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== Halo 4 bits ==
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== Section 3 ==
Following is a collection of tidbits found or discovered related to Halo 4 fiction, through bulletins, videos, etc.
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'''Section 3''' is an ongoing Halo community game, of sorts, taking place in community forums, chat, and at times within the game itself. Primarily, it involves a number of AIs and operatives working to locate [[Halo 4 Forerunner Sequences|Forerunner sequences]] which unlock additional Halo lore and game assets. Some operatives are also enemy agents infiltrating the communications, working against community and Section 3.
* [[#Priority Transmissions|Priority Transmissions]] - communications between "Surgeon" and "Coalmine" outlining the state of the Covenant war
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** [[#Oct 10 Bulletin|October 10: ELEVENTH HOUR [1/5]]]
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Following is a collection of tidbits found or discovered related to Halo 4 fiction, through bulletins, videos, promotional material, etc.
** [[#Oct 17 Bulletin|October 17: ELEVENTH HOUR [2/5]]]
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* [[#Priority Transmissions|Priority Transmissions]]: "Eleventh Hour" (pre-release hidden material)
** [[#Oct 25 Bulletin|October 25: ELEVENTH HOUR [3/5]]]
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* [[#Forerunner Symbols|Forerunner Symbols]] - hidden symbols spelling a sequence of characters with dot headers, used for unlockable HaloWaypoint.com content and in-game assets
** [[#Nov 2 Bulletin|November 2: ELEVENTH HOUR [4/5]]]
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* [[Halo 4 SecOp Dialogue|SecOp Dialogue]] - interactions with Section 3 operatives and AIs via the HaloWaypoint forum and community IRC chat. (lengthy, and ongoing)
* [[#EVILAWAKENS]] - community-released videos that contain the inverted [[:Image:Glyph_DidactInv.jpg|Didact glyph]] and a number at the end
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Promotional content:
** Current sequence: '''05 11 20 12''' / '''51° 30' 20" N, 0° 4' 31" W'''
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* [[#EVILAWAKENS]] - a promotional campaign partnering with community websites, in which videos were released containing the inverted [[:Image:Glyph_DidactInv.jpg|Didact glyph]] and a number at the end, resulting in a place, date and time for a London, UK launch event: at the [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=loc:+51%C2%B0+30%27+20%22+N,+0%C2%B0+4%27+31%22+W&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=43.307813,60.820313&t=m&z=14 Tower Bridge] ([http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151128718646344.438296.13905281343&type=1 event photos])
** This indicates an event happening on Nov 5, 2012 at the [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=loc:+51%C2%B0+30%27+20%22+N,+0%C2%B0+4%27+31%22+W&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=43.307813,60.820313&t=m&z=14 Tower Bridge] in London, UK.
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** Completed sequence: '''05 11 20 12''' / '''51° 30' 20" N, 0° 4' 31" W''' / '''(time)'''
* [[#Forerunner Symbols|Forerunner Symbols]] - hidden symbols spelling a sequence of characters with dots in their header, likely for unlockable HaloWaypoint.com content
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** Current sequences (by dot count), connected where possible:
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**: '''1) T-5-C-E-6-K-V-3-R-8'''
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**: '''2) V-C, 6-2-1, W, 8, Q'''
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**: '''4) Q, F-2-P-G'''
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** [[#Pieced together|Symbols pieced together]] - pieces laid out in proposed interlocking order, where possible
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{{:Halo 4 Priority Transmissions}}
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=== Priority Transmissions ===
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Four of five communications were discovered scattered within Waypoint bulletins leading up to the release of Halo 4, codenamed '''Eleventh Hour'''. These are communications between "Codename Surgeon" and "Codename Coalmine", outlining the state of the Covenant war.
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# [[Halo 4 Priority Transmissions#Oct 10 Bulletin|October 10 Bulletin]]
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# [[Halo 4 Priority Transmissions#Oct 17 Bulletin|October 17 Bulletin]]
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# [[Halo 4 Priority Transmissions#Oct 25 Bulletin|October 25 Bulletin]]
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# [[Halo 4 Priority Transmissions#Nov 2 Bulletin|November 2 Bulletin]]
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# <!--[[Halo 4 Priority Transmissions#Nov 9 Bulletin|November 9 Bulletin]] ?? -->
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=== Forerunner Symbols ===
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[[Image:Halo4-FRSymbols_5pc.jpg|right|400px]]
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Based on the Forerunner character set used on HaloWaypoint.com "Classified" code entry page, characters have been discovered embedded in various media releases, as well as in-game content.
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* Sequences are identified by a set of dots and spaces in each piece header. Entering these codes unlocks various Halo universe intel, extra content, and downloadable assets such as avatar awards.
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* Full analysis and sequence archives here: [[Halo 4 Forerunner Sequences]]
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* Forum/IRC dialogues of various Section 3 ops and AIs archived here: [[Halo 4 SecOp Dialogue]]
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=== EVILAWAKENS ===
 
