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Zuntti is the game master of the ARG, and has responded to inquires about the puzzles before, as well as provided hints on the Loiste Community Discord.  
Zuntti is the game master of the ARG, and has responded to inquires about the puzzles before, as well as provided hints on the Loiste Community Discord.  


For miscellaneous unsorted assets, please see the [[Unsorted ARG Assets]] page. For audio files, please see the [[ARG Audio Files]] page.
For miscellaneous unsorted assets, please see the [[Unsorted ARG Assets|'''Unsorted ARG Assets''']] page. For audio files, please see the [[ARG Audio Files|'''ARG Audio Files''']] page.
 
== Outline ==
{{Zuntti-hint}} On 15/01/2018 at 14:18 UTC, Zuntti posted this image in the #spoilers channel of the INFRA discord server. The image's filename is "Truth.png". (https://discord.com/channels/291497857725366272/361886463425642496/402448823122788352)<gallery>
File:Truth.png|Image of the coded notes found in the [[Wasteland]] map, with heavy red colour correction applied.
File:Truth brighter.jpg|Brightened image
</gallery>In both images, the green text <code>COR_ORD_1_BOD_MES_2_COM_QUE_3_CON_ANS_4_WAS_?_5_PAT_?</code> can be seen. The "correct order" is:
 
#The [[Body message]]
#The question at the [[Bunker computer code]]
#An answer at some unknown place
#The truth at the [[Wasteland notes]]
#Fully unknown
 
On the first image, the text <code>1. BUN_BREAKER_CEN_CONTROL_VI_OFFICE_RE_SNW</code> can be seen, and on the second image, the text <code>4. What are you looking for? The right Question? The right Answer? The Right person?</code> can be seen.
 
*The first text refers to the [[Body message]] and where some codes can be found. See the article for what has been solved.
*The second text refers to the [[Wasteland]] notes and gives a generic instruction what to do to solve it.
 
=== Hints ===
{{Zuntti-hint}} On 27/10/2017 at (?), Zuntti posted this image in the #somewhat-off-topic channel of the INFRA discord server. The image's filename is "retupmo_reknu_srette_tsri.png". (https://discord.com/channels/291497857725366272/308341591683366913/373560426275012619)
 
[[File:retupmo_reknu_srette_tsri.png|512px]]
 
This is an image of the breaker panels in the transformer room just outside the bunker blast doors. The filename of the image is backwards, not Finnish, and says  "first letters bunker computer" which gives a clue to read the first letter of each word on the [[bunker computer code]] word grid.


==Works In Progress==
==Works In Progress==
This is a list of unsolved puzzles that are being worked on currently.  
This is a list of unsolved puzzles that are being worked on currently.  
*'''[[Wasteland notes]]''' - All of the notes have been solved and "Truth" has been found but the next step is unknown. This is the most important clue we have to solve at the moment.
**Only hint we have for the next step is "5_PAT_?" which could mean a path or a pattern.


*'''[[Body message]]''' - There are still few missing/guessed words that needs to be found/confirmed.
*'''[[Body message]]''' - There are still few missing/guessed words that needs to be found/confirmed.
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==Existing codes==
==Existing codes==


This is a list of the discovered codes in INFRA in chronological order of discovery.
=== Body Code Related ===


*[[Body message]]
*[[Body message]]
*[[Letter box ]]
*[[Letter box ]]
*[[Office monitor code]]
*[[Bunker computer code]]
*[[Bunker computer code]]
*[[Central projector morse]]
*[[Elo hideout symbols]]
*[[Reactor lights code]]
*[[Wasteland radio morse]]
*[[Wasteland notes]]
*[[Wasteland notes]]
*[[Villa paintings]]
*[[Villa woodboxes]]
==="Correct order"===
These are the codes in the "correct order" - the order mentioned in Zuntti's clues, likely the order we need to solve the ARG in.
*1: [[Body message]]
*2: [[Bunker computer code]] ("Computer question")
*3: [[Reactor lights code]] ("Control answer")
*4: [[Wasteland notes]] ("Wasteland ???")
*5: [[Elo hideout symbols]] ("PAT_???")


