If you print the images, trim them down to the static, and scan them into a Gameboy Advanced with an E-Reader, GLaDOS will appear on the screen and berate you.
I was talking about more like cut that part of the audio out, feed it into a PSK31 decoder, get a stream of packets out, recognize the packets are all GPRS position reports with date stamps well in the future, plot them all on Google Maps, and the lines between sequential updates look like a picture of GLaDOS, who then tells me I'm an idiot.
Or something.
OK yeah I'll go look.
Actually I'll go look later. I really need to get these prolog programs done.
Edit: actually maybe someday in the future I should help someone with one of these ARG's. Imagine what the internets would be saying if someone did that APRS trick, but made it so the GPRS track looked like a portal symbol centered over Washington DC or something. (Wait, what have I done? No, internet, nobody actually found anything about Washington DC. This was just a stupid idea of mine.)
That theory does fit in nicely with the morse code translating into morse code (translating into 'LOL').
Cave Johnson's script sounds more like Saxton Hale than the engineer to me.
It's been forever since I played HL2Ep2, but...
Isn't there a part where Alyx finds some of Cave Johnson's stuff and comments that he has a ton of plans for weapons and a bunch of drawings depicting himself as a muscular Australian?
Cave Johnson's script sounds more like Saxton Hale than the engineer to me.
It's been forever since I played HL2Ep2, but...
Isn't there a part where Alyx finds some of Cave Johnson's stuff and comments that he has a ton of plans for weapons and a bunch of drawings depicting himself as a muscular Australian?
I'm pretty sure that the only actual mention of Cave Johnson inside the games is the username and password on the wall in Portal.
I'm stuck on one. There's one behind a pillar where you have to create a portal to jump into to launch yourself to the top, but for the life of me I can't get it. Can't remember which puzzle it was, but I think it was somewhere between 12 and 14.
... This isn't working for me. I brought the first radio into the room and nothing happened. Is there something I'm not doing correctly?
You have to hold the radio and walk around the entire course. The radio will turn to static when you get closer to the "hot spot" and the red light will turn green once you unlock the transmission, followed by a little "achievment" pop up in the corner.
... This isn't working for me. I brought the first radio into the room and nothing happened. Is there something I'm not doing correctly?
You have to hold the radio and walk around the entire course. The radio will turn to static when you get closer to the "hot spot" and the red light will turn green once you unlock the transmission, followed by a little "achievment" pop up in the corner.
Yeah, I'm starting a brand new game, the radio doesn't have a red light on it, I've carried it all around the testchamber. No red light, no green light, no static.
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... This isn't working for me. I brought the first radio into the room and nothing happened. Is there something I'm not doing correctly?
You have to hold the radio and walk around the entire course. The radio will turn to static when you get closer to the "hot spot" and the red light will turn green once you unlock the transmission, followed by a little "achievment" pop up in the corner.
Yeah, I'm starting a brand new game, the radio doesn't have a red light on it, I've carried it all around the testchamber. No red light, no green light, no static.
No light at all? It should either have a red light or a green light. It stays green if you've already taken it to the right spot and gotten that part of the achievement done.
This is genius. It gets people interested in playing Portal again on top of the ARG, and it's getting people psyched up for either Portal 2, HL2 E3, or both.
You need to beat the game in order for the light on the radios to turn on I'm pretty sure. I beat it again today, and upon starting a new one, the light showed up while during my last game it didn't. (Started last night, after the patch was applied and all that jazz).
There are definitely voices there, at about 00:15-00:17, that is a voice saying something.
The voice at 15 seconds-17 seconds just sounds like a bunch of gibberish. Though, I am pretty sure whatever the voice is saying is ending with "TON". The beginning part sounds like WITH YOUR but that's just being a stretch. The voice sounds familar too, but I can't put my finger on it.
A little before I think I can hear "Gordon", but it could just be 2 garbled beeps or something.
Has there always been a hollow blue circle to the left of the blue portal indicator?
[e] Scratch that, it changes every time... I think it indicates which portal you've fired last. Don't think I've noticed that in my other playthroughs though...
Anyway, the theory is possibly multiple portal indicators in the future?
You need to beat the game in order for the light on the radios to turn on I'm pretty sure. I beat it again today, and upon starting a new one, the light showed up while during my last game it didn't. (Started last night, after the patch was applied and all that jazz).
That would explain it. I forgot, I haven't beaten Portal on the PC, just on the 360 a couple years ago.
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I just reinstalled portal last night, I had beaten it when it first came out, but those saves are long gone and the game did not recognize me as having beaten it before.
I still had a light on my radios when starting a new game.
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I just reinstalled portal last night, I had beaten it when it first came out, but those saves are long gone and the game did not recognize me as having beaten it before.
I still had a light on my radios when starting a new game.
It could be dependant on whether you have the achievement for finishing Portal and not anything save locally.
I mean seriously, over two years? What person would remember an e-mail from a fan from two years ago and suddenly reply with stuff that just happens to be related to the current ARG?
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Dear Friend,
After haveing done all the
On Saturday evening with the
Greatest of pleasure I have taken
The priveledge of a few minuts
To whold a conversation with you
Thou many miles apart we May
Be. I received a very Kind +
Welcome letter about noon yesterday
From my well wisher + lover +
Its content was very interresting
+ esceptable to me but
Whare do you think I was
When it came to my hands.
I will tell you but you
Musant tell any body nor
Think hard of it your self
For I Couldant help it I
Was in Bed but I am able
to be up and a doing to day.
I was sorry to here that
You had the head-ache but
I hope it is better by this
Time if it ant you had
Beter take care that you dont get
Wors than the headache + be
Obliged to go to bed as was yester
-day. If you do then what will become
Of you away whare you neither have
Friends nor relations nor not even
A gal to take care of you. You had
Beter come home for fear you do.
