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Destiny ARG: Everything You Need to Know (Saturday Solved!)

[b]Saturday is over! Thanks to everyone that helped out today, and be sure to check back tomorrow for more details![/b] [u]Completed Images[/u] [quote][b]Day 1: Monday[/b] - [url=http://alphalupi.bungie.net/98862748014.jpg]Completed![/url] [b]Day 2: Tuesday[/b] - [url=http://alphalupi.bungie.net/09394972304.jpg]Completed![/url] [b]Day 3: Wednesday[/b] - [url=http://alphalupi.bungie.net/590881739283143985.jpg]Completed![/url] [b]Day 4: Thursday[/b] - [url=http://alphalupi.bungie.net/1291670595463907.jpg]Completed![/url] [b]Day 5: Friday[/b] - [url=http://alphalupi.bungie.net/010258608004307500961392069234939781476.jpg]Completed![/url] [b]Day 6: Saturday[/b] - [b][url=http://alphalupi.bungie.net/231500044149.jpg]Completed![/url][/b] [b]Day 7: Sunday[/b] - Coming Soon! [b]All Day Unlock Codes[/b] - [url=http://oi46.tinypic.com/11r4ok0.jpg]Yay! Chart![/url][/quote] [u]Everything You Need to Know[/u] Last Monday, the Bungie.net forum account [url=http://www.bungie.net/en-us/view/profile/index#page=index&mid=3844298]Alpha Lupi[/url], complete with a custom avatar, creates the forum thread "[url=http://www.bungie.net/en-us/View/community/Forum/Post?id=59798057]Something is falling towards you. Or are you falling towards it?[/url]". This thread contained nothing but the cryptic message, "[i]7 - Only the trusted few...[/i]", which linked to a previously unknown Bungie.net subdomain, [url=http://alphalupi.bungie.net/]AlphaLupi.Bungie.net[/url]. When going to this URL, you are greeted with your first puzzle: assembling the geomantic figure for the day you arrived on the page. Luckily, this was the easy part. Using [url=http://oi46.tinypic.com/11r4ok0.jpg]this chart of geomantic figures[/url], we had all of the keys for the week from day one. But again, that was the easy part. When you arrive at the page, you see two images, the left dubbed"Output" and the right dubbed "Geomask". These titles are how I will refer to each images as this thread progresses. Also on the unlocked page are a few messages of more cryptic text. Above the Output image are the words "[i]Coordinate. Combine. Clarify.[/i]", while under the Output image is the caption, "[i][Note: (x, y) visibility limited. (u, v) analysis might prove useful. v-resolution particularly limited.][/i]". This caption linked to another page on the AlphaLupi subdomain, the [url=http://alphalupi.bungie.net/Instructions.aspx]instructions page[/url], with more and more text. [quote][b]O[/b]ur sky is filled with unseen signals. Radio-frequency emissions pulse and flit and dance all around us. Yet even a singing patch of sky can be observed, and transformed into a range of frequencies. [b]C[/b]an you hear it? No, not yet. It has not yet arrived. But together we can receive its call. [b]I[/b]magine combining the observations of thousands across the globe on an object meandering through the heavens. The resulting array would be quite large. Quite powerful. This is your task. [b]A[/b]lone it will not be enough. Coordination and timing is needed. Observations must be made simultaneously. [b]Y[/b]our window will be small. Five minutes at most. But windows may be reopened. And the distance between observer pairs will be key. [b]T[/b]here will always be limitations in clarity, so the results must be archived for study. Highly technical observers may be required. Detailed frequency analysis is recommended. [b]E[/b]verything that belongs to us will be ours, but only if we create the capacity to receive it. [b]T[/b]hink not of locations, but the spacings between, as seen from each target. While one hemisphere provides a strong center, the other must heed the call in order to bring light to the unknown.[/quote] Above the Geomask, however, we see a bit more straight-forward text, saying that the Geomasks are "[i]Active Baselines[/i]". Under the image is the text, "[i]Frequency gaps detected. Additional global observatories required.[/i]". But what does this all mean? It was quickly discovered that the Geomask image was constantly changing, and each dot represented a user that had unlocked their page in the last five minutes of viewing the image. When ran through various tests, the Geomask would display different things for each day. On everyday except Tuesday so far, it has displayed numbers which, when typed in as AlphaLupi.Bungie.net/[numbers].jpg, displayed a much more clear version of the Output. Tuesday was much more simple; it displayed a QR code that, when scanned, brought you to the clear Output. Each clear Output contained a large set of text and a background that looked to be part of a map. The linked image at the top of the very top of this thread is the most recent assembly of the clear Outputs we have completed. A couple days after the Alpha Lupi ARG went public, Bungie decided to dump even more Destiny happiness news into our little fan ears. A new [url=http://www.bungie.net/en-us/View/community/blog/News?aid=10219]news post[/url] by DeeJ inks to Destiny's official [url=http://www.facebook.com/destinythegame]Facebook[/url], [url=http://www.twitter.com/destinythegame]Twitter[/url], and for some reason, even a [url=http://plus.google.com/u/0/114509186159678094440/posts]Google+[/url] were created. It was also made very clear that this Sunday, the apparent final day of the Alpha Lupi ARG, we'd be seeing the first ever Destiny ViDoc straight from the hands of Bungie. The press, however, got to see it a few days ago, and while they can't say anything, they seem very eager to finally talk about it. The links at the top of this thread will constantly be updated with the latest completed images and updated Geomasks for your viewing pleasure. So, until then, I'll see you on [url=http://client00.chat.mibbit.com/?server=irc.webchat.org&channel=#alphalupi]the IRC[/url]. [u]Credits[/u] [quote][url=http://www.bungie.net]Bungie[/url] [url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/15/ign-live-presents-the-reveal-of-bungies-destiny]IGN[/url] [url=http://misriahsolutions.com/arg]Misriah Solutions[/url] [url=https://www.bungie.net/en-us/view/profile/index#page=index&mid=2383300]Jump Into Hell[/url] [url=http://steamcommunity.com/id/techercizer]Techercizer[/url] [url=https://www.bungie.net/en-us/view/profile/index#page=index&mid=49550]Mike R Hammer[/url] [url=https://www.bungie.net/en-us/view/profile/index#page=index&mid=17925]FoMan123[/url] [url=https://www.bungie.net/en-us/view/profile/index#page=index&mid=309064]freefall722[/url] [url=https://www.bungie.net/en-us/view/profile/index#page=index&mid=108762]MoonDawg[/url] [url=https://www.bungie.net/en-us/view/profile/index#page=index&mid=195907]Delucione[/url] [url=http://client00.chat.mibbit.com/?server=irc.webchat.org&channel=#alphalupi]Alpha Lupi IRC[/url] users NeoGaf users [url=http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/18cfun/bungie_arg_is_up]Reddit[/url] users And everyone that's contributed to the fight for Earth's Last City! [/quote] [b]Did I leave something out? Have a question? Want to discuss? Drop a like and leave a comment, I reply to anyone and everyone. :)[/b]

