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==Step 1: Soulstorm is announced==
==Step 1: Soulstorm is announced==
'''[2016. March. 14.]'''
Oddworld Inhabitants announced their new game Oddworld: Soulstorm during GDC 2016. Along with the announcement the oddworld.com/soulstorm page is launched.
Upon closer inspection of the Soulstorm page the community stumbles on some weird HTML comments, a hidden picture (reveal1.jpg) and a encrypted code in a video.
At this point there was no doubts anymore, '''the ARG had officially started!'''


'''Oddworld Inhabitants announced their new game Oddworld: Soulstorm during GDC 2016. Along with the announcement the oddworld.com/soulstorm page is launched.'''
'''Upon closer inspection of the Soulstorm page the community stumbles on some weird HTML comments, a hidden picture (reveal1.jpg) and a encrypted code in a video.
At this point there was no doubts anymore, the ARG had officially started!'''


Date: 14 March 2016
''' Clues '''
 
=== Clues: ===
* HTML messages on oddworld.com/soulstorm page
* HTML messages on oddworld.com/soulstorm page
* http://oddworld.com/soulstorm/images/reveal1.jpg
* http://oddworld.com/soulstorm/images/reveal1.jpg
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/twitching.mp4
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/twitching.mp4


=== Messages: ===
''' Messages '''
* Pictures:
* Pictures:
**  CAN YOU S- HARD TO K- IF BREAKING- THROUGH HA- ON NEED A D-
**  CAN YOU S- HARD TO K- IF BREAKING- THROUGH HA- ON NEED A D-
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==Step 2: Dialog Box==
==Step 2: Dialog Box==
'''[2016. March. 23.]'''
Finding the message in the video seemed to have triggered and update on the oddworld.com/soulstorm page.
The main update on the page was the apprition of a dialog box in which users could input messages and get answers, sometimes encoded, sometimes in plain text.


'''Finding the message in the video seemed to have triggered and update on the oddworld.com/soulstorm page.'''
'''The main update on the page was the apprition of a dialog box in which users could input messages and get answers, sometimes encoded, sometimes in plain text.'''


Date: 23 March 2016
''' Clues '''
 
=== Clues: ===
* Weird dialog box to communicate with an unknown entity
* Weird dialog box to communicate with an unknown entity


=== Messages: ===
''' Messages '''
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==Step 3: Ed?==
==Step 3: Ed?==
'''[2016. March. 24.]'''
The dialog box revealed a weird picture after the user inputed 75 messages in a row. This picture allowed us to find multpiple clues hidden behind [[http://magiceye.ecksdee.co.uk/  magic eye stereogram]], morse code and weird text formatting]]. The clues ultimately all to pointed to the same message: Ed.


'''The dialog box revealed a weird picture after the user inputed 75 messages in a row. This picture allowed us to find multpiple clues hidden behind [[http://magiceye.ecksdee.co.uk/  magic eye stereogram]], morse code and weird text formatting]]. The clues ultimately all to pointed to the same message: Ed.'''


Date: 24 March 2016
''' Clues '''
 
=== Clues: ===
* http://oddworld.com/soulstorm/attemptnumberseventyfive.jpg
* http://oddworld.com/soulstorm/attemptnumberseventyfive.jpg
* http://oddworld.com/soulstorm/intercepted.txt
* http://oddworld.com/soulstorm/intercepted.txt
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* http://oddworld.com/soulstorm/lsot.mp3
* http://oddworld.com/soulstorm/lsot.mp3


=== Messages: ===
''' Messages '''
* Pictures
* Pictures
** findme
** findme
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'''[2016. March. 25.]'''
'''Not long after we find out a misterious page called Ed with one single message.'''
'''Not long after we find out a misterious page called Ed with one single message.'''


Date: 25 March 2016


=== Clues: ===
''' Clues '''
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/


=== Messages: ===
''' Messages '''
* i can hear you, just. it's faint, but i can hear you.
* i can hear you, just. it's faint, but i can hear you.




