SoulStorm ARG - 1029.io

[dhanielk]

Hello all!

I am completely new here :]

I really enjoyed your hunt with you, reading all the findings etc. I also want to try to help, but don't know if it's any help.

The latest tweet states "Listen to the spirit of the past. Rise with us."
This might meant to listen to some older video they posted for hidden message?

I also tried different approach with numbers comment.

Maybe 33 74 72 83 51 means world count?



This is the result... First part is when you use all the text on page, second only main text...

Which could form something like following:

of pursuit our hidden connection
from OBEY/WORK/COMPLY to our truth

Forgot to mention that I counted "a" as word. So maybe wrong approach?

Also my findings with URL...

1029.io/something will show page with styling (except something is 8291)
1029.io/something/anything will show page without styling.

I try that to depth 10 with no change, also it can wait for parameter.
ie. http://1029.io/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a

Because in Web Development you can have services like

1029.io/{param1}/{param2}/{param3}/{param4}

Which with right params can show different page. (as we already know about 8291)

And that's all that isn't mention here. So maybe it will help. Maybe it's only confusing, but I wanted to give you different point of view.

Thanks for reading...

[Silver angel]

Numbers and phrase from the ending on 1029.io disappeared. Now it has this:

we'll be here, waiting.

[SgabbitGabbiar]

They updated this page: http://1029.io/8291/

there's no "8291" phrase anymore, but there's a text to complete (the last 3 phrases are links that contain other pieces of text).

There's a "/8" at the end of the first page.

[Connell]

Currently on a train heading halfway accross the country so unfortunately I won't be able to assist much in this for a couple of days. Good luck guys.

Just noticed the "well I rescued Mudokon's" message has been replaced with this:
Well, I //--/ED Mudokon/. But who// _____ r///u/ //?

Is it static or is he saying, "well, I'm Ed Mudokon. But who r u?"

Not ideal to be looking at source codes and such on my phone. Has anyone seen if 1029.io/ed has changed?

With regards to the /8291 page, I think we're seeing the full phrase that's been popping up in the videos recently. On the top line in the middle you can see "belikEDe". Be like Ed? Any ideas on what the rest of the letters mean?



The URL's included at the bottom of the page: Can we interpret them as "Go Back" "Stay" (Possibly Stop?) and "Fight"? Perhaps it's like one of those "decide your own adventure" books you used to get where you would turn to a certain page deciding on your actions. Each URL in turn sometimes leads to several more URL's. Each page's name shows up in the tabs of your browser as a variation upon "8291", for example a few are "82Nine1" and "829One"

"Go Back" URL



Investigating the the "Go back" URL, the full URL of the page is "1029.io/8291/2749102934.html". Whether or not those numbers are important or not is yet to be seen. Perhaps they just chose a large string to stop us finding it by accident. With regards to the main body of the text, I think the word "Possible" is on the first line, and the word tattoo on the second possibly. It's quite hard to work out the majority of it. I think the URL's at the bottom could be A. "Try Again" and B. "Give in". Each of these URL's have their own page within with more gibberish as of now.

A: "Try again" URL

I can't see anything intelligible in this one, at a loss there.

B: "Give In" URL



"So desperate, So hungry, so thirsty", then the rest I'm stuck on.

"Stay" (Or stop) URL



"What else can we do?" and some other stuff. Lost again.

The "Fight" URL as I'm calling, about halfway down it beings to make sense to me. We have:

"How long must we wait
Who will save us
Where is Ed
We need Ed"

Some other stuff, and then this URL:

"theresstilltimedontleaveushere"

And that page contains the text;

"if o--y _he_ --ew."

Which I think we can assume, when filling in the blanks says "If only they knew."

If you scroll down this page for some time, the phrase "if only they knew" keep repeating, until the bottom where you get the "We'll be here, waiting" message again, and then some gibberish that looks like it could be "But not yet."

There's so much text and so many different links it's going to take a while to go through and figure out what the gaps mean in each phrase, and then if there's a specific order each phrase must go in.

[Gunnr]

But who r u? Doyou think this is a sign we will be getting someting something sent to those who signed up on the page? I'm going to check it out now..
Edit:

"Stay" (Or stop) URL





Hmm..
"After what else can we do?" Its likely "we're" or we r---(word starting with "r")
the next words could be "applied it" but then theres an extra "d"


The last two words i believe say "looks faint".

Looks like he's going over the process we have tried in the past or maybe instructions? Like what haven't we tried?


"Go Back" URL



Could be "we'd try but" followed by "It's So" or "it stop" or "it's not"
Edit: Going with "it's not possible at.."
I agree that "ttoo" is part of the word tattoo then after... just need to bring it all togther.




