Isn't there a Team Fortress Classic map with destructible walls and such? Actually I think there's a custom TF2 map with some destructible stuff, too.
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Valve starts Team Fortress 2 ARG - [Teaser Comic Unlocked]
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Isn't there a Team Fortress Classic map with destructible walls and such? Actually I think there's a custom TF2 map with some destructible stuff, too.
It was like five minutes of a constantly shifting 'you'll shit bricks' picture.
Valve really are the most awesome developer, wow.
XANDER CAGE
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There are already bots.
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Robot Pants
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edit: ignore me. This ARG for TF2 is beyond awesome.
See here the power of Valve. Complete reversal of opinion in a matter of minutes.
balladofwindfishes
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First one is decrypted, it's a mysterious zip file. It requires a password though, which will probably be in another one of the clues.
One is an EXE, another a PNG and another is straight source code. They're still being deciphered
One is an EXE, another a PNG and another is straight source code. They're still being deciphered
butter_stick
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Lurking the IRC for this stuff is fun.
Also the amount of shit on this page is just ridiculous. Valve sure do attract the smarty pants. http://xkeeper.net/private/portal/tf3.php
Also the amount of shit on this page is just ridiculous. Valve sure do attract the smarty pants. http://xkeeper.net/private/portal/tf3.php
Lasthope106
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This has to be the most elaborate update to a freaking game EVER!
Gah dam. Haven't played TF2 in a while, but just watching all the shit Valve does to the game is more entertaining than a lot of AAA games.
Gah dam. Haven't played TF2 in a while, but just watching all the shit Valve does to the game is more entertaining than a lot of AAA games.
balladofwindfishes
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Sniper's codes are looking like they're a MIDI file.
Basically, each class says a "joke" in text chat when a person with the capacitor high fives. Each "joke" is actually lines of binary, with each word in the joke referencing a byte of binary, and the year of the joke is the order for the bytes.
A joke looks like this
It always starts with a year and always ends with the Administrator. Each person has a fairly unique year associated with them (but it does repeat for a number of people)
So far Spy's has been cracked. It was a zip file, but it required a password. Engineer's is straight source code that does some simple math, but it's not fully cracked. Sniper's is a Midi. Demoman is a .txt file. There's also a PNG in there, and an EXE, I don't remember the classes they go with.
This is basically the Banana ARG of last month on steroids. It doesn't help High Fives and Capacitors are rare items.
Basically, each class says a "joke" in text chat when a person with the capacitor high fives. Each "joke" is actually lines of binary, with each word in the joke referencing a byte of binary, and the year of the joke is the order for the bytes.
A joke looks like this
It always starts with a year and always ends with the Administrator. Each person has a fairly unique year associated with them (but it does repeat for a number of people)
So far Spy's has been cracked. It was a zip file, but it required a password. Engineer's is straight source code that does some simple math, but it's not fully cracked. Sniper's is a Midi. Demoman is a .txt file. There's also a PNG in there, and an EXE, I don't remember the classes they go with.
This is basically the Banana ARG of last month on steroids. It doesn't help High Fives and Capacitors are rare items.
I think the Halloween stuff is simply retconned into this ARG, and the robot mode has been simply been stuck in Valve time and was supposed to come out in 2010, and 'Medieval Mode' was not the mode valve was hinting at originally.
Ned, where is this Engineer C++ code I saw mentioned on reddit. I want to give it a glance so I too can go "Welp, I got nothing"
Edit: Oh, found it, I see, they are still missing chunks of code. I can fill a small bit in, but I am sure almost anyone can.
Code:
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
void Q ( int val)
{
..............., val + 'a' -1);..
}
.......................Valve = 3;
...for (int i = 0; i <5991; i++)
{........................... 333 );
...Valve += 12345;
...Q( Valve % 18334 .Ç'wí–alv.... 3;
...Q( Valve - 6....);
...for (...t m = 0; m < 19....+ )
....Val.........int OSW= 4.....+ 1;
...Q ( OSW );...OSW *= 2;
...Q ( OSW + 1 );
...Q ( OSW+ 2 );
...int l...45;
......Q.( l / 3 );
...Val......;
...int
no.................. 3;
...Q ( nott.........}
.................‰œOk, so it looks like it is a bunch of for loops calling a function Q, which likely ether calculates a value or spits out a message.
My bet, the code produces the key needed for the spy's keepass file.
The Technomancer
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I don't quite follow: where does the zip file proper come from?
EmCeeGramr
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What if... what if all the places that Red and Blu have been fighting over for all these years have been secret facilities designed to record combat data and generate resources for the Gray team robots. Factories, trainyards, secret labs, briefcases full of intelligence, gravel pits, historic landmarks. The reason the Administrator has been playing both sides has been so she can create the ultimate army, and now the robots are here to replace us. We've been fueling our own demise.