==Step 4: Finding Ed==
==Step 4: Finding Ed==
'''[2016. April. 4.]'''
The Ed page changed multiple times in the days following its discovery.
The final message had a block of 140 '/' characters and had a lot of '#' in it. It was telling us to look for a Twitter account, note that at the time Twitter had a maximum of 140 characters per message.
This ultimately led us to the @edmudokon twitter account which was full of criptic tweets.


'''The Ed page changed multiple times in the days following its discovery. '''
'''The final message had a block of 140 '/' characters and had a lot of '#' in it. It was telling us to look for a Twitter account, note that at the time Twitter had a maximum of 140 characters per message.
This ultimately led us to the @edmudokon twitter account which was full of criptic tweets.'''


Date: 4 April 2016
''' Clues '''
 
=== Clues: ===
* http://twitter.com/edmudokon
* http://twitter.com/edmudokon


=== Messages: ===
''' Messages '''
* Hello
* Hello
* Did somebo-------
* Did somebo-------
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'''[2016. April. 4.]'''
'''The tweets also contained partial codes that once put together and inserted in the Dialog box ultimately unlocked the next major phase of the ARG.'''
'''The tweets also contained partial codes that once put together and inserted in the Dialog box ultimately unlocked the next major phase of the ARG.'''


Date: 4 April 2016


=== Messages: ===
''' Messages '''
* <nowiki>*** IT WORKED! IT WORKED! OK, NOW I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION - LISTEN, THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU SOMETHING. SOMETHING IS WRONG. VERY WRONG. YOU NEED TO LISTEN. YOU NEED TO HELP ME. I NEED TO HELP YOU... ***</nowiki>
* <nowiki>*** IT WORKED! IT WORKED! OK, NOW I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION - LISTEN, THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU SOMETHING. SOMETHING IS WRONG. VERY WRONG. YOU NEED TO LISTEN. YOU NEED TO HELP ME. I NEED TO HELP YOU... ***</nowiki>


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==Step 5: Piece 1==
==Step 5: Piece 1==
 
'''[2016. April. 4.]'''
Piece 1 was granted to us immediately with its code unlocked.
Piece 1 was granted to us immediately with its code unlocked.


Date: 4 April 2016


Clues:
Clues  
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/squares_codes_01.jpg
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/squares_codes_01.jpg


Messages:
'''Messages'''
* Piece 1
* Piece 1
** THEY ARE HIDING THINGS FROM YOU. FIND THEM
** THEY ARE HIDING THINGS FROM YOU. FIND THEM


==Step 6: Piece 2==
==Step 6: Piece 2==
 
'''[2016. April. 4.]'''
Later that day Ed tweeted a message in morse code telling us to "learn the history of the creators". This lead us to Lorne Lanning's page on oddworld.com that contained the second piece on the bottom of the page.  
Later that day Ed tweeted a message in morse code telling us to "learn the history of the creators". This lead us to Lorne Lanning's page on oddworld.com that contained the second piece on the bottom of the page.  


The task was to "Reach 23K Twitter followers @OddworldInc", once that number was reached the code of Piece 2 was unlocked.
The task was to "Reach 23K Twitter followers @OddworldInc", once that number was reached the code of Piece 2 was unlocked.


Date: 4 April 2016


Clues:
 
'''Clues'''
* http://www.oddworld.com/lorne-lanning/
* http://www.oddworld.com/lorne-lanning/
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/XMZR12FZEZT6O6BFKHF0.jpg
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/XMZR12FZEZT6O6BFKHF0.jpg
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==Step 7: Piece 5==
==Step 7: Piece 5==
 
'''[2016. April. 4.]'''
A bit later Piece 5 was revealed with its task immediately available.  
A bit later Piece 5 was revealed with its task immediately available.  
The task was to get "15 photoshops of Alf's fez onto game characters" and send them to Oddworld Inhabitants on Twitter.
The task was to get "15 photoshops of Alf's fez onto game characters" and send them to Oddworld Inhabitants on Twitter.
This was completed and the code of Piece 5 was unlocked.
This was completed and the code of Piece 5 was unlocked.