==Clues from Zuntti==
=== Unconfirmed Relation to Body Code ===


===Order of Solution===
* [[Office monitor code]]
{{Zuntti-hint}} On 15/01/2018 at 14:18 UTC, Zuntti posted this image in the #spoilers channel of the INFRA discord server. The image's filename is "Truth.png". (https://discord.com/channels/291497857725366272/361886463425642496/402448823122788352)[[File:Truth.png|link=https://stalburg.net/File:Truth.png|alt=|none|thumb|300x300px|Image of the [[Wasteland_notes|coded notes]] found in the [[Wasteland]] map, with heavy red colour correction applied.]][[File:Truth_brighter.jpg|link=https://stalburg.net/File:Truth_brighter.jpg|alt=|none|thumb|300x300px|Brightened image.]]In both images, the green text <code>COR_ORD_1_BOD_MES_2_COM_QUE_3_CON_ANS_4_WAS_?_5_PAT_?</code> can be seen. The "correct order" is:
* [[Central projector morse]]
* [[Elo hideout symbols]]
* [[Reactor lights code]]
* [[Wasteland radio morse]]
* [[Villa paintings]]
* [[Villa woodboxes]]


#The [[Body message]]
== Additional Clues ==
#The question at the [[Bunker computer code]]
Over time, several codes have been posted by Oskutin and Zuntti on the Discord server, but it's not confirmed whether these have anything to do with the ARG or if they are just noise.
#An answer at some unknown place
#The truth at the [[Wasteland notes]]
#Fully unknown


On the first image, the text <code>1. BUN_BREAKER_CEN_CONTROL_VI_OFFICE_RE_SNW</code> can be seen, and on the second image, the text <code>4. What are you looking for? The right Question? The right Answer? The Right person?</code> can be seen.
===Clues from Zuntti===
 
*The first text refers to the [[Body message]] and where some codes can be found. See the article for what has been solved.
*The second text refers to the [[Wasteland]] notes and gives a generic instruction what to do to solve it.
 
===Bunker breaker clue===
{{Zuntti-hint}} On 27/10/2017 at (?), Zuntti posted this image in the #somewhat-off-topic channel of the INFRA discord server. The image's filename is "retupmo_reknu_srette_tsri.png". (https://discord.com/channels/291497857725366272/308341591683366913/373560426275012619)
 
[[File:retupmo_reknu_srette_tsri.png|512px]]
 
This is an image of the breaker panels in the transformer room just outside the bunker blast doors. The filename of the image is backwards, not Finnish, and says  "first letters bunker computer" which gives a clue to read the first letter of each word on the [[bunker computer code]] word grid.
 
===Shroom Bath clue===


====Shroom Bath clue====
{{Zuntti-hint}} On 18/02/2019 at 21:29 UTC, Zuntti posted this image in #general in the Open Sewer discord. The image's filename is "bathroom_body_connection.png"
{{Zuntti-hint}} On 18/02/2019 at 21:29 UTC, Zuntti posted this image in #general in the Open Sewer discord. The image's filename is "bathroom_body_connection.png"


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This image teased the addition of the Deekula tenement in Open Sewer, which added a scene in which the player's character talks with the body of "Jacob Cooper", the image filename may still have relevance.  
This image teased the addition of the Deekula tenement in Open Sewer, which added a scene in which the player's character talks with the body of "Jacob Cooper", the image filename may still have relevance.  
==Clues from Oskutin==
===Clues from Oskutin===


==="Look up at ceilings"===
===="Look up at ceilings"====


Oskutin has given multiple clues, perhaps forwarded from Zuntti, about looking up at ceilings to find data in multiple maps (from their map geometry).
Oskutin has given multiple clues, perhaps forwarded from Zuntti, about looking up at ceilings to find data in multiple maps (from their map geometry).
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"nobody ever looks up at ceilings"
"nobody ever looks up at ceilings"


===Texture on one of the non-interactive cabinets/panels===
====Texture on one of the non-interactive cabinets/panels====


Oskutin said these, after discussing what could be written on the wooden boxes in the Villa? (No idea if related but context might be helpful?)
Oskutin said these, after discussing what could be written on the wooden boxes in the Villa? (No idea if related but context might be helpful?)
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[[File:Y93_755.png|400px]]
[[File:Y93_755.png|400px]]


===Unknown (so far)===
====Unknown (so far)====
Probably should check every texture and model for this?
  37DB 5069 64F8 6C 3076A3 1 A-XB2
  37DB 5069 64F8 6C 3076A3 1 A-XB2
How to decode: Remove <code>-XB2</code>, remove spaces, and divide the resuling hex value by <code>0xB2</code>, then use the ASCII values of the resulting nybbles (Thanks Oskutin?). The decoded string is <code>PUNAINENTU</code>.
How to decode: Remove <code>-XB2</code>, remove spaces, and divide the resuling hex value by <code>0xB2</code>, then use the ASCII values of the resulting nybbles. The decoded string is <code>PUNAINENTU</code>.
 
NOTE: Oskutin said in Loiste Discord server that we should not waste time trying to solve this.


