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GreenAnhinga 02-02-2017 08:14 AM

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Nah you can post as much as you want as long as your posts are relevant and interesting.

Do you guys think they used the same trick for the arrows?
http://puzzling.stackexchange.com/qu...←↓

I don't know. There seems to be more than just up down left right etc. It could be numbers on a clock? But even then I don't know..

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Yes GreenAnhinga deciphered it previously but it's good to see the full picture :)

Sorry I wasn't able to provide a photo of it all rearranged. I'm doing all this from my phone.

Gunnr 02-02-2017 08:20 AM

Couldn't figure it out its incomplete..
http://i.imgur.com/UbbJwxvm.png



I got: /dott/dash/tt?dase
so far
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Yes GreenAnhinga deciphered it previously but it's good to see the full picture :)

Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenAnhinga View Post
Morse code translates to

DASHDOTDOTDOT DOT DASH DOTDOTDOTDOT DOT DOTDOTDOT DASH DASHDASHDASHDASH DOTDASHDOT DASHDASH

Or

-... . - .... . ... - --- .-. --

Or

BETHESTORM



Edit Oh good you got it =P

GreenAnhinga 02-02-2017 08:30 AM

Sorry but I gotta throw in the proverbial towel. It's 3:30am and I gotta get up soon. Good luck everyone! I'm really really glad I was actually able to help.

citizenerased 02-02-2017 08:37 AM

The barcode reads "findawayshowthetruth". It reads top to bottom so I took one vertical row and rotated it 90 degrees counter clockwise and stretched it and adjusted contrast to make it more readable. Similar to the newsletter.

Vince 02-02-2017 08:44 AM

3 hours in and you guys have already worked out a majority of it! Impressive stuff!

So we still need to work out the Arrows on the left hand side, and the large square of squares?


Maybe the arrows are for degrees ranging from 0-360?


Also, would people like me to compile a collage of everything you guys have worked out thus far?

mattb150 02-02-2017 08:58 AM

Attached a "so far" image. Seems all that's left are the arrows. I wonder if we're missing something big from before? All the decodings seem to be catch phrases as opposed to new URLs or files.

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Crashpunk 02-02-2017 08:58 AM

By the time I uploaded a video telling folks about the ARG, you guys already solve most of it.

I tip my hat to you good sirs and madams

OWI_Pete 02-02-2017 09:03 AM

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By the time I uploaded a video telling folks about the ARG, you guys already solve most of it.

I tip my hat to you good sirs and madams

love it dude, thanks for helping to spread the word!

MOVIELORD101 02-02-2017 09:04 AM

Tweeted the info to Oddworld Inhabitants on Twitter. They liked my tweets. Looks like we're on the right track!

Vanilla ✜ 02-02-2017 09:08 AM

I'm glad I managed to work out the morse code one alone before coming to this forum, also not sure if someone already mentioned this already, it's a small detail but the Dump Dots below all the social media stuff on the bottom right says "Spread our message" nothing too big but still.

mattb150 02-02-2017 09:24 AM

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The barcode reads "findawayshowthetruth". It reads top to bottom so I took one vertical row and rotated it 90 degrees counter clockwise and stretched it and adjusted contrast to make it more readable. Similar to the newsletter.

Do you think there could be two barcodes in there, one hidden in the vertical line and one in the horizontal? I've been trying to get the same result as you got on the vertical one but it's being tricky. Would you want to try your technique on a horizontal line to see if you can get one to read from there, too?

Kalhiki 02-02-2017 09:34 AM

"Know your codes" scares me. I hope someone has all this stuff written down somewhere.

Vince 02-02-2017 09:35 AM

I measured the angles of the arrows and found:
http://i.imgur.com/p6rnn31.png

290
220
270
280
160
110
180
310
140
310

Respectively.

Edit:
http://i.imgur.com/8sHUxNV.png

310
320
210
330
310
320

I also attempted to do the 'possible horizontal barcode' but didn't get any results. Then again, I haven't tried the known barcode, so it could be my method that is wrong.

