Recommended Posts

the blowtorch video is reversed BTW :p it goes from the text to being rubbish, thats how it works.

and "Remember, countdowns usually end with a launch, and this will be a lift-off like the world has never seen." so this has something to do with the space station ? maybe the rocket blasts off without crashing, maybe it actually leaves earth and they dont fake being on the moon ?

and now for some reason i cannot click the submit button on the flash part of the site! the button doesnt work :s?

I ment reversing the images of the memory metal (?) before it was blowtorched I do actually realise and understand that the video is frist played inreverse then in sequence. I am sorry that there was a missunderstanding though I did think I was very clear that what I want to do is reverse a screen capture of the "rubbish" and also mess with it in my editing software to see if there might be more than rubbish. Then again it could very well just be rubbish. But atleast it is somthing to do.

I sometimes have problems summiting stuff as well I find that reloding my browser or the web page fixes it most of the time. Hope that helps you.

Shade.

I ment reversing the images of the memory metal (?) before it was blowtorched I do actually realise and understand that the video is frist played inreverse then in sequence. I am sorry that there was a missunderstanding though I did think I was very clear that what I want to do is reverse a screen capture of the "rubbish" and also mess with it in my editing software to see if there might be more than rubbish. Then again it could very well just be rubbish. But atleast it is somthing to do.

I sometimes have problems summiting stuff as well I find that reloding my browser or the web page fixes it most of the time. Hope that helps you.

Shade.

i never ment it for you :s? it was just to inform people so sorry if it looked like i was intending to have a go at you

dude guys i got all the cordinates to the locations and mabe someone can see something in them so here they are

L.V.

Lat. 36.174

Long. -115.135

L.A.

Lat. 34.052

Long. -118.243

Sydney

Lat. -33.869

Long. 151.210

Miami

Lat. 25.774

Long. -80.193

Austin

Lat. 30.266

Long.-97.741

Phoenix

Lat. 33.447

Long. -112.073

Singapore

Lat. 1.34

Long. 103.835

Berlin

Lat. 52.52

Long. 13.38

London

Lat. 51.52

Long. -0.1

Toronto

Lat. 43.670

Long. -79.386

San francisco

Lat. 37.774

Long. -122.417

Seattle

Lat. 47.605

Long. -122.329

I looked up the London one, that doesn't seem to be anywhere - useful anyway! Haven't Microsoft got offices in all those cities?

i never ment it for you :s? it was just to inform people so sorry if it looked like i was intending to have a go at you

Sorry on my side to, It was a sequence missunderstanding. That is one of the problem I face not being used to forum comunitys.

On another note I seem to find out about these puzzles well after they are realised is there a way to be "quicker on the ball". Or is it just a case of people getting lucky. It is kinda dishearting to the quality of use one has when all you can provide is speculation becuase everything is solved by the time you find out about it.

Shade.

I received a key from Microsoft this morning. It was the 3scap3grav1ty one so nothing new. :pinch:

If everyone helps to find the answers how does Microsoft know who to give the prizes to? :blink:

Did yours not say Rot+4. I got Cipher Key 6 this morning. It's the same diagram as lokivanishes but +4, not -4.

First Page needs updating with the two new parts of the site.. whats all that 12 puzzles about, does that mean when the countdown runs out in each location there will be 12 prizes available to be won?

Great work everyone :p I go offline for a couple days and not only is there another 10 pages of posts, but also 2 more keys. I'm guessing "formula" was the solution to /biography. I think some of us (myself included) were definitely overthinking that one.

I think it means that the real game hasn't actually started yet.. :s I don't know what they mean "online and off"...

And I don't know what they mean by "lift-off like the world has never seen" but I guess we'll find out on Jan 8 :D.

I suspect 12 puzzles per week until the launch of Windows Vista on the 30th. So 36 total puzzles/prizes if we start on Monday and end on the 28th. Just speculating. ;)

Sounds right to me :p it says "chance to win some unbelievable prizes" so it sounsd like they'll have a draw for everyone who gets the right answer to each puzzle.

