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''Note: This page is under construction - more information is still being added!'' | ''Note: This page is under construction - more information is still being added!'' | ||
| − | + | Beginning on June 1, 2017, 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. | |
| − | + | == Cassette Tapes == | |
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[[File:Nms cassette 1.png|thumbnail|right|The first cassette tape, mailed to /u/StuartGT]] | [[File:Nms cassette 1.png|thumbnail|right|The first cassette tape, mailed to /u/StuartGT]] | ||
| − | + | This table is a concise summary of each tape's owner and current status: | |
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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! Tape Number !! Tape Owner !! Tape Status | ! Tape Number !! Tape Owner !! Tape Status | ||
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| − | | 1 || [https://www.reddit.com/user/StuartGT /u/StuartGT] || | + | | 1 || [https://www.reddit.com/user/StuartGT /u/StuartGT] || Uploaded |
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| 2 || Unknown || Unknown | | 2 || Unknown || Unknown | ||
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| 3 || [https://www.reddit.com/user/MrUnnoticed /u/MrUnnoticed] || Uploaded | | 3 || [https://www.reddit.com/user/MrUnnoticed /u/MrUnnoticed] || Uploaded | ||
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| − | | 4 || [https://www.reddit.com/user/Tony-Towers /u/Tony-Towers] || | + | | 4 || [https://www.reddit.com/user/Tony-Towers /u/Tony-Towers] || Uploaded |
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| 5 || Unknown || Unknown | | 5 || Unknown || Unknown | ||
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| 6 || [https://www.reddit.com/user/BaRKy1911 /u/BaRKy1911] || Not yet played | | 6 || [https://www.reddit.com/user/BaRKy1911 /u/BaRKy1911] || Not yet played | ||
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| 8 || Unknown || Unknown | | 8 || Unknown || Unknown | ||
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| − | | 9 || | + | | 9 || [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_E2mF3O0J2pAk11n_WLeQQ CobraTV] || Uploaded |
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| − | | 10 || [https://www.reddit.com/user/swampthing3000 /u/swampthing3000] || | + | | 10 || [https://www.reddit.com/user/swampthing3000 /u/swampthing3000] || Uploaded |
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| 11 || Unknown || Unknown | | 11 || Unknown || Unknown | ||
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| − | === Tapes 3, 7, and 12 | + | === First Group of Tapes=== |
| + | Tapes 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, and 12 were all received at or around the same time (the first week of June in 2017), and all contain the same information. | ||
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| + | The A-Side of the cassettes consists of portions of three songs by [https://soundcloud.com/65daysofstatic 65daysofstatic], the composers of the soundtrack for No Man's Sky. The tracks are, in order: | ||
| + | Red Parallax | ||
| + | Supermoon | ||
| + | End of the World Sun | ||
| − | [ | + | Which are track numbers 8, 2, and 10 on the [https://soundcloud.com/65daysofstatic/sets/no-mans-sky-music-for-an-1 No Man's Sky soundtrack]. |
| − | + | The B-side audio consists of garbled noise. When running the noise through a spectrogram, a sequence of characters can be clearly seen: | |
| + | <gallery mode="packed" caption="Spectrographs of some of the cassette B-sides"> | ||
| + | 3-B_Spectro.png | ||
| + | 7-B_Spectro.png | ||
| + | 10-B_Spectro.png | ||
| + | 12-B_Spectro.png | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
706s7274616p | 706s7274616p | ||
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portal | portal | ||
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| + | [https://archive.org/details/FinalB The B-side audio] of Tape 9/16 was also different compared to the first 7 tapes. | ||
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| + | === Notes/Posters === | ||
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| + | [[File:Signed NMS Poster.jpg|thumbnail|right|The poster packaged with some of the tapes, signed by Hello Games employees]] | ||
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| + | Some tapes came with a signed NMS Poster with the text | ||
