SoulStorm ARG

[Gunnr]

Actually tried to scan that last pic with a couple qr scanner apps in my phone but isn't reading
I'm hoping to find an adress to Google it or a code to run thru ceasar cipher or something of the like.
Still trying to scan tho.

Edit: nope not working for me, good luck all

[Pirfsich]

The code looks too far apart, maybe that's an entirely wrong way I was going with it xD

[Gunnr]

That's what I was thinkin'
Derp. Oh well
Trial and error €8-
Lol

[Varrok]

So...

[ndvr]

Now fire in the eye looks like wired or sick mudokons icons to me:



Also, Ed really reacts to FIRE with CLOSER, it isn't a generic response.
Actually he reacts to every input with FIRE in it:
"1123411FIRE1112351",
"FIRESTARTER",
"WATER EARTH FIRE WIND"
all will give "CLOSER" respond among generic ones.

So perhaps Ed waits for word with -FIRE- in it?
http://www.morewords.com/contains/fire/

[Manco]

So...

The eye with the flame reflection flashes up for a frame – I don’t know if it’s any clearer to anyone but here’s how it looks.

[Acaeris]

So, incase it wasn't obvious, the two images that were tweeted are different.

The first one they tweeted had weird hue blocks in it (as discussed earlier). The second one doesn't have those, only the flame. The flame is definitely added after though as you can roughly see the outline of the area layered on top for the flame by increasing the saturation on the second image.

Still no idea about anything else with those.

As for the video, I think it just flicks up at the point for the sake of the thumbnail image on YouTube.

[Gunnr]

I really think it's Necrum or the brewery burning but maybe not...
Can't wait to find out

[UnderTheSun]

I really think it's Necrum or the brewery burning but maybe not...
Can't wait to find out

I can't help but wonder if it's the Monsaic Sanctum getting firebombed... It'd certainly give a reason to have 300 freed Mudokons wander across a desert.

[SligValet]

I really think it's Necrum or the brewery burning but maybe not...
Can't wait to find out

It does look like a vague shape of a factory in the background of the flame. Looks alot like the original Oddyssey's RuptureFarms factory to me, but RF never was never blown up/set aflame

[seniormeatbox]

pretty sure the last clue for the eye thing comes when it gets unlocked

[Nate]

We have two images with random-looking, meaningless differences, right? They might be compression artifacts. Or they could be steganography.

I've spent a few minutes looking for steganography tools that can do the comparison, but it's getting late. Throwing this out there for other people to investigate.

[seniormeatbox]

We have two images with random-looking, meaningless differences, right? They might be compression artifacts. Or they could be steganography.

I've spent a few minutes looking for steganography tools that can do the comparison, but it's getting late. Throwing this out there for other people to investigate.

I tried using 3 different Steganography decoders on both of the OWI twitter images, AND all of the weird block ones that are found on Prifsichs post in the previous page.
Found nothing. Once again, I'm sure we will get the answers once we get the full face

[Gunnr]

Decided to type into answer block on SS website.
Brewery yeilded both crypted and uncrypted answers ***shiver*** (a new one for me)



I'm getting worried for our buddy Ed '

[acedude]

24.8k followers. 25k here we come!

[Pirfsich]

And the bar hasn't moved yet.

[Xavier]

I've never seen OWI trying to promote their social presence so much. They've been posting old artworks for days now and I'm loving it.

I almost wish they never reach the 25K

[Pirfsich]

IT'S HERE.
(And I'm also checking for ARG clues right now)

[Xavier]

The name of the file is ABEFACE_8291.jpg

This is a strange file name, the hand and chest files were respectively called handfull.jpg and chestfull.jpg.

Could the 8291 be releavant to the ARG? No luck by putting it in the dialog box, only getting generic responses.

EDIT: for some reason ABEFACE_fullres.jpg exists too

EDIT2: Discussion about Abe's new look should go in this thread:
http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=22273

[edgar89]

By looking at the full res image the pattern inside abe's eye can be distinguished much clearer. I report here what I (think I) can see:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/h9dy6d1n0c...beeye.PNG?dl=0

[Guineapiglet]

Both eyes, in case you need them (played the levels a bit, so maybe easier to see stuff)

[Gunnr]

IT'S HERE.
(And I'm also checking for ARG clues right now)
14292

YES, FINNALLY ABE!!

I like what what he did with his ponytail(I can see individual feathers, it's nice even though it's shorter) A few other diffs but they don't bug me.
All around I find it a definate improvement than his NNT model.


(Also sweet eye pics Guineapiglet) the structure that is burning is definitely clear with the spikes, trees and all. Still think its Necrum mines,
. Poor Abe's expression

[Connell]

Had some time to do a little sleuthing on the Soulstorm site just now. Nothing major to report. The URL for the picture now being used at the top of the page is as follows:
http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/images/bg2_8291.jpg

8921 keeps cropping up with regards to Abe's face reveal. Perhaps a number we should keep in mind. Very reminiscent of 1029.

I tried typing 8921 into the chat box but it just gave me generic responses, as far as I could could tell. However, I did notice that there appears to be a new generic response. Ed will sometimes respond to inputs with variations of *** OH, YOU CAN STILL HEAR ME? GREAT! *** . Sometimes it will be jumbled and Sometimes backwards.

Also, I believe the text may have changed on the /ed URL. I'm on mobile so it might just look different on my display, but I'm going to put it through the decoder now and I'll edit my post with what crops up. EDIT: Pretty sure it's the same still, just looked different on my phone.

As far as the eyes go, I can't really see anything that's not been pointed out already. Good luck everyone

[seniormeatbox]

I've found nothing. In both the Twitter picture, and the one on the website.
Well, at least I got a giggle out of this

[Nate]

Seems significant that 8291 and 1029 add up almost to 10000. Perhaps 9950 will be significant? Or perhaps the missing 50?

[Xavier]

Isn't 8291 + 1029 = 9320 ?

[Nate]

Whoops, sorry. I did 8921 by accident.

I still think that the numbers might need to be combined somehow.

[Connell]

Well we know 1029 is Rupture Farms' branch number, so my first thought was perhaps it's Soulstorm Brewery's number, though the Wikia lists it as 401. Is this confirmed in game or in any literature or anything?

[STM]

[Wil]

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