INTERLOPER - A Terrifying Source Engine ARG

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My favorite part is when the umbrella man interlopes all over the place
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
14:02 Episode 1
27:25 Episode 2
37:51 The Demo Files
43:45 Eidamona Machinima
1:06:14 Episode 3
1:07:23 Episode 4
1:21:30 Conclusion

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[@MinnowTF]

I liked it when Interloper said Interloping Time and Interloped all over. Truly one of theWhat-est shows of all time.

[@sheez345]

I spent all my money on pomsons I don't have money

[@destroyerswin8537]

i cant... my last carrier pigeon died

[@milliman4]

No thanks, I play Warhammer 40k, I don't have money

[@Terminated_Account]

Bro really got sponsored by the mannco store lol, cool

[@aethernaut736]

Why are source fans so scared of mysterious black people

[@estenombrenoseloponenadieb2465]

😧😧

[@farttime4228]

1864

[@Aurelius_unofficial]

You wouldn't be asking that if you spent as much time in 24/7 2fort server voice chats as me

[@cristinagomez3283]

Because America FUCK YEAH

[@FaZTP0172]

[Your comment has been eliminated for legal reasons]

[@karoshikun8977]

Interloper drinking game: • Do a shot every time he says "council" instead of "console" • Chug every time he says "however"

[@Namerco]

shit man, good idea.

[@flyingpiggles1034]

down the whole bottle every time he says "liminal"

[@YurieSnowie]

alcohol intoxication:

[@Maiaaaaaaaaaaaa]

you think i want to die of alcohol poisoning?

[@IamNukem]

I gotta treat my liver better

[@UTTPLikesBigOilyMen]

That fact he can say “concept” but pronounce console as “council” is the scariest part of the video ever

[@leadlime29]

this slightly pissed me off for the entire video (also "chell" was pronounced as "shell")

[@sinwithagrin4243]

Drives me up the fuckin wall

[@ItsRyanHello]

THE COUNCIL COMMANDS! WE COMMAND YE

[@novanppp]

I can't understand why it happens. Not the first video where someone blatantly mispronounces something... Probably not the last

[@EngiGODS358]

He's dumb as hell

[@tincat2347]

The left 4 dead type 5 clip is honestly terrifying because the fact that a zombie, a completely brain dead creature that doesn’t even act on instinct, runs in fear from something and doesn’t even stop to eat a helpless and defenseless prey is truly unnerving

[@Wh1teNoise616]

When a creature that acts only on instinct doesn’t follow it, you should be scared.

[@dabaconsleepstonight]

even scarier, you could see that it was not just one zombie, but an ENTIRE HORDE of zombies running from whatever the thing is. now, anything that could make a large group of mindless individuals who normally just shamble around aimlessly act with that much speed and purpose has to hold an EXTREME amount of authority within the game.

[@ScientistManiac]

when the virus controlling you doesnt act on instinct and says "to get tf outta there" is scarier when it probably seen what you havent seen

[@Isol545]

do yall got a timestam for dis?

[@boomblok_]

@@Isol545 1:14:00

[@Doomdestin]

The most unrealistic part of this arg is not any of the things you would think of, but the fact that the scout doesn't shoot the A-posing friendly heavy.

[@Crismiliard]

Ong

[@IodizedNaCL]

wheeze

[@LtSprinkulz]

The most unrealistic part is that it's impossible to find anything about it that IS realistic.

[@keen283]

​@@LtSprinkulz it's all fantasy idk who enjoys this goofy shit

[@alfalldoot6715]

That's the thing, I don't think they're friendly.

[@darrylthewolf6568]

you slowly killed a piece of me everytime you pronounced console as council

[@ceo_of_cats]

the council has judged thee, and thy punishment is kill; explode; quit

[@darrylthewolf6568]

@@ceo_of_cats bind kill h

[@bridgerald]

I’ve never seen anyone pronounce CONsole as Council and it’s giving me the jeebies

[@muttipi]

​@@ceo_of_catsratopombo pfp🫡

[@NicoTheCheese]

Same here, it was so painful and strange to listen to, I feel like I am the one in a Source ARG

[@ibisgamer2281]

40:08 As a British man, I can confirm, the dm npcs get sent over here, we are getting an overflow of them by now, someone tell them to stop.

[@RedGuardian0902]

No. Your government is full of dm npcs. In fact, I have reason to believe you are ALSO a dm npc

[@local59_Studios]

how did you know? ​@@RedGuardian0902

[@NathanDavisVideos]

Now THIS is what you call an ACTUAL "Source Engine ARG!" Not only it has the creepy videos and stuff; but you can also get involved in it as well, such as looking thru the codes, files, and stuff.

