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 21, 2024 6:17 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: General » Old News & Rumors
[Trailhead] Failtech
View previous topicView next topic
Page 142 of 160 [2394 Posts]   Goto page: Previous 1, 2, 3, ..., 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, ..., 158, 159, 160  Next
Author Message
Lystella
Unfettered


Joined: 02 Feb 2010
Posts: 394

 		*cringes at the thought of an infestation of regenerating undead*

I wonder how Althea is doing lately...is she still detained?

Some source code goodies:
Cliffside Labs has the following written in the source code near the bottom:
Code:
WE WERE THERE AND ITALLSTARTED

There was also a small addendum to the IAS source code.
_________________
All the fig without the Newton.
~;-<3

PostPosted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 5:32 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
duke9509
Entrenched


Joined: 03 Apr 2011
Posts: 812
Lystella wrote:
There was also a small addendum to the IAS source code.

What would that be? (I'm on my phone right now; mobile IE can't view source)
_________________
Actively playing: iDGi, Project Repertum
Played: Writing on the Moon

PostPosted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:13 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Lystella
Unfettered


Joined: 02 Feb 2010
Posts: 394

 		Oops! Sorry about that, forgot to include it. XD The addendum is bold-faced:
Quote:
48 54 4d 4c 53 45 52 56 45 20 55 50 44 41 54 45 20 59 45
53 20 44 41 54 41 20 54 52 55 45 20 49 4f 49 4f 49 4f 20
57 41 49 54 49 4e 47 20 4e 45 58 54 20 55 50 44 41 54 45
20 49 4f 49 4f 49 4f 20 4c 41 53 54 55 50 44 41 54 45 20
41 50 50 45 4e 44 45 44 00 00


New source message with addendum bold-faced translates to:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
HTMLSERVE UPDATE YES DATA TRUE IOIOIO WAITING NEXT UPDATE IOIOIO LASTUPDATE APPENDED


I'm not entirely certain because I only checked the source again today, but I think it refers to the July 10 message.

EDIT:
Dan Miller is performing studies on Rifter (with Rifter's permission) for the sake of learning more about Rift Jumping.

Rifter is also human..ish (yes, I had to ask XD) and says the Void isn't a nice place:
Rifter wrote:
I am also human, but slightly different. I can't put it into words, but let's just say if you stay in the Void long enough it changes you from within. The Void is a nasty, unhospitable place... Which is why we often jump in and out from it... But, we still go back to it because it is our home. We made a section of it much more pleasant to stay in, and we do have a small colony, to put it into your own words.

_________________
All the fig without the Newton.
~;-<3

PostPosted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:01 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
posse
Unfettered

Joined: 09 Apr 2010
Posts: 448
Location: Las Vegas, NV

 		Looks like Micael Ajax has been answering questions on the formspring-like page (http://itallstarted.com/ask/index.php).

Seems he's captain of a spaceship, is from the future, is human, and is trying to contact a Charles Donstand. Too many people and threads -- hopefully these all tie in together somehow??

PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:57 am
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Lystella
Unfettered


Joined: 02 Feb 2010
Posts: 394

 		If they tie together like this (knots) instead of a big tangle, I'm all for the various threads! *_* Based on what was in the source code of Cliffside, it seems like Cliffside might be related to whatever is going on with Micael Ajax (whether directly or off-shoots of something bigger maybe).

Rifter talks about the Void and how they got stuck there:
Rifter wrote:
The first rifters, were pulled into the Void when a section of the universe, per se, collapsed and caused a massive rift pulling numerous humans into the rift. Along with the humans were bits of the collapsed universe that gave the first rifters the ability to live within the void. It was only then when this man from the universe was able to teach the first rifters how jump out of the Void into the universe using rifts. We can think of the void as a shortcut from one point in the universe to another and the rifts as doors. That point can be any point in the Universal EOS and space coordinates.


Random thought wanderings with no particular relevance in mind: do the emergency messages apply to the time Micael Ajax come from or to this current time?
_________________
All the fig without the Newton.
~;-<3

PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 7:58 am
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
zeighy
Unfettered

Joined: 10 Jul 2011
Posts: 368
posse wrote:
Looks like Micael Ajax has been answering questions on the formspring-like page (http://itallstarted.com/ask/index.php).

