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The body message is a long-running key element of the INFRA [[ARG]], the first ever element of it that was discovered.<br />
The body message is a long-running key element of the INFRA [[ARG]], the first ever element of it that was discovered.
It has strong ties to the [[Bunker computer code]] and [[Wasteland notes]].
[[File:Body_message.jpg|alt=|right|frameless|500px]]
It's located in [[reserve3]] and is a code written on the sheet which covers a corpse in a side building.  


{{Needs-investigation}} The body itself is possibly [[Albert Hartman]].
{{Needs-investigation}} The body itself is likely [[Albert Hartman]].


[[User:Finale|Finale]] has done a lot of work on cracking this part of the ARG, for further reference please see his [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=612370431| Steam guide] created for this.<br />
The code within it corresponds to keys for solving the [[Bunker computer code]] and [[Wasteland notes]].
It's located in [[reserve2]] and is a code written on the sheet which covers a corpse in a side building.


==Cracking the code==
==The Message==


The code sequence for the body message is:
 
The code sequence written on the body is:
  B1 C3 F1 B2 F2 C4 E4 G3 B2 G1 F4 B4 B2 G1 G2
  B1 C3 F1 B2 F2 C4 E4 G3 B2 G1 F4 B4 B2 G1 G2


Which translates to:
Which (currently) translates to:
  I will [F1] the truth [C4] to tell the right answer to the right person.
  I will (F1(show?)) the truth (C4) to tell the right answer to the right person.


It is currently unknown what the answer is, but a hint seen on the board with the birds on the hill in Hammer Valley suggests it is three words.
It is currently unknown what the "answer" is, but a hint suggests it is three words.


The entire body message revolves around a series of letter-number references, which correspond to words that have been found in INFRA maps and textures. The following is a table containing all of the current keys and their corresponding words. Bold ones are in use by codes.
The entire body message revolves around a series of alphanumeric references, which correspond to words that have been found in INFRA maps and textures. The following is a table containing all of the current keys and their corresponding words.  


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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! scope="col" |Word
! scope="col" |Word
! scope="col" |Source
! scope="col" |Source
! scope="col" |Reliability
!Location
! scope="col" |Verification
|-
|-
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |'''A'''
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |'''A'''
|-
|-
|'''A1'''
|'''A1'''
|What
|WHAT
|See Steam Guide
|control_panel_003-6.vtf
|reserve2
|Confirmed
|Confirmed
|-
|-
|'''A2'''
|'''A2'''
|Happened
|HAPPENED
|See Steam Guide
|control_panel_003-6.vtf
|reserve2
|Confirmed
|Confirmed
|-
|-
|'''A3'''
|'''A3'''
|To
|TO
|See Steam Guide
|control_panel_003-6.vtf
|reserve2
|Confirmed
|Confirmed
|-
|-
|'''A4'''
|'''A4'''
|AH
|AH
|See Steam Guide
|control_panel_003-6.vtf
|reserve2
|Confirmed
|Confirmed
|-
|-
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |'''B'''
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |'''B'''
|-
|-
|'''B1'''
|'''B1'''
|I
|I
|Central Note 1
|railroad_signal_control_box.vtf
|reserve1
|Confirmed
|Confirmed
|-
|-
|'''B2'''
|'''B2'''
|The
|THE
|Central Note 1
|electricalbox_012.vtf
|tunnel2
|Confirmed
|Confirmed
|-
|-
|B3
|'''B3'''
|In
|IN
|Central Note 1
|puzzle_box_009.vtf
|tunnel4
|Confirmed
|Confirmed
|-
|-
|B4
|'''B4'''
|To
|TO
|Central Note 1
|electricalbox_012.vtf
|tunnel2
|Confirmed
|Confirmed
|-
|-
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |'''C'''
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |'''C'''
|-
|-
|C1
|'''C1'''
|Is
|IS
|See Steam Guide
|fuses_02.vtf
|reserve1
|Confirmed
|Confirmed
|-
|-
|C2
|'''C2'''
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
| -
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|-
|-
|'''C3'''
|'''C3'''
|Will
|WILL
|Central Note 1
|metro_control_panel_001.vtf
|central
|Confirmed
|Confirmed
|-
|-
|'''C4'''
|'''C4'''
|{{Needs-investigation}} Code
||{{Needs-investigation}} ?O??
|S.N.W Reactor Infoboard
|S.N.W Reactor Infoboard?
|Likely (It fits)
|reactor
|Partial
|-
|-
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |'''D'''
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |'''D'''
|-
|-
|D1
|'''D1'''
|{{Needs-investigation}} Other World
|{{Needs-investigation}} OTHER WORLD
|Bunker Drawing
|Bunker Drawing
|Probable
| -
|Unconfirmed
|-
|-
|D2
|'''D2'''
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
| -
|
| -
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|-
|-
|D3
|'''D3'''
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
| -
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|-
|-
|D4
|'''D4'''
|
| -
|
| -
|
| -
| -
|-
|-
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |'''E'''
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |'''E'''
|-
|-
|E1
|'''E1'''
|IS
|IS
|See Steam Guide
|electricalbox_001.vtf
|reserve1
|Confirmed
|Confirmed
|-
|-
|E2
|'''E2'''
|
| -
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
| -
| -
|-
|-
|E3
|'''E3'''
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
| -
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|-
|-
|'''E4'''
|'''E4'''
|{{Needs-investigation}} To
|{{Needs-investigation}} ?O
|Unconfirmed
| -
|Inferred from bunker computer code; at least the second letter must be an "o"
| -
|Partial
|-
|-
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |'''F'''
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |'''F'''
|-
|-
|'''F1'''
|'''F1'''
|{{Needs-investigation}} Show
|{{Needs-investigation}}SH??
|Guess
|
|Likely (It fits), the first two characters "sh" are confirmed from the bunker computer code
| -
|Unconfirmed
|-
|-
|'''F2'''
|'''F2'''
|Truth
|TRUTH
|
|hallway_f2.vtf
|Found in an unused texture in the game files, named "hallway_f2".
|Unused
|Confirmed
|-
|-
|F3
|'''F3'''
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
| -
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|-
|-
|'''F4'''
|'''F4'''
|Answer
|ANSWER
|reserve2
|bunker_room_005.vtf
|Confirmed from bunker computer code; the Hammer Valley birds board suggests it's three words.
|bunker
|Confirmed?*
|-
|-
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |'''G'''
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |'''G'''
|-
|-
|'''G1'''
|'''G1'''
|Right
|RIGHT
|See Steam Guide
|scientific_table_001_skin3.vtf
|watertreatment
|Confirmed
|Confirmed
|-
|-
|'''G2'''
|'''G2'''
|Person
|PERSON
|See Steam Guide
|scientific_table_001_skin3.vtf
|watertreatment
|Confirmed
|Confirmed
|-
|-
|'''G3'''
|'''G3'''
|Tell
|TELL
|See Steam Guide
|scientific_table_001_skin3.vtf
|watertreatment
|Confirmed
|Confirmed
|-
|-
|G4
|'''G4'''
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|-
|-
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |'''H'''
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |'''H'''
|-
|-
|H1
|'''H1'''
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
| -
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|-
|-
|H2
|'''H2'''
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
| -
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|-
|-
|H3
|'''H3'''
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
| -
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|-
|-
|'''H4'''
|'''H4'''
|????E
|????E
|Unconfirmed
|Unconfirmed
|Inferred from bunker computer code
| -
|Partial
|-
|-
|}
|}
 