Date: 4 April 2016


Clues:
'''Clues'''
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/JN3HD82YRE.jpg
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/JN3HD82YRE.jpg
* https://twitter.com/edmudokon/status/719847654436552705
* https://twitter.com/edmudokon/status/719847654436552705


Messages:
'''Messages'''
* Ed's Twitter
* Ed's Twitter
** Thank you. You’re helping.
** Thank you. You’re helping.
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==Step 8: Piece 8==
==Step 8: Piece 8==
 
'''[2016. April. 5.]'''
The next day Ed tweeted a message in morse code asking us "are you listening?", at that time the Soulstorm page was updated with a new puzzle in the HTML code.
The next day Ed tweeted a message in morse code asking us "are you listening?", at that time the Soulstorm page was updated with a new puzzle in the HTML code.
Following the trail where we had to line up characters in the HTML code and decipher morse code from an audio file we reached Piece 8.  
Following the trail where we had to line up characters in the HTML code and decipher morse code from an audio file we reached Piece 8.  
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This was completed and the code of Piece 8 was unlocked.
This was completed and the code of Piece 8 was unlocked.


Date: 5 April 2016


Clues:
'''Clues'''
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/heard.mp3s
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/heard.mp3s
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/findthefuture.jpg
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/findthefuture.jpg
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Messages:
'''Messages'''
* HTML Comments
* HTML Comments
** they know i'm here
** they know i'm here
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==Step 9: Piece 3==
==Step 9: Piece 3==
 
'''[2016. April. 7.]'''
A couple of days later Ed tweeted multiple tweets containing what looked like gibberish, once uncoded using [[https://v2.cryptii.com/navajo/select Navajo code]] they led us on a trail where we had to reassemble a picture and use the [[https://lobestir.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/cypher-pig-pen-lower.png Pigpen cipher]] to get to Piece 3.
A couple of days later Ed tweeted multiple tweets containing what looked like gibberish, once uncoded using [[https://v2.cryptii.com/navajo/select Navajo code]] they led us on a trail where we had to reassemble a picture and use the [[https://lobestir.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/cypher-pig-pen-lower.png Pigpen cipher]] to get to Piece 3.


The task was to "Get 45K Facebook likes on /OfficialOddworld", once that number was reached the code of Piece 3 was unlocked.
The task was to "Get 45K Facebook likes on /OfficialOddworld", once that number was reached the code of Piece 3 was unlocked.


Date: 7 April 2016


Clues:
'''Clues'''
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/msg.jpg
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/msg.jpg
* http://oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/togetherness.jpg
* http://oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/togetherness.jpg
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==Step 10: Piece 6==
==Step 10: Piece 6==
 
'''[2016. April. 12.]'''
A few days later Piece 6 was revealed with its task immediately available. The task was to "find, solve and return the witness puzzle". The community found the puzzle and solved it, shortly after the picture of the puzzle got replaced by its solution. Using the solution of the puzzle together with another picture given by Ed, playing with HEX color codes and decoding some more morse code hidden in a movie file allowed us to find the final message transcribed below which unlocked the code of Piece 6.  
A few days later Piece 6 was revealed with its task immediately available. The task was to "find, solve and return the witness puzzle". The community found the puzzle and solved it, shortly after the picture of the puzzle got replaced by its solution. Using the solution of the puzzle together with another picture given by Ed, playing with HEX color codes and decoding some more morse code hidden in a movie file allowed us to find the final message transcribed below which unlocked the code of Piece 6.  


Date: 12 April 2016


Clues:
'''Clues'''
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/squares_tasks_06.jpg
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/squares_tasks_06.jpg
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/witness.png
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/witness.png
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* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/abeface1.mp4
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/abeface1.mp4


Messages:
'''Messages'''
* HTML comments
* HTML comments
** There was a minor, insignificant error in the code here. Please ignore any message(s) you may find as a result of this unfortunate glitch. Apologies.
** There was a minor, insignificant error in the code here. Please ignore any message(s) you may find as a result of this unfortunate glitch. Apologies.
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==Step 11: Piece 4==
==Step 11: Piece 4==
 
