Not even close. Clearly I set the bar too high, allow me to remedy that somewhat.
9 of 12 can be found while sipping tea, looking out at the Tyrrhenian Sea while caught between illegality and a cold place.
=> the solution is composed of two words from within the grid, the first is indicated by the geographical reference and the second by word positioning within the grid.
1 of 12 comes from a non-alkaline substance with illicit and yet mercantile connections.
=> the solution is composed of two words from within the grid, the first is indicated by the chemical reference and the second by word positioning within the grid.
7 of 12 is a sword through the Preserved heart of a murdererous ghost.
=> the solution is composed of two words from within the grid, this clue references word positioning within the grid through capitalisation where it should not be and by calling attention to a Cardassian of note.
4 of 12 was at home where the ship's Cook indulged in somewhat horticultural pursuits.
=> the solution is composed of three words from within the grid, this clue is playing with historical information from Earth and using capitalisation once more to draw you into the story from which the answer will be found.
Not even close. Clearly I set the bar too high, allow me to remedy that somewhat.
9 of 12 can be found while sipping tea, looking out at the Tyrrhenian Sea while caught between illegality and a cold place.
=> the solution is composed of two words from within the grid, the first is indicated by the geographical reference and the second by word positioning within the grid.
1 of 12 comes from a non-alkaline substance with illicit and yet mercantile connections.
=> the solution is composed of two words from within the grid, the first is indicated by the chemical reference and the second by word positioning within the grid.
7 of 12 is a sword through the Preserved heart of a murdererous ghost.
=> the solution is composed of two words from within the grid, this clue references word positioning within the grid through capitalisation where it should not be and by calling attention to a Cardassian of note.
4 of 12 was at home where the ship's Cook indulged in somewhat horticultural pursuits.
=> the solution is composed of three words from within the grid, this clue is playing with historical information from Earth and using capitalisation once more to draw you into the story from which the answer will be found.
9 of 12: Vesta Resequencing?
1 of 12: DNA Contraband?
7 of 12: Breen Dukat? Breen Tain?
4 of 12: Khan James Boothby? Miral James Boothby?
Call me Yuka~
~Vice Admiral Saskia - U.S.S. Muenzuka (Dyson Science Destroyer)~
~Lieutenant General Kalinka - I.K.S. Kazami (Negh'Var Heavy Battlecruiser)~
~Vice Admiral Lorel - R.R.W. Aureus Aquila (Mirror Mogai Heavy Warbird)~
This one I'm sure about.
DNA - Remember, the A is for acid. E.g. non-alkaline
Resequencing - Connected between illicit (Contraband) and mercantile (Ferengi) on chart
---- Brainstorming/speculation follows ----
4 of 12: (unclear - Three words makes 4 especially difficult IMO.)
James Cook ? - Earth history. Sailed on a ship. Killed fighting natives (Hawaiians), botanical discoveries, JAMES is a word on the chart.
7 of 12: PEREGRINE TAIN (?)
Moriarty is a murderous (holo-)ghost. Peregrine starts with a P and goes through it.
Tain is a dead murderer (Obsidian Order) and has SCIMITAR crossing it.
9 of 12: MORIARTY CORBOMITE (?)
Moriarty offered tea and scones to Pulaski
Tyrrhenian Sea is a Rome or Italy reference, and Vesta was a Roman goddess.
Zinc: The universe of Star Trek Online is shaped and changed by the actions of the players...expect to see new planets and races discovered that were unknown the last time you logged in."
This one I'm sure about.
DNA - Remember, the A is for acid. E.g. non-alkaline
Resequencing - Connected between illicit (Contraband) and mercantile (Ferengi) on chart
"Critics who say that the optimistic utopia Star Trek depicted is now outmoded forget the cultural context that gave birth to it: Star Trek was not a manifestation of optimism when optimism was easy. Star Trek declared a hope for a future that nobody stuck in the present could believe in. For all our struggles today, we haven’t outgrown the need for stories like Star Trek. We need tales of optimism, of heroes, of courage and goodness now as much as we’ve ever needed them." -Thomas Marrone
non-disclosure are two separate words joined together with the hyphen.
It connects Dukat (the D of disclosure is the first letter of Dukat) to the preservers which are heavily associated with Defera (the last e of disclosure is the first e inside defera)
Once these two have been solved, you will have all 12 clues available to you. If you manage to decode the hidden message in them, I will explain February 8th.
