Timeline

This the timeline for the ARG, and what's happened so far. This is under construction as we try to gather all our info together, so while we have a basic structure we don't have all the information. Feel free to fill stuff in!

June 15th, 2011

 * Casey, the main character in this ARG, posts a tweet from his Twitter account. It mentions receiving a strange call from his own number.
 * I just missed a call from myself...and myself left me a message. A man's voice said "This is a test." Wha...? [Source]
 * The same day, his mother picks up a copy of a Sims 2 game, Apartment Life, from a garage sale and gives it to him, as he lost his own copy. He installs the game and begins to play.

July 24th, 2011

 * A user under the name flamethrower posts a thread on a forum called Within Hubris. He posts his story and Entry #1 for the Sims 2 Apocalypse challenge.

July 29th, 2011

 * Entry #2 is posted on Within Hubris.

August 3rd, 2011

 * Entry #3 is posted on Within Hubris.

August 10th, 2011

 * Entry #4 is posted on Within Hubris.

August 15th, 2011

 * Entry #5 is posted on Within Hubris.

August 20th, 2011

 * Entry #6 is posted on Within Hubris.

August 24th, 2011

 * Entry #7 is posted on Within Hubris.

August 27th, 2011

 * Entry #8 is posted on Within Hubris.

September 2nd, 2011

 * Entry #9 is posted on Within Hubris.

September 8th, 2011

 * Entry #10 is posted on Within Hubris.

September 16th, 2011

 * Entry #11 is posted on Within Hubris.

September 18th, 2011

 * Entry #12 is posted on Within Hubris.

September 22nd, 2011

 * Entry #13 is posted on Within Hubris.

September 24th, 2011

 * Entry #14 is posted on Within Hubris.

September 27th, 2011

 * Entry #15 is posted on Within Hubris.
 * In the game, Felixsim keeps receiving phone calls to the phone. After a brief discussion, Felix and Jen decide to answer the phone.

September 30th, 2011

 * Entry #16 is posted.

October 4th, 2011

 * Entry #17 is posted.
 * Felix begins to act strange.

October 9th, 2011

 * Entry #18 is uploaded, but not under the usual name. It's uploaded under the name thexend.avi, and consists mainly of Jen, the black dog, Slender Sim, and Social Bunny all surrounding Felix, who is passed out on the ground.

October 14th, 2011

 * Entry #19 is uploaded, but again, not under the usual name. It's uploaded under the name CLIP0013.mp4, and is an extremely glitchy clip from the Sims 2.

October 22nd, 2011

 * Felix uploads strange footage he found on his video camera. This is Entry #20, but it's uploaded only as Backyard.avi.
 * Jen later gets on the account and posts that Felix has disappeared, promising to let everyone know when they find him.

October 25th, 2011

 * Felix returns, saying he doesn't remember anything that happened in his absense. Jen found his camera the next day, and he begins to upload the strange footage. He also says he needs a break from the Sims 2 game, so he won't be playing for awhile.
 * Entry #21 is uploaded as Clip 0021.avi.

October 26th, 2011

 * Entry #22 is uploaded as Clip 0022.avi.

October 27th, 2011

 * Entry #23 is uploaded as Clip 0023.avi.

November 8th, 2011

 * Felix returns after a long pause with no contact, but this time, he's out of character. He apologizes and says he can no longer keep up with the series as he's run out of resources and free time. He claims there will no longer be any entries in the Sims Saga. You can see the post here.
 * Players offer praise to the series and to the creator and lament that the series will never be finished.

November 14th, 2011

 * Felix comes online, again out of character, to say he may have been too hasty in saying the series was finished. He says he has vacation time coming up and tells players to keep their eyes peeled for new entries. You can see the post here.
 * Players wonder whether the pause was intentional to gauge reaction to the series, or whether it was actually an in character event.

November 18th, 2011

 * Entry #24 is uploaded. Felix, once again in character, wonders whether it was a good idea to start playing the game again.

