单号：（+0）2853523
>>>12/23 23:59:59 [已取出] 存储柜超期 包裹1已取出
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>>>04/27 21:15:29 [已揽件] 临时中转站D01已揽件（包裹：1/ ？）
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Arknights ARG #1: The Record of the Recorder
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The first ARG campaign of Arknights, titled "The Record of the Recorder," was held spanning for two years from the announcement of the game back in 2017 to the period around December 2019, deciphered by GORIE.
Phase 1
In 2017, an image featuring Studio Montage's logo with a phrase "We are Heading East" and a Base36 code meaning "Control Her Mind" was posted on the newly founded Arknights Tieba community. In the beginning, the image remained unnoticed.[1]
The decipherment only began during the release of Arknights's PV 2 through references of the classical sci-fi movie Back to the Future. At 03:22 of the PV, there was a series of Morse code that was deciphered "TT0088763COMT"; the first part was the IMDB code for the movie and the second part stood for the acronym of a chemical enzyme. The first PV for TW server that was released earlier on March 8, 2019, also contained essential clues; between 02:57 and 03:14, there was a flash cutscene that hid three pieces of puzzles for a QR code that, when scanned, was revealed as "KHYPERGRYPHCOM." At 03:12 of that same PV on the TW server when rotating -90°, there was a hidden URL of the Arknights CN official website (https://ak.hypergryph.com) and four letters that stood for "NEXT." When inputting them together with the URL (https://ak.hypergryph.com/next), an image titled "To /dear recorder," which was a short message by Closure. Adding "/dearrecorder" (https://ak.hypergryph.com/dearrecorder) would reveal a 4-second audio that seemed to be referencing Back to the Future:
| “ | Now, you should be that one, the one who brings hope back. | ” |
Entering "/future" on the URL again (https://ak.hypergryph.com/future) revealed an image appearing to be like a pixelated game which was titled "to the future". Entering "/thefuture" (https://ak.hypergryph.com/thefuture) would reveal an images with a set of codes in Caesar cipher. The codes in alphabets were deciphered as a poem made up of several famous quotes:
| "It's no use going back to yesterday because I was a different person then."— Lewis Carroll "An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind." — Mahatma Gandhi |
These quotes could also be found on PV2 between 03:14 and 03:22. On the other hand, the numbers below remained unsolvable for months.
Phase 1 progress gallery
The assembled QR code from TW server PV 1
"To /dear recorder" image from "/next" website
"Tothefuture" clue from "/future" website
Caesar cipher from "/thefuture" website
Phase 2
When Code of Brawl was released in November 2019, the event's banner contained a barcode that was based on the Japanese postal barcode which was revealed to be "0088763," the same IMDB code for Back to the Future. Two puzzle pieces of a QR code were also revealed to be a new website: the Penguin Logistics Tracking (https://ak.hypergryph.com/penguinlogistics/tracking/). Entering 0088763 would result this message:
Notice from Penguin Logistics
| Get bored? ■■■■■ □□□□■ □■■■■ ■■■□□ ■□□□□ ■■■□□ ■■■■□ |
The dots were revealed to be Morse codes that were deciphered as "0418689." When entering the numbers onto the tracking bar, it revealed an image (see right).
Later on, When "Speed of Light" was released on NetEase, there was a poster that contained a set of Baudot codes (ITA2) which was revealed to stand for "DJ Okawari" (performer of "Speed of Light") by GORIE member Weibo@Surlive. It turned out that the post was a mini challenge, and whoever answered first would be rewarded with a gift that was crucial for the decoding.
A month later on December 20, 2019, the winner received a mini gift that appeared to be an transparent acrylic card with similar pixelated crosses with "to the future" web page image. Along with it came with a congratulation note:
Penguin Logistics' Congratulation Note
| How is everything going, my friend? It seems that you have found the compass of future 👏👏 Well done!
