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VioletSage
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 		I looked at the drop off location world map and noticed something....off:



A Butterfly....it makes the shape of a butterfly....

Now I accept that I could be wrong and this is a red haring but this seems too perfect. Another thing is the guy that went to the AMNA-A site said its still a two hour drive between the site and the drop off which is strange.

PostPosted: Wed Jun 17, 2015 11:30 pm
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Endzo
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VioletSage wrote:
I looked at the drop off location world map and noticed something....off:



A Butterfly....it makes the shape of a butterfly....

Now I accept that I could be wrong and this is a red haring but this seems too perfect. Another thing is the guy that went to the AMNA-A site said its still a two hour drive between the site and the drop off which is strange.

The lower blue is the same spot. The map repeats. You can pull out farther to see more iterations.

PostPosted: Wed Jun 17, 2015 11:47 pm
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Endzo
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 		Well this is a new development on Twitter:
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#161465 SHANKED BY #161468. #161468 SHANKED BY #161465.


Those inmates are:
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Floki (#161465) and China (#161468)


Updated list of known characters and players:
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A1-ICIW - GuestUser17 - salesman
A1-LSBP - MrToasty - scientist
A1-QPLR - ? - Dead
- #161461 - Wriggler - Dead (shanked by #161463) - Crime: _oo_ Possessio_
- #161468 - China - Dead (shanked by #161465)
A1-BEXI - arthurdent11389 - physician
A1-VIXW
A1-FGDP
A1-ACDC - WhatIsTruth - #161463 - AML2 - Absurdus
A1-AXNZ - ? - #161465 - Floki - Dead (shanked by #161468)
A1-JLPA - afternoonofthefaun - #161462 - AML1 - CGPM/Lioness
A1-MCLC - ? - #161469 - Reginald
A31-JIKV - Amandel - thief
A31-ZYPA - Apparently receiver of Kit 2
A34-NVRQ
A44-CLSS - Ecowatcher - #161464 - AML1 - Lazenby
A55-ILGG - ? - female - Apparently receiver of Kit 1
A61-VCLZ - ? - Dead
A61-GZTB
A86-WJCR
A370-IMTK - AyeDeeSys - #161467 - AML1 - IDSYS
A506-JQAO - nankaar - lunatic
A972-TBLR - Yugito - #161466

Inmate #162315 Crime: Mass Murder
Inmate #162407 (Stanley) Crime: Jaywalking
Inmate #161459. CRIME: ______ (6 spaces)

Admin - ID 05452

AB DV - Abbey Davies - Wife of Stanley

Inmates listed in numerical order:
#162315 Crime: Mass Murder
#162407 - Stanley - Crime: Jaywalking
#161459 - ? - CRIME: ______ (6 spaces)
#161461 - Wriggler - Crime: _oo_ Possessio_
#161462 - Lioness
#161463 - Absurdus
#161464 - Lazenby
#161465 - Floki
#161466 - Yugito
#161467 - IDSYS
#161468 - China
#161469 - Reginald


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NetLurker2
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 		Hmmm, next forecast could be interesting. Do you think we will now have a new QPLR?

Listening to forecast7 there is definitely more hidden/encrypted stuff in there but I am new to all this and literally have no idea how to get it out. I am researching as much as I can but I am just throwing anything I can find at it. (So far have tried PSK31, an RTTY program and the SSTV program) From what I can see in the spectrogram there is data carrier sections. A dual line in the Open/closing noise and there is something in the noise static section after "Snowless".

Seems like this sort of sound coding is used alot by HAM radio. Anyone have any experience or know anyone that might be able to shed light on what we have to do to get the information from the audio file?

PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 8:43 pm
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Endzo
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 		New poll: https://strawpoll.me/4674528
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
ARS__ __ __E ___RAR_ __ A_E_A__R_A


It looks like the message so far is:
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Arson _ _ library _ Alexandria


And another poll: https://strawpoll.me/4684443
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
ARSO_ O_ __E ___RAR_ O_ A_E_A__R_A.


It looks like the message is:
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Arson of the library of Alexandria


PostPosted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 5:16 am
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 		I'm just a casual here, but I notice you guys are analyzing so many things when I haven't read any analysis of the songs on Ascensionism's bandcamp. Some creepy sounding ambient/industrial shit I'm sure there's some hidden codes in there somewhere. Again I don't have the smarts or the time to analyze every song like y'all can but I did find lyrics sung by an Australian (probably) male in the song Draconian Akrasia on the album Unauthorized Broadcast. I could make out all but a few words:

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money can buy anything yes anything at all

when someone ___ your eyelid(?) your mouth has no price too small

when you sit at the center of your herald(?) mistress will want to know what you prefer
today will it be the old rhinestone tiara
or a new ballgag?

remember the servants(?) of ____
they haven't burnt a single thing

remember the servants(?) of ____
you don't owe them anything



Is that something everybody already knows? Anyway I hope you guys keep finding things.

