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<gallery mode="nolines" class="scroll-gallery" widths=" | The first thing that hunters noticed was some small, C64-style text saying >''READY'' and ''“”,8,1''.<gallery mode="nolines" class="scroll-gallery" widths="456" heights="256"> | ||
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Revision as of 19:57, 4 February 2024
This page provides information about a website of one of the seasonal sponsors of THE FINALS, HOLTOW.
Initial Discovery
After THE FINALS released, there were many new cosmetics added to the game, including a bundle called HOLTOW Fine Print. This bundle included a unique, animated M11 skin and a HOLTOW-themed sticker. The most intriguing part of this bundle was the sticker, because it resembled a scannable QR code, seen below. The description of this cosmetics is: "HOLTOW CEO Quemby Rutile is pleased to offer all-risk coverage to contestants in THE FINALS."
The QR has an offset red dot in it and the writing says H5942617857-VRI. Scanning the QR code will lead to the website holtow.com. In the center of the page was a mysterious blinking red square, shown below.
Investigation
The original page had a circular mask over the square so that it appeared as a dot. The GIF is 8x8px and is named 5.15.25.gif. 5.15.25 could be deciphered to E.O.Y. This is an anagram of a common acronym that Rob uses, meaning Open Your Eyes.
It was also discovered that the exact color code for this shade of red was CE2029, or Firetruck Red.
The GIF has 2 layers (red and black) that play for 0.5 seconds each in a loop.
Hacked Version
On February 3rd, the website got changed and the red blinking square no longer appeared. Instead, it displayed a "hacked" version of the website, with a glitching digital-like GIF filling the page, seen below.
Investigation
The first thing that hunters noticed was some small, C64-style text saying >READY and “”,8,1.
Hunters also found hidden text that read WE ARE. Later, letters were found that spelled out CNS. Together, the message reads WE ARE CNS.