For you can get plenty of work
here on the canal every body in
the neighbourhood + more is working
There + they havant 1/2 hands enough
yet I would like very much to
See you comeing home for I was
out at Pine grove church on Sunday
Last + there I saw the bride +
groom + if you want to know who
they ware it was Mr. William moor
and Miss Mary hickman was her maden nam
I don't know what gussie will
Do know when wil moor as she
Calls him is gone unless you
Come up + hold her once a
Week but if that dont pleas
You + I exspect if you ware to come
Home you could get into a job
Of sleeping with Mary Jane Snyder
for I exspect she has to sleep by
her self since John went to the
Army I suppose you know for certain
By this time that David has gon
to the army + I herd yesterday that
He has the ague he didant write home
that he had but J. Stevens did.
Well my dear it is nearly 9 oclock
+ the rest the family are nearly
All gone to bed + I feel as much
like being there as any whare else to
I will quit writing for tonight I finnish
in the morning as tommorrow is Sunday
I will have plenty of time so good night
My Dear + I hope you will rest
contented + full assured that I will
remain yours fare well.
Dear Friend,
After haveing done all the
On Saturday evening with the
Greatest of pleasure I have taken
The priveledge of a few minuts
To whold a conversation with you
Thou many miles apart we May
Be. I received a very Kind +
Welcome letter about noon yesterday
From my well wisher + lover +
Its content was very interresting
+ esceptable to me but
Whare do you think I was
When it came to my hands.
I will tell you but you
Musant tell any body nor
Think hard of it your self
For I Couldant help it I
Was in Bed but I am able
to be up and a doing to day.
I was sorry to here that
You had the head-ache but
I hope it is better by this
Time if it ant you had
Beter take care that you dont get
Wors than the headache + be
Obliged to go to bed as was yester
-day. If you do then what will become
Of you away whare you neither have
Friends nor relations nor not even
A gal to take care of you. You had
Beter come home for fear you do.
For you can get plenty of work
here on the canal every body in
the neighbourhood + more is working
There + they havant 1/2 hands enough
yet I would like very much to
See you comeing home for I was
out at Pine grove church on Sunday
Last + there I saw the bride +
groom + if you want to know who
they ware it was Mr. William moor
and Miss Mary hickman was her maden nam
I don't know what gussie will
Do know when wil moor as she
Calls him is gone unless you
Come up + hold her once a
Week but if that dont pleas
You + I exspect if you ware to come
Home you could get into a job
Of sleeping with Mary Jane Snyder
for I exspect she has to sleep by
her self since John went to the
Army I suppose you know for certain
By this time that David has gon
to the army + I herd yesterday that
He has the ague he didant write home
that he had but J. Stevens did.
Well my dear it is nearly 9 oclock
+ the rest the family are nearly
All gone to bed + I feel as much
like being there as any whare else to
I will quit writing for tonight I finnish
in the morning as tommorrow is Sunday
I will have plenty of time so good night
My Dear + I hope you will rest
contented + full assured that I will
remain yours fare well.
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That theory does fit in nicely with the morse code translating into morse code (translating into 'LOL').
It's been forever since I played HL2Ep2, but...
I'm pretty sure that the only actual mention of Cave Johnson inside the games is the username and password on the wall in Portal.
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I believe every test has at least one.
... This isn't working for me. I brought the first radio into the room and nothing happened. Is there something I'm not doing correctly?
XBL - Foreverender | 3DS FC - 1418 6696 1012 | Steam ID | LoL
Electronic composer for hire.
You have to hold the radio and walk around the entire course. The radio will turn to static when you get closer to the "hot spot" and the red light will turn green once you unlock the transmission, followed by a little "achievment" pop up in the corner.
Electronic composer for hire.
Yeah, I'm starting a brand new game, the radio doesn't have a red light on it, I've carried it all around the testchamber. No red light, no green light, no static.
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No light at all? It should either have a red light or a green light. It stays green if you've already taken it to the right spot and gotten that part of the achievement done.
I've restarted it a couple times. This is my radio:
I'm just gonna restart my comp right now and see
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Yeah I'm not hearing it. I can sort of hear voices but I can't distinguish them the way that post says it can.
I heard it, though the audio is full of static and really really quiet
Valve, A+ good job ol' chap.
Electronic composer for hire.
Just mouse over the picture
I'm starting to really buy into it myself
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There are definitely voices there, at about 00:15-00:17, that is a voice saying something.
The voice at 15 seconds-17 seconds just sounds like a bunch of gibberish. Though, I am pretty sure whatever the voice is saying is ending with "TON". The beginning part sounds like WITH YOUR but that's just being a stretch. The voice sounds familar too, but I can't put my finger on it.
A little before I think I can hear "Gordon", but it could just be 2 garbled beeps or something.
[e] Scratch that, it changes every time... I think it indicates which portal you've fired last. Don't think I've noticed that in my other playthroughs though...
Anyway, the theory is possibly multiple portal indicators in the future?
That would explain it. I forgot, I haven't beaten Portal on the PC, just on the 360 a couple years ago.
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I still had a light on my radios when starting a new game.
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BLAME FORAR IF IT DOESN'T COME TRUE
It could be dependant on whether you have the achievement for finishing Portal and not anything save locally.
Tofu wrote: Here be Littleboots, destroyer of threads and master of drunkposting.
I mean seriously, over two years? What person would remember an e-mail from a fan from two years ago and suddenly reply with stuff that just happens to be related to the current ARG?
Probably not. From what I can gather, she's too busy thinking about littleboots.
she's going to yell at you in the GLaDOS voice.
I read this entire thing. Am I a sucker?
N...no! What are you doing?!