The Human Preservation Project is having yet another round of dead drops for individuals lucky enough to have the day off on Thursday, November 17th. The countdown page is promising that this is the HPP’s biggest expedition yet, so maybe it will be more than first come, first served (but I wouldn’t hold my breath on that).

Although the countdown page doesn’t list the “rules” that were given out on previous missions, it probably wouldn’t be a bad idea to follow them in order to maximize your chances at getting one of the last remaining ice flies.

• Sign up at SurvivalCode.com
• Bring a mobile phone with you that can receive text messages.
• Be prepared for only one package available per location (first come, first served)

There’s a coordination thread over at Unfiction where if you want to plan your strategy (or just check out the competition).

Further Information: SurvivalCode.com — Mission Ice Fly — Unfiction thread

Test Subjects Needed has updated their Mission Ice Fly website to hint that there will be some kind of dead drop happening in several cities this Thursday.

ATTENTION TEST SUBJECTS: Starting at 00:00:00:00:000 we will need one volunteer in each of the listed locations to follow a signal.

Details:
• Bring a mobile phone with you (standard text messaging rates apply)
• You will need to use your online user name from TestSubjectsNeeded.com during the mission (register here in advance)
• Only one package available per location (first come, first served)

They’ve already begun coordinating on the Unfiction forums, so if you’re interested in trying to be the one lucky individual who gets to participate in your city, make sure to register at Test Subjects Needed and make yourself known on the forums.

Further Information: Test Subjects Needed — Mission Ice Fly — Unfiction thread

Chicago: 41.88183, -87.63890 (433-499 W Madison St) — Claimed

Houston: 29.75324, -95.39242 (1103 W Gray St) — Claimed

The instructions:

• Get to the above location immediately, and bring a phone that can send and receive calls (does not have to be a Flynn Lives phone).
• Find the TRON sticker and call the phone number printed on its face.
• Stay at the location and wait for further instructions – Flynn Lives will let you know when the mission is complete.
• Only the first person to find and call the phone number will unlock the drop and get the final meet-up instructions.
• Be diligent. Stay safe. And good luck.

Further Information: Flynn Lives — Unfiction fourm — Tron Wiki — ARGN — Movie Viral

Centian Games is having an another Flash Mob for their ARG this weekend, this time at the Farmer’s Market in Austin at 11am.

The announcement on Twitter says that there is more information on Centian Games, but as of this writing I don’t see anything specific about it on the website. So if you are thinking about going, try sending @Centian a message to get the details.

Further Information: Centian Games — @Centian — Unfiction thread — ARGN article

Third group of cities has been released. We have a twitter update from @avatrix that said he got a phone and a wallet with Tron cards, Flynn Arcade tokens, codes and newspaper articles. Still no word on if there is more than one at each location.

Austin, TX – Checked Off
4301 Guadalupe St
Austin, TX 78751

2/24 12:00 PM CST

Your contact is traveling through another dimension… while wearing a Flynn Lives t-shirt.

Password: Dance Pad

London, UK – Checked Off
Red 5, Selfridges, Lower Floor
400 Oxford St
London, W1A 2 LR

2/24 6:00 PM GMT

Your contact can’t decide which game to play while wearing a Flynn Lives t-shirt.

Password: Downloadable Content

New York City, NY – Checked Off
8 Mott St
NY, NY 10013

2/24 1:00 PM EST

Your contact is defending six cities while wearing a Flynn Lives t-shirt.

Password: Coin Block

Further Information: Flynn Lives — Unfiction thread — Tron Wiki — ARGN — Movie Viral

Over on the Flynn Lives website, there is a countdown that will hit zero on February 24th at 11am EST. Below the countdown there is a slowly revealing list of city names. Current speculation is that things will be happening in those cities when the countdown hits zero, but it’s far too early to tell at this point in time. If you live in or near one of those cities, keep the countdown page or back here for updates within the next 5 days.

