[Political Gamer]

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Reconstructing Science

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What's this?

This is not a place to beg for #PotatoFoolsDay games or sell them for TF2 hats! This is an ARG metafiction created by Valve involving the Potato Sack Pack on Steam. This thread serves as a repository for our current knowledge and understanding of the ARG as well as a public space to discuss and debate theories which arise. Feel free to sign up and add your input!

Not up to date with the story so far? Read the Investigation History, News, and the SPUF thread!

Red Herrings

Wiki page with more details.
[list][*]Half-Life 2 Episode 3[*]Team Fortress 2 glyphs[*]VVVVVV (It has no relation to the ARG)[*]Rube Tuberson YouTube account (troll)[*]Zalgo (It's just a Meme)[*]Babel Research (its part of a 2 year old arg)[*]Sarah Fincher (part of another ARG altogether)[/list]

Game specific pages

[list][*]1... 2... 3... KICK IT![*]AaAaAA!!![*]Amnesia[*]Audiosurf[*]BIT.TRIP BEAT[*]Cogs[*]Defense Grid[*]Killing Floor [*]Portal 2[*]RUSH[*]Super Meat Boy[*]The Ball[*]The Wonderful End of the World[*]Toki Tori[*]Team Fortress 2[/list](Game Developer Roster)

Analysis and Theory

[list][*]Aperture Science login page[*]People[*]Twitter[*]Cyphers[*]Glyphs[*]List of Unused Strings[*]Razer[*]Theories[*]Possible Clues[*]Red Herrings[*]Stupid Theories[*]Stupid Questions[*]Investigation History[/list]

Other Useful links:

SPUF Thread (Must Read): http://forums.steampowered.com/forum....php?t=1824635

Old Facepunch Thread: http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1074965-PotatoFoolsDay

Official Valve ARG 2 Steam Group: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/valveARG2

Official Valve ARG 2 Wiki: http://valvearg.com/wiki/Valve_ARG_Wiki

Note: Due to trolling all wiki registrations must be done on the Wiki IRC Channel!

Valve ARG 2 Wiki Signup Channel: Direct link Mibbit link

Valve ARG 2 Private Channel: Direct link Mibbit link

Valve ARG 2 Main Channel: Direct link Mibbit link

Valve ARG2 Off-topic Channel: Direct link Mibbit link

Valve ARG2 AaAaAA!!! Channel: Direct link Mibbit link

Valve ARG2 Amnesia Channel: Direct link Mibbit link

Valve ARG2 Audiosurf Channel: Direct link Mibbit link

Valve ARG2 BIT.TRIP BEAT Channel: Direct link Mibbit link

Valve ARG2 Cogs Channel: Direct link Mibbit link

Valve ARG2 Defense Grid Channel: Direct link Mibbit link

Valve ARG2 Killing Floor Channel: Direct link Mibbit link

Valve ARG2 1 2 3 KICK IT! Channel: Direct link Mibbit link

Valve ARG2 RUSH Channel: Direct link Mibbit link

Valve ARG2 Super Meat Boy Channel: Direct link Mibbit link

Valve ARG2 The Ball Channel: Direct link Mibbit link

Valve ARG2 Toki Tori Channel: Direct link Mibbit link

Valve ARG2 End of the World Channel: Direct link Mibbit link

Who lives near what developer?: http://valvearg.com/wiki/User_Locations

Who owns which games?: http://valvearg.com/wiki/Game_Owners

Extra Potato Sack Game Gifting: http://valvearg.com/wiki/Gifting

Want something added to the OP? PM Political Gamer with your idea, complaints, or other random ramblings today!

[MiKaXsUs]

Asdf, ur fast.

[Jorori]

Ah, the smell of a new thread :buddy:

[Hotespresso]

Potatoes?

[MiKaXsUs]

Hotespresso posted:

Potatoes?

Nom

[Xenoyia v2]

Hooray, a new thread!

[Fhux]

I wonder if Valve is disappointed with us. :saddowns:

[Skunky]

Hotespresso posted:

Potatoes?

French Fries! :colbert:

[redBadger]

Probably late, but new song: http://www.gamesradar.com/f/portal-2...04121507877073

Halls of Science.

[TheTailor25]

Potatoes.

[Ray-The-Sun]

I dislike the new title, but eh, whattaya gonna do?

