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 Thu Nov 14, 2024 3:55 am
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
[UPDATE] Violet Underground - 18 May 07 - Angel Hunting
View previous topicView next topic
Page 1 of 1 [10 Posts]  
Author Message
PMAvers
Veteran


Joined: 04 Oct 2005
Posts: 83
Location: NW OH, USA

 		[UPDATE] Violet Underground - 18 May 07 - Angel Hunting
Perma-link: http://www.violetunderground.com/archives/2007/05/angel.html

And this is how it's going to go down.

Violet wrote:
Angel Hunting Friday May 18, 2:24pm

Well, unfortunately it looks like we were unable to stop the primer signal going out. This is bad news, but all is not lost. If we can interfere with enough of the transmitters, we should be able to stop the final activation signal from being broadcast at the Big Weekend itself. Obviously I say "we," but I mean "you" - this is a job for people on the ground at the festival.

Now, this is a bit complicated, so pay attention. Kurt and Helena Frye have intercepted some chatter which has given them information about how the transmitters work and, more importantly, how to take them offline. The Third Power have hidden five transmitters around the festival area. Their locations are being provided to collaborators by means of unique symbols scattered around the area. So, all around the festival there will be symbols, along with either the words "Frozen Indigo Angel" or the angel symbol. Every time you see one of these symbols, take a picture and send an email or MMS to Paul Denchfield at photosSPLATpauldenchfield.com to show them to everyone (or just go and find him, he's going to the festival too).

Each symbol will have four different attributes: a colour, a shape, a number and a gradient of shading. Each symbol will also have a unique four-letter word with it. In order to find the transmitters, we have to find sets of three symbols which are either all the same for each attribute, or all different. To put it another way, to make a set of three, you can't have two of them being the same and one different in any of the four attributes.

OK, yeah, that didn't make sense to me when Kurt tried to explain it, either. Let's take an example. Suppose you find a Red Half-filled Square with the number 2 in it, a Green Empty Triangle with a 3; and a Blue Solid Circle with a 1. That's a set, because all the attributes are different in each one. But this is also a set: Red, Half-filled, Square, 2; Red, Empty, Triangle, 3; Red, Solid, Circle, 1. And this would also be a set: Red, Solid, Square, 2; Green, Solid, Triangle, 2; Blue, Solid, Circle, 2. Because, for each attribute, the items are either all the same or all different. Get it?

Making sets with the photos will be a job for those of you who can't make it to the Big Weekend. Once you've got a set, you need to go to the Silburn Griggs mining site and input the three unique words. If it's a correct set, you should get a piece of the map of the festival, helping you to find the location of the transmitters.

It seems that the Third Power's collaborators have each been given the unique 4-letter code words to assist them in placing their transmitter - but in case there are any hiccups, other code words have been hidden in plain sight as a backup. They're relying on the public not to notice them, and not to know what to do with the code words if they did. So, we're just half a step ahead now. If we're able to put together the whole map, we should be able to destroy the transmitters entirely.

Keep up with Paul Denchfield over the weekend. He'll be posting progress reports, and of course all of the photos of the symbols that need assembling into sets.

So, good luck. I know you guys can do it. See you on the other side.


PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2007 10:48 am
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
GasparLewis
Unfettered


Joined: 19 Nov 2005
Posts: 474
Location: vicinty of NYC

 		Well well well, looks like those getting the home game as a consellation prize will be playing a half-simpler/half-more-insane version of Set.

All we need is someone to set up charts to track each incoming symbol, and a map piece database to fit everything together.

Anyone with some web know-how and server space can whip that up in no-time. (Of course, this is not me.)

It's really going to come down to our ground team, and maybe getting non-UF people on board via Paul or Violet, to know where the main group effort is. [EDIT: And Mike's already on that.]

We've handled worse with flying colors; I'm not worried, so long as we stay to our standards and don't slack. Smile

PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2007 11:25 am
 View user's profile AIM Address
 Back to top 
Mikeyj
Unfictologist


Joined: 18 Oct 2004
Posts: 1847
Location: London

 		This requires reading more than once doesn't it? Will have to print it off and underline with a pencil. That's how my brain works (keep this in mind for tomorrow).

