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Endzo
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 		I downloaded, but am hesitant to run it. This is a newer PC so I've been rather fussy about what I install on it. At least with the Kanye game people knew the basics of what they were initially running.

What does it seem to be programmed in since you ran it? RPG Maker? Unity? Are you able to get screenshots?

Collecting glue may be related to the key word business back in Dec.
https://twitter.com/ASCENDTODAY/status/679319687839125505
https://www.facebook.com/AscendToday/photos/a.379162418853259.1073741828.378223432280491/653768621392636/?type=3
(Someone responded with Adhesive and was deemed correct)

Another Twitter post today:
https://twitter.com/ASCENDTODAY/status/701093811188011014
Hollow

Another Twitter post but it seems it was redacted? Maybe a mispost.
https://twitter.com/ASCENDTODAY/status/701275008920895488
RT GeorgeShiber:

PostPosted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 6:00 pm
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thistroubledboy
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Joined: 09 Feb 2016
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 		So I've downloaded and run it.

I get a main screen of Calypso over a black and white video of what looks to be an island with a bird flying by, menu options of "Ascend. Account. Adjust. Adieu."

Account is unclickable, Adieu just closes out of the program out right.

Clicking Ascend has had various results. For the most part the program just crashes but occasionally it will just freeze, or play piano music. One time it even just closed out right after a little bit.

I'll continue trying to run it, we think it might have some sort of counter or randomizer for when it will actually work.

Afternoonofthefaun- what operating system are you running it on?

PostPosted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 2:23 am
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WhatIsTruth
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 		Definitely RPG maker. It opens to an ocean and text goes across the top quickly. I swapped eyes with a lobster in my inventory? Not sure what's up but I'll definitely mess around with it. The file is 268MB unzipped so it's definitely got a decent amount of stuff in there.

EDIT:
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played around some more. It's really weird. island with a maze. Lots of strange stuff scattered to interact with. You have 5 dollars (ascension bucks?) when you start and touching anything interactive takes a dollar. Wouldn't care but there are a couple doors (and an elevator) that say you need 9 dollars to buy an "ascensionist starter pack level 1" to get in the door. As for interactive objects (besides doors) there is a horse on top of the maze that you can take adhesive from (-1 dollar). There is a boat you can touch (-1 dollar). You can find a grave "Sid Cupla lies here. Wish his parents would have let him in...I believe this refers to the story that used to broadcast on the station about the Sid having to dig.

Most interesting part is I found a room that actually opens. inside is a save book (which lights up the account option on the title screen). A man walking inside who you can't interact with. A TV which you can use to watch credits. The credits are interesting lots of possible things we can search there including an email we've never seen referencing a developer. Theres a bed you can sleep in +1 dollar! sleep again -1 dollar. A baby in a crib (Sid?) you can't interact with and a dresser you can change clothes with.

EDIT2: multiple sculptures that seem to initiate a conversation between a woman (AB DV?) and a man (Stanley?) this sometimes seems to give you a dollar and sometimes takes it away. There is a phone on the wall that when the lobster is used on it I get the old answering machine recording for reginald haha. I took a brief video of the credits (too big to upload) as well and googled the developer and it seems to lead to real site. I sent an email to the email address and I'll shoot back if I hear anything.

All in all it seems like we can certainly find more here. I wish I had the time right now but I definitely will check it out more tomorrow.


PostPosted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 6:08 am
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thistroubledboy
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Joined: 09 Feb 2016
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 		I have some screenshots from the game that I was able to get prior to it crashing on me again.

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Here's one of a ladder I found:
https://photos-6.dropbox.com/t/2/AADYGQxdoelICmskcUxSC_Zt43NPh50bCQwvUiY46rjDHQ/12/538635281/jpeg/32x32/1/_/1/2/received_943198325788104.jpeg/EIjWy6cEGAggAigC/tt7q3tXmkRJR2cMxop3uBd5XO1UmJ4jvL-j0u4iPXmg?size=1024x768&size_mode=3

Here's the start point:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5mbvzrwm3z847vj/received_943209779120292.jpeg?dl=0


When you're on these grey brick tiles it plays ambient children's voices:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/syhh9qyztkvsgo0/received_943209795786957.jpeg?dl=0

Also of note there is a wood tile that plays Seagulls, some checkered patterned tiles that plays whistles (Police Officer Whistles?). You can also hear seagulls while you're near the water.

Some shots of Andbag:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rlxcnuqm1uznkjd/received_943209815786955.jpeg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/k9r9lo5qp42os3x/received_943209819120288.jpeg?dl=0

After you restart you start with 5$ again!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/o2ptoiznuyocm35/received_943209822453621.jpeg?dl=0

Sid's grave:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4d4wrbgwjjmy7kj/received_943209825786954.jpeg?dl=0


We have RPG Maker so we're trying to dissect the game but we've never actually had to open from an EXE Before so it may take some time.

PostPosted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 1:56 pm
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thistroubledboy
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Joined: 09 Feb 2016
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 		Here's the universal extraction of the Calypso.exe:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0uhrd5akrnt3mqw/AAA_yGecGl0mNg7WNIIlY5_Pa?dl=0

PostPosted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 2:48 pm
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Endzo
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 		More Twitter posts:
https://twitter.com/ASCENDTODAY/status/701384021956104192
The narcissest tanfastic happiness is a PARTIED rug

https://twitter.com/ASCENDTODAY/status/701456207417053184
there


Thanks for the file extraction. I take it the files can only be read in RPG Maker?

