Talk:Flea++

Flea++
I've begun transcribing the Flea++ commands, and their meanings. I doubt this is all of it, or that its fully correct, but any improvements would be much appreciated! -- Councillor   Specops 306  -  Qur'a  'Morhek  09:07, 29 December 2008 (UTC)


 * This is awesome. I can sort of understand the Flea++ messages, but I never put in that much thought to translating it. Cool. And its model is "117649"? That's 7 to the sixth power. :) I think it's safe to say 42 Entertainment continued Bungie's seven meme. --Dragonc laws (talk ) 09:46, 29 December 2008 (UTC)


 * I really haven't any experience with programming scripts, so i don't think I could string together a sequence and have it translate into something intelligible, but I still love Flea++! And most of the companies Bungie work with seem to do very well with following Bungie's example - 42 Entertainment, Ensemble, WETA, etc. Perhaps its that "Bungieness" that is inherent in all mankind? :D -- Councillor   Specops 306  -  Qur'a  'Morhek  10:16, 29 December 2008 (UTC)


 * As it is, this guide works more as a way to translate Flea++ into English, or at least the general idea as the Flea++ grammar is really simplistic and not entirely compatible with English. Maybe we can figure out some English-Flea++ guide later, but this works for now. I added a few more commands I noticed, by the way. Would English loanwords fit in there? On the one hand, the words are fairly obvious in their meaning. But on the other hand, the Seeker's usage of the words is somewhat dependent on the context in which it first assimilated them. --Dragonc laws (talk ) 10:40, 29 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Since the Flea is a Covenant construct, I don't think its grasp of Flea++ is total. The Behold and Reveal commands, for example, are simply remnants of its original core programming, rather than being a part of the true Flea++. Perhaps we should have a separate section for Flea-introductions? Either way, I think it would be best to label the commands with ambiguous accuracy. -- Councillor   Specops 306  -  Qur'a  'Morhek  12:23, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

Commands with an asterisk (*) at the end of their description denote commands used by the Pious Flea, who's grasp of the actual language seems to have been limited, and these commands may not be used by UNSC programs.

!___ = command, line is filled by type of command

!bite = halt process !probe = investigate, inquire, etc !handshk = attempt to establish contact !splotch = destroyed !attach = attached !diag = diagnose !verify = ensure accuracy or truth !compare = compare, analyse, contrast, etc !invntry = classify, categorise, etc !reconst = reconstruct, low-level repair process !triage = emergency repair process !invoke = appeal to, usually master command sector !label = to give a name to a specific process !seek = to look for something, to attempt to do something* !law = teaching its ideology of seeking, beholding, and revealing the truth*

Surg: = denoting a repair or destruction command Grope: = command, request, etc Behold: = understanding what something is, the realization of it* Reveal: = communicating information to another intelligence*

Success = positive, yes, etc Fail = negative, no, etc Clear = clear, safe, finished, etc Null = empty, dead, etc Dmg = damage Vnum = version number Unk = unknown Clone = copy Seq = sequence Mem = memory Frgm = fragment Recurse = Msg: Message, command or query directed at another, followed by the contents of the message Probe = investigate Rogue Proc = Rogue Process, unknown, unrecognised, etc Extern Proc = External Process

Host sector tertiary = tertiary sector of host AI core Tertiary sector = tertiary sector of host AI core Host sector secondary = secondary sector of host AI core Secondary sector = secondary sector of host AI core Host sector primary = primary sector of host AI core Primary sector = primary sector of host AI core Master command sector = host AI (whole) Rogue proc 1 = Extern proc 0 = Extern proc 1 = Invntry 117649 = Seeker-class AI Clean confidence 100 = confirmed kill Clean confidence 22 = false-positive of confirmed kill Clean confidence 49 = failed to halt process Clean confidence 34 = not present, escaped, etc

> = question >> = leads to, therefore, etc

Translation
I found Why I Love Bees: A Case Study in Collective Intelligence Gaming (Google docs) while Googling for translations of the commands. The article mentions an ILB staff member's mention of a wiki with translations of Flea++. Was that wiki Halopedia? And if not, what wiki was it?  DavidJCobb  01:48, September 20, 2009 (UTC)


 * That's very interesting. No, the wiki in question was not Halopedia, which would not be created until after the ILB game concluded. I've not been able to figure out which wiki had the Flea++ guide. It's possible it's not around anymore. --Dragonc laws (talk ) 07:03, September 20, 2009 (UTC)

evade evade evade
I believe the Seeker's evade command came from the Op's "survive, evade, resist, escape" refrain, by the way. --Dragonc laws (talk ) 10:03, September 30, 2009 (UTC)