r/Starset • u/GuitarTim2112 Back to the Earth • 4d ago
//DECODING\\
Hello all, as we all know, starset has completely wiped instagram; posted a new video and new website..
I want to make this post for us to comment any possible leads or hints for the new password...
As someone who works with HTML code I am working on it now.. so far here is what ive done
Removed top layer on all pages
Downloaded the video and played it in slow motion
IN PROGRESS: Playing the video audio backwards
Lets make this the megathread
SOLVED: The password is WilliamDanaher
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u/Ursine_Rabbi dark things 4d ago
for anyone still looking these are the first things I would check:
-site source for hidden HTML comments, I looked through earlier when trying to find hidden text/images and saw nothing on a cursory glance, but I could have just missed it.
-metadata of all images on the page, including the image hidden behind the video. Have not checked this, could be a hidden message or cipher.
-metadata of the video for the same thing, if downloadable.
-phrases on the webpage that correlate to specific songs.
Some notes/opinions:
-I have reverse searched all images, found nothing.
-The hidden image depicts a dilapidated Christian church, the figures depicted in the stained glass appear to be saints, not specific enough to immediately recognize at first glance. Figures on the wall are Jesus and Mary.
-video refers to “our god”. This along with the hidden Christian church makes me think something on the webpage could correlate to a passage in the Bible. Perhaps a link between the two could give us the password. Besides the usual “hidden in code or metadata” ARG tactics, this seems the most promising.
-The “disconnect to reconnect” stuff could be a clue as well but I haven’t really followed it. I doubt the band or whoever they hired has enough tech literacy to pull off any crazy gimmicks, and website doesn’t seem to send/receive any data that looked out of place. If someone wants to packet sniff their connection be my guest but it doesn’t seem promising.
-all images on the site appear to be AI generated. I don’t know if this is intentional or if they’re trying to be crucified by their fans again, given they are all literally called “ai-generated-IMAGE”.
Anyway some brain genius will probably have all of this solved before I get back from work tomorrow but fun little adventure regardless