=== EVILAWAKENS ===
[[Image:EvilAwakens_anim.gif|right|200px]]
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[[Image:EvilAwakens_anim.gif|left|200px]]
 
A series of community-released videos are released containing the Didact symbol in natural environments, followed by a number at the very end.
 
A series of community-released videos are released containing the Didact symbol in natural environments, followed by a number at the very end.
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|'''Building: 51° 30' 20" N'''
 
|'''Building: 51° 30' 20" N'''
 
|'''Stonehenge: 0° 4' 31" W'''
 
|'''Stonehenge: 0° 4' 31" W'''
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|'''Big Ben: 20:00'''
 
|Location: [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=loc:+51%C2%B0+30%27+20%22+N,+0%C2%B0+4%27+31%22+W&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=43.307813,60.820313&t=m&z=14 Tower Bridge (London, UK)]
 
|Location: [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=loc:+51%C2%B0+30%27+20%22+N,+0%C2%B0+4%27+31%22+W&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=43.307813,60.820313&t=m&z=14 Tower Bridge (London, UK)]
 
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|<videoflash>jkHEyG1LMb8|200|150</videoflash>
 
|<videoflash>jkHEyG1LMb8|200|150</videoflash>
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|<videoflash>IUkkw8yFYkI|200|150</videoflash>
 
