Wyco Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Haven't found anything at the ms-bio site. I'll go and sleep now, its past midnight here :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/29/#findComment-588164947 Share on other sites More sharing options...
comk Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 I found something. I think this website is somehow related to the game and post #74 here http://galaxyrailway.com/C62/data-room/C62...62sinagawa.html translated version here http://translate.google.com/translate?u=ht...Flanguage_tools Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/29/#findComment-588164951 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zyphrax Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 (edited) Important links The video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xqiqNn1RIM The biography: http://vanishingpointgame.com/biography/ The flickr website: http://flickr.com/photos/inzenity/ Video clues/findings 1. The map (left of Bellagio picture) is the map of the Bellagio fountains, one of the sidewalks has been marked with a pen 2. Japanese text in the video (below the Bellagio picture) is the Main welcome text of the Japanese Bellagio site 3. She puts 1 watch in her pocket and 4 watches in a box, with a small red dart/screwdriver/... 4. She talks about "if they need help, they can look for the vanishingpoint tag". When you search on Google for "vanishingpoint tag" you get to the Flickr site above. Biography clues/findings 1. The formula and biography hint towards Leonhard Euler (not sure yet) Other clues/findings 1. Changing your system time progresses the counter, but nothing happens when it reaches 00:00:00. Edited December 24, 2006 by Zyphrax Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/29/#findComment-588164954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyco Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 I found something. I think this website is somehow related to the game and post #74 here http://galaxyrailway.com/C62/data-room/C62...62sinagawa.html translated version here http://translate.google.com/translate?u=ht...Flanguage_tools Rather unlikely, especially as it was last modified on July 16th. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/29/#findComment-588164956 Share on other sites More sharing options...
inzenity Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 GalaxyRailway is an old Japanese Cartoon/Anime from the 80's (and a fav of mine from when I was a kid in HK) :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/29/#findComment-588164959 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dissonation Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Just to backtrack to the start, people talk about a diode on the cat. I have a copy of that image from ages ago and it has the "diode" on that too- my assumption would be that it is just a random bit of plastic/item, and its also the reason the cats reacting how he is and its not in game. This is filling the hole 'The Lost Experience' ARG left- New way for me to waste my time, woo! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/29/#findComment-588164964 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adis Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 hey inzenity since you seem to have the original video can you post it in the original resolution somewhere, or at least give us some more shots of it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/29/#findComment-588164981 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zyphrax Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 (edited) Start by reading the startpost of this topic Important links The video The biography The flickr website Video clues/findings 1. The map (left of Bellagio picture) is the map of the Bellagio fountains, one of the sidewalks has been marked with a pen 2. Japanese text in the video (below the Bellagio picture) is the Main welcome text of the Japanese Bellagio site 3. She puts 1 watch in her pocket and 4 watches in a box, with a small red dart/screwdriver/... 4. She talks about "if they need help, they can look for the vanishingpoint tag". When you search on Google for "vanishingpoint tag" you get to the Flickr site above. Biography clues/findings 1. The formula and biography hint towards Leonhard Euler (not sure yet) Other clues/findings 1. Changing your system time progresses the counter, but nothing happens when it reaches 00:00:00. 2. The website counts down to 8th of January 2007 6.30pm Did I forget anything in this? Let's keep up-to-date what we know... Edit: added the countdown info Edited December 24, 2006 by Zyphrax Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/29/#findComment-588164992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
smash505 Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 There is a yiros in the video. :shiftyninja: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/29/#findComment-588165001 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxblast Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 (edited) Did I forget anything in this? Let's keep up-to-date what we know... You missed out that the date counts down to the 8th of January 2007 6.30pm But the rest is all good, We need to see more high res footage. video, i still reckon that the video is missing some thing at the beginning? any one else agree? The wrappers look like a xbox 360 button confige if rotated EDIT: CES2007 will be on during the time when the countdown finishes? http://windowsconnected.com/photos/blog_pi...0/original.aspx All together Now. Announcing a new way to share, protect, and store what matters most.January 2007 could this be something? EDIT2: The original video was taken down very quick, kinda reminds me of lost and their videos Edited December 24, 2006 by gxblast Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/29/#findComment-588165004 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adis Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 Is it just me or do you think she is memorizing that book she is reading. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/29/#findComment-588165058 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zyphrax Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 Is it just me or do you think she is memorizing that book she is reading. Lets find out which book she is exactly reading Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/29/#findComment-588165079 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott390 Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 Anyone spent any time trying to find other sites that are doing the same as us to try and steal some ideas... Im assuming we need to figure out another key and since all the keys so far have come from that first cryptic image from keyboard rotations etc does the video even help us with finding another key?? