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Subject: My God, It's Full of Stars - The Destiny Map - [EARTH LOCATION]

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Posted by: Geegs30
Looks familiar
Pentathlon scoreboard. Upper left.

Also, has anyone tried seeing if any of the other fragmented words make sense given the context of the map and its known location now?

  • 09.17.2012 3:10 PM PDT

So Upper and Lower Neb line up with the lower half of the map. What does "Neb" refer to though? I assumed whatever that part of the land was called would begin with "Neb", but I can't find anything in the Wikipedia article.

[Edited on 09.17.2012 3:19 PM PDT]

  • 09.17.2012 3:18 PM PDT

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I'm sure it was to confuse us into thinking it was an astronomical map.

  • 09.17.2012 3:19 PM PDT

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Posted by: antony X1000
What does "Neb" refer to though? I assumed whatever that part of the land was called would begin with "Neb", but I can't find anything in the Wikipedia article.
I think the "Nebula" thing was just a red herring filename for the website. To fit in with the "starside" theme they have going on.

  • 09.17.2012 3:19 PM PDT

Posted by: antony X1000
So Upper and Lower Neb line up with the lower half of the map. What does "Neb" refer to though? I assumed whatever that part of the land was called would begin with "Neb", but I can't find anything in the Wikipedia article.

Perhaps the "Neb" is part of the location in the game.

[Edited on 09.17.2012 3:22 PM PDT]

  • 09.17.2012 3:20 PM PDT

I suppose you both have a point. When taken out of context it did seem like a star chart.

  • 09.17.2012 3:21 PM PDT

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Plot to Destiny: Several Multi-Billionaires and companies fund the first manned mission to Mars. They pick up hundreds of thousands people from their homes (from various parts of the world) and put them in isolated training facilities (around 100 at a time) and train them for their mission. There's 5 ships leaving, one of them is leaving from Puerto Princesa and you all land on mars and have to survive and its fun and there's cake there but not.


Posted by: antony X1000
I suppose you both have a point. When taken out of context it did seem like a star chart.
The stars they 'shopped into the background didn't help. ;)

[Edited on 09.17.2012 3:25 PM PDT]

  • 09.17.2012 3:24 PM PDT

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  • 09.17.2012 3:37 PM PDT

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Can I get a bit of help here? In Geeg's map he linked, it's clearly the exact image they got the Destiny Map from. But I can't find any image of Puerto Princesa that looks like it. And on it, it says "Paraguay East Coast". Paraguay is landlocked, so this makes no sense. Also, it's in incredibly bad focus. However, all of the things ncsuDuncan found (the Most-? and the numbers in the water) are there and in higher resolution we could see them.

Just a bit of a nudge in a general direction for those of you better at the art of the Google than I.

  • 09.17.2012 3:42 PM PDT


Posted by: CrazzySnipe55
Can I get a bit of help here? In Geeg's map he linked, it's clearly the exact image they got the Destiny Map from. But I can't find any image of Puerto Princesa that looks like it. And on it, it says "Paraguay East Coast". Paraguay is landlocked, so this makes no sense. Also, it's in incredibly bad focus. However, all of the things ncsuDuncan found (the Most-? and the numbers in the water) are there and in higher resolution we could see them.

Just a bit of a nudge in a general direction for those of you better at the art of the Google than I.
It says "Paragua, East Coast" although I can't find anything for it on Google, or even find what "Paragua" is...

This map has a slightly better resolution, and so it's slightly easier to read.

EDIT: Got it. "the entire island of Palawan, or Paragua as it was called..."

It's the name of the entire island I think.

[Edited on 09.17.2012 4:06 PM PDT]

  • 09.17.2012 3:53 PM PDT

Puerto Princesa huh? Underground Rivers confirmed?

  • 09.17.2012 3:59 PM PDT
Subject: My God, It's Full of Stars - The Destiny Map - [Composite 0.5]

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Posted by: Motarius1
Well hello Shirley....

With a bit of google foo and a lunch break it would appear the map you guys have been working on is a map of Puerto Princesa in the Philippines. See this map Looks pretty familiar right?

Here's the full write up where I grabbed the image from....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Princesa
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  • 09.17.2012 4:10 PM PDT
Subject: My God, It's Full of Stars - The Destiny Map - [EARTH LOCATION]

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Posted by: antony X1000

Posted by: CrazzySnipe55
Can I get a bit of help here? In Geeg's map he linked, it's clearly the exact image they got the Destiny Map from. But I can't find any image of Puerto Princesa that looks like it. And on it, it says "Paraguay East Coast". Paraguay is landlocked, so this makes no sense. Also, it's in incredibly bad focus. However, all of the things ncsuDuncan found (the Most-? and the numbers in the water) are there and in higher resolution we could see them.

Just a bit of a nudge in a general direction for those of you better at the art of the Google than I.
It says "Paragua, East Coast" although I can't find anything for it on Google, or even find what "Paragua" is...

This map has a slightly better resolution, and so it's slightly easier to read.
That literally might as well be 2160p compared to the other one, thanks for that.

