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Lowlevel · Boot Joined: 05 Jan 2012 Posts: 46 Location: Canada

Anyone solved the Doorman's Hint yet.
I'm having a nice conversation with Phonopath. =D

**Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2012 7:36 pm

hagbard celine · Boot Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 46 Location: minneapolis

Thanks to rdotm we are on to something!

rdotm noticed that most of the files contained these lines towards the end of the hex. we looked 'em up and sure enough. even with roman numerals:

get out bbbbbbbwbbbbbwbbbbbbb_i

jigsaw bwwwwwbwbwbwbwbwwwwwb_ii

this ends now bwbbbwbwbwwwwwbwbbbwb_iii

doomcat bwbbbwbwbbbbwwbwbbbwb_iv

A00 bwbbbwbwwwwwbwbwbbbwb_v

0011 bwwwwwbwbbwbwwbwwwwwb_vi

dtmfpals bbbbbbbwbwbwbwbbbbbbb_vii

dots wwwwwwwwwbbbbwwwwwwww_viii

linear matrix e bbwwbbbwwbwbwwwbwbbbb_ix

leave immediately bbbwwbwbbbwbbwbbbwbww_x

must go faster wbbwwwbbbwbbwbbwbbbbw_xi

696e bbwbwwwbwbbwwbwwwwwwb_xii

i said go bbwbbwbwwbbwbbwbbwwbb_xiii

big winner wwwwwwwwbwwwbwwwbbbbw_xiv

rofl bbbbbbbwwbwwbwbwbwwbw_xv

Xi bwwwwwbwbwwbbwwbbwwbw_xvi

soroban bwbbbwbwbbwbwbbbwwwbw_xvii

correspondence bwbbbwbwwbbbbwwwbwbbb_xviii

introspect bwbbbwbwwwwbwwbwbwwww_xix

16KPLUS bwwwwwbwbbwwwbbwwwwww_xx

hello player bbbbbbbwbbwwbbbwbwwwb_xxi

EDIT: looks like a QR code, not binary

**Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:28 pm

MrToasty

**Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2012 10:09 pm

Gazongola · Boot Joined: 06 Jan 2012 Posts: 26

Hi guys, I am back from my time away. Great work! Is there still anything left to play, or am I too late?

**Posted:** Sun Jan 15, 2012 7:44 pm

JoeyJo0 · Boot Joined: 07 Jan 2012 Posts: 19

**Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:21 am

Gazongola · Boot Joined: 06 Jan 2012 Posts: 26

That is a shame.

**Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:29 am

phonopath · Greenhorn Joined: 06 Jan 2012 Posts: 5

Thanks for playing, everyone!

Apologies to those hoping that I would be selling something, but this entire project was created solely "for fun". I'd lurked for a few ARGs in the past, and given that my background was in audio, those were the puzzle elements I enjoyed the most...but unfortunately they were never particularly challenging. I figured I'd try it out for myself, simply to explore the possibilities.

From conception to release, the project's production took a little over a year and a half (on my own time, while also working my sound design day job), and with a total budget of about $80.

Hopefully you enjoyed Phonopath, and maybe I'll chat with some of you guys again soon. Smile

- kr

Note: Special thanks to mjandersen and Gazongola for not letting the cat *entirely* out of the bag regarding my name IRL. Smile

**Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 1:38 pm

r.m · Unfettered Joined: 10 Sep 2010 Posts: 719

kr-

I definitely enjoyed phonopath - even if it made me aware of how pathetically challenged I am at audio tech skills. Smile

Thanks for all the puzzles - it was fun and I learned quite a bit about some of the programs you included. Oh and I'm glad you weren't selling anything!

GuestUser17 - the 3 files that listed the genre as 'Gift" are do_no_harm, respect, and YOU_OFFER_ME_NO_altERNATIVE.

**Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:48 pm

phonopath · Greenhorn Joined: 06 Jan 2012 Posts: 5

Speaking of which, fyi: The Silent Treatment achievement gives you high-quality mp3s of all the game music.

Smile

**Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:34 pm

LeHommeSuspendu · Veteran Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Posts: 90

So, this wasn't actually an ARG, was it? More of a time waster. That's what it looked like from the beginning.

**Posted:** Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:53 am

Tharol

People guess time put closed on think.

**Posted:** Thu Jan 26, 2012 7:23 pm

JoeyJo0 · Boot Joined: 07 Jan 2012 Posts: 19

**Posted:** Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:26 pm

Tharol

People this closed nearing think.

**Posted:** Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:52 pm