Strange Signal Detected

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...System failure...
...Reboot Initialized...
...Warning: Date module malfunction...
...Resuming operation...
...Transaction Received...

Command.r, con1rac1 .x.cu1.d, ^.# coin$ 1ran$f.rr.d to d.$igna1.d r.cipi.n1; .ncryp1ion rou1in. b.1a .ngag.d obi1al upload .rrorT

…Carrier Detected.. Handshake Sucessful…
…obol.dat File Received…
…Connection Terminated…
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Reports of strange communications and systems malfunctions aboard Drake-Class carriers near HIP 12099 in the Pleiades Sector has prompted Brewer Corporation to publicly deny any deficiencies in ship build quality. A corporate public relations officer authorized to speak replied, “Any such notions are nonsense! Our products built the very foundation of our place amongst the stars.”

[VANG]
 

Vektorboson

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And before I start the game up again sometime this week:

The very first thing I checked, two months ago, was the Intel processor reference manual, since rax is obviously a 64bit register. But I couldn't find any instruction that might be the "xla".
Also, there is no LA for the 6502, which would mean Load Accumulator, only LDA; I never did 6502-assembly though, although I did have an Atari 130XE.

And another thought I had, and this was crazy, but it's something I would do: Hide code or an algorithm in the star system structure itself. I had the idea that the Maia-system might be a code-fragment.

And no, I'm not gonna run the game in the debugger and make it crash and scan the memory, I hate reverse engineering :D
 

electro

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mach10 said:
"
...System failure...
...Reboot Initialized...
...Warning: Date module malfunction...
...Resuming operation...
...Transaction Received...

Command.r, con1rac1 .x.cu1.d, ^.# coin$ 1ran$f.rr.d to d.$igna1.d r.cipi.n1; .ncryp1ion rou1in. b.1a .ngag.d obi1al upload .rrorT

…Carrier Detected.. Handshake Sucessful…
…obol.dat File Received…
…Connection Terminated…
"

Reports of strange communications and systems malfunctions aboard Drake-Class carriers near HIP 12099 in the Pleiades Sector has prompted Brewer Corporation to publicly deny any deficiencies in ship build quality. A corporate public relations officer authorized to speak replied, “Any such notions are nonsense! Our products built the very foundation of our place amongst the stars.”

[VANG]
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Source?
 

Vektorboson

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mach10 said:
Hint: Charon's Obol

Use exploration, knowledge of lore and math to find decryption key
Click to expand...

You're trying to bribe me with a coin?

And the ED-servers run on beer? That explains a lot!

EDIT: And my eyes also run on beer, the stickys changed back from blue to grey ;)
 

Vektorboson

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What if I told you that I'm a LIBERAL who skips every 6th or 7th day leg day?

There are so many days to explore if you skip so many! That's a major source of confusion to me.
 

Vektorboson

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That is nice, I visited 2079 stars, of which 297 are dear to me. I still need to find out how to cherish those.

As for coinage, I fear being maimed by a lion. Or is it mamed? I can't remember, I'm such a mess.

Oh, how I wish I had lots of credits. Something along 9 billion? Was it more, was it less, I can't picture it? Anyway, I'm at a loss where do I address this issue? I should file a complaint.

Oh, how wonderful the human brain is! But the synapses are overfiring, overloaded with outformation! There is so much a single mind can handle!
 

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Clue
 

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Commanders are reporting coded messages hidden in fleet carrier names orbiting the Jameson Crash Site.
.-.-.- EZ .-.-.-..
 

mach10

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Pilots Federation Alert: Communications issues near the MEL 22 SECTOR OO-Q C5-6 system reported... some 214 light years from the initial reports in the HIP 12099 system.
 

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The puzzle has been solved by: Cyntinel


Solution: Using the highs and lows in the carrier names to follow the path of John Jameson. When you combine the text from the carrier names and decode it with keyword: Jameson the $1,200 prize unlocked.
 
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