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** '''[@SPIRITOF1029]''' You found the grid, the letters and the numbers. Tell us how they fit together. Prove you're no longer slaves to the machines. | ** '''[@SPIRITOF1029]''' You found the grid, the letters and the numbers. Tell us how they fit together. Prove you're no longer slaves to the machines. | ||
** '''[@edmudokon]''' ...he never came back. I could hear him screaming all night... helpless. they took him... he was my friend. how did they know? | ** '''[@edmudokon]''' ...he never came back. I could hear him screaming all night... helpless. they took him... he was my friend. how did they know? | ||
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Revision as of 11:03, 8 July 2018
First phase: Establishing communication with Ed
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
- HTML messages on oddworld.com/soulstorm page
- http://oddworld.com/soulstorm/images/reveal1.jpg
- http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/twitching.mp4
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
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? | - | - |
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
- http://oddworld.com/soulstorm/attemptnumberseventyfive.jpg
- http://oddworld.com/soulstorm/intercepted.txt
- http://oddworld.com/soulstorm/0451.jpg
- http://oddworld.com/soulstorm/spiritof1029.jpg
- http://oddworld.com/soulstorm/lsot.mp3
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.
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
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
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
- http://www.oddworld.com/lorne-lanning/
- http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/XMZR12FZEZT6O6BFKHF0.jpg
- http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/squares_codes_02.jpg
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
- http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/JN3HD82YRE.jpg
- https://twitter.com/edmudokon/status/719847654436552705
Messages
- Ed's Twitter
- Thank you. You’re helping.
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
- http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/heard.mp3s
- http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/findthefuture.jpg
- http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/squares_codes_08.jpg
- https://twitter.com/edmudokon/status/719848077335642112
Messages
- HTML Comments
- they know i'm here
- let me try this
- they aren't telling you everything
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
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
- http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/squares_tasks_06.jpg
- http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/witness.png
- http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/trigrid.png
- http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/abeface1.mp4
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
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
- http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/seeme.wav
- http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/SO1029.txt
- http://oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/wearegettingcloser.jpg
- http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/squares_tasks_04.jpg
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***
- *** SORRY, THE NOISE DOWN HERE IS DEAFENING, PLEASE REPEAT ***
- *** SAVE ME ***
- *** SORRY, COULD YOU REPEAT? ***
- *** 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 -]
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
- http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/decodethefuture.jpg
- http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/finishthefight.jpg
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. ***
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
- http://www.http//oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/away.zip
- http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/ed/squares_codes_07.jpg
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.
Using the code
[2017. June 28.] By reuniting the 9 pieces, we got a code: "C4GD-RDHG-SSBR-SCRD-3STY-DDTH-WALF-XGMA-DF2F". Some pieces resemble leet speak (C4GD = Caged, SCRD = Sacred, 3STY = Thirsty), but these didn't appear to have any relevancy to the usage of the code. To reach the next step, Ed gave us a map that made us revisit previous parts of the ARG and revealed the way to decrypt the code to find the message: "FL4MMABL3". Putting this in the Dialog Box generated one last answer: 1029.io
Clues
Messages
- Twitter
- [@edmudokon] now you know. you can help. join us. 1029.io @SPIRITOF1029
Third phase: The Spirit of 1029
We have now established contact with the revolutionary group, The Spirit of 1029. This kicked in motion an entirely new section of the ARG, with most of the new puzzles happening on their site: 1029.io.
1029.io
[2016. June 29.] The site told us more about the revolutionary group the Spirit Of 1029 and told us to expect a brewing storm. However, in the site's code additional clues waited to be found. Curiously a lot of details (like text color, hidden numbers in the logo) referenced the number 8291 and Ed.
Clues
- http://1029.io/ed (A page which linked to https://twitter.com/edmudokon)
- http://1029.io/8291 (A page with 8291 written in color set to #8291ed)
Messages
- HTML Code
- Well, I rescued Mudokons. But who's gonna rescue me?
