Ua: Solved it! :)

[Alec Turner]

Holy crap, you might be on to something. I just serialised all of the binary as 0= . and 1= -, then translated "elite" into morse and searched...lo and behold, it's there. As is "www" a few times. Haven't found "dangerous" or "frontier" yet, though.

Now we're going to run into problems with the order of all the sequences.

Didn't somebody point out that most of the data fell into 7 bit patterns or somesuch but that there was a header of just 3 bits or something? Could that header be a sequence number which you can use to assemble them in the right order? You could also use it to identify gaps where we need additional sequences? (from other UAs maybe?).

 

[Mikey2305]

play it backwards and it definitely says 'paul is dead'...

 

[gravityztr]

Didn't somebody point out that most of the data fell into 7 bit patterns or somesuch but that there was a header of just 3 bits or something? Could that header be a sequence number which you can use to assemble them in the right order? You could also use it to identify gaps where we need additional sequences? (from other UAs maybe?).

you can order the code into lines of 3 bits, then 6 bits respectively...

 

[edukainc]

The code reads: "Be sure to drink your Ovaltine"

 

[Philip Coutts]

I just hope this isn't all those James Blunt CD's that got spaced...

 

[Poseidal]

The code reads: "Be sure to drink your Ovaltine"

I already told everyone! They wouldn't listen!

 

[teaurn]

Sounds like an Imperial code to me...

Anyone checked out Hoth?

 

[Wavey]

This reminds me of the Australian astronomers/scientists who have been listening to a microwave cooker for 10 yrs and only just figured it out ...

 

[Navynuke99]

Hey guys, do you know what that could mean? ENTER AND WIN TIME. Maybe some interstellar teleporting stuff !?!?

You guys, we're going about this all wrong! When the 1st person module comes out, you'll see that the UA is really just a Thargoid TARDIS. The size is about right, and from the amount of blue sparkles and radiation it's putting out, it's obviously malfunctioning and has to be bigger on the inside. The other noncelestial object out there has to be the key!

 

[Skuli]

At least it's not encoding "Lorem ipsum dolor sit." That would be the ultimate Frontier troll.

 

[Yabba Addict]

I reckon it's a locator signal. One that has to be heard by the Thargoids a few times for them to pinpoint what galaxy it's coming from. Each time someone ejects one of these they get closer to locking on. Then MB comes on the forums and tells us all to listen. These things even encourage you to drop them, damaging your ship the longer you try to stop that signal being broadcast.

 

[edukainc]

I already told everyone! They wouldn't listen!

LOL - perhaps: Klaatu barada nikto
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I am amazed however at how dedicated and smart the ED commanders are on this puzzle.
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SETI should have let this community analyze their telemetries from the get go. We probably would have had embassies on other worlds by now!!

 

[Ancipital]

At least it's not encoding "Lorem ipsum dolor sit." That would be the ultimate Frontier troll.

I beg to differ- a complaint that the ship that was carrying the artifact was flying without insurance and was destroyed after logging out in an asteroid belt would be worse.

 

[Joe Spivey]

Pssst, you have to listen to it under water in the prefect's bathroom.

 

[Rezri]

You know, intentional or not, you may have just answered the biggest question here.
If as you say, no sections are repeated, then that implies that it is a singularly whole long message (which could last the length of the artefact's degradation in space).
So I'll put the whole lot together and treat as one instead.

I gotta step up and disagree here. Assuming it's a long transmission is a bit leap. I've listened to so many of these recordings, some in the same system w/ repeat drops back to back (and still with zero matching patterns) that I really think there's just an element of randomization at this point. Multiple layers of audio that can be varied for presentation.

While I hope I'm dead wrong, because an actual message would be tons of fun to have the community find, I personally am done hunting for clues. I think the only thing that will continue this story is time, and future content patches.

 

[excalibus]

enter the system, and win some time by getting your ship destroyed and having to fly back to the system to try again? just sayin

 

[SilverbladeTE]

nah this is the actual code, but takes bit to work it out as it's interleaved harmonics

--- .... --..-- / .. .----. -- / .- / .-.. ..- -- -... . .-. .--- .- -.-. -.- / .- -. -.. / .. .----. -- / .- .-.. .-.. / --- -.- .- -.-- / .. / ... .-.. . . .--. / .- .-.. .-.. / -. .. --. .... - / .- -. -.. / .-- --- .-. -.- / .- .-.. .-.. / -.. .- -.--

 

[Rezri]

nah this is the actual code, but takes bit to work it out as it's interleaved harmonics

--- .... --..-- / .. .----. -- / .- / .-.. ..- -- -... . .-. .--- .- -.-. -.- / .- -. -.. / .. .----. -- / .- .-.. .-.. / --- -.- .- -.-- / .. / ... .-.. . . .--. / .- .-.. .-.. / -. .. --. .... - / .- -. -.. / .-- --- .-. -.- / .- .-.. .-.. / -.. .- -.--

.. -.-. ..- - -.. --- .-- -. - .-. . . ... .. ... -.- .. .--. .- -. -.. .--- ..- -- .--. .. --. --- - --- - .... . .-.. .- ...- .- - --- .-. -.--

 

[Sentience]

nah this is the actual code, but takes bit to work it out as it's interleaved harmonics

--- .... --..-- / .. .----. -- / .- / .-.. ..- -- -... . .-. .--- .- -.-. -.- / .- -. -.. / .. .----. -- / .- .-.. .-.. / --- -.- .- -.-- / .. / ... .-.. . . .--. / .- .-.. .-.. / -. .. --. .... - / .- -. -.. / .-- --- .-. -.- / .- .-.. .-.. / -.. .- -.--

- .-. --- .-.. .-..

 

[Skürt Avil]

nah this is the actual code, but takes bit to work it out as it's interleaved harmonics

--- .... --..-- / .. .----. -- / .- / .-.. ..- -- -... . .-. .--- .- -.-. -.- / .- -. -.. / .. .----. -- / .- .-.. .-.. / --- -.- .- -.-- / .. / ... .-.. . . .--. / .- .-.. .-.. / -. .. --. .... - / .- -. -.. / .-- --- .-. -.- / .- .-.. .-.. / -.. .- -.--

that's just wrong.