编辑“︁Potato Sack”︁（章节）

== 历史 ==
=== Potato Sack包 ===
2011年4月1日，Potato Sack包毫无预警在[[Steam]]上架，所含的下列游戏按原价75%发售<ref name="gamasutra arg"/>：
{| class="wikitable"
! 游戏 !! 开发商 !! 发行年份
|-
| 《1... 2... 3... KICK IT! (Drop That Beat Like an Ugly Baby)》 || {{tsl|en|Dejobaan Games|Dejobaan Games}} || 2011
|-
| 《[[轻率漠视重力]]》 || {{tsl|en|Dejobaan Games|Dejobaan Games}} || 2009
|-
| 《[[失忆症：黑暗后裔]]》 || [[Frictional Games]] || 2010
|-
| 《[[音乐战机]]》 || Invisible Handlebar || 2008
|-
| 《{{tsl|en|The Ball (video game)|球 (游戏)|球}}》 || {{tsl|en|Teotl Studios|Teotl Studios}} / [[Tripwire Interactive]] || 2010
|-
| 《{{tsl|en|Bit.Trip Beat|节奏方块}}》 || {{tsl|en|Gaijin Games|Gaijin Games}} || 2009
|-
| 《{{tsl|en|Cogs (video game)|奇想齿轮}}》 || {{tsl|en|Lazy 8 Studios|Lazy 8 Studios}} || 2009
|-
| 《{{tsl|en|Defense Grid|防御阵型}}》 || [[密道娱乐]] || 2008
|-
| 《[[殺戮空間]]》 || [[Tripwire Interactive]] || 2009
|-
| 《RUSH》 || {{tsl|en|Two Tribes B.V.|Two Tribes}} || 2010
|-
| 《[[超级肉肉男孩]]》 || Team Meat || 2010
|-
| 《{{tsl|en|Toki Tori|小鸡快跑 (游戏)|小鸡快跑}}》 || {{tsl|en|Two Tribes B.V.|Two Tribes}} || 2010
|-
| 《{{tsl|en|The Wonderful End of the World|世界的美妙结局}}》 || {{tsl|en|Dejobaan Games|Dejobaan Games}} || 2009
|}

=== 首轮更新 ===
[[File:Potato-sack-phase-1.svg|thumb|350px|right|第一个阶段中，玩家发现包含16个辅音的短语，会找到最终形成字幕位图图像的4x4网格，之后和其他字母组合，就能找到完整密码。]]

Potato Sack包发行日，玩家发现所含游戏最近获得更新。大多数更新直接改变了外观，改换或增添了和马铃薯有关的物件。玩家开始深入探索这些新物件，发现一系列和特定字母有关的指向其他游戏的象形文字，还有指向特定密码的无意义句子<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/108965-Portals-GlaDOS-Invades-Steam-With-Potato-Related-ARG | title = Portal's GlaDOS Invades Steam With Potato-Related ARG | first = Tom | last = Goldman | date = 2011-04-04 | accessdate = 2011-04-04 | publisher = Escapist | archive-date = 2011-04-05 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110405204100/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/108965-Portals-GlaDOS-Invades-Steam-With-Potato-Related-ARG | dead-url = no }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.shacknews.com/article/68001/valve-hides-arg-in-potato | title = Valve hides ARG in Potato Sack sale | first = Steve | last = Watts | date = 2011-04-04 | accessdate = 2011-04-04 | publisher = Shacknews | archive-date = 2011-04-05 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110405234136/http://www.shacknews.com/article/68001/valve-hides-arg-in-potato | dead-url = no }}</ref>。其他不那么直接的线索则利用了[[Twitter]]和[[YouTube]]等网站嵌入。在《小鸡快跑》的例子中，少部分新关卡包含了指向Two Tribes总部经纬度坐标的[[盲文]]代码。一位叫“Jack_R”的玩家亲自前往Two Tribes，找到了贴在总部外面的象形文字和暗号。Two Tribes的开发者知道他在场，开始在对面街的理发店拍他。他们后来利用他攀爬柱子寻找线索的影片，制作了第二阶段的另一个线索<ref name="twotribes dev">{{cite web | url = http://twotribes.com/message/what-we-did-for-the-portal-2-arg/ | title = What we did for the Portal 2 ARG | publisher = Two Tribes | date = 2011-04-22 | accessdate = 2011-04-25 | archive-date = 2011-04-27 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110427085613/http://twotribes.com/message/what-we-did-for-the-portal-2-arg/ | dead-url = no }}</ref>。