You've probably all noticed this, but the site now shows "come back when the countdown reaches the vanishing point" on the main page. I guess all the puzzles have been solved for now :p

i got that letter today with the post here in germany. i don't know, what's all that about, how sould they figure out who solved which quest? and if it would be a prize draw, that would be strange, because the "come back when the coundwon reaches the vanishing point" was allready shown, when the letter arrived here in germany o.O

dude guys i got all the cordinates to the locations and mabe someone can see something in them so here they are

L.V.

Lat. 36.174

Long. -115.135

L.A.

Lat. 34.052

Long. -118.243

Sydney

Lat. -33.869

Long. 151.210

Miami

Lat. 25.774

Long. -80.193

Austin

Lat. 30.266

Long.-97.741

Phoenix

Lat. 33.447

Long. -112.073

Singapore

Lat. 1.34

Long. 103.835

Berlin

Lat. 52.52

Long. 13.38

London

Lat. 51.52

Long. -0.1

Toronto

Lat. 43.670

Long. -79.386

San francisco

Lat. 37.774

Long. -122.417

Seattle

Lat. 47.605

Long. -122.329

Are these just the coordinates for the cities?

no, the one for berlin is for example outside the city. somewhere in the countryside, some farmers houses, some threes, a bit of wood... well, you could say... there's nothing out there.

Where did these coordinates come from? No one has explained that yet. Someone just posted the list and we're all assuming they're legit.

One other thing I wanted to say ... I think it's pretty clear from what we've seen so far that fixating on things such as the blowtorch, or the shape of the metal before they form the URL, is pointless. It's flavor, just stuff to enhance the mystique of the game. The game clues themselves will be fairly obvious. Of course, this could change, but it doesn't seem like she's doing anything but hiding in plain sight right now.

Edited by SuperRob
Couldn't one of the keys be a key on the keyboard?

I highly doubt any more ciphers/clues/keys will be released until the actual campaign starts.

What we've found out so far is more than enough without them giving away more answers and therefore taking some of the mysticism away...

Hello everybody,

Can someone confirm those Long Lat coordinates, please? Where do you have them from, moroz r ?

If they are correct, then the Berlin coordinates are somehow around the corner from where I live. If they aren't, do they represent the center of each of the cities? In that case, the Berlin coordinates would be wrong again, because the coordinates for Berlin are 52? 31' N, 13? 25' O according to the Wikipedia. So please help out in telling us, where you got those coordinates from :-)

Best,

Pat

post-193151-1167845263_thumb.png

Did yours not say Rot+4. I got Cipher Key 6 this morning. It's the same diagram as lokivanishes but +4, not -4.

Hi,

I received a letter this morning containing the note from Loki and a memory stick. The image was called Cipher Key 6.jpg and was a Rot +4 not the Rot -4 that was originally posted on Neowin.

Letter was date marked the 28th December.

This topic is now closed to further replies.
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Posts