''"Punainen tupa" is Finnish and means "red cottage". There exists an instagram account @punainentu:'' https://www.instagram.com/punainentu/.
* Oskutin said in Loiste Discord server that we should not waste time trying to solve this.
* "Punainen tupa" is Finnish and means "red cottage". There exists an instagram account @punainentu: https://www.instagram.com/punainentu/.
* One other possibility is that it's an incomplete version of "punainen turska" (red cod), as this is the solution to the binary code present in <code>sign_07_skin10.vtf</code>.


One other possibility is that it's an incomplete version of "punainen turska" (red cod), as this is the solution to the binary code present in <code>sign_07_skin10.vtf</code>.
====Encrypted messages====
 
===Encrypted messages===
On April 6th, 2019, Oskutin posted a series of messages in the Loiste Community Discord server.
On April 6th, 2019, Oskutin posted a series of messages in the Loiste Community Discord server.


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!Message Number!!Message!!Decoded Message!!Method of Decoding
!Message Number!!Message!!Decoded Message!!Method of Decoding
|-
|-
|1: Posted at 6:46||10101100 10110001 10101000 1110101 10001011 10001101 10001010 10001011 10010111 1110101 10011100 10011110 10001111 10010110 10001011 10011110 10010011 1110101 10001100 10001010 10011101 10001011 10011010 10001101 10001101 10011110 10010001 10011010 10011110 10010001 1110101 10001101 10011010 10011011 10010000 10001010 10011101 10001011 1110101 10001110 10001010 10011110 10001101 10001101 10000110||SNW truth capital subterranean redoubt quarry||https://discord.com/channels/291497857725366272/291497857725366272/564144010533273610
|1: Posted at 6:46||10101100 10110001 10101000 1110101 10001011 10001101 10001010 10001011 10010111 1110101 10011100 10011110 10001111 10010110 10001011 10011110 10010011 1110101 10001100 10001010 10011101 10001011 10011010 10001101 10001101 10011110 10010001 10011010 10011110 10010001 1110101 10001101 10011010 10011011 10010000 10001010 10011101 10001011 1110101 10001110 10001010 10011110 10001101 10001101 10000110||<code>SNW</code>
<code>truth</code>
 
<code>capital subterranean</code>
 
<code>redoubt</code>
 
<code>quarry</code>
|https://discord.com/channels/291497857725366272/291497857725366272/564144010533273610
https://discord.com/channels/291497857725366272/308341591683366913/568872426172317728
https://discord.com/channels/291497857725366272/308341591683366913/568872426172317728




Invert the bits, then convert to ASCII
Invert the bits, then convert to ASCII. Every word is separated by a line break (ASCII <code>0x0A</code>), but every line break is missing a leading "1" in the encoded message.
|-
|-
|2: Posted at 7:21||00100000F 00100000O 01010010Ö G11011110 01011000A P10101000 00111101K||<code>X != WR</code>||https://discord.com/channels/291497857725366272/361886463425642496/564152842428874765
|2: Posted at 7:21||00100000F 00100000O 01010010Ö G11011110 01011000A P10101000 00111101K||<code>X != WR</code>||https://discord.com/channels/291497857725366272/361886463425642496/564152842428874765

Revision as of 00:22, 13 September 2021

This page contains information about the INFRA ARG, or alternate reality game, which consists of several extremely difficult codes embedded in INFRA and its game assets.

Zuntti is the game master of the ARG, and has responded to inquires about the puzzles before, as well as provided hints on the Loiste Community Discord.

For miscellaneous unsorted assets, please see the Unsorted ARG Assets page. For audio files, please see the ARG Audio Files page.

Outline

Zuntti-avatar.jpg On 15/01/2018 at 14:18 UTC, Zuntti posted this image in the #spoilers channel of the INFRA discord server. The image's filename is "Truth.png". (https://discord.com/channels/291497857725366272/361886463425642496/402448823122788352)

  • Image of the coded notes found in the Wasteland map, with heavy red colour correction applied.

    Image of the coded notes found in the Wasteland map, with heavy red colour correction applied.

  • Brightened image

    Brightened image

In both images, the green text COR_ORD_1_BOD_MES_2_COM_QUE_3_CON_ANS_4_WAS_?_5_PAT_? can be seen. The "correct order" is:

  1. The Body message
  2. The question at the Bunker computer code
  3. An answer at some unknown place
  4. The truth at the Wasteland notes
  5. Fully unknown

On the first image, the text 1. BUN_BREAKER_CEN_CONTROL_VI_OFFICE_RE_SNW can be seen, and on the second image, the text 4. What are you looking for? The right Question? The right Answer? The Right person? can be seen.