You are so close to being able to understand everything that has transpired that it would be a shame if you were to fail at this point.
"Sometimes the only thing more dangerous than a question is an answer"
"Critics who say that the optimistic utopia Star Trek depicted is now outmoded forget the cultural context that gave birth to it: Star Trek was not a manifestation of optimism when optimism was easy. Star Trek declared a hope for a future that nobody stuck in the present could believe in. For all our struggles today, we haven’t outgrown the need for stories like Star Trek. We need tales of optimism, of heroes, of courage and goodness now as much as we’ve ever needed them." -Thomas Marrone
This would make the compiled list, as far as I can tell:
1. DNA Resequencing
2. Amar Singh
3. Princep Khan
4. Khan Noonien Singh
5. Arik Soong
6. Cryptic Insider (?)
7. Non-disclosure
8. Arthur Conan Doyle
9. James Moriarty
10. Night of the Comet
11. Article Fourteen
12. Iconian Scout (?)
Zinc: The universe of Star Trek Online is shaped and changed by the actions of the players...expect to see new planets and races discovered that were unknown the last time you logged in."
You're right. I also double checked and it doesn't say 10 of 12, it's missing a 0/O.
I'm confident about my 3 of 12 though.
Will continue brainstorming on the other one.
Zinc: The universe of Star Trek Online is shaped and changed by the actions of the players...expect to see new planets and races discovered that were unknown the last time you logged in."
That sounds extremely plausible, and it fits (5 elements, like the other puzzles, the first element is the identifier).
Zinc: The universe of Star Trek Online is shaped and changed by the actions of the players...expect to see new planets and races discovered that were unknown the last time you logged in."
At last you have discovered all twelve clues. Now it is time for you to decipher the true purpose behind all of my challenges. You will need all twelve clues to accomplish this.
(1 of 12) DNA resequencing
(2 of 12) Amar Singh
(3 of 12) Princep Khan
(4 of 12) Khan Noonien Singh
(5 of 12) Arik Soong
(6 of 12) Cryptic Insider
(7 of 12) Non-Disclosure
(8 of 12) Arthur Conan Doyle
(9 of 12) James Moriarty
(10 of 12) Night of the Comet
(11 of 12) Article Fourteen
(12 of 12) Iconian Scout
An element of each of these twelve clues will guide you through the darkness into the realisation of what everything thus far has truly been about.
Elevate yourselves once more, uncover the purpose behind the challenges and then I will reveal to you what will take place on February 8th.
Princep Khan is going to (or has already) use Amar Singh and Arik Soong's DNA resequencing techniques to make a hybrid of Khan Noonien Singh and Professor Moriarty to use as a Section 31 agent to spy on the Iconians? And something to do with the Driffen's Comet... Maybe using the Devidians to go back in time 200,000 years to spy on the Iconians in the past?
And you're a Cryptic employee (insider) who signed a non-disclosure agreement so you can't tell us directly?
___________________________________________________
I didn't ask to be President of the Balloon Enterprises! The Balloon Enterprises demanded it!
I have strived to avoid underestimating your capabilities but you just keep reminding me of your shortcomings with each successive challenge that I present.
Despite this you are on the verge of understanding the message or at the very least, becoming aware of it.
Stop trying to spin some fantastical tale by stringing the twelve clues together. There is no narrative there that you could even hope to understand.
Don't just look at the clues, look into them.
Extract the pattern and use it to reveal the truth.
I have strived to avoid underestimating your capabilities but you just keep reminding me of your shortcomings with each successive challenge that I present.
Despite this you are on the verge of understanding the message or at the very least, becoming aware of it.
Stop trying to spin some fantastical tale by stringing the twelve clues together. There is no narrative there that you could even hope to understand.
Don't just look at the clues, look into them.
Extract the pattern and use it to reveal the truth.
Okay. I have not been follow all this, so I don't know all the details. but...
okay had a bit a free time this morning... here is a stab at it.....
I tried to decode the 1st letters of the clues.. did a 5 letter Caesar cipher. and then unscrambled it and got
Comments
7 of 12: scimitar
1 of 12: DNA
4 of 12: Miral
No confirmation, so second attempt.
9 of 12: Breen
1 of 12: Ferengi
7 of 12: Polaron
4 of 12: Miral
9 of 12: Breen
1 of 12: Contraband
7 of 12: Polaron
4 of 12: Miral
9 of 12 can be found while sipping tea, looking out at the Tyrrhenian Sea while caught between illegality and a cold place.
