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{{Title|''Hunt the Signal''}} | {{Title|''Hunt the Signal''}} | ||
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'''''Hunt the Signal''''' was a [[Alternate reality game|competition]] part of the ''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' alternate-reality campaign for ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. Teams of four competed in order to have four characters in ''Halo | '''''Hunt the Signal''''' was a [[Alternate reality game|competition]] part of the ''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' alternate-reality campaign for ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. Teams of four competed in order to have four characters in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' be created in their likeness.<ref>[http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=cBnJsRyh ''Hunt the Signal'' rules]</ref> On Monday, April 27, 2015 a YouTube account by the name of Shar Eldy, an anagram of [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]], posted a [[Wikipedia:Ford|Ford]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbMSmPZ0GoU advertisement] with several Hunt the Truth frames edited in. This advertisement was also played in movie theaters for the release of the 2015 superhero film [[Wikipedia:Avengers: Age of Ultron|''Avengers: Age of Ultron'']]. On Friday, May 1, 2015 XboxUK's YouTube account posted a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--PldNakMWI&feature=youtu.be video] containing three hidden frames related to Hunt the Truth. In addition there is a "glitch" in the video that translates the binary into [http://93208466931351102797.com/709782/ www.hunthesignal.com]. When viewed on a mobile phone the website showed a countdown ending on Monday, May 5 2015 at 3:00AM PST. Once the countdown was finished several coordinates for the contest were revealed officially starting the contest. | ||
The end of the 6th episode of Hunt the Truth contained a hidden message saying ''stolengauntlet.com''. This website redirects to the Ford YouTube advertisement. | The end of the 6th episode of Hunt the Truth contained a hidden message saying ''stolengauntlet.com''. This website redirects to the Ford YouTube advertisement. | ||
From a canonical perspective the teams were a [[unidentified AI|"non-volitional" AI]] tasked by [[Jameson Locke]] to find weaknesses in the [[Spartan-II]]s and the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|MJOLNIR Mark VI]] armor. Though the competition officially ended on Friday, May 22, 2015, the team Section 3 had already won by Saturday, May 16, 2015. Section 3 consisted of [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/players/sepheusix SepheusIX], [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/players/devoltar Devoltar], [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/players/mrtoasty%20xd MrToasty XD], and [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/players/stckrboy | From a canonical perspective the teams were a [[unidentified AI|"non-volitional" AI]] tasked by [[Jameson Locke]] to find weaknesses in the [[Spartan-II]]s and the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|MJOLNIR Mark VI]] armor. Though the competition officially ended on Friday, May 22, 2015, the team Section 3 had already won by Saturday, May 16, 2015. Section 3 consisted of [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/players/sepheusix SepheusIX], [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/players/devoltar Devoltar], [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/players/mrtoasty%20xd MrToasty XD], and [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/players/stckrboy stckrboy].<ref>[http://www.haloarchive.com/forum/topic/263-hunt-the-truthsignal/page-176 '''Halo Archive''': ''Hunt the Truth/Signal'']</ref> | ||
==Transmissions== | ==Transmissions== | ||
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Now you have the circuit, the key to moving forward is unscrambling letters.<br> | Now you have the circuit, the key to moving forward is unscrambling letters.<br> | ||
Assembled the circuit letters? Kolo fro Shaley to continue the hunt.<br> | Assembled the circuit letters? Kolo fro Shaley to continue the hunt.<br> | ||
[[Halsey]]: Find me in the forum. I am a little mixed up.<br> | [[Catherine Halsey|Halsey]]: Find me in the forum. I am a little mixed up.<br> | ||
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==Cut content== | ==Cut content== | ||
In this campaign many users found content that was not meant to be found, some of which suggesting this was originally a ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' marketing campaign. | In this campaign many users found content that was not meant to be found, some of which suggesting this was originally a ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' marketing campaign. | ||
Before the campaign started, many links were found relating to later parts of the campaign. This led to a reorganisation of the campaign leading to Transmission 3 being cut with all relevant puzzles, leaving only remnants. | |||
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If a team used Transmission 3 and everyone followed the link. Every member of the team got taken to a different Audio clip. Once sorted it sounded like this. "This.. this is.. *garbled* I repeat, we *garbled* we need assistance, our coordinates are noor-- *garbled*"<ref>[http://backtothesea.com/ONI-SECTION3/audio_transmission_003.wav '''Transmission 3 Audio fully sorted''']</ref> | |||