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  • Nice! Also, FIRST to comment within four years!

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  • Edited by Hexal: 8/25/2014 8:23:02 PM
    What the -blam!- is this?

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  • What is this?

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  • So lost

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  • Mind=blown Cool stuff.

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  • Edited by Echo Eagle: 2/17/2013 10:24:40 AM
    Solved at NeoGAF! http://alphalupi.bungie.net/827932020147432046.html Marty in my ears!

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    • Hey come check out our pre-destiny clan!! Here's the link: http://vanguardians.enjin.com/home We welcome you with open arms! Please make sure to give a shout out to Corrosive Honor for getting you there! Chancellors names appear in red on the site so feel free to ask them any questions you may have!

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    • Edited by Hank Mardukas: 2/17/2013 2:14:04 PM
      It looks like the original [url=http://www.bungie.net/en-us/View/community/Forum/Post?id=59798057]Alpha Lupi[/url] post was updated to include: 7 - Only the trusted few... 6 - Every moment matters... 5 - Is this how it's always been? 4 - Persistence is the key... 3 - You draw deep inside... 2 - Pushed to this place for a reason... 1 - There must be meanings in its roar... Unless it changed a while ago and I was just oblivious...

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      • Even though I could only help in a small way, thank you everyone who made this possible! Can't wait for Destiny.

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      • I got chills listening tothat song! Can't wait for the reveal! This has been alot of fun, thanks!

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      • Beautiful writing...beautiful music...beautiful wallpaper. This has been amazing. And to think we're getting MORE! I am so pumped.

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        • Wow, that turned out really cool :) Time to go to sleep now I think, I can't wait to see what I'll be waking up to in a few hours. Thanks for all this Bungie, it's been fun!

