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Post by Xorin on Feb 1, 2018 17:03:25 GMT -5
I had the thought of trying to reverse engineer the machine that we have a diagram of. Now that I'm able to look at things again, that's clearly not an option, so back to choosing the right option. I'm optimistic about putting a dent in it tonight.
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Post by Xorin on Feb 1, 2018 18:59:25 GMT -5
Decoded all of the star code, I think. Learned a new word, too!
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Post by rob on Mar 29, 2018 1:46:14 GMT -5
As far as the wearable item in this mailing it's a nice touch that the Order of Two Worlds signet is reversed to use with wax seals upon letters.
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Post by stupidstupiddan on Apr 12, 2018 9:40:31 GMT -5
Any tips for locating the constellations on the chart? I understand the process of decoding the message, but trying to find the patterns is like trying to locate several small circles in a sea of small circles to me.
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Post by rob on Apr 12, 2018 14:03:10 GMT -5
Any tips for locating the constellations on the chart? I understand the process of decoding the message, but trying to find the patterns is like trying to locate several small circles in a sea of small circles to me. Every large, pointy star is accounted for, each one being the single brightest star in a constellation. Start at each of these stars and compare the other stars around them with the constellations on the Constellations of the Two Worlds chart. Most of the constellations are small with the stars close together, often only a quarter inch to a half inch apart. Most of the stars on the chart aren't part of a constellation.
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Post by Xorin on Apr 12, 2018 17:18:14 GMT -5
Most (though certainly not all) are in the upright orientation. I'd also look for other easily recognizable features of each cluster.
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Post by Geodus on Apr 12, 2018 18:45:17 GMT -5
I worked backward from the known text. Once I had letters, I looked where they pointed, and that gave me about 70% on the constellations.
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Post by stupidstupiddan on Apr 12, 2018 19:30:40 GMT -5
I worked backward from the known text. Once I had letters, I looked where they pointed, and that gave me about 70% on the constellations. Thanks guys. This is actually what I’m attempting now, and it’s working pretty well. Though Rob’s tips will come in handy once I get to one that hasn’t been used
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Post by Geodus on Apr 12, 2018 22:18:06 GMT -5
I eventually ended up with a reference chart that I could use without looking at the map at all. If you get stuck on any constellation, I also have notes as to their locations. Send me a PM if you need help.
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Post by spudman on Apr 17, 2018 11:18:36 GMT -5
Coincidence. You have to do a few things here. One takes a bit of time and squinting and imagining. Finding the constellations, which will fit with one of the 27 "brightest stars" on the map Then you use the tool mentioned in the literature to get something useful. There is an example on one of the documents. If you need more help, feel free to PM me. The last step is where I got stuck on part of the longest strip. I'm thinking it's just words I'm not familiar with. I think I have figured out how to make the Constellations and Star Map work together to decipher the coded messages. Are all of the Constellations on the map similar in size? If not, it will take some serious star gazing to work through them all😳
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Post by Geodus on Apr 17, 2018 11:37:10 GMT -5
I think I have figured out how to make the Constellations and Star Map work together to decipher the coded messages. Are all of the Constellations on the map similar in size? If not, it will take some serious star gazing to work through them all😳 Roughly. None are very large (the largest is about 3" on its longest axis) if that's your question, and they don't skip over stars. Only the solid filled dots are used.
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Post by spudman on Apr 17, 2018 12:41:57 GMT -5
I think I have figured out how to make the Constellations and Star Map work together to decipher the coded messages. Are all of the Constellations on the map similar in size? If not, it will take some serious star gazing to work through them all😳 Roughly. None are very large (the largest is about 3" on its longest axis) if that's your question, and they don't skip over stars. Only the solid filled dots are used. Thanks, yes! I will proceed...
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Post by stupidstupiddan on Apr 17, 2018 13:31:07 GMT -5
One more trick I used when I came upon one that I wasn't able to "reverse engineer" was to put the dial on the symbol indicated, and then turn it until there was one letter in each opening.
Then, I checked which star it might be pointing at, and tried to see if that was part of the constellation I was looking for. If not, I just washed, rinsed, repeated until I found the correct one.
Pretty easy.
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Post by Geodus on Apr 17, 2018 14:53:03 GMT -5
I did something with this experience that I don't normally do: I marked on the constellation map with a colored highlighter. I usually try to preserve all the contents of the experience in an unmolested form, but I made an exception here, and I'm glad I did. Having the found constellations visible made it much easier finding the remaining ones.
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Post by Xorin on Apr 17, 2018 15:09:04 GMT -5
I did something with this experience that I don't normally do: I marked on the constellation map with a colored highlighter. I usually try to preserve all the contents of the experience in an unmolested form, but I made an exception here, and I'm glad I did. Having the found constellations visible made it much easier finding the remaining ones. I considered this. I broke down and used some small sticky notes (I conveniently had a set that included some small strip sized ones) instead. I labeled the bright star with the name and used another sticky note to cover the picture on the list so I knew it was found. I also had a picture I took of the chart that I actually traced out the constellations on my computer.
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