Edit: I tried the known barcode and didn't get any results either - my method is bad.

HOMINIX 02-02-2017 09:42 AM

Great idea Vince, I don't think any of us had thought to check their angles

Xavier 02-02-2017 09:42 AM

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"Know your codes" scares me. I hope someone has all this stuff written down somewhere.

I got you covered:

http://oddworld.wikia.com/wiki/Soulstorm_ARG

Still need to update the latest findings tho.

Connell 02-02-2017 10:13 AM

Well shit. The one day I'm super busy this week it kicks off.. :D won't be able to get involved really until Saturday earliest, good luck guys. I have a window now to catch up so I'll read through :P my first thought was the pigpen might be upside down Xav, because of that picture in the last phase that had it flipped, glad to see you got it :P keep going everyone

GlitterPanther 02-02-2017 10:14 AM

Found this online, think the arrows refer to how far we need to shift

http://www.infosectoday.com/Articles...ryptoFig04.jpg

GlitterPanther 02-02-2017 10:26 AM

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Yes GreenAnhinga deciphered it previously but it's good to see the full picture :)


I now wonder if I was onto something last time, remember I found BETH hidden in the text? Never thought it could translate to B THE

GlitterPanther 02-02-2017 10:34 AM

Also ED has specifically 1,029 followers on twitter ATM

https://pbs-0.twimg.com/media/C3rjEYAVMAAnX__.jpg

Xavier 02-02-2017 10:56 AM

GlitterPanther please don't double or triple post. Use the edit button instead.

Lord Vhazen 02-02-2017 11:00 AM

This stuff is worse than my biology homework.

emmarose 02-02-2017 11:23 AM

Ha, Vince you beat me too it! :p Except my measurements are a little different?:

290
220
270
280
160
110
180
310
140
310

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310
320
210
330
310
320

This is assuming conventional azimuth measurements. In the image I've included what the results would be if based on the layout of a circle protractor (assuming 0 is up), just in case!

If this is heading in the right direction, what do we do with these numbers?

Silentvoid 02-02-2017 11:30 AM

Hexadecimals, like on the film the martian, where he uses the arc of the camera on pathfinder to talk to earth. Could these arrows be fed into a system like that?

GlitterPanther 02-02-2017 11:52 AM

I tried Using Octal, ¸pHÈ`ÈÈЈØÈÐ

GlitterPanther 02-02-2017 11:55 AM

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Ha, Vince you beat me too it! :p Except my measurements are a little different?:

290
220
270
280
160
110
180
310
140
310

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310
320
210
330
310
320

This is assuming conventional azimuth measurements. In the image I've included what the results would be if based on the layout of a circle protractor (assuming 0 is up), just in case!

If this is heading in the right direction, what do we do with these numbers?


Found this https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/i...N2QZV1K52rvl9d

Mr. Molluck 02-02-2017 12:38 PM

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http://i.imgur.com/KUYAEAWl.png
I dont have time to decipher gtg, sry.
something new?

Thanks to the cipher you posted, I got this from the word pattern:

LICU KIIJ NNAX YHZ

IWHNM LICU FIIP

WIKHM BYHZ XHJP

Can anyone unscramble this?

Xavier 02-02-2017 12:44 PM

Please have a look at the previous replies before posting :)

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The Pigpen code is upside down...