Also can someone please focus on the "give in" URL or if you figured out the rest of what i've got that'd be cool too

-Anyone else?

[Silver angel]

http://1029.io/8291/2479009.html

if only _he_ knew.

if only _they_ knew.

if only _-o-_ knew.

Which word can be in the last line?

[Varrok]

"God", obviously

[Manco]

"So desperate, So hungry, so thirsty", then the rest I'm stuck on.

“sodesperatesohungrysothirsty–justonemoresip”

http://1029.io/8291/2479009.html

if only _he_ knew.

if only _they_ knew.

if only _-o-_ knew.

Which word can be in the last line?

“if only _you_ knew.”

[Gunnr]

What I have so far with STAY/STOP url and GO BACK url:

Go Back


"we try but its not possible at---it--tattoo look you have to help me"
"try again give it/gave it"


"Stay/stop"


what else can we do wer---app----dit--looks faint

"app" could be "mapped" so "mapped it" or "applied it" but leaves an extra d


As for FIGHT: were-----r--ge---gh_nobody is_its---i--whats---ealpr--lemh-reh-wca----igh--tho----gm-s--ewtwh-wi---av--s where is ED we need ED-e--u-ED
then in dark blue: t-e-estil---m----tle-ve--here

Anyone else got ideas, whats missing?


side note :I think there is a theme for a good or bad ending like in games prev

[seniormeatbox]

http://1029.io/8291/2479009.html

At the bottom of this, is this-

[Varrok]

“if only _you_ knew.”

Oh. That works too. Also "dog", "log", "fog" etc.

[dhanielk]

There's a "/8" at the end of the first page.

Now its "/8/2"... We might be revealing something ... I think it will end when "/8/2/9/1" is shown

[cleanshirtuk]

Do you think there's something in ED we're still missing? I'm wondering if that's why it stopped for so long. Also, 8291's page title is

"EDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDED--
EDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDED
//EDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDED
EDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDED
EDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDED"

Just seems like they're really pushing Ed still even though that's nothing new to the ARG and he hasn't played a relative part in it since the reveal of 1029.io

Also, my interpretations below.


FIGHT
were-----r--ge-fight nobody so its ---i--
whats--real problem here
how can we fight it
how long must we wait
who will save us
where is ED
we need ED
help us ED
there(?) still might leave us here

STAY/STOP
what else can we do were trapped and it--looks faint

GO BACK
we-try but its not possible at all its just too dark
you have to help us
try again give in

8291
there are rebel --EDe---t---c------
-----dark

[Gunnr]

Ed and a bunch of other mudokons are lost in the dark still(necrum mines)
Ed is some kind of leader or figure head of rebel muds? The one who managed to contact help in secret

[PenguinX45654]

For the link at the end of 'Fight', it could be:

There still time, just leave us here.

Is that is right, it's a slightly different tone to the other messages which are still hoping for Ed to help....

EDIT:

I was looking at the message at the end of the If Only They Knew page and the wording started to bug me.

'Far too many video game characters were harmed extremely badly in the making of this experience. In a sane world this would never have happened. We're sorry.'

It's the only thing so far that had broken the 4th wall and acknowledged Soulstorm as a video game. Could this be OWI saying that mudokons have suffered from us taking too long? Or is this eluding to a Bad Ending scenario like Gunnr suggested.

[Connell]

The URL that said "There is still time don't leave us here" now has characters blanked out, looks like they're changing bits of the site as we work our way through it.

Also with regards to the "try again" URL, I think it could be "There must be a way_the spirit_where is it_where is---fi--"

Can't figure out the end bit.

[Gunnr]

Also with regards to the "try again" URL, I think it could be "There must be a way_the spirit_where is it_where is---fi--"
.

"There must be a way_the spirit_where is it_where is the fire"
??

Hmmm i wonder if this is in reference to the fire reflected in Abes eye(s) from this:

The pick IS named "ABEFACE_8291"

8291


or the phrase could be figurative and refer to the "spirit" or "fire" of the mudokon rebels/spirits of the past/us owi fans working on the arg ect




(wow I've never use quotations SO much in this arg)
Also with "GO BACK"
(we-try but its not possible at all its just too dark
you have to help us
try again give in)

-could "give in" also be "give it" or "gave it" ..so give or gave what?
Edit: Never mind "give in" makes more sense..opposite of "try again"...

