The "Breadcrumbs" game Parts 1 - 6

[Jerion]

Here's the next game! I'm giving you lot an image. It will set you on a trail to something with some goodies for the community. When people get to that something, I'll start part 2. Now get to analyzing!

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t191/Zeoman1001/test.png

Feel free to discuss your discoveries! :)

[Viktoria]

Excellent, thanks MrK. :thumb:























You can PM me the answer, nobody will ever know. ;) :whistle:

:D

[van_HellSing]

Daedalus:GlobalNode:UN//UNATCO//RESTRICTED//923.128.6430/Login

That it?

[Viktoria]

^
OMG, do you know...:eek: I was kind of thinking to myself that I hoped you wouldn't log on because we wouldn't stand a chance. :p :D

[Jerion]

Daedalus:GlobalNode:UN//UNATCO//RESTRICTED//923.128.6430/Login

That it?

You have proceeded...poorly.

[Viktoria]

You have proceeded...poorly.

*Sigh of relief* :D

[van_HellSing]

Aha, now I see!

[Viktoria]

Aha, now I see!

Damn! :mad:

[van_HellSing]

http://www.daedelusglobalnode.cjb.net/

[Viktoria]

http://www.daedelusglobalnode.cjb.net/

Numbers! :eek: :thud:

LOL, I've just been talking (in another thread) about how I hate them so, haha. :D

I never stood a chance... :(

[van_HellSing]

Next stage :D

www.echelonsurveillencesystems.cjb.net

[Jerion]

Stop powering through my obstacles. I'm going to have to add a few more stages now to slow you down. :D

[Viktoria]

van_Hellsing, please allow me to worship your quick-witted, superior intellect. :worship::cool:

[steelle]

I have a guess at the PW but it won't let me try it. Says too many failed logins. I guess 3 is too many?

[van_HellSing]

Clearing your cookies should do the trick.

BTW, here's another account to crack:
http://s623.photobucket.com/albums/tt311/VersalifeCorporation/

[Jerion]

Well, Since I didn't feel like making part 1 any more complex and van_HellSing has no life (and will be excluded from all future detective games), Here is part 2: The trivia game.

Part 1 lead to something.

And now you need the password. It is the sum of the answers to these questions:

-What is he first character of the third word in the first conversation with Smuggler?

-What is something that the bar fly in the Lucky Money doesn’t mind?

-What is the name of the biocell businessman in the paris club?

-What is the 3rd character of Gunther’s killphrase?

-What Bob Page will be according to JC Denton?

-What are the last two numbers in the code for the Aquinas Hub?

:)

[spyhopping]

Christ you're quick. Van_hellsing, can you do my thesis for me? :p

[van_HellSing]

van_HellSing has no life (and will be excluded from all future detective games)

that hurt
:(

[Jerion]

:D You've been solving things too quickly. :p

Now go on, solve this next one. :)

[van_HellSing]

Nah, going to sleep right now, barely remembered my own password here (2 AM here, hello)

[Jerion]

Nah, going to sleep right now, barely remembered my own password here (2 AM here, hello)

Oh, you're in the EU? Cheers then. :)

[Ashpolt]

OK, for the "sitting at the back of the class with the safety scissors and glitter" of us here, can someone please explain how van_Hellsing jumped from this:

Daedalus:GlobalNode:UN//UNATCO//RESTRICTED//923.128.6430/Login

To this:

http://www.daedelusglobalnode.cjb.net/

And how the foreground text in the original image is relevant? I assume it's not all a sequence of lucky guesses? :scratch:

[van_HellSing]

OK, I can answer this one before I log out: note that the text in the background is not just copied over and over, it actually contains the adress. The foreground text is just a decoy to divert attention from and obscure the background text.

G'night now! :)

[Ashpolt]

Ah - I assumed 923.128.6430 translated in some kind of machine code to .cjb.net, or the foretext created an acronym or something! Thanks for explaining!

[EDIT] Ah, I see now that hex comes in in stage 2! Now to try and figure out the password....(I know you've done it already, but this is fairly fun nonetheless!)

[spyhopping]

Well... here is my half arsed attempt at answering some of those questions, for the use of anyone who wants to solve it.

-y
-??drink??
-Antoine
-p
-????
-38

[GmanPro]

Well... here is my half arsed attempt at answering some of those questions, for the use of anyone who wants to solve it.

-y
-??drink??
-Antoine
-p
-????
-38

-y
-Antoine
-needles
-p
-burn (like the brightest star) ??
-38

I'm taking your word on the first one. I don't remember the first convo with smuggler, and to be honest, I think it differs based on this or that.

edit: i vaguely remember something like this:

JC: Why all the security? Expecting someone?
Smuggler: A precautionary measure ... can't be too careful

Something along those lines...

[spyhopping]

I think I remember him saying 'What do you want'


http://web.me.com/johnjfrench/page1/page1.html

^You can get here before it directs you. That would be Mr. K's website

[GmanPro]

My internet is soooo slow right now...

Ok, I just remember one of the final conversations with Bob Page, something like this:

Page: While the Illuminati cower in the shadows...
JC: You will be the supreme enlightened. The illumined one...

[Jerion]

^^ It's not a direct quote from the game. :)

[GmanPro]

Hrrmmmm. 'Dead' maybe? I dunno, it wont let me try anymore times. Says I've failed too many logins. And I did try clearing my cookies already.

[Jerion]

Hrrmmmm. 'Dead' maybe? I dunno, it wont let me try anymore times. Says I've failed too many logins. And I did try clearing my cookies already.

Hmm. Give it 15 minutes and try again. If it still doesn't let you in, then help somebody else break it. :)

[spyhopping]

I'll try some logins if you don't want to wait. Too tired to investigate for the password myself now. zzz

[GmanPro]

-y
-Antoine
-needles
-p
-burn (like the brightest star) ??
-38


Well, I can confirm all but the final two

-What do you want?
-I remember Antoine the aug dealer talking about manufacuting steroids in JC's muscles, to which JC responds "nothing so crude as that" :P
-I remember the bar fly. Had a leather jacket, stood around the bar saying "Sure, I don't mind needles."
-Gunthers killphrase was "laputan machine"
-This one isn't so concrete. Could be anything seeing as it isn't a direct quote
-I don't have any saves close to this part of the game so I can't check this code...