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The BabelStone Pigpen code reads:

KNOW YOUR CODES
KEEP THEM CLOSE
YOU WILL NEED THEM


Mr. Molluck 02-02-2017 01:01 PM

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Please have a look at the previous replies before posting :)

Yeah, I saw the other post afterwards, but wasn't sure how to edit my message to state that. Thank you :)

GlitterPanther 02-02-2017 01:23 PM

I hope its ok to share this (ill edit this post from now on with updates)

This is what I was getting at earlier https://pbs-0.twimg.com/media/C3sJVH2UMAMoIqR.jpg

I took the degrees the arrows could be pointing from the other users and try to decrypt using it

I got, () notes a either letter

EJFE(F)N(O)RMCPC
EBKBEB

Quippup says it Means Alterpiece Or Checklists
Other Stuff

Barcode Image for people to use

https://pbs-0.twimg.com/media/C3sQFPdVUAEyX9f.jpg

Arrow Image

https://pbs-0.twimg.com/media/C3sLteoUcAIVlJK.jpg

Xavier 02-02-2017 01:29 PM

Update Time:

Wiki: http://oddworld.wikia.com/wiki/Souls...d_transmission

TOGG: http://oddworldlibrary.net/archives/...4/category/109

We're still looking for:
  • What is encoded in the horizontal barcode in the square.
  • The meaning of the arrows.

brechtos 02-02-2017 01:38 PM

There seems to be a faint line next to the arrows. Perhaps in a hint on how to orient them?

edit: Here is the horizontal barcode cleaned and isolated. But a regular barcode scanner doesn't seem to make much sense of it. Perhaps parts are missing or we only need to look at an isolated segment. I tried inverting the code as well but no luck so far.
http://www.oddworldforums.net/attach...1&d=1486073161

AlexanderG 02-02-2017 02:04 PM

The PIGPEN have to be rotate of 180 ° to see the message.
PS i solved It Just a few ago

Phoetux 02-02-2017 02:24 PM

It looks like it's all about angles this time. I guess I cannot help now but when I can I'll shout.

Vince 02-02-2017 02:38 PM

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Ha, Vince you beat me too it! :p Except my measurements are a little different?:

290
220
270
280
160
110
180
310
140
310

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310
320
210
330
310
320

You're right. I made a few mistakes - was in a bit of a rush :D

The best thing to note though is that we both found them to be EXACTLY (almost up to the decimal) on quantities of 10.

I will update my initial post as well.

mattb150 02-02-2017 02:38 PM

Isolated barcode after rotating cube 90 deg CCW. Scanner does not detect a barcode however I believe this is because there are horizontal and vertical slices "taken out" or shifted. Thus the challenge is discerning intentional gaps from shifted gaps, then (in theory) it should scan.

https://i.imgur.com/B8I61i3.png

Vince 02-02-2017 02:45 PM

Couple of questions:

Has anyone else noticed that two of the initial "binary" symbols are now missing?

And what are people using to decipher the barcode?

citizenerased 02-02-2017 02:50 PM

After messing with the barcode for hours, I found out that barcodes always start and end the same, this one was missing the first bar that makes up the Start Code.

So I've ended up with a link.

http://www.1029.io/repository/asset98/

But it's an empty page...

GlitterPanther 02-02-2017 02:55 PM

So, barcode translate into numbers... and they said about "read the numbers,.know.the truth"

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/i...7zmOoCbq7d95Dw
Maybe we need to invert the colors

Vince 02-02-2017 03:14 PM

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After messing with the barcode for hours, I found out that barcodes always start and end the same, this one was missing the first bar that makes up the Start Code.

So I've ended up with a link.

http://www.1029.io/repository/asset98/

But it's an empty page...

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The only translated barcode we've had produced a mash of random letters:
"Ivzw gsv mfnyvih pmld gsv gifgs"
Which is translated into:
"Read the numbers know the truth"

Never a URL.
Please don't make stuff up...

Edit: Expect the fact that he didn't make stuff up! He went and worked the whole thing out!

citizenerased 02-02-2017 03:19 PM

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The only translated barcode we've had produced a mash of random letters:
"Ivzw gsv mfnyvih pmld gsv gifgs"
Which is translated into:
"Read the numbers know the truth"

Never a URL.
Please don't make stuff up...

No, in the bottom right of the picture is 2 bar codes interlaced, one reading vertical and the other horizontal, the vertical one reads findawayshowthetruth the horizontal is half of a link, we need to find the rest of the link.