=> the solution is composed of two words from within the grid, the first is indicated by the geographical reference and the second by word positioning within the grid.
1 of 12 comes from a non-alkaline substance with illicit and yet mercantile connections.
=> the solution is composed of two words from within the grid, the first is indicated by the chemical reference and the second by word positioning within the grid.
7 of 12 is a sword through the Preserved heart of a murdererous ghost.
=> the solution is composed of two words from within the grid, this clue references word positioning within the grid through capitalisation where it should not be and by calling attention to a Cardassian of note.
4 of 12 was at home where the ship's Cook indulged in somewhat horticultural pursuits.
=> the solution is composed of three words from within the grid, this clue is playing with historical information from Earth and using capitalisation once more to draw you into the story from which the answer will be found.
9 of 12: Vesta Resequencing?
1 of 12: DNA Contraband?
7 of 12: Breen Dukat? Breen Tain?
4 of 12: Khan James Boothby? Miral James Boothby?
~Vice Admiral Saskia - U.S.S. Muenzuka (Dyson Science Destroyer)~
~Lieutenant General Kalinka - I.K.S. Kazami (Negh'Var Heavy Battlecruiser)~
~Vice Admiral Lorel - R.R.W. Aureus Aquila (Mirror Mogai Heavy Warbird)~
This one I'm sure about.
DNA - Remember, the A is for acid. E.g. non-alkaline
Resequencing - Connected between illicit (Contraband) and mercantile (Ferengi) on chart
---- Brainstorming/speculation follows ----
4 of 12: (unclear - Three words makes 4 especially difficult IMO.)
James Cook ? - Earth history. Sailed on a ship. Killed fighting natives (Hawaiians), botanical discoveries, JAMES is a word on the chart.
7 of 12: PEREGRINE TAIN (?)
Moriarty is a murderous (holo-)ghost. Peregrine starts with a P and goes through it.
Tain is a dead murderer (Obsidian Order) and has SCIMITAR crossing it.
9 of 12: MORIARTY CORBOMITE (?)
Moriarty offered tea and scones to Pulaski
Tyrrhenian Sea is a Rome or Italy reference, and Vesta was a Roman goddess.
James Cook departed from Botany Bay on his first voyage.
~Vice Admiral Saskia - U.S.S. Muenzuka (Dyson Science Destroyer)~
~Lieutenant General Kalinka - I.K.S. Kazami (Negh'Var Heavy Battlecruiser)~
~Vice Admiral Lorel - R.R.W. Aureus Aquila (Mirror Mogai Heavy Warbird)~
So far these two make the most sense.
Support 90 degree arc limitation on BFaW! Save our ships from looking like flying disco balls of dumb!
"Critics who say that the optimistic utopia Star Trek depicted is now outmoded forget the cultural context that gave birth to it: Star Trek was not a manifestation of optimism when optimism was easy. Star Trek declared a hope for a future that nobody stuck in the present could believe in. For all our struggles today, we haven’t outgrown the need for stories like Star Trek. We need tales of optimism, of heroes, of courage and goodness now as much as we’ve ever needed them."
-Thomas Marrone
My first thought was when seeing "Preserved" was the Preservers, and they show up in the Breen missions.
~Vice Admiral Saskia - U.S.S. Muenzuka (Dyson Science Destroyer)~
~Lieutenant General Kalinka - I.K.S. Kazami (Negh'Var Heavy Battlecruiser)~
~Vice Admiral Lorel - R.R.W. Aureus Aquila (Mirror Mogai Heavy Warbird)~
7 of 12: scimitar Tain
1 of 12: DNA-resequencing
4 of 12: Khan Noonien Singh
Scimitar is the only sword i find....
9 of 12: James Moriarty
1 of 12: DNA-resequencing
4 of 12: Khan Noonien Singh
Incorrect:
7 of 12: scimitar Tain
*********************
7 of 12 remains elusive. One person linked the P to Preservers. Another noticed Dukat. What is their connection in the grid?
non-disclosure are two separate words joined together with the hyphen.
It connects Dukat (the D of disclosure is the first letter of Dukat) to the preservers which are heavily associated with Defera (the last e of disclosure is the first e inside defera)
> http://t.co/UOMic7ATA6
> http://t.co/dlzusghVbx
Once these two have been solved, you will have all 12 clues available to you. If you manage to decode the hidden message in them, I will explain February 8th.
