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spaceboy
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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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PostPosted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:09 pm
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Jain
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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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Mr. Lurked
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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


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Jain
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Talking with Donovan right now. Regarding the image that Scipio's tweet linked to:
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it's flickering so... http://www.flickr.com/photos/23876523@N02/3468748980/ leads you to a code on the ArgenSoft photostream

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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FractalP
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Well, the base64 decodes to:
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filesanywhere.com


EDIT: Good solve Mr Lurked! Very HappyVery Happy I knew that one day all those hours in front of teh TV would pay off. Pity the show ended after only 4 seasons... Sad

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amandel
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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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FractalP
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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 Very Happy general=120.9.7, btw

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amandel
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@FractalP... Laughing and missed your post...excuses. Will sleep now and New tweet:
Quote:
Scipio26 To gain entry. you'll need the home base of 6 four-sided: http://argensoft.netau.net/code.html

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vapor
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Jain wrote:

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


Well so much for TINAG

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natas
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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


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amandel
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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 Cool ) 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 Wink
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Mr. Lurked
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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?


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Yo-L
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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.
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It's a Well


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amandel
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There's an active accnt at Files Anywhere with ctc info "Donovan"
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login with user name: generaltroops and p/w: well

See one BMP titled "who_i_am" but can't check further atm Sad **"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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Syke
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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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