'''[2016. April 20.]'''
A few days later the fourth character turned into a "?" indicating that the fourth piece was ready to be found. At the same time a new generic message could be obtained from the message box: SEEME? WAVE. After a trail where we had to convert sound to picture, spot mirrored words in a wall of text and use some ciphers again we reached Piece 4.
A few days later the fourth character turned into a "?" indicating that the fourth piece was ready to be found. At the same time a new generic message could be obtained from the message box: SEEME? WAVE. After a trail where we had to convert sound to picture, spot mirrored words in a wall of text and use some ciphers again we reached Piece 4.
The task was to create "20 new gifs of Abe deaths in New'n'Taty"
The task was to create "20 new gifs of Abe deaths in New'n'Taty"
This was completed and the code of Piece 4 was unlocked.
This was completed and the code of Piece 4 was unlocked.


Date: 20 April 016


Clues:
 
'''Clues'''
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/seeme.wav
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/seeme.wav
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/SO1029.txt
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/SO1029.txt
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==Step 12: Abe says hi==
==Step 12: Abe says hi==
 
'''[2016. May 6.]'''
The next few days were a bit slower, with some Ascii art appearing in the HTML code but it didn't seem to lead us anywhere.  
The next few days were a bit slower, with some Ascii art appearing in the HTML code but it didn't seem to lead us anywhere.  


Date: 6 May 2016


Version 1:
Version 1:
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[/CODE]
[/CODE]


Messages:
'''Messages'''
* Ed's twitter
* Ed's twitter
** so thirsty… tired.
** so thirsty… tired.
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** Yeah, he didn't do much.
** Yeah, he didn't do much.


 
'''[2016. May. 11.]'''
Around the same time the dialog box gets updated and the answers chage, they become more pressing. We need to find a way to establish contact quickly!
Around the same time the dialog box gets updated and the answers chage, they become more pressing. We need to find a way to establish contact quickly!


Date: 11 May 2016


Messages:
'''Messages'''
* Dialog box
* Dialog box
** <nowiki>***THEY ARE COMING, I NEED TO HIDE***</nowiki>
** <nowiki>***THEY ARE COMING, I NEED TO HIDE***</nowiki>
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==Step 13: Piece 9==
==Step 13: Piece 9==
 
'''[2016. June. 22.]'''
A few days later Piece 9 was revealed with its task immediately available. The task was to "Decode the future find the code".
A few days later Piece 9 was revealed with its task immediately available. The task was to "Decode the future find the code".
Finding the decodethefuture.jpg file and decoding its content using the [[http://www.babelstone.co.uk/Fonts/Pigpen.html BabelStone Club Penguin]] cipher led us to unlock the code of Piece 9.
Finding the decodethefuture.jpg file and decoding its content using the [[http://www.babelstone.co.uk/Fonts/Pigpen.html BabelStone Club Penguin]] cipher led us to unlock the code of Piece 9.


Date: 22 June 2016


Clues:
'''Clues'''
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/decodethefuture.jpg
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/decodethefuture.jpg
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/finishthefight.jpg
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/finishthefight.jpg


Messages
'''Messages'''
* Picture
* Picture
** THE HERO HAS SHOWN US THE WAY, FOLLOW, WORK, OBEY, COMPLY, REVOLT. WE WILL RISE AND , WE WILL RISE AGAIN.
** THE HERO HAS SHOWN US THE WAY, FOLLOW, WORK, OBEY, COMPLY, REVOLT. WE WILL RISE AND , WE WILL RISE AGAIN.
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There are now some new generic responses with a very revolutionary tone.
There are now some new generic responses with a very revolutionary tone.