Seems he's captain of a spaceship, is from the future, is human, and is trying to contact a Charles Donstand. Too many people and threads -- hopefully these all tie in together somehow??


I read through it and isn't DONSTAND very very familiar? Isn't Fred Don, Fredrick DONSTAND? Is it possible Charles and Fredrick are related?

PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 8:53 am
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
duke9509
Entrenched


Joined: 03 Apr 2011
Posts: 812

 		Perhaps, if there's already something strange going on with the Pionner (not sure if that's PM error for "Pioneer" or purposeful) traveling through time, Cliffside is a company started by the stranded future-FAILTECH people after being sent even further back. That would explain "we were there and itallstarted" and how they somehow perfected HTS. Cliffside could have saved the date of the initial incident and is now pointing to their digital distress call to try and avoid that fate. Just some ponderings.

Also, did any of us ask those questions, or are we dealing with IG characters or other players?
_________________
Actively playing: iDGi, Project Repertum
Played: Writing on the Moon

PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 3:55 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Lystella
Unfettered


Joined: 02 Feb 2010
Posts: 394

 		Good catch, zeighy! \(^_~)d I'd say it's very likely since they represent represent FAILTECH.

As for questions, I asked some of the questions in the ask section.
_________________
All the fig without the Newton.
~;-<3

PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 7:56 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
posse
Unfettered

Joined: 09 Apr 2010
Posts: 448
Location: Las Vegas, NV
duke9509 wrote:
Also, did any of us ask those questions, or are we dealing with IG characters or other players?

FYI I asked a bunch of the first questions.

PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 8:01 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Lystella
Unfettered


Joined: 02 Feb 2010
Posts: 394

 		Skyfall said that he would look into Micael Ajax being sent through time. Also, I'm worried if there might be consequences that follow from the future Failtech person making contact with past Failtech people. (see EDIT)

http://lainsy.net wrote:
15/07/2012-08:44:30GMT : EMERGENCY MESSAGE INTERCEPTED VIA FAILTECH EMERGENCY CHANNEL
---MESSAGE START---
System has been downgraded to v2 Protocols. Link established to Network.
EMERGENCY MESSAGE: Pioneer encontered magnetic gas cloud enroute to B-473.
System abnormality detected. Hold back colonization until further notice
---MESSAGE END---

http://lainsy.net/scarlet wrote:
LAINSY: Unable to verify emergency message sender. Message has been
forwarded to FAILTECH Directors for review.

http://lainsy.net/arnold wrote:
NEW CONNECTION VIA FAILTECH EMERGENCY CHANNEL

http://lainsy.net/ruby wrote:
RESPONSE: Emegency message intercepted via DSN

http://lainsy.net/martin wrote:
ATTEMPTING TO LOCATION CONNECTION SOURCE ...


EDIT: Skyfall isn't too concerned.
Skyfall wrote:
To be honest, I am not very sure but if it is happening right now without our intervention it means down the road it is probably meant to happen and will happen. Unless physics has chanhed this time around and new rules has been set.

_________________
All the fig without the Newton.
~;-<3

PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:07 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
zeighy
Unfettered

Joined: 10 Jul 2011
Posts: 368

 		Just to add, http://itallstarted.com/ has updated with the exact same text that LAINSY has logged.

Quote:
July 15, 2012
- Micael Ajax

!!THIS IS AN EMERGENCY MESSAGE!!

System has been downgraded to v2 Protocols. Link established to Network.

EMERGENCY MESSAGE: Pioneer encontered magnetic gas cloud enroute to B-473. System abnormality detected. Hold back colonization until further notice


I suppose the people on the Pioneer managed to find a way to communicate with LAINSY?

EDIT: Also, just to archive the info, here's a copy of what's on the questions page on the same site...

