Author Topic: SGP: Task Force 7 / Librarians - ODST BIOS number known back in June?  (Read 2460 times)

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Did one of the books cover this?  Because over here (scroll down to the VISR section) there is a post from June 22nd that lists the number we see in the game (with the common 8 and B transposition error... based on the game, anyhow).
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Are you asking if any of the books covered what the numbers mean?  Or are you asking about the specific numbers of our ODST squad?

If its the former then I can't say definitively, but I've read every book (except The Flood, which I believe does not include ODSTs) and I don't remember it coming up.  If its the latter then definitively no.

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I'd like to know if the specific ODST BIOS string that we see in our viewfinder ("ODST BIOS A29.B179418.01") appeared in a book.
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Nevermind.  I figured it out.

The link I posted to the cosplay site forum was a post that someone had recreated from the ODST Field Guide on bungie.net.  From that guide:
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In addition, every current issue helmet is equipped with low-light vision enhancement [ODST BIOS A29.817941B.01 or later].

Yet in the actual game, the string appears with a transposed B and 8 as: ODST BIOS A29.B179418.01

So get ready for the debate.  One one side: "Be realistic!  It was a typo!" and on the other: "Bungie never makes a mistake.  It must mean something!"

Me?  I'm just reporting the facts.
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My latest post over in Task Force 7 is where this conversation should continue.  I have posted five images to the gallery of the BIOS code in the Rookie's viewfinder.
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