  • The first text refers to the Body message and where some codes can be found. See the article for what has been solved.
  • The second text refers to the Wasteland notes and gives a generic instruction what to do to solve it.

Hints

Zuntti-avatar.jpg On 27/10/2017 at (?), Zuntti posted this image in the #somewhat-off-topic channel of the INFRA discord server. The image's filename is "retupmo_reknu_srette_tsri.png". (https://discord.com/channels/291497857725366272/308341591683366913/373560426275012619)

Retupmo reknu srette tsri.png

This is an image of the breaker panels in the transformer room just outside the bunker blast doors. The filename of the image is backwards, not Finnish, and says "first letters bunker computer" which gives a clue to read the first letter of each word on the bunker computer code word grid.

Works In Progress

This is a list of unsolved puzzles that are being worked on currently.

  • Body message - There are still few missing/guessed words that needs to be found/confirmed.

Existing codes

Body Code Related

Unconfirmed Relation to Body Code

Additional Clues

Over time, several codes have been posted by Oskutin and Zuntti on the Discord server, but it's not confirmed whether these have anything to do with the ARG or if they are just noise.

Clues from Zuntti

Shroom Bath clue

Zuntti-avatar.jpg On 18/02/2019 at 21:29 UTC, Zuntti posted this image in #general in the Open Sewer discord. The image's filename is "bathroom_body_connection.png"

Bathroom body connection.png

What are the observations from this image?

  • The bath seems to be connected to a bunch of radios wired up together.

This image teased the addition of the Deekula tenement in Open Sewer, which added a scene in which the player's character talks with the body of "Jacob Cooper", the image filename may still have relevance.

Clues from Oskutin

"Look up at ceilings"

Oskutin has given multiple clues, perhaps forwarded from Zuntti, about looking up at ceilings to find data in multiple maps (from their map geometry).

"nobody ever looks up at ceilings"

Texture on one of the non-interactive cabinets/panels

Oskutin said these, after discussing what could be written on the wooden boxes in the Villa? (No idea if related but context might be helpful?)

Y93 755 on smallelectricalbox_004.vtf

Y93 755.png

Unknown (so far)

37DB 5069 64F8 6C 3076A3 1 A-XB2

How to decode: Remove -XB2, remove spaces, and divide the resuling hex value by 0xB2, then use the ASCII values of the resulting nybbles. The decoded string is PUNAINENTU.

  • Oskutin said in Loiste Discord server that we should not waste time trying to solve this.
  • "Punainen tupa" is Finnish and means "red cottage". There exists an instagram account @punainentu: https://www.instagram.com/punainentu/.
  • One other possibility is that it's an incomplete version of "punainen turska" (red cod), as this is the solution to the binary code present in sign_07_skin10.vtf.

Encrypted messages

On April 6th, 2019, Oskutin posted a series of messages in the Loiste Community Discord server.

Message Number Message Decoded Message Method of Decoding
1: Posted at 6:46 10101100 10110001 10101000 1110101 10001011 10001101 10001010 10001011 10010111 1110101 10011100 10011110 10001111 10010110 10001011 10011110 10010011 1110101 10001100 10001010 10011101 10001011 10011010 10001101 10001101 10011110 10010001 10011010 10011110 10010001 1110101 10001101 10011010 10011011 10010000 10001010 10011101 10001011 1110101 10001110 10001010 10011110 10001101 10001101 10000110 SNW

truth

capital subterranean

redoubt

quarry

https://discord.com/channels/291497857725366272/291497857725366272/564144010533273610

https://discord.com/channels/291497857725366272/308341591683366913/568872426172317728


Invert the bits, then convert to ASCII. Every word is separated by a line break (ASCII 0x0A), but every line break is missing a leading "1" in the encoded message.

2: Posted at 7:21 00100000F 00100000O 01010010Ö G11011110 01011000A P10101000 00111101K X != WR https://discord.com/channels/291497857725366272/361886463425642496/564152842428874765

https://discord.com/channels/291497857725366272/308341591683366913/568872472053547016


If letter in front of bits, then invert bits. 00100000F 00100000O 01010010Ö 00100001G 01011000A 01010111P 00111101K


Convert to ASCII and group...

" " = "F"

" " = "O"

"R" = "Ö"

"!" = "G"

"X" = "A"

"W" = "P"

"=" = "K"


Sort the list using the values on the right in Finnish alphabetical order.

Then write down sorted values on the left.

  • "Redoubt" is synonymous with fortification, hinting the upcoming DLC, Whiprock, will have more to add to the ARG.
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