YSHDT.com

YSHDT.com

One of the first front pages of YSHDT.com.

Name	YSHDT.com
URL	http://yshdt.com
Type	Portal
Affiliation	Lunar Children
Date	January 22nd, 2015
Status	Offline

YSHDT.com was the first website used in Johnisdead. This website is owned by the Lunar Children as a portal. Many cryptic images and messages were discovered on this site relating to various characters and sometimes even the players themselves. This site is unique in the sense that it saw heavy use of flash video files. The site was later revealed to be the Lunar Children's test at hosting a portal similar to Wayward Horizon before attempting the same thing on a larger scale with Johnisdead.com. YSHDT.com hasn't been used since 2015 and the domain has since been claimed by an unrelated host.

History

YSHDT.com was first revealed to the players by TheLaw on January 22nd, 2015 - the beginning of the first arc of Johnisdead. TheLaw claimed that he had simply stumbled across the site and believed it to be related to the original Ben Drowned ARG. Over time, more and more pages were added to the site. While at first the site had a heavy focus on Majora's Mask, things soon became more abstract. The first few pages on the site seemed to be describing a cataclysmic event that has rendered the world broken. On February 16th, 2015, the site began linking players to Letschasethemouse - a blog belonging to Doug. Over time, more callouts and references were discovered on the site - along with more flash videos.

Upon the conclusion of the YSHDT Arc, activity on the website dwindled. The site saw a single update near the beginning of the Johnisdead Arc. Since then, the site has been inactive. Sometime in 2016, the site's domain was not renewed and it has since been claimed by an unrelated party.

Archive

1/22/15 - "http://yshdt.com"

8:03 PM - First Iteration

Title:

It's been too long.
Image:
site1.png - A text box from Majora's Mask that reads "I survived.".

Source:
"The sky is falling, the people are crying. Where is your link now?"

--:-- - Second Iteration

Title:

It's been too long.
Image:
site2.png - A text box from Majora's Mask that reads "I'm still waiting. Let's play again soon.". A faint image of Link from "Twilight Princess" can be seen in the background.

Audio:
Game over.wav - A reversed version of the "Game Over" theme from the original Legend of Zelda game.

Source:
"The sky is falling, the people are crying. Where is your link now?"

2/13/15 - "http://yshdt.com"

--:-- - First Iteration

Title:

It's been too long.
Video:
dontstickaround.swf - A short clip of the "Oath to Order" being played on the Ocarina followed by the word "NO".

Source:
"Linked."
Other:
After a certain amount of time, this page would redirect players to the page "http://yshdt.com/news".

2/13/15 - "http://yshdt.com/news"

--:-- - First Iteration

Title:

0
Image:
1s.png - A news article written by Doug.

Transcript:

The

Cherrington High
New Spiritual Discovery!
By DOUGLAS P.
Left behind in a small town, one of the few scientifically-minded pastors is left to govern his own local chapter. In this small town, however, a seemingly large discovery has been found. Now that I think about it, the father there didn't really want me to Know the specifics, only that it is the next stage in ((Illegible)). Eternal happiness is well at hand, he claims, due to his amazing discovery about how ((Illegible)) data! ((Illegible)) of two worlds, ((Illegible)) will lead to the understanding of ((Illegible)) our new scientific world! Do read on, to see the future of ((Illegible)) knowledge as a whole!

Continued on page 8

Source:

"What does he know?"

--:-- - Second Iteration

Title:

0
Image:
1s.png - A news article written by Doug.

Transcript:

The

Cherrington High
New Spiritual Discovery!
By DOUGLAS P.
Left behind in a small town, one of the few scientifically-minded pastors is left to govern his own local chapter. In this small town, however, a seemingly large discovery has been found. Now that I think about it, the father there didn't really want me to Know the specifics, only that it is the next stage in ((Illegible)). Eternal happiness is well at hand, he claims, due to his amazing discovery about how ((Illegible)) data! ((Illegible)) of two worlds, ((Illegible)) will lead to the understanding of ((Illegible)) our new scientific world! Do read on, to see the future of ((Illegible)) knowledge as a whole!

Continued on page 8

Source:

"What does he know?"

--:-- - Third Iteration

Title:

0
Image:
1.bmp - A news article written by Doug. This image hid the text file "oh.txt" within its code via steganography.

Transcript:

The

Cherrington High
New Spiritual Discovery!
By DOUGLAS P.
Left behind in a small town, one of the few scientifically-minded pastors is left to govern his own local chapter. In this small town, however, a seemingly large discovery has been found. Now that I think about it, the father there didn't really want me to Know the specifics, only that it is the next stage in ((Illegible)). Eternal happiness is well at hand, he claims, due to his amazing discovery about how ((Illegible)) data! ((Illegible)) of two worlds, ((Illegible)) will lead to the understanding of ((Illegible)) our new scientific world! Do read on, to see the future of ((Illegible)) knowledge as a whole!

