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+ | The '''Suspicious Correspondence''' page (officially titled "Suspicious correspondence flagged for review"), known post-Devstream 182 as the '''Classified Archive: Inflammatory Evidence''', is [https://www.warframe.com/1999/doktorentrati a hidden page] on the official Warframe website, consisting of fictional archived chat messages between several unknown parties during [[1999|the late 90s]], discussing the state of affairs during that period of time, as well as the arrival of one [[Albrecht Entrati|Dr. Entrati]]. |
The first set of chat logs were gradually updated prior to [[TennoCon/2024|TennoCon 2024]], while the password-protected files were added after [[Devstream 182]]. |
The first set of chat logs were gradually updated prior to [[TennoCon/2024|TennoCon 2024]], while the password-protected files were added after [[Devstream 182]]. |
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Latest revision as of 14:48, 29 November 2024
The Suspicious Correspondence page (officially titled "Suspicious correspondence flagged for review"), known post-Devstream 182 as the Classified Archive: Inflammatory Evidence, is a hidden page on the official Warframe website, consisting of fictional archived chat messages between several unknown parties during the late 90s, discussing the state of affairs during that period of time, as well as the arrival of one Dr. Entrati.
The first set of chat logs were gradually updated prior to TennoCon 2024, while the password-protected files were added after Devstream 182.
Chat Logs[]
The following chat logs are arranged based on their release, from top to bottom. Contents are copied as is, with some text getting increasingly covered in Zalgo text:
Entrati.kin[]
> Priority Level: 15%
[Session started on -̵̡͈̳̝̠̪̻̘̊̆̊͂≮̫̯̟̙͚̮͈̿̈́̎̉͘/̶̧̲͔̹̌̉͌0̷̦̓͑̒̐̿/1999 at 16:47:38] [ r--r--r-- ] [ restricted ]
> Letterbomb says:did you guys here about this doctor guy
> SockIt says:hear*
> Letterbomb says: he’s like this super scientist or whateveri heard he's got a cure :‑O
> Odyssey says:Who are we talking about?
> Deadboy says:o_0
> Mothership says:Doktor Friday
> SockIt says:No, you mean Doctor Entrati. How have you not heard of him? He’s all over the net.
> Mothership says:Aren't they the same guy?
> SockIt says:Well, not really "all over," but if you know where to look…
Whoa. You take that pic yourself? You met him in person?
> Letterbomb says:lmao posers don’t act like you guys know something special
> Odyssey says:You brought it up, dude.
> Deadboy says:XD
[Session ended on x̵̮̲̽͗̚̕x̴̛̠̺͈̬̟|̶͖̫̼͖̺͈͆~̶̜̗͙̻̰̳̗͑̈́̀̈̊̚͘͝/1999 at 17:03:13]
MIA.kin[]
> Priority Level: 23%
[Session started on #̴̹̊̆̏͜≠͉̠̺͕̑~̵̨̙͚̄/1999 at 03:28:07] [ r--r--r-- ] [ restricted ]
> Letterbomb says: holy crap guys did you just hear that it was like an atcual ROAR, but like weird i dunnoweird
> Deadboy says:D‑:
> Odyssey says:How should we know? It’s not like we know where you live.
> Letterbomb says: i think it came from under the street like in the sewer or somethingyou must have herd it
> SockIt says:Just logging on now. I heard it, too, folks.
> Mothership says:Oh, Lua… Something is seriously wrong around here.
> Letterbomb says: it was so loudim gonna go check it out ill try to tkae a picture
> Odyssey says:Dude what? Are you crazy?
> Mothership says:That's a terrible idea!
> SockIt says:You still there, LB?
> Odyssey says:This isn't funny! >:(
> Mothership says:Hello?
> Letterbomb says:[This message has been deleted on the authority of SCALDRA according to Section 21.c of the Emergency Powers Information Access Act. Thank you for your cooperation.]
> Odyssey says:What in Sol's name is that?