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* In completion, this reveals an event taking place on Nov 5, 2012 at the [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=loc:+51%C2%B0+30%27+20%22+N,+0%C2%B0+4%27+31%22+W&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=43.307813,60.820313&t=m&z=14 Tower Bridge], London.
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* In completion, this reveals an event taking place on Nov 5, 2012 at the [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=loc:+51%C2%B0+30%27+20%22+N,+0%C2%B0+4%27+31%22+W&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=43.307813,60.820313&t=m&z=14 Tower Bridge], London. <ref>Article: [http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/48259/xbox-360-annexes-liechtenstein-halo-4 pocket-lint.com]</ref>
*: Two news articles refer to a Halo 4 event taking place in the middle of London [http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/48259/xbox-360-annexes-liechtenstein-halo-4] [http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/48259/xbox-360-annexes-liechtenstein-halo-4]
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=== Forerunner Symbols ===
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[[Image:HaloCEA_TerminalCode.jpg|right|320px]]
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Based on the Forerunner character set used on Halo Waypoint, characters have been discovered embedded in various releases.
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===== Oct 14 Vidoc, Making Halo 4: Infinity Multiplayer - C =====
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmOoGucyMNg Youtube]
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*: [[Image:Halo4-Vidoc121014.jpg]]
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===== Oct 16 Newsletter - 3 =====
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* [http://view.engage.xbox.com/?j=fe9d16717764067a71&m=feca167070610c7c&ls=fe6512707d65077f7116&l=feb81c7877610d7a&s=fe1f1774736d037d7d1679&jb=ff951579&ju=fe5f10707563037d7d12&uid=82648354&tid=&r=0 Email, web version]
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*: [[Image:Halo4-Newsletter121016.jpg|170px]]
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===== Oct 17 Bulletin - K =====
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* [http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/10/17/The-Halo-Bulletin-101712-.aspx Bulletin]
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*: [[Image:Halo4-Bulletin121017-classified.png]]
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===== Oct 18 Facebook Image - 8 =====
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* [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151247584606023&set=a.10150575545216023.434660.16547831022&type=1&theater image]
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*: [[Image:Halo4-FBImage121018.jpg]]
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===== Oct 22 Newsletter - 5 =====
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* [http://view.engage.xbox.com/?j=fea416717666077d75&m=feca167070610c7c&ls=fe6513797567077c7416&l=feb81c7877610d7a&s=fe1b1775736d0c787d1c70&jb=ff60127373&ju=fe6910707164067b7512&uid=7751595&tid=&r=0 Newsletter - Evil Awakens]
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* Instructions:
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*# <spoiler>Save the JPG linked by the icon in the footer.</spoiler>
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*# <spoiler>Extract all binary data between "SEC3OP36516" text markers and save as a WAV file.</spoiler>
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*# <spoiler>Load the WAV in a program that display spectrograms (eg [http://www.sonicvisualiser.org Sonic Visualiser]), the result is the image below:</spoiler>
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*: [[Image:Halo4-EvilAwakens121022.jpg|170px]]
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===== Oct 25 Bulletin - P =====
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* [http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/10/25/The-Halo-Bulletin-102512-.aspx Bulletin]
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* Instructions:
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*# <spoiler>View the page source to locate a link to a hidden BMP file</spoiler>
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*# <spoiler>Save the BMP but with a PNG extension (it's a PNG file)</spoiler>
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*# <spoiler>Split the image into its RGB planes</spoiler>
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*# <spoiler>Extract the greyscale 0-255 pixel values for each pixel and save as raw files. There are many ways this can be done. The resulting binary files are additional PNG images, as below</spoiler>
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* One exception: The blue plane PNG has extra text content embedded in its binary (making it an invalid PNG as is). With the data extracted, boost the brightness to see the hidden symbol. Extracted from the file is the following text:
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<blockquote>/START FILE//CLASSIFIED//RAIDER/EARLY REPORTS FROM IMBRIUM MACHINE COMPLEX FACILITY ARE POSITIVE - TESTING IS STILL UNDERWAY BUT SO FAR THE TEST SUBJECTS EXHIBIT THE DESIRED EFFECTS FROM THE UPDATED FERAL DESIGN./END FILE/</blockquote>
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|'''Red'''||'''Green'''<br/>||'''Blue''' (corrected)
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|[[Image:Halo4-Bulletin1225-BMPred.png|170px]]
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|[[Image:Halo4-Bulletin1225-BMPgreen.png|170px]]
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|[[Image:Halo4-Bulletin1225-BMPblue-fixed.png|170px]]
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* Red plane text:
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<blockquote>
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/START FILE/<br/>
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/DATA DECRYPTION INTEL//GLYPHS<br/>
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INTELLIGENCE OPERATIVES BE ADVISED: SECTION 3 HAS REPORTED A RECENT INCREASE IN GLYPH-ENCRYPTED DATA TRAFFIC.<br/>
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GLYPHS CAN BE COMBINED TO FORM CODES, WHICH CAN BE USED TO UNLOCK CLASSIFIED DATA, VIA AUTHORIZED WAYPOINT TERMINALS.<br/>
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CODES ARE TIED TO SPECIFIC PREREQUISITES WHICH MUST BE MET BY THE OPERATIVE PRIOR TO UNLOCKING THE DATA. PREREQUISITES APPEAR TO BE ASSOCIATED TO THE COMPLETION OF SPECIFIC UNSC MISSION OBJECTIVES. MORE RESEARCH IS NEEDED IN THIS AREA.<br/>
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SEQUENCING OF THE GLYPHS INTO CODES IS NOW DETERMINED BY INTERLOCKED CONTAINERS (IT WAS PREVIOUSLY DETERMINED VIA GLYPH SEMANTICS, FOR THE ALPHA HALO ARCHIVE CODES).<br/>
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/END FILE/<br/>
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==== October 29 Tweet - 2 ====
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* [https://twitter.com/HaloWaypoint/status/263045203936571392 Tweet]:
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<blockquote>I stood still, perched high above and looked backwards. I was caught between a hard place and a rock. http://tinyurl.com/8q5ftk6</blockquote>
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* The tweet links to an MP4 file. The file contains meta data that reads:
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*: Movie Name: '''RECOVERED FRAGMENT'''
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*: Album: '''CLASSIFIED'''
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*: Recorded date: '''2557'''
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*: Comment: '''/START FILE//CLASSIFIED//ONI HAS RECEIVED-REDACTED-/END FILE/'''
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* Solution<ref>Thanks to Beorn and General Vagueness at [http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1160744 HBO]</ref>:
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*# <spoiler>The tweet hints at between "hard place" and "rock". This says two things: Look for the HARD PLACE and ROCK plain text markers in the MP4, and then ''reverse'' the data found between</spoiler>
