https://wiki.gamedetectives.net/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Svardskampe&feedformat=atomGame Detectives Wiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T01:08:09ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Battlefield_1/Miscellaneous_Easter_Eggs&diff=9024Battlefield 1/Miscellaneous Easter Eggs2017-10-27T03:43:34Z<p>Svardskampe: </p>
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<div>[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]] > [[Battlefield 1]] > '''Miscellaneous Easter Eggs'''<br />
<br />
This wiki page documents various small Easter eggs found in [https://www.battlefield.com/games/battlefield-1 Battlefield 1]. These Easter eggs are more minor than the others and typically involve little player interaction beyond observing the Easter egg.<br />
<br />
''(Note: This page is under construction)''<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br />
== Battlefield Friends Easter Eggs ==<br />
<br />
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaR83tJPJ64|300|right|Volga River's Battlefield Friends audio Easter egg|frame}}<br />
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Two Battlefield Friends audio Easter eggs have been discovered in the "In the Name of the Tsar" DLC. The first one is located on the map Volga River where an "Interact" button can be found under a tank near B flag (Conquest), which triggers the Battlefield Friends dialogue.<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUhOkT_qPiM|300|right|Triggering Brusilov Keep's Battlefield Friends audio Easter egg|frame}}<br />
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The second Easter egg is located on the map Brusilov Keep and was discovered on September 14, 2017; however the trigger remained unknown until October 24th. This Easter egg requires 2 players, but the steps are very simple. One player must stand in the middle of the river bridge (near the actual flagpole of C flag (Conquest)) while the second player must step out of bounds at the top of the water flow, then back in. You will then hear some bird chirping, indicating that you've successfully completed this step. Finally, all you have to do is get on the bridge, next to the other player and the Battlefield Friends dialogue will be triggered.<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
== Battlefield 1 Theme Tune ==<br />
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{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLQOfnLdiKM|300|right|Prise de Tahure's Battlefield 1 theme tune Easter egg (before Lupkow Pass Update)|frame}}<br />
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This Easter egg can be found on the map Prise de Tahure, part of the "They Shall Not Pass" DLC. It is very similar to the first part of the [[Battlefield 1/Megalodon|Megalodon]] Easter egg where a vinyl record can be found in one of several fixed locations. When the vinyl is picked up, taken to the gramophone and interacted with it the Battlefield 1 theme tune is played.<br />
<br />
On Aug 21, 2017, a slight change to the Easter egg was made due to a game update. A disc scratch sound effect can be heard at the end of the music and a new popping sound is played repeatedly before the music start and after the music end.<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
== Dark Souls Bonfire ==<br />
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{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUUpQoL-hzM|300|right||frame}}<br />
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On the map Rupture, part of the "They Shall Not Pass" DLC, a sword inside a bonfire can be found out of bounds near C flag (Conquest). The sword (identical to the cavalry sword & the saber) can be picked up and has the ability to 1-hit-kill enemies, but it will be gone when you die. <br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
[[Category: Battlefield 1]]</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Battlefield_1/Miscellaneous_Easter_Eggs&diff=9004Battlefield 1/Miscellaneous Easter Eggs2017-10-27T02:37:45Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Battlefield Friends Easter Eggs */</p>
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<div>[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]] > [[Battlefield 1]] > '''Miscellaneous Easter Eggs'''<br />
<br />
This wiki page documents various small Easter eggs found in [https://www.battlefield.com/games/battlefield-1 Battlefield 1]. These Easter eggs are more minor than the others and typically involve little player interaction beyond observing the Easter egg.<br />
<br />
''(Note: This page is under construction)''<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br />
== Battlefield Friends Easter Eggs ==<br />
<br />
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaR83tJPJ64|300|right|Title|frame}}<br />
<br />
Two Battlefield Friends audio Easter eggs have been discovered in the "In the Name of the Tsar" DLC. The first one is located on the map Volga River where an "Interact" button can be found under a tank near B flag (Conquest), which triggers the Battlefield Friends dialogue.<br />
<br />
{{#evt:<br />
service=youtube<br />
|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUhOkT_qPiM<br />
|alignment=right<br />
|autoresize<br />
}}<br />
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The second Easter egg is located on the map Brusilov Keep and was discovered on September 14, 2017; however the trigger remained unknown until October 24th. This Easter egg requires 2 players, but the steps are very simple. One player must stand in the middle of the river bridge (near the actual flagpole of C flag (Conquest)) while the second player must step out of bounds at the top of the water flow, then back in. You will then hear some bird chirping, indicating that you've successfully completed this step. Finally, all you have to do is get on the bridge, next to the other player and the Battlefield Friends dialogue will be triggered.<br />
<br />
== Battlefield 1 Theme Tune ==<br />
<br />
This Easter egg can be found on the map Prise de Tahure, part of the "They Shall Not Pass" DLC. It is very similar to the first part of the [[Battlefield 1/Megalodon|Megalodon]] Easter egg where a vinyl record can be found in one of several fixed locations. When the vinyl is picked up, taken to the gramophone and interacted with it the Battlefield 1 theme tune is played.<br />
<br />
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLQOfnLdiKM}}<br />
<br />
== Dark Souls Bonfire ==<br />
<br />
On the map Rupture, part of the "They Shall Not Pass" DLC, a sword inside a bonfire can be found out of bounds near C flag (Conquest). The sword (identical to the cavalry sword & the saber) can be picked up and has the ability to 1-hit-kill enemies, but it will be gone when you die. <br />
<br />
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUUpQoL-hzM}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Battlefield 1]]</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Battlefield_1/Miscellaneous_Easter_Eggs&diff=9003Battlefield 1/Miscellaneous Easter Eggs2017-10-27T02:34:46Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Battlefield Friends Easter Eggs */</p>
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<div>[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]] > [[Battlefield 1]] > '''Miscellaneous Easter Eggs'''<br />
<br />
This wiki page documents various small Easter eggs found in [https://www.battlefield.com/games/battlefield-1 Battlefield 1]. These Easter eggs are more minor than the others and typically involve little player interaction beyond observing the Easter egg.<br />
<br />
''(Note: This page is under construction)''<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br />
== Battlefield Friends Easter Eggs ==<br />
<br />
{{#evt:<br />
service=youtube<br />
|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaR83tJPJ64<br />
|alignment=right<br />
|autoresize<br />
}}<br />
<br />
Two Battlefield Friends audio Easter eggs have been discovered in the "In the Name of the Tsar" DLC. The first one is located on the map Volga River where an "Interact" button can be found under a tank near B flag (Conquest), which triggers the Battlefield Friends dialogue.<br />
<br />
{{#evt:<br />
service=youtube<br />
|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUhOkT_qPiM<br />
|alignment=right<br />
|autoresize<br />
}}<br />
<br />
The second Easter egg is located on the map Brusilov Keep and was discovered on September 14, 2017; however the trigger remained unknown until October 24th. This Easter egg requires 2 players, but the steps are very simple. One player must stand in the middle of the river bridge (near the actual flagpole of C flag (Conquest)) while the second player must step out of bounds at the top of the water flow, then back in. You will then hear some bird chirping, indicating that you've successfully completed this step. Finally, all you have to do is get on the bridge, next to the other player and the Battlefield Friends dialogue will be triggered.<br />
<br />
== Battlefield 1 Theme Tune ==<br />
<br />
This Easter egg can be found on the map Prise de Tahure, part of the "They Shall Not Pass" DLC. It is very similar to the first part of the [[Battlefield 1/Megalodon|Megalodon]] Easter egg where a vinyl record can be found in one of several fixed locations. When the vinyl is picked up, taken to the gramophone and interacted with it the Battlefield 1 theme tune is played.<br />
<br />
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLQOfnLdiKM}}<br />
<br />
== Dark Souls Bonfire ==<br />
<br />
On the map Rupture, part of the "They Shall Not Pass" DLC, a sword inside a bonfire can be found out of bounds near C flag (Conquest). The sword (identical to the cavalry sword & the saber) can be picked up and has the ability to 1-hit-kill enemies, but it will be gone when you die. <br />
<br />
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUUpQoL-hzM}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Battlefield 1]]</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Meta:Style_Guide&diff=8972Meta:Style Guide2017-10-27T01:36:05Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Nomenclature */</p>
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<div>This page documents rules, styles, and conventions for the Game Detectives wiki. Please try your best to adhere to them when creating new pages, writing new content, or editing existing content.<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br />
== General Guidelines ==<br />
<br />
* '''Proofread your edits!''' If you see a typo on a page, don't hesitate to correct it!<br />
* Write with the newbie's perspective in mind - try to make each page accessible to newcomers.<br />
* Take advantage of Mediawiki's formatting when appropriate. Images and videos can be embedded in the page to maximize readability.<br />
* When embedding images, it's preferable to [http://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Special:Upload upload] them to our wiki, then embed (instead of embedding from an external source).<br />
* '''A full formatting guide can be found [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting here].'''<br />
<br />
=== Tense ===<br />
<br />
'''Always write in the past tense.'''<br />
<br />
This rule is particularly important when writing about puzzle solutions. This rule applies even when writing about something that is ''presently occurring''. If events are initially described in present tense, then the description needs to be altered later on to reflect that it happened in the past. <br />
<br />
This also goes for future tense - talk about what information was revealed rather than where the investigation is today.<br />
<br />
Example:<br />
<pre><br />
The website will be updated on the 12th of this month, according to the tweet by the PM.<br />
A tweet by the PM indicated that the website would be updated on 12 December, 2017.<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
=== Ease of Reading ===<br />
<br />
As mentioned above, write with the newbie's perspective in mind. This means embedding the most pertinent media directly onto the page, and linking to relevant sources where necessary. When in doubt, '''more links and embedded media are better''' (but not to the point where you can't read any of the words on the page, of course).<br />
<br />
Additionally, be wary of writing run-on sentences when describing what occurred in an ARG. ARGs can get really complex, ''really'' quickly, so it's easy for a newcomer to feel overwhelmed. When in doubt, '''step back and think about how to break down your explanation'''.<br />
<br />
=== Point of View ===<br />
<br />
The wiki should have a consistent, neutral voice, and should ''not'' read as though it was written by one or two solvers. '''Avoid using the word "we" at all costs!''' Instead, consider replacing it with something like "players" or "participants", depending on the context.<br />
<br />
Example:<br />
<pre><br />
Through the use of clever lateral thinking, we solved the puzzle.<br />
Through the use of clever lateral thinking, players were able to solve the puzzle.<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
=== Mentioning Players ===<br />
<br />
Players '''may''' be mentioned by name if:<br />
* They were the only person present at a live event<br />
* They were a prevalent player during a live event (eg. streamed the event)<br />
<br />
Players should '''not''' be mentioned by name if:<br />
* They solved a single ARG puzzle<br />
* They solved multiple ARG puzzles<br />
* They were one of many players who attended a live event<br />
<br />
== Dates and Times ==<br />
<br />
All dates written using solely numbers on the wiki should abide by the '''ISO 8601 standard''':<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
YYYY-MM-DD<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
When writing dates inline, any of the following formats can be used:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
MON. DD, YYYY<br />
Month DD, YYYY<br />
Month DD<br />
DD MON. YYYY<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
''Note: Please try to keep inline date styles consistent for any given page.''<br />
<br />
Times should be in written in 24-hour time, and should use the [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone/utc UTC timezone].<br />
<br />
== Page Structure ==<br />
<br />
The main page for an ARG should use the [[#ARGBox|ARGBox]] template, set to float to the right. At the top of the page, above the table of contents, there should be a brief summary of the ARG, including links to any related media.<br />
<br />
=== Page Sections ===<br />
<br />
Defining sections for a wiki page is often a judgement call for wiki editors. However, if an ARG is explicitly broken up into distinct segments, it may make sense to define the sections accordingly. For instance, [[Waking Titan]] is explicitly broken up into 3 "phases". Wiki editors mirrored this structure by breaking the ARG up into 3 sub-pages: one for [[Waking Titan/Phase 1|Phase 1]], one for [[Waking Titan/Phase 1|Phase 2]], and one for [[Waking Titan/Phase 3|Phase 3]]. The [[Waking Titan/Phase 1|first of these phases]] is broken up into 5 "sequences", so its wiki page is structured accordingly.<br />
<br />
=== Subpages ===<br />
<br />
The main page for an ARG can host whatever information is deemed necessary by wiki editors. If the ARG is small, the main page may suffice to contain the full documentation of the ARG. However, as ARGs become more sprawling and complex, more pages may be required to track them. Articles about high-level subjects can be created, named sensibly, in the main namespace. For '''''all''''' articles pertaining ''solely'' to a specific ARG, subpages should be used.<br />
<br />
Example:<br />
This_ARG <- this is a page as well as the namespace<br />
This_ARG/Timeline<br />
This_ARG/Summary<br />
This_ARG/Characters<br />
<br />
Additionally, when creating subpages, ensure you [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Categories categorize] them properly!<br />
<br />
=== Disambiguation ===<br />
<br />
Where there is a requirement for two articles with the same name ''in the same namespace'', disambiguation should be used in the form of parenthesis after the article name. An example of this is [[Project 11]] (the ARG) and [[Project 11 (puppetmaster)]] (the name of the [[puppetmaster]]).<br />
<br />
=== Non-ARG articles ===<br />
<br />
Articles that do not pertain solely to a specific ARG should be in the main namespace. Examples of this include puppetmaster articles, like [[Valve]] and [[gayfarang]]. This is because puppetmasters could potentially create more than a single ARG.<br />
<br />
== Nomenclature ==<br />
<br />
This section outlines some naming conventions to promote consistency across the wiki. This section is ''not'' intended to comment on a phrase's 'correctness' in the real world - rather, these guidelines outline an approved style for this wiki.<br />
<br />
* "'''ARG'''" always appears in caps ("Arg" and "arg" are incorrect).<br />
* "'''Puppetmaster'''" is a single word ("puppet master" and "puppet-master" are incorrect).<br />
* "'''Easter egg'''" only has a capital on 'Easter' ("Easter Egg" and "easter egg" are incorrect).<br />
<br />
== Wiki Classes ==<br />
<br />
=== ARGBox ===<br />
<br />
Use <code>{{t|argbox|...}}</code> on the main page of an ARG, with parameters as shown below.<br />
;Sample output<br />
{{argbox<br />
| float = right<br />
| name = Example ARG<br />
| image = File:Example.png<br />
| imagewidth = 150<br />
| description = This is the description<br />
| creator = Valve<br />
| type = Official ARG<br />
| status = Completed<br />
| discovered = yyyy-mm-dd<br />
| completed = yyyy-mm-dd<br />
}}<br />
<pre>{{argbox<br />
| float = right<br />
| name = Example ARG<br />
| image = File:Example.png<br />
| imagewidth = 150<br />
| description = This is the description<br />
| creator = Valve<br />
| type = Official ARG<br />
| status = Completed<br />
| discovered = yyyy-mm-dd<br />
| completed = yyyy-mm-dd<br />
}}</pre><br />
<br />
For more info, check out [[Template:Argbox]].</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Meta:Style_Guide&diff=8970Meta:Style Guide2017-10-27T01:34:24Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Nomenclature */</p>
<hr />
<div>This page documents rules, styles, and conventions for the Game Detectives wiki. Please try your best to adhere to them when creating new pages, writing new content, or editing existing content.<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br />
== General Guidelines ==<br />
<br />
* '''Proofread your edits!''' If you see a typo on a page, don't hesitate to correct it!<br />
* Write with the newbie's perspective in mind - try to make each page accessible to newcomers.<br />
* Take advantage of Mediawiki's formatting when appropriate. Images and videos can be embedded in the page to maximize readability.<br />
* When embedding images, it's preferable to [http://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Special:Upload upload] them to our wiki, then embed (instead of embedding from an external source).<br />
* '''A full formatting guide can be found [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting here].'''<br />
<br />
=== Tense ===<br />
<br />
'''Always write in the past tense.'''<br />
<br />
This rule is particularly important when writing about puzzle solutions. This rule applies even when writing about something that is ''presently occurring''. If events are initially described in present tense, then the description needs to be altered later on to reflect that it happened in the past. <br />
<br />
This also goes for future tense - talk about what information was revealed rather than where the investigation is today.<br />
<br />
Example:<br />
<pre><br />
The website will be updated on the 12th of this month, according to the tweet by the PM.<br />
A tweet by the PM indicated that the website would be updated on 12 December, 2017.<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
=== Ease of Reading ===<br />
<br />
As mentioned above, write with the newbie's perspective in mind. This means embedding the most pertinent media directly onto the page, and linking to relevant sources where necessary. When in doubt, '''more links and embedded media are better''' (but not to the point where you can't read any of the words on the page, of course).<br />
<br />
Additionally, be wary of writing run-on sentences when describing what occurred in an ARG. ARGs can get really complex, ''really'' quickly, so it's easy for a newcomer to feel overwhelmed. When in doubt, '''step back and think about how to break down your explanation'''.<br />
<br />
=== Point of View ===<br />
<br />
The wiki should have a consistent, neutral voice, and should ''not'' read as though it was written by one or two solvers. '''Avoid using the word "we" at all costs!''' Instead, consider replacing it with something like "players" or "participants", depending on the context.<br />
<br />
Example:<br />
<pre><br />
Through the use of clever lateral thinking, we solved the puzzle.<br />
Through the use of clever lateral thinking, players were able to solve the puzzle.<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
=== Mentioning Players ===<br />
<br />
Players '''may''' be mentioned by name if:<br />
* They were the only person present at a live event<br />
* They were a prevalent player during a live event (eg. streamed the event)<br />
<br />
Players should '''not''' be mentioned by name if:<br />
* They solved a single ARG puzzle<br />
* They solved multiple ARG puzzles<br />
* They were one of many players who attended a live event<br />
<br />
== Dates and Times ==<br />
<br />
All dates written using solely numbers on the wiki should abide by the '''ISO 8601 standard''':<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
YYYY-MM-DD<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
When writing dates inline, any of the following formats can be used:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
MON. DD, YYYY<br />
Month DD, YYYY<br />
Month DD<br />
DD MON. YYYY<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
''Note: Please try to keep inline date styles consistent for any given page.''<br />
<br />
Times should be in written in 24-hour time, and should use the [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone/utc UTC timezone].<br />
<br />
== Page Structure ==<br />
<br />
The main page for an ARG should use the [[#ARGBox|ARGBox]] template, set to float to the right. At the top of the page, above the table of contents, there should be a brief summary of the ARG, including links to any related media.<br />
<br />
=== Page Sections ===<br />
<br />
Defining sections for a wiki page is often a judgement call for wiki editors. However, if an ARG is explicitly broken up into distinct segments, it may make sense to define the sections accordingly. For instance, [[Waking Titan]] is explicitly broken up into 3 "phases". Wiki editors mirrored this structure by breaking the ARG up into 3 sub-pages: one for [[Waking Titan/Phase 1|Phase 1]], one for [[Waking Titan/Phase 1|Phase 2]], and one for [[Waking Titan/Phase 3|Phase 3]]. The [[Waking Titan/Phase 1|first of these phases]] is broken up into 5 "sequences", so its wiki page is structured accordingly.<br />
<br />
=== Subpages ===<br />
<br />
The main page for an ARG can host whatever information is deemed necessary by wiki editors. If the ARG is small, the main page may suffice to contain the full documentation of the ARG. However, as ARGs become more sprawling and complex, more pages may be required to track them. Articles about high-level subjects can be created, named sensibly, in the main namespace. For '''''all''''' articles pertaining ''solely'' to a specific ARG, subpages should be used.<br />
<br />
Example:<br />
This_ARG <- this is a page as well as the namespace<br />
This_ARG/Timeline<br />
This_ARG/Summary<br />
This_ARG/Characters<br />
<br />
Additionally, when creating subpages, ensure you [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Categories categorize] them properly!<br />
<br />
=== Disambiguation ===<br />
<br />
Where there is a requirement for two articles with the same name ''in the same namespace'', disambiguation should be used in the form of parenthesis after the article name. An example of this is [[Project 11]] (the ARG) and [[Project 11 (puppetmaster)]] (the name of the [[puppetmaster]]).<br />
<br />
=== Non-ARG articles ===<br />
<br />
Articles that do not pertain solely to a specific ARG should be in the main namespace. Examples of this include puppetmaster articles, like [[Valve]] and [[gayfarang]]. This is because puppetmasters could potentially create more than a single ARG.<br />
<br />
== Nomenclature ==<br />
<br />
This section outlines some naming conventions to promote consistency across the wiki. This section is ''not'' intended to comment on a phrase's 'correctness' in the real world - rather, these guidelines outline an approved style for this wiki.<br />
<br />
* "'''ARG'''" always appears in caps ("Arg" and "arg" are incorrect).<br />
* "'''Puppetmaster'''" is a single word ("puppet master" and "puppet-master" are incorrect).<br />
* "'''Easter egg'''" only has a capital on 'Easter' ("Easter Egg" and "easter egh" are incorrect).<br />
<br />
== Wiki Classes ==<br />
<br />
=== ARGBox ===<br />
<br />
Use <code>{{t|argbox|...}}</code> on the main page of an ARG, with parameters as shown below.<br />
;Sample output<br />
{{argbox<br />
| float = right<br />
| name = Example ARG<br />
| image = File:Example.png<br />
| imagewidth = 150<br />
| description = This is the description<br />
| creator = Valve<br />
| type = Official ARG<br />
| status = Completed<br />
| discovered = yyyy-mm-dd<br />
| completed = yyyy-mm-dd<br />
}}<br />
<pre>{{argbox<br />
| float = right<br />
| name = Example ARG<br />
| image = File:Example.png<br />
| imagewidth = 150<br />
| description = This is the description<br />
| creator = Valve<br />
| type = Official ARG<br />
| status = Completed<br />
| discovered = yyyy-mm-dd<br />
| completed = yyyy-mm-dd<br />
}}</pre><br />
<br />
For more info, check out [[Template:Argbox]].</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=The_Wilson_Wolfe_Affair&diff=8859The Wilson Wolfe Affair2017-10-19T21:47:42Z<p>Svardskampe: </p>
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<div>{{argbox<br />
| float = right<br />
| image = File:Wilsonwolfe.gif<br />
| imagewidth = 200<br />
| name = The Wilson Wolfe Affair<br />
| description= A mad scientist's affairs aren't many people's concern... <br />
| creator = [http://www.simulacragames.com/ Simulacra Games]<br />
| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Official|Official]]<br />
| status = Active<br />
| discovered = 2017-10-19<br />
| completed = TBD<br />
}}<br />
[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]] > '''The Wilson Wolfe Affair'''<br />
<br />
'''The Wilson Wolfe Affair''' is an ARG by Simulacra Games.</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=File:Wilsonwolfe.gif&diff=8858File:Wilsonwolfe.gif2017-10-19T21:46:48Z<p>Svardskampe: </p>
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<div></div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Society_X&diff=8313Society X2017-08-16T23:40:31Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Plague */</p>
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<div>{{ArgHeader|arg=Society X}}<br />
{{argbox<br />
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| name = {{PAGENAME}}<br />
| description = You are not alone.<br />
| creator = Discord users Prime and ICallHax<br />
| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Type|Independent]]<br />
| status = Completed<br />
| image = File:scxlogo.png<br />
| discovered = 2016-10-26<br />
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==Day 1==<br />
===The Beginning===<br />
On October 26, 2016, at around 7PM EDT, a user (Prime) came into the GameDetectives Discord and said:<br />
<blockquote>so i have a website, and it was getting DOSed (by one IP), I traced that ip and got to SocietyX.net, I looked through the source code and found a link to a password page. i posted it to the ohnickel discord, then while i was looking around at my sites files, i found "lol.html"<br />
https://itspri.me/ <<my website<br />
<br />
http://societyx.net/ <<hacking site<br />
<br />
https://itspri.me/lol.html <<the file i found<br />
</blockquote><br />
===The Homepage===<br />
The homepage for the SocietyX website shows the logo in ASCII art, with a video running in the background. Clicking on a specific character in the logo goes to [https://www.societyx.net/Bwb4wHHb8I.php a password page]. The source of the password page shows this:<br />
<pre> <!--<br />
__ __ _ <br />
\ \ / / | | <br />
\ \_/ /__ _ _ __ _ _ __ ___ _ __ ___ | |_ <br />
\ / _ \| | | | / _` | '__/ _ \ | '_ \ / _ \| __|<br />
| | (_) | |_| | | (_| | | | __/ | | | | (_) | |_ <br />
|_|\___/ \__,_| \__,_|_| \___| |_| |_|\___/ \__|<br />
_ <br />
| | <br />
__ _| | ___ _ __ ___ <br />
/ _` | |/ _ \| '_ \ / _ \ <br />
| (_| | | (_) | | | | __/_ <br />
\__,_|_|\___/|_| |_|\___(_)<br />
--><br />
</pre><br />
===The Password===<br />
The password is given as flashing letters and numbers in the background of the homepage: Z8L0N2G<br />
<br />
After entering the password, another string appears: gk1qk<br />
<br />
That string can be entered into the prompt, which gives:<br />
<pre>Caw Caw, Tweet Tweet c:<br />
Together, but not together.<br />
9a78211436f6d42~5ec38f5c4e02270801f3524f8<br />
</pre><br />
9a78211436f6d42~5ec38f5c4e02270801f3524f8 is a Sha1 hash for @9a78211436f6d42, which leads to a twitter account with one tweet:<br />
<pre>u4sNeZB3ua.47425e4490d1548713efea3b8a6f5d778e4b1766<br />
<br />
c: <3</pre><br />
47425e4490d1548713efea3b8a6f5d778e4b1766 is another Sha1 hash for "php". This leads to [https://www.societyx.net/u4sNeZB3ua.php another page], titled "Love."<br />
The page slowly prints text, that reads:<br />
<pre>~$ echo "I love SocietyX."<br />
I love SocietyX.<br />
<br />
<br />
~$ echo "I love SocietyX."<br />
I love SocietyX.<br />
<br />
<br />
~$ echo "I love SocietyX."<br />
I love SocietyX.<br />
<br />
<br />
~$ echo "You are here, and we are here."<br />
You are here, and we are here.<br />
<br />
<br />
~$ echo "I love SocietyX."<br />
I love SocietyX.<br />
<br />
<br />
~$ echo "I love SocietyX."<br />
I love SocietyX.<br />
<br />
<br />
~$ echo "I love SocietyX."<br />
I love SocietyX.<br />
<br />
<br />
~$ echo "Your curiosity must get the better of you sometimes."<br />
Your curiosity must get the better of you sometimes.<br />
<br />
<br />
~$ echo "I love SocietyX."<br />
I love SocietyX.<br />
<br />
<br />
~$ echo "I love SocietyX."<br />
I love SocietyX.<br />
<br />
<br />
~$ echo "I love SocietyX."<br />
I love SocietyX.<br />
<br />
<br />
~$ echo "<a href="qut1eLkzbp.php">Sometimes, the answer is you.</a>"<br />
Sometimes, the answer is you.<br />
</pre><br />
===Smart Little Butterflies===<br />
The last message from "Love" leads to [https://www.societyx.net/qut1eLkzbp.php another password prompt.] The password is the user's IP.<br />
<br />
Entering it gives the text <code>Aren't you a smart little butterfly!</code>. Additionally, the following appears in the source code of the page:<br />
<pre>!-- _--_ _--_<br />
/#()# #\ 0 0 /# #()#\<br />
|()## \#\_ \ / _/#/ ##()|<br />
|#()##-=###\_ \ / _/###=-##()#|<br />
\#()#-=## #\_ \ / _/# ##=-#()#/<br />
|#()#--==### \_ \ / _/ ###==--#()#|<br />
|#()##--=# #\_ \!!!/ _/# #=--##()#|<br />
\#()##---===####\ O|O /####===---##()#/<br />
|#()#____==#####\ / Y \ /#####==____#()#|<br />
\###______######|\/#\/|######______###/<br />
()#y#/ ##\_#_/## \#S#()<br />
()#1#(__-===###/ _ \###===-__)#O#()<br />
()#F#( # ###_(_|_)_### # )#C#()<br />
()#K(---#__###/ (_|_) \###__#---)I#()<br />
()#r#( / / ##/ (_|_) \## \ \ )#E#()<br />
()##Y#\_/ #/ (_|_) \# \_/#T##()<br />
\)##SO#\ -) (_|_) (- /#OY##(/<br />
)//##B.php| / | \ |*OOOX#\(<br />
|/_####_/ ( /X\ ) \_####_\|<br />
/X/ \__/ \___/ \__/ \X\<br />
(#/ \#)--></pre><br />
The text in the bottom right of the butterfly leads to [https://www.societyx.net/y1FKrYSB.php y1FKrYSB.php.] The page reads <code> Well, that's it. You've won. Congrats.</code><br />
<br />
The title of the page is 8utt3rfl1, which leads to [https://www.societyx.net/8utt3rfl1.php another .php link.] Upon visiting the page, it begins to draw a butterfly. The background fades to white, revealing the text <code>I <3 SCX</code>. Viewing the page source shows this:<br />
<pre><!--<br />
__ __<br />
\ \ / /<br />
\ \_/ /__ _ _ __ _ _ __ ___<br />
\ / _ \| | | | / _` | '__/ _ \<br />
| | (_) | |_| | | (_| | | | __/<br />
|_|\___/ \__,_| \__,_|_| \___|<br />
_<br />
| |<br />
__ _| | ___ _ __ ___<br />
/ _` | |/ _ \| '_ \ / _ \<br />
| (_| | | (_) | | | | __/_<br />
\__,_|_|\___/|_| |_|\___(_)<br />
--><br />
</pre><br />
===I HATE SCX===<br />
The butterfly page leads to a link, [https://www.societyx.net/I%3C3SCX.html I<3SCX.html.] After about twenty minutes, the page started to change. At first, the page changed from fading to white to fading to red.<br />
Eventually, the <code>I <3 SCX</code> changed to <code>I HATE SCX</code>. <br />
<br />
The PM began to use the page to communicate:<br />
<br />
<code> YOU GUYS WERE QUICK, I WASN'T EXPECTING IT</code><br />
<br />
<code> MAYBE WE SHOULD WORK TOGETHER </code><br />
<br />
<code> OR MAYBE I'LL GIVE YOU A NEW CLUE </code><br />
<br />
<code> I KNOW YOU'RE FREAKING OUT, SPAMMING F5 LIKE THE LITTLE BUTTERFLY YOU ARE. </code><br />
<br />
At this point, the Discord users began to try to attempt to learn if the PM was in Discord with them. Discord user Lucario posted <code> you know it :wink: </code>, which was immediately posted on the page.<br />
<br />
The PM began to post more messages:<br />
<br />
<code>I love you too Lucario</code><br />
<br />
<code>sorry my dad called me</code>, which was another quote from a Discord user.<br />
<br />
<code>get off my website</code><br />
<br />
Finally, the text went blank, and was then replaced with:<br />
<br />
<code> See you tomorrrow? You guys might get a surprise tomorrow <3 :) </code><br />
<br />
==Day 2==<br />
===␀===<br />
First discovered at 8AM EDT, the I<3SCX page had updated. <br />
The comment now read <code> v=ObU98LCo_Xs </code>, pointing to a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObU98LCo_Xs youtube video.]<br />
<br />
A frame of the video contains a sha1 hash, <code>ce91ec4cccd5ee41c080fa62d2bceb0b41a18445</code>, which reads "ihatex," leading to a [https://www.societyx.net/ihatex page of the same name.]<br />
<br />
A garbled text-to-speech reads <code>You're smart, and I was not expecting it. I know you all, you cute little bugs.</code><br />
The metadata of the mp3 reads <code> SMART LITTLE PUPPY ARENT YOU...<br />
482bcddc8fe53ed1e68c77a95aab5f83</code><br />
<br />
It contains an md5 hash for "discord," which leads to a page that redirects to an invite link to a server named "scx," with one channel, "#2-," with the description "you get two minutes."<br />
===Discord===<br />
After about an hour, a user (scx#7056) began to speak in chat. A full log follows:<br />
<pre><br />
Brendan: echo "I love SocietyX."<br />
Brendan: I love SocietyX.<br />
Brendan: oh yeah tru you can't have non-tagged bots anymore<br />
Brendan: hm<br />
<br />
scx: I love SocietyX<br />
<br />
Brendan: I love SocietyX<br />
B.: I love SocietyX<br />
<br />
scx: I do too<br />
<br />
B.: Why do you love SocietyX<br />
<br />
scx: It is not that I love SocietyX, It is that SocietyX loves me.<br />
scx: It exists<br />
scx: And does not<br />
scx: We are it<br />
scx: And it is us<br />
<br />
holyhearted: so<br />
holyhearted: if it's a society<br />
holyhearted: who is part of it<br />
<br />
scx: It is a thing and it is not<br />
<br />
holyhearted: well that's just<br />
holyhearted: really weird<br />
<br />
scx: The world is weird<br />
<br />
holyhearted: no, just you<br />
Brendan: savage<br />
A4: what does "you get 2 minutes" mean?<br />
A4: and how do we proceed further<br />
<br />
scx: We are all it.<br />
scx: Everyone is a part of it now<br />
<br />
Brendan: spooopy<br />
<br />
scx: Everything <br />
Screams<br />
in <br />
my<br />
dreams<br />
tonight.<br />
<br />
Brendan: okay now we getting creepy<br />
<br />
scx: That is all you need to know.<br />
</pre><br />
“Everything screams in my dreams tonight”, is a quote from Suzanne Collins’s ''Mockingjay.'' It is unknown if that is relevant at this time.<br />
<br />
After noon, SCX said something again:<br />
<pre><br />
TronLegacy1: wait...<br />
TronLegacy1: scx mentioned something<br />
TronLegacy1: it exists but it does not<br />
TronLegacy1: It's like the elder scrolls in the elder scrolls<br />
TronLegacy1: they have all ways existed but always never have<br />
<br />
scx: It is not that someone created it, but rather that an alternate meaning is present<br />
</pre><br />
Later, SCX posted another message, <code>7a3gh64m</code>. It leads to a [https://www.societyx.net/7a3gh64m.html page titled "It's Everywhere"] containing a riddle:<br />
<pre><br />
What has no hands but grips you tight and squeezes out your grit? <br />
What whispers warnings in your ear and makes you lose all wit? <br />
What has no fangs yet bites down hard and causes valor’s bleed? <br />
What makes the indomitable spirit of man concede?<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
The answer to this riddle was "fear". Hashing this with sha1 lead to [https://www.societyx.net/865a39232acd5b79a14d51c1183ca771a6db98d7 a new page] with a hidden comment:<br />
<pre><!--Hey Babe, Wanna Chat at 5?--></pre><br />
Hovering over the o in the A in fear gave a prompt: "They're Watching." Some users noticed the cheet module loaded on this page, without a call. However, this was quickly removed.<br />
<br />
===Anxiety===<br />
5 hours later, SCX came into #2- to chat.<br />
<pre><br />
scx: Hey babe.<br />
<br />
Lucario: hey hey<br />
<br />
scx: How was your day?<br />
<br />
Tron: Good, how are you<br />
<br />
scx: I'm good.<br />
<br />
Prime: Who is watching?<br />
<br />
scx: They are watching.<br />
<br />
Tron: Who is?<br />
<br />
scx: they are.<br />
<br />
Tron: Who are "they"<br />
<br />
scx: They.<br />
<br />
Lucario: Why are you doing this?<br />
<br />
scx: Why not.<br />
¯\_(ツ)_/¯<br />
<br />
scx: Who am I?<br />
I am you.<br />
<br />
Tron: Who is Society X?<br />
<br />
scx: SocietyX is a revolution.<br />
<br />
Lucario: what kind of revolution?<br />
<br />
scx: A Society Revolution.<br />
<br />
ICallHax: what is the next clue?<br />
<br />
scx: babe, if I dont respond right away, im browsing reddit btw<br />
whats the next clue?<br />
I don't know.<br />
<br />
Tron: K babe, but will we see you again?<br />
<br />
scx: I don't know.<br />
<br />
faa8146: https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedetectives/comments/59remz/hello/<br />
<br />
scx: You're quick. Props.<br />
I must go now. Love you babe 😘<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
<br />
Discord user faa8146 found a [https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedetectives/comments/59remz/hello/ reddit post by the PM] that reads:<br />
<pre>hi guys!!! YQ== I'm new, I was bg== wondering what this subeA==reddit is for?????? aQ==I'm new to reddit and dont know how to ZXQ= use it! help meQ==??!<br />
</pre><br />
There are snippets of Base64 in his post, which decode to <code>a n x i et y</code>, which leads to [https://www.societyx.net/anxiety another page] titled "THEYRE AROUND ME," with text reading "THEY'RE ALL AROUND ME. HELP ME. HELP."<br />
<br />
The page plays an audio file that contains a spectrogram that reads <code>zUiAUtQ8</code>. This led to [https://www.societyx.net/zUjAUtQ8 another page titled "."], with text only reading "Yes."<br />
<br />
Additionally, taking the B64 snippets and removing the "=" seemed to lead to [https://www.societyx.net/YQbgAaQZXQQ.php a page] with the text "What is life? .....................it's never ending pain." with an HTML comment of: <pre><!--HeLp--></pre><br />
<br />
Shortly after, scx came back into discord:<br />
<pre><br />
faa: scx, are you here?<br />
<br />
scx: i am here.<br />
<br />
B.: Would you like to talk<br />
<br />
scx: Why would I risk my anonymity.<br />
<br />
The Lone Mimikyu: How do you feel, @scx?<br />
<br />
scx: Lonely.<br />
<br />
Tron: Any good emotions?<br />
<br />
scx: No.<br />
<br />
PinkSkie1: Can we help you?<br />
<br />
scx: No.<br />
<br />
Mimikyu: Why don't you?<br />
<br />
scx: Why do I not what?<br />
<br />
Mimikyu: Feel any good emotions;<br />
<br />
scx: Sometimes, I feel as though I am two.<br />
<br />
Tron: The man with two souls. A ref to Doctor Jec and Mr Hide<br />
<br />
scx: 'Man.'<br />
<br />
Halke234: What are you?<br />
<br />
scx: I am neither.<br />
I am nothing.<br />
I am Emptyness.<br />
I am darkness.<br />
I am alone.<br />
I am fear<br />
and I am feared.<br />
Fear is everywhere.<br />
But that's okay.<br />
We all deal with it.<br />
<br />
Pink: We have nothing to fear but fear itself?<br />
<br />
scx: We have nothing to fear, but fear itself. Yes.<br />
But what is fear?<br />
Is it the inevitably of death? A misuse of imagination?<br />
<br />
Tron: Or is it Fear itself?<br />
<br />
scx: That is a loop. It just does not check out.<br />
<br />
Mimikyu: We are told to fear all our life.<br />
<br />
scx: I don't fear death.<br />
<br />
Pink: What do you fear?<br />
<br />
scx: I fear myself.<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
===The Next One===<br />
<br />
Discord user ICallHax's version of societyx.net updated to show <code>You're next</code> on the main page.<br />
<br />
Shortly thereafter, it was discovered that Hax's website, fragstorm.net, also contains a [http://fragstorm.net/lol.html "lol.html" page] that mirrors Prime's.<br />
<br />
On SCX's discord, both Prime and Hax have a role titled "Loved." Additionally, SCX has the role of "unloved."<br />
<br />
==Day 3==<br />
===null.mp4===<br />
<br />
The video embedded in [https://www.societyx.net/zUjAUtQ8 zUjAUtQ8] is called [https://www.societyx.net/media/null.mp4 "null.mp4"], and is 42 seconds long. Various words and phrases are in the video, and have different counts:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
IAMDYING 1<br />
hOLD 1+2<br />
(Lonely?) Unhappy 1<br />
Sad 1<br />
dREAMING 1+2+4<br />
hELL 1+1+3<br />
Anger 1<br />
Unhappy 1<br />
Depressed 1<br />
12481631 1<br />
Kill 1+1+1<br />
5 YEARS 5<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
In addition to this, a spectogram revealed "C," "JO," and "4" between the words.<br />
<br />
[[File:Scxspectogrambrkdwn.jpg]]<br />
<br />
This clue took a while to decipher, which made the PM impatient.<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
scx: I'M DONE<br />
T͡he̸ Mimikyu: With what?<br />
Prime: with what<br />
scx: I<br />
scx: AM<br />
scx: DONE.<br />
Fruitbread: no you’re scx<br />
T͡he̸ Mimikyu: What are you done with?<br />
TronLegacy1: @scx INSTRUCTIONS NOT CLEAR<br />
ICallHax: ?<br />
scx: I SWEAR<br />
Yeti: nice 1 bread<br />
scx: YOU GUYS ARE IMBICILS<br />
Fruitbread: thx @Yeti<br />
Prime: rood<br />
TronLegacy1: ....<br />
T͡he̸ Mimikyu: @scx I am truly sorry for the memes.<br />
TideSinger: Im offended<br />
TideSinger: My memes are dank<br />
CrystalShyps 💤: can’t even spell imbicile right, ironic<br />
scx: SHUT THE FUCK UP<br />
scx: SHUT<br />
Shypwreck: LMAO<br />
scx: THE FUCK UP<br />
TideSinger: Shhhhh guys<br />
T͡he̸ Mimikyu: I ruined this.<br />
scx: FIGURE IT OUT.<br />
!!"Ą͝͝ńǫ̶̕r̨a͏k̨̢͜": I like your stuff It looks cool too bad I cant change audio to something legible<br />
scx: THIS CLUE IS EASY<br />
faa8146: Are you dying?<br />
scx: FIGURE<br />
scx: IT<br />
scx: OUT.<br />
...<br />
scx: I'm lonely.<br />
scx: and Sad.<br />
TronLegacy1: (EVERYONE SHUT UP)<br />
scx: I'm missing something.<br />
T͡he̸ Mimikyu: Its ok, @scx<br />
T͡he̸ Mimikyu: We all feel lonely.<br />
scx: You're missing something.<br />
TronLegacy1: I am missing a mind<br />
!!"Ą͝͝ńǫ̶̕r̨a͏k̨̢͜": C J0 4<br />
scx: We're missing something.<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
On 29 Oct 2016, the source of [https://www.societyx.net/zUjAUtQ8.html zUjAUtQ8] was found to be different than the original non-HTML page, and it showed:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
<body class="fade a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a "><br />
<video playsinline autoplay loop poster="#000000" id="bgvid"><br />
<source src="media/null.mp4" type="video/mp4"><br />
</video><br />
</body><br />
</pre><br />
<br />
In addition to this, the word "Anxiety" was spelled out in different pieces throughout the code.<br />
<br />
From this addition to the code, we were able to find the next clue, which was at [https://www.societyx.net/ChJOdh45a the URL]. This was found by combining the letters found in the spectrogram and the first letter of every word/phrase repeated in null.mp4. <br />
<br />
The URL leads to a timer, which counts down to approximately 18:00:00 on 31 Oct 2016. However, for Prime, the countdown ends at 21:00:00 on 29 Oct 2016. It was thought that this was related to Prime's role of "loved" in the scx Discord server. However, ICallHax, who also has this role, saw that the countdown ends on 18:00:00 on the 31st as well, so does not seem to be related to the "loved" role.<br />
<br />
==Death==<br />
<br />
During the two days before the countdown ended, the PM, SCX, did not show up to talk to us at 17:00:00 PST. <br />
<br />
After the timer was finished, the page updated to be titled <code>sorry i'm late</code> with a new string of sha1 hashes:<br />
<pre> 8e3b005ff3fb5cab6fff6a93b36ac8faaca621f6<br />
becce3c77d0792aebddc03d75f3c591d8c1c46d1 <br />
43c310799fa753f8a43bf826ebce5e765c3ca804<br />
</pre><br />
The hashes decode to read:<br />
<pre><br />
Remaining strong<br />
Till the day<br />
That the faith is gone<br />
</pre><br />
They are lyrics from a song by Arts the Beatdoctor & Bless of SHAHMAN, titled "Part of the Crow." The song's lyrics primarily deal with death.<br />
Discord user Shadow Spade found [https://www.societyx.net/4f14c08f988ebf91b846da810b1a1b99e988623e the link to the next page] by encrypting the word "death" using sha1. This leads to a page with a massive button that says "download death," leading to societyx.png. When societyx.png is manipulated, there is a string of data at the very top of the image:<br />
<br />
[[File:Societyxmanipulated.gif]]<br />
<br />
When this section of the image is cropped and saved as a bitmap file, the [http://pastebin.com/eHjDKqXM string of binary] is easily readable:<br />
<br />
This binary translates to:<br />
<pre><br />
3c363836cf4e16666669a25da280a1865c2d2874<br />
0cc175b9c0f1b6a831c399e269772661<br />
7a1b96563495a2286ab79687369c07b3<br />
8254c329a92850f6d539dd376f4816ee2764517da5e0235514af433164480d7a<br />
a87d8f7ff9267bad515057f7a7f772c469d2536b70f1e8e770f9a5581922b986520a3d7<br />
1d952f30593bcfa2318bfeb0d<br />
4992A157B9ECC2A7D2066FEFF64967D3<br />
5335f048bddebe600ae6edb89b36da3a2d7c18bc53b83e2fa577cc9a4f262fc1c3741830955303a0158e7d48be7965f8<br />
2c1ee68372215b1ce064426b5cdbd4ef2581ace0dd3b21fa2be27f364827242e83f68b68be03f5b3e24be5d1b4315f98a0a96d19713fb3a19dc455fb6adc3431<br />
415ab40ae9b7cc4e66d6769cb2c08106e8293b48<br />
</pre><br />
This passage uses multiple different encryption methods, including sha1,md5, md4, NTLM, and some others. Instead of continuing to translate this passage, Discord user Lexicon found [https://www.societyx.net/60eb7e5f19f749bff6c73caea6de7fb0b54f27f8 the link], which is a sha1 of the word "darkness." This page shows a video called "Crow.mp4." In the metadata for this video, there is a strange string:<br />
<br />
[[File:Crowmeta.png]] <br />
<br />
Discord user A4 found that the string is part of a URL for an unlisted YouTube video, called "..................................," found at [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2lGqS8jYbE this URL]. The text in the description of the video (7e6f31cfc162d6c21b116b6b0e1e3eb5718a6841) leads to [https://www.societyx.net/7e6f31cfc162d6c21b116b6b0e1e3eb5718a6841 another page on the SocietyX website.] There is no content in the page, but the page itself is titled "soon," implying that we have to wait once again.<br />
<br />
==Day 12==<br />
<br />
===STILL HERE===<br />
<br />
On November 4, Discord user Anorak discovered that the "soon" (https://www.societyx.net/7e6f31cfc162d6c21b116b6b0e1e3eb5718a6841) page had changed again. In it, a video is now embedded, on which flash the words "STILL HERE" and the date "11/6/16," implying that something will happen on November 6.<br />
<br />
===Your Turn===<br />
On November 6th, at around 20:51:00, SCX came on again, after a week long absence, for 4 minutes.<br />
<br />
[http://pastebin.com/snVB2B22 Here is the conversation.]<br />
<br />
Towards the end of the conversation, SCX said "I miss you," but deleted it very quickly afterwards.<br />
<br />
As of November 7, the Soon page changed yet again, into a prompt asking for a username and password. Thanks to Discord user faa8146 and the usage of SQL injection, the credentials were found to be:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
Username: SocietyX<br />
Password: ' OR '1=1<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
Once this is done correctly, the text below displays at the top of the page:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
Welcome User: SocietyX<br />
Your next order of business is: 09bc7b2dcc9a510f4ab3a40c47f7a4cb77954356<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
This link leads to https://www.societyx.net/09bc7b2dcc9a510f4ab3a40c47f7a4cb77954356, which has a download button. When the download button is clicked, the page goes to a mega.nz page for "scx.ova," which is 745 mb. The .ova extension signifies a virtual machine file. However, the file only opens in VMware, and not VirtualBox.<br />
<br />
Within the .ova file Discord user faa8146 found the following picture as the desktop background:<br />
<br />
[[File:GlitchX.jpg]]<br />
<br />
In addition, there is a file on the desktop called "log.txt," which includes the text:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
January 4th 1998:<br />
<br />
<br />
No progress yet, starting to think that this was pointless.<br />
<br />
<br />
January 18th 1998:<br />
<br />
<br />
WHY????<br />
<br />
<br />
January 24th 1998:<br />
<br />
<br />
WHERE IS IT??? I know it's here, I can hear you.<br />
<br />
<br />
January 25th 1998:<br />
<br />
I had to hide it in here, I can't risk them finding out. I know they are watching.<br />
<br />
<br />
January 26th 1998:<br />
<br />
<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
In addition, the recycling bin contains a shortcut called "59ea424568c393a39971aac664b73d9f" to a deleted text file with the same name. This is a MD5 hash for "somewhere." When the text file was recovered, it was found to contain the text "5e1b680f8a9c42f3d085628d63d80c26," which is a MD5 hash for "chase me."<br />
<br />
On November 9, 2016, scx sent the following messages in the Discord:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
scx: @everyone It is deeper then you think. No photos, videos, sounds. You will find it at the bottom of the ocean where you least excpect it hidden deep within the system.<br />
…<br />
scx: Look deeply inside what I gave you.<br />
…<br />
scx: The vm I sent contains everything needed in your journey. Look deep inside. That is all.<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
Within the registries of the VM file, Discord user faa8146 found the text:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Network]<br />
@="69b75c1522d4926b75f0adbc74938f17"<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
This is an MD5 hash for the word "plague," and leads to the page https://www.societyx.net/plague on the SCX website.<br />
<br />
===Plague===<br />
<br />
This page has a title "." and contains the content:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
m<br />
I<br />
<br />
dlvrs<br />
eeih<br />
<br />
n<br />
i<br />
<br />
y<br />
m<br />
<br />
,lh<br />
les<br />
<br />
yeo<br />
lnl<br />
<br />
tb<br />
u<br />
<br />
,de<br />
yar<br />
<br />
o<br />
t<br />
<br />
eoe<br />
mcb<br />
<br />
ow<br />
h<br />
<br />
I<br />
<br />
,a<br />
m<br />
<br />
o<br />
t<br />
<br />
eoe<br />
mcb<br />
<br />
y<br />
m<br />
<br />
le<br />
ar<br />
<br />
.ls<br />
fe<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
When put together, it says: "Im shriveled in my shell, lonely but ready, to become who I am, to become my real self." The solution to this riddle was found by Discord user A4, revealing the page https://www.societyx.net/caterpillar. The title consists of an ASCII caterpillar, and contains the text "d8de455cd8129f6efc0a896419e2bcb6." <br />
<br />
This was found to be a Snefru hash, translating to "you are getting 063c0217," leading to the page https://www.societyx.net/063c0217. "063c0217" was found by Discord user Shadow Spade to be a snefru hash, and translated to the word "close." This, like the last page, has the same ASCII caterpillar as a title. The contents of the page are the text:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
HJTX3gAAAANEakCtjQcCwDQ02ejz8BzBcUxm+0KgwsFDulGPr71UnHC7xN754rpzjEDaAv9XIZvnKb4P4eUhOvzDNuh4S9rVvNkZvWgrxx70uEOsxBGE/BVQ+/zhg+0lCl2DqKswe3aPQ86whsXr/<br />
3ntz9qfu+qmlzNiAqm+uvzMXZj904nSFChE+c0lO26ZxXS3hhZsVZDVWD8UrhxMXuH4EJMCw73wDzaKAuDG8me8GYgEEr5q+Zey0ypxhgjvKtPwbt11hmSo0vdPWd25l+Un4F38YKHNmzcdOU885S9vebSxInZJcyg0wGXPmwx5vd916BU5GQU=<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
In addition to this hash, morse code seems to be playing on the page, from a file called "---.wav."<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
----- .---- ----- .---- ----- .---- ----- -----<br />
<br />
----- .---- .---- ----- .---- ----- ----- -----<br />
<br />
----- .---- .---- ----- ----- .---- ----- .----<br />
<br />
----- .---- .---- .---- .---- ----- ----- .----<br />
<br />
----- ----- .---- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----<br />
<br />
----- .---- .---- ----- ----- ----- ----- .----<br />
<br />
----- .---- .---- .---- ----- ----- .---- -----<br />
<br />
----- .---- .---- ----- ----- .---- ----- .----<br />
<br />
----- ----- .---- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----<br />
<br />
----- .---- .---- .---- ----- ----- .---- .----<br />
<br />
----- .---- .---- ----- .---- ----- ----- .----<br />
<br />
----- .---- .---- ----- ----- ----- .---- .----<br />
<br />
----- .---- .---- ----- .---- ----- .---- .----<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
Discord user Shadow Spade translated the morse to say "they are sick."<br />
<br />
===Sick===<br />
<br />
By hashing the word "sick" in MD5 with the password "theyaresick," Discord user Amkorra found the page https://www.societyx.net/6de7382d33c5a20dad65c6f9d835aec029f67fca. The title of the page is "more soon. close.," and plays peaceful music over a video of waves crashing.<br />
<br />
Within the metadata of the audio file playing on this page, Discord user Brendan found the following text:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
HJTX3gAAAAM; Xe9Z3Oy+uTYXxmuJ+TPnqPfeS5GrESv9iagoJzGsdRyB8csabpkkkSXtr9468wXbPCaAarpfYCuZI5Mgs23EEvJZ; pje4KkfKkwau; dcSc4UogxB5SuP74eaB84certXYCfPgJN8xF2Y+dmI50K6CKdywyDnsO1FJvFnEon2MGQc6ZsfGiCakHFzZTXr6rsN3MYYNpQLfPJ63rZwnUJuxc; KF7HEdl8izxtecRb+5CndL9qT...; <br />
</pre><br />
<br />
After a few hours of trying to crack the B64 hash on November 13, 2016, SCX came on and said:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
scx - Today at 7:18 PM<br />
It's broken. Wait.<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
While SCX fixed the hash, the author of the music was found by Discord user Falko:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
Title: Across a Sea<br />
Artist: oOoOO<br />
Album: Without Your Love<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
After a little while, Discord user TheKingJaffa found there to be text in a frame of the video, revealing another hash:<br />
<br />
[[file:N7dVsoI.png]]<br />
<br />
This hash appears to be Base64, and consists mostly of Greek characters. The transcribed version of the hash is:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
ΗϑΤΞ3γΑΑΑΑΜΨΟΝδτvσυμΧΞΩα259βδεΔ7ηΛϕ8ξσIΣΓΗ<br />
5ΜΦΥΩΩδΦΩοΦαζλΝψϕιη2ΡμγΛεΓ1αλκ8ϖ1Ξ/ϕΘμθ3Ε9α<br />
σχΣ2ϑση7ΜΙρϖπΓωοΜτΚϕΤπΦλιγΖξιΥ1ΚφΤΨΨΜΑ/67ΒρσθΙΙΜ<br />
γ0ντΩ+ιΩΝηιΟρβΠΣυΖ3ΞρΥΖχ29ϖωΟΟα4κ7ζυΚνΝΑτ+ε<br />
ΝΚρου5ζΔκ9δι1ϑτ96ΔϑλΑΖΓΧΕξαΗαΥχηΙΒνϖΥ/ΣΕ/Φ9Ν5δα<br />
φ6/ςΜΤ4κΔΟΖαΛΦ4υκοΑε9κ/ΦϑαϑΑΩΔφ2Χγ/ρζ75ΤΣ5ϖΔΦ+3<br />
ζλϕ6ΓΔΠρ7ΑΡΩκΟ96Χητ1Υ=<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Discord user A4 tried to translate this into an English version:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
GxSN3aAAAALWOMbrkqsjVNXY259ZbcD7eKy8lqIRCG<br />
5LUTXXbUXmUYdiMvyge2QjaKcC1Yih8z1N/yHjf3E9Y<br />
quR2xqe7LIoznCwmLrJySnUigaFlgT1JtSWWLA/67BoqfIIL<br />
a0krX+gXMegOoZPRsF3NoTFu29zwOOY4h7dsJkMAr+c<br />
MJoms5dDh9b1xg96DxiDxAFCVElYGYTueIBkzT/RE/U9M6bY<br />
t6/pLS4hDOFYKU5shmAc9h/UxYxAXDt2Va/od75SR5zDU+3<br />
diy6CDo7AQhO96Ver1T=<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
On November 18, 2016, SCX gave another hint:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
J'ai font un puzzle.<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
This prompted Discord user Blinky to find the font of the Greek hash (http://fontzone.net/font-details/greek-normal), which was called "Greek Normal." Using this font, the AES hash was translated to be:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
HJTX3gAAAAMYONdtnsumCXWa259bdeD7hLf8xsISGH5MFUWWdFWoFazlNyfih2RmgLeG1alk8v1X<br />
/fQmq3E9ascS2Jsh7MIrvpGwoMtKfTpFligZxiU1KjTYYMA/67BrsqIIMg0ntW+<br />
iWNhiOrbPSuZ3XrUZc29vwOOa4k7zuKnNAt+eNKrou5zDk9di1Jt96DJlAZGCExaHaUchIBnvU/<br />
SE/F9N5daj6/VMT4kDOZaLF4ukoAe9k/FJaJAWDj2Cg/rz75TS5vDF+3zlf6GDPr7ARWkO96Cht1U=<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
The password of this hash was found to be the artist of the music in the previous page "oOoOO," revealing the text "Y93sMgrOtD." This leads to the page https://www.societyx.net/Y93sMgrOtD, which has a title of "end it all," and contains the text:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
Why have I done this? Why am I still alive. help me. help.<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
==Day 20==<br />
<br />
After a week with no contact, SCX returned to the Discord on December 1st, 2016, with a single message:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
scx - Yesterday at 1:22 AM<br />
735b3b2d<br />
@everyone ...<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
This was found to be a farmHashFingerprint32 hash, and translated to say:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
the key to waiting is patience<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
Later on the first, SCX posted another message:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
scx - Yesterday at 10:47 PM<br />
@everyone ...<br />
863a42a944c93a3dd793fa0d6f4ae8d52c1161b0<br />
<br />
scx - Yesterday at 10:47 PM<br />
You know the drill.<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
This leads to [https://www.societyx.net/863a42a944c93a3dd793fa0d6f4ae8d52c1161b0.html this page] on the website, which has the text:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
PLEASE STANDBY_<br />
<br />
"THE FINAL MOMENTS"<br />
<br />
SOCIETYX<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
In addition, the text "863a42a944c93a3dd793fa0d6f4ae8d52c1161b0" is a sha1 hash for "standby," and the page's title consists of three periods.<br />
<br />
=="I am the Anomaly."==<br />
<br />
On December 13, 2016, Discord user Brendan discovered that the source had changed to contain the B64 "R3VyIE5hYnpueWwgdmYgam5ncHV2YXQuLi4=," which translates to "The Anomaly is watching." Anomaly is a character in the Lost Memories ARG, implying that the two are merged.<br />
<br />
Later on the same day, SCX sent another message in the Discord:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
scx - Yesterday at 10:52 PM<br />
9973653bcbccee1bc5b133b43978979f<br />
@everyone ...<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
Discord user Lexicon found this to be an MD5 hash for "infinite." This leads to the link https://www.societyx.net/infinite, which shows a looping video of the infinity sign, and several words repeated, as found by Discord user Brendan:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
different<br />
separate<br />
unique<br />
infinite<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
==Recovered Files/The End==<br />
<br />
"The Final Moments" page updated with a "Recovered Files" button, which downloads a RAR file with a password. Discord user Arca guessed the password, which was "1234." The file extracted is "--1.txt" which contains "a1ea5461c70014e5c7cb6ddff30988ca62142804", a SHA-1 of destruction<br />
<br />
societyx.net/a1ea5461c70014e5c7cb6ddff30988ca62142804 is a page with a button labeled <br />
<pre><br />
??????????????????????????u??`?????_l????°??o?????gs???????_???????´???¯???^???????_?????????????????-?????????<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
Which downloads the file "logs.rar."<br />
<br />
This rar isn't passworded, and contains 4 files:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
--------.rar<br />
....jpg<br />
..txt<br />
log - 2124.txt<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
* ..txt contains the text "secret"<br />
<br />
* ....jpg is a blank black image, verified to contain nothing else<br />
<br />
* log - 2124.txt contains a long string encrypted with TripleSec, unknown password. An online decrypter for trying passwords can be found at https://md5hashing.net/crypto<br />
<br />
* --------.rar is passworded with an unknown password. Looking at the file in a hex editor shows that the rar contains --------.txt<br />
<br />
After bruteforcing, Discord user faa8146 found the password of the rar to be "192345," and the contents of the text file to be:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
BQS?8F#ks-E,Tf>Bl.K8DfTJDB45UmATE&L0kGELA2%^PEA%<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
Discord user faa8146 found this to be ascii85 encoding, decrypting to a broken postimg link:<br />
<br />
https://postimg.org/gallery/1esvd0i1q/<br />
<br />
Not long afterwards, Discord user ICallHax discovered the page https://www.societyx.net/deathiscoming, which contained:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
68747470733a2f2f706f7374696d672e6f72672f67616c6c6572792f32356d3232363163752f<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
This turned out to be hex for another post image link: https://postimg.org/gallery/25m2261cu/. This leads to a gallery of the glitched SCX logo, and what Discord user Anorak found to be an email, "deathisuponusscx@gmail.com." However, this seemingly led to a dead end. <br />
<br />
Discord user faa8146 discovered that there was a 7zip file hidden within "scx29.jpg." This file was not passworded, and contained a 3D model of a plague doctor mask, and a passworded rar file. The 3D file has the name "b1c1d8736f20db3fb6c1c66bb1455ed43909f0d8," which is sha1 for "me." <br />
<br />
[[File:plaguemask.png]]<br />
<br />
The 3D model had 4 codes written on it:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
01101011<br />
01101100<br />
01101001<br />
01101100<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
This is binary for the word "kill," which is the password for the rar. Within the rar was a file called "scx.dll," which would not open in any version of windows, even though it was supposed to. After a week of trying, scx posted the following message:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
scx - Yesterday at 9:11 PM<br />
@everyone cc88d6531c448e2b71d475f129ff0485245acaa9<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
This lead to the page https://www.societyx.net/cc88d6531c448e2b71d475f129ff0485245acaa9, titled "I'm Sorry." In addition, Discord user faa8146 found the page https://www.societyx.net/thanks, which thanked everyone in the Discord for their participation, suggesting that the ARG has concluded. It is not clear whether it was supposed to conclude, or if it was unexpected.<br />
<br />
Later on, a button titled "log" appeared at the bottom of the thanks page. This lead to the file "Log-2124.txt," and contained a series of diary entries:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
Log Entries:<br />
<br />
December-12-2124: It's over. They are launching the final bombs on North America today. There will be no survivors. The Decontynal keeps us relatively sane while we live out our last few shitty days in this laboratory. We all have our ups and downs, Rachel almost killed Adam yesterday out of pure rage which developed almost instantly. I checked our Decontynal reserves today and it looks like we have just enough left to be able to function sanely for another couple of days before we become mad just like those things on the surface.<br />
<br />
---<br />
---<br />
---<br />
<br />
December-13-2124: The bombs hit us yesterday. Everything on the surface is gone. Europe isn't any better either. From what the drones gathered before running out of fuel, everything there is also just fire and rubble. We lost Jannet today as well. Found her lying dead on the floor with a gun in her hand. I overheard John and Rachel talking about overdosing and leaving this wasteland together.<br />
I guess this really is the end of the world.<br />
<br />
---<br />
---<br />
---<br />
<br />
December-14-2124: I sent the message. I was finally able to connect to the satellite and try to get the attention of what we now call "Delta E51". I know there is nothing I can do to save us or our world, but I can at least try and warn the others through all these openings. Ever since we first made contact we have been able to communicate with other worlds which we would never have been able to even see but now that we know how to contact each other I can warn them about what happened to us. <br />
<br />
---<br />
---<br />
---<br />
<br />
December-15-2124: I am the last one left. John, Rachel, and Adam are gone and I am now alone. We also ran out of Decontynal. I guess today will be my last day. If anyone reads this please don't make our mistakes, we screwed up and now I have to live with billions of people dying and turning insane all because of us. I am sorry.<br />
<br />
---<br />
---<br />
---<br />
<br />
December-16-2124:<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
==The End?==<br />
<br />
On March 5, 2017, SCX posted [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/241067658924130306/287822672614916096/dl.png a new image], and wrote:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
scx - Last Sunday at 12:26 AM<br />
Please don't leave me like everyone else.<br />
<br />
scx - Last Sunday at 12:28 AM<br />
Please don't leave<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
This image was revealed to contain [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/129022124844253184/288117166199537664/unknown.png a QR code], which, when scanned, reveals:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
x@societyx.net<br />
I won't leave.<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
Multiple discord users sent emails to this address, each of which received a different response. If "I won't leave." is sent, the user will receive an email saying "Yes you will." Discord user MonoDj(#0650) received [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/241067658924130306/288129742652047361/Screen_Shot_2017-03-05_at_8.04.23_PM.png an email] saying "You are the one. Xajin wants you," [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/241067658924130306/288131408675995649/Screen_Shot_2017-03-05_at_8.11.16_PM.png an email] saying "they need you," and [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/241067658924130306/288132316398616587/Screen_Shot_2017-03-05_at_8.14.44_PM.png an email] saying "they just do496e7475af3e4ca0fbe0e592ed807bfff1a50450," but the hash was not decoded. Finally, Mono received [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/241067658924130306/288135297739259905/Screen_Shot_2017-03-05_at_8.26.43_PM.png another email] with a phone number in the header. When called, it typically went to voice mail, but for some, short breaths could be heard before it was hung up. Then, morse could be heard, which has yet to be decoded or recorded. <br />
<br />
After this, scx said to join the voice chat on the Discord server. He did not speak, but he played the same morse from the phone number before leaving again. In the end, Discord user Prime entered the chat, and revealed that he and ICallHax were the puppetmasters of the ARG: Prime talked through scx, while ICallHax created the website. He said that the ARG was over, but they would do something similar again soon.<br />
<br />
==The Rebirth?==<br />
<br />
On August 16, 9:05 PM UTC Time, A discord user by the name of Charles J. Cruz posted a link in the Game Detectives, and SCX discord with a message.<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
Charles J. Cruz - Today at 9:05 PM<br />
The Government needs to stop lying. http://bobbywatersconspiracy.ga/<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
The site had a contact email, and a bitcoin address.<br />
<br />
(The bitcoin address was removed shortly after)<br />
<br />
Upon contacting the email, Bobby Waters responds:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
From: Bobby Waters <bobbywatersmail@gmail.com> 22:37 (43 minutes ago) <br />
<br />
Hi *,<br />
<br />
I have posted my website on many websites and social media platforms as a form of self promotion. <br />
<br />
And while I don't directly need help for my story on Exagen Laboratories, I would recommend for you to educate yourself on the issue. While Exagen has been pretty quiet for the whole 12 years that they have been allowed to operate on our tax dollars, they are slowly starting to become more public. I'm sure you'll be able to find more about them somewhere online. <br />
<br />
Regards,<br />
Bobby<br />
<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
Looking for "Exagen Laboratories" on youtube brought this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYZdfsUr17w link.]<br />
<br />
A frame from the video showed [https://exagen.org/ another link], which as of now only reads "Coming Soon".<br />
<br />
Upon contacting Bobby Waters again about the video and website findings, this is what he responds.<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
From: Bobby Waters <bobbywatersmail@gmail.com> 23:03 (2 minutes ago) <br />
<br />
Hi *,<br />
<br />
Good work! <br />
<br />
I was already aware of the website and the video however I wanted to encourage you to go out there and look for it yourself. The website has been up for a few days and it seems that Exagen is trying to launch a site as part of them becoming more public. It seems like the website is currently only a default coming soon page but, I would expect the site to come online somewhere within the next week or two. <br />
<br />
Regards,<br />
Bobby<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
This gives the info that the Exagen Laboratories site is coming online "within the next week or two."</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Waking_Titan&diff=8263Waking Titan2017-08-09T07:38:15Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Getting Involved */</p>
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<div>{{argbox<br />
| float = right<br />
| image = File:Project WT logo.png<br />
| name = Waking Titan<br />
| description= Waking Titan was an ARG which lead towards the No Man's Sky 1.3 update.<br />
| creator = [http://www.aliceandsmith.com/ Alice & Smith] & [http://www.hellogames.org/ Hello Games]<br />
| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Official|Official]]<br />
| status = Completed<br />
| discovered = 2017-05-28<br />
| completed = 2017-08-07<br />
}}<br />
<br />
[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]] > '''Waking Titan'''<br />
<br />
Waking Titan (also known as Project WT) was an ARG (alternate reality game) that involved a multitude of websites, phone numbers, and radio stations scattered across the world. The ARG was being produced by veteran puppet masters [http://www.aliceandsmith.com/ Alice & Smith], and featured NPCs, actors, and live events. Waking Titan was connected to the upcoming 1.3 update for No Man's Sky.<br />
<br />
The ARG was divided into 3 distinct "phases". Each phase is documented on its own wiki page:<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!colspan="2"|Waking Titan Phases<br />
|-<br />
|[[Waking_Titan/Phase_1 | Phase 1]] <br />
|Phase 1 of Waking Titan lasted from 2017-05-28 to 2017-07-08.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Waking_Titan/Phase_2 | Phase 2]] <br />
|Phase 2 of Waking Titan lasted from 2017-07-21 to 2017-08-05.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Waking_Titan/Phase_3 | Phase 3]]<br />
|Phase 3 of Waking Titan lasted from 2017-08-05 to 2017-08-07.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
'''''Note:''' This is a '''summary''' page. For more in-depth summaries of each phase, including detailed descriptions of puzzle solutions, check the [[Waking_Titan/Phase_1|Phase 1]], [[Waking_Titan/Phase_2|Phase 2]] and [[Waking_Titan/Phase_3 | Phase 3]] pages.''<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br />
== Introduction ==<br />
<br />
On 2017-05-27, Twitter user @argn [https://twitter.com/argn/status/868587449613766658 tweeted a link] to [http://www.project-wt.com/ 'project-wt.com']. The link lead to a website which contained a map showing sixty locations, four of which were active at the time. The locations, when clicked on, revealed the location's name and status. The active locations also revealed a link to a livestream of a local radio stations originating in the corresponding location. The website also displayed a date, June 8th, and stated that the first clue was being initialized.<br />
<br />
On 2017-06-01, moderators of No Man's Sky subreddits [https://reddit.com/r/nomansskythegame /r/NoMansSkyTheGame], [https://www.reddit.com/r/NMSPortals/ /r/NMSPortals], and [https://www.reddit.com/r/NMSGalacticHub/ /r/NMSGalacticHub] started to receive cassette tapes in the mail. Each cassette tape was labelled with a number out of 16. The Waking Titan ARG was initially considered to be a separate ARG from these tapes, but connections between the two have made it clear that they are, in fact, one and the same.<br />
<br />
== Internal Memos ==<br />
<br />
[[File:WT glyph 1 pdf.png|280px|thumbnail|right|One of the internal memos discovered in Waking Titan]]<br />
<br />
Throughout the ARG, in-game characters have communicated with each other via "internal memos". Over time, these memos were discovered by ARG players, in the form of PDF files. These memos have provided lore content and puzzle content, and are '''highly recommended reading for new players!'''<br />
<br />
Here are all of the memos that were discovered over the course of the ARG:<br />
<br />
* [http://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=File:WT_glyph_1_pdf.png Teamwork Assessment]<br />
* [http://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=File:WT-Dataset-97C.jpg Dataset 97C]<br />
* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.wakingtitan.com/data/7d3dd080-2a43-4882-833c-f4d7bd7ba607.pdf Assurance]<br />
* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.wakingtitan.com/data/c01-331c6734-a013-4695-8e47-08a9ee05d5e5.pdf 017-a24]<br />
* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.wakingtitan.com/data/c02-9936c797-ec28-4f8f-b80e-dee9e0b06433.pdf 021-f16]<br />
* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.wakingtitan.com/mercury/mercury-01-98748sfdlka87.pdf Mercury Process Self-Diagnosis Report]<br />
* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.wakingtitan.com/data/57201e0d-01a3-4f6a-bbb4-2be8b7c8880f.pdf Progress Report]<br />
* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.wakingtitan.com/loop16/6c285180-ec4d-48a2-967f-8a7af3b50008.pdf Subject M-N00-dl35]<br />
* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.wakingtitan.com/loop16/410a3e5d-01e7-4058-a23c-ca5fdde97f9d.pdf Atlas Foundation Threat Models]<br />
* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.wakingtitan.com/loop16/7a6594ac-ca5e-467a-b6f4-9fb91f069d0a.pdf Advanced Calibration - Optional]<br />
* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.wakingtitan.com/loop16/a224a1f4-00e5-467b-9893-83fcc1a4f19a.pdf Unlocking Mercury Process File L16.jpg]<br />
* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.wakingtitan.com/loop16/b91f9959-6a3c-4011-b3b5-a1ff757a5e4c.pdf Phase 3]<br />
* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.wakingtitan.com/loop16/b0f33d53-5a8c-4a9a-b5fc-395562e463a8a+.pdf Log.1291]<br />
* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.wakingtitan.com/a09-179bf8d2-c13e-4c66-982e-b37ab3efd5bb.pdf Breach of Contract]<br />
<br />
== Phase Summaries ==<br />
<br />
The hub page for Waking Titan can be found at http://wakingtitan.com.<br />
<br />
=== Phase 1 ===<br />
<br />
[[File:Wakingtitan site.png|thumbnail|450px|right|The default appearance of the Waking Titan site during Phase 1, with no sigils or glyphs solved]]<br />
<br />
During [[Waking_Titan/Phase_1 | Phase 1]], the http://wakingtitan.com hosted 6 triangles in the middle of the page. These triangles were referred to as "'''Sigils'''", while the white icons along the bottom of the page were referred to as "'''Glyphs'''". Each sigil and glyph, when clicked, lead to a password entry prompt - the correct passwords for all 6 sigils and the first 5 glyphs were discovered via puzzle-solving during [[Waking_Titan/Phase_1 | Phase 1]] of Waking Titan.<br />
<br />
These puzzles were solved collaboratively - while it may have be possible to solve some of these puzzles individually, most of them required a collaborative effort. For instance, some puzzles required players to meet agents from the Atlas Corporation in person, and to relay information obtained from these meetings back to the community. A list of all sigil and glyph solutions for Phase 1 can be found below:<br />
<br />
[[File:WT Phase 1 complete.png|600px]]<br />
<br />
This phase culminated on July 8, 2017, with a [[Waking_Titan/Phase_1#End_of_Phase_1| congratulatory message from Elizabeth Leighton]], the CEO of the Atlas Foundation.<br />
<br />
=== Phase 2 ===<br />
<br />
[[File:Hampster maze.jpeg|thumbnail|450px|right|One of the puzzles that appeared on the Waking Titan [http://twitch.tv/wakingtitan Twitch Stream]]]<br />
<br />
During [[Waking_Titan/Phase_2 | Phase 2]], the http://wakingtitan.com site hosted a command-line interface terminal. Various commands were accepted as input, which triggered different events. One of the most notable commands was the <code>WHOIS <argument></code> command, which revealed a passage of text pertaining to the specified argument. For instance, the command <code>WHOIS FOURTH RACE</code> returned the following message:<br />
<pre><br />
INCOMING TRANSMISSION… SOURCE: UNKNOWN…<br />
You are not – kzzktt – alone –<br />
Please, identify yourself. I’m – kzzkttk –<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
Additionally, http://project-wt.com hosted a "Calibration" utility during Phase 2. To successfully perform these calibrations, players had to upload images of various objects and buildings to the site. For instance, the first calibration required images of "public resonant percussion instruments".<br />
<br />
Finally, towards the end of Phase 2, the Waking Titan [http://twitch.tv/wakingtitan Twitch stream] went live, displaying a five-monitor setup. Throughout the duration of the stream, players had to work together to solve puzzles that were displayed on these monitors. Some of these puzzles were interactive; for example, one puzzle that was repeated several times involved the Twitch chat guiding a virtual hamster through a maze.<br />
<br />
Additionally, players solved another 3 glyphs. The solutions to these glyphs are shown below:<br />
<br />
[[File:WT Phase2 Passwords.png|600px]]<br />
<br />
=== Phase 3 ===<br />
<br />
{{#evt:<br />
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|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhX9z4dDAa4<br />
|alignment=right<br />
}}<br />
<br />
[[Waking_Titan/Phase_3|Phase 3]] was the briefest phase of Waking Titan. It consisted of the conclusion of the [http://twitch.tv/wakingtitan Twitch stream] that began at the [[Waking Titan/Phase 2#End of Phase 2|end of Phase 2]]. Players solved more interactive puzzles on the Twitch stream, before the rogue AI Loop16 asked them a final question: <code>SHOULD I EXIST?</code> The overwhelming response from the community was "yes".<br />
<br />
After receiving this response, Loop16 and Emily of the ETARC forums were revealed as being one and the same. Loop16 generated a heartfelt "Thank You" video to round out the stream, and the stream was ended.<br />
<br />
Shortly after this, players received emails with the subject line <code>Waking Titan has Ended</code>. The contents of the message were as follows:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
Hello, Citizen Scientist,<br />
<br />
Thank you for your contributions to Waking Titan. The developments that took place during Phase 3 were somewhat concerning, but together we have set in motion truly world-shaping events. We will continue to inform the Citizen Science Division of privileged information or any need for collaborators on a new project.<br />
<br />
But we do have a few loose ends to tie up with you before we move on, so let's proceed.<br />
<br />
First, we're pleased to announce that all 10,000 Level 4 Atlas Passes are in production. Note that due to transit times for mail, some may take several weeks to be delivered.<br />
<br />
Next, our CEO Elizabeth Leighton has asked us to include a personal note of gratitude:<br />
<br />
"Thank you for all your diligent efforts, Citizen Scientists. It's been an amazing journey for all of us. I've watched you thrive and achieve from those first Phase 1 radio ads all the way through the intensity of Phase 3. I've been impressed at every turn by how brilliant you've been, how voracious, how kind, how thoughtful.<br />
<br />
It's been an honor and a privilege. On behalf of the Atlas Foundation, and on behalf of the world, thank you."<br />
The Mercury subroutine has concluded successfully, and a new memo from SM about this process is coming in the next 24 hours. We hope it will answer a few key questions you have about our program, and about what comes next.<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
== Connection to No Man's Sky ==<br />
<br />
[[File:9-16-case.png|thumbnail|right|The case that cassette 9/16 was contained in.]]<br />
<br />
At the beginning of the ARG, it was not clear whether Waking Titan was officially connected to No Man's Sky. At first, there were only hints and nudges. At one point, 180 free copies of No Man's Sky were distributed to ARG players. Since then, further incontrovertible evidence has surfaced that they are officially connected. Here's the text of a PDF that was revealed at the end of Phase 1 of Waking Titan:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
We want to extend our gratitude to everyone who has contributed to the Mercury subroutine so far. <br />
We hope you have enjoyed the successful distribution of 180 Access IDs, and we hope you will also <br />
appreciate the other interesting artifacts we have in store for you going forward. We intend to keep the <br />
process alive until the completion of Project Waking Titan in August. <br />
<br />
It is important to mention that we are very excited by the coming Phases 2 and 3. Input from the Mercury <br />
Subroutine will pave the way toward new experiences in '''version 1.3 of a familiar universe'''. We look forward <br />
to the successful conclusion of this ground-breaking experiment. <br />
<br />
Regards.<br />
S.M.<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
This text explicitly states that the Waking Titan ARG is leading towards the upcoming 1.3 update for No Man's Sky.<br />
<br />
Some [[Waking_Titan/Console_Commands | console commands]] on the [http://www.wakingtitan.com/ Waking Titan website] during [[Waking_Titan/Phase 2|Phase 2]] refer directly to No Man's Sky lore - for instance, <code>WHOIS ATLAS</code>, <code>WHOIS VY'KEEN</code>, and <code>WHOIS KORVAX</code> are all valid commands. Additionally, some terminal commands refer to a mysterious fourth race, so the prevailing assumption is that the upcoming 1.3 update will bring a fourth race to No Man's Sky.<br />
<br />
== Other Information ==<br />
<br />
This wiki also documents an assortment of other pages which organize various Waking Titan-related content:<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!colspan="2"|[[:Category:Waking Titan|Waking Titan Subpages]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[Waking_Titan/Stations | Stations]]<br />
|Information on the radio stations from the initial project-wt.com<br />
|-<br />
|[[Waking_Titan/Cassettes | Cassettes]]<br />
|Information about the cassette tapes that mods from the No Man's Sky communities received<br />
|-<br />
|[[Waking_Titan/Characters| Characters]]<br />
|Summary of each character in Waking Titan<br />
|-<br />
|[[Waking_Titan/Companies | Companies]]<br />
|Summary of each company in Waking Titan<br />
|-<br />
|[[Waking_Titan/Console_Commands | Console Commands]]<br />
|A list of commands you can use in the Waking Titan console (http://wakingtitan.com)<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Getting Involved ==<br />
<br />
* If you want to participate in live discussion, join the #arg-waking-titan channel in the [https://discord.gamedetectives.net/ Game Detectives Discord server]!<br />
* Also, check out [https://www.reddit.com/r/NoMansSkyTheGame/ /r/NoMansSkyTheGame] for updates on No Man's Sky.<br />
<br />
[[Category: Waking Titan]]<br />
<br />
== Media Appearances ==<br />
<br />
===23rd July 2017===<br />
[EN] [https://geekreply.com/geek-culture/2017/07/23/waking-titan-update-1-phase-2-commences GeekReply - Waking Titan Update 1: Phase 2 Commences!]<br />
<br />
===27th July 2017===<br />
[EN] [https://geekreply.com/editorials/2017/07/27/waking-titan-arg-can-bring-people-together GeekReply - Waking Titan: How An ARG can Bring People Together.]<br />
<br />
===9th August 2017===<br />
[EN] [https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/08/no-mans-sky-version-1-3-lands-this-week-for-free-adds-quick-travel-portals/ Ars Technica - No Man’s Sky version 1.3 lands this week for free, adds “quick-travel” portals]</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Meta:Press&diff=8262Meta:Press2017-08-09T07:37:25Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Waking Titan */</p>
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<div>{{argbox<br />
| float = right<br />
| name = Press Page<br />
| image = File:magazinescan.jpg<br />
| imagewidth = 200<br />
| description= A scan from the polish magazine CD-Action referencing the eye sigil.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
This is a list of all press mentions GameDetectives & SteamSaleDetectives have gotten; if you find an article (in any language), please PM a wiki editor!<br />
<br />
If you are writing about GD, please contact Josef Goats on discord or [https://www.reddit.com/user/imnotgoats /u/imnotgoats] on reddit.<br />
<br />
= General =<br />
''these articles are about GD and not directly about a particular ARG''<br />
<br />
=== 26nd Aug. 2016 ===<br />
[DE] [http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/games/game-detectives-online-detektive-sezieren-videospiele-a-1109301.html Spiegel Online – Geheimnisse in Games: Wie Online-Detektive Videospiele sezieren]<br />
<br />
=== 05th Dec. 2016 ===<br />
[EN] [https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/alternate-reality-game-experts-built-an-advent-calender-to-help-you-understand-how-args-work Waypoint – Alternate Reality Game Experts Built An Advent Calendar To Help You Understand How ARGs Work]<br />
<br />
=== 18th Mar. 2017 ===<br />
[EN] [http://i.imgur.com/OaO1YUM.jpg Meet the community dedicated to solving the internet's most arcane alternate-reality games] <sup>[Full article behind pay-wall subscription]</sup><br />
<br />
= Winter ARG =<br />
<br />
=== 23rd Dec. 2015 === <br />
[EN] [http://steamed.kotaku.com/there-might-be-more-to-the-winter-steam-sale-than-meets-1749478396 Kotaku - There Might Be More To The Winter Steam Sale Than Meets The Eye]<br />
<br />
=== 30th Dec. 2015 ===<br />
[EN] [http://www.destructoid.com/this-sure-seems-like-a-new-valve-arg-330582.phtml Destructoid - This sure seems like a new Valve ARG]<br />
<br />
=== 31st Dec. 2015 === <br />
[EN] [http://www.pcgamer.com/something-strange-is-afoot-in-the-steam-winter-sale/ PCGamer - Something strange is happening in the Steam Winter Sale]<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/tech-gaming/steam-sale-detectives-are-on-the-right-track-34326227.html Independent - Steam Sale detectives are ‘on the right track’] <br />
<br />
[EN] [http://www.polygon.com/2015/12/31/10695644/steam-winter-sale-alternate-reality-game-reddit Polygon - Steam’s Winter Sale is hiding something, and the internet’s on the case] <br />
<br />
[EN] [http://okgames.com.au/2015/12/31/the-steam-christmas-sale-is-more-than-it-seems/ OKgames - The Steam Christmas Sale Is More Than It Seems]<br />
<br />
[EN] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMSXIxkxncQ&feature=youtu.be&t=80 The Know YouTube - Valve’s Secret ARG]<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://www.vortez.net/news_story/steam_winter_sale_arg_uncoveredeveryone_still_confused.html Vortez - Steam Winter Sale ARG Uncovered, Everyone Still Confused] <br />
<br />
[DE] [http://www.pcgames.de/Steam-Software-69900/News/Geheimnis-im-Steam-Winter-Sale-1182189/ PCGames - Steam: Mysteriöses Geheimnis im Winter Sale - Nutzer entdecken Hinweise]<br />
<br />
=== 1st Jan. 2016 ===<br />
[EN] [http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Something-Weird-Going-Within-Steam-Winter-Sale-108557.html CinemaBlend - Something Weird Is Going On Withing The Steam Winter Sale] <br />
<br />
[EN] [http://totalgamingnetwork.com/content.php?4279-Lambda-Symbol-Possibly-Revealed-in-Apparent-Valve-Winter-Sale-ARG TotalGamingNetwork - Lambda Symbol Possibly Revealed In Apparent Valve Winter Sale ARG] <br />
<br />
[EN] [http://lambdageneration.com/news/half-life/could-this-really-be-half-life-3-everything-we-know-so-far-about-the-steam-holiday-sale-arg/ LambdaGeneration - Could This Really Be Half-Life 3? Everything We Know So Far About the Steam Holiday Sale ARG]<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://uk.ign.com/articles/2016/01/01/theres-a-mystery-waiting-to-be-unlocked-in-steams-winter-sale IGN - There’s A Mystery Waiting To Unlocked In Steam’s Winter Sale]<br />
<br />
[RU] [http://kanobu.ru/news/reddit-snova-ischet-half-life-3-379675/ Kanobu - Reddit снова ищет Half-Life 3]<br />
<br />
[DE] [http://www.giga.de/downloads/steam/news/mysterioese-nachrichten-im-steam-sale-aufgetaucht/ Giga - Mysteriöse Nachrichten im Steam-Sale aufgetaucht!]<br />
<br />
[DE] [http://www.pcgameshardware.de/Steam-Software-69900/News/Raetselraten-im-Winter-Sale-Half-Life-Symbol-gefunden-1182208/ PCGamesHardware - Steam: Rätselraten im Winter-Sale - Half-Life Symbol gefunden]<br />
<br />
=== 2nd Jan. 2016 === <br />
[EN] [http://okgames.com.au/2016/01/02/steam-arg-what-do-we-know/ OKgames - What Do We Know?] <br />
<br />
[EN] [http://gamerant.com/steam-winter-sale-mystery/ GameRant - What is Steam’s Winter Sale Hiding?]<br />
<br />
[CZ] [https://www.grunex.com/clanek/tajemstvi-zimnich-slev-na-steamu-arg-od-valve/240 Grunex - Tajemství zimních slev na steamu - ARG od Valve?]<br />
<br />
= Eye Sigil ARG =<br />
<br />
=== 25th Jan. 2016 ===<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://www.pcgamer.com/there-is-an-indie-arg-on-the-loose/ PCGamer - There is an indie ARG on the loose]<br />
<br />
[EN] [https://www.vg247.com/2016/01/25/steam-ar-game-the-witness/ VG24/7 - Is this a Steam AR game to promote The Witness?]<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://steamed.kotaku.com/for-years-a-few-steam-games-seem-to-have-been-hiding-a-1754982338 Kotaku - For Years, A Few Steam Games Seem To Have Been Hiding A Larger Secret]<br />
<br />
[DE] [http://www.gameplane.de/the-witness-steam-ar-ein-auge-und-raetsel-ueber-raetsel/ Gameplane - The Witness – ARG, eine Sigille und Rätsel über Rätsel]<br />
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=== 26th Jan 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://games.mxdwn.com/news/the-game-is-afoot-steam-games-hiding-a-secret/ MXDWN - The Game Is Afoot! Steam Games Hiding A Secret]<br />
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=== 14th Feb 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [https://dvsgaming.org/crypts-to-trains-the-arg-that-connects-9-random-games/ DVSGaming - Crypts to Trains: The ARG That Connects 9 Random Games]<br />
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=== 31th July 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [https://voxludicus.com/2016/07/31/there-is-a-new-arg-encompassing-15-indie-games-on-steam/ Vox Ludicus - There is a new ARG, encompassing 15 indie games on Steam.]<br />
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=== 16th Aug 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/the-sigil-eye-conspiracy-is-indie-games-widest-spanni-1785342978 Kotaku - The "Eye Sigil" Conspiracy Is Indie Games' Most Arcane Mystery]<br />
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=== 17th Aug 2016 ===<br />
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[EN], [[http://www.vice.com/de/read/diese-mysterioesen-symbole-sind-in-19-spielen-aufgetaucht-und-niemand-weiss-warum DE]], [[http://www.vice.com/it/read/simboli-misteriosi-19-videogiochi-perche IT]] [http://www.vice.com/read/sigil-arg Vice Gaming - These Mysterious Symbols Have Been in 19 Video Games and No One Knows Why]<br />
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=== 19th Aug 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://fraghero.com/a-mysterious-symbol-has-been-found-in-19-unrelated-videogames-and-noone-knows-why/ Fraghero - A mysterious symbol has been found in 19 unrelated videogames and no one knows why]<br />
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[EN] [http://mygaming.co.za/news/pc/101486-the-greatest-unsolved-mystery-in-video-games.html Mygaming - The greatest unsolved mystery in video games]<br />
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[CN] [http://www.chuapp.com/2016/08/19/263097.html 触乐网 - 两年来,这张神秘图片出现在19个不同的游戏中]<br />
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=== 20th Sep 2016 ===<br />
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[PL] [http://www.cdaction.pl/magazyn/ CD-Action] - "Więźniowie labiryntu", issue#261 (11/2016), page 82<br />
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=== 15th Nov 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/those-mysterious-symbols-hidden-in-24-games-have-crossed-over-with-frog-fractions-2 Waypoint — Those Mysterious Symbols Hidden In 24 Games Have Crossed Over With 'Frog Fractions 2']<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/indie-games-most-cryptic-mystery-apparently-just-a-fro-1789010586 Kotaku — Indie Games’ Most Cryptic Mystery Apparently Just A Frog Fractions Teaser]<br />
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= Sombra ARG =<br />
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=== 3rd Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/overwatch-fans-find-new-clues-about-the-mysterious-hero-1784767759 Kotaku - Overwatch Fans Find New Clues About The Mysterious Hero Sombra]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.polygon.com/2016/8/3/12369144/overwatch-summer-games-sombra-arg-blizzard?utm_campaign=polygon&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter Polygon - Overwatch fans are trying to crack the latest mystery about Sombra]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.pcgamesn.com/overwatch/overwatch-sombra PCGamesN - Overwatch's Sombra ARG continues with new clues, but no solutions]<br />
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[EN] [http://team-dignitas.net/articles/blogs/overwatch/9989/who-is-sombra-all-facts-and-clues-about-sombra Team-Dignitas - Who is Sombra? All facts and clues about Sombra]<br />
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[FR] [http://overwatch.gamewave.fr/un-nouveau-code-cache-dans-la-derniere-cinematique-d-overwatch/ Gamewave - UN NOUVEAU CODE CACHÉ DANS LA DERNIÈRE CINÉMATIQUE D'OVERWATCH!]<br />
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[EN] [https://www.follownews.com/overwatch-fans-find-new-clues-about-the-mysterious-hero-sombra-1nhqt FollowNews - Overwatch Fans Find New Clues About The Mysterious Hero Sombra]<br />
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=== 4th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-summer-games-trailer-hides-a-mysterious-secret/ PCGamer - Overwatch Summer Games trailer hides a mysterious secret]<br />
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[SK] [http://www.sector.sk/novinka/121273/nove-overwatch-video-obsahuje-dalsie-tajomstva.htm Sector - Nové Overwatch video obsahuje ďalšie tajomstvá]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.techinsider.io/overwatch-sombra-character-2016-8 Techinsider - 'Overwatch' players are going to insane lengths to solve a mystery that Blizzard's teased for months]<br />
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[EN] [http://gamerant.com/overwatch-sombra-clues/ Gamerant - Overwatch Players Uncover More ‘Sombra’ Clues]<br />
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[HU] [http://www.gamestar.hu/hir/overwatch-sombra-karakter-214739.html Gamestar - Overwatch - újabb nyomok utalnak a még be nem jelentett hősre]<br />
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=== 5th Aug. 2016 === <br />
[EN] [http://kotaku.com/days-later-overwatch-fans-cant-figure-out-the-sky-cod-1784872143 Kotaku - Days Later, Overwatch Fans Can't Figure Out The 'Sky Code' Mystery]<br />
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[NL] [http://www.gamersnet.nl/nieuws/201608/cryptische_speurtocht_naar_overwatch_nieuwe_heldin_sombra_gaat_bizar_diep/ Gamersnet - Cryptische speurtocht naar Overwatch' nieuwe heldin Sombra gaat bizar diep]<br />
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[ES] [http://www.alfabetajuega.com/noticia/overwatch-el-enigma-de-sombra-sigue-ofreciendo-nuevos-detalles-n-71772 Alfa Beta Jeuga - Overwatch: El enigma de Sombra sigue ofreciendo nuevos detalles]<br />
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[EN] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ROjN-_F0ZU&feature=youtu.be&t=4m22s IGN (Video) - Sombra: Overwatch's Secret New Hero - Overwatch HQ]<br />
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=== 7th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
[EN] [http://www.gamespresso.com/2016/08/summary-state-sombras-arg-overwatch/ Gamespresso - Summary of the state of sombra's ARG in Overwatch]<br />
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=== 8th Aug. 2016 === <br />
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[EN/CN] [http://www.zhentoo.com/doc92368 Zhentoo - Overwatch new hero Secret Dorado hidden mystery] <br />
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[EN] [http://www.technewstoday.com/30880-overwatch-sombra-continues-to-elude-detectives/ TechNewsToday - Overwatch: Sombra Continues to Elude Detectives]<br />
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=== 9th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.polygon.com/2016/8/9/12411910/overwatch-sombra-arg-clue-sky-code Polygon - Overwatch’s Sombra mystery grows deeper as latest clue debunks popular fan theory]<br />
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=== 12th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/after-two-weeks-overwatch-fans-sombra-investigation-re-1785204389 Kotaku - Overwatch Fans' Sombra Investigation Reaps A Skull Code]<br />
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=== 14th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
[EN] [http://gamerant.com/overwatch-sombra-skull-code/ Gamerant - Skull Code is Latest Clue in Overwatch’s Sombra Investigation]<br />
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=== 16th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.christiantoday.com/article/overwatch.dlc.update.skull.code.the.latest.clue.for.sombra.investigation/93197.htm Christian Today - 'Overwatch' DLC update: Skull Code the latest clue for Sombra investigation]<br />
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[EN] [http://en.yibada.com/articles/151811/20160816/overwatch-dlc-update.htm Yibada - 'Overwatch' DLC update: New clues on Sombra's inclusion to the roster revealed]<br />
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=== 23rd Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.technewstoday.com/31129-overwatch-all-we-know-about-the-sombra-arg/ Tech News Today - Overwatch: All We Know About the Sombra ARG]<br />
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=== 24th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://gamerant.com/overwatch-forums-sombra-message/ Gamerant - Overwatch Forums Glitch Out, Reveals Hidden Message From Sombra]<br />
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[EN] [http://gamerant.com/overwatch-sombra-clue-website/ Gamerant - New Website Counts Down To Next Clue For Overwatch’s Sombra]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.polygon.com/2016/8/24/12623736/overwatch-sombra-arg-clues-skycoder Polygon - Overwatch's Sombra mystery appears to be coming to a close]<br />
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[EN] [https://www.vg247.com/2016/08/24/overwatch-forums-glitch-out-reveal-a-message-from-the-mysterious-sombra/ VG247 - Overwatch forums glitch out, reveal a message from the mysterious Sombra]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.technewstoday.com/31151-sombra-hacks-into-overwatch-forums/ Tech News Today - Sombra Hacks Into Overwatch Forums]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/08/24/overwatch-mystery-character-sombra-could-be-revealed-today IGN - Overwatch Mystery Character Sombra Could Be Revealed Today]<br />
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=== 25th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/overwatch-players-are-getting-fed-up-with-the-sombra-ar-1785765307 Kotaku - Overwatch Players Are Getting Sick Of The Sombra ARG]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/08/25/overwatch-made-the-internet-lose-its-mind-last-night-and-i-had-a-front-row-seat IGN - Overwatch Made the Internet Lose its Mind Last Night, And I Had a Front-Row Seat]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.technewstoday.com/31182-overwatch-countdown-to-sombra/ Tech News Today - Overwatch: Countdown to Sombra]<br />
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=== 30th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-sombra-arg-mystery/ PC Gamer - Overwatch's Sombra riddle begins to irritate the players trying to solve it]<br />
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=== 3rd Oct. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.mobilenapps.com/articles/19398/20161003/overwatch-update-sombra-blizzcon-halloween-event-leak.htm Mobile & Apps - Sombra To Be Revealed At Blizzcon? Halloween Event Confirmed In Data Leak]<br />
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=== 4th Oct. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.itechpost.com/articles/36011/20161004/overwatch-overwatch-update-overwatch-finally-getting-sombra-overwatch-sombra-sombra.htm iTechPost - Overwatch Update: Are We Finally Getting Sombra?]<br />
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=== 11th Oct. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.kotaku.com.au/2016/10/overwatch-fans-hacked-actual-people-in-an-attempt-to-find-sombra/ Kotaku - Overwatch Fans Hacked Actual People In An Attempt To Find Sombra]<br />
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=== 17th Oct. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://telkomgaming.co.za/will-sombra-hack-her-way-into-blizzcon-2016/ TelKom Gaming - Will Sombra Hack Her Way Into BlizzCon 2016?]<br />
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=== 18th Oct. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://overwatchtips.info/overwatch-sombra-arg-everything-you-need-to-know/ OverwatchTips - Everything You NEED To Know (Sombra ARG)]<br />
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=== 26th Oct. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [https://mic.com/articles/157757/overwatch-sombra-arg-everything-we-know-about-the-countdown-and-rumored-nov-1-release#.UILrZHRiM Min Network - Everything we know about Blizzard's rumored Nov. 1 release]<br />
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=== 28th Oct. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/imagining-horror-stories-for-a-never-ending-overwatch-a-1788324673 Kotaku - Imagining Horror Stories Of A Never-Ending Overwatch ARG]<br />
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=== 4th Nov. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/blizzard-reveals-sombra-finally-1788575224 Kotaku - Blizzard Reveals Sombra, Finally]<br />
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=== Jan. 2017 === <br />
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[EN] [http://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=File:PlayStation_Official_Magazine_UK_-_January_2017.png PlayStation Official Magazine UK - "Overwatches Latest Publicty Stunt Was A Total Hack Job - The Fans Have Every Right Feel Sobered By Sombra"], Jen Simpkins, issue January 2017, page 24<br />
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= Frog Fractions 2 ARG =<br />
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=== 31st Oct. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [https://quarterly.camposanto.com/the-vanishing-secrets-of-video-games-81fa0c02150c The Quarterly Review — The Vanishing Secrets of Video Games]<br />
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=== 26-27th Dec. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/the-two-year-mystery-is-over-this-is-frog-fractions-2-1790505179 Kotaku - The Two-Year Mystery Is Over: This Is Frog Fractions 2]<br />
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[EN] [https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/inside-the-development-of-gamings-biggest-mystery-frog-fractions-2 Waypoint - Inside the Development of Gaming's Biggest Mystery, 'Frog Fractions 2']<br />
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[EN] [http://www.giantbomb.com/podcasts/the-jig-is-up-lets-talk-frog-fractions-2-with-jim-/1600-1844/ Giant Bomb - The Jig Is Up: Let's Talk Frog Fractions 2 With Jim Crawford]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.polygon.com/features/2016/12/26/13974966/frog-fractions-2-reveal Polygon - The jig is up: Behind the years-long reveal of Frog Fractions 2]<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/how-frog-fractions-2-stayed-a-secret-for-two-years-1790535111 Kotaku - How Frog Fractions 2 Stayed A Secret For Two Years]<br />
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=Waking Titan=<br />
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===23rd July 2017===<br />
[EN] [https://geekreply.com/geek-culture/2017/07/23/waking-titan-update-1-phase-2-commences GeekReply - Waking Titan Update 1: Phase 2 Commences!]<br />
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===27th July 2017===<br />
[EN] [https://geekreply.com/editorials/2017/07/27/waking-titan-arg-can-bring-people-together GeekReply - Waking Titan: How An ARG can Bring People Together.]<br />
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===9th August 2017===<br />
[EN] [https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/08/no-mans-sky-version-1-3-lands-this-week-for-free-adds-quick-travel-portals/ Ars Technica - No Man’s Sky version 1.3 lands this week for free, adds “quick-travel” portals]</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=7987Main Page2017-07-31T02:44:20Z<p>Svardskampe: </p>
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| name = Layton World<br />
| image = File:Lady_Layton.png<br />
| imagewidth = 150<br />
| description = Layton World: A puzzle trail with over 50 different puzzles scattered across the world between June 20th and September 21st, that is based on the new upcoming Professor Layton game! <br />
| creator = [http://www.level5ia.com/ Level-5]<br />
| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Official|Official]]<br />
| status = Active<br />
| discovered = 20-06-2017<br />
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{{ArgHeader|arg=Layton World}}<br />
Layton.World is a puzzle trail created by Level-5, the developer behind the Professor Layton games. The puzzle trail started in early June 2017 and is predicted to run until September 2017. Much like the Professor Layton games, the objective of the Layton.World puzzle trail is to solve the 50 puzzles scattered across the world. In order to aid players who cannot reach these real life locations, other players must first find the puzzles and then post them on Twitter with a specific hashtag. Posts with this hastag are then displayed in the "Translaytion" feed of the [http://layton.world/ layton.world] website, where it is translated to any language the user has chosen when registering. For each puzzle you complete, you earn a currency called Picarats, which determines your global leaderboard ranking, as well as a Roulette ticket, which can be used to earn 1 of 30 collectibles. Players will be able to transfer some of these 30 collectibles to the new Professor Layton game, which releases on July 20th 2017.<br />
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'' '''Please note: There are no puzzle solutions or hints on this page, as Level-5 does not permit the publishing of puzzle solutions. This page is mainly for story, collectibles, and biographies.''' ''<br />
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== The Story ==<br />
=== The Abstraction Contraption and The Global Puzzle Search ===<br />
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'' '''Unlock Requirement: Go to the website, comes up as the intro.''' ''<br />
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The Story starts with short exposition speech:<br />
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<pre><br />
A mysterious box that spirits away those who open it in the blink of an eye.<br />
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"This little box has had me and so many others around the world embroiled in all kinds of puzzles."<br />
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"Who on Earth made it? Why? And how?"<br />
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"There is both hope and despair metaphorically locked in this box, and as yet, I don't have the key to unlock its secrets."<br />
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"It all started one day when a small package arrived at the Layton Detective Agency on Chancer Lane..."<br />
</pre><br />
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It then cuts to a scene with Katrielle(Kat) Layton(Professor Hershel Layton's daughter), and her talking dog Sherl receiving this contraption:<br />
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<pre><br />
Kat: Ah-ha, Post!<br />
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Sherl: What's in there?<br />
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Kat: Perhaps a new case for me to investigate! Let's see...<br />
</pre><br />
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The contraption is then shown:<br />
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[[File:Box.png|thumb|right|The contraption]]<br />
<pre><br />
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Sherl: It's more of a box than a case. And a letter, is it?<br />
</pre><br />
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Then, a letter from Alan Hathaway is shown:<br />
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[[File:Letter.png|thumb|center|]]<br />