Messages:
'''Messages'''
* Dialog box
* Dialog box
** <nowiki>*** WE ARE MANY. WE ARE COMING. WE WILL NOT STOP. ***</nowiki>
** <nowiki>*** WE ARE MANY. WE ARE COMING. WE WILL NOT STOP. ***</nowiki>
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==Step 14: Piece 7==
==Step 14: Piece 7==
 
'''[2016. June. 24.]'''
A few days later the seventh character turned into a "?" indicating that the seventh piece was ready to be found.
A few days later the seventh character turned into a "?" indicating that the seventh piece was ready to be found.
At that time the Soulstorm page was updated with new HTML comments containing dissociated lines. By matching those lines together we knew we were searching for a zip file. With Ed's help via Twitter we were able to find the password to the zip file that contained Piece 7 which was already unlocked.
At that time the Soulstorm page was updated with new HTML comments containing dissociated lines. By matching those lines together we knew we were searching for a zip file. With Ed's help via Twitter we were able to find the password to the zip file that contained Piece 7 which was already unlocked.
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Date: 24 June 2016
'''Clues'''
 
Clues:
* http://www.http//oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/away.zip
* http://www.http//oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/away.zip
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/squares_codes_07.jpg
* http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/squares_codes_07.jpg


Messages:
'''Messages'''
* HTML Comments
* HTML Comments
** Who will help?
** Who will help?
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==Step 15: Using the code
==Step 15: Using the code==
 
'''W.I.P.'''

Revision as of 07:26, 7 July 2018

First phase: Establishing communication with Ed

Step 1: Soulstorm is announced

[2016. March. 14.] Oddworld Inhabitants announced their new game Oddworld: Soulstorm during GDC 2016. Along with the announcement the oddworld.com/soulstorm page is launched. Upon closer inspection of the Soulstorm page the community stumbles on some weird HTML comments, a hidden picture (reveal1.jpg) and a encrypted code in a video. At this point there was no doubts anymore, the ARG had officially started!


Clues

Messages

  • Pictures:
    • CAN YOU S- HARD TO K- IF BREAKING- THROUGH HA- ON NEED A D-
  • HTML Code:
    • Far too many video game characters were harmed extremely badly in the making of this experience. In a sane world this would never have happened. We're sorry.
    • <<< TRYING TO BRE===== -lostqmwaittypo- >>>
    • <<< CAN ANYBO============================================ NEED TO TREYR ====== so thirsty need brew fol==== -->
    • <<< listen. >>>
    • are you l/os/t ?
    • message INTERCEPTED -->
    • there's got to be a wa_
  • Video:
    • Listen for me


Step 2: Dialog Box

[2016. March. 23.] Finding the message in the video seemed to have triggered and update on the oddworld.com/soulstorm page. The main update on the page was the apprition of a dialog box in which users could input messages and get answers, sometimes encoded, sometimes in plain text.


Clues

  • Weird dialog box to communicate with an unknown entity

Messages

Query Answer New Responses Alternative Responses
hello *** HELLO? *** *** HELLO *** *** HELLO! YES, FINALLY!***

