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[DoctorRoy]

I'm so in!

[Dolar]

Some very interesting info surfacing form the BBS

[altrus]

I'm back because this ARG seems like its gonna be good.

That is if it is an ARG.

[Iris07]

Sweet. Can someone please direct me to the #portal irc chat where alot of the information is coming from?

[Nighthawk]

[Oriza]

[Nighthawk]

God, the captcha on the Steam forums is the worst ever. Took me four attempts.

Once I'm authorized to post there, I'll let them know.

For those that aren't aware: I was invited for a day to visit the Valve offices in 2000/2001, when I was the lead developer of "The Opera", a total conversion for Half-Life. Got to show off our mod to Yahn Bernier, Gave Newell, Robin Walker, Doug Lombardi, etc... and had lunch and dinner with most of the developers of Half-Life, TFC and Half-Life 2. They even showed me the early menu screen for HL2 as well as some of the visuals they were creating for it, such as facial expressions on characters (which, at the time, was breathtaking).

Was even given a pseudo-job interview by Yahn Bernier. If Seattle wasn't 3,000 miles away from where I was, I probably would have gone to work there.

But, at the time, they were in a modest set of offices in a nondescript building in Kirkland. Wasn't more than 20 people, I gather. Really cool offices, at least from a programmer's standpoint: they had old arcade games like Centipede in a sort of lounge area. And, next to the entrance, they had a two ton steel valve, about 4' tall, for decoration.

[Nighthawk]

Sorry for the double post, but they did NOT make this new achievement easy...

I'm 8 for 26 already, but the radios are hidden or in the strangest of places. It takes more effort to get the radio and take it to where it's needed than to play through the levels.

If you got Portal, I highly suggest you give it a go. So far, there's a radio in almost every level.

[MrToasty]

[LorD BaZTArD]

ARG and Portal. I mean I don't need a reason to replay portal... the games so good I'd replay it anyway, but actually going as far as Adding new things as part of a puzzle for, I'm assuming the new portal game.

SOLD.

With a Lined Sinking Hook.

Of course, much like the game involved... the radio's are in positions fitting the games nature... ie; "How the fudge am I reaching THAT? You bastards"

I'm on the thirteenth radio. Couldn't find it for the life of me. Was about to leave the level too, then a nagging thought "You can hear the radio you know" made me crank my sound up... and sure enough, it was hidden in the most insane place requiring a trick jump... those other radios are going to be bastards.

Also? Don't kill the radio. Atleast not if your sound system is cranked high...

[Nighthawk]

[MotaHed]

Following. definitely seems like something is going to happen here.

[ironnikki]

So, I'm guessing that this update is only for the PC version? I only have the game on PS3. In any case, this very much intrigues me. I'm totally in (time permitting.)

I'm not very knowledgeable about BBS's, so can anybody direct me to an application that would allow me to connect on Mac or Android? I used HyperTerminal back in my Windows days, but at this point in time the only computer I have access to off campus is my Macbook, and I'd rather not have to kick up Parallels just for HyperTerminal.

[Nerd42]

We do what we must, because we can.

[CoffeeJedi]

Wow, this is creepy.
On Friday I decided to download P:SA for Xbox as I was feeling nostalgic. I played through on Sunday. A few days later, this ARG rabbit holes.