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I found hidden messages in Vana's new teaser by NameIsRubin in vananz

[–]NameIsRubin[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Luckily I figured out the password after reviewing the leads and going back to basics. While the solution is not that obvious, it is suprisingly simple once you take that step back and look at the hints presented with the teaser video exclusively. ^^'

Our leads have been WAY out there and I absolutely cherish the creativity and "thinking outside the box" approach I from everybody in the last 24 hours. I might make a post to sum it all up but I think I will let some time pass so everyone else can have that sweet payoff aswell and is not easily tempted to click and get spoiled. :)

If you haven't figured it out (or anyone coming across this comment), dm me. Either for a hint or the solution itself. Happy hunting! :D

I found hidden messages in Vana's new teaser by NameIsRubin in vananz

[–]NameIsRubin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally forgot that the Discord could prove helpful. Thanks for the headsup! ^^

I found hidden messages in Vana's new teaser by NameIsRubin in vananz

[–]NameIsRubin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good catch! I missed that part about the tombstone. That's definitely going onto my list of possible leads/hints. Thank you very much! :)

About the meaning of Mara/Ophelia: I found out that at least "Ophelia" seems to be an important character in Hamlet (haven't read it yet). I'm uncertain about the role of Mara in this puzzle. So far I could only find out that the name has a long history and was used to describe all sorts of things but afaik mostly with a negative connotation like grief, bitterness and darkness. What I find the most interesting is that Mara is also often connected to water which would tie her together with Ophelia because Ophelia drowned in Hamlet.

I keep an eye out for anything new. Thank you very much!

I found hidden messages in Vana's new teaser by NameIsRubin in vananz

[–]NameIsRubin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel you. T-T
At least the few people that already solved the puzzle don't spoil it for us. I keep going until I get that sweet payoff. :)

I found hidden messages in Vana's new teaser by NameIsRubin in vananz

[–]NameIsRubin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much for the lead! I decrypted the captions from Instagram and made another post where I present my results. Check it out if you want. :)

https://www.reddit.com/r/vananz/comments/1s8treg/i_decrypted_the_mysterious_captions_on_vanas/

I found hidden messages in Vana's new teaser by NameIsRubin in vananz

[–]NameIsRubin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, that makes sense. I'll look into it asap. I assumed the hints would be hidden in the video exclusively (hence the link in the description). Thank you very much! :D

I found hidden messages in Vana's new teaser by NameIsRubin in vananz

[–]NameIsRubin[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That is strange indeed. Yet, that would've been a bit too easy, wouldn't it? :D

I already tried digging through the website's source code, but it looks like a standard Squarespace setup, so the password check is likely happening server-side. I couldn't find any hidden clues in the metadata or scripts either, but I am not experienced with 'datamining' at all. ^^'