well, Connell, looks like 8291 haunts us again - cause I'm really in doubt that these four numbers below starting with "8" and ending with "1" are something different...