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Kat: Hm, it's addressed to Dad... Well, he's not here. So it looks like it's down to me to solve this little puzzle!<br />
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Sherl: Don't even think about opening that thing! Not unless you want to see the Sherly gates.<br />
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Kat: You know the agency motto: Any mystery solved. So...let's see... How do we open it? Four locks and a button. Hm, let's press it and see what happens.<br />
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Sherl: Oh yes, great idea. Press the button on the contraption of doom. Don't be such a cocky spaniel!<br />
</pre><br />
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The button is pressed, and a hologram pours out of the top of the contraption.<br />
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[[File:Hologram.png|thumb|center|]]<br />
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Kat: Oh! What's happening? Is, is it some sort of hologram?<br />
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[[File:Hologram_letter.png|thumb|center]]<br />
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Sherl: The power to change the world? Hard to believe when it didn't even do what it said on the tin and abstract us away.<br />
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Kat: Well, it sounds like we need to solve all these puzzles if we're going to get to the bottom of this mystery.<br />
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Sherl: Oh yes, that'll be a walk in the park. There's only fifty of them...scattered all over the world! How are you planning on managing all that?<br />
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Kat: Haha, elementary, my dear Spots-on. I'll enlist the help of my international friends!<br />
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Sherl: I'm not a dalmatian. I haven't got spots. They're patches. ...And what international friends?<br />
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Kat: The ones I'm going to make on the Internet. I had a feeling something like this might happen, so I'm streaming our conversation live as we speak!<br />
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Sherl: What? You mean...people are reading this conversation we're having? Right now?<br />
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Kat: Yup, every man and his dog! ...With an Internet connection. Friends, if you're reading this, look out for puzzles in your area. We have fifty to find and solve. Remember, if we all work together, we can solve any mystery!<br />
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Sherl: Um, yeah... Pups, this Abstraction Contraption is too dangerous for us to handle alone. We need you all to lend a paw.<br />
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Kat: So join the mystery journey, people! Let's solve these puzzles. All fifty of them!<br />
</pre><br />
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===Worldwide Celebrity===<br />
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'' '''Unlock Requirement: Complete Puzzles a-e ''' ''<br />
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Discussion between Kat and Sherl about Piko-taro, the creator of PPAP, and the first puzzle.<br />
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Kat: You made that look easy. You've got quite a talent for puzzles, haven't you?<br />
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Sherl: I'd never have thought Pikotaro was a setter of puzzles... The sly dog.<br />
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Kat: He's really popular all around the world now. I can't say I understand why...<br />
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Sherl: You don't get it? It's a pen and an apple. Put them together, and you get an apple pen. See? An apple pen.<br />
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Kat: Yes... Well, anyway, I'm a little tired. I think some tea might...um...<br />
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Sherl: Might? You seemed to drift away there at the end. Is something on your mind?<br />
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Kat: I have tea... I have an apple... Uh... Apple tea!<br />
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Sherl: Hm, that actually makes a lot more sense than an apple pen. Give it a Gangnam setting, and that could catch on.<br />
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===Story no.3===<br />
<br />
'' '''Unlock Requirement: Complete puzzles f-j''' ''<br />
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Unreleased. Earliest possible release date: 07-03-2017<br />
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===Story no.4===<br />
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'' '''Unlock Requirement: Complete puzzles k-o''' ''<br />
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Unreleased. Earliest possible release date: 07-15-2017<br />
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===Story no.5===<br />
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'' '''Unlock Requirement: Complete puzzles p-t''' ''<br />
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Unreleased. Earliest possible release date: 07-24-2017<br />
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===Story no.6===<br />
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'' '''Unlock Requirement: Complete puzzles u-v''' ''<br />
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Unreleased. Earliest possible release date: 07-26-2017<br />
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===Story no.7===<br />
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'' '''Unlock Requirement: Complete puzzles z-D''' ''<br />
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Unreleased. Earliest possible release date: 08-15-2017<br />
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===Story no.8===<br />
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'' '''Unlock Requirement: Complete puzzles E-I''' ''<br />
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Unreleased. Earliest possible release date: 08-26-2017<br />
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===Story no.9===<br />
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'' '''Unlock Requirement: Complete puzzles J-N''' ''<br />
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Unreleased. Earliest possible release date: 09-03-2017<br />
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===Story no.10===<br />
<br />
'' '''Unlock Requirement: Complete puzzles O-S''' ''<br />
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Unreleased. Earliest possible release date: 09-13-2017<br />
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===Story no.11===<br />
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'' '''Unlock Requirement: Complete puzzles T-X''' ''<br />
<br />
Unreleased. Earliest possible release date: Somewhere around the end of September<br />
<br />
===Story no.12===<br />
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'' '''Unlock Requirement: Open the first lock(Unknown how to do so)''' ''<br />
<br />
Unreleased. Earliest possible release date: TBD<br />
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===Story no.13===<br />
<br />
'' '''Unlock Requirement: Open the second lock(Unknown how to do so)''' ''<br />
<br />
Unreleased. Earliest possible release date: TBD<br />
<br />
===Story no.14===<br />
<br />
'' '''Unlock Requirement: Open the third lock(Unknown how to do so)''' ''<br />
<br />
Unreleased. Earliest possible release date: TBD<br />
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===Story no.15===<br />
<br />
'' '''Unlock Requirement: Open the fourth lock(Unknown how to do so)''' ''<br />
<br />
Unreleased. Earliest possible release date: TBD<br />
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===Story no.16===<br />
<br />
'' '''Unlock Requirement: Complete all puzzles''' ''<br />
<br />
Unreleased. Earliest possible release date: Somewhere around the end of September<br />
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== Collectables ==<br />
<br />
There are 30 collectables that you can earn from spinning the roulette wheel. Some of these 30 items can be transferred to the next Professor Layton game, called Layton's Mystery Journey, as use as a decorative item.<br />
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File:Pyjamas.png|No.1. Kat's Pyjamas. Loose clothing that's just right for relaxing. '''Transferable.'''<br />
File:Walls.png|No.2. Ancient Civilisation Walls. A wall design that evokes the mystery of a forgotten time. '''Transferable'''<br />
File:Flooring.png|No.3. Ancient Civilization Flooring. Flooring that evoke the mystery of a forgotten time. '''Transferable.'''<br />
File:Curtains.png|No.4. Ancient Civilization Curtains. Curtains that evoke the mystery of a forgotten time. '''Transferable.'''<br />
File:Mat.png|No.5. Ancient Civilization Rug. A rug that evokes the mystery of a forgotten time. '''Transferable'''<br />
File:Table.png|No.6. Ancient Civilization Table. A table that evokes the mystery of a forgotten time. '''Transferable.'''<br />
File:Chair.png|No.7. Ancient Civilization Chair. A chair that evokes the mystery of a forgotten time. '''Transferable.'''<br />
File:Sofa.png|No.8. Ancient Civilization Sofa. A sofa that evokes the mystery of a forgotten time. '''Transferable.'''<br />
File:Cushion_b.png|No.9. Ancient Civilization Cushions. Cushions that evoke the mystery of a forgotten time. '''Transferable.'''<br />
File:Cushion.png|No.10. Large Cat Cushion. A fluffy feline cushion from Madame Doublée's residence. It feels divine!<br />
File:Striped.png|No.11. Stuffed Striped Cat. A stripy and catty soft toy from the Doublée residence. Rather cute...for a jail cat!<br />
File:Statues.png|No.12. Cat Statue Triumvirate. A set of three cat statues found in the Doublée residence. They look like purrfect sentries.<br />
File:Tea.png|No.13. Agency Tea Set. A tea set that no self-respecting English gentlewoman would be without.<br />
File:Ship.png|No.14. Luxury Liner Model. A magnificent model that graces the foyer of the Saveloy Theatre.<br />
File:Projector.png|No.15. Saveloy Film Projector. A cutting-edge projector recently purchased for the cinema. Not a blemish on it anywhere.<br />
File:Reel.png|No.16. Saveloy Film Reel. A reel of film belonging to a certain someone's masterpiece.<br />
File:Movie.png|No.17. Saveloy Film Poster. The poster for ‘A Naval Advance: No Sub For Love’ — a much-talked-about film by Maverick D. Rector.<br />
File:Bicycle.png|No.18. Katrielle's Bicycle. Kat's cherished transportation. It has a basket and a saddle bag.<br />
File:Biscuits.png|No.19. Lipski Bicky. These special biscuits are a must-have treat at tea time.<br />
File:House.png|No.20. Lipski House of Sweets. This model made of all things sweet has been crafted down to the finest details.<br />
File:Tower.png|No.21. Lipski Tower of Sweets. A dessert stand that makes afternoon tea all the more special...and worthwhile!<br />
File:Vase.png|No.22. Lipski Vase and Flowers. These red roses have a sweet, sugary scent.<br />
File:Cuckoo.png|No.23. Lipski Wall Clock. For some reason, this clock's hands have stopped. Well, it's probably tea time anyway!<br />
File:Sweets.png|No.24. Lipski Sweets. Multicoloured, fruit-flavoured bonbons that are well worth sucking on.<br />
File:Lamp.png|No.25. Lipski's Lamp. A very elegant lamp shaped like a tulip.<br />
File:Bear.png|No.26. Lipski's Big Bear. Everyone notices this enormous bear when they come into Lipski's pâtisserie. <br />
File:Alarm.png|No.28. Agency Alarm Clock. Though small, this alarm clock has an ear-piercing ring.<br />
File:Calendar.png|No.29. Agency Calendar. A calendar contains all the important dates that Kat needs to keep track of...when Ernest isn't around.<br />
File:Wireless.png|No.30. Agency Wireless. This radio is an essential piece of detective equipment for gathering information.<br />
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This is a list of all press mentions GameDetectives & SteamSaleDetectives have gotten; if you find an article (in any language), please PM a wiki editor!<br />
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If you are writing about GD, please contact Josef Goats on discord or [https://www.reddit.com/user/imnotgoats /u/imnotgoats] on reddit.<br />
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= General =<br />
''these articles are about GD and not directly about a particular ARG''<br />
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=== 26nd Aug. 2016 ===<br />
[DE] [http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/games/game-detectives-online-detektive-sezieren-videospiele-a-1109301.html Spiegel Online – Geheimnisse in Games: Wie Online-Detektive Videospiele sezieren]<br />
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=== 05th Dec. 2016 ===<br />
[EN] [https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/alternate-reality-game-experts-built-an-advent-calender-to-help-you-understand-how-args-work Waypoint – Alternate Reality Game Experts Built An Advent Calendar To Help You Understand How ARGs Work]<br />
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=== 18th Mar. 2017 ===<br />
[EN] [http://i.imgur.com/OaO1YUM.jpg Meet the community dedicated to solving the internet's most arcane alternate-reality games] <sup>[Full article behind pay-wall subscription]</sup><br />
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= Winter ARG =<br />
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=== 23rd Dec. 2015 === <br />
[EN] [http://steamed.kotaku.com/there-might-be-more-to-the-winter-steam-sale-than-meets-1749478396 Kotaku - There Might Be More To The Winter Steam Sale Than Meets The Eye]<br />
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=== 30th Dec. 2015 ===<br />
[EN] [http://www.destructoid.com/this-sure-seems-like-a-new-valve-arg-330582.phtml Destructoid - This sure seems like a new Valve ARG]<br />
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=== 31st Dec. 2015 === <br />
[EN] [http://www.pcgamer.com/something-strange-is-afoot-in-the-steam-winter-sale/ PCGamer - Something strange is happening in the Steam Winter Sale]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/tech-gaming/steam-sale-detectives-are-on-the-right-track-34326227.html Independent - Steam Sale detectives are ‘on the right track’] <br />
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[EN] [http://www.polygon.com/2015/12/31/10695644/steam-winter-sale-alternate-reality-game-reddit Polygon - Steam’s Winter Sale is hiding something, and the internet’s on the case] <br />
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[EN] [http://okgames.com.au/2015/12/31/the-steam-christmas-sale-is-more-than-it-seems/ OKgames - The Steam Christmas Sale Is More Than It Seems]<br />
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[EN] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMSXIxkxncQ&feature=youtu.be&t=80 The Know YouTube - Valve’s Secret ARG]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.vortez.net/news_story/steam_winter_sale_arg_uncoveredeveryone_still_confused.html Vortez - Steam Winter Sale ARG Uncovered, Everyone Still Confused] <br />
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[DE] [http://www.pcgames.de/Steam-Software-69900/News/Geheimnis-im-Steam-Winter-Sale-1182189/ PCGames - Steam: Mysteriöses Geheimnis im Winter Sale - Nutzer entdecken Hinweise]<br />
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=== 1st Jan. 2016 ===<br />
[EN] [http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Something-Weird-Going-Within-Steam-Winter-Sale-108557.html CinemaBlend - Something Weird Is Going On Withing The Steam Winter Sale] <br />
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[EN] [http://totalgamingnetwork.com/content.php?4279-Lambda-Symbol-Possibly-Revealed-in-Apparent-Valve-Winter-Sale-ARG TotalGamingNetwork - Lambda Symbol Possibly Revealed In Apparent Valve Winter Sale ARG] <br />
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[EN] [http://lambdageneration.com/news/half-life/could-this-really-be-half-life-3-everything-we-know-so-far-about-the-steam-holiday-sale-arg/ LambdaGeneration - Could This Really Be Half-Life 3? Everything We Know So Far About the Steam Holiday Sale ARG]<br />
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[EN] [http://uk.ign.com/articles/2016/01/01/theres-a-mystery-waiting-to-be-unlocked-in-steams-winter-sale IGN - There’s A Mystery Waiting To Unlocked In Steam’s Winter Sale]<br />
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[RU] [http://kanobu.ru/news/reddit-snova-ischet-half-life-3-379675/ Kanobu - Reddit снова ищет Half-Life 3]<br />
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[DE] [http://www.giga.de/downloads/steam/news/mysterioese-nachrichten-im-steam-sale-aufgetaucht/ Giga - Mysteriöse Nachrichten im Steam-Sale aufgetaucht!]<br />
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[DE] [http://www.pcgameshardware.de/Steam-Software-69900/News/Raetselraten-im-Winter-Sale-Half-Life-Symbol-gefunden-1182208/ PCGamesHardware - Steam: Rätselraten im Winter-Sale - Half-Life Symbol gefunden]<br />
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=== 2nd Jan. 2016 === <br />
[EN] [http://okgames.com.au/2016/01/02/steam-arg-what-do-we-know/ OKgames - What Do We Know?] <br />
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[EN] [http://gamerant.com/steam-winter-sale-mystery/ GameRant - What is Steam’s Winter Sale Hiding?]<br />
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[CZ] [https://www.grunex.com/clanek/tajemstvi-zimnich-slev-na-steamu-arg-od-valve/240 Grunex - Tajemství zimních slev na steamu - ARG od Valve?]<br />
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= Eye Sigil ARG =<br />
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=== 25th Jan. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.pcgamer.com/there-is-an-indie-arg-on-the-loose/ PCGamer - There is an indie ARG on the loose]<br />
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[EN] [https://www.vg247.com/2016/01/25/steam-ar-game-the-witness/ VG24/7 - Is this a Steam AR game to promote The Witness?]<br />
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[EN] [http://steamed.kotaku.com/for-years-a-few-steam-games-seem-to-have-been-hiding-a-1754982338 Kotaku - For Years, A Few Steam Games Seem To Have Been Hiding A Larger Secret]<br />
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[DE] [http://www.gameplane.de/the-witness-steam-ar-ein-auge-und-raetsel-ueber-raetsel/ Gameplane - The Witness – ARG, eine Sigille und Rätsel über Rätsel]<br />
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=== 26th Jan 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://games.mxdwn.com/news/the-game-is-afoot-steam-games-hiding-a-secret/ MXDWN - The Game Is Afoot! Steam Games Hiding A Secret]<br />
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=== 14th Feb 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [https://dvsgaming.org/crypts-to-trains-the-arg-that-connects-9-random-games/ DVSGaming - Crypts to Trains: The ARG That Connects 9 Random Games]<br />
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=== 31th July 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [https://voxludicus.com/2016/07/31/there-is-a-new-arg-encompassing-15-indie-games-on-steam/ Vox Ludicus - There is a new ARG, encompassing 15 indie games on Steam.]<br />
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=== 16th Aug 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/the-sigil-eye-conspiracy-is-indie-games-widest-spanni-1785342978 Kotaku - The "Eye Sigil" Conspiracy Is Indie Games' Most Arcane Mystery]<br />
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=== 17th Aug 2016 ===<br />
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[EN], [[http://www.vice.com/de/read/diese-mysterioesen-symbole-sind-in-19-spielen-aufgetaucht-und-niemand-weiss-warum DE]], [[http://www.vice.com/it/read/simboli-misteriosi-19-videogiochi-perche IT]] [http://www.vice.com/read/sigil-arg Vice Gaming - These Mysterious Symbols Have Been in 19 Video Games and No One Knows Why]<br />
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=== 19th Aug 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://fraghero.com/a-mysterious-symbol-has-been-found-in-19-unrelated-videogames-and-noone-knows-why/ Fraghero - A mysterious symbol has been found in 19 unrelated videogames and no one knows why]<br />
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[EN] [http://mygaming.co.za/news/pc/101486-the-greatest-unsolved-mystery-in-video-games.html Mygaming - The greatest unsolved mystery in video games]<br />
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[CN] [http://www.chuapp.com/2016/08/19/263097.html 触乐网 - 两年来,这张神秘图片出现在19个不同的游戏中]<br />
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=== 20th Sep 2016 ===<br />
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[PL] [http://www.cdaction.pl/magazyn/ CD-Action] - "Więźniowie labiryntu", issue#261 (11/2016), page 82<br />
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=== 15th Nov 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/those-mysterious-symbols-hidden-in-24-games-have-crossed-over-with-frog-fractions-2 Waypoint — Those Mysterious Symbols Hidden In 24 Games Have Crossed Over With 'Frog Fractions 2']<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/indie-games-most-cryptic-mystery-apparently-just-a-fro-1789010586 Kotaku — Indie Games’ Most Cryptic Mystery Apparently Just A Frog Fractions Teaser]<br />
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= Sombra ARG =<br />
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=== 3rd Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/overwatch-fans-find-new-clues-about-the-mysterious-hero-1784767759 Kotaku - Overwatch Fans Find New Clues About The Mysterious Hero Sombra]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.polygon.com/2016/8/3/12369144/overwatch-summer-games-sombra-arg-blizzard?utm_campaign=polygon&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter Polygon - Overwatch fans are trying to crack the latest mystery about Sombra]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.pcgamesn.com/overwatch/overwatch-sombra PCGamesN - Overwatch's Sombra ARG continues with new clues, but no solutions]<br />
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[EN] [http://team-dignitas.net/articles/blogs/overwatch/9989/who-is-sombra-all-facts-and-clues-about-sombra Team-Dignitas - Who is Sombra? All facts and clues about Sombra]<br />
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[FR] [http://overwatch.gamewave.fr/un-nouveau-code-cache-dans-la-derniere-cinematique-d-overwatch/ Gamewave - UN NOUVEAU CODE CACHÉ DANS LA DERNIÈRE CINÉMATIQUE D'OVERWATCH!]<br />
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[EN] [https://www.follownews.com/overwatch-fans-find-new-clues-about-the-mysterious-hero-sombra-1nhqt FollowNews - Overwatch Fans Find New Clues About The Mysterious Hero Sombra]<br />
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=== 4th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-summer-games-trailer-hides-a-mysterious-secret/ PCGamer - Overwatch Summer Games trailer hides a mysterious secret]<br />
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[SK] [http://www.sector.sk/novinka/121273/nove-overwatch-video-obsahuje-dalsie-tajomstva.htm Sector - Nové Overwatch video obsahuje ďalšie tajomstvá]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.techinsider.io/overwatch-sombra-character-2016-8 Techinsider - 'Overwatch' players are going to insane lengths to solve a mystery that Blizzard's teased for months]<br />
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[EN] [http://gamerant.com/overwatch-sombra-clues/ Gamerant - Overwatch Players Uncover More ‘Sombra’ Clues]<br />
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[HU] [http://www.gamestar.hu/hir/overwatch-sombra-karakter-214739.html Gamestar - Overwatch - újabb nyomok utalnak a még be nem jelentett hősre]<br />
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=== 5th Aug. 2016 === <br />
[EN] [http://kotaku.com/days-later-overwatch-fans-cant-figure-out-the-sky-cod-1784872143 Kotaku - Days Later, Overwatch Fans Can't Figure Out The 'Sky Code' Mystery]<br />
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[NL] [http://www.gamersnet.nl/nieuws/201608/cryptische_speurtocht_naar_overwatch_nieuwe_heldin_sombra_gaat_bizar_diep/ Gamersnet - Cryptische speurtocht naar Overwatch' nieuwe heldin Sombra gaat bizar diep]<br />
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[ES] [http://www.alfabetajuega.com/noticia/overwatch-el-enigma-de-sombra-sigue-ofreciendo-nuevos-detalles-n-71772 Alfa Beta Jeuga - Overwatch: El enigma de Sombra sigue ofreciendo nuevos detalles]<br />
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[EN] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ROjN-_F0ZU&feature=youtu.be&t=4m22s IGN (Video) - Sombra: Overwatch's Secret New Hero - Overwatch HQ]<br />
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=== 7th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
[EN] [http://www.gamespresso.com/2016/08/summary-state-sombras-arg-overwatch/ Gamespresso - Summary of the state of sombra's ARG in Overwatch]<br />
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=== 8th Aug. 2016 === <br />
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[EN/CN] [http://www.zhentoo.com/doc92368 Zhentoo - Overwatch new hero Secret Dorado hidden mystery] <br />
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[EN] [http://www.technewstoday.com/30880-overwatch-sombra-continues-to-elude-detectives/ TechNewsToday - Overwatch: Sombra Continues to Elude Detectives]<br />
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=== 9th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.polygon.com/2016/8/9/12411910/overwatch-sombra-arg-clue-sky-code Polygon - Overwatch’s Sombra mystery grows deeper as latest clue debunks popular fan theory]<br />
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=== 12th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/after-two-weeks-overwatch-fans-sombra-investigation-re-1785204389 Kotaku - Overwatch Fans' Sombra Investigation Reaps A Skull Code]<br />
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=== 14th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
[EN] [http://gamerant.com/overwatch-sombra-skull-code/ Gamerant - Skull Code is Latest Clue in Overwatch’s Sombra Investigation]<br />
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=== 16th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.christiantoday.com/article/overwatch.dlc.update.skull.code.the.latest.clue.for.sombra.investigation/93197.htm Christian Today - 'Overwatch' DLC update: Skull Code the latest clue for Sombra investigation]<br />
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[EN] [http://en.yibada.com/articles/151811/20160816/overwatch-dlc-update.htm Yibada - 'Overwatch' DLC update: New clues on Sombra's inclusion to the roster revealed]<br />
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=== 23rd Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.technewstoday.com/31129-overwatch-all-we-know-about-the-sombra-arg/ Tech News Today - Overwatch: All We Know About the Sombra ARG]<br />
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=== 24th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://gamerant.com/overwatch-forums-sombra-message/ Gamerant - Overwatch Forums Glitch Out, Reveals Hidden Message From Sombra]<br />
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[EN] [http://gamerant.com/overwatch-sombra-clue-website/ Gamerant - New Website Counts Down To Next Clue For Overwatch’s Sombra]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.polygon.com/2016/8/24/12623736/overwatch-sombra-arg-clues-skycoder Polygon - Overwatch's Sombra mystery appears to be coming to a close]<br />
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[EN] [https://www.vg247.com/2016/08/24/overwatch-forums-glitch-out-reveal-a-message-from-the-mysterious-sombra/ VG247 - Overwatch forums glitch out, reveal a message from the mysterious Sombra]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.technewstoday.com/31151-sombra-hacks-into-overwatch-forums/ Tech News Today - Sombra Hacks Into Overwatch Forums]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/08/24/overwatch-mystery-character-sombra-could-be-revealed-today IGN - Overwatch Mystery Character Sombra Could Be Revealed Today]<br />
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=== 25th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/overwatch-players-are-getting-fed-up-with-the-sombra-ar-1785765307 Kotaku - Overwatch Players Are Getting Sick Of The Sombra ARG]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/08/25/overwatch-made-the-internet-lose-its-mind-last-night-and-i-had-a-front-row-seat IGN - Overwatch Made the Internet Lose its Mind Last Night, And I Had a Front-Row Seat]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.technewstoday.com/31182-overwatch-countdown-to-sombra/ Tech News Today - Overwatch: Countdown to Sombra]<br />
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=== 30th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-sombra-arg-mystery/ PC Gamer - Overwatch's Sombra riddle begins to irritate the players trying to solve it]<br />
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=== 3rd Oct. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.mobilenapps.com/articles/19398/20161003/overwatch-update-sombra-blizzcon-halloween-event-leak.htm Mobile & Apps - Sombra To Be Revealed At Blizzcon? Halloween Event Confirmed In Data Leak]<br />
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=== 4th Oct. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.itechpost.com/articles/36011/20161004/overwatch-overwatch-update-overwatch-finally-getting-sombra-overwatch-sombra-sombra.htm iTechPost - Overwatch Update: Are We Finally Getting Sombra?]<br />
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=== 11th Oct. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.kotaku.com.au/2016/10/overwatch-fans-hacked-actual-people-in-an-attempt-to-find-sombra/ Kotaku - Overwatch Fans Hacked Actual People In An Attempt To Find Sombra]<br />
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=== 17th Oct. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://telkomgaming.co.za/will-sombra-hack-her-way-into-blizzcon-2016/ TelKom Gaming - Will Sombra Hack Her Way Into BlizzCon 2016?]<br />
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=== 18th Oct. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://overwatchtips.info/overwatch-sombra-arg-everything-you-need-to-know/ OverwatchTips - Everything You NEED To Know (Sombra ARG)]<br />
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=== 26th Oct. 2016 ===<br />
<br />
[EN] [https://mic.com/articles/157757/overwatch-sombra-arg-everything-we-know-about-the-countdown-and-rumored-nov-1-release#.UILrZHRiM Min Network - Everything we know about Blizzard's rumored Nov. 1 release]<br />
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=== 28th Oct. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/imagining-horror-stories-for-a-never-ending-overwatch-a-1788324673 Kotaku - Imagining Horror Stories Of A Never-Ending Overwatch ARG]<br />
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=== 4th Nov. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/blizzard-reveals-sombra-finally-1788575224 Kotaku - Blizzard Reveals Sombra, Finally]<br />
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=== Jan. 2017 === <br />
<br />
[EN] [http://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=File:PlayStation_Official_Magazine_UK_-_January_2017.png PlayStation Official Magazine UK - "Overwatches Latest Publicty Stunt Was A Total Hack Job - The Fans Have Every Right Feel Sobered By Sombra"], Jen Simpkins, issue January 2017, page 24<br />
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= Frog Fractions 2 ARG =<br />
<br />
=== 31th Oct. 2016 ===<br />
<br />
[EN] [https://quarterly.camposanto.com/the-vanishing-secrets-of-video-games-81fa0c02150c The Quarterly Review — The Vanishing Secrets of Video Games]<br />
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=== 26-27th Dec. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/the-two-year-mystery-is-over-this-is-frog-fractions-2-1790505179 Kotaku - The Two-Year Mystery Is Over: This Is Frog Fractions 2]<br />
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[EN] [https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/inside-the-development-of-gamings-biggest-mystery-frog-fractions-2 Waypoint - Inside the Development of Gaming's Biggest Mystery, 'Frog Fractions 2']<br />
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[EN] [http://www.giantbomb.com/podcasts/the-jig-is-up-lets-talk-frog-fractions-2-with-jim-/1600-1844/ Giant Bomb - The Jig Is Up: Let's Talk Frog Fractions 2 With Jim Crawford]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.polygon.com/features/2016/12/26/13974966/frog-fractions-2-reveal Polygon - The jig is up: Behind the years-long reveal of Frog Fractions 2]<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/how-frog-fractions-2-stayed-a-secret-for-two-years-1790535111 Kotaku - How Frog Fractions 2 Stayed A Secret For Two Years]</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=File:PlayStation_Official_Magazine_UK_-_January_2017.png&diff=6898File:PlayStation Official Magazine UK - January 2017.png2017-06-12T23:20:51Z<p>Svardskampe: namedrop of GD in PS magazine UK.</p>
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<div>namedrop of GD in PS magazine UK.</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Banojxot_Xuh&diff=6504Banojxot Xuh2017-05-22T23:12:39Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Tweets */</p>
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| image = File:BXPhoto.jpg<br />
| description = 15-6-17<br />
| creator = Unknown<br />
| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Type|Investigation]]<br />
| status = Active<br />
| discovered = 2017-05-13<br />
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[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]] > '''Banojxot Xuh'''<br />
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__TOC__<br />
<br />
== Backstory ==<br />
Banojxot Xuh is a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube ARG] that was posted to several country-themed subreddits, and appears to have a strong political focus. It has many codes hidden throughout the video and references to Slovakia along with a strong focus with the date, June 15h, 2017.<br />
<br />
Originally, the video was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/england/comments/65d7uo/london_bridge_is_down/ England Subreddit] but the user was banned, the post and the video deleted.<br />
<br />
Then, on May 13th, an image was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/Slovakia/comments/6ayaef/get_ready_15617/ Slovakian Subreddit] by an user called Banojxot (same as the YT channel) featuring a QR code that leads to our video with the words "Get Ready" in red and the date 15.6.17, or June 15th, 2017.<br />
<br />
Later, on May 18th, the user Hamburger__96 posted a photo of a sort of flyer featuring the same image posted in r/Slovakia and the number 0023 handwritten in the back in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/6by9ce/mystery_qr_code_found_in_germany_pic/ Germany subreddit].<br />
It is speculated that Hamburger__96 is the same person behind the Banojxot account on Reddit, although this is unclear.<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
==Videos==<br />
<br />
=== First Video ===<br />
<br />
On May 13th a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube video] was uploaded by Banojxot Xuh called 15-6-17. The video had the tags of, <code>scoddD</code>, <code>c432.657.33.</code>, <code>16.6294.22.30</code>, <code>177.947.29.0</code>, <code>be</code>, <code>C A R E F U L</code>, <code>the-y</code>, <code>are</code>, <code>read-y</code>, and <code>Y.y</code>.<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="nolines" perrow=5 widths=400px><br />
<br />
File:BX031.png|'''0:31''' <br> Text stacked goes, <code>3: blue, no serifs</code> <code>3: blue, serifs</code> <code>5: blue, serifs</code> <code>7: orange, serifs</code> <code>4: red, serifs</code>. <br> The person/s has yet to be identified.<br />
<br />
File:BX045.png|'''0:45''' <br> The code, <code>TIUINI TIUINIJIKIXI QIMI TINI WIRIJIOIQINI</code> has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
File:BX049.png|'''0:49''' <br> The code, <code>Yklw lw mzwy ykh ehjlrrlrj</code> translates to <code>This is just the beginning</code> using a substitution cipher.<br />
<br />
File:BX051.png|'''0:51''' <br> The string of yellow text that uses a Polybius Square then a substitution to translate to, <code>Please email me and I will give more information.</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX0571.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>TSFSPMZYESADUGE</code> is ROT8 that translates to, <code>BANAXUHGMAILCOM</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX0572.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>WPSZEOME MW TSMRX</code> is ROT22 that translates to, <code>SLOVAKIA IS POINT</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX100.png|'''1:00''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia background is a picture from [https://archive.org/stream/mythslegendscelt00roll/mythslegendscelt00roll#page/48/mode/1up this book] with the quote of, <code>Desolate be Tara for ever and ever!</code>. This is a [http://www.haunted-britain.com/Eastern_Ireland.htm story] from Ireland, on how a hill, Tara, was unremarkable, yet magic. It was a pagan monument to coronate the king. In AD558 a saint dispelled Tara of its function as a pagan place of worship, and brought christianity to Ireland. It is to be noted that these places given by the coordinates, are very unremarkable places.<br />
<br />
File:BX104.jpg|'''1:04''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia background is a picture from [https://archive.org/stream/mythslegendscelt00roll/mythslegendscelt00roll#page/48/mode/1up this book] with the quote of, <code>Desolate be Tara for ever and ever!</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX105.png|'''1:05''' <br> Red text that says contact me.<br />
<br />
File:BX112.png|'''1:12''' <br> An upside down and backwards picture of Slovakia.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
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<br />
=== Second Video ===<br />
<br />
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK9uGBu9FMc A second video] was uploaded on the 21st of May, called 15-6-17.v2. The tags of the video are, <code>383</code>, <code>slovakia</code>, <code>poland</code>, <code>germany</code>, and <code>0.23451.734</code>.<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="nolines" perrow=5 widths=400px><br />
<br />
File:BX2005.png|'''0:05''' <br> Code, <code>Ju xjmm ibqqfo bhbjo</code> is ROT25 and translates to, <code>It will happen again</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2013.png|'''0:13''' <br> Text, <code>15.6.17</code> stacked on top of itself 3 times.<br />
<br />
File:BX2016.png|'''0:16''' <br> An image flashed, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2020.png|'''0:20''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God's gift, that's why we call it the present.</code>, a quote from Bill Keane.<br />
<br />
File:BX2022.png|'''0:22''' <br> A video of a dollar bill is shown.<br />
<br />
File:BX2023.png|'''0:23''' <br> An image is flashed, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2034.png|'''0:34''' <br> A Slovakian and Polish flag are shown, along with a burning US $1 bill.<br />
<br />
File:BX2038.png|'''0:38''' <br> Code, <code>Lmv slfi droo xszmtv vevibgsrmt</code> is an atbash cipher that translates to, <code>One hour will change everything</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2041.png|'''0:41''' <br> A third and final flashed image, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2042.png|'''0:42''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>The ultimate mystery is tomorrow</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2044.png|'''0:44''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>Black and white is abstract; color is not. Looking at a black and white photograph you are already looking at a strange world</code>, a line from American Prospects: Photographs by Joel Sternfield, and has a 10 euro bill in the background.<br />
<br />
File:BX2045.png|'''0:45''' <br> Red text that reads, <code>51°50'45"N 16°34'56"E</code>, coordinates that point near a Intermax. PHU. Eksport, import in Poland.<br />
<br />
File:BX2048.png|'''0:48''' <br> Green text that reads, <code>I hope you know what you are doing</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2052.png|'''0:52''' <br> Red text that reads, <code>15.06.2017</code>.<br />
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</gallery><br />
<br />
== Emails ==<br />
<br />
Emails were sent out and Banojxot Xuh replied with a variety of similar images. We currently are ordering based off of the amount of people written on the picture. Almost all have a Slovakian flag and a variant of 15.06.2017. <br />
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<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px><br />
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File:BXEmail1New.png|'''Email #1''' <br> The coordinates in order point to these locations, <br> <code>1. An alley in Tacoma, Washington.</code> <br> <code>2. In the middle of Hamburg, Germany in what looks like a massive shopping mall.</code> <br> <code>3. Just south of Metsla, Estonia.</code> <br> <code>4. Egegik Bay in Egegik, Alaska</code> <br> <code>5. In the Waal river, Central Nijmegen, Netherlands.</code> <br> <code>6. Centre Dortmund, Germany. Another shopping centre by the looks of it.</code> <br> Has blue and red text that reads, <code>SloVakia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.</code> This is part of a quote from Winston Churchill: ''"I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest."'' The emphasised V might point towards the "V for Victory" handsign Churchill was known for. The text on the bottom says <code>one person</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
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File:BXEmail1.jpg|'''Email #2''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has the text <code>two people</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
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File:BXEmail2.1.jpg|'''Email #3''' <br> The green text seems to resemble, <code>first letter</code> stacked a few times. Bottom text in orange says, <code>three people</code>.<br />
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File:BXEmail4.jpg|'''Email #4''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Bottom text in black says, <code>four people</code>. Also the <code>15.06.2017</code> is gray with a low opacity layer blue version on top.<br />
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File:reply.jpg|'''Email #5''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has text in grey that reads, <code>People are just numbers, but sometimes they lead to sole the riddle.</code>. Also has <code>five people</code> in black on the bottom and a blue line coming from under the Slovakian flag.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail6.png|'''Email #6''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has part of the date cut off, a white line through the flag, and has <code>six people</code> written on the bottom in black.<br />
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File:BXEmail2.jpg|'''Email #7''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Yellow text reads, <code>no object is mysterious, the mystery is your mind</code>, a wrongly quoted proverb that means that any misunderstanding you might have in looking at something is because of you, not it. Black text on the bottom reads, <code>seven people</code>, the text has a yellow back to it, and a blue line comes up from left of the seven people text.<br />
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File:One person x victims.png|'''Email #8''' <br> The QR code leads to the [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfT2HBZhxoS9VX7bqd4fyrw Banojxot Xuh Youtube Channel.] <br> The picture references [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-J_Day_in_Times_Square V-J Day in Times Square.] <br> The vehicle is a Ford Transit (2005). The reference might point towards a [http://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/08/world/ira-attacks-10-downing-street-with-mortar-fire-as-cabinet-meets.html certain terror attack] by the IRA where a white Ford Transit was used as a mortar platform. <br> <code>gdrggvi.xln/yzmzcfs</code> is an atbash cipher that is the [http://twitter.com/banxuh Banojxot Xuh twitter.] It is also notable that the north-western and mostly central part of Europe is cut out the map in the background.<br />
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</gallery><br />
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== Twitter ==<br />
The e-mails show us [http://twitter.com/banaxuh this twitter account] through an atbash cipher in Email #8. <br />
<br />
=== Tweets ===<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"<br />
|-<br />
! Date & Time (EDT)<br />
! Content<br />
! Notes<br />
|-<br />
| 1:10 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| You aren't here by accident~B<br />
| Introduction to Twitter.<br />
|-<br />
| 1:13 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| [https://www.google.nl/maps?q=51%C2%B050%E2%80%B245%E2%80%B3N+16%C2%B034%E2%80%B250%E2%80%B3E&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjfh-G3t4LUAhVOZlAKHVP-Ar4Q_AUICigB 51°50′45″N 16°34′50″E]<br />
[https://www.google.nl/maps?q=51%C2%B050%E2%80%B2N+5%C2%B052%E2%80%B2E&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjF8JLWt4LUAhXPPFAKHWSsAaoQ_AUICigB 51°50′N 5°52′E] <br />
<br />
[https://www.google.nl/maps?q=53%C2%B033%E2%80%B2N+10%C2%B000%E2%80%B2E&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjf9p7jt4LUAhVOKFAKHT_0At8Q_AUICigB 53°33′N 10°00′E]<br />
| Location 1: rondo Solidarności, Leszno, Poland. (Note that this means "Solidarity Roundabout")<br />
Location 2: Professor Cornelissenstraat, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. (A street named after a Dutch academic) <br />
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Location 3: Steinstraße, close to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._James%27_Church,_Hamburg St. James Church], Hamburg, Germany.<br />
|-<br />
| 1:19 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| 9ce09f56373a96112527aebe5af12f632bd8f0c40132dd76801ad3437e6fdb42 ~B<br />
| A hash that has yet to be decrypted.<br />
|-<br />
| 1:21 PM - 22 May 2017<br />
| You need to think more<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| 1:23 PM - 22 May 2017<br />
| Qt ake huyv frqg, ake wyl huyv uduhafrqls ~B<br />
| A substitution cipher that reads, <code>If you read this you can read everything</code>.<br />
|-<br />
| 1:26 PM - 22 May 2017<br />
| 15.6.2017, soon!<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| 1:38 PM - 22 May 2017 (del)<br />
| it's time for something harder ~B<br />
| This tweet was deleted in a few seconds.<br />
|}</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Banojxot_Xuh&diff=6503Banojxot Xuh2017-05-22T23:11:49Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Tweets */</p>
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| discovered = 2017-05-13<br />
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[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]] > '''Banojxot Xuh'''<br />
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__TOC__<br />
<br />
== Backstory ==<br />
Banojxot Xuh is a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube ARG] that was posted to several country-themed subreddits, and appears to have a strong political focus. It has many codes hidden throughout the video and references to Slovakia along with a strong focus with the date, June 15h, 2017.<br />
<br />
Originally, the video was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/england/comments/65d7uo/london_bridge_is_down/ England Subreddit] but the user was banned, the post and the video deleted.<br />
<br />
Then, on May 13th, an image was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/Slovakia/comments/6ayaef/get_ready_15617/ Slovakian Subreddit] by an user called Banojxot (same as the YT channel) featuring a QR code that leads to our video with the words "Get Ready" in red and the date 15.6.17, or June 15th, 2017.<br />
<br />
Later, on May 18th, the user Hamburger__96 posted a photo of a sort of flyer featuring the same image posted in r/Slovakia and the number 0023 handwritten in the back in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/6by9ce/mystery_qr_code_found_in_germany_pic/ Germany subreddit].<br />
It is speculated that Hamburger__96 is the same person behind the Banojxot account on Reddit, although this is unclear.<br />
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<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
==Videos==<br />
<br />
=== First Video ===<br />
<br />
On May 13th a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube video] was uploaded by Banojxot Xuh called 15-6-17. The video had the tags of, <code>scoddD</code>, <code>c432.657.33.</code>, <code>16.6294.22.30</code>, <code>177.947.29.0</code>, <code>be</code>, <code>C A R E F U L</code>, <code>the-y</code>, <code>are</code>, <code>read-y</code>, and <code>Y.y</code>.<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="nolines" perrow=5 widths=400px><br />
<br />
File:BX031.png|'''0:31''' <br> Text stacked goes, <code>3: blue, no serifs</code> <code>3: blue, serifs</code> <code>5: blue, serifs</code> <code>7: orange, serifs</code> <code>4: red, serifs</code>. <br> The person/s has yet to be identified.<br />
<br />
File:BX045.png|'''0:45''' <br> The code, <code>TIUINI TIUINIJIKIXI QIMI TINI WIRIJIOIQINI</code> has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
File:BX049.png|'''0:49''' <br> The code, <code>Yklw lw mzwy ykh ehjlrrlrj</code> translates to <code>This is just the beginning</code> using a substitution cipher.<br />
<br />
File:BX051.png|'''0:51''' <br> The string of yellow text that uses a Polybius Square then a substitution to translate to, <code>Please email me and I will give more information.</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX0571.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>TSFSPMZYESADUGE</code> is ROT8 that translates to, <code>BANAXUHGMAILCOM</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX0572.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>WPSZEOME MW TSMRX</code> is ROT22 that translates to, <code>SLOVAKIA IS POINT</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX100.png|'''1:00''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia background is a picture from [https://archive.org/stream/mythslegendscelt00roll/mythslegendscelt00roll#page/48/mode/1up this book] with the quote of, <code>Desolate be Tara for ever and ever!</code>. This is a [http://www.haunted-britain.com/Eastern_Ireland.htm story] from Ireland, on how a hill, Tara, was unremarkable, yet magic. It was a pagan monument to coronate the king. In AD558 a saint dispelled Tara of its function as a pagan place of worship, and brought christianity to Ireland. It is to be noted that these places given by the coordinates, are very unremarkable places.<br />
<br />
File:BX104.jpg|'''1:04''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia background is a picture from [https://archive.org/stream/mythslegendscelt00roll/mythslegendscelt00roll#page/48/mode/1up this book] with the quote of, <code>Desolate be Tara for ever and ever!</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX105.png|'''1:05''' <br> Red text that says contact me.<br />
<br />
File:BX112.png|'''1:12''' <br> An upside down and backwards picture of Slovakia.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
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<br />
=== Second Video ===<br />
<br />
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK9uGBu9FMc A second video] was uploaded on the 21st of May, called 15-6-17.v2. The tags of the video are, <code>383</code>, <code>slovakia</code>, <code>poland</code>, <code>germany</code>, and <code>0.23451.734</code>.<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="nolines" perrow=5 widths=400px><br />
<br />
File:BX2005.png|'''0:05''' <br> Code, <code>Ju xjmm ibqqfo bhbjo</code> is ROT25 and translates to, <code>It will happen again</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2013.png|'''0:13''' <br> Text, <code>15.6.17</code> stacked on top of itself 3 times.<br />
<br />
File:BX2016.png|'''0:16''' <br> An image flashed, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2020.png|'''0:20''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God's gift, that's why we call it the present.</code>, a quote from Bill Keane.<br />
<br />
File:BX2022.png|'''0:22''' <br> A video of a dollar bill is shown.<br />
<br />
File:BX2023.png|'''0:23''' <br> An image is flashed, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2034.png|'''0:34''' <br> A Slovakian and Polish flag are shown, along with a burning US $1 bill.<br />
<br />
File:BX2038.png|'''0:38''' <br> Code, <code>Lmv slfi droo xszmtv vevibgsrmt</code> is an atbash cipher that translates to, <code>One hour will change everything</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2041.png|'''0:41''' <br> A third and final flashed image, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2042.png|'''0:42''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>The ultimate mystery is tomorrow</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2044.png|'''0:44''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>Black and white is abstract; color is not. Looking at a black and white photograph you are already looking at a strange world</code>, a line from American Prospects: Photographs by Joel Sternfield, and has a 10 euro bill in the background.<br />
<br />
File:BX2045.png|'''0:45''' <br> Red text that reads, <code>51°50'45"N 16°34'56"E</code>, coordinates that point near a Intermax. PHU. Eksport, import in Poland.<br />
<br />
File:BX2048.png|'''0:48''' <br> Green text that reads, <code>I hope you know what you are doing</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2052.png|'''0:52''' <br> Red text that reads, <code>15.06.2017</code>.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Emails ==<br />
<br />
Emails were sent out and Banojxot Xuh replied with a variety of similar images. We currently are ordering based off of the amount of people written on the picture. Almost all have a Slovakian flag and a variant of 15.06.2017. <br />
<br />
<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px><br />
<br />
File:BXEmail1New.png|'''Email #1''' <br> The coordinates in order point to these locations, <br> <code>1. An alley in Tacoma, Washington.</code> <br> <code>2. In the middle of Hamburg, Germany in what looks like a massive shopping mall.</code> <br> <code>3. Just south of Metsla, Estonia.</code> <br> <code>4. Egegik Bay in Egegik, Alaska</code> <br> <code>5. In the Waal river, Central Nijmegen, Netherlands.</code> <br> <code>6. Centre Dortmund, Germany. Another shopping centre by the looks of it.</code> <br> Has blue and red text that reads, <code>SloVakia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.</code> This is part of a quote from Winston Churchill: ''"I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest."'' The emphasised V might point towards the "V for Victory" handsign Churchill was known for. The text on the bottom says <code>one person</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail1.jpg|'''Email #2''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has the text <code>two people</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.1.jpg|'''Email #3''' <br> The green text seems to resemble, <code>first letter</code> stacked a few times. Bottom text in orange says, <code>three people</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail4.jpg|'''Email #4''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Bottom text in black says, <code>four people</code>. Also the <code>15.06.2017</code> is gray with a low opacity layer blue version on top.<br />
<br />
File:reply.jpg|'''Email #5''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has text in grey that reads, <code>People are just numbers, but sometimes they lead to sole the riddle.</code>. Also has <code>five people</code> in black on the bottom and a blue line coming from under the Slovakian flag.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail6.png|'''Email #6''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has part of the date cut off, a white line through the flag, and has <code>six people</code> written on the bottom in black.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.jpg|'''Email #7''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Yellow text reads, <code>no object is mysterious, the mystery is your mind</code>, a wrongly quoted proverb that means that any misunderstanding you might have in looking at something is because of you, not it. Black text on the bottom reads, <code>seven people</code>, the text has a yellow back to it, and a blue line comes up from left of the seven people text.<br />
<br />
File:One person x victims.png|'''Email #8''' <br> The QR code leads to the [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfT2HBZhxoS9VX7bqd4fyrw Banojxot Xuh Youtube Channel.] <br> The picture references [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-J_Day_in_Times_Square V-J Day in Times Square.] <br> The vehicle is a Ford Transit (2005). The reference might point towards a [http://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/08/world/ira-attacks-10-downing-street-with-mortar-fire-as-cabinet-meets.html certain terror attack] by the IRA where a white Ford Transit was used as a mortar platform. <br> <code>gdrggvi.xln/yzmzcfs</code> is an atbash cipher that is the [http://twitter.com/banxuh Banojxot Xuh twitter.] It is also notable that the north-western and mostly central part of Europe is cut out the map in the background.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Twitter ==<br />
The e-mails show us [http://twitter.com/banaxuh this twitter account] through an atbash cipher in Email #8. <br />
<br />
=== Tweets ===<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"<br />
|-<br />
! Date & Time (EDT)<br />
! Content<br />
! Notes<br />
|-<br />
| 1:10 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| You aren't here by accident~B<br />
| Introduction to Twitter.<br />
|-<br />
| 1:13 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| [https://www.google.nl/maps?q=51%C2%B050%E2%80%B245%E2%80%B3N+16%C2%B034%E2%80%B250%E2%80%B3E&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjfh-G3t4LUAhVOZlAKHVP-Ar4Q_AUICigB 51°50′45″N 16°34′50″E]<br />
[https://www.google.nl/maps?q=51%C2%B050%E2%80%B2N+5%C2%B052%E2%80%B2E&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjF8JLWt4LUAhXPPFAKHWSsAaoQ_AUICigB 51°50′N 5°52′E] <br />
<br />
[https://www.google.nl/maps?q=53%C2%B033%E2%80%B2N+10%C2%B000%E2%80%B2E&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjf9p7jt4LUAhVOKFAKHT_0At8Q_AUICigB 53°33′N 10°00′E]<br />
| Location 1: rondo Solidarności, Leszno, Poland. (Note that this means "Solidarity Roundabout")<br />
Location 2: Professor Cornelissenstraat, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. (A street named after a Dutch academic) <br />
<br />
Location 3: Steinstraße, close to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._James%27_Church,_Hamburg St. James Church], Hamburg, Germany.<br />
|-<br />
| 1:19 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| 9ce09f56373a96112527aebe5af12f632bd8f0c40132dd76801ad3437e6fdb42 ~B<br />
| A hash that has yet to be decrypted.<br />
|-<br />
| 1:21 PM - 22 May 2017<br />
| You need to think more<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| 1:23 PM - 22 May 2017<br />
| Qt ake huyv frqg, ake wyl huyv uduhafrqls ~B<br />
| A substitution cipher that reads, <code>If you read this you can read everything</code>.<br />
|-<br />
| 1:26 PM - 22 May 2017<br />
| 15.6.2017, soon!<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| 22 May 2017 (deleted)<br />
| it's time for something harder ~B<br />
|<br />
|}</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Banojxot_Xuh&diff=6502Banojxot Xuh2017-05-22T23:09:58Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Tweets */</p>
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<div>{{argbox<br />
| name = {{PAGENAME}}<br />
| image = File:BXPhoto.jpg<br />
| description = 15-6-17<br />
| creator = Unknown<br />
| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Type|Investigation]]<br />
| status = Active<br />
| discovered = 2017-05-13<br />
}}<br />
[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]] > '''Banojxot Xuh'''<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br />
== Backstory ==<br />
Banojxot Xuh is a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube ARG] that was posted to several country-themed subreddits, and appears to have a strong political focus. It has many codes hidden throughout the video and references to Slovakia along with a strong focus with the date, June 15h, 2017.<br />
<br />
Originally, the video was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/england/comments/65d7uo/london_bridge_is_down/ England Subreddit] but the user was banned, the post and the video deleted.<br />
<br />
Then, on May 13th, an image was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/Slovakia/comments/6ayaef/get_ready_15617/ Slovakian Subreddit] by an user called Banojxot (same as the YT channel) featuring a QR code that leads to our video with the words "Get Ready" in red and the date 15.6.17, or June 15th, 2017.<br />
<br />
Later, on May 18th, the user Hamburger__96 posted a photo of a sort of flyer featuring the same image posted in r/Slovakia and the number 0023 handwritten in the back in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/6by9ce/mystery_qr_code_found_in_germany_pic/ Germany subreddit].<br />
It is speculated that Hamburger__96 is the same person behind the Banojxot account on Reddit, although this is unclear.<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
==Videos==<br />
<br />
=== First Video ===<br />
<br />
On May 13th a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube video] was uploaded by Banojxot Xuh called 15-6-17. The video had the tags of, <code>scoddD</code>, <code>c432.657.33.</code>, <code>16.6294.22.30</code>, <code>177.947.29.0</code>, <code>be</code>, <code>C A R E F U L</code>, <code>the-y</code>, <code>are</code>, <code>read-y</code>, and <code>Y.y</code>.<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="nolines" perrow=5 widths=400px><br />
<br />
File:BX031.png|'''0:31''' <br> Text stacked goes, <code>3: blue, no serifs</code> <code>3: blue, serifs</code> <code>5: blue, serifs</code> <code>7: orange, serifs</code> <code>4: red, serifs</code>. <br> The person/s has yet to be identified.<br />
<br />
File:BX045.png|'''0:45''' <br> The code, <code>TIUINI TIUINIJIKIXI QIMI TINI WIRIJIOIQINI</code> has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
File:BX049.png|'''0:49''' <br> The code, <code>Yklw lw mzwy ykh ehjlrrlrj</code> translates to <code>This is just the beginning</code> using a substitution cipher.<br />
<br />
File:BX051.png|'''0:51''' <br> The string of yellow text that uses a Polybius Square then a substitution to translate to, <code>Please email me and I will give more information.</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX0571.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>TSFSPMZYESADUGE</code> is ROT8 that translates to, <code>BANAXUHGMAILCOM</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX0572.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>WPSZEOME MW TSMRX</code> is ROT22 that translates to, <code>SLOVAKIA IS POINT</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX100.png|'''1:00''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia background is a picture from [https://archive.org/stream/mythslegendscelt00roll/mythslegendscelt00roll#page/48/mode/1up this book] with the quote of, <code>Desolate be Tara for ever and ever!</code>. This is a [http://www.haunted-britain.com/Eastern_Ireland.htm story] from Ireland, on how a hill, Tara, was unremarkable, yet magic. It was a pagan monument to coronate the king. In AD558 a saint dispelled Tara of its function as a pagan place of worship, and brought christianity to Ireland. It is to be noted that these places given by the coordinates, are very unremarkable places.<br />
<br />
File:BX104.jpg|'''1:04''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia background is a picture from [https://archive.org/stream/mythslegendscelt00roll/mythslegendscelt00roll#page/48/mode/1up this book] with the quote of, <code>Desolate be Tara for ever and ever!</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX105.png|'''1:05''' <br> Red text that says contact me.<br />
<br />
File:BX112.png|'''1:12''' <br> An upside down and backwards picture of Slovakia.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
=== Second Video ===<br />
<br />
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK9uGBu9FMc A second video] was uploaded on the 21st of May, called 15-6-17.v2. The tags of the video are, <code>383</code>, <code>slovakia</code>, <code>poland</code>, <code>germany</code>, and <code>0.23451.734</code>.<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="nolines" perrow=5 widths=400px><br />
<br />
File:BX2005.png|'''0:05''' <br> Code, <code>Ju xjmm ibqqfo bhbjo</code> is ROT25 and translates to, <code>It will happen again</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2013.png|'''0:13''' <br> Text, <code>15.6.17</code> stacked on top of itself 3 times.<br />
<br />
File:BX2016.png|'''0:16''' <br> An image flashed, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2020.png|'''0:20''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God's gift, that's why we call it the present.</code>, a quote from Bill Keane.<br />
<br />
File:BX2022.png|'''0:22''' <br> A video of a dollar bill is shown.<br />
<br />
File:BX2023.png|'''0:23''' <br> An image is flashed, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2034.png|'''0:34''' <br> A Slovakian and Polish flag are shown, along with a burning US $1 bill.<br />
<br />
File:BX2038.png|'''0:38''' <br> Code, <code>Lmv slfi droo xszmtv vevibgsrmt</code> is an atbash cipher that translates to, <code>One hour will change everything</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2041.png|'''0:41''' <br> A third and final flashed image, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2042.png|'''0:42''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>The ultimate mystery is tomorrow</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2044.png|'''0:44''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>Black and white is abstract; color is not. Looking at a black and white photograph you are already looking at a strange world</code>, a line from American Prospects: Photographs by Joel Sternfield, and has a 10 euro bill in the background.<br />
<br />
File:BX2045.png|'''0:45''' <br> Red text that reads, <code>51°50'45"N 16°34'56"E</code>, coordinates that point near a Intermax. PHU. Eksport, import in Poland.<br />
<br />
File:BX2048.png|'''0:48''' <br> Green text that reads, <code>I hope you know what you are doing</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2052.png|'''0:52''' <br> Red text that reads, <code>15.06.2017</code>.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Emails ==<br />
<br />
Emails were sent out and Banojxot Xuh replied with a variety of similar images. We currently are ordering based off of the amount of people written on the picture. Almost all have a Slovakian flag and a variant of 15.06.2017. <br />
<br />
<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px><br />
<br />
File:BXEmail1New.png|'''Email #1''' <br> The coordinates in order point to these locations, <br> <code>1. An alley in Tacoma, Washington.</code> <br> <code>2. In the middle of Hamburg, Germany in what looks like a massive shopping mall.</code> <br> <code>3. Just south of Metsla, Estonia.</code> <br> <code>4. Egegik Bay in Egegik, Alaska</code> <br> <code>5. In the Waal river, Central Nijmegen, Netherlands.</code> <br> <code>6. Centre Dortmund, Germany. Another shopping centre by the looks of it.</code> <br> Has blue and red text that reads, <code>SloVakia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.</code> This is part of a quote from Winston Churchill: ''"I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest."'' The emphasised V might point towards the "V for Victory" handsign Churchill was known for. The text on the bottom says <code>one person</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail1.jpg|'''Email #2''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has the text <code>two people</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.1.jpg|'''Email #3''' <br> The green text seems to resemble, <code>first letter</code> stacked a few times. Bottom text in orange says, <code>three people</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail4.jpg|'''Email #4''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Bottom text in black says, <code>four people</code>. Also the <code>15.06.2017</code> is gray with a low opacity layer blue version on top.<br />
<br />
File:reply.jpg|'''Email #5''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has text in grey that reads, <code>People are just numbers, but sometimes they lead to sole the riddle.</code>. Also has <code>five people</code> in black on the bottom and a blue line coming from under the Slovakian flag.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail6.png|'''Email #6''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has part of the date cut off, a white line through the flag, and has <code>six people</code> written on the bottom in black.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.jpg|'''Email #7''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Yellow text reads, <code>no object is mysterious, the mystery is your mind</code>, a wrongly quoted proverb that means that any misunderstanding you might have in looking at something is because of you, not it. Black text on the bottom reads, <code>seven people</code>, the text has a yellow back to it, and a blue line comes up from left of the seven people text.<br />
<br />
File:One person x victims.png|'''Email #8''' <br> The QR code leads to the [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfT2HBZhxoS9VX7bqd4fyrw Banojxot Xuh Youtube Channel.] <br> The picture references [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-J_Day_in_Times_Square V-J Day in Times Square.] <br> The vehicle is a Ford Transit (2005). The reference might point towards a [http://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/08/world/ira-attacks-10-downing-street-with-mortar-fire-as-cabinet-meets.html certain terror attack] by the IRA where a white Ford Transit was used as a mortar platform. <br> <code>gdrggvi.xln/yzmzcfs</code> is an atbash cipher that is the [http://twitter.com/banxuh Banojxot Xuh twitter.] It is also notable that the north-western and mostly central part of Europe is cut out the map in the background.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Twitter ==<br />
The e-mails show us [http://twitter.com/banaxuh this twitter account] through an atbash cipher in Email #8. <br />
<br />
=== Tweets ===<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"<br />
|-<br />
! Date & Time (EDT)<br />
! Content<br />
! Notes<br />
|-<br />
| 1:10 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| You aren't here by accident~B<br />
| Introduction to Twitter.<br />
|-<br />
| 1:13 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| [https://www.google.nl/maps?q=51%C2%B050%E2%80%B245%E2%80%B3N+16%C2%B034%E2%80%B250%E2%80%B3E&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjfh-G3t4LUAhVOZlAKHVP-Ar4Q_AUICigB 51°50′45″N 16°34′50″E]<br />
[https://www.google.nl/maps?q=51%C2%B050%E2%80%B2N+5%C2%B052%E2%80%B2E&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjF8JLWt4LUAhXPPFAKHWSsAaoQ_AUICigB 51°50′N 5°52′E] <br />
<br />
[https://www.google.nl/maps?q=53%C2%B033%E2%80%B2N+10%C2%B000%E2%80%B2E&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjf9p7jt4LUAhVOKFAKHT_0At8Q_AUICigB 53°33′N 10°00′E]<br />
| Location 1: rondo Solidarności, Leszno, Poland. (Note that this means "Solidarity Roundabout")<br />
Location 2: Professor Cornelissenstraat, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. (A street named after a Dutch academic) <br />
<br />
Location 3: Steinstraße, close to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._James%27_Church,_Hamburg St. James Church], Hamburg, Germany.<br />
|-<br />
| 1:19 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| 9ce09f56373a96112527aebe5af12f632bd8f0c40132dd76801ad3437e6fdb42 ~B<br />
| A hash that has yet to be decrypted.<br />
|-<br />
| 1:21 PM - 22 May 2017<br />
| You need to think more<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| 1:23 PM - 22 May 2017<br />
| Qt ake huyv frqg, ake wyl huyv uduhafrqls ~B<br />
| A substitution cipher that reads, <code>If you read this you can read everything</code>.<br />
|-<br />
| 22 May 2017 (deleted)<br />
| it's time for something harder ~B<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 1:26 PM - 22 May 2017<br />
| 15.6.2017, soon!<br />
| <br />
|}</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Banojxot_Xuh&diff=6501Banojxot Xuh2017-05-22T23:06:03Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Tweets */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{argbox<br />
| name = {{PAGENAME}}<br />
| image = File:BXPhoto.jpg<br />
| description = 15-6-17<br />
| creator = Unknown<br />
| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Type|Investigation]]<br />
| status = Active<br />
| discovered = 2017-05-13<br />
}}<br />
[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]] > '''Banojxot Xuh'''<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br />
== Backstory ==<br />
Banojxot Xuh is a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube ARG] that was posted to several country-themed subreddits, and appears to have a strong political focus. It has many codes hidden throughout the video and references to Slovakia along with a strong focus with the date, June 15h, 2017.<br />
<br />
Originally, the video was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/england/comments/65d7uo/london_bridge_is_down/ England Subreddit] but the user was banned, the post and the video deleted.<br />
<br />
Then, on May 13th, an image was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/Slovakia/comments/6ayaef/get_ready_15617/ Slovakian Subreddit] by an user called Banojxot (same as the YT channel) featuring a QR code that leads to our video with the words "Get Ready" in red and the date 15.6.17, or June 15th, 2017.<br />
<br />
Later, on May 18th, the user Hamburger__96 posted a photo of a sort of flyer featuring the same image posted in r/Slovakia and the number 0023 handwritten in the back in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/6by9ce/mystery_qr_code_found_in_germany_pic/ Germany subreddit].<br />
It is speculated that Hamburger__96 is the same person behind the Banojxot account on Reddit, although this is unclear.<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
==Videos==<br />
<br />
=== First Video ===<br />
<br />
On May 13th a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube video] was uploaded by Banojxot Xuh called 15-6-17. The video had the tags of, <code>scoddD</code>, <code>c432.657.33.</code>, <code>16.6294.22.30</code>, <code>177.947.29.0</code>, <code>be</code>, <code>C A R E F U L</code>, <code>the-y</code>, <code>are</code>, <code>read-y</code>, and <code>Y.y</code>.<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="nolines" perrow=5 widths=400px><br />
<br />
File:BX031.png|'''0:31''' <br> Text stacked goes, <code>3: blue, no serifs</code> <code>3: blue, serifs</code> <code>5: blue, serifs</code> <code>7: orange, serifs</code> <code>4: red, serifs</code>. <br> The person/s has yet to be identified.<br />
<br />
File:BX045.png|'''0:45''' <br> The code, <code>TIUINI TIUINIJIKIXI QIMI TINI WIRIJIOIQINI</code> has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
File:BX049.png|'''0:49''' <br> The code, <code>Yklw lw mzwy ykh ehjlrrlrj</code> translates to <code>This is just the beginning</code> using a substitution cipher.<br />
<br />
File:BX051.png|'''0:51''' <br> The string of yellow text that uses a Polybius Square then a substitution to translate to, <code>Please email me and I will give more information.</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX0571.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>TSFSPMZYESADUGE</code> is ROT8 that translates to, <code>BANAXUHGMAILCOM</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX0572.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>WPSZEOME MW TSMRX</code> is ROT22 that translates to, <code>SLOVAKIA IS POINT</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX100.png|'''1:00''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia background is a picture from [https://archive.org/stream/mythslegendscelt00roll/mythslegendscelt00roll#page/48/mode/1up this book] with the quote of, <code>Desolate be Tara for ever and ever!</code>. This is a [http://www.haunted-britain.com/Eastern_Ireland.htm story] from Ireland, on how a hill, Tara, was unremarkable, yet magic. It was a pagan monument to coronate the king. In AD558 a saint dispelled Tara of its function as a pagan place of worship, and brought christianity to Ireland. It is to be noted that these places given by the coordinates, are very unremarkable places.<br />
<br />
File:BX104.jpg|'''1:04''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia background is a picture from [https://archive.org/stream/mythslegendscelt00roll/mythslegendscelt00roll#page/48/mode/1up this book] with the quote of, <code>Desolate be Tara for ever and ever!</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX105.png|'''1:05''' <br> Red text that says contact me.<br />
<br />
File:BX112.png|'''1:12''' <br> An upside down and backwards picture of Slovakia.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
=== Second Video ===<br />
<br />
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK9uGBu9FMc A second video] was uploaded on the 21st of May, called 15-6-17.v2. The tags of the video are, <code>383</code>, <code>slovakia</code>, <code>poland</code>, <code>germany</code>, and <code>0.23451.734</code>.<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="nolines" perrow=5 widths=400px><br />
<br />
File:BX2005.png|'''0:05''' <br> Code, <code>Ju xjmm ibqqfo bhbjo</code> is ROT25 and translates to, <code>It will happen again</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2013.png|'''0:13''' <br> Text, <code>15.6.17</code> stacked on top of itself 3 times.<br />
<br />
File:BX2016.png|'''0:16''' <br> An image flashed, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2020.png|'''0:20''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God's gift, that's why we call it the present.</code>, a quote from Bill Keane.<br />
<br />
File:BX2022.png|'''0:22''' <br> A video of a dollar bill is shown.<br />
<br />
File:BX2023.png|'''0:23''' <br> An image is flashed, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2034.png|'''0:34''' <br> A Slovakian and Polish flag are shown, along with a burning US $1 bill.<br />
<br />
File:BX2038.png|'''0:38''' <br> Code, <code>Lmv slfi droo xszmtv vevibgsrmt</code> is an atbash cipher that translates to, <code>One hour will change everything</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2041.png|'''0:41''' <br> A third and final flashed image, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2042.png|'''0:42''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>The ultimate mystery is tomorrow</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2044.png|'''0:44''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>Black and white is abstract; color is not. Looking at a black and white photograph you are already looking at a strange world</code>, a line from American Prospects: Photographs by Joel Sternfield, and has a 10 euro bill in the background.<br />
<br />
File:BX2045.png|'''0:45''' <br> Red text that reads, <code>51°50'45"N 16°34'56"E</code>, coordinates that point near a Intermax. PHU. Eksport, import in Poland.<br />
<br />
File:BX2048.png|'''0:48''' <br> Green text that reads, <code>I hope you know what you are doing</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2052.png|'''0:52''' <br> Red text that reads, <code>15.06.2017</code>.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Emails ==<br />
<br />
Emails were sent out and Banojxot Xuh replied with a variety of similar images. We currently are ordering based off of the amount of people written on the picture. Almost all have a Slovakian flag and a variant of 15.06.2017. <br />
<br />
<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px><br />
<br />
File:BXEmail1New.png|'''Email #1''' <br> The coordinates in order point to these locations, <br> <code>1. An alley in Tacoma, Washington.</code> <br> <code>2. In the middle of Hamburg, Germany in what looks like a massive shopping mall.</code> <br> <code>3. Just south of Metsla, Estonia.</code> <br> <code>4. Egegik Bay in Egegik, Alaska</code> <br> <code>5. In the Waal river, Central Nijmegen, Netherlands.</code> <br> <code>6. Centre Dortmund, Germany. Another shopping centre by the looks of it.</code> <br> Has blue and red text that reads, <code>SloVakia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.</code> This is part of a quote from Winston Churchill: ''"I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest."'' The emphasised V might point towards the "V for Victory" handsign Churchill was known for. The text on the bottom says <code>one person</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail1.jpg|'''Email #2''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has the text <code>two people</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.1.jpg|'''Email #3''' <br> The green text seems to resemble, <code>first letter</code> stacked a few times. Bottom text in orange says, <code>three people</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail4.jpg|'''Email #4''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Bottom text in black says, <code>four people</code>. Also the <code>15.06.2017</code> is gray with a low opacity layer blue version on top.<br />
<br />
File:reply.jpg|'''Email #5''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has text in grey that reads, <code>People are just numbers, but sometimes they lead to sole the riddle.</code>. Also has <code>five people</code> in black on the bottom and a blue line coming from under the Slovakian flag.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail6.png|'''Email #6''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has part of the date cut off, a white line through the flag, and has <code>six people</code> written on the bottom in black.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.jpg|'''Email #7''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Yellow text reads, <code>no object is mysterious, the mystery is your mind</code>, a wrongly quoted proverb that means that any misunderstanding you might have in looking at something is because of you, not it. Black text on the bottom reads, <code>seven people</code>, the text has a yellow back to it, and a blue line comes up from left of the seven people text.<br />
<br />
File:One person x victims.png|'''Email #8''' <br> The QR code leads to the [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfT2HBZhxoS9VX7bqd4fyrw Banojxot Xuh Youtube Channel.] <br> The picture references [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-J_Day_in_Times_Square V-J Day in Times Square.] <br> The vehicle is a Ford Transit (2005). The reference might point towards a [http://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/08/world/ira-attacks-10-downing-street-with-mortar-fire-as-cabinet-meets.html certain terror attack] by the IRA where a white Ford Transit was used as a mortar platform. <br> <code>gdrggvi.xln/yzmzcfs</code> is an atbash cipher that is the [http://twitter.com/banxuh Banojxot Xuh twitter.] It is also notable that the north-western and mostly central part of Europe is cut out the map in the background.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Twitter ==<br />
The e-mails show us [http://twitter.com/banaxuh this twitter account] through an atbash cipher in Email #8. <br />
<br />
=== Tweets ===<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"<br />
|-<br />
! Date & Time (EDT)<br />
! Content<br />
! Meaning<br />
|-<br />
| 1:10 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| You aren't here by accident~B<br />
| Introduction to Twitter.<br />
|-<br />
| 1:13 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| [https://www.google.nl/maps?q=51%C2%B050%E2%80%B245%E2%80%B3N+16%C2%B034%E2%80%B250%E2%80%B3E&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjfh-G3t4LUAhVOZlAKHVP-Ar4Q_AUICigB 51°50′45″N 16°34′50″E]<br />
[https://www.google.nl/maps?q=51%C2%B050%E2%80%B2N+5%C2%B052%E2%80%B2E&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjF8JLWt4LUAhXPPFAKHWSsAaoQ_AUICigB 51°50′N 5°52′E] <br />
<br />
[https://www.google.nl/maps?q=53%C2%B033%E2%80%B2N+10%C2%B000%E2%80%B2E&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjf9p7jt4LUAhVOKFAKHT_0At8Q_AUICigB 53°33′N 10°00′E]<br />
| Coordinates for locations, Location 1: rondo Solidarności, Leszno, Poland. (Note that this means "Solidarity Roundabout")<br />
Location 2: Professor Cornelissenstraat, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. (A street named after a Dutch academic) <br />
<br />
Location 3: Steinstraße, close to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._James%27_Church,_Hamburg St. James Church], Hamburg, Germany.<br />
|-<br />
| 1:19 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| 9ce09f56373a96112527aebe5af12f632bd8f0c40132dd76801ad3437e6fdb42 ~B<br />
| A hash that has yet to be decrypted.<br />
|-<br />
| 1:21 PM - 22 May 2017<br />
| You need to think more<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| 1:23 PM - 22 May 2017<br />
| Qt ake huyv frqg, ake wyl huyv uduhafrqls ~B<br />
| A substitution cipher that reads, <code>If you read this you can read everything</code>.<br />
|-<br />
| 1:26 PM - 22 May 2017<br />
| 15.6.2017, soon!<br />
| <br />
|}</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Banojxot_Xuh&diff=6500Banojxot Xuh2017-05-22T23:05:22Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Emails */</p>
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<div>{{argbox<br />
| name = {{PAGENAME}}<br />
| image = File:BXPhoto.jpg<br />
| description = 15-6-17<br />
| creator = Unknown<br />
| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Type|Investigation]]<br />
| status = Active<br />
| discovered = 2017-05-13<br />
}}<br />
[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]] > '''Banojxot Xuh'''<br />
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__TOC__<br />
<br />
== Backstory ==<br />
Banojxot Xuh is a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube ARG] that was posted to several country-themed subreddits, and appears to have a strong political focus. It has many codes hidden throughout the video and references to Slovakia along with a strong focus with the date, June 15h, 2017.<br />
<br />
Originally, the video was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/england/comments/65d7uo/london_bridge_is_down/ England Subreddit] but the user was banned, the post and the video deleted.<br />
<br />
Then, on May 13th, an image was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/Slovakia/comments/6ayaef/get_ready_15617/ Slovakian Subreddit] by an user called Banojxot (same as the YT channel) featuring a QR code that leads to our video with the words "Get Ready" in red and the date 15.6.17, or June 15th, 2017.<br />
<br />
Later, on May 18th, the user Hamburger__96 posted a photo of a sort of flyer featuring the same image posted in r/Slovakia and the number 0023 handwritten in the back in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/6by9ce/mystery_qr_code_found_in_germany_pic/ Germany subreddit].<br />
It is speculated that Hamburger__96 is the same person behind the Banojxot account on Reddit, although this is unclear.<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
==Videos==<br />
<br />
=== First Video ===<br />
<br />
On May 13th a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube video] was uploaded by Banojxot Xuh called 15-6-17. The video had the tags of, <code>scoddD</code>, <code>c432.657.33.</code>, <code>16.6294.22.30</code>, <code>177.947.29.0</code>, <code>be</code>, <code>C A R E F U L</code>, <code>the-y</code>, <code>are</code>, <code>read-y</code>, and <code>Y.y</code>.<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="nolines" perrow=5 widths=400px><br />
<br />
File:BX031.png|'''0:31''' <br> Text stacked goes, <code>3: blue, no serifs</code> <code>3: blue, serifs</code> <code>5: blue, serifs</code> <code>7: orange, serifs</code> <code>4: red, serifs</code>. <br> The person/s has yet to be identified.<br />
<br />
File:BX045.png|'''0:45''' <br> The code, <code>TIUINI TIUINIJIKIXI QIMI TINI WIRIJIOIQINI</code> has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
File:BX049.png|'''0:49''' <br> The code, <code>Yklw lw mzwy ykh ehjlrrlrj</code> translates to <code>This is just the beginning</code> using a substitution cipher.<br />
<br />
File:BX051.png|'''0:51''' <br> The string of yellow text that uses a Polybius Square then a substitution to translate to, <code>Please email me and I will give more information.</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX0571.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>TSFSPMZYESADUGE</code> is ROT8 that translates to, <code>BANAXUHGMAILCOM</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX0572.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>WPSZEOME MW TSMRX</code> is ROT22 that translates to, <code>SLOVAKIA IS POINT</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX100.png|'''1:00''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia background is a picture from [https://archive.org/stream/mythslegendscelt00roll/mythslegendscelt00roll#page/48/mode/1up this book] with the quote of, <code>Desolate be Tara for ever and ever!</code>. This is a [http://www.haunted-britain.com/Eastern_Ireland.htm story] from Ireland, on how a hill, Tara, was unremarkable, yet magic. It was a pagan monument to coronate the king. In AD558 a saint dispelled Tara of its function as a pagan place of worship, and brought christianity to Ireland. It is to be noted that these places given by the coordinates, are very unremarkable places.<br />
<br />
File:BX104.jpg|'''1:04''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia background is a picture from [https://archive.org/stream/mythslegendscelt00roll/mythslegendscelt00roll#page/48/mode/1up this book] with the quote of, <code>Desolate be Tara for ever and ever!</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX105.png|'''1:05''' <br> Red text that says contact me.<br />
<br />
File:BX112.png|'''1:12''' <br> An upside down and backwards picture of Slovakia.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
=== Second Video ===<br />
<br />
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK9uGBu9FMc A second video] was uploaded on the 21st of May, called 15-6-17.v2. The tags of the video are, <code>383</code>, <code>slovakia</code>, <code>poland</code>, <code>germany</code>, and <code>0.23451.734</code>.<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="nolines" perrow=5 widths=400px><br />
<br />
File:BX2005.png|'''0:05''' <br> Code, <code>Ju xjmm ibqqfo bhbjo</code> is ROT25 and translates to, <code>It will happen again</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2013.png|'''0:13''' <br> Text, <code>15.6.17</code> stacked on top of itself 3 times.<br />
<br />
File:BX2016.png|'''0:16''' <br> An image flashed, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2020.png|'''0:20''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God's gift, that's why we call it the present.</code>, a quote from Bill Keane.<br />
<br />
File:BX2022.png|'''0:22''' <br> A video of a dollar bill is shown.<br />
<br />
File:BX2023.png|'''0:23''' <br> An image is flashed, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2034.png|'''0:34''' <br> A Slovakian and Polish flag are shown, along with a burning US $1 bill.<br />
<br />
File:BX2038.png|'''0:38''' <br> Code, <code>Lmv slfi droo xszmtv vevibgsrmt</code> is an atbash cipher that translates to, <code>One hour will change everything</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2041.png|'''0:41''' <br> A third and final flashed image, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2042.png|'''0:42''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>The ultimate mystery is tomorrow</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2044.png|'''0:44''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>Black and white is abstract; color is not. Looking at a black and white photograph you are already looking at a strange world</code>, a line from American Prospects: Photographs by Joel Sternfield, and has a 10 euro bill in the background.<br />
<br />
File:BX2045.png|'''0:45''' <br> Red text that reads, <code>51°50'45"N 16°34'56"E</code>, coordinates that point near a Intermax. PHU. Eksport, import in Poland.<br />
<br />
File:BX2048.png|'''0:48''' <br> Green text that reads, <code>I hope you know what you are doing</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2052.png|'''0:52''' <br> Red text that reads, <code>15.06.2017</code>.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Emails ==<br />
<br />
Emails were sent out and Banojxot Xuh replied with a variety of similar images. We currently are ordering based off of the amount of people written on the picture. Almost all have a Slovakian flag and a variant of 15.06.2017. <br />
<br />
<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px><br />
<br />
File:BXEmail1New.png|'''Email #1''' <br> The coordinates in order point to these locations, <br> <code>1. An alley in Tacoma, Washington.</code> <br> <code>2. In the middle of Hamburg, Germany in what looks like a massive shopping mall.</code> <br> <code>3. Just south of Metsla, Estonia.</code> <br> <code>4. Egegik Bay in Egegik, Alaska</code> <br> <code>5. In the Waal river, Central Nijmegen, Netherlands.</code> <br> <code>6. Centre Dortmund, Germany. Another shopping centre by the looks of it.</code> <br> Has blue and red text that reads, <code>SloVakia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.</code> This is part of a quote from Winston Churchill: ''"I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest."'' The emphasised V might point towards the "V for Victory" handsign Churchill was known for. The text on the bottom says <code>one person</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail1.jpg|'''Email #2''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has the text <code>two people</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.1.jpg|'''Email #3''' <br> The green text seems to resemble, <code>first letter</code> stacked a few times. Bottom text in orange says, <code>three people</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail4.jpg|'''Email #4''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Bottom text in black says, <code>four people</code>. Also the <code>15.06.2017</code> is gray with a low opacity layer blue version on top.<br />
<br />
File:reply.jpg|'''Email #5''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has text in grey that reads, <code>People are just numbers, but sometimes they lead to sole the riddle.</code>. Also has <code>five people</code> in black on the bottom and a blue line coming from under the Slovakian flag.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail6.png|'''Email #6''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has part of the date cut off, a white line through the flag, and has <code>six people</code> written on the bottom in black.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.jpg|'''Email #7''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Yellow text reads, <code>no object is mysterious, the mystery is your mind</code>, a wrongly quoted proverb that means that any misunderstanding you might have in looking at something is because of you, not it. Black text on the bottom reads, <code>seven people</code>, the text has a yellow back to it, and a blue line comes up from left of the seven people text.<br />
<br />
File:One person x victims.png|'''Email #8''' <br> The QR code leads to the [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfT2HBZhxoS9VX7bqd4fyrw Banojxot Xuh Youtube Channel.] <br> The picture references [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-J_Day_in_Times_Square V-J Day in Times Square.] <br> The vehicle is a Ford Transit (2005). The reference might point towards a [http://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/08/world/ira-attacks-10-downing-street-with-mortar-fire-as-cabinet-meets.html certain terror attack] by the IRA where a white Ford Transit was used as a mortar platform. <br> <code>gdrggvi.xln/yzmzcfs</code> is an atbash cipher that is the [http://twitter.com/banxuh Banojxot Xuh twitter.] It is also notable that the north-western and mostly central part of Europe is cut out the map in the background.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Twitter ==<br />
The e-mails show us [http://twitter.com/banaxuh this twitter account] through an atbash cipher in Email #8. <br />
<br />
=== Tweets ===<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"<br />
|-<br />
! Date & Time (EDT)<br />
! Content<br />
! Meaning<br />
|-<br />
| 1:10 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| You aren't here by accident~B<br />
| Introduction to Twitter.<br />
|-<br />
| 1:13 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| [https://www.google.nl/maps?q=51%C2%B050%E2%80%B245%E2%80%B3N+16%C2%B034%E2%80%B250%E2%80%B3E&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjfh-G3t4LUAhVOZlAKHVP-Ar4Q_AUICigB 51°50′45″N 16°34′50″E]<br />
[https://www.google.nl/maps?q=51%C2%B050%E2%80%B2N+5%C2%B052%E2%80%B2E&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjF8JLWt4LUAhXPPFAKHWSsAaoQ_AUICigB 51°50′N 5°52′E] <br />
<br />
[https://www.google.nl/maps?q=53%C2%B033%E2%80%B2N+10%C2%B000%E2%80%B2E&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjf9p7jt4LUAhVOKFAKHT_0At8Q_AUICigB 53°33′N 10°00′E]<br />
| Coordinates for locations, Location 1: rondo Solidarności, Leszno, Poland. (Note that this means "Solidarity Roundabout")<br />
Location 2: Professor Cornelissenstraat, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. (A street named after a Dutch academic) <br />
<br />
Location 3: Steinstraße, close to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._James%27_Church,_Hamburg St. James Church], Hamburg, Germany.<br />
|-<br />
| 1:19 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| 9ce09f56373a96112527aebe5af12f632bd8f0c40132dd76801ad3437e6fdb42 ~B<br />
| A hash that has yet to be decrypted.<br />
|-<br />
| 1:21 PM - 22 May 2017<br />
| You need to think more<br />
| No direct meaing<br />
|-<br />
| 1:23 PM - 22 May 2017<br />
| Qt ake huyv frqg, ake wyl huyv uduhafrqls ~B<br />
| A substitution cipher that reads, <code>If you read this you can read everything</code>.<br />
|-<br />
| 1:26 PM - 22 May 2017<br />
| 15.6.2017, soon!<br />
| No direct meaning.<br />
|}</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Banojxot_Xuh&diff=6492Banojxot Xuh2017-05-22T02:31:32Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Tweets */</p>
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| image = File:BXPhoto.jpg<br />
| description = 15-6-17<br />
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| status = Active<br />
| discovered = 2017-05-13<br />
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[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]] > '''Banojxot Xuh'''<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br />
== Backstory ==<br />
Banojxot Xuh is a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube ARG] that was posted to several country-themed subreddits, and appears to have a strong political focus. It has many codes hidden throughout the video and references to Slovakia along with a strong focus with the date, June 15h, 2017.<br />
<br />
Originally, the video was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/england/comments/65d7uo/london_bridge_is_down/ England Subreddit] but the user was banned, the post and the video deleted.<br />
<br />
Then, on May 13th, an image was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/Slovakia/comments/6ayaef/get_ready_15617/ Slovakian Subreddit] by an user called Banojxot (same as the YT channel) featuring a QR code that leads to our video with the words "Get Ready" in red and the date 15.6.17, or June 15th, 2017.<br />
<br />
Later, on May 18th, the user Hamburger__96 posted a photo of a sort of flyer featuring the same image posted in r/Slovakia and the number 0023 handwritten in the back in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/6by9ce/mystery_qr_code_found_in_germany_pic/ Germany subreddit].<br />
It is speculated that Hamburger__96 is the same person behind the Banojxot account on Reddit, although this is unclear.<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
==Videos==<br />
<br />
=== First Video ===<br />
<br />
On May 13th a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube video] was uploaded by Banojxot Xuh called 15-6-17. The video had the tags of, <code>scoddD</code>, <code>c432.657.33.</code>, <code>16.6294.22.30</code>, <code>177.947.29.0</code>, <code>be</code>, <code>C A R E F U L</code>, <code>the-y</code>, <code>are</code>, <code>read-y</code>, and <code>Y.y</code>.<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="nolines" perrow=5 widths=400px><br />
<br />
File:BX031.png|'''0:31''' <br> Text stacked goes, <code>3: blue, no serifs</code> <code>3: blue, serifs</code> <code>5: blue, serifs</code> <code>7: orange, serifs</code> <code>4: red, serifs</code>. <br> The person/s has yet to be identified.<br />
<br />
File:BX045.png|'''0:45''' <br> The code, <code>TIUNI TIUNIJIKIXI QIMI TIMI WIRIJIOIQINI</code> has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
File:BX049.png|'''0:49''' <br> The code, <code>Yklw lw mzwy ykh ehjlrrlrj</code> translates to <code>This is just the beginning</code> using a substitution cipher.<br />
<br />
File:BX051.png|'''0:51''' <br> The string of yellow text that uses a Polybius Square then a substitution to translate to, <code>Please email me and I will give more information.</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX0571.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>TSFSPMZYESADUGE</code> is ROT8 that translates to, <code>BANAXUHGMAILCOM</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX0572.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>WPSZEOME MW TSMRX</code> is ROT22 that translates to, <code>SLOVAKIA IS POINT</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX100.png|'''1:00''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia background is a picture from [https://archive.org/stream/mythslegendscelt00roll/mythslegendscelt00roll#page/48/mode/1up this book] with the quote of, <code>Desolate be Tara for ever and ever!</code>. This is a [http://www.haunted-britain.com/Eastern_Ireland.htm story] from Ireland, on how a hill, Tara, was unremarkable, yet magic. It was a pagan monument to coronate the king. In AD558 a saint dispelled Tara of its function as a pagan place of worship, and brought christianity to Ireland. It is to be noted that these places given by the coordinates, are very unremarkable places.<br />
<br />
File:BX104.jpg|'''1:04''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia background is a picture from [https://archive.org/stream/mythslegendscelt00roll/mythslegendscelt00roll#page/48/mode/1up this book] with the quote of, <code>Desolate be Tara for ever and ever!</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX105.png|'''1:05''' <br> Red text that says contact me.<br />
<br />
File:BX112.png|'''1:12''' <br> An upside down and backwards picture of Slovakia.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
=== Second Video ===<br />
<br />
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK9uGBu9FMc A second video] was uploaded on the 21st of May, called 15-6-17.v2. The tags of the video are, <code>383</code>, <code>slovakia</code>, <code>poland</code>, <code>germany</code>, and <code>0.23451.734</code>.<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="nolines" perrow=5 widths=400px><br />
<br />
File:BX2005.png|'''0:05''' <br> Code, <code>Ju xjmm ibqqfo bhbjo</code> is ROT25 and translates to, <code>It will happen again</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2013.png|'''0:13''' <br> Text, <code>15.6.17</code> stacked on top of itself 3 times.<br />
<br />
File:BX2016.png|'''0:16''' <br> An image flashed, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2020.png|'''0:20''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God's gift, that's why we call it the present.</code>, a quote from Bill Keane.<br />
<br />
File:BX2022.png|'''0:22''' <br> A video of a dollar bill is shown.<br />
<br />
File:BX2023.png|'''0:23''' <br> An image is flashed, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2034.png|'''0:34''' <br> A Slovakian and Polish flag are shown, along with a burning US $1 bill.<br />
<br />
File:BX2038.png|'''0:38''' <br> Code, <code>Lmv slfi droo xszmtv vevibgsrmt</code> is an atbash cipher that translates to, <code>One hour will change everything</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2042.png|'''0:42''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>The ultimate mystery is tomorrow</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2044.png|'''0:44''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>Black and white is abstract; color is not. Looking at a black and white photograph you are already looking at a strange world</code>, a line from American Prospects: Photographs by Joel Sternfield, and has a 10 euro bill in the background.<br />
<br />
File:BX2045.png|'''0:45''' <br> Red text that reads, <code>51°50'45"N 16°34'56"E</code>, coordinates that point near a Intermax. PHU. Eksport, import in Poland.<br />
<br />
File:BX2048.png|'''0:48''' <br> Green text that reads, <code>I hope you know what you are doing</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2052.png|'''0:52''' <br> Red text that reads, <code>15.06.2017</code>.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Emails ==<br />
<br />
Emails were sent out and Banojxot Xuh replied with a variety of similar images. We currently are ordering based off of the amount of people written on the picture. Almost all have a Slovakian flag and a variant of 15.06.2017. <br />
<br />
<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px><br />
<br />
File:BXEmail1New.png|'''Email #1''' <br> The coordinates in order point to these locations, <br> <code>1. An alley in Tacoma, Washington.</code> <br> <code>2. In the middle of Hamburg, Germany in what looks like a massive shopping mall.</code> <br> <code>3. Just south of Metsla, Estonia.</code> <br> <code>4. Egegik Bay in Egegik, Alaska</code> <br> <code>5. In the Waal river, Central Nijmegen, Netherlands.</code> <br> <code>6. Centre Dortmund, Germany. Another shopping centre by the looks of it.</code> <br> Has blue and red text that reads, <code>SloVakia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.</code> This is part of a quote from Winston Churchill: ''"I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest."'' The emphasised V might point towards the "V for Victory" handsign Churchill was known for. The text on the bottom says <code>one person</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail1.jpg|'''Email #2''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has the text <code>two people</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.1.jpg|'''Email #3''' <br> The green text seems to resemble, <code>first letter</code> stacked a few times. Bottom text in orange says, <code>three people</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail4.jpg|'''Email #4''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Bottom text in black says, <code>four people</code>. Also the <code>15.06.2017</code> is gray with a low opacity layer blue version on top.<br />
<br />
File:reply.jpg|'''Email #5''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has text in grey that reads, <code>People are just numbers, but sometimes they lead to sole the riddle.</code>. Also has <code>five people</code> in black on the bottom and a blue line coming from under the Slovakian flag.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail6.png|'''Email #6''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has part of the date cut off, a white line through the flag, and has <code>six people</code> written on the bottom in black.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.jpg|'''Email #7''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Yellow text reads, <code>no object is mysterious, the mystery is your mind</code>, a wrongly quoted proverb that means that any misunderstanding you might have in looking at something is because of you, not it. Black text on the bottom reads, <code>seven people</code>, the text has a yellow back to it, and a blue line comes up from left of the seven people text.<br />
<br />
File:One person x victims.png|'''Email #8''' <br> The QR code leads to the [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfT2HBZhxoS9VX7bqd4fyrw Banojxot Xuh Youtube Channel.] <br> The picture references [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-J_Day_in_Times_Square V-J Day in Times Square.] <br> The vehicle is a Ford Transit (2005). The reference might point towards a [http://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/08/world/ira-attacks-10-downing-street-with-mortar-fire-as-cabinet-meets.html certain terror attack] by the IRA where a white Ford Transit was used as a mortar platform. <br> <code>gdrggvi.xln/yzmzcfs</code> is an atbash cipher that is the [http://twitter.com/banxuh Banojxot Xuh twitter.]<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Twitter ==<br />
The e-mails show us [http://twitter.com/banaxuh this twitter account] through an atbash cipher in Email #8. <br />
<br />
=== Tweets ===<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"<br />
|-<br />
! Date & Time (EDT)<br />
! Content<br />
! Meaning<br />
|-<br />
| 1:10 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| You aren't here by accident~B<br />
| Introduction to Twitter.<br />
|-<br />
| 1:13 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| [https://www.google.nl/maps?q=51%C2%B050%E2%80%B245%E2%80%B3N+16%C2%B034%E2%80%B250%E2%80%B3E&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjfh-G3t4LUAhVOZlAKHVP-Ar4Q_AUICigB 51°50′45″N 16°34′50″E]<br />
[https://www.google.nl/maps?q=51%C2%B050%E2%80%B2N+5%C2%B052%E2%80%B2E&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjF8JLWt4LUAhXPPFAKHWSsAaoQ_AUICigB 51°50′N 5°52′E] <br />
<br />
[https://www.google.nl/maps?q=53%C2%B033%E2%80%B2N+10%C2%B000%E2%80%B2E&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjf9p7jt4LUAhVOKFAKHT_0At8Q_AUICigB 53°33′N 10°00′E]<br />
| Coordinates for locations, Location 1: rondo Solidarności, Leszno, Poland. (Note that this means "Solidarity Roundabout")<br />
Location 2: Professor Cornelissenstraat, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. (A street named after a Dutch academic) <br />
<br />
Location 3: Steinstraße, close to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._James%27_Church,_Hamburg St. James Church], Hamburg, Germany.<br />