PostPosted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 4:13 pm
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WhatIsTruth
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 		So I've played around with the game a bit more.

Spoiler (Rollover to View):

Seems that you need to follow the nonsense directions of the loudspeaker to be given money to level up your package at the door/elevator. I'm currently at level 5. I'll just list what directions i've figured out work.

Things in the one room -
Beds being slept in = Sleep until 6AM
Televsion being watched = watch the credits on TV
Books being written in = Save your game at the book
Sculptures being sculpted = Make a sculpture in the corner
Clothes being changed = use the dresser to change

Things outside
Headstones being read = Read Sid Culpas grave at the top of the island
Things being bagged = Get the adhesive from the horse on top of the maze (use the ladder)
Buttons being pressed = Use the call button on the elevator

Things I have no idea what to do with
Eyes being opened = ???
Eyes being closed = ???
Numbers being counted = ???

Doing ANY of these that isn't your assigned one will lose you money (including saving). The only way to change your assigned task without losing money is use the middle door accessed by the bottom of the maze.

EDIT: I've since gotten to level 10. Stopped because it's super boring and don't see any sign of things changing.

I'll keep fiddling report back once I know more.


PostPosted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 6:07 pm
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thistroubledboy
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 		We used Universal Extractor, as the RPG maker seems to be a dead end for us. Still working at it, but I can't import others work as far as I can figure. The honest truth is I don't know what good the extracted info is as we're not particularly good at programming, but we have read the thread here back to front and are hoping that someone might be able to use it, given how many people before had programming knowledge that I'm sure exceeds ours.

PostPosted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 11:28 pm
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Endzo
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 		After some digging thanks to the file names thistroubledboy found, I found a way to unpackage some of the game, opening access to a lot of the files such as tile sets, images, audio, etc. As it is a lot of RPG Maker assets which could possibly have been paid for or something like that, I won't be uploading everything, but I'm planning to collect the obviously unique ones to this game and will get those up for viewing once I've gone through it all.


Another Twitter post:
https://twitter.com/ASCENDTODAY/status/701637394366332928
both languages:

PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 12:05 am
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WhatIsTruth
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 		Well I broke the game open.

Spoiler (Rollover to View):

So I got into the files as well and uploaded them to a trial copy of RPG Maker MV to view them. I found some rooms and things I haven't done but much like everything else in the ARG there doesn't seem to be an endgame to it. The money is a deadend. All variables and it never stops increasing. There is an elevator map with a girl named flower inside. A bunch of useless stuff as far as I can tell. It references back to another story from the station though with the bugs crawling all over Abby (Main character in the game is abby davis). The loud speaker is called "Supervisor" and the man face from the sculptures is called Roger Matchbox.

I'm just not sure what any of this is supposed to be for.


PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 3:09 am
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Endzo
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WhatIsTruth wrote:
Well I broke the game open.

Spoiler (Rollover to View):

So I got into the files as well and uploaded them to a trial copy of RPG Maker MV to view them. I found some rooms and things I haven't done but much like everything else in the ARG there doesn't seem to be an endgame to it. The money is a deadend. All variables and it never stops increasing. There is an elevator map with a girl named flower inside. A bunch of useless stuff as far as I can tell. It references back to another story from the station though with the bugs crawling all over Abby (Main character in the game is abby davis). The loud speaker is called "Supervisor" and the man face from the sculptures is called Roger Matchbox.

I'm just not sure what any of this is supposed to be for.


Possible reference links:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Flower was the name of the contact regarding the code we broke about the dead members, wasn't it?

The newest FB picture says Marcar Supervisor AML1, so maybe that is related to the loudspeaker in some way?


More Twitter randoms:
https://twitter.com/ASCENDTODAY/status/701818607211323392
I'm sooo joining

https://twitter.com/ASCENDTODAY/status/701999808383471616
The prohibition

PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 4:06 am
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Endzo
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 		New poll is up:
https://twitter.com/ASCENDTODAY/status/702009049915613186
https://www.facebook.com/AscendToday/posts/680036768765821
TCA303: https://strawpoll.me/6896595 [MarCar] Request a regularly updated call sign member directory. (66.7% of TCP Votes)

PostPosted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 2:27 am
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SilentKyle
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 		I've been playing around in the game and it seems that every few levels you get a new message on the answering machine. I also found out that you can eat the lobster in your inventory and it will change the eye. I'm not sure what effect this has though.

When I got to level 5 the headstone disappeared and there was a boy standing near where it used to be, but you can't interact with him.

PostPosted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 2:34 am
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WhatIsTruth
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SilentKyle wrote:
I've been playing around in the game and it seems that every few levels you get a new message on the answering machine. I also found out that you can eat the lobster in your inventory and it will change the eye. I'm not sure what effect this has though.

When I got to level 5 the headstone disappeared and there was a boy standing near where it used to be, but you can't interact with him.


The levels actually do nothing. Just a distraction. The headstone is actually there or not depending on the time of day you go by. So if you haven't slept in the bed for a while it might disappear and the boy will be there but the boy does nothing. Still not sure what this game is even supposed to "do". Nothing as far as I can tell.

As a side note do we know who MarCar is? Is it that mark carter guy on facebook? He always just seemed like a weirdo. I don't think he's involved here on the topic is he?

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Endzo
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 		I don't think MarCar is Mark Carter from FB. When admin asked for clarification, he took the one posted to the poll, not what Mark Carter responded with before then.

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