    • On Tuesday, Microsoft drilled another hole in the duo's sinking relationship with the debut of its MAI-Thinking-1 AI model, a midsize model that the company said is intended for high-efficiency, low-token-cost situations...... https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/microsoft-and-openais-relationship-continues-to-crumble-183330195.html  
    • Ladybird Browser is no longer accepting outside contributions thanks to AI by David Uzondu The Ladybird Browser Project has announced it will no longer accept public pull requests and will limit changes to those made by its maintainers as it works towards its first alpha release. According to Ladybird's creator Andreas Kling, this is "not a change we make lightly," but the rapid shift in AI capabilities forced their hand. Previously, a massive PR implied that the person behind it put a lot of care into the code and is ready to "answer for the consequences." Now with AI, anyone can generate a PR without even understanding the bug fix or feature they want merged. The blog post goes on to say that the team is closing all open public pull requests immediately, and that maintainers will not treat external forks as a review queue for upstream Ladybird. Instead, the team wants outside contributors to focus on reporting bugs and running tests. Kling started Ladybird back in 2019 as LibHTML, a simple HTML viewer for his hobby operating system, SerenityOS, but by September 2022, it had turned into a full-fledged browser project. What sets Ladybird apart from the likes of Google Chrome, Apple Safari, or Mozilla Firefox is its totally independent engine, which does not rely on pre-existing codebases. The project maintains a strict policy against default search engine deals or user data monetization, keeping development funded entirely by donations and sponsorships. Generative AI is forcing open source project maintainers to rethink how they handle public code contributions (and the whole open-source thing in general). One month ago, a leak about the National Health Service (NHS) suggested the organization was planning to take all of its public repositories private ahead of a May 11 deadline, thanks to Mythos (an AI model that Anthropic believes is too dangerous to be released to the public) and its ability to find and write exploits for zero-day vulnerabilities. Thankfully, the Government Digital Service (GDS) issued a counter-report titled "AI, open code and vulnerability risk in the public sector" that stopped the shutdown by pointing out that hiding code does not improve security.
    • Kalmuri 4.2.4 by Razvan Serea Kalmuri is your all-in-one, portable screen capture and recording solution designed for speed, simplicity, and flexibility. Whether you need a full-screen snapshot, a custom area, a scrolling webpage, or smooth video recording, Kalmuri delivers with ease. Capture text instantly from images with built-in OCR, keep floating images on top for quick reference, and use the precise color picker for perfect design matching. Customize hotkeys to work your way and share results instantly with built-in upload options. Kalmuri runs without installation, making it ideal for USB use, and offers an intuitive interface that’s easy to learn. Kalmuri key features: Video recording support (designation of whole screen and area) Whole screen, active program, window control, area application Extract text from images using optical character recognition (OCR). Support for PNG, JPG, WEBP, BMP, GIF file formats MP4 video recording powered by FFmpeg for high-quality results Full web page capture Share the captured image on the web Color extraction function Printer output Hotkey settings Adjustable via keyboard for area capture (Arrow key, Ctrl+Arrow key, Shift+Arrow key) File name format (sequential, datetime) Free to use it at work, at home, in government offices, at school, etc. Using Kalmuri portable for video recording Kalmuri’s portable version doesn’t include FFmpeg, which is required for video recording. Without it, you’ll get an “error FFmpeg.exe not found” message. To fix this, download FFmpeg from the provided link, extract it, and place FFmpeg.exe in Kalmuri’s folder. Kalmuri will then recognize it automatically, allowing you to start recording in high quality instantly. Kalmuri 4.2.4 changelog: Fixed an issue where color picking could occasionally freeze Improved capture stability Resolved a possible unexpected app shutdown in certain cases Refined internal handling for a smoother experience Download: Kalmuri 4.2.4 | 24.2 MB (Freeware) Download: Kalmuri Portable 4.2.4 | 2.1 MB View: Kalmuri Website | Screenshot Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware
    • I like the show more options. The only problem with it is that it's not always in a consistent spot in the menu. If the copy/paste/cut, happens to show on top, then more option is the last in the menu. But if copy/paste/cut happens to show on the bottom, then more options is before the copy/paste/cut. But I do like the more options because it hides the stuff that I rarely use. But I would like to choose what it is or isn't hiding. That would make it better.
    • I wonder if "put it back the way it was for decades" ever crossed their minds? 🤣
  • Recent Achievements

    • Week One Done
      I2D earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • Week One Done
      Dr Jared Dental Studio earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • Week One Done
      RG INVESTMENT GROUP earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • Very Popular
      The Norwegian Drone Pilot earned a badge
      Very Popular
    • Very Popular
      s0nic69 earned a badge
      Very Popular
  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      484
    2. 2
      PsYcHoKiLLa
      257
    3. 3
      Skyfrog
      81
    4. 4
      FloatingFatMan
      64
    5. 5
      Michael Scrip
      62
  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!