[Jerion]

Well, I can confirm all but the final two

-What do you want?
-I remember Antoine the aug dealer talking about manufacuting steroids in JC's muscles, to which JC responds "nothing so crude as that" :P
-I remember the bar fly. Had a leather jacket, stood around the bar saying "Sure, I don't mind needles."
-Gunthers killphrase was "laputan machine"
-This one isn't so concrete. Could be anything seeing as it isn't a direct quote
-I don't have any saves close to this part of the game so I can't check this code...

Lemme put it this way: Your first guess was closer than the second.

[spyhopping]

DENTON
Can the grays run the reactors?

MECHANIC
Ha! They're monkeys! That's the thing: maybe they have super-brains, but they
don't know anything about any alien civilization because they grew up in cages.
Never been to Sector 4 myself, but they lock the blast doors because they're
doing more than cloning down there. I found out one of the codes, 1038, but that
turned out to be for the Aquinas Hub, here in Sector 3.

This is the Aquinas Hub login

[GmanPro]

I'm trying to remember the various hologram conversations JC and Page had. Like after you grab the schematics for the UC in the ocean lab.

Was there another convo after you redirect the nuke? I think JC said something about the nuke coming to pwn Page at Area 51... :scratch:

Edit: Is this password case sensitive btw?

[Jerion]

Edit: Is this password case sensitive btw?

it's lowercase, no spaces. :)

[Nathan2000]

Okay, let me sum it up. In the background of the first image we can see repeating strings of characters "Daedalus:GlobalNone:UN//UNATCO//RESTRICTED//923.128.6430//Login". One of them is altered and reads: "daedelusglobalnode.cjb.net:UN//UNATCO//RESTRICTED//923.128.6430//Login".

When we open that website (daedelus?!) an RTF file opens. In the file there are numbers "77 77 77 2E 65 63 68 65 6C 6F 6E 73 75 72 76 65 69 6C 6C 65 6E 63 65 73 79 73 74 65 6D 73 2E 63 6A 62 2E 6E 65 74", which are hexadecimal values of letters in ASCII. It's encoded "www.echelonsurveillencesystems.cjb.net". It redirects us to a photobucket account that we need to hack.

[Jerion]

^^ I noticed the misspelling right after I'd finished setting everything up and I didn't want to be bothered doing it again. :)

[3nails4you]

Seeing as it says what Bob Page WILL be according to JC, I tried 'enemy' in there because he is revealed to be an enemy later. No such luck. This is hard.

Edit: foe doesn't work either

[GmanPro]

Well, I've tried defeated, destroyed, beaten, stopped, burned, burnt, fried, dead, finished and maybe some others that I cant remember.

I keep getting this feeling that maybe one of them that I tried was right, but I misspelled something... :( lol

[3nails4you]

nemesis doesn't work either. Or slayed.

EDIT: Oh, I didn't notice it was stopping because I put in too many. It could possibly be those.

EDIT EDIT: Mr. K, this whole 5th clue is way to vague. How about another vague hint to point us in the right direction?

[Jerion]

nemesis doesn't work either. Or slayed.

EDIT: Oh, I didn't notice it was stopping because I put in too many. It could possibly be those.

EDIT EDIT: Mr. K, this whole 5th clue is way to vague. How about another vague hint to point us in the right direction?

Gman Pro is sooo close. :D

[GmanPro]

is it just one word? And is it in the past tense? etc etc...

I've tried even moar now:

Nuked, halted, crushed, annihilated, terminated, ended, owned

[Jerion]

is it just one word? And is it in the past tense? etc etc...

I've tried even moar now:

Nuked, halted, crushed, annihilated, terminated, ended, owned


You're going at it the wrong way, but only just. :)

[3nails4you]

Is it something dependent on a certain ending?

[Jerion]

Nope. In pretty much every ending it comes true one way or another, IMO.

If nobody can figure it out by noon tomorrow I'll put out a pretty obvious hint.

[3nails4you]

I tried done, overcome, denied, killed. No go.

EDIT: Thanks a lot. Now I won't be able to sleep, lol.

[GmanPro]

I've tried Eliminated, Erased, Irrelevant, sad, unhappy

This is worse than that time I couldn't find the droids I was looking for... :(

[Jerion]

You know what? I'm gonna give that hint right now.

Think suffix.

[3nails4you]

Well -ed doesn't work.

[SemiAnonymous]

Damn, ran out of attempts

[GmanPro]

How many letters is it? That's not too much of a give-away ... unless its only like 3 letters :P

[Jerion]

Gman you've gotten closest so far.

How many letters is it? That's not too much of a give-away ... unless its only like 3 letters :P

More than 2.

:D

[3nails4you]

I tried -med as in doomed. But I had too many failed logins.

[GmanPro]

Grrrr, I really thought I had it, but burning doesn't work either...

[SemiAnonymous]

you reason for edit makes me want to magically force photobucket to let me try again

[3nails4you]

you reason for edit makes me want to magically force photobucket to let me try again

It doesn't.

You are making some very slow-to-anger people very angry, Mr. K...

[GmanPro]

I've been trying yneedlesantoinepburning38 but it wont work. I'm afraid to keep trying lest it lock me out again... :hmm:

edit: Am I supposed to leave those initial characters in the queue? The ones that keep coming back whenever i refresh that page?

[Jerion]

I've been trying yneedlesantoinepburning38 but it wont work. I'm afraid to keep trying lest it lock me out again... :hmm:

edit: Am I supposed to leave those initial characters in the queue? The ones that keep coming back whenever i refresh that page?

Nope. Get rid of those.

[3nails4you]

UGH! This whole time I've had antione in front of needles! Noo!!!

[Jerion]

:lol: That would screw things up, wouldn't it?

Also, make sure you're trying this on the right album. ;)

[3nails4you]

I've been trying yneedlesantoinepburning38 but it wont work. I'm afraid to keep trying lest it lock me out again... :hmm:

edit: Am I supposed to leave those initial characters in the queue? The ones that keep coming back whenever i refresh that page?

