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If you are new to ARGs, IRC, and FacilityJ, Please read this article. Everything you need to get caught up is here. This should answer most of your questions regarding the three. Happy playing!
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If you are new to FacilityJ, please read this article. Everything you need to get caught up is here. This should answer most of your questions. Happy playing!
  
 
==What Is Facility J?==
 
==What Is Facility J?==
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Facility J is an [[Alternate Reality Game]]. It made its first appearance on January 13th, 2007 on the site of a YouTube user named TravelerJ19. The videos TravelerJ19 released through YouTube consisted of archival scientific footage from the post World War II era. Their subject matter is genetic engineering.
  
Facility J is an Alternate Reality Game, or ARG. It made its first appearance on January 13, 2007 on the site of a YouTube user named TravelerJ19. The videos TravelerJ19 released through YouTube consisted of archival scientific footage from the post World War II era. Their subject matter is genetic engineering. The latest on the Facility J ARG can be found in the LG15 Fan Creations section of the Forum index under In-Depth Discussion. Or just click on the link in the "Active Forum Thread" below.
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==The Story So Far==
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[[Facility J]] was a "new, state of the art government facility" established in the fall of 1951 by Robert A. Lovett|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Lovett] - who had recently been appointed United States Secretary of Defense. World War II was over, and a new "Battle" was emerging. Lovett gathered The "greatest biological minds of our time" in a "project whose results were to rival even those of Oppenheimers group". The work was to be secret. Walter Dabrowski was in charge of "recording the results and sending the reels in bi-weekly". According to Walter "We had nothing but the best intentions. If we had only known then what we know now".
  
==ARG's==
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John Rockefeller Prentice was in charge of research at Facility J, and expected that success could be achieved within the decade. The new facility led to surprising advances in many fields, although no individual researcher seemed to understand the larger goals of the project.
  
'''WHAT IS AN ARG?'''
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According to a Facility J government propaganda video "The masterminds behind this great facility have absolute control. Progress is being made and research is leading the way. And in this research, the biological sciences continue to take their place in the ongoing pattern of achievement by advancing man's understanding of life itself." The work of "The Project" within the institution "Facility J" involved genetic engineering.
An alternate reality game (ARG) is a type of game that overlaps the game world with reality, by utilizing real world media, in order to deliver an interactive narrative experience to the players.
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*For more on ARG's and what they are, please see the following link: http://tinyurl.com/qy5hs
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At some point, according to an "old family friend" who goes by TravelerJ19, Walter left his former employer on bad terms which resulted in him becoming a bit paranoid. We learn from Walter "There is an incident" at the facility. He poses the question "What happened to the J nineteen?". The "J nineteen", it appears are 19 vials of an undisclosed substance, possibly a genetically engineered chemical, that were produced, under Walter's management, at Facility J. According to Walter, "It took us decades, and we only produced 19 of the damn things". Evidently, the "incident" caused them somehow to end up in Walter's possession, and he becomes obsessed with "destroying" them.  
  
'''ARG Rules'''
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According to TravelerJ19, Walter asked him to recruit a team of young people to assist in his mission to destroy the J19 samples. TravelerJ19 accomplished this by posting videos on YouTube and cryptic messages posted on his MySpace in which he coordinated drops for some of us to pick up, or sent to us, containing these vial samples which we were instructed to destroy. Later on he introduced us to Walter, and after proving ourselves trustworthy, we assist him directly.
1. Maintain the attitude that 'this is not a game!' (TINaG)
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2. Work Together! Collaboration is the key to solving any puzzle!
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3. Stay in character!
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*For more on TINaG, Please refer to this site: http://tinyurl.com/yael9t
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''' Common Terms'''
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After 6 vials are destroyed and two more are set to be delivered to one of the recruits (former OpAphid operative Ziola), Walter goes "incommunicado" and wants TravelerJ19 to take over the project and make sure "they" can't get to the samples. Walter is not happy about the way the project is going - too much has been revealed and too little progress has been made. "They" know where he is now, and he's afraid "they" will get to the samples before he finishes disposing of them. He shares more info from the archives with TravelerJ19 and gives him "more packages to destroy" but does not specify how many, or whether or not it is all of them.
  
