Portal update on Steam

robal · Mar 1, 2010, 10:24 PM

http://store.steampowered.com/news/3533/

Lol. Check this out

PVTCaboose1337 · Mar 1, 2010, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Portal

* Changed radio transmission frequency to comply with federal and state spectrum management regulations

What? What does that mean?

Soylent Joe · Mar 1, 2010, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PVTCaboose1337

What? What does that mean?

It means Valve is awesome.

erocker · Mar 1, 2010, 10:31 PM

After looking at the forum, it could be:

1. A new achievement

2. Portal 2

3. HL2 Episode 3

4. Expansion on Portal

5. Valve be trollin.

PVTCaboose1337 · Mar 1, 2010, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erocker

5. Valve be trollin.

This.

MadClown · Mar 1, 2010, 10:44 PM

Thats great.

t77snapshot · Mar 1, 2010, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erocker

After looking at the forum, it could be:

1. A new achievement

2. Portal 2

3. HL2 Episode 3

4. Expansion on Portal

5. Valve be trollin.

Since it's free, maybe new achiecements? An expansion would be awesome! It would tie me over from waiting for Portal 2 to release.

PVTCaboose1337 · Mar 1, 2010, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erocker

After looking at the forum, it could be:

1. A new achievement

2. Portal 2

3. HL2 Episode 3

4. Expansion on Portal

5. Valve be trollin.

So lets go through the options:

1. Could be!

2. No

3. Never going to happen, maybe in like 10 years.

4. Meh no.

5. Highly probable.

AphexDreamer · Mar 2, 2010, 02:25 AM

OMG I'm always late on these things. I'm re downloading portal just to experience this.

I think just like they had the Viral Advertisement website for Portal 1 they are doing the same thing expect this time within portal 1 to advertise for portal 2. OMG. I LOVES ME PORTAL.

human_error · Mar 2, 2010, 02:25 AM

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/62575

very interesting read on what seems to be a pretty hefty viral campaign starting up from valve.

PVTCaboose1337 · Mar 2, 2010, 02:26 AM

Guys this is huge.

Related:

http://forums.steampowered.com/forum....php?t=1168990

AphexDreamer · Mar 2, 2010, 02:27 AM

These people are doing a great job deciphering the messages and such.
http://forums.somethingawful.com/sho...0&pagenumber=6

PVTCaboose1337 · Mar 2, 2010, 02:28 AM

http://forums.steampowered.com/forum....php?t=1169218

Oh yeah!

brandonwh64 · Mar 2, 2010, 02:29 AM

I bet this is all over nothing and valve is setting back watching these forums blow up over it.

PVTCaboose1337 · Mar 2, 2010, 02:30 AM

WHERE THE FUCK IS MY MODEM!!!

I have my 33.6k modem somewhere!

AphexDreamer · Mar 2, 2010, 02:31 AM

Wow the idea that Glados is trying to back her self up, seems very likely.

brandonwh64 · Mar 2, 2010, 02:32 AM

whatever phone number that is, i bet its blown up with calls. i just tried calling it and got a busy tone

TheMailMan78 · Mar 2, 2010, 02:33 AM

More info....

Quote:

"Changed radio transmission frequency to comply with federal and state spectrum management regulations"

Along with this cryptic change, is a new achievement, titled "Transmission Received", which Shacker ghost in my shell reported unlocking after he "put the radio on the red button on the first stage." At this point it "started spitting out Morse code."

We're still unsure what is actually going on here, but mysterious things appear to be afoot. At the very least, I'd recommend getting this achievement.

Steam users have begun finding images hidden in the updated game files. All of these images clearly show the Aperture Science logo from the game.

I've reached out to Valve Software for comment and I'll keep you updated of any new information.

Update: The following is reportedly a sound made by an in-game radio when thrown into a force field: "Dinosaur_Fizzle" noise Warning: Loud!.

Update 2: Steam users have found 26 new sound files containing around 17 minutes of Morse code. The first file has been translated to read: "interior transmission active external data line active message digest active". Something big is going on.

Update 3: In-game video of some of the Morse code and the above "Dinosaur_Fizzle" noise. Additionally, check these two videos of the near 18-minutes of sounds: Part 1 - Part 2

Update 4: One potential translation is:

Interior transmission active

External data line active

Message digest active

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

System data dump active

User back up active

Password back up active

Beep beep beep beep lol

Sounds like GLaDOS, who is very much "Still Alive", rebooting.

Source

PVTCaboose1337 · Mar 2, 2010, 02:34 AM

Looks like a Portal 2. More importantly, I am using my old terminal setup to connect to:

(425) 822-5251

So wish me luck!

TheMailMan78 · Mar 2, 2010, 02:35 AM

Here are a bunch of screens

http://www.shacknews.com/screenshots...4046#img150685

AphexDreamer · Mar 2, 2010, 02:35 AM

Maybe the whole Dinosaurs thing is a clue that Portals can mean time travel? Thats the only explanation I have for why they would name things with dinosaurs.

Quote:

Originally Posted by PVTCaboose1337

Looks like a Portal 2. More importantly, I am using my old terminal setup to connect to:

(425) 822-5251

So wish me luck!

People have called. Isn't it just a fax machine?

Wile E · Mar 2, 2010, 02:40 AM

Must have Portal 2. /zombie

PVTCaboose1337 · Mar 2, 2010, 02:40 AM

http://www.tindeck.com/listen/urou

TheMailMan78 · Mar 2, 2010, 02:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wile E

Must have Portal 2. /zombie

Day one buy! 3 day delay in the download

AphexDreamer · Mar 2, 2010, 02:41 AM

I got the first 1/26 for the achievement transmission received by taking the very first radio to the first room on the very first level. I get nothing but Morse code now. I assume there are 26 radios to be found.

I know I'm late on this but I just heard a weird sound when I took the radio through that dematerializer wall thingy.

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