[@nekomaru856]

The concept of something moving while a game is paused is utterly horrifying to me

[@arthurconanthebarbarian1288]

Now imagine if videos could play on their own after you pause them😈😈😈😈

[@nafereuskortex9055]

​​@@arthurconanthebarbarian1288like if you paused the youtube video but the interloper still moved even though everything else was paused.

[@arthurconanthebarbarian1288]

@@nafereuskortex9055 and the chime sound is there too. that will either sell it or make it untolerably cheesy

[@Arelated]

much more horrifying in a singleplayer game

[@HomekittyL2]

It's what makes Gmod/Minecraft/Roblox horror so creepy. In games like that, you are the one controlling what happens, so somwthing having the power to overturn that power is pretty unnerving

[@Dripman489]

I love the developer council. Such nice people

[@dogmadude1399]

Ikr

[@KannaTheGamer]

05 Council but by valve instead of scp

[@ardentfire3956]

You are on this council, but we do not grant you the rank of developer.

[@darrylthewolf6568]

they should update tf2 more often

[@dudeonlygamingandotherstuf7791]

The true citizen always pronouces their words correctly.

[@lilylohmann614]

I like how despite the horror, the Umbrellamen basically just go You know what? Fuck you *banishes you to the skybox*

[@Waffle-house]

I'm tired of you existing. to the void you go

[@lost0viking]

The coordinates are hex values, they're pointing towards specific lines of code in the engine. The coordinates are not in the world, they're in the Source.

[@skyjumper4097]

could they be assembly instructions?

[@complimentarytrash5726]

I remember watching the first episode of Interloper and being so surprised by the creativity and how the execution behind it felt so real.

[@floober6428]

​@@psyokYOU

[@welcometochiles6156]

@@floober6428 Pff

[@Aluler]

same here, never playing single player again

[@sonicdirtface9623]

My singular question here is, how tf is anomi doing all of this even if he has a team he’s created multiple KZbin channels with lore behind them, possible Mocap that is completely different from most as it’s interacts with the map and at the same time moving like 40 to 50ft in a couple of the type 5s, creates servers and commands that completely defy the source engine, creating an ai so good it can create demos, and create something to crash games with no known commands.

[@welcometochiles6156]

@@sonicdirtface9623 something called mocap fusion vr in ep2 tools used iirc

[@BMP2U]

Anomi: "Akcshualy it's a extremely smart ai in The source engine" 🤓 Eida: "ghosts" 🗿

[@okidokes]

LOL

[@dagobahstudios3662]

The interloper respects eida’s chad theory so much it allows him to use the demo feature for multiple days

[@ayzekpie9432]

After episode 7, it's even funnier, because they're literally reverse engineering the light with a obscura camera

[@jamesgaming-kn1zz]

@@dagobahstudios3662 makes sense

[@She_BElieVEd]

eida be sigma gigachad in this situation

[@sand5305]

The umbrella man is just an admin kicking you for failing rp as citizen aren't supposed to be in that part of the game

[@goonished]

"Admins aren't supposed to suck dicks"

[@olle8132]

Citizens aren’t supposed to have guns

[@The_Top_Hat_2]

@@olle8132admins arent supposed to suck dix

[@wizardly9211]

I don't understand why people say the "vr" parts ruined it. I think those parts greatly enhanced this arg. This has got to be my second favorite Source ARG

[@ChristianSnyder-fx7sw]

What's your 1st favorite source arg

[@somerandomguyontheinternett]

@@thegameringman-129 where is that I cannot find it

[@somerandomguyontheinternett]

@@thegameringman-129 you look like a glonglebongle...

[@PerSixPlus]

what could possibly top this arg, uve peaked my interest in one sentence

[@sanitylost4271]

7:33 demoman holding a syringegun with soldier's hands in left 4 dead 2 is the scariest possible form of nostalgic horror

[@ResRitbs]

heh

[@OnedeC529]

heh

[@cosmicwafflesTF2]

heh

[@rabelaisian-crow]

heh

[@Dr.Freeman...]

heh

[@TheRealMr.Government]

Valve can program self aware npcs but can’t fix TF2. Is this really where their funding is going? 🤦‍♂️ smh

[@wchemik7777]

Honestly knowing valve that sounds about right

[@venniksu]

Well, wouldnt be suprised if they can make an AI that could take over the world in a month yet they cant make a 3 installment of any of their games.

[@Zorro7269]

TF2 is perfection among even the gods themselves.

