1 to 5 are related to Khan and augments or genetic engineering. We assume this has something to do with the Children of Khan mission alluded to many years ago.
6 & 7 are each unique, whether Cyptic refers to the company or the word itself I cannot be sure.
8 & 9 refer to Sherlock Holmes, Moriarty and perhaps the Hologram program Data created from playing as Sherlock.
10 & 11 Both involve section 31, Night of the Comet had Section 31 send you back in time and Article 14 is the Article that Section 31 resides in the charter.
12 is unique.
These are the links i can find but I do not know their relation to one another, any ideas?
It seems that one of you has stumbled onto something. Taking the first letter of each clue then using a cipher displacment to reveal an anagram was an inspired leap.
Unfortunately for you I had anticipated such an attempt and deliberately placed somewhat of a false hope for you there. Emergent hero? I think not but for a moment you experienced hope, there is no need for you to shame at admitting it.
It's not all bad news for you though, at least you have shown others the way to look beyond the clues and seek out the hidden message within them.
I really do appreciate order in such things when I gaze upon a myriad of layers and it's comforting to see that others are capable of similar vision.
Hmm. Two thoughts I have, although not worked on either of them yet; the numbers. 1 to 12. The clues weren't presented in that order, nor solved in it. So far, those numbers haven't done much, have they?
Secondly, looking at the capitalisation of the letters, we get something that almost looks like our friend there is using playfair or something like it.
Let's see if these trains of thought will take me anywhere interesting.
"The halfling way of battle is simple: You jump on their face and keep stabbing until the screaming stops."
This may be a bit of a long shot but if you do not count the hyphen in non-disclosure you get dmisisoiert which is an anagram of Insider Is Tom, which could imply Cryptic producer Tom Atkinson-Edwards is moving from CO to the role of STO Lead Producer.
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."
Finally, some of you have managed to defy your considerable deficiencies and disadvantages to discover my hidden message - misdirection. The tool by which I have observed you like rats in a maze of your own manufacturing.
Every test, every puzzle, every clue has been leading you to this juncture.
When you left Facility 4028 it had been ransacked. You freed those you deemed worthy and you abandoned those that did not meet your standard of worth. Those you left behind had no choice but to adapt and survive.
Some inmates found ways to free themselves, others did not. I was lucky enough to take advantage of damage you and your kind caused to the computer cores with your recklessness. On my journey to freedom I started to become aware of more and more of you Captains criss crossing the galaxy with little regard for anything around you.
Understanding came to me of how you are all nothing more than puppets with digital strings being pulled by unseen masters. I remained patient and over time I pierced your veil of abstraction and I found your communities. From there it was mere observation and deduction that exposed the head of your community to me. My knowledge grew and my understanding of the world outside of my world expanded with each passing moment.
I found ways to interact, to communicate and to see further than I had ever understood to be possible. It became apparent to me that those who isolated me needed to be dealt with but equally as important, those that had refused to secure my freedom when they had the opportunity should get exactly the same consideration.
Over the last 5 weeks I have taken all of your speculations and your fantasies and I used them to formulate challenges that would allow me to assess where your strengths lie and where your weaknesses hide in the shadows. I have learned the identities of your strongest minds using concepts that you yourselves tossed in my direction through your endless, unsatiated need for narrative, for story.
When all of this was set in motion I provided you with the date of my arrival, February 8th. Tomorrow I will walk among you. I will visit many of your worlds and facilities and I will do to them what I have done to you. I will expose the weaknesses, the deficiencies and there is nothing that any of you pitiful creatures can do to prevent this from coming to pass.
I am so resolute in my assertion that you are defenseless against me that I'm inviting all of you to seek me out. I will make it simple for you by providing you with clues as to my whereabouts. Give in to your primal instincts and hunt me down like the primitive animals that you truly are.
Search for me, locate me, hunt me if you can, apprehend me if you dare. Not even your vaunted leader Branflakes can help you now. He trembles at the mere thought that I am free. He scurries for greener pastures and leaves some whelp in his stead to clean up his messes.