=== 次轮更新 ===
4月7日，Potato Sack的每个游戏收到了第二个大更新。玩家完成游戏中的特定任务找到更新，会在Steam界面中找到虚构的光圈科技公司的登录屏幕。其他指向密码的任务和线索可以用来登录这些光圈科技的屏幕。玩家登录后会获得《传送门2》草图的压缩图片存档，包括威尔乌总部所在地[[西雅图]]的{{le|阿尔法复合|Alpha compositing|阿尔法通道}}图片<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.vg247.com/2011/04/12/quick-shots-portal-2-art-explosion-found-in-ar-game/ | title = Quick Shots – Portal 2 art explosion found in AR game | publisher = [[VG247]] | first = Brenna | last = Hillier | date = 2011-04-11 | accessdate = 2011-04-11 | archive-date = 2011-04-16 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110416132709/http://www.vg247.com/2011/04/12/quick-shots-portal-2-art-explosion-found-in-ar-game/ | dead-url = no }}</ref>。每个存档又包含着被密码保护的大型存档的一部分，包含更多西雅图地区的照片，解开密码需要利用第一个更新的象形文字、代码和字母。这些点的位置被绘制在展示出单词“prelude”（前奏）的地图上，联系着每个谜题的指南<ref name="gamasutra arg"/>。此外，玩家登陆这些屏幕会在Steam个人资料上收到一个马铃薯图标<ref name="gamasutra arg"/>。

=== 三轮更新 ===
[[File:The Ball - The Potato Sack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|第三轮更新中，{{le|Teotl Studios|Teotl Studios}}在他们的游戏《球》的玛雅风格关卡中加入《传送门》主题关卡设计。]] 
4月12日，每个更新又收到另一轮更新。这番更新都是《传送门》主题的，例如《球》和《杀戮空间》中取材自光圈科技的关卡<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/34081/Portal_2_ARG_Introduces_New_Themed_Content_In_Indie_Game_Updates.php | title = Portal 2 ARG Introduces New Themed Content In Indie Game Updates | publisher = Gamasutra | first = Kyle | last = Orland | date = 2011-04-12 | accessdate = 2011-04-12 | archive-date = 2011-04-14 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110414102435/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/34081/Portal_2_ARG_Introduces_New_Themed_Content_In_Indie_Game_Updates.php | dead-url = no }}</ref>。完成新内容的特定关卡，玩家再度来到光圈科技屏幕前，而这次屏幕提供了一条加密的线索音频。该线索分成两段，和此前在西雅图被发现的地点有关。在地图上标出这些点，利用线索中一般会出现的地点，玩家找到Steam一个的小组名字，这个小组有个组员叫“恐龙”，这个名字在游戏早期被用来公布《传送门2》。这名用户档案出现了一个指向在2011年4月15日到期的倒计时的[[二维码]]截图。玩家发现这些音频线索，在Steam档案中获得一个马铃薯。有待发现的马铃薯共有36个，35个在游戏和被提到的Steam小组中，剩下一个在另外35个被找到后会出现<ref name="gamasutra arg"/>。

在这些更改出现的同时，《传送门2》可以在Steam客户端中预加载。于是，记者和玩家纷纷怀疑《传送门2》在倒计时结束时已经提前解锁。这和内维尔给许多游戏网站发去的单独嵌入谜题的信息吻合，该消息暗示材料“提早发布”和“十三个场外房间”，似乎指独立游戏和消息“4/19/2011 7 AM == 4/15/2011 9 AM”，再次指《传送门2》的计划发售日和倒计时<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/109125-Gabe-Newell-Sends-Out-Portal-2-ARG-Email-Blast | title = Gabe Newell Sends Out Portal 2 ARG Email Blast | first = Tom | last = Goldman | date = 2011-04-09 | accessdate = 2011-04-09 | publisher = The Escapist | archive-date = 2011-04-11 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110411203114/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/109125-Gabe-Newell-Sends-Out-Portal-2-ARG-Email-Blast | dead-url = no }}</ref><ref name="Schreier">{{Cite web | url = https://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/04/portal-2-early-launch/ | title = Play Steam Games, Launch Portal 2 Early | first = Jason | last = Schreier | date = 2011-04-15 | accessdate = 2011-04-15 | work = Wired | archive-date = 2011-04-18 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110418184148/http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/04/portal-2-early-launch | dead-url = no }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/games/860768-portal-2-to-get-early-release-on-steam | title = Portal 2 to get early release on Steam? | date = 2011-04-13 | accessdate = 2011-04-13 | first = Tom | last = Phillips | work = The Metro | archive-date = 2011-04-17 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110417014518/http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/games/860768-portal-2-to-get-early-release-on-steam | dead-url = no }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/04/13/portal-2-levels-appear-in-potato-sack-games-clues-suggest-portal-2-could-be-released-early/ | title = Portal 2 levels appear in potato sack games, clues suggest Portal 2 could be released early | first = Tom | last = Senior | date = 2011-04-13 | accessdate = 2011-04-13 | work = PC Gamer | archive-date = 2011-04-16 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110416053452/http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/04/13/portal-2-levels-appear-in-potato-sack-games-clues-suggest-portal-2-could-be-released-early | dead-url = no }}</ref>。随着4月15日的日益临近，约9名狂热玩家疑似退出各种聊天室，留下“天空有一个我可以飞出去的洞”——《传送门》早期宣传用过的标语。其他玩家找到他们时，他们对自己的行为保持神秘，表现腼腆，仿佛被GLaDOS“感染”<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/04/14/glados-hacking-arg-player-accounts-ominous-messages-emerge/ | title = Glados hacking ARG player accounts, ominous messages emerge | first = Tom | last = Senior | date = 2011-04-14 | accessdate = 2011-04-29 | work = PC Gamer | archive-date = 2011-05-01 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110501162548/http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/04/14/glados-hacking-arg-player-accounts-ominous-messages-emerge/ | dead-url = no }}</ref>。后来据透露，威尔乌在几天前接触他们，邀请他们到总部提前试玩《传送门2》<ref name="gamasutra arg"/>。