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Phase 2 progress gallery
The promotional poster for "Speed of Light" on NetEase
The reward for the challenge, a transparent acrylic card with crosses and a compass
Phase 3
The transparent card provided the key for the final phase of the decipherment. The blank cells were identified as flags in a minesweeper game and the Xs as the empty spaces, and by adding the number of blank cells excluding the crosses through the rules of a minesweeper, it resulted in puzzle pieces for a sudoku; the cryptic numbers on "/thefuture" webpage also corresponded with the sudoku. And looking back to the 2017 "We Are Heading East" post, by moving the transparent card eastward to the right and overlapping it with the sudoku, it revealed essential numbers through the crosses on the transparent card, which were identified as "2853523." Keying in the number on the Penguin Logistic Tracking page, it revealed a tracking message:
Penguin Logistics's Tracking List
- Unofficial translation
Tracking number: （+0）2853523
>>>12/23 23:59:5 [Taken Out] Locker expired; Parcel 1 has been taken out.
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>>>05/01 10:00:00 [Waiting For Taking Out] Parcel 1 was stored in lockers.
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>>>04/29 16:01:00 [Delivering] Cargo has arrived at Lungmen Central Hub.
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>>>04/27 21:15:29 [Received] Temporary Hub D01 received the parcel. (Parcel: 1/?)
Addendum:
Scanned Image of Parcel 1.jpeg
Scrolling down the tracking message revealed an image with a title in Baudot codes, "The Record of the Recorder." The image contained a letter written in Unicode for big endian, and the end result turned out to be a letter from the Recorder witnessing Theresa bringing Amiya back to Babel.
The Record of the Recorder
我第一次遇到她的时候，她正和那个人一起，艰难地从沙漠返回营地。
起初我并没有在意这个女孩，但是冥冥之中感觉到——她和过去我所见到的所有的孩子都不一样。
虽然作为异乡客，和议长她相处的时间并不长，但是我发现议长看到那个孩子的那一刻，已经不再像离开委员会时那样沮丧，仿佛换了一个人一样。这时我意识到，也许并不是只有我有那样的感觉。
她并不像议长一样如水晶一般耀眼，她更像是一块从煤块中被发现的原石。
她太特别了。
议长最终告诉了我这个孩子的名字——阿米娅。
她说她也许能够引导这个孩子成长，但是我从她的眼中看得出，她更渴望那个孩子能给未来的大地带来一线不一样的曙光。
——记录者
- Unofficial translation
The first time I met her was the day when she struggled herself to reach our camp in the desert together with that person.
At first, I was not interested in the girl, but I could feel that she is totally different among all the children I've encountered.
Although as a foreigner, her time staying with the Speaker was short, I noticed that the Speaker no longer be distressed ever since her departure from the Commission as if her character was completely changed. Perhaps I realize that I was not the only one who has this feeling.
She is not as spectacular as the Speaker, sparkling like a diamond; rather, she is like a piece of Originium found on a piece of coal.
She is simply too unique.
The Speaker finally revealed the child's name to me —— Amiya.
She said that she wants to raise her up, but what I could see in her eyes is that she desired more from her: to have the child bringing a different ray of hope to this world in the future.
—— Recorder
Legacy
"The Record of the Recorder" contains lore relevance to later stories of Arknights. For example, W refers to Theresa as the Speaker in Episode 8, a title she held during the Babel era.[2] The Doctor and young Amiya wandering around the desert is also mentioned in Vigilo[3] and is shown in a cutscene of PV 3; this past memory is further elaborated in the Babel event.
External links
- For more information to learn more about the ARG decoding process, check out these websites:
- ARG 1 decipherment posts by GORIE
- Exploring The Ultimate Arknights Iceberg by Youtube@Tsunul (2:05:20 ~ 2:11:35)
Notes
- ↑ Original quote: "Don't ask if we should light a fire, but rather, first ask whether or not the cold darkness still exists. Don't ask if we should load a bullet, but rather, first ask whether or not oppression and exploitation still exist. Don't ask if there is a future for the cause of justice, but rather, first ask whether or not inequality still exists in this world."
- ↑ Original quote: "All great truths begin as blasphemies."