just out curiosity how is everyone pronouncing this name? I've thought it was like the Hebrew word for Peace, "Shalom," but Obsidian Ant said it like "Sal-o-may".
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just out curiosity how is everyone pronouncing this name? I've thought it was like the Hebrew word for Peace, "Shalom," but Obsidian Ant said it like "Sal-o-may".
I pronounce it like Obs.
I guess it is based on the story from the bible of the death of John the babtist.
In this story Salome danced before King Herod during his birthday, leaving him so impressed that he granted her a wish. She asked her mother what to request and she requested the head of John. Evil witch.
I guess it is based on the story from the bible of the death of John the babtist.
In this story Salome danced before King Herod during his birthday, leaving him so impressed that he granted her a wish. She asked her mother what to request and she requested the head of John. Evil witch.
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Where to start is the main problem if you think it is a word/words or something like this.
Since I didn't understand where to start and i don't like Base36 theory (because number of blinks is too low and you don't use some bits) I focused on blinking - on/off of triangles. It was interesting but i don't find something too explicit.
PS: Like Rizal72 says don't dig too deep. But this code has a lot of interesting prime numbers...
Someone checked Tal Rah needs new workers?
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well according to Wikipedia I got the root meaning of it right, but seems like Ant is saying it the way it was intended.
thanks!
edit: I wonder if there are more intentional Bible references?
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Ozric
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Ask Drew, he'll tell you.
From the JSON data at the Synuefe Obelisk Data Playground:
http://imgur.com/04piPS8
I can post the full spreadsheet somewhere tonight if anyone wants it.
Basically, I've plotted the true/false JSON data as 1 and 0.
- Each individual triangle is one cell (starting at column C).
- Columns C to AL is the top pattern, AO to BX middle, CA to DJ is the bottom pattern.
- I haven't manually checked videos to see whether the pattern has been written perfectly.
- I don't know if the JSON representation of the pattern is the intended layout, i.e. left-right, top-bottom etc.
- All "1" cells are highlight red.
- The yellow columns are just to show which columns are completely full of zeroes, i.e. that triangle never turns on.
- The "Count 1" and "Count 0" entries are the ones of interest, and is just a count of all 1s and 0s in that column.
Obervations:
- For each of the three patterns, the layout of the yellow bars (i.e. individual triangles that never turn on) are kinda-sorta-fairly similar-ish: http://imgur.com/wzfvjVy
- For those triangles that do turn on, they are turned on a very similar number of times each throughout the full sequence on the obelisk - between 165 and 169 times in every case. This could perhaps point to a transcription error while transcribing the patterns, or maybe a frame or two was missed etc. Alternatively.... I could have just screwed up my Excel forumlas
I believe this basically represents the total "on time" for each triangle.
I have so far been unable to make any useful interpretation of these observations. My main theory was to treat any triangle that ever turned on as 1, and never as 0, but that didn't really result in anything of interest:
000000000010000101101001101010000001 (top pattern)
000001000100011011100110010001000000 (middle)
000010011000011101100111100010010000 (bottom)
I've tried to convert to octal/decimal etc and nothing pops out.
However, what could matter is whether the patterns on individual active obelisk spits out the same sequence. I don't know if the pattern on each physical obelisk would be different to form part of the whole puzzle - the pattern on just one obelisk might not be useful. I don't know.
Additional untested possibility: the total time that each triangle is turned on could also represent something maybe. Or perhaps the time elapsed between off-on-off. No idea.
http://imgur.com/04piPS8
I can post the full spreadsheet somewhere tonight if anyone wants it.
Basically, I've plotted the true/false JSON data as 1 and 0.
- Each individual triangle is one cell (starting at column C).
- Columns C to AL is the top pattern, AO to BX middle, CA to DJ is the bottom pattern.
- I haven't manually checked videos to see whether the pattern has been written perfectly.
- I don't know if the JSON representation of the pattern is the intended layout, i.e. left-right, top-bottom etc.
- All "1" cells are highlight red.
- The yellow columns are just to show which columns are completely full of zeroes, i.e. that triangle never turns on.
- The "Count 1" and "Count 0" entries are the ones of interest, and is just a count of all 1s and 0s in that column.
Obervations:
- For each of the three patterns, the layout of the yellow bars (i.e. individual triangles that never turn on) are kinda-sorta-fairly similar-ish: http://imgur.com/wzfvjVy
- For those triangles that do turn on, they are turned on a very similar number of times each throughout the full sequence on the obelisk - between 165 and 169 times in every case. This could perhaps point to a transcription error while transcribing the patterns, or maybe a frame or two was missed etc. Alternatively.... I could have just screwed up my Excel forumlas
I believe this basically represents the total "on time" for each triangle.I have so far been unable to make any useful interpretation of these observations. My main theory was to treat any triangle that ever turned on as 1, and never as 0, but that didn't really result in anything of interest:
000000000010000101101001101010000001 (top pattern)
000001000100011011100110010001000000 (middle)
000010011000011101100111100010010000 (bottom)
I've tried to convert to octal/decimal etc and nothing pops out.
However, what could matter is whether the patterns on individual active obelisk spits out the same sequence. I don't know if the pattern on each physical obelisk would be different to form part of the whole puzzle - the pattern on just one obelisk might not be useful. I don't know.
Additional untested possibility: the total time that each triangle is turned on could also represent something maybe. Or perhaps the time elapsed between off-on-off. No idea.
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I will read.
I can post my spreadsheet but I don't think it is a good idea because even I sometimes don't guided in it...
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Looks like the new BETA has a fix for a certain crash in the EAFOTS Sector. Wonder if they put anything in this beta as a surprise.....perhaps a "Winter" surprise
Granted it'd be unfair for those who don't have BETA...but I can dream can't I
Granted it'd be unfair for those who don't have BETA...but I can dream can't I
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Ozric
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As I just said in the rifters thread I think that FD would have learnt from us and they would have removed the main course from Beta. It's worth checking the crash location to make sure you can now access it, but remember don't take anything you may or may not find as set in stone.
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Agreed, but it does seem weird that they'd even bring it up. And if they do have it fixed but just turning the asset off, why not release the fix to the live version now.
Again, just seems weird that it's in the patch notes at all. Of course, they haven't hidden there mysterious things from patch notes before so I just might be reading into all of this as a reason for me to get interested int his beta.
I cant turn the earth in my system map so i still beleive the earth is flat like my pizza
Ozric
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He's wording it wrong. They haven't fixed the cause of the crash, they have temporarily removed it and will re-introduce it into the Beta.
Ozric
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Yes so I see from your response, thanks I thought I remembered them saying something along those lines, but I've not been around too much over the last few weeks.
In the 2.2.03 notes:
•Added a new mission type for investigating the ancient ruins
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I wonder if this will progress things or if it's just sight seeing?
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•Added a new mission type for investigating the ancient ruins
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I wonder if this will progress things or if it's just sight seeing?
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Michael Brookes
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It's intended to be a better way of progressing things - more in game based, and less meta. But we'll see how it goes.
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