Continued on page 8

Source:

"What does he know?"
Other:
oh.txt

"I wish I could go back.

The father is now who he seemed. He is not what he seemed.
He hurt us.
He hurt him.

I just want to go back.
Back in time.
Back before I betrayed my mother.
Before I joined this religion.

I'm scared mommy.

- Doug"

2/13/15 - "http:yshdt.com/linked"

--:-- - First Iteration

Title:

Linked
Image:
blue.jpg - A photo of the ocean's surface.

Audio:
eulb.wav - An SSTV signal that revealed the following image:

2/13/15 - "http://yshdt.com/warning"

--:-- - First Iteration

Title:

Untitled Document
Text:
"Curiosity killed that cat. That's what the mother said to the brat. But the cat didn't listen. And then lost it's vision. Because it couldn't find it's way home. Go home."

--:-- - Second Iteration

Audio:

Soon.wav - An SSTV signal that revealed the following image:

Other:
This page was themed as if it were a generic 404 page.

2/15/15 - "http://yshdt.com/warning"

2:50 AM - First Iteration

Title:

Untitled Document
Audio:
Soon.wav - An SSTV signal that revealed the following image:

Text:
"The requested URL /warning was not found on this server."
Other:
This page was themed as if it were a generic 404 page.

2:50 AM - Second Iteration

Title:

Untitled Document
Audio:
Soon.wav - An SSTV signal that revealed the following image:

Text:
"The requested URL /warning was not found on this server.
For more information please see "/home""
Other:
This page was themed as if it were a generic 404 page.

2/15/15 - "http://yshdt.com/home"

2:50 AM - First Iteration

Title:

Play Ball
Image:
home.bmp - A diagram of a baseball field. This image hid the text file "warning.txt" within its code via steganography.

Audio:
brats.wav - The Internet Detectives Theme song.

Other:
warning.txt

"How can you play a game you haven’t even started?"

2/16/15 - "http://yshdt.com"

11:00 PM - First Iteration

Title:

...
Video:
Game Over.swf - A video showing Deku Link dying followed by a continue screen.

Source:
"Linked"
Other:
After a certain amount of time, this page would redirect players to "https://letschasethemouse.blogspot.com".

2/18/15 - "http://yshdt.com/help"

9:29 PM - First Iteration

Title:

Untitled Document
Text:
"No."

2/20/15 - "http://yshdt.com"

1:33 AM - First Iteration

Title:

....
Video:
swf.swf - A video featuring the "Inverted Song of Time" followed by a recording of someone in the fishery.
Source:
"Linked"
"/vincent"
Other:
After a certain amount of time, this page would redirect players to "https://letschasethemouse.blogspot.com".

2/20/15 - "http://yshdt.com/vincent"

1:33 AM - First Iteration

Title:

1
Image:
Doug.jpg

2.png

3.png

him.bmp

Audio:
time.wav
Source:
"He may be given more time to live yet."

2/22/15 - "http://yshdt.com/them"

2:35 AM - First Iteration

Title:

These
Image:
table.jpg

getthenotes.png

Audio:
wet.wav
Source:

"EXECUTION BY ELECTROCUTION USUALLY PERFORMED USING AN ELECTRIC CHAIR IS AN EXECUTION METHOD ORIGINATING IN THE UNITED STATES IN WHICH THE CONDEMNED PERSON IS STRAPPED TO A SPECIALLY BUILT WOODEN CHAIR AND ELECTROCUTED THROUGH ELECTRODES PLACED ON THE HEAD AND LEG THIS EXECUTION METHOD WAS CREATED BY EMPLOYEES OF THOMAS EDISON DURING THE WAR OF CURRENTS."

3/3/15 - "http://yshdt.com"

8:05 PM - First Iteration

Title:

You must act, for you cannot ‘save’ him
Video:
Name.swf - A shot clip of the images found on the page "http://yshdt.com/vincent" followed by the file select screen from Majora's Mask.
Source:
"Linked."
Other:
After a certain amount of time, this page would redirect players to "https://letschasethemouse.blogspot.com".

3/3/15 - "http://yshdt.com/notes"

9:28 PM - First Iteration

Title:

Documents
Image:
notes.png

Transcript:

"Findings

If another timeline is created, outcomes are inevitable, and cannot be changed.
If multiple lines are merged, chaos ensues.
She has told me of this happening. And it is her will.
They seek to stop her. To cause this merged chaos.
I was a fool to have my doubts.
And that is why she chose me.

There is one among you who is a traitor.
There are two among you who must die.
There are three that are thieving.
And all are waiting.

One of these will be your salvation.
A soul for a soul. An eye for an eye.
Light for dark.
Circles for squares.
Men for women.
Wolves for cats.