|-<br />
| 1:19 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| 9ce09f56373a96112527aebe5af12f632bd8f0c40132dd76801ad3437e6fdb42 ~B<br />
| A hash that has yet to be decrypted.<br />
|}</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Banojxot_Xuh&diff=6491Banojxot Xuh2017-05-22T02:27:50Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Tweets */</p>
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<div>{{argbox<br />
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| image = File:BXPhoto.jpg<br />
| description = 15-6-17<br />
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| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Type|Investigation]]<br />
| status = Active<br />
| discovered = 2017-05-13<br />
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[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]] > '''Banojxot Xuh'''<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br />
== Backstory ==<br />
Banojxot Xuh is a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube ARG] that was posted to several country-themed subreddits, and appears to have a strong political focus. It has many codes hidden throughout the video and references to Slovakia along with a strong focus with the date, June 15h, 2017.<br />
<br />
Originally, the video was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/england/comments/65d7uo/london_bridge_is_down/ England Subreddit] but the user was banned, the post and the video deleted.<br />
<br />
Then, on May 13th, an image was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/Slovakia/comments/6ayaef/get_ready_15617/ Slovakian Subreddit] by an user called Banojxot (same as the YT channel) featuring a QR code that leads to our video with the words "Get Ready" in red and the date 15.6.17, or June 15th, 2017.<br />
<br />
Later, on May 18th, the user Hamburger__96 posted a photo of a sort of flyer featuring the same image posted in r/Slovakia and the number 0023 handwritten in the back in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/6by9ce/mystery_qr_code_found_in_germany_pic/ Germany subreddit].<br />
It is speculated that Hamburger__96 is the same person behind the Banojxot account on Reddit, although this is unclear.<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
==Videos==<br />
<br />
=== First Video ===<br />
<br />
On May 13th a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube video] was uploaded by Banojxot Xuh called 15-6-17. The video had the tags of, <code>scoddD</code>, <code>c432.657.33.</code>, <code>16.6294.22.30</code>, <code>177.947.29.0</code>, <code>be</code>, <code>C A R E F U L</code>, <code>the-y</code>, <code>are</code>, <code>read-y</code>, and <code>Y.y</code>.<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="nolines" perrow=5 widths=400px><br />
<br />
File:BX031.png|'''0:31''' <br> Text stacked goes, <code>3: blue, no serifs</code> <code>3: blue, serifs</code> <code>5: blue, serifs</code> <code>7: orange, serifs</code> <code>4: red, serifs</code>. <br> The person/s has yet to be identified.<br />
<br />
File:BX045.png|'''0:45''' <br> The code, <code>TIUNI TIUNIJIKIXI QIMI TIMI WIRIJIOIQINI</code> has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
File:BX049.png|'''0:49''' <br> The code, <code>Yklw lw mzwy ykh ehjlrrlrj</code> translates to <code>This is just the beginning</code> using a substitution cipher.<br />
<br />
File:BX051.png|'''0:51''' <br> The string of yellow text that uses a Polybius Square then a substitution to translate to, <code>Please email me and I will give more information.</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX0571.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>TSFSPMZYESADUGE</code> is ROT8 that translates to, <code>BANAXUHGMAILCOM</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX0572.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>WPSZEOME MW TSMRX</code> is ROT22 that translates to, <code>SLOVAKIA IS POINT</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX100.png|'''1:00''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia background is a picture from [https://archive.org/stream/mythslegendscelt00roll/mythslegendscelt00roll#page/48/mode/1up this book] with the quote of, <code>Desolate be Tara for ever and ever!</code>. This is a [http://www.haunted-britain.com/Eastern_Ireland.htm story] from Ireland, on how a hill, Tara, was unremarkable, yet magic. It was a pagan monument to coronate the king. In AD558 a saint dispelled Tara of its function as a pagan place of worship, and brought christianity to Ireland. It is to be noted that these places given by the coordinates, are very unremarkable places.<br />
<br />
File:BX104.jpg|'''1:04''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia background is a picture from [https://archive.org/stream/mythslegendscelt00roll/mythslegendscelt00roll#page/48/mode/1up this book] with the quote of, <code>Desolate be Tara for ever and ever!</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX105.png|'''1:05''' <br> Red text that says contact me.<br />
<br />
File:BX112.png|'''1:12''' <br> An upside down and backwards picture of Slovakia.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
=== Second Video ===<br />
<br />
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK9uGBu9FMc A second video] was uploaded on the 21st of May, called 15-6-17.v2. The tags of the video are, <code>383</code>, <code>slovakia</code>, <code>poland</code>, <code>germany</code>, and <code>0.23451.734</code>.<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="nolines" perrow=5 widths=400px><br />
<br />
File:BX2005.png|'''0:05''' <br> Code, <code>Ju xjmm ibqqfo bhbjo</code> is ROT25 and translates to, <code>It will happen again</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2013.png|'''0:13''' <br> Text, <code>15.6.17</code> stacked on top of itself 3 times.<br />
<br />
File:BX2016.png|'''0:16''' <br> An image flashed, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2020.png|'''0:20''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God's gift, that's why we call it the present.</code>, a quote from Bill Keane.<br />
<br />
File:BX2022.png|'''0:22''' <br> A video of a dollar bill is shown.<br />
<br />
File:BX2023.png|'''0:23''' <br> An image is flashed, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2034.png|'''0:34''' <br> A Slovakian and Polish flag are shown, along with a burning US $1 bill.<br />
<br />
File:BX2038.png|'''0:38''' <br> Code, <code>Lmv slfi droo xszmtv vevibgsrmt</code> is an atbash cipher that translates to, <code>One hour will change everything</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2042.png|'''0:42''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>The ultimate mystery is tomorrow</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2044.png|'''0:44''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>Black and white is abstract; color is not. Looking at a black and white photograph you are already looking at a strange world</code>, a line from American Prospects: Photographs by Joel Sternfield, and has a 10 euro bill in the background.<br />
<br />
File:BX2045.png|'''0:45''' <br> Red text that reads, <code>51°50'45"N 16°34'56"E</code>, coordinates that point near a Intermax. PHU. Eksport, import in Poland.<br />
<br />
File:BX2048.png|'''0:48''' <br> Green text that reads, <code>I hope you know what you are doing</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2052.png|'''0:52''' <br> Red text that reads, <code>15.06.2017</code>.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Emails ==<br />
<br />
Emails were sent out and Banojxot Xuh replied with a variety of similar images. We currently are ordering based off of the amount of people written on the picture. Almost all have a Slovakian flag and a variant of 15.06.2017. <br />
<br />
<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px><br />
<br />
File:BXEmail1New.png|'''Email #1''' <br> The coordinates in order point to these locations, <br> <code>1. An alley in Tacoma, Washington.</code> <br> <code>2. In the middle of Hamburg, Germany in what looks like a massive shopping mall.</code> <br> <code>3. Just south of Metsla, Estonia.</code> <br> <code>4. Egegik Bay in Egegik, Alaska</code> <br> <code>5. In the Waal river, Central Nijmegen, Netherlands.</code> <br> <code>6. Centre Dortmund, Germany. Another shopping centre by the looks of it.</code> <br> Has blue and red text that reads, <code>SloVakia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.</code> This is part of a quote from Winston Churchill: ''"I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest."'' The emphasised V might point towards the "V for Victory" handsign Churchill was known for. The text on the bottom says <code>one person</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail1.jpg|'''Email #2''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has the text <code>two people</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.1.jpg|'''Email #3''' <br> The green text seems to resemble, <code>first letter</code> stacked a few times. Bottom text in orange says, <code>three people</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail4.jpg|'''Email #4''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Bottom text in black says, <code>four people</code>. Also the <code>15.06.2017</code> is gray with a low opacity layer blue version on top.<br />
<br />
File:reply.jpg|'''Email #5''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has text in grey that reads, <code>People are just numbers, but sometimes they lead to sole the riddle.</code>. Also has <code>five people</code> in black on the bottom and a blue line coming from under the Slovakian flag.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail6.png|'''Email #6''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has part of the date cut off, a white line through the flag, and has <code>six people</code> written on the bottom in black.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.jpg|'''Email #7''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Yellow text reads, <code>no object is mysterious, the mystery is your mind</code>, a wrongly quoted proverb that means that any misunderstanding you might have in looking at something is because of you, not it. Black text on the bottom reads, <code>seven people</code>, the text has a yellow back to it, and a blue line comes up from left of the seven people text.<br />
<br />
File:One person x victims.png|'''Email #8''' <br> The QR code leads to the [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfT2HBZhxoS9VX7bqd4fyrw Banojxot Xuh Youtube Channel.] <br> The picture references [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-J_Day_in_Times_Square V-J Day in Times Square.] <br> The vehicle is a Ford Transit (2005). The reference might point towards a [http://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/08/world/ira-attacks-10-downing-street-with-mortar-fire-as-cabinet-meets.html certain terror attack] by the IRA where a white Ford Transit was used as a mortar platform. <br> <code>gdrggvi.xln/yzmzcfs</code> is an atbash cipher that is the [http://twitter.com/banxuh Banojxot Xuh twitter.]<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Twitter ==<br />
The e-mails show us [http://twitter.com/banaxuh this twitter account] through an atbash cipher in Email #8. <br />
<br />
=== Tweets ===<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"<br />
|-<br />
! Date & Time (EDT)<br />
! Content<br />
! Meaning<br />
|-<br />
| 1:10 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| You aren't here by accident~B<br />
| Introduction to Twitter.<br />
|-<br />
| 1:13 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| [https://www.google.nl/maps?q=51%C2%B050%E2%80%B245%E2%80%B3N+16%C2%B034%E2%80%B250%E2%80%B3E&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjfh-G3t4LUAhVOZlAKHVP-Ar4Q_AUICigB 51°50′45″N 16°34′50″E]<br />
[https://www.google.nl/maps?q=51%C2%B050%E2%80%B2N+5%C2%B052%E2%80%B2E&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjF8JLWt4LUAhXPPFAKHWSsAaoQ_AUICigB 51°50′N 5°52′E] <br />
<br />
[https://www.google.nl/maps?q=53%C2%B033%E2%80%B2N+10%C2%B000%E2%80%B2E&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjf9p7jt4LUAhVOKFAKHT_0At8Q_AUICigB 53°33′N 10°00′E]<br />
| Coordinates for locations, Location 1: rondo Solidarności, Leszno, Poland. (Note that this means "Solidarity Roundabout")<br />
Location 2: Professor Cornelissenstraat, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. (A street named after a Dutch academic) <br />
<br />
Location 3: Close to Church of St. Jacobi Hauptkirche St. Jacobi, Hamburg, Germany.<br />
|-<br />
| 1:19 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| 9ce09f56373a96112527aebe5af12f632bd8f0c40132dd76801ad3437e6fdb42 ~B<br />
| A hash that has yet to be decrypted.<br />
|}</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Banojxot_Xuh&diff=6490Banojxot Xuh2017-05-22T02:26:05Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Tweets */</p>
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<div>{{argbox<br />
| name = {{PAGENAME}}<br />
| image = File:BXPhoto.jpg<br />
| description = 15-6-17<br />
| creator = Unknown<br />
| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Type|Investigation]]<br />
| status = Active<br />
| discovered = 2017-05-13<br />
}}<br />
[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]] > '''Banojxot Xuh'''<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br />
== Backstory ==<br />
Banojxot Xuh is a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube ARG] that was posted to several country-themed subreddits, and appears to have a strong political focus. It has many codes hidden throughout the video and references to Slovakia along with a strong focus with the date, June 15h, 2017.<br />
<br />
Originally, the video was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/england/comments/65d7uo/london_bridge_is_down/ England Subreddit] but the user was banned, the post and the video deleted.<br />
<br />
Then, on May 13th, an image was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/Slovakia/comments/6ayaef/get_ready_15617/ Slovakian Subreddit] by an user called Banojxot (same as the YT channel) featuring a QR code that leads to our video with the words "Get Ready" in red and the date 15.6.17, or June 15th, 2017.<br />
<br />
Later, on May 18th, the user Hamburger__96 posted a photo of a sort of flyer featuring the same image posted in r/Slovakia and the number 0023 handwritten in the back in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/6by9ce/mystery_qr_code_found_in_germany_pic/ Germany subreddit].<br />
It is speculated that Hamburger__96 is the same person behind the Banojxot account on Reddit, although this is unclear.<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
==Videos==<br />
<br />
=== First Video ===<br />
<br />
On May 13th a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube video] was uploaded by Banojxot Xuh called 15-6-17. The video had the tags of, <code>scoddD</code>, <code>c432.657.33.</code>, <code>16.6294.22.30</code>, <code>177.947.29.0</code>, <code>be</code>, <code>C A R E F U L</code>, <code>the-y</code>, <code>are</code>, <code>read-y</code>, and <code>Y.y</code>.<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="nolines" perrow=5 widths=400px><br />
<br />
File:BX031.png|'''0:31''' <br> Text stacked goes, <code>3: blue, no serifs</code> <code>3: blue, serifs</code> <code>5: blue, serifs</code> <code>7: orange, serifs</code> <code>4: red, serifs</code>. <br> The person/s has yet to be identified.<br />
<br />
File:BX045.png|'''0:45''' <br> The code, <code>TIUNI TIUNIJIKIXI QIMI TIMI WIRIJIOIQINI</code> has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
File:BX049.png|'''0:49''' <br> The code, <code>Yklw lw mzwy ykh ehjlrrlrj</code> translates to <code>This is just the beginning</code> using a substitution cipher.<br />
<br />
File:BX051.png|'''0:51''' <br> The string of yellow text that uses a Polybius Square then a substitution to translate to, <code>Please email me and I will give more information.</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX0571.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>TSFSPMZYESADUGE</code> is ROT8 that translates to, <code>BANAXUHGMAILCOM</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX0572.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>WPSZEOME MW TSMRX</code> is ROT22 that translates to, <code>SLOVAKIA IS POINT</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX100.png|'''1:00''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia background is a picture from [https://archive.org/stream/mythslegendscelt00roll/mythslegendscelt00roll#page/48/mode/1up this book] with the quote of, <code>Desolate be Tara for ever and ever!</code>. This is a [http://www.haunted-britain.com/Eastern_Ireland.htm story] from Ireland, on how a hill, Tara, was unremarkable, yet magic. It was a pagan monument to coronate the king. In AD558 a saint dispelled Tara of its function as a pagan place of worship, and brought christianity to Ireland. It is to be noted that these places given by the coordinates, are very unremarkable places.<br />
<br />
File:BX104.jpg|'''1:04''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia background is a picture from [https://archive.org/stream/mythslegendscelt00roll/mythslegendscelt00roll#page/48/mode/1up this book] with the quote of, <code>Desolate be Tara for ever and ever!</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX105.png|'''1:05''' <br> Red text that says contact me.<br />
<br />
File:BX112.png|'''1:12''' <br> An upside down and backwards picture of Slovakia.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
=== Second Video ===<br />
<br />
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK9uGBu9FMc A second video] was uploaded on the 21st of May, called 15-6-17.v2. The tags of the video are, <code>383</code>, <code>slovakia</code>, <code>poland</code>, <code>germany</code>, and <code>0.23451.734</code>.<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="nolines" perrow=5 widths=400px><br />
<br />
File:BX2005.png|'''0:05''' <br> Code, <code>Ju xjmm ibqqfo bhbjo</code> is ROT25 and translates to, <code>It will happen again</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2013.png|'''0:13''' <br> Text, <code>15.6.17</code> stacked on top of itself 3 times.<br />
<br />
File:BX2016.png|'''0:16''' <br> An image flashed, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2020.png|'''0:20''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God's gift, that's why we call it the present.</code>, a quote from Bill Keane.<br />
<br />
File:BX2022.png|'''0:22''' <br> A video of a dollar bill is shown.<br />
<br />
File:BX2023.png|'''0:23''' <br> An image is flashed, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2034.png|'''0:34''' <br> A Slovakian and Polish flag are shown, along with a burning US $1 bill.<br />
<br />
File:BX2038.png|'''0:38''' <br> Code, <code>Lmv slfi droo xszmtv vevibgsrmt</code> is an atbash cipher that translates to, <code>One hour will change everything</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2042.png|'''0:42''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>The ultimate mystery is tomorrow</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2044.png|'''0:44''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>Black and white is abstract; color is not. Looking at a black and white photograph you are already looking at a strange world</code>, a line from American Prospects: Photographs by Joel Sternfield, and has a 10 euro bill in the background.<br />
<br />
File:BX2045.png|'''0:45''' <br> Red text that reads, <code>51°50'45"N 16°34'56"E</code>, coordinates that point near a Intermax. PHU. Eksport, import in Poland.<br />
<br />
File:BX2048.png|'''0:48''' <br> Green text that reads, <code>I hope you know what you are doing</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2052.png|'''0:52''' <br> Red text that reads, <code>15.06.2017</code>.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Emails ==<br />
<br />
Emails were sent out and Banojxot Xuh replied with a variety of similar images. We currently are ordering based off of the amount of people written on the picture. Almost all have a Slovakian flag and a variant of 15.06.2017. <br />
<br />
<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px><br />
<br />
File:BXEmail1New.png|'''Email #1''' <br> The coordinates in order point to these locations, <br> <code>1. An alley in Tacoma, Washington.</code> <br> <code>2. In the middle of Hamburg, Germany in what looks like a massive shopping mall.</code> <br> <code>3. Just south of Metsla, Estonia.</code> <br> <code>4. Egegik Bay in Egegik, Alaska</code> <br> <code>5. In the Waal river, Central Nijmegen, Netherlands.</code> <br> <code>6. Centre Dortmund, Germany. Another shopping centre by the looks of it.</code> <br> Has blue and red text that reads, <code>SloVakia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.</code> This is part of a quote from Winston Churchill: ''"I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest."'' The emphasised V might point towards the "V for Victory" handsign Churchill was known for. The text on the bottom says <code>one person</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail1.jpg|'''Email #2''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has the text <code>two people</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.1.jpg|'''Email #3''' <br> The green text seems to resemble, <code>first letter</code> stacked a few times. Bottom text in orange says, <code>three people</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail4.jpg|'''Email #4''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Bottom text in black says, <code>four people</code>. Also the <code>15.06.2017</code> is gray with a low opacity layer blue version on top.<br />
<br />
File:reply.jpg|'''Email #5''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has text in grey that reads, <code>People are just numbers, but sometimes they lead to sole the riddle.</code>. Also has <code>five people</code> in black on the bottom and a blue line coming from under the Slovakian flag.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail6.png|'''Email #6''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has part of the date cut off, a white line through the flag, and has <code>six people</code> written on the bottom in black.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.jpg|'''Email #7''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Yellow text reads, <code>no object is mysterious, the mystery is your mind</code>, a wrongly quoted proverb that means that any misunderstanding you might have in looking at something is because of you, not it. Black text on the bottom reads, <code>seven people</code>, the text has a yellow back to it, and a blue line comes up from left of the seven people text.<br />
<br />
File:One person x victims.png|'''Email #8''' <br> The QR code leads to the [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfT2HBZhxoS9VX7bqd4fyrw Banojxot Xuh Youtube Channel.] <br> The picture references [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-J_Day_in_Times_Square V-J Day in Times Square.] <br> The vehicle is a Ford Transit (2005). The reference might point towards a [http://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/08/world/ira-attacks-10-downing-street-with-mortar-fire-as-cabinet-meets.html certain terror attack] by the IRA where a white Ford Transit was used as a mortar platform. <br> <code>gdrggvi.xln/yzmzcfs</code> is an atbash cipher that is the [http://twitter.com/banxuh Banojxot Xuh twitter.]<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Twitter ==<br />
The e-mails show us [http://twitter.com/banaxuh this twitter account] through an atbash cipher in Email #8. <br />
<br />
=== Tweets ===<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"<br />
|-<br />
! Date & Time (EDT)<br />
! Content<br />
! Meaning<br />
|-<br />
| 1:10 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| You aren't here by accident~B<br />
| Introduction to Twitter.<br />
|-<br />
| 1:13 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| [https://www.google.nl/maps?q=51%C2%B050%E2%80%B245%E2%80%B3N+16%C2%B034%E2%80%B250%E2%80%B3E&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjfh-G3t4LUAhVOZlAKHVP-Ar4Q_AUICigB 51°50′45″N 16°34′50″E]<br />
[https://www.google.nl/maps?q=51%C2%B050%E2%80%B2N+5%C2%B052%E2%80%B2E&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjF8JLWt4LUAhXPPFAKHWSsAaoQ_AUICigB 51°50′N 5°52′E] <br />
<br />
[https://www.google.nl/maps?q=53%C2%B033%E2%80%B2N+10%C2%B000%E2%80%B2E&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjf9p7jt4LUAhVOKFAKHT_0At8Q_AUICigB 53°33′N 10°00′E]<br />
| Coordinates for locations, Location 1: rondo Solidarności, Leszno, Poland.<br />
Location 2: Professor Cornelissenstraat, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. <br />
<br />
Location 3: Close to Church of St. Jacobi Hauptkirche St. Jacobi, Hamburg, Germany.<br />
|-<br />
| 1:19 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| 9ce09f56373a96112527aebe5af12f632bd8f0c40132dd76801ad3437e6fdb42 ~B<br />
| A hash that has yet to be decrypted.<br />
|}</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Banojxot_Xuh&diff=6488Banojxot Xuh2017-05-22T00:33:22Z<p>Svardskampe: /* First Video */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{argbox<br />
| name = {{PAGENAME}}<br />
| image = File:BXPhoto.jpg<br />
| description = 15-6-17<br />
| creator = Unknown<br />
| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Type|Investigation]]<br />
| status = Active<br />
| discovered = 2017-05-13<br />
}}<br />
[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]] > '''Banojxot Xuh'''<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br />
== Backstory ==<br />
Banojxot Xuh is a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube ARG] that was posted to several country-themed subreddits, and appears to have a strong political focus. It has many codes hidden throughout the video and references to Slovakia along with a strong focus with the date, June 15h, 2017.<br />
<br />
Originally, the video was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/england/comments/65d7uo/london_bridge_is_down/ England Subreddit] but the user was banned, the post and the video deleted.<br />
<br />
Then, on May 13th, an image was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/Slovakia/comments/6ayaef/get_ready_15617/ Slovakian Subreddit] by an user called Banojxot (same as the YT channel) featuring a QR code that leads to our video with the words "Get Ready" in red and the date 15.6.17, or June 15th, 2017.<br />
<br />
Later, on May 18th, the user Hamburger__96 posted a photo of a sort of flyer featuring the same image posted in r/Slovakia and the number 0023 handwritten in the back in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/6by9ce/mystery_qr_code_found_in_germany_pic/ Germany subreddit].<br />
It is speculated that Hamburger__96 is the same person behind the Banojxot account on Reddit, although this is unclear.<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
==Videos==<br />
<br />
=== First Video ===<br />
<br />
On May 13th a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube video] was uploaded by Banojxot Xuh called 15-6-17. The video had the tags of, <code>scoddD</code>, <code>c432.657.33.</code>, <code>16.6294.22.30</code>, <code>177.947.29.0</code>, <code>be</code>, <code>C A R E F U L</code>, <code>the-y</code>, <code>are</code>, <code>read-y</code>, and <code>Y.y</code>.<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="nolines" perrow=5 widths=400px><br />
<br />
File:BX031.png|'''0:31''' <br> Text stacked goes, <code>3: blue, no serifs</code> <code>3: blue, serifs</code> <code>5: blue, serifs</code> <code>7: orange, serifs</code> <code>4: red, serifs</code>. <br> The person/s has yet to be identified.<br />
<br />
File:BX045.png|'''0:45''' <br> The code, <code>TIUNI TIUNIJIKIXI QIMI TIMI WIRIJIOIQINI</code> has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
File:BX049.png|'''0:49''' <br> The code, <code>Yklw lw mzwy ykh ehjlrrlrj</code> translates to <code>This is just the beginning</code> using a substitution cipher.<br />
<br />
File:BX051.png|'''0:51''' <br> The string of yellow text that uses a Polybius Square then a substitution to translate to, <code>Please email me and I will give more information.</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX0571.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>TSFSPMZYESADUGE</code> is ROT8 that translates to, <code>BANAXUHGMAILCOM</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX0572.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>WPSZEOME MW TSMRX</code> is ROT22 that translates to, <code>SLOVAKIA IS POINT</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX100.png|'''1:00''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia background is a picture from [https://archive.org/stream/mythslegendscelt00roll/mythslegendscelt00roll#page/48/mode/1up this book] with the quote of, <code>Desolate be Tara for ever and ever!</code>. This is a [http://www.haunted-britain.com/Eastern_Ireland.htm story] from Ireland, on how a hill, Tara, was unremarkable, yet magic. It was a pagan monument to coronate the king. In AD558 a saint dispelled Tara of its function as a pagan place of worship, and brought christianity to Ireland. It is to be noted that these places given by the coordinates, are very unremarkable places.<br />
<br />
File:BX104.jpg|'''1:04''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia background is a picture from [https://archive.org/stream/mythslegendscelt00roll/mythslegendscelt00roll#page/48/mode/1up this book] with the quote of, <code>Desolate be Tara for ever and ever!</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX105.png|'''1:05''' <br> Red text that says contact me.<br />
<br />
File:BX112.png|'''1:12''' <br> An upside down and backwards picture of Slovakia.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
=== Second Video ===<br />
<br />
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK9uGBu9FMc A second video] was uploaded on the 21st of May, called 15-6-17.v2. The tags of the video are, <code>383</code>, <code>slovakia</code>, <code>poland</code>, <code>germany</code>, and <code>0.23451.734</code>.<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="nolines" perrow=5 widths=400px><br />
<br />
File:BX2005.png|'''0:05''' <br> Code, <code>Ju xjmm ibqqfo bhbjo</code> is ROT25 and translates to, <code>It will happen again</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2013.png|'''0:13''' <br> Text, <code>15.6.17</code> stacked on top of itself 3 times.<br />
<br />
File:BX2016.png|'''0:16''' <br> An image flashed, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2020.png|'''0:20''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God's gift, that's why we call it the present.</code>, a quote from Bill Keane.<br />
<br />
File:BX2022.png|'''0:22''' <br> A video of a dollar bill is shown.<br />
<br />
File:BX2023.png|'''0:23''' <br> An image is flashed, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2034.png|'''0:34''' <br> A Slovakian and Polish flag are shown, along with a burning US $1 bill.<br />
<br />
File:BX2038.png|'''0:38''' <br> Code, <code>Lmv slfi droo xszmtv vevibgsrmt</code> is an atbash cipher that translates to, <code>One hour will change everything</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2042.png|'''0:42''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>The ultimate mystery is tomorrow</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2044.png|'''0:44''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>Black and white is abstract; color is not. Looking at a black and white photograph you are already looking at a strange world</code>, a line from American Prospects: Photographs by Joel Sternfield, and has a 10 euro bill in the background.<br />
<br />
File:BX2045.png|'''0:45''' <br> Red text that reads, <code>51°50'45"N 16°34'56"E</code>, coordinates that point near a Intermax. PHU. Eksport, import in Poland.<br />
<br />
File:BX2048.png|'''0:48''' <br> Green text that reads, <code>I hope you know what you are doing</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2052.png|'''0:52''' <br> Red text that reads, <code>15.06.2017</code>.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Emails ==<br />
<br />
Emails were sent out and Banojxot Xuh replied with a variety of similar images. We currently are ordering based off of the amount of people written on the picture. Almost all have a Slovakian flag and a variant of 15.06.2017. <br />
<br />
<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px><br />
<br />
File:BXEmail1New.png|'''Email #1''' <br> The coordinates in order point to these locations, <br> <code>1. An alley in Tacoma, Washington.</code> <br> <code>2. In the middle of Hamburg, Germany in what looks like a massive shopping mall.</code> <br> <code>3. Just south of Metsla, Estonia.</code> <br> <code>4. Egegik Bay in Egegik, Alaska</code> <br> <code>5. In the Waal river, Central Nijmegen, Netherlands.</code> <br> <code>6. Centre Dortmund, Germany. Another shopping centre by the looks of it.</code> <br> Has blue and red text that reads, <code>SloVakia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.</code> This is part of a quote from Winston Churchill: ''"I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest."'' The emphasised V might point towards the "V for Victory" handsign Churchill was known for. The text on the bottom says <code>one person</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail1.jpg|'''Email #2''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has the text <code>two people</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.1.jpg|'''Email #3''' <br> The green text seems to resemble, <code>first letter</code> stacked a few times. Bottom text in orange says, <code>three people</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail4.jpg|'''Email #4''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Bottom text in black says, <code>four people</code>. Also the <code>15.06.2017</code> is gray with a low opacity layer blue version on top.<br />
<br />
File:reply.jpg|'''Email #5''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has text in grey that reads, <code>People are just numbers, but sometimes they lead to sole the riddle.</code>. Also has <code>five people</code> in black on the bottom and a blue line coming from under the Slovakian flag.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail6.png|'''Email #6''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has part of the date cut off, a white line through the flag, and has <code>six people</code> written on the bottom in black.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.jpg|'''Email #7''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Yellow text reads, <code>no object is mysterious, the mystery is your mind</code>, a wrongly quoted proverb that means that any misunderstanding you might have in looking at something is because of you, not it. Black text on the bottom reads, <code>seven people</code>, the text has a yellow back to it, and a blue line comes up from left of the seven people text.<br />
<br />
File:One person x victims.png|'''Email #8''' <br> The QR code leads to the [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfT2HBZhxoS9VX7bqd4fyrw Banojxot Xuh Youtube Channel.] <br> The picture references [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-J_Day_in_Times_Square V-J Day in Times Square.] <br> The vehicle is a Ford Transit (2005). The reference might point towards a [http://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/08/world/ira-attacks-10-downing-street-with-mortar-fire-as-cabinet-meets.html certain terror attack] by the IRA where a white Ford Transit was used as a mortar platform. <br> <code>gdrggvi.xln/yzmzcfs</code> is an atbash cipher that is the [http://twitter.com/banxuh Banojxot Xuh twitter.]<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Twitter ==<br />
The e-mails show us [http://twitter.com/banaxuh this twitter account] through an atbash cipher in Email #8. <br />
<br />
=== Tweets ===<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"<br />
|-<br />
! Date & Time (EDT)<br />
! Content<br />
! Meaning<br />
|-<br />
| 1:10 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| You aren't here by accident~B<br />
| Introduction to Twitter.<br />
|-<br />
| 1:13 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| 51°50′45″N 16°34′50″E 51°50′N 5°52′E 53°33′N 10°00′E<br />
| Coordinates for locations, Location 1: Northern, Republic of the Congo. Location 2: Close to Huisartsenpraktijk Mesker, Netherlands. Location 3: Close to Church of St. Jacobi Hauptkirche St. Jacobi, Germany.<br />
|-<br />
| 1:19 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| 9ce09f56373a96112527aebe5af12f632bd8f0c40132dd76801ad3437e6fdb42 ~B<br />
| A hash that has yet to be decrypted.<br />
|}</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Banojxot_Xuh&diff=6487Banojxot Xuh2017-05-22T00:32:28Z<p>Svardskampe: /* First Video */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{argbox<br />
| name = {{PAGENAME}}<br />
| image = File:BXPhoto.jpg<br />
| description = 15-6-17<br />
| creator = Unknown<br />
| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Type|Investigation]]<br />
| status = Active<br />
| discovered = 2017-05-13<br />
}}<br />
[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]] > '''Banojxot Xuh'''<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br />
== Backstory ==<br />
Banojxot Xuh is a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube ARG] that was posted to several country-themed subreddits, and appears to have a strong political focus. It has many codes hidden throughout the video and references to Slovakia along with a strong focus with the date, June 15h, 2017.<br />
<br />
Originally, the video was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/england/comments/65d7uo/london_bridge_is_down/ England Subreddit] but the user was banned, the post and the video deleted.<br />
<br />
Then, on May 13th, an image was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/Slovakia/comments/6ayaef/get_ready_15617/ Slovakian Subreddit] by an user called Banojxot (same as the YT channel) featuring a QR code that leads to our video with the words "Get Ready" in red and the date 15.6.17, or June 15th, 2017.<br />
<br />
Later, on May 18th, the user Hamburger__96 posted a photo of a sort of flyer featuring the same image posted in r/Slovakia and the number 0023 handwritten in the back in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/6by9ce/mystery_qr_code_found_in_germany_pic/ Germany subreddit].<br />
It is speculated that Hamburger__96 is the same person behind the Banojxot account on Reddit, although this is unclear.<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
==Videos==<br />
<br />
=== First Video ===<br />
<br />
On May 13th a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube video] was uploaded by Banojxot Xuh called 15-6-17. The video had the tags of, <code>scoddD</code>, <code>c432.657.33.</code>, <code>16.6294.22.30</code>, <code>177.947.29.0</code>, <code>be</code>, <code>C A R E F U L</code>, <code>the-y</code>, <code>are</code>, <code>read-y</code>, and <code>Y.y</code>.<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="nolines" perrow=5 widths=400px><br />
<br />
File:BX031.png|'''0:31''' <br> Text stacked goes, <code>3: blue, no serifs</code> <code>3: blue, serifs</code> <code>5: blue, serifs</code> <code>7: orange, serifs</code> <code>4: red, serifs</code>. <br> The person/s has yet to be identified.<br />
<br />
File:BX045.png|'''0:45''' <br> The code, <code>TIUNI TIUNIJIKIXI QIMI TIMI WIRIJIOIQINI</code> has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
File:BX049.png|'''0:49''' <br> The code, <code>Yklw lw mzwy ykh ehjlrrlrj</code> translates to <code>This is just the beginning</code> using a substitution cipher.<br />
<br />
File:BX051.png|'''0:51''' <br> The string of yellow text that uses a Polybius Square then a substitution to translate to, <code>Please email me and I will give more information.</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX0571.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>TSFSPMZYESADUGE</code> is ROT8 that translates to, <code>BANAXUHGMAILCOM</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX0572.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>WPSZEOME MW TSMRX</code> is ROT22 that translates to, <code>SLOVAKIA IS POINT</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX100.png|'''1:00''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia background is a picture from [https://archive.org/stream/mythslegendscelt00roll/mythslegendscelt00roll#page/48/mode/1up this book] with the quote of, <code>Desolate be Tara for ever and ever!</code>. This is a [http://www.haunted-britain.com/Eastern_Ireland.htm story] from Ireland, on how a hill, Tara, was unremarkable, yet magic. It was a pagan monument to coronate the king. In AD558 a saint dispelled Tara of its function as a pagan place of worship, and brought christianity to Ireland.<br />
<br />
File:BX104.jpg|'''1:04''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia background is a picture from [https://archive.org/stream/mythslegendscelt00roll/mythslegendscelt00roll#page/48/mode/1up this book] with the quote of, <code>Desolate be Tara for ever and ever!</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX105.png|'''1:05''' <br> Red text that says contact me.<br />
<br />
File:BX112.png|'''1:12''' <br> An upside down and backwards picture of Slovakia.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
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----<br />
<br />
=== Second Video ===<br />
<br />
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK9uGBu9FMc A second video] was uploaded on the 21st of May, called 15-6-17.v2. The tags of the video are, <code>383</code>, <code>slovakia</code>, <code>poland</code>, <code>germany</code>, and <code>0.23451.734</code>.<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="nolines" perrow=5 widths=400px><br />
<br />
File:BX2005.png|'''0:05''' <br> Code, <code>Ju xjmm ibqqfo bhbjo</code> is ROT25 and translates to, <code>It will happen again</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2013.png|'''0:13''' <br> Text, <code>15.6.17</code> stacked on top of itself 3 times.<br />
<br />
File:BX2016.png|'''0:16''' <br> An image flashed, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2020.png|'''0:20''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God's gift, that's why we call it the present.</code>, a quote from Bill Keane.<br />
<br />
File:BX2022.png|'''0:22''' <br> A video of a dollar bill is shown.<br />
<br />
File:BX2023.png|'''0:23''' <br> An image is flashed, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2034.png|'''0:34''' <br> A Slovakian and Polish flag are shown, along with a burning US $1 bill.<br />
<br />
File:BX2038.png|'''0:38''' <br> Code, <code>Lmv slfi droo xszmtv vevibgsrmt</code> is an atbash cipher that translates to, <code>One hour will change everything</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2042.png|'''0:42''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>The ultimate mystery is tomorrow</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2044.png|'''0:44''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>Black and white is abstract; color is not. Looking at a black and white photograph you are already looking at a strange world</code>, a line from American Prospects: Photographs by Joel Sternfield, and has a 10 euro bill in the background.<br />
<br />
File:BX2045.png|'''0:45''' <br> Red text that reads, <code>51°50'45"N 16°34'56"E</code>, coordinates that point near a Intermax. PHU. Eksport, import in Poland.<br />
<br />
File:BX2048.png|'''0:48''' <br> Green text that reads, <code>I hope you know what you are doing</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2052.png|'''0:52''' <br> Red text that reads, <code>15.06.2017</code>.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Emails ==<br />
<br />
Emails were sent out and Banojxot Xuh replied with a variety of similar images. We currently are ordering based off of the amount of people written on the picture. Almost all have a Slovakian flag and a variant of 15.06.2017. <br />
<br />
<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px><br />
<br />
File:BXEmail1New.png|'''Email #1''' <br> The coordinates in order point to these locations, <br> <code>1. An alley in Tacoma, Washington.</code> <br> <code>2. In the middle of Hamburg, Germany in what looks like a massive shopping mall.</code> <br> <code>3. Just south of Metsla, Estonia.</code> <br> <code>4. Egegik Bay in Egegik, Alaska</code> <br> <code>5. In the Waal river, Central Nijmegen, Netherlands.</code> <br> <code>6. Centre Dortmund, Germany. Another shopping centre by the looks of it.</code> <br> Has blue and red text that reads, <code>SloVakia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.</code> This is part of a quote from Winston Churchill: ''"I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest."'' The emphasised V might point towards the "V for Victory" handsign Churchill was known for. The text on the bottom says <code>one person</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail1.jpg|'''Email #2''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has the text <code>two people</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.1.jpg|'''Email #3''' <br> The green text seems to resemble, <code>first letter</code> stacked a few times. Bottom text in orange says, <code>three people</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail4.jpg|'''Email #4''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Bottom text in black says, <code>four people</code>. Also the <code>15.06.2017</code> is gray with a low opacity layer blue version on top.<br />
<br />
File:reply.jpg|'''Email #5''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has text in grey that reads, <code>People are just numbers, but sometimes they lead to sole the riddle.</code>. Also has <code>five people</code> in black on the bottom and a blue line coming from under the Slovakian flag.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail6.png|'''Email #6''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has part of the date cut off, a white line through the flag, and has <code>six people</code> written on the bottom in black.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.jpg|'''Email #7''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Yellow text reads, <code>no object is mysterious, the mystery is your mind</code>, a wrongly quoted proverb that means that any misunderstanding you might have in looking at something is because of you, not it. Black text on the bottom reads, <code>seven people</code>, the text has a yellow back to it, and a blue line comes up from left of the seven people text.<br />
<br />
File:One person x victims.png|'''Email #8''' <br> The QR code leads to the [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfT2HBZhxoS9VX7bqd4fyrw Banojxot Xuh Youtube Channel.] <br> The picture references [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-J_Day_in_Times_Square V-J Day in Times Square.] <br> The vehicle is a Ford Transit (2005). The reference might point towards a [http://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/08/world/ira-attacks-10-downing-street-with-mortar-fire-as-cabinet-meets.html certain terror attack] by the IRA where a white Ford Transit was used as a mortar platform. <br> <code>gdrggvi.xln/yzmzcfs</code> is an atbash cipher that is the [http://twitter.com/banxuh Banojxot Xuh twitter.]<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Twitter ==<br />
The e-mails show us [http://twitter.com/banaxuh this twitter account] through an atbash cipher in Email #8. <br />
<br />
=== Tweets ===<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"<br />
|-<br />
! Date & Time (EDT)<br />
! Content<br />
! Meaning<br />
|-<br />
| 1:10 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| You aren't here by accident~B<br />
| Introduction to Twitter.<br />
|-<br />
| 1:13 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| 51°50′45″N 16°34′50″E 51°50′N 5°52′E 53°33′N 10°00′E<br />
| Coordinates for locations, Location 1: Northern, Republic of the Congo. Location 2: Close to Huisartsenpraktijk Mesker, Netherlands. Location 3: Close to Church of St. Jacobi Hauptkirche St. Jacobi, Germany.<br />
|-<br />
| 1:19 PM - 21 May 2017<br />
| 9ce09f56373a96112527aebe5af12f632bd8f0c40132dd76801ad3437e6fdb42 ~B<br />
| A hash that has yet to be decrypted.<br />
|}</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Banojxot_Xuh&diff=6484Banojxot Xuh2017-05-21T23:47:33Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Emails */</p>
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<div>{{argbox<br />
| name = {{PAGENAME}}<br />
| image = File:BXPhoto.jpg<br />
| description = 15-6-17<br />
| creator = Unknown<br />
| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Type|Investigation]]<br />
| status = Active<br />
| discovered = 2017-05-13<br />
}}<br />
[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]] > '''Banojxot Xuh'''<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br />
== Backstory ==<br />
Banojxot Xuh is a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube ARG] that was posted to several country-themed subreddits, and appears to have a strong political focus. It has many codes hidden throughout the video and references to Slovakia along with a strong focus with the date, June 15h, 2017.<br />
<br />
Originally, the video was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/england/comments/65d7uo/london_bridge_is_down/ England Subreddit] but the user was banned, the post and the video deleted.<br />
<br />
Then, on May 13th, an image was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/Slovakia/comments/6ayaef/get_ready_15617/ Slovakian Subreddit] by an user called Banojxot (same as the YT channel) featuring a QR code that leads to our video with the words "Get Ready" in red and the date 15.6.17, or June 15th, 2017.<br />
<br />
Later, on May 18th, the user Hamburger__96 posted a photo of a sort of flyer featuring the same image posted in r/Slovakia and the number 0023 handwritten in the back in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/6by9ce/mystery_qr_code_found_in_germany_pic/ Germany subreddit].<br />
It is speculated that Hamburger__96 is the same person behind the Banojxot account on Reddit, although this is unclear.<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
==Videos==<br />
<br />
=== First Video ===<br />
<br />
On May 13th a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube video] was uploaded by Banojxot Xuh called 15-6-17. The video had the tags of, <code>scoddD</code>, <code>c432.657.33.</code>, <code>16.6294.22.30</code>, <code>177.947.29.0</code>, <code>be</code>, <code>C A R E F U L</code>, <code>the-y</code>, <code>are</code>, <code>read-y</code>, and <code>Y.y</code>.<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="nolines" perrow=5 widths=400px><br />
<br />
File:BX031.png|'''0:31''' <br> Text stacked goes, <code>3: blue, no serifs</code> <code>3: blue, serifs</code> <code>5: blue, serifs</code> <code>7: orange, serifs</code> <code>4: red, serifs</code>. <br> The person/s has yet to be identified.<br />
<br />
File:BX045.png|'''0:45''' <br> The code, <code>TIUNI TIUNIJIKIXI QIMI TIMI WIRIJIOIQINI</code> has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
File:BX049.png|'''0:49''' <br> The code, <code>Yklw lw mzwy ykh ehjlrrlrj</code> translates to <code>This is just the beginning</code> using a substitution cipher.<br />
<br />
File:BX051.png|'''0:51''' <br> The string of yellow text that uses a Polybius Square then a substitution to translate to, <code>Please email me and I will give more information.</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX0571.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>TSFSPMZYESADUGE</code> is ROT8 that translates to, <code>BANAXUHGMAILCOM</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX0572.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>WPSZEOME MW TSMRX</code> is ROT22 that translates to, <code>SLOVAKIA IS POINT</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX100.png|'''1:00''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia background is a picture from [https://archive.org/stream/mythslegendscelt00roll/mythslegendscelt00roll#page/48/mode/1up this book] with the quote of, <code>Desolate be Tara for ever and ever!</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX104.jpg|'''1:04''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia background is a picture from [https://archive.org/stream/mythslegendscelt00roll/mythslegendscelt00roll#page/48/mode/1up this book] with the quote of, <code>Desolate be Tara for ever and ever!</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX105.png|'''1:05''' <br> Red text that says contact me.<br />
<br />
File:BX112.png|'''1:12''' <br> An upside down and backwards picture of Slovakia.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
=== Second Video ===<br />
<br />
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK9uGBu9FMc A second video] was uploaded on the 21st of May, called 15-6-17.v2. The tags of the video are, <code>383</code>, <code>slovakia</code>, <code>poland</code>, <code>germany</code>, and <code>0.23451.734</code>.<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="nolines" perrow=5 widths=400px><br />
<br />
File:BX2005.png|'''0:05''' <br> Code, <code>Ju xjmm ibqqfo bhbjo</code> is ROT25 and translates to, <code>It will happen again</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2013.png|'''0:13''' <br> Text, <code>15.6.17</code> stacked on top of itself 3 times.<br />
<br />
File:BX2016.png|'''0:16''' <br> An image flashed, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2020.png|'''0:20''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God's gift, that's why we call it the present.</code>, a quote from Bill Keane.<br />
<br />
File:BX2022.png|'''0:22''' <br> A video of a dollar bill is shown.<br />
<br />
File:BX2023.png|'''0:23''' <br> An image is flashed, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2034.png|'''0:34''' <br> A Slovakian and Polish flag are shown, along with a burning US $1 bill.<br />
<br />
File:BX2038.png|'''0:38''' <br> Code, <code>Lmv slfi droo xszmtv vevibgsrmt</code> is an atbash cipher that translates to, <code>One hour will change everything</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2042.png|'''0:42''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>The ultimate mystery is tomorrow</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2044.png|'''0:44''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>Black and white is abstract; color is not. Looking at a black and white photograph you are already looking at a strange world</code>, a line from American Prospects: Photographs by Joel Sternfield, and has a 10 euro bill in the background.<br />
<br />
File:BX2045.png|'''0:45''' <br> Red text that reads, <code>51°50'45"N 16°34'56"E</code>, coordinates that point near a Intermax. PHU. Eksport, import in Poland.<br />
<br />
File:BX2048.png|'''0:48''' <br> Green text that reads, <code>I hope you know what you are doing</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2052.png|'''0:52''' <br> Red text that reads, <code>15.06.2017</code>.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Emails ==<br />
<br />
Emails were sent out and Banojxot Xuh replied with a variety of similar images. We currently are ordering based off of the amount of people written on the picture. Almost all have a Slovakian flag and a variant of 15.06.2017. <br />
<br />
<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px><br />
<br />
File:BXEmail1New.png|'''Email #1''' <br> The coordinates in order point to these locations, <br> <code>1. An alley in Tacoma, Washington.</code> <br> <code>2. In the middle of Hamburg, Germany in what looks like a massive shopping mall.</code> <br> <code>3. Just south of Metsla, Estonia.</code> <br> <code>4. Egegik Bay in Egegik, Alaska</code> <br> <code>5. In the Waal river, Central Nijmegen, Netherlands.</code> <br> <code>6. Centre Dortmund, Germany. Another shopping centre by the looks of it.</code> <br> Has blue and red text that reads, <code>SloVakia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.</code> This is part of a quote from Winston Churchill: ''"I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest."'' The emphasised V might point towards the "V for Victory" handsign Churchill was known for. The text on the bottom says <code>one person</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail1.jpg|'''Email #2''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has the text <code>two people</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.1.jpg|'''Email #3''' <br> The green text seems to resemble, <code>first letter</code> stacked a few times. Bottom text in orange says, <code>three people</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail4.jpg|'''Email #4''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Bottom text in black says, <code>four people</code>. Also the <code>15.06.2017</code> is gray with a low opacity layer blue version on top.<br />
<br />
File:reply.jpg|'''Email #5''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has text in grey that reads, <code>People are just numbers, but sometimes they lead to sole the riddle.</code>. Also has <code>five people</code> in black on the bottom and a blue line coming from under the Slovakian flag.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail6.png|'''Email #6''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has part of the date cut off, a white line through the flag, and has <code>six people</code> written on the bottom in black.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.jpg|'''Email #7''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Yellow text reads, <code>no object is mysterious, the mystery is your mind</code>, a wrongly quoted proverb that means that any misunderstanding you might have in looking at something is because of you, not it. Black text on the bottom reads, <code>seven people</code>, the text has a yellow back to it, and a blue line comes up from left of the seven people text.<br />
<br />
File:One person x victims.png|'''Email #8''' <br> The QR code leads to the [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfT2HBZhxoS9VX7bqd4fyrw Banojxot Xuh Youtube Channel.] <br> The picture references [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-J_Day_in_Times_Square V-J Day in Times Square.] <br> The vehicle is a Ford Transit (2005). The reference might point towards a [http://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/08/world/ira-attacks-10-downing-street-with-mortar-fire-as-cabinet-meets.html certain terror attack] by the IRA where a white Ford Transit was used as a mortar platform. <br> <code>gdrggvi.xln/yzmzcfs</code> is an atbash cipher that is the [http://twitter.com/banxuh Banojxot Xuh twitter.]<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Twitter ==<br />
The e-mails show us [http://twitter.com/banaxuh this twitter account] through a ROT or caesarian cipher. <br />
<br />
The second twitter post shows these coordinates: <br />
<br />
51°50′45″N 16°34′50″E --> rondo Solidarności, Leszno (Poland) <br />
<br />
51°50′N 5°52′E --> Professor Cornelissenstraat, Nijmegen (the Netherlands) <br />
<br />
53°33′N 10°00′E --> Steinstraße, near St. Jacobi church, Hamburg (Germany)<br />
<br />
<br />
The third post has presumably a hash in it (signed with the letter B for his name)<br />
9ce09f56373a96112527aebe5af12f632bd8f0c40132dd76801ad3437e6fdb42 ~B</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Banojxot_Xuh&diff=6483Banojxot Xuh2017-05-21T23:45:24Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Emails */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{argbox<br />
| name = {{PAGENAME}}<br />
| image = File:BXPhoto.jpg<br />
| description = 15-6-17<br />
| creator = Unknown<br />
| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Type|Investigation]]<br />
| status = Active<br />
| discovered = 2017-05-13<br />
}}<br />
[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]] > '''Banojxot Xuh'''<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br />
== Backstory ==<br />
Banojxot Xuh is a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube ARG] that was posted to several country-themed subreddits, and appears to have a strong political focus. It has many codes hidden throughout the video and references to Slovakia along with a strong focus with the date, June 15h, 2017.<br />
<br />
Originally, the video was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/england/comments/65d7uo/london_bridge_is_down/ England Subreddit] but the user was banned, the post and the video deleted.<br />
<br />
Then, on May 13th, an image was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/Slovakia/comments/6ayaef/get_ready_15617/ Slovakian Subreddit] by an user called Banojxot (same as the YT channel) featuring a QR code that leads to our video with the words "Get Ready" in red and the date 15.6.17, or June 15th, 2017.<br />
<br />
Later, on May 18th, the user Hamburger__96 posted a photo of a sort of flyer featuring the same image posted in r/Slovakia and the number 0023 handwritten in the back in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/6by9ce/mystery_qr_code_found_in_germany_pic/ Germany subreddit].<br />
It is speculated that Hamburger__96 is the same person behind the Banojxot account on Reddit, although this is unclear.<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
==Videos==<br />
<br />
=== First Video ===<br />
<br />
On May 13th a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube video] was uploaded by Banojxot Xuh called 15-6-17. The video had the tags of, <code>scoddD</code>, <code>c432.657.33.</code>, <code>16.6294.22.30</code>, <code>177.947.29.0</code>, <code>be</code>, <code>C A R E F U L</code>, <code>the-y</code>, <code>are</code>, <code>read-y</code>, and <code>Y.y</code>.<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="nolines" perrow=5 widths=400px><br />
<br />
File:BX031.png|'''0:31''' <br> Text stacked goes, <code>3: blue, no serifs</code> <code>3: blue, serifs</code> <code>5: blue, serifs</code> <code>7: orange, serifs</code> <code>4: red, serifs</code>. <br> The person/s has yet to be identified.<br />
<br />
File:BX045.png|'''0:45''' <br> The code, <code>TIUNI TIUNIJIKIXI QIMI TIMI WIRIJIOIQINI</code> has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
File:BX049.png|'''0:49''' <br> The code, <code>Yklw lw mzwy ykh ehjlrrlrj</code> translates to <code>This is just the beginning</code> using a substitution cipher.<br />
<br />
File:BX051.png|'''0:51''' <br> The string of yellow text that uses a Polybius Square then a substitution to translate to, <code>Please email me and I will give more information.</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX0571.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>TSFSPMZYESADUGE</code> is ROT8 that translates to, <code>BANAXUHGMAILCOM</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX0572.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>WPSZEOME MW TSMRX</code> is ROT22 that translates to, <code>SLOVAKIA IS POINT</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX100.png|'''1:00''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia background is a picture from [https://archive.org/stream/mythslegendscelt00roll/mythslegendscelt00roll#page/48/mode/1up this book] with the quote of, <code>Desolate be Tara for ever and ever!</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX104.jpg|'''1:04''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia background is a picture from [https://archive.org/stream/mythslegendscelt00roll/mythslegendscelt00roll#page/48/mode/1up this book] with the quote of, <code>Desolate be Tara for ever and ever!</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX105.png|'''1:05''' <br> Red text that says contact me.<br />
<br />
File:BX112.png|'''1:12''' <br> An upside down and backwards picture of Slovakia.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
=== Second Video ===<br />
<br />
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK9uGBu9FMc A second video] was uploaded on the 21st of May, called 15-6-17.v2. The tags of the video are, <code>383</code>, <code>slovakia</code>, <code>poland</code>, <code>germany</code>, and <code>0.23451.734</code>.<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="nolines" perrow=5 widths=400px><br />
<br />
File:BX2005.png|'''0:05''' <br> Code, <code>Ju xjmm ibqqfo bhbjo</code> is ROT25 and translates to, <code>It will happen again</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2013.png|'''0:13''' <br> Text, <code>15.6.17</code> stacked on top of itself 3 times.<br />
<br />
File:BX2016.png|'''0:16''' <br> An image flashed, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2020.png|'''0:20''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God's gift, that's why we call it the present.</code>, a quote from Bill Keane.<br />
<br />
File:BX2022.png|'''0:22''' <br> A video of a dollar bill is shown.<br />
<br />
File:BX2023.png|'''0:23''' <br> An image is flashed, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2034.png|'''0:34''' <br> A Slovakian and Polish flag are shown, along with a burning US $1 bill.<br />
<br />
File:BX2038.png|'''0:38''' <br> Code, <code>Lmv slfi droo xszmtv vevibgsrmt</code> is an atbash cipher that translates to, <code>One hour will change everything</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2042.png|'''0:42''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>The ultimate mystery is tomorrow</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2044.png|'''0:44''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>Black and white is abstract; color is not. Looking at a black and white photograph you are already looking at a strange world</code>, a line from American Prospects: Photographs by Joel Sternfield, and has a 10 euro bill in the background.<br />
<br />
File:BX2045.png|'''0:45''' <br> Red text that reads, <code>51°50'45"N 16°34'56"E</code>, coordinates that point near a Intermax. PHU. Eksport, import in Poland.<br />
<br />
File:BX2048.png|'''0:48''' <br> Green text that reads, <code>I hope you know what you are doing</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2052.png|'''0:52''' <br> Red text that reads, <code>15.06.2017</code>.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Emails ==<br />
<br />
Emails were sent out and Banojxot Xuh replied with a variety of similar images. We currently are ordering based off of the amount of people written on the picture. Almost all have a Slovakian flag and a variant of 15.06.2017. <br />
<br />
<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px><br />
<br />
File:BXEmail1New.png|'''Email #1''' <br> The coordinates in order point to these locations, <br> <code>1. An alley in Tacoma, Washington.</code> <br> <code>2. In the middle of Hamburg, Germany in what looks like a massive shopping mall.</code> <br> <code>3. Just south of Metsla, Estonia.</code> <br> <code>4. Egegik Bay in Egegik, Alaska</code> <br> <code>5. In the Waal river, Central Nijmegen, Netherlands.</code> <br> <code>6. Centre Dortmund, Germany. Another shopping centre by the looks of it.</code> <br> Has blue and red text that reads, <code>SloVakia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.</code> This is part of a quote from Winston Churchill: <code>I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest.</code> The emphasised V might point towards the "V for Victory" handsign Churchill was known for. The text on the bottom says <code>one person</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail1.jpg|'''Email #2''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has the text <code>two people</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.1.jpg|'''Email #3''' <br> The green text seems to resemble, <code>first letter</code> stacked a few times. Bottom text in orange says, <code>three people</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail4.jpg|'''Email #4''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Bottom text in black says, <code>four people</code>. Also the <code>15.06.2017</code> is gray with a low opacity layer blue version on top.<br />
<br />
File:reply.jpg|'''Email #5''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has text in grey that reads, <code>People are just numbers, but sometimes they lead to sole the riddle.</code>. Also has <code>five people</code> in black on the bottom and a blue line coming from under the Slovakian flag.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail6.png|'''Email #6''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has part of the date cut off, a white line through the flag, and has <code>six people</code> written on the bottom in black.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.jpg|'''Email #7''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Yellow text reads, <code>no object is mysterious, the mystery is your mind</code>, a wrongly quoted proverb that means that any misunderstanding you might have in looking at something is because of you, not it. Black text on the bottom reads, <code>seven people</code>, the text has a yellow back to it, and a blue line comes up from left of the seven people text.<br />
<br />
File:One person x victims.png|'''Email #8''' <br> The QR code leads to the [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfT2HBZhxoS9VX7bqd4fyrw Banojxot Xuh Youtube Channel.] <br> The picture references [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-J_Day_in_Times_Square V-J Day in Times Square.] <br> The vehicle is a Ford Transit (2005). The reference might point towards a [http://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/08/world/ira-attacks-10-downing-street-with-mortar-fire-as-cabinet-meets.html certain terror attack] by the IRA where a white Ford Transit was used as a mortar platform. <br> <code>gdrggvi.xln/yzmzcfs</code> is an atbash cipher that is the [http://twitter.com/banxuh Banojxot Xuh twitter.]<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Twitter ==<br />
The e-mails show us [http://twitter.com/banaxuh this twitter account] through a ROT or caesarian cipher. <br />
<br />
The second twitter post shows these coordinates: <br />
<br />
51°50′45″N 16°34′50″E --> rondo Solidarności, Leszno (Poland) <br />
<br />
51°50′N 5°52′E --> Professor Cornelissenstraat, Nijmegen (the Netherlands) <br />
<br />
53°33′N 10°00′E --> Steinstraße, near St. Jacobi church, Hamburg (Germany)<br />
<br />
<br />
The third post has presumably a hash in it (signed with the letter B for his name)<br />
9ce09f56373a96112527aebe5af12f632bd8f0c40132dd76801ad3437e6fdb42 ~B</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Banojxot_Xuh&diff=6482Banojxot Xuh2017-05-21T23:39:03Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Emails */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{argbox<br />
| name = {{PAGENAME}}<br />
| image = File:BXPhoto.jpg<br />
| description = 15-6-17<br />
| creator = Unknown<br />
| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Type|Investigation]]<br />
| status = Active<br />
| discovered = 2017-05-13<br />
}}<br />
[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]] > '''Banojxot Xuh'''<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br />
== Backstory ==<br />
Banojxot Xuh is a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube ARG] that was posted to several country-themed subreddits, and appears to have a strong political focus. It has many codes hidden throughout the video and references to Slovakia along with a strong focus with the date, June 15h, 2017.<br />
<br />
Originally, the video was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/england/comments/65d7uo/london_bridge_is_down/ England Subreddit] but the user was banned, the post and the video deleted.<br />
<br />
Then, on May 13th, an image was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/Slovakia/comments/6ayaef/get_ready_15617/ Slovakian Subreddit] by an user called Banojxot (same as the YT channel) featuring a QR code that leads to our video with the words "Get Ready" in red and the date 15.6.17, or June 15th, 2017.<br />
<br />
Later, on May 18th, the user Hamburger__96 posted a photo of a sort of flyer featuring the same image posted in r/Slovakia and the number 0023 handwritten in the back in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/6by9ce/mystery_qr_code_found_in_germany_pic/ Germany subreddit].<br />
It is speculated that Hamburger__96 is the same person behind the Banojxot account on Reddit, although this is unclear.<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
==Videos==<br />
<br />
=== First Video ===<br />
<br />
On May 13th a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube video] was uploaded by Banojxot Xuh called 15-6-17. The video had the tags of, <code>scoddD</code>, <code>c432.657.33.</code>, <code>16.6294.22.30</code>, <code>177.947.29.0</code>, <code>be</code>, <code>C A R E F U L</code>, <code>the-y</code>, <code>are</code>, <code>read-y</code>, and <code>Y.y</code>.<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="nolines" perrow=5 widths=400px><br />
<br />
File:BX031.png|'''0:31''' <br> Text stacked goes, <code>3: blue, no serifs</code> <code>3: blue, serifs</code> <code>5: blue, serifs</code> <code>7: orange, serifs</code> <code>4: red, serifs</code>. <br> The person/s has yet to be identified.<br />
<br />
File:BX045.png|'''0:45''' <br> The code, <code>TIUNI TIUNIJIKIXI QIMI TIMI WIRIJIOIQINI</code> has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
File:BX049.png|'''0:49''' <br> The code, <code>Yklw lw mzwy ykh ehjlrrlrj</code> translates to <code>This is just the beginning</code> using a substitution cipher.<br />
<br />
File:BX051.png|'''0:51''' <br> The string of yellow text that uses a Polybius Square then a substitution to translate to, <code>Please email me and I will give more information.</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX0571.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>TSFSPMZYESADUGE</code> is ROT8 that translates to, <code>BANAXUHGMAILCOM</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX0572.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>WPSZEOME MW TSMRX</code> is ROT22 that translates to, <code>SLOVAKIA IS POINT</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX100.png|'''1:00''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia background is a picture from [https://archive.org/stream/mythslegendscelt00roll/mythslegendscelt00roll#page/48/mode/1up this book] with the quote of, <code>Desolate be Tara for ever and ever!</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX104.jpg|'''1:04''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia background is a picture from [https://archive.org/stream/mythslegendscelt00roll/mythslegendscelt00roll#page/48/mode/1up this book] with the quote of, <code>Desolate be Tara for ever and ever!</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX105.png|'''1:05''' <br> Red text that says contact me.<br />
<br />
File:BX112.png|'''1:12''' <br> An upside down and backwards picture of Slovakia.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
=== Second Video ===<br />
<br />
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK9uGBu9FMc A second video] was uploaded on the 21st of May, called 15-6-17.v2. The tags of the video are, <code>383</code>, <code>slovakia</code>, <code>poland</code>, <code>germany</code>, and <code>0.23451.734</code>.<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="nolines" perrow=5 widths=400px><br />
<br />
File:BX2005.png|'''0:05''' <br> Code, <code>Ju xjmm ibqqfo bhbjo</code> is ROT25 and translates to, <code>It will happen again</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2013.png|'''0:13''' <br> Text, <code>15.6.17</code> stacked on top of itself 3 times.<br />
<br />
File:BX2016.png|'''0:16''' <br> An image flashed, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2020.png|'''0:20''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God's gift, that's why we call it the present.</code>, a quote from Bill Keane.<br />
<br />
File:BX2022.png|'''0:22''' <br> A video of a dollar bill is shown.<br />
<br />
File:BX2023.png|'''0:23''' <br> An image is flashed, brightened to show color.<br />
<br />
File:BX2034.png|'''0:34''' <br> A Slovakian and Polish flag are shown, along with a burning US $1 bill.<br />
<br />
File:BX2038.png|'''0:38''' <br> Code, <code>Lmv slfi droo xszmtv vevibgsrmt</code> is an atbash cipher that translates to, <code>One hour will change everything</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2042.png|'''0:42''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>The ultimate mystery is tomorrow</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2044.png|'''0:44''' <br> Blue text that reads, <code>Black and white is abstract; color is not. Looking at a black and white photograph you are already looking at a strange world</code>, a line from American Prospects: Photographs by Joel Sternfield, and has a 10 euro bill in the background.<br />
<br />
File:BX2045.png|'''0:45''' <br> Red text that reads, <code>51°50'45"N 16°34'56"E</code>, coordinates that point near a Intermax. PHU. Eksport, import in Poland.<br />
<br />
File:BX2048.png|'''0:48''' <br> Green text that reads, <code>I hope you know what you are doing</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX2052.png|'''0:52''' <br> Red text that reads, <code>15.06.2017</code>.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Emails ==<br />
<br />
Emails were sent out and Banojxot Xuh replied with a variety of similar images. We currently are ordering based off of the amount of people written on the picture. Almost all have a Slovakian flag and a variant of 15.06.2017. <br />
<br />
<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px><br />
<br />
File:BXEmail1New.png|'''Email #1''' <br> The coordinates in order point to these locations, <br> <code>1. An alley in Tacoma, Washington.</code> <br> <code>2. In the middle of Hamburg, Germany in what looks like a massive shopping mall.</code> <br> <code>3. Just south of Metsla, Estonia.</code> <br> <code>4. Egegik Bay in Egegik, Alaska</code> <br> <code>5. In the Waal river, Central Nijmegen, Netherlands.</code> <br> <code>6. Centre Dortmund, Germany. Another shopping centre by the looks of it.</code> <br> Has blue and red text that reads, <code>SloVakia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.</code> This is part of a quote from Winston Churchill: <code>I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest.</code> The emphasised V might point towards the "V for Victory" handsign Churchill was known for. The text on the bottom says <code>one person</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail1.jpg|'''Email #2''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has the text <code>two people</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.1.jpg|'''Email #3''' <br> The green text seems to resemble, <code>first letter</code> stacked a few times. Bottom text in orange says, <code>three people</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail4.jpg|'''Email #4''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Bottom text in black says, <code>four people</code>. Also the <code>15.06.2017</code> is gray with a low opacity layer blue version on top.<br />
<br />
File:reply.jpg|'''Email #5''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has text in grey that reads, <code>People are just numbers, but sometimes they lead to sole the riddle.</code>. Also has <code>five people</code> in black on the bottom and a blue line coming from under the Slovakian flag.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail6.png|'''Email #6''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has part of the date cut off, a white line through the flag, and has <code>six people</code> written on the bottom in black.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.jpg|'''Email #7''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Yellow text reads, <code>no object is mysterious, the mystery is your mind</code>, a wrongly quoted proverb that means that any misunderstanding you might have in looking at something is because of you, not it. Black text on the bottom reads, <code>seven people</code>, the text has a yellow back to it, and a blue line comes up from left of the seven people text.<br />
<br />
File:One person x victims.png|'''Email #8''' <br> The QR code leads to the [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfT2HBZhxoS9VX7bqd4fyrw Banojxot Xuh Youtube Channel.] <br> The picture references [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-J_Day_in_Times_Square V-J Day in Times Square.] <br> The vehicle is a Ford Transit (2005). <br> <code>gdrggvi.xln/yzmzcfs</code> is an atbash cipher that is the [http://twitter.com/banxuh Banojxot Xuh twitter.]<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Twitter ==<br />
The e-mails show us [http://twitter.com/banaxuh this twitter account] through a ROT or caesarian cipher. <br />
<br />
The second twitter post shows these coordinates: <br />
<br />
51°50′45″N 16°34′50″E --> rondo Solidarności, Leszno (Poland) <br />
<br />
51°50′N 5°52′E --> Professor Cornelissenstraat, Nijmegen (the Netherlands) <br />
<br />
53°33′N 10°00′E --> Steinstraße, near St. Jacobi church, Hamburg (Germany)<br />
<br />
<br />
The third post has presumably a hash in it (signed with the letter B for his name)<br />
9ce09f56373a96112527aebe5af12f632bd8f0c40132dd76801ad3437e6fdb42 ~B</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Banojxot_Xuh&diff=6457Banojxot Xuh2017-05-21T22:17:36Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Emails */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{argbox<br />
| name = {{PAGENAME}}<br />
| image = File:BXPhoto.jpg<br />
| description = 15-6-17<br />
| creator = Unknown<br />
| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Type|Investigation]]<br />
| status = Active<br />
| discovered = 2017-05-13<br />
}}<br />
[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]] > '''Banojxot Xuh'''<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br />
== Backstory ==<br />
Banojxot Xuh is a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube ARG] that was posted to several country-themed subreddits, and appears to have a strong political focus. It has many codes hidden throughout the video and references to Slovakia along with a strong focus with the date, June 15h, 2017.<br />
<br />
Originally, the video was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/england/comments/65d7uo/london_bridge_is_down/ England Subreddit] but the user was banned, the post and the video deleted.<br />
<br />
Then, on May 13th, an image was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/Slovakia/comments/6ayaef/get_ready_15617/ Slovakian Subreddit] by an user called Banojxot (same as the YT channel) featuring a QR code that leads to our video with the words "Get Ready" in red and the date 15.6.17, or June 15th, 2017.<br />
<br />
Later, on May 18th, the user Hamburger__96 posted a photo of a sort of flyer featuring the same image posted in r/Slovakia and the number 0023 handwritten in the back in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/6by9ce/mystery_qr_code_found_in_germany_pic/ Germany subreddit].<br />
It is speculated that Hamburger__96 is the same person behind the Banojxot account on Reddit, although this is unclear.<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
==Videos==<br />
<br />
=== First Video ===<br />
<br />
On May 13th a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube video] was uploaded by Banojxot Xuh called 15-6-17.<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="nolines" perrow=5 widths=400px><br />
<br />
File:BX031.png|'''0:31''' <br> Text stacked goes, <code>3: blue, no serifs</code> <code>3: blue, serifs</code> <code>5: blue, serifs</code> <code>7: orange, serifs</code> <code>4: red, serifs</code>. <br> The person/s has yet to be identified.<br />
<br />
File:BX045.png|'''0:45''' <br> The code, <code>TIUNI TIUNIJIKIXI QIMI TIMI WIRIJIOIQINI</code> has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
File:BX049.png|'''0:49''' <br> The code, <code>Yklw lw mzwy ykh ehjlrrlrj</code> translates to <code>This is just the beginning</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX051.png|'''0:51''' <br> The string of yellow text has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
File:BX0571.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>TSFSPMZYESADUGE</code> is ROT8 that translates to, <code>BANAXUHGMAILCOM</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX0572.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>WPSZEOME MW TSMRX</code> is ROT22 that translates to, <code>SLOVAKIA IS POINT</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX100.png|'''1:00''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia.<br />
<br />
File:BX104.jpg|'''1:04''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia.<br />
<br />
File:BX105.png|'''1:05''' <br> Red text that says contact me.<br />
<br />
File:BX112.png|'''1:12''' <br> An upside down and backwards picture of Slovakia.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Second Video ===<br />
<br />
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK9uGBu9FMc A second video] was uploaded on the 21st of May, called 15-6-17.v2<br />
<br />
In this video Banojxot Xuh has hidden many messages, one of them being "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God's gift, that's why we call it the present." More text similar to the first being that it is not encoded is "Black and white is abstract; color is not. Looking at <br />
a black and white photograph, you are already looking at a strange world".There is also imagery showing a Euro and a US dollar burning with the text "I hope you know what you are doing" in front of it, implying that the governments of the world, particularly in the US and Europe are making mistakes that could have easily been avoided. In the video you can here the "War on terror speech", the "9/11 broadcasting", and then an unidentified anthem. The encoded messages are in Caesar shift and are "LMV SLFI DROO XSZMTV VEVIBGSRMT" which once decrypted reads, "one hour will change everything...". The second one, "JU XJMM IBQQFO BHBJO" deciphers into "T WILL HAPPEN AGAIN."<br />
<br />
== Emails ==<br />
<br />
Emails were sent out and Banojxot Xuh replied with a variety of similar images. We currently are ordering based off of the amount of people written on the picture. Almost all have a Slovakian flag and a variant of 15.06.2017. <br />
<br />
<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px><br />
<br />
File:One person x victims.png|'''Email #1''' <br> The QR code leads to the [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfT2HBZhxoS9VX7bqd4fyrw Banojxot Xuh Youtube Channel.] <br> The picture references [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-J_Day_in_Times_Square V-J Day in Times Square.] <br> The vehicle is a Ford Transit (2005). <br> <code>gdrggvi.xln/yzmzcfs</code> is an atbash cipher that is the [http://twitter.com/banxuh Banojxot Xuh twitter.]<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail1.jpg|'''Email #2''' <br> The coordinates in order point to these locations, <br> <code>1. An alley in Tacoma, Washington.</code> <br> <code>2. In the middle of Hamburg, Germany in what looks like a massive shopping mall.</code> <br> <code>3. Just south of Metsla, Estonia.</code> <br> <code>4. Egegik Bay in Egegik, Alaska</code> <br> <code>5. In the Waal river, Central Nijmegen, Netherlands.</code> <br> <code>6. Centre Dortmund, Germany. Another shopping centre by the looks of it.</code> <br> Has the text <code>two people</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.1.jpg|'''Email #3''' <br> The green text seems to resemble, <code>first letter</code> stacked a few times. Bottom text in orange says, <code>three people</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail4.jpg|'''Email #4''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Bottom text in black says, <code>four people</code>. Also the <code>15.06.2017</code> is gray with a low opacity layer blue version on top.<br />
<br />
File:reply.jpg|'''Email #5''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has text in grey that reads, <code>People are just numbers, but sometimes they lead to sole the riddle.</code>. Also has <code>five people</code> in black on the bottom and a blue line coming from under the Slovakian flag.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail6.png|'''Email #6''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has part of the date cut off, a white line through the flag, and has <code>six people</code> written on the bottom in black.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.jpg|'''Email #7''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Yellow text reads, <code>no object is mysterious, the mystery is your mind</code>. Black text on the bottom reads, <code>seven people</code>, the text has a yellow back to it, and a blue line comes up from left of the seven people text.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Twitter ==<br />
The e-mails show us [http://twitter.com/banaxuh this twitter account] through a ROT or caesarian cipher. <br />
<br />
The second twitter post shows these coordinates: <br />
<br />
51°50′45″N 16°34′50″E --> rondo Solidarności, Leszno (Poland) <br />
<br />
51°50′N 5°52′E --> Professor Cornelissenstraat, Nijmegen (the Netherlands) <br />
<br />
53°33′N 10°00′E --> Steinstraße, near St. Jacobi church, Hamburg (Germany)<br />
<br />
<br />
The third post has presumably a hash in it (signed with the letter B for his name)<br />
9ce09f56373a96112527aebe5af12f632bd8f0c40132dd76801ad3437e6fdb42 ~B</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Banojxot_Xuh&diff=6454Banojxot Xuh2017-05-21T22:13:20Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Emails */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{argbox<br />
| name = {{PAGENAME}}<br />
| image = File:BXPhoto.jpg<br />
| description = 15-6-17<br />
| creator = Unknown<br />
| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Type|Investigation]]<br />
| status = Active<br />
| discovered = 2017-05-13<br />
}}<br />
[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]] > '''Banojxot Xuh'''<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br />
== Backstory ==<br />
Banojxot Xuh is a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube ARG] that was posted to several country-themed subreddits, and appears to have a strong political focus. It has many codes hidden throughout the video and references to Slovakia along with a strong focus with the date, June 15h, 2017.<br />
<br />
Originally, the video was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/england/comments/65d7uo/london_bridge_is_down/ England Subreddit] but the user was banned, the post and the video deleted.<br />
<br />
Then, on May 13th, an image was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/Slovakia/comments/6ayaef/get_ready_15617/ Slovakian Subreddit] by an user called Banojxot (same as the YT channel) featuring a QR code that leads to our video with the words "Get Ready" in red and the date 15.6.17, or June 15th, 2017.<br />
<br />
Later, on May 18th, the user Hamburger__96 posted a photo of a sort of flyer featuring the same image posted in r/Slovakia and the number 0023 handwritten in the back in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/6by9ce/mystery_qr_code_found_in_germany_pic/ Germany subreddit].<br />
It is speculated that Hamburger__96 is the same person behind the Banojxot account on Reddit, although this is unclear.<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
==Videos==<br />
<br />
=== First Video ===<br />
<br />
On May 13th a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube video] was uploaded by Banojxot Xuh called 15-6-17.<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="nolines" perrow=5 widths=400px><br />
<br />
File:BX031.png|'''0:31''' <br> Text stacked goes, <code>3: blue, no serifs</code> <code>3: blue, serifs</code> <code>5: blue, serifs</code> <code>7: orange, serifs</code> <code>4: red, serifs</code>. <br> The person/s has yet to be identified.<br />
<br />
File:BX045.png|'''0:45''' <br> The code, <code>TIUNI TIUNIJIKIXI QIMI TIMI WIRIJIOIQINI</code> has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
File:BX049.png|'''0:49''' <br> The code, <code>Yklw lw mzwy ykh ehjlrrlrj</code> translates to <code>This is just the beginning</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX051.png|'''0:51''' <br> The string of yellow text has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
File:BX0571.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>TSFSPMZYESADUGE</code> is ROT8 that translates to, <code>BANAXUHGMAILCOM</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX0572.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>WPSZEOME MW TSMRX</code> is ROT22 that translates to, <code>SLOVAKIA IS POINT</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX100.png|'''1:00''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia.<br />
<br />
File:BX104.jpg|'''1:04''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia.<br />
<br />
File:BX105.png|'''1:05''' <br> Red text that says contact me.<br />
<br />
File:BX112.png|'''1:12''' <br> An upside down and backwards picture of Slovakia.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Second Video ===<br />
<br />
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK9uGBu9FMc A second video] was uploaded on the 21st of May, called 15-6-17.v2<br />
<br />
In this video Banojxot Xuh has hidden many messages, one of them being "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God's gift, that's why we call it the present." More text similar to the first being that it is not encoded is "Black and white is abstract; color is not. Looking at <br />
a black and white photograph, you are already looking at a strange world".There is also imagery showing a Euro and a US dollar burning with the text "I hope you know what you are doing" in front of it, implying that the governments of the world, particularly in the US and Europe are making mistakes that could have easily been avoided. In the video you can here the "War on terror speech", the "9/11 broadcasting", and then an unidentified anthem. The encoded messages are in Caesar shift and are "LMV SLFI DROO XSZMTV VEVIBGSRMT" which once decrypted reads, "one hour will change everything...". The second one, "JU XJMM IBQQFO BHBJO" deciphers into "T WILL HAPPEN AGAIN."<br />
<br />
== Emails ==<br />
<br />
Emails were sent out and Banojxot Xuh replied with a variety of similar images. We currently are ordering based off of the amount of people written on the picture. Almost all have a Slovakian flag and a variant of 15.06.2017. <br />
<br />
<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px><br />
<br />
File:One person x victims.png|'''Email #1''' <br> The QR code leads to the [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfT2HBZhxoS9VX7bqd4fyrw Banojxot Xuh Youtube Channel.] <br> The picture references [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-J_Day_in_Times_Square V-J Day in Times Square.] <br> The vehicle is a Ford Transit. <br> <code>gdrggvi.xln/yzmzcfs</code> is an atbash cipher that is the [http://twitter.com/banxuh Banojxot Xuh twitter.]<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail1.jpg|'''Email #2''' <br> The coordinates in order point to these locations, <br> <code>1. An alley in Tacoma, Washington.</code> <br> <code>2. In the middle of Hamburg, Germany in what looks like a massive shopping mall.</code> <br> <code>3. Just south of Metsla, Estonia.</code> <br> <code>4. Egegik Bay in Egegik, Alaska</code> <br> <code>5. In the Waal river, Central Nijmegen, Netherlands.</code> <br> <code>6. Centre Dortmund, Germany. Another shopping centre by the looks of it.</code> <br> Has the text <code>two people</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.1.jpg|'''Email #3''' <br> The green text seems to resemble, <code>first letter</code> stacked a few times. Bottom text in orange says, <code>three people</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail4.jpg|'''Email #4''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Bottom text in black says, <code>four people</code>. Also the <code>15.06.2017</code> is gray with a low opacity layer blue version on top.<br />
<br />
File:reply.jpg|'''Email #5''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has text in grey that reads, <code>People are just numbers, but sometimes they lead to sole the riddle.</code>. Also has <code>five people</code> in black on the bottom and a blue line coming from under the Slovakian flag.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail6.png|'''Email #6''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has part of the date cut off, a white line through the flag, and has <code>six people</code> written on the bottom in black.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.jpg|'''Email #7''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Yellow text reads, <code>no object is mysterious, the mystery is your mind</code>. Black text on the bottom reads, <code>seven people</code>, the text has a yellow back to it, and a blue line comes up from left of the seven people text.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Twitter ==<br />
The e-mails show us [http://twitter.com/banaxuh this twitter account] through a ROT or caesarian cipher. <br />
<br />
The second twitter post shows these coordinates: <br />
<br />
51°50′45″N 16°34′50″E --> rondo Solidarności, Leszno (Poland) <br />
<br />
51°50′N 5°52′E --> Professor Cornelissenstraat, Nijmegen (the Netherlands) <br />
<br />
53°33′N 10°00′E --> Steinstraße, near St. Jacobi church, Hamburg (Germany)<br />
<br />
<br />
The third post has presumably a hash in it (signed with the letter B for his name)<br />
9ce09f56373a96112527aebe5af12f632bd8f0c40132dd76801ad3437e6fdb42 ~B</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Banojxot_Xuh&diff=6448Banojxot Xuh2017-05-21T21:28:44Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Hidden Messages In The Videos */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{argbox<br />
| name = {{PAGENAME}}<br />
| image = File:BXPhoto.jpg<br />
| description = 15-6-17<br />
| creator = Unknown<br />
| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Type|Investigation]]<br />
| status = Active<br />
| discovered = 2017-05-13<br />
}}<br />
[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]] > '''Banojxot Xuh'''<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br />
== Backstory ==<br />
Banojxot Xuh is a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube ARG] that was posted to several country-themed subreddits, and appears to have a strong political focus. It has many codes hidden throughout the video and references to Slovakia along with a strong focus with the date, June 15h, 2017.<br />
<br />
Originally, the video was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/england/comments/65d7uo/london_bridge_is_down/ England Subreddit] but the user was banned, the post and the video deleted.<br />
<br />
Then, on May 13th, an image was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/Slovakia/comments/6ayaef/get_ready_15617/ Slovakian Subreddit] by an user called Banojxot (same as the YT channel) featuring a QR code that leads to our video with the words "Get Ready" in red and the date 15.6.17, or June 15th, 2017.<br />
<br />
Later, on May 18th, the user Hamburger__96 posted a photo of a sort of flyer featuring the same image posted in r/Slovakia and the number 0023 handwritten in the back in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/6by9ce/mystery_qr_code_found_in_germany_pic/ Germany subreddit].<br />
It is speculated that Hamburger__96 is the same person behind the Banojxot account on Reddit, although this is unclear.<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
==Hidden Messages In The Videos==<br />
<br />
=== First Video ===<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="nolines" perrow=5 widths=400px><br />
<br />
File:BX031.png|'''0:31''' <br> Text stacked goes, <code>3: blue, no serifs</code> <code>3: blue, serifs</code> <code>5: blue, serifs</code> <code>7: orange, serifs</code> <code>4: red, serifs</code>. <br> The person/s has yet to be identified.<br />
<br />
File:BX045.png|'''0:45''' <br> The code, <code>TIUNI TIUNIJIKIXI QIMI TIMI WIRIJIOIQINI</code> has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
File:BX049.png|'''0:49''' <br> The code, <code>Yklw lw mzwy ykh ehjlrrlrj</code> translates to <code>This is just the beginning</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX051.png|'''0:51''' <br> The string of yellow text has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
File:BX0571.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>TSFSPMZYESADUGE</code> is ROT8 that translates to, <code>BANAXUHGMAILCOM</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX0572.png|'''0:57''' <br> The code, <code>WPSZEOME MW TSMRX</code> is ROT22 that translates to, <code>SLOVAKIA IS POINT</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BX100.png|'''1:00''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia.<br />
<br />
File:BX104.jpg|'''1:04''' <br> A set of coordinates that point to Slovakia.<br />
<br />
File:BX105.png|'''1:05''' <br> Red text that says contact me.<br />
<br />
File:BX112.png|'''1:12''' <br> An upside down and backwards picture of Slovakia.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Second Video ===<br />
<br />
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK9uGBu9FMc A second video] was uploaded on the 21st of May, called 15-6-17.v2<br />
<br />
In this video Banojxot Xuh has hidden many messages, one of them being "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God's gift, that's why we call it the present." More text similar to the first being that it is not encoded is "Black and white is abstract; color is not. Looking at <br />
a black and white photograph, you are already looking at a strange world".There is also imagery showing a Euro and a US dollar burning with the text "I hope you know what you are doing" in front of it, implying that the governments of the world, particularly in the US and Europe are making mistakes that could have easily been avoided. In the video you can here the "War on terror speech", the "9/11 broadcasting", and then an unidentified anthem. The encoded messages are in Caesar shift and are "LMV SLFI DROO XSZMTV VEVIBGSRMT" which once decrypted reads, "one hour will change everything...". The second one, "JU XJMM IBQQFO BHBJO" deciphers into "T WILL HAPPEN AGAIN."<br />
<br />
== Emails ==<br />
<br />
Emails were sent out and Banojxot Xuh replied with a variety of similar images. We currently are ordering based off of the amount of people written on the picture. Almost all have a Slovakian flag and a variant of 15.06.2017. <br />
<br />
<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px><br />
<br />
File:One person x victims.png|'''Email #1''' <br> The QR code leads to the [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfT2HBZhxoS9VX7bqd4fyrw Banojxot Xuh Youtube Channel.] <br> The picture references [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-J_Day_in_Times_Square V-J Day in Times Square.] <br> The vehicle is a Renault Master Van. <br> <code>gdrggvi.xln/yzmzcfs</code> is an atbash cipher that is the [http://twitter.com/banxuh Banojxot Xuh twitter.]<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail1.jpg|'''Email #2''' <br> The coordinates in order point to these locations, <br> <code>1. An alley in Tacoma, Washington.</code> <br> <code>2. In the middle of Hamburg, Germany in what looks like a massive shopping mall.</code> <br> <code>3. Just south of Metsla, Estonia.</code> <br> <code>4. Egegik Bay in Egegik, Alaska</code> <br> <code>5. In the Waal river, Central Nijmegen, Netherlands.</code> <br> <code>6. Centre Dortmund, Germany. Another shopping centre by the looks of it.</code> <br> Has the text <code>two people</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.1.jpg|'''Email #3''' <br> The green text seems to resemble, <code>first letter</code> stacked a few times. Bottom text in orange says, <code>three people</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail4.jpg|'''Email #4''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Bottom text in black says, <code>four people</code>. Also the <code>15.06.2017</code> is gray with a low opacity layer blue version on top.<br />
<br />
File:reply.jpg|'''Email #5''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has text in grey that reads, <code>People are just numbers, but sometimes they lead to sole the riddle.</code>. Also has <code>five people</code> in black on the bottom and a blue line coming from under the Slovakian flag.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail6.png|'''Email #6''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has part of the date cut off, a white line through the flag, and has <code>six people</code> written on the bottom in black.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.jpg|'''Email #7''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Yellow text reads, <code>no object is mysterious, the mystery is your mind</code>. Black text on the bottom reads, <code>seven people</code>, the text has a yellow back to it, and a blue line comes up from left of the seven people text.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Twitter ==<br />
The e-mails show us [http://twitter.com/banaxuh this twitter account] through a ROT or caesarian cipher. <br />
<br />
The second twitter post shows these coordinates: <br />
<br />
51°50′45″N 16°34′50″E --> rondo Solidarności, Leszno (Poland) <br />
<br />
51°50′N 5°52′E --> Professor Cornelissenstraat, Nijmegen (the Netherlands) <br />
<br />
53°33′N 10°00′E --> Steinstraße, near St. Jacobi church, Hamburg (Germany)<br />
<br />
<br />
The third post has presumably a hash in it (signed with the letter B for his name)<br />
9ce09f56373a96112527aebe5af12f632bd8f0c40132dd76801ad3437e6fdb42 ~B</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Banojxot_Xuh&diff=6446Banojxot Xuh2017-05-21T21:17:23Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Twitter */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{argbox<br />
| name = {{PAGENAME}}<br />
| image = File:BXPhoto.jpg<br />
| description = 15-6-17<br />
| creator = Unknown<br />
| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Type|Investigation]]<br />
| status = Active<br />
| discovered = 2017-05-13<br />
}}<br />
[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]] > '''Banojxot Xuh'''<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br />
== Backstory ==<br />
Banojxot Xuh is a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube ARG] that was posted to several country-themed subreddits, and appears to have a strong political focus. It has many codes hidden throughout the video and references to Slovakia along with a strong focus with the date, June 15h, 2017.<br />
<br />
Originally, the video was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/england/comments/65d7uo/london_bridge_is_down/ England Subreddit] but the user was banned, the post and the video deleted.<br />
<br />
Then, on May 13th, an image was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/Slovakia/comments/6ayaef/get_ready_15617/ Slovakian Subreddit] by an user called Banojxot (same as the YT channel) featuring a QR code that leads to our video with the words "Get Ready" in red and the date 15.6.17, or June 15th, 2017.<br />
<br />
Later, on May 18th, the user Hamburger__96 posted a photo of a sort of flyer featuring the same image posted in r/Slovakia and the number 0023 handwritten in the back in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/6by9ce/mystery_qr_code_found_in_germany_pic/ Germany subreddit].<br />
It is speculated that Hamburger__96 is the same person behind the Banojxot account on Reddit, although this is unclear.<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
==Hidden Messages In The Videos==<br />
<br />
=== First Video ===<br />
<br />
At 0:31 you can see jumbled letters, along with a person in the background.<br />
<br />
<br />
[[File:BX031.png|thumbnail|right|0:31]]<br />
<br />
The text stacked is:<br />
* 3: blue, no serifs<br />
* 3: blue, serifs<br />
* 5: blue, serifs<br />
* 7: orange, serifs<br />
* 4: red, serifs<br />
<br />
The person/s in the background have yet to be identified<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 0:45 there is a string of letters that has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
[[File:BX045.png|thumbnail|right|0:45]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 0:49 there is a blue string of characters that has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
[[File:BX049.png|thumbnail|right|0:49]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 0:51 there is a string of yellow numbers & letters, has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
[[File:BX051.png|thumbnail|right|0:51]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 0:57 there is a string of green text that is ROT8, that translates to BANAXUHGMAILCOM<br />
<br />
[[File:BX0571.png|thumbnail|right|0:57]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
Also at 0:57 there is another string of green text that is ROT22, that translates to SLOVAKIA IS POINT<br />
<br />
[[File:BX0572.png|thumbnail|right|0:57]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 1:00 there are a set of red coordinates that point to Slovakia<br />
<br />
[[File:BX100.png|thumbnail|right|1:00]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 1:04 another set of red coordinates are show that also point to Slovakia<br />
<br />
[[File:BX104.jpg|thumbnail|right|1:04]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 1:05 contact me is flashed onto the screen in red<br />
<br />
[[File:BX105.png|thumbnail|right|1:05]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 1:12 a upside down and backwards picture of Slovakia is shown.<br />
<br />
[[File:BX112.png|thumbnail|right|1:12]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
=== Second Video ===<br />
<br />
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK9uGBu9FMc A second video] was uploaded on the 21st of May, called 15-6-17.v2<br />
<br />
In this video Banojxot Xuh has hidden many messages, one of them being "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God's gift, that's why we call it the present." More text similar to the first being that it is not encoded is "Black and white is abstract; color is not. Looking at <br />
a black and white photograph, you are already looking at a strange world".There is also imagery showing a Euro and a US dollar burning with the text "I hope you know what you are doing" in front of it, implying that the governments of the world, particularly in the US and Europe are making mistakes that could have easily been avoided. In the video you can here the "War on terror speech", the "9/11 broadcasting", and then an unidentified anthem. The encoded messages are in Caesar shift and are "LMV SLFI DROO XSZMTV VEVIBGSRMT" which once decrypted reads, "one hour will change everything...". The second one, "JU XJMM IBQQFO BHBJO" deciphers into "T WILL HAPPEN AGAIN."<br />
<br />
== Emails ==<br />
<br />
Emails were sent out and Banojxot Xuh replied with a variety of similar images. We currently are ordering based off of the amount of people written on the picture. Almost all have a Slovakian flag and a variant of 15.06.2017. <br />
<br />
<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px><br />
<br />