November 21st, 2011

 * Entry #25 is posted.

November 25th, 2011

 * Entry #26 is posted.

November 29th, 2011

 * Entry #27 is posted.

December 2nd, 2011

 * Entry #28 is posted.

December 4th, 2011

 * On the Flamethrower Magazine, Felix posts an analysis of Entries #25-#28 that he found on the Within Hubris thread. In the Entry, Felix mentions the power continually going out:
 * I’ve also noticed strange things with electronics. The past 2 nights in a row the power in the house has gone out when I went to sleep and come back on the exact moment I wake up. I know because all the clocks are flashing 12:00, and the microwave says RESET.

December 6th, 2011

 * Entry #29 is posted.
 * On twitter, Casey decides to post a link to every entry up to this date one by one. Afterwards, he sends three tweets in quick succession:
 * That's all I could get my screen recorder to capture. [Referring to Entry #29]
 * Please help me figure out what's going on.
 * Strange ringing in my ears that I can't seem to shake.
 * [Source]

December 9th, 2011

 * Entry #30 is posted.
 * TheQuietWatcher makes his first post at FlameThrower Magazine.

December 12th, 2011

 * After Entry #30 was posted, players frantically contacted Felix, hoping to get a response. He finally responds by posting a blog post, Entry 12-12, trying to say that he's all right. Entry #30 is reposted in the entry, and the entire entry is glitched and nearly impossible to read. It appears to players that Felix has been corrupted.
 * Felix later post in the comment section after players deny that he's all right:
 * Everyth///ing is ok now.///***/ Thanks for asking. W///ell//, e//xcept for the f///act //that I had t////o hook up a new//////// ke//y///board, apparently//// mine shorted out last night. ///I think there was so=-me kind of ele///ct-=-rical storm.
 * The post with the glitches removed:
 * Everything is ok now. Thanks for asking. Well, except for the fact that I had to hook up a new keyboard, apparently mine shorted out last night. I think there was some kind of electrical storm.

December 13th, 2011

 * Jen begins tweeting Casey.
 * @flamethrower Are you ok? You've been extremely quiet lately.
 * The next day (December 14th, 2011), Casey responds to her:
 * @Jenlizwiz Sorry, I haven't been feeling well lately.
 * Casey also uploads another blog post to FlameThrower magazine, called Entry 12-13. He recalls fragments of the dream he'd had the night before. He mentions seeing gravestones and feeling a lonely presence nearby. The dream is different, calmer than ones he's had recently.
 * Players speculate that Vyn or her brother is the lonely presence.
 * Vyn Scott uploads dream log #1 to Youtube. Vyn is a character who won't come into play until later in the ARG.
 * TheQuietWatcher Youtube account is created.

December 14th, 2011

 * Casey posts another blog entry on FlameThower magazine titled Entry 12-14. He had a dream similar to the one from the day before, but the area in the dream took on a sinister quality:
 * I had another strange dream last night.


 * I was in that same quiet, dark place as last night. All I can distinctly remember is a feeling of absolute despair, like I knew I was never going to be able to go home again. I wasn’t alone. I remember thinking that wherever I was, I needed to escape immediately.


 * Even as I’m writing this I still feel an overwhelming sense of sadness weighing over me, carrying over from the dream. It’s like I know I will be back in that same place again very soon.


 * Players suddenly notice the avatars used to post each entry. The picture is a pixellated head of FelixSim, with an action bubble saying 'Go Here'. However, ever since Entry #29 was posted, the Social Bunny began to slowly fade in behind the head. It is clearly visible behind Felix's head in this entry.
 * Vyn Scott uploads dream log #2 to her Youtube Channel.