OK I just tried yneedlesantoineping38, yneedlesantoinepning38, and yneedlesantoineprning38 and none of those work. This suffix thing confused me MORE.

[Jerion]

GmanPro has the right password, yneedlesantoinepburning38. I suspect he was using it on the wrong album.

[3nails4you]

EDIT: I put all the pictures in, but they were huge.

From what i can tell, it's 2 AWESOME wallpapers and JC talking in...is that the catacombs? Hmm...

[Jerion]

Part 2 has been solved. Time for part 3:

Part 3:

There’s something else...and it has a 7 character password. This password contains two initials. If you remember much about Versalife you probably wont have as much trouble with this.

[3nails4you]

I see nothing...

[GmanPro]

I'm gonna laugh when this turns out to be the most elaborate rickroll of all time

[3nails4you]

Does doing part 3 depend on the solving of part 2? Or is it separate?

[Jerion]

It depends on part 1, actually. A bit of part 2 though.

[3nails4you]

OK then Mr. Riddles...what I meant by that was do we access that through the same photobucket album?

[Jerion]

OK then Mr. Riddles...what I meant by that was do we access that through the same photobucket album?

no. :)

[GmanPro]

This is worse than that time I couldn't find the droids I was looking for... :(

Grrrr, I really thought I had it, but burning doesn't work either...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3217/2762458387_31207c1a81.jpg?v=0

[Jerion]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3217/2762458387_31207c1a81.jpg?v=0

:lol:

[3nails4you]

VersaLife and initials. OK, I know there's Mr. Hundley, Maggie Chow, Bob Page, John Smith...all I can think of.

HMCBPJS? No.
Order of appearance: hjsmcbp OR hjsbpmc
Neither work...

[Jerion]

VersaLife and initials. OK, I know there's Mr. Hundley, Maggie Chow, Bob Page, John Smith...all I can think of.

HMCBPJS? So many possible combinations!!!

>_< a pair of initials. Not multiple pairs.

[3nails4you]

But 2 + 2 != 7...

[Jerion]

Incorrect. 7-2=5

:D

[3nails4you]

OK so it doesn't ONLY have initials. It's 1 SET of initials and a 5-letter word?

EDIT: No way I'm getting any sleep tonight 0.o

[Jerion]

OK so it doesn't ONLY have initials. It's 1 SET of initials and a 5-letter word?

EDIT: No way I'm getting any sleep tonight 0.o

1 SET of initials and 5 remaining characters. could be letters, could be numbers. Could even be a mix.

[SemiAnonymous]

Awesome backgrounds and JC in the Cathedral, just after killing Gunther...Which, iirc, is the last time you encounter a Mech-aug.

And now this new part, which is making no sense to me. aaaarg...sleep time. Maybe tomorrow someone will have completely solved this.

[3nails4you]

OK. My guess is mchow is the 5 letter thing b/c that's what the logon was for the computers. Two letters could be js for john smith, bp for bob page...think that's it. I'm all out of tries for a while :P

Not bpmchow or jsmchow or mjmchow or vlmchow

[JCD]

Does it have anything to do with MJ-12...?

[3nails4you]

Does it have anything to do with MJ-12...?

I tried mjmchow...but that's assuming mchow is correct.

DO YOU ENJOY WATCHING US SQUIRM MR K?!

EDIT: At least tell me if mchow is in there somewhere...

[3nails4you]

yneedlesantoinepburning38

And what on EARTH does that have to do with suffixes?!

[GmanPro]

my first guess was burn, then burned, then burnt.

Lol, I got up to go get some moar caffeine when I realized that I hadn't tried burning yet.

EDIT: Nice pics btw K, but is there something else on this page I'm not seeing? Another riddle...?

[3nails4you]

my first guess was burn, then burned, then burnt.

Lol, I got up to go get some moar caffeine when I realized that I hadn't tried burning yet.

I'm saving the caffiene for in the morning. Gonna need it, it's-a be an early one. Can't make myself go to bed though...I want ze prize.

[Jerion]

mchow...it's the right direction, sort of. Not involved though.

I tried mjmchow...but that's assuming mchow is correct.

DO YOU ENJOY WATCHING US SQUIRM MR K?!


It's delightful! :D Though Part 2 took much longer than I expected. Part 4 will have to be made easier. Honestly people, you all know these initials. They've even made an appearance on this forum.

[3nails4you]

OK. UC maybe for Universal Constructor? I am in a creative slump...

[DenisFC]

Damnout, im out of try now... These initial are from someone IN VersaLife ? :scratch:

[3nails4you]

I give up. I'm running on empty, have to get up early, and will be gone all day tomorrow. Good luck everyone D:

[3nails4you]

Last thing: thought as I was getting into bed.

VersaLife code: 06288. Someone try this with all the intials you can think of, uc, bp, mc, whatever.

[GmanPro]

There's also 6512, the code to the labs.

DAMOCLES is the password to the main computer that stores the rom encoding for the nanotech sword.

Here's some more names in Versa-Life:
http://www.visualwalkthroughs.com/deusex/hongkong3/27.jpg

MCHOW and DAMOCLES works on most terminals in Versa-Life ... but alas, I'm going to call it a day also. This caffeine is not working.

[spyhopping]

Ah that's o.k. Already morning here in England, and a day off. ;)

Awesome wallpapers, thanks Mr. K. I'm going to try and crack this one with my morning caffeine

Edit: Erm... tried a fair few, no luck. Any more clues?

[Mezmerizer]

Bob page and maggie

[Jerion]

Everybody always assumes it has to do with the bigwigs.

BTW, all letters are lowercase, just like Part 2.

[Mezmerizer]

I dont understand are we looking for a pw or sth and if we find it we put it where ?? :scratch:

[Jerion]

I dont understand are we looking for a pw or sth and if we find it we put it where ?? :scratch:

Read through the topic and you'll get up to speed pretty quick.

[Mezmerizer]

ah a 7character pw for versalife corporation ok..

[spyhopping]

Just peeked at the script and in versalife you speak to two more people where their surnames are supplied- Sarah Stern and John Smith

[Jerion]

There are only a few 5-character names/words/codes related to Versalife and only a limited number of initials related as well. A pretty helpful hint has been given.