===Cut Content Images=== | ===Cut Content Images=== | ||
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File:Unused_error_message.jpg|Original Ring Puzzle Error Message. | File:Unused_error_message.jpg|Original Ring Puzzle Error Message. | ||
File:Unknown2.png|Error Message relating to an unused page. | File:Unknown2.png|Error Message relating to an unused page. | ||
File:Hunt the Signal original path.png|Original path that had all this content in it. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters| | {{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters| | ||
*[[Catherine Halsey]] | *[[Catherine Halsey]] | ||
*[[Graham Alban]] | *[[Graham Alban]] | ||
*[[Jameson Locke]] | *[[Jameson Locke]] | ||
*[[Jerrod]] | *[[Jerrod]] | ||
*[[Unidentified AI]] {{1st}} | *[[Unidentified AI]] {{1st}} | ||
|title-2=Species| | |title-2=Species| | ||
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*[[Unified Earth Government]] | *[[Unified Earth Government]] | ||
**[[United Nations Space Command]] | **[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
***[[UNSC | ***[[UNSC Armed Forces]] | ||
****[[UNSC Navy]] | ****[[UNSC Navy]] | ||
*****[[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare Command]] | *****[[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare Command]] | ||
******[[SPARTAN-II program]] | ******[[SPARTAN-II program]] | ||
*****[[Office of Naval Intelligence]] | *****[[Office of Naval Intelligence]] | ||
****[[SPARTAN-IV program]] | ****[[SPARTAN-IV program]] | ||
|title-4=Locations| | |title-4=Locations| | ||
*[[Khaphrae system]] | *[[Khaphrae system]] | ||
**[[Installation 03]] | **[[Installation 03]] | ||
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|title-6=Weapons| | |title-6=Weapons| | ||
*[[BR85HB battle rifle]] | *[[BR85HB battle rifle]] | ||
|title-7=Technology and equipment| | |||
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*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] | *[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] | ||
**[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor#First generation|MJOLNIR [GEN1]]] | **[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor#First generation|MJOLNIR [GEN1]]] | ||
***[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|Mark IV]] | ***[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|Mark IV]] | ||
***[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]] | ***[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]] | ||
***[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI]] | ***[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI]] | ||
**[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR [GEN2]]] | **[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR [GEN2]]] | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Video | ===Video Stuff=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:HtT-Episode6sound.png|The hidden message in Hunt the Truth Season 1 Episode 6 that led to the video with the images. | |||
File:HtT-ONIthing1.jpg|The first image hidden in the video related to Hunt the Signal. | File:HtT-ONIthing1.jpg|The first image hidden in the video related to Hunt the Signal. | ||
File:HtT-ONIthing2.jpg|The second image hidden in the video. | File:HtT-ONIthing2.jpg|The second image hidden in the video. | ||
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File:Hunt the Signal - Coordinates.png|The coordinates for the first task. | File:Hunt the Signal - Coordinates.png|The coordinates for the first task. | ||
File:Part.png|The puzzle organization sheet | File:Part.png|The puzzle organization sheet | ||
File: | File:HTS Circuit Board Perfect.png|The first puzzle of the MJOLNIR Mark VI circuitry is completed. | ||
File:Angle_Puzzle(example).jpg|The Arrow Puzzle | File:Angle_Puzzle(example).jpg|The Arrow Puzzle | ||
File:Error_Message_3.jpg|Error Message 3 (Arrow Puzzle Error) | File:Error_Message_3.jpg|Error Message 3 (Arrow Puzzle Error) | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:HtT-protoBB1.jpg|A file with Dr.Albans name on it. | File:HtT-protoBB1.jpg|A file with Dr.Albans name on it. | ||
File:HtT-protoBB2.jpg|A scan | File:HtT-protoBB2.jpg|A scan of someone's brain with Alban's name on it. | ||
File:HtT-protoBB3.jpg|Someone's spinal cord with Alban's name. | File:HtT-protoBB3.jpg|Someone's spinal cord with Alban's name. | ||
File:HtT-protoBB4.jpg|More scans with Alban's name on it. | File:HtT-protoBB4.jpg|More scans with Alban's name on it. | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Progress from | ===Progress from Halsey's Archive=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:HtS - Satellite image.png|Access to satellite view obtained from DNA archive. | File:HtS - Satellite image.png|Access to satellite view obtained from DNA archive. | ||
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File:HtS-Winner1.png|The message to the victors. | File:HtS-Winner1.png|The message to the victors. | ||
File:HtS Forerunner symbol.png| | File:HtS Forerunner symbol.png|The [[Guardian]] symbol in the final message of ''Hunt the Signal'' | ||
File:Verification_Email.jpg|The verification email | File:Verification_Email.jpg|The verification email | ||
File:HtS-Winner.jpg|The email to the winning team, Section 3. | File:HtS-Winner.jpg|The email to the winning team, Section 3. | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
[[Category:Hunt the Truth]] | [[Category:Hunt the Truth]] | ||
[[Category:Alternate reality games]] | |||
[[Category:Canon]] | [[Category:Canon]] |