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        • Edited by freefall722: 2/17/2013 10:15:51 AM
          New Links for all days: https://www.dropbox.com/s/goodiqip5g6x16l/finalMaskedOutputDay1.png https://www.dropbox.com/s/swcl4g03xyvos3l/finalMaskedOutputDay2.png Channels: [url=https://www.dropbox.com/s/tebx81swyh6hriv/finalMaskedOutputDay2_R.png]Red[/url] : [url=https://www.dropbox.com/s/kslecd24ftwx2fm/finalMaskedOutputDay2_G.png]Green[/url] : [url=https://www.dropbox.com/s/3zb1nki3j2vqv67/finalMaskedOutputDay2_B.png]Blue[/url] : [url=https://www.dropbox.com/s/wy6y49lmt2tj2v7/finalMaskedOutputDay2_BW.png]B&W[/url] https://www.dropbox.com/s/2p2gn23025o5vsg/finalMaskedOutputDay3.png https://www.dropbox.com/s/9lprjb1sl0j5ybb/finalMaskedOutputDay4.png Channels: [url=https://www.dropbox.com/s/ya54nju3py80lke/finalMaskedOutputDay4_R.png]Red[/url] : [url=https://www.dropbox.com/s/753z9d6iazkrh5v/finalMaskedOutputDay4_G.png]Green[/url] : [url=https://www.dropbox.com/s/8tuzb0426oa7s2w/finalMaskedOutputDay4_B.png]Blue[/url] : [url=https://www.dropbox.com/s/d5w605csj1ez86x/finalMaskedOutputDay4_BW.png]B&W[/url] https://www.dropbox.com/s/6u8114uvxph0noz/finalMaskedOutputDay5.png Channels: [url=https://www.dropbox.com/s/g299sie140ghw4o/finalMaskedOutputDay5_R.png]Red[/url] : [url=https://www.dropbox.com/s/x20m8m5psklpda8/finalMaskedOutputDay5_G.png]Green[/url] : [url=https://www.dropbox.com/s/zruwi7mwyinorev/finalMaskedOutputDay5_B.png]Blue[/url] https://www.dropbox.com/s/ouh14bh68ejev1e/finalMaskedOutputDay6.png Rotation (Split by hour): [url=https://www.dropbox.com/sh/a80l1mh2kpageyh/ReY4bepXwo]Folder[/url] https://www.dropbox.com/s/xn1n3vkhc38clfc/finalMaskedOutputDay7.png (I'll upload more after monitoring for a while)

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          • Edited by Echo Eagle: 2/17/2013 9:00:25 AM
            Go BACK to previous puzzles! The images are different! 1, 4, 7 - go back and look at those! Here's day 4 right now: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/194/geomask3.png/ http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/841/output3.png/ There seems to be some green artifacting in the output images... Was that always there?

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            • Could "sideband frequencies detected across prior sources" combined with the signal boost to all previous days, mean that segments of the final url are hidden across every single day's geomask and we need to look at all of them to assemble the full url?

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              • 1 is live!

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              • Do these represent each faction?

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                • Yay the pictures are working for me :D That chart is awesome.

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                • Edited by Rubber Ducky Yellow : 2/17/2013 2:35:38 AM
                  So did bungie just give us a hint for tomorrow?

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                • I love when Bungie does things like this. It's like the hype and extra stuff they did for Halo 3. They create a universe so bloody well.

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                  • Edited by Techercizer: 2/16/2013 11:09:51 PM
                    Must be some pretty cool dudes working on this. :3

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                    • Of course I'd have trouble seeing the 6th image -_- I'll get it to work eventually.

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                      • Edited by Citrus raptor: 2/17/2013 12:19:57 AM
                        So it's one of the five nodes again, but with new text? Lame...

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                        • ...And on the 7th day. ;p

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                          • I'm probably late to the party on my thought, but... These excerpts on the images seem to dramatically describe building worlds, like a map maker in game or something. I dunno.

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                            • Cheers for all the effort gone into compiling this, in addition to the general thanks to everyone who has put work in deciphering the codes and images since Day 1. A quick question though - where are people, if any are, discussing what they think all these clues mean/point to? I see alot of posts between here and reddit regarding individual clues/images from the ARG and generating interest/bodies to activate nodes but very few where a discussion is going on around peoples ideas of what all this is trying to reveal/inform us of. I know the official reveal is tomorrow etc, but surely the ARG has something additional behind it, otherwise what would be the point? I've idea's and thoughts on what I think each clue is related to and how it is involved in the overall story and plays into the general game mechanics etc, but don't know if somewhere already exists online that similar people are putting their ideas forward. Anybody know if there is somewhere/something that I've missed/not found?

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