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Discussion => Discussion => Topic started by: Monorail Cat on December 31, 2015, 05:29:36 PM

Title: Winter Sale Sleuthing
Post by: Monorail Cat on December 31, 2015, 05:29:36 PM
If you haven't heard, there's been some serious sleuthing work being done.  Check this link to get somewhat caught up (as of six hours ago): https://www.reddit.com/r/steamsaledetectives/comments/3yxt96/can_we_get_a_quick_recap_from_the_heroes_that/cyhjx44 (https://www.reddit.com/r/steamsaledetectives/comments/3yxt96/can_we_get_a_quick_recap_from_the_heroes_that/cyhjx44)


Since this, the most recent development was the discovery of the badge.  A new WAV file was found, and its spectrogram looked like this: http://i.imgur.com/i27XiXi.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/i27XiXi.jpg)


Here, you see horizontal lines, which don't match up with the rest.  If you read them like symbols, you get a code, and inputting that code into a store page gains you the red herring badge.


Go here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/253750 (http://store.steampowered.com/app/253750)

In the search bar, type "SEARCH".  In the window that pops up, type the code, which was 1v7531. 
Press enter.
Boom.



Something else happened.  There is a website xccr.com which, back in 2006, was suspected to have a link to half life 2 because of a billboard: http://i.imgur.com/kFks27v.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/kFks27v.jpg) as well as the fact that it was made 2 days after half life 2 was released.

Well, after nearly 10 years, the website has gone down.  Coincidence?  I don't know, but with everything happening, my hopes are growing.

Oh yeah, that WAV I talked about earlier?  It was found by using pictures from the comic, which contained symbols, which corresponded to a game: https://www.reddit.com/r/steamsaledetectives/comments/3yyh8t/new_wav_found/cyhq2ry (https://www.reddit.com/r/steamsaledetectives/comments/3yyh8t/new_wav_found/cyhq2ry)

Those letters, LOYAGORKU, happen to be an anagram for Yugo Koral, which is what one of the main junk cars featured in HL2 was modeled after.  (See the reply to the comment I linked)



This shit's crazy, and I encourage you to follow the subreddit for a while.  Almost all of this happened today. 
Title: Re: Winter Sale Sleuthing
Post by: Loke on December 31, 2015, 05:35:19 PM
rip didnt check last modified
Title: Re: Winter Sale Sleuthing
Post by: Monorail Cat on December 31, 2015, 05:45:20 PM
Badge proof.  I don't know how long it will be available, so do it quickly if you want it. 

(http://i.imgur.com/snTkgoy.png)
Title: Re: Winter Sale Sleuthing
Post by: blαh2355 on December 31, 2015, 06:40:40 PM
I entered the code but nothing happened :/
Title: Re: Winter Sale Sleuthing
Post by: Loke on December 31, 2015, 07:13:50 PM
I entered the code but nothing happened :/

Have to be logged in
Title: Re: Winter Sale Sleuthing
Post by: blαh2355 on December 31, 2015, 09:06:21 PM
Have to be logged in
No shit sherlock
Title: Re: Winter Sale Sleuthing
Post by: Tezuni on December 31, 2015, 10:21:27 PM
oh shit it worked. thanks dude this is pretty cool stuff
Title: Re: Winter Sale Sleuthing
Post by: ๖Ϝцzsioᴎ on December 31, 2015, 10:27:36 PM
No shit sherlock
have you tried turning it off and on again
Title: Re: Winter Sale Sleuthing
Post by: ٶȻhriʂ on January 01, 2016, 12:03:20 AM
shieeet