Time is like a network.

And networks can be hacked."

Source:

"There is one among you who is a traitor.

There are two among you who must die.
There are three that are thieving.
And all are waiting.

One of these will be your salvation.
A soul for a soul.
An eye for an eye.
Light for dark.
Circles for squares.
Men for women.

Wolves for cats."

3/3/15 - "http://yshdt.com/help"

10:48 PM - First Iteration

Title:

HELP
Image:
No.bmp - A face made up of many instances of the word "No". This image hid the text file "masks.txt" within its code via steganography.

Text:

"No.

No.

No. No. No.

No. No. No.

No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.

No

No"

Other:
masks.txt

"Your mask is everything.

You wear it when you talk to others.
You wear it during rough times.
And during good times.
You wear it to show what you'd like to be outwardly.
And hide what you are inwardly.

A mask protects your identity. It protects your soul.
It protects you from others, and yourself.

Your mask is everything.

Then...

What are you, without your mask?"

3/3/15 - "http://yshdt.com/yes"

11:19 PM - First Iteration

Title:

r
Image:
millett_5moa_popup.jpg - A small, red dot.

3/13/15 - "http://yshdt.com"

5:59 AM - First Iteration

Title:

It’s lonely out here.
Image:
eyes.bmp - Deku Link's eyes from Majora's Mask. This image hid the file "orange.jpg" within its code via steganography.

Audio:
itshardtobreathe.wav - Strained breathing.

Other:
orange.jpg - An orange, snowy environment.

3/13/15 - "http://yshdt.comnews"

5:59 AM - First Iteration

Title:

01
Image:
spire.jpg - The Spire on a foggy night.

Audio:
mumble.wav - A robotic voice representative of Doug threatening Mason.

Transcript:

Mason, you are a bane on my existence now. In the past, you were an ally. In the future, you are my foe. You’ve done great things for us, and also terrible things. It’s time to hunt you down and finish what I started in 2009.

3/13/15 - "http://yshdt.com/them"

5:59 AM - First Iteration

Title:

THEM
Image:
knownlocations.jpg - A map depicting the locations of several prominent players.

3/13/15 - "http://yshdt.com/no"

5:59 AM - First Iteration

Title:

.
Image:
no.jpg - The word "no" along with several disturbing doll faces.

Source:

"The festival is intricately linked to the legends of Chang E, the mythical Moon Goddess of Immortality. According to “Li-Ji”, an ancient Chinese book recording customs and ceremonies, the Chinese Emperor should offer sacrifices to the sun in spring and the moon in autumn."

3/13/15 - "http://yshdt.com/yes"

5:59 AM - First Iteration

Title:

.
Image:
red.png - A large, red dot.

4/11/15 - "http://yshdt.com"

9:46 AM - First Iteration

Title:

...
Image:
me.jpg - A gray, blurry mess.

help.jpg - A storm drain.

Audio:
rain.mp3 - Heavy rainfall.
Source:

"the final set of autonomic reactions in the 20 – 60 seconds before sinking underwater, and to the untrained eye can look similar to calm safe behavior"

4/11/15 - "http://yshdt.com/help"

9:46 AM - First Iteration

Image:

help.jpg - A storm drain.

4/11/15 - "http://yshdt.com/news"

9:46 AM - First Iteration

Title:

2
Image:
2s.png - A newspaper clipping.

Transcript:

Times Are C((Illegible))

As time goes on, the world reaches new lows, and new highs. As we fight to keep ourselves safe, we slowly eat away at another's existence. Destroying the world, Consuming it, even though we are the ones who made it.

These valuable words, taught to me by someone I highly regard, are Of the utmost importance to me. They show me that, even as we create the most perfect utopia, it May always fail. I would like to take the time to ask all of you, that even if you were to create the perfect situation, or the perfect place to be, what would you Eat, or destroy, or conquer, or incinerate, or drown, to accomplish it.

Source:
"..."

4/11/15 - "http://yshdt.com/come"

9:46 AM - First Iteration

Title:

THESE
Image:
GOTYOU.png - The locations of several prominent players.

Source:
"ONE OF THESE PLACES"

4/11/15 - "http://yshdt.com/yes"

9:46 AM - First Iteration

Title:

YES
Image:
yes.png - A Japanese warning sign containing an image of a red dot and a gas mask.

Transcript:

WARNING: Long-term exposure to rear of factory may cause death or illness. You must wear protective gear in the area. Please remember more than anything else for your future safety.

Audio:
WARNING!!!.wav - An SSTV signal that translated to an image of the numbers "18203".

4/23/15 - "http://yshdt.com/18203"

5:59 PM - First Iteration

Title:

Please respond soon...
Audio:
thisisgroundcontrol.wav - A "Numbers Station" recording that contained a code translating to the following:

Transcript:

Please tell me the code look on your note page for more information.