File:One person x victims.png|'''Email #1''' <br> The QR code leads to the [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfT2HBZhxoS9VX7bqd4fyrw Banojxot Xuh Youtube Channel.] <br> The picture references [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-J_Day_in_Times_Square V-J Day in Times Square.] <br> The vehicle is a Renault Master Van. <br> <code>gdrggvi.xln/yzmzcfs</code> is an atbash cipher that is the [http://twitter.com/banxuh Banojxot Xuh twitter.]<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail1.jpg|'''Email #2''' <br> The coordinates in order point to these locations, <br> <code>1. An alley in Tacoma, Washington.</code> <br> <code>2. In the middle of Hamburg, Germany in what looks like a massive shopping mall.</code> <br> <code>3. Just south of Metsla, Estonia.</code> <br> <code>4. Egegik Bay in Egegik, Alaska</code> <br> <code>5. In the Waal river, Central Nijmegen, Netherlands.</code> <br> <code>6. Centre Dortmund, Germany. Another shopping centre by the looks of it.</code> <br> Has the text <code>two people</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.1.jpg|'''Email #3''' <br> The green text seems to resemble, <code>first letter</code> stacked a few times. Bottom text in orange says, <code>three people</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail4.jpg|'''Email #4''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Bottom text in black says, <code>four people</code>. Also the <code>15.06.2017</code> is gray with a low opacity layer blue version on top.<br />
<br />
File:reply.jpg|'''Email #5''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has text in grey that reads, <code>People are just numbers, but sometimes they lead to sole the riddle.</code>. Also has <code>five people</code> in black on the bottom and a blue line coming from under the Slovakian flag.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail6.png|'''Email #6''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has part of the date cut off, a white line through the flag, and has <code>six people</code> written on the bottom in black.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.jpg|'''Email #7''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Yellow text reads, <code>no object is mysterious, the mystery is your mind</code>. Black text on the bottom reads, <code>seven people</code>, the text has a yellow back to it, and a blue line comes up from left of the seven people text.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Twitter ==<br />
The e-mails show us [http://twitter.com/banaxuh this twitter account] through a ROT or caesarian cipher. <br />
<br />
The second twitter post shows these coordinates: <br />
<br />
51°50′45″N 16°34′50″E --> rondo Solidarności, Leszno (Poland) <br />
<br />
51°50′N 5°52′E --> Professor Cornelissenstraat, Nijmegen (the Netherlands) <br />
<br />
53°33′N 10°00′E --> Steinstraße, near St. Jacobi church, Hamburg (Germany)<br />
<br />
<br />
The third post has presumably a hash in it (signed with the letter B for his name)<br />
9ce09f56373a96112527aebe5af12f632bd8f0c40132dd76801ad3437e6fdb42 ~B</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Banojxot_Xuh&diff=6445Banojxot Xuh2017-05-21T21:15:34Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Twitter */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{argbox<br />
| name = {{PAGENAME}}<br />
| image = File:BXPhoto.jpg<br />
| description = 15-6-17<br />
| creator = Unknown<br />
| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Type|Investigation]]<br />
| status = Active<br />
| discovered = 2017-05-13<br />
}}<br />
[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]] > '''Banojxot Xuh'''<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br />
== Backstory ==<br />
Banojxot Xuh is a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube ARG] that was posted to several country-themed subreddits, and appears to have a strong political focus. It has many codes hidden throughout the video and references to Slovakia along with a strong focus with the date, June 15h, 2017.<br />
<br />
Originally, the video was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/england/comments/65d7uo/london_bridge_is_down/ England Subreddit] but the user was banned, the post and the video deleted.<br />
<br />
Then, on May 13th, an image was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/Slovakia/comments/6ayaef/get_ready_15617/ Slovakian Subreddit] by an user called Banojxot (same as the YT channel) featuring a QR code that leads to our video with the words "Get Ready" in red and the date 15.6.17, or June 15th, 2017.<br />
<br />
Later, on May 18th, the user Hamburger__96 posted a photo of a sort of flyer featuring the same image posted in r/Slovakia and the number 0023 handwritten in the back in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/6by9ce/mystery_qr_code_found_in_germany_pic/ Germany subreddit].<br />
It is speculated that Hamburger__96 is the same person behind the Banojxot account on Reddit, although this is unclear.<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
==Hidden Messages In The Videos==<br />
<br />
=== First Video ===<br />
<br />
At 0:31 you can see jumbled letters, along with a person in the background.<br />
<br />
<br />
[[File:BX031.png|thumbnail|right|0:31]]<br />
<br />
The text stacked is:<br />
* 3: blue, no serifs<br />
* 3: blue, serifs<br />
* 5: blue, serifs<br />
* 7: orange, serifs<br />
* 4: red, serifs<br />
<br />
The person/s in the background have yet to be identified<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 0:45 there is a string of letters that has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
[[File:BX045.png|thumbnail|right|0:45]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 0:49 there is a blue string of characters that has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
[[File:BX049.png|thumbnail|right|0:49]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 0:51 there is a string of yellow numbers & letters, has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
[[File:BX051.png|thumbnail|right|0:51]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 0:57 there is a string of green text that is ROT8, that translates to BANAXUHGMAILCOM<br />
<br />
[[File:BX0571.png|thumbnail|right|0:57]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
Also at 0:57 there is another string of green text that is ROT22, that translates to SLOVAKIA IS POINT<br />
<br />
[[File:BX0572.png|thumbnail|right|0:57]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 1:00 there are a set of red coordinates that point to Slovakia<br />
<br />
[[File:BX100.png|thumbnail|right|1:00]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 1:04 another set of red coordinates are show that also point to Slovakia<br />
<br />
[[File:BX104.jpg|thumbnail|right|1:04]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 1:05 contact me is flashed onto the screen in red<br />
<br />
[[File:BX105.png|thumbnail|right|1:05]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 1:12 a upside down and backwards picture of Slovakia is shown.<br />
<br />
[[File:BX112.png|thumbnail|right|1:12]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
=== Second Video ===<br />
<br />
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK9uGBu9FMc A second video] was uploaded on the 21st of May, called 15-6-17.v2<br />
<br />
In this video Banojxot Xuh has hidden many messages, one of them being "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God's gift, that's why we call it the present." More text similar to the first being that it is not encoded is "Black and white is abstract; color is not. Looking at <br />
a black and white photograph, you are already looking at a strange world".There is also imagery showing a Euro and a US dollar burning with the text "I hope you know what you are doing" in front of it, implying that the governments of the world, particularly in the US and Europe are making mistakes that could have easily been avoided. In the video you can here the "War on terror speech", the "9/11 broadcasting", and then an unidentified anthem. The encoded messages are in Caesar shift and are "LMV SLFI DROO XSZMTV VEVIBGSRMT" which once decrypted reads, "one hour will change everything...". The second one, "JU XJMM IBQQFO BHBJO" deciphers into "T WILL HAPPEN AGAIN."<br />
<br />
== Emails ==<br />
<br />
Emails were sent out and Banojxot Xuh replied with a variety of similar images. We currently are ordering based off of the amount of people written on the picture. Almost all have a Slovakian flag and a variant of 15.06.2017. <br />
<br />
<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px><br />
<br />
File:One person x victims.png|'''Email #1''' <br> The QR code leads to the [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfT2HBZhxoS9VX7bqd4fyrw Banojxot Xuh Youtube Channel.] <br> The picture references [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-J_Day_in_Times_Square V-J Day in Times Square.] <br> The vehicle is a Renault Master Van. <br> <code>gdrggvi.xln/yzmzcfs</code> is an atbash cipher that is the [http://twitter.com/banxuh Banojxot Xuh twitter.]<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail1.jpg|'''Email #2''' <br> The coordinates in order point to these locations, <br> <code>1. An alley in Tacoma, Washington.</code> <br> <code>2. In the middle of Hamburg, Germany in what looks like a massive shopping mall.</code> <br> <code>3. Just south of Metsla, Estonia.</code> <br> <code>4. Egegik Bay in Egegik, Alaska</code> <br> <code>5. In the Waal river, Central Nijmegen, Netherlands.</code> <br> <code>6. Centre Dortmund, Germany. Another shopping centre by the looks of it.</code> <br> Has the text <code>two people</code> in black on the bottom.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.1.jpg|'''Email #3''' <br> The green text seems to resemble, <code>first letter</code> stacked a few times. Bottom text in orange says, <code>three people</code>.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail4.jpg|'''Email #4''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Bottom text in black says, <code>four people</code>. Also the <code>15.06.2017</code> is gray with a low opacity layer blue version on top.<br />
<br />
File:reply.jpg|'''Email #5''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has text in grey that reads, <code>People are just numbers, but sometimes they lead to sole the riddle.</code>. Also has <code>five people</code> in black on the bottom and a blue line coming from under the Slovakian flag.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail6.png|'''Email #6''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Has part of the date cut off, a white line through the flag, and has <code>six people</code> written on the bottom in black.<br />
<br />
File:BXEmail2.jpg|'''Email #7''' <br> Has the same coordinate locations as Email #2 <br> Yellow text reads, <code>no object is mysterious, the mystery is your mind</code>. Black text on the bottom reads, <code>seven people</code>, the text has a yellow back to it, and a blue line comes up from left of the seven people text.<br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Twitter ==<br />
one of the emails lead to [http://twitter.com/banaxuh this twitter account]<br />
<br />
one of the post had some coords:<br />
51°50′45″N 16°34′50″E --> rondo Solidarności, Leszno (Poland)<br />
51°50′N 5°52′E --> Professor Cornelissenstraat, Nijmegen (the NetherlandS)<br />
53°33′N 10°00′E --> Steinstraße, near St. Jacobi church, Hamburg (Germany)<br />
<br />
<br />
the most recent post has presumably a hash in it (signed with the letter B for his name)<br />
9ce09f56373a96112527aebe5af12f632bd8f0c40132dd76801ad3437e6fdb42 ~B</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Banojxot_Xuh&diff=6410Banojxot Xuh2017-05-21T14:57:44Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Hidden Messages In Video */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{argbox<br />
| name = {{PAGENAME}}<br />
| image = File:BXPhoto.jpg<br />
| description = 15-6-17<br />
| creator = Unknown<br />
| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Type|Investigation]]<br />
| status = Active<br />
| discovered = 2017-05-13<br />
}}<br />
[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]] > '''Banojxot Xuh'''<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br />
== Backstory ==<br />
Banojxot Xuh is a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube ARG] that was posted to several country-themed subreddits, and appears to have a strong political focus. It has many codes hidden throughout the video and references to Slovakia along with a strong focus with the date, June 15h, 2017.<br />
<br />
Originally, the video was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/england/comments/65d7uo/london_bridge_is_down/ England Subreddit] but the user was banned, the post and the video deleted.<br />
<br />
Then, on May 13th, an image was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/Slovakia/comments/6ayaef/get_ready_15617/ Slovakian Subreddit] by an user called Banojxot (same as the YT channel) featuring a QR code that leads to our video with the words "Get Ready" in red and the date 15.6.17, or June 15th, 2017.<br />
<br />
Later, on May 18th, the user Hamburger__96 posted a photo of a sort of flyer featuring the same image posted in r/Slovakia and the number 0023 handwritten in the back in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/6by9ce/mystery_qr_code_found_in_germany_pic/ Germany subreddit].<br />
It is speculated that Hamburger__96 is the same person behind the Banojxot account on Reddit, although this is unclear.<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
== First Video ==<br />
<br />
At 0:31 you can see jumbled letters, along with a person in the background.<br />
<br />
<br />
[[File:BX031.png|thumbnail|right|0:31]]<br />
<br />
The text stacked is:<br />
* 3: blue, no serifs<br />
* 3: blue, serifs<br />
* 5: blue, serifs<br />
* 7: orange, serifs<br />
* 4: red, serifs<br />
<br />
The person/s in the background have yet to be identified<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 0:45 there is a string of letters that has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
[[File:BX045.png|thumbnail|right|0:45]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 0:49 there is a blue string of characters that has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
[[File:BX049.png|thumbnail|right|0:49]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 0:51 there is a string of yellow numbers & letters, has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
[[File:BX051.png|thumbnail|right|0:51]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 0:57 there is a string of green text that is ROT8, that translates to BANAXUHGMAILCOM<br />
<br />
[[File:BX0571.png|thumbnail|right|0:57]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
Also at 0:57 there is another string of green text that is ROT22, that translates to SLOVAKIA IS POINT<br />
<br />
[[File:BX0572.png|thumbnail|right|0:57]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 1:00 there are a set of red coordinates that point to Slovakia<br />
<br />
[[File:BX100.png|thumbnail|right|1:00]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 1:04 another set of red coordinates are show that also point to Slovakia<br />
<br />
[[File:BX104.jpg|thumbnail|right|1:04]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 1:05 contact me is flashed onto the screen in red<br />
<br />
[[File:BX105.png|thumbnail|right|1:05]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 1:12 a upside down and backwards picture of Slovakia is shown.<br />
<br />
[[File:BX112.png|thumbnail|right|1:12]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
== Second Video ==<br />
<br />
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK9uGBu9FMc A second video] was uploaded on the 21st of May, called 15-6-17.v2<br />
<br />
== Emails ==<br />
<br />
On May 18th, an email was sent to banaxuh@gmail.com<br />
<br />
Banojxot Xuh replied with an image:<br />
<br />
[[File:BXEmail1.jpg|thumbnail|right|Email #1]]<br />
<br />
In order: <br />
* 1st - An alley in Tacoma, Washington.<br />
* 2nd - In the middle of Hamburg, Germany in what looks like a massive shopping mall. <br />
* 3rd - Just south of Metsla, Estonia. <br />
* 4th - Egegik Bay in Egegik, Alaska<br />
* 5th - In the Waal river, Central Nijmegen, Netherlands. <br />
* 6th - Centre Dortmund, Germany. Another shopping centre by the looks of it.<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
On May 20th, an email was sent to banaxuh@gmail.com<br />
<br />
Banojxot Xuh replied with an image:<br />
<br />
[[File:BXEmail2.jpg|thumbnail|right|Email #2]]<br />
<br />
It is similar to the first image, but has a few differences, such as yellow text saying, "no object is mysterious, the mystery is your mind" the text changing to "seven people", and a few color changes.<br />
It has been suggested that the image may contain additional clues hidden in it's RGB channels. Metadata and RGB channel analysis are pending.<br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
On May 21st, an email was recieved from banaxuh@gmail.com<br />
<br />
Banaojxot Xuh replied with an image<br />
<br />
[[File:reply.jpg |thumbnail|right|Email #3]]<br />
<br />
It is similar to the other 2, but it has new text reading, "People are just numbers, but sometimes they lead to solve the riddle". It also has the bottom text changed to 5 people.</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=6407Main Page2017-05-21T13:57:58Z<p>Svardskampe: </p>
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<div>{{argbox<br />
| name = {{PAGENAME}}<br />
| image = File:BXPhoto.jpg<br />
| description = 15-6-17<br />
| creator = Unknown<br />
| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Type|Investigation]]<br />
| status = Active<br />
| discovered = 2017-05-13<br />
}}<br />
[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]] > '''Banojxot Xuh'''<br />
<br />
== Backstory ==<br />
Banojxot Xuh is a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube ARG] that was posted to several country-themed subreddits, and appears to have a strong political focus. It has many codes hidden throughout the video and references to Slovakia along with a strong focus with the date, June 15h, 2017.<br />
<br />
Originally, the video was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/england/comments/65d7uo/london_bridge_is_down/ England Subreddit] but the user was banned, the post and the video deleted.<br />
<br />
Then, on May 13th, an image was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/Slovakia/comments/6ayaef/get_ready_15617/ Slovakian Subreddit] by an user called Banojxot (same as the YT channel) featuring a QR code that leads to our video with the words "Get Ready" in red and the date 15.6.17, or June 15th, 2017.<br />
<br />
Later, on May 18th, the user Hamburger__96 posted a photo of a sort of flyer featuring the same image posted in r/Slovakia and the number 0023 handwritten in the back in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/6by9ce/mystery_qr_code_found_in_germany_pic/ Germany subreddit].<br />
It is speculated that Hamburger__96 is the same person behind the Banojxot account on Reddit, although this is unclear.<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
== Hidden Messages In Video ==<br />
<br />
At 0:31 you can see jumbled letters, along with a person in the background.<br />
<br />
[[File:BX031.png|thumbnail|right|0:31]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 0:45 there is a string of letters that has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
[[File:BX045.png|thumbnail|right|0:45]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 0:49 there is a blue string of characters that has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
[[File:BX049.png|thumbnail|right|0:49]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 0:51 there is a string of yellow numbers & letters, has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
[[File:BX051.png|thumbnail|right|0:51]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 0:57 there is a string of green text that is ROT8, that translates to BANAXUHGMAILCOM<br />
<br />
[[File:BX0571.png|thumbnail|right|0:57]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
Also at 0:57 there is another string of green text that is ROT22, that translates to SLOVAKIA IS POINT<br />
<br />
[[File:BX0572.png|thumbnail|right|0:57]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 1:00 there are a set of red coordinates that point to Slovakia<br />
<br />
[[File:BX100.png|thumbnail|right|1:00]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 1:04 another set of red coordinates are show that also point to Slovakia<br />
<br />
[[File:BX104.jpg|thumbnail|right|1:04]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 1:05 contact me is flashed onto the screen in red<br />
<br />
[[File:BX105.png|thumbnail|right|1:05]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 1:12 a upside down and backwards picture of Slovakia is shown.<br />
<br />
[[File:BX112.png|thumbnail|right|1:12]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
== Emails ==<br />
<br />
On May 18th, Silox sent an email to banaxuh@gmail.com with the contents of, "Seems like you have something planned for June 15th, and you asked to contact you, so I did. Soooo, yeah."<br />
<br />
Banojxot Xuh replied with an image:<br />
<br />
[[File:BXEmail1.jpg|thumbnail|right|Silox Email]]<br />
<br />
In order: <br />
* 1st - Just to the west of Xinlinzhen, China. <br />
* 2nd - In the middle of Hamburg, Germany in what looks like a massive shopping mall. <br />
* 3rd - Just south of Metsla, Estonia. <br />
* 4th - in the Sea of Okhosk, Russia. To the North-west of Tigil and Sedanka. <br />
* 5th - In the Waal river, Central Nijmegen, Netherlands. <br />
* 6th - Centre Dortmund, Germany. Another shopping centre by the looks of it.<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
On May 20th, MegaDriver sent an email to banaxuh@gmail.com<br />
<br />
Banojxot Xuh replied with an image:<br />
<br />
[[File:BXEmail2.jpg|thumbnail|right|MegaDriver Email]]<br />
<br />
It is similar to the first image, but has a few differences, such as yellow text saying, "no object is mysterious, the mystery is your mind" the text changing to "seven people", and a few color changes.<br />
It has been suggested that the image may contain additional clues hidden in it's RGB channels. Metadata and RGB channel analysis are pending.</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Banojxot_Xuh&diff=6387Banojxot Xuh2017-05-21T00:28:39Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Backstory */</p>
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<div>{{argbox<br />
| name = {{PAGENAME}}<br />
| image = File:BXPhoto.jpg<br />
| description = 15-6-17<br />
| creator = Unknown<br />
| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Type|Investigation]]<br />
| status = Active<br />
| discovered = 2017-05-13<br />
}}<br />
<br />
== Backstory ==<br />
Banojxot Xuh is a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube ARG] that was posted to several country-themed subreddits, and appears to have a strong political focus. It has many codes hidden throughout the video and references to Slovakia along with a strong focus with the date, June 15h, 2017.<br />
<br />
Originally, the video was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/england/comments/65d7uo/london_bridge_is_down/ England Subreddit] but the user was banned, the post and the video deleted.<br />
<br />
Then, on May 13th, an image was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/Slovakia/comments/6ayaef/get_ready_15617/ Slovakian Subreddit] by an user called Banojxot (same as the YT channel) featuring a QR code that leads to our video with the words "Get Ready" in red and the date 15.6.17, or June 15th, 2017.<br />
<br />
Later, on May 18th, the user Hamburger__96 posted a photo of a sort of flyer featuring the same image posted in r/Slovakia and the number 0023 handwritten in the back in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/6by9ce/mystery_qr_code_found_in_germany_pic/ Germany subreddit].<br />
It is speculated that Hamburger__96 is the same person behind the Banojxot account on Reddit, although this is unclear.<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
== Hidden Messages In Video ==<br />
<br />
At 0:31 you can see jumbled letters, along with a person in the background.<br />
<br />
[[File:BX031.png|thumbnail|right|0:31]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 0:45 there is a string of letters that has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
[[File:BX045.png|thumbnail|right|0:45]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 0:49 there is a blue string of characters that has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
[[File:BX049.png|thumbnail|right|0:49]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 0:51 there is a string of yellow numbers & letters, has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
[[File:BX051.png|thumbnail|right|0:51]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 0:57 there is a string of green text that is ROT8, that translates to BANAXUHGMAILCOM<br />
<br />
[[File:BX0571.png|thumbnail|right|0:57]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
Also at 0:57 there is another string of green text that is ROT22, that translates to SLOVAKIA IS POINT<br />
<br />
[[File:BX0572.png|thumbnail|right|0:57]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 1:00 there are a set of red coordinates that point to Slovakia<br />
<br />
[[File:BX100.png|thumbnail|right|1:00]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 1:04 another set of red coordinates are show that also point to Slovakia<br />
<br />
[[File:BX104.jpg|thumbnail|right|1:04]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 1:05 contact me is flashed onto the screen in red<br />
<br />
[[File:BX105.png|thumbnail|right|1:05]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 1:12 a upside down and backwards picture of Slovakia is shown.<br />
<br />
[[File:BX112.png|thumbnail|right|1:12]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
== Emails ==<br />
<br />
On May 18th, Silox sent an email to banaxuh@gmail.com with the contents of, "Seems like you have something planned for June 15th, and you asked to contact you, so I did. Soooo, yeah."<br />
<br />
Banojxot Xuh replied with an image:<br />
<br />
[[File:BXEmail1.jpg|thumbnail|right|Silox Email]]<br />
<br />
In order: <br />
* 1st - Just to the west of Xinlinzhen, China. <br />
* 2nd - In the middle of Hamburg, Germany in what looks like a massive shopping mall. <br />
* 3rd - Just south of Metsla, Estonia. <br />
* 4th - in the Sea of Okhosk, Russia. To the North-west of Tigil and Sedanka. <br />
* 5th - In the Waal river, Central Nijmegen, Netherlands. <br />
* 6th - Centre Dortmund, Germany. Another shopping centre by the looks of it.<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
On May 20th, MegaDriver sent an email to banaxuh@gmail.com<br />
<br />
Banojxot Xuh replied with an image:<br />
<br />
[[File:BXEmail2.jpg|thumbnail|right|MegaDriver Email]]<br />
<br />
It is similar to the first image, but has a few differences, such as yellow text saying, "no object is mysterious, the mystery is your mind" the text changing to "seven people", and a few color changes.<br />
It has been suggested that the image may contain additional clues hidden in it's RGB channels. Metadata and RGB channel analysis are pending.</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Banojxot_Xuh&diff=6385Banojxot Xuh2017-05-21T00:26:22Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Backstory */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{argbox<br />
| name = {{PAGENAME}}<br />
| image = File:BXPhoto.jpg<br />
| description = 15-6-17<br />
| creator = Unknown<br />
| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Type|Investigation]]<br />
| status = Active<br />
| discovered = 2017-05-13<br />
}}<br />
<br />
== Backstory ==<br />
Banojxot Xuh is a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9ct-lm3QY YouTube ARG] that appears to have a strong political focus. It has many codes hidden throughout the video and references to Slovakia along with a strong focus with the date, June 15h, 2017.<br />
<br />
Originally, the video was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/england/comments/65d7uo/london_bridge_is_down/ England Subreddit] but the user was banned, the post and the video deleted.<br />
<br />
Then, on May 13th, an image was posted in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/Slovakia/comments/6ayaef/get_ready_15617/ Slovakian Subreddit] by an user called Banojxot (same as the YT channel) featuring a QR code that leads to our video with the words "Get Ready" in red and the date 15.6.17, or June 15th, 2017.<br />
<br />
Later, on May 18th, the user Hamburger__96 posted a photo of a sort of flyer featuring the same image posted in r/Slovakia and the number 0023 handwritten in the back in the [https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/6by9ce/mystery_qr_code_found_in_germany_pic/ Germany subreddit].<br />
It is speculated that Hamburger__96 is the same person behind the Banojxot account on Reddit, although this is unclear.<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
== Hidden Messages In Video ==<br />
<br />
At 0:31 you can see jumbled letters, along with a person in the background.<br />
<br />
[[File:BX031.png|thumbnail|right|0:31]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 0:45 there is a string of letters that has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
[[File:BX045.png|thumbnail|right|0:45]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 0:49 there is a blue string of characters that has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
[[File:BX049.png|thumbnail|right|0:49]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 0:51 there is a string of yellow numbers & letters, has yet to be decrypted.<br />
<br />
[[File:BX051.png|thumbnail|right|0:51]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 0:57 there is a string of green text that is ROT8, that translates to BANAXUHGMAILCOM<br />
<br />
[[File:BX0571.png|thumbnail|right|0:57]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
Also at 0:57 there is another string of green text that is ROT22, that translates to SLOVAKIA IS POINT<br />
<br />
[[File:BX0572.png|thumbnail|right|0:57]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 1:00 there are a set of red coordinates that point to Slovakia<br />
<br />
[[File:BX100.png|thumbnail|right|1:00]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 1:04 another set of red coordinates are show that also point to Slovakia<br />
<br />
[[File:BX104.jpg|thumbnail|right|1:04]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 1:05 contact me is flashed onto the screen in red<br />
<br />
[[File:BX105.png|thumbnail|right|1:05]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
At 1:12 a upside down and backwards picture of Slovakia is shown.<br />
<br />
[[File:BX112.png|thumbnail|right|1:12]]<br />
<br />
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />
<br />
== Emails ==<br />
<br />
On May 18th, Silox sent an email to banaxuh@gmail.com with the contents of, "Seems like you have something planned for June 15th, and you asked to contact you, so I did. Soooo, yeah."<br />
<br />
Banojxot Xuh replied with an image:<br />
<br />
[[File:BXEmail1.jpg|thumbnail|right|Silox Email]]<br />
<br />
In order: <br />
* 1st - Just to the west of Xinlinzhen, China. <br />
* 2nd - In the middle of Hamburg, Germany in what looks like a massive shopping mall. <br />
* 3rd - Just south of Metsla, Estonia. <br />
* 4th - in the Sea of Okhosk, Russia. To the North-west of Tigil and Sedanka. <br />
* 5th - In the Waal river, Central Nijmegen, Netherlands. <br />
* 6th - Centre Dortmund, Germany. Another shopping centre by the looks of it.<br />
<br />
<br><br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
On May 20th, MegaDriver sent an email to banaxuh@gmail.com<br />
<br />
Banojxot Xuh replied with an image:<br />
<br />
[[File:BXEmail2.jpg|thumbnail|right|MegaDriver Email]]<br />
<br />
It is similar to the first image, but has a few differences, such as yellow text saying, "no object is mysterious, the mystery is your mind" the text changing to "seven people", and a few color changes.<br />
It has been suggested that the image may contain additional clues hidden in it's RGB channels. Metadata and RGB channel analysis are pending.</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Chrono.gg_ARG&diff=5559Chrono.gg ARG2017-03-06T02:48:45Z<p>Svardskampe: </p>
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<div>{{argbox<br />
| float = right<br />
| name = The Coin Conspiracy<br />
| image = File:Chrono logo.png<br />
| imagewidth = 250<br />
| description= The Chrono.gg ARG involved a bunch of coin-related puzzles spread across various sites.<br />
| creator = Chrono.gg<br />
| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Type|Unofficial]]<br />
| status = Active<br />
| discovered = 2017-03-05<br />
}}<br />
[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]] > '''Chrono.gg ARG'''<br />
<br />
The following is chronological documentation of puzzles and events that occured during the Chrono.gg ARG, an ARG that took place on the popular game deal site [http://chrono.gg Chrono.gg].<br />
<br />
This investigation is '''<span style="color:#008000">ACTIVE</span>'''. You can join the discussion on the Official Chrono.gg discord, [https://discord.gg/S54sNax here].<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br />
== Chrono.gg ==<br />
<br />
Subscribers to Chrono.gg's daily newsletter recieved an unexpected message on March 5, 2017:<br />
<br />
[[File:ChronoNews.png|500px]]<br />
<br />
Users quickly arrived at the first clue on Chrono.gg's homepage. A URL could be seen on the page's main image, promoting the game OmniBus: http://www.thisisnotaclue.com/<br />
<br />
[[File:OmnibusURL.png|500px]]<br />
<br />
<br />
Following that URL leads to a site containing some text and an image with different color columns. Every user was given a different sequence from 1 through 24. The sequences were constant, meaning that two users assigned the same sequence both had the same set of colors in their swatch.<br />
<br />
[[File:Chronogg Swathe Page Secret.png|500px]]<br />
<br />
[[File:Chronogg Swathes Secret.png|500px]]<br />
<br />
Users then found that the last two colors of every set of color columns corresponded to the first two colors of the next swatch in sequence. <br />
<br />
Cutting out the extra colors, and by converting the hex values of all the assembled color swatches into letters of the alphabet, the following message was obtained <code>CRITICAL WARNING: COINS ARE UNEXPECTEDLY MISSING. SUSPECT IDENTIFIED. SUSPECT ID: GRENDEL23. REQUESTING INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE. END TRANSMISSION.</code><br />
<br />
A matching username was subsequently found in the chrono.gg forum user: https://community.chrono.gg/users/Grendel23/activity<br />
<br />
The user's avatar caught the attention of the solvers. <br />
<br />
[[File:Tangram1.png|300px]]<br />
<br />
This was identified as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangram tangram] with the following solution:<br />
<br />
[[File:Tangram1solved.png|300px]]<br />
<br />
Additionally, a single [https://community.chrono.gg/t/what-is-your-favorite-game-of-all-time/1432/26 post] was found under the same username. The first letters of every sentence in the post spell out the following:<br />
<br />
imgur<br />
com<br />
LgmNn9E<br />
jpg<br />
<br />
The link above leads to this image:<br />
<br />
[[File:ChronoSoup1.jpg|500px]]<br />
<br />
By overlaying the previously solved tangram in line with the letter grid, solvers came to the conclusion that the phrase being spelled out was <code>GO TO / CONSPIRACY</code><br />
<br />
[[File:overlay1.png|200px]]<br />
<br />
This led solvers to http://www.thisisnotaclue.com/conspiracy, which immediately redirects to http://thecoinconspiracy.com/<br />
<br />
== The Coin Conspiracy ==<br />
<br />
Arriving to this page, solvers are met with a riddle resembling the Tower of Hanoi puzzle:<br />
<br />
Barry, an antique coin collector, has recently come into possession of a complete collection of ancient Xin dynasty coins and spades that are more than 2000 years old. There are 6 coins and 10 spades, making a total of 16 pieces, each of which has a different denomination. The coins and spades, which have square holes in their centers, are speared on a small metal rod, with the bottom spade being the largest (and the highest denomination). Barry wants to move each of the pieces to the rod in his display case; however, they cannot be scratched or otherwise damaged! To that end, Barry is only able to move one piece between rods at a time. Fortunately, Barry has a third rod that can be used for storage. Additionally, a piece is only able to be stacked on top of another piece on the same rod if it is of a smaller denomination than the coin or spade it is being placed on.<br />
<br />
Keeping all this in mind, what's the minimum number of times will Barry have to move the Yao Quan Yi Shi piece while transferring all 16 coins and spades to his collection?<br />
<br />
The correct answer was obtained using the exponential nature of the puzzle; with 16 disks, the Yao Quan Yi Shi piece (the 2nd disc) would need to be moved <code>16384</code> times.<br />
<br />
Inputting the answer beneath the puzzle displays the following image:<br />
<br />
[[File:LazyGG.png|200px]]<br />
<br />
Putting the above image through a bmp converter removes the alpha channel, allowing us to see the blocked portion of the image <br />
<br />
[[File:WingdingsGG.png|300px]]<br />
<br />
The font is Wingdings, reading: <code>/corr</code> However, there is another, cut-off symbol. It is speculated this leads to <code>/corru</code> in reference to corruption from the "Welcome" post on www.thecoinconspiracy.com , however this had led to no solid leads.<br />
<br />
<br />
This page will be updated as the ARG progresses.</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=List_of_Investigations&diff=5558List of Investigations2017-03-06T02:47:45Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Unofficial */</p>
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<div>__NOTOC__<br />
[[Main Page]] > '''List of Investigations'''<br />
<br />
== ARGs ==<br />
<br />
These fully-fledged ARGs are confirmed to be the "real deal"; they may include puzzles, characters, and plotlines which the community can interact with. '''Active ARGs''' are currently being discussed within the Game Detectives community, and are frequently yielding new developments. '''Closed ARGs''' are those that have been completed, cancelled, or are otherwise inactive.<br />
<br />
=== Official ===<br />
<br />
'''Official ARGs''' tend to be fairly high-profile, and of generally high quality. Official ARGs may involve existing media; for example, a game developer may include clues to their ARG inside one of their games. As a result, official ARGs tend to attract a large audience.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+ List of Official ARGs<br />
! Name !! Status !! Creator !! Start Date<br />
|- style="background-color: #E0EFE5"<br />
| [[Battlefield 1]] || Active || [http://www.dice.se/ EA Dice] || 2017-02-14<br />
|- style="background-color: #E0EFE5"<br />
| [[Dawn Bloom]] || Active || [https://www.aliceandsmith.com/ Alice & Smith], the Lovent Group || 2016-12-24<br />
|- style="background-color: #E0EFE5"<br />
| [[Oddworld: Soulstorm]] || Active || [http://www.oddworld.com/ Oddworld Inhabitants, Inc] || 2016-12-22<br />
|- style="background-color: #E0EFE5"<br />
| [[Human Souls]] || Active || Pangent Technologies || 2016-03-05<br />
|- style="background-color: #FAD4D4"<br />
| [[Sombra ARG|Sombra]] || Closed || [http://blizzard.com Blizzard] || 2016-07-12<br />
|- style="background-color: #FAD4D4"<br />
| [[Kill Your Internet]] || Closed || [[Camouflaj]] || 2016-03-17<br />
|- style="background-color: #FAD4D4"<br />
| [[Eye Sigil ARG|Eye Sigil]] || Closed || [http://twinbeard.com/ Twinbeard] || 2016-01-23<br />
|- style="background-color: #FAD4D4"<br />
| [[Oxenfree]] || Closed || [http://nightschoolstudio.com/oxenfree/ Night School Studio] || 2016-01-15<br />
|- style="background-color: #FAD4D4"<br />
| [[Steam Winter 2015]] || Closed || [[Valve]] || 2015-12-25<br />
|- style="background-color: #FAD4D4"<br />
| [[Afterbirth ARG|Afterbirth]] || Closed || Edmund McMullen || 2015-10-30<br />
|- style="background-color: #FAD4D4"<br />
| [[Crows Crows Crows ARG|Crows Crows Crows]] || Closed || [http://crowscrowscrows.com Crows Crows Crows] || 2015-10-19<br />
|- style="background-color: #FAD4D4"<br />
| [[Frog Fractions 2|Frog Fractions 2]] || Closed || [http://twinbeard.com/ Twinbeard] || 2014-03-10<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Unofficial ===<br />
<br />
'''Unofficial ARGs''' are typically smaller in scope than official ARGs. Some were created by members of the Game Detectives community, or were made with Game Detectives in mind. Unofficial ARGs tend to have a smaller audience than official ones.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+ List of Unofficial ARGs<br />
! Name !! Status !! Creator !! Start Date<br />
|- style="background-color: #E0EFE5"<br />
| [[Chrono.gg ARG|The Coin Conspiracy]] || Active || [http://chrono.gg Chrono.gg] || 2016-10-23<br />
|- style="background-color: #FAD4D4"<br />
| [[Lost Memories Investigation|Lost Memories]] || Closed || Unknown || 2016-10-23<br />
|- style="background-color: #FAD4D4"<br />
| [[Society X]] || Closed || Unknown || 2016-10-16<br />
|- style="background-color: #FAD4D4"<br />
| [[LEVELS]] || Closed || Unknown || 2016-10-05<br />
|- style="background-color: #FAD4D4"<br />
| [[In Reality]] || Closed || [[whizzer0]], [[Team Look In The Bushes]] || 2016-06-12<br />
|- style="background-color: #FAD4D4"<br />
| [[Project 11]] || Closed || [[Project 11 (puppetmaster)|Project 11#6740]] || 2016-06-02<br />
|- style="background-color: #FAD4D4"<br />
| [[Black Mesa]] || Closed || SometimesIDreamOfCheese || 2016-03-28<br />
|- style="background-color: #FAD4D4"<br />
| [[Mystery of the Emblem]] || Closed || [[User:whizzer0|whizzer0]] || 2016-03-26<br />
|- style="background-color: #FAD4D4"<br />
| [[EFS|Electronic Freedom Society]] || Closed || [[gayfarang]] || 2016-03-19<br />
|- style="background-color: #FAD4D4"<br />
| [[76543]] || Closed || Unknown || 2016-03-16<br />
|- style="background-color: #FAD4D4"<br />
| [[FRTS | FRTS The Message]] || Closed || TheCreativeGod || 2016-02-26<br />
|- style="background-color: #FAD4D4"<br />
| [[Teragon]] || Closed || [[gayfarang]] || 2016-01-31<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Investigations == <br />
<br />
These are trails which have been investigated by the community, but have yet to conclude in anything substantial. Alternatively, these may have concluded in the discovery of an easter egg rather than a full-blown ARG.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
! Name !! Status !! Creator !! Start Date<br />
|- style="background-color: #E0EFE5"<br />
| [[Rick and Morty ARG]] || Active || Adult Swim || 2017-01-30<br />
|- style="background-color: #FAD4D4"<br />
| [[Corvus]] || Closed || Unknown || 2017-01-01<br />
|- style="background-color: #FAD4D4"<br />
| [[ARGvent]] || Closed || [[Meta:Staff|GameDetectives Admins]] || 2016-12-01<br />
|- style="background-color: #FAD4D4"<br />
| [[Watch Dogs 2]]|| Closed || Ubisoft || 2016-09-03<br />
|- style="background-color: #FAD4D4"<br />
| [[Steam Summer 2016]]|| Closed || [[Valve]] || 2016-06-23<br />
|- style="background-color: #FAD4D4"<br />
| [[April Fools]] || Closed || [[Meta:Staff|GameDetectives Admins]] || 2016-04-01<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Other Resources ==<br />
<br />
* For more information on ARGs and Game Detectives, check our [[Wiki FAQ]].<br />
* The [[ARG Toolbox]] contains tools that help with the typical puzzles contained in ARGs.<br />
* If you have questions regarding a specific ARG that are not answered in that ARG's wiki page, feel free to ask in the #arg-general channel of our [http://discord.gamedetectives.net Discord Server]!</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=LEVELS&diff=4356LEVELS2017-01-14T03:41:48Z<p>Svardskampe: </p>
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<div>{{argbox<br />
| name = {{PAGENAME}}<br />
| image = File:Levels icon.jpg<br />
| description = Register if you can.<br />
| creator = Unknown<br />
| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Type|Independent]]<br />
| status = Active<br />
| discovered = 2016-10-05<br />
}}<br />
<br />
[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]] > '''LEVELS'''<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; clear:right;" width="22.5%"<br />
!colspan="2"|Websites and accounts<br />
|-<br />
|Website<br />
|style="text-align:center;"|http://levels.your-host.xyz<br />
|-<br />
|Twitter account<br />
|style="text-align:center;"|[https://twitter.com/UnlockYourLevel @UnlockYourLevel]<br />
|-<br />
|YouTube channel<br />
|style="text-align:center;"|[https://youtu.be/AUmQIm_iS7I LEVELS]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
''Note: This page is dreadfully outdated. All discussion about Levels has long ceased on Game Detectives - if you are still interested in participating in Levels, check out the [http://levels.boards.net/ Levels forums].''<br />
<br />
'''LEVELS''' was an ARG centered around the [http://levels.your-host.xyz the mysterious LEVELS website]. Little was discovered about it, but the site was initially intended to have seven "trials", each of which would grant an appropriate level of access on the LEVELS website.<br />
<br />
Once registered, the players were met with challenges to complete/solve. The puppetmaster made it clear that these challenges were intended to be completed individually, to broaden individuals' own skills and knowledge. Participants were supposed to complete the registration on their own (to test their skills and abilities), but information sharing for the further challenges is advised.<br />
<br />
The LEVELS website went through several iterations, and, most recently, it has become a forum where users can share puzzles and collaborate on challenges. (Link: https://levels.your-host.xyz/) However, discussion of LEVELS on the Game Detectives Discord server decreased significantly after the website became a forum, and investigation of LEVELS has since been closed.<br />
<br />
=Registration=<br />
<br />
The website was supposed to provide challenges to registered users; however, the registration itself was a puzzle. There were intended to be seven different opportunities for registration, each one with a countdown until its end. Each consecutive level was supposed to be easier to complete, but each one granting the registrant a lower "level" out of 7.<br />
<br />
There were supposed to be seven levels of registration - however, the site ran into unforeseen complications, and the registration process had to be cut short after the puzzle for Level 4 was released. Levels has since moved to a [http://levels.boards.net/ forum].<br />
<br />
Solutions to puzzles will not be documented without the puppetmasters' permission.<br />
<br />
==Level 7==<br />
As of the moment of discovery, the website was in registration for the Level 7 stage. It had server outage later and the closing of this registration was postponed to 2016-10-09T09:00 UTC.<br />
<br />
===Solution===<br />
<br />
The source for the homepage showed that the background of the page was actually made up of an image, [http://levels.your-host.xyz/wp-content/themes/levels/images/level07.png level07.png]. Hidden within this image was a message:<br />
<br />
[[File:level07 message.png]]<br />
<br />
For those ready to OPEN the gate to the path of justice, its lady holds the key...<br />
<br />
This hint <code>path of justice</code> lead to the [http://levels.your-host.xyz/justice registration page], which is no longer available. This required a registration code, which was hidden in the image through steganography.<br />
<br />
Some users noticed that <code>OPEN</code> was in a larger font size than the rest of the text, while others simply recognised the dots in the image; either way, they were lead to [http://www.openstego.com/ OpenStego] as the software used to conceal a file in the image.<br />
<br />
A password was required to unlock the file. This password was <code>scales</code>, which is what [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Justice Lady Justice] literally holds. After using this password, contained within the image was the file <code>scales.txt</code>:<br />
<br />
Registration Code: du@w3stu#2Bu<br />
<br />
This registration code, along with a large amount of personal information, could then be used to register for Level 7.<br />
<br />
===Members===<br />
<br />
40 accounts initially registered for Level 7, and there are currently 29 Level 7 accounts. Those who wish to be public about their level are listed below. Note that the usernames listed here are not necessarily the same as those used on the site itself.<br />
<br />
* A4<br />
* artemisbot<br />
* blaqueice<br />
* carnifex<br />
* Concerned Hobbit<br />
* Crauss<br />
* CURIOUS CHILDREN<br />
* dubdubchan<br />
* <s>DukeBG</s> [permanently suspended]<br />
* ecstaticeggplant<br />
* Glael<br />
* inreality<br />
* Kira<br />
* Noah<br />
* Nyx<br />
* Renpy<br />
* rileedawg<br />
* Sqbika<br />
* ViolentKillerChronicles<br />
* William_Williams<br />
<br />
==Level 6==<br />
<br />
Level 6 opened on 2016-10-09 and ended on 2016-10-15T03:00 UTC.<br />
<br />
===Solution===<br />
<br />
Level 6's puzzle will not be documented without the puppetmasters' permission.<br />
<br />
===Members===<br />
<br />
65 accounts initially registered for Level 6, and there are currently 61 Level 6 accounts. Those who wish to be public about their level are listed below. Note that the usernames listed here are not necessarily the same as those used on the site itself.<br />
<br />
* BeeWok<br />
* Connor<br />
* Haigen<br />
* iamthor<br />
* MrJ<br />
* Offtheblock<br />
* Okabe<br />
* ramiro000<br />
* xArDDe<br />
* tevaum<br />
<br />
==Level 5==<br />
<br />
Level 5 opened on 2016-10-16 and will end on 2016-10-22T01:00 UTC.<br />
<br />
===Solution===<br />
<br />
Level 5's puzzle will not be documented without the puppetmasters' permission.<br />
<br />
===Members===<br />
<br />
56 accounts initially registered for Level 5, and there are currently 56 Level 5 accounts. Those who wish to be public about their level are listed below. Note that the usernames listed here are not necessarily the same as those used on the site itself.<br />
<br />
* CrystalShyps<br />
* DeepThought<br />
* draco452<br />
* EXTSZombiemaster<br />
* Sparton107<br />
* iSpy<br />
* null<br />
<br />
==Level 4==<br />
<br />
Level 4 opened on 2016-10-22 and will end on 2016-10-28T05:00 UTC.<br />
<br />
===Solution===<br />
<br />
Level 4's puzzle will not be documented without the puppetmasters' permission.<br />
<br />
===Members===<br />
<br />
There is currently 1 Level 4 account, but they are not part of the GameDetectives.</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=List_of_Investigations&diff=4355List of Investigations2017-01-14T03:29:12Z<p>Svardskampe: /* ARGs */</p>
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<div>__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Main Page]] > '''List of Investigations'''<br />
<br />
Note: often an [[ARG]] is named by the community. Alternative names that exist appear on the specific investigation's main page.<br />
<br />
== ARGs ==<br />
<br />
These fully-fledged ARGs are confirmed to be the "real deal"; they can include puzzles, characters, and plotlines which the community can interact with.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
! Name !! Type !! Status !! Creator !! Started !! Discovered !! Concluded<br />
|-<br />
| [[Dawn Bloom]] || Official || Active || Alice & Smith, the Lovent Group || 2016-12-24 || 2016-12-24 ||<br />
|-<br />
| [[Lost Memories Investigation|Lost Memories]] || Independent || Active || Unknown || 2016-10-23 || 2016-10-25 ||<br />
|-<br />
| [[Human Souls]] || Official || Active || Unknown || 2016-03-05 || 2016-03-05 ||<br />
|-<br />
| [[Society X]] || Independent || Closed || Unknown || 2016-10-16 || 2016-10-16 ||2017-01-02<br />
|-<br />
| [[LEVELS]] || Independent || Active || Unknown || 2016-10-05 || 2016-10-05 ||<br />
|-<br />
| [[Sombra ARG|Sombra]] || Official || Closed || Blizzard || 2016-07-12 || 2016-07-12 || 2016-11-04<br />
|-<br />
| [[In Reality]] || Community || Closed || [[whizzer0]], [[Team Look In The Bushes]] || 2016-06-12 || 2016-06-27 || 2016-08-30<br />
|-<br />
| [[Project 11]] || Community || Closed || [[Project 11 (puppetmaster)|Project 11#6740]] || 2016-06-02 || 2016-06-02 || 2016-06-19<br />
|-<br />
| [[Black Mesa]] || Independent || Closed || SometimesIDreamOfCheese || 2016-03-28 || 2016-04-11 || 2016-05-23 <br />
|-<br />
| [[Mystery of the Emblem]] || Community || Closed || [[User:whizzer0|whizzer0]] || 2016-03-26 || 2016-03-26 || 2016-04-07<br />
|-<br />
| [[EFS|Electronic Freedom Society]] || Independent || Closed || [[gayfarang]] || 2016-03-19 || 2016-03-20 || 2016-04-22 <br />
|-<br />
| [[Kill Your Internet]] || Official || Closed || [[Camouflaj]] || 2016-03-17 || 2016-03-18 || 2016-04-02<br />
|-<br />
| [[76543]] || Community || Closed || Unknown || 2016-03-16 || 2016-03-16 ||<br />
|-<br />
| [[FRTS | FRTS The Message]] || Community || Closed || [[TheCreativeGod]] || 2016-02-26 || 2016-03-07 || 2016-07-30<br />
|-<br />
| [[Teragon]] || Independent || Closed || [[gayfarang]] || 2016-01-31 || 2016-01-31 || 2016-02-07<br />
|-<br />
| [[Eye Sigil ARG|Eye Sigil]] || Official || Closed || [[Twinbeard]] || 2014-10-03 || 2016-01-25 || 2016-11-15<br />
|-<br />
| [[Oxenfree]] || Official || Closed || [http://nightschoolstudio.com/oxenfree/ Night School Studio] || 2016-01-15 || 2016-01-19 || 2016-06-11<br />
|-<br />
| [[Steam Winter 2015]] || Official || Closed || [[Valve]] || 2015-12-25 || 2015-12-22 || 2016-01-04<br />
|-<br />
| [[Afterbirth ARG|Afterbirth]] || Official || Closed || Edmund McMullen || 2015-10-30 || 2015-10-30 || 2015-11-14<br />
|-<br />
| [[Crows Crows Crows ARG|Crows Crows Crows]] || Official || Closed || Crows Crows Crows || 2015-10-19 || 2015-10-19 || 2015-12-04<br />
|-<br />
| [[Frog Fractions 2|Frog Fractions 2]] || Official || Closed || [[Twinbeard]] || 2014-03-10 || 2014-03-10 || 2016-12-26<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Investigations == <br />
<br />
These are trails which have been or are being investigated by the community, but have yet to conclude in anything or have concluded merely in the discovery of an Easter egg rather than a full-blown ARG.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
! Name !! Type !! Status !! Creator !! Started !! Discovered !! Concluded<br />
|-<br />
| [[Corvus]] || Official || Active || Unknown || 2017-01-01 || 2017-01-01 ||<br />
|-<br />
| [[ARGvent]] || Community || Closed || [[Meta:Staff|GameDetectives Admins]] || 2016-12-01 || 2016-12-01 || 2016-12-31<br />
|-<br />
| [[Battlefield 1]] || Official || Gone cold || EA Dice || 2016-10-21 || 2016-10-21<br />
|-<br />
| [[April Fools]] || Community || Closed || [[Meta:Staff|GameDetectives Admins]] || 2016-04-01 || 2016-04-01 || 2016-04-01<br />
|-<br />
| [[Steam Summer 2016]]|| Investigation || Closed || [[Valve]] || Unknown || 2016-06-23 ||<br />
|-<br />
| [[Watch Dogs 2]]|| Investigation || Closed || [[Ubisoft]] || Unknown || TBA<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<br />
=== Type ===<br />
* '''Official''' - Affiliated with source material, game studio or related organisation.<br />
* '''Independent''' - Not affiliated with any source material or a specific organisation. Often an entirely original story.<br />
* '''Community''' - As 'Independent', but created by one or more GD community members/for the community. Often, trailheads and clues appear primarily on community resources.<br />
* '''Investigation''' - No ARG or puzzle has been confirmed. In the majority of cases, clues have been discovered. This may be used temporarily before such a time that confirmation has been made, or may be a permanent status. Sometimes investigations will reveal a simple marketing gimmick or similar.<br />
<br />
=== Status ===<br />
* '''Active''' - Known to be ongoing. Clues are still appearing, or attempts to resolve existing ones are still underway.<br />
* '''Closed''' - The investigation has completed to its logical conclusion (it has been solved), the puppetmaster is confirmed to have permanently ceased progress or a fixed time limit has been exceeded (as with an ARG running alongside a sale, etc.).<br />
* '''Gone cold''' - An investigation which did not amount to anything substantial.<br />
<br />
=== Other Resources ===<br />
<br />
* [[ARG Toolbox]] contains tools that help with the typical puzzles contained in ARGs.</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Frog_Fractions_2&diff=4098Frog Fractions 22016-12-27T00:05:56Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Frog Fractions 2 general */</p>
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<div>{{argbox<br />
| float = right<br />
| name = Frog Fractions 2<br />
| image = File:FF2LOGO.jpg<br />
| imagewidth = 250<br />
| description= The FF2 ARG began in March 2014, and its goal is the discovery of which game is secretly a sequel to Frog Fractions..<br />
| creator = [http://twinbeard.com/ Twinbeard]/Jim Crawford<br />
| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Type|Official]]<br />
| status = Active<br />
| discovered = 2014-03-10<br />
}}{{ArgHeader|arg=Frog Fractions 2}}<br />
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<br />
:''For a quick chronological reference of everything so far, see [[Frog_Fractions_2/Timeline]].''<br />
:''For a quick overview of investigations, including investigations currently in progress, see [[Frog_Fractions_2/Investigation_Threads]]''<br />
<br />
Frog Fractions 2 is a sequel to [http://twinbeard.com/frog-fractions/ Frog Fractions], a flash game by '''Twinbeard Studios''' that developed a sizable cult following. In March 2014, a successful [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/475057068/frog-fractions-2 Kickstarter campaign] launched Frog Fractions 2. However, there were a few caveats:<br />
*The game will not be named Frog Fractions 2 or likely resemble Frog Fractions<br />
*The game will not be credited to Twinbeard Studios as the creators<br />
*The game's release date is unknown, so the game may or may not be available<br />
*When the "jig is up" (the game is found), Kickstarter backers/[http://twinbeard.com/frog-fractions-2-slacker-backer-center Slacker Backers] will receive a copy of the game<br />
<br />
Bearing these points in mind, the end goal of the Frog Fractions 2 ARG was to discover the "true identity" of Frog Fractions 2.<br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
The launch of the ARG began with clues within the [https://ksr-video.imgix.net/projects/820718/video-351368-h264_high.mp4 the pitch video itself], as it was quickly interrupted by a message from the year 2023 that warned the viewer "It's too late for our timeline, but it may not be for yours." Since then, there have been clues everywhere from podcasts by the developers, to an Obama Shaving Simulator, to real life events such as Indiecade and ARG-specific events around Berkley and LA. <br />
<br />
This wiki page and ARG progess would not be possible without the wonderful work of the people in the [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=39801 Frog Fractions 2 unfiction thread], the [http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1117771 neogaf thread], and the [https://discord.gg/0ke7HKsVwUMRjmJj FF2 Discord].<br />
<br />
Note: While Jim Crawford, Justin Bortnick, and Rachel Sala (the developers of Frog Fractions 2) all participate in the ARG to some capacity, they do not give clues when asked and should not be harassed.<br />
<br />
More people [http://frogfractions2.wikia.com/index.php?title=FrogFractions2&diff=417&oldid=415 credited] to be working on the ARG:<br />
* ''Janus and Gemini'' the doublefaced, joining ARG development October 2016<br />
* ''Monsieur Le Baroni'', if that is their real name, joining ARG development November 2016<br />
<br />
=Summary=<br />
<br />
==Background==<br />
<br />
In 2012, a browser game called Frog Fractions was released by Jim Crawford/Twinbeard. This was ostensibly a simple game about 'learning fractions', but does not actually teach this, nor is any specific knowledge required to play. The game features a frog sitting on a lily pad and shooting out its tongue to catch various descending bugs, in order to protect some fruit towards the bottom of the screen. As gameplay continues, upgrades can be added and the play style varies (sometimes wildly) from that of the initial stages. The game is often considered an ironic or 'joke' game (not to diminish its impact) due to its subversion of established mechanics and surprising twists and turns. <br />
<br />
In March 2014, after the success of the original game, a Kickstarter campaign was launched to fund the creation of the game's sequel, 'Frog Fractions 2'. Accompanying the campaign was a strange video, that appeared to be a deadpan proposal of a fun game for kids, but contained some sinister and mysterious content.<br />
<br />
==Kickstarter Video==<br />
The [https://ksr-video.imgix.net/projects/820718/video-351368-h264_high.mp4 pitch video]([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P48lSsS6h2M 720p]) is first interrupted at 0:44 with a message from the year 2023. A different voice interrupts at 2:26 and 2:37 to stress the importance of "0451". This clue would not be solved until after the Berkeley Event.<br />
<br />
At 3:20, a sepia toned broadcast addresses "people of the future". There is a great deal of writing on the blackboard:<br />
<br />
[[File:FF2PitchVideoend.png]]<br />
<br />
The url at the top of the board leads to http://twinbeard.com/eolo5387.html . This address contains pictures of bread, prompting users to go to http://twinbread.com/eolo5387.html, which contains the same image but distorted. This lead to http://twinbread.com/<br />
<br />
==Twinbread==<br />
===Brainfuck codes===<br />
In the source code of http://twinbread.com there is a [[wikipedia:Brainfuck|brainfuck]] code. When run, this prints out to the following text:<br />
__ .__ ___. .___<br />
_/ |___ _ _|__| ____\_ |_________ ____ _____ __| _/<br />
\ __\ \/ \/ / |/ \| __ \_ __ \_/ __ \__ \ / __ |<br />
| | \ /| | | \ \_\ \ | \/\ ___/ / __ \_/ /_/ |<br />
|__| \/\_/ |__|___| /___ /__| \___ >____ /\____ |<br />
\/ \/ \/ \/ \/<br />
<br />
>> ONYX BF 1.9.7 May 26 1997 10:46:16 $$<br />
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$<br />
>> MOTD 2011-12-02 $$<br />
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$<br />
>> IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT $$<br />
>> SOME USERS ARE ATTEMPTING TO USE $$<br />
>> ONYX BF WITH A WEB-BASED INTERPRE- $$<br />
>> TER LOCATED AT BRAINFUCK.TK. LET $$<br />
>> IT BE KNOWN THAT THIS PARTICULAR $$<br />
>> INTERPRETER HAS SEVERAL KNOWN $$<br />
>> ISSUES RUNNING THE ONYX BF CODE- $$<br />
>> BASE AND IS NOT TO BE TRUSTED. $$<br />
>> THANK YOU. -MGMT $$<br />
þéìØÅ<br />
<br />
[[File:FF2ebg13.png|thumbnail|right|200px|The image found from the audio]]<br />
<br />
For http://twinbread.com/eolo5387.html, a bunch of characters make up the source code. Removing all non brainfuck characters, it results in a text: <code>watch?v=YzVP-gRfRTY</code>. This text leads to a youtube video titled [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzVP-gRfRTY Kernal of Truth]. The audio is a playing of a datassette signal for a 50Hz PAL computer.<br />
<br />
The audio had to be inverted first and then converted into TAP with UberCassette and then baked into a prg with TAPClean then run 011 (0801-6F40).prg in VICE. Code reference [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1032745#1032745 here] <br />
<br />
egb13.ugzy is ROT-13 encoded string rot13.html<br />
<br />
From the source of twinbread.com/rot13.html, there is a link to castlevania_passacaglia_of_disrepair.rom which is actually a GameBoy Advance ROM.<br />
<br />
When run in Visual Boy Advance, the ROM produces a version of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up", along with the following image: <br />
<br />
[[File:FF2RickRoll.png]]<br />
<br />
=== Make Bread ===<br />
http://twinbread.com/makebread.html contains the following instructions:<br />
<br />
TYPE 101675 ON KEYPAD<br />
PUT FLOUR IN BREAD MACHINE<br />
PUT SALT IN BREAD MACHINE<br />
PUT MILK IN BREAD MACHINE <br />
PUT WATER IN BREAD MACHINE<br />
PUT BUTTER IN BREAD MACHINE<br />
PUT HONEY IN BREAD MACHINE<br />
PUT YEAST IN BREAD MACHINE<br />
PUT GLUTEN IN BREAD MACHINE<br />
PUT MALT IN BREAD MACHINE<br />
PUT SUGAR IN BREAD MACHINE<br />
PUT EGG IN BREAD MACHINE<br />
PUT CORN IN BREAD MACHINE<br />
PRESS START<br />
FORE<br />
FORE<br />
GO TO SLEEP <br />
<br />
When these instructions are entered into the console during the text adventure portion of the original Frog Fractions game, the console displays the following:<br />
<br />
"You wake to the smell of freshly baked bread. A wispy human figure in a bathrobe and crown walks in, carrying a loaf of <br />
sliced bread. "It's ready!" she says. Then she gets a good look at you. "Oh dear. No time for bread; you have to do <br />
something about that beard before your meeting starts!" She pushes you into the bathroom.<br />
<br />
[[File:FF2MrPresident.png|thumbnail|right|Screencap of the Obama Shaving Simulator]]<br />
<br />
The user is then taken to the site http://abeardforevervoyaging.com/leadership.html , which contains the Obama Shaving Simulator.<br />
<br />
=== Obama Shaving Simulator ===<br />
<br />
At the end of each Obama Shaving session, some tweets are shown. If Obama is shaved perfectly, one of the tweets will contain the following message:<br />
Kenneth Salazar @Salza . @OBeardy. If you want to see PUBLIC_FIGURE alive again, bring the money to 37.871764,-122.265303 at 2014-04-05, 3PM local time.<br />
These coordinates correspond to a location in Berkeley, California and the message announced the first real life event of the ARG.<br />
<br />
==Berkeley Event==<br />
On April 5, 2014, Jim Crawford arrived at the designated meetup coordinates carrying a brown paper bag. He gave out business cards, previously given out at GDC, which had the Twinbeard logo on the back along with some text <code>"JCRNWmZiVE5DXGhfTg=="</code>. When held to the light, the card showed a URL fragment <code>ad.com/eol</code>, which is a reference to the brainfuck codes. <br />
<br />
After a while, Jim led the group away from the campus. After a short walk, a man in the group, who was wearing a tall top hat, screamed "Enough!" and pulled a plastic gun on Jim. A group of time police arrived and arrested Jim, who threw the brown paper bag to the ground in the process. A pair of opposing time travelers appeared and the arresting time travelers fled in a car while the opposing travelers chased them on foot. A man on a motorcycle appeared to deliver a message to the group and then left as well. Videos of the arrest can be found [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajh5zVBbDNM here] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJrPxRW-kts here]. Below is a transcript of the exchange:<br />
Top Hat Guy: Alright, enough of this! James Crawford!<br />
Jim: Not again!<br />
Top Hat Guy: In the name of his majesty, for your time-crimes against the chrono-imperium, for your distribution and production of bug porn, for your association with agents of Bug Mars, for your fraternizing with frogs, and for your other crimes, you must be held accountable!<br />
Jim: Wait, what’s going on?<br />
Top Hat Guy: Come on.<br />
Time Traveller 1: There’s no time!<br />
Time Traveller 2: Stay back! Do not interfere with the timeline!<br />
Jim: Save yourselves…<br />
Top Hat Guy: Do not interfere with the timeline!<br />
Time Traveller 2: They’re coming! Go, go! Stay back!<br />
Opposing Time Traveller: Wait, the disks, the disks!<br />
<br />
Moterbike Time Traveller: You guys aren’t chasing Jim Crawford, are you? Well don’t look for him now. That’s not the real Jim Crawford, or at least not yet. I come from a dreadfully dark timeline, and we’re trying to prevent that. I’m just here to tell you that now, and I have to go myself. You guys have a wonderful day.<br />
<br />
The brown paper bag had the following contents([http://imgur.com/gallery/rd61q photos here]):<br />
<br />
12 napkins, 4 plastic forks, 4 plastic spoons: One of the napkins has a flower sticker with a ladybug on it.<br />
A Wooden Frog Statue: It has a bug sticker on one side of it.<br />
Flower and Cactus Leaf: They are real plants, not plastic or anything.<br />
Floppy Disks: 10 Unlabeled floppy disks wrapped in tinfoil. Most of them have some bug or frog stickers on the foil. Here is a summary (the numbering is arbitrary, I don't know how they were originally stacked in the bag):<br />
1: Stamp<br />
2: Flower and Ladybug Flower<br />
3: Ladybug and Bubbles<br />
4: Ladybug on Leaf, Flower, Bubbles<br />
5: Ladybug on Flower<br />
6: Inflated Frog with Bubbles<br />
7: Dragonfly, Ladybug on Leaf, Lilypad<br />
8: Frog with Tongue<br />
9: Frog on Lilypad, Ladybug on Leaf (Also has a jumping frog on the back, not shown in the picture.)<br />
10: Ladybug on Lilypad, Dragonfly, and Bubbles<br />
<br />
Foil-Wrapped Rosencrantz Character Sheet: It was wrapped similarly to the 10 floppy disks, but contained only this piece of paper. The foil for this one has a ladybug sticker and a lilypad sticker. The lilypad sticker partly obscures the text "Jack HS" written in marker on the foil.<br />
Plastic sword, dropped by the second group running up the street, probably unintentionally<br />
<br />
===Floppy Disks===<br />
<br />
[[File:BugPorn.jpg|thumbnail|right|Example of bug porn found on floppy disks]]<br />
<br />
The 10 floppy disks wrapped in foiled were scanned and contained images of [[Frog_Fractions_2/Bug_Porn|bug porn]] in the form of months from a calendar along with files named <code>stinky.arj, stinky.a01, stinky.a02, stinky.a03, stinky.a04</code>. .zip of the files are available [https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B1p1ZOZuX-QkSmdWTTY3LXN5NG8&usp=sharing here]<br />
<br />
The images all had strange EXIF data:<br />
02.jpg: x"83968686858540A689A3884081409781A340968640<br />
04.jpg: 82A4A3A385996B409694859385A340A689A388408388<br />
06.jpg: 8585A285408195844082818396956B408881A2884082<br />
10.jpg: 9996A695A26B40A39681A2A340A689A3884082A4A3A3<br />
12.jpg: 85994081958440A2A381A682859999A840918194" <br />
When converted by psuedo base-8, it reads:<br />
COFFEE WITH A PAT OF<br />
BUTTER; OMELET WITH CH<br />
EESE AND BACON; HASH B<br />
ROWNS; TOAST WITH BUTT<br />
ER AND STAWBERRY JAM<br />
<br />
As for the "stinky" files, stinky.arj required a password. The password is "zero four five one", given from the kickstarter pitch video. The result was an MP4 that contained a live action walkthrough of Frog Fractions. It can be viewed on youtube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx23nWRrjno here].<br />
<br />
==Train Hot Dog and Red Pages Podcast==<br />
"I don't understand either, rider, so we're in the same boat. It's exciting."-Jim, Train Hot Dog Episode 9 - Hot Dog Time Machine<br />
<br />
For an in depth run-down of all Train Hot Dog episodes and what has been gained from them, [[Frog_Fractions_2/Train_Hot_Dog|see the Train Hot Dog wiki page]].<br />
<br />
Train Hot Dog(THD) is a weekly podcast where Jim Crawford talks while riding a train (allegedly). The first episode premiered on May 28, 2015. Episodes are posted to the [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy5JGFfB4yEmIajXWgD17Ag Twinbeard youtube channel] first and then later to trainhotdog.cool Listeners of the podcast are known as "riders" and questions can be submitted via "rider mail", either through a call to the rider mail numbers 469-BEARDS-4 or 469-CEASE-PI, or via comments on the youtube videos.<br />
<br />
At the end of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QeXpbLrVzc Train Hot Dog Episode 12: Stay On Your Toast], a voice says "Brought to you by time dash travel dot club". This lead to the discovery of time-travel.club and confirmed the involvement of THD in the ARG on July 30, 2015.<br />
<br />
In addition to this, at the bottom of trainhotdog.cool, it says "To leave a Rider Mail, call (469) BEA-RDS4", clicking the link leads to a magic eye image. The image run through a magic eye solver results in the message <code>DANGER SPARKLES</code><br />
<br />
[[File:Beardsdangersparkles.jpg]]<br />
[[File:DangerSparklesdemagicked.png]]<br />
<br />
Red Pages Podcast(RPP) is a video game and books themed podcast co-hosted by Frog Fractions 2 writer Justin Bortnick with his friends Gord and Paul. Podcasts are posted on their website [http://redpagespodcast.com/ here]. <br />
<br />
In [http://redpagespodcast.com/listen/chatting-with-jim-crawford Extrasode 3: Chatting with Jim Crawford],some noises are heard around 37:30 until about 40:00. This is morse code for <code>RPS SSENIHSUM TNAREBUXE ERIM SSENIHSUM TNAREBUXE ERIM</code> (which is reversed "mire exuberant mushiness" repeated). In the background is speech, quoted from "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov. The full quote is:<br />
"You can't tell them," droned the psychologist slowly, "because that would<br />
hurt and you mustn't hurt. But if you don't tell them, you hurt, so you must<br />
tell them. And if you do, you will hurt and you mustn't, so you can't tell<br />
them; but if you don't, you hurt, so you must; but if you do, you hurt, so you<br />
mustn't; but if you don't, you hurt, so you must; but if you do, you-" <br />
This confirmed the beginning of the involvement of RPP in the ARG.<br />
<br />
==Ashby Brewery and Indie Games Studio==<br />
'''This section provides an overview of all mentions of Ashby Brewery - For an detailed analysis of the Ashby Brewery and Indie Games Studio webiste, refer to the [[Frog_Fractions_2/Decaytruth_info|Decaytruth.info page]].'''<br />
<br />
First introduced in the [https://ksr-video.imgix.net/projects/820718/video-351368-h264_high.mp4 Kickstarter pitch video] in March of 2014, a couple, Hunter and Amy, claims to run the Ashby Brewery and Indie Game Studio and claims they released the original Frog Fractions. The same couple also made an appearance in the [http://twinbeard.com/kickstarter-simulator-2015 Kickstarter Simulator game] released in April of 2014. No clues were found in this game. <br />
<br />
It was discovered that Jim posted back in 2012 on his blog about the Ashby Brewery and Indie Game studio, with a picture of a beer with the label, claiming his roommate John had made it and that he almost wished he didn't have the Twinbeard branding: http://goombas.org/1347_ashby-brewery-indie-game-studio.html<br />
[[File:Ashbypostongoombas.jpg|thumb|The image Jim posted in 2012]]<br />
<br />
The post features cherry wheat beer that is listed on their menu. https://twitter.com/AshbyBrewery is a twitter account, created in 2012, featuring the same picture as the profile picture.<br />
<br />
On September 23, 2015, the Frog Fractions 2 Kickstarter posted [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/475057068/frog-fractions-2/posts/1362203 update #11], [https://ksr-video.imgix.net/assets/004/558/155/b3f4374cff9168edc39ba2571d52c9e2_h264_high.mp4 The Ashby Brewery and Indie Game Studio Fall 2015 Quarterly Brewsletter] video contained three audio glitches before certain words: 0:55 decay, 1:44 truth, 2:08 info. This would lead to http://decaytruth.info/ , the website of the Ashby brewery.<br />
<br />
The website claims the brewery was founded in 1777 but it's clear Charles Ashby, the founder, is a time traveler given his chronologically impossible biography. The site also lists a location with hours. The address is a grocery store that does not sell beer from Ashby. http://decaytruth.info/admin.html was found. Entering the same word in the login twice returns the word with a question mark following it.<br />
<br />
Also of note is some MD5 hashes in the source code of the website pages. This was translated using some brute force code into the user's IP address with and an additional character:<br />
<br />
Index: MD5(IP + '1')<br />
Hours: MD5(IP + '2')<br />
About: MD5(IP + 'b')<br />
Menu: MD5(IP + 'z')<br />
Beer: MD5(IP + 'a')<br />
Privacy: MD5(IP + 'y')<br />
Admin: MD5(IP + 'x') <br />
<br />
So all the extra letters are: <code>12bzayx</code>.<br />
<br />
The IP address of the visitor also affects what word of the ''Hops marley malt yeast and water.'' string is capitalized on the Beer 101 page. It's unsure why this was done.<br />
<br />
On August 27, 2016, Justin drank a ginger beer from Ashby Brewery and Indie Games Studio on his twitch stream. He kept insisting the brewery is easy to find, mentioned a phone number, and that the beer recipe was from 1901, which has often been referenced in his twitch stream.<br />
<br />
A user tweeted at the assumed to be defunct twitter account and the account responded then [https://twitter.com/AshbyBrewery/status/769951980890370048 tweeted:] <br />
One of our most popular brews is our classic 1901 recipe for ginger beer! Why not stop in and try one?<br />
<br />
Ashby's twitter was active again during Indiecade 2016, [https://twitter.com/AshbyBrewery/status/786417334365794306 tweeting]:<br />
Ashby Brewery and Indie Game Studio is pleased to announce we are the beverage of the IndieCade Festival 2016.<br />
<br />
As of now, no successful login has been made on the website and it is considered an open line of investigation.<br />
<br />
==Time-travel.club==<br />
At first glance, this website of time-travel.club (TTC) mimics the efforts of an amateur time travel enthusiast's attempt at a website. There are three clickable links. The first floats by asking "So you want to learn about [http://time-travel.club/typesoftimetravel.htm.htm ~Time Travel~] do you?" This link leads to a page that is essentially a copy and paste of a wiki article concerning time travel in science fiction. The [http://time-travel.club/404.htm About Us] page leads to a 404 error page with a large number of under construction gifs. Initially, the ''Login'' link led to the same page but later changed to [http://time-travel.club/accesslevelalpha.php accesslevelalpha.php].<br />
<br />
When logged in on the site, you find the page is titled "FUTURE RESISTANCE OPERATION GARRISON 1.50" (or in abbreviated form: FROG 1.5). This is the main website for a group known as ''The Resistance'' who were later found to be cyborgs fighting an entity simply known as the ''Decay'' and shape a major part of the ARG story. <br />
<br />
===accesslevelalpha===<br />
In THD 13: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhQur_NeiVY Butt Folk], posted on August 6, 2015, there is a username/password in the spectrogram:<br />
[[File:THD13gadsbypassword.png]]<br />
<br />
When entered into the login on TTC, the following text is show:<br />
'''USER:GADSBY'''<br />
'''RANK:RECRUIT'''<br />
'''COMMANDING OFFICER:DWAYNE'''<br />
<br />
Welcome new recruit! Congratulations on your wise decision to join the human resistance movement and help rescue all life from the enemy.<br />
<br />
'''About the Resistance'''<br />
Our nemesis is one you know all too well; the decay has changed the landscape of the earth and irreparably altered the path of mankind. As we are unable to combat our foe head-on, the resistance exists to win humanity's liberation through covert operations and advanced technology of types unavailable even to our most powerful enemies. United, we stand between the decay and the sparkly annihilation of our species.<br />
<br />
This website will serve as your home base for intelligence updates and new information vital to the survival of this organization. As you prove yourself and are promoted through the ranks, you will gain access to additional resources and information to aid you in completing the operations we assign you.<br />
<br />
Congratulations, and good luck recruit! You will recieve orders from your commanding officer shortly.<br />
<br />
'''Resources'''<br />
Requisitions (LOCKED)<br />
Operative List (LOCKED)<br />
Current Operations (LOCKED)<br />
Terminal (LOCKED)<br />
%corrupt_entry%segf (LOCKED)<br />
Party Lounge (VERY LOCKED)<br />
<br />
===accesslevelbeta===<br />
http://time-travel.club/accesslevelbeta.php was found without a working password known.<br />
<br />
====Herbie====<br />
Justin Bortnick tweeted from his twitter account about a new Mario Maker level code 04AA-0000-00A6-45F2(the tweet appears to have been deleted.)In a level called "dispatch 2", blocks spell out "PWD:SCREAMED". The username was Herbie. This is a reference to the end of the "I, Robot" phrase in the RPP Extrasode 3. "-and Herbie screamed" being the next words in the story. <br />
<br />
[[File:MarioMakerPWDSCREAMED.png]]<br />
<br />
[[File:CRGE4xZVEAA29Cq.png|thumb|Tweeted Borg King image]]<br />
On October 11, 2015, RPP also [https://twitter.com/RedPagesPodcast/status/653449532382941184 tweeted] "This arrived at the Red Pages office yesterday with a note from "Herbie" that read "You have the pieces." Spooky!" along with an image of a borgified King of spades (This also would be found to correspond with the spectrogram of THD 10)<br />
<br />
[[File:Herbieresources.png|thumb|Herbie's Requisitions page]]<br />
Logging in showed the following message:<br />
'''USER:HERBIE'''<br />
'''RANK:CORPORAL'''<br />
'''COMMANDING OFFICER:WILLIAM'''<br />
<br />
Welcome Corporal! Your continued dedication to the human resistance movement authorizes you to additional resources unavailable to new recruits.<br />
<br />
'''About the Resistance'''<br />
Our nemesis is one you know all too well; the decay has changed the landscape of the earth and irreparably altered the path of mankind. As we are unable to combat our foe head-on, the resistance exists to win humanity's liberation through covert operations and advanced technology of types unavailable even to our most powerful enemies. United, we stand between the decay and the sparkly annihilation of our species.<br />
<br />
This website will serve as your home base for intelligence updates and new information vital to the survival of this organization. As you prove yourself and are promoted through the ranks, you will gain access to additional resources and information to aid you in completing the operations we assign you.<br />
<br />
Keep up the good fight corporal. Your service is integral to the cause.<br />
<br />
'''Resources'''<br />
[http://time-travel.club/requisitionsnarfblat.html Requisitions]<br />
Operative List (LOCKED)<br />
[http://time-travel.club/operationsnarfblat.html Current Operations]<br />
Terminal (LOCKED)<br />
%corrupt_entry%segf (LOCKED)<br />
Party Lounge (VERY LOCKED)<br />
<br />
Clicking Requisitions leads to [http://time-travel.club/requisitionsnarfblat.html requisitionsnarfblat.html] that lists some of the ingredients for making beer (a reference to the Ashyby Brewery Quarterly report) along with ''F-Rations'', ''Anti-Sparkle Lotion'', and ''Bread''. Clicking Current Operations leads to [http://time-travel.club/operationsnarfblat.html operationsnarfblat.html] which listed the following operations:<br />
Operation Glitterbuster<br />
TT Operation 2014 - CRAWFORD<br />
TT Operation 1965 - M. BRADLEY.<br />
Operation B.R.E.A.D.<br />
<br />
====Number Six (originally)====<br />
Also in the Mario Maker level, the blocks were morse code that translated to "Hello Number Six"<br />
<br />
Eventually, on October 11, 2015, RPP's Chatting with Jim had the morse code fully transcribed: <code>lwo osoutriv deniarpsssenihsum tnarebuxe erimssenihsum tnarebuxeerim ssenihsum tnarebuxe erimssenihsum tnarebuxe eri7senihsum tnarebuxe erim </code> This turned out to be an anagram for "Username is the number six password is revolution". Originally, the login(number six/revolution) said:<br />
'''USER:NUMBER SIX'''<br />
'''RANK:XXXXXXX'''<br />
'''COMMANDING OFFICER:N/A'''<br />
<br />
Greetings Number Six. Your login is currently being prepped - please continue to use Corporal Herbie's login for the time being.<br />
<br />
This has since changed.<br />
<br />
====Samuel====<br />
On December 15, 2015, Polygon posted an article to summarize the ARG titled [http://www.polygon.com/2015/12/15/10220184/frog-fractions-2-arg How to Shave Obama: Behind the baffling, nearly two-year-long quest to find Frog Fractions 2]. In the comments section, LordHuffNPuff (Justin Bortnick's known alias) posted a message:<br />
Tired of staying at home all winter? Looking for an exciting holiday retreat? Why not take a trip to scenic Bug Mars? Experience the thrill of customs and immigration; dine on the finest freshly-baked bread; be titillated by the planet’s number one cultural export! When you travel with Bug Bros. Travel Agency, the red planet is just a hop, hop and a hop away. For booking information, contact us 24 hours a day! Our travel specialists are ready to take you on the trip of a lifetime. Dial (213) 631-3764 today! <br />
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When the number is dialed, the message said "This is Resistance Agent 3764, Lt. Samuel. I'm probably out on a mission protecting the remnants of our species or maybe training new recruits, but leave a message and I'll get back to you if I'm not dead or enslaved!" A recording of the message is [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/files/12_17_call.wav here.]<br />
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People that left their number were called back on January 6, 2016 by the Bug Mars Travel Agency and informed the codeword for their trip was "caravanserai", the caller being very specific on the spelling of the word.<br />
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[[File:Samuelresources.png|thumb|Samuel's Requisitions Page]]<br />
Credentials samuel/caravanserai are working and yield:<br />
'''USER:SAMUEL'''<br />
'''RANK:SCI_H'''<br />
<br />
Greetings Doctor, please select an option.<br />
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'''Resources'''<br />
[http://time-travel.club/requisition_scisnarfblat.html Requisitions]<br />
[http://time-travel.club/operativespartialsnarfblat.php Operative List (Partial)]<br />
[http://time-travel.club/sciopsnarfblat.html Current Scientific Projects]<br />
Terminal (LOCKED)<br />
%corrupt_entry%segf (LOCKED)<br />
Party Lounge (SOMEWHAT LOCKED)<br />
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''Requisitions'' leads to [http://time-travel.club/requisition_scisnarfblat.html requisition_scisnarfblat.html]. The list adds the following items in addition to Herbie's list: Acid, Base, Bass (fish), Bass (dropped), Sparkles (contained, pressurized), Membrane, M. Brain, F. Brain, G. Dad, Sunny D.<br />
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''Operative List (partial)'' goes to [http://time-travel.club/operativespartialsnarfblat.php operativespartialsnarfblat.php]. This list changes daily. Several attempts have been made to track those changes but they appear to have no pattern. You can find data [http://new.norgg.org/files/timeagents.txt here].<br />
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''Current Scientific Projects'' leads to [http://time-travel.club/sciopsnarfblat.html sciopsnarfblat.html]<br />
The currently-active scientific projects are:<br />
SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS<br />
Experiment 036 - R.P.A.G.E.S. Trans-Temporal Communication Array<br />
Experiment 037 - Cybernetic Sub-dermal Integration<br />
Experiment 038 - Ocular Replacement and Recovery Sugery<br />
Experiment 039 - P.O.D. Encoding and Encryption Exploration<br />
ARCHIVED EXPERIMENTS<br />
Experiment 001 - Anti-Gravity Thrusters<br />
Experiment 002 - Experimental Hydroelectrolysis & Subdermatoglyphic Radiation<br />
Experiment 003 - Axis-Defeating Local Pancake<br />
Experiment 004 - Synthesis of Beer from Sparkles<br />
More...<br />
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At some point between [http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:p7ZlfCCD6hAJ:time-travel.club/sciopsnarfblat.html+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk 2016-10-21] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20161209220236/http://time-travel.club/sciopsnarfblat.html 2016-12-09], the list of SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS changed. Now it lists:<br />
Experiment 040 - Quantum Entanglement Disentanglement<br />
Experiment 041 - Audio Quality Improvements<br />
Experiment 042 - Sparkle Sine Function Inversion<br />
Experiment 043 - Wing Membrane: Dissection/Fabrication<br />
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Clicking ''More...'' leads to http://time-travel.club/awibblewobblewibblewobbletoandfrobuttheonelittleduckwiththefeatheronhisbackheledtheotherswithaquackquackquack This actually is a 500 Internal Server error page (the website generally gives 500 in place of 404) but would later be a hint to a login.<br />
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=====Operatives List=====<br />
The operatives for the list are taken from this set (always ordered this way, sergeant major Jorden always has a dot after their name):<br />
# Recr. Gadsby<br />
# Recr. Brett<br />
# Recr. Arthur<br />
# Pvt. Lambert<br />
# Cpl. Apone<br />
# Cpl. Parker<br />
# Sgt. William<br />
# Sgt. Kane<br />
# Sgm. Jorden.<br />
# Sgm. Vasquez<br />
# Maj. Drake<br />
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The list of assignments includes: Badger Kennels, Barracks, Command, Debriefing, Firing Range, Laboratory 1, Laboratory 2, Medical Ward, Mess, Perimeter, Training Hall A, Training Hall B, Training Hall C (13 in total). Multiple people can be assigned to the same location on the same day, up to 3 were observed.<br />
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Recruit Arthur and corporal Parker disappeared at some point in the first month and turned back up 27 May 2016. Location "Badger Kennels" also unlike others only appeared on 13 May 2016 for the first time.<br />
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According to data starting from 29 May 2016 (to get these changes out of the way), there are from 3 to 7 assignments daily (5.7 on average). Every ''person'' seems to be [http://i.imgur.com/FqmPqrk.png as likely] to be present (graph for 192 days of data). It looks quite possible that every person has an independent 50% chance of appearing daily. Out of ''assignments'' Barracks [http://i.imgur.com/2qojAYh.png seems to be] significantly more common than others and Firing Range is the least common. Every person was assigned to every possible location at some point, although there are more common and less common assignments.<br />
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====Vaquez====<br />
[[File:Vasquezresources.png|thumb|Vasquez' Requisitions Page]]<br />
Inspired by other ARGs, a [https://www.mindmeister.com/657363408?t=T2QuVC6xXt# mindmap] was created in an attempt to organize the ARG. At some point, the mindmap was vandalized and the login <code>vasquez/jurassic</code> was left behind. Logging in:<br />
'''USER:VASQUEZ'''<br />
'''RANK:SERGEANT MAJOR'''<br />
'''COMMANDING OFFICER:DRAKE'''<br />
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Greetings Sgm. Vasquez, please select an option.<br />
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'''Resources'''<br />
[http://time-travel.club/requisitionsnarfblatsgmj.html Requisitions]<br />
[http://time-travel.club/operativespartialsnarfblatsgmj.php Operative List (Partial)]<br />
[http://time-travel.club/operationsnarfblatsgmj.html Current Operations]<br />
Terminal (LOCKED)<br />
%corrupt_entry%segf (LOCKED)<br />
Party Lounge (KINDA LOCKED)<br />
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The ''Operatives List'' has the same contents as Samuel's, even though being a different page.<br />
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The ''Requisitions'' page is [http://time-travel.club/requisitionsnarfblatsgmj.html requisitionsnarfblatsgmj.html] and starts the same as Herbie's with the following additions and nothing more in common with Samuel's: ''Field Repair Kit'', ''Circuitry Diagram'', ''Weapons-Grade Superobtaniam'', ''Frank'', ''Deployable Anti-Sparkle Field Shield Array''.<br />
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''Current Operations'' for Vasquez are on [http://time-travel.club/operationsnarfblatsgmj.html operationsnarfblatsgmj.html]:<br />
Operation Glitterbuster<br />
TT Operation 2016 - MU-JTECH RETRIEVAL<br />
TT Operation 2015 - NOV. - Operation Gobbledrop<br />
Operation M.O.N.O.P.O.L.Y.<br />
Chrono-Imperium Draft Operation<br />
Bring No. 3 a Sandwich (special operation)<br />
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Jim was emailed a voucher for subway in an attempt to give No. 3 a sandwich but it would appear he is not No. 3.<br />
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====Clemens====<br />
[[File:JBGDCCard.jpg|thumb| Backside of Justin's business card at GDC]]<br />
At GDC 2016, Justin tweeted that he made some new business cards. A friendly dev, who had gained the card while attending the con and heard of the ARG, provided an image of the card as no person participating in the ARG attended the event. Also at the event, Rachel distributed four cool stickers that were later posted to the [https://www.facebook.com/FrogFractions/posts/1126961720672011 Frog Fractions facebook page]. The business card contained a spiral text with red letters.<br />
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Typed out with [] around the red letters:<br />
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They arrived at dusk. The experimets had been wildly successfu[l], more so than we could have hoped or feared. At first, we welc[o]med them. The people of Tunisia are friendly and, [g]enerally, we expected that our vis[i]tors would treat us with the same wonder and amazement with which we regarded them. That could [n]ot have been further from the truth. They did not care about our presence, or lives, or [c]ities, or us. They went about their brutal business as if we were ants in their path: with a comp[l]ete disregard for our [e]xistence. Their capability for warfare thwarted our greatest weaponry, and their unearthly abilities countered the strategies of our greatest [m]ilitary and scientific leaders. As the d[e]cay radiated out like a cancer from the Tunisia[n] coast, those in power around the world watched in helple[s]ness, knowing that soon their nations would suffer the same fate as outs. There are at this [p]oint in history fe[w] of us remaining. Those who survived have banded [t]ogether [u]nder the guidance of we origi[n]al six, though at this point only four remain. Our numbers are smaller by the day, and our enemy has all but forgotten us. Their victory was total, an[d] out defeat pushed ou[r] species to the brink of extinction. We now resist the decay. We hide. We w[a]it. And we plan. -Excerpt from An Oral History of the Decay, Interview 8674-B <br />
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Of note, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3jNu_lm_7U THD 14: Discharge] also mentions time travel attempts by a man named Dwayne in Tunisia with ridermail saying:<br />
"Stardate 1982: just a little joke. Research proceedes as planned on the Chrono Temporal Flux Fusion Engine. We were encouraged when a rice cake appeared in the machine's primary servo dock informing us that several minutes later we would succeed in transporting a rice cake backwards in time. This is a step forward as we previously have only been able to transport inorganic matter. Dwayne and I celebrated with drinks and a viewing of Blade Runner. Rutger Hauer's final speech is brilliant, especially five drinks in. Tomorrow we plan to attempt to transport a living insect, our first test of a live specimen. Wish us luck!" <br />
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The red letters on the card spell out "loginclemenspwtundra". Initially, the login returned:<br />
'''USER:CLEMENS'''<br />
'''RANK:COLONEL'''<br />
'''COMMANDING OFFICER:#########'''<br />
<br />
Greetings Colonel Clemens. Your login is currently being prepped - we should have it up within the week. Please deliver your report to No. 4 ASAP. - No. 3 <br />
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[[File:Clemesresources.png|thumb|Clemens' Requisitions Page]]<br />
When the login was updated later that week, it appeared as follows:<br />
'''USER:CLEMENS'''<br />
'''RANK:COLONEL'''<br />
'''COMMANDING OFFICER:VICKERS'''<br />
<br />
Greetings Colonel Clemens.<br />
'''Resources'''<br />
[http://time-travel.club/getannettefunicellohohohohoho.html e-Mail Client (COMING EVENTUALLY)]<br />
[http://time-travel.club/requisitionsnarfblatcprl.html Requisitions]<br />
[http://time-travel.club/operativespartialsnarfblatcprl.php Operative List (Partial)]<br />
[http://time-travel.club/operationsnarfblatcprl.html Current Operations]<br />
Terminal (LOCKED)<br />
%corrupt_entry%segf (LOCKED)<br />
Party Lounge (HEMI-LOCKED) <br />
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The ''Requistions'' contain some shared entries with Vasquez: ''Field Repair Kit'', ''Circuitry Diagram'', ''Weapons-Grade Superobtaniam'', ''Hank'', ''Deployable Anti-Sparkle Field Shield Array'', ''Candy Floss'', ''Candy Apples'', ''Popcorn'', ''Soft Drinks'', ''Jellybeans'', ''Gumdrops'', ''Butt'', ''er'', and ''help me im trapped in a fortune cookie factory''.<br />
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The ''Operative List'' is the same as Samuel's again.<br />
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And ''Operations'' are:<br />
Operation Glitterbuster<br />
TT Operation 2016 - MU-JTECH RETRIEVAL<br />
TT Operation 2015 - NOV. - Operation Gobbledrop<br />
Operation M.O.N.O.P.O.L.Y.<br />
Chrono-Imperium Draft Operation<br />
Sizing Operation<br />
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The link for the email client is [http://time-travel.club/getannettefunicellohohohohoho.html getannettefunicellohohohohoho.html] but results in 500 error like the ''More...'' link in Samuel's login.<br />
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====Number Six (updated)====<br />
In May of 2016, the login for number six changed to read (the terminal was initially locked but is not now):<br />
'''USER:NUMBER SIX'''<br />
'''RANK:CHIEF'''<br />
'''COMMANDING OFFICER:N/A'''<br />
<br />
Greetings Number Six. Your login is currently in process - certain features are now active, but there is much yet to be completed.<br />
'''Resources'''<br />
[http://time-travel.club/client.html Terminal]<br />
%corrupt_entry%segf (IN PROCESS)<br />
[http://time-travel.club/party.html Party Lounge]<br />
<br />
This led to finally gaining access to the party lounge at [http://time-travel.club/party.html party.html]. The lounge contains a .gif of a mariachi band with the songs ''Las alzanas'', ''Camino Real de Colima'', and ''La Madrugada'' playing in '''party.mp3'''. The source code contains a message:<br />
This seems like a secure place to hide information, so here goes: watch out! You may be using this Party Lounge to take your mind off of the grueling reality outside this base. You may be secure in your position as a high-ranking resistance officer. Be warned: danger lurks in even the safest of places. Do you know what relationship Numbers 1, 3, 5 and 6 have to the decay? Have you never wondered what happened to Numbers 2 and 4? Have you questioned the abductions of individuals from prior eras, or the futures you are trying to prevent? Stay alert. I'll be in touch as I am able, but do not look for me - it may be some time until my next communication is able to get through to you.<br />
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====Joshua====<br />
[[File:Joshuadecayedlogin.png|thumb|Joshua's decayed login]]<br />
Eventually, it was pieced together from the fact that URLs giving errors ''getannettefunicellohohohohoho.html'' and ''awibblewobblewibblewobbletoandfrobuttheonelittleduckwiththefeatheronhisbackheledtheotherswithaquackquackquack'' both being references to songs by notable children's folk songwriter ''Raffi'', and Justin having tweeted a reference to "Frogs Size 12" that a valid login was <code>joshua/giraffe</code> – a popular song by Raffi that references frogs size 12 and 'So if you see them get a net... Funicello, Ho Ho Ho.'. The login appears to be sufferieng from the decay, featuring decayed letters around the top part that lists RANK and COMMANDING OFFICER as UNKOWN as well as saying ERROR ACCESS OVERIDE:<br />
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'''USER:J̡̢̡̫̙͓̩̲͛̎̊̈́͑̽Ơ̲̙̼̜͕͔͙͍̟͂̊̆͂̓͛̓̆̕S̹̦̰̘͍͙̝͚̥̤̆̊̔̍̚H̸̝̗͙͖̹̗͈͚̹̰̿̏͊̏͠U̷̢͖̮̗̭͇̟̗̎̐̓̊̇͐͜͞A̶̹̜̣̼̬̣̱͑͂͂̍͐ͅ'''<br />
'''RANK:Ǘ̹̜͓̘̙̗̓͐̾̋̃͜ͅŅ̸̲̣̰̬͓̃́̃́̍͛̑̀͜K̵̡̛̲̮͈͔̮̍̂̄̒Ṉ̛͉̝̬̟͍͔̝̅͂̈́͠O̴̢̧̦̦̝͔̙̗͊͌̊̾̅͘̚Ẃ̢̲͕̻͓͂̿͛̓̐͝N̸̢͖̙͈̦̾̉̄̿͒̈͢͟͢͝͞͞'''<br />
'''COMMANDING OFFICER:Ǔ̶̜̰̠̗̘͈̆̓̐̚N̷͖̱̗̙̼͓̐̆̉̈́́͜ͅK̴̡̢̙̖͕̯͎̑̔̽͑̎́̈́̂̑͠Ǹ̸̖̲͔̬̯̇̉̒͊͟͟O͕̮̥̖͋̏͛̿̀͠͞ͅW̸̧̰̞͎̭̞̰͎͚͋͂̀̽͑̈͜͝Ṅ̶̬̪̜̯̝̬̥̬̃̽́͂̇́'''<br />
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E̷̩̪͕̦̼͖̹͇͋̏̇͑̽̈́͛̋͢R̴̡̨̤̦͍̘̣͓̥̝̒̇́̽͠R̯̪̻̫͍̖̹͂̐̆̋͗̍͆̈͢͝Ơ̥̺͔̭͍̝͊̄̅̂͋R͔̠̼̫̐̾̏͋͗̋ͅ_̛̦̟͇̤̖̳̀̒̂͆Ȁ̴̧̺͈̟̹̹͂̽͌̂̓ͅC̵̛͙̗̙̹͍̩̬̅̈̿͛̇̊͜͟͞͝ͅ C̶̡̛̗̦̗͚̬͚̫͂͐͆̈́͗̕͟͡È̡͖̺͙̣̯͕̑͌͒͂̑̃̑̚S̵̡̞͓̹̠̮̣̓͆̐̏́̇̓͛͜͡Ş̵̢̛̖̥͉͖͎̝͖̥͋̄̾̃́͂̈͛_̢̖̺͕̰̘̦̮̱̏̒̄̎̄̅̀̑̈́͠ͅÓ̢̡͍̼͖̫̜̩͛͆͒͌̑̍͂͊ V̶̢̢̛͚̩̥̱͙͚̅̇̿͊̏͌͞E̵̼̘̯̱̼̯̘̋̎̆̽̊̑͂͐͛R͔̯̻̺̝̦͊̑̀̈̈́̕͘Ṙ̢̙̥͎̺͖̰̹͙͇̃̅̅̓̈́I͔̪̘̩̬̬͊̏̊͒̊̚͜ͅD̡̧̜̪̩̠͙̉͑̌̐͞͞Ė̵̡̳̟͎͎͉̠̠̉̆̀͛͐̚<br />
<br />
'''RECOVERED A.H. DOCUMENT LIBRARY'''<br />
[http://time-travel.club/hounds.html The Four Hounds of Sarnath]<br />
Walking in the Wilderness<br />
Words of the Last Dragon<br />
[http://time-travel.club/styrgia.html A History of the Styrgin Empire]<br />
Nightmare of the Abyss<br />
[http://time-travel.club/zagmar.html Testament of Zagmar]<br />
Overheating: The Risk of Too Much Sun<br />
Rules of a Gunslinger<br />
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzumaki Spiral Folklore]<br />
Curses and Purification<br />
Doomsday Reincarnation<br />
Undeadening and Dark Matter<br />
Vampires: A Bloody History<br />
[http://time-travel.club/church.html Wrack and Ruin: The Final Years of the Celulitte Church]<br />
Magical Excavating Machine<br />
Magic Cards: An Introduction to Tarot<br />
The Troll Princess<br />
[http://time-travel.club/remembrancy.html Fundaments of Remembrancy: A Primer]<br />
The Great Collapse of Ragnarok<br />
Yggdrasill's Illusion<br />
How To Become A Wizard<br />
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Some texts are links, which take us to an excerpt from the relevant book. They also have ''(next page)'' links that don't work, continuing the tradition of dead links, only these links have a page number. ''Spiral Folklore'' is a link to the Wikipedia page [[Wikipedia:Uzumaki|Uzumaki]] instead of an in-website link. After a couple of days, a bunch of new books showed up in the list. The books that are not clickable are from the library in the game [[Wikipedia:Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django|Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django]]. This was confirmed via Justin streaming the game on [http://twitch.tv/lordhuffnpuff twitch].<br />
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Here is the text from the links:<br />
'''THE FOUR HOUNDS OF SARNATH (p42)'''<br />
said, "Ye four shalt be my greatest, and the Empire shall quake before your might." Sarnath thus christened his knights, who would over time come to be known across nations.<br />
Gleeok the Multifarious, the most junior of the Hounds, was deployed to Ashwall on the outskirts of the Empire's encroachment to ensure that no enemies would breach the Church's territory. Over time, the ancient structure acquired the name Dreadfort, and stories of the monster within haunted the dreams of imperial soldiers.<br />
Ilthor the Sagely, wisest of the four, eschewed martial prowess in favor of magical knowledge. Though slight of build, his forces were amongst the strongest the Church could deploy. Through his enchantments, each man fought with the endurance and strength of three normal soldiers.<br />
Ragnasaurth the Unbreakable, second in command, was known not only for his prodigious size but also for his greatshield, against which scores of foes dashed themselves in vain. When he finally fell on the field of battle, none were strong enough to move his corpse, for it is said his bones were denser than any known metal.<br />
The leader of the Hounds was the [http://time-travel.club/p43.html (next page)]<br />
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'''A History of the Styrgin Empire (p23)'''<br />
It was not for many years yet that those individuals who would rebel against the Church's corruption would be born, for in this period the Church remained benevolent. In 542, Pontiff Urzarath II ascended to the popehood, and began a program of wealth redistribution that was widely popular with the peasant and merchant classes. Based upon his philosophy of universal access to basic resources, heavy taxes were placed upon the nobility of all nations controlled by the Church, and though the aristocrats grumbled and when intoxicated were known to drunkenly rail against the church, it cannot be denied that at this point the lunacy of Zagmar and resulting rift between Church and Empire was unthinkable. Despite differences of opinion between the papacy and the imperial house, both maintained cordial relations. When Urzarath II died in 558, he left behind a legacy of stewardship that future Emperors took to heart, and ultimately led to the [http://time-travel.club/p24.html (next page)]<br />
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'''The Testament of Zagmar (p68)'''<br />
This world is untempered steel, and we shall be the hammer that shapes it.<br />
Our Divine Master has shown us a new path forward, forged in flame and darkness.<br />
We shall release those suffering from their bondage, and show them the new path forward.<br />
The whispers of our Lord shall become a mighty roar, and incarnations shall walk the earth.<br />
It will be a joy and an honor to surrender to his touch, to give ourselves in totality.<br />
[http://time-travel.club/p69.html (next page)]<br />
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'''Wrack and Ruin: The Final Years of the Celulitte Church (p347)'''<br />
last, the Empire's armies surrounded the grand cathedral of Amour Lardo. From his chambers at the cathedral's apex, Zagmar paced and glared down at the gathered armies before his gates, gnashing his teeth in insane fury. The cathedral of the gods had never been breached, had already survived many hails of explosives, and the Pontiff yet felt secure in the knowledge that the heathen forces would be driven before his faith. Church officials, having realized that the war was lost, were furtively abandoning their posts and surrendering to the Emperor himself, who stood at the head of the host. Zagmar, however, had a final trick left: a (read more) [http://time-travel.club/p348.html (next page)]<br />
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'''Fundaments of Remembrancy: A Primer (p5)'''<br />
course, as every schoolchild raised in the Empire knows, a position as a remembrancer is one of the most honored, most coveted, and most competitive positions one can hold - it requires extensive historical knowledge, mastery of several schools of magic and the ability to step through time itself if required to obtain critical information. It is no surprise, then, that many journeymen remembrancers fail to achieve employment in their chosen profession, and also that even professional remembrancers are often slain in the line of duty. As a result, (read more) [http://time-travel.club/p6.html (next page)]<br />
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A clue has yet to be discerned from the text other than flavor and connecting to other events like Zagmar's twitter invasion.<br />
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Note: ''Wrack and Ruin'' text was changed after some time. Initially it was:<br />
last, the Empire's armies surrounded the grand cathedral of Amour Lardo. From his chambers at the cathedral's apex, Zagmar paced and glared down at the gathered armies before his gates, gnashing his teeth in insane fury. The cathedral of the gods had never been breached, and had already survived many hails of explosives, and he was secure that the heathen forces would be driven before his faith. Church officials, realizing that the war was lost, were furtively abandoning their posts, surrendering to the Emperor himself, who stood at the head of the host. Zagmar, however, had a final trick left: a (read more) (next page)<br />
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===Terminal client===<br />
[[File:ZagmarProfileExample.jpg|thumb|Study after Velázquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X by Francis Bacon]]<br />
A twitter account was noticed claiming to belong to the time travel club and represent the Resistance: https://twitter.com/RESIST_DECAY . The account shows a message contacting Coughlan Labs, an entirely separate ARG that was stumbled into and is already solved. It was not certain how official the twitter was until someone began a twitter password reset process which showed enough of the email the account belongs to confirm the email is linked to Samuel's gmail account. On August 15th, 2016, after a picture proving this was posted to the discord, the twitter account was invaded by [[Frog_Fractions_2/Characters#Zagmar|Pontiff Zagmar]]. <br />
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The profile picture changed to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Study_after_Vel%C3%A1zquez%27s_Portrait_of_Pope_Innocent_X Study after Velázquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X by Francis Bacon] and the banner changed to a picture from Dark Souls 3 of a cathedral. Notably, he [https://twitter.com/RESIST_DECAY/status/764602103461322752 tweeted] "This prisoner has offered to join our cause in exchange for freedom... he claims he has been imprisoned for years." along with a photo of Jim. The Resistance soon regained control and noted "Intruders are recieving assistance from prisoner JC101-B. Contain and eliminate if necessary." <br />
<br />
<br />
Following the raid of Pontiff Zagmar on twitter, time-travel.club/accesslevelbeta.html changed to simply say "help." After it returned, Number Six's login had gained access to the terminal at http://time-travel.club/client.html . Initially, it returned only ACCESS DENIED. This was also confirmed via Justin's twitch stream, however this was just a technical difficulty.<br />
<br />
In an ID3 tag on RPP 77: [http://redpagespodcast.com/listen/art-has-no-meaning Art Has No Meaning], there is the phrase 'The password is behind your eye'. Later, a user involved with the ARG that has backed the RPP Patreon received a letter:<br />
<br />
[[File:PatreonEyes1.jpg|200x113px]][[File:PatreonEyes2.jpg|200x113px]][[File:Patreoneyes.jpg]]<br />
<br />
The first login to the admin terminal is number six/theeyeshaveyou . The directory is listed as:<br />
Available Commands: dir, email, exit, help [target], list [target], read [email date],<br />
Within the login, four emails have been found. Each email corresponds with the date it was received and it is assumed the year is 5142 given the formatting Eyyyymmdd:<br />
$ list email<br />
E51420813, E51420815, E51420820, E51420827<br />
$ read E51420813<br />
Roth, <br />
We've lost contact with Brown down in portal experimentation. There's something going on down there. Do you know anything? <br />
-Croft<br />
$ read E51420815<br />
Roth, <br />
The boys downstairs have really stuck their foot in it this time. A routine resource run went sideways and some crazy followed them back with a small army. That's the reason for the communications outage yesterday.<br />
We've contained the extradimensional intruders in a lower level for now but may require military backup. Will update you soon. <br />
-Hearn<br />
$ read E51420820<br />
Roth, <br />
You're so lucky being located upstairs. It's been a real crapshow down here over the past five days. We managed to starve the crazies out and they retreated through the portal, but we can't seem to get the thing closed. They took the prisoner with them. The crazy one that appears to be their leader screamed some nonsense about returning soon with more forces, so we need to get this shut down before we have an army in our base. We can't fight a war on two fronts and the soldiers don't need this distraction from the true enemy. <br />
