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Subject: Secret Code on the Back of Halo PC Box!
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Well in lieu of all the common (and boring) threads on computer help and technicalities I decided to spice up your daily reading with an interesting thing that pertains to Halo PC, a string of letters on the back of the Halo PC box that go by: ILWNL

So to those unacquainted to this "secret" string of letters on the back of the Halo PC box, u must first go back to all of Bungie's products, almost every single thing from Bungie, from the soundtracks to the games there has almost always been a string of capital letters on the back of each box,

In particular the string of letters on the back of the Halo 2 soundtrack has stirred some large controversy among Halo 2 players because of the fact that each capital letter corresponds with the name of each skull, and some think that by getting each skull in order by the string of letters will unlock incredible secrets or events in Halo 2.

Well, I don't know about any weird skull cheats but as is well known, if u look on the back of the large Halo PC box, at the bottom in small grey text are the letters: ILWNL

although a couple of these codes have been figured out, and others people haven't even a clue as to what they are, but with this one some people think the code is " I Love Windows Not Linux" However this open to debate as Bungie has neither confirmed or denied this is the code.

Anyways any ideas as to what this code means are welcome:

To start off here's one idea: "I love War not life"
Or: "I'll live with no lies" possible pertaining to the fact that Halo for PC & Mac came out so late.

UPDATE 5/17/05

Okay so far this thread has been getting some seriously sweet contribution and I'd like to thank everyone who made some of that sweetness :) Okay because there have been quite a few good suggestions I'm reprinting what I THINK are the most plausible ones, PM me if you have another suggestion, or even better just post your suggestion in this thread. So, here is the code; reviled:

P.S even though Gearbox did port Halo to the PC, because Bungie had a direct role in testing it as well as developing it BUNGIE not GEARBOX probably inserted this secret code onto the Halo PC box as is Bungie tradition.

I Love Windows Not Linux
Possibly referring to Bungie's affinity with MS operating systems, not too surprising as Microsoft DOES own them.

I Love Wicked Nasty Lag
Hmmm, since Bungie DID test out and run Halo PC maybe they also foresaw the terrible lag that would befall us Halo PC players, and gave us a subtle warning...
Provided by: Iggwilv

IL We Never Left
Possibly referring to Bungie's old pad in the pre-MS days, located in none other than Chicago, IL. Coincidence? I think not! As well, truth be told, probably the most likely solution to our little code, provided by none other than Mr. Recon #54 himself.

And finally: ..............
I Like Writing Nonsensical Letters...now beat that! No seriously try. Is Bungie poking fun at itself? I think this one was intended as a joke, but it might be closer to the answer then some think.
This one provided humourlessly by none other than: Chewy Gumball


Okay, so that's the pick of the bunch and hopefully at least ONE of them will be correct... hopefully.

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  • 05.11.2005 7:09 PM PDT
Subject: secret code on the back of Halo PC box
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Didn't you know? It's a mom-joke in a foreign language....

  • 05.11.2005 8:47 PM PDT
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i don't see it.....

  • 05.12.2005 5:15 AM PDT

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Installed with Love; Wicked, Nasty Lag

  • 05.12.2005 5:30 AM PDT
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Posted by: jman571
anyways any ideas as to what this code means are welcome:


mabye there just random letters

  • 05.12.2005 10:36 AM PDT
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i see them there on the back of your box in the center down

  • 05.12.2005 11:04 AM PDT
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no, no they're not random, so far other codes on the Bungie products have been found, and Bungie helped them out, for example, i think it was on the Myth 2 box, the initials were YYTCDBATM or something like that and Bungie admitted after someone getting it that it means "Yummy, Yummy, Tasty Crunchy, Dwarven bones are tasty munchy" so the code on the halo PC box must mean SOMETHING, i like the phrase about the lag :)

and on this other box all the initials were like swear words (which i can't reprint here) and it turned out to be an inside joke from Bungie. :)

P.S ah yes Chicago is in Illinois, good thinking Recon #54 :)

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  • 05.12.2005 12:56 PM PDT
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i like wipping nice legs?
and on the halo 2 box it says: JNAMSFTFY

  • 05.12.2005 1:15 PM PDT
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ILWNL

I Like Winning Not Losing

  • 05.12.2005 2:11 PM PDT
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Have you tried enterting it in as your name?

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Posted by: TimeSplitters3
Have you tried enterting it in as your name?


ya sure, like doing that would cause something "special" to happen, let's not give anyone any silly ideas........
[frantically opens up Halo to test this theory and claim all the glory]

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  • 05.12.2005 3:29 PM PDT
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Posted by: jman571
Posted by: TimeSplitters3
Have you tried enterting it in as your name?


ya sure, like doing that would cause something "special" to happen, let's not give anyone any silly ideas........
[frantically opens up Halo to test this theory and claim all the glory]
lol

  • 05.12.2005 4:33 PM PDT
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nyah nyah Recon, lol.

hmm...

ILL LOVES WILL NOT LAST

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  • 05.12.2005 6:02 PM PDT
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Hope it works. Please tell me if u figure out a secret. Good Luck!!! :)

  • 05.12.2005 6:21 PM PDT
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Ignorant Loan Workers Never Leave? (don'tcha just love banks?)

Beats me. If there's something like that on the box, it's gotta mean somethin... I've played bungie games for a while (about as long as Recon, somethin around 8/9 years. got hooked on Marathon and couldn't stop, then Myth, then... Well you get the point), and know that everything is there for a reason... But... Hmm...

I Love Women but Not Lamburginis (sp?)?


Good luck,
Yout3

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  • 05.12.2005 6:29 PM PDT
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haha, i got another one, i'm on a roll: I Link Words Not Letters

  • 05.12.2005 6:35 PM PDT
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Posted by: Mr B
Anyone see the text on the profile settings part (game not the manual)?

Its got some weird stuff...


hmm yeah like when u select cutom gametpyes
and let your mose hover over the option
it shows u a masta cheif with arrows pointing and
little text
and in one part of it (not sure which)
is some lyrics from a Greenday Song!!...!

  • 05.12.2005 7:47 PM PDT
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maybe: I Like Wine Not Lips

  • 05.12.2005 8:58 PM PDT
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Hey Recon havent seen ya since around when you blacklisted me as Lhugruf but how about this
I
Love
Warlock
Not
Llamas

  • 05.13.2005 7:45 AM PDT
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Posted by: Aquilles 007
Hey Recon havent seen ya since around when you blacklisted me as Lhugruf but how about this
I
Love
Warlock
Not
Llamas


I doubt it since Bungie didn't have the idea of re-naming Wizard Warlock for Halo 2, since Halo 2 came out and the map Warlock came out way after Halo PC did, unless it was the idea for the original map name. But actually because of that guy who works at Bungie (Bentllama), might have something to do with that with "W" as another name, unless he came to Bungie after Halo PC came out, and if so, that wouldn't work at all.

P.S Since I'm just so busy lately can someone else just try naming a profile ILWNL, and seeing what happense, probably nothing though...
Also about someone asking about the weird writing when u go to Edit Gametypes or something like that has already been noted as an easter egg, from Halo Xbox, here's the link to HBO's Halo Easter Page, for that egg (the 2nd one down) there's an image that shows what all the text says: HBO Easter Eggs

  • 05.13.2005 2:15 PM PDT
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I Like Writing Nonsensical Letters, beat that!

  • 05.13.2005 4:08 PM PDT
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this is just a fill in the blanks thing:

Ignorant Little Witches Not Loved

  • 05.13.2005 4:12 PM PDT

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