Holy shit.
Am I foolish in thinking this could be something bigger than TF2? The Pyromania update has been out for like a month right? It just seems like something they could save for later unless it's...
I shouldn't get my hopes up.
Website link above ^
http://xkeeper.net/private/portal/tf3.php#deco
Not complete yet obviously.
Code:
·include <iostream······ng names
pace ·······oid Q ( int val ).··
·············, val + 'a' - 1);..
}.······················Valve =
3;...for (int i = 0; i < 5991; i
++··························· 33
3 );...Valve += 12345;...Q( Valv
e % 18334 .Ç'wíalv···· 3;...Q(
Valve - 6····);...for (···t m =
0; m < 19····+ )....Val·········
int OSW = 4·····+ 1;...Q ( OSW )
;...OSW *= 2;...Q ( OSW + 1 );..
.Q ( OSW + 2 );...int l···45;...
...Q·( l / 3 );...Val······;...i
nt no·················· 3; ...Q
( nott·······..}....············
·EmCeeGramr
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Foundry's fires have gone out, its smokestacks aren't smoking, and the smelting has stopped.
Whatever metal things they were making... are completed.
(note that Foundry came with a Terminator reference achievement if you go knocked into the metal)
Whatever metal things they were making... are completed.
(note that Foundry came with a Terminator reference achievement if you go knocked into the metal)
GotEmRunnin
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Valve takes updates and keeping the community engaged to a whole new level. I love this type of stuff!!!!
TF2's lore is great fun to follow. Pity I don't care for the game itself. 
The Way It's Meant to be Played.
Haha, precisely what I wanted to post.
Everything from Valve is an ARG.
The Way It's Meant to be Played.
Haha, precisely what I wanted to post.
Everything from Valve is an ARG.
balladofwindfishes
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Everyone gets three codes. Only one person needs the capacitor and/or the high five (either can start the taunt).
Go to (quote to see) and join BLU team, they'll help you from there. They have people set up with capacitors and high five taunts, so you don't need either to get your codes.
We still need a lot of codes though, right now Engy is getting closest, any little bit helps.
Go to (quote to see) and join BLU team, they'll help you from there. They have people set up with capacitors and high five taunts, so you don't need either to get your codes.
We still need a lot of codes though, right now Engy is getting closest, any little bit helps.
Ok, this is what got from the function Q
For the Q function there are 13 characters missing, but it has a parenthesis near the end, meaning Q is calling a function, and there is a comma in the start, meaning the function has at least two values passed into it. So, can anyone think of a function that would have two values passed into it, and print something to the console, where the second value is the value being printed?
Code:
void Q ( int val )
{
xxxxxxxxxxxxx, val + 'a' - 1);
}For the Q function there are 13 characters missing, but it has a parenthesis near the end, meaning Q is calling a function, and there is a comma in the start, meaning the function has at least two values passed into it. So, can anyone think of a function that would have two values passed into it, and print something to the console, where the second value is the value being printed?
Never get your hopes up. Just enjoy the ride.
Words to live by with anything Valve related.
Delusibeta
Banned
Bravo, Valve. Bravo.
Done.
Well that seals it, Valve are the best devs ever.
balladofwindfishes
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Here's the data found so far
Soldier's progress
"Councilman" upside down. It is NOT the password to the zip, meaning another one of those will probably be password protected.
Soldier's progress
"Councilman" upside down. It is NOT the password to the zip, meaning another one of those will probably be password protected.
Here's the data found so far
Soldier's progress
"Councilman" upside down. It is NOT the password to the zip, meaning another one of those will probably be password protected.
Or the password is made up from multiple people.
ScraftyDevil
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Here's the data found so far
Soldier's progress
"Councilman" upside down. It is NOT the password to the zip, meaning another one of those will probably be password protected.
CarbonatedFalcon
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Knowing the last Valve ARG, this can only end in tears for all involved.
Frankenstrat
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Seriously. They really know how to fucking wind up their fans like no other.
balladofwindfishes
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yea, some people in the arg irc think we may need the other 8 classes to get the password, and that Valve intentionally made the Spy one easy to get so we'd have a clear goal.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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*shivers* Shit is happening...
balladofwindfishes
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we'll have Scout's png in just a few
I just have to laugh at how many ways Valve has found to troll Robin Walker over the years.
Here's an old hidden picture from the Classless update. May or may not be related.
As an Australian, this is double-funny.
balladofwindfishes
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heh, a Google C++ engineer is helping with the Engy code now. This is getting serious.