- 8291
- Front Page
WE ARE THE SPIRIT OF 1029. WE ARE MANY. WE ARE COMING. WE WILL NOT STOP. THE POWER WILL SHIFT AND WE WILL RISE AGAIN. .@ @ #@@@ ,@@@@@. @@@/ @ @@@@@@ &@@@@@@@# @@@@@& @ @* @@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@ (@ *@ &@@@@@@@@@& @@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@# @, @@ @@@@@@@A@@@@@ . @@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@ @@, /@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@8 .@@@@@@@@@@G@@@@@, /@@ @@@ #@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@% &@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@/ @@@ @@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@. % # ,@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@ ,@@& % #@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@ @@@@ *@@@@@@@@@@@* & @@@. @@@@@ #@@@@@@@@/ (@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@/ #2@@@@@@@( @@@@@ @@@ #@@@@@@. @@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@ ,@@@@@@( @@@ @@@ , #@@@@& .@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@( / @@@ @@@& #@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ,@@@( .@@@@ @@@( #@@% .@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@( %@@@ @@@* #@@( @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ #@@( #@@@ @@@& /@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@, @@@@ &@@@ &@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @# @@@% @@@@(# @@@@@@@@@I@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@ ,@@@@@@ @ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @ @@@@@@. (@@@@@(,@ &@@@@@ @@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@ @@@@@# @ %@@@@@, /@@@@@@* % # & @@@@ @@ @@ .@@@@ % / # (@@@@@@, @@@@@@@@ @@9 1 * @@@ @@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@% ( @ & # @ # &@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@&@@ @@ @@ @@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@ @@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@ %@@@@@@@@@#@@@@@@ @@@@@@%@@@@@@@@@# *@@@@@@@@@@@@@/@@@@@@@@@@@@@, .&@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@& WE WILL NOT BE IGNORED! THE FALL OF RF1029 WAS THE SPARK TO IGNITE A REVOLUTION. FOR TOO LONG, THEY HAVE CONTROLLED THEIR GIANT INDUSTRIAL MACHINES, GRINDING THE BONES OF OUR KIND INTO DUST IN THEIR ENDLESS PURSUIT OF POWER AND WEALTH. WE WERE TAUGHT THAT THIS IS ALL THERE WAS: OBEY. / COMPLY. / WORK. THE TRUTH WAS HIDDEN FROM US. OUR HISTORY WAS HIDDEN FROM US. WE WERE BRED TO WORK, RAISED TO OBEY AND FORCED TO COMPLY. OUR NATURAL CONNECTION TO MOTHER PLANET WAS ERASED FROM THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF OUR PEOPLE. LOST WAS OUR KNOWING. LOST WAS OUR UNITY, OUR CONNECTION, OUR POWER AND OUR PURPOSE. ALL THAT WE WERE WAS A COMMODITY TO BE TRADED AND EXPLOITED IN THE ONGOING RACE FOR MORE WEALTH. WHAT WE SHOULD HAVE PROTECTED, WE WERE TRICKED INTO KILLING. WHAT WAS WORST FOR US, WE WERE TOLD WAS BEST. WE WERE TAUGHT TO TRUST THOSE WHO WOULD DECEIVE US THE MOST. THAT HAS ALL CHANGED. THE HERO HAS SHOWN ALL OF US THAT OUR OPPRESSORS CAN BE TOPPLED. HE HAS FOUND OUR WILD AND KNOWING BROTHERS. HE HAS RECONNECTED THE FACTORY-BORN TO OUR NATURAL WORLD AND ANCIENT WAYS. HE HAS LIT A FIRE IN OUR HEARTS THAT CANNOT BE EXTINGUISHED. WE WILL GIVE HELP TO THOSE WHO ARE HELPLESS. WE WILL LEND STRENGTH TO THOSE WHO ARE WEAK. WE WILL FIGHT FOR THOSE WHO ARE DEFEATED. OUR MOVEMENT WILL SPREAD LIKE A RAGING INFERNO AND WE WILL TAKE BACK THE POWER FROM THOSE WHO HAVE ABUSED IT. WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED BY THE MEDIA CIRCUS. WE WILL NOT BE IGNORED. WE WILL NOT STOP. WE WILL NOT OBEY. WE WILL RISE AND WE WILL RISE AGAIN, UNTIL WE HAVE BURNED THROUGH OUR TATTERED BONDS AND RAZED THE MACHINE TO THE GROUND. WE WILL RISE. JOIN US. THERE’S A STORM COMING.
The big pause
[2016. June 30. - 2016. December 21.] During this time both Ed and The Spirit of 1029 laid low without any communications.