/ *** HELLO! BUT NOT HERE***

hi *** HI? *** - -
follow me *** I WISH I COULD BUT I CAN’T GET OUT *** *** I WISH, I REALLY WISH *** -
who are you *** IT’S BEEN SO LONG, I CAN’T REMEMBER *** - -
abe *** PLEASE FIND ME *** *** ABE? *** *** ABE? YES - ABE. ***
molluck NOT MY BOSS ... -
alf JUST ONE MORE DROP OF DELICIOUS BREW JUST ONE MORE DROP ...
slig GET DOWN! - -
elum JUMP, ELUM, JUMP! - -
rupturefarms THE SPIRIT OF 1029 LIVES ON. ... -
soulstorm *** DRINK MORE BREW *** ... -
necrum I CAN’T SEE YOU ANYMORE. [OUT OF SIGHT] -
mudokon OH, BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? - *** OF COURSE, RIGHT? ***
brew DRINK MORE, WORK HARDER *** SO GOOD. SO TASTY. *** -
feeco CHOO CHOO! [OUT OF SIGHT] -
barracks SNEAK! [OUT OF SIGHT] -
bonewerkz WAIT, THERE ARE BONES IN THIS? [OUT OF SIGHT] -
brewery JUST ONE MORE DROP [OUT OF SIGHT] -
brewmaster TWICE ZE FLAVOR, RIGHT? - -
scars COOL INK, BRO. - -
new n tasty MMMM, TASTY BREW… ... -
mudomo FANGS, LEGS, WEBS - THEY'VE GOT IT ALL - -
mudanchee BEWARE THE GUARDIANS - -
oddworld WHO ARE THESE GUYS? ... -
portal WHERE?! ... -
chant YOYO-YOYO-YOYO-YOYO ... -
1997 SAVE ME TOO! - -
1998 DON'T LEAVE ME TRAPPED AGAIN ... -
2001 WOAH, ANOTHER DIMENSION ... -
2005 THINGS ARE GETTING STRANGER... ... -
squeek WHO IS SQUEEK? - ...
quintology LET'S PLAY ANOTHER GAME SOON LET'S PLAY A GAME -
scrab cakes NOW WITH EVEN MORE BITE. - -
paramite pies TURNING UP THIN - -
meech munchies THIS CAN'T STILL BE MADE WITH MEECHES... - -
mudokon pops HEY, GET AWAY FROM ME WITH THAT MEAT GRINDER. - -
1029 *** TRY AGAIN *** [TRY AGAIN] -
fangus OH WHAT A BRUTAL BALLAD WE COULD SING TOGETHER - -
goodbye GOODBYE *** YES, NO DOUBT, BUT FOR HOW LONG? *** -
what is soulstorm *** SOULSTORM? *** - -
can you hear me *** YES, FAINTLY *** *** YES, FAINTLY - COME CLOSER *** -
healing WE NEED MORE FUNDING FOR MODOKAID - -
get me outta here NO, REALLY, GET ME OUTTA HERE - -
big-face NICE MASK, BOZO! - -
how are you *** HOW DO YOU THINK? *** *** HOW DO YOU THINK? - CAN'T YOU SEE? *** -
open sesame WRONG MYTHOLOGY, SCHMUCK - -
shrykull WHO IS YOUR CURRENT ENERGY PROVIDER? - -
tears SO MANY TEARS, SO MANY MEMORIES - -
intercepted FIND MY MESSAGE, HEAR MY VOICE - -
dripik THAT'S GENERAL DRIPIK TO YOU - -
glukkon PLEASE, NO MORE - -
fart HEHEHE - -
ed *** FIND ME, HEAR ME, SAVE ME *** - -
exoddus WHERE ARE WE GOING? WHO WILL TAKE US THERE? - -
oddworld inhabitants WORKING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF ODD - -
moolah NOW THERE'S AN ADDICTION - -
director phleg USERNAME UNKNOWN, PLEASE TRY AGAIN - -
vice president aslik SECURITY CLEARANCE REVOKED, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR - -
hand *** YES! HIM! *** - -
chest *** SO CLOSE. SO CLOSE. *** - -
face *** CAN YOU SEE IT YET? WE'RE TRYING TO SHOW YOU. *** - -
are you alive BARELY, CAN YOU SAVE ME?
addicted YOU TOO? - -


Step 3: Ed?

[2016. March. 24.] The dialog box revealed a weird picture after the user inputed 75 messages in a row. This picture allowed us to find multpiple clues hidden behind [magic eye stereogram], morse code and weird text formatting]]. The clues ultimately all to pointed to the same message: Ed.


Clues

Messages

  • Pictures
    • findme
    • hear me
    • rescue me


[2016. March. 25.] Not long after we find out a misterious page called Ed with one single message.


Clues

Messages

  • i can hear you, just. it's faint, but i can hear you.


Step 4: Finding Ed

[2016. April. 4.] The Ed page changed multiple times in the days following its discovery. The final message had a block of 140 '/' characters and had a lot of '#' in it. It was telling us to look for a Twitter account, note that at the time Twitter had a maximum of 140 characters per message. This ultimately led us to the @edmudokon twitter account which was full of criptic tweets.


Clues

Messages

  • Hello
  • Did somebo-------
  • Is anybody listening
  • Where am I?
  • Can you hear me
  • One Zero Two Nine
  • I can hear you, faintly.
  • Yes! Yes! You are getting closer
  • If I could just… I can’t… Find me.
  • Where are you? Can you hear me?
  • We’ve stopped the progress… I need to show you the truth about this place.
  • You can hear me! Just, please, listen.


