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Subject: One Step Closer To Solving The Puzzle!

For Tru7h and Honor


Posted by: HairyEskimoLol
So, from this link, the characters we have been given here are:

Via ("the Way")
Conjunctio ("the Conjunction")
Amissio ("Loss")
Fortuna Minor ("the Lesser Fortune")
Rubeus ("Red")
Laetita ("Joy")
Carcer ("the Prison")

Now what could that all mean?

  • 07.07.2012 11:09 AM PDT

Cop lights, flash lights
Spot lights, strobe lights
Street lights
Fast life, drug life
Thug life, rock life
Every night


Posted by: ArBit3R 818

Posted by: Unanimate Objec
So, translated literally, it's "The Way, The Conjunction, Lost, The Lesser Fortune, Red, Joy, The Prison."


By comparing the symbols on Bnet to these translations, ^I get this.



The Way - The first level where you learn the basics and get started in your path into the story.

The Conjunction- A Crossroads area where you choose a side and stick with it throughout the entire campaign.

Lost- Seeing how you've taken a side you feel lost on what to do and who to really trust, OR it just means you're freakin' lost and must survive.

The Lesser Fortune- The protagonist plays through the level and understands what the conflict has done to both sides, seeing the lesser fortunes of what war can bring.

Red- Alot of fighting in this level. Many side characters will die and you'll understand that the conflict is not all what it's cut out to be.

Joy- You've completed your mission throughout the campaign and have reached peace. That is until the side you're on apprehends you and you're betrayed by that you thought were your allies.

The Prison- Either figuratively you're stuck in a prison of mind and the game ends with you hopelessly being lost forever (insanity) or you're in a Prison and you break out to reach freedom.



Yeah...thats what I got from that.

  • 07.07.2012 11:09 AM PDT

There's a “U” and “I” in union but just an “I” in my beliefs

Why is Bungie so unique with their ideas?

  • 07.07.2012 11:10 AM PDT


Posted by: ArBit3R 818
Sorry but we know that already.


:[
I'll just step out, then.

  • 07.07.2012 11:11 AM PDT

Cop lights, flash lights
Spot lights, strobe lights
Street lights
Fast life, drug life
Thug life, rock life
Every night


Posted by: D Deity
Why is Bungie so unique with their ideas?


Don't ask why. Just accept it.

  • 07.07.2012 11:11 AM PDT

Cop lights, flash lights
Spot lights, strobe lights
Street lights
Fast life, drug life
Thug life, rock life
Every night


Posted by: HairyEskimoLol

Posted by: ArBit3R 818
Sorry but we know that already.


:[
I'll just step out, then.


No stay!

Watch as the genius minds in this forum continue to solve this puzzle.

  • 07.07.2012 11:12 AM PDT

Ah, someone leaked. Now to find the leak and.... plug it.
With justice.

I use coup 5
Never Played halo 1 = Invalid opinion
Bloom isn't whats broken, its your idea of what good is and your opinion
Thats like saying uber nerf armor lock because like 20 percent of the community hates it. Oh wait..................

If you take all the geometric figures and over lap them and count the number of dimonds that fall in the same field from left to right and down you get.

252343434525

I tryed it as a one of seven code but no dice.

  • 07.07.2012 11:12 AM PDT

Cop lights, flash lights
Spot lights, strobe lights
Street lights
Fast life, drug life
Thug life, rock life
Every night

"2" and "5" are grouped along with "3" "4" "3"

  • 07.07.2012 11:13 AM PDT

If im your science teacher, don't bug me.



So here is what I am thinking, the gemomancy "math" requires 8 characters to do - bungie only gave us seven. They also gave us one symbol for of each planet. I am going to play around with the planet order and see if that does anything. Anyone want to try the crazy "math"?

I have a feeling the 8th symbol would be populus - people, moon
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When you say "math," are you talking about creating the chart? Because that requires four initial characters, not eight.

[Edited on 07.07.2012 11:09 AM PDT]

Based on the wiki http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Geomantic_ shieldchart.svg

i think its 8 symbols....I could easily be wrong though, if you think there is another way to do it with 4 then go for it.

  • 07.07.2012 11:14 AM PDT

Jazzer008

If someone could go through this entire thread and collect all of the different strings of numbers that would be awesome.

Then we can either continue from there, or personally I'm going to ping every single arrangement of these strings as different forms of IP addresses.

[Edited on 07.07.2012 11:20 AM PDT]

  • 07.07.2012 11:18 AM PDT


Posted by: gestuart88


So here is what I am thinking, the gemomancy "math" requires 8 characters to do - bungie only gave us seven. They also gave us one symbol for of each planet. I am going to play around with the planet order and see if that does anything. Anyone want to try the crazy "math"?

I have a feeling the 8th symbol would be populus - people, moon
**
**
**
**

When you say "math," are you talking about creating the chart? Because that requires four initial characters, not eight.

[Edited on 07.07.2012 11:09 AM PDT]

Based on the wiki http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Geomantic_ shieldchart.svg

i think its 8 symbols....I could easily be wrong though, if you think there is another way to do it with 4 then go for it.


