Heyho folks, I figured I'd set up a thread for each of the current missions. While the use of spoiler tags is encouraged for the first page of the thread, it is not enforced, as the policy is still being worked out, so there may be spoilers! After the missions are completed - i.e. no longer available in the client - I'll either merge the relevant threads into one and store them together in the Archived Missions section, or they will be stored individually; it depends on what is most efficient, and to some extent, on the size of the threads. Keep in mind: This is only a proposal as to how we can structure mission relevant communication, so any feedback is more than welcome - i.e. would it be better to have the whole "batch" of missions centered around a single thread. Mission 16: "Rupture Site" Circular Rupture located. Secure the site at all costs. Authorisation code 4900.
Passed the first two missions tonight. Seem to have come up against a wall with this last one. Many other mysteries abound while searching. Found some strange leads on the number search. All the notes i could think of are here. Picture file(Name: 'Location1.png) size 730x464 pixels. I may be reaching and those numers mean nothing. The image seems like there are layers to it, as if part may be found on a map or perhaps the marks on the 3 ringed circle could be markings on a clock. Will try again tomorrow.
Clue 1 : Location1.png These marks are indicating the sun rises and sets at the winter solstice. I Have found the location of this circle on google maps and the website of the archeological facility. I tried over 50 keywords to complete the missions, but still stucked EDIT : Again, I was searching too far, easier than first thought. Clue 2 : Pretty obvious.
Well, I figured out the image clue pretty fast (for me) but the station number clue for some reason is flummoxing me. You say it's pretty obvious..am I missing something elementary here?
Asariel, here are some hints for answering the station number part of the mission. Hints only. No answer. Spoiler: Hint 1 The number of numbers in the sequence is equal to the number X’s you need to enter as the code. Spoiler: Hint 2 None of the numbers in the sequence is equal to or greater than 128. Spoiler: Hint 3 None of the numbers is below 97, but one or more could be if we were working a different "case".
Thanks for these..I actually figured it out last night while I was at a friends house, and I could have kicked myself. I was overthinking it sooooo much.
Let us know if you want a hint..I didn't want to put one in yet because you didn't specifically ask for one, but I have a couple if you want them...
I have the stations. But I can't seem to make the connection on the picture. I know I'm looking too far, from the comments on it, but I think I may be far sighted. At this point I would not shun hints.
Hope this is somewhat articulate, about bedtime for me... Spoiler when was the circle built? The term 'number' on station number is misleading. You aren't looking for a number, but a word. Alternatively, google image search for a couple basic aspects of the picture should give you your answer. The connection to the circle is also revealed in the number string code.
Progressive hints for the other part of the mission: Spoiler: 1 The authorization code helps. Spoiler: 2 Did you complete the other part of the mission? Spoiler: 3 You have enough for a Google search - circles, neolithic, 4900. Spoiler: 4 One of those matches the image. Spoiler: solution Goseck Circle
After completing this mission i have received another message containing numbers... Spoiler 84 104 97 110 107 115 43 102 111 114 32 121 111 117 114 32 119 111 114 107 32 97 103 101 110 160
Spoiler Since the decimal deciphering wont work with certain numbers, I only get: hnksforyourworkgen. I know what it says but is there a better way to get the whole message?
Spoiler: details on tables, printable values, and the reason for/solution to the problem The short version is that the "160" at the end is almost certainly a misheard "116" ("t")... As for the reason that causes problems, asciitohex.com (and maybe other translators, although branah.com's just ignores the problem characters) is probably choking on it because that 160 at the end is out of range of the standard ASCII table (0-127, with 0-31 & 127 being control characters). When that's translated you'd get: "Thanks+for your work agen?" Why there's a 43 (+) instead of a 32 (space) after "Thanks", I don't know... but depending on the version of the extended ASCII set you're looking at, that "?" at the end could translate to: á (in the IBM-PC set) non-breaking space (Windows-1252 and ISO-8859-1) † (Mac OS Roman - pre-OSX Macs, and the default for OSX Java) +20 continuation byte [don't ask] (UTF-8) In the future if when got something that you think is a decimal ASCII string but isn't working in the automatic translators, you can either convert it manually (wikipedia has the tables you need, but ascii-code.com is an easier quick-reference), or check the numbers for anything outside the 32-126 range (20-7E hex), and try again with those numbers either removed or changed to an easy-to-spot placeholder like 126 ("~") or 95 ("_") -Bats