[2016. April. 4.] The tweets also contained partial codes that once put together and inserted in the Dialog box ultimately unlocked the next major phase of the ARG.


Messages

  • *** IT WORKED! IT WORKED! OK, NOW I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION - LISTEN, THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU SOMETHING. SOMETHING IS WRONG. VERY WRONG. YOU NEED TO LISTEN. YOU NEED TO HELP ME. I NEED TO HELP YOU... ***


Second phase: The 9 Pieces

After inputting the code found in Ed's tweets the dialog box on the Soulstorm website changed: a line of 9 spaces appeared at the top: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. Each space representing one "Piece" of a 36-character code.

During this phase the community had to find the 9 pieces. Each piece was initially locked had a challenge associated to it to unlock its code.

Locked piece: http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/XMZR12FZEZT6O6BFKHF0.jpg Unlocked piece: http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/squares_codes_02.jpg


Step 5: Piece 1

[2016. April. 4.] Piece 1 was granted to us immediately with its code unlocked.


Clues

Messages

  • Piece 1
    • THEY ARE HIDING THINGS FROM YOU. FIND THEM

Step 6: Piece 2

[2016. April. 4.] Later that day Ed tweeted a message in morse code telling us to "learn the history of the creators". This lead us to Lorne Lanning's page on oddworld.com that contained the second piece on the bottom of the page.

The task was to "Reach 23K Twitter followers @OddworldInc", once that number was reached the code of Piece 2 was unlocked.


Clues

Step 7: Piece 5

[2016. April. 4.] A bit later Piece 5 was revealed with its task immediately available. The task was to get "15 photoshops of Alf's fez onto game characters" and send them to Oddworld Inhabitants on Twitter. This was completed and the code of Piece 5 was unlocked.


Clues

Messages

  • Ed's Twitter
    • Thank you. You’re helping.


Step 8: Piece 8

[2016. April. 5.] The next day Ed tweeted a message in morse code asking us "are you listening?", at that time the Soulstorm page was updated with a new puzzle in the HTML code. Following the trail where we had to line up characters in the HTML code and decipher morse code from an audio file we reached Piece 8. It was tasking us to take "25 photos of scrub-Abe rescuing 8 Muds in New'n'Tasty". This was completed and the code of Piece 8 was unlocked.


Clues


Messages

  • HTML Comments
    • they know i'm here
    • let me try this
    • they aren't telling you everything


Step 9: Piece 3

[2016. April. 7.] A couple of days later Ed tweeted multiple tweets containing what looked like gibberish, once uncoded using [Navajo code] they led us on a trail where we had to reassemble a picture and use the [Pigpen cipher] to get to Piece 3.

The task was to "Get 45K Facebook likes on /OfficialOddworld", once that number was reached the code of Piece 3 was unlocked.


Clues


Step 10: Piece 6

[2016. April. 12.] A few days later Piece 6 was revealed with its task immediately available. The task was to "find, solve and return the witness puzzle". The community found the puzzle and solved it, shortly after the picture of the puzzle got replaced by its solution. Using the solution of the puzzle together with another picture given by Ed, playing with HEX color codes and decoding some more morse code hidden in a movie file allowed us to find the final message transcribed below which unlocked the code of Piece 6.


Clues

Messages

  • HTML comments
    • There was a minor, insignificant error in the code here. Please ignore any message(s) you may find as a result of this unfortunate glitch. Apologies.
    • Nobody was a witness.
  • Audio file
    • I CAN HELP YOU KNOW THE DATE


Step 11: Piece 4

[2016. April 20.] A few days later the fourth character turned into a "?" indicating that the fourth piece was ready to be found. At the same time a new generic message could be obtained from the message box: SEEME? WAVE. After a trail where we had to convert sound to picture, spot mirrored words in a wall of text and use some ciphers again we reached Piece 4. The task was to create "20 new gifs of Abe deaths in New'n'Taty" This was completed and the code of Piece 4 was unlocked.