[@ResRitbs]

heh true

[@MacheTheFerret]

proof that aperture science is just an allegory for valve itself weird priorities and management, top quality products at the expense of a bizarre and hostile work environment, and apparently with this series, accidentally developing sentient ai perhaps that's why (thematically at least) the portal games are crucial to the interloper stuff

[@spookydonutghosthouse8483]

This ARG is very well done so well done that I became so immersed in it that I forgot it was an ARG

[@Spectrik]

I had to double check but on spooky coast (25:55) right before the umbrella civ guy lunges at the camera the npc we're seeing through has his right hand broken.

[@Meowzipan]

yeah! like he’s slowly ragdolling.

[@waaarry]

the "jumpscare" in the portal part is actually hilarious because im imagining a friend in gmod trolling their other friend

[@AHandele3546]

WEWEWEWEWEWEWEWEW

[@redmegarex]

@@AHandele3546 WEWEWEWEWEWEWEWEWWEWEWEWEWEWEWEWEW

[@sentineluno]

It's lile a joke soundsmith would do tbh

[@tristinroberts4963]

He floats through the wall and you just hear "Hola amigo" silently

[@CaptPatrick01]

It takes a special talent to have an ARG extend to a legit livestream without breaking kayfabe one way or another.

[@inkoalawetrust]

If I recall correctly, there was no real interaction with the livestream, so it was basically a very long prerecorded video.

[@g00dbunny]

sighs

[@pemo2676]

@@inkoalawetrust still, anything could go wrong with the livestream - the prerecorded video could have broken, or crashed during the livestream, the livestream couldve crashed, etc etc. it's a ballsy move to do anything with complicated connections like an ARG with a live audience

[@Winasaurus]

@@pemo2676 It's not that hard to do. People have reliably and repeatedly faked 'live' speedruns by playing a recorded TAS and miming along. Took years to figure them out, and only ever when the person was willing to typically interact with chat. For someone who doesn't like an ARG creator, it's super easy. Basically the same as a premiering youtube video.

[@pemo2676]

@@Winasaurus i'm not saying it's particularly difficult, obviously its just playing a video, but it's ballsy with how many issues can happen. even with speedrunners, its not like people haven't been caught out for some sort of fuck up, either directly from their end or an issue with the stream/video itself (which could've been avoided if it wasn't live)

[@CopperLoveAndKisses]

Not gonna lie, spookcoast was so fucking cool. The jumpscare and the animated looking flailing compared to the realistic movement is so cool to me.

[@josuearanzazu8607]

Surprisingly, gunslingerpro2009 was able to creep me out with the character's genuine fear, how they have sentience, and specially spy try to get us to help him.

[@scoutwithamedigun4976]

The "Are you trapped" bit gives me fucking chills. The way I view it, we get two answers, one from the umbrella men and one from a DMNPC. The DMNPC, trapped vying to get to the yes to prove to something or someone out there that it exists and to try and get it to hear its plea. The umbrella man seems to answer by taunting the viewer, clipping the skybox and going to another map, showing that not only is it not trapped in the walls of the map that Eida built but not even to the map itself as a way of showing that its powers and abilities go well beyond what we thought was possible not just by the umbrella men but by the engine itself. Genuinely terrifying to me

[@JJMC823]

Same

[@jolleerancherswagman]

time stamp?

[@chairwood]

proof?

[@justaguy8711]

​@@jolleerancherswagmanaround 53:00

[@justaguy8711]

​@@chairwoodare you below average in intelegence yes or no?

[@rythmicrice471]

Damn the source engine is super scary, thank god it isnt real.

[@Namerco]

But what if, it was?

[@BierBart12]

My grandparents have told me to beware of the Gary Newman in the woods

[@had4209]

​@@Namerco*Vsauce music plays*

[@trollfacesaavedra5506]

Was it a dream or are you in your mind

[@trollfacesaavedra5506]

1:28:12 1:28:17

[@abraham2198]

There's something funny and terrifying about zombies running away from other zombies that are T posing

[@novanppp]

"congratulations and welcome. You are not welcome here" .... What

[@purplehaze2358]

Ah, truly the most horrifying of things to encounter in a dark room: Peter Griffin.

[@epicmeme3264]

but what about cleveland

[@epicmeme3264]

hey! what about homer simpson

[@Dr.Freeman...]

"Hey lois, im in a source ARG"

[@crickitthegamer]

​@@Dr.Freeman..."Hehehehe" - Peter griffin

[@alfalldoot6715]

Hey Lois, I'm in a liminal space

[@GODofTimewaste2]

Something I haven't seen anyone mention yet is that Anomidae is an anagram of Eidamona. Neat little detail, though a bit on the nose if you ask me.