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/29/#findComment-588165088 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zyphrax Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 Important links The video The biography The flickr website Video clues/findings 1. The map (left of Bellagio picture) is the map of the Bellagio fountains, one of the sidewalks has been marked with a pen 2. Japanese text in the video (below the Bellagio picture) is the Main welcome text of the Japanese Bellagio site 3. She puts 1 watch in her pocket and 4 watches in a box, with a small red dart/screwdriver/... 4. She talks about "if they need help, they can look for the vanishingpoint tag". When you search on Google for "vanishingpoint tag" you get to the Flickr site above. 5. The black book that she is reading on the bed is: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Vol 2 by Edward Gibbon Biography clues/findings 1. The formula and biography hint towards Leonhard Euler (not sure yet) Other clues/findings 1. Changing your system time progresses the counter, but nothing happens when it reaches 00:00:00. 2. The website counts down to 8th of January 2007 6.30pm Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/29/#findComment-588165099 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flavv Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 snip Some one, clear up this image, may have a clue.? from the youtube video the book she was reading About as clean as it will get, from inzenity's blog. I just used ps on it a bit to make the text darker and more focused. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/29/#findComment-588165103 Share on other sites More sharing options...
smash505 Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 Somebody wanna give the guy who posted the flickr images a call? His number is 617-326-3854 and he lives in Japan. I think his name is Ho Yin. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/29/#findComment-588165104 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted December 25, 2006 Subscriber² Share Posted December 25, 2006 About as clean as it will get, from inzenity's blog. I just used ps on it a bit to make the text darker and more focused. The pages are from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by 18th century English historian Edward Gibbon. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/29/#findComment-588165126 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zyphrax Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 About as clean as it will get, from inzenity's blog. I just used ps on it a bit to make the text darker and more focused. Read it online here: http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/boo...e-2/chap58.html Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/29/#findComment-588165132 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealFduch Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 The site flash has some hidden secrets. But they are hard to uncover. Do you think wasting my time for that could bring useful info? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/29/#findComment-588165135 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zyphrax Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 Some have tried to decompile it, but no great results so far... I guess the ASPX page does the real work :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/29/#findComment-588165148 Share on other sites More sharing options...
emale_tart Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 ffs are you lot still here - clear awff and go chase santa ! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/29/#findComment-588165163 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealFduch Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 Some have tried to decompile it, but no great results so far... I guess the ASPX page does the real work :) You are not enough familiar with flash protection. If you look in the decomplied flash code, you'd find out that it doesn't do ANYTHING useful. only some strange simple aruthmetics and IFs. It doesn't send anything to internet. This is what you should find suspicious. I solved the case: the code is broken and only parts can be decompiled. But it can be disassembled! And I see some interesting things there. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/29/#findComment-588165177 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnTimOnY Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 You are not enough familiar with flash protection. If you look in the decomplied flash code, you'd find out that it doesn't do ANYTHING useful. only some strange simple aruthmetics and IFs. It doesn't send anything to internet. This is what you should find suspicious. I solved the case: the code is broken and only parts can be decompiled. But it can be disassembled! And I see some interesting things there. maybe post it here? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/29/#findComment-588165195 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zyphrax Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 You are not enough familiar with flash protection. If you look in the decomplied flash code, you'd find out that it doesn't do ANYTHING useful. only some strange simple aruthmetics and IFs. It doesn't send anything to internet. This is what you should find suspicious. I solved the case: the code is broken and only parts can be decompiled. But it can be disassembled! And I see some interesting things there. My reply was based on findings by other users. Im running a Flash decompiler now myself. The first thing I notice is indeed a load of IFs. Is this some form of obfuscation or really just plain useless? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/29/#findComment-588165209 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveLegg Developer Posted December 25, 2006 Developer Share Posted December 25, 2006 Anyone care to point me at a good free flash decompiler? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/29/#findComment-588165221 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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