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*# <spoiler>The resulting binary file in another [[:File:Halo4-RockHardPlace1.png|PNG image]]</spoiler>
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*# <spoiler>The PNG is encoded with an alpha channel, and the lower 269 scanlines contain an additional stream of bytes.</spoiler>
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*# <spoiler>Extract the data, making sure your method begins at the last pixel, traveling left and up, then re-save the data (344320 bytes) as an MP4 file.</spoiler>
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* Inside this file is more meta data that reads:
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*: Movie Name: '''RECOVERED FRAGMENT'''
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*: Album: '''REQUIEM ARCHIVE I'''
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*: Recorded date: '''2557'''
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*: Comment: '''/START FILE//CLASSIFIED//ONI HAS RECEIVED UNCONFIRMED REPORTS FROM FIELD OPERATIVES, REGARDING PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN EMBLEM PATTERNS WHICH MAY BE APPLIED TO SPARTAN-IV ARMOR.  THE EXACT MECHANISM IS UNCLEAR, HOWEVER IT MAY BE RELATED TO THE...'''
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* One frame of this file contains the next glyph:
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*: [[Image:Halo4-HardPlaceRock-glyph.jpg|170px]]
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===== October 29 Trailer - 6 =====
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* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=c85ywt27ybM Spartan Ops Trailer 1]
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*: p1) At the end of the trailer is a single frame with the ONI symbol, and when viewed and enhanced contains a faint outline of a puzzle piece.
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*: p2) Near the end of the trailer at the title sequence, there's a quiet audio squeal<ref>Thanks to Seraph XXVII at [http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1160994 HBO])</ref>. This is another spectrogram, which when analyzed produces the following symbol, combined below with the puzzle frame:
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*: [[Image:Halo4-SpOpsTrailer-glyph.jpg|170px]]
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===== Nov 2 Bulletin - Q =====
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*[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/11/01/The-Halo-Bulletin-11112-.aspx Bulletin]
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*:Location the "Section 3" portion of the bulletin. At the end of the second CLASSIFIED line, there is a clickable link in the dot.
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<blockquote>Last night I dreamt about physics, waldo and ancient melodies.<br/>
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/START FILE/<br/>
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//CLASSIFIED/<br/>
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//ATTENTION ALL OPERATIVES: HIGH PRIORITY INTEL RECEIVED, REVIEW IS MANDATORY/<br/>
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//CLASSIFIED/ [http://download.halowaypoint.com/content/waypoint/assets/images/9c7d42b8-98d4-493f-baf9-10ebec934c09/alert.html .]<br/>
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/END FILE/<br/>
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</blockquote>
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*:The link forwards to [http://download.halowaypoint.com/content/waypoint/assets/images/9c7d42b8-98d4-493f-baf9-10ebec934c09/alert.html this page] with the text:
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<blockquote>/START FILE/<br/>
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//CLASSIFIED/<br/>
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//ALERT: RETURN FROM BASE-LXIV IMMEDIATELY!/<br/>
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//<br/>
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//<br/>
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//ADDITIONAL DATA RECOVERED:<br/>
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[[Image:Halo4-Bulletin121102-data.png|200px]]<br/>
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/END FILE/<br/>
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</blockquote>
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*Inspect the image closely. Locate the pieces of the puzzle scattered around the scene. Together:
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*:[[Image:Halo4-Bulletin121102-datapiece.jpg]]
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===== Nov 2 Bulletin - C =====
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* (continuing from above) Secondly, there is an image linked in the source call "empty.png". Open the file and adjust the brightness to reveal the text:
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*:'''..\images\mc?-???-???-???-???-???-???-???\classified.mp4'''
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*Additionally, the above web page source includes a very large collection of comments, implying it should be ignored. But in the center of this suspicious pattern is a base-64 string:
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*:'''TVRoZAAAAAYAAAABA8BNVHJrAAAAbQD/IAEAAP8DFS8vQ0xBU1NJRklFRC8vRT1tYzMvLwDAWwCQNECWQIA0AACQNkCHQIA2AACQN0CHQIA3AACQNkCHQIA2AACQOUCHQIA5A<br>ACQN0CHQIA3AACQNkCWQIA2AACQNECeAIA0AAD/LwA='''
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*Converted to a binary string, the base-64 becomes a MIDI file, playing the classic Halo monk theme. Embedded inside the binary, however, is the phrase:
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*:'''//CLASSIFIED//E=mc3//'''
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*Following the note progression in the tune, applied to the mc??? path, a new URL and MP4 file is discovered:
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*:'''http://download.halowaypoint.com/content/waypoint/assets/images/mc3-mc4-mc5-mc4-mc6-mc5-mc4-mc3/classified.mp4'''
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*Extracting the audio stream and performing another spectrogram produces two images, one of which is a Forerunner glyph:
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:[[Image:Halo4-Bulletin121102-piece2.jpg|170px]] [[Image:Halo4-Bulletin121102-onigly.jpg|175px]]
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* Additionally, one frame in the classified.mp4 includes additional information:
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:[[Image:Halo4-Bulletin121102-terminals.png|300px]]
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===== Nov 2 Bulletin - V =====
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* (continuing from above) The "oni.gly" reference becomes another URL:
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*: '''http://download.halowaypoint.com/content/waypoint/assets/images/mc3-mc4-mc5-mc4-mc6-mc5-mc4-mc3/oni.gly'''
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* When viewed with a hex editor, the file appears to be a WAV formatted file. Interleaved with the WAV data, however, are null (00) value bytes. Removing the WAV syntax segments and these null bytes produces a hidden GIF file, which contains the glyph for "V":
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*: [[File:V-Glyph.jpg]]
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===== Halo 4 Terminal =====
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*At the end of the last terminal, "Cryptum", five new symbols are shown:
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:[[Image:6-Glyph.jpg|150px]] [[Image:2-Glyph.jpg|150px]] [[Image:1-Glyph.jpg|150px]] [[Image:W-Glyph.jpg|150px]] [[Image:8-Glyph.jpg|150px]]
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===== Spartan Ops =====
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*The glyph for "Q" can be found in the Spartan Ops level ''The Challenge''.
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:[[Image:Q-Glyph.jpg|150px]]
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==== Pieced together ====
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[[Image:Halo4-FRSymbols_5pc.jpg|750px]]
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== References ==
 