Sounds a little bit like this though. With bigger cards. And someone trying to take over your higher cognitive function as you play.

Can't e-mail from my phone, but can MMS - I presume that's to Paul's mobile number on his site (see contact sidebar here)

Edit - lol I spotted the set thing too - Michael Smith happens to be a fan of that one doesn't he? And didn't it feature in PCAG NYC?
_________________
Irrelevant musings.

PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2007 11:31 am
 View user's profile Visit poster's website
 Back to top 
cpawley
Boot

Joined: 26 Feb 2007
Posts: 45

 		MikeyJ? Can we Make a thread of Emails and Fone number of people who will be around tomorrow cos we'll DEFINATLY need some help from those people Not attending.

Alternatively if this is not possible.

Could people PM me both or one of these details and we'll use them as we need 2moro (i'll issue a copy to everyone i see playing).

C.x.

PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2007 11:57 am
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Mikeyj
Unfictologist


Joined: 18 Oct 2004
Posts: 1847
Location: London

 		Best not to - you'll be the porn spammers best friend Embarassed

PMs best for contacts, and if you don't want to give out mobile numbers or contact details then we should be fairly conspicuous at the various points I mention in this thread. From the above it looks like you can even join in on your own if you're so inclined as the central contact is Paul Denchfield. Our collective can divide and conquer or hang together as the fancy takes us Smile

or even listen to the music
_________________
Irrelevant musings.

PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2007 12:10 pm
 View user's profile Visit poster's website
 Back to top 
Braxis
Boot

Joined: 08 May 2006
Posts: 26

 		OK, we should be able to use a simple spreadsheet such as this one, http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pfHwsL9wlsNvFnJ57hMOMEg

Does it need any other columns?

Everybody who wishes to be able to edit the spreadsheet will need to PM me with an email address to which I can send out an invite.

[Edited the link to make it work]

PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2007 12:52 pm
Last edited by Braxis on Sat May 19, 2007 5:13 am; edited 1 time in total
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
myf
Entrenched


Joined: 30 Dec 2005
Posts: 917
Location: Hiding from squirrels

 		Hope you all have fun and much success with things tomorrow. I'm not going to be able to help, as my best friend rather inconveniently decided that 19th May 07 was a great day for her wedding. I guess sitting in church trying to read updates on my mobile would be somewhat frowned upon Laughing
_________________
"I play the game for the game's own sake"
PSN ID & GamerTag: sleepymyf ~ Wii number: 5915 5999 6937 3087

PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2007 5:11 pm
 View user's profile Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger MSN Messenger
 ICQ Number 
 Back to top 
neuromancer
Decorated


Joined: 04 Aug 2005
Posts: 168
Location: Birmingham, UK

 		Doh!
Lol, even with all the heads up on this one, I still managed to miss most of the action leading up to this!! Oh well, I'll be at my PC all day tomorrow. Good luck to those of you who managed to get tickets...weather forecast predicts rain, which may make things a tad harder.
_________________
The car in front.....it's mine!!!

Windows, the most successful computer virus in history...

PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2007 5:22 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Sarah B
Unfettered


Joined: 21 Apr 2007
Posts: 616
Location: Stonehenge, UK

 		So, when we have a set, where do we post the map sections to?
_________________
Currently Playing: Are You The 1701, Cardkeepers
Lurking: Anything awesome-looking

If there had been a bear there, until it was Baloo, but there was no bear there. - Jasper Ffforde's Great Samuel Pepys Fffiasco

PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2007 8:08 am
 View user's profile AIM Address
 Back to top 
sixsidedsquare
Unfettered

Joined: 24 Mar 2005
Posts: 409
Location: 60E

 		There's efforts going on all over it seems, but here's a puzzle thread for it:
http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=323554#323554

PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2007 8:27 am
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Display posts from previous:   Sort by:   
Page 1 of 1 [10 Posts]  
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