[Ninjerk]

He doesn't mind needles, iirc.

EDIT: Ugh, I need to stop replying in the middle of reading a new thread.

EDIT2:55655 was the backdoor entrance, I believe. That's two possible 5-character strings for the pw.

[3nails4you]

So for the 5 characters 06288 or 55655. For initials I can think of: js (john smith), mc (chow), bp (page), uc (universal construstor), ss (sarah stern), vl (versalife), mj (majestic [12])...tough to do this while in math class lol

EDIT: Process of elimination. These don't work:

js06288, mc06288, bp06288, vl06288, ss06288, mj06288

[GmanPro]

BOOM! I'm inside. :D :D :D

EDIT:
js55655

so whats the next step?

[SemiAnonymous]

Noooooooo, my school blocks every freaking link in this thread.

Blasted filters

[spyhopping]

BOOM! I'm inside. :D :D :D

EDIT:
js55655

so whats the next step?

doh! I'd tried that one but with the initials at the end!

[Jerion]

Gman, That's all for right now. I haven't finished setting up the next parts, so you'll have to make do for a little while with the goodies so far. :)

[3nails4you]

Nice work Gman. I was pretty sure it was js, but didn't know what position or which code, and ran out of tries.

[Jerion]

Okay, just for kicks (and lazy people) here are all the images from those two photobucket albums:

http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/vv322/Everett_Enterprises/f4f34c2a.jpg
http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/vv322/Everett_Enterprises/takeawaywallpaper1.png
http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt311/VersalifeCorporation/54639728.jpg
http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt311/VersalifeCorporation/security001.png
http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt311/VersalifeCorporation/canal.jpg
http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt311/VersalifeCorporation/EMDX3.jpg
http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt311/VersalifeCorporation/IMG_0205.jpg
http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt311/VersalifeCorporation/IMG_0213.jpg
http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt311/VersalifeCorporation/IMG_0202.jpg
http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt311/VersalifeCorporation/IMG_0222.jpg

Enjoy, non-puzzle-involved folks!

[Jerion]

Okay, Part 4 is complete.

Here's your jumping off point:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfFN3atGzrU

GO!

[van_HellSing]

Well, the hex part translates to "productiveness". I'll need to find some ocr to get the binary part.

[Mezmerizer]

chameleon543654

[Nathan2000]

Well, the hex part translates to "productiveness". I'll need to find some ocr to get the binary part.

The first panel reads: W = ½ m ( ½ ( V + v ) t = m a x = m v². We have, force, accelerations a constant and x = m ( V is equal to be in the call produce acceleration the r

Give me the rest of the binary code and I'll decode it. My fingers hurt.:hmm:

BTW, what hex part?

[Jerion]

Oh, this is going to drive people nuts. :D

[van_HellSing]

BTW, what hex part?

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/162/hex1p.jpg

[3nails4you]

Are you guys sure it doesn't have to do with this image that pops up in the background 3 seconds in?

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk265/cc3nails4you/Untitled-1-1.jpg

Sorry it's tiny, go watch the video lol :P

[van_HellSing]

I'm quite sure the image is to make using an ocr program harder.

[spyhopping]

OCR didn't work very well. Typed out a little of the image above- famous lines from Hamlet. "To die: to sleep: perchance to dream"

[van_HellSing]

OK, here's the whole of the third panel (the one with the picture):

To die: to sleep: perchance to dreams may come when he himself might his quietus makes calamity of something after death, there's the law's delay, t

Yes, this is the whole panel, yes, it cuts out in the middle of a word.
All jumbled Hamlet quotes.

The fourth panel doesn't continue and instead seems a complete mess:

F�2VæW&w�'�F�R7�Ö&ö²ÂF�R&W&W7VÇFçBf÷&6R&÷fRWV&RöâF�&V7F�æröæR'�F�Vâ7FçBæBF�R'F�6ÆRw27VVBF�RF�Vâ²ÒÒk"ÒÒÒ��

EDIT: Just realised I should put both panels in there since panel3 was incomplete, still:

To die: to sleep: perchance to dreams may come when he himself might his quietus makes calamity of something after death, there's the law's delay, tiXÈ[�\�ÞH�HHÞ[X�ÛËH�\�\Ý[[��Ü�ÙHX�Ý�H\]X\�HÛ�\�XÝ[�ÈÛ�H�H[�Ý[�[�H\�XÛIÜÈÜYYH[�ÈHH¬�H/HH



Anyway, panel4 definitely doesn't contain any legible text, unless it's further encrypted.

[Mezmerizer]

I converted some of the numbers on the second video but i get something like this you@+g�)i<�}@BoBnK-{~s�tArIn"3��uu
:confused:

[Mezmerizer]

Also if you converT only the first sentences of the second video you get this you@winrKpart but the other sentences seem to not make any sense

[3nails4you]

I did the first line of the last panel, it was equally weird. I'm guessing that there will just be a few lines of useful information among the ridiculous stuff.

[van_HellSing]

Also if you converT only the first sentences of the second video you get this you@winrKpart but the other sentences seem to not make any sense

Whoa, I had no Idea another vid appeared! Getting on it now.

[spyhopping]

Riiight. I just got "for of sweet bite. For hot crust delicious" :confused:

[van_HellSing]

HAHAHA, watch the HD version of vid 2, secret message: "vid1 is gibberish"

[Viktoria]

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/162/hex1p.jpg


Aaaaaaah!!!! :eek:

:thud:

[DenisFC]

And what we win if we find ? A cool picture of René ?

:rasp:

[3nails4you]

HAHAHA, watch the HD version of vid 2, secret message: "vid1 is gibberish"

-_- Mr. K is thiiiis close to becoming my sworn enemy.

[Jerion]

:D Hey man, van_HellSing was cutting through my easier stuff faaar too quickly. So I amped it up. :)

[van_HellSing]

vid2

plate 1 starts with "you"
plate 2 starts with "win"
plate 3 starts with "part four"

so yeah :rasp:

[Jerion]

You win part 4. Good on you.

You think that's it? Think again. Part 5 coming soon.

[van_HellSing]

I would be severely disappointed if this was it ;)

Back to thee drawing board!

