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TheSurvivor2299.com teasing... Fallout 4? [Edit: Nope, fake, as expected. :P]

ekim

Member
http://thesurvivor2299.com/

Timer ends December 10 if I calculated that correctly.
Anyone able to decode the morse code?

edit:
From the source code:
<div id="vid-count"> <span data-time="1386792000" class="vid-count"></span> </div>
<!--- Flash Window http://www.youtube.com/user/BethesdaSoftworks/videos -->
<div id="footer"></div>
<div>
<!--- 1 Message DD/MM/YYYY For European and American sites-->
<audio src="/radio/bridgeport-5284ec0d1b93c.mp3" autoplay loop>
<!--- <audio src="/radio/fall-river-6191da7f11n.mp3" autoplay loop> -->
<!--- 06.12 -->

Seems too obvious
 
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=715817&highlight=thesurvivor2299
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=715727&highlight=thesurvivor2299

and both got closed

Stumpokapow said:
Different registrar than their other domains. Hosted in Poland. Doesn't use Zenimax nameservers. Euro date even though they're a US company.

Where exactly is the proof Bethesda registered this? Please don't post domain registration rumours unless you are equipped to evaluate, technically, whether the rumours are likely to be true.
 

8bit

Knows the Score
• • &#8722; • • • • / &#8722; • • • • • / • • • • • &#8722; • &#8722; • &#8722; • &#8722; • • • • •
 

ekim

Member
Well the Whois looked promising (except for the nameserver):
Domain Name: THESURVIVOR2299.COM
Registrar URL: http://www.godaddy.com
Updated Date: 2013-11-13 18:30:09
Creation Date: 2013-11-13 18:30:09
Registrar Expiration Date: 2014-11-13 18:30:09
Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registrant Name: IT Dept
Registrant Organization: ZeniMax Media Inc
Registrant Street: 1370 Piccard Drive Suite 120
Registrant City: Rockville
Registrant State/Province: Maryland
Registrant Postal Code: 20850
Registrant Country: United States
Admin Name: DNS Admin
Admin Organization: ZeniMax Media Inc
Admin Street: 1370 Piccard Drive Suite 120
Admin City: Rockville
Admin State/Province: Maryland
Admin Postal Code: 20850
Admin Country: United States
Admin Phone: +1.3019482200
Admin Fax:
Admin Email: email@ZENIMAX.COM
Tech Name: DNS Tech
Tech Organization: ZeniMax Media Inc
Tech Street: 1370 Piccard Drive Suite 120
Tech City: Rockville
Tech State/Province: Maryland
Tech Postal Code: 20850
Tech Country: United States
Tech Phone: +1.3019482200
Tech Fax:
Tech Email: email@ZENIMAX.COM
Name Server: NS1.THESURVIVOR2299.COM
Name Server: NS2.THESURVIVOR2299.COM
 

Lakitu

st5fu
The Tumblr and the Twitter accounts have both been confirmed as fake and the owner of the Tumblr account confirmed that he has nothing to do with the website.

The website itself is looking more and more legit, though still not 100% confirmed all signs point to it being so. Or it's just a really good hoax. Check out the Reddit thread to catch up but the most significant update is after searching through the whois, they found a name that is affiliated with AKQA who were responsible for the Fallout 3 viral advertising.
 

rjinaz

Member
Bumping this thread because the first timer is going to end in 6 hours. I guess lock the thread mods if this is a mistake to do.

The website reads: Nuclear winter is coming in 06h 03m 17s

Supposedly the website has it marked as concept art in the website script according to Reddit.

Does anybody have any expectations? It is still not certain whether this website is legit or not. Following along with all the information so far and the various morse codes, and Bethesda's history with reveals and doing something similar, it seems way too elaborate to be a hoax.
 
Yea so 52 minutes out from the first timer. I know a lot assume this to be fake but I'm still interested to see what comes of it.

