ETM GUIDE: Missing Info (transmissions)

[Unamuno]

-----Original Message-----
From: Unamuno
To: bradygames.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 10:02 PM
Subject: ETM Guide

Dear Brady Games,

There is a problem with the Enter the Matrix Strategy Guide.

Warner Bros. and Shiny are no longer operating certain websites (www.danielinstitute.com and www.omegahardwaresolutions.com) essential to translating many of the “encoded terms” found in the Strategy Guide (e.g. HABXGWT7ZRZC7CIRS7KEZIRNL = Take Your Games Further). This renders many of these terms mere gibberish to the average strategy guide user. Because these terms appear primarily in the Strategy Guide, Atari’s Tech Support is refusing to address the issue. Enter the Matrix fans at numerous forums have expressed confusion and frustration over this problem.

Is there any direction or guidance you can provide? Thanks.

Sincerely,

Unamuno
ETM Fan & Contributor to various Matrix-focused websites


-----Original Message-----
From: Sumner, Christian [mailto:christian.sumner@bradygames.com]
To: Unamuno
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 5:34 PM
Subject: ETM Guide

Hey Unamuno,

I was the project editor on the Enter the Matrix guide. You recently wrote in and expressed concern that "Warner Bros. and Shiny are no longer operating certain websites (www.danielinstitute.com and www.omegahardwaresolutions.com) essential to translating many of the "encoded terms" found in the Strategy Guide."

Let me assure you that the websites are in no way essential for translating anything in the guide. If you work your way through the Hacking element of the game, you'll eventually come upon a program (DECODE.EXE) that will allow you to translate any of those codes that are in the guide. Other codes are scattered throughout the guide that offer different things, but the ones that are seen as coded words can all be taken care of with DECODE.EXE.

Thanks for writing in! The input of fans like you helps us to constantly improve our guides.

Sincerely,
Christian Sumner
Project Editor
BradyGames


-----Original Message-----
From: Unamuno
To: 'christian.sumner@bradygames.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 11:00 PM
Subject: ETM Guide

Christian,

Thanks for the reply...but something is still missing with ETM Strategy Guide.

Indeed, SOME of the terms can be translated with the "Decode" command, but there is a plethora of terms (BBGUNSKLPKZP, EABRSSXQQN, ECEPCRGI, IABHAHV, JBHSRPTE, etc. etc. etc.) for which the Decode command DOES NOT work (at least not in the PC version).

QUESTIONS:
* Did the Shiny programmers fail to include all of the terms in the Hacking section of the game?
* Is there a formula for translation of the encoded terms?
* Was this formula hidden on one of the "interfacing" websites which Warner Bros no longer maintains?

WHAT IS MISSING?

Unamuno

P.S. Some websites have translated many of the encoded terms (probably by context). Without additional guidance, however, NO ONE has broken the code. For example, I recognize by context that "IABHAHV" = "BOSS", but I have no idea WHY. Without additional information from the missing websites, I fail to see how the code can be broken for the majority of the terms. I presume the original author, Doug Walsh, is P.O.'d in a major way.

P.P.S. These transmissions are now appearing on ETM fan websites. Better push your "focus" button soon.

[Fanible]

Okie dokie.

[necronon99]

frrrt

[freakyplatypus]

ETM still has its secrets?

[Fanible]

Well whatever secrets it still may have, im not interested enough to seek them out.

[freakyplatypus]

There's probably some awesome code that makes your console explode that we have yet to find

[superxero88]

smith jumps out of your disc tray and overtakes your body. thats all that happens;)