[Viktoria]

I'm hopeless at this breadcrumb game... :o
Too many numbers that make my brain frazzle. :D

[3nails4you]

Lol I was like halfway through panel 1 and was like "WHAT?!" lol.

[van_HellSing]

Just a little something I did for fun (http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/2858/breadcrumbwall.jpg) :D

[GmanPro]

Damn :( I missed out on the entirety of step 4. I guess that's what I get for not logging in for a day ...

[Jerion]

Just a little something I did for fun (http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/2858/breadcrumbwall.jpg) :D

:lol:

[Mezmerizer]

Mr. K you are SICK!
:worship:

[Jerion]

Part 5. Go.

[3nails4you]

Umm? Go? Hmm...stop?

[GmanPro]

Part 5. Go.

More hints. Go!

[van_HellSing]

Boy are you people lazy :rolleyes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQC4I7Z-A0s

[GmanPro]

Hrmmm. So we've got Zombies, Star Wars, *something*, and *something*

Although I'm sure its all just code words and/or metaphors for something else.

Anyone know what that third pic is of?

[spyhopping]

I was about to say that you are cutting through it so quickly that we are no longer allowed clues. :p

Edit: the last pic is a someone holding a deck of cards. And Earth.... HD version!

[van_HellSing]

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7715/45707003.jpg
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3596/90519436.jpg
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/859/32363293.jpg
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/4395/54327199.jpg

Word on ace card: "Bicycle"?

[GmanPro]

Ok, so that last pic. The guy has an ace up his sleeve. That's plenty symbolic. But I still don't know what that space battle pic is about...

[van_HellSing]

First pic is from this webcomic (http://www.sluggy.com). Mr K seems to be a fan of this, both his avatar and "Defender of the Nifty" rank are taken from it

Second pic is obvious

Third pic is from Babylon 5 I think

So, these are all series Mr K likes, so the pics are probably random.

Haven't got a source on the last pic.

The giant pixelled pattern is what intrigues me. Only the fourth pic is fully covered by it, so I guess this is the "odd one out", or rather the one we should be looking at.

[GmanPro]

I bet the images are just a ruse to distract us from some hidden message. That, or we should be taking a key phrase that summarizes each picture and form some sort of complete thought. I dunno...

[van_HellSing]

Here's a thought: the last image has an ace card with the word "bicycle" on it.

bicycle ace
bicycle race?

The song "Bicycle Race" by Queen contains the line
"and I don't like Star Wars"

Probably way off here, but hey, it's an idea :rasp:

[GmanPro]

^^ Lol, nice.

K! I think we need another hint of some kind ... we can only get so far with vague guesses. :hmm:

[Jerion]

This will probably accelerate things too much, but:

Every image was chosen for a reason.

[spyhopping]

Is it because they are all gibberish, like vid 1? :D
Right, maybe I should be doing work but I'll have a little think/google on this puzzle

Edit: Found out that an artist... star wars... zombies... oh I don't know, here's a link. Probably completely irrelevant

http://blogs.starwars.com/starwarsartists/78

[3nails4you]

Bicycle is a famous brand of poker cards, so it could also easily mean poker. This is a toughie...

[IOOI]

Let me try.
Zombies revenge war world wide.

Something about the weapons:
-stick/sword
-lightsaber
-laser
-the hand that rules the world(?)
:confused:

[SemiAnonymous]

Zombies...Aug Zombies? Please?

Dragons Tooth Sword?

Some sort of space battle...maybe there is some space influence, the ISS perhaps.

Augmented people cheat at poker?

Bah, I don't know

[GmanPro]

Ok here I go:

We've got Mindless fans, a prequel, space-levels, and a gamble on a global scale (with a surprise still in store for us *ace up the sleeve*)

[IOOI]

Very good!I'm:nut:

Mr.K give us more breadcrumbs. Pleeeaaase

[SemiAnonymous]

Ok here I go:

We've got Mindless fans, a prequel, space-levels, and a gamble on a global scale (with a surprise still in store for us *ace up the sleeve*)

The more I think about it, the more I'm sure your right.

[GmanPro]

I could be wrong about the space-levels part. Just kinda threw that one out there...

[IOOI]

Image 3 is from Battlestar Galactica. Isn't it?:scratch:

[Jerion]

You folks are looking at things in the wrong way. Still, interesting results.

Image 3 is from Battlestar Galactica. Isn't it?:scratch:

-_- Your Sci-Fi prowess leaves quite a lot to be desired.

[IOOI]

Shooots those are Shadow battlecrabs.:rasp:
(googling and wiking alot :o )

[Jerion]

Shooots those are Shadow battlecrabs.:rasp:
(googling and wiking alot :o )

That's better. :)

[GmanPro]

^^ Damn. I really thought my interpretation fit the mold nicely... :hmm:

Every image was chosen for a reason.

Ok let me take a step back and define my thoughts in broader terms:

Pic1 was chosen because it is funny. It could be interpreted in DX terms as EM popping up and saying, "Deus Ex 3! You know you want it!"

Pic2 was chosen because ... well ... I still think it alludes to prequels in general. Maybe bad prequels? Casual markets...?

Pic3 was chosen maybe because it symbolizes a cult fan base following? Or maybe because its really epic looking, I dunno...

Pic4 was chosen because ... maybe it symbolizes the big producers/designers "cheating" the world? Or in this case, the fans?

Actually, thinking about it now. I don't think Mr. K is quite this pessimistic about DX3...

EDIT: Thinking about that second picture, maybe it could be seen as representing two opposites, you know, Light side/Dark side
EDIT#2: Probably nothing, but maybe the different color schemes of the pixelated backrounds have some sort of significance.

[3nails4you]

Zombie Jedi Babylon CardsWorld...

I don't like this game any more.

[GmanPro]

Could be that the final picture, being the only one that is somewhat hidden/faded to blend into the backround, symbolizes that it is under the radar so to speak. More subtle than the other references.

[Jerion]

^^ Damn. I really thought my interpretation fit the mold nicely... :hmm:



Ok let me take a step back and define my thoughts in broader terms:

Pic1 was chosen because it is funny. It could be interpreted in DX terms as EM popping up and saying, "Deus Ex 3! You know you want it!"

