Jun 24
Today’s font is called Precursor Alpha.
↓ Transcript
Panel 1: Covenant cruiser communicating with another ship in an unknown language.
Panel 2: Forerunner Dreadnaught communicating with the Covenant cruiser, again in that same language.
Panel 3: Human vessel, unknown loyalties.
Panel 4: Human Marine soldier, speaking in the unknown language.
Panel 2: Forerunner Dreadnaught communicating with the Covenant cruiser, again in that same language.
Panel 3: Human vessel, unknown loyalties.
Panel 4: Human Marine soldier, speaking in the unknown language.
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Well uh, this was enlightening…
Well uh, this was enlightening…
Strangest thing is, it seems the Covenant and the Humans are speaking the same language. Virus maybe? And WTF is the forerunner dreadnought doing communicating with the Covenant. Where on Earth (or the galaxy) did it come from and how does it fit in with the story???? Sigh, no questions answered some definitely raised… 
Agreed. =/
Looked pretty anyway…
if i am guessing correctly, I would say that its all Flood infected beings, but thats just my guess
Well, that's one theory…. :p
Woah! Craaaazy theory here… Again. What if its Tran's program being put into effect? Eh? Ehhh??
Edit: Perhaps too soon. That would be bad plot management… Even for Jim =D
Yeah, Tran's program hasn't been activated just yet.
Will we ever know what this says? Is it actual words just changed into some weird font?
No, you won't. This links back to something Tran said in Monday's comic.
Great, flood communicating with the world. Must be the virus.
Whoa you mean what Tran was holding for RC???
Um, no. Monday's comic. Not the ones before it. .
Either I can't read anymore or this isn't English. Awesome.
That is correct, sir.
Did you make that a font yourself or is it a bunch of pictures.
Neither, actually.
Well?
Um, it's not english, or even any other language spoken on earth
Yeeeeaaaa, interesting. Probably the shortest read through of the comic so far
btw, where did you get the pic of the Dreadnought? that gives me lots of ideas for MY comic 
Pulled it from the community screenshots section on Bungie.net.
I agree, It must have come from a campaign cutscene, or a shot from the covenant.
...WTF????????????????
insert evil laughter here
Jim, what font is that? Great post btw
Well, this is will probably be a tiny bit of spoiler, but the font is called Precursor Alpha.
Money says you wrote a hidden message that's supposed to be really dumb. I would bet 10 to 1 odds on that.
I'll take your money.
Sorry Jim, but I was betting the leftover lint in my socks. You might wan't to reconsider.
Hmmmmmm….
Could we uuh….get a copy of this font? Hehe…and a urm….translator?
Link provided in the post above.
yer…...so smoke pot much ay jim?
Never.
Ditto.
See, now—I don't believe that. Between you and HolyJunkie, I'm betting you fellas have a corner on the drug market.
No, he just played too much Mario. He's addicted to shrooms.
LOL… so translator is out of the question, but Precursor Alpha??? Maybe I'm just reading a bit to much into it….
But then again, maybe not.
Awesome language whatever it is, only has like 9 letters!
It has a full range of letters, actually.
You know, Half Life 2's title font doesn't have a full range. It bothers me because every single time you want to change your title menu text, you need to make a font or find some lousy one.
Hey hey hey!!! What if… What if….. What iiiiffff someone theoretically identified the font used, you could technically translate it!!!
Good luck with that. Let me know how that turns out for you.
I would like to change my stupid message theory. It's probably something like LolLolLol over and over.
Entirely possible. However, I'd like to know if it actually has content. Or is it just asssdasdfasdf?
How… informative
The pictures look great, at least!
I’m guessing since it is only 9 unique letters, it’s all giberish.
So Jim, does this get the award for “Fastest time I’ve wrote a script for Reclaimer”?
It gets the award for "Fastest Read for Reclaimer".
Agreed, I spent a whole five seconds looking over this one
Interesting. There is a translator for Precusor Alpha. It's a Dexter and Jax font. I'm not going to link to it(search for it yourself!) but the first three letters of the first text box spell: A J F…So I'm assuming you just typed what looked good, with no real english translation.
ARRGG! I liked the hidden message idea more.
Sorry to ruin the bubble
I only went and translated a few just to make sure it was (literally) Jiberish. But, the meaning to the story is more important…
Well, I translated the entire first bubble by hand, and got this:
A J I E S
; L S O E J F [space] . S L S O F
W I Q U L Z F J I S O W
A ; S L F J L L W O
Exactly! Those games were awesome.
It coming from all three factions. Very telling.
Indeed.
Whoa whoa whoa, wait a minute, did I not already say this? Like first comment???
Sorry, I usually post before I read other comments.
Sorry, I usually post my initial thoughts before I read other comments so my mind does not get corrupted by Jim's deceiving antics.
were you just typing randomly, because i found a translator website that had this font and the first line in the first box says " AJFIES"
Yup, completely random. (See my comment above.)
And the one above that, oh and would believe he said it the one above that?? The only thing good about this comic is the chuckle factor for Jim, watching us fruitlessly unscramble it…
Maybe… hear me out for a sec… Its an anagram?! it could actually mean something!... =P
Anagram, a la Bungie. That's a good thought, actually.