The source code got an update just a little bit ago:
<!--- <img src="http://prepareforthefuture.com/static/00_posters/04_poster_pinch.png">
<img src="http://prepareforthefuture.com/static/00_posters/04_poster_apo.png">
<img src="http://prepareforthefuture.com/static/00_posters/04_poster_battlesh_cov.png">
<img src="http://prepareforthefuture.com/static/00_posters/04_poster_river.png">
<img src="http://prepareforthefuture.com/static/00_posters/04_poster_bst01.png">
<img src="http://prepareforthefuture.com/static/00_posters/04_poster_bst02.png">
<img src="http://prepareforthefuture.com/static/00_posters/04_poster_bk_wads_atheneum.png"> -->

My guess if different pictures to be released daily until VGX.

If you want to see a chronological list of the happenings you can see here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/...AZZiM0Rh-odwWCDc3VEMVE/preview?pli=1&sle=true
 
from redditt
all messages together

Quote
October 23rd, 2077
Air Raid Sirens go off. The Great War begins and lasts two hours
“Calling any station. Calling any station. Calling any station. This is OZ (Bridgeport). Please stand by.”
“Bridgeport, this is Concord (MA), message: Quabbin Reservoir is hit, repeat, Quabbin Reservoir is hit, over.”
(Boston is hit by a nuclear warhead. The NCRA was in the process of being updated with a situation report)
"National Catastrophe Relief Auxiliary Unit, Boston 314, 7 Emergency Message: NEW YORK STAGE 7 WASHINGTON STAGE 7 LOS ANGELES STAGE 7 AUSTIN STAGE 7 CHICAGO STAGE 7 NEW ORLEAN STAGE 7 LAS VEGAS UNKNOWN MIAMI STAGE 7 DALLAS STAGE 7 DENVER STAGE 7 SAN DIEGO STAGE 7 SAN FRANCISCO STAGE 7 BOSTO-"
(A vault technician opens 119 to any survivors of the initial attack. IT is possible 7667 is the code needed to enter the Vault)
“Calling all stations, calling all stations, calling all stations, this is Vault Technician 2510730 one six emergency Vault-Tec shelter for survivors in Quabbin, number 119, repeat, emergency Vault-Tec shelter for survivors in Quabbin, number 119, over”
(The radio operator who attempted to reach the NCRA realizes Boston is now gone and that there is no hope)
“Calling all stations, calling all stations, calling all stations. Boston is gone, I repeat, Boston is gone. No Hope. Frequency 3450 Return Transmission. Goodbye America.”
(Six days pass, and the Nuclear Winter occurs)
TIME ELAPSES
July 4th, 2299
(The Survivor heads to the Institute for help)
”MY DEAR SISTER. I’M HEADING TO THE INSTITUTE. GOD KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS PLACE NOW. THIS OLD BASTARD WILL HELP US. HE MUST HELP US. –0321–”
(The Institute refuses to help the survivor. He decides to venture to Black Row.)
THE INSTITUTE IS SEALED. THEY WON'T HELP US. I'M HEADING TO BLACK ROW. -NGQHT 5120-
(In the meantime, Vault 119 is being attacked)
"Calling all stations, this is overseer 119 emergency enemy unknown, SOS. Vault 119 Quabbin 7667, repeat, SOS, Vault 119 Quabbin 7667 enemy unknown."
(The attackers manage to breach the vault doors. The vault dwellers retreat to level 4.)
"Calling all stations, this is Vault Overseer 119, anybody near Quabbin? SOS Vault door breach, repeat, SOS Vault door breach, enemy unknown, level 1, 2, and 3 gone, survivors on (service lift to OR in secure location) level 4"
(The attackers manage to kill the overseer (whose code is 15334), who probably attempted to defend his vault dwellers and hold off the attackers. The attackers now attempt to breach Level 4)
"Calling all stations, this is Vault 119, SOS, Level 4 is under attack, Overseer is dead, repeat, SOS, Level 4 is under attack, Overseer is dead. We won’t make it."
(The Survivor has reached Black Row. They send our a Quick Response Force to help at Vault 119.)
"Calling Black Row Out Station. Ground is safe. Too Late. Level 4 breach. No survivors, 899 corpses. We are leaving Vault 119. Over, back to you."
Someone, presumably a synthetic humanoid (android), attempts to hack into the Overseer's computer but uses a wrong code - 15812 instead of 15334 -and the incorrect log-in marks the android as an enemy. The message below is left on the computer)
"THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S COMING. IT'S A KEY TO THE GREAT GAME"