Clues


Step 12: Abe says hi

[2016. May 6.] The next few days were a bit slower, with some Ascii art appearing in the HTML code but it didn't seem to lead us anywhere.


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Messages

  • Ed's twitter
    • so thirsty… tired.
    • Almost… They took it away. Almost.
  • HTML comments
    • But Abe, he's one of us...
    • Yeah, he didn't do much.

[2016. May. 11.] Around the same time the dialog box gets updated and the answers chage, they become more pressing. We need to find a way to establish contact quickly!


Messages

  • Dialog box
    • ***THEY ARE COMING, I NEED TO HIDE***
    • ***CAN'T TALK, THEY CAN HEAR ME***
    • ***WE ARE SO CLOSE, DON'T GIVE UP***
    • ***THIS CAN'T CONTINUE FOREVER, LOOK CLOSER***
    • ***YOU NEED TO LOOK CLOSER, NOT MUCH TIME LEFT***
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    • *** THIS FORM IS BROKEN - PLEASE DO NOT USE ***
    • I CAN HEAR YOU, BARELY...
    • *** SORRY, SAY AGAIN? ***
    • [ERROR]
    • [OUT OF SIGHT]
    • *** THIS STUFF. THIS STUFF. ***
    • [PLEASE CLOSE THIS WINDOW IMMEDIATELY]
    • *** I'M SURE YOU CAN HEAR ME ***
    • [WE'RE AWARE OF ISSUES ON THIS PAGE AND ARE WORKING TO REMEDY THE ------------]
    • *** DID YOU GET THE MESSAGE? ***
    • ...DRINK...BREW...
    • [- NO, WAIT -]
    • [- PLEASE IGNORE THIS MESSAGE -]



Step 13: Piece 9

[2016. June. 22.] A few days later Piece 9 was revealed with its task immediately available. The task was to "Decode the future find the code". Finding the decodethefuture.jpg file and decoding its content using the [BabelStone Club Penguin] cipher led us to unlock the code of Piece 9.


Clues

Messages

  • Picture
    • THE HERO HAS SHOWN US THE WAY, FOLLOW, WORK, OBEY, COMPLY, REVOLT. WE WILL RISE AND , WE WILL RISE AGAIN.
    • ED IS ONE OF US, WE NEED YOU TO HELP, WE ARE MANY, WILL NOT STOP.
    • ED IS ONE OF MANY, FIND THEM, JOIN US
    • THERE IS A STORM COMING, THERE IS NO FAILURE, FREEDOM OR DEATH.
    • SOULSTORM/ED/FINISHTHEFIGHT.JPG
    • TOO MANY SECRETS, SO THIRSTY, TIRED.
    • DON'T DRINK THE BREW
    • ORGANISE, ENERGISE

Around that time the dialog box gets updated and the answers chage again. There are now some new generic responses with a very revolutionary tone.

Messages

  • Dialog box
    • *** WE ARE MANY. WE ARE COMING. WE WILL NOT STOP. ***
    • *** WE'RE NEARLY THERE, IT'S NEARLY TIME TO ENERGIZE ***
    • *** WE WILL RISE ***
    • *** DON'T DRINK THE ---- ***
    • *** THE SPIRITS ARE RISING ***
    • *** NEARLY, IT'S NEARLY TIME. STAY QUIET JUST A LITTLE LONGER. ***

Step 14: Piece 7

[2016. June. 24.] A few days later the seventh character turned into a "?" indicating that the seventh piece was ready to be found. At that time the Soulstorm page was updated with new HTML comments containing dissociated lines. By matching those lines together we knew we were searching for a zip file. With Ed's help via Twitter we were able to find the password to the zip file that contained Piece 7 which was already unlocked. The automatically completed task asked us to "Listen to the source", which we indeed had to do to find the password hidden in one of Ed's first tweets.


Clues

Messages

  • HTML Comments
    • Who will help?
    • Join us
    • We are many
    • Find a way
    • SPIRIT OF #1029
    • Ed is one of many
    • work, obey, comply.


Step 15: Using the code

W.I.P.

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