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[[Main Page]] > [[List of Investigations]] > '''No Man's Sky'''
 
  
 
''Note: This page is under construction - more information is still being added!''
 
''Note: This page is under construction - more information is still being added!''
  
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The No Man's Sky ARG was created by Hello Games. It began with 16 cassette tapes being mailed to prominent individuals in the No Man's Sky online community.  At this time, it is unclear what these cassette tapes are leading to.  It is speculated that when the mystery of the tapes is solved, a new update for No Man's Sky will be announced.
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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.
  
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This ARG is currently being solved by the No Man's Sky community: in particular, the [https://reddit.com/r/nomansskythegame No Man's Sky subreddit].  Most of the information on this page has been compiled from stickied posts.
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== 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]]
  
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== Cassette Tapes ==
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This table is a concise summary of each tape's owner and current status:
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Beginning on June 1, 2017, moderators of the [https://reddit.com/r/nomansskythegame No Man's Sky subreddit] started to receive cassette tapes in the mail.  Each cassette tape was labelled with a number out of 16.
 
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Here is a summary table, showing each tape's number, current status, and owner:
 
  
 
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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] || Uploading
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| 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] || Played, not yet uploaded
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| 4 || [https://www.reddit.com/user/Tony-Towers /u/Tony-Towers] || Uploaded
 
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| 5 || Unknown || Unknown
 
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| 9 || Unknown || Unknown
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| 9 || [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_E2mF3O0J2pAk11n_WLeQQ CobraTV] || Uploaded
 
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| 10 || [https://www.reddit.com/user/swampthing3000 /u/swampthing3000] || Uploaded
 
| 10 || [https://www.reddit.com/user/swampthing3000 /u/swampthing3000] || Uploaded
 
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| 12 || [https://www.reddit.com/user/Nevadander /u/Nevadander] || B-Side Uploaded
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| 12 || [https://www.reddit.com/user/Nevadander /u/Nevadander] || Uploaded
 
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The audio files currently available can be downloaded from [http://bit.ly/NMSCassettes this MediaFire folder].
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=== First Group of Tapes===
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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:
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Red Parallax
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Supermoon
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End of the World Sun
  
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=== B-Side Audio ===
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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].
  
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The B-side audio of all of the currently available tapes consists of garbled noise. When running the noise through a spectrogram, a sequence of characters can be clearly seen:
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The B-side audio consists of garbled noise. When running the noise through a spectrogram, a sequence of characters can be clearly seen:
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<gallery mode="packed" caption="Spectrographs of the cassette B-sides">
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<gallery mode="packed" caption="Spectrographs of some of the cassette B-sides">
 
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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>
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Thank you for your support
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It means the universe to us
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we hope you enjoy what comes next
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-Sean
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</pre>
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One came with a note:
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The giant gateway calls out to me, filling my mind with whispered secrets of a far-flung world.
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</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==
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''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 ==
 
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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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* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2XsRvsr-iOMc0J6YnRLdDlIOXM Google Drive folder] (includes recordings and spectrographs)
 
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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.

Cassette Tapes

The first cassette tape, mailed to /u/StuartGT

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
  • 3-B Spectro.png
  • 7-B Spectro.png
  • 10-B Spectro.png
  • 12-B Spectro.png
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

The poster packaged with some of the tapes, signed by Hello Games employees

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.

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