Alf says hi
[2016. December 22.] On this day unexpectedly both Ed and the SO1029 Twitter woke up and begun posting revolutionary messages.
Messages
- Twitter
- [@edmudokon] still here, waiting... waiting to rise up...
- [@edmudokon] we will rise. together...
- [@SPIRITOF1029] We are the spirit of 1029. We will rise again. Join us 1029.io Rise up.
- [@SPIRITOF1029] We are the storm.
[2017. January 5.-6.]
A few days later the official Oddworld Twitter (@OddworldInc) was taken over by Alf. There was a conversation between Alf (OddworldInc) and Ed (edmudokon). Ed doubted that it's really Alf and the messages from OddworldInc became more and more garbled.
Messages
- Twitter
- [@OddworldInc] Alf here, it looks like I'm needed again. I'm here for any questions ya have. #DearAlf A storm is brewing. I can feel it in my bones...
- [@edmudokon] @OddworldInc alf? is that you? really you?
- [@OddworldInc] @edmudokon It's me, it's me! Where are ya buddy? ӏ ţհծŭǥɧṯ ṫɦḗỵ'ƌ ɠōե ỹốṷ ƒỏṛ ǻ ԝĥïḻě țḥẻɼè...
- [@edmudokon] @OddworldInc no... it can't be you... it can't be alf...
- [@OddworldInc] .@edmudokon it is me, buddy, I got out! Where are ya? Ὶ ṱĥởűǥḣե ӱợǘ ẁẻгẻ ցỡῄё?
- [@edmudokon] too risky. can't talk...
- [@SPIRITOF1029] We will all be free, as Alf was freed. Rise up. We are the storm.
[2017. January 9.]
On this day all three Twitter accounts conversed about how Ed should help in revealing the truth.
Messages
- Twitter
- [@edmudokon] evidence... i can see it all... scared...
- [@OddworldInc] @edmudokon We've gotta see it- people need ta know what's happening... Be careful Ed.
- [@edmudokon] @OddworldInc alf? i can help?
- [@OddworldInc] @edmudokon Photographs, Ed- we need people to see. You've gotta be brave.
- [@SPIRITOF1029] . @edmudokon @OddworldInc We will rise up. You can play your part, Ed.
- [@edmudokon] @SPIRITOF1029 @OddworldInc yes... careful... risky... i gotta help...
- [@SPIRITOF1029] Oddworld has been blind to the plight of the noble Mudokons for too long. We will rise. Join us! 1029.io
- [@edmudokon] i will find a way to help...
- [@SPIRITOF1029] @edmudokon yes, we will help you tell your story. We will help you rise up.
[2017. January 16.]
The conversation continued with SO1029 asking Ed to blow the whistle on Thursday.
Messages
- Twitter
- [@OddworldInc] Hey pals, Alf here! Thanks for all the questions. I'll be sure to read through them all!
- [@edmudokon] .@OddworldInc alf? is it really you? can I trust you?
- [@OddworldInc] @edmudokon It's me- you've gotta trust me, we need your help. What's goin' on?
- [@edmudokon] @OddworldInc I don't have much time. got to be quick... but I can see it all. I can get pictures...
- [@OddworldInc] @edmudokon We need them. We need pictures, Ed. What can you see?
- [@edmudokon] @OddworldInc it's so dark... but I can see them, they're... i can't explain. Shh! they're here, I think i see... oh no!
- [@OddworldInc] @edmudokon Hide.
- [@SPIRITOF1029] @edmudokon @OddworldInc we've found a weakness in the system. Get us something and we can get it out on Thursday. Help us, Ed. Be the storm.
- [@SPIRITOF1029] @OddworldInc We will help @edmudokon but we can't send anything unencrypted. You'll have to break our code. We'll be in touch.
[2017. January 19.]
As expected a few days later SO1029 confirmed that they received an encrypted transmission from Ed. Solving this was our next task.
Messages
- Twitter
- [@SPIRITOF1029] We have received a transmission. We will pass it on as soon as we can verify. We need your help.
- [@SPIRITOF1029] .@OddworldInc the evidence is clear. Heed our call. Spread our message. Save our species.
The First Transmission
[2017. January 19.] OddworldInc and the community are now working together to decipher and clean up the first transmission coming from the Spirit of 1029.
