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Endzo
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I've tried to run SSTV in the past and not been able to get it to pick up images, so we'll prolly need to wait for someone with more experience with the software.

PostPosted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 4:15 am
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Manspider
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I did my best to filter out the morse code and uploaded 2 different versions to Dropbox. It's hard to remove noise without including important frequencies, so the important audio will sound a little more robotic in both versions.

A couple weird things: The high-frequency sounds at the beginning (a voice?) continue a lot longer than I thought, almost 2 minutes. The possible SSTV recording sounds like it might wrap around to the beginning, but both segments also sound a lot like the gong sounds that were played during older forecasts.

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
0m 34s – 2m 22s - (Baby cries in background)
2m 28s - Hello? Reginald...
2m 38s - are you recording?
2m 55s - um, I don't know if anyone can hear...
3m 12s - Mom?
3m 27s - (indistinguishable possibly just a noise)
3m 32s - I don't know where I am
3m 40s - but I kinda wanna know how to get out
4m 17s - I see the storm.
4m 25s - A light storm.
4m 58s - ...d'you think the biggest planet is?
5m 40s - Charlie...are you there?
5m 49s - beep boop beep
5m 55s - beep

6m 13s - (whimpering?)
6m 34s - whens it gonna stop raining?
7m 38s - umm if theres anyone there (I'm sick / my name's Cid]) -- I can't tell if it's "sick" or Cid + a click sound. The same click sound happens around 7:41 and 8:03.
7m 50s - I don't know where…this is but…theres no one here
8m 40s - a red lights still…there
9m 00s - (indistinguishable) someone would find me
9m 08s - cause theres no door... and there's
9m 15s - just…buttons (not opening)
9m 45s - (how long (not sure) can go for) -- how long does this (major) go for?
9m 50s - (indistinguishable) a long time and the red light flashes…then.
10m – End - SSTV noise

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 11:05 am
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Endzo
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If it is 'Cid'
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
it may be Sid, Stanley & Abbey's son.


Thoughts
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Perhaps he is trapped in some kind of limbo due to the paradox of the 2nd polls not repeating the first?
Or maybe this is what happened after the first poll set when he was killed and harvested for organs?
Maybe this is before the spigot was turned and he is inside the tank?


PostPosted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 8:35 pm
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afternoonofthefaun
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Where exactly is this mysterious dropbox I hear so much about? That would be insanely helpful.

PostPosted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 11:39 pm
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Manspider
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I just added a link to my dropbox in my signature. Hopefully that will help new and old players alike.

Edit: I must have gone over the limit. Let's see if it worked this time...
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 9:33 am
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WhatIsTruth
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Am I the only one who feels like the person or people doing this didn't really have a plan for an endgame and just got bored/stumped on what to do?

PostPosted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 11:00 pm
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Endzo
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That is kind of what I wonder too from a while back now given how the style and methods used have changed over time.

We do still have open mysteries/puzzles, but with none of the basic solutions working or providing hints, we can't really progress at this point. There may not be anything to progress to.

PostPosted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 11:16 pm
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VioletSage
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It could have been a bunch of people making the mysteries/puzzles and they couldn't figure out a way to tie it all together/end it.

As a programmer, I am very curious as to where the unity programming hint comes into play but we might never know :/

PostPosted: Sat Oct 10, 2015 4:39 pm
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WhatIsTruth
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I realize it's been quite a while but I have news!
I sent an email to Admin trying to get some answers. It doesn't matter what I said because this is what I got back.

Spoiler (Rollover to View):

"are you in the big thing outside
did you hear me
who are you



SUBJECT – AML1
1899 lx
48 dB
296 K"

This has to be from the girl we hear talking in the forecast. If anyone has any ideas on what's up with the numbers let me know or what I should say back.


PostPosted: Sun Oct 11, 2015 4:16 pm
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Endzo
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lx is an abbreviation for lux, the measurement of illuminance and luminous emittance.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lux
dB is an abbreviation for decibels, a measurement of sound.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decibel
K is an abbreviation for Kelvins, a measurement of temperature.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin

PostPosted: Sun Oct 11, 2015 4:51 pm
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WhatIsTruth
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Endzo wrote:
lx is an abbreviation for lux, the measurement of illuminance and luminous emittance.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lux
dB is an abbreviation for decibels, a measurement of sound.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decibel
K is an abbreviation for Kelvins, a measurement of temperature.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin


I knew about dB but the rest I didn't. I didn't have time to look it up because I was on my way out at the time.

