ShadeFoster Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 There are a few sites that provide tools for downloading videos from YouTube--for example, http://videodownloader.net--or you can just download a mirror of the original or transcoded version directly from the wiki: http://vanishingpointwiki.com/wiki/Video-Ignition Thank you so very much, you are a saint and a Gentleman. Shade Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/62/#findComment-588191171 Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicalwoo Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Gaaaa!!!!! there's a new video up on Soapbox, doesn't really give any new info but I've only watched it once. Same girl from first video, uses a blow-torch to change the shape of something to spell vanishingpointgame.com then erases it. I'm sure there's more. Get your butts over to soapbox. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/62/#findComment-588191509 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Markus Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Gaaaa!!!!! there's a new video up on Soapbox, doesn't really give any new info but I've only watched it once. Same girl from first video, uses a blow-torch to change the shape of something to spell vanishingpointgame.com then erases it. I'm sure there's more. Get your butts over to soapbox. Yeah, uhhmmm, that's great... However if you check the previous 10 pages of this thread you'll find all of us discussing this video. BTW, it's already been solved... :sleep: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/62/#findComment-588191579 Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicalwoo Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 those posts didn't make it to my RSS feeds. My sincerest apologies. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/62/#findComment-588191618 Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy_tho Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 (edited) Gaaaa!!!!! there's a new video up on Soapbox, doesn't really give any new info but I've only watched it once. Same girl from first video, uses a blow-torch to change the shape of something to spell vanishingpointgame.com then erases it. I'm sure there's more. Get your butts over to soapbox. Was on youtube. Posted a few posts up. Eh. Got sidetracked and posted before refreshing. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/62/#findComment-588191651 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuguy Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 (edited) Ethereal is what you're thinking of. But I think Fiddler is better for this kind of analysis anyway as it deals with HTTP traffic specifically.Think perhaps we're thinking along the wrong lines though. We should be trying to work out what these mean. rpf6ncada34wget32-84 kvezz1x6cfp0egnyvm32 z3o6qj-o3ddwn3;u-loe I just received a piece in the mail today that was mailed out to me on the 29th of Dec. Not sure it will help but...It contains three files: Cipher Key2.jpg from_Loki.txt Loki.wmv I think the wmv file is the same as everyone elses, the text file is also the same but what about the Cipher Key2.jpg. Where is Cipher Key1? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/62/#findComment-588191702 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TecShdw Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 (edited) Probably the same as what I recieved today....It was mailed out the 29th of December also... Here's what it looks like - http://forums.themotens.com/viewtopic.php?t=61 Pretty plain compaired to others I've seen, but the same thing all in all. :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/62/#findComment-588191721 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apogee Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Get your butts over to soapbox. Loki favors Google? Seems weird. You think native Microsoft technologies would be in play more. :shiftyninja: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/62/#findComment-588191741 Share on other sites More sharing options...
windowsvista5472 Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 how to get the box? :| Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/62/#findComment-588191925 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamerz4391 Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 I'm still confused about how 3akix3ozidd1b was worked it, was it using rot+4? I cannot work it out and couldn't work it out from the other posts either?I got rot+4 in the post today and couldn't get it to give me this answer, and the one I got didn't work - maybe I just did it wrong though.. Rot +4, lose the even numbers, keep the odds. It worked for me. I just received the Cipher Key 6 in the mail today. Mine just came in an envelope though. No box or laptop or anything. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/62/#findComment-588191974 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SegaO Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 k... I've been following this thread for a long time now... and i have to say... whoever solved that FILE problem must be a GENIUS!!... i couldnt get it... but... now.. ofcourse i do :)... so... that being said... uhh... do we have to be at that hotel when the time runs out or... go to the vanishingpointgame website?... (confusion) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/62/#findComment-588192099 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCTAGRAM Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 do we have to be at that hotelProbably.Circumambulation or... go to the vanishingpointgame website?...Definitelly.Antepenultimate Keep it up when the countdown hits zero and you could win high-end laptops, gaming computers, media centers, software, gaming consoles, media players, and games Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/62/#findComment-588192290 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TecShdw Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Rot +4, lose the even numbers, keep the odds. It worked for me. I just received the Cipher Key 6 in the mail today. Mine just came in an envelope though. No box or laptop or anything. Sounds like mine Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/62/#findComment-588192439 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadeFoster Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 http://www.answers.com/topic/loki-2 This is kinda related, maby, okay I mainly found it interesting and it thematically goes with the game. Enjoy it was a good read. Shade Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/62/#findComment-588192480 Share on other sites More sharing options...
