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vpisteve
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Trailhead video?

ARGN received this today.

Quote:
From: Alex Peterson [wrldofm@yahoo.com]
Subject: The World Of M Wishes You Safety.

Message: Be prepared only for the inevitable.


Attached was this .avi

It's a video of a (static?) computer screen with the text: Look for a new mystery From the Not-So-Friendly World of M

Go for it, guys. Smile
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 11:23 pm
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PokeKiller
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Re: Trailhead video?

vpisteve wrote:
It's a video of a (static?) computer screen with the text: Look for a new mystery From the Not-So-Friendly World of M

Technically, it says:
Quote:
Look for a new mystery
From the
Not-So-Friendly,
World of M

With a line of really small text underneath.

Wink

EDIT: Hmm...
Look here...
Two things lead me to believe they're connected.
1) Alex Peterson was one of the characters in Project Ashcroft 2, Mantis's last ARG.
2) Whoever this guy is, he obviously isn't from this world.

?
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 11:40 pm
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C_Brennan
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Perhaps what we have here is the crazy, wrong, wacked out, and disturbing World of Mantis? *Insert scary theme music here* Very Happy

It could be fun. I'm up for crazy, wrong, wacked out, and disturbing today, especially since I can never seem to get in contact with DomeCentral for City of Domes access, and I need a decently odd game.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 2:42 am
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World of M must be the guy's handle. So it's saying, Wait for a new mystery. from "Not-So-Friendly" another handle, not describing the World of M. Oh and the last word on the really small line of text looks like "Productions" as in, the last part of company's name in a copyright legal mumbo jumbo tag. Heh, my two bits.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 2:50 am
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Darkstar
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I got an email too, with what I believe to be the same video. The text of the email was slightly different though:

Quote:

Conspiracy is a means to an end.


That was it. Hope this turns out to be good.
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So, Mantis...
What have you got for us this time? Wink
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ItWasntMeISwear
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How long of a wait?

I've never played one of this Mantis' games so I don't know how long he/she (?) produces trailheads before actually starting the game. What type of timeframe are we looking at here?

Also, I've fired off an e-mail to try to figure out what the text at the bottom of the screen says. It's written in font size 5, so I doubt I'll get an answer. But hey, worth a shot.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 7:27 am
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World of M reminds me of those

<!..........................m....................>

comments in the SC of 2-3 games, can't remember which ones and I'm not sure if looked exactly like above. The first time I saw it was in the ancient mythology one that went bust ".......'s Journey?" (Sorry memory is crap)

Always wondered what the comment meant and found it even stranger that it was seen in another unrelated game....

Is there another super sekrit coding reason for that comment that I'm unaware of?

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Here's a question, why is a 320x240 res avi, thats less than a second long, over 2MB.

Is it just because it's uncompressed, or is there more to it than meets the eye?

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filmy
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Anyone have the software to see whats written at the bottom of the vid? I'm going to give it a try but I don't expect much.
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terminalskeptik
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Could this http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=167776#167776
be related?
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Check out the second post in this thread Trout

I cant clear up the smaller witing at all which is annoying me!

PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 10:27 am
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Darkstar
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New email to me about an hour ago:

Quote:

The Mantis Has You.




D.I.D.


"Yes, we're all okay now..."

Hmmm.

EDIT- Oh, the subject was 'Free My Mind'

Something tells me that this is a parody. Sad
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Alex Peterson <wrldofm@yahoo.com>

Subject: The World of M Welcomes You.

Text: Aliens don't exist, if that's what you're thinking.
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labfly
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Surprised Very Happy Shocked
i am "running" from the city of domes..
the world of M
may be the sanctuary that i'm seeking!!
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