SoulStorm ARG

[Connell]

The "abeface1.mp4" playing on the front of the site is now a different variation of the video. Can anyone see anything it? It's a lot shorter and doesn't contain the morse code or staticy pieces in any frames.

http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/abeface1.mp4

Compare it to the original we found on ed's bit (which, before today, was also the video playing on the homepage):

http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/abeface1.mp4

Possibly just an aesthetic choice but worth mentioning.

EDIT: (It is possible the homepage one was always slightly different and I only just noticed? But I'm sure I remember seeing the morse code frame on the homepage)

[Acaeris]

Yeah, it did have the ARG version for a while but has been replaced. I didn't see anything interesting in the new one though, probably just done to remove the morse code for those not following along.

[Connell]

Waiting around for the next clue is ARGonising. Get it? Get it?!

Eh.

Looks like it might be tomorrow we're getting the next clue? It was Tuesday last week. Ed's getting an extended break by the looks of it.

[Snukm]

Waiting around for the next clue is ARGonising. Get it? Get it?!

Eh.

Looks like it might be tomorrow we're getting the next clue? It was Tuesday last week. Ed's getting an extended break by the looks of it.

Let's just hope nothing has happen to Mr Mudokon Ed!:P

[Gunnr]

22.7k followers...finally just a bit more that cap was getting worrysome. I said I'd wait but dang.
Also there is a question mark on piece 4 but nothing else, same answers same " nobody was a witness, find the puzzle .p"

ARGh.....

[Silver angel]

Suddenly 22.7k became 22.6 again. Glitch maybe?

EDIT:
Now it's normal again.

[Linklegend2]

I saw that piece 4 has a ? now so I've been trying the chat box on the soulstorm page to see if there was anything new for a responce and I think I have gotten something new but I have no idea if it's related to the new piece or if it's just a new generic reply but I've been getting "seeme? wave."

[Manco]

I saw that piece 4 has a ? now so I've been trying the chat box on the soulstorm page to see if there was anything new for a responce and I think I have gotten something new but I have no idea if it's related to the new piece or if it's just a new generic reply but I've been getting "seeme? wave."

You’re onto something here, but let’s keep discussion in the Piece 4 thread.

[seniormeatbox]

EVERYONE GET DEATH GIFS NOW

[seniormeatbox]

Now for 23K followers, and 45K likes.
Pretty sure the likes will take longer.

[cleanshirtuk]

Anyone else tempted to just buy the follows/likes? I mean I know it's cheating so I wouldnt but part of me really wants to see how this progresses, like what will we be able to do with the code?

[Connell]

Anyone else tempted to just buy the follows/likes? I mean I know it's cheating so I wouldnt but part of me really wants to see how this progresses, like what will we be able to do with the code?

OWI read these forums. They'd see you coming a mile off and report the accounts, most likely.

[cleanshirtuk]

OWI read these forums. They'd see you coming a mile off and report the accounts, most likely.

Yeah, they'd also hate any publicity they got in response. I've been nagging people for weeks to follow but it's pretty tricky.

[Connell]

Yeah, they'd also hate any publicity they got in response. I've been nagging people for weeks to follow but it's pretty tricky.

Yeah, I'd love to see the ARG completed tomorrow but I guess their return on the investment of organising this is getting more exposure. We'll get there eventually

[Vlam]

Anyone else tempted to just buy the follows/likes? I mean I know it's cheating so I wouldnt but part of me really wants to see how this progresses, like what will we be able to do with the code?

How much would it cost?

[cleanshirtuk]

How much would it cost?

Not loads, got asked by my boss at a previous company to do it with the corporate twitter accounts, it was something like £10 for 1,000

EDIT: Nobody seriously do this please, OWI probably don't want the attention this could bring and could stall things further. Their twitter audit is sitting at 88% which is pretty damn good for an account of their size, p. sure they don't really want that going south

[seniormeatbox]

Piece 2+3 wont be done for a while. It would be nice for them to start off the ? with either 7/9, but at the rate we are completing these puzzles, I don't think it would be exciting to have every step completed except 2-3.
And cleanshirtUK, might be a good idea to not leave the price answer before someone does it anyways

[Creepachu]

Okay, I made an account here just to keep on track with this thing.

Just want to add a few things (if something was already known, please tell me and give post links if possible):

"WAIT" in the text box gave me something along the lines of "i have to show you something" but i could only get it to say that once, and it was before i found the ARG thread so idk
More interestingly;
"EXODDUS" = "where are we going? who will take us there?"
Couldn't get ODDYSEE to do anything.

And then there's a (seemingly) generic response of "SEEME? WAVE." But then I got a response (out of sheer dumb luck) that said:
SEEME.WAV
Appending that to the soulstorm url gets a 404, but appending it to soulstorm/ed gets this:
http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/seeme.wav
If someone could decode that (idk what form it's in, but it's definitely a message) that'd be great.

Again, if anything I mentioned was already known, please tell me and/or provide direct links to the posts. It's late and I'm tired and braindead and I can't go through 34 pages of posts and catch everything.

EDIT: I see some people mentioning a ? in the fourth spot on the form, for me it's an X. ???

Also, has anyone figured out this image yet: http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/at...eventyfive.jpg
It got mentioned in the reddit thread, not sure if anyone here's seen it yet or looked at it.

[jaytechmedia]

So, I also made an account since I have been wanting to contribute but im always too slow...Anyway!

SEEME.WAV is an SSTV image (Image stored as sound.) After decoding I got this :

Ben looking around for that file on the website...No luck so far. Cant wait to see what we can find. /ed/s01029.txt and just /s01029.txt don't turn up anything...And nothing happens when I put it into the form...Well, it turns up attemptseventyfive.jpg a couple times, but Im pretty sure thats just random.

Good luck team!

[Manco]

Folks, it's great that you've joined the hunt and every piece of help is appreciated, but you're treading ground that's already been covered. Check the thread for Piece 4 here: http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=22243

[Creepachu]

Okay, so we've solved piece 4. Now what do we do with the code? I'm new to the whole "ARG" concept.

[Connell]

Okay, so we've solved piece 4. Now what do we do with the code? I'm new to the whole "ARG" concept.

Nothing yet. There are 9 codes to unlock on the Soulstorm site. We need to unlock them all before they become useful.

[Acaeris]

So, while passing the time I had another look at the codes we unlocked and...

1: C4GD - "Caged"?
2: ????
3: ????
4: SCRD - "Scared"?
5: 3STY - "Thirsty"?
6: DDTH - ?
7: ----
8: XGMA -?
9: ----

Just a thought.

[Varrok]

I think that might not be just a coincidence

[Xavier]

I think it's a bit too soon to look at this part of the ARG now.

[IThoughtIHadAGoodJob]

DDTH - "Double Death"
XGMA - "Extreme Grandma"

[jaytechmedia]

Ooops, Sorry for putting work into something which was already solved. It was 5AM and I wasn't thinking straight.

[STM]

DDTH - "Double Death"
XGMA - "Extreme Grandma"

Wen u lurk 4 like 6 yrs and kill it in 1 post.

[Nate]

Also, has anyone figured out this image yet: http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/at...eventyfive.jpg
It got mentioned in the reddit thread, not sure if anyone here's seen it yet or looked at it.

Take a look at this post.

[Gunnr]

http://oddworld.wikia.com/wiki/Soulstorm_ARG#Piece_4
Nice, thanks much, Xavier

PS 22.9followers on OWI twitter and over 43 likes on FB, all so close