UNKNOWN ARTIFACT: Signal Fomat Decrypted?
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Whether we are overthinking this or not, whether it's a coded message leading to galactic war, or just a freaky sounding object noone had bothered listening to, this is good for the game. It's good for the galaxy and the community. So even if there's nothing to it, there will be soon. This kind of engagement by the community is, since I've been around, unprecedented. It is an amazing opportunity to unite the entire galaxy under one umbrella: The search for the truth. I, for one, am very thankful that this has happened, and happened the way it did. It has sent such a strong message of some larger things we are capable of when we put our guns up, and our willpower on the communal table. Run with it FD!
This also opened up a freelance sort of salvage for hire industry. Some people want to get their hands on this thing so bad, they are willing to pay millions of credits to gain access to it. Not gonna lie, this is why I spent 2 days searching for it. I fully re-fitted my Vulture for cargo salvage (That's right, SIX tons baby!) and scoured SS's. My intention was to release it to the scientists (Arcannon's team), doubling or tripling my personal assets. Sucks that scooping Palladium is the way payment is received, but it is a fun change of focus while waiting for Powerplay.
It became a kind of an accidental, community organized CG, while FD was on holiday. This is an awesome and unforeseen development in the social engagement of ED, and I am thankful for it. Thanx to everyone involved, and a special thanx to those few that are foaming at the mouth, and skipping sleep trying to figure something out.
This also opened up a freelance sort of salvage for hire industry. Some people want to get their hands on this thing so bad, they are willing to pay millions of credits to gain access to it. Not gonna lie, this is why I spent 2 days searching for it. I fully re-fitted my Vulture for cargo salvage (That's right, SIX tons baby!) and scoured SS's. My intention was to release it to the scientists (Arcannon's team), doubling or tripling my personal assets. Sucks that scooping Palladium is the way payment is received, but it is a fun change of focus while waiting for Powerplay.
It became a kind of an accidental, community organized CG, while FD was on holiday. This is an awesome and unforeseen development in the social engagement of ED, and I am thankful for it. Thanx to everyone involved, and a special thanx to those few that are foaming at the mouth, and skipping sleep trying to figure something out.
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Guys, I think I figured it out.
Seriously guys.
I think I have it all figured. It's really obvious when you just blow some dust off it.
I suspect Quagaars involvement.
Seriously guys.
I think I have it all figured. It's really obvious when you just blow some dust off it.
I suspect Quagaars involvement.
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Not the decaying chicken monsters! They are more powerful that anything known in the universe!
Haha! Has anyone tried pumping the Space Horn* at the thing?
*Advanced Discovery Scanner
Are we certain that it's Thargoid in origin?
Ozric
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I find it a bit odd how we can expect other species to be able to decipher something that is completely unique to our way of thinking.
I did quite a lot of transcribing earlier and also found a lot of 6 bit sequences. Unfortunately I don't have it to hand right now to check against yours. Looking at a spectrogram confirmed there were no additional bits I missed in those short sequences although the there were some where the first and last notes were very quiet or seemed to be cut off.
i did find a number of commonly repeating sequences, especially in the 6 bit segments. I am hoping this is not just coincidence, but it may be. If there is a header or a separator this would be a great find. More recordings are needed, but that is not meaning to pressure you as what you've done so far is great!
i am interested to know more about the circumstances of the recording. Are they from the point the UAs are dropped? Is there any specific trigger to end the recordings? I'm curious as the start always seems a little different to the rest.
Philip Coutts
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I would do what I've always done to things I'm not sure about...run away screaming like a little girl *
* This is in fact an insult to little girls who I am pretty sure are far braver than me.
* This is in fact an insult to little girls who I am pretty sure are far braver than me.
I'm pretty sure some will try to ram it.
Philip Coutts
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Does anyone remember the Star Trekin' spoof song from years ago? There is a line in it which is probably suitable and that is:
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"We come in peace, shoot to kill"
I looked at at the timings a bit earlier. They are not perfect, but are close. The volumes of the honks also change quite significantly, especially on the first and last honks of a sequence. The gaps seem to differ most based on whether it is high or low pitches that are being produced with the start of a low pitched honks having a longer gap from the start of the previous honk than a high pitched honk.
I was hoping it would be possible to flag the exact points honks would be expected, but this is not the case. The different sounds that are being produced are not in time with each other the alternating whale song sounds are not in time with the honks - this is why they sometimes overlap and are difficult to hear.
I am am also intrigued by the period of quiet clicks and scrapes generally between the whale song and the honk. I have not had chance to consider this much yet though.
Ha, this sounds like the original Elite being loaded via cassette.And here's an alternative approach - instead of speeding the audio up, shift the pitch up (transpose upwards) while maintaining the same playback speed.
Something like this: https://www.dropbox.com/s/opekevrqtwjhq7g/UA_transposed.mp3?dl=0
based on the original recording from: http://www.digitalscream.org.uk/audio/unknown_artifact_audio.mp3
Sounds rather more data-like and less tuba-like. Back to RL work now.
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I didn't notice the scrapes and clicks! I wonder if slowing the recording down would expose something in there. I guess what I'm looking for is some mathematically significant key which will replace primes or what-have-you. I was thinking PHI the golden ratio, which is why I asked about the ratios between intervals and frequencies.
Obviously it's going to be up to das uber brainz to pick things apart, but it's not beyond one of us to ask the right questions.
Scotty beam me up