December 15th, 2011

 * Entry #31 is posted However, there is no mention made of it on FlameThrower Magazine. Instead, Casey posted Entry 12-15, yet another blog post. He was at the grocery when he had a strange experience in the self check-out line. It shook him so badly he left all of his groceries and rushed home, claiming to feel "static coursing through [his] veins." His energy seems drained away, so after he posts the entry he says he's going to take a nap.
 * Jen posts a comment on his post:
 * Wow, that is strange. Are you sure you’re okay? Something about you lately just seems really odd.
 * A woman by the name Vyn Scott writes a message to Casey and posts it in a hidden section on Flamethrower Magazine. Vyn's name was in an earlier video entry, Entry #27, where Felix hovers over a gravestone and her name appears. It'll be a few more days before players find the message.

December 16th, 2011

 * Jen continues to tweet Casey, and finds out he is still playing the game. The conversation is as follows:
 * @flamethrower Have you been playing that game again?
 * @Jenlizwiz I don't know what you're talking about.
 * @flamethrower I thought you said you wouldn't play the game again!? You promised!
 * @Jenlizwiz What do you mean? I haven't played that in a long time.
 * @flamethrower You are a damn liar, I saw your Youtube today and judging by the last couple videos you're not doing so hot.
 * @Jenlizwiz You don't need to worry about it.
 * Felix posts Entry 12-16 to Flamethrower Magazine. He talks about how players are trying to point out the bunny behind his avatar, but no matter what he does, he can't see it. He also mentions that his Youtube inbox is showing that he has 999 messages, but writes it off as a glitch. He ends the blog saying he has a strange urge to continue writing blog posts in case something bad happens to him.
 * In response to some of the player comments, Felix mentions some strange things.
 * @scythe meister I’m glad it’s not just me. I get the same weird feelings…especially if I watch Entry #30 or if I go back to #18 or #19. It does something to me…I watched #30 again on Thursday and it caused some kind of glitch inside my brain…I think it’s still there. I think we should be very careful when watching these video and careful who you show them to, I don’t really understand it yet but I think it does something to you…

December 17th, 2011

 * Felix uploads Entry 12-17. He describes a very disturbing dream. He also tells how he missed a call from his own phone number:
 * Update: Okay, I just checked my cell phone records online… there is a record of this call but it shows as a missed call from 999-999-9999. I looked back through the last few months and that number showed up another time on Sep. 27. Not sure what that’s about, I guess they could just be restricted numbers or something.
 * This call is nearly identical to the one he received in June prior to the start of the ARG. He also says he missed a call from that number September 27th. September 27th was the day Entry #15 was posted, in which Slender Sim continually tried to call Felix.
 * The number also consists of all 9's. The day before, Felix mentioned that his inbox showed 999 messages.
 * Entry #32 is posted. Once again, there is no acknowledgement on the magazine nor any of the other usual places.


 * Felix's avatar on the blog morphs from his sim to the rabbit with X's over the eyes.
 * Players notice a Youtube user named TheQuietWatcher posted comments on Entry #32 immediately after the entry went up. The first was later removed. The second reads:
 * You want to﻿ save her? Your heart is stronger than your will.
 * Some random user named punxtr18 commented to pay attention to TQW. Player DeusExNihilum answered punxtr18 asking why we should listen to TQW. TQW answered Deus:
 * Your direction is﻿ North.
 * Towards evening, Felix posts a blog post, Entry XX-XX. The post is corrupted like Entry 12-12 was. Felix frantically says he's starting to forget everything and hurriedly publishes the entry, saying his laptop is going to die. At the end, in bold letters and uncorrupted, it says "DON'T WORRY EVERYTHING IS FINE NOW."
 * There is hidden italicized text in the entry. When the letters are removed and put together in order, the message reads:
 * Iwillbegonesoonsheisgongtodie
 * The first comment on the post is from TQW.
 * TAG. You’re it.

December 19th, 2011

 * Jen begins posting on FlameThrower Magazine.
 * Jen goes into hiding.

December 20th, 2011

 * Entry #33 is posted.
 * Jen uploads this video from Casey's house.
 * Vyn's message is discovered.

