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Subject: The truth about the Sword in ODST

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Ok, I'm up to about page 6 of this "Sword in ODST" topic and something occured to me. Sorry if this has been mentioned later on than where I am up to.

Bungie Re-did all of the website, yes? "The New Hawtness" in their words. It really wasn't that long ago either. I'm guessing only a few weeks before ODST's release, I don't remember the date.

WHY would they include the slots for the medals (sword spree, slice and dice) for a weapon that wouldn't be there? Surely, at that late stage of the game's development, they would have made a decision? Look at the website itself, that will be where all the clues are. Adding those into the new website design, and them still being there when it went live, so close to ODST's release date, SURELY has to mean something. I've covered HTML coding and source code processes, and , although not advanced in it, I'm certain it would NOT be difficult at all to remove the slots should they choose.

Besides, he's a gorilla in a jetpack, wearing a cowboy hat. He can do ANYTHING.

  • 10.08.2009 2:07 PM PDT

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Only God and Bungie knows. But this is very interesting.

  • 10.08.2009 2:21 PM PDT
Subject: Glyphs and treasure hunting; the truth about the Sword in ODST

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Posted by: ZaggRukk
O.K. I got the picture on file share. Got me thinking though (ouch). Maybe it's just a larger version of the VRGL glyph? The eyes might become visible after you do something. Just a thought.


Again, apologies if this gets mentioned later than I have read, but I am up to the post quoted above. WHY WHY WHY WHY is the preview image overtaken with a tickertape-covered image reading *SPOILERS* _ *SPOILERS*??????????????

EDIT: Ok, SOMETHING is going on, NO other ODST image I can find has this kind of 'covering' image. I vote full steam ahed to the posted image, the Key HAS to be in that!!


[Edited on 10.08.2009 2:53 PM PDT]

  • 10.08.2009 2:42 PM PDT

So.... about the whole sword thing in first post, should that part be totally removed? there is no sword spree medal or slice and dice, the only weapon specific medals in ODST are:

Hammer
Shotgun
Sniper
Splatter
Stickey

[Edited on 10.08.2009 2:54 PM PDT]

  • 10.08.2009 2:53 PM PDT
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Well, i've officially lost my motivation...

I could really need just a small good clue to be close to an easter egg, so that my motivation gets back..

  • 10.08.2009 3:09 PM PDT

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Posted by: Bombom117
What about section/district 9?
The movie district 9 were made instead of a halo movie(?)
Maybe bungie did something with Distict 9 in the game?
Idk, perhaps an eater egg?


Oh this I liiike Detectives, get detective....ing....

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Posted by: Bombom117
What about section/district 9?
The movie district 9 were made instead of a halo movie(?)
Maybe bungie did something with Distict 9 in the game?
Idk, perhaps an eater egg?

Oh this I liiike Detectives, get detective....ing....


I've checked alot, but still havent found anything...

  • 10.08.2009 3:34 PM PDT

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Just -played through campaign, maybe this could be something...

"...ONE, BIG, CAGE!!" - as said by the suicidal marine. I do tend to seel that NM is much more cage-like than on previous Halo games, although the word I would use is Labrynth.... Myth... hmmm

Anyway, could the suicidal marine have anything to do with it?

  • 10.08.2009 3:52 PM PDT
Subject: The truth about the Sword in ODST

this morning i was checking out the wall where the super triglyph is after spilling the blood of an elite at the stonehenge and i found the super monoglyph I dont know if anyone has found this yet but i thought it was pretty cool

  • 10.08.2009 3:56 PM PDT
Subject: Glyphs and treasure hunting; the truth about the Sword in ODST

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Posted by: TomBDOG564
I attempted a braille translation but came up with this:

Remove bottom line it reads: eerjcg uonipe (with random accents on some)

Remove top line: edivj (i stopped because its all giberish)

Here are some anagrams for the first one:
coupe jeering
couper jeeing
croupe jeeing
erogenic jupe
geep jouncier
jee recouping
jeeing couper
jeeing croupe
jeeing recoup
jeering coupe
jouncier geep
juicer pongee
junco perigee
jupe erogenic
perigee junco
pongee juicer
recoup jeeing
recouping jee
rejoice unpeg
unpeg rejoice


Being a Halo geek, the last one caught me. Cortana deciphers Covenant transmissions in one of the novels. I vaguely remember a phrase she 'dumbs down' using the rogue AI's code:

"....Intruders in the Holy chamber... Work Proceeding... Relics Found REJOICE"

and this one, don't remember where this was actually, but it jumped straight to me...

"...UNPEG your robes, strap on your combat suit, and ready for battle, brothers!"

so unpeg, rejoice, could mean something has been found but we have to defend it.....?

Sorry, I'm clutching at straws a bit here, but then again, so are most people I guess.

[Edited on 10.08.2009 4:21 PM PDT]

  • 10.08.2009 4:15 PM PDT

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Posted by: SurreallFeal
this morning i was checking out the wall where the super triglyph is after spilling the blood of an elite at the stonehenge and i found the super monoglyph I dont know if anyone has found this yet but i thought it was pretty cool

Dang! I've only heard of getting a triple and double SI on that glyph. Could lead somewhere.

[Edited on 10.08.2009 4:31 PM PDT]

  • 10.08.2009 4:31 PM PDT

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Posted by: Malle Henkie
Think I found something don't know if anybody noticed this yet or anything. I was lookin around one of those "stonehonge"places(the one with a very big circle on the wall, a little waterfall, and two engineers) I decided not to instantly kill the engineers like I usually do, but just to follow them around and stuff. If you don't atack them for long enough, they start coming to you, sometimes letting down their shields etc. The thing I noticed is, that they are scared as hell of snipers.... If you walk with your smg, they come to you, start floating around you and all.

