ARG related

Character-dot-number codes (aka "raven book code")

  • E.1 (bookset_skin1)
  • C.2 (bookset_skin1; large_transformer)
  • N.03 (electricalbox_006_skin1)
  • P.4 (assumption; folder_001_paper_skin1)
  • K.05 (electricalbox_006_skin1)
  • H.8 (bookset_skin1)
  • H.08 (electricalbox_006_skin1)
  • S.9 (bookset_skin1)
  • V 1.10 (assumption; electricalbox_007)
  • Q1.11 (assumption; puzzle_box_005_skin1; construction_elevator)
  • EC.12 (assumption; spool_001)

Abbreviations

  • MT = Minitrain
  • CW = Counterweight
  • FG = Floodgate
  • HG = Hydro Generator
  • CR = Control Room

Unsolved codes

  • EL93FA342AG2222 (text_random_02)
    • the "2222" might refer to notepad_001_skin3, where there is an entry "door b34 2222"
    • "EL" might be related to the Villa woodboxes code, as both start with "EL"
  • A1275 3356 8123 C82 (bill_001)
  • T3Y82 / N32 V80 LNG 404 (text_random_01)
  • T01 / S2778 INFRA (text_random_07)
  • K471C A0 / JCD D26 M3 Y93 (cardboard_box_001; first one is from a stock texture: https://www.textures.com/download/CardboardImprints0009/28987)

Red herrings

  • hydraulicbox_001_skin1 has leet-speak saying "nothing"

Possible codes

  • fuses_01 contains 17.22 and 17.52
  • control_panel_003-6_skin1 contains many syllables, which can be used to build words like "ERIK", "MORKO", "NOTHING" and others, while some of them are of no obvious use.
  • credit_card: 4321 7890 0000 4356
  • electricalbox_004: M1 Y23 / M2 Y26 / M3 Y28
  • fuses_02: standing out because of its unusual pattern of codes: G42, H55
  • puzzle_box_016: SW-WFM6-EWL-M52
  • smallelectricalbox_004: Y93 755
  • bulletin_board_002_skin1: handwritten with red marker: "2C"
  • sign_14_skin5: BREAKER 1 / POWERLINE / TGD-SBC-4 / BR4 TGDNUM PO7 TGD1
  • sign_14_skin7: BREAKER 2 / POWERLINE / HW-SBC-2 / BR4 HWNUM+1 O34 C87 EA2 N6
  • doors/door_002.wav - Comment " 00000000 00000210 00000884 00000000000359EC 00000000 0002A271 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000" - notice the leading space, possibly wrapped from "000359EC 00000000 0002A271 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000210 00000884 00000000". Mostly all are just 8 zeros, except for 4 values out of the 13 (000359EC at index 0, 0002A271 at index 2, 00000210 at index 10, 00000884 at index 11).

Unsorted

  • height_limit_sign_001_skin2 contains a seemingly hand-written number "6"
    • skin0...skin2 contain "HEIGHT LIMIT 2.2m", "...2.3m", "...2.6m", characters 2, 3 and 6 reversed resolve to the word "tie"
  • train_arrival_monitor_001 should be investigated, could be a red herring.
  • mailbox_skin2 has text encododed in binary saying "the truth is in tunnels / Robin" (all lowercase except the first letter of "Robin")
  • There seems to be an unusual (aka statistically significant) high occurence of "1993" or "93".
  • The right part of "Zunttis rag" (aka scientific_table_001_skin3) is unused, but seems to contain a lot of words.
  • The Wasteland notes "truth" can be extended by "RESEARSTOPPED" from the Wasteland radio morse, resolving the anomaly "T.50=P".
  • locker_door_001_skin2: MEETING / 12.8 23:30 / REMEBER TO GIVE LETTERS TO AH!
  • In the in-game card deck, the spades' queen seems to be missing,

Historical references