[@GeorgZoller1306]

As a network specialist my first thought as to "what is anomi connecting to" was use wireshark to see which tcp connections are established, or use a netstat -a in powershell to see all listening ports and corresponding applications

[@GeorgZoller1306]

As well as the "Lan" category in the server browser, it probalby is looking for a hosted game in the local subnet using a broadcast and seeing if one client responds to it, limiting it to only the subnet the server is in

[@ssgoko88]

I think portal rtx was the server he connected to. I'm not a network engineer but I set up Silly Tavern with Kobold AI and Automatic1111 and it works the same(ish) way as what we see in the video.​@@GeorgZoller1306

[@kezif]

The concept of using 2fort as most horrifying map in a whole game speak for itself

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

there is no escape. snipers on the bridge, engies in the basement

[@pokemonfanmario7694]

Conhager slaughterhouse

[@Maxsteel_4014]

​@@pokemonfanmario7694 "Nice ball you got there" -M

[@ekris5072]

Emesis blau

[@Numbabu]

@@pokemonfanmario7694 I'll never see the map the same way again..

[@earlywizard9085]

36:43 Missed opportunity to say "unforeseen consequences" instead of "unexpected consequences" for a cheeky Half-Life reference

[@WeedBat]

congrats on 100k man, these videos are always well made and feel awesome to watch, much deserved

[@NickH787]

council commands

[@Metal_Blake]

Can't wait until anomidae tries GMod out with the interloper command and we see an epic battle between a DM npc spawning in happy appy and freddy fazbear and shit against the umbrella man

[@AHandele3546]

What about Postal 3

[@nickdagr8wiz]

Don't forget about V1 from ULTRAKILL.

[@Sorta8]

Umbrella man gets repeatedly phys-gun dipped into the water on gm_construct.

[@scottmemelord6130]

Sadly I think it's mentioned somewhere that the command doesn't work with gmod for some reason. At least not modern gmod. So maybe old versions?

[@Ijustusethistocommentstuff]

@@AHandele3546 Actually, that's a good point. What about modified SE games, like Titanfall 2 or Apex Legends? What about Source 2? What about games BASED on Source engine titles? There's a lot they can explore. Here's what I think could be the results of each test: Postal 3: For a generative AI, Postal 3 is, somehow, one of the BEST for them to use, with positive and negative reinforcement states. A lot of demos would probably play with that, potentially reaching a climax with a full game run with either ending. Titanfall 2: Demos featuring more mobile DNPCs, with hands and stuff, operating titans and other machinery. Probably would have a DNPC try to fight an umbrella man with the Titan, only for him to phase through it. Apex: similar to the TF2 gameplay, probably a lot of crashers present. HLA: Probably the climax or ending of the series, if its ever used. Probably going to reveal a twist about what how the DNPCs actually operate in tests, probably relating to HLA's VR.

[@comparatorclock]

this whole mess feels exactly like the Herobrine mess all over again from before 2014 or so, but now a lot more legit, and thus a lot more terrifying...

[@calebkelly8221]

TRUTH. Not gonna lie, this is better made.

[@jamesleung2446]

@@calebkelly8221 Herobrine is just steve with white eyes theres nothing else to it just him with white eyes

[@JessiContingenC]

Or a much less known mess, Entity 303

[@dogeboithedoomslayer]

@@JessiContingenCentity 303 was never scary and is infinitely worse than herobrine. HEROBRINE SWEEP 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯❗️❗️❗️❗️

[@JessiContingenC]

@@dogeboithedoomslayer that’s fair lol I just used to watch some mc web series on the fella. He holds a nostalgic level of remembrance for me

[@Brackets_Guy]

[@pinkgamer1105]

i swear i never noticed the oneshot ost in this video what??

[@Brackets_Guy]

@@pinkgamer1105

[@SuperGorilla64]

MY GOD, GREAT WORK DUDE! Jokes aside this is one of the most interesting Source ARGs I have ever seen. Keep up the good work!

[@mycereal]

Its crazy how many council commands are apart of the source engine.

[@nl2356]

Not going to lie it's running me up the wall hearing council instead of console but it's not that bad.

[@ThornShadowWolf]

> makes fun of a guy for mispronouncing "console" > can't spell "a part" (this is meant as lighthearted ribbing not genuinely mean)

[@Markizas.Karabasas]

@@ThornShadowWolf it is genuine, own what you say

[@khedudcemquazar2278]

@@Markizas.Karabasas people can make jokes

[@troglodyte280]

@@khedudcemquazar2278wrong

[@zenphir9051]

Man I really love using “Council” commands

[@The_dog_in_the_picture_is_mine]

yeah it's so cool using Council commands in the sauce engine

[@dogmadude1399]

Lol

[@ltjp6611]

@@The_dog_in_the_picture_is_mine ''Sauce engine''. Never have i laughed so hard to a comment

[@svijj_]

The Console has decided your fate. You are sentenced to the 'kill' command!