IG: In Game
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New characters JayNineteen (Jay Vector) and FiliaScientis (Sandi Star) show up. Jay posts a video of J7 being destroyed, and sets up another drop through Sandi and we destroy J8.
OOG: Out Of Game
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IC: In Character
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OOC: Out Of Character
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Puppet Master (PM): Person (people) behind the scenes
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Shill: Someone in association with the PM, who plays as the biggest fan, etc
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Drop: A clue, dropped off, in which players find and share in order to move along the story
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==The World Of IRC==
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However, he then took matters in a new direction by deciding to help Mary.  Mary was a girl that Kris Cogan had brought from England after refusing to follow through with with orders to supress her from a secret enforcement-style organization identified as ROOT, who launched Operation Ossifrage to try and eliminate Kirs and Jay by hiring mercenary ZorinXL. Jay wanted to help Mary learn more about her father's work in bioscience research.
  
'''What Is It?'''
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==Other Links==
 
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*[http://www.lg15.com/lonelygirl15/forum/viewforum.php?f=116 Facility J forums]
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of real-time Internet chat. It is mainly designed for group (many-to-many) communication in discussion forums called channels, but also allows one-to-one communication via private message.
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*[[Facility J|Back to Facility J]]
*For more on IRC's, Please refer to this article:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRC
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http://java.freenode.net/index.php (channel: #FacilityJ)
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To use Java:
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If you do not wish to use Java Chat, you will need to use a chat client. Chatzilla and mIRC are two suggestions.
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For chat clients:
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Server: irc.freenode.net (Channel: #FacilityJ)
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For Chatzilla:
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In your browser address bar, put: irc://brown.freenode.net/FacilityJ (replace brown with your corresponding server)
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==Learning mIRC==
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First off, mIRC is an application you can run on your computer to connect to IRC chatrooms. This will give you much more versatility and reliability in the chat. Here are the steps to get started:
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-Step #1: Download the mIRC client at http://www.mirc.com/get.html
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-Step #2: Install mIRC with the default settings.
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-Step #3: Follow the directions to setup mIRC found here: http://www.mirc.com/install.html
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-Step #4: Go to the Options menu, under the Connect->Servers category and if FreeNode is in the IRC Network dropdown menu, select it and move to the next step. Otherwise, hit the Add button. Input the following information in the corresponding boxes:
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Description: FreeNode Main
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IRC Server: irc.freenode.net
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Port: 6667
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Group: FreeNode
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And then select FreeNode from the IRC Network dropdown menu.
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-Step #5: Go to the Options menu, under the Connect->Options category and hit the Perform button.
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-Step #6: Hit the Add button and select FreeNode, then click ok. Ensure FreeNode is selected for the Network. Then in the perform commands text area, put "/join #FacilityJ" (Ensure the "Enable perform on connect" option is selected).
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After signing in with your chosen username, I recommend that you register it. You can do this by typing:
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"/ns register yourpasswordhere"
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If you get a message saying "That username is already registered," this means someone already has that name and you will have to come up with a new name. You can change your name by typing:
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"/nick yournewnamehere"
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After registering your username, it is required that you identify yourself each time you sign on. mIRC makes this easy but auto-identifying yourself if you follow this step:
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-Step #7: Go back to the perform menu from step 6, and add the following line after the "/join #FacilityJ" line: "/ns identify password"
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Following these steps will set up the client to automatically join the channel on connecting to FreeNode and identify you.
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==Commonly Asked Questions==
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Q: How do I do an emote?
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A: To emote, simply type: "/me texthere"
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Q: How do I join another chat channel?
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A: To join another chat channel, type: "/join #chatnamehere"
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Q: Why does my username have a number after it?
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A: Your username may have a number after it if you are disconnected and rejoin. This is called ghosting. You can remove the ghost by typing: "/ns ghost yourusername yourpassword" then change your username back by typing "/nick username"
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Q: How do I change my password?
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A: You can change your password by typing: "/ns set password newpassword"
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*Note: where "yourpasswordhere" is written, you insert your own desired password.
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Common Chat Abbreviations:
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PM- Private Message
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AFK- Away From Keyboard
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BRB- Be Right Back  
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ATM- At The Moment
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FTW- For The Win
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RL- Real Life
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IMO- In My Opinion
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TBH- To Be Honest
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IIRC- If I Remember Correctly
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FTL- For The Lose
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FTW- For The Win
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If you are new to FacilityJ, please read this article. Everything you need to get caught up is here. This should answer most of your questions. Happy playing!

