¶ Step 2: Index — Password
"Are the answers you seek worth such transgressions? That's rhetorical. You're already standing where you do not belong." — Durandal
Status: Completed
After completing all terminal activations in Step 1: Cargo, the Index camera changed to show RUN_DIAG. Clicking it takes you to cryoarchive.systems/indx.
¶ How It Works
- Upload your DAC (Don't have one? See New to the ARG below)
- Your web session links to your Discord account
- A password field appears
¶ The Password
Enter this exactly as shown:
WITH PAIN AND FURY
STRIKE THE STONE
UNTIL ITS SECRETS BREAK
WITH SILENT RAGE
UPON THESE ALIEN SHORES
UNTOLD FUTURES HIDE
GO DEAR VIOLENT ONE
TO WHAT ONCE WAS HOME
BUT NOW LIES HAUNTED
This password was derived from the decoded terminal messages across all three zones. See Maps & Terminals for the full decode chain.
¶ Index Entries
After entering the password, five entries became available to all users:
¶ Entry 0088
¶ Traxus Cultural Center, Mars — Presentation [2472]
Entry 0848, Entry 0382, Entry 1123:
¶ Entry 0666
Takes you to this unlisted YouTube video: Watch
¶ Entry 0947
¶ Entry 0233
New video: Watch
Some people are able to see different entries upon reloading their page. If you can see unique entries, please share them in the community Discord.
¶ Password Input Notes
- Text you type doesn't display directly — instead an Image Code appears (a Bungie-made font)
- Each keypress scrambles the displayed code
- This is purely a password concealer — the image code has no correlation to the correct input
- The same text typed and deleted produces different image codes
(Both show the same input "ABC" — the visual code is randomized)
¶ Bungie's Official Hint
//: TERMINAL ACCESS: GRANTED
//: FRAGMENT SET: 9/9 CONFIRMED
//: SEQUENCE: UNRESOLVED
>> source_format: serial
>> translation_layer: applied
>> SEQUENCE ORIGIN: DM WG## ##
¶ Community Analysis of the Hint
| Fragment | Interpretation |
|---|---|
TERMINAL ACCESS: GRANTED |
Confirms Step 1 (terminals) was completed |
FRAGMENT SET: 9/9 CONFIRMED |
References the 9 terminal pairings completed |
SEQUENCE: UNRESOLVED |
The password sequence was not yet found |
source_format: serial |
Could reference serial numbers, camera numbers, or sequential data |
translation_layer: applied |
A cipher or translation is needed (A1Z26 cipher turned out to be the key) |
SEQUENCE ORIGIN: DM WG## ## |
Dire Marsh, West Gate — pointed to terminal decode order |
¶ Other Information
These appear to be real (but now defunct) satellites under Arrivals, and space missions under Departures — some of humanity's first attempts to reach orbit.
¶ New to the ARG?
If you're just catching up, here's what you need:
- DAC — Your personal identifier for the ARG, linked to your Discord
- Cryo Archive — The ARG website at cryoarchive.systems
- Start with Step 1: Cargo for the full walkthrough