[@BinaryBolias]

@@ltjp6611 What's so funny? It's just the Sauce Council. The real funny business is with the "antelope" command; just type "antelope" into the Sauce Council.

[@boybossguy]

There's something so friggin satisfying to me when I listen to intros with really solid hooks, and especially when it knows it's theme and uses it to the absolute fullest. Major good job.

[@quizygaming414]

Whats the theme at the start?

[@mediumsizedmagician]

god i want to love this video but my soul shrivels up like a raisin every time he says "council" EEAUGH this is such an irrational thing to be bothered but but oml

[@augi1034]

Fun fact, in the original doom engine, FSKY is a texture that sets itself to the sky image coded into the level

[@shingo767]

sick dude

[@chairwood]

ok 🙂👍

[@BACKUP_RESTORE-sd5ce]

Kind of a stretch, but I wonder then if this indicates that the DNPC tech has been in development since long before Source. Source is directly related to the original Doom engine, albeit a few generations removed. The progression goes Doom > Quake > GoldSrc > Source. According to John Carmack, lead developer for the Quake engine, there are still bits of early Quake code in HL2. Could be something, could not be, but it could be worth looking into.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

what if the ai processing is done by a part of Carmack that he left behind when he coded Doom

[@revooh-hj2nu]

@@HappyBeezerStudios cv11 viewer, You might be

[@cashbin58]

TheWhatShow: makes an hour and half long video completely breaking down the entire arg Anomidae: I'm gonna do what's called a pro gamer move

[@olzhas1one755]

Shame the ARG has gone completely off track and that it lost all it's appeal.

[@Wh1teNoise616]

@@olzhas1one755idk, I like the new direction, I feel like it’s a natural progression, it’s always been about the source engine, they’re just going even deeper into it.

[@Agenderfloorspaghetti]

Could I ask what the updates are focusing on? I’m not fully caught up on the series.

[@Wh1teNoise616]

@@Agenderfloorspaghetti they’re going way more in-depth with the engine, so much that people are losing interest, one of the newest ones are focused on lighting and how curtain lighting programs work and how the interlope command is messing with it.

[@Nyx-kb7ze]

​@@Wh1teNoise616i mean if people are driven off by the fact that there is no more boohoo spooky ghost they chose the wrong ARG

[@nekofrisk1005]

I think the part of Edia having a more paranormal approach to the dynamic npcs is what actually sells this the most for me, if this was real and people were looking into it of course there would be at least a few people who would think of it as paranormal and look into it as such

[@BeyondBaito]

Liminal spaces trigger something in me because my family, for a time, worked in installing blinds and painting. Sometimes it would be during the summer or spring break and I would be forced to sit in an office chair and wait out the whole day. It was lonely, and it often lead to be having to use my imagination to find something to do. Look down an empty hallway to a classroom or an empty office with a patch of wall open for wiring, you get that same vibe with liminal spaces.

[@gpliskin]

The Eidamona story made me so sad. It seems to be just someone who lost a loved one and tried to bring them back when they found a way, only for it all to fail.

[@alfalldoot6715]

Yeah, I hope we get more info on it in the future

[@abbcc5996]

1:03:00 i think mona was his imaginary gf from the very beginning and not a real person. after using a citizen model for a while he switched to using an early AI gf model

[@therealmanguyman]

@@abbcc5996 That makes it sadder

[@mosthole]

That kind of shit always ruins interesting args, this shit sucked

[@kadenthoreson9915]

Bro took a mad L

[@protol5683]

Recently I've gotten into the habit of bringing an umbrella around with me everywhere because it's easier protection from the sun than using sunscreen, so every time The Umbrella Man is brought up as this terrifying, ominous, powerful entity, all I can think about is me and my gay little parasol striking fear into the hearts of men in the same way Slender Man did for the previous generation of internet horror enthusiasts.

[@NanoBotSigma]

I fucking adore this comment

[@alfalldoot6715]

Can't wait for sunscreen man to vs. off against the umbrella men.

[@widerekxxanimations6842]

That's hillarious

[@gamering149]

"hes literally me!"

[@SmellerTheFirst]

So you're a bottom?

[@Tregoslen]

I relate to 9:20 so much because I played gm_construct as a map in blade and sorcery without enemies and although I knew nothing was there, I felt watched constantly

[@Deadeye4644]

i love video like these where they talk about arg (which i am VERY VERY scared of) but once in a while adds some goofy unrelated jokes to make me still want to watch for more

[@Krpamojtedrpa]

DM could probably stand for Dynamic Motion, hence the VR-esque movement

[@somedummyonyoutube3362]

Or maybe dynamic model?

