Alternate Reality Game 2013 – Arma 3

ArmA3 Community ARG - 2013

Welcome to the Community ARG-2013 intiated by SarahniRadio and Jerry Hopper.

Stay tuned for the latest updates on the Bohemia Interactive Studio Forums: ArmA 3: new ARG - Things we know so far

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Tom Larkin, one of the Larkin brothers has been digging in his father's past. In a recent attic cleanup Tom found and unsend letter, which he is determined to deliver. Wil Tom find the people who knew his father in his youth? and who is that mysterious girl from the postcard? Follow Tom in his travel to the Aegean where he'll spend his adventurous vacation on Altis and Stratis.

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What's an ARG?:

ARG: Alternate Reality Game

previous ArmA3 ARG: Pre-announcement ARG answers to questions discussion

The ARG

Links

• more about the ARG: altis-quest
• ArmA 3: new ARG - Things we know so far

the beginning

• New ArmA 3 ARG started?

• Server spotting @ Gamespy
  • poweredbygamespy

Login at m26.node-42.rv4a3.org

• M26.node.rv4a3
  • m26.node-42.rv4a3
  • a -> Alpha
  • M 26 -> Mike 26A/B
  • Node 42 -> Hitchhikers guide to Galixy - utimate answer
  • rv4 -> Real Virtual Engine 4
  • a3 -> ArmA3

• WarGames
  • WarGames
  • the ARG is partly based on parts of these story

• WOPR
  • WOPR is a fictional military supercomputer
  • It is an acronym for War Operation Plan Response
  • W.O.P.R. is a form of artificial intelligence, programmed to play numerous strategy and war games, including one called Global Thermonuclear War, the purpose being to enable itself to optimally respond to any possible enemy nuclear attack.

• sahraniradio.com Live Stream
  • sahraniradio.com Live Stream

ArmA universe

• altis-quest
  • altis-quest
  • Webblog of the fictoral character of Tom Larkin

• ION INC
  • ION INC
  • ARG PMC DLC by BIS
  • M26 seems to be an ION Computer - connected to Tom Larkin

timeline detected

• Armaverse Timeline
• RandalHubb92 is located at Mike 26 B(ravo)
• Tom Larkin prepare for a trip to Altis, RandalHubb92, Mike 26B
• planned construction of Mike26B
• Mike26B:a Nato radar-post in the Aegean area close to Altis.
• morse Code on SharahniRadio:
  • MSG1 = ANDARTIKO VA INTELLIGENSE IS COMING - BE READY VA
  • MSG2 = VA ANDARTIKO 39.464764 24.986338 STAND BY FOR INTEL ANDARTIKO OUT
  • AndArtIKO is probably the Greek word "αντάρτικο" tranlating to partisan.
  • Resistance in the mountains - Andartiko
  • something about recieving an intelligence from guerillias
  • VA could be related to Virginia - CIA Headquater, in relation to RandalHubb92
  • removing the letters, leads to 39.46764,24.9833 google maps
  • southern location at Stratis , near Nikos Sialmas Monument
• PurePassion's (BIForum member) location changed several times: Spctrm_tst=1, Rcvr_bndwth_tst=1, X.25=1
  • EMI Measurement
  • X.25
  • something M26Bravo - related ?
• Tom_Larkin posted a new pic (below)
  • Δαβίδ = David
  • συντριβάνι = fountain
  • David Fountain
  • David Fountain BIS Developer
  • David Fountain is the name of the person he is going to meet - that's a business card.
  • Room 1530 -> 15:30 ?
• the wreck of a ship and osprey V22 may a part of the ARG

conclusions

• RandalHubb92 tried to bring the guerilla together with the CIA to fight against the IRANs

Characters links and twitter

• Tom Larkin - twitter Tom Larkin
• RandalHubb92 - twitter RandalHubb92
• Scott Miller92 - twitter Scott_Miller92
• David Fountain - twitter David Fountain (BIS Developer)

Greek myth - history

• Molon Labe
• Battle of Thermopylae
• Sparta
• Nikos Sialmas Monument

media

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  twitter post by RandalHubb92

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  twitter post by Tom Larkin

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  twitter post by RandalHubb92

Limnos Radio Live Stream

places

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• Stratis
  • Location of Mike 26 Alpha/Beta(Bravo?)
  • Radarbase
• Nikos Sialmas Monument
• Altis