What Is Facility J?

Facility J is an Alternate Reality Game. It made its first appearance on January 13th, 2007 on the site of a YouTube user named TravelerJ19. The videos TravelerJ19 released through YouTube consisted of archival scientific footage from the post World War II era. Their subject matter is genetic engineering.

The Story So Far

Facility J was a "new, state of the art government facility" established in the fall of 1951 by Robert A. Lovett|[1] - who had recently been appointed United States Secretary of Defense. World War II was over, and a new "Battle" was emerging. Lovett gathered The "greatest biological minds of our time" in a "project whose results were to rival even those of Oppenheimers group". The work was to be secret. Walter Dabrowski was in charge of "recording the results and sending the reels in bi-weekly". According to Walter "We had nothing but the best intentions. If we had only known then what we know now".

John Rockefeller Prentice was in charge of research at Facility J, and expected that success could be achieved within the decade. The new facility led to surprising advances in many fields, although no individual researcher seemed to understand the larger goals of the project.

According to a Facility J government propaganda video "The masterminds behind this great facility have absolute control. Progress is being made and research is leading the way. And in this research, the biological sciences continue to take their place in the ongoing pattern of achievement by advancing man's understanding of life itself." The work of "The Project" within the institution "Facility J" involved genetic engineering.

At some point, according to an "old family friend" who goes by TravelerJ19, Walter left his former employer on bad terms which resulted in him becoming a bit paranoid. We learn from Walter "There is an incident" at the facility. He poses the question "What happened to the J nineteen?". The "J nineteen", it appears are 19 vials of an undisclosed substance, possibly a genetically engineered chemical, that were produced, under Walter's management, at Facility J. According to Walter, "It took us decades, and we only produced 19 of the damn things". Evidently, the "incident" caused them somehow to end up in Walter's possession, and he becomes obsessed with "destroying" them.

According to TravelerJ19, Walter asked him to recruit a team of young people to assist in his mission to destroy the J19 samples. TravelerJ19 accomplished this by posting videos on YouTube and cryptic messages posted on his MySpace in which he coordinated drops for some of us to pick up, or sent to us, containing these vial samples which we were instructed to destroy. Later on he introduced us to Walter, and after proving ourselves trustworthy, we assist him directly.

After 6 vials are destroyed and two more are set to be delivered to one of the recruits (former OpAphid operative Ziola), Walter goes "incommunicado" and wants TravelerJ19 to take over the project and make sure "they" can't get to the samples. Walter is not happy about the way the project is going - too much has been revealed and too little progress has been made. "They" know where he is now, and he's afraid "they" will get to the samples before he finishes disposing of them. He shares more info from the archives with TravelerJ19 and gives him "more packages to destroy" but does not specify how many, or whether or not it is all of them.

New characters JayNineteen (Jay Vector) and FiliaScientis (Sandi Star) show up. Jay posts a video of J7 being destroyed, and sets up another drop through Sandi and we destroy J8.

However, he then took matters in a new direction by deciding to help Mary. Mary was a girl that Kris Cogan had brought from England after refusing to follow through with with orders to supress her from a secret enforcement-style organization identified as ROOT, who launched Operation Ossifrage to try and eliminate Kirs and Jay by hiring mercenary ZorinXL. Jay wanted to help Mary learn more about her father's work in bioscience research.

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