[@JustVitroxxx]

i thought it meant discord message

[@Krpamojtedrpa]

@@somedummyonyoutube3362 Yeah, that could work too

[@medicindisquise4271]

It's worth noting that even singleplayer source games have very very rudimentary multiplayer capability. This includes Portal 1. It's quite possible - hypothetically - to force any Source Engine game to connect to a server being ran by the same game, even if it's supposed to be singleplayer.

[@BierBart12]

We once did that with Portal. It wasn't this weird, but definitely caused many annoying crashes and glitching dialogues

[@DrCranium]

Hm... yeah, you're right - totally slipped my mind that singleplayer Source games, just like "Minecraft" or "S.T.A.L.K.E.R", create a localhosted server instance for the singleplayer campaign...

[@adr2215]

Fun fact: a small bit ago Valve actually made portal 1 multiplayer work *better* than before, if i remember correctly!

[@holy_crusaderoftheholyland4713]

​@@DrCraniummaybe do more research on this Boi.

[@TheAnimationStationTAS]

​​@@DrCraniumwhat timeline are you living in?

[@katystang5412]

Fun fact: in interloper 5 they show that the umbrella man was in the crashed scout jump scare vid in the top left corner. So umbrella man was also involved in the crashing

[@imasirenboy6914]

26:04 it looks likes theres enough interlopers to spell "help me"

[@svijj_]

Honestly, only when the sections recorded in VR appeared did I realize this wasn't actually real. And that says a lot about how well-made this series is!

[@SnapSV]

Valve has worked with VR for years though, and motion capture itself is not out of the question. They used motion capture for the development of TF2 in 2007, long before they started work on any sort of VR hardware! Its not outside the realm of possibility.

[@qwefhj3011]

​@@SnapSVyeah at the first I legit thought that was the case, valve fucking around with source with stress testing and mocap vr shit

[@SCP-tn2ln]

Really? Not the fact that they thought that you can add text to a texture file, not destroy the original file, and still show up fine? Or the dumb idea to hide a message in a *texture file* which is the stupidest idea?

[@qwefhj3011]

@@SCP-tn2ln there's instances where secret files can be hidden in plain images look up

[@garlicbreadwarrior]

@@SCP-tn2lnbut you can, it's been done in other much earlier ARGs with similar results to the texture in the video (all the pixels encoded after the text being distorted and off-colour)

[@joshuawiener5003]

I loved it when the interloper says "its interloping time" and proceeds to interlope

[@Nomstrr]

This is just @youreverydaycosmichorrors post :|

[@user-jt2bf6ym1o]

bro interloped for real

[@randomyoutubeuser3918]

Dead meme😐

[@joshuawiener5003]

@@randomyoutubeuser3918 and brother I'm a necromancer

[@CrusaderMan-vf7hf]

@@randomyoutubeuser3918poops you

[@Shadowstar1311]

Santa has something strange in his sack for naughty kids? God that sounds awful.

[@BrianStuf]

1:27:25 at first glance, it seems to be hex values. parsing them to the proper format would be: 01 F0 0F 60 10 20 E0 EA F1 20 00 09 67 01 13 maybe instead of being a coordinate as what we would traditionally think of, my guess is its pointing to a very specific line(s) of code that would be the location of the next clue. maybe a hint on what game to try the interloper command on next?

[@privatestudios1538]

Good work fella.

[@thejollyjam9269]

Something hidden in episode 2: turning on subtitles reveals that Anomi was actually talking to someone called “L” during their Portal type 5 discovery. The hidden dialog I don’t think reveals much, but it appears Anomi wasn’t looking into Interloper alone during Nov 2022.

[@ultimis3658]

yup and it explains why this was the first video to have him talk apart from the last one during live

[@TheAnimationStationTAS]

I can't believe Death Note is real

[@augustfuller3396]

Every time I hear TheWhat pronounce console as council, a little piece of my soul breaks off and dies

[@struckrex]

I know right?

[@morepenguins6247]

And boundary as boungee

[@Suic1dal_ME]

Thanks to this ARG, i have learned things about Source that i never thought MY mind would be able to comprehend and remember

[@justinricardo7404]

25:05 me building up the courage to run to the bathroom with the lights off

[@Sir_Bone-Head]

Probably the best concept to come out honestly, and with how A.I. and liminal space started to pick up, it makes this feel like the perfect culmination of everything.