Quote:
Q: What have you been doing for the past 32 days?
A: On standby until command has been received.
Q: How is LAINSY?
A: LAINSY is UNAVAILABLE
Q: What is your current location?
A: Current location is 10.43 LY from Sol at 32 degrees Solar North and 145 degrees Solar West based on Galactic Cartography of 2142.
Q: What is LAINSY's status?
A: LAINSY's status is UNAVAILABLE
Q: When did you notice your log systems was malfunctioning?
A: Log system detected to be malfunctioning 32 days ago on June 9, 2142
Q: Who verified there was proper supplies loaded before you lifted?
A: Supply loading was automated and unsupervised.
Q: What is B-473's common name or proposed common name?
A: Current codename used for B-473 is ALPHA. Proper name not available and will be decided when colonists arrive.
Q: What organization do you represent?
A: FAILTECH
Q: What went wrong?
A: Not enough fuel to reach destination.
Q: Why are the emergency messages corrupted?
A: Unknown. I am unable to investigate.
Q: What is your current mission?
A: Mission is to prepare B-473 for colonization through terraforming.
Q: WHEN are you from?
A: Silly question, it's 2142. However, log system is malfunctioning reporting 2012.
Q: Who is Charles Donstand?
A: Charles Donstand, current Chief Director
Q: Where are you from?
A: I am from Earth
Q: Who are you trying to contact?
A: Contact with Charles Donstand failed
Q: Who is this?
A: Micael Ajax, Captain of the Pioneer

Of course, arranged in reverse chronological....

PostPosted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 12:57 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
duke9509
Entrenched


Joined: 03 Apr 2011
Posts: 812

 		Just so you know, I updated the wiki with post-Itallstarted events and characters. I forgot to log in, so it just says anonymous edit.
_________________
Actively playing: iDGi, Project Repertum
Played: Writing on the Moon

PostPosted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 2:07 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Lystella
Unfettered


Joined: 02 Feb 2010
Posts: 394

 		New message on NOS:
Code:
>> INBOUND DATA >>
53 55 35 55 52 55 78 4d 53 55 64 46 54 6b 4e 46 49 46 4a 46 51
30 56 4a 56 6b 56 45 49 45 52 46 56 45 46 4a 54 46 4d 67 51 55
4a 50 56 56 51 67 55 45 39 54 55 30 6c 43 54 45 55 67 55 6b 56
54 54 31 56 53 51 30 55 67 53 55 34 67 56 45 68 46 49 46 4e 55
51 56 4a 54 00 00

_________________
All the fig without the Newton.
~;-<3

PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 3:06 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
LatentMoths
Unfettered


Joined: 01 May 2005
Posts: 523
Location: Texas
Lystella wrote:
New message on NOS:
Code:
>> INBOUND DATA >>
53 55 35 55 52 55 78 4d 53 55 64 46 54 6b 4e 46 49 46 4a 46 51
30 56 4a 56 6b 56 45 49 45 52 46 56 45 46 4a 54 46 4d 67 51 55
4a 50 56 56 51 67 55 45 39 54 55 30 6c 43 54 45 55 67 55 6b 56
54 54 31 56 53 51 30 55 67 53 55 34 67 56 45 68 46 49 46 4e 55
51 56 4a 54 00 00


Decoded:

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
hex to text then base64 to text gives "INTELLIGENCE RECEIVED DETAILS ABOUT POSSIBLE RESOURCE IN THE STARS"

_________________
81 117 105 116 32 108 111 111 107 105 110 103 32 97 116 32 109 121 32 65 83 67 73 73 33

http://twitter.com/LatentMoths

PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 5:14 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
zeighy
Unfettered

Joined: 10 Jul 2011
Posts: 368

 		New on the Nox Ordo Systems site:

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
>> INBOUND DATA >>
-- DATA START --
55 6b 56 51 54 31 4a 55 49 46 4a 46 51 30 56 4a 56 6b 56 45 49
46 52 49 51 56 51 67 52 6b 46 4a 54 46 52 46 51 30 67 67 54 45
46 56 54 6b 4e 49 53 55 35 48 49 46 4e 46 51 30 39 4f 52 43 42
54 53 45 6c 51 49 45 6c 4e 54 55 6c 4f 52 55 35 55 00 00
-- DATA END --

<< OUTBOUND DATA <<
-- DATA START --
52 55 35 48 51 55 64 46 49 46 42 49 51 56 4e 46 49 44 4d 3d 00
-- DATA END --


decoded as
Spoiler (Rollover to View):

REPORT RECEIVED THAT FAILTECH LAUNCHING SECOND SHIP IMMINENT

and

ENGAGE PHASE 3


PostPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:00 am
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Display posts from previous:   Sort by:   
Page 142 of 160 [2394 Posts]   Goto page: Previous 1, 2, 3, ..., 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, ..., 158, 159, 160  Next
View previous topicView next topic
 Forum index » Archive » Archive: General » Old News & Rumors
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