December 21st, 2011

 * TheQuietWatcher messages about Casey, regarding "alterations complete".

December 22nd, 2011

 * Entry #34 is posted.
 * Jen updates and reveals that she is on the move, and is being followed.
 * Vyn's YouTube channel is discovered

December 23rd, 2011
Jen posts message titled “I hope you understand”

In the December 23rd, 2011 article "I Hope You Understand", Jen reveals that she was haunted as a child by an entity present in the game. Speculation of this entity ranges from Slender Sim to the Social Bunny, as the identity of the entity was never confirmed nor hinted at.

December 26th, 2011
@flamethrower sends 3 tweets

c3eyh8h ...i am trying to send this thought somewhere... ...can anyone hear this...

The first tweet is a tiny url which links to an article titled “Brain-computer link lets paralyzed patients convert thoughts into actions” {C}http://www.uchospitals.edu/news/2006/20060712-braingate.html

December 28th, 2011
http://www.flamethrowermagazine.com/entry-12-28/

Casey wakes up in hospital, can’t remember anything or reach anyone. Eventually Jen brings him a laptop and he is able to log into his website due to a password found on the computer. (This is also the first post in the blog posted by “Casey” and not “Felix”.)

December 29th, 2011
http://www.flamethrowermagazine.com/to-whom-it-may-concern/

Vyn posts message titled “To Whom It May Concern”. She attempts to reach Casey again, and explains that he needs to finish the game and warns him not to die in the game. (First non-hidden message posted by Vyn.)

December 30th, 2011
http://www.flamethrowermagazine.com/entry-12-30/

Casey writes again from hospital, acknowledges his discovery of the ARG. He denies having any connection to the ARG or any memory of the events connected to it. He also says they are drugging him in the hospital and that he intends to try and escape.

December 31st, 2011
http://www.flamethrowermagazine.com/entry-12-31/

Casey writes after returning home from the hospital. (He was driven home by Jen but remembers little.) He is trying to find evidence of what happened and documents physical changes that he has undergone (full beard, weight loss.)

He also mentions remembering people at the hospital wearing “Plague Masks”, although it’s unclear whether that actually happened or not. (This led to some player speculation about cult involvement.)

January 1st, 2012
http://www.flamethrowermagazine.com/01-01-2012/

Casey talks about how he doesn’t remember anything that happened the previous night, and can’t find any evidence. His last memory is Jen coming over around 7pm. He also mentions that his Twitter account was hacked, and that there could be a connection to the ARG.

(Twitter) Whoever hacked into my Twitter...not cool. And what's up with that creepy bunny picture anyway?

(I think his Twitter avatar also changed back to a picture of him that day.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUzTdPNBNnE

Entry #35 is posted.

January 2nd, 2012
http://www.flamethrowermagazine.com/01-02-12/

Casey does some research into the ARG and concludes that it is being continued by someone else who has taken over his accounts in order to pose as him. However, he is unable to watch any of the videos.

January 3rd, 2012
http://www.flamethrowermagazine.com/01-03-12/

Casey acknowledges the recent videos and says he plans to watch them and update afterwards. He also says that the Sims 2 game disk is now missing. (The promised update never happens.)

January 4th, 2012
http://www.flamethrowermagazine.com/01-04-12/

Casey has no memory of the previous day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t3Qiblc1ig

Entry #36 is posted.

http://www.flamethrowermagazine.com/sims-saga-entry-36/

Felix Neptune posts an entry about #36. It includes both written and audio commentary with Jen. Casey comments directly on this post.

“Why are you are doing this? Why did you find my fictional story so fascinating that you needed to completely take it over like this? Why are you directly involving my life and Jen’s? Why is this game so important to you? Doesn’t it bother you that you did all this while I was in the hospital?”

