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{{Title|''Hunt the Signal''}}
{{Title|''Hunt the Signal''}}
{{Era|RW}}
{{Status|RealWorld}}
'''''Hunt the Signal''''' was a 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 5: Guardians'' 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.
'''''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 Stckrboy].<ref>[http://www.haloarchive.com/forum/topic/263-hunt-the-truthsignal/page-176 '''Halo Archive''': ''Hunt the Truth/Signal'']</ref>
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.
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{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters|
{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters|
*[[Catherine Halsey]]
*[[Catherine Halsey]]
*[[Carter-A259]] {{C|Chess pieces only}}
*[[Graham Alban]]
*[[Graham Alban]]
*[[Jameson Locke]]
*[[Jameson Locke]]
*[[Jerrod]]
*[[Jerrod]]
*[[Jorge-052]] {{C|Chess pieces only}}
*[[Jun-A266]] {{C|Chess pieces only}}
*[[Kat-B320]] {{C|Chess pieces only}}
*[[SPARTAN-B312]] {{C|Chess pieces only}}
*[[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 Defense Force]]
***[[UNSC Armed Forces]]
****[[UNSC Army]]
*****[[NOBLE Team]] {{C|Chess pieces only}}
****[[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-III program]] {{C|Chess pieces only}}
****[[SPARTAN-IV program]]
****[[SPARTAN-IV program]]
|title-4=Locations|
|title-4=Locations|
*[[Epsilon Eridani system]]
**[[Reach]] {{Mo}}
*[[Khaphrae system]]
*[[Khaphrae system]]
**[[Installation 03]]
**[[Installation 03]]
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|title-6=Weapons|
|title-6=Weapons|
*[[BR85HB battle rifle]]
*[[BR85HB battle rifle]]
*[[M247H machine gun]] {{C|Chess pieces only}}
|title-7=Technology and equipment|
*[[M392 DMR]] {{C|Chess pieces only}}
*[[MA37 assault rifle]] {{C|Chess pieces only}}
*[[SRS99-AM sniper rifle]] {{C|Chess pieces only}}
|title-7=Equipment and Technology|
*[[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 IV(G)|Grenadier variant]] {{C|Chess pieces only}}
***[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]]
***[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]]
****[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/AA variant|Air Assault variant]] {{C|Chess pieces only}}
****[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/B variant|B variant]] {{C|Chess pieces only}}
****[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/S variant|Scout variant]] {{C|Chess pieces only}}
***[[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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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The image of Catherine Halsey included as part of Hunt the Signal is the same image that can be seen on Halsey's ONI security badge included with [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]] when viewed under a black light.
The image of Catherine Halsey included as part of Hunt the Signal is the same image that can be seen on Halsey's ONI security badge included with [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]] when viewed under a black light.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Video Stills===
===Video Stuff===
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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:HtT-Circuit.jpg|The first puzzle of the MJOLNIR Mark VI circuitry is completed.
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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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 of of someone's brain with Alban's name on it.
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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===Progress from Halseys Archive===
===Progress from Halsey's Archive===
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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|An unknown [[Forerunner]] symbol in the final message of ''Hunt the Signal''
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==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


[[Category:Hunt the Truth]]
[[Category:Hunt the Truth]]
[[Category:Alternate reality games]]
[[Category:Canon]]
[[Category:Canon]]
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