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That's a quote from a recent breaking in I think?

  • 09.08.2012 8:45 AM PDT

Key

It's from Chris Owen's Breaking In. I feel like it has no reason to be here.

  • 09.08.2012 8:45 AM PDT

I might not be on the right path at all, but here is a frequency analysis on the paragraph.

! 1
' 1
, 8
- 1
. 20
: 1
? 5
A 63
B 8
C 21
D 15
E 126
F 8
G 27
H 39
I 48
K 7
L 43
M 27
N 50
O 60
P 40
R 55
S 46
T 69
U 17
V 8
W 23
X 1
Y 23
Z 3


J and Q are the only letters that do not appear at all.

[Edited on 09.08.2012 9:05 AM PDT]

  • 09.08.2012 8:59 AM PDT
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Posted by: Locker537
I might not be on the right path at all, but here is a frequency analysis on the paragraph.
I'm glad I reloaded the page before posting, as I was about to do the same thing... Haven't found anything useful in there yet.

Edit: It should be noted that J and Q do not appear in the text at all.

[Edited on 09.08.2012 9:03 AM PDT]

  • 09.08.2012 9:01 AM PDT

Hah, we both edited and posted the same thing.

  • 09.08.2012 9:05 AM PDT

Key

In case it's notable:

B U N G I E = 8 17 50 27 48 126

Probably not, though.

  • 09.08.2012 9:06 AM PDT
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BC1096
One does not choose a destiny, his destiny is bestowed, shaped and formed, from the soul.

You guys still havent solved it?

Wow, maybe this is beyond any of us man

  • 09.08.2012 9:11 AM PDT

81 75 02 74 81 26 in hex comes out to " u  t  &" in ascii or
81 75 02 74 81 26 as decimal comes out to " Q K  J Q " in ascii

Also, do we know if the forum ninjas know what the answer is? One of them said something interesting earlier.

  • 09.08.2012 9:13 AM PDT

Posted by: Enormous Corgi
Posted by: Unanimate Objec
There's no way Nate Hawbaker's favorite hero is Alan Stuart


ALAN IS A BEAUTIFUL MAN!

I put it into a decoder and discovered the puzzle resembles a Patristocrat. Here's what I got:

9R3T9 A48R3E3S99A162 A2E75T44HE14E0S3 E9261S5873T6 A0ER522 A2E70T4S59 A0T2 A0E5063SA83524S38332659E51684583522S499663 SHE H26E48 E9222S39H366 SH9A4294187524 S38R067449916R45E5063 S59H3E2 A3833 E25E8 R4E7S5E7527A08R3EE488 R26950E53T3A283369E T8H16745E506 E499A1T1 SH89166499716E48934 T3S59A169419932SS9E7068528R52E59 EH1664 S5 R1E7A59 A122 S4E106E548R4E7549 H166A0993T SET9 H3EE488 R1E649E14T4 S48ER21559A1T4S5934 T74HE9667 A5E552SA0930T0 S S8 R3E3S99A162A2933E3S7E53 TEA05 A5T2A7E526E45E14E7S7E5066A3E H26E489 H56E4 H9A169ET9H569508 R3T84S8R127S T9H526499716E488 R3EES A851692T EH22SRHEH1664S5952445E5160A28R1T94583522 A2591T9419 A122A29 A566S28 R4E9 A49H06850996634 HE53 TEA2E H26659874E0S6E8 RE6S1 R3220A0R33TES4934T0 S7E5162E SE11694391067438R667A5831T9458ERERS883526 S1E9522A2E7269A49106E538 R5E2ST934T6S HE5160A78R4T7S A8 R524419A3T745 EH2664 S8 R5E2A293360S7933E2 S9E94T2S S8A527S28E RE0ST894 T7ES EH161 SH8916RS9E9220S A E1322A38R5E2 STE6R274 HE93 T745E6RE3418751 A50E53T3A283369 A0830T5 S5895T4A4914T2 A68R3E9S1E5166 SHE5160A78R4T7S A8R524419A424A491668529H1T9419R4 TE4883520A0 E132SS H9A169ETR51694H8R4A HA78R3262SE H169A49332654912674RE9222 A94 H4E2 S79H3T22 TE14E2 A4E9668419906E4185322ETE H163A2834284S8 R5T4 A4916E2A29H169 S19932E488R524S A8ERE2 A68R3E74 HE TRESS5E6 RE445E515743833 ESS HER422S HE1322A38R16E488R35 HA2931T4549116945933 EE48934 T64H9A1TE45R151 HA083569S5E93 TE4197160S S9H3E3 SS9H3T5ETE11694391067438R52449 E7220A385162ST835 T4SSR31T0S A8526E419932E48934TE499R15 HA78R3262SE13 T649E722E489H4T2 A4912674R933E3S383429E TR33 TES8835 E2S19R426459 A566S28 R4E9A49 H1E4 ST88RE441E A169 SH9R163559S869A48366441E142 SET



I feel like there are many words in there that we could easily solve except for the fact that they are hidden by numbers in the middle.


Hope this helps.

  • 09.08.2012 9:15 AM PDT

I have leaked images of your mother, Trebek!

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No one has figured this out yet!? Damn.

  • 09.08.2012 9:16 AM PDT

The name's Ian, Game Designer at Whisper Game Studios, very off-and-on Bungie.net visitor and avid Bungie fan overall. Message me if you wish.

Anyone wanna help me turn this into a picture?

This is the picture we get from the ASCII used to find the last paragraph we discovered.

