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[RUMOR][SPEC] Portal

**Posted:** Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:11 pm

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Turducken

Definitely seems like something, has anyone played through the game fully since the update, I would but my game's all laggy and frankly I'm stuck with the companion cube Razz

but there may be more clues

**Posted:** Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:16 pm

Delta Grapher · Boot Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 32 Location: Kensucky

Saw this, and I'm so in.

Valve never ceases to amaze me.

Also, someone on the steam forums is posting all these pics. They seem to be getting the pics from the morse code some how.

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1169218

**Posted:** Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:17 pm

Boxman · Guest

Some of the audio files are actually slow scan television code. Current puzzle: One of the files points toward a number. Calling the number yields a data line. People have dialed into it and confirmed its a BBS, asking for a GLaDOS username and PW. Here's a picture of the terminal:

The fine folks at SomethingAwful are doing some good work on this one - there are a few username/PW combinations that are worth trying from the game. If you find the number from the steam forums, and just want to try stuff at random, please resist the temptation. The number is getting really clogged, with plenty of busy signals and dropped connections. If you have an idea, make sure it hasn't been tried yet.

I'm vaguely surprised that uF is behind SA of all places, but actual video games aren't really what this place is about. Smile

**Posted:** Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:56 pm

ariock

wow. well done valve. I'm soooo happy to see arg-ish puzzles associated with Valve. it's my two favorite things!

If you want to play it, go play now if you have the game. I doubt it would be possible to find some of what follows in the game itself without extracting files.

So, to update...

**Posted:** Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:58 pm

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Ammnontet · Boot Joined: 25 Dec 2006 Posts: 29

I'm in on this one.

**Posted:** Mon Mar 01, 2010 11:06 pm

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Nighthawk

Well now, guess I'll have to re-install Portal then. Smile

ETA:

According to the Portal site, there is a NEW achievement that nobody, or very few people anyway (it's at 0%) has received yet:

http://steamcommunity.com/stats/Portal/achievements/

Transmission Received
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**Posted:** Mon Mar 01, 2010 11:46 pm

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yep, definitely watching...
I checked the app store for modem apps, but I don't think that's possible currently with the iphone. Which sucks, because it would be great to use the phone to connect to BBS's Smile

Unfortunately my PC is out of commission, and it's a lot of effort to dig out an old modem and install the right software, and get the modem settings right to connect to the BBS... bah.
So, watching =)

**Posted:** Mon Mar 01, 2010 11:56 pm

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Avatrix

Oh my. Gotta keep my eye open for this one too!

**Posted:** Mon Mar 01, 2010 11:59 pm

MrToasty

Can't say as I'd seen SSTV before - have to keep that trick in mind in the future. And yeah, time to fire up Portal again.

**Posted:** Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:06 am

redct · Entrenched Joined: 20 Jun 2007 Posts: 1233

Oh man, this definitely looks like one I'll have to hang on to.

I'm back in the ARG business! Smile

**Posted:** Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:08 am

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Unless the BBS uses ANSI (And even then), Windows' HyperTerminal Comm program usually works to connect.

**Posted:** Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:18 am

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It's also being followed over on the Neogaf forums: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=388976

**Posted:** Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:41 am

Guest · Guest

OH GOD I HOPE THIS IS AN ARG

**Posted:** Tue Mar 02, 2010 1:22 am

notgordian

According to Neogaf, looks like the BBS login/password combo is backup/backup.

http://i.imgur.com/sNO9z.png

**Posted:** Tue Mar 02, 2010 2:07 am