[Session ended on *̵͙͈͓̭̭̾̒͊̅͠&̵̖̫̱̖͙̈͌̇&̷̡̜͛]̶̟͓̻̣͈̂̋́͘͝/1999 at 05:42:59]
Barricade.kin[]
> Priority Level: 53%
[Session started on _̷͎̣̋͠`̷̡͕͓̘̾̀1̷̼̫̯̦̀̈́̊^̴̢̛̱͈̺͑̂͐̆/1999 at 06:56:15] [ r--r--r-- ] [ restricted ]
> Odyssey says:this place is so totally dead right now |‑O
> SockIt says:That's not funny.
> Odyssey says:What? There is NOTHING to do.
> Odyssey says:Can't even rent a movie. All the good stuff is totally cleaned out.
> SockIt says: Don't know what you expect when everybody is trying to get OUT of town right now.Everybody who isn't trapped inside.
> Deadboy says:,:-|
> Mothership says:What's that supposed to mean?
> SockIt says:They're stopping people from crossing the bridges now. Both ways.
> Mothership says:Be serious.
> SockIt says: It's true! Those new guys with that nasty green stuff aren't messing around, either.I saw somebody try to slide their Tommy through the tunnel traffic and one of their big dudes just clotheslined them right off.
> Mothership says:Off their bike?
> SockIt says:With his bare hands.
> Mothership says:Now who's joking around?
> Deadboy says:Maybe they're the ones who took Letterbomb. :{
> Odyssey says:Oh, crap. I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking…
[Session ended on x̵̮̲̽͗̚̕x̴̛̠̺͈̬̟|̶͖̫̼͖̺͈͆~̶̜̗͙̻̰̳̗͑̈́̀̈̊̚͘͝/1999 at 07:20:42]
Questions.kin[]
> Priority Level: 75%
[Session started on +̷͚̘̇̽̀\̷́̀́͌̆͜;̵̝͈̪̠͓͗̏8/1999 at 18:03:20] [ r--r--r-- ] [ restricted ]
> SockIt says:Hey, Letterbomb. You there?
> Mothership says:…
> Deadboy says:Still nothing. :'‑(
> SockIt says:Figured it was worth a shot. Gotta keep trying something.
> Odyssey says:This can't be real it's like a marketing thing.
> Mothership says:How is this a marketing thing?
> Odyssey says:like a movie thing like an ad for that new horror movie
> SockIt says:I heard whatever LB heard, Ody.
> Odyssey says:yuo don't know wit was the s;me thing
> SockIt says:There were more of those Scaldra guys with weird guns in my neighborhood the next day.
> Letterbomb says:[This user has been suspended on the authority of SCALDRA according to Section 21.c of the Emergency Powers Information Access Act. Thank you for your cooperation.]
> Mothership says:Well, that's new.
New User [LordSaberwulf] has entered the chat.
> LordSaberwulf says: Hey, everybody. I’m hoping you can maybe help me find my sister. I know that she used chat rooms for local residents like this one. Have any of you had contact with the person in this photograph?
Oh, hey yeah! :D I know this person super well actually.
> Mothership says:Come on. DO NOT feed the trolls.
> LordSaberwulf says:How do you know this person?
> Deadboy says:We used to date! :‑J
> LordSaberwulf says:You did? Do you remember the last time you saw them? Can you provide details as to a specific time and location?
> Deadboy says:I don't think so. See, I'm a famous supermodel and I really need to keep my privacy, or the paparazzi just won't stop harassing me. I told them we had to break up for their own safety. It was really heartbreaking stuff. :-(
> SockIt says:We didn't see anything, but we'll be sure to let you know if we do, officer.
> Odyssey says:i gotta go. I just cn't deal with this right nwo
> User [Odyssey] has left the chat.
> User [LordSaberwulf] has left the chat.
[Session ended on *̷͈͑-̵͍̰̥́̐:̴͚̥̐͐̀͛{̸̬̭̻̪̭́/1999 at 18:25:51]
Breach.kin[]
> Priority Level: R̴̫̊̎̇̂̈́͛̔I̶̧̎͌́̇̐̆́̚͘͠P̵̘̤͔̹̞͍̥̅̀̽̓̍̒͗̎͋̽ͅË̶̛̗͚̤̖̥̱̙͖́̆͌̿̈́͐ *
[Session started on ĺ̷͇̘̼̀͌&̷̢͚̹̈̓͗#̸̤͕͂̓̕|̷̨̝͔̩͖́̍́͠/1999 at 00:03:13] [ r--r--r-- ] [ restricted ]
> SockIt says:Whole bottom floor of my building got taken today.