[seniormeatbox]

The name of the tab changes in each of them, I think there is a specific order to it

Eight291
---------
th-r-m----eaw--_the---rit_whe----it_w---eis---fi--


8Two91
---------
we-t-yb---ts-o-po--ib-eat---it----ttoo---k
y---av--ohel---


82Nine1
---------
were-----r--ge---gh_nobo---s_its---i--
whats---ealpr--lemh-re
h-wca----igh--t
ho----gm-s--ew--t
wh-wi---av--s
wher--sED
w--e-dED
-e--u-ED


829One
-------
--des---ate-oh---ryso----st-_ju---n-m--es-p

EightTwoNineOne
------------------

if ---y _he_ --ew.


if on-- _--ey_ --e-.

















-- -n-y _-o-_ --ew.

























































































Far too many video game characters were harmed extremely badly in the making of this experience. In a sane world this would never have happened. We're sorry.


judging from the links, this looks kind of like a text-based game, and the links are commands.
Go Back, they can't.
Try again, still nothing
Give In, They're desperate
Stop, they can't,
Fight, they don't know how.

[seniormeatbox]

Ok, running my idea of what the quotes say.

Go Back-
We'd try but its not possible at --- it----t too dark
You have to help us

Try Again-
There must be a way_ the spirit_where is it_Where is(Abe/Eds/The)fire

Give in-
I'm desperate so hungry so thirsty just one more sip

Stop/stay-
What else can we do?We're trapped --dit-- looks faint

Fight-
We're-----r--ge---gh_Nobodies_its (so high/no fire)
Whats the real problem here
how can we fight it
how long must we wait
who will save us where is ed we need ed are you ed

Theres still time don't leave (us/me) here-
if only he knew
if only they knew
if only you knew

EDIT= I think either the /8/2 are what we have correctly translated, or what we still need to figure out.

[burgrr]

Does that new sea rex tweet have any significance or is it unrelated?

[vikit15]

Fight-
We're-----r--ge---gh_Nobodies_its (so high/no fire)

We´re not strong enough_Nobody is_

[Silver angel]

Here is what I have:

there are rebels -EDe---t---c----- it's too dark

Go back:
we’d try but it’s impossible a t---it----t too dark

Try again
there must be a way_the spirit_where is it_where is the fire

Give in
So desperate, so hungry, so thirsty_just one more sip

Stop/stay
What else can we do? Were trapped did it/appeared it

Fight
We´re not strong enough_nobody is_its---i--

whats---ealpr--l'em here

how can we fight it

how long must we wait

who will save us

where is ED

we need ED

help/lead us ED


There’s still time don’t leave us here

if only _he_ knew.

if only _they_ knew.

if only _you_ knew.

[Havoc]

If there's anything concrete, would someone do be a solid and update the wiki? Thanks!

[Gunnr]

Was this stuff already posted?

(Upon viewing page source OWI Soulstorm page)



And was anything noted about these dots?
(Viewing sourcepage of 1029.io webpage)



There are a few sections with them. Braille again maybe or nothing?

[Connell]

That's all left behind from the last step of the original part of the ARG. It is strange how they never removed it, but it's kinda cool that they're keeping it there.

[Gunnr]

Ah. Was curious about that thanks. Welcome back

[Xavier]

If there's anything concrete, would someone do be a solid and update the wiki? Thanks!

Don't worry, I'm keeping an eye on it.

Guys, I was doing some copy pastes to document all this and I got the impression the pages were changing as I was navigating them. Could it be that we need to visit the pages in a given order to unlock something?

Also it seems like we are unlocking as the /8 changed into /8/2.


Attached, snapshot of today

[Connell]

Guys, I was doing some copy pastes to document all this and I got the impression the pages were changing as I was navigating them. Could it be that we need to visit the pages in a given order to unlock something?

Also it seems like we are unlocking as the /8 changed into /8/2.

I also thought this at one point, but is it possible for webpages to change themselves in a way such as that? Like form a technical standpoint is there a way you can design a webpage to change itself depending on what has been clicked on previously?

If there is an order we have to go through them all in (which does seem like a logical solution - I first thought it was like one of those "decide your own adventure books", and perhaps we have to find the correct ending) then I'm not sure what it is. Are there any clues in the text as to which order they should go in? It doesn't really feel like a cohesive story.

It very much reminds me of this YouTube trail -



You have to click an option on each video to advance your story. I think it'd be helpful if we realised how we'd made the 8/2/ appear at the bottom. Our best shot now would probably perhaps be to construct a definitive list of our best guesses at what each page says, and where the links on that page take you. Or something.

[FrustratedAssassin]

I'm officially back to being 100% out of the loop and not understanding anything anymore.

[Silver angel]

Guys, I was doing some copy pastes to document all this and I got the impression the pages were changing as I was navigating them. Could it be that we need to visit the pages in a given order to unlock something?

Also it seems like we are unlocking as the /8 changed into /8/2.

What specifically changes? I can't see enything.