No...

Pic2 was chosen because ... well ... I still think it alludes to prequels in general. Maybe bad prequels? Casual markets...?

Prequels...right...take it to the next level...

Pic3 was chosen maybe because it symbolizes a cult fan base following? Or maybe because its really epic looking, I dunno...

Not really...

Pic4 was chosen because ... maybe it symbolizes the big producers/designers "cheating" the world? Or in this case, the fans?

Hadn't really thought of it that way, but no.



...

[GmanPro]

Ok so out of all my guesses, the prequels bit was the closest so I'll focus on that part here:

Could mean prequels as in big money, resurrecting old successful franchises. Or could mean high expectations from the fans, possibly unreasonably high expectations.

Could be referencing the fact that the new Star Wars movies were more or less aimed at a different market than the first movies.

Maybe you're attacking Lucas for making the new movies utter crap ... lol

[Clucky]

Does picture number 4 have something to do with the Illuminati?

[3nails4you]

Maybe it is a prequel to a futuristic space-movie that includes zombies and...poker?

[GmanPro]

I'm assuming that these pictures all relate to each other or to one subject in particular? I'm asking because I've been trying to find DX references this whole time.

[Jerion]

I've been trying to find DX references this whole time.

That's your problem. ;)

[IOOI]

Pic 3 is refering to the death of Sci-fi (http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article2351086.ece).:rasp:
Pic 4 is refering to the world poker series(?)

(My days of sci-fi are gone)

EDIT: The only thing I can think of is Comic, Movie, Series, (Hidden)Game... Its Mr.K box of fun.:scratch:

[3nails4you]

Can we have a format for the answer? Like how we are supposed to put stuff together? It seems everyone has given up...

[Jerion]

Sluggy freelance is the second breadcrumb.

The two middle images each have dual significance. They share one aspect.

PM me for another hint if want it.

[GmanPro]

Ugh, I give up. :(

The two middle images each have dual significance. They share one aspect.

Well, they are both sci-fi images. I don't know anything about the third pic, so that's as far as I can link the two together.

[Jerion]

If van_HellSing gives up I know I've made it too hard and I'll walk people through it.

[van_HellSing]

Too abstract. It's not that I have no ideas, it's that I have too many.

For example, there's a 1976 movie called Ace Up My Sleeve staring Omar Sharif :p

[Jerion]

Okay.

metacrumb #1:

Think about what the "Ace up the sleeve" represents, what the goal of that behavior is. In one word, describe it.

metacrumb #2:

Why, specifically, did I choose that star wars picture? Why those two actors? And how does it relate to this game?

[GmanPro]

Ok the ace represents cheating, trickery, deception ... or it could mean having a backup plan for a sticky situation. Plan B.

The Star Wars characters. Master and apprentice? Old and young, Light and Dark?

[Mezmerizer]

The ace could also represent surprise or advantage.

[3nails4you]

Ace up your sleeve is also a general term for using a secret weapon to come from behind and win. So with the ultimate goal in mind, I say the word is:

Win.

We win prequel space-zombies! Awesome!

[van_HellSing]

The idiom is known not only in english, it has exactly the same meaning in polish.

By the way, I'm quite surprised no one's mentioned the Illuminati yet, the "invisible hand", especially with the globe in the background.

Hmm. Obi-Wan and Anakin - Everett and Page? :P

Oh, and another Omar connection: battlecrabs-crabs-crustaceans-lobsters-Omar :rasp:

[Absentia]

Okay.
Why, specifically, did I choose that star wars picture? Why those two actors? And how does it relate to this game?

Probably a long shot.... but Hayden Christensen was set to star as Case in the movie adaptation of Neuromancer. Neuromancer being the ultimate cyberpunk reference point and a possible (I would hope!) influence on Deus Ex 3?

[3nails4you]

By the way, I'm quite surprised no one's mentioned the Illuminati yet, the "invisible hand", especially with the globe in the background.

I was thinking it. I promise.

But yeah, I give up :P

[van_HellSing]

AHA!

12345

1 - you know you want one
2 - the two guys
3 - three battlecrabs
4 - four cards in the hand
5 - the fifth "bonus" card up his sleeve

:D

[IOOI]

I had a similar thought:
1316

-"Sluggy freelance" 1st webcomic.
-"SW" 3rd episode.
-"Babylon 5" 1st season
-6 cards.

But now i don't know:confused:

EDIT: And the prize for "Most entertaining mod of the year" goes to.... (drums) Mr.K.

[van_HellSing]

Disregard what I wrote. Obviously he has five cards in his hand - blame me for knowing pretty much nothing about poker and for being too sleepy to actually look properly at the cards.

EDIT: Anyway, we're starting to get somewhere, I think, with the numbers idea.

[Jerion]

Hmm.

PM me if you desire a further hint.

[Viktoria]

You mean van_Hellsing needs more clues?! :scratch:

That must be a first! :D

[Jerion]

Okay...so everybody is going down the totally wrong track.

Apparently the image that represents Misdirection is doing its job very well. :D

[3nails4you]

That's why I've been looking through all the previous stuff to see if you snuck something else in there that we were supposed to be looking for, but I didn't see a thing. D:

Maybe it all makes 1 word?
Dead + Jedi = Dedi
Dedi + (Something from Babylon 5 that fits?) = Dedica
Dedica + Misdirection = Dedication?

Total shot in the dark, but is the answer dedication? lol

I'm really tired.

[Jerion]

This goes deeper than the video. you already have one link, follow it and see where it leads.

The other images in vid3 will help guide you towards breadcrumb 3.

*sigh*

Well, this could be too hard. If no appreciable progress is made by 10 PM tonight, I'll just give out the answer to part 5.

[3nails4you]

It's too vague...it would be helpful if we knew what kind of thing the answer was or something...I dunno, this is crazy.

[3nails4you]

Time for our answer!

[GmanPro]

Aww, we fail :(

[3nails4you]

I'm dying here, Mr. K. Telllllz meh!

[IOOI]

Yeah Mr.K we are waiting.
I failed too.:(

EDIT: Hey! Where's my "fall" smiley, and whats this :keir: ?
van_HellSing throw in the towel.

[Viktoria]

I don't like this game any more.