I've sent back a response and I'll update with what I get.

PostPosted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 2:05 am
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Lamashtu
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New guy here!

I have been reading pretty much all day yesterday about this topic: Ascensionism and this so called ARG. I too was reading the article on Kotaku about Kanye Quest and got sucked in to this immediately. I have read pretty much every type of information i could find from the start and I'm currently at page 32 in this forum. I'm all new to ARGs but I must join. This is just too weird to just pass and be forgotten. I don't have any skills in particular that might help but that type of skills can always be developed I believe. I was thinking of writing a mail to the admin but I don't want to fuck anything up, as I only have a small idea of how to communicate with them but I know that kindness and open-mindedness is probably the best approach. Any thoughts on this is appreciated. Smile

PostPosted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 6:56 am
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Lamashtu
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You guys should probably know about what I got.

I asked if Admin wanted to to share some thoughts on DMT. I know that DMT is an important key to spiritualism. And I remember some orders way back about some Naptha which in some cases is used to extract DMT with. And you guys seemed like you had forgotten. This is what I got back:

Quote:
Hello there, our Disaster Management Team can be reached at:
www.ascensionismrecords.com/piano


So it seems they have been working on this new puzzle.

EDIT: I have no Idea how this is supposed to work. Because everything is just plain images and cannot flick those switches or click on the keyboard. But I'm certain that we have an eye out for those vents in case of smoke coming out of them. But again, I have no idea what is supposed to be done.

PostPosted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 11:58 am
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Lamashtu
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Apart from the new link. Something actually bothers me quite a bit. Have someone actually datamined Kanye Quest? Was this link: http://www.q4i.co/Fm used for anything? Because it sure as hell has never been a link.
From this link I have something that bothers me as well: http://pastebin.com/3PwnVD3a

Especially this part:
Quote:
"In the final white room before the final terminal, you are accosted by an enemy with no sprite named JFZZJNMS. This fight is extremely short, ending immediately after it starts.

If you hit the terminal, the following text plays:

You have proven your worth once again. You have
ascended. However, further ascension is always
possible. If you do not wish to ascend further, your
journey ends here, so please close this program by

pressing ALT-F4 or selecting the NO option above. By
selecting the YES option, you agree to participate
further and you grant us permission to interact with
your possessions. Would you like to participate?

-If you choose NO, you get sent to the title screen. If you choose YES, it shows this:

Over the following two week time period, we will
interact with you and your possessions in several
ways. Keep an eye out, as some of these ways may be
subtle. Others may not be. We may attempt to contact

you directly. If we do this, we will attempt to
notify you of our prescence using a key-word. If
you still consent to participation, please select
the YES option above. Do you wish to participate?

-If you hit YES again, it gives you a form that asks for the following:

http://i.gyazo.com/232144a856e09316eeca40b1784e84e0.png

-Then it tells you

Please Wait

Thank you, [whatever name you put]!

Enjoy the next two weeks and await instruction.

-The game pretends to send the info. It is not sent anywhere. No idea what the point of entering the info is.

-In the final white room before the final terminal, there are random encounters with an enemy with a circle-ish sprite named JFZZJNMS. These fights are extremely short, ending immediately after they start.

http://i.gyazo.com/6e894da402419ec838b0c2c1f6097997.png
could possibly be related to/inspired by http://www.sculpture.net/community/showthread.php?t=7167"


Was there ever a use for the two encounters for JFZZJNMS? One without a sprite and one with a sprite. Supposedly the sprite should look like a sculpture. A sculpture we saw as one of the very first clues from Ascensionism. And that what is the purpose of the information they want that does not get used for anything? If that really is the case. Lastly, this might be very minor but the word "Porto" is used instead of door in a sentence.

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Endzo
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The piano link is definitely new. Looking at the source, it is not an intereactive page as it is currently. Even the browser message at the bottom is hard written in.

No one here currently has taken a deep look at the game outside of information others have provided. Other people have stated that the game had no means of forwarding anything you submitted. I did try to look for older versions of the game to better understand when it was added or if it was always a part of the game, but all the older links have been disabled.

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