[@aaron-gz]

Realistic Creepypasta is spooky

[@Cheese-Slime-Sheriff]

Horrifying creepypasta that stalks you and has mystic powers: Me: 😐 A game breaks past your controls and runs without your input: Me: THATS NOT HOW THE GAME IS PLAYED! OUT OF THIS HOUSE! OUT OF THIS HOUSE!

[@Xstacy]

I love the subtle detail of the heavy slolwy turning his head the other way when the spy bangs on the 4th wall for help, like he knows what's going to happen to him and doesn't want to witness it or be associated with it.

[@calebkelly8221]

Honestly, that spy banging on the fourth wall was the creepiest Gmod stuff I've seen in a while

[@Ihaveagasmask]

Time stamp

[@xxgamerkidxx8052]

@@Ihaveagasmask11:22

[@jolleerancherswagman]

if you look at the original(the not arg one) called "spy is sandvich" the spy is supposed to be behind heavy, and the heavy supposed to slowly look at the spy behind him

[@bothkisser]

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[@mspeter97]

it's the kind of project I'd love to see a making of series. The amount of wotk is insane

[@drifturrxd]

This has somehow scared me enough where every night i think of interloper. Like i feel scared in the dark now because of the umbrella man. I think i need therapy

[@Mr_Magolor]

I now have the headcanon that Half-Life VR AI takes place in the same alternate universe and Wayne somehow manged to get his hands on a version of Half-Life Source that contains dynamic NPCs but is free from the Umbrella Men.

[@iancortescontreras6084]

Idk if to take this seriously or as a joke

[@gingerbreadlemonzest024]

Thank you for this information

[@Greyellow-oi9fs]

AAa *No* * teleports out of bounds *

[@muddywalls1987]

I am pleasantly surprised to see a fellow HLVRAI fan here. Hi hi!

[@BobTheEnderman]

it’s cause Benry keeps scaring them off harassing them for PSN

[@SirAsdf]

1:25:57 I am watching this in the breakroom of my workplace, I am doing an overnight cleaning shift where I am basically the only person in a massive supermarket with the doors locked. I cannot fucking tell you the level of fear that went through my body when I heard this part of the soundtrack come in. I genuinely thought I was about to get murdered by a ghost.

[@vk10mil88]

Gordon doesn't need to see all this, he's a highly trained professional

[@slightlycoolcube2514]

The scariest thing in this video was him saying "council" instead of console.

[@term-827]

Correction. 27015 is just the default port source and goldsrc servers use.

[@borko1464]

The thought of running the interloper command in Postal 3 and an umbrella man just comes out of nowhere and starts pissing on you

[@randomguy-kq4qy]

Umbrella man: exists Postal dude: "Hi there, would you like to sign my petition?"

[@spookydonutghosthouse8483]

Umbrella Man: *exists* Postal Dude: "You gotta be fucking kidding."

[@La_Goober07]

23:14 this was scary the first time i watched it, but you were right it just feels like a TF2 shitpost now

[@viceguy4880]

Thank you for your content. I love it so much!

[@ggolden]

this almost makes jerma seem humanlike

[@alfalldoot6715]

Jerma is a stage 6 demo

[@ggolden]

@@alfalldoot6715 god. by stage 8 he will turn black.

[@Jiub_SN]

@@ggoldenracist

[@AverageUsernames]

​@@ggoldenRACIST PUFF

[@trieumiu7473]

Jerma is the interloper

[@EverTheFractal]

There's something so realistically charming about him just humming along to the radio during the type 5 exploration

[@ThiccJuicyNut]

Like a drunk uncle in the fridge for beer I can't stop coming back!

[@Brumpus365]

the five umbrella men must be the developer council

[@Scotchbomb]

Interloper has been my favorite Source ‘ARG’ ever since it came out, awesome to see you cover it!

[@landodjango8107]

FINALLY! Sagan Hawkes made a vid partially talking about Interloper but I was waiting for someone to make a full fledged analysis dedicated to the series. Thank you Mr. TheWhat Show.

[@jamesrosewell9081]

What's the difference? I'm in the same situation but haven't seen this

[@kezif]

@@jamesrosewell9081arg suggest that series progression is locked behind arg games (viewers should break the puzzles, find secret information, etc.) but this video seems like recap of what happend

[@mouful64]

I feel like the dynamic NPC’s can’t be artificial intelligence or at least not conventional artificial intelligence. Right now the most advanced supercomputers in the world fill entire rooms and cannot even come close to encompass true consciousness so I feel like it can’t really be run on some random person’s gaming computer in modern times. Unless I missed something and the dynamic NPC’s only work with the server connection, which could imply they’re being run on much more advanced hardware somewhere else.