To reiterate what we'd gathered from the closing posts in the previous threads, it appears we will NOT be playing the full version of Portal 2 tomorrow.

[MiKaXsUs]

I have avatar of nomness.

[deadoctober]

esotatop

[Political Gamer]

Xenoyia v2 posted:

Hooray, a new thread!

Anyone feel like making a :potato: browser plug-in?

[UberMunchkin]

It's going to be a long 5 days.

[macdoo999]

MiKaXsUs posted:

I have avatar of nomness.

It's beautiful :crying:

[deadoctober]

UberMunchkin posted:

It's going to be a long 5 days.

more like 1 day.

[MiKaXsUs]

deadoctober posted:

more like 1 day.

Rainbows. 5 days. Maybe more, we still have a ton of unsolved puzzles to uncover.

[healthpoint]

I am excite

[A B.A. Survivor]

MiKaXsUs posted:

Rainbows. 5 days. Maybe more, we still have a ton of unsolved puzzles to uncover.

It will come out April XX, 2XXX.

[Borg184]

Ah new thread smell. LETS GET CRACKING.

[Jrock455]

Would there be any way to make a live news feed of the ARG wiki?

[Xenoyia v2]

I can count to potato.

[JgcxCub]

Did anyone else see this?

[deadoctober]

Fuck the doubters, you'll be proven wrong on the 15th REPENT WHILE YOU STILL CAN!!

[Mr.T]

I dont have the Money for portal 2 :smith:

[Skunky]

deadoctober posted:

more like 1 day.

Are you from the future?

[deadoctober]

Mr.T posted:

I dont have the Money for portal 2 :smith:

go ask your mommy for some extra cash.

[MiKaXsUs]

deadoctober posted:

Fuck the doubters, you'll be proven wrong on the 15th REPENT WHILE YOU STILL CAN!!

We've got us a live one.

[A B.A. Survivor]

JgcxCub posted:

Did anyone else see this?.

Wait, when did we get pictures of the Borealis?

[MiKaXsUs]

Mr.T posted:

I dont have the Money for portal 2 :smith:

I feel ya bro. Ditto.

Edited:

A B.A. Survivor posted:

Wait, when did we get pictures of the Borealis?

A while ago

[naskoteen]

DOES ANYONE WANT TO BUY MY TEAM FORTRESS 2 HATS BECAUSE I'M POOR AND USE SHIFT TO TYPE LIKE THIS WHICH MEANS I'M ALSO AN IDIOT

[erik802]

Got the audiosurf potato. :buddy:

[deadoctober]

naskoteen posted:

DOES ANYONE WANT TO BUY MY TEAM FORTRESS 2 HATS BECAUSE I'M POOR AND USE SHIFT TO TYPE LIKE THIS WHICH MEANS I'M ALSO AN IDIOT

WHAT HATS DO YOU HAVE

[Political Gamer]

Jrock455 posted:

Would there be any way to make a live news feed of the ARG wiki?

Unless I can somehow replicate New Node posts I don't think so.

[MiKaXsUs]

naskoteen posted:

DOES ANYONE WANT TO BUY MY TEAM FORTRESS 2 HATS BECAUSE I'M POOR AND USE SHIFT TO TYPE LIKE THIS WHICH MEANS I'M ALSO AN IDIOT

The fact i spent all of my savings in tf2 items (Hattes.) on the Big Kill...

[Xenoyia v2]

erik802 posted:

Got the audiosurf potato. :buddy:

I got gold in that song, but no potato or any login screen.. :saddowns:

[TheTailor25]

Political Gamer posted:

Want something added to the OP? PM Political Gamer with your idea, complaints, or other random ramblings today!

Wheatley line.... SPOILER!
   I got an idea, but it's bloody dangerous. Get ready... AHH. Hey! They told me, if i would ever post this, i would die! They said me this on everything, why they then even bothered me giving this stuff?   

[naskoteen]

deadoctober posted:

WHAT HATS DO YOU HAVE

OH, UHHH JUST LOOK AT MY INVENTORY, SILLY! http://www.tf2items.com/id/Edtarded

[deadoctober]

TheTailor25 posted:

I got an idea, but it's bloody dangerous. Get ready... AHH. Hey! They told me, if i would ever post this, i would die! They said me this on everything, why they then even bothered me giving this stuff?

I hope you die for posting that.