Desmond Lockheart point lookout dlc

If kept alive, Desmond disappears from the game after you exit the Underground Lab upon completion of A Meeting of the Minds. If talked to beforehand, he will mention traveling north to pursue his next rival, another "player" in the "Great Game", a Post-War struggle between former geniuses and billionares.





”MY DEAR SISTER. I’M HEADING TO THE INSTITUTE. GOD KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS PLACE NOW. THIS OLD BASTARD WILL HELP US. HE MUST HELP US. –0321–”

is the old bastard, desmond lockheart?
he is referred to that
 

NeoGash

Member
No...it can't be....it can't be happening...he...he's a Super Saiyan? Seriously, I hope this shit is real. The internet will implode and the universe as we know it will be changed forever.
 

mujun

Member
Story sounds so rad if the stuff in this thread is true.

More pumped for this than anything (even getting my PS4 in Feb).

Saturday can't come soon enough.
 

kris.

Banned
reddit's pissed

and now bethesda softworks is following me on twitter
holy shit the pressure
 
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daman824

Member
Yep fallout 4 late 2015. Bethesda wants a repeat of skyrim sales but doesn't want to work on last gen consoles anymore. So they're just going to wait until the ps4 & xb1 user-base gets larger. Fuck this shit.
 

jschreier

Member
Yep fallout 4 late 2015. Bethesda wants a repeat of skyrim sales but dont want to work on last gen anymore. So they're going to wait until the ps4 & xb1 userbase gets larger. Fuck this shit.
I for one would rather see a fully next-gen Fallout 4 in 2015 than a cross-gen Fallout 4 in 2014 that's gimped because they have to optimize it for both current- and next-gen.
 

daman824

Member
I for one would rather see a fully next-gen Fallout 4 in 2015 than a cross-gen Fallout 4 in 2014 that's gimped because they have to optimize it for both current- and next-gen.
Or they could just release it next gen only next year. It would still sell quite well.
 

kris.

Banned
I for one would rather see a fully next-gen Fallout 4 in 2015 than a cross-gen Fallout 4 in 2014 that's gimped because they have to optimize it for both current- and next-gen.

i mean i would too, but the fact that they went like a week and a half before addressing the site and letting everyone get into this frenzy is kind of a huge dick move.
 
i mean i would too, but the fact that they went like a week and a half before addressing the site and letting everyone get into this frenzy is kind of a huge dick move.

They're trying to toughen us up. Ultimately, this will be a good thing for us.
 

kris.

Banned
They're trying to toughen us up. Ultimately, this will be a good thing for us.

at this point, i am numb
and drunk
todd howard could make a surprise appearance on-stage at the VGXs and be like yo bitches fallout 4 *mic drop* and id be like yeah bullshit
 

coolasj19

Why are you reading my tag instead of the title of my post?
i mean i would too, but the fact that they went like a week and a half before addressing the site and letting everyone get into this frenzy is kind of a huge dick move.

So that people could just not believe them? The could and probably should wait until late 2014/15. That's when the next-gen install base will start hitting its stride.
 
I for one would rather see a fully next-gen Fallout 4 in 2015 than a cross-gen Fallout 4 in 2014 that's gimped because they have to optimize it for both current- and next-gen.

Completely agree. Now that I have a PS4, I want full next-gen games. Even a little disappointed the new Dragon Age is cross-gen.
 

doemaaan

Member
Yea, I had a feeling it was too good to be true. But if we're not getting Fallout 4 now, then when? Next VGX? Ugh, so far away.
 

BigTnaples

Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Fucking A.


Whatever, as long as Fallout 4 is on Current Gen and PC only I don't care when it releases.


Bummer about no VGX though, felt like a sure thing.
 
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