I think we may have bitten off more than we can chew with this stuff - again. This time we can't let it turn out as badly because we won't get a third chance. Any support the boys upstairs can provide would be greatly appreciated. <br />
-Hearn<br />
$ read E51420827<br />
No. 6, <br />
Speaking in my capacity as military liason to science, I want to let you know that the latest anti-sparkle suits are a rousing success. I'll have an official report on your<br />
desk by Tuesday, but yesterday's field operation allowed us to directly take full exposure for half an hour with no adverse effects. Tell the boys in the lab great work, and look out for the report soon. <br />
-Lt. Samuel<br />
<br />
The client also contains some easter eggs ("xyzzy", "plugh" & "aptitude moo", but they don't seem to lead to anything important. The client uses standard Linux commands along with N,S,E,W; however, the user is unable to travel in any direction regardless of previous text. <br />
<br />
The same date (August 27) as the last email, the gustav email account received the following email:<br />
Howdy partner, <br />
I just let No. 6 know that the suits worked out great, and we need like 20 more fabbed asap. I put a work order in so you should see that coming through on your terminal, but thumbs-up on the new metamaterial. Works great. <br />
Stay frosty, <br />
Samuel <br />
PS: Did you hear about the crazy portal accident down in Research? Those clowns almost compromised the entire base. Nuts.<br />
[[File:FF2Sombrareference.png|thumb|Image of skull in the client]]<br />
<br />
It is believed from this email that Gustav has a terminal login but one has not been found at this time.<br />
<br />
The following day (August 28, 2016), a new email appeared in the terminal, spoofing the [[Sombra ARG]].<br />
<br />
Translated, it says:<br />
how about a different type of fraction?<br />
<br />
It is largely believed that this was a joke from the Frog Fractions 2 puppetmasters, as the FF2 Discord was actively discussing the Game Detectives, who were in the process of solving the Sombra ARG.<br />
<br />
===Souper terminal===<br />
[[File:Firewatch Soup Solution.jpg|thumb|The solved letter soup from the [[Eye_Sigil_ARG|Eye Sigil ARG]]]]<br />
Following the [[Eye_Sigil_ARG#Letter_soup|Letter Soup]] part of the [[Eye_Sigil_ARG|Eye Sigil ARG]], the solution was found to be <code>number one/elmourouj</code>. This login works with http://time-travel.club/client.html Using the <code>ls</code> command lists the following:<br />
. .. french_onion.mp4 chicken_tortilla.mp4 top_ramen.mp4 pasta_with_chicken.mp4<br />
<br />
The only other command is <code>cat</code>. When used with the .mp4 file names, it provides four soup tasting videos by our own Frog Fractions creator Jim "Twinbeard" Crawford and Ben "Grue" McGraw of Breadbrothers Games. The videos are hosted on YouTube:<br />
{| class="wikitable" border="1"<br />
|-<br />
! name in terminal<br />
! video link<br />
|-<br />
| french_onion.mp4 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0opgc_noxg Soupertasters: Wolfgang Puck Organic French Onion]<br />
|-<br />
| chicken_tortilla.mp4 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXOyFDFFpKk Soupertasters: New Campbell's Organic Chicken Tortilla]<br />
|-<br />
| top_ramen.mp4 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNBnIwYA7_g Soupertasters: Oriental Flavor Top Ramen]<br />
|-<br />
| pasta_with_chicken.mp4 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHGuaPGRyLM Soupertasters: Star Wars Healthy Kids Awesome Shapes Pasta with Chicken in Chicken Broth]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
The videos were initally uploaded on 14 Oct 2016, but since they were switched from the unlisted visibility to public, the "published" date on Youtube bumped up to the moment of switching.<br />
<br />
Nothing else appears in the login at present. Of note, El Mourouj is a city in [[Frog_Fractions_2/Themes#Tunisia|Tunisia]], linking into an ongoing theme. Also, the @Resist_Decay twitter [https://twitter.com/RESIST_DECAY/status/798432492088913920 tweeted]: "ALERT: OUR HIGHEST SECURITY HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. ALL NETWORK ACTIVITY WILL BE SUSPENDED UNTIL THE INTRUDER IS EXCISED FROM THE SYSTEM."<br />
<br />
Patrick Klepek, who wrote an [https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/those-mysterious-symbols-hidden-in-24-games-have-crossed-over-with-frog-fractions-2 article about the Eye Sigil-Frog Fractions 2 connection on Waypoint], received communications from someone claiming to be the Sigilmaster and appeared to talk about ARG relevant things. Austin Walker, also of Waypoint, had an exchange with that "Sigil Master Lorakis" too. Lorakis was well-versed in the ARG lore and proved his identity by pointing out a game with an undiscovered at that time sigil (that was planted in 2015). All the communications with the Sigil Master can be found in [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ko6xf-Tlnb_It10blIjZ8ZbdBMtR4_eWmN3HhVR7YHo/edit#gid=0 this google doc]. Even thouhg being from the church, Lorakis denounces Zagmar and talks about the Empire as the glorious thing from the past. He wants people from our world to help save what remains of his people in the land Jixandlia, by searching for a portal that leads there. This might just mean searching for the Frog Fractions 2 the game.<br />
<br />
This is an open line of investigation.<br />
<br />
==Indiecade 2015==<br />
In the 15 Oct. 2015 edition of Train Hot Dog; Episode 23: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaHesuaLgho Accessory Bolt Holes for Camel], the spectrogram contained dots. When stacked, with the last line shifted one to the left, those dots produced some braille:<br />
<br />
[[File:THD23Braillewcords.png]]<br />
<br />
34 1' 30.5148'' N 118 23' 36.1932'' W<br />
These are the coordinates for Indiecade 2015. In THD 24:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCsxScF_beQ Flirting in Traffic], downloading the mp3 from trainhotdog.cool has an image in the ID3 tags that reads:<br />
Looking for Riccardo Zacconi<br />
A tragicomedy in two acts<br />
Jim often borrows the name of the CEO of Kings.com for badges at events such as GDC, with the badge tweeted [https://twitter.com/mogwai_poet/status/657650239155777536 here].<br />
At Indicade 2015, an ARGer approached Jim and Justin saying "seventeen"(suggested by RPP 62:[http://redpagespodcast.com/listen/buff-wizard Buff Wizard] - "Red Pages Podcast reminds all Resistance members: If you don't open your communications with the #17, you may as well not open them at all"). They offered a choice of a Mario amiibo and a Luigi amiibo. The person selected the Luigi amiibo. <br />
<br />
<br />
Eventually, on January 15, 2016 the Luigi amiibo was scanned into a Wii. The owner of the Amiibo was "pastebin" and the name of the Amiibo was "DTP61rrp", leading to http://pastebin.com/DTP61rrp<br />
<br />
[[File:LuigiAmiiboname.jpg|379x285px|center]]<br />
<br />
The pastebin appeared to be the header information of email address gustav.klimt.69@yandex.com sending a "Note to self".<br />
This was the second reference to Gustav Klimt, the first being corruption in RPP Extrasode 3 Chatting with Jim that contained the following borgified image of his work known as "Woman in Gold":<br />
<br />
[[File:RPPWomaninGold.png|thumb|Screenshot of corrupted Woman in Gold image]]<br />
<br />
The password reset question was "What is your mother's maiden name?" Finster, the maiden name of the real Gustav Klimt's mother, worked and entry was gained. Soon an email from ltsamuelresist@gmail.com was received:<br />
Hey Buddy<br />
<br />
You should be getting notification of a delivery of goods pretty soon. Central hopes to have it out within a week. Let me know if anything goes wrong.<br />
<br />
Stay frosty,<br />
<br />
Samuel<br />
<br />
PS: Tell Dwayne he still owes me a rematch on the court and that this time I'm bringing a ref to make sure he doesn't commit any personal fouls.<br />
<br />
The account received another email not long after:<br />
Hey chum,<br />
<br />
Here's your requisition order information. Hope you can put this to better use than the folks in the labs have been. Some weird stuff going on, but anything's worth it for the cause. We'll send you an update when the order ships out.<br />
<br />
Details<br />
<br />
Arriving: Wednesday, January 20<br />
Ship to: Amazon Locker - Cerrito, El Cerrito Plaza<br />
<br />
Good luck out there,<br />
<br />
Samuel<br />
<br />
Another email followed when people were eagerly planning on going as soon as they possibly could:<br />
Dear chum,<br />
<br />
You should have your locker code soon. Wait for the code. You have a three day window.<br />
<br />
Stay frosty,<br />
Samuel<br />
<br />
A user picked up the package and posted an [http://imgur.com/a/MiJzV imgur album] of the contents. The package is addressed to "James A Crawford" and contains "One Pound Quartz Rock Crystal Healing", which is most likely [https://www.amazon.com/Quartz-Crystal-Points-Healing-Stones/dp/B001EPYH2C/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 this product on Amazon]. This is considered an unsolved clue trail at this time.<br />
<br />
==Museum of Jurassic Technology Event==<br />
On 12 Jan 2016, while waiting to hear back about the Luigi amiibo, Justin [https://twitter.com/LordHuffnPuff/status/687021746227023872 tweeted] that the Mario amiibo was "Free to a caring and loving home." When asked about shipping it, he said it had to be picked up in person. He also tweeted "Part of the qualifications of being "a good home" are knowing the places and times he can be obtained. Security.". <br />
<br />
For THD 37: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4PR4JGhHqY Top Ten Citrus Fruits], the thumbnail image when downloaded is the logo for the [http://www.mjt.org/ Museum of Jurassic Technology]<br />
<br />
[[File:THDMJTthumbnail.jpg|thumb|ID3 thumbnail of Museum of Jurassic Technology logo]]<br />
<br />
On February 6, 2016, Justin streamed on [https://www.twitch.tv/lordhuffnpuff twitch]with the Mario amiibo confirming he was still looking to give it away. RPP 68: [http://redpagespodcast.com/listen/neil-degrasse-titan Neil Degrasse Titan] which featured Jim, the following was in the ID3 tags:<br />
Genre: A secret hidden in the ID3 tags, hello there friends<br />
Comment: vzthe.pbz/cU1Fd6o<br />
Running the comment through rot13, "imgur.com/pH1Sq6b" is found. This linked to a calendar that had a clock pointing to 2pm on February 18th, and a note that reads "Don't be late -No 6". <br />
<br />
[[File:RPPcalendar.png]]<br />
<br />
A picture was received by the gustav email from ltsamuel of a map with an arrow guiding from the entrance of the Museum of Jurassic Technology to a nearby park with a crown on it:<br />
<br />
[[File:SamtoGusmap.png]]<br />
<br />
At this point, several references to [[Frog Fractions 2/Themes#chess|chess]] had been made via Justin's twitter, along with a set of borgified images that had expanded to include a crow from Rachel Sala's tumblr (aka a Rook) and a horse image from twitter (aka Knight). In RPP 67: [http://redpagespodcast.com/listen/he-is-number-zero He is Number Zero], the podcast begins with "We move our pawn to g5". This is the opening move of the Borg Gambit, which came into play at the event. <br />
<br />
When ARGers arrived at the event, Justin and a girl assumed to be Rachel Sala, the artist for Frog Fractions and Frog Fractions 2, had already set up a chess board with the pawn moved to g5. The Mario amiibo was the black king. When asked for the amiibo, Justin responded they had to win the chess game with Justin playing as black and the ARGers playing as white. Justin made some mistakes to allow for the ARGers to win. Then someone in a "tinfoil" hat and vest, saying something about the "time police" came and escorted them away. When asked if they needed help or should be followed, they replied "No".<br />
Accounts of the event are posted [https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedetectives/comments/46gnjt/frog_fractions_update_thread_for_today/ here]and [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=39801&start=915&sid=9a406d8028cd51453bcaaca89ca5b9fe here], and a brief video of Justin walking away with the chess set is available [https://youtu.be/TN911ssqheU here.] <br />
<br />
The Mario amiibo is owned by "imgur" and named "a/e4RLf" leading to http://imgur.com/a/e4RLf , containing [[Frog Fractions 2/Propaganda Posters |three posters]] presumed to be have been made by the resistance. <br />
[[File:CyborgTumblr.jpg|thumb|One of the three posters]]<br />
<br />
<br />
The next day, Rachel posted the images on her [http://drawathing.tumblr.com/post/139636774003/some-posters-i-made tumblr]. When the images on the tumblr are downloaded and opened in Notepad, there are three camelCased words:<br />
cyborgDirt<br />
distressedSparkles<br />
oldTree<br />
<br />
DST appears the be the main reference, as Jim also talks about license plates with DST down the side in THD 43: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAZT9Oqp4cg Desolate Clovis] and mentions it does not mean Daylight Savings Time in THD 44: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ppmx6MiXIVM GDC March Dog]. <br />
<br />
This is considered an unsolved trail of the ARG for now. All three posters can be viewed at [[Frog Fractions 2/Propaganda Posters]], along with further details and analysis.<br />
<br />
==Indicade 2016==<br />
===Background===<br />
[[File:Twitchstreambox1.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|The box held up during the stream]]<br />
On Sep 18, 2016, Justin streamed on his twitch channel and teased a box. He then emphasized going to Indiecade as he, Ryan Ike (the composer for Frog Fractions 2), Rachel Sala, and possibly Jim would be at the event. On Oct 12, 2016, he had another stream that also asked people to go to Indiecade, saying "the timeline could collapse in on itself." He also stated the box was only available at Indiecade and would be missed forever if no one obtained it and proceeded to count portraits on the game he was playing (HotS) and repeated when he got to the number 17 (which was the password for the previous Indiecade 2015 event as well).<br />
<br />
On Oct 15, 2016, the box was obtained by a friend of an ARGer. The password was 17. They walked up to Justin, who had the box with him, said "Seventeen" and Justin gave him the box. Justin then said that the box should be kept approximately upright. Justin had [https://twitter.com/LordHuffnPuff/status/787356181396385793 tweeted] the box and then [https://twitter.com/LordHuffnPuff/status/787401940498087937 tweeted] "Claimed" the same day. Justin has since said (on twitch) people "got played" about the box, it doesn't sound like the box he gave out, and the person who approached him said "12 and then 17".<br />
<br />
<br />
Of note, Ashby Brewery [https://twitter.com/AshbyBrewery/status/786417334365794306 tweeted] during Indiecade: "Ashby Brewery and Indie Game Studio is pleased to announce we are the beverage of the IndieCade Festival 2016."<br />
<br />
===Contents===<br />
[[File:FF2openbox.jpg|thumbnail|Box opened]]<br />
On Oct 24, 2016, the box was opened. The contents are as follows:<br />
One plain wooden box, weighing 65.6 grams and measuring ~18cm tall<br />
One unopened Strawberry Baby Bottle Pop<br />
Some moss/lichen (likely fake)<br />
Four small skulls<br />
Some sand covering up<br />
One day of the dead skull maze (nothing revealed open deconstruction)<br />
Sparkle tape on the lid, holding the maze in place, and inside the lid<br />
<br />
For all images related to the box, see [[Frog_Fractions_2/Indiecade2016box]]<br />
<br />
===UV writing=== <br />
A couple weeks after Indiecade 2016, on a suggestion from a friend, the user who obtained the box subjected it to a UV light, and discovered a large amount of writing. The top contained a series of numbers, while the sides contained text in Russian Cyrillic.<br />
<br />
<div style="display:inline-block;width:253px;">[[File:Boxtop.jpg|thumb|250px|none|top of the box]]</div><br />
<div style="display:inline-block;width:253px;">[[File:Boxsidea.jpg|thumb|250px|none|left side]]</div><br />
<div style="display:inline-block;width:253px;">[[File:Boxsideb.jpg|thumb|250px|none|right side]]</div><br />
<div style="display:inline-block;width:253px;">[[File:Boxbottom1.jpg|thumb|250px|none|bottom of the box]]</div><br />
<div style="display:inline-block;width:253px;">[[File:Boxinnerlid2.jpg|thumb|250px|none|inner lid]]</div><br />
<br />
The Cyrillic translates to "Yes/No" and "See", while the numbers are:<br />
<br />
9730098228905583<br />
269874686586084998<br />
81637310991215244 <br />
<br />
175564364133957374<br />
51648068005811729<br />
13136598424620810<br />
<br />
[[File:skullh.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|One of the skulls]]<br />
On further investgation of the box's contents, the skulls were also found to each have a Cyrillic letter on them, seemingly corresponding the four points of the Russian compass; <br />
<br />
Lower right - С - North<br />
Lower left - В - East <br />
Upper left - Ю - South <br />
Upper right - З - West<br />
<br />
Following Justin's Nov 7th stream where his camera appeared upside down, additional writing was discovered on the bottom of the box and the inner lid.<br />
<br />
The bottom of the box appears to say '''Zagmar we know what you are doing and we don't want your help - A'''<br />
<br />
The inner lid of the box, translating from russian:<br />
<br />
Ha Ha Ha! You've been tricked!<br />
97300982289905583 <br />
We are dying from laughter<br />
<br />
The number almost matches the first line of numbers on the top of the box, however, contains one additional 9. This was the correction to the number on the lid, probably the number was written with an accidental (or deliberate) mistake.<br />
<br />
After using hints from the box and passing the numbers through binary, Braille and the Playfair cipher (see [[Frog_Fractions_2/Indiecade2016box]]), the resulting message is '''go to Twitter at [https://twitter.com/IsTheJigUpYet IsTheJigUpYet]'''<br />
<br />
===IsTheJigUpYet's tweet - A return to Bug Mars===<br />
Within a day of solving the box, at 2016-11-19 00:00 PST IsTheJigUpYet [https://twitter.com/IsTheJigUpYet/status/799884923834339328 tweeted] a URL (szk.cp/2x3BKJB, that's bit.ly/2g3KTSK in ROT9) to a channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAVAbPunwKK9PEVJ2EQlDxQ A Flesh Virtuosi Worm] (anagram of '''From Russia With Love'''), which at that moment only had [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps5YniZ35Fw Мы положим киндзу во все!!!] (We put cilantro in everything!!!), a silent film style video featuring apparent Russians discussing time travel, the recent acquisition of a box, and drinking Ashby beer. The video is unlisted, but included in the playlist on that channel.<br />
<br />
[[Image:FF2 Kindza.jpg|thumb|right|The current timeline poster from the video]] The channel descriptions states "Теперь вы можете увидеть!" (Now you can see!) followed buy a large block of characters. The characters are Base64 for a PNG of a barcode, the barcode links to a [http://pastebin.com/Ce3ziANv pastebin of more Base64], which translates to a PNG of a QR code, with is itself Base64 for a data matrix, this time leading to a [http://pastebin.com/gxC0Qpg4 final pastebin], containing a large set of co-ordinates.<br />
<br />
Mapping out the sets of co-ordinates on a map draws Cyrillic characters reading "Не забудьте выпить ваш Овальтине" - Loosly translated to "Don't forget to drink your Ovaltine". In case you don't know [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdA__2tKoIU that's a meme] about secret encrypted stuff being just a crummy commercial, it was used many times by people solving [[Eye Sigil ARG]]. However, that's not all about them. Each letter was rendered by a group of coordinates that differed from the starting one by integer amounts, even though they had a long decimal part and were placed in specific places on the land. The first ones were even marked by bold (&lt;b>&lt;/b>). They lead to the datamoshed Zagmar image ([[#Datamoshed Zagmar|see below]]).<br />
<br />
Returning to the video, at one point one of the characters is seen viewing another Youtube channel - [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrt1LJo0glUwJO0022BqMPw The Museum of Relics of Extinct Timelines of Bug Mars]. The channel's name '''A Fiend Bronzes Mugs''' is an anagram of '''Denizens of Bug Mars'''.<br />
<br />
This channel contains next videos (first four were present when the channel was revealed):<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"<br />
|-<br />
! Video link and title<br />
! Published<br />
! Duration<br />
! Our description<br />
! Timeline: DS<br />
! Timeline: LaS<br />
! "Contributor"<br />
! any extra description<br />
! Image source<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlRvSHzquGk Bug Mars]<br />
| 2016-11-07<br />
| 01:37<br />
| A Star Wars scroll on the goings on of Bug Mars.<br />
| 29 (#16)<br />
| 111221 (#5)<br />
| FCARGO, Tyrexicaldilemma<br />
| <br />
| n/a<br />
|- <br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrrrMkrzITA Graves of Fallen Soldiers]<br />
| 2016-11-11<br />
| 00:05<br />
| A still image of what appears to be an display case with bugs (mirrored and colour-shifted).<br />
| 38 (#19)<br />
| 13211311123113112211 (#10)<br />
| TyrexicalDilemma<br />
| <br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kDcPjuv0Aw Bugs Eat Bread] <br />
| 2016-11-11<br />
| 02:40<br />
| A song about the food chain of Bug Mars. The video description comes complete with lyrics and chords. The image is a mirrored and colour-shifted image of a tree-hopper with broccoli on the head. The song was created by [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY5yYe60gv8 Natalie Lowell] and the contributor's name refers to them.<br />
| 41 (#22)<br />
| 312211 (#6)<br />
| "Nothing But Centipede Legs" NatDog Lowell<br />
| (song lyrics with chords)<br />
| [[:File:FF2 image source treehopper.jpg|treehopper]]<br />
|- <br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zywO59609M "Night Falls on New New New Termite Town City"]<br />
| 2016-11-18<br />
| 00:05<br />
| A still image of termite mounds (presumably mirrored and colour-shifted).<br />
| 68 (#35)<br />
| 31131211131221 (#9)<br />
| Anonymous<br />
| Medium: oil on canvas<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_VLwvJp4WY "Soldiers Marching in Formation"]<br />
| 2016-11-19<br />
| 00:05<br />
| A still images of bugs moving in a circle.<br />
| 59 (#30)<br />
| 312211 (#6)<br />
| Bug-Eye Bobo III<br />
| Medium: photograph; Location: unknown<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTmSa8PzCC0 "Mound City"]<br />
| 2016-11-19<br />
| 00:05<br />
| A still image of a termite mound (presumably mirrored and colour-shifted). [[Wikipedia:Utopia Planitia]] is a real place on Mars (note the different spelling).<br />
| 49 (#25)<br />
| 13211311123113112211 (#10)<br />
| Sphecidae Hexapodium<br />
| Medium: acrylic on canvas; Location: south-central Utopia Planatia<br />
| <br />
|- <br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aRywOf5mIM Dirge: Decay] <br />
| 2016-11-20<br />
| 04:43<br />
| A time-lapse video of a bug zapper, accompanied by an ambient/electro song, lyrics in the description. The song features a bunch of clicks. The description was updated multiple times (about 4 right now) to also include blocks of words "click" arranged differently. This was probably a hint to us because we were not trying to decode the clicks. On 2016-11-25 Randomiser with help of The Spu decoded the clicks to be binary (left channel 1, right channel 0): <code>We are beyond help, but your timeline's Jim is not safe. Save him. Save him.</code>. The music was created by [https://soundcloud.com/danwarren Dan Warren] and the contributor's name refers to them.<br />
| 34 (#18)<br />
| 31131211131221 (#9)<br />
| Dan "Nocticola thaumasia" Warren<br />
| [click click click click] [click click click click] (song lyrics)<br />
| <br />
|- <br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_5vrvQN_B4 "Nostalgia for Home"] <br />
| 2016-11-20<br />
| 00:05<br />
| A still image of termite mounds (mirrored and colour-shifted). [[Wikipedia:Ismenius Lacus quadrangle|Ismenius Lacus]] is one of the quadrangles used to map Mars. Amitermes is a latin name for a genus of termites.<br />
| 60 (#31)<br />
| 111221 (#5)<br />
| [Unknown; reproductive caste of Queen 416A1N-sw]<br />
| Medium: oil on canvas; Location: North of Ismenius Amitermes Lacus<br />
| [[:File:FF2 image source termite-mounds.jpg|termite mounds]]<br />
|- <br />
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnkkR7aZsaQ Graves of Fallen Soldiers] <br />
| 2016-11-21<br />
| 00:05<br />
| A still image of a bug display case (assumed mirrored and colour-shifted).<br />
| 34 (#18)<br />
| 312211 (#6)<br />
|<br />
|<br />
| <br />
|- <br />
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SKUYYalYdA Graves of the Fallen] <br />
| 2016-11-21<br />
| 00:05<br />
| A still image of a bug display case (assumed mirrored and colour-shifted).<br />
| 64 (#33)<br />
| 11131221133112132113212221 (#11)<br />
|<br />
|<br />
| <br />
|- <br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj5SjtEGA2k "Welcome to the Colony"] <br />
| 2016-11-23<br />
| 00:05<br />
| A still image of something like ant hills (assumed mirrored and colour-shifted). [[wikipedia:Hellas Planitia|Hellas Planitia]] is a real crater on Mars.<br />
| 50 (#26)<br />
| 111221 (#5)<br />
| Sphex Rex<br />
| Medium: cast mud and concrete; Location: Hellas Bumpy <br />
| <br />
|- <br />
| [http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZBG133vmjHE "Houses of the Damned (part 1)"] <br />
| 2016-11-23<br />
| 00:10<br />
| A still image of a leaf with two galls (assumed mirrored and colour-shifted). Phoebe in the contributor's name might be a reference to one of the Mars's moons, Phobos.<br />
| 39 (#20)<br />
| 11131221133112132113212221 (#11)<br />
| "Lips" (A.M. Phoebe) Bolips <br />
| Medium: cast acryllic; Location: unknown<br />
| <br />
|- <br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7wg8ZTByzo When the Bugs Finally Learned to Time Travel]<br />
| 2016-11-24<br />
| 02:38<br />
| An instrumantal music track. Description contains <code>yjbcnkrw.lxv/0Mf39riT</code>, which is ROT17 for http://pastebin.com/0Dw39izK (see below for the solution). The music was created by [https://crotchthrottle.bandcamp.com/ Crotchthrottle] and the contributor's name refers to them.<br />
| 59 (#30)<br />
| 111221 (#5)<br />
| Crotchthrottle (the Buggening)<br />
| Media: mixed; audio recording, visuals, yjbcnkrw.lxv/0Mf39riT<br />
| <br />
|- <br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pBhOdT5KDg "Horns of the Pinky Demon (Aralia rosa, botanical record 043901793)"]<br />
| 2016-11-25<br />
| 00:10<br />
| A still image of something on a leaf (assumed mirrored and colour-shifted). The description mentions Union Aerospace Corporation, which is a fictional company from [[Wikipedia:Doom (series)|Doom]], so the Pinky Demon is probably [http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/doom/images/3/39/Demon2.png also a reference to it].<br />
| 38 (#19)<br />
| 111221 (#5)<br />
| unknown<br />
| Medium: plaster; Location: unknown (possibly exoplanetary in origin); Note: On loan from the Union Aerospace Corporation<br />
| <br />
|- <br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcLlNDe4WAw "Moth's Rest"]<br />
| 2016-11-25<br />
| 00:10<br />
| A still image of a leaf vines closeup with something on them (assumed mirrored and colour-shifted). Tharcyst might be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Tharsis|Tharsis]] plateau.<br />
| 29 (#16)<br />
| 13211311123113112211 (#10)<br />
| Sly and the Family Gracillariidae<br />
| Medium: pastel on paper; Location: NE Tharcyst<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij9QfGEeYU4 "Portals to Spiderland"]<br />
| 2016-11-26<br />
| 00:10<br />
| A still image of grass and entrance to a ground spider nest unders a stone (assumed mirrored and colour-shifted). [[wikipedia:Hellas Planitia|Hellas Planitia]] is a real crater on Mars. The contributor's name might be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Mygalomorphae|Mygalomorphae]], an infraorder of spiders.<br />
| 38 (#19)<br />
| 312211 (#6)<br />
| Miguel O. Morf<br />
| Medium: photograph; Location: Hellas Bumpy<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTZkt5nz4KA "Somewhere in the Heavens They Are Waiting"]<br />
| 2016-11-26<br />
| 00:10<br />
| A still image of a closeup on a bush branch with something on them (assumed mirrored and colour-shifted). Description mentions UESC, which might be a reference to [http://marathongame.wikia.com/wiki/Unified_Earth_Space_Council Marathon game series]. UESC Marathon ship there is converted from Deimos, one of Mars's moons.<br />
| 65 (#34)<br />
| 111221 (#5)<br />
| unknown<br />
| Medium: wood; Location: unknown; Note: On loan from the collection of the UESC<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVFt9_GULFU "Sofia, the Space Traveling Argentine Horned Frog"]<br />
| 2016-11-27<br />
| 05:20<br />
| A song about Sofia the frog and her travels to Bug Mars. No lyrics in the description this time. The image is a mirrored and colour-shifted collage of photos of an argentine horned frog and Gagarin during his historical flight. The video was initially posted without lyrics, but it was added into the description after discord user The Spu transcribed it, later even adding credit to him. The song is an original song by http://www.carlisleevanspeck.com/ Carlisle Evan Peck], so the contributor's name reference to them.<br />
| 64 (#33)<br />
| 312211 (#6)<br />
| Coleopteran Carlisle, Full of Grace<br />
| Media: mixed; audio, oil on canvas; (song lyrics)<br />
| [[:File:FF2 image source gagarin.jpg|gagarin]], [[:File:FF2 image source argentine horned frog.jpg|argentine horned frog]]<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY4oxyu6rEQ "Real Bugs Don't Eat Quiche"]<br />
| 2016-11-29<br />
| 00:09<br />
| An artwork of something like a cockroach on some sort of plate. Might not be colour-shifter or mirrored. This is the first video with the ''safe'' undestroyed artifact number. This number links to [http://library.vernoncollege.edu/TLCScripts/interpac.dll?LabelDisplay&Config=ysm&RecordNumber=295537 a book called "Planet of the bugs"] (by Scott Richard Shaw, published in 2014, [https://books.google.com/books?id=bhO9BgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ViewAPI&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books preview]). Note the prologue being called ''Time Travel with Insects''. The page 126 for it is [[:File:FF2 Planet of the bugs P126.PNG|this]] and it has a header saying '''Real Bugs Don't Eat Quiche''' at the top. After the video was posted Justin wrote in chat ''That video does not seem canon. It appears to be from a timeline with which I am unfamiliar. er. I've said too much''<br />
| 59 (#30)<br />
| 13112221 (#7)<br />
| Stu R. Norrhyncha<br />
| Medium: watercolor on paper; Location: unknown; Artifact number: [QL 468.7.S53 2014 p.126]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBPvyCz7d04 "Cyborgs Are the Soldiers of Tomorrow"]<br />
| 2016-11-30<br />
| 00:10<br />
| Grayish staticky background with schematic outlines of human body shapes with letters R, D, M, C on their chests. The artifact number links to [http://www.iucat.iu.edu/iun/947017 a book called "Foibles of insects and men"] (by William Morton Wheeler, published in 1928). Although, the book itself is a bit hard to come by, the page 5 is from "The Physiognomy of insects" chapter that was also separately published by that author and is [https://archive.org/details/ants_03389 easier to find] and does feature the illustration that was used in the video.<br />
| 59 (#30)<br />
| 1113213211 (#8)<br />
| unknown<br />
| Medium: chiseled granite; Location: Cyprinid Major; Artifact number: [QL463.W5 p.5]<br />
| [[:File:FF2 image source physiognomy of insects.jpg|book illustration]]<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxeuhyq_QN0 "The Bee All and Ent. All"]<br />
| 2016-12-01<br />
| 00:10<br />
| A closeup on a (golden?) depiction of a scarab beetle. The artifact number links to a book [https://archive.org/details/fabresbookofinse00fabr "Fabre's book of insects"] (retold from Alexander Teixeira de Mattos' translation of Fabre's "Souvenirs entomologiques", by Jean-Henri Fabre, published in 1935)<br />
| 59 (#30)<br />
| 31131211131221 (#9)<br />
| Fabre<br />
| Medium: gold embossed canvass; Location: unknown; Artifact number: [QL 467. F18 p.42]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4BpP7BK0sw "A Warning from the Vermicious Knids"]<br />
| 2016-12-01<br />
| 00:10<br />
| An orange-on-green depiction of a wasp. The artifact number links to a book [https://books.google.com/books?id=N_1GAAAAYAAJ Keys to the Insects of the European USSR. Volume V Pt.2] (by Boris Evseevich Bykhovskiĭ, Gleb Sergeevich Medvedev and Grigoriĭ I︠A︡kovlevich Beĭ-Bienko, published in 1988). The contributor "Dahl" refers to Roald Dahl, the author of ''Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator'' in which Charlie and Willy Wonka encounter the [http://roalddahl.wikia.com/wiki/Vermicious_Knids Vermicious Knids].<br />
| 59 (#30)<br />
| 13211311123113112211 (#10)<br />
| Dahl<br />
| Medium: embossed gold on canvas; Location: Lunamoth Palus; Artifact number: [QL482.R9 K413 v.5 pt.2 p.1093]<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzwHlnsR6Uc "Speak! Mnemnonia"]<br />
| 2016-12-01<br />
| 00:10<br />
| An orange-on-blue depiction of a beetle. The artifact number links to a book [https://books.google.com/books?id=AVIgAQAAMAAJ The pleasures of entomology: portraits of insects and the people who study them] (by Howard Ensign Evans, published in 1985). Page 29 [http://i.imgur.com/ZwUIV0e.png starts a chapter about the Lovebug]. [[Wikipedia:Argyre Planitia|Argyre Planitia]] is a real plain on Mars. The contributor was originally ''Evans Nabs Lovebugs'', but description changed at some point. The title and the contributor's name are a reference to [[Wikipedia:Speak, Memory|Speak]], autobiographical memoir by writer Vladimir Nabokov who was an amateur entomologist.<br />
| 59 (#30)<br />
| 11131221133112132113212221 (#11)<br />
| Evans Nabugov Lovebugs<br />
| Medium: gold and paint embossed canvas; Location: Argyre and gimble (in the wabe); Artifact number: [QL 463.E932 1985 p.29]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlu5P-oxrR0 Graves of the Fallen]<br />
| 2016-12-03<br />
| 00:10<br />
| A display case of butterflies<br />
| 49 (#25)<br />
| 13112221 (#7)<br />
| unknown<br />
| Medium: photograph; Location: unknown <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9MUQF8CqoE Houses of the Damned (part 6)]<br />
| 2016-12-03<br />
| 00:10<br />
| Some plant leaves with something probably ant-colony related on them (colour-shifted and presumably mirrored). [[Wikipedia:Myrmecophyte|Myrmecophyte]] is a plant that lives in a mutualistic association with a colony of ants. [[Wikipedia:Crematogaster|Crematogaster]] is a genus of ants.<br />
| 40 (#21)<br />
| 11131221133112132113212221 (#11)<br />
| Myron Mecophyte and "Crem" Ato Gaster<br />
| Medium: cast acryllic; Location: unknown<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU5gLDb6TvQ "To Carve, Perchance to Dream"]<br />
| 2016-12-04<br />
| 00:10<br />
| Some lines on some wood? May be colour-shifted or mirrored. The title is a reference to the well-known Hamlet soliloquy. The contributor's name references [[Wikipedia:Julodis|Julodis]], which is a genus of beetles in the family [[Wikipedia:Buprestidae|Buprestidae]]. Initially DS was listed as 40 (#21), but later updated since it coincided with the previous one.<br />
| 41 (#22)<br />
| 31131211131221 (#9)<br />
| Julodis Beau Prestid<br />
| Medium: wood; Location: unknown<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfqRLBXFESY "Otoshibumi boomy boomy (wink)"]<br />
| 2016-12-05<br />
| 00:10<br />
| Colour-shifted still of some leaves. Contributor's name refers to [[Wikipedia:curculio|curculio]] – a genus of weevils belonging the family Curculionidae and subfamily Curculioninae. The title of the video – probably to [http://kamenrider.wikia.com/wiki/Otoshibumi_Yummy Otoshibumi Yummy], a leaf-rolling antagonist weevil from japanese TV series/manga [[Wikipedia:Kamen Rider|Kamen Rider]].<br />
| 44 (#24)<br />
| 111221 (#5)<br />
| [Family of the Curcu Lion]<br />
| Medium: oil on velvet; Location: South Dipteracria<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm5Q0lco4Zw "Spider Base 3"]<br />
| 2016-12-06<br />
| 04:10<br />
| Another song, similair in style to Dirge: Decay (and from Dan Warren once again). The image is a negative of a spider with words "BASE/3" at the bottom. When a series of notes from the right channel that start about 00:50 are transcribed and converted to numbers, treating C as 1 (107 145 155 151 156 151 40 141 156 144 40 112 141 156 165 163 40 163 141 154 165 164 145 40 171 157 165), and then processed through base8 (a.k.a. octal, a.k.a. "spider base"), the message is '''Gemini and Janus salute you''', the names of two famous twins and famous astronomy names as well. Justin many times mentioned them working on FF2 and their names were added [http://frogfractions2.wikia.com/wiki/FrogFractions2?diff=prev&oldid=410 to the list of ARG devs on the wikia] in November. After this was solved, the "Note" in the description changed from ''"Note: From the collection of ????????"'' to what it is now.<br />
| 34 (#18)<br />
| 13211311123113112211 (#10)<br />
| Dan "Nocticola thaumasia" Warren<br />
|Medium: mixed; audio, ink on paper; Location: Sinus Argiope Sabaeus; Note: From the collection of Janus, Gemini, and Monsieur le Baroni; (lyrics)<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKkTTXR-DvM "Greetings from the Pickle-Mayonnaise Continuum"]<br />
| 2016-12-07<br />
| 00:12<br />
| Distorted image of three rows of Baby Bottle Pop candy with some text over it. Originally the title of the video was just ''"Greetings"'', but it was changed at some point.<br />
| 38 (#19)<br />
| 31131211131221 (#9)<br />
| unknown<br />
| Medium: postcard (printed matter); Location: unknown<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT9TGKUUDOs "Spiral Out; Keep Going"]<br />
| 2016-12-07<br />
| 00:12<br />
| Spirally image, colours are heavily dithered.<br />
| 29 (#16)<br />
| 31131211131221 (#9)<br />
| TyrexicalDilemma<br />
| Medium: paper; Location: unknown<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3UDLEHNaT8 "How I Lust for Your Sweet Embrace"]<br />
| 2016-12-08<br />
| 00:12<br />
| Image of something, maybe underside of a pill bug.<br />
| 32 (#17)<br />
| 1113213211 (#8)<br />
| [redacted]<br />
| Medium: oil on canvas; Location: unknown<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lyzUAYBQoY "Love Is the Slug I've Been Thinking of"]<br />
| 2016-12-09<br />
| 00:10<br />
| Image of a slug in some grass (colour-shifted, mirrored maybe).<br />
| 29 (#16)<br />
| 1113213211 (#8)<br />
| L. Arion Ater<br />
| Medium: photograph in the other spectrums; Location: ubiquitous<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtyqPOMt75E "The Unbearable Sawdust of Larvae"]<br />
| 2016-12-09<br />
| 00:10<br />
| Image of some bug larvae tunnels in the wood (colour-shifted, mirrored maybe). The contributor name probably refers to [[Wikipedia:Buprestidae|Buprestidae]] also known as ''jewel beetles'' and as ''metallic wood-boring beetles''.<br />
| 32 (#17)<br />
| 13112221 (#7)<br />
| B. Jeweled Beetell<br />
| Medium: wood; Location: Mare Scarabaeidae Tyrrhenum<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqmXNee3e1k "Variegated Scarlet Ribbitar"]<br />
| 2016-12-09<br />
| 00:10<br />
| Image of a damaged leaf, colour-shifted, maybe mirrored. The video title and the description heavily referenced [[wikipedia:Homestuck|Homestuck]]: the Scarlet Ribbitar is a sword combined with a red frog, contributor's name refers to its creator Andrew Hussia and the Incipisphere is a quasi-magical dimension Homestuck takes place in. ARG chat discussed Homestuck a bit a day before the video was posted.<br />
| 68 (#35)<br />
| 312211 (#6)<br />
| Some Bug Hussie<br />
| Medium: steel and pressed wood; Location: Surrounding the Incipisphere<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNCrQRYnn7o "I Left My Eggs in San Bugcisco"]<br />
| 2016-12-09<br />
| 00:10<br />
| Some bug eggs on a leaf, colour-shifted, maybe mirrored. The title is a reference to a popular song [[wikipedia:I Left My Heart in San Francisco|I Left My Heart in San Francisco]].<br />
| 65 (#34)<br />
| 1113213211 (#8)<br />
| Glossata Opinionata via Rain Robinson<br />
| Medium: cast acrylic and eggs; Location: Millennium Gate<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvDTHZspx-4 "Ragnasaurth Was Very Tall, And Crushed Us Like..."]<br />
| 2016-12-10<br />
| 00:12<br />
| Some bugs on some leaves. The title of this video and two next references [http://time-travel.club/hounds.html the text] from [[Frog_Fractions_2#Joshua|joshua's login]].<br />
| 56 (#29)<br />
| 111221 (#5)<br />
| unknown<br />
| Medium: distortions of the ultraviolet spectrum; Location: ubiquitous<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRnxFpaDHus "Faces of the Hounds of Sarnath"]<br />
| 2016-12-11<br />
| 00:10<br />
| An image of either a plant or a bug that looks like a face? "Hounds of Sarnath" is another reference to the text from joshua's login. The video was originally titled "Faces of the Hound of Sarnath" on upload. <br />
| 41 (#22)<br />
| 1113213211 (#8)<br />
| [redacted]<br />
| Medium: oil on wood; Location: [redacted]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO7VDYI0r64 "Ilthor's Sorcery Surrounded Us"]<br />
| 2016-12-11<br />
| 00:10<br />
| White countours image of a cocoon on a spiked plant. Originally the video's name was ''20161126 slide06'', but was changed within a minute. Like the previous videos, "Ilthor" is mentioned in [http://time-travel.club/hounds.html the same text] from the joshua login.<br />
| 38 (#19)<br />
| 13112221 (#7)<br />
| [redacted]<br />
| Medium: bent waves of the chronosphere; Location: [N/A]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-Q8Sn-oDI8 "Gleeok's Visage Too Multifaceted to Depict"]<br />
| 2016-12-12<br />
| 00:10<br />
| A negative image of a large tree nymph butterfly. "Gleeok" is the thir of the hounds of Sarnath.<br />
| 51 (#27)<br />
| 111221 (#5)<br />
| [redacted]<br />
| Medium: unknown substances; Location: [redacted]<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ5Am5kF4vc "Thorgan Set Us to Flame, Reduced Us to Cinders"]<br />
| 2016-12-12<br />
| 00:10<br />
| A colour-shifted closeup image of an insect. "Thorgan" seems to be the fouth hound of Sarnath, not mentioned in the [http://time-travel.club/hounds.html text] from the joshua login. The video was originally titled ''47'' on upload, but the title was swiftly changed.<br />
| 49 (#25)<br />
| 11131221133112132113212221 (#11)<br />
| [redacted]<br />
| Medium: fire; Location: [redacted]<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_QQU5uda4k "Zagmar (Suite 1)"]<br />
| 2016-12-13<br />
| 01:18<br />
| Sixth music track on the channel. The image is a still of the bug in shifted colours and a limited palette. The music trac was created by [http://www.ananakaye.com/ Irakli Gabriel from Anana Kaye] (as referenced by the contributor's name too), but the description also has a broken tinyurl link: tinyurl.com/aytq4oc — rotated with ROT9 (that was used in the ARG before) it [http://tinyurl.com/jhcz4xl leads] to the Facebook page post on Denizens of Bug Mars about writing this music track. We haven't found the FB page before, so the PMs have caught us up with this.<br />
| 64 (#33)<br />
| 13112221 (#7)<br />
| Iraklidae Gabugriel<br />
| Media: mixed; audio and electronic visual<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i5YwGlgUvc "Houses of the Damned (Part 8)"]<br />
| 2016-12-14<br />
| 00:12<br />
| Image of something on a leaf.<br />
| 52 (#28)<br />
| 11 (#2)<br />
| Mothra-Idae<br />
| Medium: sewn leaves; Location: unknown<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I_7nDlN_Bk "The Lens Through Which We See the World Is Also The Web In Which We Reside"]<br />
| 2016-12-14<br />
| 00:12<br />
| Distorted image of a spider web.<br />
| 32 (#17)<br />
| 11131221133112132113212221 (#11)<br />
| Tennesseellum Domer<br />
| Medium: silk; Location: NW Iapygia<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LisMNW3IUI "The Moebius Orb Web of Celestial Harmony"]<br />
| 2016-12-14<br />
| 00:12<br />
| Image of a spider web.<br />
| 41 (#22)<br />
| 111221 (#5)<br />
| Araneus D. Adematus<br />
| Medium: silk; Location: East Melanogaster Acidalium<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hwoZIMrno0 "The Secret Life"]<br />
| 2016-12-15<br />
| 00:12<br />
| An image of a [[Wikipedia:creosote gall midge|creosote gall midge]], latin name ''Asphondylia'' (that's what the contributor's name refers to).<br />
| 49 (#25)<br />
| 1113213211 (#8)<br />
| Ass Fondilia<br />
| Medium: fungus and host; Location: Arabia<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbz4y1dxORA "Cynthia Wore the Prettiest Dress"]<br />
| 2016-12-15<br />
| 00:10<br />
| An image of a bug on a plant branch.<br />
| 49 (#25)<br />
| 312211 (#6)<br />
| "Crazy" Crazy "Bug" Bug<br />
| Medium: oil on canvas; Location: Purple Palus<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvpcbHMJBpk "Houses of the Damned (Part 3)"]<br />
| 2016-12-15<br />
| 00:18<br />
| An overbloomed image of tree leaves.<br />
| 68 (#35)<br />
| 13211311123113112211 (#10)<br />
| Sir David F. Antyburrow<br />
| Medium: paper; Location: Central Coleoprates<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu33thFC9aQ "Still Life with Frass"]<br />
| 2016-12-16<br />
| 00:10<br />
| Colour-chifted image of the frass of gypsy moth caterpillar (Lymantria dispar)<br />
| 61 (#32)<br />
|style="word-break:break-all;word-wrap:break-word" | 311311222113111231131112132112311321322112111312211312111322212311322113212221 (#15)<br />
| Heimlich von Heimlich<br />
| Medium: oil on canvas; Location: Tyrrhenum Rex<br />
| [http://bugguide.net/node/view/1112872 frass]<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcCZbP7TnR0 "Castings of the Spice-Bearers of Arrakis"]<br />
| 2016-12-16<br />
| 00:12<br />
| Colour-shifted image of insect stuff.<br />
| 32 (#17)<br />
| 111221 (#5)<br />
| Froghopper Herbert<br />
| Medium: poop, obviously; Location: all desert ecosystems<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJZ6VQ3qZ4c "Look at That S Car Go!"]<br />
| 2016-12-17<br />
| 00:18<br />
| Colour-shifted image of a snail. Haplotrema is a genus of carnivorous land snails. The title is part of the joke about escargot — a cooked land snail.<br />
| 29 (#16)<br />
| 11131221133112132113212221 (#11)<br />
| Haplotrema Raymond J Szwed<br />
| Medium: photograph (on Leica camera); Location: Elysium<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biB04QmGgL8 "The Sin of Loving Too Much"]<br />
| 2016-12-17<br />
| 00:18<br />
| An insect on a flower.<br />
| 42 (#23)<br />
| 111221 (#5)<br />
| Gemini Figeater<br />
| Medium: UV photograph; Location: Love is All Around<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61xqm8zse48 "Approaching Pavonis Mons By Cocoon"]<br />
| 2016-12-17<br />
| 00:18<br />
| A butterfly chrysalis (not actually a cocoon) in shifted colours. [[Wikipedia:Pavonis Mons|Pavonis Mons]] is a real location on Mars. The title is a reference to the song "Approaching Pavonis Mons By Balloon" by The Flaming Lips (band name referenced by the contributor).<br />
| 41 (#22)<br />
| 13112221 (#7)<br />
| The Planing Ips<br />
| Medium: Chrysalis and chitin; Location: Pavonis Mons<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJWihoV7CGc "It's the Trees of This Day That I Do Battle With For the Light"]<br />
| 2016-12-18<br />
| 00:18<br />
| Colour-inverted image of [[Wikipedia:Tropaeolum|nasturtium]]s (leaves and flowers). [[Wikipedia:Melampsora medusae|Melampsora medusae]] is a fungal pathogen, causing a disease of woody plants. The title is a quote from lyrics of "Fireworks" by Animal Collective (band name referenced by the contributor).<br />
| 42 (#23)<br />
|style="word-break:break-all;word-wrap:break-word" | 11131221131211131231121113112221121321132132211331222113112211 (#14)<br />
| Collection of Animalia<br />
| Medium: Wood, vines, other; Location: Melampsora Medusae Fossae <br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f12GZfyPBog "Cutting Holes in the Face of the Moon Base"]<br />
| 2016-12-18<br />
| 00:18<br />
| Heavily processed black and white image of what looks like a badger skull. The title is a reference to lyrics of "Of Moons, Birds & Monsters" by MGMT (band name referenced by the contributor).<br />
| 49 (#25)<br />
| 111221 (#5)<br />
| The management<br />
| Medium: pen and ink; Location: Off planet (Phobos)<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqOg9MCf9sg "Love Hurts"]<br />
| 2016-12-18<br />
| 00:18<br />
| Colour-inverted image of a caterpillar. Title could be a reference [[Wikipedia:Love Hurts|to a song]], since they have been that for a while.<br />
| 41 (#22)<br />
| 13211311123113112211 (#10)<br />
| unknown<br />
| Medium: linoleum print; Location: unknown<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stEZgXjIK0E "Lemme Give You What You Want Want Want"]<br />
| 2016-12-19<br />
| 00:18<br />
| Colour-shifted image of a bug. The title can be a reference to a song. The location might be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Valles Marineris|Valles Marineris]], a system of canyons east of the Tharsis region on Mars.<br />
| 38 (#19)<br />
| 1113213211 (#8)<br />
| unknown<br />
| Medium: oil on other oil; Location: Varroa Marineris<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqJr69-fL2Y "They Appeared As Angels Would (Tribute to the Fallen)"]<br />
| 2016-12-19<br />
| 00:18<br />
| A colour-inverted image of three butterflies behind the glass of a display case. The contributor's name is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Atticus Finch|Atticus Finch]], a character from ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' (Fringillidae is the latin name for finch, a bird), while also being the reference to [[Wikipedia:Attacus atlas|Attacus atlas]] or Atlas moth that is in the image. [[Wikipedia:Beer (Martian crater)|Beer]] and [[Wikipedia:Mädler (Martian crater)|Mädler]] are both real craters on Mars.<br />
| 29 (#16)<br />
| 312211 (#6)<br />
| Attacus Fringillidae<br />
| Medium: air, the kind you migrate on; Location: The Line of Beer and Mädler<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQiW0L95tGw "The Soldiers As They Marched Into the Sparkles"]<br />
| 2016-12-19<br />
| 00:18<br />
| Silhouettes of two bugs in front of whirled parts of image, probably the time-travelling portals. For a brid moment upon uploading the title was ''58: "The Soldiers As They Marched Into the Sparkles"''.<br />
| 27 (#14)<br />
| 1113213211 (#8)<br />
| The Good Lady Chalcosoma<br />
| Medium: watercolor; Location: Arcadia central<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQiW0L95tGw "No Buggy Knows (Frogs Flew Through the Stars)"]<br />
| 2016-12-19<br />
| 02:45<br />
| A new song about frogs riding dragons like cars (who knew they would make it to Mars)! The image is a painting of a frog travelling in a cabriolet car towards Mars. The song was created by [http://www.everybodylovesrecess.com J.P. Cappiello] and the contributor's name refers to them (combining with [[Wikipedia:Caprimulgidae|Caprimulgidae]]).<br />
| 65 (#34)<br />
| 11131221133112132113212221 (#11)<br />
| J.P. Caprimulgid<br />
| Medium: mixed; audio, tempera on canvas; Location: recovered from multiple radio stations, globally<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
DS looks to be the sequence of numbers surviving the [https://oeis.org/A270877 Decaying sieve] ([https://oeis.org/A270877/b270877.txt list]), as hinted by the silent film. The positions of these numbers in the sequence are marked in the above table. In the silent film the number on the wall is #12.<br />
<br />
LaS numbers in the descriptions of videos are from the [[Wikipedia:Look-and-say sequence|Look-and-say sequence]] ([https://oeis.org/A005150/list list]). The positions of these numbers in the sequence are marked in the above table. In the silent film the number on the wall is #3.<br />
<br />
With the exception of the silent movie wall poster, the points seem to be contained in a rectangle from DS#16 to DS#35 and LaS#5 to #11. The general map of the DS/LaS dots can be found [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aPVY0XkcWlYauaYCNSqdAx3hayL74XILSzFmqZrAp6A/edit here]. They are clearly on their way to spell "BUTTS".<br />
<br />
====Thanksgiving pastebin====<br />
The contents of the pastebin linked in the description of the music video from 24 Nov 2016 are as follows:<br />
<br />
>"?W",vv"nfinit"<.<br />
>"ekr"#v"ut ea",^.<br />
,v"f i"<>"eht si"v<br />
^"hys"<>:v,,,,,,,<<br />
@o#V^,.v#>,,,,,,,v<br />
>"nuos "^v,,,,,,,<<br />
,>" d t"v>,,,,,,,v<br />
^:#,#^#,<@^v,,,,,<<br />
.v,"o","G!"<#,,:,v<br />
^>"elb":,,,^>,^@#<<br />
<br />
This is a [[Wikipedia:Befunge|Befunge]] program. When run, it will print <code>What's the sound of infinite turkeys?GobblGobblGobblGobbl</code> (the part ''Gobbl'' is repeated forever in an infinite loop). Taking into account when it was posted, this little puzzle is probably a Thanksgiving greeting to us.<br />
<br />
N.B. The program was supposed to output <code>Gobble!</code> infinitely, but the infinite loop lacks two more commas, last two characters are infinitely pushed into the stack and not printed.<br />
<br />
Soon after solving this, @RESIST_DECAY [https://twitter.com/RESIST_DECAY/status/801853751166279680 tweeted] that Operation Gobbledrop was successful.<br />
<br />
====Closed for repairs====<br />
[[File:FF2 Bug Denizens closed for repairs.jpg|thumb|right]] On 2016-12-02 the '''A Fiend Bronzes Mugs''' channel updated with a 26 seconds still video that didn't fit with the others: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQw-dLQQPUk CLOSED FOR REPAIRS]. The image resembles a youtube "video not available" screen, but with a word "CEIKLMORS" and a playlist. The description just says "This video or playlist does not exist."<br />
<br />
# Rogue Wave -- In the Morning<br />
# The Jesus and Mary Chain -- Commercial<br />
# Alabama Shakes -- Heavy Chevy<br />
# Psychostick -- Numbers<br />
# David Bowie -- Five Years<br />
# The Flaming Lips -- Your Bats<br />
# Florence + The Machine -- Between Two Lungs<br />
# Rammstein -- Du Hast<br />
# Ben Folds Five -- Brick<br />
# Idlewild -- Bronze Medal<br />
# Radiohead -- All I Need<br />
# Chromeo -- Fancy Footwork<br />
<br />
Letters in "CEIKLMORS" are alphabetized. The length of the video is also a reference to the alphabet.<br />
<br />
All of the songs mention some digit number (including "nine" for Du Hast, full list [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xyAHY0UT3D0XgFB1L3nuv8fL1Ypcb06zumFCIaDUHPI/edit here]). Taking the letters with those numbers from "CEIKLMORS" gives "ROCKLEESMILE".<br />
<br />
It referred to a popular Youtuber by the name RockLeeSmile. At the same time with "the Closed For Repairs" video, one was uploaded to his channel – [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZKbKU0-RiA Resident Evil 7 - Don't Let Appearances Mislead You]. If the sound of this video is [http://duke.a-comics.ru/dump/Dont_Let_Appearances_Mislead_You_speed_amplified.mp3 sped up and amplified], [http://www.goombas.org/1206_boxing-a-history.html boxing: a history] can be heard, a text from the first Frog Fractions game. At <code>0:16</code>, just above the hand in the white light are the numbers '''35.955''' and at <code>1:34</code> there are some numbers in the bottom right: '''-83.93'''. These end up being the coordinates for a library at a branch of the University of Tennessee. This library happens to house a copy of [https://books.google.com/books?id=N_1GAAAAYAAJ Keys to the Insects of the European USSR. Volume V Pt.2], a relatively uncommon book linked in the description of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4BpP7BK0sw "A Warning from the Vermicious Knids"]. Moreso, all of the books mentioned by the artifact numbers since the "Real Bugs Don't Eat Quiche" video appear to be in this library and even on the same shelf.<br />
<br />
===Denizens of Bug Mars Facebook===<br />
We were probably supposed to find it after solving the anagram of the youtube channel name — there is also a [https://www.facebook.com/Denizens-of-Bug-Mars-1807963026143910/ facebook page for "Denizens of Bug Mars"]. The first post is from 31 Oct 2016 and it's posting nearly daily. The page was only discovered on 14 Dec 2016.<br />
<br />
It features posts with the same kind of processed images as in the videos. Sometimes the images are even identical.<br />
<br />
On the [https://www.facebook.com/1807963026143910/photos/a.1807968859476660.1073741828.1807963026143910/1819007161706163/?type=3 post from 19 Nov 2016] there's a code '''6uCuB7Rc''' and a hint to ''paste it in'', leading to [http://pastebin.com/6uCuB7Rc pastebin.com/6uCuB7Rc]:<br />
<br />
Mr. Vigen Ere,<br />
<br />
Thank you :g your interest in our :hfdtf company. Your :vrfk comes at a good :time,<br />
as there is a space :in our dots and :dashes division. It is a :fun and exciting :place<br />
of work, and we feel :you will be quite :the asset to the team. :The szdx of :opportunity<br />
is open, and I think :from your friendly letter :that you will fit very :well in between<br />
our :existing zv projects. As luck :would have it, we :have one space in dots, :and two<br />
in dashes. :Do either of these wulxkxzurz :suit your needs? If :so, please write back<br />
as soon :as time allows :and let us know if :we'll have the pleasure of :working with<br />
you in the :future. I sincerely hope you :are able to make the :most of this :offer.<br />
<br />
Hoping you'll join our path,<br />
Jpvvvpvy :Traveler<br />
<br />
Taking a hint about dots and dashes and counting the spaces as dots, double spaces as dashes and colons as separators, we got:<br />
<br />
.-../...--/.--/.----/...../.-../--.../.--/-..../.-../-..../.--/-..../.-../....-/.--/....-/.-../-..../.--/---../.-../...--/.--/.----/-..../.-../.----/...--/.--/..---<br />
<br />
Which, translating from morse is '''L3 W15 L7 W6 L6 W6 L4 W4 L6 W8 L3 W16 L13 W 2'''. Now, taking those as "line number N, word number M", we get:<br />
<br />
good luck from a friendly time Traveler<br />
<br />
If you write down all "random letters"-like incorrect words: <code>g hfdtf vrfk szdx zv wulxkxzurz Jpvvvpvy</code>. Deciphering them with Vigenere using the "good luck..." string as the key:<br />
<br />
a trail that ends in shimmering Sparkles<br />
<br />
==Library notes==<br />
<div style="display:inline-block;width:253px;vertical-align:top;margin-right:3px;">[[File:LibraryBugBooks1.jpg|thumb|250px|none|Keys to the Insects of the European USSR. (Volume V Pt.2), found on page 1093]]</div><br />
<div style="display:inline-block;width:253px;vertical-align:top;margin-right:3px;">[[File:LibraryBugBooks2.jpg|thumb|250px|none|sparkly backside of a similair stripe found in Planet of the Bugs: Evolution and the Rise of Insects on page 126]]</div><br />
<div style="display:inline-block;width:253px;vertical-align:top;margin-right:3px;">[[File:LibraryBugBooks3.jpg|thumb|250px|none|Foibles of Insects and Men, found on page 5, stripes are identical in all the books]]</div><br />
<br />
On 03 Dec 2016 our agent (eltrov's brother) went to the ''John C Hodges Library at the University of Tennessee''. All the five specified books had a same little note at the specidied pages saying '''4kmVdND3'''. That's an url for pastebin: [http://pastebin.com/4kmVdND3 pastebin.com/4kmVdND3], titled "A note forever voyaging" with text:<br />
<br />
However you made it here, it must have been an astounding feat.<br />
I'll be brief; I cannot post anything obvious here. A certain level of obfuscation is... required.<br />
A box was stolen from us. Or, depending on your perspective, many boxes at many times.<br />
There was a password associated with this box; email it to me through a secure channel. You may have been searching for something... something beyond the reward of the journey itself. Or not; I obviously can't know your motivations.<br />
TTraveler0451@gmail.com<br />
<br />
[[File:FF2 jiggy withit emails example.png|thumb|250px|right|Example of an email chain with TTraveler0451]]<br />
Eltrov emailed "17" (a password that was used at Indicade) at that address and later got a reply from ''jiggy withit'':<br />
<br />
Alors!<br />
-- <br />
"Eux aussi voyageaient dans le Temps, et plus facilement. Maintenant ils étaient là et lui proposaient de l'accepter parmi eux. Mais sa requête fut differente : plutôt que cet avenir pacifié, il demandait qu'on lui rende le monde de son enfance...."<br />
<br />
This french text roughly translates as ''They too were traveling in time, and more easily, and now they were there and offered to accept him among them, but his request was different: rather than that pacified future, he demanded that the world should be restored to him from his childhood.... '' and is from the script of french movie [http://surfilm.free.fr/TEMP/crtblc21.htm La Jetée]. ''Alors!'' means ''So!''.<br />
<br />
Same reply was to another user emailing "17". Emailing "callipygian" didn't return a reply initially.<br />
<br />
About three days later everyone else got a reply appropriate to what they sent. All the emails had the same La Jetée quote as the signature. Reply to "12" was "Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire?" ("What does it mean?"). Reply to "callipygian" was "Comme c'est désagréable!" ("That's unpleasant!"). Reply to a joke about butts and 17 was "Des culs à vous aussi, monsieur! Je l'ai perdu! Zut!" ("Butts to you too, sir! I lost it! Heck!"). A question if there's anything we could do to help with the box got a reply "C'est inutile, j'ai tout perdu!" ("It's useless, I've lost everything!")<br />
<br />
People have been writing in a lot (including just sending "butts" jokes) and asking different questions, like "what's your favorite soup?" or what this person has to do with Zagmar. We got to know that they "do English, pro 100%" and eventually everyone was asked about password with just "17" or "seventeen" being the correct answer. There appeared to be some hiatus from someone named "dag" (''Tell whoever is "dag" to get his act together so we can move forward.''). Finally on 2016-12-08 everyone was sent the same letter (their addresses were in BCC), from the same account but renamed ''festival of yellowrumps'': <br />
<br />
'''we will move forward'''<br />
We will move forward without the Swedish diplomat, if necessary.<br />
<br />
Do not feel the need to respond to this. I will be traveling among timelines and will leave the instructions in a timed autoresponder. Your questions tell me that you have not ascertained my identity, and that you are fast and loose with information in what might be an insecure channel. Accusing me of being the enemy. Asking for my favorite soup. It is perplexing to me that I must depend on you... you overly familiar, cussing, security-breaching louts to save our timelines, including your own! <br />
<br />
Are you really the same humans who made it all the way to my note? Ah, don't answer. Sometimes we must drink white wine with roast, for it is all that is available....<br />
<br />
The timed autoresponder might mean just more videos from the "Denizens of Bug Mars" youtube channel. But in any case, we should probably stop emailing this account.<br />
<br />
==Helping TimeTraveler0451==<br />
===Sacrebleu===<br />
On 2016-12-09 we got another email from ''festival of yellowrumps'' titled '''confidential''':<br />
[[File:FF2 sacre.png|thumb|right|sacre.png]]<br />
<br />
Les fous-<br />
<br />
I have been tracking the thieves who stole my belongings. These people are trying to aid the enemy and bring the Decay. We cannot allow this to happen. I found this file, and I believe it will lead us to them, or at least to something they took from me.<br />
<br />
I cannot understand this file without some alternate reading that I can count on to make sense. I'm a very basic person, no ability to look and say what is happening here. I'll need to ask for your assistance, because nothing here adds up.<br />
Whatever you find, be sure to email back to me. This channel is secure, I believe, at least for now. I will return to this timeline "soon," in your relative understanding.<br />
<br />
Attached was an image titled '''sacre.png'''<br />
<br />
Its blue channel is actually just readable text bytes instead of the picture. If read column by column it becomes [http://pastebin.com/5g6vUSQ4 this]. You can recognize it been a [[Wikipedia:Lorem Ipsum|Lorem Ipsum]] with this inserted:<br />
<br />
BEGINNINGOFMESSAGE:JKTTU JUJAAJT JUJKTK JUKTKJ JKBATT TKTJT JKJTUJ JKUTKJ JUTKJAA JUJKUJ JUTJU JUJKJT TKJJTJ JKTTKJ JALAJKJK JKUJKT JBKAJKT JUKTU TKTTJ JKTTT TUJUJ TUTT JUJUJK JUJKTAA JUJUKJ JUKJKJK JKAAKJKT JUTKJK JKUTU JUKJKT JUJUU ENDOFMESSAGE<br />
<br />
Turning the letters of the message into numbers (A=1, B=2, etc): <br />
1011202021 102110111020 102110112011 102111201110 1011212020 2011201020 101110202110 101121201110 102120111011 102110112110 1021201021 102110111020 201110102010 101120201110 10112110111011 101121101120 102111101120 1021112021 2011202010 1011202020 2021102110 20212020 102110211011 102110112011 102110211110 10211110111011 10111111101120 102120111011 1011212021 102111101120 1021102121<br />
<br />
Usign the [[Wikipedia:Look-and-say sequence|Look-and-say technique]] that was hinted in the email (10 → 0, 11→ 1, 20 → 00, 21 → 11):<br />
01000011 01101000 01101001 01110010 01110000 00100000 01000110 01110010 01100101 01101110 01100011 01101000 00100000 01000010 01110101 01110100 01110100 01110011 00100000 01000000 00110110 00110000 01101101 01101001 01101110 01110101 01110100 01100101 01110011 01110100 01101111<br />
<br />
Converting binary into ASCII: '''Chirp French Butts @60minutesto'''<br />
<br />
That [https://twitter.com/60minutesto twitter account] is for a room escape games facility in Portland, Oregon. They have a room escape titled "Spark of Resistance" and it's about missing ''agents'' and starts with ''the developer being kidnapped by time travelers''. Their website [https://www.60minutestoescape.com/ features a rotary phone], and sacre.png looks to be based on a [https://roomescapeartist.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/img_0844.jpg photo taken there]. Also, an employee of this room escape helped us with [[Frog_Fractions_2#Indiecade_2015|the amiibo]] back in the day.<br />
<br />
They "liked" all the ''French butts'' tweets that people sent to them. One of the people also got a private message saying ''Hello! Will you (or a representative) be in Portland, Oregon in the next few days? (That is--you and up to 7 other people)''. They said, they'll arrange a special session outside of their regular hours and it will be free.<br />
<br />
===Room Escape Run===<br />
Another email from ''festival of yellowrumps'' arrived on 10 Dec 2016, titled '''be very careful in your next steps''':<br />
<br />
Ah, this is very bad news.<br />
<br />
They have taken my belongings to the land of stable Portals. This is a very dangerous place, one in which you can be trapped. Potentially, forever, and in all timelines.<br />
<br />
Let me explain: <br />
<br />
It is difficult to open a portal; it requires heavy clockwork, weirding machines, and the like. Our scientists were able to do it, yes, and hélas, we discovered how dangerous it can be to open portals at random. We were forced underground, to fight for our very existence, and the survival of our species. Vive la Résistance. We persisted.<br />
<br />
Who was it who stole our technology we still do not know; someone rich and powerful maybe, or someone who can commandeer these machines. Whatl we know is that if you go to this distorted place, you will be in a place of merged timelines and collapsed futures. In my timeline, two of us are dead. In the merged future, you may have a chance to save one of us, I do not know. However, it may be confusing. We may speak another language, or be of different ages; it is difficult to know what set of collapsed timelines you see. I have traveled broadly and I can tell you that some futures are quite strange. But please, if you see 2 or 4, send my sincerest regards.<br />
<br />
I will be out of contact for your foreseeable future. I am on the trail of a man named Jim; his work is the undoing of us all. I will send back more information as I find it. We must find and destroy the things that were stolen from me if we are to have any chance of survival. We must stop the Decay before it begins. I trust that I can count on you in this effort.<br />
<br />
Go to the land of portals. Retrieve what you can. Destroy these artifacts.... Destroy these artifacts.<br />
<br />
The land of portals, of course, refers to Portland, OR.<br />
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[[File:FF2escaperoom.jpg|thumb|left|The keychain and paper]]<br />
On 12 Dec 2016, a group was able to attend the escape room for a special session. They had to help a double agent escape a Russia-like country and received a key with a frog keychain as well as a paper with the previously found password for Number One, '''elmourouj'''.<br />
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===Further trail===<br />
On 15 Dec 2016 there came another letter, titled '''On the trail...''':<br />
<br />
A clue, finally! I am sending this back to you across timelines. You may be ahead of me on this trail; I have no way to see into your time from here.<br />
<br />
I have found some writing left scrawled on a note in the badger kennels. I am sure they have been here, those thieves! It reads as follows:<br />
<br />
HD!EOD SLOL SO O! HNYU OEI HUDLO IETITGW RNTO KKH<br />
<br />
HD!EOD SLOL SO O! HNYU OEI HUDLO IETITGW RNTO KKH<br />
<br />
HD!EOD SLOL SO O! HNYU OEI HUDLO IETITGW RNTO KKH<br />
<br />
I am concerned that these thieves who have stolen so many of my belongings will attempt to sell them on the black market. There are many around us who would be so nefarious to deal in stolen goods this way. <br />
<br />
Work fast. Destroy what you find, if care about our timeline. Do not be persuaded to do otherwise by friendly spies, unless ''d’une façon ou d’une autre, vous croyez que tout ceci s’agit des amis que vous avez trouvé pendant ce voyage.''<br />
<br />
The ''Badger Kennels'' is a common assignment in the [[Frog_Fractions_2#Samuel|operatives list]] of time travellers. It's decoded with railfence cipher (3 rails, 0 offset) and reads ''HOT DOG!! WHEN YOUR DONE IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS''. It seems to be a redundant clue to lead us to the [[Frog_Fractions_2#Unboxing_Story|Unboxing Story page]] that we already found ourselves 4.5 hours ago at that point (hence ''You may be ahead of me on this trail''). The french in the end means "one way or another, you believe that this is about the friends you made along the way", it's a common joke about what Frog Fractions 2 actually is (made almost daily in Discord).<br />
<br />
'''Elmourouj''' password from the room escape was used again inside the Unboxing Story game/puzzle.<br />
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==Datamoshed Zagmar ==<br />
[[Image:FF2 datamoshed zagmar.jpg|thumb|right|Your Jim is in danger]] <br />
As discovered on 23 Nov 2016, the list of coordinates, that was the end of the line in the IsTheJigUpYet tweet, based each letter on specific cities on earth. If you write down the names of the cities for those first coordinates, you get [http://pastebin.com/raw/tu9H5LDR this list].<br />
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The first letters of the list spell out <code>YOURJIMISINDANGERGOOGLARSW0C</code>. This should be interpreted as '''Your Jim is in danger [http://goo.gl/aRsw0c goo.gl/aRsw0c]'''. The link leads to a datamoshed image of Zagmar uploaded 05 Nov 2016.<br />
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The original for the datamosh can be found [https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/article_large/public/thumbnails/image/2013/07/04/17/bacon.jpg here], but even without full binary diff, it was possible to find these blocks of strings pasted into the file:<br />
<br />
We are aware of the Transgressions of those who would bring the Decay faster than Natural Order would dictate, to suit their own vile Designs.<br />
They must be stopped, by any and all Means.<br />
Follow me, for the one true Path is that which inverts the Universe and exposes us to our Creator.<br />
Do not imprison the Keys to your Salvation; neither in your Mind, nor in your Reality.<br />
<br />
==Typos in IsTheJigUpYet's Twitter==<br />
Twitter account @IsTheJigUpYet has been tweeting daily since 10 Oct 2015 in the following pattern: first a tweet ''"%something% might be Frog Fractions 2 %link to wikipedia article for it%"'', then a follow up tweet ''"No."''<br />
<br />
The first part comes up at 23:00 GMT (15:00 PST) and the "reply" at 18:00 GMT (10:00 PST) the next day.<br />
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On 3 Nov 2016, typos started to appear in the wording of the first tweet. Listing all the changed letters from them at this point: <code>aGFja2VF aGFjQkFk aFJEa2Vk Mk5ja2Vk</code>. This decodes from Base64 as <code>hackeE hacBAd hRDked 2Ncked</code>. Note that initially the typos were coming one by one, but then sped up, with multiple letters "revealed" in December 2016. As of 06 Dec 2016, we have two days without them and we're thinking they are over.<br />
<br />
Until the fourth word the letters changed from the ''hacked'' pattern were placed on the unique non-repeating positions in the word. Gathered together by positions, they were <code>_RDBAE</code> and we predicted that to become 2RDBAE and be an anagram for ''2BEARD'' as in ''Twinbeard''. However, the fourth word started with ''2N'', so maybe the letters should be gathered just like this: <code>EBARD2N</code>. This is still kinda an "anagram" for 2NBEARD as in "Twinbeard". Maybe, this is a transposition key for something else. The word "hacked" might be important too.<br />
<br />
==Castor Griffon soundcloud==<br />
On 4 Dec 2016, @IsTheJigUpYet [https://twitter.com/IsTheJigUpYet/status/805547252534153216 tweeted] "VfL Bochum might be F2Vkrog Fractions 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VfL_Bochum huqnr://sprlccmlsc.cpj/sres-751095988/14lm1010". Decoding the second link (Vigenere with key '''abxyz''', probably meant to be from decaytruth.info website) results in https://soundcloud.com/user-751095988/14oo1010, a soundcloud track by the user [https://soundcloud.com/user-751095988 Castor Griffon], whose name is an anagram for ''Frog Fractions'' (there's also [https://soundcloud.com/user-229568760 Castor Griffon II] found). The track is titled '''1400DEC10'''<br />
<br />
# The audio track first says the fraction <code>8362558136806/17</code>, when divided that becomes 491915184518. This can be read as a simple letter cipher: <code>4-9-19-15-18-4-5-18 = DISORDER</code><br />
# Then the audio track lists a set of numbers: <code>1 3 4 8 9 11 12 14 15 15 18 20 20 20 21</code>. Put through the simple letter cipher: <code>ACDHIKLNOORTTTU</code>.<br />
# And then the audio track lists a set of fractions: <code>11/15 2/3 1/15 7/15 13/15 2/15 8/15 1 3/5 14/15 4/15 1/5 2/5 4/5 1/3</code><br />
<br />
Convert all fractions to be fifteenths and the numerators are (or multiply all the fractions by 15):<br />
11 10 1 7 13 2 8 15 9 14 4 3 6 12 5<br />
<br />
Those are all 15 numbers from 1 to 15. If you take the number's position within the fraction string, the list will be:<br />
3 6 12 11 15 13 4 7 9 2 1 14 5 10 8<br />
<br />
Then, using that sequence as the key for the ACDHIKLNOORTTTU string you get: <br />
DKTRUTHLOCATION<br />
<br />
The location on decaytruth.info is <br />
The Ashby Brewery and Indie Game Studio<br />
2020 Oregon Street Berkeley, CA 94703<br />
<br />
This is really the address for the Berkeley Bowl grocery store but has long been a source of interest in the ARG.<br />
<br />
An event is expected to occur on 10 Dec 2016 at this location at 14:00.<br />
<br />
''Nota Bene:'' initially the sound track missed one number in the second set and the decoded string read "DKTTTHLOCAUION" what people dismissed. Then PMs quickly removed the track, added the second "Please stand by" one (with slowed down chipmunks) and added the track back again with that sequence fixed.<br />
<br />
==Berkeley Bowl Beeman==<br />
[[File:FF2 Berkely Bowl Beeman.jpg|thumb|left|]]<br />
[[File:FF2 Where does the time go printed.jpg|thumb|right|http://imgur.com/a/JrdSX]]<br />
Our agents Riking and his team visited the Berkely Bowl on 10th Dec 2016 and at 14:00 met up with a man in a bee costume. He said that they reminded him of another guy (who also had a spinal column) — an old-timey looking guy that dropped off a bucket and disappered. And we can maybe figure out this bucket and look through it. The bee man introduced himself as a ''beesness analyst''. He also told how he got inspired from legal documents behind the [[Wikipedia:Bee Movie|Bee Movie]] about [[Wikipedia:Jerry Seinfeld|Jerry Seinfeld]] to branch out into comedy and made some ''bee''-themed jokes.<br />
<br />
So, we got a '''white plastic bucket''' taped closed with sparkly tape and two blocks of [[wikipedia:beeswax|beeswax]] (he would've given pollen, but there was no at hand, unfortunately). The bucket's lid had an [http://imgur.com/a/JrdSX imgur link]). Inside of it was a wooden clothes pin and a basket. Contents of the basket: an A4 sheet of paper with a hand-drawn "The Decision Cycle" diagram (one word after "Hazard Control" is heavily stroked out; sparkly tape on the back side of the sheet); a small plastic bag; some sort of cut up coupon with a stack of sticky notes; a tiny cardboar santa hat with grey fur trim; a white envelope sealed by a cavalera skull, sparkly inside and containing a folded sheet of paper with more sparkly tape. The sheet of paper is a printed out image from the imgur link with some more things written on it with a gold marker. You can review all the contents and the video of meeting the beeman [https://goo.gl/photos/JPUdbxUvPXFjKZGS6 here]. Raw videos also available [https://home.riking.org/42/ff2arg/ here].<br />
<br />
The imgur image and the printed out version have two columns of clues with the answer length in the brackets, a columns of "X"-es next to it and some timestamps seemingly arbitrarily placed in between the columns. The right column of "X"-es also has a down arrow, so initially we thought they are horizontal and vertical crossword clues. There was no crossword canvas for them, though. This idea was stregthened when Justin streamed and read a newspaper about a 13x13 crossword that doesn't have a picture and you have to figure out how to place the clues.<br />
<br />
People in the chat quickly solved the clues in a [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lCyh_RmosV9CFXN9SqeCkczzqtrhkFRycSzmIzG0n7M/edit#gid=0 shared google spreadsheet]<br />
<br />
Later, though, we discovered that the answers to the clues on the left and right can be combined to make city names. And a connecting line would go through some timestamp. See a variant of the solution [[:File:FF2 where does the time go solved.png|here]]. Two pairs of words fall out of the scheme and don't have times: "Marian Koshland" and "bibliotheque", so that is ''The Marian Koshland Library'' at UC Berkeley. The physical also sheet references two Mark Twain books ''The Jumping Frog of Claveras County'' and ''A Conneticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'', mixed up with words from Alice in Wonderland and dinosaur names. Dinosaurs fit in, because that is a ''Bioscience & Natural Resources Library''.<br />
<br />
List of places and the times on their connecting lines (ordered by the right column which has a downwards arrow) AND the timezones names:<br />
[[Wikipedia:Fiji|Fiji]] 1:08am FJT (Fiji Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Christmas Island|Christmas Island]] 8:15pm LINT (Line Islands Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Juneau|Juneau]] 3:30am AKST (Alaska Standard Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:London|London]] 6:38am GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Tehran|Tehran]] 6:30am IRST (Iran Standard Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Christchurch|Christchurch]] 8:30am NZST (New Zealand Standard Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] 8:08pm HKT (Hong Kong Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Kabul|Kabul]] 11:08am AFT (Afghanistan Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Nepal|Nepal]] 12:30am NPT (Nepal Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Davis Station|Davis Station]] 10:00am DAVT (Davis Time, Antarctica)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Caracas|Caracas]] 3:45am VST (Venezuela Standard Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Jerusalem|Jerusalem]] 2:08am IST (Israel Standard Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] 5:30am EST (Eastern Standard Time, North America and Caribbean)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Cameroon|Cameroon]] 2:30am WAT (West Africa Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Armenia|Armenia]] 10:45am AMT (Armenia Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Port Stanley|Port Stanley]] 9:38am FKST (Falkland Islands Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Baghdad|Baghdad]] 3:38am AST (Arabia Standard Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Houston|Houston]] 6:38pm CST (Central Standard Time, North America & Central America))<br />
[[Wikipedia:Cape Cod|Cape Cod]] 1:30am EST (Eastern Standard Time, North America and Caribbean)<br />
<br />
First letters of the timezones spell out '''FLAG IN HAND VIEW A FACE'''.<br />
<br />
<small>Note, that Christmas Island has to be [[Wikipedia:Kiritimati|one of the Line Islands]] and not [[Wikipedia:Christmas Island|Australia's external territory]] for this to work.</small><br />
<br />
This is a clue to use the timestamps on the line as a [[Wikipedia:Flag semaphore|flag semaphore]] code from the positions of the clock arrows. However, the times have to be converted into UTC first (hinted by the subtitle "the universal question"): <br />
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12:08 06:15 12:30 06:38 03:00 19:30 12:08 06:38 06:45 03:00 07:45 00:08 10:30 01:30 06:45 12:38 00:38 00:38 06:30<br />
<br />
Reading as the semaphore code: '''641A12H352000''' (the last symbol is an "end of message", what confirms that the solution is valid, "j" was used as a "end of numbers, letters to follow" as per wikipedia).<br />
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[http://oskicat.berkeley.edu/search~S1/?searchtype=c&searcharg=QL641.A12+.H35+2000 There is] a book with the call number '''QL641.A12 H35 2000''' in the ''Marian Koshland Bioscience & Natural Resources Library'' – the library that was another answer from this sheet's puzzles – and is marked available. It's '''Slithy toves : illustrated classic herpetological books at the University of Kansas in pictures and conversations''' by ''Sally Haines''. The book title is a bit of a reference to ''jaberwocky'', so Alice in Wonderland references on the paper make sense.<br />
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===Letter from Ashby===<br />
On 12 Dec 2016 our agent went to the library and found [https://imgur.com/a/e2Dkd a folded sheet of paper] in the book, adorned by Calavera skulls (featured many times in the ARG now). The sheet turned out to be a letter from Ashby and describes his relationship with Gustav and The Tunisians in great detail.<br />
<br />
Reader, greetings to you. Please, let me confess my tale. Your timeline will be the only one to contain this artifact, unless there are other versions of myself whom have gotten the same idea. I cannot, of course, vouch for their actions. They are… it hardly matters. Forgive me; I am getting too far ahead of myself. I will try not to get bogged down in details.<br />
<br />
When I was young, it seemed too that the world was young. Before I write about any of my journeys, let me tell you this: I was happy once, and so was Gustav. We played in a tree swing, in a big, old chestnut, which creaked and croaked in a way that suggested a song. We leapt between stones in the creek, and studied our maths. I was good at catching fireflies on summer nights, those brilliant motes of life rising into the sky. Gustav drew pictures, inventing bizarre characters that accompanied us in our play. I planned to become a botanist. Gustav would settle for nothing less than traveling to distant stars. I chided him for having such elaborate dreams, but in the end I was happy that we dreamed together.<br />
<br />
When the Tunisians approached us, we were no longer children, but neither were we truly adults. They had seen us through their strange machines, and determined our importance to future dealings surrounding a great event. They made it their mission to find us and teach us the ways of travel between timelines. Gustav spoke to them in French. When had he learned French? He spoke to a woman with a certain familiarity before they were formally introduced. I did not understand, but then I only knew a very few words in any foreign language. They were offering us something unusual. They wanted to demonstrate.<br />
<br />
The first portal they opened for us was to some Eden. It was astounding. Blue and purple moons rose over tropical pools. A scent like jasmine floated on soft breezes, over rolling hills that led off to vertical escarpments grazing the sky. I have never found this place again, for they never shared these, or any other time-space coordinates with us. Gustav tore off his shoes and dove into one of those silken-water pools with no regard for what might be waiting under the surface. He knew, somehow, that they had brought us to a place meant to entice; a place that would be safe for us. I am still puzzled as to what bred such confidence.<br />
<br />
Beyond the knowledge that we were somehow crucial to events in some other time and place, the Tunisians had no information, and no inkling of how we would eventually set the awesome mechanisms of our choices into their courses of influence. What they gave us was merely teaching without any advice on how to employ them. It was unwise, what they did, but they had plans of their own, they said. It was their way. They were resistant to changing their approach. Gustav and I could barely contain our excitement at having been told we were to be masters of time travel, very much out of the blue and quite in keeping with how special, nay, truly incredible, the exuberance of youth had convinced us we were. “Quelles époques désirez-vous visiter d’abord?” they addressed us. “Les passé!” Gustav shouted. “The future!” I proclaimed simultaneously. We looked at one another. Gustav had a wry smile. His intentions were unreadable. I was confused. I reached for him, and he walked confidently into the past, without looking back for a moment. I faltered. He had left, but why? I thought I was right. The future! The future... was the future. How could we deny ourselves a glimpse of that?<br />
<br />
We parted, there, unexpectedly, with that disagreement. I so want to remember it as a minor thing, but perhaps there was slight animosity; having shared our lives for so long, now we were fundamentally divided as to our goals. That specific memory feels hollow now, having revisited it so often… a story’s shell, devoid of feeling. I don’t know what happened. I will never recover the true memory.<br />
<br />
I have never been able to revisit that moment bodily. For all of my searching in time and space, and through the timelines I could discover, I have never seen him again, nor have I encountered any evidence of him. On reflection, it was not I who was special, though I will not say the same of Gustav. It was, however, our friendship that was so extraordinary; a connection that by its astonishing nature has persisted clearly in my mind, while oceans of later experience have foundered and sunk below oceans of forgotten memories. I have no doubt he became a great artist of some kind. His imagination was a great Cathedral, or even more than this - vast cities of ideas, waiting to explored and understood, When we were children, he would sing songs of planets of insects, and the hungry frogs that would settle in their midst, undetected. He wrote stories that felt as if they were real, and he was only a conduit through which they passed. This may have been the case. I have seen things beyond explanation in my travels; worlds nearly prophesied by his inventions.<br />
<br />
The future turned out to be a bleaker existence than one might imagine. There is no joy in seeing cities that once housed your schoolmates ground to rubble through the relentless action of time; no pleasant feeling in seeing your family home decrepit, ruined and eventually forgotten as all things are and must necessarily be. The curiosity you sate by discovering the fates of the people and thing most beloved to you is - like lightning - flashed away into the massive loneliness experienced without them. I sat in front of my childhood home. I said, “I give your eulogy, house, and I will represent humanity, and you will represent the civilizations so vast that my heart cannot comprehend their loss.” I sat there, weeping, and resolved to find my friend. Gustav had made the wiser choice, travelling back to see the world when it was vibrant. He must have had a chance to learn from the masters. To grow also, and mature in a way that was denied to my young self. I took my opportunities and threw them to the cruel winds, on which sailed the Decay.<br />
<br />
I have nothing to tell you of the Decay, other than that the time traveling itself has brought it. At least, this is what I theorize. I am not sure how they are related, but I knew nothing of this vile occurrence before we encountered the Tunisian scientists. I have never encountered it myself by opening a portal. It is likely that those otherworldly scientists had a hand in all of this, and their mistake was what caused them to seek out Gustav and myself. You will not find evidence of them, as our first encounter was during the gold rush in San Francisco. The portals they opened and much of their clockwork gadgetry were destroyed in an earthquake some decades later. Though the pull of those original portals is strong. You can still sometimes see the timelines crossing through in this location on earth.<br />
<br />
Eventually I followed in Gustav’s path and traveled pastward. It was only then that I started recording my travels, trying, with increasing… and then decreasing… desperation to find Gustav. At first I wished to apologize or explain myself, to demand an apology or an explanation. Eventually, I just desired to see that he existed, and that he was not my own mind’s invention. I have resigned myself to writing this confession, and leaving tokens of my friendship in the timelines I visit. Your may have already speculated that for all of my meanderings through time and space, that there is a vanishingly small chance that I am, in fact, your timeline’s Ashby. Perhaps ownership of “your Ashby,” that is, the Ashby that originated in your timeline, means something to you. Now that I can take these moments to reflect, I see that “belonging to a timeline” is a feeling I can no longer identify in any of my thoughts. Indeed, the issue of where and when each us belongs is, to me, merely a matter of accounting.<br />
<br />
Reader, make your decision. Travel without care and let the universe decide your fate, or plan the safer route. I cannot tell you that my way of journeying is the better way. For some of us, we do not end where we think we should. We end at a time and a place that once felt wild and infinite, and suddenly feels quite lonely, or halts unexpectedly. In that, I see no difference in how we choose.<br />
<br />
I am leaving an artifact here, and in every timeline I visit. If Gustav should find one of these, he will know that I think of him, often.<br />
<br />
It also had a code in the top-right corner: '''znjnlq5'''. This turned out to be a code for a tinyurl link [http://tinyurl.com/znjnlq5 tinyurl.com/znjnlq5] which leads to the Google Drive titled '''Soup Recipes'''. It contains a text file and three zip archives of 3D models in different formats (STL in 2 sizes and OBJ). The text file has:<br />
<br />
A remembrance.... yes. You need only one, and they only need be a fraction; 1/3 to 1/2.<br />
<br />
remembrance_STL.zip<br />
<br />
(or, if you prefer)<br />
<br />
remembrance_OBJ.zip<br />
<br />
(or, finally...this one )<br />
<br />
remembrance_300mm_STL.zip<br />
<br />
And the 3D models look like this: <br />
<div style="display:inline-block;width:253px;">[[File:FF2 models_01.jpg|thumb|250px|remembrance_01]]</div><br />
<div style="display:inline-block;width:253px;">[[File:FF2 models_02.jpg|thumb|250px|remembrance_02]]</div><br />
<div style="display:inline-block;width:253px;">[[File:FF2 models_03.jpg|thumb|250px|remembrance_03]]</div><br />
<div style="display:inline-block;width:253px;">[[File:FF2 models_04.jpg|thumb|250px|remembrance_04]]</div><br />
<div style="display:inline-block;width:253px;">[[File:FF2 models_05.jpg|thumb|250px|remembrance_04 from below]]</div><br />
<br />
The models have pegs and holes, so once 3D-printed, they can be stacked on top of each other with the lily pad on the bottom and frog on top. All in all, this looks to be the end reward of this investigation thread. Commemorative!<br />
<br />
==Unboxing Story==<br />
:''Main article: [[Frog Fractions 2/Unboxing Story]]''<br />
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[[File:FF2-Unboxing-Story.jpg|thumb|right]]<br />
On 15 Dec 2016 a new thing was found on [[Frog_Fractions_2#Twinbread|twinbread]] (a new link on an [http://twinbread.com/hotdog.html old page]). There was later another clue connecting the TTraveler0451 trail to this discovery.<br />
<br />
There's a [http://twinbread.com/Unboxing%20Story.zip link] to a zip-archive of a unity game there: '''Unboxing Story''' made to the likeness of [http://www.herstorygame.com/ Her Story]. In the game, you can type in words and watch 5 first videos that match the search. According to the Last-Modified HTTP field, the zip archive was uploaded to the website on 13 Dec 2016.<br />
<br />
The game has a secret video with an [[Eye Sigil ARG]] map, using the password from that ARG and then running through a Sigil Maze. Correctly solving that unlocks another secret video (encrypted in the game files). The correct way through the maze is to take the directions from the Sigil ARG map itself (that has 20 nodes on it for the 20 moves): going through the map, if a node is on a line — you go up in the maze, if it's on a corner — go the direction you're about to turn in. We reuploaded the resulting secret video to YouTube for easiness:<br />
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWHqunFMrgc}}<br />
<br />
We've had Randomiser, who solved the Sigil Maze, send his address to the contact as required.<br />
<br />
==FF2 Launch Box==<br />
[[File:FF2 Launch Box.jpg|thumb|left]]<br />
[[File:FF2 Launch Box Package.jpg|thumb|right]]<br />
On 19 Dec 2016, just one business day after sending the address, the package arrived. In the Randomiser's Cool Stuff Corner, in this package we got 6 airbags! But one damaged. They, together with the bubble wrap are protecting what appears to be the '''FF2 Launch Box'''.<br />
<br />
It has a big red button and a key slot. There are two round speakers and some wires on the side. The back has an on/off switch on what looks like a battery compartment, it was "on" on arrival, but that doesn't matter as the circuit is not closed due to the lock and the button.<br />
<br />
The return address of the package marked as ''The Resistance'' belongs to the Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment in Oakland, CA.<br />
<br />
Full unboxing process images can be seen [http://imgur.com/a/KlxEQ here].<br />
<br />
We've mailed the key from the room escape to the box location. Initially the estimated date of arrival was Friday, 23 Dec 2016, but USPS wasn't able to make it on time and the key arrived a day late, so real-life obligations of Christmas that is happening hindred the stream, and just a video was recorded instead.<br />
<br />
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QEsKfHTx-Q}}<br />
<br />
The box's batteries were a bit corroded (probably due to humidity and tempreture during delivery) and required some cleaning and messing with the wires before the box worked correctly. It's revving up after turning the key and then says ''"Launch sequence initiated"'' when the button is pressed.<br />
<br />
Shortly after the button was pressed, another video was posted on '''A Flesh Virtuosi Worm channel''' (a.k.a. From Russia With Love): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdq_-AZsglk Ну, мы оторвались на славу!]<br />
<br />
The title translates to '''So, we partied hard!''' (as in '''it was a glorious party'''). The description translates to '''Thanks everyone, it was very awesome'''.<br />
<br />
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdq_-AZsglk}}<br />
<br />
The book that is read in the video is the one for which Justin bought out all cheap copies on Amazon. We [http://imgur.com/a/rEbUT have it on imgur, though].<br />
<br />
Also at the same time [https://www.facebook.com/1807963026143910/photos/a.1807968859476660.1073741828.1807963026143910/1839507652989447/?type=3 an update] was added on the Denizends of Bug Mars Facebook page. The important quote from it:<br />
<br />
What you want already exists and it's just a question of finding it, somewhere out there!<br />
<br />
=Other Relevant Information=<br />
==LordHuffnPuff on Twitch==<br />
LordHuffnPuff is the typical alias for Justin Bortnick, one of the Frog Fractions 2 developers. While his [https://twitter.com/LordHuffnPuff twitter account] has provided a few clues, his [https://www.twitch.tv/lordhuffnpuff twitch stream] has featured several time travel shenanigans and other ARG relevant information, often at the beginning or end of the broadcast. Justin does NOT answer general ARG questions and should not be spammed with them. While he never archives his streams, here is a list of important dates on the stream:<br />
<br />
'''5/16/16''' - Justin Streamed "Spooky" games. Spelunky, Neverending Nightmares, Spooky's house of jumpscares (which didn't work) and finally Oxenfree. He also held up a business card from Insomniac Games held in a moo.com business card holder[[File:Just-insomniac.png|right]]. Thanks to Riking for recording this stream. It can be viewed [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JZpfJxTxUM&feature=youtu.be here].<br />
<br />
'''7/05/16''' - Justin Streamed Boktai 2, he played the game until the library section (which held books from Joshua's login). He left the stream with his character looking at the titles: Nightmare of the Abyss and Overheating: The Risk of Too Much Sun. He ate some licorice scottie doggies. Also he held up a red card that kind of looked like the netflix logo. <br />
<br />
'''7/20/16''' - Justin streamed Hearthstone. He began looking through several books including Paradise Lost and Eggs, As Usual Breafast Etc. After the stream, an image of the beach was shown while music played. At one point, I've Got You Under My Skin played. The Dark Pages Podcast logo was up for a while while music from the Dark Souls games played. At the very end, Justin's camera came out to show him in a Groundskeeper Willie mask. He imitated Willie's voice and said "ack, how can I get this computer to work."<br />
<br />
After this stream, he [https://twitter.com/LordHuffnPuff/status/757695110998061057 tweeted] that he had bought all the cheap copies of Eggs, As Usual Breafast Etc. stating "We could not let these valuable artifacts fall into the wrong hands, lest the entire operation be compromised." A copy of the book can be read at [http://imgur.com/a/rEbUT this link]<br />
<br />
'''7/30/16''' - Justin streamed Heroes of the Storm (HOTS), Rocket League, and Guild Wars 2. At one point, he held up a a magazine titled XVII featuring Jeanne D' Arc and an article in the corner titled "A sere ditched his lord for me". After the stream briefly ended, he returned in a top hat and coat speaking in an old-timey accent and holding up a newspaper from Oct 24, 1901. An article titled "Once and Then Nevermore" could be seen and Justin talked about Annie Edson Taylor going over Niagra Falls in a barrel. Following the end of the stream, he tweeted "Well that was strange" and responded "felt a bit... displaced for a few minutes"<br />
[[File:XVIIJeanneDArce.png]]<br />
[[File:1901newspaper.jpg]]<br />
[[File:1901girlinbarrel.png]]<br />
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'''8/02/16''' - Justin streamed Heroes of the Storm. At the beginning, he did an old-timey slapstick silent movie routine.<br />
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'''8/14/16''' - Justin streamed Heroes of the Storm. At the beginning of the stream his facecam had a sepia filter and old time music from the early 1900's was playing. The songs played were: Grand Ol Flag, Swanee River, Take Me Out To The Ballgame, Auld Lang Syne, On Moonlight Bay, and Swing Low Sweet Chariot. At the end of the stream he looked through all of the hero skins in-game, "reviewing" them. After he returned to the first skin in the sequence, he just repeated what he had previously said, going through every single skin again. This time loop continued for 4 times.<br />
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'''8/15/16''' - Justin streams Heroes of the Storm again. Towards the end, he pretended he was going to review skins and then ends up reviewing other game elements like stimpacks, doing the math to see how many games you have to win for them to be worthwhile. He ends the stream answering a phone call.<br />
<br />
His end of the phone call was as follows:<br />
<br />
"hello, what's up? okay. uh, I'll call you back in like 5 minutes. no no no that's fine, I'll call you back in 5 minutes. okay. yep. yep. okay. now if I don't let them..that's bad. okay... uh huh... and how many are there? maybe I should, just tell me now. (whispers sorry, knock on door?). And how many did you lose? that's that's within acceptable tolerances. uh huh. uh huh. well it can't be real, it's gotta be some sort of trick right? uh huh. have you considered a firewall to prevent that? no, have you considered stronger passwords to prevent that? okay, I can't do anything given that, I can't get to you. you're too far away for be to be of any help. Okay, good luck, maybe next time you'll be smarter about that thing. okay, alright, good luck."<br />
<br />
<br />
He hung up and reminded the stream "Never make your passwords easy to guess, you might get hacked, or password guessed or whatever."<br />
[[File:816Timetraveladmin.png|thumb|Justin's terminal interactions]]<br />
After the stream, he came back online only showing a blank screen. Then the Timetravel.club admin screen was shown. Justin entered "aptitude moo" and then ":(" when ACCESS DENIED appear. <br />
<br />
<br />
'''8/27/2016''' - Justin streams HotS and Hearthstone. At one point, he drank a ginger beer from his "friends at the Ashby Brewery and Indie Game Studio", saying the recipe is from 1901. The Ashby twitter account tweeted the following day about their ginger beer. When asked where to get it, Justin looked up the website and said he was sure someone could figure it out if they spend more than ten seconds looking at it.<br />
<br />
'''9/18/16''' - Justin streams HotS. He reviewed some new skins. Prior to his final match, he pulls out a plain wooden "mystery box". After the match, he teased opening and closing it. He then said he could not show the contents on stream. He hinted that there was "something next month" where one might obtain the box. When asked if it was Indiecade, Justin indicated "If I were you, I'd definitely go to Indiecade".<br />
<br />
'''10/12/16'''- Justin streams HotS. He said "you better go to indiecade.... you don't know what might happen if you don't, the timeline could collapse in on itself. You just don't know" as well as ""I don't know anything about a bag of rocks" and "I don't know who [decorated my house for halloween], maybe it was all the victorian servants who live inside the walls". At the end, he counted hero portraits and when he reached 17 he repeated that number over and over.<br />
<br />
'''11/6/16''' - Justin streams HotS. He says Russian is basically pig latin and Russia doesn't exist. He received a phone call in Russian that wasn't recorded. In a post stream return, he typed some Cyrillic (Russian text). Screenshots of the Cyrillic can be [https://imgur.com/a/BfTxf viewed here.] When translated, it becomes:<br />
Security compromised... <br />
Backup copy protocol initialized <br />
Receiving files. <br />
Good day <br />
(sombra skull) <br />
just a joke <br />
;) <br />
Target: Bug Mars <br />
citizen observation currently active <br />
president sabotage inducing <br />
deleting bug porn economy <br />
See you soon, cutie! (repeated)<br />
<br />
'''11/7/16''' - Justin streams HotS. His cam video was notably being streamed upside down though claimed to not be upside down and told viewers "maybe you're upside down"(leading to discovery of the UV writing on the bottom of the box and inner lid). He continued to talk about Russia, saying things like "or as they say in the cold frozen wastes of the nation that was once Russia" and "Russian is a dead language, and I would know". He also pointed out the letters on Zarya's gun and then her 512 tattoo.<br />
<br />
'''11/10/16''' - Justin [https://twitter.com/LordHuffnPuff/status/796893221813006336 tweeted] "Now that the jig is up I'm doing a twitch stream at 6:30 PM to answer your questions so tune in if you got em." He hosted a live stream at 6:30 PM PST that day with a markedly higher viewership. During the stream, he said that 6 people guessed the game correctly within the past week and they had sent out keys. No keys were sent out. He continued the claim that the jig was up by saying Kotaku, Polygon, and RockPaperShotgun had reported on what game was found to be Frog Fractions 2 and even linked to: http://www.polygon.com/2016/11/09/1234567/ff2-jig-finally-up . The link is broken and no new articles about Frog Fractions 2 were found. Justin refused to name the game out of wanting to let people discover it on their own. After a lot of pressure, he said the game is called "Pandaemonium - like Panda and then like demon-ium". <br />
<br />
On the stream, he frequently denied facts of the ARG and his live streams where he drank Ashby Ginger Beer ("That's something Jim's roommate made") and made other contradictory statements. He claimed there was an unsolved YouTube puzzle. He also said the date was October 8, 2016. <br />
<br />
Following the stream, he [https://twitter.com/LordHuffnPuff/status/796917906634207233 tweeted]"Thanks for watching! I hope that everybody who came out is now feeling way more secure in their Frog Fractions 2 knowledge." He also made an appearance on the Frog Fractions 2 discord's twitch-stream chat. He posted pictures from the manga Uzumaki by Junji Ito (previously referenced in the corrupted Joshua login library under the Spiral Folklore link), posted links to several skeleton memes, and engaged in some chat. He said he hadn't streamed in a while and when asked about the earlier stream responded "no last time obs booted was Oct 8 2016" and once more claimed the box received was not the box he gave away and that the box he gave away had a Hearthstone pin in it. He posted [http://galleryoftattoosnow.com/TattoosbyHaloMEMBERS/images/gallery/pope.jpg a picture of an evil pope] and then said <br />
beware his gaze<br />
gotta go<br />
they're on<br />
to me<br />
<br />
He stopped responding after that.<br />
<br />
'''11/11/16''' - Justin streamed again and talked about how he's not popular to attract an impersonator. He talked a lot about business cards he gave out at Indiecade 2016, thought to be the same card as was mentioned around E3 but apparently different from the card given out at GDC that gave the Clemens login. He recommended asking Elsinoire dev Connor Fallon and then said to contact everyone that was at Indiecade 2016. <br />
<br />
He went offline then returned streaming HotS. He ate something out of a jar and listened to [http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/196/silas-marner/4256/part-1-chapter-14/ audio of chapter 14] of Silas Marner by George Eliot.<br />
<br />
'''11/13/2016''' - Justin's stream begins with him in old-timey clothes and is titled "The Ball". He was playing Regency Solitaire and talked in an antiquated manner. He mentioned getting new cards but they were not business cards. He showed 25 stereographs and the Occular raft, new invention to view scenes as if they're really right in front of your face. The Occular Raft was a stick attached to some goggles that holds a photo. He said "[unless] you've been completely living under a rock, you know Edward was crowned king just this August!" and called for someone named Matilda and then said "<br />
Please excuse me for one minute, I must check up on the housekeeper. I think she might've gotten into the sherry again". <br />
<br />
After the stream went down and came back, he played Regency Solitaire and then started playing Boktai 3D/ Kura 5. Justin notably [http://kura5.tumblr.com/credits worked] on this game and is credited as: Voice Actor (Emil), Obtaining references, Consultant for canon. He mentioned playing it in [https://twitter.com/LordHuffnPuff/status/798011603543203840 a tweet] that said "I'm streaming the @Boktai3D demo because it is a boktai game".<br />
<br />
'''11/15/2016''' - Justin streams HotS. The stream was titled "a confluence of universes". An Eye Sigil ARG person expressed unhappiness and he played Don't Worry Be Happy. He listened to some meme songs suggested from his Patreon Slack chat. He ended the stream saying "time to eat lunch" and the screen faded to black. The sigil flashed and the stream cut out.<br />
<br />
'''11/1/2016''' - Justin streams HotS. It was again titled "a confluence of universes" and he listened to a mashup playlist. He switched to Overwatch and played as Sombra and threw some ARG shade at Blizzard. He ended the stream abruptly saying "I've played enough video games for a lifetime, goodbye video games".<br />
<br />
'''11/19/2016''' - In a stream titled 'Ovaltine simulator', while Justin played Hearthstone, the following exchange occurred in the chat;<br />
<br />
16:36 adminbrown1: Hennessey do you read me?<br />
16:37 adminbrown1: We're seeing more anomalies. Can I borrow Martinez and Valsen?<br />
16:40 adminbrown1: Shouldn't be anything major but after the pope incident we can't be too careful<br />
16:42 adminbrown1: Hennessey?<br />
16:46 sci_hen: Hi Boss<br />
16:46 sci_hen: sorry<br />
16:46 sci_hen: Yes. Affirmative.<br />
16:47 sci_hen: I'll tell Martinez and Valsen to join you immediately.<br />
16:47 adminbrown1: Good. Thank you.<br />
16:49 sci_hen: Should I alert the science division yet?<br />
16:50 adminbrown1: Not yet. It may be nothing. Wait for my statement.<br />
16:56 adminbrown1: [GEN_ANNOUNCE] Agents of the Resistance: As you are aware, in light of portal research having been compromised by an invader several weeks ago, we have redoubled our efforts to ensure your security. I would like to report that the incursions into the future of Alternate Timeline JXL-01 have yielded roughly 40% more supplies than our projections indicated.<br />
16:57 adminbrown1: We have found that the population of that era is nonviolent and unable to stop our supply missions from taking that which we need to continue fighting the Decay.<br />
16:59 adminbrown1: Thus we are increasing our mission schedule by an equivalent 60% to build a war chest large enough for a serious incursion against the enemy, our first in centuries.<br />
17:00 adminbrown1: Stay strong! Stay stalwart! You are the bastion between humanity's extinction and our freedom from the bondage of the occupying force.<br />