Note to self: Go make up something to fit said 'anagram.'
According to chaos theory…
Indeed! Wurhph Humph Wimh?
Images were beautiful though.
It's completely random. The point is that it's in a language completely foreign to human and Covenant alike.
Well, I tried. Here's what I got:
A J I E S
; L S O E J F [space] . S L S O F
W I Q U L Z F J I S O W
A ; S L F J L L W O
It's fun watching you guys spin your wheels.
Didn't think there would actually be a message, otherwise you would have just said it in english.
The language was not the purpose of this comic, just the intercommunication. Well wasn't that fun HSAR 
Exactly so.
Mhmm… amen to that. Although you did waste an hour of my time that I was supposed to be using to study for German. Oh well, it was more enjoyable
I've never commented here before, but I've read Reclaimer for quite a bit.
This looks to me like all three ships are receiving a signal from a single source. I've got an idea as to what the signal source might be, but I don't want to spoil anything for anybody if it is what I think it is.
Yup I think it's the Virus too
Spoilers welcome in the comment section. Those who read it do so at their own risk…
So, no. I didn't think so, anyway. Way too much hard work to be Jim's style.
What are you saying…?!
Nah if Jim just wanted to put a hidden message he could just type the message in this font. And watch us all scramble to decode it. And look like idiots… :p
Which is exactly what you've done with this one. It's been fun.
I knew you were going to say that… but someone had to try.
I hope the virus didn't get Jim, or we're going to be reading like this for a while I believe.
Blargh!
NO! Not Jim! Damn you demon!
~Hunter
Haha
Nice…
lolwut?
//FLASH-TRAFFIC PRIORITY BETA//Relay Protocol 00283-D
Decryption Enabled// Message Fragment
Covenant Covenant CCS-class Battle Cruiser "Glorious Solitude": "Hello? Wassup?"
Remote Reply: "Nothing B. Just watchin' the game. Having a Bud. Wassup wit' you?"
Forerunner Dreadnaught Unknown Designation: "WASSSAP!"
UNSC Serenity-class Frigate "Farragut": "Yo Dukie, pick up the phone!"
Staff Sgt. Miles Warner: "True. True."
//MESSAGE ENDS
Ha! Best comment ever!
Now I am truly honored!
Thanks, Jim! Keep up the great work!
It just came to me… Maybe I need more sleep….
It just cracked me up because it was so unexpected.
Ditto that. I'm not accustoming to LOL'ing when reading the Reclaimer comments section but this one got me.
For those who are too lazy to download the font and are angry at Anders
here's the link
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/fullmoon/162897
For those who are too lazy to download the font and are angry at Anders
here's the link
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/fullmoon/162897
BTW what earth language is it becuase it looked like gibberish at first but then i remembered the title it's Foreign LanguagES which means it needs to be translated more than once?
Or it is just Jibberish like Jim has said over five times in this comic.
ok so didn't read them until now
Hehe, there's a lot of good stuff buried in the comments.
Holy catfish, Batman! When in France, speak French.
Wow, France has really changed a lot!
Catman and Robin…
wait…
No more Robin.
Well, we can assume that the weird cuneiform-style gibberish is maybe the flood, or this strange virus unleashed by the discovery of Archimedes. We now see that it has infected the covenant, humans, and somehow, a forerunner ship.
I knew it, we're all going to die.
Starting with Jim.
Or, whatever's flying the Dreadnaught.
Maybe not flood. Flood use telepathy. Virus? Nobody's really throwing that around…
Edit: Lies! Everyone's suggesting the virus. D'oh!
Hehe, there's a LOT of comments on this one. It pays to read through them all first.
I know I'm a little late, but as soon as i read this I guessed that it was Precursor! And im pretty sure Jim confirmed that, but he is a master of reverse psycology….
Seems Jim found a new font to use on us
Yeah, it's pretty sweet…
~Hunter
HAHAHHA That was good
Don't do that please. Keep it clean. We have managed for nearly 200 comics now. Please don't spoil it…
User has already been moderated and banned.
And that's what I like to call the Swift Kick in the Groin of Justice! (SKGJ)
I have no patience or tolerance for trolls. Those who dare show their faces around here are met with swift, unforgiving discipline.
Instead of studying, why not try to decipher the code hidden in the Hex Charts for the first forty pixels in the picture.
Jim, why didn't you hide a message like "Congratulations wasting your time decoding this idiot." or something along those lines.
That outdoes all my lame stories combined. Congrats.
You're evil Jim.
Strange, I just ignore the idiots and thier ignorance. It's this kind of stuff they get a kick out of. Just ignore them.
Oh and um…
BANHAMMER FTW!!!!!!!!!!
It's like Grifball, it's contagious.
Well, there's a reason why the Reclaimer community has such great interaction. I've worked hard to eliminate the trolling and foster the people who actually want to be here.
That's the nicest thing you've ever said to me.
'Want' doesn't have an apostrophe.
Check the post body up above for your answer.