== References ==
 
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Latest revision as of 11:30, 27 December 2012

Section 3

Section 3 is an ongoing Halo community game, of sorts, taking place in community forums, chat, and at times within the game itself. Primarily, it involves a number of AIs and operatives working to locate Forerunner sequences which unlock additional Halo lore and game assets. Some operatives are also enemy agents infiltrating the communications, working against community and Section 3.


Following is a collection of tidbits found or discovered related to Halo 4 fiction, through bulletins, videos, promotional material, etc.

  • Priority Transmissions: "Eleventh Hour" (pre-release hidden material)
  • Forerunner Symbols - hidden symbols spelling a sequence of characters with dot headers, used for unlockable HaloWaypoint.com content and in-game assets
  • SecOp Dialogue - interactions with Section 3 operatives and AIs via the HaloWaypoint forum and community IRC chat. (lengthy, and ongoing)

Promotional content:

  • #EVILAWAKENS - a promotional campaign partnering with community websites, in which videos were released containing the inverted Didact glyph and a number at the end, resulting in a place, date and time for a London, UK launch event: at the Tower Bridge (event photos)
    • Completed sequence: 05 11 20 12 / 51° 30' 20" N, 0° 4' 31" W / (time)

Priority Transmissions

Four of five communications were discovered scattered within Waypoint bulletins leading up to the release of Halo 4, codenamed Eleventh Hour. These are communications between "Codename Surgeon" and "Codename Coalmine", outlining the state of the Covenant war.

  1. October 10 Bulletin
  2. October 17 Bulletin
  3. October 25 Bulletin
  4. November 2 Bulletin

Forerunner Symbols

Halo4-FRSymbols 5pc.jpg

Based on the Forerunner character set used on HaloWaypoint.com "Classified" code entry page, characters have been discovered embedded in various media releases, as well as in-game content.

  • Sequences are identified by a set of dots and spaces in each piece header. Entering these codes unlocks various Halo universe intel, extra content, and downloadable assets such as avatar awards.
  • Full analysis and sequence archives here: Halo 4 Forerunner Sequences
  • Forum/IRC dialogues of various Section 3 ops and AIs archived here: Halo 4 SecOp Dialogue


EVILAWAKENS

EvilAwakens anim.gif

A series of community-released videos are released containing the Didact symbol in natural environments, followed by a number at the very end.

Glacier: 05 Butterfly: 11 Hoover Dam: 20 Chase: 12
Building: 51° 30' 20" N Stonehenge: 0° 4' 31" W Big Ben: 20:00 Location: Tower Bridge (London, UK)


  • In completion, this reveals an event taking place on Nov 5, 2012 at the Tower Bridge, London. [1]

References

  1. Article: pocket-lint.com
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