Barcode inside scanner hull

[Adabiviak]

I'm not sure what the little scanners that help the striders find you are actually called, but if you destroy one, the inside front cover has two barcodes. Has anyone decrypted them yet (or taken a shot at it)? I seem to recall a topic about this but I couldn't dig it up in a search. My barcode software is on the other operating system and I'm going to take a stab at it in a few. Click here for a screenshot.

 

[Adabiviak]

I don't see any barcodes that match the symbology - both codes are apparently only 4 layers deep (assuming they are to be read horizontally). If you manually encrypt the barcode into binary (reading from left to right, top to bottom for lack of a better idea), it's only 15 digits wide, which would put the number base at something I'm certainly not ready for.

 

[Azner]

1.Can they be dycrypted?

 

[Adabiviak]

1.Can they be dycrypted?

My question exactly. This post was as much a troll to see if anyone had already given it a shot as to let others know what I found out in my attempts. Technically, we shouldn't be able to decode Combine barcodes (maybe it isn't even a barcode), but since it was found in such an obscure spot and it resembled some of our own symbologies, I thought maybe somebody at Valve encrypted something funny.

 

[Azner]

Dude its probably just some |||||| to make stuf look nice

 

[Qhartb]

First of all, the second is just the first upside down.

Second of all, if you take the symbol as a series of zeros and ones, strip them off in a zig-zag pattern, group into alternative groups of 5 and 3 bits, apply an inverse discrete hyperbolic cosine transform, and translate from a nonsense language I just made up, it says "you have too much time on your hands."

 

[Tarkus]

Your guys think too much... But that's just imo

 

[Adabiviak]

...too much time? That was about five solid minutes on the keyboard max, and I learned a little bit about barcode encryption to boot. I didn't know (and logically still don't know) that it doesn't say anything clever until I checked.

 

[Qhartb]

I didn't say you had too much time on your hands. I was saying that whoever discovers the fact of the matter has too much time on their hands. You didn't take the time to try a bunch of interpretations or email Valve or anything of the sort, you just were curious and brought it up on a forum that has some people with too much time on their collective hands, to see if you could get a free answer with little to no work on your part. No problem with that.

 

[Adabiviak]

It's all good. HL2 doesn't have many bona fide easter eggs, and this would have made a good one.

 

[Polaris]

BTW Can anyone decrypte barcode on Combine ammo box?

 

[Adabiviak]

BTW Can anyone decrypte barcode on Combine ammo box?

I'm all over it - where is one at? I don't think I ever noticed. (I'm resting from a personal record 28-hour shift yesterday, so I've got some spare time :bonce: )

 

[Sufferin-rebel]

I'm not sure what the little scanners that help the striders find you are actually called, but if you destroy one, the inside front cover has two barcodes. Has anyone decrypted them yet (or taken a shot at it)? I seem to recall a topic about this but I couldn't dig it up in a search. My barcode software is on the other operating system and I'm going to take a stab at it in a few. Click here for a screenshot.

top one

110101011000101
001011011011110
100011100101010
001100101000101

translates in text

ÕŠ[z9Q”


the second one

101000101001100
010101001110001
011110110110100
101000110101011

translaes to

¢˜©Åí¥

Done?

 

[Adabiviak]

That's what I got - not the best easter egg/hidden message. What are the combine ammo crates?

 

[Sufferin-rebel]

110101011000101
001011011011110
100011100101010
001100101000101
101000101001100
010101001110001
011110110110100
101000110101011

ÕŠ[z9Q”Z)Šœ^ÚQ«

^ Combine barcode when together..

Errr dunno screenie?

 

[Adabiviak]

BTW Can anyone decrypte barcode on Combine ammo box?

Polaris mentioned something. I haven't played for so long, I don't remember these.

 

[Sufferin-rebel]

Polaris, or anyone get a pic of the barcode so I can to work on it..