Then if you equip a sniper they fly away in fear, reactivating their shields, making squaking noises and folding together their bomb things...

Don't know if anybody noticed this yet

Posted by: GoNzO my HeRo
I saw that somebody mentioned about sacrificing yourself in the middle of the pillars in stonehenge. Well what if there is a way to get a brute or grunt in the middle and scrifice them. I would choose a brute since they are the ones that strap the bombs on the engineers. Something may happen then.

I am just brain storming. Sorry if somebody already mentioned this. It just seems like a good idea to tryout.


Posted by: CAPT WINS
dont know if any1 has tried this but it came to my mind. but has any1 seen the top of the stonehedge. use like a couple guys and jump on top!!


All interesting theories. I plan on exploring all the recent developments since my last egg hunt.

EDIT: I sacraficed a brute, and nothing happened :( onto the next theory!
EDIT #2: nothing on top of the pillars ON CO-OP. I couldn't figure out anyway up there solo.


[Edited on 10.08.2009 5:27 PM PDT]

  • 10.08.2009 4:35 PM PDT

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Posted by: CanaMada
here is a link that shows a few pics, in the first pic in the back ground is the area i'm talking about. it's covered in plain Y's

http://www.msxbox-world.com/features/Halo-3-ODST/audio-file-1 7.php

the dead elites are in a kind of cove, the glyph i'm talking about is just on the left side of the cove. there are even plain Y glyphs on the ground which i thought was kinda weird

I'll have to check this out when I get home thank you.


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  • 10.08.2009 5:45 PM PDT

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i think there has to be something hidden in odst that we have not found out, i dont think there is a sword, i just dont understand where this idea came from. there is no slot for it in the medal chest. i could understand if you guys thought there was a third set of medals. like 20 shotguns in a row, or 20 snipes in a row, but anyways happy hunting

  • 10.08.2009 6:06 PM PDT
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do ya reckon bungie members now get something new because recon is easy(er) to get?

ohkay i just thought randomly... those who have the katana permutation for halo 3 will read that it sais something like you must wear the sword before you can use it... i dont think it has much relevence but... ya never know.... i dont think i will see the rookie running around stabbing grunts with a katana... but it might help... =)

  • 10.08.2009 6:09 PM PDT

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I'll hop on ODST later on just to get a glimpse on these mysteries.

  • 10.08.2009 6:41 PM PDT

I got a brainwave on these "Y" shapes.

To me they look like they want you to triangulate a certain location, possibly using heavily "y" marked areas as points of reference.

Another thing I'm trying is turning on skulls and playing on Legendary(I think Famine may deal with the sword)

  • 10.08.2009 6:47 PM PDT
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Me and some friends just got into the lit area in the bottom of the map.. The SI is inbetween 2 doors that would let you in this area. Well in this area we are under a huge dome and theres a room on the map and in it is a giant elevator that would take you to the dome. There is also these misty flashing esclators which once you come back up you leave green dots on the map as you walk.. We think the elevator to the dome is not there b/c we jumped the blue wall to get here not get here the correct way. Im guessing and im almost positive this could be what were looking for, WHAT is in that giant dome on the south most of the map and why is there a elevator that could take u up into the dome?

Edit

Can some 1 give me a link to all the special areas of interest? Like the whole city map.

[Edited on 10.08.2009 9:03 PM PDT]

  • 10.08.2009 8:58 PM PDT

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Posted by: zackXman

All interesting theories. I plan on exploring all the recent developments since my last egg hunt.

EDIT: I sacrificed a brute, and nothing happened :( onto the next theory!
EDIT #2: nothing on top of the pillars ON CO-OP. I couldn't figure out anyway up there solo.


I did, on easy, and there was nothing up there. If you want to try on a harder difficulty then you just have to stack 2 mongooses (how is that written?) and then 'nade jump up.

[Edited on 10.08.2009 9:18 PM PDT]

  • 10.08.2009 9:18 PM PDT

All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost,
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

Sorry I just joined, can anyone tell me where you can find the HILT of the sword?

  • 10.08.2009 9:22 PM PDT
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This Idea just came to me. We have checked everywhere where there are glyph pretty thoroughly, except in the SI cave. We know there are glyphs down there because of the legendary ending, but we only get to explore it when we first meet virgil. We need to play that section and explore it. It may be fruitful. I will try it too but the more people we have looking the better chance we have.

  • 10.08.2009 9:32 PM PDT
Subject: Glyphs and treasure hunting; the truth about the Sword in ODST

I miss the days of Halo 2.

Hmmm, maybe if you press Y a million times at those markings you will get something. Nah, never mind. I really don't think there is a sword in this game...

  • 10.08.2009 11:23 PM PDT
Subject: The truth about the Sword in ODST

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Posted by: AR IS4 NUBS
HOLD BALLZ! This is an AWESOME thread. Very nice! Once i get my new xbox (it FINALLY died on me::SADFACE:: ) I will be getting to figure this out as well.

Again, well done!


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  • 10.09.2009 12:09 AM PDT
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Okay has anyone seen those small doors that have the green status on them like you could enter them, but it won't give you the option to go in? I've seen a few of these and I'm thinkin, "If I get all the audiphiles they might open."

I'll get back to you guy's on this when I get the last audiophile.

  • 10.09.2009 12:54 AM PDT
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Well, i think i've found one easter egg (?) ...

On the police officers orange helmet, on right and left side, u can see some letters.
On his right side it says "system failure" and on the other side, it says "system failure" too, but backward...

Yea i know its not much, just thought i should share it

  • 10.09.2009 1:14 AM PDT