<br />*F4 is a unique instance in which there's conflicting information on what the word should be. In reserve2, near the bird lookout spot, there is writing on the info-board about Hammer Valley birds which claims "F4 3 words".
==Clues==
==Hint from Zuntti==
 
[[File:Body_message.jpg|512px]]
 
==The hint==
The hint Zuntti gave us for this "code segment" is "BUN_BREAKER_CEN_CONTROL_VI_OFFICE_RE_SNW".<br />
The hint Zuntti gave us for this "code segment" is "BUN_BREAKER_CEN_CONTROL_VI_OFFICE_RE_SNW".<br />
There are four clues here, each representing a location or map in INFRA.
There are four clues here, each representing a location or map in INFRA.
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Possibilities here are the signs on the breakers themselves which have small text as follows:
Possibilities here are the signs on the breakers themselves which have small text as follows:


(Breaker 1) Main text: <code>TGD-SBC-4</code>, small text: <code>BR4 TGDNUM PO7 TGD1</code><br />
(Breaker 1) Main text: TGD-SBC-4, small text: BR4 TGDNUM PO7 TGD1<br />
(Breaker 2) Main text: <code>HW-SBC-2</code>, small text: <code>BR4 HWNUM+1 O34 C87 EA2 N6</code>
(Breaker 2) Main text: HW-SBC-2, small text: BR4 HWNUM+1 O34 C87 EA2 N6


TGD could mean Two Gorges Dam, and HW is probably Hammer Valley Water Dam. Both breaker small texts have a <code>NUM</code> on them, prefixed by their name, with 1 being added to <code>HWNUM</code>.<br />
TGD could mean Two Gorges Dam, and HW is probably Hammer Valley Water Dam. Both breaker small texts have a "NUM" on them, prefixed by their name, with 1 being added to HWNUM.<br />
Another possibility was the book with the bunker codes, however some codes are completely illegible and decoding with several bases does not result in anything of note.<br />
Another possibility was the book with the bunker codes, however some codes are completely illegible and decoding with several bases does not result in anything of note.<br />
Reading only the letters on breaker 2 reveals word <code>OCEAN</code>. The breaker is assigned with number 2 so <code>HWNUM+1</code> could be 3.
Reading only the letters on breaker 2 reveals word "OCEAN". The breaker is assigned with number 2 so HWNUM+1 could be 3.


Comparing numbers to first letters of bunker computer yields: <code>POR TGDU ODE COR EAU NG</code> , which can be re-arranged into: <code>ATOP UNDERGROU_D CORE</code>
Comparing numbers to first letters of bunker computer yields: POR TGDU ODE COR EAU NG , which can be re-arranged into: ATOP UNDERGROU_D CORE


===[[Central]] control===
===[[Central]] control===
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===[[Reactor]] SNW===
===[[Reactor]] SNW===
This clue refers to the secret SNW area of the [[Reactor]] map. The [[Reactor lights code]] is present here but does not seem to be connected to the body message, so it should be ignored.
This clue refers to the secret SNW area of the [[Reactor]] map. The [[Reactor lights code]] is present here but does not seem to be connected to the body message, so it should be ignored.
==References==
*Finale has done a lot of work on uncovering this information on the ARG, see his [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=612370431| Steam guide] for the initial information. <br />


[[Category:ARG]]
[[Category:ARG]]
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