Yes, the wiki page said that chart starts with four characters on the top right (the Mothers). The four characters on the top left (the Daughters) are generated from the initial four using one line from each. I would try to generate a chart, but I don't know which four to use.

  • 07.07.2012 11:20 AM PDT

Ah, someone leaked. Now to find the leak and.... plug it.
With justice.

I use coup 5
Never Played halo 1 = Invalid opinion
Bloom isn't whats broken, its your idea of what good is and your opinion
Thats like saying uber nerf armor lock because like 20 percent of the community hates it. Oh wait..................


Posted by: SPAR7ANB71

Posted by: gestuart88


So here is what I am thinking, the gemomancy "math" requires 8 characters to do - bungie only gave us seven. They also gave us one symbol for of each planet. I am going to play around with the planet order and see if that does anything. Anyone want to try the crazy "math"?

I have a feeling the 8th symbol would be populus - people, moon
**
**
**
**

When you say "math," are you talking about creating the chart? Because that requires four initial characters, not eight.

[Edited on 07.07.2012 11:09 AM PDT]

Based on the wiki http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Geomantic_ shieldchart.svg

i think its 8 symbols....I could easily be wrong though, if you think there is another way to do it with 4 then go for it.


Yes, the wiki page said that chart starts with four characters on the top right (the Mothers). The four characters on the top left (the Daughters) are generated from the initial four using one line from each. I would try to generate a chart, but I don't know which four to use.


Use the first 4
Then get the one solution and add it back to the first 7 for 8.

Then run the 8

[Edited on 07.07.2012 11:22 AM PDT]

  • 07.07.2012 11:22 AM PDT

-Kilroy Was Here

I just got here. Could someone take the time to summarize what's happened so far so that I can maybe sortof kinda help?

  • 07.07.2012 11:25 AM PDT

If im your science teacher, don't bug me.

Posted by: SPAR7ANB71

Posted by: gestuart88


So here is what I am thinking, the gemomancy "math" requires 8 characters to do - bungie only gave us seven. They also gave us one symbol for of each planet. I am going to play around with the planet order and see if that does anything. Anyone want to try the crazy "math"?

I have a feeling the 8th symbol would be populus - people, moon
**
**
**
**

When you say "math," are you talking about creating the chart? Because that requires four initial characters, not eight.

[Edited on 07.07.2012 11:09 AM PDT]

Based on the wiki http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Geomantic_ shieldchart.svg

i think its 8 symbols....I could easily be wrong though, if you think there is another way to do it with 4 then go for it.


Yes, the wiki page said that chart starts with four characters on the top right (the Mothers). The four characters on the top left (the Daughters) are generated from the initial four using one line from each. I would try to generate a chart, but I don't know which four to use.

Use the first 4
Then get the one solution and add it back to the first 7 for 8.

Then run the 8



But which four? The first four in planatary order? the first four, in given order, in numerical order? In reverse order since in an arabic tradition?

DAMN YOU BUNGIE!!!!

[Edited on 07.07.2012 11:29 AM PDT]

  • 07.07.2012 11:28 AM PDT

Jazzer008

The latest bungie.net post for bungie day ended with a seven symbol long string of Geomancy characters.

A few people have converted this symbols into binary and then into strings of numbers.

Others have found images on the internet which allows them to directly convert the symbols into numbers.

So we have like 3 or 4 different strings of numbers at the moment.


What I would like someone to do is to go through this thread a collect all of these different strings.

I think amongst the strings is a correct format for an IP address. So I would like to ping each different combination to see if I get any results. The reason for this is because the ARG's for Halo 2,3 and ODST included IP addresses that lead to deeper and deeper sections.

  • 07.07.2012 11:29 AM PDT

/^\___/^\
| |[... ..]| |
| \------/ | ODST For Life
| . \__/. |
-\____/

I tried translating the symbols by the squares that were dark instead of the squares that were lit up.

Populus, Carcer, Acquisito, Fortuna Major, Puella, Caput, Draconis, Conjunctio

  • 07.07.2012 11:30 AM PDT

-Kilroy Was Here

Just curious, has anyone seen the thumbprinty map thing on the icons page? Has the always been there? It appears when you scroll through the pages.

  • 07.07.2012 11:32 AM PDT

Ah, someone leaked. Now to find the leak and.... plug it.
With justice.

I use coup 5
Never Played halo 1 = Invalid opinion
Bloom isn't whats broken, its your idea of what good is and your opinion
Thats like saying uber nerf armor lock because like 20 percent of the community hates it. Oh wait..................


Posted by: TheOne008
The latest bungie.net post for bungie day ended with a seven symbol long string of Geomancy characters.

A few people have converted this symbols into binary and then into strings of numbers.

Others have found images on the internet which allows them to directly convert the symbols into numbers.

So we have like 3 or 4 different strings of numbers at the moment.


What I would like someone to do is to go through this thread a collect all of these different strings.