17:03 adminbrown1: Believe in the resistance! Believe in me! Believe in we four who lead you!<br />
17:04 adminbrown1: Together we will rebuild a brighter future.<br />
17:04 adminbrown1: This is Number One. Over and out.<br />
17:05 sci_hen: *applause*<br />
<br />
'''11/22/2016''' - Justin streams a pre-recorded Dark Souls video. He said "I figure I might as well stream it while I record it. it might be interesting to somebody." Then he played Regency Solitaire, apparently before Indiecade (and knew nothing of the box)and then the timeline jumped ahead, live on stream, to today. After this, the timelines jumped around several times. Twice he rambled and both were recorded along with a small segment only playing music, all linked below:<br />
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FolueZFrfGg&feature=youtu.be Lost America]<br />
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhQYLK_pGS8 Heaven link 1]<br />
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hW3IaZXN6c Heaven link2]<br />
[https://youtu.be/vn6LP8LJ1Xc Music only]<br />
<br />
Both rants are from [http://www.erikkennedy.com/wizardpeopledearreaders.html WIZARD PEOPLE, DEAR READERS by Brad Neely]. Some speculate these rants are from a future Justin that has gone mad from the current events.<br />
<br />
==THD and RPP References not noted above==<br />
This is a list of things found in the podcasts but were either redundant or simply references. These are to show other types of hints that have been found.<br />
<br />
For more information on every THD, see the [[Frog Fractions 2/Train Hot Dog|Train Hot Dog page]]<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"<br />
|-<br />
! Episode name<br />
! Found information<br />
|-<br />
| THD - All<br />
| The first three letters of the first three titles spell out DNA, it may be coincidence<br />
|-<br />
| THD 20 - 61<br />
| Two things with the fonts, they begin to change font types here, then in THD 34 onward the title cards switch orders of the podcast title and episode number and train hot dog, then 45 onward the titles have last letter of th first line and first of the last being the same font as the middle line (all three different fonts otherwise) The full sequence of first letters in the titles marked this way: PPAHTCGUWNGNABGL. In 61 they returned to normal<br />
|-<br />
| THD - Selected<br />
| Several THDs have a line or two of static on their title card, it was generally assumed that meant there was a clue in them but nothing is confirmed<br />
|-<br />
| THD 10: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQDNpPMIhEY Steam Hot Dog]<br />
| Sprectrogram shows the borg king card, wasn't found until after RPP posted the card on twitter<br />
|-<br />
| THD 12: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QeXpbLrVzc Stay on Your Toast]<br />
| [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/files/thd12_slowedend.mp3 Audio slowed down] says "I have a message for/from Jim Crawford"<br />
|-<br />
| THD 14:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3jNu_lm_7U Discharge]<br />
| Quotation marks in spectrogram around the ridermail about dwayne (quote included above, just not this detail)<br />
|-<br />
| THD 16: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXkIwMO7jic A Trip Through The Graphics Pipeline]<br />
| also has morse code for the MIRE EXUBERANT MUSHINESS hint, redundancy<br />
|-<br />
| THD 17: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVrWla5HtKU Kitten Gains]<br />
| Had an odd reflection in the thumbnail, is not on the youtube playlist, 17 reference for Indiecade<br />
|-<br />
| THD 18: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUf0OINE_pA Nightcore Night Court]<br />
| Around 23 minutes into the podcast you can hear the train conductor voice say, "Attention Passengers: Don't believe his lies. Find the truth about the decay. Thank you."<br />
|-<br />
| THD 21: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SdCxW8hP04 Shark Lips]<br />
|Part of a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0womMj8PLA speech from MYST] recut: "Thank you for bringing the red page." "Thank you for breaking the scripts. You must. YOU MUST! I need/mean (help? not sure here). (something else I can't make out). STOP DECAY. DON'T WASTE TIME."<br />
|-<br />
| THD 22:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgW1q17_IFg Ashen Stools]<br />
| Referenced to on a plane February 3, 19- (The day the music died, 1984 – Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B is launched using Space Shuttle Challenger.1966 – The unmanned Soviet Luna 9 spacecraft makes the first controlled rocket-assisted landing on the Moon. <br />
|-<br />
| THD 29: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bQxKAiX2YI Bumper Sandwich Booger Lips]<br />
| SSTV signal, decodes to operation gobbledop picture by using a program called MMSSTV. You just play the audio while the program is running and it automatically recognizes the format and decodes the image. Think it's just a reference to the Operations pages<br />
|-<br />
| THD 30: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6zdRK0y6FA Mobius Face Meeting Itself ]<br />
| Arcade noise in the background are this http://arcadecontrols.com/files/Audio/arcade86.mp3<br />
|-<br />
| THD 31: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjJavk39xZ Krampusloaf]<br />
| id3v2 tag info for thd31.mp3:<br />
COMM (Comments): ()[eng]: "We're in space, and space is the place,"<br />
Began the Champ, pallid utterly;<br />
"The madness is running wild, and so shall you."<br />
|-<br />
| THD 32: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG2Nz4EQlF4 Blini]<br />
| Jim just says Blini for 2 minutes, he also tweeted "Train Hot Dog, with its most recent episode, has achieved 32-bit fidelity. http://jewelofthehotdognet.work/" oddly, THD 33 was not uploaded to trainhotdog.cool and then 34 was also named 32 on that site, after a while it was changed back<br />
|-<br />
| THD 35: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRjfuSdFfH8 No Han Pics]<br />
| Suspiciously, Jim read from a page on the wiki that was created only days before the release of the podcast, there was only on reference found to any Bigger Luke theory before the ARG started<br />
|-<br />
| THD 64: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2UMFzxljLM The One Where Jim Doesn't Talk]<br />
| Justin is talking, he mentions Abraham Lincoln becoming the first cyborg in 1901. Furthers the 1901 obsession<br />
|-<br />
| THD 65: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MVNW3nIn_I The Other One Where Jim Doesn't Talk]<br />
| This episode was done by an ARGer, there's added backwards audio that says "let's keep this time loop" and "I wonder if I can escape this time loop" as well as Morse code that says "TERKIM FETHROG IS WITH YOU. STAY SAFE. FROG GOT YOUR BACK." Terkim Fethrog is the username of the person who made the episode.<br />
|-<br />
| Red Pages Extrasode 3<br />
| background is mock picture of a game with "Gold: 285", nickname of the painting in the ID3 is "Woman in Gold", Klimt's woman in gold as seen above, Link to the corrupted image to download if needed [http://postimg.org/image/cc8o9gw0x/ here]<br />
|-<br />
| RPP [https://twitter.com/RedPagesPodcast/status/651855579829288960 tweet]<br />
| "Current Statuses - Gord: mired, Justin: exuberant, Paul: mushy" MIRED EXUBERANT MUSHINESS reference<br />
|-<br />
| RPP 62: [http://redpagespodcast.com/listen/buff-wizard Buff Wizard]<br />
| From the ID3 tags:<br />
<br />
Comment: [Description: ] [Lang: ]<br />
Ashby: 17 Varieties<br />
Comment: [Description: ] [Lang: XXX]<br />
Ashby: 17 Varieties<br />
UserTextFrame: [Description: BPM (beats per minute)]<br />
17<br />
This is an Ashby reference and also 17, used for Indiecade again<br />
|-<br />
| Other<br />
| Jim also tweeted about a new HD called korn hotdog, http://kornstories.com/ <br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Common Themes==<br />
The ARG has encountered several running themes throughout the two years of its existence. <br />
<br />
[[Frog_Fractions_2/Themes|Refer to the themes page]] for detailed information.<br />
<br />
Here is a list of the themes:<br />
[[Frog_Fractions_2/Themes#Time_Travel|Time Travel]]<br />
[[Frog_Fractions_2/Themes#Sparkles|Sparkles]]<br />
[[Frog_Fractions_2/Themes#Decay|Decay]]<br />
[[Frog_Fractions_2/Themes#Butts|Butts ]]<br />
[[Frog_Fractions_2/Themes#Chess|Chess]]<br />
[[Frog_Fractions_2/Themes#Tunisia|Tunisia]]<br />
<br />
==Characters==<br />
There are many characters in the ARG. [[Frog_Fractions_2/Characters|Refer to the characters page]] for detailed information on each character.<br />
<br />
==Games Confirmed to not be Frog Fractions 2==<br />
<br />
Please see the [[Frog_Fractions_2/Confirmed_Not_FF2|list of games confirmed not to be Frog Fractions 2]].<br />
<br />
=References=<br />
==Resources==<br />
A list of resources to aid any search:<br />
<br />
Unfiction thread:[http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=39801 Frog Fractions 2 Kickstarter ARG]<br />
<br />
A searchable .txt of the forum through page 55: http://norgg.org/files/ff_forum.txt<br />
<br />
Change log for the Operatives list on time-travel.club: http://new.norgg.org/files/timeagents.txt<br />
<br />
Chat logs of the discord channels through 8/21: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B3o3qWI_oCVPVy1mM0tRX2FvU1U?usp=sharing<br />
<br />
Experimental Mind Map - https://www.mindmeister.com/657363408?t=T2QuVC6xXt<br />
<br />
==Media Appearances==<br />
===Kickstarter buzz===<br />
<br />
10 Mar. 2014 [http://www.polygon.com/2014/3/10/5492536/frog-fractions-2-sequel-kickstarter Polygon - Frog Fractions developer launches $60K Kickstarter for sequel]<br />
<br />
16 Mar. 2014 [http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/03/frog-fractions-2-wants-to-surprise-players-that-already-expect-the-unexpected/ arstechnica - Frog Fractions 2 wants to surprise players that already expect the unexpected]<br />
<br />
17 Mar. 2014 [https://www.destructoid.com/is-there-a-frog-fractions-2-arg-already-underway--272070.phtml Destructoid - Is there a Frog Fractions 2 ARG already underway?]<br />
<br />
27 Mar. 2014 [http://www.polygon.com/2014/3/27/5552666/frog-fractions-2-stretch-goal-aims-to-buy-oculus-rift-back-from Polygon — Frog Fractions 2 stretch goal aims to buy Oculus back from Facebook]<br />
<br />
02 Apr. 2014 [http://www.wired.com/2014/04/frog-fractions-2-kickstarter/ Wired - You’ll Want to Play This Game — If You Can Ever Find It]<br />
<br />
03 Apr. 2014 [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-04-03-frog-fractions-2-dev-releases-kickstarter-simulator-2015 Eurogamer - Frog Fractions 2 dev releases Kickstarter Simulator 2015]<br />
<br />
===ARG Specific Articles===<br />
15 Dec. 2015 [http://www.polygon.com/2015/12/15/10220184/frog-fractions-2-arg Polygon - How to Shave Obama: Behind the baffling, nearly two-year-long quest to find Frog Fractions 2]<br />
<br />
15 Nov. 2016 [https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/those-mysterious-symbols-hidden-in-24-games-have-crossed-over-with-frog-fractions-2 Waypoint - Those Mysterious Symbols Hidden In 24 Games Have Crossed Over With 'Frog Fractions 2']<br />
<br />
15 Nov. 2016 [http://kotaku.com/indie-games-most-cryptic-mystery-apparently-just-a-fro-1789010586 Kotaku - Indie Games’ Most Cryptic Mystery Apparently Just A Frog Fractions Teaser]<br />
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===Frog Fractions 2 general===<br />
24 Sep. 2015 [https://www.destructoid.com/where-in-the-world-is-frog-fractions-2--312319.phtml Destructoid - Where in the world is Frog Fractions 2?]<br />
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17 May 2016 Justin said this applied: [http://www.pointandclickbait.com/2016/05/complex-arg-reveals-crushing-emptiness/ Point&Clickbait - Wow! This Complex ARG Reveals The Crushing Emptiness At The Heart Of Everything]<br />
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14 Aug. 2016 [https://www.destructoid.com/is-this-frog-fractions-2-find-the-gold-bars-380500.phtml Destructoid - Is this Frog Fractions 2? Find The Gold Bars]<br />
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24 Aug. 2016 [https://howwaswork.simplecast.fm/episodes/45239-jim-crawford-the-challenge Jim Crawford - The Challenge | How Was Work?]<br />
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31 Oct. 2016 [https://quarterly.camposanto.com/the-vanishing-secrets-of-video-games-81fa0c02150c The Quarterly Review — The Vanishing Secrets of Video Games]<br />
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27th Dec. 2016 [http://kotaku.com/the-two-year-mystery-is-over-this-is-frog-fractions-2-1790505179 Kotaku - The Two-Year Mystery Is Over: This Is Frog Fractions 2]</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Frog_Fractions_2&diff=4097Frog Fractions 22016-12-27T00:05:44Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Frog Fractions 2 general */</p>
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<div>{{argbox<br />
| float = right<br />
| name = Frog Fractions 2<br />
| image = File:FF2LOGO.jpg<br />
| imagewidth = 250<br />
| description= The FF2 ARG began in March 2014, and its goal is the discovery of which game is secretly a sequel to Frog Fractions..<br />
| creator = [http://twinbeard.com/ Twinbeard]/Jim Crawford<br />
| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Type|Official]]<br />
| status = Active<br />
| discovered = 2014-03-10<br />
}}{{ArgHeader|arg=Frog Fractions 2}}<br />
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:''For a quick chronological reference of everything so far, see [[Frog_Fractions_2/Timeline]].''<br />
:''For a quick overview of investigations, including investigations currently in progress, see [[Frog_Fractions_2/Investigation_Threads]]''<br />
<br />
Frog Fractions 2 is a sequel to [http://twinbeard.com/frog-fractions/ Frog Fractions], a flash game by '''Twinbeard Studios''' that developed a sizable cult following. In March 2014, a successful [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/475057068/frog-fractions-2 Kickstarter campaign] launched Frog Fractions 2. However, there were a few caveats:<br />
*The game will not be named Frog Fractions 2 or likely resemble Frog Fractions<br />
*The game will not be credited to Twinbeard Studios as the creators<br />
*The game's release date is unknown, so the game may or may not be available<br />
*When the "jig is up" (the game is found), Kickstarter backers/[http://twinbeard.com/frog-fractions-2-slacker-backer-center Slacker Backers] will receive a copy of the game<br />
<br />
Bearing these points in mind, the end goal of the Frog Fractions 2 ARG was to discover the "true identity" of Frog Fractions 2.<br />
<br />
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<br />
The launch of the ARG began with clues within the [https://ksr-video.imgix.net/projects/820718/video-351368-h264_high.mp4 the pitch video itself], as it was quickly interrupted by a message from the year 2023 that warned the viewer "It's too late for our timeline, but it may not be for yours." Since then, there have been clues everywhere from podcasts by the developers, to an Obama Shaving Simulator, to real life events such as Indiecade and ARG-specific events around Berkley and LA. <br />
<br />
This wiki page and ARG progess would not be possible without the wonderful work of the people in the [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=39801 Frog Fractions 2 unfiction thread], the [http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1117771 neogaf thread], and the [https://discord.gg/0ke7HKsVwUMRjmJj FF2 Discord].<br />
<br />
Note: While Jim Crawford, Justin Bortnick, and Rachel Sala (the developers of Frog Fractions 2) all participate in the ARG to some capacity, they do not give clues when asked and should not be harassed.<br />
<br />
More people [http://frogfractions2.wikia.com/index.php?title=FrogFractions2&diff=417&oldid=415 credited] to be working on the ARG:<br />
* ''Janus and Gemini'' the doublefaced, joining ARG development October 2016<br />
* ''Monsieur Le Baroni'', if that is their real name, joining ARG development November 2016<br />
<br />
=Summary=<br />
<br />
==Background==<br />
<br />
In 2012, a browser game called Frog Fractions was released by Jim Crawford/Twinbeard. This was ostensibly a simple game about 'learning fractions', but does not actually teach this, nor is any specific knowledge required to play. The game features a frog sitting on a lily pad and shooting out its tongue to catch various descending bugs, in order to protect some fruit towards the bottom of the screen. As gameplay continues, upgrades can be added and the play style varies (sometimes wildly) from that of the initial stages. The game is often considered an ironic or 'joke' game (not to diminish its impact) due to its subversion of established mechanics and surprising twists and turns. <br />
<br />
In March 2014, after the success of the original game, a Kickstarter campaign was launched to fund the creation of the game's sequel, 'Frog Fractions 2'. Accompanying the campaign was a strange video, that appeared to be a deadpan proposal of a fun game for kids, but contained some sinister and mysterious content.<br />
<br />
==Kickstarter Video==<br />
The [https://ksr-video.imgix.net/projects/820718/video-351368-h264_high.mp4 pitch video]([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P48lSsS6h2M 720p]) is first interrupted at 0:44 with a message from the year 2023. A different voice interrupts at 2:26 and 2:37 to stress the importance of "0451". This clue would not be solved until after the Berkeley Event.<br />
<br />
At 3:20, a sepia toned broadcast addresses "people of the future". There is a great deal of writing on the blackboard:<br />
<br />
[[File:FF2PitchVideoend.png]]<br />
<br />
The url at the top of the board leads to http://twinbeard.com/eolo5387.html . This address contains pictures of bread, prompting users to go to http://twinbread.com/eolo5387.html, which contains the same image but distorted. This lead to http://twinbread.com/<br />
<br />
==Twinbread==<br />
===Brainfuck codes===<br />
In the source code of http://twinbread.com there is a [[wikipedia:Brainfuck|brainfuck]] code. When run, this prints out to the following text:<br />
__ .__ ___. .___<br />
_/ |___ _ _|__| ____\_ |_________ ____ _____ __| _/<br />
\ __\ \/ \/ / |/ \| __ \_ __ \_/ __ \__ \ / __ |<br />
| | \ /| | | \ \_\ \ | \/\ ___/ / __ \_/ /_/ |<br />
|__| \/\_/ |__|___| /___ /__| \___ >____ /\____ |<br />
\/ \/ \/ \/ \/<br />
<br />
>> ONYX BF 1.9.7 May 26 1997 10:46:16 $$<br />
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$<br />
>> MOTD 2011-12-02 $$<br />
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$<br />
>> IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT $$<br />
>> SOME USERS ARE ATTEMPTING TO USE $$<br />
>> ONYX BF WITH A WEB-BASED INTERPRE- $$<br />
>> TER LOCATED AT BRAINFUCK.TK. LET $$<br />
>> IT BE KNOWN THAT THIS PARTICULAR $$<br />
>> INTERPRETER HAS SEVERAL KNOWN $$<br />
>> ISSUES RUNNING THE ONYX BF CODE- $$<br />
>> BASE AND IS NOT TO BE TRUSTED. $$<br />
>> THANK YOU. -MGMT $$<br />
þéìØÅ<br />
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[[File:FF2ebg13.png|thumbnail|right|200px|The image found from the audio]]<br />
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For http://twinbread.com/eolo5387.html, a bunch of characters make up the source code. Removing all non brainfuck characters, it results in a text: <code>watch?v=YzVP-gRfRTY</code>. This text leads to a youtube video titled [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzVP-gRfRTY Kernal of Truth]. The audio is a playing of a datassette signal for a 50Hz PAL computer.<br />
<br />
The audio had to be inverted first and then converted into TAP with UberCassette and then baked into a prg with TAPClean then run 011 (0801-6F40).prg in VICE. Code reference [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1032745#1032745 here] <br />
<br />
egb13.ugzy is ROT-13 encoded string rot13.html<br />
<br />
From the source of twinbread.com/rot13.html, there is a link to castlevania_passacaglia_of_disrepair.rom which is actually a GameBoy Advance ROM.<br />
<br />
When run in Visual Boy Advance, the ROM produces a version of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up", along with the following image: <br />
<br />
[[File:FF2RickRoll.png]]<br />
<br />
=== Make Bread ===<br />
http://twinbread.com/makebread.html contains the following instructions:<br />
<br />
TYPE 101675 ON KEYPAD<br />
PUT FLOUR IN BREAD MACHINE<br />
PUT SALT IN BREAD MACHINE<br />
PUT MILK IN BREAD MACHINE <br />
PUT WATER IN BREAD MACHINE<br />
PUT BUTTER IN BREAD MACHINE<br />
PUT HONEY IN BREAD MACHINE<br />
PUT YEAST IN BREAD MACHINE<br />
PUT GLUTEN IN BREAD MACHINE<br />
PUT MALT IN BREAD MACHINE<br />
PUT SUGAR IN BREAD MACHINE<br />
PUT EGG IN BREAD MACHINE<br />
PUT CORN IN BREAD MACHINE<br />
PRESS START<br />
FORE<br />
FORE<br />
GO TO SLEEP <br />
<br />
When these instructions are entered into the console during the text adventure portion of the original Frog Fractions game, the console displays the following:<br />
<br />
"You wake to the smell of freshly baked bread. A wispy human figure in a bathrobe and crown walks in, carrying a loaf of <br />
sliced bread. "It's ready!" she says. Then she gets a good look at you. "Oh dear. No time for bread; you have to do <br />
something about that beard before your meeting starts!" She pushes you into the bathroom.<br />
<br />
[[File:FF2MrPresident.png|thumbnail|right|Screencap of the Obama Shaving Simulator]]<br />
<br />
The user is then taken to the site http://abeardforevervoyaging.com/leadership.html , which contains the Obama Shaving Simulator.<br />
<br />
=== Obama Shaving Simulator ===<br />
<br />
At the end of each Obama Shaving session, some tweets are shown. If Obama is shaved perfectly, one of the tweets will contain the following message:<br />
Kenneth Salazar @Salza . @OBeardy. If you want to see PUBLIC_FIGURE alive again, bring the money to 37.871764,-122.265303 at 2014-04-05, 3PM local time.<br />
These coordinates correspond to a location in Berkeley, California and the message announced the first real life event of the ARG.<br />
<br />
==Berkeley Event==<br />
On April 5, 2014, Jim Crawford arrived at the designated meetup coordinates carrying a brown paper bag. He gave out business cards, previously given out at GDC, which had the Twinbeard logo on the back along with some text <code>"JCRNWmZiVE5DXGhfTg=="</code>. When held to the light, the card showed a URL fragment <code>ad.com/eol</code>, which is a reference to the brainfuck codes. <br />
<br />
After a while, Jim led the group away from the campus. After a short walk, a man in the group, who was wearing a tall top hat, screamed "Enough!" and pulled a plastic gun on Jim. A group of time police arrived and arrested Jim, who threw the brown paper bag to the ground in the process. A pair of opposing time travelers appeared and the arresting time travelers fled in a car while the opposing travelers chased them on foot. A man on a motorcycle appeared to deliver a message to the group and then left as well. Videos of the arrest can be found [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajh5zVBbDNM here] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJrPxRW-kts here]. Below is a transcript of the exchange:<br />
Top Hat Guy: Alright, enough of this! James Crawford!<br />
Jim: Not again!<br />
Top Hat Guy: In the name of his majesty, for your time-crimes against the chrono-imperium, for your distribution and production of bug porn, for your association with agents of Bug Mars, for your fraternizing with frogs, and for your other crimes, you must be held accountable!<br />
Jim: Wait, what’s going on?<br />
Top Hat Guy: Come on.<br />
Time Traveller 1: There’s no time!<br />
Time Traveller 2: Stay back! Do not interfere with the timeline!<br />
Jim: Save yourselves…<br />
Top Hat Guy: Do not interfere with the timeline!<br />
Time Traveller 2: They’re coming! Go, go! Stay back!<br />
Opposing Time Traveller: Wait, the disks, the disks!<br />
<br />
Moterbike Time Traveller: You guys aren’t chasing Jim Crawford, are you? Well don’t look for him now. That’s not the real Jim Crawford, or at least not yet. I come from a dreadfully dark timeline, and we’re trying to prevent that. I’m just here to tell you that now, and I have to go myself. You guys have a wonderful day.<br />
<br />
The brown paper bag had the following contents([http://imgur.com/gallery/rd61q photos here]):<br />
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12 napkins, 4 plastic forks, 4 plastic spoons: One of the napkins has a flower sticker with a ladybug on it.<br />
A Wooden Frog Statue: It has a bug sticker on one side of it.<br />
Flower and Cactus Leaf: They are real plants, not plastic or anything.<br />
Floppy Disks: 10 Unlabeled floppy disks wrapped in tinfoil. Most of them have some bug or frog stickers on the foil. Here is a summary (the numbering is arbitrary, I don't know how they were originally stacked in the bag):<br />
1: Stamp<br />
2: Flower and Ladybug Flower<br />
3: Ladybug and Bubbles<br />
4: Ladybug on Leaf, Flower, Bubbles<br />
5: Ladybug on Flower<br />
6: Inflated Frog with Bubbles<br />
7: Dragonfly, Ladybug on Leaf, Lilypad<br />
8: Frog with Tongue<br />
9: Frog on Lilypad, Ladybug on Leaf (Also has a jumping frog on the back, not shown in the picture.)<br />
10: Ladybug on Lilypad, Dragonfly, and Bubbles<br />
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Foil-Wrapped Rosencrantz Character Sheet: It was wrapped similarly to the 10 floppy disks, but contained only this piece of paper. The foil for this one has a ladybug sticker and a lilypad sticker. The lilypad sticker partly obscures the text "Jack HS" written in marker on the foil.<br />
Plastic sword, dropped by the second group running up the street, probably unintentionally<br />
<br />
===Floppy Disks===<br />
<br />
[[File:BugPorn.jpg|thumbnail|right|Example of bug porn found on floppy disks]]<br />
<br />
The 10 floppy disks wrapped in foiled were scanned and contained images of [[Frog_Fractions_2/Bug_Porn|bug porn]] in the form of months from a calendar along with files named <code>stinky.arj, stinky.a01, stinky.a02, stinky.a03, stinky.a04</code>. .zip of the files are available [https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B1p1ZOZuX-QkSmdWTTY3LXN5NG8&usp=sharing here]<br />
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The images all had strange EXIF data:<br />
02.jpg: x"83968686858540A689A3884081409781A340968640<br />
04.jpg: 82A4A3A385996B409694859385A340A689A388408388<br />
06.jpg: 8585A285408195844082818396956B408881A2884082<br />
10.jpg: 9996A695A26B40A39681A2A340A689A3884082A4A3A3<br />
12.jpg: 85994081958440A2A381A682859999A840918194" <br />
When converted by psuedo base-8, it reads:<br />
COFFEE WITH A PAT OF<br />
BUTTER; OMELET WITH CH<br />
EESE AND BACON; HASH B<br />
ROWNS; TOAST WITH BUTT<br />
ER AND STAWBERRY JAM<br />
<br />
As for the "stinky" files, stinky.arj required a password. The password is "zero four five one", given from the kickstarter pitch video. The result was an MP4 that contained a live action walkthrough of Frog Fractions. It can be viewed on youtube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx23nWRrjno here].<br />
<br />
==Train Hot Dog and Red Pages Podcast==<br />
"I don't understand either, rider, so we're in the same boat. It's exciting."-Jim, Train Hot Dog Episode 9 - Hot Dog Time Machine<br />
<br />
For an in depth run-down of all Train Hot Dog episodes and what has been gained from them, [[Frog_Fractions_2/Train_Hot_Dog|see the Train Hot Dog wiki page]].<br />
<br />
Train Hot Dog(THD) is a weekly podcast where Jim Crawford talks while riding a train (allegedly). The first episode premiered on May 28, 2015. Episodes are posted to the [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy5JGFfB4yEmIajXWgD17Ag Twinbeard youtube channel] first and then later to trainhotdog.cool Listeners of the podcast are known as "riders" and questions can be submitted via "rider mail", either through a call to the rider mail numbers 469-BEARDS-4 or 469-CEASE-PI, or via comments on the youtube videos.<br />
<br />
At the end of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QeXpbLrVzc Train Hot Dog Episode 12: Stay On Your Toast], a voice says "Brought to you by time dash travel dot club". This lead to the discovery of time-travel.club and confirmed the involvement of THD in the ARG on July 30, 2015.<br />
<br />
In addition to this, at the bottom of trainhotdog.cool, it says "To leave a Rider Mail, call (469) BEA-RDS4", clicking the link leads to a magic eye image. The image run through a magic eye solver results in the message <code>DANGER SPARKLES</code><br />
<br />
[[File:Beardsdangersparkles.jpg]]<br />
[[File:DangerSparklesdemagicked.png]]<br />
<br />
Red Pages Podcast(RPP) is a video game and books themed podcast co-hosted by Frog Fractions 2 writer Justin Bortnick with his friends Gord and Paul. Podcasts are posted on their website [http://redpagespodcast.com/ here]. <br />
<br />
In [http://redpagespodcast.com/listen/chatting-with-jim-crawford Extrasode 3: Chatting with Jim Crawford],some noises are heard around 37:30 until about 40:00. This is morse code for <code>RPS SSENIHSUM TNAREBUXE ERIM SSENIHSUM TNAREBUXE ERIM</code> (which is reversed "mire exuberant mushiness" repeated). In the background is speech, quoted from "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov. The full quote is:<br />
"You can't tell them," droned the psychologist slowly, "because that would<br />
hurt and you mustn't hurt. But if you don't tell them, you hurt, so you must<br />
tell them. And if you do, you will hurt and you mustn't, so you can't tell<br />
them; but if you don't, you hurt, so you must; but if you do, you hurt, so you<br />
mustn't; but if you don't, you hurt, so you must; but if you do, you-" <br />
This confirmed the beginning of the involvement of RPP in the ARG.<br />
<br />
==Ashby Brewery and Indie Games Studio==<br />
'''This section provides an overview of all mentions of Ashby Brewery - For an detailed analysis of the Ashby Brewery and Indie Games Studio webiste, refer to the [[Frog_Fractions_2/Decaytruth_info|Decaytruth.info page]].'''<br />
<br />
First introduced in the [https://ksr-video.imgix.net/projects/820718/video-351368-h264_high.mp4 Kickstarter pitch video] in March of 2014, a couple, Hunter and Amy, claims to run the Ashby Brewery and Indie Game Studio and claims they released the original Frog Fractions. The same couple also made an appearance in the [http://twinbeard.com/kickstarter-simulator-2015 Kickstarter Simulator game] released in April of 2014. No clues were found in this game. <br />
<br />
It was discovered that Jim posted back in 2012 on his blog about the Ashby Brewery and Indie Game studio, with a picture of a beer with the label, claiming his roommate John had made it and that he almost wished he didn't have the Twinbeard branding: http://goombas.org/1347_ashby-brewery-indie-game-studio.html<br />
[[File:Ashbypostongoombas.jpg|thumb|The image Jim posted in 2012]]<br />
<br />
The post features cherry wheat beer that is listed on their menu. https://twitter.com/AshbyBrewery is a twitter account, created in 2012, featuring the same picture as the profile picture.<br />
<br />
On September 23, 2015, the Frog Fractions 2 Kickstarter posted [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/475057068/frog-fractions-2/posts/1362203 update #11], [https://ksr-video.imgix.net/assets/004/558/155/b3f4374cff9168edc39ba2571d52c9e2_h264_high.mp4 The Ashby Brewery and Indie Game Studio Fall 2015 Quarterly Brewsletter] video contained three audio glitches before certain words: 0:55 decay, 1:44 truth, 2:08 info. This would lead to http://decaytruth.info/ , the website of the Ashby brewery.<br />
<br />
The website claims the brewery was founded in 1777 but it's clear Charles Ashby, the founder, is a time traveler given his chronologically impossible biography. The site also lists a location with hours. The address is a grocery store that does not sell beer from Ashby. http://decaytruth.info/admin.html was found. Entering the same word in the login twice returns the word with a question mark following it.<br />
<br />
Also of note is some MD5 hashes in the source code of the website pages. This was translated using some brute force code into the user's IP address with and an additional character:<br />
<br />
Index: MD5(IP + '1')<br />
Hours: MD5(IP + '2')<br />
About: MD5(IP + 'b')<br />
Menu: MD5(IP + 'z')<br />
Beer: MD5(IP + 'a')<br />
Privacy: MD5(IP + 'y')<br />
Admin: MD5(IP + 'x') <br />
<br />
So all the extra letters are: <code>12bzayx</code>.<br />
<br />
The IP address of the visitor also affects what word of the ''Hops marley malt yeast and water.'' string is capitalized on the Beer 101 page. It's unsure why this was done.<br />
<br />
On August 27, 2016, Justin drank a ginger beer from Ashby Brewery and Indie Games Studio on his twitch stream. He kept insisting the brewery is easy to find, mentioned a phone number, and that the beer recipe was from 1901, which has often been referenced in his twitch stream.<br />
<br />
A user tweeted at the assumed to be defunct twitter account and the account responded then [https://twitter.com/AshbyBrewery/status/769951980890370048 tweeted:] <br />
One of our most popular brews is our classic 1901 recipe for ginger beer! Why not stop in and try one?<br />
<br />
Ashby's twitter was active again during Indiecade 2016, [https://twitter.com/AshbyBrewery/status/786417334365794306 tweeting]:<br />
Ashby Brewery and Indie Game Studio is pleased to announce we are the beverage of the IndieCade Festival 2016.<br />
<br />
As of now, no successful login has been made on the website and it is considered an open line of investigation.<br />
<br />
==Time-travel.club==<br />
At first glance, this website of time-travel.club (TTC) mimics the efforts of an amateur time travel enthusiast's attempt at a website. There are three clickable links. The first floats by asking "So you want to learn about [http://time-travel.club/typesoftimetravel.htm.htm ~Time Travel~] do you?" This link leads to a page that is essentially a copy and paste of a wiki article concerning time travel in science fiction. The [http://time-travel.club/404.htm About Us] page leads to a 404 error page with a large number of under construction gifs. Initially, the ''Login'' link led to the same page but later changed to [http://time-travel.club/accesslevelalpha.php accesslevelalpha.php].<br />
<br />
When logged in on the site, you find the page is titled "FUTURE RESISTANCE OPERATION GARRISON 1.50" (or in abbreviated form: FROG 1.5). This is the main website for a group known as ''The Resistance'' who were later found to be cyborgs fighting an entity simply known as the ''Decay'' and shape a major part of the ARG story. <br />
<br />
===accesslevelalpha===<br />
In THD 13: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhQur_NeiVY Butt Folk], posted on August 6, 2015, there is a username/password in the spectrogram:<br />
[[File:THD13gadsbypassword.png]]<br />
<br />
When entered into the login on TTC, the following text is show:<br />
'''USER:GADSBY'''<br />
'''RANK:RECRUIT'''<br />
'''COMMANDING OFFICER:DWAYNE'''<br />
<br />
Welcome new recruit! Congratulations on your wise decision to join the human resistance movement and help rescue all life from the enemy.<br />
<br />
'''About the Resistance'''<br />
Our nemesis is one you know all too well; the decay has changed the landscape of the earth and irreparably altered the path of mankind. As we are unable to combat our foe head-on, the resistance exists to win humanity's liberation through covert operations and advanced technology of types unavailable even to our most powerful enemies. United, we stand between the decay and the sparkly annihilation of our species.<br />
<br />
This website will serve as your home base for intelligence updates and new information vital to the survival of this organization. As you prove yourself and are promoted through the ranks, you will gain access to additional resources and information to aid you in completing the operations we assign you.<br />
<br />
Congratulations, and good luck recruit! You will recieve orders from your commanding officer shortly.<br />
<br />
'''Resources'''<br />
Requisitions (LOCKED)<br />
Operative List (LOCKED)<br />
Current Operations (LOCKED)<br />
Terminal (LOCKED)<br />
%corrupt_entry%segf (LOCKED)<br />
Party Lounge (VERY LOCKED)<br />
<br />
===accesslevelbeta===<br />
http://time-travel.club/accesslevelbeta.php was found without a working password known.<br />
<br />
====Herbie====<br />
Justin Bortnick tweeted from his twitter account about a new Mario Maker level code 04AA-0000-00A6-45F2(the tweet appears to have been deleted.)In a level called "dispatch 2", blocks spell out "PWD:SCREAMED". The username was Herbie. This is a reference to the end of the "I, Robot" phrase in the RPP Extrasode 3. "-and Herbie screamed" being the next words in the story. <br />
<br />
[[File:MarioMakerPWDSCREAMED.png]]<br />
<br />
[[File:CRGE4xZVEAA29Cq.png|thumb|Tweeted Borg King image]]<br />
On October 11, 2015, RPP also [https://twitter.com/RedPagesPodcast/status/653449532382941184 tweeted] "This arrived at the Red Pages office yesterday with a note from "Herbie" that read "You have the pieces." Spooky!" along with an image of a borgified King of spades (This also would be found to correspond with the spectrogram of THD 10)<br />
<br />
[[File:Herbieresources.png|thumb|Herbie's Requisitions page]]<br />
Logging in showed the following message:<br />
'''USER:HERBIE'''<br />
'''RANK:CORPORAL'''<br />
'''COMMANDING OFFICER:WILLIAM'''<br />
<br />
Welcome Corporal! Your continued dedication to the human resistance movement authorizes you to additional resources unavailable to new recruits.<br />
<br />
'''About the Resistance'''<br />
Our nemesis is one you know all too well; the decay has changed the landscape of the earth and irreparably altered the path of mankind. As we are unable to combat our foe head-on, the resistance exists to win humanity's liberation through covert operations and advanced technology of types unavailable even to our most powerful enemies. United, we stand between the decay and the sparkly annihilation of our species.<br />
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This website will serve as your home base for intelligence updates and new information vital to the survival of this organization. As you prove yourself and are promoted through the ranks, you will gain access to additional resources and information to aid you in completing the operations we assign you.<br />
<br />
Keep up the good fight corporal. Your service is integral to the cause.<br />
<br />
'''Resources'''<br />
[http://time-travel.club/requisitionsnarfblat.html Requisitions]<br />
Operative List (LOCKED)<br />
[http://time-travel.club/operationsnarfblat.html Current Operations]<br />
Terminal (LOCKED)<br />
%corrupt_entry%segf (LOCKED)<br />
Party Lounge (VERY LOCKED)<br />
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Clicking Requisitions leads to [http://time-travel.club/requisitionsnarfblat.html requisitionsnarfblat.html] that lists some of the ingredients for making beer (a reference to the Ashyby Brewery Quarterly report) along with ''F-Rations'', ''Anti-Sparkle Lotion'', and ''Bread''. Clicking Current Operations leads to [http://time-travel.club/operationsnarfblat.html operationsnarfblat.html] which listed the following operations:<br />
Operation Glitterbuster<br />
TT Operation 2014 - CRAWFORD<br />
TT Operation 1965 - M. BRADLEY.<br />
Operation B.R.E.A.D.<br />
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====Number Six (originally)====<br />
Also in the Mario Maker level, the blocks were morse code that translated to "Hello Number Six"<br />
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Eventually, on October 11, 2015, RPP's Chatting with Jim had the morse code fully transcribed: <code>lwo osoutriv deniarpsssenihsum tnarebuxe erimssenihsum tnarebuxeerim ssenihsum tnarebuxe erimssenihsum tnarebuxe eri7senihsum tnarebuxe erim </code> This turned out to be an anagram for "Username is the number six password is revolution". Originally, the login(number six/revolution) said:<br />
'''USER:NUMBER SIX'''<br />
'''RANK:XXXXXXX'''<br />
'''COMMANDING OFFICER:N/A'''<br />
<br />
Greetings Number Six. Your login is currently being prepped - please continue to use Corporal Herbie's login for the time being.<br />
<br />
This has since changed.<br />
<br />
====Samuel====<br />
On December 15, 2015, Polygon posted an article to summarize the ARG titled [http://www.polygon.com/2015/12/15/10220184/frog-fractions-2-arg How to Shave Obama: Behind the baffling, nearly two-year-long quest to find Frog Fractions 2]. In the comments section, LordHuffNPuff (Justin Bortnick's known alias) posted a message:<br />
Tired of staying at home all winter? Looking for an exciting holiday retreat? Why not take a trip to scenic Bug Mars? Experience the thrill of customs and immigration; dine on the finest freshly-baked bread; be titillated by the planet’s number one cultural export! When you travel with Bug Bros. Travel Agency, the red planet is just a hop, hop and a hop away. For booking information, contact us 24 hours a day! Our travel specialists are ready to take you on the trip of a lifetime. Dial (213) 631-3764 today! <br />
<br />
When the number is dialed, the message said "This is Resistance Agent 3764, Lt. Samuel. I'm probably out on a mission protecting the remnants of our species or maybe training new recruits, but leave a message and I'll get back to you if I'm not dead or enslaved!" A recording of the message is [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/files/12_17_call.wav here.]<br />
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People that left their number were called back on January 6, 2016 by the Bug Mars Travel Agency and informed the codeword for their trip was "caravanserai", the caller being very specific on the spelling of the word.<br />
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[[File:Samuelresources.png|thumb|Samuel's Requisitions Page]]<br />
Credentials samuel/caravanserai are working and yield:<br />
'''USER:SAMUEL'''<br />
'''RANK:SCI_H'''<br />
<br />
Greetings Doctor, please select an option.<br />
<br />
'''Resources'''<br />
[http://time-travel.club/requisition_scisnarfblat.html Requisitions]<br />
[http://time-travel.club/operativespartialsnarfblat.php Operative List (Partial)]<br />
[http://time-travel.club/sciopsnarfblat.html Current Scientific Projects]<br />
Terminal (LOCKED)<br />
%corrupt_entry%segf (LOCKED)<br />
Party Lounge (SOMEWHAT LOCKED)<br />
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''Requisitions'' leads to [http://time-travel.club/requisition_scisnarfblat.html requisition_scisnarfblat.html]. The list adds the following items in addition to Herbie's list: Acid, Base, Bass (fish), Bass (dropped), Sparkles (contained, pressurized), Membrane, M. Brain, F. Brain, G. Dad, Sunny D.<br />
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''Operative List (partial)'' goes to [http://time-travel.club/operativespartialsnarfblat.php operativespartialsnarfblat.php]. This list changes daily. Several attempts have been made to track those changes but they appear to have no pattern. You can find data [http://new.norgg.org/files/timeagents.txt here].<br />
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''Current Scientific Projects'' leads to [http://time-travel.club/sciopsnarfblat.html sciopsnarfblat.html]<br />
The currently-active scientific projects are:<br />
SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS<br />
Experiment 036 - R.P.A.G.E.S. Trans-Temporal Communication Array<br />
Experiment 037 - Cybernetic Sub-dermal Integration<br />
Experiment 038 - Ocular Replacement and Recovery Sugery<br />
Experiment 039 - P.O.D. Encoding and Encryption Exploration<br />
ARCHIVED EXPERIMENTS<br />
Experiment 001 - Anti-Gravity Thrusters<br />
Experiment 002 - Experimental Hydroelectrolysis & Subdermatoglyphic Radiation<br />
Experiment 003 - Axis-Defeating Local Pancake<br />
Experiment 004 - Synthesis of Beer from Sparkles<br />
More...<br />
<br />
At some point between [http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:p7ZlfCCD6hAJ:time-travel.club/sciopsnarfblat.html+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk 2016-10-21] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20161209220236/http://time-travel.club/sciopsnarfblat.html 2016-12-09], the list of SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS changed. Now it lists:<br />
Experiment 040 - Quantum Entanglement Disentanglement<br />
Experiment 041 - Audio Quality Improvements<br />
Experiment 042 - Sparkle Sine Function Inversion<br />
Experiment 043 - Wing Membrane: Dissection/Fabrication<br />
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Clicking ''More...'' leads to http://time-travel.club/awibblewobblewibblewobbletoandfrobuttheonelittleduckwiththefeatheronhisbackheledtheotherswithaquackquackquack This actually is a 500 Internal Server error page (the website generally gives 500 in place of 404) but would later be a hint to a login.<br />
<br />
=====Operatives List=====<br />
The operatives for the list are taken from this set (always ordered this way, sergeant major Jorden always has a dot after their name):<br />
# Recr. Gadsby<br />
# Recr. Brett<br />
# Recr. Arthur<br />
# Pvt. Lambert<br />
# Cpl. Apone<br />
# Cpl. Parker<br />
# Sgt. William<br />
# Sgt. Kane<br />
# Sgm. Jorden.<br />
# Sgm. Vasquez<br />
# Maj. Drake<br />
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The list of assignments includes: Badger Kennels, Barracks, Command, Debriefing, Firing Range, Laboratory 1, Laboratory 2, Medical Ward, Mess, Perimeter, Training Hall A, Training Hall B, Training Hall C (13 in total). Multiple people can be assigned to the same location on the same day, up to 3 were observed.<br />
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Recruit Arthur and corporal Parker disappeared at some point in the first month and turned back up 27 May 2016. Location "Badger Kennels" also unlike others only appeared on 13 May 2016 for the first time.<br />
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According to data starting from 29 May 2016 (to get these changes out of the way), there are from 3 to 7 assignments daily (5.7 on average). Every ''person'' seems to be [http://i.imgur.com/FqmPqrk.png as likely] to be present (graph for 192 days of data). It looks quite possible that every person has an independent 50% chance of appearing daily. Out of ''assignments'' Barracks [http://i.imgur.com/2qojAYh.png seems to be] significantly more common than others and Firing Range is the least common. Every person was assigned to every possible location at some point, although there are more common and less common assignments.<br />
<br />
====Vaquez====<br />
[[File:Vasquezresources.png|thumb|Vasquez' Requisitions Page]]<br />
Inspired by other ARGs, a [https://www.mindmeister.com/657363408?t=T2QuVC6xXt# mindmap] was created in an attempt to organize the ARG. At some point, the mindmap was vandalized and the login <code>vasquez/jurassic</code> was left behind. Logging in:<br />
'''USER:VASQUEZ'''<br />
'''RANK:SERGEANT MAJOR'''<br />
'''COMMANDING OFFICER:DRAKE'''<br />
<br />
Greetings Sgm. Vasquez, please select an option.<br />
<br />
'''Resources'''<br />
[http://time-travel.club/requisitionsnarfblatsgmj.html Requisitions]<br />
[http://time-travel.club/operativespartialsnarfblatsgmj.php Operative List (Partial)]<br />
[http://time-travel.club/operationsnarfblatsgmj.html Current Operations]<br />
Terminal (LOCKED)<br />
%corrupt_entry%segf (LOCKED)<br />
Party Lounge (KINDA LOCKED)<br />
<br />
The ''Operatives List'' has the same contents as Samuel's, even though being a different page.<br />
<br />
The ''Requisitions'' page is [http://time-travel.club/requisitionsnarfblatsgmj.html requisitionsnarfblatsgmj.html] and starts the same as Herbie's with the following additions and nothing more in common with Samuel's: ''Field Repair Kit'', ''Circuitry Diagram'', ''Weapons-Grade Superobtaniam'', ''Frank'', ''Deployable Anti-Sparkle Field Shield Array''.<br />
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''Current Operations'' for Vasquez are on [http://time-travel.club/operationsnarfblatsgmj.html operationsnarfblatsgmj.html]:<br />
Operation Glitterbuster<br />
TT Operation 2016 - MU-JTECH RETRIEVAL<br />
TT Operation 2015 - NOV. - Operation Gobbledrop<br />
Operation M.O.N.O.P.O.L.Y.<br />
Chrono-Imperium Draft Operation<br />
Bring No. 3 a Sandwich (special operation)<br />
<br />
Jim was emailed a voucher for subway in an attempt to give No. 3 a sandwich but it would appear he is not No. 3.<br />
<br />
====Clemens====<br />
[[File:JBGDCCard.jpg|thumb| Backside of Justin's business card at GDC]]<br />
At GDC 2016, Justin tweeted that he made some new business cards. A friendly dev, who had gained the card while attending the con and heard of the ARG, provided an image of the card as no person participating in the ARG attended the event. Also at the event, Rachel distributed four cool stickers that were later posted to the [https://www.facebook.com/FrogFractions/posts/1126961720672011 Frog Fractions facebook page]. The business card contained a spiral text with red letters.<br />
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Typed out with [] around the red letters:<br />
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They arrived at dusk. The experimets had been wildly successfu[l], more so than we could have hoped or feared. At first, we welc[o]med them. The people of Tunisia are friendly and, [g]enerally, we expected that our vis[i]tors would treat us with the same wonder and amazement with which we regarded them. That could [n]ot have been further from the truth. They did not care about our presence, or lives, or [c]ities, or us. They went about their brutal business as if we were ants in their path: with a comp[l]ete disregard for our [e]xistence. Their capability for warfare thwarted our greatest weaponry, and their unearthly abilities countered the strategies of our greatest [m]ilitary and scientific leaders. As the d[e]cay radiated out like a cancer from the Tunisia[n] coast, those in power around the world watched in helple[s]ness, knowing that soon their nations would suffer the same fate as outs. There are at this [p]oint in history fe[w] of us remaining. Those who survived have banded [t]ogether [u]nder the guidance of we origi[n]al six, though at this point only four remain. Our numbers are smaller by the day, and our enemy has all but forgotten us. Their victory was total, an[d] out defeat pushed ou[r] species to the brink of extinction. We now resist the decay. We hide. We w[a]it. And we plan. -Excerpt from An Oral History of the Decay, Interview 8674-B <br />
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Of note, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3jNu_lm_7U THD 14: Discharge] also mentions time travel attempts by a man named Dwayne in Tunisia with ridermail saying:<br />
"Stardate 1982: just a little joke. Research proceedes as planned on the Chrono Temporal Flux Fusion Engine. We were encouraged when a rice cake appeared in the machine's primary servo dock informing us that several minutes later we would succeed in transporting a rice cake backwards in time. This is a step forward as we previously have only been able to transport inorganic matter. Dwayne and I celebrated with drinks and a viewing of Blade Runner. Rutger Hauer's final speech is brilliant, especially five drinks in. Tomorrow we plan to attempt to transport a living insect, our first test of a live specimen. Wish us luck!" <br />
<br />
The red letters on the card spell out "loginclemenspwtundra". Initially, the login returned:<br />
'''USER:CLEMENS'''<br />
'''RANK:COLONEL'''<br />
'''COMMANDING OFFICER:#########'''<br />
<br />
Greetings Colonel Clemens. Your login is currently being prepped - we should have it up within the week. Please deliver your report to No. 4 ASAP. - No. 3 <br />
<br />
[[File:Clemesresources.png|thumb|Clemens' Requisitions Page]]<br />
When the login was updated later that week, it appeared as follows:<br />
'''USER:CLEMENS'''<br />
'''RANK:COLONEL'''<br />
'''COMMANDING OFFICER:VICKERS'''<br />
<br />
Greetings Colonel Clemens.<br />
'''Resources'''<br />
[http://time-travel.club/getannettefunicellohohohohoho.html e-Mail Client (COMING EVENTUALLY)]<br />
[http://time-travel.club/requisitionsnarfblatcprl.html Requisitions]<br />
[http://time-travel.club/operativespartialsnarfblatcprl.php Operative List (Partial)]<br />
[http://time-travel.club/operationsnarfblatcprl.html Current Operations]<br />
Terminal (LOCKED)<br />
%corrupt_entry%segf (LOCKED)<br />
Party Lounge (HEMI-LOCKED) <br />
<br />
The ''Requistions'' contain some shared entries with Vasquez: ''Field Repair Kit'', ''Circuitry Diagram'', ''Weapons-Grade Superobtaniam'', ''Hank'', ''Deployable Anti-Sparkle Field Shield Array'', ''Candy Floss'', ''Candy Apples'', ''Popcorn'', ''Soft Drinks'', ''Jellybeans'', ''Gumdrops'', ''Butt'', ''er'', and ''help me im trapped in a fortune cookie factory''.<br />
<br />
The ''Operative List'' is the same as Samuel's again.<br />
<br />
And ''Operations'' are:<br />
Operation Glitterbuster<br />
TT Operation 2016 - MU-JTECH RETRIEVAL<br />
TT Operation 2015 - NOV. - Operation Gobbledrop<br />
Operation M.O.N.O.P.O.L.Y.<br />
Chrono-Imperium Draft Operation<br />
Sizing Operation<br />
<br />
The link for the email client is [http://time-travel.club/getannettefunicellohohohohoho.html getannettefunicellohohohohoho.html] but results in 500 error like the ''More...'' link in Samuel's login.<br />
<br />
====Number Six (updated)====<br />
In May of 2016, the login for number six changed to read (the terminal was initially locked but is not now):<br />
'''USER:NUMBER SIX'''<br />
'''RANK:CHIEF'''<br />
'''COMMANDING OFFICER:N/A'''<br />
<br />
Greetings Number Six. Your login is currently in process - certain features are now active, but there is much yet to be completed.<br />
'''Resources'''<br />
[http://time-travel.club/client.html Terminal]<br />
%corrupt_entry%segf (IN PROCESS)<br />
[http://time-travel.club/party.html Party Lounge]<br />
<br />
This led to finally gaining access to the party lounge at [http://time-travel.club/party.html party.html]. The lounge contains a .gif of a mariachi band with the songs ''Las alzanas'', ''Camino Real de Colima'', and ''La Madrugada'' playing in '''party.mp3'''. The source code contains a message:<br />
This seems like a secure place to hide information, so here goes: watch out! You may be using this Party Lounge to take your mind off of the grueling reality outside this base. You may be secure in your position as a high-ranking resistance officer. Be warned: danger lurks in even the safest of places. Do you know what relationship Numbers 1, 3, 5 and 6 have to the decay? Have you never wondered what happened to Numbers 2 and 4? Have you questioned the abductions of individuals from prior eras, or the futures you are trying to prevent? Stay alert. I'll be in touch as I am able, but do not look for me - it may be some time until my next communication is able to get through to you.<br />
<br />
====Joshua====<br />
[[File:Joshuadecayedlogin.png|thumb|Joshua's decayed login]]<br />
Eventually, it was pieced together from the fact that URLs giving errors ''getannettefunicellohohohohoho.html'' and ''awibblewobblewibblewobbletoandfrobuttheonelittleduckwiththefeatheronhisbackheledtheotherswithaquackquackquack'' both being references to songs by notable children's folk songwriter ''Raffi'', and Justin having tweeted a reference to "Frogs Size 12" that a valid login was <code>joshua/giraffe</code> – a popular song by Raffi that references frogs size 12 and 'So if you see them get a net... Funicello, Ho Ho Ho.'. The login appears to be sufferieng from the decay, featuring decayed letters around the top part that lists RANK and COMMANDING OFFICER as UNKOWN as well as saying ERROR ACCESS OVERIDE:<br />
<br />
'''USER:J̡̢̡̫̙͓̩̲͛̎̊̈́͑̽Ơ̲̙̼̜͕͔͙͍̟͂̊̆͂̓͛̓̆̕S̹̦̰̘͍͙̝͚̥̤̆̊̔̍̚H̸̝̗͙͖̹̗͈͚̹̰̿̏͊̏͠U̷̢͖̮̗̭͇̟̗̎̐̓̊̇͐͜͞A̶̹̜̣̼̬̣̱͑͂͂̍͐ͅ'''<br />
'''RANK:Ǘ̹̜͓̘̙̗̓͐̾̋̃͜ͅŅ̸̲̣̰̬͓̃́̃́̍͛̑̀͜K̵̡̛̲̮͈͔̮̍̂̄̒Ṉ̛͉̝̬̟͍͔̝̅͂̈́͠O̴̢̧̦̦̝͔̙̗͊͌̊̾̅͘̚Ẃ̢̲͕̻͓͂̿͛̓̐͝N̸̢͖̙͈̦̾̉̄̿͒̈͢͟͢͝͞͞'''<br />
'''COMMANDING OFFICER:Ǔ̶̜̰̠̗̘͈̆̓̐̚N̷͖̱̗̙̼͓̐̆̉̈́́͜ͅK̴̡̢̙̖͕̯͎̑̔̽͑̎́̈́̂̑͠Ǹ̸̖̲͔̬̯̇̉̒͊͟͟O͕̮̥̖͋̏͛̿̀͠͞ͅW̸̧̰̞͎̭̞̰͎͚͋͂̀̽͑̈͜͝Ṅ̶̬̪̜̯̝̬̥̬̃̽́͂̇́'''<br />
<br />
E̷̩̪͕̦̼͖̹͇͋̏̇͑̽̈́͛̋͢R̴̡̨̤̦͍̘̣͓̥̝̒̇́̽͠R̯̪̻̫͍̖̹͂̐̆̋͗̍͆̈͢͝Ơ̥̺͔̭͍̝͊̄̅̂͋R͔̠̼̫̐̾̏͋͗̋ͅ_̛̦̟͇̤̖̳̀̒̂͆Ȁ̴̧̺͈̟̹̹͂̽͌̂̓ͅC̵̛͙̗̙̹͍̩̬̅̈̿͛̇̊͜͟͞͝ͅ C̶̡̛̗̦̗͚̬͚̫͂͐͆̈́͗̕͟͡È̡͖̺͙̣̯͕̑͌͒͂̑̃̑̚S̵̡̞͓̹̠̮̣̓͆̐̏́̇̓͛͜͡Ş̵̢̛̖̥͉͖͎̝͖̥͋̄̾̃́͂̈͛_̢̖̺͕̰̘̦̮̱̏̒̄̎̄̅̀̑̈́͠ͅÓ̢̡͍̼͖̫̜̩͛͆͒͌̑̍͂͊ V̶̢̢̛͚̩̥̱͙͚̅̇̿͊̏͌͞E̵̼̘̯̱̼̯̘̋̎̆̽̊̑͂͐͛R͔̯̻̺̝̦͊̑̀̈̈́̕͘Ṙ̢̙̥͎̺͖̰̹͙͇̃̅̅̓̈́I͔̪̘̩̬̬͊̏̊͒̊̚͜ͅD̡̧̜̪̩̠͙̉͑̌̐͞͞Ė̵̡̳̟͎͎͉̠̠̉̆̀͛͐̚<br />
<br />
'''RECOVERED A.H. DOCUMENT LIBRARY'''<br />
[http://time-travel.club/hounds.html The Four Hounds of Sarnath]<br />
Walking in the Wilderness<br />
Words of the Last Dragon<br />
[http://time-travel.club/styrgia.html A History of the Styrgin Empire]<br />
Nightmare of the Abyss<br />
[http://time-travel.club/zagmar.html Testament of Zagmar]<br />
Overheating: The Risk of Too Much Sun<br />
Rules of a Gunslinger<br />
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzumaki Spiral Folklore]<br />
Curses and Purification<br />
Doomsday Reincarnation<br />
Undeadening and Dark Matter<br />
Vampires: A Bloody History<br />
[http://time-travel.club/church.html Wrack and Ruin: The Final Years of the Celulitte Church]<br />
Magical Excavating Machine<br />
Magic Cards: An Introduction to Tarot<br />
The Troll Princess<br />
[http://time-travel.club/remembrancy.html Fundaments of Remembrancy: A Primer]<br />
The Great Collapse of Ragnarok<br />
Yggdrasill's Illusion<br />
How To Become A Wizard<br />
<br />
Some texts are links, which take us to an excerpt from the relevant book. They also have ''(next page)'' links that don't work, continuing the tradition of dead links, only these links have a page number. ''Spiral Folklore'' is a link to the Wikipedia page [[Wikipedia:Uzumaki|Uzumaki]] instead of an in-website link. After a couple of days, a bunch of new books showed up in the list. The books that are not clickable are from the library in the game [[Wikipedia:Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django|Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django]]. This was confirmed via Justin streaming the game on [http://twitch.tv/lordhuffnpuff twitch].<br />
<br />
Here is the text from the links:<br />
'''THE FOUR HOUNDS OF SARNATH (p42)'''<br />
said, "Ye four shalt be my greatest, and the Empire shall quake before your might." Sarnath thus christened his knights, who would over time come to be known across nations.<br />
Gleeok the Multifarious, the most junior of the Hounds, was deployed to Ashwall on the outskirts of the Empire's encroachment to ensure that no enemies would breach the Church's territory. Over time, the ancient structure acquired the name Dreadfort, and stories of the monster within haunted the dreams of imperial soldiers.<br />
Ilthor the Sagely, wisest of the four, eschewed martial prowess in favor of magical knowledge. Though slight of build, his forces were amongst the strongest the Church could deploy. Through his enchantments, each man fought with the endurance and strength of three normal soldiers.<br />
Ragnasaurth the Unbreakable, second in command, was known not only for his prodigious size but also for his greatshield, against which scores of foes dashed themselves in vain. When he finally fell on the field of battle, none were strong enough to move his corpse, for it is said his bones were denser than any known metal.<br />
The leader of the Hounds was the [http://time-travel.club/p43.html (next page)]<br />
<br />
'''A History of the Styrgin Empire (p23)'''<br />
It was not for many years yet that those individuals who would rebel against the Church's corruption would be born, for in this period the Church remained benevolent. In 542, Pontiff Urzarath II ascended to the popehood, and began a program of wealth redistribution that was widely popular with the peasant and merchant classes. Based upon his philosophy of universal access to basic resources, heavy taxes were placed upon the nobility of all nations controlled by the Church, and though the aristocrats grumbled and when intoxicated were known to drunkenly rail against the church, it cannot be denied that at this point the lunacy of Zagmar and resulting rift between Church and Empire was unthinkable. Despite differences of opinion between the papacy and the imperial house, both maintained cordial relations. When Urzarath II died in 558, he left behind a legacy of stewardship that future Emperors took to heart, and ultimately led to the [http://time-travel.club/p24.html (next page)]<br />
<br />
'''The Testament of Zagmar (p68)'''<br />
This world is untempered steel, and we shall be the hammer that shapes it.<br />
Our Divine Master has shown us a new path forward, forged in flame and darkness.<br />
We shall release those suffering from their bondage, and show them the new path forward.<br />
The whispers of our Lord shall become a mighty roar, and incarnations shall walk the earth.<br />
It will be a joy and an honor to surrender to his touch, to give ourselves in totality.<br />
[http://time-travel.club/p69.html (next page)]<br />
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'''Wrack and Ruin: The Final Years of the Celulitte Church (p347)'''<br />
last, the Empire's armies surrounded the grand cathedral of Amour Lardo. From his chambers at the cathedral's apex, Zagmar paced and glared down at the gathered armies before his gates, gnashing his teeth in insane fury. The cathedral of the gods had never been breached, had already survived many hails of explosives, and the Pontiff yet felt secure in the knowledge that the heathen forces would be driven before his faith. Church officials, having realized that the war was lost, were furtively abandoning their posts and surrendering to the Emperor himself, who stood at the head of the host. Zagmar, however, had a final trick left: a (read more) [http://time-travel.club/p348.html (next page)]<br />
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'''Fundaments of Remembrancy: A Primer (p5)'''<br />
course, as every schoolchild raised in the Empire knows, a position as a remembrancer is one of the most honored, most coveted, and most competitive positions one can hold - it requires extensive historical knowledge, mastery of several schools of magic and the ability to step through time itself if required to obtain critical information. It is no surprise, then, that many journeymen remembrancers fail to achieve employment in their chosen profession, and also that even professional remembrancers are often slain in the line of duty. As a result, (read more) [http://time-travel.club/p6.html (next page)]<br />
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A clue has yet to be discerned from the text other than flavor and connecting to other events like Zagmar's twitter invasion.<br />
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Note: ''Wrack and Ruin'' text was changed after some time. Initially it was:<br />
last, the Empire's armies surrounded the grand cathedral of Amour Lardo. From his chambers at the cathedral's apex, Zagmar paced and glared down at the gathered armies before his gates, gnashing his teeth in insane fury. The cathedral of the gods had never been breached, and had already survived many hails of explosives, and he was secure that the heathen forces would be driven before his faith. Church officials, realizing that the war was lost, were furtively abandoning their posts, surrendering to the Emperor himself, who stood at the head of the host. Zagmar, however, had a final trick left: a (read more) (next page)<br />
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===Terminal client===<br />
[[File:ZagmarProfileExample.jpg|thumb|Study after Velázquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X by Francis Bacon]]<br />
A twitter account was noticed claiming to belong to the time travel club and represent the Resistance: https://twitter.com/RESIST_DECAY . The account shows a message contacting Coughlan Labs, an entirely separate ARG that was stumbled into and is already solved. It was not certain how official the twitter was until someone began a twitter password reset process which showed enough of the email the account belongs to confirm the email is linked to Samuel's gmail account. On August 15th, 2016, after a picture proving this was posted to the discord, the twitter account was invaded by [[Frog_Fractions_2/Characters#Zagmar|Pontiff Zagmar]]. <br />
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The profile picture changed to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Study_after_Vel%C3%A1zquez%27s_Portrait_of_Pope_Innocent_X Study after Velázquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X by Francis Bacon] and the banner changed to a picture from Dark Souls 3 of a cathedral. Notably, he [https://twitter.com/RESIST_DECAY/status/764602103461322752 tweeted] "This prisoner has offered to join our cause in exchange for freedom... he claims he has been imprisoned for years." along with a photo of Jim. The Resistance soon regained control and noted "Intruders are recieving assistance from prisoner JC101-B. Contain and eliminate if necessary." <br />
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<br />
Following the raid of Pontiff Zagmar on twitter, time-travel.club/accesslevelbeta.html changed to simply say "help." After it returned, Number Six's login had gained access to the terminal at http://time-travel.club/client.html . Initially, it returned only ACCESS DENIED. This was also confirmed via Justin's twitch stream, however this was just a technical difficulty.<br />
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In an ID3 tag on RPP 77: [http://redpagespodcast.com/listen/art-has-no-meaning Art Has No Meaning], there is the phrase 'The password is behind your eye'. Later, a user involved with the ARG that has backed the RPP Patreon received a letter:<br />
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[[File:PatreonEyes1.jpg|200x113px]][[File:PatreonEyes2.jpg|200x113px]][[File:Patreoneyes.jpg]]<br />
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The first login to the admin terminal is number six/theeyeshaveyou . The directory is listed as:<br />
Available Commands: dir, email, exit, help [target], list [target], read [email date],<br />
Within the login, four emails have been found. Each email corresponds with the date it was received and it is assumed the year is 5142 given the formatting Eyyyymmdd:<br />
$ list email<br />
E51420813, E51420815, E51420820, E51420827<br />
$ read E51420813<br />
Roth, <br />
We've lost contact with Brown down in portal experimentation. There's something going on down there. Do you know anything? <br />
-Croft<br />
$ read E51420815<br />
Roth, <br />
The boys downstairs have really stuck their foot in it this time. A routine resource run went sideways and some crazy followed them back with a small army. That's the reason for the communications outage yesterday.<br />
We've contained the extradimensional intruders in a lower level for now but may require military backup. Will update you soon. <br />
-Hearn<br />
$ read E51420820<br />
Roth, <br />
You're so lucky being located upstairs. It's been a real crapshow down here over the past five days. We managed to starve the crazies out and they retreated through the portal, but we can't seem to get the thing closed. They took the prisoner with them. The crazy one that appears to be their leader screamed some nonsense about returning soon with more forces, so we need to get this shut down before we have an army in our base. We can't fight a war on two fronts and the soldiers don't need this distraction from the true enemy. <br />
I think we may have bitten off more than we can chew with this stuff - again. This time we can't let it turn out as badly because we won't get a third chance. Any support the boys upstairs can provide would be greatly appreciated. <br />
-Hearn<br />
$ read E51420827<br />
No. 6, <br />
Speaking in my capacity as military liason to science, I want to let you know that the latest anti-sparkle suits are a rousing success. I'll have an official report on your<br />
desk by Tuesday, but yesterday's field operation allowed us to directly take full exposure for half an hour with no adverse effects. Tell the boys in the lab great work, and look out for the report soon. <br />
-Lt. Samuel<br />
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The client also contains some easter eggs ("xyzzy", "plugh" & "aptitude moo", but they don't seem to lead to anything important. The client uses standard Linux commands along with N,S,E,W; however, the user is unable to travel in any direction regardless of previous text. <br />
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The same date (August 27) as the last email, the gustav email account received the following email:<br />
Howdy partner, <br />
I just let No. 6 know that the suits worked out great, and we need like 20 more fabbed asap. I put a work order in so you should see that coming through on your terminal, but thumbs-up on the new metamaterial. Works great. <br />
Stay frosty, <br />
Samuel <br />
PS: Did you hear about the crazy portal accident down in Research? Those clowns almost compromised the entire base. Nuts.<br />
[[File:FF2Sombrareference.png|thumb|Image of skull in the client]]<br />
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It is believed from this email that Gustav has a terminal login but one has not been found at this time.<br />
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The following day (August 28, 2016), a new email appeared in the terminal, spoofing the [[Sombra ARG]].<br />
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Translated, it says:<br />
how about a different type of fraction?<br />
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It is largely believed that this was a joke from the Frog Fractions 2 puppetmasters, as the FF2 Discord was actively discussing the Game Detectives, who were in the process of solving the Sombra ARG.<br />
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===Souper terminal===<br />
[[File:Firewatch Soup Solution.jpg|thumb|The solved letter soup from the [[Eye_Sigil_ARG|Eye Sigil ARG]]]]<br />
Following the [[Eye_Sigil_ARG#Letter_soup|Letter Soup]] part of the [[Eye_Sigil_ARG|Eye Sigil ARG]], the solution was found to be <code>number one/elmourouj</code>. This login works with http://time-travel.club/client.html Using the <code>ls</code> command lists the following:<br />
. .. french_onion.mp4 chicken_tortilla.mp4 top_ramen.mp4 pasta_with_chicken.mp4<br />
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The only other command is <code>cat</code>. When used with the .mp4 file names, it provides four soup tasting videos by our own Frog Fractions creator Jim "Twinbeard" Crawford and Ben "Grue" McGraw of Breadbrothers Games. The videos are hosted on YouTube:<br />
{| class="wikitable" border="1"<br />
|-<br />
! name in terminal<br />
! video link<br />
|-<br />
| french_onion.mp4 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0opgc_noxg Soupertasters: Wolfgang Puck Organic French Onion]<br />
|-<br />
| chicken_tortilla.mp4 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXOyFDFFpKk Soupertasters: New Campbell's Organic Chicken Tortilla]<br />
|-<br />
| top_ramen.mp4 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNBnIwYA7_g Soupertasters: Oriental Flavor Top Ramen]<br />
|-<br />
| pasta_with_chicken.mp4 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHGuaPGRyLM Soupertasters: Star Wars Healthy Kids Awesome Shapes Pasta with Chicken in Chicken Broth]<br />
|}<br />
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The videos were initally uploaded on 14 Oct 2016, but since they were switched from the unlisted visibility to public, the "published" date on Youtube bumped up to the moment of switching.<br />
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Nothing else appears in the login at present. Of note, El Mourouj is a city in [[Frog_Fractions_2/Themes#Tunisia|Tunisia]], linking into an ongoing theme. Also, the @Resist_Decay twitter [https://twitter.com/RESIST_DECAY/status/798432492088913920 tweeted]: "ALERT: OUR HIGHEST SECURITY HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. ALL NETWORK ACTIVITY WILL BE SUSPENDED UNTIL THE INTRUDER IS EXCISED FROM THE SYSTEM."<br />
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Patrick Klepek, who wrote an [https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/those-mysterious-symbols-hidden-in-24-games-have-crossed-over-with-frog-fractions-2 article about the Eye Sigil-Frog Fractions 2 connection on Waypoint], received communications from someone claiming to be the Sigilmaster and appeared to talk about ARG relevant things. Austin Walker, also of Waypoint, had an exchange with that "Sigil Master Lorakis" too. Lorakis was well-versed in the ARG lore and proved his identity by pointing out a game with an undiscovered at that time sigil (that was planted in 2015). All the communications with the Sigil Master can be found in [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ko6xf-Tlnb_It10blIjZ8ZbdBMtR4_eWmN3HhVR7YHo/edit#gid=0 this google doc]. Even thouhg being from the church, Lorakis denounces Zagmar and talks about the Empire as the glorious thing from the past. He wants people from our world to help save what remains of his people in the land Jixandlia, by searching for a portal that leads there. This might just mean searching for the Frog Fractions 2 the game.<br />
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This is an open line of investigation.<br />
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==Indiecade 2015==<br />
In the 15 Oct. 2015 edition of Train Hot Dog; Episode 23: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaHesuaLgho Accessory Bolt Holes for Camel], the spectrogram contained dots. When stacked, with the last line shifted one to the left, those dots produced some braille:<br />
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[[File:THD23Braillewcords.png]]<br />
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34 1' 30.5148'' N 118 23' 36.1932'' W<br />
These are the coordinates for Indiecade 2015. In THD 24:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCsxScF_beQ Flirting in Traffic], downloading the mp3 from trainhotdog.cool has an image in the ID3 tags that reads:<br />
Looking for Riccardo Zacconi<br />
A tragicomedy in two acts<br />
Jim often borrows the name of the CEO of Kings.com for badges at events such as GDC, with the badge tweeted [https://twitter.com/mogwai_poet/status/657650239155777536 here].<br />
At Indicade 2015, an ARGer approached Jim and Justin saying "seventeen"(suggested by RPP 62:[http://redpagespodcast.com/listen/buff-wizard Buff Wizard] - "Red Pages Podcast reminds all Resistance members: If you don't open your communications with the #17, you may as well not open them at all"). They offered a choice of a Mario amiibo and a Luigi amiibo. The person selected the Luigi amiibo. <br />
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Eventually, on January 15, 2016 the Luigi amiibo was scanned into a Wii. The owner of the Amiibo was "pastebin" and the name of the Amiibo was "DTP61rrp", leading to http://pastebin.com/DTP61rrp<br />
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[[File:LuigiAmiiboname.jpg|379x285px|center]]<br />
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The pastebin appeared to be the header information of email address gustav.klimt.69@yandex.com sending a "Note to self".<br />
This was the second reference to Gustav Klimt, the first being corruption in RPP Extrasode 3 Chatting with Jim that contained the following borgified image of his work known as "Woman in Gold":<br />
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[[File:RPPWomaninGold.png|thumb|Screenshot of corrupted Woman in Gold image]]<br />
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The password reset question was "What is your mother's maiden name?" Finster, the maiden name of the real Gustav Klimt's mother, worked and entry was gained. Soon an email from ltsamuelresist@gmail.com was received:<br />
Hey Buddy<br />
<br />
You should be getting notification of a delivery of goods pretty soon. Central hopes to have it out within a week. Let me know if anything goes wrong.<br />
<br />
Stay frosty,<br />
<br />
Samuel<br />
<br />
PS: Tell Dwayne he still owes me a rematch on the court and that this time I'm bringing a ref to make sure he doesn't commit any personal fouls.<br />
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The account received another email not long after:<br />
Hey chum,<br />
<br />
Here's your requisition order information. Hope you can put this to better use than the folks in the labs have been. Some weird stuff going on, but anything's worth it for the cause. We'll send you an update when the order ships out.<br />
<br />
Details<br />
<br />
Arriving: Wednesday, January 20<br />
Ship to: Amazon Locker - Cerrito, El Cerrito Plaza<br />
<br />
Good luck out there,<br />
<br />
Samuel<br />
<br />
Another email followed when people were eagerly planning on going as soon as they possibly could:<br />
Dear chum,<br />
<br />
You should have your locker code soon. Wait for the code. You have a three day window.<br />
<br />
Stay frosty,<br />
Samuel<br />
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A user picked up the package and posted an [http://imgur.com/a/MiJzV imgur album] of the contents. The package is addressed to "James A Crawford" and contains "One Pound Quartz Rock Crystal Healing", which is most likely [https://www.amazon.com/Quartz-Crystal-Points-Healing-Stones/dp/B001EPYH2C/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 this product on Amazon]. This is considered an unsolved clue trail at this time.<br />
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==Museum of Jurassic Technology Event==<br />
On 12 Jan 2016, while waiting to hear back about the Luigi amiibo, Justin [https://twitter.com/LordHuffnPuff/status/687021746227023872 tweeted] that the Mario amiibo was "Free to a caring and loving home." When asked about shipping it, he said it had to be picked up in person. He also tweeted "Part of the qualifications of being "a good home" are knowing the places and times he can be obtained. Security.". <br />
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For THD 37: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4PR4JGhHqY Top Ten Citrus Fruits], the thumbnail image when downloaded is the logo for the [http://www.mjt.org/ Museum of Jurassic Technology]<br />
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[[File:THDMJTthumbnail.jpg|thumb|ID3 thumbnail of Museum of Jurassic Technology logo]]<br />
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On February 6, 2016, Justin streamed on [https://www.twitch.tv/lordhuffnpuff twitch]with the Mario amiibo confirming he was still looking to give it away. RPP 68: [http://redpagespodcast.com/listen/neil-degrasse-titan Neil Degrasse Titan] which featured Jim, the following was in the ID3 tags:<br />
Genre: A secret hidden in the ID3 tags, hello there friends<br />
Comment: vzthe.pbz/cU1Fd6o<br />
Running the comment through rot13, "imgur.com/pH1Sq6b" is found. This linked to a calendar that had a clock pointing to 2pm on February 18th, and a note that reads "Don't be late -No 6". <br />
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[[File:RPPcalendar.png]]<br />
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A picture was received by the gustav email from ltsamuel of a map with an arrow guiding from the entrance of the Museum of Jurassic Technology to a nearby park with a crown on it:<br />
<br />
[[File:SamtoGusmap.png]]<br />
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At this point, several references to [[Frog Fractions 2/Themes#chess|chess]] had been made via Justin's twitter, along with a set of borgified images that had expanded to include a crow from Rachel Sala's tumblr (aka a Rook) and a horse image from twitter (aka Knight). In RPP 67: [http://redpagespodcast.com/listen/he-is-number-zero He is Number Zero], the podcast begins with "We move our pawn to g5". This is the opening move of the Borg Gambit, which came into play at the event. <br />
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When ARGers arrived at the event, Justin and a girl assumed to be Rachel Sala, the artist for Frog Fractions and Frog Fractions 2, had already set up a chess board with the pawn moved to g5. The Mario amiibo was the black king. When asked for the amiibo, Justin responded they had to win the chess game with Justin playing as black and the ARGers playing as white. Justin made some mistakes to allow for the ARGers to win. Then someone in a "tinfoil" hat and vest, saying something about the "time police" came and escorted them away. When asked if they needed help or should be followed, they replied "No".<br />
Accounts of the event are posted [https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedetectives/comments/46gnjt/frog_fractions_update_thread_for_today/ here]and [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=39801&start=915&sid=9a406d8028cd51453bcaaca89ca5b9fe here], and a brief video of Justin walking away with the chess set is available [https://youtu.be/TN911ssqheU here.] <br />
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The Mario amiibo is owned by "imgur" and named "a/e4RLf" leading to http://imgur.com/a/e4RLf , containing [[Frog Fractions 2/Propaganda Posters |three posters]] presumed to be have been made by the resistance. <br />
[[File:CyborgTumblr.jpg|thumb|One of the three posters]]<br />
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The next day, Rachel posted the images on her [http://drawathing.tumblr.com/post/139636774003/some-posters-i-made tumblr]. When the images on the tumblr are downloaded and opened in Notepad, there are three camelCased words:<br />
cyborgDirt<br />
distressedSparkles<br />
oldTree<br />
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DST appears the be the main reference, as Jim also talks about license plates with DST down the side in THD 43: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAZT9Oqp4cg Desolate Clovis] and mentions it does not mean Daylight Savings Time in THD 44: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ppmx6MiXIVM GDC March Dog]. <br />
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This is considered an unsolved trail of the ARG for now. All three posters can be viewed at [[Frog Fractions 2/Propaganda Posters]], along with further details and analysis.<br />
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==Indicade 2016==<br />
===Background===<br />
[[File:Twitchstreambox1.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|The box held up during the stream]]<br />
On Sep 18, 2016, Justin streamed on his twitch channel and teased a box. He then emphasized going to Indiecade as he, Ryan Ike (the composer for Frog Fractions 2), Rachel Sala, and possibly Jim would be at the event. On Oct 12, 2016, he had another stream that also asked people to go to Indiecade, saying "the timeline could collapse in on itself." He also stated the box was only available at Indiecade and would be missed forever if no one obtained it and proceeded to count portraits on the game he was playing (HotS) and repeated when he got to the number 17 (which was the password for the previous Indiecade 2015 event as well).<br />
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On Oct 15, 2016, the box was obtained by a friend of an ARGer. The password was 17. They walked up to Justin, who had the box with him, said "Seventeen" and Justin gave him the box. Justin then said that the box should be kept approximately upright. Justin had [https://twitter.com/LordHuffnPuff/status/787356181396385793 tweeted] the box and then [https://twitter.com/LordHuffnPuff/status/787401940498087937 tweeted] "Claimed" the same day. Justin has since said (on twitch) people "got played" about the box, it doesn't sound like the box he gave out, and the person who approached him said "12 and then 17".<br />
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Of note, Ashby Brewery [https://twitter.com/AshbyBrewery/status/786417334365794306 tweeted] during Indiecade: "Ashby Brewery and Indie Game Studio is pleased to announce we are the beverage of the IndieCade Festival 2016."<br />
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===Contents===<br />
[[File:FF2openbox.jpg|thumbnail|Box opened]]<br />
On Oct 24, 2016, the box was opened. The contents are as follows:<br />
One plain wooden box, weighing 65.6 grams and measuring ~18cm tall<br />
One unopened Strawberry Baby Bottle Pop<br />
Some moss/lichen (likely fake)<br />
Four small skulls<br />
Some sand covering up<br />
One day of the dead skull maze (nothing revealed open deconstruction)<br />
Sparkle tape on the lid, holding the maze in place, and inside the lid<br />
<br />
For all images related to the box, see [[Frog_Fractions_2/Indiecade2016box]]<br />
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===UV writing=== <br />
A couple weeks after Indiecade 2016, on a suggestion from a friend, the user who obtained the box subjected it to a UV light, and discovered a large amount of writing. The top contained a series of numbers, while the sides contained text in Russian Cyrillic.<br />
<br />
<div style="display:inline-block;width:253px;">[[File:Boxtop.jpg|thumb|250px|none|top of the box]]</div><br />
<div style="display:inline-block;width:253px;">[[File:Boxsidea.jpg|thumb|250px|none|left side]]</div><br />
<div style="display:inline-block;width:253px;">[[File:Boxsideb.jpg|thumb|250px|none|right side]]</div><br />
<div style="display:inline-block;width:253px;">[[File:Boxbottom1.jpg|thumb|250px|none|bottom of the box]]</div><br />
<div style="display:inline-block;width:253px;">[[File:Boxinnerlid2.jpg|thumb|250px|none|inner lid]]</div><br />
<br />
The Cyrillic translates to "Yes/No" and "See", while the numbers are:<br />
<br />
9730098228905583<br />
269874686586084998<br />
81637310991215244 <br />
<br />
175564364133957374<br />
51648068005811729<br />
13136598424620810<br />
<br />
[[File:skullh.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|One of the skulls]]<br />
On further investgation of the box's contents, the skulls were also found to each have a Cyrillic letter on them, seemingly corresponding the four points of the Russian compass; <br />
<br />
Lower right - С - North<br />
Lower left - В - East <br />
Upper left - Ю - South <br />
Upper right - З - West<br />
<br />
Following Justin's Nov 7th stream where his camera appeared upside down, additional writing was discovered on the bottom of the box and the inner lid.<br />
<br />
The bottom of the box appears to say '''Zagmar we know what you are doing and we don't want your help - A'''<br />
<br />
The inner lid of the box, translating from russian:<br />
<br />
Ha Ha Ha! You've been tricked!<br />
97300982289905583 <br />
We are dying from laughter<br />
<br />
The number almost matches the first line of numbers on the top of the box, however, contains one additional 9. This was the correction to the number on the lid, probably the number was written with an accidental (or deliberate) mistake.<br />
<br />
After using hints from the box and passing the numbers through binary, Braille and the Playfair cipher (see [[Frog_Fractions_2/Indiecade2016box]]), the resulting message is '''go to Twitter at [https://twitter.com/IsTheJigUpYet IsTheJigUpYet]'''<br />
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===IsTheJigUpYet's tweet - A return to Bug Mars===<br />
Within a day of solving the box, at 2016-11-19 00:00 PST IsTheJigUpYet [https://twitter.com/IsTheJigUpYet/status/799884923834339328 tweeted] a URL (szk.cp/2x3BKJB, that's bit.ly/2g3KTSK in ROT9) to a channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAVAbPunwKK9PEVJ2EQlDxQ A Flesh Virtuosi Worm] (anagram of '''From Russia With Love'''), which at that moment only had [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps5YniZ35Fw Мы положим киндзу во все!!!] (We put cilantro in everything!!!), a silent film style video featuring apparent Russians discussing time travel, the recent acquisition of a box, and drinking Ashby beer. The video is unlisted, but included in the playlist on that channel.<br />
<br />
[[Image:FF2 Kindza.jpg|thumb|right|The current timeline poster from the video]] The channel descriptions states "Теперь вы можете увидеть!" (Now you can see!) followed buy a large block of characters. The characters are Base64 for a PNG of a barcode, the barcode links to a [http://pastebin.com/Ce3ziANv pastebin of more Base64], which translates to a PNG of a QR code, with is itself Base64 for a data matrix, this time leading to a [http://pastebin.com/gxC0Qpg4 final pastebin], containing a large set of co-ordinates.<br />
<br />
Mapping out the sets of co-ordinates on a map draws Cyrillic characters reading "Не забудьте выпить ваш Овальтине" - Loosly translated to "Don't forget to drink your Ovaltine". In case you don't know [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdA__2tKoIU that's a meme] about secret encrypted stuff being just a crummy commercial, it was used many times by people solving [[Eye Sigil ARG]]. However, that's not all about them. Each letter was rendered by a group of coordinates that differed from the starting one by integer amounts, even though they had a long decimal part and were placed in specific places on the land. The first ones were even marked by bold (&lt;b>&lt;/b>). They lead to the datamoshed Zagmar image ([[#Datamoshed Zagmar|see below]]).<br />
<br />
Returning to the video, at one point one of the characters is seen viewing another Youtube channel - [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrt1LJo0glUwJO0022BqMPw The Museum of Relics of Extinct Timelines of Bug Mars]. The channel's name '''A Fiend Bronzes Mugs''' is an anagram of '''Denizens of Bug Mars'''.<br />
<br />
This channel contains next videos (first four were present when the channel was revealed):<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"<br />
|-<br />
! Video link and title<br />
! Published<br />
! Duration<br />
! Our description<br />
! Timeline: DS<br />
! Timeline: LaS<br />
! "Contributor"<br />
! any extra description<br />
! Image source<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlRvSHzquGk Bug Mars]<br />
| 2016-11-07<br />
| 01:37<br />
| A Star Wars scroll on the goings on of Bug Mars.<br />
| 29 (#16)<br />
| 111221 (#5)<br />
| FCARGO, Tyrexicaldilemma<br />
| <br />
| n/a<br />
|- <br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrrrMkrzITA Graves of Fallen Soldiers]<br />
| 2016-11-11<br />
| 00:05<br />
| A still image of what appears to be an display case with bugs (mirrored and colour-shifted).<br />
| 38 (#19)<br />
| 13211311123113112211 (#10)<br />
| TyrexicalDilemma<br />
| <br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kDcPjuv0Aw Bugs Eat Bread] <br />
| 2016-11-11<br />
| 02:40<br />
| A song about the food chain of Bug Mars. The video description comes complete with lyrics and chords. The image is a mirrored and colour-shifted image of a tree-hopper with broccoli on the head. The song was created by [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY5yYe60gv8 Natalie Lowell] and the contributor's name refers to them.<br />
| 41 (#22)<br />
| 312211 (#6)<br />
| "Nothing But Centipede Legs" NatDog Lowell<br />
| (song lyrics with chords)<br />
| [[:File:FF2 image source treehopper.jpg|treehopper]]<br />
|- <br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zywO59609M "Night Falls on New New New Termite Town City"]<br />
| 2016-11-18<br />
| 00:05<br />
| A still image of termite mounds (presumably mirrored and colour-shifted).<br />
| 68 (#35)<br />
| 31131211131221 (#9)<br />
| Anonymous<br />
| Medium: oil on canvas<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_VLwvJp4WY "Soldiers Marching in Formation"]<br />
| 2016-11-19<br />
| 00:05<br />
| A still images of bugs moving in a circle.<br />
| 59 (#30)<br />
| 312211 (#6)<br />
| Bug-Eye Bobo III<br />
| Medium: photograph; Location: unknown<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTmSa8PzCC0 "Mound City"]<br />
| 2016-11-19<br />
| 00:05<br />
| A still image of a termite mound (presumably mirrored and colour-shifted). [[Wikipedia:Utopia Planitia]] is a real place on Mars (note the different spelling).<br />
| 49 (#25)<br />
| 13211311123113112211 (#10)<br />
| Sphecidae Hexapodium<br />
| Medium: acrylic on canvas; Location: south-central Utopia Planatia<br />
| <br />
|- <br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aRywOf5mIM Dirge: Decay] <br />
| 2016-11-20<br />
| 04:43<br />
| A time-lapse video of a bug zapper, accompanied by an ambient/electro song, lyrics in the description. The song features a bunch of clicks. The description was updated multiple times (about 4 right now) to also include blocks of words "click" arranged differently. This was probably a hint to us because we were not trying to decode the clicks. On 2016-11-25 Randomiser with help of The Spu decoded the clicks to be binary (left channel 1, right channel 0): <code>We are beyond help, but your timeline's Jim is not safe. Save him. Save him.</code>. The music was created by [https://soundcloud.com/danwarren Dan Warren] and the contributor's name refers to them.<br />
| 34 (#18)<br />
| 31131211131221 (#9)<br />
| Dan "Nocticola thaumasia" Warren<br />
| [click click click click] [click click click click] (song lyrics)<br />
| <br />
|- <br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_5vrvQN_B4 "Nostalgia for Home"] <br />
| 2016-11-20<br />
| 00:05<br />
| A still image of termite mounds (mirrored and colour-shifted). [[Wikipedia:Ismenius Lacus quadrangle|Ismenius Lacus]] is one of the quadrangles used to map Mars. Amitermes is a latin name for a genus of termites.<br />
| 60 (#31)<br />
| 111221 (#5)<br />
| [Unknown; reproductive caste of Queen 416A1N-sw]<br />
| Medium: oil on canvas; Location: North of Ismenius Amitermes Lacus<br />
| [[:File:FF2 image source termite-mounds.jpg|termite mounds]]<br />
|- <br />
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnkkR7aZsaQ Graves of Fallen Soldiers] <br />
| 2016-11-21<br />
| 00:05<br />
| A still image of a bug display case (assumed mirrored and colour-shifted).<br />
| 34 (#18)<br />
| 312211 (#6)<br />
|<br />
|<br />
| <br />
|- <br />
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SKUYYalYdA Graves of the Fallen] <br />
| 2016-11-21<br />
| 00:05<br />
| A still image of a bug display case (assumed mirrored and colour-shifted).<br />
| 64 (#33)<br />
| 11131221133112132113212221 (#11)<br />
|<br />
|<br />
| <br />
|- <br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj5SjtEGA2k "Welcome to the Colony"] <br />
| 2016-11-23<br />
| 00:05<br />
| A still image of something like ant hills (assumed mirrored and colour-shifted). [[wikipedia:Hellas Planitia|Hellas Planitia]] is a real crater on Mars.<br />
| 50 (#26)<br />
| 111221 (#5)<br />
| Sphex Rex<br />
| Medium: cast mud and concrete; Location: Hellas Bumpy <br />
| <br />
|- <br />
| [http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZBG133vmjHE "Houses of the Damned (part 1)"] <br />
| 2016-11-23<br />
| 00:10<br />
| A still image of a leaf with two galls (assumed mirrored and colour-shifted). Phoebe in the contributor's name might be a reference to one of the Mars's moons, Phobos.<br />
| 39 (#20)<br />
| 11131221133112132113212221 (#11)<br />
| "Lips" (A.M. Phoebe) Bolips <br />
| Medium: cast acryllic; Location: unknown<br />
| <br />
|- <br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7wg8ZTByzo When the Bugs Finally Learned to Time Travel]<br />
| 2016-11-24<br />
| 02:38<br />
| An instrumantal music track. Description contains <code>yjbcnkrw.lxv/0Mf39riT</code>, which is ROT17 for http://pastebin.com/0Dw39izK (see below for the solution). The music was created by [https://crotchthrottle.bandcamp.com/ Crotchthrottle] and the contributor's name refers to them.<br />
| 59 (#30)<br />
| 111221 (#5)<br />
| Crotchthrottle (the Buggening)<br />
| Media: mixed; audio recording, visuals, yjbcnkrw.lxv/0Mf39riT<br />
| <br />
|- <br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pBhOdT5KDg "Horns of the Pinky Demon (Aralia rosa, botanical record 043901793)"]<br />
| 2016-11-25<br />
| 00:10<br />
| A still image of something on a leaf (assumed mirrored and colour-shifted). The description mentions Union Aerospace Corporation, which is a fictional company from [[Wikipedia:Doom (series)|Doom]], so the Pinky Demon is probably [http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/doom/images/3/39/Demon2.png also a reference to it].<br />
| 38 (#19)<br />
| 111221 (#5)<br />
| unknown<br />
| Medium: plaster; Location: unknown (possibly exoplanetary in origin); Note: On loan from the Union Aerospace Corporation<br />
| <br />
|- <br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcLlNDe4WAw "Moth's Rest"]<br />
| 2016-11-25<br />
| 00:10<br />
| A still image of a leaf vines closeup with something on them (assumed mirrored and colour-shifted). Tharcyst might be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Tharsis|Tharsis]] plateau.<br />
| 29 (#16)<br />
| 13211311123113112211 (#10)<br />
| Sly and the Family Gracillariidae<br />
| Medium: pastel on paper; Location: NE Tharcyst<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij9QfGEeYU4 "Portals to Spiderland"]<br />
| 2016-11-26<br />
| 00:10<br />
| A still image of grass and entrance to a ground spider nest unders a stone (assumed mirrored and colour-shifted). [[wikipedia:Hellas Planitia|Hellas Planitia]] is a real crater on Mars. The contributor's name might be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Mygalomorphae|Mygalomorphae]], an infraorder of spiders.<br />
| 38 (#19)<br />
| 312211 (#6)<br />
| Miguel O. Morf<br />
| Medium: photograph; Location: Hellas Bumpy<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTZkt5nz4KA "Somewhere in the Heavens They Are Waiting"]<br />
| 2016-11-26<br />
| 00:10<br />
| A still image of a closeup on a bush branch with something on them (assumed mirrored and colour-shifted). Description mentions UESC, which might be a reference to [http://marathongame.wikia.com/wiki/Unified_Earth_Space_Council Marathon game series]. UESC Marathon ship there is converted from Deimos, one of Mars's moons.<br />
| 65 (#34)<br />
| 111221 (#5)<br />
| unknown<br />
| Medium: wood; Location: unknown; Note: On loan from the collection of the UESC<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVFt9_GULFU "Sofia, the Space Traveling Argentine Horned Frog"]<br />
| 2016-11-27<br />
| 05:20<br />
| A song about Sofia the frog and her travels to Bug Mars. No lyrics in the description this time. The image is a mirrored and colour-shifted collage of photos of an argentine horned frog and Gagarin during his historical flight. The video was initially posted without lyrics, but it was added into the description after discord user The Spu transcribed it, later even adding credit to him. The song is an original song by http://www.carlisleevanspeck.com/ Carlisle Evan Peck], so the contributor's name reference to them.<br />
| 64 (#33)<br />
| 312211 (#6)<br />
| Coleopteran Carlisle, Full of Grace<br />
| Media: mixed; audio, oil on canvas; (song lyrics)<br />
| [[:File:FF2 image source gagarin.jpg|gagarin]], [[:File:FF2 image source argentine horned frog.jpg|argentine horned frog]]<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY4oxyu6rEQ "Real Bugs Don't Eat Quiche"]<br />
| 2016-11-29<br />
| 00:09<br />
| An artwork of something like a cockroach on some sort of plate. Might not be colour-shifter or mirrored. This is the first video with the ''safe'' undestroyed artifact number. This number links to [http://library.vernoncollege.edu/TLCScripts/interpac.dll?LabelDisplay&Config=ysm&RecordNumber=295537 a book called "Planet of the bugs"] (by Scott Richard Shaw, published in 2014, [https://books.google.com/books?id=bhO9BgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ViewAPI&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books preview]). Note the prologue being called ''Time Travel with Insects''. The page 126 for it is [[:File:FF2 Planet of the bugs P126.PNG|this]] and it has a header saying '''Real Bugs Don't Eat Quiche''' at the top. After the video was posted Justin wrote in chat ''That video does not seem canon. It appears to be from a timeline with which I am unfamiliar. er. I've said too much''<br />
| 59 (#30)<br />
| 13112221 (#7)<br />
| Stu R. Norrhyncha<br />
| Medium: watercolor on paper; Location: unknown; Artifact number: [QL 468.7.S53 2014 p.126]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBPvyCz7d04 "Cyborgs Are the Soldiers of Tomorrow"]<br />
| 2016-11-30<br />
| 00:10<br />
| Grayish staticky background with schematic outlines of human body shapes with letters R, D, M, C on their chests. The artifact number links to [http://www.iucat.iu.edu/iun/947017 a book called "Foibles of insects and men"] (by William Morton Wheeler, published in 1928). Although, the book itself is a bit hard to come by, the page 5 is from "The Physiognomy of insects" chapter that was also separately published by that author and is [https://archive.org/details/ants_03389 easier to find] and does feature the illustration that was used in the video.<br />
| 59 (#30)<br />
| 1113213211 (#8)<br />
| unknown<br />
| Medium: chiseled granite; Location: Cyprinid Major; Artifact number: [QL463.W5 p.5]<br />
| [[:File:FF2 image source physiognomy of insects.jpg|book illustration]]<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxeuhyq_QN0 "The Bee All and Ent. All"]<br />
| 2016-12-01<br />
| 00:10<br />
| A closeup on a (golden?) depiction of a scarab beetle. The artifact number links to a book [https://archive.org/details/fabresbookofinse00fabr "Fabre's book of insects"] (retold from Alexander Teixeira de Mattos' translation of Fabre's "Souvenirs entomologiques", by Jean-Henri Fabre, published in 1935)<br />
| 59 (#30)<br />
| 31131211131221 (#9)<br />
| Fabre<br />
| Medium: gold embossed canvass; Location: unknown; Artifact number: [QL 467. F18 p.42]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4BpP7BK0sw "A Warning from the Vermicious Knids"]<br />
| 2016-12-01<br />
| 00:10<br />
| An orange-on-green depiction of a wasp. The artifact number links to a book [https://books.google.com/books?id=N_1GAAAAYAAJ Keys to the Insects of the European USSR. Volume V Pt.2] (by Boris Evseevich Bykhovskiĭ, Gleb Sergeevich Medvedev and Grigoriĭ I︠A︡kovlevich Beĭ-Bienko, published in 1988). The contributor "Dahl" refers to Roald Dahl, the author of ''Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator'' in which Charlie and Willy Wonka encounter the [http://roalddahl.wikia.com/wiki/Vermicious_Knids Vermicious Knids].<br />
| 59 (#30)<br />
| 13211311123113112211 (#10)<br />
| Dahl<br />
| Medium: embossed gold on canvas; Location: Lunamoth Palus; Artifact number: [QL482.R9 K413 v.5 pt.2 p.1093]<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzwHlnsR6Uc "Speak! Mnemnonia"]<br />
| 2016-12-01<br />
| 00:10<br />
| An orange-on-blue depiction of a beetle. The artifact number links to a book [https://books.google.com/books?id=AVIgAQAAMAAJ The pleasures of entomology: portraits of insects and the people who study them] (by Howard Ensign Evans, published in 1985). Page 29 [http://i.imgur.com/ZwUIV0e.png starts a chapter about the Lovebug]. [[Wikipedia:Argyre Planitia|Argyre Planitia]] is a real plain on Mars. The contributor was originally ''Evans Nabs Lovebugs'', but description changed at some point. The title and the contributor's name are a reference to [[Wikipedia:Speak, Memory|Speak]], autobiographical memoir by writer Vladimir Nabokov who was an amateur entomologist.<br />
| 59 (#30)<br />
| 11131221133112132113212221 (#11)<br />
| Evans Nabugov Lovebugs<br />
| Medium: gold and paint embossed canvas; Location: Argyre and gimble (in the wabe); Artifact number: [QL 463.E932 1985 p.29]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlu5P-oxrR0 Graves of the Fallen]<br />
| 2016-12-03<br />
| 00:10<br />
| A display case of butterflies<br />
| 49 (#25)<br />
| 13112221 (#7)<br />
| unknown<br />
| Medium: photograph; Location: unknown <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9MUQF8CqoE Houses of the Damned (part 6)]<br />
| 2016-12-03<br />
| 00:10<br />
| Some plant leaves with something probably ant-colony related on them (colour-shifted and presumably mirrored). [[Wikipedia:Myrmecophyte|Myrmecophyte]] is a plant that lives in a mutualistic association with a colony of ants. [[Wikipedia:Crematogaster|Crematogaster]] is a genus of ants.<br />
| 40 (#21)<br />
| 11131221133112132113212221 (#11)<br />
| Myron Mecophyte and "Crem" Ato Gaster<br />
| Medium: cast acryllic; Location: unknown<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU5gLDb6TvQ "To Carve, Perchance to Dream"]<br />
| 2016-12-04<br />
| 00:10<br />
| Some lines on some wood? May be colour-shifted or mirrored. The title is a reference to the well-known Hamlet soliloquy. The contributor's name references [[Wikipedia:Julodis|Julodis]], which is a genus of beetles in the family [[Wikipedia:Buprestidae|Buprestidae]]. Initially DS was listed as 40 (#21), but later updated since it coincided with the previous one.<br />
| 41 (#22)<br />
| 31131211131221 (#9)<br />
| Julodis Beau Prestid<br />
| Medium: wood; Location: unknown<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfqRLBXFESY "Otoshibumi boomy boomy (wink)"]<br />
| 2016-12-05<br />
| 00:10<br />
| Colour-shifted still of some leaves. Contributor's name refers to [[Wikipedia:curculio|curculio]] – a genus of weevils belonging the family Curculionidae and subfamily Curculioninae. The title of the video – probably to [http://kamenrider.wikia.com/wiki/Otoshibumi_Yummy Otoshibumi Yummy], a leaf-rolling antagonist weevil from japanese TV series/manga [[Wikipedia:Kamen Rider|Kamen Rider]].<br />
| 44 (#24)<br />
| 111221 (#5)<br />
| [Family of the Curcu Lion]<br />
| Medium: oil on velvet; Location: South Dipteracria<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm5Q0lco4Zw "Spider Base 3"]<br />
| 2016-12-06<br />
| 04:10<br />
| Another song, similair in style to Dirge: Decay (and from Dan Warren once again). The image is a negative of a spider with words "BASE/3" at the bottom. When a series of notes from the right channel that start about 00:50 are transcribed and converted to numbers, treating C as 1 (107 145 155 151 156 151 40 141 156 144 40 112 141 156 165 163 40 163 141 154 165 164 145 40 171 157 165), and then processed through base8 (a.k.a. octal, a.k.a. "spider base"), the message is '''Gemini and Janus salute you''', the names of two famous twins and famous astronomy names as well. Justin many times mentioned them working on FF2 and their names were added [http://frogfractions2.wikia.com/wiki/FrogFractions2?diff=prev&oldid=410 to the list of ARG devs on the wikia] in November. After this was solved, the "Note" in the description changed from ''"Note: From the collection of ????????"'' to what it is now.<br />
| 34 (#18)<br />
| 13211311123113112211 (#10)<br />
| Dan "Nocticola thaumasia" Warren<br />
|Medium: mixed; audio, ink on paper; Location: Sinus Argiope Sabaeus; Note: From the collection of Janus, Gemini, and Monsieur le Baroni; (lyrics)<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKkTTXR-DvM "Greetings from the Pickle-Mayonnaise Continuum"]<br />
| 2016-12-07<br />
| 00:12<br />
| Distorted image of three rows of Baby Bottle Pop candy with some text over it. Originally the title of the video was just ''"Greetings"'', but it was changed at some point.<br />
| 38 (#19)<br />
| 31131211131221 (#9)<br />
| unknown<br />
| Medium: postcard (printed matter); Location: unknown<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT9TGKUUDOs "Spiral Out; Keep Going"]<br />
| 2016-12-07<br />
| 00:12<br />
| Spirally image, colours are heavily dithered.<br />
| 29 (#16)<br />
| 31131211131221 (#9)<br />
| TyrexicalDilemma<br />
| Medium: paper; Location: unknown<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3UDLEHNaT8 "How I Lust for Your Sweet Embrace"]<br />
| 2016-12-08<br />
| 00:12<br />
| Image of something, maybe underside of a pill bug.<br />
| 32 (#17)<br />
| 1113213211 (#8)<br />
| [redacted]<br />
| Medium: oil on canvas; Location: unknown<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lyzUAYBQoY "Love Is the Slug I've Been Thinking of"]<br />
| 2016-12-09<br />
| 00:10<br />
| Image of a slug in some grass (colour-shifted, mirrored maybe).<br />
| 29 (#16)<br />
| 1113213211 (#8)<br />
| L. Arion Ater<br />
| Medium: photograph in the other spectrums; Location: ubiquitous<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtyqPOMt75E "The Unbearable Sawdust of Larvae"]<br />
| 2016-12-09<br />
| 00:10<br />
| Image of some bug larvae tunnels in the wood (colour-shifted, mirrored maybe). The contributor name probably refers to [[Wikipedia:Buprestidae|Buprestidae]] also known as ''jewel beetles'' and as ''metallic wood-boring beetles''.<br />
| 32 (#17)<br />
| 13112221 (#7)<br />
| B. Jeweled Beetell<br />
| Medium: wood; Location: Mare Scarabaeidae Tyrrhenum<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqmXNee3e1k "Variegated Scarlet Ribbitar"]<br />
| 2016-12-09<br />
| 00:10<br />
| Image of a damaged leaf, colour-shifted, maybe mirrored. The video title and the description heavily referenced [[wikipedia:Homestuck|Homestuck]]: the Scarlet Ribbitar is a sword combined with a red frog, contributor's name refers to its creator Andrew Hussia and the Incipisphere is a quasi-magical dimension Homestuck takes place in. ARG chat discussed Homestuck a bit a day before the video was posted.<br />
| 68 (#35)<br />
| 312211 (#6)<br />
| Some Bug Hussie<br />
| Medium: steel and pressed wood; Location: Surrounding the Incipisphere<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNCrQRYnn7o "I Left My Eggs in San Bugcisco"]<br />
| 2016-12-09<br />
| 00:10<br />
| Some bug eggs on a leaf, colour-shifted, maybe mirrored. The title is a reference to a popular song [[wikipedia:I Left My Heart in San Francisco|I Left My Heart in San Francisco]].<br />
| 65 (#34)<br />
| 1113213211 (#8)<br />
| Glossata Opinionata via Rain Robinson<br />
| Medium: cast acrylic and eggs; Location: Millennium Gate<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvDTHZspx-4 "Ragnasaurth Was Very Tall, And Crushed Us Like..."]<br />
| 2016-12-10<br />
| 00:12<br />
| Some bugs on some leaves. The title of this video and two next references [http://time-travel.club/hounds.html the text] from [[Frog_Fractions_2#Joshua|joshua's login]].<br />
| 56 (#29)<br />
| 111221 (#5)<br />
| unknown<br />
| Medium: distortions of the ultraviolet spectrum; Location: ubiquitous<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRnxFpaDHus "Faces of the Hounds of Sarnath"]<br />
| 2016-12-11<br />
| 00:10<br />
| An image of either a plant or a bug that looks like a face? "Hounds of Sarnath" is another reference to the text from joshua's login. The video was originally titled "Faces of the Hound of Sarnath" on upload. <br />
| 41 (#22)<br />
| 1113213211 (#8)<br />
| [redacted]<br />
| Medium: oil on wood; Location: [redacted]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO7VDYI0r64 "Ilthor's Sorcery Surrounded Us"]<br />
| 2016-12-11<br />
| 00:10<br />
| White countours image of a cocoon on a spiked plant. Originally the video's name was ''20161126 slide06'', but was changed within a minute. Like the previous videos, "Ilthor" is mentioned in [http://time-travel.club/hounds.html the same text] from the joshua login.<br />
| 38 (#19)<br />
| 13112221 (#7)<br />
| [redacted]<br />
| Medium: bent waves of the chronosphere; Location: [N/A]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-Q8Sn-oDI8 "Gleeok's Visage Too Multifaceted to Depict"]<br />
| 2016-12-12<br />
| 00:10<br />
| A negative image of a large tree nymph butterfly. "Gleeok" is the thir of the hounds of Sarnath.<br />
| 51 (#27)<br />
| 111221 (#5)<br />
| [redacted]<br />
| Medium: unknown substances; Location: [redacted]<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ5Am5kF4vc "Thorgan Set Us to Flame, Reduced Us to Cinders"]<br />