=== GLaDOS@Home ===
倒计时网页结束时重定向至虚构的光圈科技网站的新页面，名叫“GLaDOS@Home”。网站恶搞诸如[[Folding@home]]的[[分布式计算]]系统，表示如果玩家游玩Potato Sack的13款游戏产生足够的[[中央处理器|CPU]]循环，GLaDOS会提早启动，明显暗示《传送门2》会提前于原计划的太平洋时间2011年4月19日上午9点发售。被找到马铃薯的数目会影响“启动”<ref name="Schreier"/><ref name="Davison">{{cite web | url = http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/218877/play-indie-games-help-portal-2-release-early/ | title = Play indie games, help Portal 2 release early | first = Pete | last = Davison | date = 2011-04-15 | accessdate = 2011-04-15 | publisher = GamePro | archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/218877/play-indie-games-help-portal-2-release-early/&date=2011-11-30+19:02:35 | archivedate = 2011-11-30 | dead-url = no }}</ref>。这个阶段更新的游戏只有《杀戮空间》，当中一张《传送门》主题的地图有个特殊密室会在玩家完成游戏成就时打开<ref name="tripwire dev">{{cite web | url = http://www.killingfloorthegame.com/potato-arg-a-kf-postmortem/ | title = Potato Arg – A KF Postmortem | publisher = Tripwire Interactive | date = 2011-04-27 | accessdate = 2011-04-27 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110430124053/http://www.killingfloorthegame.com/potato-arg-a-kf-postmortem/ | archive-date = 2011-04-30 | dead-url = yes }}</ref>。玩家将游玩各个游戏的时间安排下来，希望将进展速率最大化，最终比预定时间提前10个小时在Steam上解锁《传送门2》<ref name="vg247 early release">{{cite web | url = http://www.vg247.com/2011/04/19/portal-2-available-now/ | title = No more potatoes: Portal 2 available right now on Steam | first = Brenna | last = Hillier | date = 2011-04-18 | accessdate = 2011-04-18 | publisher = VG247 | archive-date = 2011-04-20 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110420083833/http://www.vg247.com/2011/04/19/portal-2-available-now/ | dead-url = no }}</ref>。大约1800名玩家在《传送门2》发布时拿到全部36块马铃薯，获得能够转赠他人的威尔乌完全游戏包，包括《传送门2》<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/711958/valve-complete-pack-rewarded-to-potato-sack-bundle-players/ | title = Valve Complete Pack Rewarded to Potato Sack Bundle Players | first = Leah | last = Jackson | date = 2011-04-19 | accessdate = 2011-04-25 | publisher = G4 TV | archive-date = 2012-10-17 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121017092414/http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/711958/valve-complete-pack-rewarded-to-potato-sack-bundle-players/ | dead-url = no }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/04/portal-2-arg/ | title = Portal 2 Hits Steam After ARGs, Potatoes and Crowdsourced CPUs | first = Mark | last = Brown | date = 2011-04-19 | accessdate = 2011-10-11 | work = Wired | archive-date = 2011-08-31 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110831082925/http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/04/portal-2-arg | dead-url = no }}</ref>。而至少找到13块马铃薯，或者游玩Potato Sack每款游戏一定时间的玩家获得《[[军团要塞2]]》的《传送门2》主题物品。

=== 回归 ===
2012年6月13日，Potato Sack捆绑包以“Potato Sack - 2012年6月”的名义在Steam短暂回归<ref>{{cite web |url=https://steamdb.info/sub/15030/history |title=Potato Sack - June 2012 - SteamDB |accessdate=2016-02-26 |publisher=SteamDB |archive-date=2016-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307062035/https://steamdb.info/sub/15030/history/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>。