LOL :D


MrK... sorry, I've been absent and I'm lost. Are we looking for one answer that all the images relate to? If so, what was the question? :D

[Jerion]

Okay...the big reveal:

Pic 1 leads to Sluggy Freelance -> Sluggy.com

Pic 2 represents both Sci Fi and SW episodes 2 & 3 (those actors are only in those movies).

Pic 3 represents Sci Fi and Babylon 5 in particular.

Pic 4 represents Misdirection. And that's exactly what it is.

Sluggy.com (http://sluggy.com/) is the second breadcrumb. Click on the New Viewer Guide (http://sluggy.com/about/nvg.php). Go to the Sci Fi adventure (http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=971004&mode=weekly) (pics 2 and 3 point you towards this).

Later on in the Sci Fi Adventure you encounter this strip (http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=971011&&mode=weekly). It mentions station 9-bab-5, which should be recognized from Pic 3 (not only does that show circle around a space station, "bab-5" is a reference to it).

Now we come back to Pic #2, which was chosen because it represents SW episodes 2 and 3. Relating to this forum game, that means that something in part 5 carries over from parts two and three. That can mean one of 3 things:

a) a password
b) a photobucket
c) a DX name theme

If you picked b, you're right. There's no password seen anywhere, and neither is there any DX name theme anywhere so far.

So...now you have 9-bab-5. And you know there's a photobucket involved. Now you do a people search on photobucket for "9-bab-5" and...


I think this one was simply too vague. The next part will be easier and more DX related.

[Mezmerizer]

Omg!

Anyway, this http://s613.photobucket.com/albums/tt214/9-bab-5/?action=view&current=uscan001.png ?

[GmanPro]

Actually, Ewan McGregor was Obi-Wan in all three of those movies...

http://s613.photobucket.com/albums/t...t=uscan001.png

^^Funny pic though :D

[Jerion]

Actually, Ewan McGregor was Obi-Wan in all three of those movies...

You know, you're right. *blink* Well at least Hayden Christensen wasn't in ep 1.

[GmanPro]

Its ok. I didn't recognize him with his beard at first either :D

[3nails4you]

That's from your trip to EM, right?

[Jerion]

Yeah, those pics were taken during my drive up to Montréal. :)

[spyhopping]

Hehe, I always thought those pics you posted needed some funny captions on them :D

[Jerion]

:)

I'm starting work on part 6. It'll be easier this time, I promise.

[Viktoria]

:)

I'm starting work on part 6. It'll be easier this time, I promise.

Does that mean no numbers? :hmm:
:p

[Jerion]

Does that mean no numbers? :hmm:
:p

Dunno yet. Could be some numbers. Probably not though. I'm tired of that trick.

[GmanPro]

It should be an epic riddle. With multiple layers of meaning, like a good Deus Ex conspiracy :D

That would be fun.

[Viktoria]

Dunno yet. Could be some numbers. Probably not though. I'm tired of that trick.

Sigh of relief from me then. :)

[spyhopping]

You and me both. Numbers are not my strong point!

[Jerion]

Part 6:

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t191/Zeoman1001/Untitled01.png

Should be easier than part 5. :naughty:

[GmanPro]

This is as far as I have gotten so far. I admit I'm not the best with photo shop. Maybe someone else can recognize the significance of the figures and text in the pic...

http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/oo255/GmanPro/Untitled01.png?t=1240189093

[3nails4you]

Wow. No clue. I see a DX barrel there, and the assault rifle. I also see someone swinging a sword. Other than that it's too much of a jumble for me to make out much else.

EDIT: Also, do I see a security bot? The medium size kind? Right in the middle, I think that might be what it is. Can't think of what CJB or timeline would mean. That's Anna Navarre in the WAY background, too.

EDIT EDIT: The rectangular box thingies on the top...was that on the NSF plane? I think maybe...maybe not. EDIT EDIT edit: Nope.

[Jerion]

Try some more Photoshop experimentation. Or if you're cheap, GIMP. Or if you're on a Mac and cheap, LiveQuartz.

[3nails4you]

Try some more Photoshop experimentation. Or if you're cheap, GIMP. Or if you're on a Mac and cheap, LiveQuartz.

I'm the n00biest of photoshoppers. I can do a few cool tricks with GIMP, but I wouldn't even know where to start.

EDIT: I tried overlaying a reversed transparent-ish copy of the picture, but didn't see anything...just a cool looking picture.

[Jerion]

Maybe some color tricks.

[Ilves]

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/9256/13tl9.gif

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/6713/bc6i.jpg

[van_HellSing]

Trying all sorts of image manipulation on the pic right now. Anyway, CJB is most probably http://www.cjb.net/, one of the services Mr K uses for the breadcrumb sites. If you remember, the first part pointed us to http://www.daedelusglobalnode.cjb.net/

So, once we manage to figure out what "timeline" refers to and the significance of the pic, the we already know what type of breadcrumb this is ;)

[Irate Iguana]

Can someone seperate the layers?

[Jerion]

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/9256/13tl9.gif

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/6713/bc6i.jpg

Since you've figured out the color inversion trick, I'll just give ya the image without that filter applied. Should be a bit easier to work with than all that over-saturated tinted gunk.

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t191/Zeoman1001/Untitled1b.png

And you can separate the layers with your eyes. Look at it. Stare deep into it's soul... http://www.kof.invisionzone.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/bigemo_harabe_net-170.gif

[van_HellSing]

Can someone seperate the layers?

No layers, the pic is flat. Tried messing with the color channels, but with little success.

[Ilves]

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t191/Zeoman1001/Untitled1b.png

And you can separate the layers with your eyes. Look at it. Stare deep into it's soul...


Hmmm, there's the creepy stare of Navarre in there... And a chopper... Hong Kong dudes... Submarine? And what's that bug-like contraption? :scratch:

[3nails4you]

Definitely underneath Vandenburg. The guys fighting are the Luminous Path vs. the Triad from that one cinematic. That thing at the top...the row of rectangles...it reminds me of maybe Area 51, I really don't know.

[GmanPro]

Anna staring looks looks like that scene where she comes up and taunts you in your cell if you didn't already kill her. Then there is the submersible and the triads fighting ... The rectangle pattern could be maybe VersaLife labs or Area-51 I suppose.