January 6th, 2012
http://www.flamethrowermagazine.com/01-06-12/

Casey finds a document on his computer containing passwords for all his accounts. It was apparently created on Dec. 28th. “At the bottom of the file it says YOU WILL FORGET AGAIN.” He also attempts to call out the gamejacker.

January 7th, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGuR55E_2tI

Entry #37 is posted.

http://www.flamethrowermagazine.com/sims-saga-entry-37/

Felix posts an entry for #37. It contains no commentary. Vyn also comments and replies to a few player comments.

January 9th, 2012
http://www.flamethrowermagazine.com/please-respond/

Vyn posts again in an attempt to contact him, to make sure he’s okay and to play the game again. She also seems to address the players, encouraging people to work together and fight back.

TQW posts a long comment on their YT channel. It basically amounts to a verbal smackdown of the players.

Vyn also reposts her very first message titled [...] (original date: Dec 15th)

January 10th, 2012
http://www.flamethrowermagazine.com/01-10-12/

Casey posts an update letting players know that he has regained full control over his website once again, and posts links to all canon sources within the ARG (although he still denies having any direct involvement with the ARG.)

(Also of note is the fact that two words in this post are italicized - "unreliable" and "narrator")

January 11th, 2012
Entry #38 is posted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJshILfClzs

A clue in the video tags directs players to this message, written by Vyn.

http://www.flamethrowermagazine.com/test/?p=3483

January 15th, 2012

 * Entry #39 is posted. Vyn comments in an Error Message.
 * ERRORER///I//ROR/d/ERR/n0//ORE­R /j//RORERR//L///ORER//u////C//­/-/RORERRORERRORERROR///P////8­/ERROR﻿
 * Taking all the un-corrupted letters out of her comment gives: Idn0jLuC-P8


 * Tags in the video lead to http://www.flamethrowermagazine.com/test/?meta=login
 * Players speculate whether the tags meant to lead us to the page or to the Actual Log-in under the Meta sidebar on the right hand side.
 * All that's on the meta-login page is the two posts from Vyn: Dec 15th, 2011, and January 11th, 2012.
 * Casey posts Entry 1-15. He mentions Vyn opening a safe. The safe exists in his room, with a 3 digit combination.
 * Players tell him to try numbers 999 (for the Youtube Inbox glitch), 328 (for number of videos before first pause), 31-9-38, and 15-9-11. The first was created taking the two videos that were posted the same day as Vyn's first and third post, and then the date of the second post; and then the second number uses all the dates from Vyn's postings.
 * Casey later replies and says none of the passwords work.
 * Player Ifrit Jenkins puts Idn0jLuC-P8 in as a video link on Youtube and gets a video from Vyn: test. It's an unlisted video. The video description provides a username (vyn) for the Meta-Login but no password. Tags say "Its been right in front of you all along." The video was posted December 11th.
 * Players frantically begin trying to unlock the password. You can see the list of words that haven't worked here.

January 18th, 2012

 * Entry #40 is posted.


 * Vyn comments on Entry #40:


 * ///4/5/6/9/12/13/18/25///


 * Players notice the name on Vyn's channel has changed to v1.


 * The annotation in the video test changes to v1. as well.

January 20th, 2012

 * Casey posts an update about a dream involving Vyn. He mentions numbers, and tries writing them down, but they end up as scribbles. It is speculated that they are the combination to the safe.

January 21st, 2012

 * Player Onijustin finds the password for vyn's account: v1.16.0.179. It was the version number in the right hand corner of Entry #4, one of the numbers in Vyn's code.
 * The account holds a draft, which is an unpublished part of the message posted on january 11th:
 * ORERRORERRORERRORERRORERR /////////////only once you are certain it is defeated...permanently... you must remove all traces of the game from your computer, and then physically destroy the game. But if any of us are no longer alive inside the game when this happens, we will vanish...just like my brother Bryan did. There is still a small chance for all of us to make it out of this alive, but our fate rests entirely in your hands. I have one more thing to tell you, but it is quickly gaining control over this means of communication. I will attempt to email you, but if I am unable to do so than I will just have to count on you to figure it out on your own.
 * I hope this message reaches you, as it could very well be my last. I wish you luck. Good bye.