I tried the "Shield Scanner" barcode using another method

my calculator in decimal it
1.1087654509824761e+36

in hex

Conversion Code - Chart
DECIMAL 0 .......1 .......2 ......3 ......4 ....5 .....6 ....7...... 8...... 9...... 10 .......11 .........12....... 13 .......14 ........15
........HEX 0 .......1...... 2 .......3..... 4 .....5 ....6 .....7..... 8..... 9 ......A ......B ......C...... D ......E .......F
...BINARY 0000 0001 0010 0011 0100 0101 0110 0111 1000 1001 1010 1011 1100 1101 1110 1111

 

[Obi_Kwiet]

Try ACSII?

 

[Adabiviak]

I lost the notion that there might actually have been something to that barcode several posts ago, but the barcode on the Combine ammo box is something I haven't seen. I'd like to take a look at it, but honestly don't remember these items in the game.

 

[bbson john]

top one

110101011000101
001011011011110
100011100101010
001100101000101

translates in text

ÕŠ[z9Q”


the second one

101000101001100
010101001110001
011110110110100
101000110101011

translaes to

¢˜©Åí¥

Done?

No, the top and the bottom one is identical. You can see the bottom one is only the first one's flipped over version
p.s. translate it into decimal or hexadecimal or even octadecimal (This three is the most common seen in the numbersystem)

 

[Azner]

sigh... acctually WHO CARES

 

[Qhartb]

No, the top and the bottom one is identical. You can see the bottom one is only the first one's flipped over version
p.s. translate it into decimal or hexadecimal or even octadecimal (This three is the most common seen in the numbersystem)

Umm... no. Binary (base 2) and octal (base 8) are vastly more prevalent than octadecimal.(base 18). In fact, I don't think I've ever seen anything in octadecimal.

 

[Azner]

COuld you guys like speak in english... Im only 12

 

[Shodan]

COuld you guys like speak in english... Im only 12

Shuddup, this is a good thread, however nerdy it may be, I love this whole code-cracking thing.

 

[Lightice]

COuld you guys like speak in english... Im only 12

Who says that you need to understand? Not every thread is for your personal delight.

 

[Azner]

Shuddup, this is a good thread, however nerdy it may be, I love this whole code-cracking thing.

I never said it was nerdy, i just wanna know...

 

[bbson john]

Yet, no one try to translate it into 16decimal, 8decimal and 10decimal. We might have a great discovery and our forum might became internationly famous by that.

 

[Azner]

Anyone got time on their hands and wanna try?

 

[Sparda]

Hmmmmmmmm Very strang, arnt you talking about the barrcode on the ammo crates? or am i just seeing wrong? i hope you find out i want to know now going to itch my brane!!!!!!!!!!

Oh Azner you are not 12 you just say that because you have know idear what they are talking about. Hay im 17 and i have know idear

 

[Que-Ever]

Dunno, lemme grab my skannerz.

 

[bbson john]

I think I should push the threat up until the answer has been drawn.

 

[Azner]

Oh Azner you are not 12 you just say that because you have know idear what they are talking about. Hay im 17 and i have know idear

I am 12.:hmph: Why would i fake my age...

 

[Sparda]

IT has i thougt you where all still working on it hmmmmmm not a very good anser then is it

 

[Rizzo]

Thats amazing.

 

[Insano]

I am 12.:hmph: Why would i fake my age...

Please stop ruining this great thread.

 

[Rizzo]

Please stop ruining this great thread.

Yes. All threads arnt for everybody. Im not a big fan of fan fiction but i dont go in there and post that they should stop. I am on the other hand not very good with math and my english grammar is pretty weak.
But i enjoy reading it damn it.

 

[$kelet0r]

hmm i got nothing
tried running it through ascii, hex, 8 decimal, binary decoders to no joy
hell i even looked in MS Word to see if a font existed

 

[bbson john]

hmm i got nothing
tried running it through ascii, hex, 8 decimal, binary decoders to no joy
hell i even looked in MS Word to see if a font existed

Could you post the translated version to here?
p.s. Maybe it is simple a texture of no meaning

 

[ktimekiller]

My guess is that its just for show. They could have gone a little longer to make it look fancy no? Besides, if it was a secret for the fans to find out, it has been so long, i bet Valve would have revealed it, tired of waiting for someone to find out.

 

[Sparda]

No you silly poop head, they would not tell you shit, ever played any other games or watch any other movie, have they ever told you any secrets