| 2016-12-12<br />
| 00:10<br />
| A colour-shifted closeup image of an insect. "Thorgan" seems to be the fouth hound of Sarnath, not mentioned in the [http://time-travel.club/hounds.html text] from the joshua login. The video was originally titled ''47'' on upload, but the title was swiftly changed.<br />
| 49 (#25)<br />
| 11131221133112132113212221 (#11)<br />
| [redacted]<br />
| Medium: fire; Location: [redacted]<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_QQU5uda4k "Zagmar (Suite 1)"]<br />
| 2016-12-13<br />
| 01:18<br />
| Sixth music track on the channel. The image is a still of the bug in shifted colours and a limited palette. The music trac was created by [http://www.ananakaye.com/ Irakli Gabriel from Anana Kaye] (as referenced by the contributor's name too), but the description also has a broken tinyurl link: tinyurl.com/aytq4oc — rotated with ROT9 (that was used in the ARG before) it [http://tinyurl.com/jhcz4xl leads] to the Facebook page post on Denizens of Bug Mars about writing this music track. We haven't found the FB page before, so the PMs have caught us up with this.<br />
| 64 (#33)<br />
| 13112221 (#7)<br />
| Iraklidae Gabugriel<br />
| Media: mixed; audio and electronic visual<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i5YwGlgUvc "Houses of the Damned (Part 8)"]<br />
| 2016-12-14<br />
| 00:12<br />
| Image of something on a leaf.<br />
| 52 (#28)<br />
| 11 (#2)<br />
| Mothra-Idae<br />
| Medium: sewn leaves; Location: unknown<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I_7nDlN_Bk "The Lens Through Which We See the World Is Also The Web In Which We Reside"]<br />
| 2016-12-14<br />
| 00:12<br />
| Distorted image of a spider web.<br />
| 32 (#17)<br />
| 11131221133112132113212221 (#11)<br />
| Tennesseellum Domer<br />
| Medium: silk; Location: NW Iapygia<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LisMNW3IUI "The Moebius Orb Web of Celestial Harmony"]<br />
| 2016-12-14<br />
| 00:12<br />
| Image of a spider web.<br />
| 41 (#22)<br />
| 111221 (#5)<br />
| Araneus D. Adematus<br />
| Medium: silk; Location: East Melanogaster Acidalium<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hwoZIMrno0 "The Secret Life"]<br />
| 2016-12-15<br />
| 00:12<br />
| An image of a [[Wikipedia:creosote gall midge|creosote gall midge]], latin name ''Asphondylia'' (that's what the contributor's name refers to).<br />
| 49 (#25)<br />
| 1113213211 (#8)<br />
| Ass Fondilia<br />
| Medium: fungus and host; Location: Arabia<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbz4y1dxORA "Cynthia Wore the Prettiest Dress"]<br />
| 2016-12-15<br />
| 00:10<br />
| An image of a bug on a plant branch.<br />
| 49 (#25)<br />
| 312211 (#6)<br />
| "Crazy" Crazy "Bug" Bug<br />
| Medium: oil on canvas; Location: Purple Palus<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvpcbHMJBpk "Houses of the Damned (Part 3)"]<br />
| 2016-12-15<br />
| 00:18<br />
| An overbloomed image of tree leaves.<br />
| 68 (#35)<br />
| 13211311123113112211 (#10)<br />
| Sir David F. Antyburrow<br />
| Medium: paper; Location: Central Coleoprates<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu33thFC9aQ "Still Life with Frass"]<br />
| 2016-12-16<br />
| 00:10<br />
| Colour-chifted image of the frass of gypsy moth caterpillar (Lymantria dispar)<br />
| 61 (#32)<br />
|style="word-break:break-all;word-wrap:break-word" | 311311222113111231131112132112311321322112111312211312111322212311322113212221 (#15)<br />
| Heimlich von Heimlich<br />
| Medium: oil on canvas; Location: Tyrrhenum Rex<br />
| [http://bugguide.net/node/view/1112872 frass]<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcCZbP7TnR0 "Castings of the Spice-Bearers of Arrakis"]<br />
| 2016-12-16<br />
| 00:12<br />
| Colour-shifted image of insect stuff.<br />
| 32 (#17)<br />
| 111221 (#5)<br />
| Froghopper Herbert<br />
| Medium: poop, obviously; Location: all desert ecosystems<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJZ6VQ3qZ4c "Look at That S Car Go!"]<br />
| 2016-12-17<br />
| 00:18<br />
| Colour-shifted image of a snail. Haplotrema is a genus of carnivorous land snails. The title is part of the joke about escargot — a cooked land snail.<br />
| 29 (#16)<br />
| 11131221133112132113212221 (#11)<br />
| Haplotrema Raymond J Szwed<br />
| Medium: photograph (on Leica camera); Location: Elysium<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biB04QmGgL8 "The Sin of Loving Too Much"]<br />
| 2016-12-17<br />
| 00:18<br />
| An insect on a flower.<br />
| 42 (#23)<br />
| 111221 (#5)<br />
| Gemini Figeater<br />
| Medium: UV photograph; Location: Love is All Around<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61xqm8zse48 "Approaching Pavonis Mons By Cocoon"]<br />
| 2016-12-17<br />
| 00:18<br />
| A butterfly chrysalis (not actually a cocoon) in shifted colours. [[Wikipedia:Pavonis Mons|Pavonis Mons]] is a real location on Mars. The title is a reference to the song "Approaching Pavonis Mons By Balloon" by The Flaming Lips (band name referenced by the contributor).<br />
| 41 (#22)<br />
| 13112221 (#7)<br />
| The Planing Ips<br />
| Medium: Chrysalis and chitin; Location: Pavonis Mons<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJWihoV7CGc "It's the Trees of This Day That I Do Battle With For the Light"]<br />
| 2016-12-18<br />
| 00:18<br />
| Colour-inverted image of [[Wikipedia:Tropaeolum|nasturtium]]s (leaves and flowers). [[Wikipedia:Melampsora medusae|Melampsora medusae]] is a fungal pathogen, causing a disease of woody plants. The title is a quote from lyrics of "Fireworks" by Animal Collective (band name referenced by the contributor).<br />
| 42 (#23)<br />
|style="word-break:break-all;word-wrap:break-word" | 11131221131211131231121113112221121321132132211331222113112211 (#14)<br />
| Collection of Animalia<br />
| Medium: Wood, vines, other; Location: Melampsora Medusae Fossae <br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f12GZfyPBog "Cutting Holes in the Face of the Moon Base"]<br />
| 2016-12-18<br />
| 00:18<br />
| Heavily processed black and white image of what looks like a badger skull. The title is a reference to lyrics of "Of Moons, Birds & Monsters" by MGMT (band name referenced by the contributor).<br />
| 49 (#25)<br />
| 111221 (#5)<br />
| The management<br />
| Medium: pen and ink; Location: Off planet (Phobos)<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqOg9MCf9sg "Love Hurts"]<br />
| 2016-12-18<br />
| 00:18<br />
| Colour-inverted image of a caterpillar. Title could be a reference [[Wikipedia:Love Hurts|to a song]], since they have been that for a while.<br />
| 41 (#22)<br />
| 13211311123113112211 (#10)<br />
| unknown<br />
| Medium: linoleum print; Location: unknown<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stEZgXjIK0E "Lemme Give You What You Want Want Want"]<br />
| 2016-12-19<br />
| 00:18<br />
| Colour-shifted image of a bug. The title can be a reference to a song. The location might be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Valles Marineris|Valles Marineris]], a system of canyons east of the Tharsis region on Mars.<br />
| 38 (#19)<br />
| 1113213211 (#8)<br />
| unknown<br />
| Medium: oil on other oil; Location: Varroa Marineris<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqJr69-fL2Y "They Appeared As Angels Would (Tribute to the Fallen)"]<br />
| 2016-12-19<br />
| 00:18<br />
| A colour-inverted image of three butterflies behind the glass of a display case. The contributor's name is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Atticus Finch|Atticus Finch]], a character from ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' (Fringillidae is the latin name for finch, a bird), while also being the reference to [[Wikipedia:Attacus atlas|Attacus atlas]] or Atlas moth that is in the image. [[Wikipedia:Beer (Martian crater)|Beer]] and [[Wikipedia:Mädler (Martian crater)|Mädler]] are both real craters on Mars.<br />
| 29 (#16)<br />
| 312211 (#6)<br />
| Attacus Fringillidae<br />
| Medium: air, the kind you migrate on; Location: The Line of Beer and Mädler<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQiW0L95tGw "The Soldiers As They Marched Into the Sparkles"]<br />
| 2016-12-19<br />
| 00:18<br />
| Silhouettes of two bugs in front of whirled parts of image, probably the time-travelling portals. For a brid moment upon uploading the title was ''58: "The Soldiers As They Marched Into the Sparkles"''.<br />
| 27 (#14)<br />
| 1113213211 (#8)<br />
| The Good Lady Chalcosoma<br />
| Medium: watercolor; Location: Arcadia central<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQiW0L95tGw "No Buggy Knows (Frogs Flew Through the Stars)"]<br />
| 2016-12-19<br />
| 02:45<br />
| A new song about frogs riding dragons like cars (who knew they would make it to Mars)! The image is a painting of a frog travelling in a cabriolet car towards Mars. The song was created by [http://www.everybodylovesrecess.com J.P. Cappiello] and the contributor's name refers to them (combining with [[Wikipedia:Caprimulgidae|Caprimulgidae]]).<br />
| 65 (#34)<br />
| 11131221133112132113212221 (#11)<br />
| J.P. Caprimulgid<br />
| Medium: mixed; audio, tempera on canvas; Location: recovered from multiple radio stations, globally<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
DS looks to be the sequence of numbers surviving the [https://oeis.org/A270877 Decaying sieve] ([https://oeis.org/A270877/b270877.txt list]), as hinted by the silent film. The positions of these numbers in the sequence are marked in the above table. In the silent film the number on the wall is #12.<br />
<br />
LaS numbers in the descriptions of videos are from the [[Wikipedia:Look-and-say sequence|Look-and-say sequence]] ([https://oeis.org/A005150/list list]). The positions of these numbers in the sequence are marked in the above table. In the silent film the number on the wall is #3.<br />
<br />
With the exception of the silent movie wall poster, the points seem to be contained in a rectangle from DS#16 to DS#35 and LaS#5 to #11. The general map of the DS/LaS dots can be found [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aPVY0XkcWlYauaYCNSqdAx3hayL74XILSzFmqZrAp6A/edit here]. They are clearly on their way to spell "BUTTS".<br />
<br />
====Thanksgiving pastebin====<br />
The contents of the pastebin linked in the description of the music video from 24 Nov 2016 are as follows:<br />
<br />
>"?W",vv"nfinit"<.<br />
>"ekr"#v"ut ea",^.<br />
,v"f i"<>"eht si"v<br />
^"hys"<>:v,,,,,,,<<br />
@o#V^,.v#>,,,,,,,v<br />
>"nuos "^v,,,,,,,<<br />
,>" d t"v>,,,,,,,v<br />
^:#,#^#,<@^v,,,,,<<br />
.v,"o","G!"<#,,:,v<br />
^>"elb":,,,^>,^@#<<br />
<br />
This is a [[Wikipedia:Befunge|Befunge]] program. When run, it will print <code>What's the sound of infinite turkeys?GobblGobblGobblGobbl</code> (the part ''Gobbl'' is repeated forever in an infinite loop). Taking into account when it was posted, this little puzzle is probably a Thanksgiving greeting to us.<br />
<br />
N.B. The program was supposed to output <code>Gobble!</code> infinitely, but the infinite loop lacks two more commas, last two characters are infinitely pushed into the stack and not printed.<br />
<br />
Soon after solving this, @RESIST_DECAY [https://twitter.com/RESIST_DECAY/status/801853751166279680 tweeted] that Operation Gobbledrop was successful.<br />
<br />
====Closed for repairs====<br />
[[File:FF2 Bug Denizens closed for repairs.jpg|thumb|right]] On 2016-12-02 the '''A Fiend Bronzes Mugs''' channel updated with a 26 seconds still video that didn't fit with the others: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQw-dLQQPUk CLOSED FOR REPAIRS]. The image resembles a youtube "video not available" screen, but with a word "CEIKLMORS" and a playlist. The description just says "This video or playlist does not exist."<br />
<br />
# Rogue Wave -- In the Morning<br />
# The Jesus and Mary Chain -- Commercial<br />
# Alabama Shakes -- Heavy Chevy<br />
# Psychostick -- Numbers<br />
# David Bowie -- Five Years<br />
# The Flaming Lips -- Your Bats<br />
# Florence + The Machine -- Between Two Lungs<br />
# Rammstein -- Du Hast<br />
# Ben Folds Five -- Brick<br />
# Idlewild -- Bronze Medal<br />
# Radiohead -- All I Need<br />
# Chromeo -- Fancy Footwork<br />
<br />
Letters in "CEIKLMORS" are alphabetized. The length of the video is also a reference to the alphabet.<br />
<br />
All of the songs mention some digit number (including "nine" for Du Hast, full list [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xyAHY0UT3D0XgFB1L3nuv8fL1Ypcb06zumFCIaDUHPI/edit here]). Taking the letters with those numbers from "CEIKLMORS" gives "ROCKLEESMILE".<br />
<br />
It referred to a popular Youtuber by the name RockLeeSmile. At the same time with "the Closed For Repairs" video, one was uploaded to his channel – [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZKbKU0-RiA Resident Evil 7 - Don't Let Appearances Mislead You]. If the sound of this video is [http://duke.a-comics.ru/dump/Dont_Let_Appearances_Mislead_You_speed_amplified.mp3 sped up and amplified], [http://www.goombas.org/1206_boxing-a-history.html boxing: a history] can be heard, a text from the first Frog Fractions game. At <code>0:16</code>, just above the hand in the white light are the numbers '''35.955''' and at <code>1:34</code> there are some numbers in the bottom right: '''-83.93'''. These end up being the coordinates for a library at a branch of the University of Tennessee. This library happens to house a copy of [https://books.google.com/books?id=N_1GAAAAYAAJ Keys to the Insects of the European USSR. Volume V Pt.2], a relatively uncommon book linked in the description of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4BpP7BK0sw "A Warning from the Vermicious Knids"]. Moreso, all of the books mentioned by the artifact numbers since the "Real Bugs Don't Eat Quiche" video appear to be in this library and even on the same shelf.<br />
<br />
===Denizens of Bug Mars Facebook===<br />
We were probably supposed to find it after solving the anagram of the youtube channel name — there is also a [https://www.facebook.com/Denizens-of-Bug-Mars-1807963026143910/ facebook page for "Denizens of Bug Mars"]. The first post is from 31 Oct 2016 and it's posting nearly daily. The page was only discovered on 14 Dec 2016.<br />
<br />
It features posts with the same kind of processed images as in the videos. Sometimes the images are even identical.<br />
<br />
On the [https://www.facebook.com/1807963026143910/photos/a.1807968859476660.1073741828.1807963026143910/1819007161706163/?type=3 post from 19 Nov 2016] there's a code '''6uCuB7Rc''' and a hint to ''paste it in'', leading to [http://pastebin.com/6uCuB7Rc pastebin.com/6uCuB7Rc]:<br />
<br />
Mr. Vigen Ere,<br />
<br />
Thank you :g your interest in our :hfdtf company. Your :vrfk comes at a good :time,<br />
as there is a space :in our dots and :dashes division. It is a :fun and exciting :place<br />
of work, and we feel :you will be quite :the asset to the team. :The szdx of :opportunity<br />
is open, and I think :from your friendly letter :that you will fit very :well in between<br />
our :existing zv projects. As luck :would have it, we :have one space in dots, :and two<br />
in dashes. :Do either of these wulxkxzurz :suit your needs? If :so, please write back<br />
as soon :as time allows :and let us know if :we'll have the pleasure of :working with<br />
you in the :future. I sincerely hope you :are able to make the :most of this :offer.<br />
<br />
Hoping you'll join our path,<br />
Jpvvvpvy :Traveler<br />
<br />
Taking a hint about dots and dashes and counting the spaces as dots, double spaces as dashes and colons as separators, we got:<br />
<br />
.-../...--/.--/.----/...../.-../--.../.--/-..../.-../-..../.--/-..../.-../....-/.--/....-/.-../-..../.--/---../.-../...--/.--/.----/-..../.-../.----/...--/.--/..---<br />
<br />
Which, translating from morse is '''L3 W15 L7 W6 L6 W6 L4 W4 L6 W8 L3 W16 L13 W 2'''. Now, taking those as "line number N, word number M", we get:<br />
<br />
good luck from a friendly time Traveler<br />
<br />
If you write down all "random letters"-like incorrect words: <code>g hfdtf vrfk szdx zv wulxkxzurz Jpvvvpvy</code>. Deciphering them with Vigenere using the "good luck..." string as the key:<br />
<br />
a trail that ends in shimmering Sparkles<br />
<br />
==Library notes==<br />
<div style="display:inline-block;width:253px;vertical-align:top;margin-right:3px;">[[File:LibraryBugBooks1.jpg|thumb|250px|none|Keys to the Insects of the European USSR. (Volume V Pt.2), found on page 1093]]</div><br />
<div style="display:inline-block;width:253px;vertical-align:top;margin-right:3px;">[[File:LibraryBugBooks2.jpg|thumb|250px|none|sparkly backside of a similair stripe found in Planet of the Bugs: Evolution and the Rise of Insects on page 126]]</div><br />
<div style="display:inline-block;width:253px;vertical-align:top;margin-right:3px;">[[File:LibraryBugBooks3.jpg|thumb|250px|none|Foibles of Insects and Men, found on page 5, stripes are identical in all the books]]</div><br />
<br />
On 03 Dec 2016 our agent (eltrov's brother) went to the ''John C Hodges Library at the University of Tennessee''. All the five specified books had a same little note at the specidied pages saying '''4kmVdND3'''. That's an url for pastebin: [http://pastebin.com/4kmVdND3 pastebin.com/4kmVdND3], titled "A note forever voyaging" with text:<br />
<br />
However you made it here, it must have been an astounding feat.<br />
I'll be brief; I cannot post anything obvious here. A certain level of obfuscation is... required.<br />
A box was stolen from us. Or, depending on your perspective, many boxes at many times.<br />
There was a password associated with this box; email it to me through a secure channel. You may have been searching for something... something beyond the reward of the journey itself. Or not; I obviously can't know your motivations.<br />
TTraveler0451@gmail.com<br />
<br />
[[File:FF2 jiggy withit emails example.png|thumb|250px|right|Example of an email chain with TTraveler0451]]<br />
Eltrov emailed "17" (a password that was used at Indicade) at that address and later got a reply from ''jiggy withit'':<br />
<br />
Alors!<br />
-- <br />
"Eux aussi voyageaient dans le Temps, et plus facilement. Maintenant ils étaient là et lui proposaient de l'accepter parmi eux. Mais sa requête fut differente : plutôt que cet avenir pacifié, il demandait qu'on lui rende le monde de son enfance...."<br />
<br />
This french text roughly translates as ''They too were traveling in time, and more easily, and now they were there and offered to accept him among them, but his request was different: rather than that pacified future, he demanded that the world should be restored to him from his childhood.... '' and is from the script of french movie [http://surfilm.free.fr/TEMP/crtblc21.htm La Jetée]. ''Alors!'' means ''So!''.<br />
<br />
Same reply was to another user emailing "17". Emailing "callipygian" didn't return a reply initially.<br />
<br />
About three days later everyone else got a reply appropriate to what they sent. All the emails had the same La Jetée quote as the signature. Reply to "12" was "Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire?" ("What does it mean?"). Reply to "callipygian" was "Comme c'est désagréable!" ("That's unpleasant!"). Reply to a joke about butts and 17 was "Des culs à vous aussi, monsieur! Je l'ai perdu! Zut!" ("Butts to you too, sir! I lost it! Heck!"). A question if there's anything we could do to help with the box got a reply "C'est inutile, j'ai tout perdu!" ("It's useless, I've lost everything!")<br />
<br />
People have been writing in a lot (including just sending "butts" jokes) and asking different questions, like "what's your favorite soup?" or what this person has to do with Zagmar. We got to know that they "do English, pro 100%" and eventually everyone was asked about password with just "17" or "seventeen" being the correct answer. There appeared to be some hiatus from someone named "dag" (''Tell whoever is "dag" to get his act together so we can move forward.''). Finally on 2016-12-08 everyone was sent the same letter (their addresses were in BCC), from the same account but renamed ''festival of yellowrumps'': <br />
<br />
'''we will move forward'''<br />
We will move forward without the Swedish diplomat, if necessary.<br />
<br />
Do not feel the need to respond to this. I will be traveling among timelines and will leave the instructions in a timed autoresponder. Your questions tell me that you have not ascertained my identity, and that you are fast and loose with information in what might be an insecure channel. Accusing me of being the enemy. Asking for my favorite soup. It is perplexing to me that I must depend on you... you overly familiar, cussing, security-breaching louts to save our timelines, including your own! <br />
<br />
Are you really the same humans who made it all the way to my note? Ah, don't answer. Sometimes we must drink white wine with roast, for it is all that is available....<br />
<br />
The timed autoresponder might mean just more videos from the "Denizens of Bug Mars" youtube channel. But in any case, we should probably stop emailing this account.<br />
<br />
==Helping TimeTraveler0451==<br />
===Sacrebleu===<br />
On 2016-12-09 we got another email from ''festival of yellowrumps'' titled '''confidential''':<br />
[[File:FF2 sacre.png|thumb|right|sacre.png]]<br />
<br />
Les fous-<br />
<br />
I have been tracking the thieves who stole my belongings. These people are trying to aid the enemy and bring the Decay. We cannot allow this to happen. I found this file, and I believe it will lead us to them, or at least to something they took from me.<br />
<br />
I cannot understand this file without some alternate reading that I can count on to make sense. I'm a very basic person, no ability to look and say what is happening here. I'll need to ask for your assistance, because nothing here adds up.<br />
Whatever you find, be sure to email back to me. This channel is secure, I believe, at least for now. I will return to this timeline "soon," in your relative understanding.<br />
<br />
Attached was an image titled '''sacre.png'''<br />
<br />
Its blue channel is actually just readable text bytes instead of the picture. If read column by column it becomes [http://pastebin.com/5g6vUSQ4 this]. You can recognize it been a [[Wikipedia:Lorem Ipsum|Lorem Ipsum]] with this inserted:<br />
<br />
BEGINNINGOFMESSAGE:JKTTU JUJAAJT JUJKTK JUKTKJ JKBATT TKTJT JKJTUJ JKUTKJ JUTKJAA JUJKUJ JUTJU JUJKJT TKJJTJ JKTTKJ JALAJKJK JKUJKT JBKAJKT JUKTU TKTTJ JKTTT TUJUJ TUTT JUJUJK JUJKTAA JUJUKJ JUKJKJK JKAAKJKT JUTKJK JKUTU JUKJKT JUJUU ENDOFMESSAGE<br />
<br />
Turning the letters of the message into numbers (A=1, B=2, etc): <br />
1011202021 102110111020 102110112011 102111201110 1011212020 2011201020 101110202110 101121201110 102120111011 102110112110 1021201021 102110111020 201110102010 101120201110 10112110111011 101121101120 102111101120 1021112021 2011202010 1011202020 2021102110 20212020 102110211011 102110112011 102110211110 10211110111011 10111111101120 102120111011 1011212021 102111101120 1021102121<br />
<br />
Usign the [[Wikipedia:Look-and-say sequence|Look-and-say technique]] that was hinted in the email (10 → 0, 11→ 1, 20 → 00, 21 → 11):<br />
01000011 01101000 01101001 01110010 01110000 00100000 01000110 01110010 01100101 01101110 01100011 01101000 00100000 01000010 01110101 01110100 01110100 01110011 00100000 01000000 00110110 00110000 01101101 01101001 01101110 01110101 01110100 01100101 01110011 01110100 01101111<br />
<br />
Converting binary into ASCII: '''Chirp French Butts @60minutesto'''<br />
<br />
That [https://twitter.com/60minutesto twitter account] is for a room escape games facility in Portland, Oregon. They have a room escape titled "Spark of Resistance" and it's about missing ''agents'' and starts with ''the developer being kidnapped by time travelers''. Their website [https://www.60minutestoescape.com/ features a rotary phone], and sacre.png looks to be based on a [https://roomescapeartist.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/img_0844.jpg photo taken there]. Also, an employee of this room escape helped us with [[Frog_Fractions_2#Indiecade_2015|the amiibo]] back in the day.<br />
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They "liked" all the ''French butts'' tweets that people sent to them. One of the people also got a private message saying ''Hello! Will you (or a representative) be in Portland, Oregon in the next few days? (That is--you and up to 7 other people)''. They said, they'll arrange a special session outside of their regular hours and it will be free.<br />
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===Room Escape Run===<br />
Another email from ''festival of yellowrumps'' arrived on 10 Dec 2016, titled '''be very careful in your next steps''':<br />
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Ah, this is very bad news.<br />
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They have taken my belongings to the land of stable Portals. This is a very dangerous place, one in which you can be trapped. Potentially, forever, and in all timelines.<br />
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Let me explain: <br />
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It is difficult to open a portal; it requires heavy clockwork, weirding machines, and the like. Our scientists were able to do it, yes, and hélas, we discovered how dangerous it can be to open portals at random. We were forced underground, to fight for our very existence, and the survival of our species. Vive la Résistance. We persisted.<br />
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Who was it who stole our technology we still do not know; someone rich and powerful maybe, or someone who can commandeer these machines. Whatl we know is that if you go to this distorted place, you will be in a place of merged timelines and collapsed futures. In my timeline, two of us are dead. In the merged future, you may have a chance to save one of us, I do not know. However, it may be confusing. We may speak another language, or be of different ages; it is difficult to know what set of collapsed timelines you see. I have traveled broadly and I can tell you that some futures are quite strange. But please, if you see 2 or 4, send my sincerest regards.<br />
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I will be out of contact for your foreseeable future. I am on the trail of a man named Jim; his work is the undoing of us all. I will send back more information as I find it. We must find and destroy the things that were stolen from me if we are to have any chance of survival. We must stop the Decay before it begins. I trust that I can count on you in this effort.<br />
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Go to the land of portals. Retrieve what you can. Destroy these artifacts.... Destroy these artifacts.<br />
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The land of portals, of course, refers to Portland, OR.<br />
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[[File:FF2escaperoom.jpg|thumb|left|The keychain and paper]]<br />
On 12 Dec 2016, a group was able to attend the escape room for a special session. They had to help a double agent escape a Russia-like country and received a key with a frog keychain as well as a paper with the previously found password for Number One, '''elmourouj'''.<br />
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===Further trail===<br />
On 15 Dec 2016 there came another letter, titled '''On the trail...''':<br />
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A clue, finally! I am sending this back to you across timelines. You may be ahead of me on this trail; I have no way to see into your time from here.<br />
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I have found some writing left scrawled on a note in the badger kennels. I am sure they have been here, those thieves! It reads as follows:<br />
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HD!EOD SLOL SO O! HNYU OEI HUDLO IETITGW RNTO KKH<br />
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HD!EOD SLOL SO O! HNYU OEI HUDLO IETITGW RNTO KKH<br />
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HD!EOD SLOL SO O! HNYU OEI HUDLO IETITGW RNTO KKH<br />
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I am concerned that these thieves who have stolen so many of my belongings will attempt to sell them on the black market. There are many around us who would be so nefarious to deal in stolen goods this way. <br />
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Work fast. Destroy what you find, if care about our timeline. Do not be persuaded to do otherwise by friendly spies, unless ''d’une façon ou d’une autre, vous croyez que tout ceci s’agit des amis que vous avez trouvé pendant ce voyage.''<br />
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The ''Badger Kennels'' is a common assignment in the [[Frog_Fractions_2#Samuel|operatives list]] of time travellers. It's decoded with railfence cipher (3 rails, 0 offset) and reads ''HOT DOG!! WHEN YOUR DONE IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS''. It seems to be a redundant clue to lead us to the [[Frog_Fractions_2#Unboxing_Story|Unboxing Story page]] that we already found ourselves 4.5 hours ago at that point (hence ''You may be ahead of me on this trail''). The french in the end means "one way or another, you believe that this is about the friends you made along the way", it's a common joke about what Frog Fractions 2 actually is (made almost daily in Discord).<br />
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'''Elmourouj''' password from the room escape was used again inside the Unboxing Story game/puzzle.<br />
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==Datamoshed Zagmar ==<br />
[[Image:FF2 datamoshed zagmar.jpg|thumb|right|Your Jim is in danger]] <br />
As discovered on 23 Nov 2016, the list of coordinates, that was the end of the line in the IsTheJigUpYet tweet, based each letter on specific cities on earth. If you write down the names of the cities for those first coordinates, you get [http://pastebin.com/raw/tu9H5LDR this list].<br />
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The first letters of the list spell out <code>YOURJIMISINDANGERGOOGLARSW0C</code>. This should be interpreted as '''Your Jim is in danger [http://goo.gl/aRsw0c goo.gl/aRsw0c]'''. The link leads to a datamoshed image of Zagmar uploaded 05 Nov 2016.<br />
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The original for the datamosh can be found [https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/article_large/public/thumbnails/image/2013/07/04/17/bacon.jpg here], but even without full binary diff, it was possible to find these blocks of strings pasted into the file:<br />
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We are aware of the Transgressions of those who would bring the Decay faster than Natural Order would dictate, to suit their own vile Designs.<br />
They must be stopped, by any and all Means.<br />
Follow me, for the one true Path is that which inverts the Universe and exposes us to our Creator.<br />
Do not imprison the Keys to your Salvation; neither in your Mind, nor in your Reality.<br />
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==Typos in IsTheJigUpYet's Twitter==<br />
Twitter account @IsTheJigUpYet has been tweeting daily since 10 Oct 2015 in the following pattern: first a tweet ''"%something% might be Frog Fractions 2 %link to wikipedia article for it%"'', then a follow up tweet ''"No."''<br />
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The first part comes up at 23:00 GMT (15:00 PST) and the "reply" at 18:00 GMT (10:00 PST) the next day.<br />
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On 3 Nov 2016, typos started to appear in the wording of the first tweet. Listing all the changed letters from them at this point: <code>aGFja2VF aGFjQkFk aFJEa2Vk Mk5ja2Vk</code>. This decodes from Base64 as <code>hackeE hacBAd hRDked 2Ncked</code>. Note that initially the typos were coming one by one, but then sped up, with multiple letters "revealed" in December 2016. As of 06 Dec 2016, we have two days without them and we're thinking they are over.<br />
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Until the fourth word the letters changed from the ''hacked'' pattern were placed on the unique non-repeating positions in the word. Gathered together by positions, they were <code>_RDBAE</code> and we predicted that to become 2RDBAE and be an anagram for ''2BEARD'' as in ''Twinbeard''. However, the fourth word started with ''2N'', so maybe the letters should be gathered just like this: <code>EBARD2N</code>. This is still kinda an "anagram" for 2NBEARD as in "Twinbeard". Maybe, this is a transposition key for something else. The word "hacked" might be important too.<br />
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==Castor Griffon soundcloud==<br />
On 4 Dec 2016, @IsTheJigUpYet [https://twitter.com/IsTheJigUpYet/status/805547252534153216 tweeted] "VfL Bochum might be F2Vkrog Fractions 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VfL_Bochum huqnr://sprlccmlsc.cpj/sres-751095988/14lm1010". Decoding the second link (Vigenere with key '''abxyz''', probably meant to be from decaytruth.info website) results in https://soundcloud.com/user-751095988/14oo1010, a soundcloud track by the user [https://soundcloud.com/user-751095988 Castor Griffon], whose name is an anagram for ''Frog Fractions'' (there's also [https://soundcloud.com/user-229568760 Castor Griffon II] found). The track is titled '''1400DEC10'''<br />
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# The audio track first says the fraction <code>8362558136806/17</code>, when divided that becomes 491915184518. This can be read as a simple letter cipher: <code>4-9-19-15-18-4-5-18 = DISORDER</code><br />
# Then the audio track lists a set of numbers: <code>1 3 4 8 9 11 12 14 15 15 18 20 20 20 21</code>. Put through the simple letter cipher: <code>ACDHIKLNOORTTTU</code>.<br />
# And then the audio track lists a set of fractions: <code>11/15 2/3 1/15 7/15 13/15 2/15 8/15 1 3/5 14/15 4/15 1/5 2/5 4/5 1/3</code><br />
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Convert all fractions to be fifteenths and the numerators are (or multiply all the fractions by 15):<br />
11 10 1 7 13 2 8 15 9 14 4 3 6 12 5<br />
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Those are all 15 numbers from 1 to 15. If you take the number's position within the fraction string, the list will be:<br />
3 6 12 11 15 13 4 7 9 2 1 14 5 10 8<br />
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Then, using that sequence as the key for the ACDHIKLNOORTTTU string you get: <br />
DKTRUTHLOCATION<br />
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The location on decaytruth.info is <br />
The Ashby Brewery and Indie Game Studio<br />
2020 Oregon Street Berkeley, CA 94703<br />
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This is really the address for the Berkeley Bowl grocery store but has long been a source of interest in the ARG.<br />
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An event is expected to occur on 10 Dec 2016 at this location at 14:00.<br />
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''Nota Bene:'' initially the sound track missed one number in the second set and the decoded string read "DKTTTHLOCAUION" what people dismissed. Then PMs quickly removed the track, added the second "Please stand by" one (with slowed down chipmunks) and added the track back again with that sequence fixed.<br />
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==Berkeley Bowl Beeman==<br />
[[File:FF2 Berkely Bowl Beeman.jpg|thumb|left|]]<br />
[[File:FF2 Where does the time go printed.jpg|thumb|right|http://imgur.com/a/JrdSX]]<br />
Our agents Riking and his team visited the Berkely Bowl on 10th Dec 2016 and at 14:00 met up with a man in a bee costume. He said that they reminded him of another guy (who also had a spinal column) — an old-timey looking guy that dropped off a bucket and disappered. And we can maybe figure out this bucket and look through it. The bee man introduced himself as a ''beesness analyst''. He also told how he got inspired from legal documents behind the [[Wikipedia:Bee Movie|Bee Movie]] about [[Wikipedia:Jerry Seinfeld|Jerry Seinfeld]] to branch out into comedy and made some ''bee''-themed jokes.<br />
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So, we got a '''white plastic bucket''' taped closed with sparkly tape and two blocks of [[wikipedia:beeswax|beeswax]] (he would've given pollen, but there was no at hand, unfortunately). The bucket's lid had an [http://imgur.com/a/JrdSX imgur link]). Inside of it was a wooden clothes pin and a basket. Contents of the basket: an A4 sheet of paper with a hand-drawn "The Decision Cycle" diagram (one word after "Hazard Control" is heavily stroked out; sparkly tape on the back side of the sheet); a small plastic bag; some sort of cut up coupon with a stack of sticky notes; a tiny cardboar santa hat with grey fur trim; a white envelope sealed by a cavalera skull, sparkly inside and containing a folded sheet of paper with more sparkly tape. The sheet of paper is a printed out image from the imgur link with some more things written on it with a gold marker. You can review all the contents and the video of meeting the beeman [https://goo.gl/photos/JPUdbxUvPXFjKZGS6 here]. Raw videos also available [https://home.riking.org/42/ff2arg/ here].<br />
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The imgur image and the printed out version have two columns of clues with the answer length in the brackets, a columns of "X"-es next to it and some timestamps seemingly arbitrarily placed in between the columns. The right column of "X"-es also has a down arrow, so initially we thought they are horizontal and vertical crossword clues. There was no crossword canvas for them, though. This idea was stregthened when Justin streamed and read a newspaper about a 13x13 crossword that doesn't have a picture and you have to figure out how to place the clues.<br />
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People in the chat quickly solved the clues in a [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lCyh_RmosV9CFXN9SqeCkczzqtrhkFRycSzmIzG0n7M/edit#gid=0 shared google spreadsheet]<br />
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Later, though, we discovered that the answers to the clues on the left and right can be combined to make city names. And a connecting line would go through some timestamp. See a variant of the solution [[:File:FF2 where does the time go solved.png|here]]. Two pairs of words fall out of the scheme and don't have times: "Marian Koshland" and "bibliotheque", so that is ''The Marian Koshland Library'' at UC Berkeley. The physical also sheet references two Mark Twain books ''The Jumping Frog of Claveras County'' and ''A Conneticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'', mixed up with words from Alice in Wonderland and dinosaur names. Dinosaurs fit in, because that is a ''Bioscience & Natural Resources Library''.<br />
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List of places and the times on their connecting lines (ordered by the right column which has a downwards arrow) AND the timezones names:<br />
[[Wikipedia:Fiji|Fiji]] 1:08am FJT (Fiji Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Christmas Island|Christmas Island]] 8:15pm LINT (Line Islands Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Juneau|Juneau]] 3:30am AKST (Alaska Standard Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:London|London]] 6:38am GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Tehran|Tehran]] 6:30am IRST (Iran Standard Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Christchurch|Christchurch]] 8:30am NZST (New Zealand Standard Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] 8:08pm HKT (Hong Kong Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Kabul|Kabul]] 11:08am AFT (Afghanistan Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Nepal|Nepal]] 12:30am NPT (Nepal Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Davis Station|Davis Station]] 10:00am DAVT (Davis Time, Antarctica)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Caracas|Caracas]] 3:45am VST (Venezuela Standard Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Jerusalem|Jerusalem]] 2:08am IST (Israel Standard Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] 5:30am EST (Eastern Standard Time, North America and Caribbean)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Cameroon|Cameroon]] 2:30am WAT (West Africa Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Armenia|Armenia]] 10:45am AMT (Armenia Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Port Stanley|Port Stanley]] 9:38am FKST (Falkland Islands Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Baghdad|Baghdad]] 3:38am AST (Arabia Standard Time)<br />
[[Wikipedia:Houston|Houston]] 6:38pm CST (Central Standard Time, North America & Central America))<br />
[[Wikipedia:Cape Cod|Cape Cod]] 1:30am EST (Eastern Standard Time, North America and Caribbean)<br />
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First letters of the timezones spell out '''FLAG IN HAND VIEW A FACE'''.<br />
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<small>Note, that Christmas Island has to be [[Wikipedia:Kiritimati|one of the Line Islands]] and not [[Wikipedia:Christmas Island|Australia's external territory]] for this to work.</small><br />
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This is a clue to use the timestamps on the line as a [[Wikipedia:Flag semaphore|flag semaphore]] code from the positions of the clock arrows. However, the times have to be converted into UTC first (hinted by the subtitle "the universal question"): <br />
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12:08 06:15 12:30 06:38 03:00 19:30 12:08 06:38 06:45 03:00 07:45 00:08 10:30 01:30 06:45 12:38 00:38 00:38 06:30<br />
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Reading as the semaphore code: '''641A12H352000''' (the last symbol is an "end of message", what confirms that the solution is valid, "j" was used as a "end of numbers, letters to follow" as per wikipedia).<br />
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[http://oskicat.berkeley.edu/search~S1/?searchtype=c&searcharg=QL641.A12+.H35+2000 There is] a book with the call number '''QL641.A12 H35 2000''' in the ''Marian Koshland Bioscience & Natural Resources Library'' – the library that was another answer from this sheet's puzzles – and is marked available. It's '''Slithy toves : illustrated classic herpetological books at the University of Kansas in pictures and conversations''' by ''Sally Haines''. The book title is a bit of a reference to ''jaberwocky'', so Alice in Wonderland references on the paper make sense.<br />
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===Letter from Ashby===<br />
On 12 Dec 2016 our agent went to the library and found [https://imgur.com/a/e2Dkd a folded sheet of paper] in the book, adorned by Calavera skulls (featured many times in the ARG now). The sheet turned out to be a letter from Ashby and describes his relationship with Gustav and The Tunisians in great detail.<br />
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Reader, greetings to you. Please, let me confess my tale. Your timeline will be the only one to contain this artifact, unless there are other versions of myself whom have gotten the same idea. I cannot, of course, vouch for their actions. They are… it hardly matters. Forgive me; I am getting too far ahead of myself. I will try not to get bogged down in details.<br />
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When I was young, it seemed too that the world was young. Before I write about any of my journeys, let me tell you this: I was happy once, and so was Gustav. We played in a tree swing, in a big, old chestnut, which creaked and croaked in a way that suggested a song. We leapt between stones in the creek, and studied our maths. I was good at catching fireflies on summer nights, those brilliant motes of life rising into the sky. Gustav drew pictures, inventing bizarre characters that accompanied us in our play. I planned to become a botanist. Gustav would settle for nothing less than traveling to distant stars. I chided him for having such elaborate dreams, but in the end I was happy that we dreamed together.<br />
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When the Tunisians approached us, we were no longer children, but neither were we truly adults. They had seen us through their strange machines, and determined our importance to future dealings surrounding a great event. They made it their mission to find us and teach us the ways of travel between timelines. Gustav spoke to them in French. When had he learned French? He spoke to a woman with a certain familiarity before they were formally introduced. I did not understand, but then I only knew a very few words in any foreign language. They were offering us something unusual. They wanted to demonstrate.<br />
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The first portal they opened for us was to some Eden. It was astounding. Blue and purple moons rose over tropical pools. A scent like jasmine floated on soft breezes, over rolling hills that led off to vertical escarpments grazing the sky. I have never found this place again, for they never shared these, or any other time-space coordinates with us. Gustav tore off his shoes and dove into one of those silken-water pools with no regard for what might be waiting under the surface. He knew, somehow, that they had brought us to a place meant to entice; a place that would be safe for us. I am still puzzled as to what bred such confidence.<br />
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Beyond the knowledge that we were somehow crucial to events in some other time and place, the Tunisians had no information, and no inkling of how we would eventually set the awesome mechanisms of our choices into their courses of influence. What they gave us was merely teaching without any advice on how to employ them. It was unwise, what they did, but they had plans of their own, they said. It was their way. They were resistant to changing their approach. Gustav and I could barely contain our excitement at having been told we were to be masters of time travel, very much out of the blue and quite in keeping with how special, nay, truly incredible, the exuberance of youth had convinced us we were. “Quelles époques désirez-vous visiter d’abord?” they addressed us. “Les passé!” Gustav shouted. “The future!” I proclaimed simultaneously. We looked at one another. Gustav had a wry smile. His intentions were unreadable. I was confused. I reached for him, and he walked confidently into the past, without looking back for a moment. I faltered. He had left, but why? I thought I was right. The future! The future... was the future. How could we deny ourselves a glimpse of that?<br />
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We parted, there, unexpectedly, with that disagreement. I so want to remember it as a minor thing, but perhaps there was slight animosity; having shared our lives for so long, now we were fundamentally divided as to our goals. That specific memory feels hollow now, having revisited it so often… a story’s shell, devoid of feeling. I don’t know what happened. I will never recover the true memory.<br />
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I have never been able to revisit that moment bodily. For all of my searching in time and space, and through the timelines I could discover, I have never seen him again, nor have I encountered any evidence of him. On reflection, it was not I who was special, though I will not say the same of Gustav. It was, however, our friendship that was so extraordinary; a connection that by its astonishing nature has persisted clearly in my mind, while oceans of later experience have foundered and sunk below oceans of forgotten memories. I have no doubt he became a great artist of some kind. His imagination was a great Cathedral, or even more than this - vast cities of ideas, waiting to explored and understood, When we were children, he would sing songs of planets of insects, and the hungry frogs that would settle in their midst, undetected. He wrote stories that felt as if they were real, and he was only a conduit through which they passed. This may have been the case. I have seen things beyond explanation in my travels; worlds nearly prophesied by his inventions.<br />
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The future turned out to be a bleaker existence than one might imagine. There is no joy in seeing cities that once housed your schoolmates ground to rubble through the relentless action of time; no pleasant feeling in seeing your family home decrepit, ruined and eventually forgotten as all things are and must necessarily be. The curiosity you sate by discovering the fates of the people and thing most beloved to you is - like lightning - flashed away into the massive loneliness experienced without them. I sat in front of my childhood home. I said, “I give your eulogy, house, and I will represent humanity, and you will represent the civilizations so vast that my heart cannot comprehend their loss.” I sat there, weeping, and resolved to find my friend. Gustav had made the wiser choice, travelling back to see the world when it was vibrant. He must have had a chance to learn from the masters. To grow also, and mature in a way that was denied to my young self. I took my opportunities and threw them to the cruel winds, on which sailed the Decay.<br />
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I have nothing to tell you of the Decay, other than that the time traveling itself has brought it. At least, this is what I theorize. I am not sure how they are related, but I knew nothing of this vile occurrence before we encountered the Tunisian scientists. I have never encountered it myself by opening a portal. It is likely that those otherworldly scientists had a hand in all of this, and their mistake was what caused them to seek out Gustav and myself. You will not find evidence of them, as our first encounter was during the gold rush in San Francisco. The portals they opened and much of their clockwork gadgetry were destroyed in an earthquake some decades later. Though the pull of those original portals is strong. You can still sometimes see the timelines crossing through in this location on earth.<br />
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Eventually I followed in Gustav’s path and traveled pastward. It was only then that I started recording my travels, trying, with increasing… and then decreasing… desperation to find Gustav. At first I wished to apologize or explain myself, to demand an apology or an explanation. Eventually, I just desired to see that he existed, and that he was not my own mind’s invention. I have resigned myself to writing this confession, and leaving tokens of my friendship in the timelines I visit. Your may have already speculated that for all of my meanderings through time and space, that there is a vanishingly small chance that I am, in fact, your timeline’s Ashby. Perhaps ownership of “your Ashby,” that is, the Ashby that originated in your timeline, means something to you. Now that I can take these moments to reflect, I see that “belonging to a timeline” is a feeling I can no longer identify in any of my thoughts. Indeed, the issue of where and when each us belongs is, to me, merely a matter of accounting.<br />
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Reader, make your decision. Travel without care and let the universe decide your fate, or plan the safer route. I cannot tell you that my way of journeying is the better way. For some of us, we do not end where we think we should. We end at a time and a place that once felt wild and infinite, and suddenly feels quite lonely, or halts unexpectedly. In that, I see no difference in how we choose.<br />
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I am leaving an artifact here, and in every timeline I visit. If Gustav should find one of these, he will know that I think of him, often.<br />
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It also had a code in the top-right corner: '''znjnlq5'''. This turned out to be a code for a tinyurl link [http://tinyurl.com/znjnlq5 tinyurl.com/znjnlq5] which leads to the Google Drive titled '''Soup Recipes'''. It contains a text file and three zip archives of 3D models in different formats (STL in 2 sizes and OBJ). The text file has:<br />
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A remembrance.... yes. You need only one, and they only need be a fraction; 1/3 to 1/2.<br />
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remembrance_STL.zip<br />
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(or, if you prefer)<br />
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remembrance_OBJ.zip<br />
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(or, finally...this one )<br />
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remembrance_300mm_STL.zip<br />
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And the 3D models look like this: <br />
<div style="display:inline-block;width:253px;">[[File:FF2 models_01.jpg|thumb|250px|remembrance_01]]</div><br />
<div style="display:inline-block;width:253px;">[[File:FF2 models_02.jpg|thumb|250px|remembrance_02]]</div><br />
<div style="display:inline-block;width:253px;">[[File:FF2 models_03.jpg|thumb|250px|remembrance_03]]</div><br />
<div style="display:inline-block;width:253px;">[[File:FF2 models_04.jpg|thumb|250px|remembrance_04]]</div><br />
<div style="display:inline-block;width:253px;">[[File:FF2 models_05.jpg|thumb|250px|remembrance_04 from below]]</div><br />
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The models have pegs and holes, so once 3D-printed, they can be stacked on top of each other with the lily pad on the bottom and frog on top. All in all, this looks to be the end reward of this investigation thread. Commemorative!<br />
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==Unboxing Story==<br />
:''Main article: [[Frog Fractions 2/Unboxing Story]]''<br />
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[[File:FF2-Unboxing-Story.jpg|thumb|right]]<br />
On 15 Dec 2016 a new thing was found on [[Frog_Fractions_2#Twinbread|twinbread]] (a new link on an [http://twinbread.com/hotdog.html old page]). There was later another clue connecting the TTraveler0451 trail to this discovery.<br />
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There's a [http://twinbread.com/Unboxing%20Story.zip link] to a zip-archive of a unity game there: '''Unboxing Story''' made to the likeness of [http://www.herstorygame.com/ Her Story]. In the game, you can type in words and watch 5 first videos that match the search. According to the Last-Modified HTTP field, the zip archive was uploaded to the website on 13 Dec 2016.<br />
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The game has a secret video with an [[Eye Sigil ARG]] map, using the password from that ARG and then running through a Sigil Maze. Correctly solving that unlocks another secret video (encrypted in the game files). The correct way through the maze is to take the directions from the Sigil ARG map itself (that has 20 nodes on it for the 20 moves): going through the map, if a node is on a line — you go up in the maze, if it's on a corner — go the direction you're about to turn in. We reuploaded the resulting secret video to YouTube for easiness:<br />
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWHqunFMrgc}}<br />
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We've had Randomiser, who solved the Sigil Maze, send his address to the contact as required.<br />
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==FF2 Launch Box==<br />
[[File:FF2 Launch Box.jpg|thumb|left]]<br />
[[File:FF2 Launch Box Package.jpg|thumb|right]]<br />
On 19 Dec 2016, just one business day after sending the address, the package arrived. In the Randomiser's Cool Stuff Corner, in this package we got 6 airbags! But one damaged. They, together with the bubble wrap are protecting what appears to be the '''FF2 Launch Box'''.<br />
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It has a big red button and a key slot. There are two round speakers and some wires on the side. The back has an on/off switch on what looks like a battery compartment, it was "on" on arrival, but that doesn't matter as the circuit is not closed due to the lock and the button.<br />
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The return address of the package marked as ''The Resistance'' belongs to the Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment in Oakland, CA.<br />
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Full unboxing process images can be seen [http://imgur.com/a/KlxEQ here].<br />
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We've mailed the key from the room escape to the box location. Initially the estimated date of arrival was Friday, 23 Dec 2016, but USPS wasn't able to make it on time and the key arrived a day late, so real-life obligations of Christmas that is happening hindred the stream, and just a video was recorded instead.<br />
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{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QEsKfHTx-Q}}<br />
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The box's batteries were a bit corroded (probably due to humidity and tempreture during delivery) and required some cleaning and messing with the wires before the box worked correctly. It's revving up after turning the key and then says ''"Launch sequence initiated"'' when the button is pressed.<br />
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Shortly after the button was pressed, another video was posted on '''A Flesh Virtuosi Worm channel''' (a.k.a. From Russia With Love): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdq_-AZsglk Ну, мы оторвались на славу!]<br />
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The title translates to '''So, we partied hard!''' (as in '''it was a glorious party'''). The description translates to '''Thanks everyone, it was very awesome'''.<br />
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{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdq_-AZsglk}}<br />
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The book that is read in the video is the one for which Justin bought out all cheap copies on Amazon. We [http://imgur.com/a/rEbUT have it on imgur, though].<br />
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Also at the same time [https://www.facebook.com/1807963026143910/photos/a.1807968859476660.1073741828.1807963026143910/1839507652989447/?type=3 an update] was added on the Denizends of Bug Mars Facebook page. The important quote from it:<br />
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What you want already exists and it's just a question of finding it, somewhere out there!<br />
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=Other Relevant Information=<br />
==LordHuffnPuff on Twitch==<br />
LordHuffnPuff is the typical alias for Justin Bortnick, one of the Frog Fractions 2 developers. While his [https://twitter.com/LordHuffnPuff twitter account] has provided a few clues, his [https://www.twitch.tv/lordhuffnpuff twitch stream] has featured several time travel shenanigans and other ARG relevant information, often at the beginning or end of the broadcast. Justin does NOT answer general ARG questions and should not be spammed with them. While he never archives his streams, here is a list of important dates on the stream:<br />
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'''5/16/16''' - Justin Streamed "Spooky" games. Spelunky, Neverending Nightmares, Spooky's house of jumpscares (which didn't work) and finally Oxenfree. He also held up a business card from Insomniac Games held in a moo.com business card holder[[File:Just-insomniac.png|right]]. Thanks to Riking for recording this stream. It can be viewed [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JZpfJxTxUM&feature=youtu.be here].<br />
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'''7/05/16''' - Justin Streamed Boktai 2, he played the game until the library section (which held books from Joshua's login). He left the stream with his character looking at the titles: Nightmare of the Abyss and Overheating: The Risk of Too Much Sun. He ate some licorice scottie doggies. Also he held up a red card that kind of looked like the netflix logo. <br />
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'''7/20/16''' - Justin streamed Hearthstone. He began looking through several books including Paradise Lost and Eggs, As Usual Breafast Etc. After the stream, an image of the beach was shown while music played. At one point, I've Got You Under My Skin played. The Dark Pages Podcast logo was up for a while while music from the Dark Souls games played. At the very end, Justin's camera came out to show him in a Groundskeeper Willie mask. He imitated Willie's voice and said "ack, how can I get this computer to work."<br />
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After this stream, he [https://twitter.com/LordHuffnPuff/status/757695110998061057 tweeted] that he had bought all the cheap copies of Eggs, As Usual Breafast Etc. stating "We could not let these valuable artifacts fall into the wrong hands, lest the entire operation be compromised." A copy of the book can be read at [http://imgur.com/a/rEbUT this link]<br />
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'''7/30/16''' - Justin streamed Heroes of the Storm (HOTS), Rocket League, and Guild Wars 2. At one point, he held up a a magazine titled XVII featuring Jeanne D' Arc and an article in the corner titled "A sere ditched his lord for me". After the stream briefly ended, he returned in a top hat and coat speaking in an old-timey accent and holding up a newspaper from Oct 24, 1901. An article titled "Once and Then Nevermore" could be seen and Justin talked about Annie Edson Taylor going over Niagra Falls in a barrel. Following the end of the stream, he tweeted "Well that was strange" and responded "felt a bit... displaced for a few minutes"<br />
[[File:XVIIJeanneDArce.png]]<br />
[[File:1901newspaper.jpg]]<br />
[[File:1901girlinbarrel.png]]<br />
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'''8/02/16''' - Justin streamed Heroes of the Storm. At the beginning, he did an old-timey slapstick silent movie routine.<br />
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'''8/14/16''' - Justin streamed Heroes of the Storm. At the beginning of the stream his facecam had a sepia filter and old time music from the early 1900's was playing. The songs played were: Grand Ol Flag, Swanee River, Take Me Out To The Ballgame, Auld Lang Syne, On Moonlight Bay, and Swing Low Sweet Chariot. At the end of the stream he looked through all of the hero skins in-game, "reviewing" them. After he returned to the first skin in the sequence, he just repeated what he had previously said, going through every single skin again. This time loop continued for 4 times.<br />
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'''8/15/16''' - Justin streams Heroes of the Storm again. Towards the end, he pretended he was going to review skins and then ends up reviewing other game elements like stimpacks, doing the math to see how many games you have to win for them to be worthwhile. He ends the stream answering a phone call.<br />
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His end of the phone call was as follows:<br />
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"hello, what's up? okay. uh, I'll call you back in like 5 minutes. no no no that's fine, I'll call you back in 5 minutes. okay. yep. yep. okay. now if I don't let them..that's bad. okay... uh huh... and how many are there? maybe I should, just tell me now. (whispers sorry, knock on door?). And how many did you lose? that's that's within acceptable tolerances. uh huh. uh huh. well it can't be real, it's gotta be some sort of trick right? uh huh. have you considered a firewall to prevent that? no, have you considered stronger passwords to prevent that? okay, I can't do anything given that, I can't get to you. you're too far away for be to be of any help. Okay, good luck, maybe next time you'll be smarter about that thing. okay, alright, good luck."<br />
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He hung up and reminded the stream "Never make your passwords easy to guess, you might get hacked, or password guessed or whatever."<br />
[[File:816Timetraveladmin.png|thumb|Justin's terminal interactions]]<br />
After the stream, he came back online only showing a blank screen. Then the Timetravel.club admin screen was shown. Justin entered "aptitude moo" and then ":(" when ACCESS DENIED appear. <br />
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'''8/27/2016''' - Justin streams HotS and Hearthstone. At one point, he drank a ginger beer from his "friends at the Ashby Brewery and Indie Game Studio", saying the recipe is from 1901. The Ashby twitter account tweeted the following day about their ginger beer. When asked where to get it, Justin looked up the website and said he was sure someone could figure it out if they spend more than ten seconds looking at it.<br />
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'''9/18/16''' - Justin streams HotS. He reviewed some new skins. Prior to his final match, he pulls out a plain wooden "mystery box". After the match, he teased opening and closing it. He then said he could not show the contents on stream. He hinted that there was "something next month" where one might obtain the box. When asked if it was Indiecade, Justin indicated "If I were you, I'd definitely go to Indiecade".<br />
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'''10/12/16'''- Justin streams HotS. He said "you better go to indiecade.... you don't know what might happen if you don't, the timeline could collapse in on itself. You just don't know" as well as ""I don't know anything about a bag of rocks" and "I don't know who [decorated my house for halloween], maybe it was all the victorian servants who live inside the walls". At the end, he counted hero portraits and when he reached 17 he repeated that number over and over.<br />
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'''11/6/16''' - Justin streams HotS. He says Russian is basically pig latin and Russia doesn't exist. He received a phone call in Russian that wasn't recorded. In a post stream return, he typed some Cyrillic (Russian text). Screenshots of the Cyrillic can be [https://imgur.com/a/BfTxf viewed here.] When translated, it becomes:<br />
Security compromised... <br />
Backup copy protocol initialized <br />
Receiving files. <br />
Good day <br />
(sombra skull) <br />
just a joke <br />
;) <br />
Target: Bug Mars <br />
citizen observation currently active <br />
president sabotage inducing <br />
deleting bug porn economy <br />
See you soon, cutie! (repeated)<br />
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'''11/7/16''' - Justin streams HotS. His cam video was notably being streamed upside down though claimed to not be upside down and told viewers "maybe you're upside down"(leading to discovery of the UV writing on the bottom of the box and inner lid). He continued to talk about Russia, saying things like "or as they say in the cold frozen wastes of the nation that was once Russia" and "Russian is a dead language, and I would know". He also pointed out the letters on Zarya's gun and then her 512 tattoo.<br />
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'''11/10/16''' - Justin [https://twitter.com/LordHuffnPuff/status/796893221813006336 tweeted] "Now that the jig is up I'm doing a twitch stream at 6:30 PM to answer your questions so tune in if you got em." He hosted a live stream at 6:30 PM PST that day with a markedly higher viewership. During the stream, he said that 6 people guessed the game correctly within the past week and they had sent out keys. No keys were sent out. He continued the claim that the jig was up by saying Kotaku, Polygon, and RockPaperShotgun had reported on what game was found to be Frog Fractions 2 and even linked to: http://www.polygon.com/2016/11/09/1234567/ff2-jig-finally-up . The link is broken and no new articles about Frog Fractions 2 were found. Justin refused to name the game out of wanting to let people discover it on their own. After a lot of pressure, he said the game is called "Pandaemonium - like Panda and then like demon-ium". <br />
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On the stream, he frequently denied facts of the ARG and his live streams where he drank Ashby Ginger Beer ("That's something Jim's roommate made") and made other contradictory statements. He claimed there was an unsolved YouTube puzzle. He also said the date was October 8, 2016. <br />
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Following the stream, he [https://twitter.com/LordHuffnPuff/status/796917906634207233 tweeted]"Thanks for watching! I hope that everybody who came out is now feeling way more secure in their Frog Fractions 2 knowledge." He also made an appearance on the Frog Fractions 2 discord's twitch-stream chat. He posted pictures from the manga Uzumaki by Junji Ito (previously referenced in the corrupted Joshua login library under the Spiral Folklore link), posted links to several skeleton memes, and engaged in some chat. He said he hadn't streamed in a while and when asked about the earlier stream responded "no last time obs booted was Oct 8 2016" and once more claimed the box received was not the box he gave away and that the box he gave away had a Hearthstone pin in it. He posted [http://galleryoftattoosnow.com/TattoosbyHaloMEMBERS/images/gallery/pope.jpg a picture of an evil pope] and then said <br />
beware his gaze<br />
gotta go<br />
they're on<br />
to me<br />
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He stopped responding after that.<br />
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'''11/11/16''' - Justin streamed again and talked about how he's not popular to attract an impersonator. He talked a lot about business cards he gave out at Indiecade 2016, thought to be the same card as was mentioned around E3 but apparently different from the card given out at GDC that gave the Clemens login. He recommended asking Elsinoire dev Connor Fallon and then said to contact everyone that was at Indiecade 2016. <br />
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He went offline then returned streaming HotS. He ate something out of a jar and listened to [http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/196/silas-marner/4256/part-1-chapter-14/ audio of chapter 14] of Silas Marner by George Eliot.<br />
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'''11/13/2016''' - Justin's stream begins with him in old-timey clothes and is titled "The Ball". He was playing Regency Solitaire and talked in an antiquated manner. He mentioned getting new cards but they were not business cards. He showed 25 stereographs and the Occular raft, new invention to view scenes as if they're really right in front of your face. The Occular Raft was a stick attached to some goggles that holds a photo. He said "[unless] you've been completely living under a rock, you know Edward was crowned king just this August!" and called for someone named Matilda and then said "<br />
Please excuse me for one minute, I must check up on the housekeeper. I think she might've gotten into the sherry again". <br />
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After the stream went down and came back, he played Regency Solitaire and then started playing Boktai 3D/ Kura 5. Justin notably [http://kura5.tumblr.com/credits worked] on this game and is credited as: Voice Actor (Emil), Obtaining references, Consultant for canon. He mentioned playing it in [https://twitter.com/LordHuffnPuff/status/798011603543203840 a tweet] that said "I'm streaming the @Boktai3D demo because it is a boktai game".<br />
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'''11/15/2016''' - Justin streams HotS. The stream was titled "a confluence of universes". An Eye Sigil ARG person expressed unhappiness and he played Don't Worry Be Happy. He listened to some meme songs suggested from his Patreon Slack chat. He ended the stream saying "time to eat lunch" and the screen faded to black. The sigil flashed and the stream cut out.<br />
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'''11/1/2016''' - Justin streams HotS. It was again titled "a confluence of universes" and he listened to a mashup playlist. He switched to Overwatch and played as Sombra and threw some ARG shade at Blizzard. He ended the stream abruptly saying "I've played enough video games for a lifetime, goodbye video games".<br />
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'''11/19/2016''' - In a stream titled 'Ovaltine simulator', while Justin played Hearthstone, the following exchange occurred in the chat;<br />
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16:36 adminbrown1: Hennessey do you read me?<br />
16:37 adminbrown1: We're seeing more anomalies. Can I borrow Martinez and Valsen?<br />
16:40 adminbrown1: Shouldn't be anything major but after the pope incident we can't be too careful<br />
16:42 adminbrown1: Hennessey?<br />
16:46 sci_hen: Hi Boss<br />
16:46 sci_hen: sorry<br />
16:46 sci_hen: Yes. Affirmative.<br />
16:47 sci_hen: I'll tell Martinez and Valsen to join you immediately.<br />
16:47 adminbrown1: Good. Thank you.<br />
16:49 sci_hen: Should I alert the science division yet?<br />
16:50 adminbrown1: Not yet. It may be nothing. Wait for my statement.<br />
16:56 adminbrown1: [GEN_ANNOUNCE] Agents of the Resistance: As you are aware, in light of portal research having been compromised by an invader several weeks ago, we have redoubled our efforts to ensure your security. I would like to report that the incursions into the future of Alternate Timeline JXL-01 have yielded roughly 40% more supplies than our projections indicated.<br />
16:57 adminbrown1: We have found that the population of that era is nonviolent and unable to stop our supply missions from taking that which we need to continue fighting the Decay.<br />
16:59 adminbrown1: Thus we are increasing our mission schedule by an equivalent 60% to build a war chest large enough for a serious incursion against the enemy, our first in centuries.<br />
17:00 adminbrown1: Stay strong! Stay stalwart! You are the bastion between humanity's extinction and our freedom from the bondage of the occupying force.<br />
17:03 adminbrown1: Believe in the resistance! Believe in me! Believe in we four who lead you!<br />
17:04 adminbrown1: Together we will rebuild a brighter future.<br />
17:04 adminbrown1: This is Number One. Over and out.<br />
17:05 sci_hen: *applause*<br />
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'''11/22/2016''' - Justin streams a pre-recorded Dark Souls video. He said "I figure I might as well stream it while I record it. it might be interesting to somebody." Then he played Regency Solitaire, apparently before Indiecade (and knew nothing of the box)and then the timeline jumped ahead, live on stream, to today. After this, the timelines jumped around several times. Twice he rambled and both were recorded along with a small segment only playing music, all linked below:<br />
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FolueZFrfGg&feature=youtu.be Lost America]<br />
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhQYLK_pGS8 Heaven link 1]<br />
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hW3IaZXN6c Heaven link2]<br />
[https://youtu.be/vn6LP8LJ1Xc Music only]<br />
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Both rants are from [http://www.erikkennedy.com/wizardpeopledearreaders.html WIZARD PEOPLE, DEAR READERS by Brad Neely]. Some speculate these rants are from a future Justin that has gone mad from the current events.<br />
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==THD and RPP References not noted above==<br />
This is a list of things found in the podcasts but were either redundant or simply references. These are to show other types of hints that have been found.<br />
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For more information on every THD, see the [[Frog Fractions 2/Train Hot Dog|Train Hot Dog page]]<br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"<br />
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! Episode name<br />
! Found information<br />
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| THD - All<br />
| The first three letters of the first three titles spell out DNA, it may be coincidence<br />
|-<br />
| THD 20 - 61<br />
| Two things with the fonts, they begin to change font types here, then in THD 34 onward the title cards switch orders of the podcast title and episode number and train hot dog, then 45 onward the titles have last letter of th first line and first of the last being the same font as the middle line (all three different fonts otherwise) The full sequence of first letters in the titles marked this way: PPAHTCGUWNGNABGL. In 61 they returned to normal<br />
|-<br />
| THD - Selected<br />
| Several THDs have a line or two of static on their title card, it was generally assumed that meant there was a clue in them but nothing is confirmed<br />
|-<br />
| THD 10: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQDNpPMIhEY Steam Hot Dog]<br />
| Sprectrogram shows the borg king card, wasn't found until after RPP posted the card on twitter<br />
|-<br />
| THD 12: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QeXpbLrVzc Stay on Your Toast]<br />
| [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/files/thd12_slowedend.mp3 Audio slowed down] says "I have a message for/from Jim Crawford"<br />
|-<br />
| THD 14:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3jNu_lm_7U Discharge]<br />
| Quotation marks in spectrogram around the ridermail about dwayne (quote included above, just not this detail)<br />
|-<br />
| THD 16: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXkIwMO7jic A Trip Through The Graphics Pipeline]<br />
| also has morse code for the MIRE EXUBERANT MUSHINESS hint, redundancy<br />
|-<br />
| THD 17: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVrWla5HtKU Kitten Gains]<br />
| Had an odd reflection in the thumbnail, is not on the youtube playlist, 17 reference for Indiecade<br />
|-<br />
| THD 18: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUf0OINE_pA Nightcore Night Court]<br />
| Around 23 minutes into the podcast you can hear the train conductor voice say, "Attention Passengers: Don't believe his lies. Find the truth about the decay. Thank you."<br />
|-<br />
| THD 21: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SdCxW8hP04 Shark Lips]<br />
|Part of a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0womMj8PLA speech from MYST] recut: "Thank you for bringing the red page." "Thank you for breaking the scripts. You must. YOU MUST! I need/mean (help? not sure here). (something else I can't make out). STOP DECAY. DON'T WASTE TIME."<br />
|-<br />
| THD 22:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgW1q17_IFg Ashen Stools]<br />
| Referenced to on a plane February 3, 19- (The day the music died, 1984 – Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B is launched using Space Shuttle Challenger.1966 – The unmanned Soviet Luna 9 spacecraft makes the first controlled rocket-assisted landing on the Moon. <br />
|-<br />
| THD 29: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bQxKAiX2YI Bumper Sandwich Booger Lips]<br />
| SSTV signal, decodes to operation gobbledop picture by using a program called MMSSTV. You just play the audio while the program is running and it automatically recognizes the format and decodes the image. Think it's just a reference to the Operations pages<br />
|-<br />
| THD 30: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6zdRK0y6FA Mobius Face Meeting Itself ]<br />
| Arcade noise in the background are this http://arcadecontrols.com/files/Audio/arcade86.mp3<br />
|-<br />
| THD 31: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjJavk39xZ Krampusloaf]<br />
| id3v2 tag info for thd31.mp3:<br />
COMM (Comments): ()[eng]: "We're in space, and space is the place,"<br />
Began the Champ, pallid utterly;<br />
"The madness is running wild, and so shall you."<br />
|-<br />
| THD 32: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG2Nz4EQlF4 Blini]<br />
| Jim just says Blini for 2 minutes, he also tweeted "Train Hot Dog, with its most recent episode, has achieved 32-bit fidelity. http://jewelofthehotdognet.work/" oddly, THD 33 was not uploaded to trainhotdog.cool and then 34 was also named 32 on that site, after a while it was changed back<br />
|-<br />
| THD 35: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRjfuSdFfH8 No Han Pics]<br />
| Suspiciously, Jim read from a page on the wiki that was created only days before the release of the podcast, there was only on reference found to any Bigger Luke theory before the ARG started<br />
|-<br />
| THD 64: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2UMFzxljLM The One Where Jim Doesn't Talk]<br />
| Justin is talking, he mentions Abraham Lincoln becoming the first cyborg in 1901. Furthers the 1901 obsession<br />
|-<br />
| THD 65: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MVNW3nIn_I The Other One Where Jim Doesn't Talk]<br />
| This episode was done by an ARGer, there's added backwards audio that says "let's keep this time loop" and "I wonder if I can escape this time loop" as well as Morse code that says "TERKIM FETHROG IS WITH YOU. STAY SAFE. FROG GOT YOUR BACK." Terkim Fethrog is the username of the person who made the episode.<br />
|-<br />
| Red Pages Extrasode 3<br />
| background is mock picture of a game with "Gold: 285", nickname of the painting in the ID3 is "Woman in Gold", Klimt's woman in gold as seen above, Link to the corrupted image to download if needed [http://postimg.org/image/cc8o9gw0x/ here]<br />
|-<br />
| RPP [https://twitter.com/RedPagesPodcast/status/651855579829288960 tweet]<br />
| "Current Statuses - Gord: mired, Justin: exuberant, Paul: mushy" MIRED EXUBERANT MUSHINESS reference<br />
|-<br />
| RPP 62: [http://redpagespodcast.com/listen/buff-wizard Buff Wizard]<br />
| From the ID3 tags:<br />
<br />
Comment: [Description: ] [Lang: ]<br />
Ashby: 17 Varieties<br />
Comment: [Description: ] [Lang: XXX]<br />
Ashby: 17 Varieties<br />
UserTextFrame: [Description: BPM (beats per minute)]<br />
17<br />
This is an Ashby reference and also 17, used for Indiecade again<br />
|-<br />
| Other<br />
| Jim also tweeted about a new HD called korn hotdog, http://kornstories.com/ <br />
|}<br />
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==Common Themes==<br />
The ARG has encountered several running themes throughout the two years of its existence. <br />
<br />
[[Frog_Fractions_2/Themes|Refer to the themes page]] for detailed information.<br />
<br />
Here is a list of the themes:<br />
[[Frog_Fractions_2/Themes#Time_Travel|Time Travel]]<br />
[[Frog_Fractions_2/Themes#Sparkles|Sparkles]]<br />
[[Frog_Fractions_2/Themes#Decay|Decay]]<br />
[[Frog_Fractions_2/Themes#Butts|Butts ]]<br />
[[Frog_Fractions_2/Themes#Chess|Chess]]<br />
[[Frog_Fractions_2/Themes#Tunisia|Tunisia]]<br />
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==Characters==<br />
There are many characters in the ARG. [[Frog_Fractions_2/Characters|Refer to the characters page]] for detailed information on each character.<br />
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==Games Confirmed to not be Frog Fractions 2==<br />
<br />
Please see the [[Frog_Fractions_2/Confirmed_Not_FF2|list of games confirmed not to be Frog Fractions 2]].<br />
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=References=<br />
==Resources==<br />
A list of resources to aid any search:<br />
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Unfiction thread:[http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=39801 Frog Fractions 2 Kickstarter ARG]<br />
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A searchable .txt of the forum through page 55: http://norgg.org/files/ff_forum.txt<br />
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Change log for the Operatives list on time-travel.club: http://new.norgg.org/files/timeagents.txt<br />
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Chat logs of the discord channels through 8/21: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B3o3qWI_oCVPVy1mM0tRX2FvU1U?usp=sharing<br />
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Experimental Mind Map - https://www.mindmeister.com/657363408?t=T2QuVC6xXt<br />
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==Media Appearances==<br />
===Kickstarter buzz===<br />
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10 Mar. 2014 [http://www.polygon.com/2014/3/10/5492536/frog-fractions-2-sequel-kickstarter Polygon - Frog Fractions developer launches $60K Kickstarter for sequel]<br />
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16 Mar. 2014 [http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/03/frog-fractions-2-wants-to-surprise-players-that-already-expect-the-unexpected/ arstechnica - Frog Fractions 2 wants to surprise players that already expect the unexpected]<br />
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17 Mar. 2014 [https://www.destructoid.com/is-there-a-frog-fractions-2-arg-already-underway--272070.phtml Destructoid - Is there a Frog Fractions 2 ARG already underway?]<br />
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27 Mar. 2014 [http://www.polygon.com/2014/3/27/5552666/frog-fractions-2-stretch-goal-aims-to-buy-oculus-rift-back-from Polygon — Frog Fractions 2 stretch goal aims to buy Oculus back from Facebook]<br />
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02 Apr. 2014 [http://www.wired.com/2014/04/frog-fractions-2-kickstarter/ Wired - You’ll Want to Play This Game — If You Can Ever Find It]<br />
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03 Apr. 2014 [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-04-03-frog-fractions-2-dev-releases-kickstarter-simulator-2015 Eurogamer - Frog Fractions 2 dev releases Kickstarter Simulator 2015]<br />
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===ARG Specific Articles===<br />
15 Dec. 2015 [http://www.polygon.com/2015/12/15/10220184/frog-fractions-2-arg Polygon - How to Shave Obama: Behind the baffling, nearly two-year-long quest to find Frog Fractions 2]<br />
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15 Nov. 2016 [https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/those-mysterious-symbols-hidden-in-24-games-have-crossed-over-with-frog-fractions-2 Waypoint - Those Mysterious Symbols Hidden In 24 Games Have Crossed Over With 'Frog Fractions 2']<br />
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15 Nov. 2016 [http://kotaku.com/indie-games-most-cryptic-mystery-apparently-just-a-fro-1789010586 Kotaku - Indie Games’ Most Cryptic Mystery Apparently Just A Frog Fractions Teaser]<br />
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===Frog Fractions 2 general===<br />
24 Sep. 2015 [https://www.destructoid.com/where-in-the-world-is-frog-fractions-2--312319.phtml Destructoid - Where in the world is Frog Fractions 2?]<br />
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17 May 2016 Justin said this applied: [http://www.pointandclickbait.com/2016/05/complex-arg-reveals-crushing-emptiness/ Point&Clickbait - Wow! This Complex ARG Reveals The Crushing Emptiness At The Heart Of Everything]<br />
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14 Aug. 2016 [https://www.destructoid.com/is-this-frog-fractions-2-find-the-gold-bars-380500.phtml Destructoid - Is this Frog Fractions 2? Find The Gold Bars]<br />
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24 Aug. 2016 [https://howwaswork.simplecast.fm/episodes/45239-jim-crawford-the-challenge Jim Crawford - The Challenge | How Was Work?]<br />
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31 Oct. 2016 [https://quarterly.camposanto.com/the-vanishing-secrets-of-video-games-81fa0c02150c The Quarterly Review — The Vanishing Secrets of Video Games]<br />
27th Dec. 2016 [http://kotaku.com/the-two-year-mystery-is-over-this-is-frog-fractions-2-1790505179 Kotaku - The Two-Year Mystery Is Over: This Is Frog Fractions 2]</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Meta:Press&diff=4096Meta:Press2016-12-27T00:03:05Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Frog Fractions 2 ARG */</p>
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This is a list of all press mentions GameDetectives & SteamSaleDetectives have gotten; if you find an article (in any language), please PM a wiki editor!<br />
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= General =<br />
''these articles are about GD and not directly about a particular ARG''<br />
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=== 26nd Aug. 2016 ===<br />
[DE] [http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/games/game-detectives-online-detektive-sezieren-videospiele-a-1109301.html Spiegel Online – Geheimnisse in Games: Wie Online-Detektive Videospiele sezieren]<br />
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=== 05th Dec. 2016 ===<br />
[EN] [https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/alternate-reality-game-experts-built-an-advent-calender-to-help-you-understand-how-args-work Waypoint – Alternate Reality Game Experts Built An Advent Calendar To Help You Understand How ARGs Work]<br />
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= Winter ARG =<br />
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=== 23rd Dec. 2015 === <br />
[EN] [http://steamed.kotaku.com/there-might-be-more-to-the-winter-steam-sale-than-meets-1749478396 Kotaku - There Might Be More To The Winter Steam Sale Than Meets The Eye]<br />
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=== 30th Dec. 2015 ===<br />
[EN] [http://www.destructoid.com/this-sure-seems-like-a-new-valve-arg-330582.phtml Destructoid - This sure seems like a new Valve ARG]<br />
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=== 31st Dec. 2015 === <br />
[EN] [http://www.pcgamer.com/something-strange-is-afoot-in-the-steam-winter-sale/ PCGamer - Something strange is happening in the Steam Winter Sale]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/tech-gaming/steam-sale-detectives-are-on-the-right-track-34326227.html Independent - Steam Sale detectives are ‘on the right track’] <br />
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[EN] [http://www.polygon.com/2015/12/31/10695644/steam-winter-sale-alternate-reality-game-reddit Polygon - Steam’s Winter Sale is hiding something, and the internet’s on the case] <br />
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[EN] [http://okgames.com.au/2015/12/31/the-steam-christmas-sale-is-more-than-it-seems/ OKgames - The Steam Christmas Sale Is More Than It Seems]<br />
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[EN] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMSXIxkxncQ&feature=youtu.be&t=80 The Know YouTube - Valve’s Secret ARG]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.vortez.net/news_story/steam_winter_sale_arg_uncoveredeveryone_still_confused.html Vortez - Steam Winter Sale ARG Uncovered, Everyone Still Confused] <br />
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[DE] [http://www.pcgames.de/Steam-Software-69900/News/Geheimnis-im-Steam-Winter-Sale-1182189/ PCGames - Steam: Mysteriöses Geheimnis im Winter Sale - Nutzer entdecken Hinweise]<br />
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=== 1st Jan. 2016 ===<br />
[EN] [http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Something-Weird-Going-Within-Steam-Winter-Sale-108557.html CinemaBlend - Something Weird Is Going On Withing The Steam Winter Sale] <br />
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[EN] [http://totalgamingnetwork.com/content.php?4279-Lambda-Symbol-Possibly-Revealed-in-Apparent-Valve-Winter-Sale-ARG TotalGamingNetwork - Lambda Symbol Possibly Revealed In Apparent Valve Winter Sale ARG] <br />
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[EN] [http://lambdageneration.com/news/half-life/could-this-really-be-half-life-3-everything-we-know-so-far-about-the-steam-holiday-sale-arg/ LambdaGeneration - Could This Really Be Half-Life 3? Everything We Know So Far About the Steam Holiday Sale ARG]<br />
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[EN] [http://uk.ign.com/articles/2016/01/01/theres-a-mystery-waiting-to-be-unlocked-in-steams-winter-sale IGN - There’s A Mystery Waiting To Unlocked In Steam’s Winter Sale]<br />
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[RU] [http://kanobu.ru/news/reddit-snova-ischet-half-life-3-379675/ Kanobu - Reddit снова ищет Half-Life 3]<br />
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[DE] [http://www.giga.de/downloads/steam/news/mysterioese-nachrichten-im-steam-sale-aufgetaucht/ Giga - Mysteriöse Nachrichten im Steam-Sale aufgetaucht!]<br />
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[DE] [http://www.pcgameshardware.de/Steam-Software-69900/News/Raetselraten-im-Winter-Sale-Half-Life-Symbol-gefunden-1182208/ PCGamesHardware - Steam: Rätselraten im Winter-Sale - Half-Life Symbol gefunden]<br />
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=== 2nd Jan. 2016 === <br />
[EN] [http://okgames.com.au/2016/01/02/steam-arg-what-do-we-know/ OKgames - What Do We Know?] <br />
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[EN] [http://gamerant.com/steam-winter-sale-mystery/ GameRant - What is Steam’s Winter Sale Hiding?]<br />
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[CZ] [https://www.grunex.com/clanek/tajemstvi-zimnich-slev-na-steamu-arg-od-valve/240 Grunex - Tajemství zimních slev na steamu - ARG od Valve?]<br />
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= Eye Sigil ARG =<br />
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=== 25th Jan. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.pcgamer.com/there-is-an-indie-arg-on-the-loose/ PCGamer - There is an indie ARG on the loose]<br />
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[EN] [https://www.vg247.com/2016/01/25/steam-ar-game-the-witness/ VG24/7 - Is this a Steam AR game to promote The Witness?]<br />
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[EN] [http://steamed.kotaku.com/for-years-a-few-steam-games-seem-to-have-been-hiding-a-1754982338 Kotaku - For Years, A Few Steam Games Seem To Have Been Hiding A Larger Secret]<br />
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[DE] [http://www.gameplane.de/the-witness-steam-ar-ein-auge-und-raetsel-ueber-raetsel/ Gameplane - The Witness – ARG, eine Sigille und Rätsel über Rätsel]<br />
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=== 26th Jan 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://games.mxdwn.com/news/the-game-is-afoot-steam-games-hiding-a-secret/ MXDWN - The Game Is Afoot! Steam Games Hiding A Secret]<br />
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=== 14th Feb 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [https://dvsgaming.org/crypts-to-trains-the-arg-that-connects-9-random-games/ DVSGaming - Crypts to Trains: The ARG That Connects 9 Random Games]<br />
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=== 31th July 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [https://voxludicus.com/2016/07/31/there-is-a-new-arg-encompassing-15-indie-games-on-steam/ Vox Ludicus - There is a new ARG, encompassing 15 indie games on Steam.]<br />
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=== 16th Aug 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/the-sigil-eye-conspiracy-is-indie-games-widest-spanni-1785342978 Kotaku - The "Eye Sigil" Conspiracy Is Indie Games' Most Arcane Mystery]<br />
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=== 17th Aug 2016 ===<br />
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[EN], [[http://www.vice.com/de/read/diese-mysterioesen-symbole-sind-in-19-spielen-aufgetaucht-und-niemand-weiss-warum DE]], [[http://www.vice.com/it/read/simboli-misteriosi-19-videogiochi-perche IT]] [http://www.vice.com/read/sigil-arg Vice Gaming - These Mysterious Symbols Have Been in 19 Video Games and No One Knows Why]<br />
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=== 19th Aug 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://fraghero.com/a-mysterious-symbol-has-been-found-in-19-unrelated-videogames-and-noone-knows-why/ Fraghero - A mysterious symbol has been found in 19 unrelated videogames and no one knows why]<br />
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[EN] [http://mygaming.co.za/news/pc/101486-the-greatest-unsolved-mystery-in-video-games.html Mygaming - The greatest unsolved mystery in video games]<br />
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[CN] [http://www.chuapp.com/2016/08/19/263097.html 触乐网 - 两年来,这张神秘图片出现在19个不同的游戏中]<br />
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=== 20th Sep 2016 ===<br />
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[PL] [http://www.cdaction.pl/magazyn/ CD-Action] - "Więźniowie labiryntu", issue#261 (11/2016), page 82<br />
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=== 15th Nov 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/those-mysterious-symbols-hidden-in-24-games-have-crossed-over-with-frog-fractions-2 Waypoint — Those Mysterious Symbols Hidden In 24 Games Have Crossed Over With 'Frog Fractions 2']<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/indie-games-most-cryptic-mystery-apparently-just-a-fro-1789010586 Kotaku — Indie Games’ Most Cryptic Mystery Apparently Just A Frog Fractions Teaser]<br />
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= Sombra ARG =<br />
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=== 3rd Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/overwatch-fans-find-new-clues-about-the-mysterious-hero-1784767759 Kotaku - Overwatch Fans Find New Clues About The Mysterious Hero Sombra]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.polygon.com/2016/8/3/12369144/overwatch-summer-games-sombra-arg-blizzard?utm_campaign=polygon&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter Polygon - Overwatch fans are trying to crack the latest mystery about Sombra]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.pcgamesn.com/overwatch/overwatch-sombra PCGamesN - Overwatch's Sombra ARG continues with new clues, but no solutions]<br />
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[EN] [http://team-dignitas.net/articles/blogs/overwatch/9989/who-is-sombra-all-facts-and-clues-about-sombra Team-Dignitas - Who is Sombra? All facts and clues about Sombra]<br />
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[FR] [http://overwatch.gamewave.fr/un-nouveau-code-cache-dans-la-derniere-cinematique-d-overwatch/ Gamewave - UN NOUVEAU CODE CACHÉ DANS LA DERNIÈRE CINÉMATIQUE D'OVERWATCH!]<br />
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[EN] [https://www.follownews.com/overwatch-fans-find-new-clues-about-the-mysterious-hero-sombra-1nhqt FollowNews - Overwatch Fans Find New Clues About The Mysterious Hero Sombra]<br />
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=== 4th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-summer-games-trailer-hides-a-mysterious-secret/ PCGamer - Overwatch Summer Games trailer hides a mysterious secret]<br />
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[SK] [http://www.sector.sk/novinka/121273/nove-overwatch-video-obsahuje-dalsie-tajomstva.htm Sector - Nové Overwatch video obsahuje ďalšie tajomstvá]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.techinsider.io/overwatch-sombra-character-2016-8 Techinsider - 'Overwatch' players are going to insane lengths to solve a mystery that Blizzard's teased for months]<br />
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[EN] [http://gamerant.com/overwatch-sombra-clues/ Gamerant - Overwatch Players Uncover More ‘Sombra’ Clues]<br />
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[HU] [http://www.gamestar.hu/hir/overwatch-sombra-karakter-214739.html Gamestar - Overwatch - újabb nyomok utalnak a még be nem jelentett hősre]<br />
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=== 5th Aug. 2016 === <br />
[EN] [http://kotaku.com/days-later-overwatch-fans-cant-figure-out-the-sky-cod-1784872143 Kotaku - Days Later, Overwatch Fans Can't Figure Out The 'Sky Code' Mystery]<br />
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[NL] [http://www.gamersnet.nl/nieuws/201608/cryptische_speurtocht_naar_overwatch_nieuwe_heldin_sombra_gaat_bizar_diep/ Gamersnet - Cryptische speurtocht naar Overwatch' nieuwe heldin Sombra gaat bizar diep]<br />
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[ES] [http://www.alfabetajuega.com/noticia/overwatch-el-enigma-de-sombra-sigue-ofreciendo-nuevos-detalles-n-71772 Alfa Beta Jeuga - Overwatch: El enigma de Sombra sigue ofreciendo nuevos detalles]<br />
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[EN] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ROjN-_F0ZU&feature=youtu.be&t=4m22s IGN (Video) - Sombra: Overwatch's Secret New Hero - Overwatch HQ]<br />
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=== 7th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
[EN] [http://www.gamespresso.com/2016/08/summary-state-sombras-arg-overwatch/ Gamespresso - Summary of the state of sombra's ARG in Overwatch]<br />
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=== 8th Aug. 2016 === <br />
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[EN/CN] [http://www.zhentoo.com/doc92368 Zhentoo - Overwatch new hero Secret Dorado hidden mystery] <br />
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[EN] [http://www.technewstoday.com/30880-overwatch-sombra-continues-to-elude-detectives/ TechNewsToday - Overwatch: Sombra Continues to Elude Detectives]<br />
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=== 9th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.polygon.com/2016/8/9/12411910/overwatch-sombra-arg-clue-sky-code Polygon - Overwatch’s Sombra mystery grows deeper as latest clue debunks popular fan theory]<br />
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=== 12th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/after-two-weeks-overwatch-fans-sombra-investigation-re-1785204389 Kotaku - Overwatch Fans' Sombra Investigation Reaps A Skull Code]<br />
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=== 14th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
[EN] [http://gamerant.com/overwatch-sombra-skull-code/ Gamerant - Skull Code is Latest Clue in Overwatch’s Sombra Investigation]<br />
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=== 16th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.christiantoday.com/article/overwatch.dlc.update.skull.code.the.latest.clue.for.sombra.investigation/93197.htm Christian Today - 'Overwatch' DLC update: Skull Code the latest clue for Sombra investigation]<br />
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[EN] [http://en.yibada.com/articles/151811/20160816/overwatch-dlc-update.htm Yibada - 'Overwatch' DLC update: New clues on Sombra's inclusion to the roster revealed]<br />
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=== 23rd Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.technewstoday.com/31129-overwatch-all-we-know-about-the-sombra-arg/ Tech News Today - Overwatch: All We Know About the Sombra ARG]<br />
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=== 24th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://gamerant.com/overwatch-forums-sombra-message/ Gamerant - Overwatch Forums Glitch Out, Reveals Hidden Message From Sombra]<br />
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[EN] [http://gamerant.com/overwatch-sombra-clue-website/ Gamerant - New Website Counts Down To Next Clue For Overwatch’s Sombra]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.polygon.com/2016/8/24/12623736/overwatch-sombra-arg-clues-skycoder Polygon - Overwatch's Sombra mystery appears to be coming to a close]<br />
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[EN] [https://www.vg247.com/2016/08/24/overwatch-forums-glitch-out-reveal-a-message-from-the-mysterious-sombra/ VG247 - Overwatch forums glitch out, reveal a message from the mysterious Sombra]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.technewstoday.com/31151-sombra-hacks-into-overwatch-forums/ Tech News Today - Sombra Hacks Into Overwatch Forums]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/08/24/overwatch-mystery-character-sombra-could-be-revealed-today IGN - Overwatch Mystery Character Sombra Could Be Revealed Today]<br />
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=== 25th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/overwatch-players-are-getting-fed-up-with-the-sombra-ar-1785765307 Kotaku - Overwatch Players Are Getting Sick Of The Sombra ARG]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/08/25/overwatch-made-the-internet-lose-its-mind-last-night-and-i-had-a-front-row-seat IGN - Overwatch Made the Internet Lose its Mind Last Night, And I Had a Front-Row Seat]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.technewstoday.com/31182-overwatch-countdown-to-sombra/ Tech News Today - Overwatch: Countdown to Sombra]<br />
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=== 30th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-sombra-arg-mystery/ PC Gamer - Overwatch's Sombra riddle begins to irritate the players trying to solve it]<br />
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=== 3rd Oct. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.mobilenapps.com/articles/19398/20161003/overwatch-update-sombra-blizzcon-halloween-event-leak.htm Mobile & Apps - Sombra To Be Revealed At Blizzcon? Halloween Event Confirmed In Data Leak]<br />
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=== 4th Oct. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.itechpost.com/articles/36011/20161004/overwatch-overwatch-update-overwatch-finally-getting-sombra-overwatch-sombra-sombra.htm iTechPost - Overwatch Update: Are We Finally Getting Sombra?]<br />
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=== 11th Oct. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.kotaku.com.au/2016/10/overwatch-fans-hacked-actual-people-in-an-attempt-to-find-sombra/ Kotaku - Overwatch Fans Hacked Actual People In An Attempt To Find Sombra]<br />
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=== 17th Oct. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://telkomgaming.co.za/will-sombra-hack-her-way-into-blizzcon-2016/ TelKom Gaming - Will Sombra Hack Her Way Into BlizzCon 2016?]<br />
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=== 18th Oct. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://overwatchtips.info/overwatch-sombra-arg-everything-you-need-to-know/ OverwatchTips - Everything You NEED To Know (Sombra ARG)]<br />
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=== 26th Oct. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [https://mic.com/articles/157757/overwatch-sombra-arg-everything-we-know-about-the-countdown-and-rumored-nov-1-release#.UILrZHRiM Min Network - Everything we know about Blizzard's rumored Nov. 1 release]<br />
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=== 28th Oct. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/imagining-horror-stories-for-a-never-ending-overwatch-a-1788324673 Kotaku - Imagining Horror Stories Of A Never-Ending Overwatch ARG]<br />
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=== 4th Nov. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/blizzard-reveals-sombra-finally-1788575224 Kotaku - Blizzard Reveals Sombra, Finally]<br />
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= Frog Fractions 2 ARG =<br />
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=== 31th Oct. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [https://quarterly.camposanto.com/the-vanishing-secrets-of-video-games-81fa0c02150c The Quarterly Review — The Vanishing Secrets of Video Games]<br />
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=== 27th Dec. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/the-two-year-mystery-is-over-this-is-frog-fractions-2-1790505179 Kotaku - The Two-Year Mystery Is Over: This Is Frog Fractions 2]</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Meta:Press&diff=3157Meta:Press2016-10-28T10:52:26Z<p>Svardskampe: </p>
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This is a list of all press mentions GameDetectives & SteamSaleDetectives have gotten; if you find an article (in any language), please PM a wiki editor!<br />
<br />
If you are writing about GD, please contact Josef Goats on discord or [https://www.reddit.com/user/imnotgoats /u/imnotgoats] on reddit.<br />
<br />
= General =<br />
''these articles are about GD and not directly about a particular ARG''<br />
<br />
=== 26nd Aug. 2016 ===<br />
[DE] [http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/games/game-detectives-online-detektive-sezieren-videospiele-a-1109301.html Spiegel Online - Geheimnisse in Games: Wie Online-Detektive Videospiele sezieren]<br />
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= Winter ARG =<br />
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=== 23rd Dec. 2015 === <br />
[EN] [http://steamed.kotaku.com/there-might-be-more-to-the-winter-steam-sale-than-meets-1749478396 Kotaku - There Might Be More To The Winter Steam Sale Than Meets The Eye]<br />
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=== 30th Dec. 2015 ===<br />
[EN] [http://www.destructoid.com/this-sure-seems-like-a-new-valve-arg-330582.phtml Destructoid - This sure seems like a new Valve ARG]<br />
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=== 31st Dec. 2015 === <br />
[EN] [http://www.pcgamer.com/something-strange-is-afoot-in-the-steam-winter-sale/ PCGamer - Something strange is happening in the Steam Winter Sale]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/tech-gaming/steam-sale-detectives-are-on-the-right-track-34326227.html Independent - Steam Sale detectives are ‘on the right track’] <br />
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[EN] [http://www.polygon.com/2015/12/31/10695644/steam-winter-sale-alternate-reality-game-reddit Polygon - Steam’s Winter Sale is hiding something, and the internet’s on the case] <br />
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[EN] [http://okgames.com.au/2015/12/31/the-steam-christmas-sale-is-more-than-it-seems/ OKgames - The Steam Christmas Sale Is More Than It Seems]<br />
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[EN] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMSXIxkxncQ&feature=youtu.be&t=80 The Know YouTube - Valve’s Secret ARG]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.vortez.net/news_story/steam_winter_sale_arg_uncoveredeveryone_still_confused.html Vortez - Steam Winter Sale ARG Uncovered, Everyone Still Confused] <br />
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[DE] [http://www.pcgames.de/Steam-Software-69900/News/Geheimnis-im-Steam-Winter-Sale-1182189/ PCGames - Steam: Mysteriöses Geheimnis im Winter Sale - Nutzer entdecken Hinweise]<br />
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=== 1st Jan. 2016 ===<br />
[EN] [http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Something-Weird-Going-Within-Steam-Winter-Sale-108557.html CinemaBlend - Something Weird Is Going On Withing The Steam Winter Sale] <br />
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[EN] [http://totalgamingnetwork.com/content.php?4279-Lambda-Symbol-Possibly-Revealed-in-Apparent-Valve-Winter-Sale-ARG TotalGamingNetwork - Lambda Symbol Possibly Revealed In Apparent Valve Winter Sale ARG] <br />
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[EN] [http://lambdageneration.com/news/half-life/could-this-really-be-half-life-3-everything-we-know-so-far-about-the-steam-holiday-sale-arg/ LambdaGeneration - Could This Really Be Half-Life 3? Everything We Know So Far About the Steam Holiday Sale ARG]<br />
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[EN] [http://uk.ign.com/articles/2016/01/01/theres-a-mystery-waiting-to-be-unlocked-in-steams-winter-sale IGN - There’s A Mystery Waiting To Unlocked In Steam’s Winter Sale]<br />
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[RU] [http://kanobu.ru/news/reddit-snova-ischet-half-life-3-379675/ Kanobu - Reddit снова ищет Half-Life 3]<br />
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[DE] [http://www.giga.de/downloads/steam/news/mysterioese-nachrichten-im-steam-sale-aufgetaucht/ Giga - Mysteriöse Nachrichten im Steam-Sale aufgetaucht!]<br />