Well, Duncan got the "fresh water" spot on. And the palm trees, given the context of the accompanying annotation next to them about rainfall, seem to be properly labeled. Village Range is good, "Triple Try Range" is "Triple Top Range", the labeled "roads" seem to, indeed, be roads, and finally the numbers in the water were actually (cartographical, I'm assuming) numbers in the water.

His far left unknown seems to be "Iuahit", with it's eastern brother being "Iuahit R[iver]". His upper unknown is "Caramuran R[iver]", and his final unknown reads "Abucayan Inlet".

Duncan's Map for Reference..

  • 09.17.2012 4:13 PM PDT

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This is truly awesome!

  • 09.17.2012 4:52 PM PDT


Posted by: Geegs30

I bet Motarius is a Bungie employee undercover.

Haha yeah, I wish. Though it's a pity I live on the east coast and probably wouldn't be able to keep my mouth shut about the secretive stuff.

Posted by: SonicJohn
Holy. Crap.

You have won.


It's good to be back solving Bungie riddles again. I miss the days of CI.

So back to the image. I think the underground rivers of this region are important. But what's with the 'Most' label due south of the 'Puerto Prin'label. Makes me think there's another version of the map they used or it means something more.

Also, the overlayed dots....I wonder if they mean anything.

  • 09.17.2012 4:58 PM PDT

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Posted by: Motarius1

Posted by: Geegs30

I bet Motarius is a Bungie employee undercover.

Haha yeah, I wish. Though it's a pity I live on the east coast and probably wouldn't be able to keep my mouth shut about the secretive stuff.

Posted by: SonicJohn
Holy. Crap.

You have won.


It's good to be back solving Bungie riddles again. I miss the days of CI.

So back to the image. I think the underground rivers of this region are important. But what's with the 'Most' label due south of the 'Puerto Prin'label. Makes me think there's another version of the map they used or it means something more.

Also, the overlayed dots....I wonder if they mean anything.
That was ncsuDuncan attempting to make sense of a map that was in extremely bad quality due to Bungie not wanting us to find out what was hidden there (or, at least, not easily). What he was trying to see was "Trabuntabun P[or]t".

  • 09.17.2012 5:28 PM PDT

Fascinating.

Well done, Motarius1. I've been procrastinating on my Destiny roundups, but this is just the kick in the pants I needed.

  • 09.17.2012 5:40 PM PDT

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This is definitely the right region, but this is not the same map.

The composite image has the scale written on the bottom. The actual image has it written on the left.

This map is listed (according to the footnote) as a reprint done in 1904. I think we need to find the original 1903 version.

Significant? Who knows. This is pretty exciting though. :D


Also, an interesting yet, I'm sure, irrelevant note: This map was drawn by one "O.H. Tittmann, Superintendent"



edit:
um... There seems to be a number stamped in the lower left of this map.

10.04.13

Possible release date is possible. :D

October 4th or April 10th of next year.

Doubtful, but possible. (extremely unlikely, lol)

[Edited on 09.17.2012 6:06 PM PDT]

  • 09.17.2012 5:58 PM PDT
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This is huge.
*Leaves to buy a plane ticket to the Philippines*

[Edited on 09.17.2012 6:21 PM PDT]

  • 09.17.2012 6:20 PM PDT

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How did this happen and historical precedence has.

  • 09.17.2012 6:21 PM PDT

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Posted by: Skittles x
This is definitely the right region, but this is not the same map.

The composite image has the scale written on the bottom. The actual image has it written on the left.

This map is listed (according to the footnote) as a reprint done in 1904. I think we need to find the original 1903 version.

Significant? Who knows. This is pretty exciting though. :D


Also, an interesting yet, I'm sure, irrelevant note: This map was drawn by one "O.H. Tittmann, Superintendent"
Or they moved the scale in photoshop to accommodate for
the moon...

edit:
um... There seems to be a number stamped in the lower left of this map.

10.04.13

Possible release date is possible. :D

October 4th or April 10th of next year.

Doubtful, but possible. (extremely unlikely, lol)
Very likely actually. The game is set for Fall 2013.

  • 09.17.2012 6:24 PM PDT
Subject: My God, It's Full of Stars - The Destiny Map

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  • 09.17.2012 6:26 PM PDT
Subject: My God, It's Full of Stars - The Destiny Map - (Now in 3D!)
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  • 09.17.2012 6:30 PM PDT
Subject: My God, It's Full of Stars - The Destiny Map - [EARTH LOCATION]

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I feel good knowing something about it now.

Edit: That guy linked is undercover emoployee... :P

[Edited on 09.17.2012 6:37 PM PDT]

  • 09.17.2012 6:36 PM PDT

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Posted by: Geegs30
Posted by: Motarius1
Well hello Shirley....

With a bit of google foo and a lunch break it would appear the map you guys have been working on is a map of Puerto Princesa in the Philippines. See this map Looks pretty familiar right?

Here's the full write up where I grabbed the image from....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Princesa

I bet Motarius is a Bungie employee undercover. They were getting tired of us not figuring this out so they just gave us the answer. Either way, this is awesome.

Looks familiar

  • 09.17.2012 6:50 PM PDT