()

Hey guys just signed up to help with this and had an idea about the gibberish morse code; could it be deciphered with a keyword? Or would that be too straightforward?

()

Managed to isolate the morse code a bit. I've figured out its 20 WPM and plays at 500 hertz. https://clyp.it/41ymleng

()

Managed to isolate the morse code a bit. I've figured out its 20 WPM and plays at 500 hertz. https://clyp.it/41ymleng

()

:fuzgrin:

Come on guys - I can feel you're getting closer.

()

The fireflies in the Free-Fire Zone are more helpful than you, Alex! Show us the way!

()

Just finished some isolation on the reversed version of the morse code section. Tones are audible enough! Here if anyone finds a use for it:

https://soundcloud.com/jnyboi/oddwor...orse-isolation

()

I'm gonna try transcribe this when I get in if someone hasn't by that time.

Also, slowed down and with the Hz change, the voices sound much more mudokon. Does anyone hear slig voices too?

()

Alright so I've tried to put the audio file in Sonic Visualiser and I don't get anything interesting except for those weird lines but I dont think that they're very important
https://s24.postimg.org/rjp4p2iqt/soulstorm.png

()

Maybe if it isn't Caesar code, we could try with Vigenere.

()

MMIG RTEMOI6 TRA< VA >TI#NNETN:TRISDSINK ETTASM5BK#NMA#DAHDFRNHP#EHFNMKEDITMMTDAI C< CT >AATKSNL#T#CNRB#TNWTHTETNTD UT EK ETIEPMI E
the dots again

()

I'm convinced we'll need to do more to decrypt this.. any ideas what use the "20" and "12" might have? or was that simply a nod to the Exodus verse and nothing more.. :banghead:

()

Oddworld keeps advertising for the ARG on Twitter but their links to the oddworld.com/soulstorm page is different each time

and

maybe "ETEJ308bHxB" and "6OTi308bYNP" are going to be important somewhere?
I might be overthinking this but we're not getting anywhere at the moment so everything can be clue.

()

Most probably not, http://ow.ly does not allow to create custom addresses.

()

Maybe they are the key to solve the cipher

()

Oooh nicely found.

I'm willing to bet "RT" stands for Real Time. :)

()

Here's the transcript: http://i.imgur.com/CWtBFJb.jpg

()

For sake of convenience, I’ve converted this to plaintext:


This becomes:
The hashtags are characters the translator doesn’t recognize, usually ---. – this is actually translatable to Ö, but I’ve left it out. Also note the angle brackets, which are added by the translator to prosigns (pairs of characters which particular meaning in morse code) automatically. These may be there intentionally, or they may be irrelevant, and the repetition is simply another letter when decrypted.

And reversed:



Which gives:


Note there are no unrecognized characters this time.

Neither is particularly intelligible, even if examined with a Caesar cipher. I did find this on ROT-2 with the reversed code:

The “C L P Y U P T R I U R E” seems to repeat, and has a resemblance to “rupture”, but that may be a coincidence.

In either case, there does seem to be some repetition in the code – a word may be repeated, or possibly the entire message is repeated several times in the audio file – they’ve done that before with a previous morse code puzzle, so it’s a possibility.

--

I currently hold two theories:

1. The reversed code is the correct format, as it holds no obvious errors in it; the message requires further decryption, possibly with a key or by shuffling the order of letters.
2. The original code is the correct format, and the errors are intentional and have additional meaning – perhaps the # is meant to represent a space between words in the message. The code will require further decryption.

()

For sake of convenience, I’ve converted this to plaintext:


This becomes:
The hashtags are characters the translator doesn’t recognize, usually ---. – this is actually translatable to Ö, but I’ve left it out. Also note the angle brackets, which are added by the translator to prosigns (pairs of characters which particular meaning in morse code) automatically. These may be there intentionally, or they may be irrelevant, and the repetition is simply another letter when decrypted.

And reversed:



Which gives:


Note there are no unrecognized characters this time.

Neither is particularly intelligible, even if examined with a Caesar cipher. I did find this on ROT-2 with the reversed code:

The “C L P Y U P T R I U R E” seems to repeat, and has a resemblance to “rupture”, but that may be a coincidence.

In either case, there does seem to be some repetition in the code – a word may be repeated, or possibly the entire message is repeated several times in the audio file – they’ve done that before with a previous morse code puzzle, so it’s a possibility.

--

I currently hold two theories:

1. The reversed code is the correct format, as it holds no obvious errors in it; the message requires further decryption, possibly with a key or by shuffling the order of letters.
2. The original code is the correct format, and the errors are intentional and have additional meaning – perhaps the # is meant to represent a space between words in the message. The code will require further decryption.

()

The feels when you wasted your time making a GIF but they already did your job for you ��

()

So, here I am, joining the hunt.
Maybe if it isn't Caesar code, we could try with Vigenere.