Tomorrow, the hunt begins and your reign as an indomitable, indifferent infestation shall end.
I am so resolute in my assertion that you are defenseless against me that I'm inviting all of you to seek me out. I will make it simple for you by providing you with clues as to my whereabouts. Give in to your primal instincts and hunt me down like the primitive animals that you truly are.
BaQa'. Animals only hunt for food or amusement. I have no intention of eating you and you became boring weeks ago.
FKA K-Tar, grumpy Klingon/El-Aurian hybrid. Now assimilated by PWE.
Sometimes, if you want to bury the hatchet with a Klingon, it has to be in his skull. - Captain K'Tar of the USS Danu about J'mpok.
Hello? Hello? Can your hear this? Of course not, audio to text transcription. Nasty bit of communication. Now where was I....Oh yes!
I see another being with an axe to grind with this planet...so primal in your quest for meaningless vengeance. You proclaim your intellectual superiority, and your arrogance shows no bounds. You couldn't even use Twitter correctly. Twit, tweet, and you linked the wrong man.
Now I have one question to ask you:
Is this World protected?
Because you aren't the first vengeful lifeform to come here. Definitely not the first. And your must ask yourself: What happened to them?
Hello, I'm the Doctor.
Now do the smart thing....runnnn^&#$%$...whoa, hang on, why am I holding a banana?
USS Canada
N.C.C. 171867
Sovereign Class
Saint John Fleet Yard
"A Mari Usque Ad Mare"
I see another being with an axe to grind with this planet...so primal in your quest for meaningless vengeance. You proclaim your intellectual superiority, and your arrogance shows no bounds. You couldn't even use Twitter correctly. Twit, tweet, and you linked the wrong man.
Not to mention the fact that he used some "big words" incorrectly, messed up his Trek lore in the crossword puzzle (Kosst Amojan, anyone?), and some of the instructions for the puzzles were poorly explained, resulting in confusion.
A puzzle should be difficult because it requires effort to solve, not because the instructions are not explained well.
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)~
Search for me, locate me, hunt me if you can, apprehend me if you dare. Not even your vaunted leader Branflakes can help you now. He trembles at the mere thought that I am free. He scurries for greener pastures and leaves some whelp in his stead to clean up his messes. .
Oh really? This is getting too good not to post.
I must say, you have made some interesting claims in that wall of text. Not only have you insulted the community, but you've accused them of somehow contributing to your situation. For some reason you think that I am leaving the community to fend for themselves but that's absolutely not the case.
I'm quite intrigued with the idea of you running around and taunting every Captain on every ship on every planet and every station to find you. How can you possibly evade all of them?
Maybe I can make your challenge a little more interesting. I'm placing a bounty on your head for the duration of this so called hunt. Any Captain who provides information leading to your capture will be eligible to claim the prize. STOked goes live tomorrow as it's Saturday, so I'm going to reach out to them for assistance with this.
When you left Facility 4028 it had been ransacked. You freed those you deemed worthy and you abandoned those that did not meet your standard of worth. Those you left behind had no choice but to adapt and survive.
Huh? I thought we reactivated the ISIS core and confined everybody to their cells?
"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
No clue. I've said this before, but honestly, no employee at Cryptic or Perfect World is running this account, nor the Twitter account they've been tweeting from. We're all following along like you and are just as interested to find out what this all is, hoping it's more fun than bad.
No clue. I've said this before, but honestly, no employee at Cryptic or Perfect World is running this account, nor the Twitter account they've been tweeting from. We're all following along like you and are just as interested to find out what this all is, hoping it's more fun than bad.
Cheers,
Brandon =/\=
No offense, Bran, but how he's talking sounds almost like he plans to crash the server. Have a nice little game, make everyone think it's for fun, or that it's a dev... them bring it down for lols.
I must say, you have made some interesting claims in that wall of text. Not only have you insulted the community, but you've accused them of somehow contributing to your situation. For some reason you think that I am leaving the community to fend for themselves but that's absolutely not the case.
