In Service
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I am trying for bragging rights alone!
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Sunset Overdrive ARG - DetectiveGAF required!
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I am trying for bragging rights alone!
dave is ok
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We have so many random codes and pieces of info with little indication of what they do.
Yea, so how it works is that when you submit your code (the 7 '@' symbols you click), it sends a request to an AJAX script that is run on server side. That script either returns "OK" or "rejected". If it is "rejected", it just calls the function to blink the *** symbols. If it is "OK", it redirects to a different webpage, which is stored in e["url"] (A return from the AJAX script).
I've set a breakpoint in the code and made the variable set to "OK" to get the redirect, but the URL isn't correct, so it goes nowhere. No idea what the script is doing on server side, but it is definitely checking your code in some manner.
Haha same. I think the thing to remember is.. some information should be ignored entirely. Anything found from things like the CCTV page, the Fashion page etc shouldn't be considered for the @ page. Because all of that stuff in the ARG timeline is a lot further down.
Lee Chaolan
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Great job everyone. Hope all you guys win the bundles and copies of the game. I would be happy with just some DLC. lol.
dave is ok
aztek is ok
I'm considering that tab about tick bites making you allergic to meat as part of the ARG
Mr. Luchador
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oh noes there's a script checking you out too. The virus is real and it's mutating PCs. Doomed.
How did you know it was about meat?
It's a science blog I was reading. Scary shit !
In Service
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Thanks.
The cached version (google) of the website is arranged differently to the live version but I dont see that they've dropped the ball and submitted the URL in there unfortunately.
dave is ok
aztek is ok
I've said too much.How did you know it was about meat?
Something else (kind of) figured out, the term CONFLANFLT in the memo here.
It's a typo of CINCLANFLT, which stands for Commander in Chief, US Atlantic Fleet
What tab is this? I don't remember anything about tick bites.
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The picture mocoworm took. He edited it out. Apparently, I'm getting too close to the TRUTH
I just realised this is the ARG thread ... I thought this was the OT when I posted my tic .... I mean, pic.
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Mr. Luchador
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haha I'm laughing way too much, that's awesome. I honestly believe that dave was ready to delve into that picture thinking it was a stealth clue dropped in by Insomniac to solve the @ puzzle.
Lee Chaolan
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Dat Hidden 7th code. ;o
dave is ok
aztek is ok
The bald dude with the white beard looks so out of place on that cover. Definitely a clue.
So this is the ARG OT. An 'argot' is "a secret language used by various groups to prevent outsiders from understanding their conversations". That means if we convert this entire thread into ASCII, then convert that into binary and run it through the tree traversal, we'll get the solution to the @ page which will reveal the meaning of life... it all makes sense now.
In Service
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Sorry, I can't read this right now. I'm too busy running the Plushy Fizzie picture through photoshop to find hidden layers.
Help me
dave is ok
aztek is ok
In Service
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Nice work!
The game unlocked at 12:01am this morning so....
The game unlocked at 12:01am this morning so....
dave is ok
aztek is ok
I replaced it. The plushie image was too big
In Service
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I wish....
It may be that the phrase GMT in the source code was just to remind us that the hours of the day would need to be converted across other sites.
Odd that it polls another site to check the codes if that's the case but hey, it might just be a dead end.
It's not a dead end, keep looking
Hmm... What do you know?!?
I can't tell if this is a joke or not because I'm on mobile. I'm going with joke?
Anyway, Happy Halloween everyone, have a fun and spooky night!
infinit777
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Damnit i check my email every hour waiting for an email about winning a prize from the ARG.
I doubt we'll hear anything for a week or two. Just keep an eye on this thread, someone will definitely post about it when it happens
Anyone made anymore attempts at the @ page?
Not really knowledgeable about Tree traversals, but is it possible to construct a tree with 64 nodes and using one of the orders to traverse to the first 7 @'s? This idea is considering how much this ARG used traversals in solving the websites/passwords, and there are somewhat identifiable points, eg. P1, P2..P64. Unless, of course, there are too many ways to construct a tree in which case excuse me.
Edit: Think about it like this, what if the @ page leads us to the grand prize and the form we all filled out were for the other prizes? There, how is that motivation for everyone to solving this @ page?
Other thoughts on the @ page:
There are 64 @'s on the page, 64 is the code of @ under ASCII
Edit: Think about it like this, what if the @ page leads us to the grand prize and the form we all filled out were for the other prizes? There, how is that motivation for everyone to solving this @ page?
Other thoughts on the @ page:
There are 64 @'s on the page, 64 is the code of @ under ASCII
dave is ok
aztek is ok
There are exactly seven divisors of 64, and they're very important in computing/binary.
They don't work as a passcode
Thought about other possibilities with the number 64. The DNA sequences we found, there are 64 possible combinations and since this ARG loved ASCII so much, I went looking for and found a DNA decoding table.
With TCG being @, there are 7 TCG (between the two sequences we found) and so I replaced those TCG's with @ and...
I gave up. I realized I had gone off the edge with this @ page. I think now it's finally time for me to sit down and play Sunset Overdrive, as soon as I purchase the console.
Code:
AAA ? AAC L AAG ? AAT 3
ACA P ACC ? ACG ? ACT 2
AGA 4 AGC > AGG ? AGT B
ATA space ATC ? ATG ? ATT D
CAA M CAC / CAG : CAT Y
CCA = CCC - CCG ? CCT ?
CGA . CGC 8 CGG < CGT O
CTA R CTC ? CTG I CTT 1
GAA ' GAC ? GAG ! GAT ?
GCA K GCC 6 GCG 5 GCT S
GGA " GGC F GGG newline GGT X
GTA 9 GTC W GTG , GTT J
TAA E TAC G TAG A TAT 7
TCA H TCC U TCG @ TCT 0
TGA T TGC N TGG Z TGT ?
TTA Q TTC ? TTG V TTT CWith TCG being @, there are 7 TCG (between the two sequences we found) and so I replaced those TCG's with @ and...
I gave up. I realized I had gone off the edge with this @ page. I think now it's finally time for me to sit down and play Sunset Overdrive, as soon as I purchase the console.
Has anyone had an email yet?
Two people I know submitted have received them now. One was the guy who did it before me (confirmed to be first), and someone else who was a little late to it but just got an email today saying they have a hoodie on the way. So keep an eye out on your inbox over the next few days I guess folks
Two people I know submitted have received them now. One was the guy who did it before me (confirmed to be first), and someone else who was a little late to it but just got an email today saying they have a hoodie on the way. So keep an eye out on your inbox over the next few days I guess folks
dave is ok
aztek is ok
Got my email. Same thing, copy of the game
I won a hoodie!
Wait, is it these hoodies?
oO
That's kind of badass, very SO.
In Service
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Yay - hoody for me too!
Very pleased.
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Edit - Just reminded myself that only 10 hoodies were in the prize pool. I wonder where I came in the list of winners - looking at the prize pool I think maybe between 30 and 70 depending on whether the game is valued higher than the hoodie.
Very pleased.
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Edit - Just reminded myself that only 10 hoodies were in the prize pool. I wonder where I came in the list of winners - looking at the prize pool I think maybe between 30 and 70 depending on whether the game is valued higher than the hoodie.