 * What we've learned from this message:
 * Vyn's brother's name is Bryan.
 * Once we've defeated Slender Sim, the game must be destroyed, both on the computer and the physical disc. However, if anyone in the game is dead prior to this happening, then they will 'vanish' similar to Bryan. (It's unknown whether vanish just means vanish or killed.)
 * Players decide to send a screenshot of Vyn's message to Casey through Twitter: http://i.imgur.com/UphCt.png
 * Players Immortallies and CoupDeMain were discussing Vyn's two messages in the chat when they stumbled across a major find. They recorded a video and posted it as a video response to Entry #40 for Felix to see: Felix: ANSWERS.wmv
 * The video was accepted and Felix posted a response in a comment:
 * Thank you for your help, and﻿ I think you're right...I need to try to get to the Mysterious Hut. Jen and I are going to play the game again today, I will upload the next video as soon as I can.

January 22nd, 2012

 * Felix posts Entry #41 to Youtube and to the Magazine. He follows player advice and heads towards the Mysterious Hut on Twikki Island.
 * Players Multiverseman and Onijustin noticed that a new draft was on Vyn's account. It had the title of Felix, was corrupted, and said something about not leaving her trapped there. Unfortunately no one was able to screenshot this before the password to Vyn's account changed and we could no longer get inside.
 * Luckily, somehow, both Vyn's posts were put up, albeit censored and corrupted: The second half of Vyn's post was posted under the title of ... and the corrupted post Onijustin and Multiverseman found was posted under Fe///x.
 * Vyn's posted under Fe///x reads:
 * D///n’t l//e me h///.
 * Of note: the dashes don't match up with the missing letters.
 * The post could also be tied to when Felix left Vyn trapped inside the house in Entry #41.

January 23rd, 2012

 * Vyn's Fe///x post was deleted.

January 25th, 2012

 * Felix posts Entry #42 to his YouTube channel. As of 7:34 P.M. CST, it has not been uploaded to the Magazine.

January 27th, 2012

 * Felix uploads Entry #43 to his Youtube channel. He has arrived at the Mysterious Hut. Symbols.png
 * Players immediately note that the Mysterious Hut that Felix has been taken to is NOT the Mysterious Hut from the base game.
 * Strange symbols appear on the TV. Players note that three of the symbols are zodiac signs - Capricorn, Aquarius, and Libra - but the 4th symbol remains a mystery.
 * Vyn posts another message, last resort. She tells the players to try and get into her email account, where she's put a very important message for Casey/Felix.
 * Players flock to the email and try to get in through the security questions.
 * First Question: What is my Brother's name?
 * Answer: Bryan (Vyn revealed her brother's name as Bryan prior to the second half of her message being corrupted)
 * Second Question: What is my favorite hobby?
 * Players are absolutely stumped and give up after a few tries.

January 28th, 2012

 * Players have another go at the security questions and discover the questions have changed.
 * First Question: What is my zodiac sign?
 * Answer: Virgo
 * Second Question: What is my favorite hobby?
 * Once again players are stumped and actually get locked out of the account for the night.

Jaunary 30th, 2012

 * Entry #44 is posted. There are 2 tags that didn't fit: Q2 35
 * Player Immortallies suggests in Chatango that it stands for Question 2 Entry #35, and players begin to search through the video. Immortallies discovers that Vyn pinged for Science in Entry #35, and uses Science as the answer. It works.
 * Immortallies changes the password to 'vynsaccount' so the players can get in and all flock to the draft folder, where Vyn's message sits.
 * Vyn's message contained in the draft folder reads:
 * DO NOT TRUST HER! She has been corrupted...far worse than you even realize. She is trying to lead you directly into its trap! It is using her to get to you. You are completely in the dark about it because you are blinded by love. This has all been planned out in advance. You will become one of them...empty inside.