> Mothership says:Oh, Sol… :-(
> Deadboy says:D8
> Mothership says: Guess we really do know what happened to Letterbomb now.They're not even trying to hide it anymore.
> SockIt says:Starting to think we should get out of here.
> Mothership says:Obviously.
> Deadboy says:Obviously. :-|
> xX GLIMMER Xx says:Especially with Scaldra reading your messages.
> SockIt says:Yeah.
> SockIt says:wait what
> Mothership says: I didn't see anybody new enter the chat.I can't kick them.
> Deadboy says:Hacker. Very, very uncool. >:-|
> xX GLIMMER Xx says: The person in the photo. Maybe the one you got, or another just like it, staring back at a dozen other groups just like this one. You need help. Sooner or later they will resent you for that. My money is on sooner, since they're already watching you.But I'm watching them.
> Mothership says:Oh, I do not like this.
> SockIt says:Me neither.
> Deadboy says:>:-[
> xX GLIMMER Xx says: That's good. Stay paranoid. Keeps you smart. You always have options. Think them over. You're circling the drain — slipping downward into the ooze like so many others. But I'm saying that you can always crawl back up instead.Stop hiding. Start seeking. There are people who can help pull you up.
> SockIt says:What do you have in mind?
> Mothership says:I'm listening.
> Deadboy says:>:3
[Session ended on -̶̖̂͘͝͠ͅ7̵̣͙͗?̷̨̛͕̾ͅ&̶̢̙̘̼͎̎̒/1999 at 8̸̤̝͍̈́̿͑̕8̵̡̯͍͕̒̇:̶̣̙̦̑̍͜ͅ8̴̘̯͇̤͖͗̆̿͝8̸̧̭̲͍̂̀͝:̷͉͖͐8̷͙͇̙̅̋̅̒ͅ8̸̱͓̭̋̇̀]*
While the original Tennocon files have their sessions ended on various corrupted dates and times, the Devstream 182 text versions all end the session on x̵̮̲̽͗̚̕x̴̛̠̺͈̬̟|̶͖̫̼͖̺͈͆~̶̜̗͙̻̰̳̗͑̈́̀̈̊̚͘͝/1999 at 17:03:13.
Password-locked Files[]
A number of secret password-locked files can be found while interacting with the computer.
01_Lure.kin[]
To get this file, you need to go to RUBBISH.APP (recycle bin) and click Restore Files. This also gives you the un-password-protected Welcome.kin.
The password for this file is hidden in the webpage's source code (via view-source:https://www.warframe.com/1999/doktorentrati), it is KhraJahuXata.
[Sent on -̵̡͈̳̝̠̪̻̘̊̆̊͂≮̫̯̟̙͚̮͈̿̈́̎̉͘*̸̢̖͆͒̆̑̊(̷̤̪͌͆̋$̷̨̟̀̓̈́͋̂̓/1999 at 10:18:11]
Congratulations, Mr. or Ms. Paige!
Your email application has been reviewed and we are thrilled to inform you that you are a perfect fit for Digital Extremes. As one of the premier, government-sponsored game developers in the illustrious nation of Höllvania, we pride ourselves on employing only the best developers in any particular field.
Your new role as Junior Programmer will provide you with the best possible on-ramp to a sterling new career through our storied halls. To that end, we would like for you to begin immediately, and start work on our brand-new (and EXTREME-ly exciting) new project that you have no doubt already heard of: WAR SECTOR.
You will find all pertinent details for your new role — including directions to Digital Extremes' highly advanced and secretive office location — attached to this email. An attendant will be available to help you find your new desk and begin onboarding you for your new role.
Welcome to the team, [name here]!