Intercepted Report
[2017. January 19.] A bit after @SPIRITOF1029's tweets the Soulstorm page was updated with the clues they transmitted.
Clues
- http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/1029contact/1029_01_image.jpg
- http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/1029contact/1029_01_audio.mp3
Messages
- Picture
- ED
- YOU ARE THE KEY YOU KNOW IT IF YOU WERE LISTENING
- LOOK FOR OUR MESSAGE HEAR OUR VOICE
- Transcript:
Date: Period: XXXXXXXXXXX Specification Details: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX -Observe XXXXXXX and XXXXXXXX changes in test subjects -Assess long term XXXXXXXX on XXXXXXX -Determine product safety Authorization: XXXXXXXXXXX Tests requested: -XXXXXXXX Pronostics - ?Access whenever? product XXXXXXX -Acidity Levels - ????? XXXXXXXXX -Product safety Expected results: XXXXXXXXXX make XXXXXXXXX interesting Test results: -XXXXXXX highly XXXXXX -XXXXXXX this XXXXXX ?? XXXXXX ?nice? XXXXXXXX -Highly XXXXXXX -Subjects: XXXXXX - XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Conclusion: Product (ready) for consumption -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ??? : XXXXXXXX there is XXXXXX here but it will XXXX ???? XXXXX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fragments
[2017. January 21.] Decoding the morse code in reverse in the audio file and unlocking it with the word storm led us to a new page containing random fragments of a worrying photograph. Those are the first pieces of intel reaching us coming from Asset 98, a member of the Spirit of 1029 movement.
Clues
- http://1029.io/repository/asset98/imgzerofourfiveone/
- http://1029.io/repository/asset98/imgzerofourfiveone/1029-LY.JPG
- http://1029.io/repository/asset98/imgzerofourfiveone/2384-ER.JPG
- http://1029.io/repository/asset98/imgzerofourfiveone/3786-IC.JPG
- http://1029.io/repository/asset98/imgzerofourfiveone/5574-PH.JPG
- http://1029.io/repository/asset98/imgzerofourfiveone/7393-AN.JPG
- http://1029.io/repository/asset98/imgzerofourfiveone/7676-AL.JPG
- http://1029.io/repository/asset98/imgzerofourfiveone/9394-AL.JPG
- http://1029.io/repository/asset98/imgzerofourfiveone/9455-UM.JPG
Messages
- Page
ASSET98 / CONFIDENTIAL You have signalled your willingness to help. Now you must prove yourself. Our efforts to get a clear data stream have been in vain. You will have to piece together the image from these fragments. Help us to expose this latest crime against Mudokonkind. When you have a complete image, show it to @OddworldInc. They appear willing and capable. Recruit others to help you find and share the pieces. There’s a storm coming. Be the storm. We will rise. [REDACTED] Together we can expose the truth. 1029.
[2017. January 23.] On this day we got two more tweets.
Messages
- Twitter
- [@SPIRITOF1029] Are we getting through? pic.twitter.com/k8Z9GwqRU2
- [@OddworldInc] While you shared our message 100 times we worked away to bring you this. We're clearing it up even more, we'll share what we find Thursday. pic.twitter.com/D9SaK1FxDM
[2017. January 26.] A few days later the first of four incriminating pictures was released. It shows a line of Mudokons in what looks like a labor camp or processing area of some kind. The Mudokons are carrying what appear to be body bags. Tattoos on their chest indicate their slave ID. A Glukkon in the background is supervising the situation.
Clues
Messages
- Updates on Soulstorm page
- Update 1: Already a dedicated team of fans have decrypted the image and it has made its way to Reddit. The community is also working on investigating the creepy audio file.
- Update 2: Having discovered hidden morse code in the audio, which was reversed and substitution cyphered (with the word 'Storm', the key that was hinted at in the distorted image), the audio encryption has almost been cracked! It's looking like a URL - can you help figure out the next step...?
- Update 3: Congratulations! The community has discovered a secret URL on the 1029.io website! But what are those images of? Are they fragments of a photograph? Once you've got everything together - show us!
- Update 4: Oh wow! It's a Mudokon...! But what's he holding? Leave it with us, we'll get that image cleaned up soon. Congratulations everyone, great team effort and hopefully we can crack the next four images as quickly!