Video:
tower.swf - A flash video of a tower with a blinking light.
Source:
"...Accessing...Accessing..."

4/23/15 - "http://yshdt.com/psychology"

7:42 PM - First Iteration

Title:

It's been too long.
Image:
pnotes.png - Some notes about the players.

Transcript:

Psychology

- Introduced operative, bait was taken
- Infighting leads to loss of ability to solve puzzles and riddles
- Believes too much that they will understand
- Bent on saving, without a single thought
- Too trusting

Demons:
- Perceptive and deceptive
- Decide to disclude for unknown reason
Sacrifice
They are unneded

"Heroes":
- On top of other notes, are sort of bumbling
- Have good hearts, not heads
- Forget all to easily
Kill

While needed, will be a pain

4/23/15 - "http://yshdt.com/networking"

7:44 PM - First Iteration

Title:

Untitled Document
Text:

Files:

1
2
3
5

6

Other:
the COlOR.zip - A zip file containing the image "1.png". This file was locked behind the password "FFFCD6".
1.png - A shadowy entity.

It affects everything, but is not real.rar - A rar file containing the image "2.png". This file was locked behind the password "Time".
2.png - A shadowy entity with glowing eyes.

The Ascension of Jesus by Benjamin West.rar - A rar file containing the image "3.png". This file was locked behind the password "Time".
3.png - The painting "Ascension of Jesus" by Benjamin West.

help.zip - A zip file containing the image "5.png".
5.png - A storm drain.

linkaggregation.txt - A text file that contains the phrase "NO WAY BACK" repeated countless times.

5/3/15 - "http://yshdt.com"

--:-- - First Iteration

Title:

NOSAM
Video:
drain.swf - A flash video of a device sitting next to a drain. The device had three lights on it that blinked in the pattern of "1 321 321 123 123 1".
Source:
"WHATDIDYOUDO"

5/3/15 - "http://yshdt.com/networking"

--:-- - First Iteration

Title:

Untitled Document
Text:

Files:

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

9

Other:
the COlOR.zip - A zip file containing the image "1.png". This file was locked behind the password "FFFCD6".
1.png - A shadowy entity.

It affects everything, but is not real.rar - A rar file containing the image "2.png". This file was locked behind the password "Time".
2.png - A shadowy entity with glowing eyes.

The Ascension of Jesus by Benjamin West.rar - A rar file containing the image "3.png". This file was locked behind the password "Time".
3.png - The painting "Ascension of Jesus" by Benjamin West.

UQSA6WUBMZS38DTY7ZT5T27O7DPU7JP87ZU7O3.rar - A zip file containing the text file "4.txt". This file was locked behind the password "ASCENSION".
4.txt - A text file that reads "MasonFreed".
help.zip - A zip file containing the image "5.png".
5.png - A storm drain.

linkaggregation.txt - A text file that contains the phrase "NO WAY BACK" repeated countless times.
Is this my face.zip - A zip file containing the image "Untitled-1.png".
Untitled-1.png - A distorted version of Link from Ocarina of Time.

--:-- - Second Iteration

Title:

Untitled Document
Text:

Files:

4
7
9
10

10.5

Other:
UQSA6WUBMZS38DTY7ZT5T27O7DPU7JP87ZU7O3.rar - A zip file containing the text file "4.txt". This file was locked behind the passsword "ASCENSION".
4.txt - A text file that reads "MasonFreed".
Is this my face.zip - A zip file containing the image "Untitled-1.png".
Untitled-1.png - A distorted version of Link from Ocarina of Time.

Wells had considered the notion of time travel before.rar - A rar file containing the image "20150503_023757.jpg". This file was locked behind the passsword "timebomb".
20150503_023757.jpg - Some bomb plans. Ciphered text can be found that reads "Messages through time".

11.jpg - A smiling face with text reading "IM WATCHING".

5/3/15 - "http://yshdt.com/come"

--:-- - First Iteration

Title:

THIS
Image:
GOTHIM.png

Source:
"..."

5/3/15 - "http://yshdt.com/18203"

--:-- - First Iteration

Title:

Please respond soon...
Audio:
thisisgroundcontrol.wav - A "Numbers Station" recording that contained a code translating to the following:

Transcript:

Please tell me the code look on your note page for more information.

Video:
tower.swf - A flash video of a tower with a blinking light. The green light on this tower was now gone.
Source:
"...Accessing...Accessing..."

5/14/15 - "http://yshdt.com"

--:-- - First Iteration

Title:

It's time.
Image:
him.jpg - A distorted, purple image.

Audio:
WeShallRiseAgain.wav
Video:
dontstickaround.swf - A short clip of the "Oath to Order" being played on the Ocarina followed by the word "NO".

Source:
"Escape to the future to return them all. -R"