I8PP Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Sounds like mine I got the same mailing today, and i'm not even playing this game :s WTF lol Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/62/#findComment-588192904 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Sheldon Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 With all the new usb sticks going out my guess someone will have a new cypher, why would MS send out just the old cyphers as it's clear we have solved them, I am sure they are paying attention to this forum. Still nice gift to be sent, but my guess is there is a new one, we need to see all of the cypher key jpegs together now, 6 or 7 I believe. Lets see. Must be some more from the new video too as formula does not really get much more info, I don't think they will just go quiet for the next few days, need to build it a bit more I think. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/62/#findComment-588192988 Share on other sites More sharing options...
selphj Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 I got the letter yesterday too. It had cipher5 on the stick. It seems we at a hold up until something else happens now though. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/62/#findComment-588193002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoD14 Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 (edited) With all the new usb sticks going out my guess someone will have a new cypher, why would MS send out just the old cyphers as it's clear we have solved them, I am sure they are paying attention to this forum. Still nice gift to be sent, but my guess is there is a new one, we need to see all of the cypher key jpegs together now, 6 or 7 I believe. Lets see. i think, the key's are "old" because they where mailed out all at the same time. from US to US it takes less time then from US to Europe or anywhere else. so some people got the keys earlyer than others. my letter is send out on dec. 28th and i recieved it von jan. 3th. i just find it strange, that they send out 256MB USB-Drives for a 25MB Video o.O during the Vista Beta they just send out 128MB Drives for bug bashs... that a bit frustating, you get a 128MB Key for working and a 256MB Key for noting... o.O Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/62/#findComment-588193115 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperRob Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 With all the new usb sticks going out my guess someone will have a new cypher, why would MS send out just the old cyphers as it's clear we have solved them, I am sure they are paying attention to this forum. Still nice gift to be sent, but my guess is there is a new one, we need to see all of the cypher key jpegs together now, 6 or 7 I believe. Lets see.Must be some more from the new video too as formula does not really get much more info, I don't think they will just go quiet for the next few days, need to build it a bit more I think. I wouldn't bet on it. The USB sticks showing up now are probably just delayed ... it's hard to tell just how quickly people will solve the puzzles, so they have to make sure they have enough to go around. Just consider it a gift. There is no reason to assume that there are more messages hidden in the original cipher, especially now that a video has come out revealing an entirely new puzzle. Besides, I've run all sorts of brute-force decryption algorithms on the original code, and I'm not finding anything that immediately jumps out (though they designed it to make a brute-force attack pretty difficult). Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/62/#findComment-588193132 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkDK Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Sounds like mine I also received this letter and USB key today, which is how I found these forums. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/62/#findComment-588193278 Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanowhiz Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 I must be missing something here, but how has Microsoft collected everyone's address for this game? How do they randomly send out this information? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/62/#findComment-588193292 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryster Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 I've been following this game since it started, so when I received a letter from "LOKI" today I was really excited to have a part to play in this. Imagine how disappointed I was when I discovered it was just a cipher that had been solved about a week or so earlier. Seems like they mailed these same ciphers to hundreds of people, not "a few" as the letter says. Oh well, a 256mb memory stick isn't a bad gift I suppose :) See below for my envelope, letter, memory key and cipher just in case there is some subtle difference that no-one is aware of. And Yanowhiz.. have you ever registered a Microsoft product or participated in a Beta program before? from_Loki.txt Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/62/#findComment-588193313 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambon Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 I must be missing something here, but how has Microsoft collected everyone's address for this game? How do they randomly send out this information? Vista beta testers got to fill in surveys for various secret future events, this must have been one of them.. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/62/#findComment-588193352 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TecShdw Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 (edited) I'm sure you are correct Jambon. :) Edited January 4, 2007 by TecShdw Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/62/#findComment-588193513 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zyphrax Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 (edited) At least now we can show the real cipher key image in the start post.I've created a copy of the second YouTube video (Ignition). In case they remove it again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFci2qJD140 Nice music for the video btw Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/62/#findComment-588193697 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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