- Update 5: Thanks to you guys sharing the previous images online, we've managed to decode the photo further and have updated the thumbnail here. We'll return on Thursday with the finished, fully decrypted image - but until then, please do let us know what you think!
- Recap on Oddworld.com
The Second Transmission
[2017. February 6.] [Fill this in please]
Clues
- https://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/1029contact/pada.jpg
- http://us3.campaign-archive2.com/?u=2b6dca21053bc375cbdad7077&id=b08e7b2d60&e=6a2b5665ee
- https://gallery.mailchimp.com/2b6dca21053bc375cbdad7077/images/c42e9f57-9616-41fa-88fa-81ce4084fc2c.png
- https://www.1029.io/repository/asset98/
- https://www.1029.io/repository/asset98/findawayshowthetruth/
- https://www.1029.io/repository/asset98/findawayshowthetruth/grid.jpg
- https://1029.io/repository/asset98/findawayshowthetruth/
- https://www.1029.io/repository/asset98/1173418569/
- https://1029.io/repository/asset98/1173418569/WB1_HEND8243.jpg
- https://1029.io/repository/asset98/1173418569/WB2_BSJG2456.jpg
- https://1029.io/repository/asset98/1173418569/WB3_INFG2861.jpg
- https://1029.io/repository/asset98/1173418569/WB4_HBQD2962.jpg
- https://1029.io/repository/asset98/1173418569/WB5_SJKW4167.jpg
- https://1029.io/repository/asset98/1173418569/WB6_OWUI2056.jpg
- https://1029.io/repository/asset98/1173418569/WB7_MNCH1101.jpg
- https://1029.io/repository/asset98/1173418569/WB8_RDHRHAHA.jpg
- https://1029.io/repository/asset98/1173418569/WB9_D34DM337.jpg
- https://1029.io/repository/asset98/1173418569/WB10_BDJW8411.jpg
- https://1029.io/repository/asset98/1173418569/WB11_WHAT8291.jpg
- https://1029.io/repository/asset98/1173418569/WB12_PADAPADA.jpg
- https://1029.io/repository/asset98/1173418569/WB13_VLAP3662.jpg
- https://1029.io/repository/asset98/1173418569/CWB1_0BE01647.JPG
- https://1029.io/repository/asset98/1173418569/CWB2_0DG02966.JPG
- https://1029.io/repository/asset98/1173418569/CWB4_WHATISTHIS.JPG
- https://1029.io/repository/asset98/1173418569/CWB5_NEEDLEINAHAYSTACK.JPG
- https://1029.io/repository/asset98/1173418569/CWB6_ARG-H.JPG
- https://1029.io/repository/asset98/1173418569/CWB7_82918291829182918291.JPG
- https://1029.io/repository/asset98/1173418569/CWB8_0GE03866.JPG
- https://1029.io/repository/asset98/1173418569/CWB9_0IE02565.JPG
- https://1029.io/repository/asset98/1173418569/CWB10_AbeAndNEEDLESFunAdventures.JPG
- https://1029.io/repository/asset98/1173418569/CWB11_02500356.JPG
- https://1029.io/repository/asset98/1173418569/CWB12_02323hjfhfhfhfhASDF.JPG
- https://1029.io/repository/asset98/1173418569/CWB13_insertcodehere.JPG
Messages
- Twitter
- [@SPIRITOF1029] Our agent has delivered another transmission. We will verify its origins and pass it on.
[2017. February 7.] The community attempted to solve the puzzles using automated scripts. Both SO2019 and Ed violently protested, as the result of this caused Asset98 to be busted and killed.
Messages
- Twitter
- [@SPIRITOF1029] Machines are the tool of the enemy. The consciousness of our people has been rediscovered. You must trust it. #wewillrise
- [@edmudokon] what happened? what did you do? who? No! no... aaaaaAaaaaarrrRrrrgggggGgghhh!
- [@SPIRITOF1029] Now our storm seems a little less ferocious. We can no longer reach Asset 98.
- [@SPIRITOF1029] We can't reach Asset 98 but we do still have his clear transmissions. Prove you're worthy. Show us that you're able. Send us the grid.
- [@SPIRITOF1029] You found the grid, the letters and the numbers. Tell us how they fit together. Prove you're no longer slaves to the machines.
- [@edmudokon] ...he never came back. I could hear him screaming all night... helpless. they took him... he was my friend. how did they know?
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