Return to Unfiction unforum
 a.r.g.b.b 
FAQ FAQ   Search Search 
 
Welcome!
New users, PLEASE read these forum guidelines. New posters, SEARCH before posting and read these rules before posting your killer new campaign. New players may also wish to peruse the ARG Player Tutorial.

All users must abide by the Terms of Service.
Website Restoration Project
This archiving project is a collaboration between Unfiction and Sean Stacey (SpaceBass), Brian Enigma (BrianEnigma), and Laura E. Hall (lehall) with
the Center for Immersive Arts.
Announcements
This is a static snapshot of the
Unfiction forums, as of
July 23, 2017.
This site is intended as an archive to chronicle the history of Alternate Reality Games.
  

The time now is Sat Nov 16, 2024 9:50 pm
All times are UTC - 4 (DST in action)		 View posts in this forum since last visit
View unanswered posts in this forum
Calendar
 Forum index » Archive » Archive: Perplex City » PXC: General/Updates
[OT] Puzzle To Fill The Time
View previous topicView next topic
Page 2 of 3 [34 Posts]   Goto page: Previous 1, 2, 3 Next
Author Message
Paulzilla
Decorated


Joined: 16 Apr 2005
Posts: 229
Location: Canterbury, UK

 		I did it!

Am immensely proud. Very Happy

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
The password to the stegged file was iona rodie, if I remember what I typed correctly


Now to find out what to do with my discovery (Was so excited I haven't even seen what the filename is yet)
_________________
"Leg or no leg, I trust you about as far as I could throw Manhattan." ~~Guybrush Threepwood~~

PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 2:57 pm
Last edited by Paulzilla on Wed Apr 20, 2005 3:28 pm; edited 1 time in total
 View user's profile AIM Address Yahoo Messenger MSN Messenger
 Back to top 
Alcoe80
Boot


Joined: 18 Apr 2005
Posts: 29
Location: New York

 		Got it!

Working on the next part now.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 3:02 pm
 View user's profile AIM Address
 Back to top 
Paulzilla
Decorated


Joined: 16 Apr 2005
Posts: 229
Location: Canterbury, UK

 		Oh my god. This must have taken you a REALLY long time to do, Sparky. You must have been really bored Razz
_________________
"Leg or no leg, I trust you about as far as I could throw Manhattan." ~~Guybrush Threepwood~~

PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 3:13 pm
 View user's profile AIM Address Yahoo Messenger MSN Messenger
 Back to top 
Alcoe80
Boot


Joined: 18 Apr 2005
Posts: 29
Location: New York

 		Tranlated text (used a ROT cipher)

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
The Receda Cube was stolen from the Academy museum last night in a raid which left one security guard dead. Police chief Eoin Morgan described the theft, which took place during the Annual Academy Ball as "highly organised and technologically sophisticated." Fran Mendling 42, was killed with a neuro-suppressant device, making it impossible to pinpoint the time of death

Academy spokesperson Valerian Reynolds revealed that security cameras and sensors were offline throughout the Ball. She confirmed the thieves reprogrammed portions of the Academy's security security without tripping warning alarms. Academy security personnel discovered the theft at 2am when security guard Mendling failed to check in for her shift change. Police as yet have no suspects and are still questioning ball attendees.

Perplex City Council leader Camryn Scott confirmed today that a police task force will work with Academy experts to find the culprits. She said: "The murderers of Fran Mendling will pay for their crimes. Those who perpetrated this heinous act should know that we will find them, and that we will bring them to justice."Sente Kiteway, Master of the Academy, said in a statement today: "As is well-known, the Cube is a unique object, with certain unusual properties. We have full confidence that, using our knowledge of its composition, we will be able to trace it without difficulty, wherever it may be. The Cube is not only an object of great significance to the city but also a technological wonder in its own right. We are committed to ensuring its safe return." He was not available for further comment.

Possible motives for the theft remain unclear. A ransom demand is seen as one likely development as the Cube, whose value is almost incalculable, could not be sold on the open market. John Ha, owner of the Ha Gallery on the Mobius Strip, conjectured that the Cube may have been stolen "to order" for a wealthy collector.

Academy insiders told reporters today that security has been notoriously lax on the night of the winter ball, the high point of the Academy's social calendar. One high-ranking Academy official who preferred not to be named, remarked: "Security's a joke on ball night. The Academy focuses all its security on the ball, to make sure no one gatecrashes their exclusive party."In previous years, the annual ball has been the occasion of various student pranks including the "sofas in the stairwell" incident.

The Receda Cube is an archaeological artifact of unknown origin. It has unusual scientific religious and mystical groups around Perplex City hold the Cube as an object of reverence. It is housed in the Academy museum and has been on public display since 228. The last serious attempt at theft was in late April of 235.


PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 3:31 pm
 View user's profile AIM Address
 Back to top 
Paulzilla
Decorated


Joined: 16 Apr 2005
Posts: 229
Location: Canterbury, UK

 		Hmm, but that on it's own doesn't give us a new direction, does it? Tell me I'm missing something, I don't want to be stumped again.

Maybe it's something to do with the fact that each line uses a different ROT.
_________________
"Leg or no leg, I trust you about as far as I could throw Manhattan." ~~Guybrush Threepwood~~

PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 3:38 pm
Last edited by Paulzilla on Wed Apr 20, 2005 4:24 pm; edited 1 time in total
 View user's profile AIM Address Yahoo Messenger MSN Messenger
 Back to top 
Alcoe80
Boot


Joined: 18 Apr 2005
Posts: 29
Location: New York
Quote:
Now count the letters, square them, and follow the directions.


