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Hidden Binary Signature Trophy In Halo: Reach – I’m Sorry, Dave Achievement Guide

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In this guide, we will show you where to find the hidden binary signature in Halo: Reach.

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Halo: Reach’s “I’m Sorry, Dave” achievement is potentially one of the easiest trophies to get in all of gaming. I get the feeling most people searching for this are wondering how they did it, rather than trying to learn how to do it.

You can get the “I’m Sorry, Dave” achievement if you discover the hidden binary signature, and there is a good chance you did this entirely by accident.

To find the hidden binary signature, all you need to do is zoom in with any weapon that doesn’t have a scope, such as Assault Rifle, the game will perform a standard zoom. If you pay close attention to the bottom left-hand corner of the screen, you will see a long string of binary code.

Hidden Binary Signature

The code will read as 0100010001100001011101100110010, which, when translated to English, spells the word “Dave.” The code is a reference to David Candland, the UX design who spent time working on the Halo and Destiny games, and who now works for Monolith.

To complete the achievement, all you need to do is zoom with an unscoped weapon and hold the zoom for a couple of seconds. That’s it. A straightforward achievement to get. It is almost certainly something that you have already completed without realizing how you did it.

If you need help with other elements of Halo: Reach, you might find our guides on Season Points, how to unlock armor, and how to play Invasion.


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Aidan O'Brien
Aidan O'Brien has been playing games for over three decades and has been writing about them for five years. When not getting stomped on by the creations of Hidetaka Miyazaki, he enjoys spending too much time in Warframe, Destiny 2 and any other ARPG with a solid grind. When not writing, he is doing inexplicable behind-the-scenes magic for GAMURS Group.