Gwen Arran, Senior Head of Human Resources
[Sent on -̵̡͈̳̝̠̪̻̘̊̆̊͂≮̫̯̟̙͚̮͈̿̈́̎̉͘@̶̯̬̬̤͈̦̫̃̌̌͗̆͗2̴̩̈̅/1999 at 15:31:47]
Hi Gwen,
Thanks very much for the warm welcome! I’m really excited to start my first day. And so soon, too! Honestly, I couldn’t believe I got hired without any interviews… Digital Extremes's screening process really must be state of the art. I guess that's what I should expect from the best in the business.
I just wanted to check, though: are you sure that’s the right address for the office? I drove by the other day and the place seems a lot less busy than I expected. But maybe I just have the wrong spot? Let me know whenever you can!
Anyway, thanks again for the info and for giving me this wonderful opportunity. I’ve been trying to break into the industry for a while now and I’m really excited to work on WAR SECTOR. I picked up the latest issue of Prime Gamer Monthly just to watch the new trailer on the demo disc. It looks absolutely awesome!
Talk to you soon,Sam Paige
02_Cheat.kin[]
To get this file, you need to go to KINEMANTIC-ONLINE.APP (magnifying glass) to open ASCLOID (search engine) and look for cracking encrypted zip files. You get the DE/CRYPTR.APP, which you can use on the Oubliette encrypted folder. To correctly decrypt it, click the locks in the correct sequence, which is 2-1-4-3.
The password for this file is hidden in the twitter advertisement for War Sector. The paragraph in blue, with the faded 3, 5, 7... next to it, is the hint. This sequence is the prime numbers, which other text in the ad hints towards. Getting all the prime numbered words in the paragraph, you get the phrase combine all the prime words together and then multiply by nine. There is a total of 31 words in that paragraph, meaning you need the sum of all the prime numbers up to 31, which is 160. Times that by 9, you get the password, which is 1440.
Hey again Gwen,
Hope you're doing well! I just wanted to check in since I haven't heard very much from the rest of the team yet.
Actually, I haven't really heard from anyone yet. It's a bit of a ghost town here right now. Though I did see a task list waiting for me at my work computer. Really appreciate that! I've had no trouble getting oriented, since it's all pretty straightforward stuff. Really, really straightforward, actually. This must be some of that state-of-the-art development tech mentioned in the promotional material? It sure seems to automate a lot of the process, but I wonder if I could talk to someone about the end results. They seem a little… off. Not that I want to rock the boat on my first day or anything!
You're probably not the person to ask about this, haha, but I haven't seen anyone else in the office today. I can definitely hear folks walking around and talking (at least I think). Honestly, it's just a little bit spooky. Not that I'm complaining about all the extra desk space, haha! Is the department team on holiday or something, though? I'm probably still getting added to mailing lists, so maybe I just missed a memo.
Let me know if there's any update,Sam
03_Paper.kin[]
To get this file, you need to open YAPPR.APP (email), where you have recieved a pizza ad. Taking the first letters of capitalized ingredients in the email gives you the phrase pineapple duh. Responding with this password to the email gets you the file in the attachment of the reply. The email is listed below, with relevant letters in bold.
Subject: What's YOUR Favorite Pizza Topping?
Try our limited-time pizza experience — the Devil's Bargain — a new creation topped with classic PEPPERONI, nutritious IMITATION BACON, our signature NACHO CHEESE, buttery EDAMAME, funky ANCHOVIES, fresh-caught PRAWN, toasted PARMESAN, fragrant LIMBURGER, and crisp ENDIVES.
Did you think we were done? No way, bro! Finish it off with DILL, UNAGI and HOT SAUCE for a pie we guarantee you will never forget!
Reply with your favorite style of topping for a chance to win!
The password for this file is hidden in The Sentinel's article about On-Lyne. The page contains various words where a single letter is highlighted in pink: certainly, can't, tech, through, bicep, something, question, questions, perfectly. Taking each highlighted letter while maintaining its position forms the password: cacophony.
Gwen,
Just wanted to check in and make sure everything is okay! The last couple of responses I got seemed like they might be automated or something. I was hoping I could catch you now after the weekend. I even tried knocking on your office door, but it didn't sound like there was a person in there. Maybe a machine or something. Did you end up taking some time off, too?