 

Update: So the image has completely resolved and all of the cities have been revealed. The original list posted was pretty close to what it finished up to be (the two switches were Detroit -> Denver and Indianapolis -> Minneapolis). We still don’t know what is going to be going on in those cities or exactly where things will be happening, but hopefully an update is on its way so those people who are contemplating taking off work will know if they should or not.

Further Information: Flynn Lives — Unfiction thread — Tron Wiki — ARGN — Movie Viral

Now that the Unofficial ARG Winter Break is over, we can start getting back into the swing of live events for some of the bigger games.

Centian Games is having an Outdoor Games Flash Mob Challenge to help promote their new game. It’s being held Saturday, February 20th at 2pm CST at the Highland Mall in downtown Austin, TX.

Players will meet the games master, Jeremy Koester, at an entrance on the west side of Highland mall. In order for players to be included in play, you must bring a shirt or some outerwear that states “Centian Sent Me”.

Players should come in comfortable athletic type clothing and shoes. These games will be played in the mall, so caution and care for others will be paramount.

Rules will be explained promptly at game start time stated above. Players may always join mid game by contacting a games master.

If you aren’t in the Austin area, you can still earn points in the game by creating your own Flash Mob at your local mall and filming it. Be sure to check the website for the rules if you are setting up your own flash mob.

Further Information: Centian Games — Unfiction thread — ARGN article

Bradford Rant reported on December 4th that Pod #3 would be landing within the next 12 days in the United States.

Update: The pod is definitely landing in Texas.

Update 2: The pod landed at the Baybrook Mall in Houston around 12pm CST on December 12. It will be there the entire day, so even if you don’t get to claim it, you’ll still be able to see it and write down the Pod ID to enter on the website.

Map as of December 10, 2009

Some tips based on the first drop in Orlando:

• If you arrive at a pod location, look for the contact person. Since they probably won’t stand out in anyway, look for someone standing near a covered case where the pod will be hidden.
• When you find the contact person, tell them the number of the pod you seek, e.g. ‘Pod No.3′. The first person to arrive at the pod location and tell the contact the correct pod number will receive the pod. Apparently yelling out the pod number when you’re in the vicinity works well. However, there is a rumor that it goes to the first kid who tells the contact person the pod number, so you might want to bring someone younger with you as backup if you really want it. It’s been confirmed via a YouTube comment that age is not a factor when claiming the pod.
   

  We believe this confusion relates to the discovery of the second pod, where several very clever people figured out the landing site before the pod arrived and were waiting for it. We can state categorically that ANYONE, adult or child can find a pod first and therefore get to keep it.

• Be sure to write down the Pod ID. You’ll need to enter it into the website later.
• It is still very important for others to make their way to the pod location and record the Pod ID. At Orlando they were giving out cards that you could redeem for t-shirts, so even if you don’t get the pod, you won’t necessarily walk away empty handed.

Further Information: Bradford Rant Institute — @bradfordrant — #legopod — Friends of Bradford Rant — Unfiction thread

We don’t have the exact address for this drop yet, but then again, if you were interested in going, you should have checked out the gas stations yesterday and the day before and you would know what comic book store this is taking place. I expect Charlie Frost to tweet the location at about 1pm CDT, so stay tuned.

Update: So, with 30 minutes to spare (or 15 minutes since Twitter seems to be slow today), Charlie Frost tweeted the next location.

Zeus Comics and Collectibles
4411 Lemmon Ave, Ste 105
Dallas, TX

Wednesday, October 28, 2009
1-3pm

Codeword: 2012

Photo.jpg through Photo4.jpg are pics I took of the package, which had some schematics, a USB stick and a pre-paid phone (with a note from Aerospacce Robotics Corporation saying it had limited credit so don’t use it for private calls). The three other jpgs are the same as the prints included in the envelope.

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Further Information: Soren’s blog — Corruption Theory blog — Charlie Frost’s Recap of Events — Unfiction thread