We used hex code to create the picture but obviously this doesn't produce anything worth while. We can at least eliminate this. Keep chugging.

[Edited on 09.08.2012 9:38 AM PDT]

  • 09.08.2012 9:18 AM PDT

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Posted by: DesertStormer27

Testing code is a cornerstone of the development culture at Bungie The experiences we design ship when the Testers give us the green light They support every aspect of the process that goes into creating the games you play They show us the where the weaknesses lie and point out the cracks By the time you get your hands on one of our games its been given a thorough beating by guys like this


What is this?

I googled part of the code and it came to this...

Inline12 was in the url so I googled line 12 of the code and it said this...

  • 09.08.2012 9:25 AM PDT

Key

Are you sure it's 252? I thought I got 270something.

  • 09.08.2012 9:26 AM PDT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT6QEeh3VgU

A bit like how I feel right now.

[Edited on 09.08.2012 9:32 AM PDT]

  • 09.08.2012 9:32 AM PDT

"Dad, your drunk again. Stop posting on the forum, or i'll ban you, and it'll ruin Christmas." -Deej

I think we are close to finding the answer, whatever it might be. Thank god for skype chats

  • 09.08.2012 9:38 AM PDT

What's your thought?

  • 09.08.2012 9:40 AM PDT

Posted by: Enormous Corgi
Posted by: Unanimate Objec
There's no way Nate Hawbaker's favorite hero is Alan Stuart


ALAN IS A BEAUTIFUL MAN!


Posted by: Locker537
What's your thought?


Around page 7 there is a lot of interesting information that may help.

Im going to email someone I know who may be able to point us the right way. I'll post the rrsults soon.


[Edited on 09.08.2012 9:54 AM PDT]

  • 09.08.2012 9:49 AM PDT

If you are using FF and "view image info" there is attached data (data:image/png;base64,blah blah blah). Does this have anything to do with solving it, cause DeeJ said the clue was buried within the photo or I could be completely off.

[Edited on 09.08.2012 9:55 AM PDT]

  • 09.08.2012 9:54 AM PDT

"Here, take my handkerchief."
Hoofin' it bare-chested since -blam-

Been following this thread since yesterday evening; great work so far, community! Great puzzle, Bungie! (In the future, we'd best be careful not to solve these things too quickly...)

I have some chores to tke care of, but will then bring my Java skillz to the table after lunch (Pacific Time), if this hasn't been solved by then. Walking the dog this morning, I thought: Converting 1's to 7's in the entire message wouldn't be a feasible path, but maybe we should only focus on converting certain words, or pieces of words? The puzzle engineers could have created a hint (or the answer) and encoded it into specific words or word pieces, then worked those words into the paragraph that y'all have worked so hard to decipher.

If the Code Breakers are willing, I'd enjoy a pm telling me how to get in touch with the skypers. Otherwise, I'll hack away at it on my own... but the community is smarter than any individual.

  • 09.08.2012 9:56 AM PDT

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Posted by: mark117 mia2553
If you are using FF and "view image info" there is attached data (data:image/png;base64,blah blah blah). Does this have anything to do with solving it, cause DeeJ said the clue was buried within the photo or I could be completely off.


Everything with the photo (or for now at least) is done for now. We need to focus on the riddle now.

  • 09.08.2012 9:56 AM PDT

Posted by: Enormous Corgi
Posted by: Unanimate Objec
There's no way Nate Hawbaker's favorite hero is Alan Stuart


ALAN IS A BEAUTIFUL MAN!


Posted by: Your MOM is MC

Posted by: mark117 mia2553
If you are using FF and "view image info" there is attached data (data:image/png;base64,blah blah blah). Does this have anything to do with solving it, cause DeeJ said the clue was buried within the photo or I could be completely off.


Everything with the photo (or for now at least) is done for now. We need to focus on the riddle now.


Which riddle are you discussing?

  • 09.08.2012 10:00 AM PDT
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The morning has arrived, and yet no one has solved the puzzle just yet. This is by far the hardest part of the puzzle, and I promised that, should it remain unsolved to this point, that I'd give a few more pointers to it.

I'd like to call out what Beorn attempted on Page 13:

Posted by: beorn
I think I've been looking at this too long... The only way I'm seeing "7" or "0" in the text is if I look at the ASCII-encoded version:


This so far is the closest anyone has gotten to cracking the puzzle. However, the block of numbers he's using is incorrect; there are way too many sevens in that cipher to be correct. However, the idea behind this approach is close. Oh so close. Anyone keen on solving the puzzle should look at that approach.

Specifically, you'll know you have the right re-encrpytion of the message when you have exactly 91 sevens and zeroes in it. (That's 91 sevens and zeroes combined, not 91 sevens and 91 zeroes, for clarity's sake.)

Those 91 characters are then important somehow and will lead you to the actual solution of the puzzle. To figure out what to do with them... well, you'll need to go back to read the English version of the text. It should tell you what to do.

  • 09.08.2012 10:09 AM PDT

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Posted by: TheMisssingLink
I have a question for you or anybody that can answer this.
How did you get the colors to say this....
First convert the hexadecimal to binary. Then, regroup the bits into chunks equal to our favorite number. Finally, read as ASCII.

Posted by: Jumbus

Thanks for the explanation that actually makes sense.

  • 09.08.2012 10:17 AM PDT

nomygod it's been right in front of us this whole time.
http://gyazo.com/63a3b5b6b5e74f1813ff86fbe0285f45
...what is that thing...

  • 09.08.2012 10:17 AM PDT
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Gah!

  • 09.08.2012 10:17 AM PDT