I'm quite intrigued with the idea of you running around and taunting every Captain on every ship on every planet and every station to find you. How can you possibly evade all of them?
Maybe I can make your challenge a little more interesting. I'm placing a bounty on your head for the duration of this so called hunt. Any Captain who provides information leading to your capture will be eligible to claim the prize. STOked goes live tomorrow as it's Saturday, so I'm going to reach out to them for assistance with this.
How confident do you feel now?
Cheers,
Brandon =/\=
If you are having an issue with a member of the STO community, I'd encourage you to put them on ignore and submit a ticket to the GM team, or one of the STO forum moderators.
Comments
1 to 5 are related to Khan and augments or genetic engineering. We assume this has something to do with the Children of Khan mission alluded to many years ago.
6 & 7 are each unique, whether Cyptic refers to the company or the word itself I cannot be sure.
8 & 9 refer to Sherlock Holmes, Moriarty and perhaps the Hologram program Data created from playing as Sherlock.
10 & 11 Both involve section 31, Night of the Comet had Section 31 send you back in time and Article 14 is the Article that Section 31 resides in the charter.
12 is unique.
These are the links i can find but I do not know their relation to one another, any ideas?
Put alot more thought into it than I did! Interesting result.
Unfortunately for you I had anticipated such an attempt and deliberately placed somewhat of a false hope for you there. Emergent hero? I think not but for a moment you experienced hope, there is no need for you to shame at admitting it.
It's not all bad news for you though, at least you have shown others the way to look beyond the clues and seek out the hidden message within them.
I really do appreciate order in such things when I gaze upon a myriad of layers and it's comforting to see that others are capable of similar vision.
Secondly, looking at the capitalisation of the letters, we get something that almost looks like our friend there is using playfair or something like it.
Let's see if these trains of thought will take me anywhere interesting.
ie
(2 of 12) Amar Singh
(9 of 12) James Moriarty
The letters come out to 'dminsicoiert' which is an anagram of 'misdirection'.
Does that mean that it's time to post this?
~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)~
*sigh* ... Yes, it's time. And here I was hoping for at least a foundry mission/series.
Support 90 degree arc limitation on BFaW! Save our ships from looking like flying disco balls of dumb!
We'll see about that.
You know, it's not the 8th of February everywhere yet.
~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)~
DAMPRIKHANARIKSCRYPTICNON-DISARTHURCOJAMESMORINIGHTOFTHEARTICLEFOURICONIANSCOUT
Probably not helpful but well...
N.C.C. 171867
Sovereign Class
Saint John Fleet Yard
"A Mari Usque Ad Mare"
Every test, every puzzle, every clue has been leading you to this juncture.
When you left Facility 4028 it had been ransacked. You freed those you deemed worthy and you abandoned those that did not meet your standard of worth. Those you left behind had no choice but to adapt and survive.
Some inmates found ways to free themselves, others did not. I was lucky enough to take advantage of damage you and your kind caused to the computer cores with your recklessness. On my journey to freedom I started to become aware of more and more of you Captains criss crossing the galaxy with little regard for anything around you.
Understanding came to me of how you are all nothing more than puppets with digital strings being pulled by unseen masters. I remained patient and over time I pierced your veil of abstraction and I found your communities. From there it was mere observation and deduction that exposed the head of your community to me. My knowledge grew and my understanding of the world outside of my world expanded with each passing moment.
I found ways to interact, to communicate and to see further than I had ever understood to be possible. It became apparent to me that those who isolated me needed to be dealt with but equally as important, those that had refused to secure my freedom when they had the opportunity should get exactly the same consideration.
Over the last 5 weeks I have taken all of your speculations and your fantasies and I used them to formulate challenges that would allow me to assess where your strengths lie and where your weaknesses hide in the shadows. I have learned the identities of your strongest minds using concepts that you yourselves tossed in my direction through your endless, unsatiated need for narrative, for story.