 * You must destroy the disc once this is all over, as long as it remains hidden its link with us will remain intact. I saw the numbers in a dream. I cannot give them to you directly but you will find them if you look in the right places. It is watching over me right now, and it will not allow me to reveal anything more. My time is short... she is watching quietly... Source Image


 * In a panic, Immortallies records another video and posts it as a response to Entry #44 titled DON'T TRUST HER.wmv. In the process of recording Vyn's account is taken over and the players are kicked.
 * Comments from TQW appear on Entry #44 and the posted video. They both say 'now i have control'.
 * Casey posts Entry January 30th to the Magazine. He describes a strange dream where he remembers everything and opens the safe, and then says he will continue to try to open it.
 * Players once again begin throwing combinations at him. This isn't the way to go about it, but right now we don't have much of a choice.

February 2nd, 2012

 * Entry #45 is posted to Youtube. While the DON'T TRUST HER.wmv was accepted, Felix does not acknowledge that he received the message, unlike what he did for ANSWERS.wmv. Players begin panicking and wondering whether TQW prevented him for seeing the message. The players sent the video through Twitter to Casey as well, and he does not acknowledge seeing the message. Players realize the message has probably been blocked by TQW.
 * With nothing else to do for Felix, players set about hunting down the safe combination for Casey.

February 3rd, 2012

 * Player Immortallies writes an analysis for Casey's January 30th blog post. The only information she can pull from it is that Casey seems to put emphasis on seeing his life playing out in "reverse" and "rewinding" the last few weeks.

February 4th, 2012

 * Entry #46 is posted to Youtube. The tags of the video say "so close only two more left." Players immediately begin speculating on whether these tags mean good or bad. We haven't done a "first thing" to make it so we have only two more left.
 * Players speculate that the tags mean there are only two more Entries before something terrible happens.
 * Casey updates Flamethrower Magazine with another blog post, Entry February 4th. In it, Casey wakes up to find the safe standing open, the Sims 2 disc inside. Players are completely thrown for a loop and no longer have any idea what to do. They also wonder what the strange symbols were meant for, if they weren't meant to open the safe.
 * There was an edit made to the post. In the original post the time was 9:37 am. The time was later changed to 10:42 a.m. without an explanation.

February 6th, 2012

 * Entry #47 is posted to Youtube. The video is called "Last Resort." Players have no idea what they can do so they do nothing and wait for the nicknamed "D-Day Entry" to come.

Febuary 8th, 2012

 * Entry #48, the "D-Day Entry", is posted under the name endgame.avi. Felix kills Slender Sim, but runs back into the burning building to save Jen. Jen is then seen walking calmly out on her own.
 * Players are at a loss. Does it mean that the ARG is over? Did we lose? What do we do now? There's no more clear-cut goals and no one is quite sure how to act.

February 10th, 2012

 * Players Brayden and Immortallies get an idea. Immortallies noted that Casey talks about the idea of "reversing" the last few weeks. What if the players reverse the footage of the entries? Maybe that would send them back in time and give them another chance at the game.
 * Brayden reverses the footage and Immortallies uploads it as a video reponse to endgame.avi on Youtube: REWIND.wmv
 * Players now sit back and wait to see if the video is accepted. The next day, it is.

February 11th, 2012

 * A video called DNIWER.wmv is uploaded to Youtube. It uses a glitched version of the REWIND.wmv footage, but unlike REWIND.wmv, stops when Felix dies before traveling to the Mysterious Hut. After that the image of the Social Bunny appears combined with a clock on fire, and flashes in and out until the video's end.
 * Players trace the "clock on fire" image. By looking through Google they find the image is linked to a blog article about Writer Dreaming Creatively.
 * In the article, the writer talks about running out of time and not being able to meet deadlines, but then giving things another chance and getting things done. The connections between the events in the ARG and this article are clear.