Secret HL2 website

Chris D · Jun 23, 2004

Letters said:
Chris_D said the first one is a writing competition... so no.

Yep, write me a cheque and I'll give you the solution

And yes, I did have a small series of heart attacks this morning. Thanks peens!!

Unfortunately, HL2.Net staff are as unaware of where all this is going than any of you. I'll certainly help you all out.

Chris D · Jun 23, 2004

The file in the CSS file is just:

http://www.half-life2.com/secret/pwn3d/hl2netgman.gif

(need the username and password)

estling · Jun 23, 2004

I tried to change the filename to hl2netgordon och hl2netalyx :/ nothing

BabyHeadCrab · Jun 23, 2004

ok everyone, where GOING To solve this thing. Good thing hl2.net's uber leet haxor chris_d is on the case now

Pi Mu Rho · Jun 23, 2004

/me shakes head

Stop looking for conspiracies where none exist.

estling · Jun 23, 2004

Isn't it that everything is possible? :S You.. boring man!

Chris D · Jun 23, 2004

I don't deserve that title

All I did was crack the video out of an unencrypted cache file, and even then loads of other people had already done it by the time I had finished watching the video

BabyHeadCrab · Jun 23, 2004

Pi, dont give up.. the gman says there is more (and it's part of the official hl2 website) so we gatta solve this. to bad im not much of a sleuth ):

Pi Mu Rho · Jun 23, 2004

"Hello Halflife2.net. Your cleverness is noted; you've passed the first test."

That doesn't mean that there's a second test.

Wesisapie · Jun 23, 2004

the password characters are all leet speak possible letters, except for N, which is put as the real character.
aetnasz! or backwards, zsantea!
i think it's a sign!

Dougy · Jun 23, 2004

You know what sucks....

going to bed early and missing ALL of this...

then waking up and wondering wtf is going on...

secret messages code written on boards..... pictures of gabe ho ho hoing...

tkday · Jun 23, 2004

By using first, it implies that there is more than one. If you were going to go by proper rules of the english language, there would have to be more than one. But when have valve been any good at gramma?

Wesisapie · Jun 23, 2004

gramma? haha. is that short for grandma?

Andy · Jun 23, 2004

this is so ridiculous... but great!

Rise and shine UK fans, we've got a job to do...

BabyHeadCrab · Jun 23, 2004

well im going to bed, but no doubt I think there is more too this. -sigh- I hate to see such negativity towards a fun thing people could work together on

but I guess if there really isint anything to work on I am talking out my arse... guess we just have to wait.

Varsity · Jun 23, 2004

What *is* this?

keywords said:
congratulations, cleverness, illicit, snapshots

Direct bg image link

skull24 · Jun 23, 2004

I got it !!!!

Its an answer Key, you see every letter as a symbol. We have to slove all those letlers on Freeman.
What do you guys think?

BabyHeadCrab · Jun 23, 2004

lllong story var.. heh

Varsity · Jun 23, 2004

skull24 said:
Its an answer Key, you see every letter as a symbol. We have to slove all those letlers on Freeman.
What do you guys think?

That code looks like what you get when you block an image in HTML.

Gorgon · Jun 23, 2004

could somebody tell me what is happening. ? thanks

triplet123 · Jun 23, 2004

Its an answer Key, you see every letter as a symbol. We have to slove all those letlers on Freeman.

I saw the same thing using Fire Fox, but if you highlight it and right click and go to view source, its just the birdie. It got messed up using a different browser. I spent like 45 minutes trying to figure if it was something, but i didnt see anything

The Monkey · Jun 23, 2004

Spugmaster said:
I think the bird and the picture of Gordon might mean this:

Bird + Freeman = Birdman

ie the Birdman of Alcatraz - where the ATI deal was announced last year. It could mean another ATI announcement is imminent.

But probably not...

Where do you find the bird and Gordon? All I get is G-man.

triplet123 · Jun 23, 2004

View the page source monkey

ScopeD · Jun 23, 2004

http://www.half-life2.com/secret/pwn3d/

PWND.

edit: no we are not :frown:

Right click on the text -- .--. ." o \_ _.-" ,( ` _.-" ,;;| .-=" _," ,,;;;' .-"`.-"``-..,,;;;;:' `"'` `\`\ /^\ \ --> and choose view source. There you'll find Gordon and a bird presented in ascii OMG !

This is great stuff and it only shows how much they must love us

Varsity · Jun 23, 2004

Congratulations on reading the thread.

Brian Damage · Jun 23, 2004

Heh, I get the bird fine, but Gordon is all shifted around... I get the beard and his glasses, but other than that it looks pretty wierd... I'm using IE, BTW...

ScopeD · Jun 23, 2004

Varsity said:
Congratulations on reading the thread.

I just thought it would be better to remind the new ones what is going on.

@bel · Jun 23, 2004

uhmmm MAYBE i'm not getting something...
but the username & password in the first post don't work, right?
is there new login data?
would love to see his!
:rolling:

Spugmaster · Jun 23, 2004

Brian Damage said:
Heh, I get the bird fine, but Gordon is all shifted around... I get the beard and his glasses, but other than that it looks pretty wierd... I'm using IE, BTW...

It opens in wordpad. Make sure you turn off the word wrap option and it will display properly.

ScopeD · Jun 23, 2004

@bel said:
uhmmm MAYBE i'm not getting something...
but the username & password in the first post don't work, right?
is there new login data?
would love to see his!
:rolling:

There is no new login data, however if you type the wrong username and password two times a row you're being redirected to the site where G-man congrats you and this site.

@bel · Jun 23, 2004

ahhhh thanks

very cool!

:bounce:

IGNatiuS · Jun 23, 2004

ScopeD said:
There is no new login data, however if you type the wrong username and password two times a row you're being redirected to the site where G-man congrats you and this site.

mmm, doesn't work with me. Wich username/pass r u typing?

ScopeD · Jun 23, 2004

IGNatiuS said:
mmm, doesn't work with me. Wich username/pass r u typing?

username: valve
password: 437N452

Absinthe · Jun 23, 2004

This is so bizzare and intriguing... I like it. I only wish my h4x0ring "skillz" were up to snuff, so that I could perhaps partake in this.

phantomdesign · Jun 23, 2004

Ha ha, That sort of stuff is lots of fun.

Check out this one I did for one of my cars:
http://www.gryphonauto.com/Extra/Car ASCII.htm

Or this one is even cooler (read the text)
http://www.gryphonauto.com/Extra/Car ASCII-2.htm

Headwires · Jun 23, 2004

that second 1 hurt my eyes lol, i like the first one better

G-Dub · Jun 23, 2004

i don't have a microscope for an eye, the writing is too small to see :O

thehunter1320 · Jun 23, 2004

they are screwing with us! damn birds!!

-=jt=- · Jun 23, 2004

stanr said:
Sorry, I contest the notion that n30n solved the puzzle. The answer was e-mailed to him by Erik of Valve, and there was no way to solve it given the image.

Otherwise, I would have cracked it

Stan R.

actually its more than possible if you start from the assuption that the url in the top left starts with "life2.com"

ill pm you the method if you want

Axyon · Jun 23, 2004

The left of the whiteboard picture says:

04
DAY FOR
[EA?]STER EGGS/
TRICKS

Could tie in somehow, or just something related to the E3 2k4 presentation, listing the easter eggs in it perhaps.

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