This thread is for compiling the most commonly asked questions from across discussion forums ad nauseum in order to reduce clutter and repetition of information. While we wholeheartedly encourage new users to be curious while investigating and to report findings on their own, asking about common topics can detract from conversations at hand and be counterproductive if excessive.
Replies to this thread are intended for discussion if FAQs, as well as suggesting additions or corrections.
The top post of this thread will be updated to add more FAQs as they are noticed across the community.
FAQs
- “What are the nodes on the Main Page?” / “I noticed a glow on the nodes!” / “Could the main page nodes unlock something?”
As it stands, the nodes are understood to be decorative in nature. The red glow effect only appearing when hovering near a certain node is believed to be a visual glitch in the site’s CSS. The only “interactive” element to the nodes is the fact that their total number increases across the month, going from 3 nodes at the start (hardcoded minimum), to 53 on the 31st.
- “What are the numbers in the log URLs?” / “I noticed a trend in the post numbers!” / “There are numbers in older Heartbeat posts on Twitter”
These are well known and documented, and a multitude of patterns have emerged. Detail tracking of these can be found here
- “I noticed something strange in XYZ image” / “Does anyone have a clean version of XYZ asset” / “I used a tool on XYZ asset and this is the output”
Before posting about discoveries or acquisition regarding assets (such as images, audio etc) from the ARG, please consult this excellent repository containing several analyses on existing assets to determine what you’re doing has already been attempted or not.
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