I think amongst the strings is a correct format for an IP address. So I would like to ping each different combination to see if I get any results. The reason for this is because the ARG's for Halo 2,3 and ODST included IP addresses that lead to deeper and deeper sections.


My string holds ip format untill the last 3 set/ .525
I ran a ping sweep of my string using the first 3 fields and .1 all the way to 255 gateway. no returns.

  • 07.07.2012 11:34 AM PDT

Jazzer008


Posted by: Xbro21
Just curious, has anyone seen the thumbprinty map thing on the icons page? Has the always been there? It appears when you scroll through the pages.


Yes, I also noticed that the background changes on the main bungie page whilst I'm typing in the forums. It changes to a pure white/black theme.

I don't know if it happens after a certain amount of characters or after a certain string of character is typed but its strange none the less.

  • 07.07.2012 11:35 AM PDT

If im your science teacher, don't bug me.


The latest bungie.net post for bungie day ended with a seven symbol long string of Geomancy characters.

A few people have converted this symbols into binary and then into strings of numbers.

Others have found images on the internet which allows them to directly convert the symbols into numbers.

So we have like 3 or 4 different strings of numbers at the moment.


What I would like someone to do is to go through this thread a collect all of these different strings.

I think amongst the strings is a correct format for an IP address. So I would like to ping each different combination to see if I get any results. The reason for this is because the ARG's for Halo 2,3 and ODST included IP addresses that lead to deeper and deeper sections.

07.07.2012 11:29 AM PDT


1111, 0110, 1010, 1100, 0100, 1000, 1001
15, 6, 10, 12, 4, 8, 9
15, 6, 5, 3, 1, 9
5, 1, 2, 0, 4, 6, 7
15, 6, 10, 12, 4, 8, 9
22, 13, 17, 19, 11, 15, 16

thats everything i could come up with....

EDIT: I would try them backwards aswell

[Edited on 07.07.2012 11:45 AM PDT]

  • 07.07.2012 11:38 AM PDT

Jazzer008


Posted by: shadow 2648

Posted by: TheOne008
The latest bungie.net post for bungie day ended with a seven symbol long string of Geomancy characters.

A few people have converted this symbols into binary and then into strings of numbers.

Others have found images on the internet which allows them to directly convert the symbols into numbers.

So we have like 3 or 4 different strings of numbers at the moment.


What I would like someone to do is to go through this thread a collect all of these different strings.

I think amongst the strings is a correct format for an IP address. So I would like to ping each different combination to see if I get any results. The reason for this is because the ARG's for Halo 2,3 and ODST included IP addresses that lead to deeper and deeper sections.


My string holds ip format untill the last 3 set/ .525
I ran a ping sweep of my string using the first 3 fields and .1 all the way to 255 gateway. no returns.



Damn, have you tried this string?

1565319

  • 07.07.2012 11:40 AM PDT

*reminisces when the Bungie/Halo community wasn't made up of CoD kids*
*sighs*
*activates time-machine and sets the clock back to Nov. 9, 2004*
glory days here I come..
*vanishes*

So those shapes are related to this one of seven contest?

  • 07.07.2012 11:40 AM PDT

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Thank You Bungie! For the best games and Recon Armor. Also thanks for the early access to the Halo: Reach Beta!
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Good luck to everyone here. It all seems mighty complicated.

  • 07.07.2012 11:41 AM PDT

Ah, someone leaked. Now to find the leak and.... plug it.
With justice.

I use coup 5
Never Played halo 1 = Invalid opinion
Bloom isn't whats broken, its your idea of what good is and your opinion
Thats like saying uber nerf armor lock because like 20 percent of the community hates it. Oh wait..................


Posted by: TheOne008

Posted by: shadow 2648

Posted by: TheOne008
The latest bungie.net post for bungie day ended with a seven symbol long string of Geomancy characters.

A few people have converted this symbols into binary and then into strings of numbers.

Others have found images on the internet which allows them to directly convert the symbols into numbers.

So we have like 3 or 4 different strings of numbers at the moment.


What I would like someone to do is to go through this thread a collect all of these different strings.

I think amongst the strings is a correct format for an IP address. So I would like to ping each different combination to see if I get any results. The reason for this is because the ARG's for Halo 2,3 and ODST included IP addresses that lead to deeper and deeper sections.


My string holds ip format untill the last 3 set/ .525
I ran a ping sweep of my string using the first 3 fields and .1 all the way to 255 gateway. no returns.



Damn, have you tried this string?

1565319


the problem is the shear number of ways it can be run

  • 07.07.2012 11:42 AM PDT

Ah, someone leaked. Now to find the leak and.... plug it.
With justice.

I use coup 5
Never Played halo 1 = Invalid opinion
Bloom isn't whats broken, its your idea of what good is and your opinion
Thats like saying uber nerf armor lock because like 20 percent of the community hates it. Oh wait..................


Posted by: lord of dahorde
So those shapes are related to this one of seven contest?

thats what we are running with

  • 07.07.2012 11:43 AM PDT