Uncovering the secrets within the archive of lost books in TR-49 is a pivotal moment in the game that challenges players to decrypt a myriad of codes. These codes form the backbone of the game's narrative and puzzle layers, making them indispensable for anyone looking to unravel its mysteries fully.
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Complete Guide
All Codes in TR-49
The game's codes range from cryptic machine instructions to classic literary book references. Each code plays a specific role in the unfolding story or puzzle, providing numerous layers that reward careful exploration and attention to detail.
Machine Codes
The machines within TR-49 rely on these vital codes to operate, trigger events, or reveal hidden text. Slight missteps with these codes often lead to scrambled or inaccessible data, so accuracy is crucial.
Code
Description
Links / Notes
TR49
Boot index?
AT35 ED17 XX00
PR37
Return to previous screen?
LA57
Last entry created?
ED17
"Source Control"
MA43 WI93
MA43
Print content?
Password: DE39
WI93
Removes card and source entirely
Password: WI11
LI57
Generate index
CC11
Cecil
TR43 BE47 QM55
BE47
Beatrice
AL12
Aliz
KC62
AB81
Program associator?
Abbi / Player
TR43
"TR49 was born in the huts at Bletchley"
TR49
XX00
Just an example?
CC11 BE47
HE47
???
Heal scrambled text
MA23
Some kind of maze?
PA74 PA55
Books
The game references numerous works of literature with unique codes. These codes often correlate to narrative elements or puzzles related to those books, making literary knowledge a useful ally for players.
Code
Description
AC20
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
AD02
The Hound of the Baskervilles
AD45
Queen Margot
AD92
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
AG04
The Thousand and One Nights
AT35
The Lady of Shalott
AT59
The Idylls of the King
BS97
Dracula
CB47
Jane Eyre
CD61
Great Expectations
EB47
Wuthering Heights
ES44
How Sheperds Object
FD66
Crime and Punishment
FF25
The Great Gatsby
FK15
Metamorphosis
GA00
The Bible
GD26
Murder in the Casino
GE71
Middlemarch
GG55
The Quiet American
GO49
1984
HM51
Moby ♥♥♥♥
HW95
The Time Machine
HW98
The War of the Worlds
JA13
Pride and Predjudice
JC99
Heart of Darkness
JH61
Catch-22
JJ20
Ulysses
JL03
Call of the Wild
JS39
The Grapes of Wrath
JS51
The Catcher in the Rye
JT54
The Lord of the Rings
KC62
Livestock: A Practical Guide
LC65
Alice in Wonderland
LE01
The Deceiving of Qiana
LT78
Anna Karenina
ME59
The Banal Face
MS18
Frankenstein
NH50
The Scarlet Letter
NU11
If Stones Decide
OW90
The Picture of Dorian Gray
PW34
Joy in the Morning
RC39
The Big Sleep
RS83
Treasure Island
TH91
Tess of the d’Urbervilles
VD43
A Movement With Train
VH31
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
WG54
The Lord of the Flies
XR49
A Misadventure of Candlelight
Aliz Caulderly
Aliz Caulderly, born in 1961, is pivotal as the daughter of the machine’s original creators. Abandoned the archive in 1985 to seek someone named William and knows her mother’s password, linking her deeply to the game’s core mysteries.
Field
Information
Born
1961
Notes
Daughter of creators Cecil Caulderly and Beatrice Dooler
Notes
Knew her mother's password
Notes
Left archive in 1985 to find "William"
Code
Description
Links
AC70
The end of the maze
LC65 – Use PO01 here
AC81
“I have decided to take over my father’s work…”
LR81 MA23
AC85
“It’s the worst kind of stupid…”
GA00 CC76 AC81
Academicalist’s Journal
The Academicalist’s Journal runs from 1926 to 1970 with a brief 37-issue lifespan under editor Pierre Letour, who reportedly knew Quentin Lemarchant. These details paint a backdrop for the journal’s influence and lore within the archive.
Beatrice Dooler, active in building the quantum state storage system, was married to Cecil Caulderly from 1958 to 1969. She set a password (WI11) on certain machine commands, highlighting her integral role in securing the archive.
Field
Information
Notes
Developer of quantum state storage
Marriage
Married Cecil Caulderly 1958–1969
Favourite book
RS83 – “She’ll name her children after the pirates.”
Passwords
WI11 for some commands
Code
Description
Links
BD49
“It’s my project too!”
OW90
BC61
“A momentous day!”
BD61
“(Redirection.)”
BC61
BC67
“Here is one for you, William…”
Must be retrieved from storage (MA43) before use
QM55
“It can now understand itself…”
Cecil Caulderly
Cecil Caulderly, who passed in 1977, co-built the machine with Beatrice and created log entries every ten years. His personal and professional life, including his separation from Beatrice, is key to the game's story progression.
Status
Information
Died
1977
Notes
Built machine with Beatrice, separated in 1969
Marriage
Married in 1958
Notes
Created a new log entry every decade
Code
Description
Links
CC49
“The work begins in earnest!”