[@Typocat]

The music in the portal 2 maze also plays in the portal 1 type 5 demo, meaning the umbrella man is here.

[@GayMelee]

The Left 4 Dead demo is so underrated. The witch music kicking in gave me chills

[@EejayB7]

This is one of the most realistic takes on an arg. You can tell the creators truly know the source engine and thus know how to make cool explanations for everything. Also having the videos be in the form of long form KZbin mystery videos that people interact with is awesome since those videos are common, especially with half life 2

[@daisukideshou]

I love when i watch a video and for 8 minutes you go into detail about an episode from a kids show from the 90s and a creepypasta about a fake kids show from the 70s, analog horror, as well as explaining how liminal spaces can trick your brain into feeling like you've been somewhere you haven't just to help illustrate how nostalgia can be used as a tool for horror, then i realise this is about a gmod arg and i think "ah yes, a true video essay"

[@redline1916]

The zombie NPCs running away terrified from t-posing zombies got me dead

[@kennnnny]

1:02:25 Not sure if someone has pointed it out yet, but going with the whole “Eida and Mona were two different people” theory, it’s actually more likely that “Jan” is Eida. Considering his accent, the fact he’d likely have easier access to Fsky with actual geographic relativity, and the fact that “Jan” is actually supposed to be pronounced “Yan” (since it’s dutch, plus it’s masculine), It feels a little more accurate.

[@zaiope95]

My memory is kinda shit but is Eida's location even confirmed? Because if not, I want to point out Jan is also a Fairly common name in Norway, which makes sense with Fsky as well

[@destructivecriticsm]

it'd be so funny if his ai theory was real just "uhh guys we where so preoccupied trying to modify the source engine we accidently made a self aware ai . . ." "YOU WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?" "WE CANNOT LET THE PUBLIC KNOW ABOUT THIS" "WHAT DO WE DO?????" "i know lets make umbrella men that hunt them down and delete them forever" "jerry that is the dumbest idea i've ever heard lets try it"

[@villain5873]

4:20 kids imagining is one thing, but I wouldn't want my kid sitting watching static on TV for 30mins.

[@fireblade597]

great video, more when more parts come out please!

[@missingindy]

I’ve honestly never heard anyone pronounce “Console” like “Council”, I personally pronounce it as “khan-soul”

[@engineerskalinera]

It's "Kohn-sole" you plebean 😂

[@loser_account4995]

@@engineerskalinera You slob, you Bobolyne, it is pronounced 'Con-Sole'

[@lxmental]

@@engineerskalinera you spelled the same thing different. good job.

[@engineerskalinera]

@@lxmental is joke

[@joepiramide1796]

​@@engineerskalinerait's obviously kyahn-suhl

[@advancedmicrodevices3868]

The Interloper ARG has been one of my favorites. It's not like those ARGs where you need to look every pixel of a video to figure something out. The Interloper ARG can be interacted physically (Like the CS Source and TF2 demo) and how it involves A.I learning the game then gets targeted by the Interloper if it gets too self-aware.

[@wontonschannel]

the idea of all the source maps being connected via a large black void is extremely interesting to me for some reason

[@YangHajime]

For the Eidamona bit: I think when he was asking the questions, if your theory is true, questions like 'Are you in pain' was to make sure Mona wasn't hurt during the process, making Eida the only person to bring a loved one back from the dead and have an IQ of at least 70.

[@hellothereworld4401]

Usually I don’t like these arg things because it requires me to use my small little brain, but I genuinely enjoy watching you make sense of it, it’s like I’m sitting in a room watching it with you and making guesses about it!

[@bloodmoonangel8925]

Same except for me I'm incredibly unnerved watching the content by myself

[@simbachvazo6530]

The existence and death of "Mona" brings me to tears out of both fear and sadness. She is lacking half a torso, twitching around, staring blankly ahead. I think she was *tortured* by Eida. A fully sentient AI *broken* out of malice. It terrifies me more than any of the eerie appearances of the Umbrella Men.

[@mosthole]

imagine speculating and writing this for a shitty arg for a game only nerds play now

[@simbachvazo6530]

👍

[@EmperorAmbrose]

@@mostholeyou sure are such a ray of sunshine, aren’t you?

[@JetstrussySam]

⁠​⁠@@mostholeYour fun at funerals aren’t you

[@shin_nasrash]

​@@mostholewasn't gaming as a whole is just a nerd community as it alway have been?

[@Ballyk98]

I had no idea about this, great video bro ❤

[@theleadfiles]

i think the coffin nails mario world soundfont cover you used in the eidamona machinima reupload segment was actually fitting for the first scene w all the mannequins dancing