There's someone else here. Obviously other people are supposed to be here, even though the place still looks empty, but they won't actually show themselves. I think somebody might have broken into the office? Maybe one of the people who got sick? I definitely saw something down the hallway this morning.
I didn't follow them. I'm heading out until I hear back from you, or the authorities, or anybody at all. I really, really don't mean to just ditch a dream job like this, so please let me know if you get everything sorted out, but this is just too weird.
Best,Sam
04_Speak.kin[]
To get this file, you need to go to SETTINGS.APP (settings) and set the screensaver to stars. Wait for the screensaver to appear. A Liset will fly through the stars, click on it to get the file.
The password for this file is hinted at by the morse code tweet by the official Warframe account.
.-. . ... ..- -- . / ... . .- .-. -.-. .... .. -. --. / ... - --- .--. / ..-. --- .-.. .-.. --- .-- / - .... . / .-- .... .. - . / .-.. .-.. .- -- .- / ... - --- .--. / - .... .. ... / -- . ... ... .- --. . / .... --- .-.. -.. ... / - .... . / -.- . -.-- / ... - --- .--.
Putting the text in the Morse Code translator, you get RESUME SEARCHING STOP FOLLOW THE WHITE LLAMA STOP THIS MESSAGE HOLDS THE KEY STOP. This message hints that you need to type llama in the search engine. You get a new app, LLMAKIKR.APP (Llama Kicker music player), which has one track, Party of your Lifetime by On-Lyne. Following the instructions from the morse code message - pressing play and hitting stop three times - you get a new music track, called WON RESOLC GNITTEG ERA UOY (YOU ARE GETTING CLOSER NOW). The audio is reversed, playing it backwards you get the string of characters 45 6D 62 72 61 63 65 54 68 65 55 6E 72 65 61 6C. These are hex codes for ASCII symbols, and putting them in a hex-to-ascii converter you get the password, EmbraceTheUnreal.
Hey dude,
This is REALLY URGENT, so please read carefully!!! I'm stuck at work. I don't mean like stuck here late or my tommy broke down or whatever. I mean I literally CANNOT LEAVE.
Can you maybe come pick me up? Maybe bring a crowbar or like a knife or something. I don't mean to scare you, but I can't get the front door open. That's gotta be a major fire hazard at BEST, right?
Speaking of scaring you: I think someone sick might actually be LIVING here. At worst, I could wind up catching that weird rot from whoever's shuffling around here. Normally I'd just call you, or the authorities, but all the phones here just give a busy signal! Every single one!!!
I'm really hoping this is just one of those new fad prank shows. I didn't read my "contract" as well as I probably should. Maybe it was actually some kind of weird waiver? Lying to someone about getting a job is in really sick taste, but hey! Maybe I'll wind up on TV, haha…
Yes, I KNOW you told me so. This place was definitely weird from the start and I should have listened to you but you're my best friend. Please, please, PLEASE come over here and get me! I just want to go HOME!!!
-Sam
05_Bite.kin[]
To get this file, you need to go to Documents. There are a couple images and .kin files there. Enabling spellcheck on all the text files, you can notice the words touncover, yuo, hiddn, seecrtets, hodl, al, kleys, trhee, muzt. This can be read as to uncover hidden secrets you must hold all three keys. The image files in the folder are hints to the keys you need to press to unlock the file. Transmission.brush is an image of a gearshift, Firmament.brush is an image of a rocket in space, and Chantenay.brush is an image of a carrot. Scarlet.brush is a literal red herring. Holding the combination of Shift+Space+^ (^ is known as a caret, and is typically key 6 on a standard English keyboard layout) gets you the file.
The password for this file is found in the Big Bytes Pizza wordsearch. Solving the word search, only four words can be found: CLIMB, ANIMA, CHILL, and KRILL, with each word crossing the middle, forming a 8 pointed star. By noting down the outer letters of each word, starting from the top-middle and going clockwise, you get the password: CALLBACK.