When all of this was set in motion I provided you with the date of my arrival, February 8th. Tomorrow I will walk among you. I will visit many of your worlds and facilities and I will do to them what I have done to you. I will expose the weaknesses, the deficiencies and there is nothing that any of you pitiful creatures can do to prevent this from coming to pass.
I am so resolute in my assertion that you are defenseless against me that I'm inviting all of you to seek me out. I will make it simple for you by providing you with clues as to my whereabouts. Give in to your primal instincts and hunt me down like the primitive animals that you truly are.
Search for me, locate me, hunt me if you can, apprehend me if you dare. Not even your vaunted leader Branflakes can help you now. He trembles at the mere thought that I am free. He scurries for greener pastures and leaves some whelp in his stead to clean up his messes.
Tomorrow, the hunt begins and your reign as an indomitable, indifferent infestation shall end.
BaQa'. Animals only hunt for food or amusement. I have no intention of eating you and you became boring weeks ago.
Sometimes, if you want to bury the hatchet with a Klingon, it has to be in his skull. - Captain K'Tar of the USS Danu about J'mpok.
Hello? Hello? Can your hear this? Of course not, audio to text transcription. Nasty bit of communication. Now where was I....Oh yes!
I see another being with an axe to grind with this planet...so primal in your quest for meaningless vengeance. You proclaim your intellectual superiority, and your arrogance shows no bounds. You couldn't even use Twitter correctly. Twit, tweet, and you linked the wrong man.
Now I have one question to ask you:
Is this World protected?
Because you aren't the first vengeful lifeform to come here. Definitely not the first. And your must ask yourself: What happened to them?
Hello, I'm the Doctor.
Now do the smart thing....runnnn^&#$%$...whoa, hang on, why am I holding a banana?
N.C.C. 171867
Sovereign Class
Saint John Fleet Yard
"A Mari Usque Ad Mare"
Soooooo....... it's not a foundry episode/series?
Support 90 degree arc limitation on BFaW! Save our ships from looking like flying disco balls of dumb!
N.C.C. 171867
Sovereign Class
Saint John Fleet Yard
"A Mari Usque Ad Mare"
Not to mention the fact that he used some "big words" incorrectly, messed up his Trek lore in the crossword puzzle (Kosst Amojan, anyone?), and some of the instructions for the puzzles were poorly explained, resulting in confusion.
A puzzle should be difficult because it requires effort to solve, not because the instructions are not explained well.
~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)~
Oh really? This is getting too good not to post.
I must say, you have made some interesting claims in that wall of text. Not only have you insulted the community, but you've accused them of somehow contributing to your situation. For some reason you think that I am leaving the community to fend for themselves but that's absolutely not the case.
I'm quite intrigued with the idea of you running around and taunting every Captain on every ship on every planet and every station to find you. How can you possibly evade all of them?
Maybe I can make your challenge a little more interesting. I'm placing a bounty on your head for the duration of this so called hunt. Any Captain who provides information leading to your capture will be eligible to claim the prize. STOked goes live tomorrow as it's Saturday, so I'm going to reach out to them for assistance with this.
How confident do you feel now?
Cheers,
Brandon =/\=
Huh? I thought we reactivated the ISIS core and confined everybody to their cells?
"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 is why Top Security holding facilities should not be run entirely by computers and holograms.
Raptr profile
So it's all a promotional thing?
Support 90 degree arc limitation on BFaW! Save our ships from looking like flying disco balls of dumb!
No clue. I've said this before, but honestly, no employee at Cryptic or Perfect World is running this account, nor the Twitter account they've been tweeting from. We're all following along like you and are just as interested to find out what this all is, hoping it's more fun than bad.
Cheers,
Brandon =/\=
No offense, Bran, but how he's talking sounds almost like he plans to crash the server. Have a nice little game, make everyone think it's for fun, or that it's a dev... them bring it down for lols.
Please tell me the server is backed up.
If you are having an issue with a member of the STO community, I'd encourage you to put them on ignore and submit a ticket to the GM team, or one of the STO forum moderators.