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| + | <pre> | ||
| + | Thank you for your support | ||
| + | It means the universe to us | ||
| + | we hope you enjoy what comes next | ||
| + | -Sean | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
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| + | One came with a note: | ||
| + | <pre> | ||
| + | The giant gateway calls out to me, filling my mind with whispered secrets of a far-flung world. | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
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| + | This is an exact quote of a text that is in the game files right now, but apparently not used or discovered yet. | ||
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| + | ==Tape 9/16== | ||
| + | ''See also: [[Waking Titan#Fourth Glyph - Package 9/16|Waking Titan - Package 9/16]]'' | ||
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| + | Tape 9/16 was received on the 21st of June, 2017. Its sending was triggered by actions within the Waking Titan ARG. Further discussion of this tape can be found on the main Waking Titan ARG page. | ||
== Additional Resources == | == Additional Resources == | ||
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* [https://www.reddit.com/r/NoMansSkyTheGame/ No Man's Sky Subreddit] | * [https://www.reddit.com/r/NoMansSkyTheGame/ No Man's Sky Subreddit] | ||
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/NoMansSkyTheGame/comments/6fmyn3/cassettes_megathread/ Cassette ARG Megathread] | * [https://www.reddit.com/r/NoMansSkyTheGame/comments/6fmyn3/cassettes_megathread/ Cassette ARG Megathread] | ||
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''This page is a work in progress, and will be updated as new developments emerge.'' | ''This page is a work in progress, and will be updated as new developments emerge.'' | ||
Latest revision as of 23:47, 2 June 2018
Main Page > List of Investigations > Waking Titan > Cassettes
Note: This page is under construction - more information is still being added!
Beginning on June 1, 2017, moderators of No Man's Sky subreddits /r/NoMansSkyTheGame, /r/NMSPortals, and /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.
Contents
Cassette Tapes
This table is a concise summary of each tape's owner and current status:
| Tape Number | Tape Owner | Tape Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | /u/StuartGT | Uploaded |
| 2 | Unknown | Unknown |
| 3 | /u/MrUnnoticed | Uploaded |
| 4 | /u/Tony-Towers | Uploaded |
| 5 | Unknown | Unknown |
| 6 | /u/BaRKy1911 | Not yet played |
| 7 | /u/UnimatrixZeroOne | Uploaded |
| 8 | Unknown | Unknown |
| 9 | CobraTV | Uploaded |
| 10 | /u/swampthing3000 | Uploaded |
| 11 | Unknown | Unknown |
| 12 | /u/Nevadander | Uploaded |
| 13 | Unknown | Unknown |
| 14 | Unknown | Unknown |
| 15 | Unknown | Unknown |
| 16 | Unknown | Unknown |
First Group of Tapes
Tapes 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, and 12 were all received at or around the same time (the first week of June in 2017), and all contain the same information.
The A-Side of the cassettes consists of portions of three songs by 65daysofstatic, the composers of the soundtrack for No Man's Sky. The tracks are, in order:
Red Parallax Supermoon End of the World Sun
Which are track numbers 8, 2, and 10 on the No Man's Sky soundtrack.
The B-side audio consists of garbled noise. When running the noise through a spectrogram, a sequence of characters can be clearly seen:
- Spectrographs of some of the cassette B-sides
706s7274616p
Running this ciphertext through ROT13 and then decoding the resulting hex yields the following string:
portal
The B-side audio of Tape 9/16 was also different compared to the first 7 tapes.
Notes/Posters
Some tapes came with a signed NMS Poster with the text
Thank you for your support It means the universe to us we hope you enjoy what comes next -Sean
One came with a note:
The giant gateway calls out to me, filling my mind with whispered secrets of a far-flung world.
This is an exact quote of a text that is in the game files right now, but apparently not used or discovered yet.
Tape 9/16
See also: Waking Titan - Package 9/16
Tape 9/16 was received on the 21st of June, 2017. Its sending was triggered by actions within the Waking Titan ARG. Further discussion of this tape can be found on the main Waking Titan ARG page.
Additional Resources
This page is a work in progress, and will be updated as new developments emerge.
