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spaceboy
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Joined: 06 Aug 2004 Posts: 475 Location: Cambridge Mental Hospital
So, it's been so long since there's been any sort of story that I'm kinda lost on the plot of all of this. Is there one? Are we just chasing down passwords for steg puzzles for the duration of all of this? The same note has been played for long enough. Is there going to be any character development? Other websites? Other types of puzzles?
In closing, to the PM(s): Sh*t or get off the pot.
I mean all of this in the most constructive way possible, of course.
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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:09 pm
Jain
Unfettered
Joined: 12 Jan 2008 Posts: 462 Location: Texas
I think the main thing we are supposed to discover is who runs ArgenSoft and why they are after Nadia and Donovan and why that first guy disappeared, was his name Johan?
Once again I'm at a point where I don't know what to do next and I haven't really had much time to research on the six faces / Carthage thing. I've done a little guessing of url's but there's so little content to work with. Guess I'll go stare at that changing number background and see if something jumps out at me.
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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:22 pm
Mr. Lurked
Greenhorn
Joined: 27 Apr 2009 Posts: 4
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Carthage - Scipio
Googling "between a square and a cube" number - 26
Bird - Twitter
Putting It All Together - http://twitter.com/Scipio26
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:12 pm
Jain
Unfettered
Joined: 12 Jan 2008 Posts: 462 Location: Texas
Talking with Donovan right now. Regarding the image that Scipio's tweet linked to:
Anyone know what it could mean?
ETA: combining the album name and beginning of the title gives you http://argensoft.netau.net/aquarius.php which is just pretty funny judging by the title of the background image
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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:34 pm
FractalP
Decorated
Joined: 10 Oct 2008 Posts: 258
Well, the base64 decodes to:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
filesanywhere.com
EDIT: Good solve Mr Lurked! I knew that one day all those hours in front of teh TV would pay off. Pity the show ended after only 4 seasons...
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:45 pm
amandel
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee
Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 4096 Location: Nederland
Bottom line....very sweet props to all. Scipio26 tweeted:
Quote:
Scipio26 The first half has been turned: Fdmdqzk
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Fdmdqzk is just ROT-1 for General
Not sure how relevant yet the flickr accnt was originally uploaded by an Eleclion
EDIT: 2nd twitter could refer to the Benedict Arnold Cipher: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Cipher
Quote:
Scipio26 The second is hidden in the Traitor's Code: 172.8.7s
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The coded word in the wiki is "Troops"
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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:20 pm
Last edited by amandel on Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:42 pm; edited 1 time in total
FractalP
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Joined: 10 Oct 2008 Posts: 258
That's from here . Decodes to 'Troops', if we look at the example given on the page.
EDIT: Hehe, didn't see your edit there general=120.9.7, btw
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:37 pm
amandel
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee
Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 4096 Location: Nederland
@FractalP... and missed your post...excuses. Will sleep now and New tweet:
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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:45 pm
vapor
Entrenched
Joined: 03 Jun 2008 Posts: 1188 Location: Dallas, TX ya'll
Well so much for TINAG
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:38 pm
natas
PHP Ninja
Joined: 06 Oct 2007 Posts: 3177 Location: Northwest Indiana
not really watching this one anymore as there isn't much of a storyline to keep me interested.
Anyways, I noticed that the "code" has 26 unique letter/number combinations... Converting this to strictly letters gives:
abcdefgedchheciecebjkilmenjkopecieceqkrmecopechhedblesfotwiebjnilieqcowdepncxefdekryz
Don't know where to go from there.
EDIT: Counted wrong.. Here's all the combinations (23 total)
Code:
0w 0w 0w 0w 0w 0w 0w 0w 0w 0w 0w 0w 0w 0w 0w 0w 0w 0w
1r
13 13
18 18
2f
2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p
2r 2r
2s 2s 2s
2t 2t 2t
2v
2w 2w 2w 2w
2x 2x 2x
2z
3b
30 30 30 30
32 32 32 32
33 33 33
34 34
36 36 36
37 37 37 37 37 37 37
38 38 38 38 38
39 39 39 39
f
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:19 am
amandel
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee
Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 4096 Location: Nederland
Mr. Lurked wrote:
Googling "between a square and a cube" number - 26
My googling certainly didn't yield the Fermat Theorem for number 26. Agree with Spaceboy and Natas on lack of story depth yet for me there's enough kewl fun (B. Arnold=1 ROT General & aquarius.php ) and factoids to hang around. Even though...
The hints ("Tock goes a Clock" and "home base of 6 four-sided") suggest Base24 where I'm like Stranger in a Strange Land
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Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 7:42 am
Mr. Lurked
Greenhorn
Joined: 27 Apr 2009 Posts: 4
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
6 squared ("four-sided" = "squared") = 36
The Base36 converted to ASCII = What is tall as a house, round as a cup, and all the king's horses can't draw it up?
I don't know the answer to that. Anyone know?
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:11 am
Yo-L
Boot
Joined: 29 Apr 2009 Posts: 25 Location: ZH, The Netherlands, Europe
Mr. Lurked wrote:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
6 squared ("four-sided" = "squared") = 36
The Base36 converted to ASCII = What is tall as a house, round as a cup, and all the king's horses can't draw it up?
I don't know the answer to that. Anyone know?
Just Googled it. I know that's no fun, but hey, it's easy.
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
It's a Well
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:45 am
amandel
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee
Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 4096 Location: Nederland
There's an active accnt at Files Anywhere with ctc info "Donovan"
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
login with user name: generaltroops and p/w: well
See one BMP titled "who_i_am" but can't check further atm **"My God, it's full of stars"......Naha, full of binary**
Hoping someone with a keen eye can make out what's writen in the .bmp's bottom right hand corner?
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Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:05 am
Syke
Decorated
Joined: 28 Aug 2004 Posts: 258 Location: CA
It looks to say "HereIamThisIsMe". cant tell if theres a .com or some other website extension at the end. keep trying to figure it out.
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Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 2:49 pm
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