PostPosted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 1:48 am
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Manspider
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 		Just to help with the character and player list, I'm Reginald/A1-MCLC/#161469

PostPosted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 3:06 pm
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NetLurker2
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Endzo wrote:
Updated list of known characters and players:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
A1-ICIW - GuestUser17 - salesman
A1-LSBP - MrToasty - scientist
A1-QPLR - ? - Dead
- #161461 - Wriggler - Dead (shanked by #161463) - Crime: _oo_ Possessio_
- #161468 - China - Dead (shanked by #161465)
A1-BEXI - arthurdent11389 - physician
A1-VIXW
A1-FGDP
A1-ACDC - WhatIsTruth - #161463 - AML2 - Absurdus
A1-AXNZ - ? - #161465 - Floki - Dead (shanked by #161468)
A1-JLPA - afternoonofthefaun - #161462 - AML1 - CGPM/Lioness
A1-MCLC - Manspider - #161469 - Reginald
A31-JIKV - Amandel - thief
A31-ZYPA - Apparently receiver of Kit 2
A34-NVRQ
A44-CLSS - Ecowatcher - #161464 - AML1 - Lazenby
A55-ILGG - ? - female - Apparently receiver of Kit 1
A61-VCLZ - ? - Dead
A61-GZTB
A86-WJCR
A370-IMTK - AyeDeeSys - #161467 - AML1 - IDSYS
A506-JQAO - nankaar - lunatic
A972-TBLR - Yugito - #161466

Inmate #162315 Crime: Mass Murder
Inmate #162407 (Stanley) Crime: Jaywalking
Inmate #161459. CRIME: ______ (6 spaces)

Admin - ID 05452

AB DV - Abbey Davies - Wife of Stanley

Inmates listed in numerical order:
#162315 Crime: Mass Murder
#162407 - Stanley - Crime: Jaywalking
#161459 - ? - CRIME: ______ (6 spaces)
#161461 - Wriggler - Crime: _oo_ Possessio_
#161462 - Lioness
#161463 - Absurdus
#161464 - Lazenby
#161465 - Floki
#161466 - Yugito
#161467 - IDSYS
#161468 - China
#161469 - Reginald
Updated Manspider onto the list

PostPosted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 10:01 am
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Manspider
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 		I've been looking at the forecast player movements. They definitely look like they fit the simple map I shared, but I'm not sure about the movement rules. I attached a modified copy of NetLurker2's spreadsheet with an added tab that will show a little about what I mean.

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North - Seems to move you 4 cells to the left. If you fall off the map, wrap around the map and continue the movement, but 3 rows up.
South - The opposite of moving North. (not surprising)
West - Almost always moves a player left by 1 cell, but there are a few inconsistencies (Lioness in Forecast 5 and Wriggler in Forecasts 3&4). Maybe someone misheard East as West? Edit: Forecast 5 definitely has Lioness heading West, so it looks like West doesn't always move you left.
East - Looks like it moves the player randomly. My guess is that it's limited to within the 5x5 box surrounding the player, but I can't tell.
NW - No idea. In Forecast 7, NW moved China a combination of North (4 cells left, up 3 rows) and West (1 cell left). In Forecast 3, it moved Absurdus up and left by 1 cell. In Forecast 2, it moved Wriggler left 10 cells.
NE - Not enough info. Currently fits moving North and East in the same turn.
SE/SW - Haven't happened yet, except as IDSYS' first move. We don't know their location in Forecast 5, though.


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Thoughts:
    - Ecowatcher has the best chance to get to the Butterfly Signora location soon (11A#). 1 movement South should return them to 10B, but they still have to move down and left by 1 cell each. I haven't really figured out a way to move down 1 cell except for with East, which is pretty random. Southeast could possibly land them on 11A# next turn with some luck.
    - Flokki could possibly land on 11A# with a lucky East right now.
    - North and South are useful to get into the right area, East can be used to jump to the right of Butterfly Signora (one hopes -- East looks pretty random), and then West can be used to move left one cell at a time (except for when it doesn't do that).
    - I'm still wondering if Slight, Moderate, and Rough have any impact on player movements.

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 3:54 pm
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Endzo
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 		Since we are talking about music notes, the graph should probably have those being the Y axis (a music scale) and the roman numerals being the X axis. Then the North/South would actually be moving up/down.

I had been meaning to try and graph this idea for a while now but got caught up wondering if I should start at A or middle C.

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Endzo
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 		New poll up: https://strawpoll.me/4725321
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ARSON O_ __E ___RAR_ O_ A_E_AN_R_A.


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Shad0
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 		[Trailhead] Ascend
Re: Hangman
Endzo wrote:
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ARSON O_ __E ___RAR_ O_ A_E_AN_R_A.


Spoiler (Rollover to View):
ARSON OF THE LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA


(Not playing, just happened by and saw a puzzle)
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These were the puzzles that would take a day, these were puzzles that would take a week, and these puzzles they'd probably never figure out until we broke down and gave them the answers. ... The Cloudmakers solved all of these puzzles on the first day.

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Manspider
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 		Re: [Trailhead] Ascend
Re: Hangman
Shad0 wrote:
Endzo wrote:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
ARSON OF THE LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA


(Not playing, just happened by and saw a puzzle)


Haha, thanks for stopping in. Someone got it a few guesses ago. =)

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Manspider
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Endzo wrote:
Since we are talking about music notes, the graph should probably have those being the Y axis (a music scale) and the roman numerals being the X axis. Then the North/South would actually be moving up/down.
I had a similar thought, Endzo. Your post gave me the motivation to put it together. I added another tab to NetLurker2's spreadsheet with the axes reversed and also stacked the map in groups of 3 columns. The North and South movements were wrapping too reliably be unintentional.

Now, to figure out how East and West work...
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 5:19 pm
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Endzo
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 		Forecast 8 is out now. I haven't been able to record it though for data extraction.

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