[Sent on %̸̡̯̖̬̲͉̂͑̾̒̃̍̚!̶̡̫͓͈̘̠̯̒͌́̀(̶̨̦͉̝̥̊͑̋̿̏/1999 at 11:21:55]
Someone contacted me. Sent files. Not "Gwen." There is no Gwen. Not anymore.
Don't know who. Don't even know who I'm talking to now. They asked for help. MY HELP. I'm the one STUCK HERE, dammit!!!
Place was bought out months ago. Shell company. Tried to replace them. Us. Whoever. Doesn't matter. Didn't work. Left some kind of failsafe. Needs a "proactive mind" to activate. As opposed to WHAT? Don't know. Doesn't matter.
Doesn't matter.
Doesn't matter.
Doesn't matter. Doesn't matter. Doesn't matter.
Doesn't ma
Getting out of here. Someone else can help. maybe you I guess
whatever idc
Help?
Help…
or don't
I'll take it with me. I just need to get out of here. We can share it together.
the signal
06_Contact.kin[]
To get this file, you need to open the Hardware Manager by clicking the two-rectangle icon at the bottom of the screen. This will pull up a window showcasing four corrupted hard drives, three of which have their drive name partially obscured with Zalgo text, while the fourth has its name reduced to gibberish. The drive names for the first three drives are Cerulean, Ochre, and Vermillion. Each drive can be repaired by clicking the Repair button, and specifying which drive to repair via the following command:
chkdsk [drivename] /r
The first three drives, while repairable, remain inaccessible, but the progress bar on each repair command is the clue for the fourth drive: Cerulean's progress contains an image of Earth, Ochre's progress contains an image of Venus, and Vermillion's progress contains an image of Mars. By this logic, the fourth drive is related to Mercury, and based on the names of the previous drives, we get "Argent", reflecting Mercury's real-world colors rather than the brown tones seen in game. Once Argent is repaired, we can recover 06_Contact.kin from the drive.
The password for this file is hidden in a video posted on Warframe's Official Twitter account, showcasing footage of someone, presumably Sam Paige, frantically running around Digital Extremes' empty offices and occasionally putting up paper with Höllvanian script written on them. The first piece of paper, shown around 10 seconds into the video, reads "Techrot", while the second piece of paper, briefly seen 22 seconds in the video before getting covered up in more paper, reads "Firebreak", the password to unlock the sixth file.
[Sent on .̸̜̦̋͋̋̔͒̚͝?̷͉̍̅̿͂͐͝͠=̴̟̳̪̺͈̜̈̓́͗͘/1999 at 23:49:28]
How unfortunate. It would appear my firebreak was insufficient to the task of sealing off this unsightly ordeal. Playing with such an invasive organism as if it were common clay… Gauging the limits of its creative ability for the purposes of, ugh, popular entertainment. Folly. Worse than that: a waste of precious time.
As this site now appears able to lure fresh meat into its charnel halls — unintentionally, I might wager, as it mindlessly mimics data long since absorbed — it has become too dangerous to leave to simple quarantine. Even scraps of technology derived from these aborted tests will already be infested. The very source code is now amenable to contagion.
Wasting even more time, I am working on a solution. If you are reading this, you must remain in contact. Look for a dead drop on the City Metro in one day's time. I will leave new instructions for you there.
- E
Notes[]
- Pressing "q" will close the currently opened chat log, while pressing "h" will display the following messages:
Help.bat
Dave, I told you to fill out the text for this Help section two weeks ago. Don't forget again before we ship!!! We're military contractors for Sol's sake. Show a little professionalism.
Help.bat
PLEASE JUST OPEN THE DAMN DOOR ALREADY I CAN SEE IT N OW IT ITSS HEREI CANT GET OUT PLEASE PLEAS EPLASE JUST WANT TGO HOOME SOMEONE PLEASE DONT LEAVE ME HERE
- Attempting to force the password-protected files open by changing the HTML will lead to a YouTube link that ultimately serves no purpose.
- Before Devstream 182, the page was originally located at https://www.warframe.com/news/suspicious-correspondence-flagged-for-review. The old address is now a redirect.
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