You are so close to being able to understand everything that has transpired that it would be a shame if you were to fail at this point.
"Sometimes the only thing more dangerous than a question is an answer"
1 of 12 (i 0f 12)
Fig (f1g)
Joy
Dare
Day
Sham (5ham)
Did (d1d)
Die
Comet (com3t)
Aim
3 of 12
Fail (fa1l)
Foe
I pay
Pay
Tusk
Suns (sun5)
Hell
Arc (4rc)
Hope (hop3)
Ion
~Vice Admiral Saskia - U.S.S. Muenzuka (Dyson Science Destroyer)~
~Lieutenant General Kalinka - I.K.S. Kazami (Negh'Var Heavy Battlecruiser)~
~Vice Admiral Lorel - R.R.W. Aureus Aquila (Mirror Mogai Heavy Warbird)~
I am at one with my inner child!
EDIT: Found "beg" in #11.
"Critics who say that the optimistic utopia Star Trek depicted is now outmoded forget the cultural context that gave birth to it: Star Trek was not a manifestation of optimism when optimism was easy. Star Trek declared a hope for a future that nobody stuck in the present could believe in. For all our struggles today, we haven’t outgrown the need for stories like Star Trek. We need tales of optimism, of heroes, of courage and goodness now as much as we’ve ever needed them."
-Thomas Marrone
3 of 12: Khan flees
We already had 1 of 12...
I also found today (1oday)
3 OF 12 PRINCEP KHAN
See image: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf19fYeCIAAFpN3.jpg
Edit: Removed a bad guess for clue 11
This would make the compiled list, as far as I can tell:
1. DNA Resequencing
2. Amar Singh
3. Princep Khan
4. Khan Noonien Singh
5. Arik Soong
6. Cryptic Insider (?)
7. Non-disclosure
8. Arthur Conan Doyle
9. James Moriarty
10. Night of the Comet
11. Article Fourteen
12. Iconian Scout (?)
For 10 of 12, there are 5 components in that grid. Assuming one is the designation, we need 4 words for that.
~Vice Admiral Saskia - U.S.S. Muenzuka (Dyson Science Destroyer)~
~Lieutenant General Kalinka - I.K.S. Kazami (Negh'Var Heavy Battlecruiser)~
~Vice Admiral Lorel - R.R.W. Aureus Aquila (Mirror Mogai Heavy Warbird)~
I'm confident about my 3 of 12 though.
Will continue brainstorming on the other one.
"N1ght of/0f th3 c0m3t"
Night of the Comet. Like the mission?
~Vice Admiral Saskia - U.S.S. Muenzuka (Dyson Science Destroyer)~
~Lieutenant General Kalinka - I.K.S. Kazami (Negh'Var Heavy Battlecruiser)~
~Vice Admiral Lorel - R.R.W. Aureus Aquila (Mirror Mogai Heavy Warbird)~
(1 of 12) DNA resequencing
(2 of 12) Amar Singh
(3 of 12) Princep Khan
(4 of 12) Khan Noonien Singh
(5 of 12) Arik Soong
(6 of 12) Cryptic Insider
(7 of 12) Non-Disclosure
(8 of 12) Arthur Conan Doyle
(9 of 12) James Moriarty
(10 of 12) Night of the Comet
(11 of 12) Article Fourteen
(12 of 12) Iconian Scout
An element of each of these twelve clues will guide you through the darkness into the realisation of what everything thus far has truly been about.
Elevate yourselves once more, uncover the purpose behind the challenges and then I will reveal to you what will take place on February 8th.
And you're a Cryptic employee (insider) who signed a non-disclosure agreement so you can't tell us directly?
I didn't ask to be President of the Balloon Enterprises! The Balloon Enterprises demanded it!
Despite this you are on the verge of understanding the message or at the very least, becoming aware of it.
Stop trying to spin some fantastical tale by stringing the twelve clues together. There is no narrative there that you could even hope to understand.
Don't just look at the clues, look into them.
Extract the pattern and use it to reveal the truth.
Okay. I have not been follow all this, so I don't know all the details. but...
okay had a bit a free time this morning... here is a stab at it.....
I tried to decode the 1st letters of the clues.. did a 5 letter Caesar cipher. and then unscrambled it and got
EMERGENT HERO
http://oi61.tinypic.com/alg0lg.jpg
don't know what that means and I am sure I am overthinking it. Maybe someone else can see the connection.