Hmmmm

PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 3:38 pm
 View user's profile AIM Address
 Back to top 
brat-sampson
Decorated


Joined: 25 Jul 2004
Posts: 289
Location: Stark

 		Try
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
adding up the ROTs in each line as they're all different.
[/spoiler]
_________________
[/spec]
Brat-Sampson³
writer of http://zoltor.freakash.net

PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 3:48 pm
 View user's profile MSN Messenger
 Back to top 
growfybruce
Veteran


Joined: 20 Oct 2004
Posts: 81
Location: London, UK

 		Solved.

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
The ROTs of each line are (by paragraph):

23, 18, 16, 15, 13, 1, 1, 8, 23
16, 18, 14, 19, 18, 19, 4, 23, 12, 15
19, 12, 12, 8, 15, 4, 5
4, 4, 1, 5
6, 20, 15, 24, 21, 15, 19
20, 9, 8, 20, 9, 3, 20
8, 20, 14, 20, 16, 14, 20, 3, 19, 19, 9, 13
5, 7, 9, 15, 3, 12, 19, 12

Swap each number for a letter (A=1, Z=26):

WRPOMAAHW
PRNSRSDWLO
SLLHODE
DDAE
FTOXUOS
TIHTICT
HTNTPNTCSSIM
EGIOCLSL

There's 64 of them - so let's make that a square:

W R P O M A A H
W P R N S R S D
W L O S L L H O
D E D D A E F T
O X U O S T I H
T I C T H T N T
P N T C S S I M
E G I O C L S L

Reading down the columns:

WWW DOT PERPLEXINGPRODUCTIONS DOT COM SLASH SCARLETT SLASH FINISH DOT HTML

Or

http://www.perplexingproductions.com/scarlett/finish.html

_________________
Bruce³ ~ I have a fridge full of Red Bull that says insomnia will get me first

PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 4:24 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Alcoe80
Boot


Joined: 18 Apr 2005
Posts: 29
Location: New York

 		Very very very nice

PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 4:28 pm
 View user's profile AIM Address
 Back to top 
Paulzilla
Decorated


Joined: 16 Apr 2005
Posts: 229
Location: Canterbury, UK

 		dat am teh woo! Very Happy

Locky!

Hee hee, that little guy is dancing to the music; that's the sole reason I put him here.

...Music only I can hear... (Goes mad, paints self purple)
_________________
"Leg or no leg, I trust you about as far as I could throw Manhattan." ~~Guybrush Threepwood~~

PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 4:43 pm
 View user's profile AIM Address Yahoo Messenger MSN Messenger
 Back to top 
RobPal
Boot


Joined: 14 Mar 2005
Posts: 68
Location: Norwich, UK

 		Great!
Very good Sparky! You should become a PM. This one had us all scratching our heads for a few days.

Aahh, closure.

Smile
_________________
Beware the Jabberwock my son, the jaws that bite, the claws that catch. Beware the JubJub bird and shun, the frumious bandersnatch.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 4:52 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
songofthephoenix
Veteran


Joined: 02 Mar 2005
Posts: 84
Location: Sydney

 		I didnt even think of destegging =P
should've realised that whenever there is a block of text in jpg format that could be written in html easier.. the jpg is there for a reason.. Bang Head



great job everyone !!

PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 12:14 am
 View user's profile Visit poster's website MSN Messenger
 Back to top 
fimacmo
Veteran

Joined: 05 Jan 2005
Posts: 136

 		Paul

Which destegging tool did you use? I tried one yesterday but got nothing.

glad if iona rodie helped.

PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 5:47 am
 View user's profile Visit poster's website
 Back to top 
Paulzilla
Decorated


Joined: 16 Apr 2005
Posts: 229
Location: Canterbury, UK

 		I've never even seen anything like steganography before, so I downloaded every steggery thing I could find for free.

The clue is in the wording, where he said he'd camouflage the clue. So that's what I tried first, and it worked, and I was proud. Smile
_________________
"Leg or no leg, I trust you about as far as I could throw Manhattan." ~~Guybrush Threepwood~~

PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 9:02 am
 View user's profile AIM Address Yahoo Messenger MSN Messenger
 Back to top 
sparkanum
Greenhorn

Joined: 09 Apr 2005
Posts: 4

 		The puzzle solved!
Hey guys!

Am still overseas, but just thought I'd tell ya how proud I am that you got the puzzle!

Just to wrap it up, here were the clues I gave:

Spoiler (Rollover to View):

"...make them into a puzzle - just camouflage it a bit..." :: Camouflage stegging.

"...is do what we did with the newspaper clippings..." :: Reference to the article we found in the newspapers, relating to both the anagrammed password to the steg ("Iona Rodie", the writer of the article) as well as the rotted text (the actual article).

"...join them together..." :: Put the ROT numbers together into a line.

"...count the letters...." :: Count the letters from a, and replace the numbers with the corresponding letters.

"....square it...." :: Use a Caesar box.

"...follow the directions..." :: Go to the address.


Hope yas liked it. I know I enjoyed watching yas do it!

When I get home there will be a parcel waiting for me hopefully - as I was one of the lucky 333! I was on the metro in Naples checking my email on my phone when I got the riddle. I solved it and frantically phone-typed to get it in on time. I can't wait to see what it is!

Catchyas later (maybe with another puzzle, but don't hold your breath),

Sparkanum.

PostPosted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 11:34 am
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Display posts from previous:   Sort by:   
Page 2 of 3 [34 Posts]   Goto page: Previous 1, 2, 3 Next
View previous topicView next topic
 Forum index » Archive » Archive: Perplex City » PXC: General/Updates
Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum
You cannot post calendar events in this forum



Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group