DP00 QL17 BD49
CC59
“Ten years old today!”
CC69 XY78 DP96
CC69
“Bea will not tell me her password…”
JS24 IA39 XY55 CC79
CC76
“I’m getting weaker…”
AG04 AD45
CC79
“He is lying in God’s own archive…”
BC61 CC76 AC81
CC11
Cecil
TR43 BE47 QM55
Cecil Erstwhistle
Born in 1914, Cecil Erstwhistle was an active member of the Church of the Rampaging Christ and notorious for destroying Quentin Lemarchant’s last book. These facts add layers to the historical context within the game.
Field
Information
Born
1914
Notes
Church member, destroyed Lemarchant's final book
Code
Description
Links
CE32
“A tadpole of a man.”
JS38
CE74
“Once a cretin, forever a cretin.”
GA00
CE14
(Author index)
CE32 CE74
Dorothea Pemberton
Living between 1818 and 1911, Dorothea Pemberton's life was affected significantly by typhoid fever and she is noted for the quote “The universe is but the surface of a pool.” Her timeline intersects with pivotal events including the death of Xavier Youngman.
Field
Information
Years
1818 – 1911
Quote
“The universe is but the surface of a pool.”
Notes
Born during Xavier Youngman's death year
Notes
Typhoid fever affected her life
Notes
Possibly met QL before 1908
Code
Description
Links
DP00
An Image of Water
RS83 DP96
DP08
Irrationals
QL11 DP11 QL24
DP11
End Notes
DP96
In My Dreams, I Walk
DP08 JS29 DP81
DP81
(Author index)
DP00 DP08 DP11 DP96
Emma Kendrick / Meyfleur
Emma Kendrick, born Emma Meyfeur in 1909, has a personal story intertwined with the writer Pinkin Kendrick. Their romance began after Emma read his 1937 novel, culminating in marriage in 1944, which influences some game narratives.
Field
Information
Born
1909
Notes
Birth name Emma Meyfeur
Notes
Romantic connection to Pinkin Kendrick
Marriage
Married in 1944, took Kendrick name
Code
Description
Links
EM36
Deadvoice
EK52
EM39
“I don't deny it. We were close once…”
JS40 LR53
EK52
Doomwild
PK51
EK65
Greenwalker
EM36 LR65 EK77
EK77
Endpeace
LR81
EM80
Confessionday
ES92
Breakcode
CC49 AC85 JS85 LR99 RC92
EM09
(Author index)
EM36 EM39 EK52 EK65 EK77 EM80 ES92
Hammerstone Press
Hammerstone Press operated between 1906 and 1922, publishing unusual anonymous writings. It was later acquired and revived by Caulderly in 1956, contributing a distinct voice within the archive's recorded publications.
Years
Information
1906 – 1922
Founded for outlandish anonymous writings, restarted in 1956
Code
Description
Links
HP06
The Hammerstone Manifesto
HP08 DP08 HP09 HP22 HP56
HP08
Doomed Theoretics
DP08
HP09
Primitive Man, He-Who-Remains
CC59
HP22
Utopia Within Reach
LS22 HP56
HP56
Perplexing Astrality
HP08 HP09 QL11 HP22
Isambard Arklovich
Isambard Arklovich is attributed with writing the seven-book "Rampage" cycle and might be a pseudonym for Joshua Silverton, adding intrigue to the authorship and themes explored in the game's lore.
Notes
Authored the seven-book "Rampage" cycle
Possible pseudonym for Joshua Silverton
Code
Description
Links
IA32
Rampage: The Sword Moon
IA33
IA33
Rampage: Swords in the Dark
IA35
Rampage: The Glen of Galileo
JS31 CE32 IA33 IA37
IA37
Rampage: Rampage!
IA39
IA39
Rampage: Azimuth Ascending!
IA40 IA42
IA40
Rampage: Alienation
IA42
IA42
Rampage: The Moon Sword
IA32
Joshua Silverton
Joshua Silverton, active between 1903 and 1943, contributed significant academic papers including a groundbreaking 1929 paper on DME. His career declined afterward, possibly linked to rivalry with Pinkin Kendrick, reflected in the narrative.
The Literary Review, notable for not being published during the two World Wars, stands as a chronicle spanning decades of academic critique within the game’s lore.
Notes
Not published during either of the Great Wars
Code
Description
Links
LR00
Literary Review #1
DP00 LR22 LR53 LR59 LR65 LR81 LR99
LR22
Literary Review #18
DP08 DP11 HP22
LR53
Literary Review #44
JS29 PK51 LR59
LR59
Literary Review #50
LR00 HP56 CC59
LR65
Literary Review #56
EK65
LR81
Literary Review #72
LR65 PK74 XY78 AC81 EM09
LR99
Literary Review #90
LR00 PL72
Pinkin Kendrick
Pinkin Kendrick’s turbulent life from 1889 to 1980 includes debuting late with a novel at 47 and a rivalry with Joshua Silverton. His final years involved institutionalization, adding a tragic edge to his narrative presence.