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[DE] [http://www.pcgameshardware.de/Steam-Software-69900/News/Raetselraten-im-Winter-Sale-Half-Life-Symbol-gefunden-1182208/ PCGamesHardware - Steam: Rätselraten im Winter-Sale - Half-Life Symbol gefunden]<br />
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=== 2nd Jan. 2016 === <br />
[EN] [http://okgames.com.au/2016/01/02/steam-arg-what-do-we-know/ OKgames - What Do We Know?] <br />
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[EN] [http://gamerant.com/steam-winter-sale-mystery/ GameRant - What is Steam’s Winter Sale Hiding?]<br />
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[CZ] [https://www.grunex.com/clanek/tajemstvi-zimnich-slev-na-steamu-arg-od-valve/240 Grunex - Tajemství zimních slev na steamu - ARG od Valve?]<br />
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= Eye Sigil ARG =<br />
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=== 25th Jan. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.pcgamer.com/there-is-an-indie-arg-on-the-loose/ PCGamer - There is an indie ARG on the loose]<br />
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[EN] [https://www.vg247.com/2016/01/25/steam-ar-game-the-witness/ VG24/7 - Is this a Steam AR game to promote The Witness?]<br />
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[EN] [http://steamed.kotaku.com/for-years-a-few-steam-games-seem-to-have-been-hiding-a-1754982338 Kotaku - For Years, A Few Steam Games Seem To Have Been Hiding A Larger Secret]<br />
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[DE] [http://www.gameplane.de/the-witness-steam-ar-ein-auge-und-raetsel-ueber-raetsel/ Gameplane - The Witness – ARG, eine Sigille und Rätsel über Rätsel]<br />
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=== 26th Jan 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://games.mxdwn.com/news/the-game-is-afoot-steam-games-hiding-a-secret/ MXDWN - The Game Is Afoot! Steam Games Hiding A Secret]<br />
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=== 14th Feb 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [https://dvsgaming.org/crypts-to-trains-the-arg-that-connects-9-random-games/ DVSGaming - Crypts to Trains: The ARG That Connects 9 Random Games]<br />
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=== 31th July 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [https://voxludicus.com/2016/07/31/there-is-a-new-arg-encompassing-15-indie-games-on-steam/ Vox Ludicus - There is a new ARG, encompassing 15 indie games on Steam.]<br />
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=== 16th Aug 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/the-sigil-eye-conspiracy-is-indie-games-widest-spanni-1785342978 Kotaku - The "Eye Sigil" Conspiracy Is Indie Games' Most Arcane Mystery]<br />
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=== 17th Aug 2016 ===<br />
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[EN], [[http://www.vice.com/de/read/diese-mysterioesen-symbole-sind-in-19-spielen-aufgetaucht-und-niemand-weiss-warum DE]], [[http://www.vice.com/it/read/simboli-misteriosi-19-videogiochi-perche IT]] [http://www.vice.com/read/sigil-arg Vice Gaming - These Mysterious Symbols Have Been in 19 Video Games and No One Knows Why]<br />
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=== 19th Aug 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://fraghero.com/a-mysterious-symbol-has-been-found-in-19-unrelated-videogames-and-noone-knows-why/ Fraghero - A mysterious symbol has been found in 19 unrelated videogames and no one knows why]<br />
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[EN] [http://mygaming.co.za/news/pc/101486-the-greatest-unsolved-mystery-in-video-games.html Mygaming - The greatest unsolved mystery in video games]<br />
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[CN] [http://www.chuapp.com/2016/08/19/263097.html 触乐网 - 两年来,这张神秘图片出现在19个不同的游戏中]<br />
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=== 20th Sep 2016 ===<br />
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[PL] [http://www.cdaction.pl/magazyn/ CD-Action] - "Więźniowie labiryntu", issue#261 (11/2016), page 82<br />
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= Sombra ARG =<br />
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=== 3rd Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/overwatch-fans-find-new-clues-about-the-mysterious-hero-1784767759 Kotaku - Overwatch Fans Find New Clues About The Mysterious Hero Sombra]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.polygon.com/2016/8/3/12369144/overwatch-summer-games-sombra-arg-blizzard?utm_campaign=polygon&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter Polygon - Overwatch fans are trying to crack the latest mystery about Sombra]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.pcgamesn.com/overwatch/overwatch-sombra PCGamesN - Overwatch's Sombra ARG continues with new clues, but no solutions]<br />
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[EN] [http://team-dignitas.net/articles/blogs/overwatch/9989/who-is-sombra-all-facts-and-clues-about-sombra Team-Dignitas - Who is Sombra? All facts and clues about Sombra]<br />
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[FR] [http://overwatch.gamewave.fr/un-nouveau-code-cache-dans-la-derniere-cinematique-d-overwatch/ Gamewave - UN NOUVEAU CODE CACHÉ DANS LA DERNIÈRE CINÉMATIQUE D'OVERWATCH!]<br />
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[EN] [https://www.follownews.com/overwatch-fans-find-new-clues-about-the-mysterious-hero-sombra-1nhqt FollowNews - Overwatch Fans Find New Clues About The Mysterious Hero Sombra]<br />
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=== 4th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-summer-games-trailer-hides-a-mysterious-secret/ PCGamer - Overwatch Summer Games trailer hides a mysterious secret]<br />
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[SK] [http://www.sector.sk/novinka/121273/nove-overwatch-video-obsahuje-dalsie-tajomstva.htm Sector - Nové Overwatch video obsahuje ďalšie tajomstvá]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.techinsider.io/overwatch-sombra-character-2016-8 Techinsider - 'Overwatch' players are going to insane lengths to solve a mystery that Blizzard's teased for months]<br />
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[EN] [http://gamerant.com/overwatch-sombra-clues/ Gamerant - Overwatch Players Uncover More ‘Sombra’ Clues]<br />
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[HU] [http://www.gamestar.hu/hir/overwatch-sombra-karakter-214739.html Gamestar - Overwatch - újabb nyomok utalnak a még be nem jelentett hősre]<br />
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=== 5th Aug. 2016 === <br />
[EN] [http://kotaku.com/days-later-overwatch-fans-cant-figure-out-the-sky-cod-1784872143 Kotaku - Days Later, Overwatch Fans Can't Figure Out The 'Sky Code' Mystery]<br />
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[NL] [http://www.gamersnet.nl/nieuws/201608/cryptische_speurtocht_naar_overwatch_nieuwe_heldin_sombra_gaat_bizar_diep/ Gamersnet - Cryptische speurtocht naar Overwatch' nieuwe heldin Sombra gaat bizar diep]<br />
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[ES] [http://www.alfabetajuega.com/noticia/overwatch-el-enigma-de-sombra-sigue-ofreciendo-nuevos-detalles-n-71772 Alfa Beta Jeuga - Overwatch: El enigma de Sombra sigue ofreciendo nuevos detalles]<br />
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[EN] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ROjN-_F0ZU&feature=youtu.be&t=4m22s IGN (Video) - Sombra: Overwatch's Secret New Hero - Overwatch HQ]<br />
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=== 7th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
[EN] [http://www.gamespresso.com/2016/08/summary-state-sombras-arg-overwatch/ Gamespresso - Summary of the state of sombra's ARG in Overwatch]<br />
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=== 8th Aug. 2016 === <br />
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[EN/CN] [http://www.zhentoo.com/doc92368 Zhentoo - Overwatch new hero Secret Dorado hidden mystery] <br />
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[EN] [http://www.technewstoday.com/30880-overwatch-sombra-continues-to-elude-detectives/ TechNewsToday - Overwatch: Sombra Continues to Elude Detectives]<br />
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=== 9th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.polygon.com/2016/8/9/12411910/overwatch-sombra-arg-clue-sky-code Polygon - Overwatch’s Sombra mystery grows deeper as latest clue debunks popular fan theory]<br />
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=== 12th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/after-two-weeks-overwatch-fans-sombra-investigation-re-1785204389 Kotaku - Overwatch Fans' Sombra Investigation Reaps A Skull Code]<br />
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=== 14th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
[EN] [http://gamerant.com/overwatch-sombra-skull-code/ Gamerant - Skull Code is Latest Clue in Overwatch’s Sombra Investigation]<br />
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=== 16th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.christiantoday.com/article/overwatch.dlc.update.skull.code.the.latest.clue.for.sombra.investigation/93197.htm Christian Today - 'Overwatch' DLC update: Skull Code the latest clue for Sombra investigation]<br />
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[EN] [http://en.yibada.com/articles/151811/20160816/overwatch-dlc-update.htm Yibada - 'Overwatch' DLC update: New clues on Sombra's inclusion to the roster revealed]<br />
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=== 23rd Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.technewstoday.com/31129-overwatch-all-we-know-about-the-sombra-arg/ Tech News Today - Overwatch: All We Know About the Sombra ARG]<br />
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=== 24th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://gamerant.com/overwatch-forums-sombra-message/ Gamerant - Overwatch Forums Glitch Out, Reveals Hidden Message From Sombra]<br />
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[EN] [http://gamerant.com/overwatch-sombra-clue-website/ Gamerant - New Website Counts Down To Next Clue For Overwatch’s Sombra]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.polygon.com/2016/8/24/12623736/overwatch-sombra-arg-clues-skycoder Polygon - Overwatch's Sombra mystery appears to be coming to a close]<br />
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[EN] [https://www.vg247.com/2016/08/24/overwatch-forums-glitch-out-reveal-a-message-from-the-mysterious-sombra/ VG247 - Overwatch forums glitch out, reveal a message from the mysterious Sombra]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.technewstoday.com/31151-sombra-hacks-into-overwatch-forums/ Tech News Today - Sombra Hacks Into Overwatch Forums]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/08/24/overwatch-mystery-character-sombra-could-be-revealed-today IGN - Overwatch Mystery Character Sombra Could Be Revealed Today]<br />
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=== 25th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/overwatch-players-are-getting-fed-up-with-the-sombra-ar-1785765307 Kotaku - Overwatch Players Are Getting Sick Of The Sombra ARG]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/08/25/overwatch-made-the-internet-lose-its-mind-last-night-and-i-had-a-front-row-seat IGN - Overwatch Made the Internet Lose its Mind Last Night, And I Had a Front-Row Seat]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.technewstoday.com/31182-overwatch-countdown-to-sombra/ Tech News Today - Overwatch: Countdown to Sombra]<br />
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=== 30th Aug. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-sombra-arg-mystery/ PC Gamer - Overwatch's Sombra riddle begins to irritate the players trying to solve it]<br />
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=== 3rd Oct. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.mobilenapps.com/articles/19398/20161003/overwatch-update-sombra-blizzcon-halloween-event-leak.htm Mobile & Apps - Sombra To Be Revealed At Blizzcon? Halloween Event Confirmed In Data Leak]<br />
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=== 4th Oct. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.itechpost.com/articles/36011/20161004/overwatch-overwatch-update-overwatch-finally-getting-sombra-overwatch-sombra-sombra.htm iTechPost - Overwatch Update: Are We Finally Getting Sombra?]<br />
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=== 11th Oct. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://www.kotaku.com.au/2016/10/overwatch-fans-hacked-actual-people-in-an-attempt-to-find-sombra/ Kotaku - Overwatch Fans Hacked Actual People In An Attempt To Find Sombra]<br />
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=== 17th Oct. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://telkomgaming.co.za/will-sombra-hack-her-way-into-blizzcon-2016/ TelKom Gaming - Will Sombra Hack Her Way Into BlizzCon 2016?]<br />
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=== 18th Oct. 2016 ===<br />
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[EN] [http://overwatchtips.info/overwatch-sombra-arg-everything-you-need-to-know/ OverwatchTips - Everything You NEED To Know (Sombra ARG)]</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=File:Magazinescan.jpg&diff=3156File:Magazinescan.jpg2016-10-28T10:49:41Z<p>Svardskampe: Polish magazine scan of the sigil</p>
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<div>{{argbox<br />
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| name = Sombra ARG<br />
| image = File:Overwatch_logo.jpg<br />
| imagewidth = 250<br />
| description= The Sombra ARG - an ARG involving an unreleased Overwatch hero.<br />
| creator = Blizzard<br />
| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Type|Official]]<br />
| status = Active<br />
| discovered = 06-12-2016<br />
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[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]]<br />
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The Sombra ARG is an ARG involving Overwatch, a game made by Blizzard. Sombra is the name of an unreleased Overwatch hero that has been hinted at by Blizzard as being an upcoming playable character. Clues and ciphers referencing Sombra were found in various developer updates and short animations released by Blizzard, and this ARG is comprised of those clues.<br />
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At the game's release, there were numerous pieces of in-game information that appeared in Dorado, hinting at a character called Sombra. When Ana was revealed as Overwatch’s newest character, more Sombra clues appeared in Ana's origin video. In the weeks that followed, more clues were discovered.<br />
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= Ana Videos =<br />
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== Ana Origin Video ==<br />
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On July 12, 2016, a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE0CXgpNxG0 video] for the new Overwatch hero named Ana was released. By pausing the video at the 1:16 time mark, a bunch of hexadecimal numbers were discovered:<br />
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[[File:Ana_Hex2.png|400px]]<br />
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2E 2E 2E 7B 76 20 66 62 72 20 63 7E 72 79 72 20 7B 76 20 7E<br />
79 71 78 65 7A 76 74 7E D4 A4 79 2C 20 63 7E 72 79 72 20 72<br />
7B 20 67 78 73 72 65 2E 2E 2E 7B 76 20 66 62 72 20 63 7E 72<br />
79 72 20 7B 76 20 7E 79 71 78 65 7A 76 74 7E D4 A4 79 2C 20<br />
63 7E 72 79 72 20 72 7B 20 67 78 73 72 65 2E 2E 2E 7B 76 20<br />
66 62 72 20 63 7E 72 79 72 20 7B 76 20 7E 79 71 78 65 7A 76<br />
74 7E D4 A4 79 2C 20 63 7E 72 79 72 20 72 7B 20 67 78 73 72<br />
65 2E 2E 2E 7B 76 20 66 62 72 20 63 7E 72 79 72 20 7B 76 20<br />
7E 79 71 78 65 7A 76 74 7E D4 A4 79 2C 20 63 7E 72 79 72 20<br />
72 7B 20 67 78 73 72 65 2E 2E 2E 64 78 7A 75<br />
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A simple Hex to ASCII translation gave us <br />
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...{v fbr c~ryr {v ~yqxezvt~Ô¤y, c~ryr r{ gxsre...{v fbr c~ryr {v ~yqxezvt~Ô¤y, c~ryr r{ gxsre...{v fbr c~ryr {v ~yqxezvt~Ô¤y, c~ryr r{ gxsre...{v fbr <br />
c~ryr {v ~yqxezvt~Ô¤y, c~ryr r{ gxsre...dxzu<br />
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Using an XOR Cipher with the constant 23 on the above text, we got<br />
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..la que tiene la información; tiene el poder...la que tiene la información; tiene el poder...la que tiene la información; tiene el poder...la que tiene la <br />
información; tiene el poder...somb<br />
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The Spanish translates to<br />
<br />
She who has the information, has the power...<br />
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A second frame of hexadecimal numbers was discovered at the 2:11 time mark of the video:<br />
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[[File:Ana Hex.png|400px]]<br />
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65 76 2E 2E 2E 7B 76 20 66 62 72 20 63 7E 72 79 72 20 7B 76<br />
20 7E 79 71 78 65 7A 76 74 7E D4 A4 79 2C 20 63 7E 72 79 72<br />
20 72 7B 20 67 78 73 72 65 2E 2E 2E 7B 76 20 66 62 72 20 63<br />
7E 72 79 72 20 7B 76 20 7E 79 71 78 65 7A 76 74 7E D4 A4 79<br />
2C 20 63 7E 72 79 72 20 72 7B 20 67 78 73 72 65 2E 2E 2E 7B<br />
76 20 66 62 72 20 63 7E 72 79 72 20 7B 76 20 7E 79 71 78 65<br />
7A 76 74 7E D4 A4 79 2C 20 63 7E 72 79 72 20 72 7B 20 67 78<br />
73 72 65 2E 2E 2E 7B 76 20 66 62 72 20 63 7E 72 79 72 20 7B<br />
76 20 7E 79 71 78 65 7A 76 74 7E D4 A4 79 2C 20 63 7E 72 79<br />
72 20 72 7B 20 67 78 73 72 65 2E 2E 2E<br />
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When put through the same process, the same string of Spanish was revealed, but with the letters <code>ra</code> at the start. These letters were combined with <code>somb</code> from the other cipher to create <code>sombra</code>, the name of an unreleased hero that has been hinted at by Blizzard in the past. This led us to believe that this ARG was related to Sombra. The ARG was named accordingly, and no more clues were discovered until the release of the Dev Update video.<br />
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== Dev Update Video ==<br />
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[[File:Sombra Barcodes.png|thumbnail|right|The vertical barcodes found at the end of the Ana Dev Update video]]<br />
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At the end of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evghkilg2eQ this video], a series of vertical barcodes were discovered. The barcodes were found to be binary, a dump of which is available [https://gist.github.com/zapu/31165efab0d6264e2fd0fa75cc53b1aa here], credit of redditor /u/zapu.<br />
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Turning the ones and zeroes into black and white pixels, which formed a QR code:<br />
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[[File:Sombra_QR_code.png|300px]]<br />
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Scanning this QR code yielded the following message:<br />
<br />
"¿Estuvo eso facilito? Ahora que tengo su atención, déjenme se las pongo más difícil." <br />
<br />
And translated from Sombra's native language of Spanish into English:<br />
<br />
Was that easy? Well, now that I have your attention, allow me to make things much more difficult.<br />
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After this, no more clues were discovered until the Summer Games video was released.<br />
<br />
= Welcome to the Summer Games Video =<br />
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[[File:Base64_trail.jpg|thumbnail|right|The base64 cipher in the Summer Games video]]<br />
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On August 2, another cipher was discovered in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpcOD9tJM4k this video] - this time, the ciphertext was in base64:<br />
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U2FsdGVkX1+vupppZksvRf5pq5g5XjFRIipRkwB0K1Y96Qsv2L<br />
m+31cmzaAILwytX/z66ZVWEQM/ccf1g+9m5Ubu1+sit+A9cenD<br />
xxqkIaxbm4cMeh2oKhqIHhdaBKOi6XX2XDWpa6+P5o9MQw==<br />
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Using a tool to decode the Base64 results in the following output:<br />
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Salted__���ifK/E�i��9^1Q�*Q�t+V=�<br />
/ع��W/<br />
�_����V��?q����f�F���"��=q�������[��<br />
z��*����Z����u�\5�k�C<br />
(Note: copy/pasting this string will not work; some of the characters will not paste properly)<br />
<br />
==== Decrypting the Encryption ====<br />
<br />
The "Salted__" header at the start of the string indicates that the remainder of the text is encoded in an OpenSSL cipher, which requires a key and a known cipher. Salts are added to encrypted data to ensure uniqueness.<br />
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Since we know the salt, and we know the input data, '''all we need to decrypt is the password and cipher method'''. Since OpenSSL has been around for ages, there are many different cipher methods.<br />
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'''A Cipher''' is a mathematical algorithm to convert data into unreadable binary data.<br />
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'''A Password''' is key to the box, if you know it you can easily decrypt the data.<br />
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==== Narrowing Down Ciphers ====<br />
<br />
[[File:HexOfEncryptedMessage.png|thumbnail|right|Hex view of the encrypted string]]<br />
<br />
The Cipher used has been narrowed down by looking at a Hex Dump of the encrypted string. There are two major types of ciphers, stream ciphers and block ciphers. Stream ciphers encrypt only the data fed into them, whereas block ciphers will always be a set chunk length.<br />
<br />
A byte is roughly a single character, but special characters can take up multiple bytes. We know that OpenSSL Salted Encryption uses the first 8 bytes of the output for <code>Salted__</code> and the next 8 bytes for the actual salt. The rest of the information is the '''encrypted message'''.<br />
<br />
The immediately interesting thing here is that the '''encrypted message''' data stops 3 bytes short of a full chunk. This is a excellent indicator that the cipher used is a stream cipher (or a block cipher in CTR/OFB/CFB mode). This narrows our cipher list down significantly. This also means that the final string that Blizzard encrypted is less than 93 bytes!<br />
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'''At the time of writing, this cipher remains unsolved; it's speculated that Blizzard moved us past the cipher by giving us hints.'''<br />
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=== Directions & Letters ===<br />
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There are references to directions that are present in the North American version of the video. These references are conspicuously absent from other versions of the trailer. These references are shown below, with the relevant heroes and timestamps:<br />
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==== Directions ====<br />
<gallery mode="packed"><br />
File:Ow1.png|East - Mercy - Route 66 - 0:17<br />
File:Ow2.png|Center - D. Va - Temple of Anubis - 0:19<br />
File:Ow3.png|North - Torbjorn - Nepal - 0:21<br />
File:Ow4.png|South - Genji - Hanamura - 0:22<br />
File:Ow5.png|Southeast - McCree - Hollywood - 0:24<br />
File:Ow6.png|West - Symmetra - Watchpoint: Gibraltar - 0:30<br />
File:Ow7.png|Southwest - Bastion - Hollywood - 0:34<br />
File:Ow8.png|Northeast - Winston - Volskaya Industries - 0:46<br />
File:Ow9.png|Northwest - Tracer - King's Row - 0:47<br />
</gallery><br />
[http://imgur.com/a/FQXmy Album of full screencaps]<br />
<br />
Here are the screencaps, arranged according to their directions.<br />
<br />
[[File:Overwatch map.jpg|frameless]]<br />
<br />
= Dorado Photo = <br />
<br />
On the Overwatch [https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/media/ media] page, a new [https://blzgdapipro-a.akamaihd.net/media/screenshot/dorado-screenshot-004.jpg photo of the attacking spawn in Dorado was added.] This photo was "'''datamoshed'''", which means it concealed a hidden message while also taking on a distorted appearance. ([http://prntscr.com/c3dce7 Here] is an example of purposely data moshing the image manually to achieve similar effects) <br />
<br />
<gallery mode="packed"><br />
File:dorado-datamosh.jpg|The datamoshed image<br />
File:dorado-screenshot-005.jpg|The original image<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
After comparing the images via difference checking tools, it was found that certain English and Spanish characters were replaced with exclamation points, producing a Spanish sentence out of the replaced characters. <br />
<br />
"Por que estan mirando al cielo? La respuesta no esta sobre sus cabezas, esta detras de ustedes. A veces, necesitan analizar sus logros previos."<br />
<br />
Translated into English, this phrase is<br />
<br />
"Why are you looking at the sky? The answer isn't over your heads, it's behind you. Sometimes, you need to analyze your previous achievements."<br />
<br />
The phrase "Why are you looking at the sky?" is most likely a reference to a strange artifact that was discovered in the sky of the Dorado map, but various processes of decryption were fruitless.<br />
<br />
== Analyzing Achievements ==<br />
<br />
[[File:achievements.png|thumbnail|right|"¿" Achievement, comment in source code]]<br />
<br />
The phrase "you need to analyze your previous achievements" led us to look at the achievements on the [http://www.playoverwatch.com Play Overwatch] Website. We noticed that if you logged in and viewed the achievements on your player profile, a mystery achievement appeared.<br />
Viewing the source code of the image lead us to a new phrase:<br />
<br />
Vientos, nada mal. No obstante, me aburro. Intentemos algo nuevo en la misma dirección.<br />
uczihriwgsxorxwunaarawryqhbrsfmeqrjjmu 5552E494 78T3 4VM9 OPL6 IS8208O913KRlrx<br />
<br />
Translated, it says:<br />
<br />
Damn, not bad. However, I'm getting bored. Let's try something new in the same direction.<br />
uczihriwgsxorxwunaarawryqhbrsfmeqrjjmu 5552E494 78T3 4VM9 OPL6 IS8208O913KRlrx<br />
<br />
= Volskaya Datamosh =<br />
<br />
The following instructions explain the process of how the ASCII Skull and "little games" quote were found:<br />
<br />
1. Take the following section of code from the "?" achievement hint above.<br />
uczihriwgsxorxwunaarawryqhbrsfmeqrjjmu 5552E494 78T3 4VM9 OPL6 IS8208O913KRlrx<br />
<br />
2. Run it through a [http://rumkin.com/tools/cipher/vigenere.php Vigenére Cipher]<br />
<br />
3. Use heroes in the order of their positions on the compass (further above) to get hero names for the passphrase:<br />
tracertorbjornwinstonsymmetradvamercybastiongenjimccree<br />
<br />
4. The code received will result in the following url which, when formatted in to a proper URL, becomes the following picture:<br />
blzgdapiproaakamaihdnetmediascreenshot 5552E494 78B3 4CE9 ACF6 EF8208F913CFjpg<br />
[https://blzgdapipro-a.akamaihd.net/media/screenshot/5552E494-78B3-4CE9-ACF6-EF8208F913CF.jpg blzgdapipro-a.akamaihd.net/media/screenshot/5552E494-78B3-4CE9-ACF6-EF8208F913CF.jpg]<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="packed"><br />
File:volskaya-datamosh.jpg|The datamoshed image<br />
File:Volskaya-screenshot-004.jpg|The original image<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
The distortion on this picture indicates that it, too, is "datamoshed", and that it conceals hidden information. A difference check between the new and [https://blzgdapipro-a.akamaihd.net/media/screenshot/volskaya-screenshot-004.jpg original image] resulted in an interesting message.<br />
<br />
== ASCII Skull #1 ==<br />
<br />
The diff from the datamosh resulted in the following output:<br />
<br />
Parece que te gustan estos jueguitos... por que no jugamos uno de verdad?<br />
:PB@Bk:<br />
,jB@@B@B@B@BBL.<br />
7G@B@B@BMMMMMB@B@B@Nr<br />
:kB@B@@@MMOMOMOMOMMMM@B@B@B1,<br />
:5@B@B@B@BBMMOMOMOMOMOMOMM@@@B@B@BBu.<br />
70@@@B@B@B@BXBBOMOMOMOMOMOMMBMPB@B@B@B@B@Nr<br />
G@@@BJ iB@B@@ OBMOMOMOMOMOMOM@2 B@B@B. EB@B@S<br />
@@BM@GJBU. iSuB@OMOMOMOMOMOMM@OU1: .kBLM@M@B@<br />
B@MMB@B 7@BBMMOMOMOMOMOBB@: B@BMM@B<br />
@@@B@B 7@@@MMOMOMOMM@B@: @@B@B@<br />
@@OLB. BNB@MMOMOMM@BEB rBjM@B<br />
@@ @ M OBOMOMM@q M .@ @@<br />
@@OvB B:u@MMOMOMMBJiB .BvM@B<br />
@B@B@J 0@B@MMOMOMOMB@B@u q@@@B@<br />
B@MBB@v G@@BMMMMMMMMMMMBB@5 F@BMM@B<br />
@BBM@BPNi LMEB@OMMMM@B@MMOMM@BZM7 rEqB@MBB@<br />
B@@@BM B@B@B qBMOMB@B@B@BMOMBL B@B@B @B@B@M<br />
J@@@@PB@B@B@B7G@OMBB. ,@MMM@qLB@B@@@BqB@BBv<br />
iGB@,i0@M@B@MMO@E : M@OMM@@@B@Pii@@N:<br />
. B@M@B@MMM@B@B@B@MMM@@@M@B<br />
@B@B.i@MBB@B@B@@BM@::B@B@<br />
B@@@ .B@B.:@B@ :B@B @B@O<br />
:0 r@B@ B@@ .@B@: P:<br />
vMB :@B@ :BO7<br />
,B@B<br />
<br />
'''Translation:'''<br />
<br />
"It seems you like these little games... Why don't we play a real one?"<br />
<br />
This is the python2 script to extract modified bytes from datamoshed volskaya screenshot, https://gist.github.com/synap5e/27635d2ff6f0e3b15f0c902dca2974a9<br />
<br />
The ASCII image of the skull seemed to be a dead end, however, as no further progress was made until August 23rd.<br />
<br />
= Overwatch Forums Glitching Page/ "Skycoder" =<br />
<br />
A user named 'Skycoder' posted an [http://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20748794686 ominous topic] on the official Overwatch forums.<br />
<br />
The name of the topic, if translated from binary, says "23"; a reference to Sombra, who is the 23rd character in Overwatch. The time posted on the forums was set at 23h and had since been counting down rather than increasing; it was assumed to be a countdown to something (see [[Sombra_ARG#A Moment in Crime Transmission|below]]).<br />
<br />
This topic's page soon begins to glitch and distort, turning a hue of purple before opening a text box stating:<br />
<br />
"la que tiene la información; tiene el poder"<br />
"She who has the information, has the power"<br />
<br />
and typing another code:<br />
<br />
<br />
ICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICA6UEKPQms6CiAgICAgICAg<br />
ICAgICAgICAgICAgICAsakKIQEJAQkBCQEJCTC4KICAgICAgICAgICAg<br />
ICAgICAgIDdHlkKTQpVCTU1NTU1CQEJAQkBOcgogICAgICAgICAgICAg<br />
ICA6a0KSQpCIl01NT01PTU9NT01NTU2MQphCQEIxLAogICAgICAgICAg<br />
IDo1kUKNQphCiEJCTU1PTU9NT01PTU9NT01NipJuQm5CQEJCdS4KICAg<br />
ICAgICA3MG6GlUKIQpJClEJYQkJPTU9NT01PTU9NT01NQk1QQphCiEJA<br />
QkBCQE5yCiAgICAgIEeYlpdCSiBpQohCh4ggIE9CTU9NT01PTU9NT01P<br />
TZYyICBCj0JAQi4gRUJAQkBTCiAgICAgIJKWQk2HR0pCVS4gIGlTdUKI<br />
T01PTU9NT01PTU9NTZdPVTE6ICAua0JMTYhNhkKXCiAgICAgIEKMTU1C<br />
mUIgICAgICAgN4hCQk1NT01PTU9NT01PQkKWOiAgICAgICBCh0JNTYhC<br />
CiAgICAgII2YiEKKQiAgICAgICAgIDeSlkBNTU9NT01PTU1AQkA6ICAg<br />
ICAgICAgQEBCQEJACiAgICAgII+ST0xCLiAgICAgICAgICBCTkKPTU1P<br />
TU9NTY9CRUIgICAgICAgICAgckJqTYRCCiAgICAgIJBAICBAICAgICAg<br />
ICAgICBNICBPQk9NT01NQHEgIE0gICAgICAgICAgLkAgIEBACiAgICAg<br />
IISVT3ZCICAgICAgICAgICBCOnWMTU1PTU9NTUJKaUIgICAgICAgICAg<br />
LkJ2TUBCCiAgICAgIIRCkUKYSiAgICAgICAgIDCRQpdNTU9NT01PTUKV<br />
QkB1ICAgICAgICAgcUBAQEJACiAgICAgIEKETUJCjHYgICAgICAgR4+L<br />
Qk1NTU1NTU1NTU1NQkKINSAgICAgICBGhEJNTUBCCiAgICAgIIdCQk1/<br />
QlBOaSAgIExNRUKFT01NTU2PQoNNTU9NTYpCWk03ICAgckVxQodNQkKE<br />
CiAgICAgIEKYloRCTSAgQm1ChEIgIHFCTU9NQpBChUKEQk1PTUJMICBC<br />
QEJAQiAgQEJAQkBNCiAgICAgICBKlm2GhFBCj0KEQplCN0eIT01CQi4g<br />
ICAsQE1NTUBxTEJAQkBAQEJxQkBCQnYKICAgICAgICAgIGlHQpUsaTCE<br />
TZZCbk1NT4tFICA6ICBNQE9NTUBAQEJAUGlpQEBOOgogICAgICAgICAg<br />
ICAgLiAgIEKXTZBCj01NTUBCQEJAQkBNTU1AQEBNQEIKICAgICAgICAg<br />
ICAgICAgICBAQkBCLmlATUJCQEJAQkBAQk1AOjpCQEJACiAgICAgICAg<br />
ICAgICAgICAgQkBAQCAuQkBCLjpAQkAgOkJAQiAgQEJATwogICAgICAg<br />
ICAgICAgICAgICAgOjAgckBCQCAgQkBAIC5AQkA6IFA6CiAgICAgICAg<br />
ICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgdk1CIDpAQkAgOkJPNwogICAgICAgICAgICAg<br />
ICAgICAgICAgICAgICAsQkBCCg==<br />
<br />
== ASCII Skull #2 ==<br />
<br />
The code was recognized to be Base64, which was then translated to a new ASCII image:<br />
<br />
:PB.Bk: <br />
,jBˆ@B@B@B@BBL. <br />
7G–B“B•BMMMMMB@B@B@Nr <br />
:kB’B.ˆ—MMOMOMOMOMMMMŒB˜B@B1, <br />
:5‘B.B˜BˆBBMMOMOMOMOMOMOMMŠ’nBnB@BBu. <br />
70n†•BˆB’B”BXBBOMOMOMOMOMOMMBMPB˜BˆB@B@B@Nr <br />
G˜–—BJ iBˆB‡ˆ OBMOMOMOMOMOMOM–2 B.B@B. EB@B@S <br />
’–BM‡GJBU. iSuBˆOMOMOMOMOMOMM—OU1: .kBLMˆM†B— <br />
BŒMMB™B 7ˆBBMMOMOMOMOMOBB–: B‡BMMˆB <br />
.˜ˆBŠB 7’–@MMOMOMOMM@B@: @@B@B@ <br />
.’OLB. BNB.MMOMOMM.BEB rBjM„B <br />
.@ @ M OBOMOMM@q M .@ @@ <br />
„•OvB B:uŒMMOMOMMBJiB .BvM@B <br />
„B‘B˜J 0‘B—MMOMOMOMB•B@u q@@@B@ <br />
B„MBBŒv G.‹BMMMMMMMMMMMBBˆ5 F„BMM@B <br />
‡BBM.BPNi LMEB…OMMMM.BƒMMOMMŠBZM7 rEqB‡MBB„ <br />
B˜–„BM BmB„B qBMOMB.B…B„BMOMBL B@B@B @B@B@M <br />
J–m†„PB.B„B™B7GˆOMBB. ,@MMM@qLB@B@@@BqB@BBv <br />
iGB•,i0„M–BnMMO‹E : M@OMM@@@B@Pii@@N: <br />
. B—M.B.MMM@B@B@B@MMM@@@M@B <br />
@B@B.i@MBB@B@B@@BM@::B@B@ <br />
B@@@ .B@B.:@B@ :B@B @B@O <br />
:0 r@B@ B@@ .@B@: P: <br />
vMB :@B@ :BO7 <br />
,B@B <br />
<br />
It should be noted that the skull above shouldn't be used to decode anything, just that it's a skull. Characters do not copy the same for some people due to character sets being different. Instead, a much simpler method is going to be used to achieve this.<br />
<br />
First, you must strip both skulls of spaces, and new characters. You can do this in Notepad++ or any semi-advanced text editor. The strings cannot be shown due to their length, but the idea is to have them be on a single line with no spaces.<br />
<br />
The process to get something out of these 2 strings is to subtract each byte from both skulls, and showing the ones that are not 0. A user on our Discord has given us a script made in C to automate this hosted on [http://pastebin.com/g3kA1Pif this Pastebin]. You can compile it and read the source to get an understanding of what you need.<br />
<br />
After subtracting each byte from both skulls, you end up with this string:<br />
<br />
OHVSURPHWLXQMXHJR...FUHRTXHXVWHGHVORVGHWHFWLYHVGHMXHJRVOROODPDULDQXQWUDLOKHDG?EOCJGDXVD-DPEDV-FDODYHUDV.KWPO<br />
<br />
This string was recognized as a Caesar Cipher. After shifting it 23 places, it resulted in:<br />
<br />
LESPROMETIUNJUEGO...CREOQUEUSTEDESLOSDETECTIVESDEJUEGOSLOLLAMARIANUNTRAILHEAD?BLZGDAUSA-AMBAS-CALAVERAS.HTML<br />
<br />
'''Alternative method to arrive at a similar string to the above, verified by Discord user Per'''<br />
<br />
Decoding the Base64 string, extracting all of the non-UTF-8 characters, and subtracting 0x23 from the value of each character yields:<br />
<br />
lesprometiunjuegocreoqueustedeslosdetectivesdejuegoslollamarianuntrailheadblzgdausaambascalaverashtml<br />
<br />
This process is similar to a Ceaser Cipher, so it is arguable that either one of the methods could have been intended.<br />
<br />
When cleaned up and translated, the message reads:<br />
<br />
Les prometi un juego...creo que ustedes los Detectives de Juegos lo llamarían un trailhead? BLZGDUSA-AMBAS-CALAVERAS.HTML<br />
I promised you a game...I believe you Game Detectives would call it a trailhead? BLZGDAUSA-AMBAS-CALAVERAS.HTML<br />
<br />
"USA-AMBAS-CALAVERAS" translates to "USE-BOTH-SKULLS".<br />
<br />
With that said, you may also notice "BLZGDAUSA-AMBAS-CALVERAS.HTML" is familiar looking. It was assumed there is a page on their CDN that contained more information, in the [[#Skull_Video|Skull Video]] section, you can see that it was true.<br />
<br />
== Skull Video ==<br />
<br />
BLZGDA is Blizzard's server for hosting media, using full URL we get:<br />
https://blzgdapipro-a.akamaihd.net/media/screenshot/usa-ambas-calaveras.html<br />
<br />
This link leads to a video which clearly shows an image of a skull, along with a dossier of info:<br />
<br />
http://i.imgur.com/6Pk69LX.png<br />
<br />
In the video properties you can find:<br />
Parecen estar muy interesados en estos "héroes". ¿Tal vez les interese conocer algunos detallitos que he averiguado sobre ellos?<br />
You seem to be very interested in these "heroes". Maybe interested to know some details that I found out about them?<br />
<br />
There is also a heartbeat monitor in the video - by looking at which lines it "pings" on, and by assigning letters to these lines, we get:<br />
momentincrime<br />
<br />
== amomentincrime E-mail ==<br />
<br />
'momentincrime' appeared to refer to the Roadhog and Junkrat video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5kTATxt7bE A Moment in Crime], which came out months before the release of Overwatch. A site: amomentincrime.com was also found, where you can find information about configuration made to automatic mail response:<br />
<br />
...Estableciendo conexión...<br />
...Protocolo Sombra v1.3 iniciado...<br />
<br />
...Infiltrando la respuesta automática del email de pistas...<br />
<br />
...Terminando conexión...<br />
<br />
It was discovered that sending an e-mail to tips@amomentincrime.com resulted in an automated response via email:<br />
<br />
Thank you for contacting A Moment in Crime's anonymous crime line!<br />
<br />
We have analyzed your submission and forwarded the information to the relevant parties. Your help could be vital in apprehending these cri<br />
<br />
...Estableciendo conexión...<br />
...Protocolo Sombra v1.7 iniciado...<br />
<br />
<br />
01:07:47 02:02:02 01:08:06 02:13:43 01:18:32<br />
01:18:21 02:10:19 01:06:21 02:05:18 01:04:02<br />
01:07:08 02:18:25 01:13:04 02:19:20 01:23:02<br />
01:16:40 02:16:35 01:23:04 02:17:16 01:06:42<br />
01:13:29 02:18:06 01:05:02 02:15:41 01:08:34<br />
<br />
j.7F57O,NLv:qj.7B:,1qv@B1j5ivB:,<br />
<br />
...Terminando conexión...<br />
<br />
minals and bringing them to justice. These fugitives are responsible for a string of robberies, arson, and other crimes stretching from Sydney to King's Row.<br />
<br />
Authorities believe that they have set their sights on crossing the Atlantic to America.<br />
<br />
<br />
If the timestamp-looking numbers are taken as AA:BB:CC, where AA is the number of skull, BB is the row and CC is the column (as illustrated [http://i.imgur.com/ZgN2MVQ.png here]), the 5x5 table would look like this:<br />
<br />
S j G B L <br />
. @ M O k <br />
i , v : 0 <br />
E 7 r q N <br />
J P 5 F 1<br />
<br />
(although, note that these symbols are the same in both skulls).<br />
<br />
If this is used as the key for the [[Wikipedia:Bifid cipher|Bifid cipher]] for the string below the table:<br />
<br />
j . 7 F 5 7 O , N L v : q j . 7 B : , 1 q v @ B 1 j 5 i v B : ,<br />
12 21 42 54 53 42 24 32 45 15 33 34 44 12 21 42 14 34 32 55 44 33 22 14 55 12 53 31 33 14 34 32<br />
<br />
1 2 2 1 4 2 5 4 5 3 4 2 2 4 3 2 4 5 1 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 1 2 2 1 4 2<br />
1 4 3 4 3 2 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 4 5 5 1 2 5 3 3 1 3 3 1 4 3 4 3 2<br />
<br />
11 24 23 14 43 22 55 45 54 34 43 23 22 42 31 24 45 55 11 52 35 33 33 41 43 43 11 24 23 14 43 22<br />
<br />
SOMBr@1NF:rM@7iON1SP0vvErrSOMBr@<br />
<br />
This phrase is leet-speak, when translated, it becomes<br />
Sombra Information is power Sombra<br />
<br />
'''Meanwhile, the countdown on the Blizzard forum post approached zero...'''<br />
<br />
= Image of Reaper =<br />
<br />
The Sombra-ARG Discord server created a datamoshed image as a message to Sombra, and popular Overwatch YouTuber Muselk [https://twitter.com/MrMuselk/status/767039209689546752 sent the image to @PlayOverwatch]. An Imgur version of this image can be found [http://imgur.com/a/ph36v here].<br />
<br />
The base image for the datamosh that was sent can be seen [https://blzgdapipro-a.akamaihd.net/media/screenshot/reaper-screenshot-002.jpg here].<br />
<br />
We were able to obtain an [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/218568246092234752/219179587156967424/reaper-screenshot-002-moshed.jpg original uncompressed copy of the datamosh] we sent to Blizzard from the Sombra-ARG Discord, allowing us to reverse engineer and confirm the message that we sent.<br />
<br />
The message was as follows:<br />
Bueno Sombra, jugemos un juegito y depaso nos das algo con que jugar<br />
Okay Sombra, let's play a little game and in return you can give us something to play with<br />
<br />
A more in depth history of the message we sent can be found in [http://imgur.com/a/h7Md6 this Imgur gallery].<br />
<br />
We received no response from Sombra until a [[#Overwatch_Forums_Glitching_Page.2F_.22Skycoder.22|post by Skycoder]] appeared on the US Battle.net forums. During the destruction of the website itself, you can see an image fly around on the page. This image appeared on the forum post a few hours after the post originally appeared, and many have chalked this up to a mistake on Blizzard's part. This [https://bnetcmsus-a.akamaihd.net/cms/page_media/go/GOHY605ZZEAA1471990978690.jpg image] depicts Reaper on Temple of Anubis, and is quite similar to the image that Muselk sent to Sombra via twitter, although it does appear to have immediately noticeable differences. Namely, the file size is much bigger and there is a visible shift of the image to the left towards the bottom of the image.<br />
<br />
A Discord user has created a script in order to automate the work that was originally being done manually, and also much better. Before, there was missing data, though there clearly was something there as people had already interpreted the message before it was fully revealed. You can find some of the original work before this was finished [http://imgur.com/a/56jHn here], it explains a good bit.<br />
<br />
Moving on to the acquisition of this message, you will ideally need to use [http://pastebin.com/Cg3RDM3T this C script] made by a user, which has to be compiled through your favorite compiler. Blizzard seems to use a symbol for points of interests in these messages, namely '!'. What the script will attempt to do is recreate the image Blizzard sent visually by injecting the symbol into certain blocks of the image, and then compares that block to the same block in the image from Blizzard. If the script sees that it is the same, it moves on with the changes made. Otherwise, it will revert those changes and try them on another block for the remainder of the image. Every time it succeeds with this process, it will output the previous value that was replaced with the symbol along with it's location. The message acquired using this process is shown below:<br />
<br />
Aquiesta tujuego<br />
Here's your game<br />
<br />
It may be likely that this was supposed to be solved before we solved the [[#amomentincrime_E-mail|amomentincrime E-mail]] but it will never be known.<br />
<br />
= A Moment in Crime Transmission =<br />
<br />
[[File:Momentincrime.png|thumbnail|right|amomentincrime.com as of August 24th, 2016]]<br />
<br />
Once the countdown on the Skycoder forum post reached zero, [http://amomentincrime.com amomentincrime.com] was updated. It now says (same colours as were in the forum post)<br />
<br />
...Estableciendo conexión...<br />
...Protocolo Sombra v1.9 iniciado...<br />
<br />
...Transmitiendo información a ómnicos activos... 2%<br />
<br />
...Terminando conexión...<br />
<br />
Translating the text on the page becomes:<br />
<br />
...Establishing connection...<br />
...Sombra Protocol v1.9 initiated...<br />
<br />
...Transmitting information to active omnics... 2%<br />
<br />
...Ending connection...<br />
<br />
A comment was added in the source code:<br />
Bien hecho, ya tienen mi clave. Hackear este programa de televisión no tuvo chiste. Espérense a lo que sigue.<br />
Well done, you have my password. Hacking this television program was meaningless. Wait for what is coming.<br />
<br />
Due to confusions during translation, "no tuvo chiste" does directly translate to "You did not joke." But after asking someone who speaks Mexican Spanish, the phrase was clarified to mean "there was no point in it." There are more translation confusions that do not properly convey the tone of the message. Originally, it was "Hacking this television program was meaningless. Wait for what follows." The tone of that though was seemingly trying to show off what she will do. It should be noted that she also implied hacking the television program was easy.<br />
<br />
The percent number on the amomentincrime.com seems to be going up slowly. Note that it's not updating for everybody at the same time, probably due to the caching tech employed for the amomentincrime.com. <br />
<br />
There is an uncached version of the website discovered by Discord user "Mino" that can be found [http://amomentincrime.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html here].<br />
<br />
Over time the percentage rose, and the Sombra Protocol version number went to v1.95 after 5% was hit. Since then the percentage increases by 0.0038 every 3 minutes. It is predicted that this will reach 100% on Oct. 16th-17th, a good few days before BlizzCon on Nov 4th - 5th.<br />
<br />
Another comment was added to the source code as well:<br />
Parece que se están calentando un poco las cosas... tendré que pasar desapercibida mientras esto se finaliza.<br />
It seems things are heating up a bit... I'll have to go unnoticed while this is finishing.<br />
<br />
On 18th October at 19:02 GMT the site reached 100%, and the site updated, leaving this message:<br />
...Transmisión finalizada - finalizando carga... <br />
...Carga finalizada. Unidad Bastion E-54 comprometida...<br />
Which roughly translates to:<br />
...Transmission complete - finishing upload...<br />
...Upload finished. Unit Bastion E-54 engaged...<br />
Hidden in the source code of the site was <br />
v1.4.0.2.324??<br />
Which seems to hint to something related to this ARG being hidden in the next version of Overwatch.<br />
<br />
= Sombra vs. LumériCo =<br />
<br />
== The Hacked Bastion ==<br />
<br />
On 2016-10-19, a new Overwatch version was released - version 1.4.0.2.32448, which amomentincrime.com updated shortly afterwards to change the two ?s to the same numbers. Users discovered that Bastion had a strange interaction on the Dorado map - when next to one of the SOMBRA PROTOCOL terminals, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkd__ceYm-Y he would emit a series of beeps].<br />
<br />
The beeps were, in fact, morse code and decoded to <code>SQOFJFBNITIZWGDXSDO</code>. Discord user Crab figured out that this was a Vigenere cipher and used the passcode <code>SOMBr@1NF:rM@7iON1SP0vvErrSOMBr@</code> to solve it into:<br />
<br />
ACCESSWWWLUMERICOMX<br />
<br />
== LuméReaction ==<br />
<br />
[[File:Lumerico.png|thumbnail|right|The homepage of http://lumerico.mx]]<br />
<br />
This lead to the website https://lumerico.mx/, for the fictional Mexican company LumériCo, who have built several reactors in Dorado. The page had a [https://lumerico.mx/news news page], noting the opening of a new reactor on November 1 as well as a recent attack on the site. There were also [https://lumerico.mx/about about] and [https://lumerico.mx/login login] pages.<br />
<br />
A few extra txts have been found, none of them serving any apparent purpose or relevance:<br />
<br />
=== https://lumerico.mx/robots.txt ===<br />
<br />
Allow: omnics<br />
<br />
This is a joke about the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robots_exclusion_standard Robots exclusion standard], a txt file usually included to tell bots accessing the site what they should and should not do - a common usage is telling Googlebot not to index the site on Google. However, Blizzard have instead chosen to allow Omnics, the fictional race of robots in the Overwatch universe, to access the site.<br />
<br />
=== https://lumerico.mx/api ===<br />
<br />
{"message":"thanks for calling the api"}<br />
<br />
A piece of JSON markup that forms the world's smallest and most useless API.<br />
<br />
=== https://lumerico.mx/omnics.txt ===<br />
<br />
Allow: ??<br />
Allow: ???<br />
<br />
<br />
An alternate robots.txt with an unknown meaning.<br />
<br />
==Phone number==<br />
There is a phone number at the bottom of the page: (510) 766-2726. If you call it, you hear [https://soundcloud.com/jackwilsdon/510-766-2726a a woman speaking in spanish]. She says a string of numbers: <code>5-2-4-1-3 (pause) 23-4-14-8-6-18-17-23-21-18-15</code><br />
<br />
The second part translates (a=1, b=2, etc) to '''WDNHFRQWURO'''. After rotating 23 times (ROT-23 cipher) this becomes '''TAKECONTROL'''.<br />
<br />
== Take Control ==<br />
<br />
The phone message lead to a more significant page on the site: https://lumerico.mx/TAKECONTROL/index.html. It's styled the same way as amomentincrime.com is and featured [https://lumerico.mx/calavera.png an image of Sombra's skull icon], named "calavera.png" (a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calavera Spanish name] for "skull" associated with the Mexican Day of the Dead). There was also text on the page:<br />
<br />
<pre style="word-break:break-all;word-wrap: break-word;"><br />
ethldtíoíesnoemfetuylm.bnlsssqtann)hcnslararuCpdGeoopéqubdsroaan.arnasdmdor1vrsmerñerlsdacnnnoaexedsidcn.iarsgcyi,iqeqnd.pooitoaeaaransterLetéáedasodocMrnseeiuCsimnosetlójnueodacapsadcoanfasest.rnucaodacadmdoemoipíogPoipbehaSussai.,yccandin.reueatenaoiorneoeetaoéyenimt¿rPehec,uurobudeílrysriteenasni,adngpjrálireecgrolsmhYnao?nmonomepeldezmapcpunoaulrrruCstmeitltetlróesoapsdéyufcuascaa,rensbuinergnqedlmvlbpdtaz.enebuineuldoerecrGefqfirrasulrbeatHsilnbaúaeeaaooassraooa,ioedo:aLiuielPr ursmoootlnielteeánlosulobeauaanopearrúiesltéyrosssisuaaeaenremsieaismdjmolrsspebiecdéyusittnvrcacp.taebrtLiunróporner<br />
<br />
eúcrneuyraarsettsyrseen.aaPnrneuyraeastuCpnhl/wLloaloa.qartlsyuínreute.evgdpiuábdmPooucvdeccmoreurr.o?unriorydbaSnalegeáezadienáutalaaioeemfcbgdinableoc¿éppoeocelsumuoaHearsosqadrrrftuLiorannnoneneriiatcnlomoqnaqdunrcno,enmerosaereisloabolii.e.dormerosepopdé,eo:r#5scoegaqoeaibs(edioraamtdírnlyoetjcgratmnrrobnrsstloeYqoeocicpnómlpernmaepogenmodqamubodnaeasuaenMoolloupeqvgrLtúr<br />
<br />
tsosrdvoeaerroaeusdmaauamoMobsnaeanraunnt,roierbeoiemaodbmantursotñauoureeuoerreopc.etlr<br />
<br />
sotñneerLimeaFsNJ<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
This as a transposition cipher with the key <code>5 2 4 1 3</code>, which was obtained in the phone call. The result is: (spaced out for clarity)<br />
<br />
Los felicito por haber llegado hasta aquí. Solo quería saber si estaban listos. (Hey, es muy difícil encontrar buena ayuda últimamente...deberían ver algunos de los payasitos que están trabajando conmigo) Por ahora, continuemos con el verdadero reto: acabar con LumériCo y su president e Guillermo Portero. ¿Y porqué? Porque es un hombre codicioso, corrupto y un ladrón abominable. Su plan de traer en línea el más grande y el más poderoso zigurat el 1 de noviembre no es nada más que una artimaña, un elaborado plan designado para ejercer aún más influencia sobre la gente de México y en gordar los bolsillos de sus compinches. ¿Y quién va a pagar por eso? La gente común y corriente, los mismos que siempre quedan olvidados.<br />
<br />
He empezado a mejorar mis protocolos para que sean usados para derrumbar la infraestructura de LumériCo y Los Muertos también están intentando levantarse en contra de la corrupción. Mientras tanto, escarben por el sitio de LumériCo y busquen información que podamos usar en contra del cabrón, mejor aún, encuentren su nombre de usuario y contraseña para asegurarnos de que ciertos detalles no muy favorables sobre el presidentito...aparezcan...<br />
<br />
Pude encontrar el nombre de usuario y contraseña de un empleado de soporte de LumériCo, empiecen por ahí:<br />
<br />
GFlores/g#fNwP5qJ<br />
<br />
Translated:<br />
<br />
I'm congratulating you for getting in here. I only wanted to know if you were ready or not. (Hey, it's really difficult to get good help lately... you should see some of the clowns I'm working with). For now, let's continue with the true challenge: taking down Lumerico Corp president Guillermo Portero. Why? Because he's a greedy and corrupt man, and an abominable thief. His plan of bringing in line the most powerful and biggest zigurat the 1st of november us nothing more than a deceit, an elaborate plan by his gang to become even more influential in the people of Mexico and get more money. And who's gonna pay for that? Common people, the ones that are always forgotten.<br />
<br />
I've started upgrading my protocols so that they are used to take down the Lumerico Corp infraestructure and Los Muertos are also trying to go against the corruption. Meanwhile, search the Lumerico Corp site for info we can use against the bastard, or better, get his username and password so that hundreds "not so favorable" facts about the president start popping up.<br />
<br />
I was able to get the username and pass of a Lumerico Corp employee, start here:<br />
<br />
GFlores/g#fNwP5qJ<br />
<br />
== Presidential Login ==<br />
There is a [https://lumerico.mx/login login page] on the lumerico.mx website. Using the credentials obtained through the Take Ctrl message, you get into the account of Gonzalo Flores. You get access to [https://lumerico.mx/email his emails]<br />
<br />
Most of them have no significance, except the one that does:<br />
<br />
De:Valeria Valderrama<VValderama@lumerico.mx><br />
Para:Gonzalo Flores<GFlores@lumerico.mx><br />
Asunto:Página de Guillermo<br />
<br />
Hola, Gonzo:<br />
¿Puedes ver el tráfico de https://lumerico.mx/president-bypass? Guillermo debería ser el único accediendo desde su página de inicio privada, pero parece que está teniendo mucho tráfico. Tal vez tengamos que escalar esto a<br />
la señorita Jiménez, pero quiero estar segura de que es digno de su tiempo.<br />
<br />
Valeria Valderrama<br />
<br />
Which roughly translates to there is a lot of traffic to the [https://lumerico.mx/president-bypass President Bypass Link.] That page displays an "access denied" message, but there is a <code>President Auth-Bypass Revision 1.02: /.git/</code> line in the source code.<br />
<br />
That lead a user to pull the data from the [https://lumerico.mx/president-bypass/.git/ /.git/ subpage] with git protocol and upload it to [https://gist.github.com/anonymous/987beb6a5c817b53da820562854bdebe Github]. It was codebehind files for the website, including a '''class.authentication.php''' file containing an encryption function, and '''class.president-bypass.php''' file containing the president's (Guillermo Portero) username <code>gportero</code> and encrypted password <code>?MzY:MTI5:?AzY:OWM?:?EDO:ZGU?:jVTM:MTJm:2ITM:MTUw:?QjY:OWY?:?kTO:MTQx:?MzY</code>.<br />
<br />
Discord users with the required technical knowledge wrote a function that would reverse the encryption from class.authentication.php and used it on the encrypted password. The resulting presidential password is <code>Xy@4+Bkuqd<53uJ</code>.<br />
<br />
After logging in to the President's account, we accessed his emails the same way we accessed Flores' ones.<br />
<br />
While we were sifting through them for about 30 minutes, another email popped up. This one being from Sombra:<br />
<br />
Veo que se han podido infiltrar en su correo.<br />
No se preocupen, él no puede ver este correo, lo he ocultado de su vista si se conecta desde una de sus direcciones conocidas de IP.<br />
Necesito un poco más de tiempo para establecer el próximo grupo de potocolos. Manténganse atentos a principios de la otra semana. Le echaré unos cuantos trapitos sucios en sus correos para que se filtren al público<br />
"accidentalmente". Ya veremos como reaccionan los medios de comunicación.<br />
<br />
The rough translation is:<br />
<br />
I see you have been able to infiltrate in your mail.<br />
Do not worry, he can not see this email, I've hidden from view if you connect from one of the known IP addresses.<br />
I need a little more time to set the next group of protocols. Stay tuned early next week. I'll take a few dirty rags in their emails to be filtered to the public "accidentally". We'll see how they react to the media.<br />
<br />
= References =<br />
<br />
== Temporary Resources ==<br />
<br />
From a Facebook livestream: http://imgur.com/a/pr0YO<br />
Video here: https://youtu.be/lK_TNspufPQ<br />
<br />
== Community Resources ==<br />
<br />
A collection of tools and resources made by the Game Detectives Discord community for use in the ARG.<br />
<br />
=== ASCII Skull ===<br />
<br />
'''ASCII Skull Analysis:''' https://github.com/bahamas10/sombra<br />
<br />
'''Removing SOMBR@ Analysis:''' http://pastebin.com/15u27YTC<br />
<br />
'''ASCII Skull Eye Analysys:''' https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-JQpWyitMKYhP-4l8ZDFiJI3NjqRrvoEnRdFQawike8<br />
<br />
=== Google Docs ===<br />
<br />
'''Observations and Speculations Spreadsheet:''' https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rI08baFQmAwaqHC-9GF9VNGCYjuRE-q4LN9k4ottjuQ/pubhtml<br />
<br />
=== Tracer Code ===<br />
<br />
'''GOL! Guesser:''' http://axxim.net/ow/gol-guesser/<br />
<br />
'''Uber GOL! Guesser:''' http://axxim.net/ow/gol-guesser/uber/<br />
<br />
The Uber GOL! Guesser only prints out UTF-8 compliant results, which makes it easier to identify potentially correct answers.<br />
<br />
'''Bruteforcing tool:''' https://github.com/glv2/bruteforce-salted-openssl<br />
<br />
== Third-Party Resources ==<br />
<br />
A collection of third-party tools and resources that the Game Detectives Discord community has used in the ARG.<br />
<br />
=== Image of Reaper ===<br />
<br />
'''stegdetect (Linux):''' https://github.com/abeluck/stegdetect<br />
<br />
stegdetect is a Linux utility used to determine if a given image may contain encoded information.<br />
<br />
'''JPHide & JPSeek:''' http://linux01.gwdg.de/~alatham/stego.html<br><br />
'''iSteg (Mac OSX):''' http://www.hanynet.com/isteg/<br />
<br />
JPHide & JPSeek is used to hide and find, respectively, a file inside a JPEG image.<br><br />
iSteg works similarly to JPHide on the Mac OSX platform.<br />
<br />
'''stegbreak (Linux):''' http://linux.die.net/man/1/stegbreak<br />
<br />
stegbreak is used to do brute-force dictionary attacks on JPEG images.<br />
<br />
== Old / False Leads ==<br />
<br />
Click [[Sombra_ARG_False_Leads | here]] for all of the false leads that the community came across while trying to solve the Sombra ARG!<br />
<br />
== Derivative Works == <br />
<br />
The long road to solving the ARG have sparked several people into creating pieces of media as a joke or just as a spark of creativity. Most notably is the skysong; the misinterpreted skycode that had been interpreted as a piece of music by Gingerware. <br />
The following derivate works have been inspired by this. <br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Description !! Author !! Title !! Work <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/4w7ey1/the_sombra_skysong/ Original thread] on how the OP thought the skycode was music || Gingerware || Skysong ||[https://soundcloud.com/gingerware SoundCloud] (Notable examples [https://soundcloud.com/gingerware/ordered-60-upsidedown-loop "Ordered 60 Upsidedown Loop"], [https://soundcloud.com/gingerware/sombra-skysong-120-tempo-looped "Skysong 120 tempo looped"] and [https://soundcloud.com/gingerware/sombra-skysong Sombra Skysong - Overwatch])<br />
|-<br />
| Trap rendition of the skysong || SnerK || Sombra || [https://soundcloud.com/itssnerk/sombra SoundCloud]<br />
|-<br />
| Youtube video with pieces of ARG and SnerK's Trap Skysong || Unknown Fusion || Snerk - Sombra || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQPe-WFE--0 YouTube]<br />
|-<br />
| Youtube skit on the initial stall || Goose Boose || Sombra ARG in a Nutshell || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8SY_xDwtUE YouTube]<br />
|-<br />
| An opensource android app to keep up with the Sombra ARG. || Jasona99 and CyanogenBot || Sombra Checker || [https://github.com/jasona99/sombra_checker GitHub] (Download the .apk file in the root folder for the compiled app)<br />
|-<br />
| Fanart using the skull and skycode || Pocketomi || Sombra Interpretation || [[Image:Sombratransparent.png|50px]]<br />
|-<br />
| Sombra fanart || Pocketomi || Booty Queen || [http://pocketomi.deviantart.com/art/Sombra-is-now-crowned-booty-queen-630604218 DeviantArt]<br />
|-<br />
| Sombra fanart || Pocketomi || Sombra x Athena || [http://pocketomi.deviantart.com/art/Sombra-x-Athena-Rule-34-631125234 DeviantArt]<br />
|-<br />
| Sombra fanart with mask as focus || Pocketomi || Mask || [http://pocketomi.deviantart.com/art/Behind-the-mask-631026134 DeviantArt]<br />
|-<br />
| Sombra 4K wallpaper || Palas || Wallpaper || [http://kanji2.deviantart.com/art/Protocolo-Sombra-Wallpaper-4K-630351917 DeviantArt]<br />
|-<br />
| Fanart || Orroko || Sombra on Dorado || [http://orroko.deviantart.com/art/Sombra-on-Dorado-630947335 DeviantArt]<br />
|-<br />
| Fanart || Orroko || Sombra 2.0 || [http://orroko.deviantart.com/art/SOMBRA-2-0-630440653 DeviantArt]<br />
|-<br />
| Fanart || Sadhira || Sombra Uncloaked || [http://sadhira.deviantart.com/art/Sombra-Uncloaked-631038549 DeviantArt]<br />
|-<br />
| Fanart || Laken || Interpretation || [https://twitter.com/LakenArts/status/769742946656784384 Twitter]<br />
|-<br />
| Fanart || KittyAyome || SOMBRA - Overwatch || [http://kittyayome.deviantart.com/art/SOMBRA-Overwatch-631586540 DeviantArt]<br />
|-<br />
| Fanart || KittyAyome || Skycoder - Overwatch || [http://kittyayome.deviantart.com/art/Skycoder-Overwatch-631361108 DeviantArt]<br />
|-<br />
| Fanart || Avizo-23 || Who is Sombra|| [http://avizo-23.deviantart.com/art/Who-is-Sombra-628596300 DeviantArt]<br />
|-<br />
| Twitch overlay for OBS Studio || Akihabara || GD Twitch overlay || [https://mega.nz/#!lUkEySSA!DiYXI8KRiaLgClMiPuYR6SiKUxf3-RHMELAXgwGW1ow Mega]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Media Appearances ==<br />
<br />
'''3rd Aug. 2016'''<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://kotaku.com/overwatch-fans-find-new-clues-about-the-mysterious-hero-1784767759 Kotaku - Overwatch Fans Find New Clues About The Mysterious Hero Sombra]<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://www.polygon.com/2016/8/3/12369144/overwatch-summer-games-sombra-arg-blizzard?utm_campaign=polygon&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter Polygon - Overwatch fans are trying to crack the latest mystery about Sombra]<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://www.pcgamesn.com/overwatch/overwatch-sombra PCGamesN - Overwatch's Sombra ARG continues with new clues, but no solutions]<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://team-dignitas.net/articles/blogs/overwatch/9989/who-is-sombra-all-facts-and-clues-about-sombra Team-Dignitas - Who is Sombra? All facts and clues about Sombra]<br />
<br />
[FR] [http://overwatch.gamewave.fr/un-nouveau-code-cache-dans-la-derniere-cinematique-d-overwatch/ Gamewave - UN NOUVEAU CODE CACHÉ DANS LA DERNIÈRE CINÉMATIQUE D'OVERWATCH!]<br />
<br />
[EN] [https://www.follownews.com/overwatch-fans-find-new-clues-about-the-mysterious-hero-sombra-1nhqt FollowNews - Overwatch Fans Find New Clues About The Mysterious Hero Sombra]<br />
<br />
'''4th Aug. 2016'''<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-summer-games-trailer-hides-a-mysterious-secret/ PCGamer - Overwatch Summer Games trailer hides a mysterious secret]<br />
<br />
[SK] [http://www.sector.sk/novinka/121273/nove-overwatch-video-obsahuje-dalsie-tajomstva.htm Sector - Nové Overwatch video obsahuje ďalšie tajomstvá]<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://www.techinsider.io/overwatch-sombra-character-2016-8 Techinsider - 'Overwatch' players are going to insane lengths to solve a mystery that Blizzard's teased for months]<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://gamerant.com/overwatch-sombra-clues/ Gamerant - Overwatch Players Uncover More ‘Sombra’ Clues]<br />
<br />
[HU] [http://www.gamestar.hu/hir/overwatch-sombra-karakter-214739.html Gamestar - Overwatch - újabb nyomok utalnak a még be nem jelentett hősre]<br />
<br />
'''5th Aug. 2016'''<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://kotaku.com/days-later-overwatch-fans-cant-figure-out-the-sky-cod-1784872143 Kotaku - Days Later, Overwatch Fans Can't Figure Out The 'Sky Code' Mystery]<br />
<br />
[NL] [http://www.gamersnet.nl/nieuws/201608/cryptische_speurtocht_naar_overwatch_nieuwe_heldin_sombra_gaat_bizar_diep/ Gamersnet - Cryptische speurtocht naar Overwatch' nieuwe heldin Sombra gaat bizar diep]<br />
<br />
[ES] [http://www.alfabetajuega.com/noticia/overwatch-el-enigma-de-sombra-sigue-ofreciendo-nuevos-detalles-n-71772 Alfa Beta Jeuga - Overwatch: El enigma de Sombra sigue ofreciendo nuevos detalles]<br />
<br />
[EN] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ROjN-_F0ZU&feature=youtu.be&t=4m22s IGN (Video) - Sombra: Overwatch's Secret New Hero - Overwatch HQ]<br />
<br />
'''7th Aug. 2016'''<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://www.gamespresso.com/2016/08/summary-state-sombras-arg-overwatch/ Gamespresso - Summary of the state of sombra's ARG in Overwatch]<br />
<br />
'''8th Aug. 2016'''<br />
<br />
[EN/CN] [http://www.zhentoo.com/doc92368 Zhentoo - Overwatch new hero Secret Dorado hidden mystery] <br />
<br />
[EN] [http://www.technewstoday.com/30880-overwatch-sombra-continues-to-elude-detectives/ TechNewsToday - Overwatch: Sombra Continues to Elude Detectives]<br />
<br />
'''11th Aug. 2016'''<br />
<br />
[EN] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZR-pa0it4Q The Know - New Overwatch Hero Hints]<br />
<br />
'''12th Aug. 2016'''<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://kotaku.com/after-two-weeks-overwatch-fans-sombra-investigation-re-1785204389 Kotaku - Overwatch Fans' Sombra Investigation Reaps A Skull Code]<br />
<br />
'''14th Aug. 2016'''<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://gamerant.com/overwatch-sombra-skull-code/ Gamerant - Skull Code is Latest Clue in Overwatch’s Sombra Investigation]<br />
<br />
'''16th Aug. 2016'''<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://www.christiantoday.com/article/overwatch.dlc.update.skull.code.the.latest.clue.for.sombra.investigation/93197.htm Christian Today - 'Overwatch' DLC update: Skull Code the latest clue for Sombra investigation]<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://en.yibada.com/articles/151811/20160816/overwatch-dlc-update.htm Yibada - 'Overwatch' DLC update: New clues on Sombra's inclusion to the roster revealed]<br />
<br />
'''23rd Aug. 2016'''<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://www.technewstoday.com/31129-overwatch-all-we-know-about-the-sombra-arg/ Tech News Today - Overwatch: All We Know About the Sombra ARG]<br />
<br />
'''24th Aug. 2016'''<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://gamerant.com/overwatch-forums-sombra-message/ Gamerant - Overwatch Forums Glitch Out, Reveals Hidden Message From Sombra]<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://gamerant.com/overwatch-sombra-clue-website/ Gamerant - New Website Counts Down To Next Clue For Overwatch’s Sombra]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.polygon.com/2016/8/24/12623736/overwatch-sombra-arg-clues-skycoder Polygon - Overwatch's Sombra mystery appears to be coming to a close]<br />
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[EN] [https://www.vg247.com/2016/08/24/overwatch-forums-glitch-out-reveal-a-message-from-the-mysterious-sombra/ VG247 - Overwatch forums glitch out, reveal a message from the mysterious Sombra]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.technewstoday.com/31151-sombra-hacks-into-overwatch-forums/ Tech News Today - Sombra Hacks Into Overwatch Forums]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/08/24/overwatch-mystery-character-sombra-could-be-revealed-today IGN - Overwatch Mystery Character Sombra Could Be Revealed Today]<br />
<br />
'''25th Aug. 2016'''<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://kotaku.com/overwatch-players-are-getting-fed-up-with-the-sombra-ar-1785765307 Kotaku - Overwatch Players Are Getting Sick Of The Sombra ARG]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/08/25/overwatch-made-the-internet-lose-its-mind-last-night-and-i-had-a-front-row-seat IGN - Overwatch Made the Internet Lose its Mind Last Night, And I Had a Front-Row Seat]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.technewstoday.com/31182-overwatch-countdown-to-sombra/ Tech News Today - Overwatch: Countdown to Sombra]<br />
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<br />
'''30th Aug. 2016'''<br />
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[EN] [http://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-sombra-arg-mystery/ PC Gamer - Overwatch's Sombra riddle begins to irritate the players trying to solve it]<br />
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'''3rd Oct. 2016'''<br />
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[EN] [http://www.mobilenapps.com/articles/19398/20161003/overwatch-update-sombra-blizzcon-halloween-event-leak.htm Mobile & Apps - Sombra To Be Revealed At Blizzcon? Halloween Event Confirmed In Data Leak]<br />
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'''4th Oct. 2016'''<br />
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[EN] [http://www.itechpost.com/articles/36011/20161004/overwatch-overwatch-update-overwatch-finally-getting-sombra-overwatch-sombra-sombra.htm iTechPost - Overwatch Update: Are We Finally Getting Sombra?]<br />
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'''11th Oct. 2016'''<br />
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[EN] [http://www.kotaku.com.au/2016/10/overwatch-fans-hacked-actual-people-in-an-attempt-to-find-sombra/ Kotaku - Overwatch Fans Hacked Actual People In An Attempt To Find Sombra]<br />
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'''17th Oct. 2016'''<br />
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[EN] [http://telkomgaming.co.za/will-sombra-hack-her-way-into-blizzcon-2016/ TelKom Gaming - Will Sombra Hack Her Way Into BlizzCon 2016?]<br />
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'''18th Oct. 2016'''<br />
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[EN] [http://overwatchtips.info/overwatch-sombra-arg-everything-you-need-to-know/ OverwatchTips - Everything You NEED To Know (Sombra ARG)]</div>Svardskampehttps://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Sombra_ARG&diff=2528Sombra ARG2016-08-29T01:49:07Z<p>Svardskampe: /* Derivative Works */</p>
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<div>{{argbox<br />
| float = right<br />
| name = Sombra ARG<br />
| image = File:Overwatch_logo.jpg<br />
| imagewidth = 250<br />
| description= The Sombra ARG - an ARG involving an unreleased Overwatch hero.<br />
| creator = Blizzard<br />
| type = [[List_of_Investigations#Type|Official]]<br />
| status = Active<br />
| discovered = 06-12-2016<br />
}}<br />
[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]]<br />
<br />
The Sombra ARG is an ARG involving Overwatch, a game made by Blizzard. Sombra is the name of an unreleased Overwatch hero that has been hinted at by Blizzard as being an upcoming playable character. Clues and ciphers referencing Sombra were found in various developer updates and short animations released by Blizzard, and this ARG is comprised of those clues.<br />
<br />
At the game's release, there were numerous pieces of in-game information that appeared in Dorado, hinting at a character called Sombra. When Ana was revealed as Overwatch’s newest character, more Sombra clues appeared in Ana's origin video. In the weeks that followed, more clues were discovered.<br />
<br />
= Ana Videos =<br />
<br />
== Ana Origin Video ==<br />
<br />
On July 12, 2016, a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE0CXgpNxG0 video] for the new Overwatch hero named Ana was released. By pausing the video at the 1:16 time mark, a bunch of hexadecimal numbers were discovered:<br />
<br />
[[File:Ana_Hex2.png|400px]]<br />
<br />
2E 2E 2E 7B 76 20 66 62 72 20 63 7E 72 79 72 20 7B 76 20 7E<br />
79 71 78 65 7A 76 74 7E D4 A4 79 2C 20 63 7E 72 79 72 20 72<br />
7B 20 67 78 73 72 65 2E 2E 2E 7B 76 20 66 62 72 20 63 7E 72<br />
79 72 20 7B 76 20 7E 79 71 78 65 7A 76 74 7E D4 A4 79 2C 20<br />
63 7E 72 79 72 20 72 7B 20 67 78 73 72 65 2E 2E 2E 7B 76 20<br />
66 62 72 20 63 7E 72 79 72 20 7B 76 20 7E 79 71 78 65 7A 76<br />
74 7E D4 A4 79 2C 20 63 7E 72 79 72 20 72 7B 20 67 78 73 72<br />
65 2E 2E 2E 7B 76 20 66 62 72 20 63 7E 72 79 72 20 7B 76 20<br />
7E 79 71 78 65 7A 76 74 7E D4 A4 79 2C 20 63 7E 72 79 72 20<br />
72 7B 20 67 78 73 72 65 2E 2E 2E 64 78 7A 75<br />
<br />
A simple Hex to ASCII translation gave us <br />
<br />
...{v fbr c~ryr {v ~yqxezvt~Ô¤y, c~ryr r{ gxsre...{v fbr c~ryr {v ~yqxezvt~Ô¤y, c~ryr r{ gxsre...{v fbr c~ryr {v ~yqxezvt~Ô¤y, c~ryr r{ gxsre...{v fbr <br />
c~ryr {v ~yqxezvt~Ô¤y, c~ryr r{ gxsre...dxzu<br />
<br />
Using an XOR Cipher with the constant 23 on the above text, we got<br />
<br />
..la que tiene la información; tiene el poder...la que tiene la información; tiene el poder...la que tiene la información; tiene el poder...la que tiene la <br />
información; tiene el poder...somb<br />
<br />
The Spanish translates to<br />
<br />
She who has the information, has the power...<br />
<br />
A second frame of hexadecimal numbers was discovered at the 2:11 time mark of the video:<br />
<br />
[[File:Ana Hex.png|400px]]<br />
<br />
65 76 2E 2E 2E 7B 76 20 66 62 72 20 63 7E 72 79 72 20 7B 76<br />
20 7E 79 71 78 65 7A 76 74 7E D4 A4 79 2C 20 63 7E 72 79 72<br />
20 72 7B 20 67 78 73 72 65 2E 2E 2E 7B 76 20 66 62 72 20 63<br />
7E 72 79 72 20 7B 76 20 7E 79 71 78 65 7A 76 74 7E D4 A4 79<br />
2C 20 63 7E 72 79 72 20 72 7B 20 67 78 73 72 65 2E 2E 2E 7B<br />
76 20 66 62 72 20 63 7E 72 79 72 20 7B 76 20 7E 79 71 78 65<br />
7A 76 74 7E D4 A4 79 2C 20 63 7E 72 79 72 20 72 7B 20 67 78<br />
73 72 65 2E 2E 2E 7B 76 20 66 62 72 20 63 7E 72 79 72 20 7B<br />
76 20 7E 79 71 78 65 7A 76 74 7E D4 A4 79 2C 20 63 7E 72 79<br />
72 20 72 7B 20 67 78 73 72 65 2E 2E 2E<br />
<br />
When put through the same process, the same string of Spanish was revealed, but with the letters <code>ra</code> at the start. These letters were combined with <code>somb</code> from the other cipher to create <code>sombra</code>, the name of an unreleased hero that has been hinted at by Blizzard in the past. This led us to believe that this ARG was related to Sombra. The ARG was named accordingly, and no more clues were discovered until the release of the Dev Update video.<br />
<br />
== Dev Update Video ==<br />
<br />
[[File:Sombra Barcodes.png|thumbnail|right|The vertical barcodes found at the end of the Ana Dev Update video]]<br />
<br />
At the end of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evghkilg2eQ this video], a series of vertical barcodes were discovered. The barcodes were found to be binary, a dump of which is available [https://gist.github.com/zapu/31165efab0d6264e2fd0fa75cc53b1aa here], credit of redditor /u/zapu.<br />
<br />
Turning the ones and zeroes into black and white pixels, which formed a QR code:<br />
<br />
[[File:Sombra_QR_code.png|300px]]<br />
<br />
Scanning this QR code yielded the following message:<br />
<br />
"¿Estuvo eso facilito? Ahora que tengo su atención, déjenme se las pongo más difícil." <br />
<br />
And translated from Sombra's native language of Spanish into English:<br />
<br />
Was that easy? Well, now that I have your attention, allow me to make things much more difficult.<br />
<br />
After this, no more clues were discovered until the Summer Games video was released.<br />
<br />
= Welcome to the Summer Games Video =<br />
<br />
[[File:Base64_trail.jpg|thumbnail|right|The base64 cipher in the Summer Games video]]<br />
<br />
On August 2, another cipher was discovered in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpcOD9tJM4k this video] - this time, the ciphertext was in base64:<br />
<br />
U2FsdGVkX1+vupppZksvRf5pq5g5XjFRIipRkwB0K1Y96Qsv2L<br />
m+31cmzaAILwytX/z66ZVWEQM/ccf1g+9m5Ubu1+sit+A9cenD<br />
xxqkIaxbm4cMeh2oKhqIHhdaBKOi6XX2XDWpa6+P5o9MQw==<br />
<br />
Using a tool to decode the Base64 results in the following output:<br />
<br />
Salted__���ifK/E�i��9^1Q�*Q�t+V=�<br />
/ع��W/<br />
�_����V��?q����f�F���"��=q�������[��<br />
z��*����Z����u�\5�k�C<br />
(Note: copy/pasting this string will not work; some of the characters will not paste properly)<br />
<br />
==== Decrypting the Encryption ====<br />
<br />
The "Salted__" header at the start of the string indicates that the remainder of the text is encoded in an OpenSSL cipher, which requires a key and a known cipher. Salts are added to encrypted data to ensure uniqueness.<br />
<br />
Since we know the salt, and we know the input data, '''all we need to decrypt is the password and cipher method'''. Since OpenSSL has been around for ages, there are many different cipher methods.<br />
<br />
'''A Cipher''' is a mathematical algorithm to convert data into unreadable binary data.<br />
<br />
'''A Password''' is key to the box, if you know it you can easily decrypt the data.<br />
<br />
==== Narrowing Down Ciphers ====<br />
<br />
[[File:HexOfEncryptedMessage.png|thumbnail|right|Hex view of the encrypted string]]<br />
<br />
The Cipher used has been narrowed down by looking at a Hex Dump of the encrypted string. There are two major types of ciphers, stream ciphers and block ciphers. Stream ciphers encrypt only the data fed into them, whereas block ciphers will always be a set chunk length.<br />
<br />
A byte is roughly a single character, but special characters can take up multiple bytes. We know that OpenSSL Salted Encryption uses the first 8 bytes of the output for <code>Salted__</code> and the next 8 bytes for the actual salt. The rest of the information is the '''encrypted message'''.<br />
<br />
The immediately interesting thing here is that the '''encrypted message''' data stops 3 bytes short of a full chunk. This is a excellent indicator that the cipher used is a stream cipher (or a block cipher in CTR/OFB/CFB mode). This narrows our cipher list down significantly. This also means that the final string that Blizzard encrypted is less than 93 bytes!<br />
<br />
'''At the time of writing, this cipher remains unsolved; it's speculated that Blizzard moved us past the cipher by giving us hints.'''<br />
<br />
=== Directions & Letters ===<br />
<br />
There are references to directions that are present in the North American version of the video. These references are conspicuously absent from other versions of the trailer. These references are shown below, with the relevant heroes and timestamps:<br />
<br />
==== Directions ====<br />
<gallery mode="packed"><br />
File:Ow1.png|East - Mercy - Route 66 - 0:17<br />
File:Ow2.png|Center - D. Va - Temple of Anubis - 0:19<br />
File:Ow3.png|North - Torbjorn - Nepal - 0:21<br />
File:Ow4.png|South - Genji - Hanamura - 0:22<br />
File:Ow5.png|Southeast - McCree - Hollywood - 0:24<br />
File:Ow6.png|West - Symmetra - Watchpoint: Gibraltar - 0:30<br />
File:Ow7.png|Southwest - Bastion - Hollywood - 0:34<br />
File:Ow8.png|Northeast - Winston - Volskaya Industries - 0:46<br />
File:Ow9.png|Northwest - Tracer - King's Row - 0:47<br />
</gallery><br />
[http://imgur.com/a/FQXmy Album of full screencaps]<br />
<br />
Here are the screencaps, arranged according to their directions.<br />
<br />
[[File:Overwatch map.jpg|frameless]]<br />
<br />
= Dorado Photo = <br />
<br />
On the Overwatch [https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/media/ media] page, a new [https://blzgdapipro-a.akamaihd.net/media/screenshot/dorado-screenshot-004.jpg photo of the attacking spawn in Dorado was added.] This photo was "'''datamoshed'''", which means it concealed a hidden message while also taking on a distorted appearance. ([http://prntscr.com/c3dce7 Here] is an example of purposely data moshing the image manually to achieve similar effects) <br />
<br />
<gallery mode="packed"><br />
File:dorado-datamosh.jpg|The datamoshed image<br />
File:dorado-screenshot-005.jpg|The original image<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
After comparing the images via difference checking tools, it was found that certain English and Spanish characters were replaced with exclamation points, producing a Spanish sentence out of the replaced characters. <br />
<br />
"Por que estan mirando al cielo? La respuesta no esta sobre sus cabezas, esta detras de ustedes. A veces, necesitan analizar sus logros previos."<br />
<br />
Translated into English, this phrase is<br />
<br />
"Why are you looking at the sky? The answer isn't over your heads, it's behind you. Sometimes, you need to analyze your previous achievements."<br />
<br />
The phrase "Why are you looking at the sky?" is most likely a reference to a strange artifact that was discovered in the sky of the Dorado map, but various processes of decryption were fruitless.<br />
<br />
== Analyzing Achievements ==<br />
<br />
[[File:achievements.png|thumbnail|right|"¿" Achievement, comment in source code]]<br />
<br />
The phrase "you need to analyze your previous achievements" led us to look at the achievements on the [http://www.playoverwatch.com Play Overwatch] Website. We noticed that if you logged in and viewed the achievements on your player profile, a mystery achievement appeared.<br />
Viewing the source code of the image lead us to a new phrase:<br />
<br />
Vientos, nada mal. No obstante, me aburro. Intentemos algo nuevo en la misma dirección.<br />
uczihriwgsxorxwunaarawryqhbrsfmeqrjjmu 5552E494 78T3 4VM9 OPL6 IS8208O913KRlrx<br />
<br />
Translated, it says:<br />
<br />
Damn, not bad. However, I'm getting bored. Let's try something new in the same direction.<br />
uczihriwgsxorxwunaarawryqhbrsfmeqrjjmu 5552E494 78T3 4VM9 OPL6 IS8208O913KRlrx<br />
<br />
= Volskaya Datamosh =<br />
<br />
The following instructions explain the process of how the ASCII Skull and "little games" quote were found:<br />
<br />
1. Take the following section of code from the "?" achievement hint above.<br />
uczihriwgsxorxwunaarawryqhbrsfmeqrjjmu 5552E494 78T3 4VM9 OPL6 IS8208O913KRlrx<br />
<br />
2. Run it through a [http://rumkin.com/tools/cipher/vigenere.php Vigenére Cipher]<br />
<br />
3. Use heroes in the order of their positions on the compass (further above) to get hero names for the passphrase:<br />
tracertorbjornwinstonsymmetradvamercybastiongenjimccree<br />
<br />
4. The code received will result in the following url which, when formatted in to a proper URL, becomes the following picture:<br />
blzgdapiproaakamaihdnetmediascreenshot 5552E494 78B3 4CE9 ACF6 EF8208F913CFjpg<br />
[https://blzgdapipro-a.akamaihd.net/media/screenshot/5552E494-78B3-4CE9-ACF6-EF8208F913CF.jpg blzgdapipro-a.akamaihd.net/media/screenshot/5552E494-78B3-4CE9-ACF6-EF8208F913CF.jpg]<br />
<br />
<gallery mode="packed"><br />
File:volskaya-datamosh.jpg|The datamoshed image<br />
File:Volskaya-screenshot-004.jpg|The original image<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
The distortion on this picture indicates that it, too, is "datamoshed", and that it conceals hidden information. A difference check between the new and [https://blzgdapipro-a.akamaihd.net/media/screenshot/volskaya-screenshot-004.jpg original image] resulted in an interesting message.<br />
<br />
== ASCII Skull #1 ==<br />
<br />
The diff from the datamosh resulted in the following output:<br />
<br />
Parece que te gustan estos jueguitos... por que no jugamos uno de verdad?<br />
:PB@Bk:<br />
,jB@@B@B@B@BBL.<br />
7G@B@B@BMMMMMB@B@B@Nr<br />
:kB@B@@@MMOMOMOMOMMMM@B@B@B1,<br />
:5@B@B@B@BBMMOMOMOMOMOMOMM@@@B@B@BBu.<br />
70@@@B@B@B@BXBBOMOMOMOMOMOMMBMPB@B@B@B@B@Nr<br />
G@@@BJ iB@B@@ OBMOMOMOMOMOMOM@2 B@B@B. EB@B@S<br />
@@BM@GJBU. iSuB@OMOMOMOMOMOMM@OU1: .kBLM@M@B@<br />
B@MMB@B 7@BBMMOMOMOMOMOBB@: B@BMM@B<br />
@@@B@B 7@@@MMOMOMOMM@B@: @@B@B@<br />
@@OLB. BNB@MMOMOMM@BEB rBjM@B<br />
@@ @ M OBOMOMM@q M .@ @@<br />
@@OvB B:u@MMOMOMMBJiB .BvM@B<br />
@B@B@J 0@B@MMOMOMOMB@B@u q@@@B@<br />
B@MBB@v G@@BMMMMMMMMMMMBB@5 F@BMM@B<br />
@BBM@BPNi LMEB@OMMMM@B@MMOMM@BZM7 rEqB@MBB@<br />
B@@@BM B@B@B qBMOMB@B@B@BMOMBL B@B@B @B@B@M<br />
J@@@@PB@B@B@B7G@OMBB. ,@MMM@qLB@B@@@BqB@BBv<br />
iGB@,i0@M@B@MMO@E : M@OMM@@@B@Pii@@N:<br />
. B@M@B@MMM@B@B@B@MMM@@@M@B<br />
@B@B.i@MBB@B@B@@BM@::B@B@<br />
B@@@ .B@B.:@B@ :B@B @B@O<br />
:0 r@B@ B@@ .@B@: P:<br />
vMB :@B@ :BO7<br />
,B@B<br />
<br />
'''Translation:'''<br />
<br />
"It seems you like these little games... Why don't we play a real one?"<br />
<br />
This is the python2 script to extract modified bytes from datamoshed volskaya screenshot, https://gist.github.com/synap5e/27635d2ff6f0e3b15f0c902dca2974a9<br />
<br />
The ASCII image of the skull seemed to be a dead end, however, as no further progress was made until August 23rd.<br />
<br />
= Overwatch Forums Glitching Page/ "Skycoder" =<br />
<br />
A user named 'Skycoder' posted an [http://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20748794686 ominous topic] on the official Overwatch forums.<br />
<br />
The name of the topic, if translated from binary, says "23"; a reference to Sombra, who is the 23rd character in Overwatch. The time posted on the forums was set at 23h and had since been counting down rather than increasing; it was assumed to be a countdown to something (see [[Sombra_ARG#A Moment in Crime Transmission|below]]).<br />
<br />
This topic's page soon begins to glitch and distort, turning a hue of purple before opening a text box stating:<br />
<br />
"la que tiene la información; tiene el poder"<br />
"She who has the information, has the power"<br />
<br />
and typing another code:<br />
<br />
<br />
ICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICA6UEKPQms6CiAgICAgICAg<br />
ICAgICAgICAgICAgICAsakKIQEJAQkBCQEJCTC4KICAgICAgICAgICAg<br />
ICAgICAgIDdHlkKTQpVCTU1NTU1CQEJAQkBOcgogICAgICAgICAgICAg<br />
ICA6a0KSQpCIl01NT01PTU9NT01NTU2MQphCQEIxLAogICAgICAgICAg<br />
IDo1kUKNQphCiEJCTU1PTU9NT01PTU9NT01NipJuQm5CQEJCdS4KICAg<br />
ICAgICA3MG6GlUKIQpJClEJYQkJPTU9NT01PTU9NT01NQk1QQphCiEJA<br />
QkBCQE5yCiAgICAgIEeYlpdCSiBpQohCh4ggIE9CTU9NT01PTU9NT01P<br />
TZYyICBCj0JAQi4gRUJAQkBTCiAgICAgIJKWQk2HR0pCVS4gIGlTdUKI<br />
T01PTU9NT01PTU9NTZdPVTE6ICAua0JMTYhNhkKXCiAgICAgIEKMTU1C<br />
mUIgICAgICAgN4hCQk1NT01PTU9NT01PQkKWOiAgICAgICBCh0JNTYhC<br />
CiAgICAgII2YiEKKQiAgICAgICAgIDeSlkBNTU9NT01PTU1AQkA6ICAg<br />
ICAgICAgQEBCQEJACiAgICAgII+ST0xCLiAgICAgICAgICBCTkKPTU1P<br />
TU9NTY9CRUIgICAgICAgICAgckJqTYRCCiAgICAgIJBAICBAICAgICAg<br />
ICAgICBNICBPQk9NT01NQHEgIE0gICAgICAgICAgLkAgIEBACiAgICAg<br />
IISVT3ZCICAgICAgICAgICBCOnWMTU1PTU9NTUJKaUIgICAgICAgICAg<br />
LkJ2TUBCCiAgICAgIIRCkUKYSiAgICAgICAgIDCRQpdNTU9NT01PTUKV<br />
QkB1ICAgICAgICAgcUBAQEJACiAgICAgIEKETUJCjHYgICAgICAgR4+L<br />
Qk1NTU1NTU1NTU1NQkKINSAgICAgICBGhEJNTUBCCiAgICAgIIdCQk1/<br />
QlBOaSAgIExNRUKFT01NTU2PQoNNTU9NTYpCWk03ICAgckVxQodNQkKE<br />
CiAgICAgIEKYloRCTSAgQm1ChEIgIHFCTU9NQpBChUKEQk1PTUJMICBC<br />
QEJAQiAgQEJAQkBNCiAgICAgICBKlm2GhFBCj0KEQplCN0eIT01CQi4g<br />
ICAsQE1NTUBxTEJAQkBAQEJxQkBCQnYKICAgICAgICAgIGlHQpUsaTCE<br />
TZZCbk1NT4tFICA6ICBNQE9NTUBAQEJAUGlpQEBOOgogICAgICAgICAg<br />
ICAgLiAgIEKXTZBCj01NTUBCQEJAQkBNTU1AQEBNQEIKICAgICAgICAg<br />
ICAgICAgICBAQkBCLmlATUJCQEJAQkBAQk1AOjpCQEJACiAgICAgICAg<br />
ICAgICAgICAgQkBAQCAuQkBCLjpAQkAgOkJAQiAgQEJATwogICAgICAg<br />
ICAgICAgICAgICAgOjAgckBCQCAgQkBAIC5AQkA6IFA6CiAgICAgICAg<br />
ICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgdk1CIDpAQkAgOkJPNwogICAgICAgICAgICAg<br />
ICAgICAgICAgICAgICAsQkBCCg==<br />
<br />
== ASCII Skull #2 ==<br />
<br />
The code was recognized to be Base64, which was then translated to a new ASCII image:<br />
<br />
:PB.Bk: <br />
,jBˆ@B@B@B@BBL. <br />
7G–B“B•BMMMMMB@B@B@Nr <br />
:kB’B.ˆ—MMOMOMOMOMMMMŒB˜B@B1, <br />
:5‘B.B˜BˆBBMMOMOMOMOMOMOMMŠ’nBnB@BBu. <br />
70n†•BˆB’B”BXBBOMOMOMOMOMOMMBMPB˜BˆB@B@B@Nr <br />
G˜–—BJ iBˆB‡ˆ OBMOMOMOMOMOMOM–2 B.B@B. EB@B@S <br />
’–BM‡GJBU. iSuBˆOMOMOMOMOMOMM—OU1: .kBLMˆM†B— <br />
BŒMMB™B 7ˆBBMMOMOMOMOMOBB–: B‡BMMˆB <br />
.˜ˆBŠB 7’–@MMOMOMOMM@B@: @@B@B@ <br />
.’OLB. BNB.MMOMOMM.BEB rBjM„B <br />
.@ @ M OBOMOMM@q M .@ @@ <br />
„•OvB B:uŒMMOMOMMBJiB .BvM@B <br />
„B‘B˜J 0‘B—MMOMOMOMB•B@u q@@@B@ <br />
B„MBBŒv G.‹BMMMMMMMMMMMBBˆ5 F„BMM@B <br />
‡BBM.BPNi LMEB…OMMMM.BƒMMOMMŠBZM7 rEqB‡MBB„ <br />
B˜–„BM BmB„B qBMOMB.B…B„BMOMBL B@B@B @B@B@M <br />
J–m†„PB.B„B™B7GˆOMBB. ,@MMM@qLB@B@@@BqB@BBv <br />
iGB•,i0„M–BnMMO‹E : M@OMM@@@B@Pii@@N: <br />
. B—M.B.MMM@B@B@B@MMM@@@M@B <br />
@B@B.i@MBB@B@B@@BM@::B@B@ <br />
B@@@ .B@B.:@B@ :B@B @B@O <br />
:0 r@B@ B@@ .@B@: P: <br />
vMB :@B@ :BO7 <br />
,B@B <br />
<br />
It should be noted that the skull above shouldn't be used to decode anything, just that it's a skull. Characters do not copy the same for some people due to character sets being different. Instead, a much simpler method is going to be used to achieve this.<br />
<br />
First, you must strip both skulls of spaces, and new characters. You can do this in Notepad++ or any semi-advanced text editor. The strings cannot be shown due to their length, but the idea is to have them be on a single line with no spaces.<br />
<br />
The process to get something out of these 2 strings is to subtract each byte from both skulls, and showing the ones that are not 0. A person by the user @Ely#3743 on our Discord has given me a script made in C to automate this hosted on [http://pastebin.com/g3kA1Pif this Pastebin]. You can compile it and read the source to get an understanding of what you need.<br />
<br />
After subtracting each byte from both skulls, you end up with this string:<br />
<br />
OHVSURPHWLXQMXHJR...FUHRTXHXVWHGHVORVGHWHFWLYHVGHMXHJRVOROODPDULDQXQWUDLOKHDG?EOCJGDXVD-DPEDV-FDODYHUDV.KWPO<br />
<br />
This string was recognized as a Caesar Cipher. After shifting it 23 places, it resulted in:<br />
<br />
LESPROMETIUNJUEGO...CREOQUEUSTEDESLOSDETECTIVESDEJUEGOSLOLLAMARIANUNTRAILHEAD?BLZGDAUSA-AMBAS-CALAVERAS.HTML<br />
<br />
'''Alternative method to arrive at a similar string to the above, verified by Discord user Per'''<br />
<br />
Decoding the Base64 string, extracting all of the non-UTF-8 characters, and subtracting 0x23 from the value of each character yields:<br />
<br />
lesprometiunjuegocreoqueustedeslosdetectivesdejuegoslollamarianuntrailheadblzgdausaambascalaverashtml<br />
<br />
This process is similar to a Ceaser Cipher, so it is arguable that either one of the methods could have been intended.<br />
<br />
When cleaned up and translated, the message reads:<br />
<br />
Les prometi un juego...creo que ustedes los Detectives de Juegos lo llamarían un trailhead? BLZGDUSA-AMBAS-CALAVERAS.HTML<br />
I promised you a game...I believe you Game Detectives would call it a trailhead? BLZGDAUSA-AMBAS-CALAVERAS.HTML<br />
<br />
"USA-AMBAS-CALAVERAS" translates to "USE-BOTH-SKULLS".<br />
<br />
With that said, you may also notice "BLZGDAUSA-AMBAS-CALVERAS.HTML" is familiar looking. It was assumed there is a page on their CDN that contained more information, in the [[#Skull_Video|Skull Video]] section, you can see that it was true.<br />
<br />
== Skull Video ==<br />
<br />
BLZGDA is Blizzard's server for hosting media, using full URL we get:<br />
https://blzgdapipro-a.akamaihd.net/media/screenshot/usa-ambas-calaveras.html<br />
<br />
This link leads to a video which clearly shows an image of a skull, along with a dossier of info:<br />
<br />
http://i.imgur.com/6Pk69LX.png<br />
<br />
In the video properties you can find:<br />
Parecen estar muy interesados en estos "héroes". ¿Tal vez les interese conocer algunos detallitos que he averiguado sobre ellos?<br />
You seem to be very interested in these "heroes". Maybe interested to know some details that I found out about them?<br />
<br />
There is also a heartbeat monitor in the video - by looking at which lines it "pings" on, and by assigning letters to these lines, we get:<br />
momentincrime<br />
<br />
== amomentincrime E-mail ==<br />
<br />
'momentincrime' appeared to refer to the Roadhog and Junkrat video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5kTATxt7bE A Moment in Crime], which came out months before the release of Overwatch. A site: amomentincrime.com was also found, where you can find information about configuration made to automatic mail response:<br />
<br />
...Estableciendo conexión...<br />
...Protocolo Sombra v1.3 iniciado...<br />
<br />
...Infiltrando la respuesta automática del email de pistas...<br />
<br />
...Terminando conexión...<br />
<br />
It was discovered that sending an e-mail to tips@amomentincrime.com resulted in an automated response via email:<br />
<br />
Thank you for contacting A Moment in Crime's anonymous crime line!<br />
<br />
We have analyzed your submission and forwarded the information to the relevant parties. Your help could be vital in apprehending these cri<br />
<br />
...Estableciendo conexión...<br />
...Protocolo Sombra v1.7 iniciado...<br />
<br />
<br />
01:07:47 02:02:02 01:08:06 02:13:43 01:18:32<br />
01:18:21 02:10:19 01:06:21 02:05:18 01:04:02<br />
01:07:08 02:18:25 01:13:04 02:19:20 01:23:02<br />
01:16:40 02:16:35 01:23:04 02:17:16 01:06:42<br />
01:13:29 02:18:06 01:05:02 02:15:41 01:08:34<br />
<br />
j.7F57O,NLv:qj.7B:,1qv@B1j5ivB:,<br />
<br />
...Terminando conexión...<br />
<br />
minals and bringing them to justice. These fugitives are responsible for a string of robberies, arson, and other crimes stretching from Sydney to King's Row.<br />
<br />
Authorities believe that they have set their sights on crossing the Atlantic to America.<br />
<br />
<br />
If the timestamp-looking numbers are taken as AA:BB:CC, where AA is the number of skull, BB is the row and CC is the column (as illustrated [http://i.imgur.com/ZgN2MVQ.png here]), the 5x5 table would look like this:<br />
<br />
S j G B L <br />
. @ M O k <br />
i , v : 0 <br />
E 7 r q N <br />
J P 5 F 1<br />
<br />
(although, note that these symbols are the same in both skulls).<br />
<br />
If this is used as the key for the [[Wikipedia:Bifid cipher|Bifid cipher]] for the string below the table:<br />
<br />
j . 7 F 5 7 O , N L v : q j . 7 B : , 1 q v @ B 1 j 5 i v B : ,<br />
12 21 42 54 53 42 24 32 45 15 33 34 44 12 21 42 14 34 32 55 44 33 22 14 55 12 53 31 33 14 34 32<br />
<br />
1 2 2 1 4 2 5 4 5 3 4 2 2 4 3 2 4 5 1 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 1 2 2 1 4 2<br />
1 4 3 4 3 2 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 4 5 5 1 2 5 3 3 1 3 3 1 4 3 4 3 2<br />
<br />
11 24 23 14 43 22 55 45 54 34 43 23 22 42 31 24 45 55 11 52 35 33 33 41 43 43 11 24 23 14 43 22<br />
<br />
SOMBr@1NF:rM@7iON1SP0vvErrSOMBr@<br />
<br />
This phrase is leet-speak, when translated, it becomes<br />
Sombra Information is power Sombra<br />
<br />
'''Meanwhile, the countdown on the Blizzard forum post approached zero...'''<br />
<br />
= A Moment in Crime Transmission =<br />
<br />
[[File:Momentincrime.png|thumbnail|right|amomentincrime.com as of August 24th, 2016]]<br />
<br />
Once the countdown on the Skycoder forum post reached zero, [http://amomentincrime.com amomentincrime.com] was updated. It now says (same colours as were in the forum post)<br />
<br />
...Estableciendo conexión...<br />
...Protocolo Sombra v1.9 iniciado...<br />
<br />
...Transmitiendo información a ómnicos activos... 2%<br />
<br />
...Terminando conexión...<br />
<br />
Translating the text on the page becomes:<br />
<br />
...Establishing connection...<br />
...Sombra Protocol v1.9 initiated...<br />
<br />
...Transmitting information to active omnics... 2%<br />
<br />
...Ending connection...<br />
<br />
A comment was added in the source code:<br />
Bien hecho, ya tienen mi clave. Hackear este programa de televisión no tuvo chiste. Espérense a lo que sigue.<br />
Well done, you have my password. Hacking this television program was meaningless. Wait for what is coming.<br />
<br />
Due to confusions during translation, "no tuvo chiste" does directly translate to "You did not joke." But after asking someone who speaks Mexican Spanish, the phrase was clarified to mean "there was no point in it." There are more translation confusions that do not properly convey the tone of the message. Originally, it was "Hacking this television program was meaningless. Wait for what follows." The tone of that though was seemingly trying to show off what she will do. It should be noted that she also implied hacking the television program was easy.<br />
<br />
The percent number on the amomentincrime.com seems to be going up slowly. Note that it's not updating for everybody at the same time, probably due to the caching tech employed for the amomentincrime.com. <br />
<br />
There is an uncached version of the website discovered by Discord user "Mino" that can be found [http://amomentincrime.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html here].<br />
<br />
Over time the percentage rose, and the Sombra Protocol version number went to v1.95 after 5% was hit. Since then the percentage increases by 0.0038 every 3 minutes. It is predicted that this will reach 100% on Oct. 16th-17th, a good few days before BlizzCon on Nov 4th - 5th.<br />
Alternatively the % will hit 23, an important Sombra number, in 12 days corresponding to the start of Season 2 <br />
<br />
Another comment was added to the source code as well:<br />
Parece que se están calentando un poco las cosas... tendré que pasar desapercibida mientras esto se finaliza.<br />
It seems that things are are warming up a little... gotta go unnoticed while it completes.<br />
<br />
<strike>'''As of Aug. 27th @ 7:06<sub>54 sec</sub> PST the percentage number has stopped increasing.'''</strike> As of Aug. 27th @ 12:44 <sub>09 sec</sub> PST the percentage number has started increasing again.<br />
<br />
= Image of Reaper =<br />
<br />
The Sombra-ARG Discord server created a datamoshed image as a message to Sombra, and popular Overwatch YouTuber Muselk [https://twitter.com/MrMuselk/status/767039209689546752 sent the image to @PlayOverwatch]. An Imgur version of this image can be found [http://imgur.com/a/ph36v here].<br />
<br />
The base image for the datamosh that was sent can be seen [https://blzgdapipro-a.akamaihd.net/media/screenshot/reaper-screenshot-002.jpg here].<br />
<br />
Discord user 'LazyGamer' was able to obtain an [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/218568246092234752/219179587156967424/reaper-screenshot-002-moshed.jpg original uncompressed copy of the datamosh] we sent to Blizzard from Sombra-ARG Discord user 'tece', allowing us to reverse engineer and confirm the message that we sent.<br />
<br />
The message was as follows:<br />
Bueno Sombra, jugemos un juegito y depaso nos das algo con que jugar<br />
Okay Sombra, let's play a little game and in return you can give us something to play with<br />
<br />
A more in depth history of the message we sent can be found in [http://imgur.com/a/h7Md6 this Imgur gallery].<br />
<br />
We received no response from Sombra until a [[#Overwatch_Forums_Glitching_Page.2F_.22Skycoder.22|post by Skycoder]] appeared on the US Battle.net forums. During the destruction of the website itself, you can see an image fly around on the page. This image appeared on the forum post a few hours after the post originally appeared, and many have chalked this up to a mistake on Blizzard's part. This [https://bnetcmsus-a.akamaihd.net/cms/page_media/go/GOHY605ZZEAA1471990978690.jpg image] depicts Reaper on Temple of Anubis, and is quite similar to the image that Muselk sent to Sombra via twitter, although it does appear to have immediately noticeable differences. Namely, the file size is much bigger and there is a visible shift of the image to the left towards the bottom of the image.<br />
<br />
Discord user 'jsha' explained to the investigative group that it's impossible to interpret the response image as a diff-based datamosh, due to the larger size, the missing unmoshed version and the clear re-encoding of the image. He went on to say that optional RST markers present in the response are enough to determine that the image was re-encoded after it was moshed, eliminating the possibility to reconstruct the pre-encoded response.<br />
<br />
The idea that this is not a datamosh is not surprising, as Twitter and Imgur image compression would make it impossible for Sombra to decode our message, not to mention that Blizzard has already used datamoshing techniques twice during the course of this ARG.<br />
<br />
Additional attempts have been made by Discord users 'LazyGamer', 'Per' and others to interpret the response as a steganographic transmission, and the JPEG data was scoured using tools to determine if any files had been hidden. No usable data from the image has been found.<br />
<br />
Discord user 'DelBliss' is attempting to fix the response by manipulating MCUs in the image with a hex editor. Further details can be found [http://imgur.com/a/56jHn here].<br />
<br />
= References =<br />
<br />
== Community Resources ==<br />
<br />
A collection of tools and resources made by the Game Detectives Discord community for use in the ARG.<br />
<br />
=== ASCII Skull ===<br />
<br />
'''ASCII Skull Analysis:''' https://github.com/bahamas10/sombra<br />
<br />
'''Removing SOMBR@ Analysis:''' http://pastebin.com/15u27YTC<br />
<br />
'''ASCII Skull Eye Analysys:''' https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-JQpWyitMKYhP-4l8ZDFiJI3NjqRrvoEnRdFQawike8<br />
<br />
=== Google Docs ===<br />
<br />
'''Observations and Speculations Spreadsheet:''' https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rI08baFQmAwaqHC-9GF9VNGCYjuRE-q4LN9k4ottjuQ/pubhtml<br />
<br />
=== Tracer Code ===<br />
<br />
'''GOL! Guesser:''' http://axxim.net/ow/gol-guesser/<br />
<br />
'''Uber GOL! Guesser:''' http://axxim.net/ow/gol-guesser/uber/<br />
<br />
The Uber GOL! Guesser only prints out UTF-8 compliant results, which makes it easier to identify potentially correct answers.<br />
<br />
'''Bruteforcing tool:''' https://github.com/glv2/bruteforce-salted-openssl<br />
<br />
== Third-Party Resources ==<br />
<br />
A collection of third-party tools and resources that the Game Detectives Discord community has used in the ARG.<br />
<br />
=== Image of Reaper ===<br />
<br />
'''stegdetect (Linux):''' https://github.com/abeluck/stegdetect<br />
<br />
stegdetect is a Linux utility used to determine if a given image may contain encoded information.<br />
<br />
'''JPHide & JPSeek:''' http://linux01.gwdg.de/~alatham/stego.html<br><br />
'''iSteg (Mac OSX):''' http://www.hanynet.com/isteg/<br />
<br />
JPHide & JPSeek is used to hide and find, respectively, a file inside a JPEG image.<br><br />
iSteg works similarly to JPHide on the Mac OSX platform.<br />
<br />
'''stegbreak (Linux):''' http://linux.die.net/man/1/stegbreak<br />
<br />
stegbreak is used to do brute-force dictionary attacks on JPEG images.<br />
<br />
== Old / False Leads ==<br />
<br />
Click [[Sombra_ARG_False_Leads | here]] for all of the false leads that the community came across while trying to solve the Sombra ARG!<br />
<br />
== Derivative Works == <br />
<br />
The long road to solving the ARG have sparked several people into creating pieces of media as a joke or just as a spark of creativity. Most notably is the skysong; the misinterpreted skycode that had been interpreted as a piece of music by Gingerware. <br />
The following derivate works have been inspired by this. <br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Description !! Author !! Title !! Work <br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/4w7ey1/the_sombra_skysong/ Original thread] on how the OP thought the skycode was music || Gingerware || Skysong ||[https://soundcloud.com/gingerware SoundCloud] (Notable examples [https://soundcloud.com/gingerware/ordered-60-upsidedown-loop "Ordered 60 Upsidedown Loop"], [https://soundcloud.com/gingerware/sombra-skysong-120-tempo-looped "Skysong 120 tempo looped"] and [https://soundcloud.com/gingerware/sombra-skysong Sombra Skysong - Overwatch])<br />
|-<br />
| Trap rendition of the skysong || SnerK || Sombra || [https://soundcloud.com/itssnerk/sombra SoundCloud]<br />
|-<br />
| Youtube skit on the initial stall || Goose Boose || Sombra ARG in a Nutshell || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8SY_xDwtUE YouTube]<br />
|-<br />
| An opensource android app to keep up with the Sombra ARG. || Jasona99 and CyanogenBot || Sombra Checker || [https://github.com/jasona99/sombra_checker GitHub] (Download the .apk file in the root folder for the compiled app)<br />
|-<br />
| Fanart using the skull and skycode || Pocketomi || Sombra Interpretation || [[Image:Sombratransparent.png|50px]]<br />
|-<br />
| Sombra fanart || Pocketomi || Booty Queen || [http://pocketomi.deviantart.com/art/Sombra-is-now-crowned-booty-queen-630604218 DeviantArt]<br />
|-<br />
| Sombra fanart || Pocketomi || Sombra x Athena || [http://pocketomi.deviantart.com/art/Sombra-x-Athena-Rule-34-631125234 DeviantArt]<br />
|-<br />
| Sombra fanart with mask as focus || Pocketomi || Mask || [http://pocketomi.deviantart.com/art/Behind-the-mask-631026134 DeviantArt]<br />
|-<br />
| Sombra 4K wallpaper || Palas || Wallpaper || [http://kanji2.deviantart.com/art/Protocolo-Sombra-Wallpaper-4K-630351917 DeviantArt]<br />
|-<br />
| Fanart || Orroko || Sombra on Dorado || [http://orroko.deviantart.com/art/Sombra-on-Dorado-630947335 DeviantArt]<br />
|-<br />
| Fanart || Orroko || Sombra 2.0 || [http://orroko.deviantart.com/art/SOMBRA-2-0-630440653 DeviantArt]<br />
|-<br />
| Fanart || Sadhira || Sombra Uncloaked || [http://sadhira.deviantart.com/art/Sombra-Uncloaked-631038549 DeviantArt]<br />
|-<br />
| Fanart || Laken || Interpretation || [https://twitter.com/LakenArts/status/769742946656784384 Twitter]<br />
|-<br />
| Twitch overlay for OBS Studio || Akihabara || GD Twitch overlay || [https://mega.nz/#!lUkEySSA!DiYXI8KRiaLgClMiPuYR6SiKUxf3-RHMELAXgwGW1ow Mega]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Media Appearances ==<br />
<br />
'''3rd Aug. 2016'''<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://kotaku.com/overwatch-fans-find-new-clues-about-the-mysterious-hero-1784767759 Kotaku - Overwatch Fans Find New Clues About The Mysterious Hero Sombra]<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://www.polygon.com/2016/8/3/12369144/overwatch-summer-games-sombra-arg-blizzard?utm_campaign=polygon&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter Polygon - Overwatch fans are trying to crack the latest mystery about Sombra]<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://www.pcgamesn.com/overwatch/overwatch-sombra PCGamesN - Overwatch's Sombra ARG continues with new clues, but no solutions]<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://team-dignitas.net/articles/blogs/overwatch/9989/who-is-sombra-all-facts-and-clues-about-sombra Team-Dignitas - Who is Sombra? All facts and clues about Sombra]<br />
<br />
[FR] [http://overwatch.gamewave.fr/un-nouveau-code-cache-dans-la-derniere-cinematique-d-overwatch/ Gamewave - UN NOUVEAU CODE CACHÉ DANS LA DERNIÈRE CINÉMATIQUE D'OVERWATCH!]<br />
<br />
[EN] [https://www.follownews.com/overwatch-fans-find-new-clues-about-the-mysterious-hero-sombra-1nhqt FollowNews - Overwatch Fans Find New Clues About The Mysterious Hero Sombra]<br />
<br />
'''4th Aug. 2016'''<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-summer-games-trailer-hides-a-mysterious-secret/ PCGamer - Overwatch Summer Games trailer hides a mysterious secret]<br />
<br />
[SK] [http://www.sector.sk/novinka/121273/nove-overwatch-video-obsahuje-dalsie-tajomstva.htm Sector - Nové Overwatch video obsahuje ďalšie tajomstvá]<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://www.techinsider.io/overwatch-sombra-character-2016-8 Techinsider - 'Overwatch' players are going to insane lengths to solve a mystery that Blizzard's teased for months]<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://gamerant.com/overwatch-sombra-clues/ Gamerant - Overwatch Players Uncover More ‘Sombra’ Clues]<br />
<br />
[HU] [http://www.gamestar.hu/hir/overwatch-sombra-karakter-214739.html Gamestar - Overwatch - újabb nyomok utalnak a még be nem jelentett hősre]<br />
<br />
'''5th Aug. 2016'''<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://kotaku.com/days-later-overwatch-fans-cant-figure-out-the-sky-cod-1784872143 Kotaku - Days Later, Overwatch Fans Can't Figure Out The 'Sky Code' Mystery]<br />
<br />
[NL] [http://www.gamersnet.nl/nieuws/201608/cryptische_speurtocht_naar_overwatch_nieuwe_heldin_sombra_gaat_bizar_diep/ Gamersnet - Cryptische speurtocht naar Overwatch' nieuwe heldin Sombra gaat bizar diep]<br />
<br />
[ES] [http://www.alfabetajuega.com/noticia/overwatch-el-enigma-de-sombra-sigue-ofreciendo-nuevos-detalles-n-71772 Alfa Beta Jeuga - Overwatch: El enigma de Sombra sigue ofreciendo nuevos detalles]<br />
<br />
[EN] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ROjN-_F0ZU&feature=youtu.be&t=4m22s IGN (Video) - Sombra: Overwatch's Secret New Hero - Overwatch HQ]<br />
<br />
'''7th Aug. 2016'''<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://www.gamespresso.com/2016/08/summary-state-sombras-arg-overwatch/ Gamespresso - Summary of the state of sombra's ARG in Overwatch]<br />
<br />
'''8th Aug. 2016'''<br />
<br />
[EN/CN] [http://www.zhentoo.com/doc92368 Zhentoo - Overwatch new hero Secret Dorado hidden mystery] <br />
<br />
[EN] [http://www.technewstoday.com/30880-overwatch-sombra-continues-to-elude-detectives/ TechNewsToday - Overwatch: Sombra Continues to Elude Detectives]<br />
<br />
'''11th Aug. 2016'''<br />
<br />
[EN] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZR-pa0it4Q The Know - New Overwatch Hero Hints]<br />
<br />
'''12th Aug. 2016'''<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://kotaku.com/after-two-weeks-overwatch-fans-sombra-investigation-re-1785204389 Kotaku - Overwatch Fans' Sombra Investigation Reaps A Skull Code]<br />
<br />
'''14th Aug. 2016'''<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://gamerant.com/overwatch-sombra-skull-code/ Gamerant - Skull Code is Latest Clue in Overwatch’s Sombra Investigation]<br />
<br />
'''16th Aug. 2016'''<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://www.christiantoday.com/article/overwatch.dlc.update.skull.code.the.latest.clue.for.sombra.investigation/93197.htm Christian Today - 'Overwatch' DLC update: Skull Code the latest clue for Sombra investigation]<br />
<br />
[EN] [http://en.yibada.com/articles/151811/20160816/overwatch-dlc-update.htm Yibada - 'Overwatch' DLC update: New clues on Sombra's inclusion to the roster revealed]<br />
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'''23rd Aug. 2016'''<br />
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[EN] [http://www.technewstoday.com/31129-overwatch-all-we-know-about-the-sombra-arg/ Tech News Today - Overwatch: All We Know About the Sombra ARG]<br />
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'''24th Aug. 2016'''<br />
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[EN] [http://gamerant.com/overwatch-forums-sombra-message/ Gamerant - Overwatch Forums Glitch Out, Reveals Hidden Message From Sombra]<br />
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[EN] [http://gamerant.com/overwatch-sombra-clue-website/ Gamerant - New Website Counts Down To Next Clue For Overwatch’s Sombra]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.polygon.com/2016/8/24/12623736/overwatch-sombra-arg-clues-skycoder Polygon - Overwatch's Sombra mystery appears to be coming to a close]<br />
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[EN] [https://www.vg247.com/2016/08/24/overwatch-forums-glitch-out-reveal-a-message-from-the-mysterious-sombra/ VG247 - Overwatch forums glitch out, reveal a message from the mysterious Sombra]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.technewstoday.com/31151-sombra-hacks-into-overwatch-forums/ Tech News Today - Sombra Hacks Into Overwatch Forums]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/08/24/overwatch-mystery-character-sombra-could-be-revealed-today IGN - Overwatch Mystery Character Sombra Could Be Revealed Today]<br />
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'''25th Aug. 2016'''<br />
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[EN] [http://kotaku.com/overwatch-players-are-getting-fed-up-with-the-sombra-ar-1785765307 Kotaku - Overwatch Players Are Getting Sick Of The Sombra ARG]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/08/25/overwatch-made-the-internet-lose-its-mind-last-night-and-i-had-a-front-row-seat IGN - Overwatch Made the Internet Lose its Mind Last Night, And I Had a Front-Row Seat]<br />
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[EN] [http://www.technewstoday.com/31182-overwatch-countdown-to-sombra/ Tech News Today - Overwatch: Countdown to Sombra]</div>Svardskampe