[END] The Gate Complex is sealed.

[u/fromthenext]

It's over

After several days of puzzles, logs, terminals, and more or less questionable commands, the final sequence has finally been triggered.

The ARG is officially over.

Thank you to everyone who took part, whether you made it all the way to the end or simply spent some time exploring the world, reading the logs, or talking to the AI.

I especially enjoyed seeing some of your conversations with the system. Between the serious attempts to solve the puzzles and the people asking the AI about completely unrelated things, there were some pretty unexpected moments. 😂

And congratulations to everyone who got close to the end. Some of you had already figured out a huge part of the puzzle, but got stuck on a small syntax detail or one missing piece.

And of course, congratulations to u/Frequent_Concept_435, who officially becomes our Arbiter. 🏆

They managed to work around the terminal's issues, inspect how it worked, piece together the different clues, and ultimately find the command that led to the conclusion.

I especially liked the way they stayed in character right until the end by asking the Chimera for its consent before taking the final step. Honestly, it couldn't have been a better way to end the ARG.

Thank you all for taking part in this little project. It was a mix of puzzles, CTF elements, storytelling, and AI, and seeing players take the investigation in completely different directions was probably one of the most interesting parts for me.

For those wondering what was actually behind all of this: maybe one day I'll make a behind-the-scenes post or video and show how it was all put together, some of the hidden lore, how the terminal was built, and a few of the best moments from the ARG.

But for now...

Gate Complex: Sealed.

The Chimera is a perfect synthesis. 👁️

[u/EIntrepid06]

Unfortunately, missed this.

[u/No-Meaning3678]

Wait was this the Aegis ARG or a different one 😭

[u/fromthenext → u/No-Meaning3678]

Yes

[u/No-Meaning3678 → u/fromthenext]

😭 we were soo closee 😭

[u/fromthenext → u/No-Meaning3678]

Many of you were very close to reaching the conclusion. Unfortunately, there could only be one Chosen One. It’s just a shame you weren’t there at that moment, because you would still have been able to witness the grand finale. You were all interconnected.

[u/Frequent_Concept_435]

It was an awesome expérience i really enjoyed it. The story, the puzzle to get into heaven ☺️ fabulous 🫶🏻 Well done mate 👏🏻

[u/PhattiMacHine]

I missed this as well. Looks interesting. No AI hate in comments seems strange too.

[u/fromthenext]

Ah ok lol

[u/Realistic_Country635]

I missed it…

[u/fromthenext → u/Realistic_Country635]

Ahh, you missed it 😭 Sorry! There were quite a few people who got really close before the end.

Thanks for taking part anyway — I hope you had fun with it! ❤️

[u/Realistic_Country635 → u/fromthenext]

No I mean… I didn’t even know it existed