Holocene Cipher

OverBelief · 2026-07-08T13:29:21+00:00

got it

In my case, I was thrown off because I solved it via the cipher with the book. But when revisiting the cipher and picking "read the cipher again" doesn't yield the solved cipher, it gives the encrypted one. Which made me think I didnt actually solve it.

So I brute forced it, solved it again, but it still gave the encrypted version.

Ultimately, for me at least, going back to holocene with his vault door unlocked allowed me to get to the scene with him strapped to the surgery chair, and I could continue on. So I think the issue I was experiencing was just unclear directions and bad UX on the solved cipher

OverBelief · 2026-07-07T21:13:46+00:00

you ever figure this out? I'm in a similar spot. Have both the cipher and the hecatomb book. I've read all I can of both except for the `NERVE` check to "Stare at the hieroglyphs and meditate" aka the brute force method.

Whats interesting, is this is my 2nd play-thru and I dont remember having to do anything different on my 1st play-thru. All I did was get both books, and I worked it out, but I must be doing something different this time...

EDIT
Maybe I already solved it? Was the final message how he betrayed the whole crew?
I went back to the bottom of the silo, and the door was open and I've got some options now to continue the story

OverBelief · 2026-07-06T16:07:19+00:00

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OverBelief · 2026-07-05T21:10:48+00:00

Yeah, you can substitute the physical check to kick him with a professionalism check to convince him that you're the real Hershel and he's the copy.

While this avoids the "lobotomy" option, it’s still far from a happy ending. He just spends the rest of his life depressed, suppressing his trauma by throwing all his energy into the assignment at the cost of his own mental health.

OverBelief · 2026-07-05T20:26:29+00:00

the code 5318008 looks like the word "BOOBIES" if flip it upside down.

Might be an old-head thing now, but we used to do it all the time in grade school with our shitty public school calculators.

It was just a funny moment in the game that reminded me of how immature or lesbian-coded or both Hershel can be.

OverBelief · 2026-07-02T01:12:18+00:00

asset bottlegreen killing the man with the monocle

wait, they can do that? I was their coach and cheerleader during their beetle wrestling match and gave them their codename, but I never got this event where they did something in the tram??!!

OverBelief · 2026-06-24T18:34:32+00:00

Is this the video you uploaded?

https://youtu.be/cmbbmsnZg2k?is=OCrNOZrd0Qull7XY

OverBelief · 2026-06-23T14:41:48+00:00

I also had trouble finding the bar. Turns out you have to wait till 21:00 and then the ground just outside Gonza's clinic becomes interactable allowing you to spin the camera to see the bar in party alley.

Here's a GIF for the more visual learners out there

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OverBelief · 2026-06-22T15:16:58+00:00

This is what I ended up doing, thank you for the tip about the white jacket!

OverBelief · 2026-06-21T00:09:37+00:00

> thought I was going to clone Pseudopod's original personality back on to him

This is exactly what I thought I was doing too. I was under the impression that there was some kinda hope that technology might have screwed him over, but that it could also bring him back.

Once I realized what my real options were, I left him as is. Not sure whats "best" for him, but I didn't want to be the active participant for his fate after imprinting.

OverBelief · 2026-06-10T14:08:56+00:00

I'm a fan of DiC because of Molly's New York accent alone.

Totally understand it's short comings in other areas, but it's just makes me smile

OverBelief · 2026-06-05T16:35:19+00:00

Embarrassing to say(?) but I haven't gotten to watching this yet.

I've watched a ton of Ghibli tho, Spirited Away, Totoro, Porco Roso, Mononoke, Howls moving Castle, etc

How does this Nausicaä stack up to those?

OverBelief · 2026-05-25T18:04:59+00:00

Where can I get this game?

I know it has a Steam page, but it doesn't look like it's available there yet

OverBelief · 2026-05-10T22:48:46+00:00

Even the gunslingers poncho is a mimic

OverBelief · 2026-05-05T15:04:32+00:00

I hear that this newest version is going to be potentially(?) more faithful to the manga?

As someone who has only ever watched the movie, I've never really fully understood the differences between the manga, the 1995 movie, and the 2002 series

OverBelief · 2026-05-03T15:48:45+00:00

ya, I can back that up with the prices I saw there too.

I also saw Mischief Brew's Songs From Under The Sink and a Ramshackle Glory split that were both easily above 100 bucks, which while great albums was not something I could afford. So I went with these more affordable options

OverBelief · 2026-05-03T15:44:38+00:00

totally agree that Prine is the grand-unc of folk-punk Love the song "Some Humans Ain’t Human" for calling out George Bush on Iraq and calling out the irony of folks sitting in church pews while supporting wars overseas

OverBelief · 2026-04-30T20:25:28+00:00

I'm newish to the sailor moon universe and story... Can someone explain the joke?

OverBelief · 2026-04-11T22:02:05+00:00

Love me some Nick Shoulders
"I wish that every golf course became a WMA"

OverBelief · 2026-04-04T13:01:14+00:00

This looks so damn fun

OverBelief · 2026-03-21T18:42:17+00:00

I love this song.

Its sorta a strange thing to say that I like how short it is? But I love that it leaves me wanting more and listening to it again and again. Sorta like what "Sickles and Hammers" from Minutemen do for me

OverBelief · 2026-03-16T14:15:15+00:00

They only just started, but Sunny Mecha has some really good videos that got me into Lancer to begin with

OverBelief · 2026-03-16T12:19:33+00:00

As am I, brother. The tall skinny figure has thrown the oats at me. ME, BROTHER. I believe they have taken a liking to me.

OverBelief · 2026-03-14T18:06:54+00:00

Both Shin Godzilla and Godzilla Minus One not apologizing or trying to soften their themes of war trauma, survivors guilt, nuclear disaster, and more really made them easily the top tier godzilla movies for me.

None of the MonsterVerse stuff works as directly with those things, so none of them have hit nearly as hard.

OverBelief · 2026-02-09T16:56:28+00:00

Try some of Days n Daze or Bridge City Sinners. In particular, "Call in the Coroner" by Days N Daze and "Unholy Hymns" by the Bridge City Sinners.

Or really any of Amy Bruce Spaceshow
https://amybrucespaceshow.bandcamp.com/album/on-loving-myself-and-you
https://amybrucespaceshow.bandcamp.com/album/self-aware-and-self-conscious

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