[Viktoria]

And you can separate the layers with your eyes. Look at it. Stare deep into it's soul... http://www.kof.invisionzone.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/bigemo_harabe_net-170.gif

LOL, cute. :D

[SemiAnonymous]

Alright...we've got the two triad factions fighting in the subway, with the Luminus path facing away from us.
We've got both mini-subs at the sub-base, looks like the laser was edited out of one of them
We've got Anna, of course.
some broken metal pipes...is that from Area 51? Not sure, several areas with broken pipes. Off the top of my head, A51, Ocean Lab...man, I can't think today.
That whole room...I think its in Hong Kong, actually. Thats assuming the ceiling is from the same place as the wall.
Some radiation barrels...mutants?
Timeline makes me wonder, theres a lot going through my head. First thing I thought was that Anna was somehow involved in the Triads fighting.

Too hot right now...can't think properly. Urhhghgh.

[3nails4you]

some broken metal pipes...is that from Area 51? Not sure, several areas with broken pipes. Off the top of my head, A51, Ocean Lab...man, I can't think today.

Some radiation barrels...mutants?
.

Both of those are under Vandenburg, I'm pretty sure.

[SemiAnonymous]

where's that back wall from, with the red door? I don't recognize it at all

[Jerion]

Perhaps that is because you never saw it from that position.

There are four things (and places) of interest in this image.

[3nails4you]

Sub base, Hong Kong, Vandenburg, ... I dunno the fourth? What do these have in common, though? Second half of the game maybe?

[SemiAnonymous]

Sub base, Hong Kong, Vandenburg, ... I dunno the fourth? What do these have in common, though? Second half of the game maybe?

If the theme is 2nd half of the game, wouldn't the last part have to be either abandoned gas station (not likely) or the much larger Area 51?

Whats really annoying is I recognize it now, but I'll be damned if I can remember where its from

[GmanPro]

Anna was in the first part of the game though.

[3nails4you]

Anna was in the first part of the game though.

Do not take seriously anything that I say at that time of night.

[K^2]

We've got both mini-subs at the sub-base, looks like the laser was edited out of one of them
The laser is there at the entrance. When you are leaving the base, there are two subs in the pen. One is yours, the other is Simons'. That's where the picture is taken.

[3nails4you]

I think the answer is SUB

The SUBmarines in the SUB base, the Hong Kong SUB way, the SUBterannean Vandenburg thingy, Anna talking to you in the SUBterannean holding pen. Either way, it's all below ground level.

EDIT: You can also use the argument that Anna is 6 feet UNDER. So is the breadcrumb underground?

[Viktoria]

I think the answer is SUB

I think you are correct. :thumb:

[3nails4you]

YAAAY!

I can has cookie?

[Ilves]

Eh, I'm reaching (http://theosek.sitesled.com/daytimeline.html)now... Mr. K must enjoy watching us squirm... :D

[Jerion]

FYI, Immortal doesn't know the answer to part 7 any more than the rest of you. :p

(post) So is the breadcrumb underground?

You're on the right track. :)

The laser is there at the entrance. When you are leaving the base, there are two subs in the pen. One is yours, the other is Simons'. That's where the picture is taken.

The laser is in the pic. You just can't see it with all the other stuff. It has no relevance anyway, so whatever.

[3nails4you]

You're on the right track. :)

I talked about underground and he said "You're on the right track."

The breadcrumb is definitely subways.

[Jerion]

Wrong track. I was not talking about the transit system. :)

[Viktoria]

FYI, Immortal doesn't know the answer to part 7 any more than the rest of you. :p


This is very true. I apologise if my comment came across as confirmation of the right answer... I just meant that it sounded like it was correct. :)

[3nails4you]

This is very true. I apologise if my comment came across as confirmation of the right answer... I just meant that it sounded like it was correct. :)

When I see a blue name say "You're correct" I take it at face value :P

I are smart. I made Ayz en skool.

[Jerion]

All the pics showcase a certain underground area at a location....now think about how the words apply! 13 or 14 posts back, SemiAnon had a good idea.

[SigmaX0]

broken pipes and the windows in the background, Hong Kong, escaping from Versalife I think. Was watching this vid, go to 5:07:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEzXpQUQ51I

So maybe all those locations are underwater? EDIT: Below sea level

[3nails4you]

broken pipes and the windows in the background, Hong Kong, escaping from Versalife I think. Was watching this vid, go to 5:07:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEzXpQUQ51I

So maybe all those locations are underwater? EDIT: Below sea level

That's definitely where that top part of the pic is from!

However, the broken pipes are (for the 12th time) definitely underneath Vandenburg, where the guy died because of radiation or whatever. You can creep around on top of those pipes for a large part of the level, but at that point you fall because the pipes are broken. That's where the red door is from, as well as the radiation barrels. Those rectangular things are definitely the HK sewers, though. So, still, we have that it is all underground. Apparently, not enough for Mr. K.:mad2: It's never enough for Mr. K.

[Jerion]

I've broken down for you the layers with their locations:

Subject of interest: Tunnel
Location: Vandenburg
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t191/Zeoman1001/help005.png


Subject of Interest: Navarre
Location: UNATCO
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t191/Zeoman1001/help004.png


Subject of Interest: Triads
Location: Hong Kong
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t191/Zeoman1001/help003.png


Subject of Interest: Submarine
Location: Sub Base
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t191/Zeoman1001/help002.png

Now as van_HellSing pointed out, what you need to do is figure out a blahblahblah.cjb.net website address. To help with that there is also the word, "Timeline".

[3nails4you]

I typed underground.cjb.net. It has the title punk and links to a foreign search engine :P not it.

[GmanPro]

Ah HA!

http://navarretriadstunnelsubmarine.cjb.net/

When you said that Timeline was there to help I instantly knew that I had to put the subjects in chronological order. :D :D :D

The link to Part 7 is http://aquinashub.cjb.net/ but it doesn't look like there's anything up yet.

[Jerion]

Well done. :) Gman, You win a first look at part 7 when it's ready.

[3nails4you]

I tried something similar, but must have typed something in wrong...