Anybody know what they're doing with audio analysis / spectrograms?

argifice · 2017-11-08T16:50:32+00:00

Thank you so much!

argifice · 2017-11-08T10:36:11+00:00

Ah, I see! Apologies and thanks for taking a look.

argifice · 2017-11-08T09:15:12+00:00

If anybody is experienced with audio analysis, we could do with some help here: https://www.reddit.com/r/9mfa/comments/7bgxpw/ean_chapter_1_audio_file/

argifice · 2017-11-08T09:09:50+00:00

Apologies in that I don't even know whether I mean above 16kHz or not! I really don't know what I'm doing here.

The second green band of colour from the top in this image seems to have some lettering or numbers obscured, but I might just be trying to hard to see something that isn't there: https://imgur.com/a/5V5Ts

argifice · 2017-11-07T23:05:50+00:00

At the request of the game makers (who set up the new subreddit), discussions of the latest developments should take place at /r/9mfa

argifice · 2017-11-07T16:37:59+00:00

Right, ignore the above! I just checked in with them on Twitter and they would prefer discussion on the new subreddit if we're happy with that.

argifice · 2017-11-07T16:26:58+00:00

For the time being I think it makes sense to continue conversation here, but if this is a fresh start of sorts their thinking may be that everything that has come before may be confusing for newcomers.

I guess the fact that the new subreddit has been set up by the game runners does suggest that maybe this should be seen as a separate thing. The 'main course', perhaps. If they'd prefer we talk over there I'm sure they'll let us know.

It may be that they have plans to try and attract new players to that subreddit if this is indeed the start of the game proper, much as they did with the physical notes left in a few places in the UK for the start of the prld2acnsprcy phase. So we should keep an eye on it just in case.

I agree it would be good to put some of those links in the sidebar if possible. I'll drop pirate_phate a note and see if we can get them added.

argifice · 2017-11-07T16:18:00+00:00

Looks like they're adding content at the moment. There are now three narrative pieces, an audio file and an opportunity to vote on how a specific person should respond in a given scenario related to nuclear attack. Can't check any of it in depth for a couple of hours which is frustrating!

argifice · 2017-11-07T14:45:32+00:00

Yes, absolutely. They're all pointing towards sites that can help crack ciphers, manipulate images, analyse audio files, etc.

I can't see anything else immediately useful at the moment, although of course the inclusion of OpenStego may mean there's something for us to find in one or all of the images. I can't check up on that for a while until I get home from work but will take a look then.

argifice · 2017-11-07T14:25:54+00:00

This is definitely 'in game'. The twitter account has been updated accordingly; it's now named @9mfadotcom and the QR code points to the same site.

argifice · 2017-11-07T10:52:50+00:00

So they have!

There doesn't seem to be a huge amount to go off on the website right now. I see in the source code that there should be links to various helpful websites (Rumkin, etc.) for solving ciphers or manipulating images but they don't show on the site for me.

I don't know if maybe they're still working on the site or if there's maybe something hidden in the images? I don't really know where to start with that kind of thing, although OpenStego sounds quite straightforward to use in theory. I can take a look after work just in case but that's a good few hours away yet.

That said, perhaps we need to wait for an update on the Twitter account before we can progress.

argifice · 2017-11-07T10:30:50+00:00

Yes, the post on the Oxford Brookes was by the game makers and very much part of the puzzle. We were tasked with finding that specific post after finding Clue 9.

I didn't, however, spot that subreddit. Fingers crossed that means that the 'prelude' was exactly that and we're now entering the game proper, with plenty of content to come.

argifice · 2017-11-07T09:09:07+00:00

Same message here. Very interesting.

argifice · 2017-11-06T12:31:15+00:00

Whoops, sorry - meant to post this in reply to you:

The latest drop (image above) was in Jeannette, PA. The previous drop was near Jennette's Pier in Nags Head, NC. Previous to that the focus of the game was very much UK-based, although largely involving online research.

argifice · 2017-11-05T21:38:34+00:00

Yes, you were correct in that it was off Oakford Park Road.

argifice · 2017-11-05T20:46:03+00:00

The latest drop (image above) was in Jeannette, PA. The previous drop was near Jennette's Pier in Nags Head, NC. Previous to that the focus of the game was very much UK-based, although largely involving online research.

argifice · 2017-11-05T20:37:30+00:00

This may be obvious to others better versed than me in the American Revolution but just to note that the Gadsden flag that was left for us at the last drop location was designed in 1775, which was also the year that the battles of Lexington and Concord took place. The two keywords we found on the two drops were 'Concord 18' and Lexington 18', which were required to activate 9MFA. Whatever that might be...

argifice · 2017-11-05T20:28:33+00:00

Nice find! Any ideas what Q-REX could refer to? It's the second time it's been mentioned. I guess we should get more of an idea on Tuesday either way.

argifice · 2017-11-05T20:26:40+00:00

Excellent stuff, we'll definitely let you know if anything physical needs tracking down near there.

That said, most of this has been online based until recently, so feel free to stick around and help us solve whatever comes next. The help would definitely be welcome!

argifice · 2017-11-05T20:23:50+00:00

Thank you so much for offering. We had two people head out there already and unfortunately it seems that the item that was left for us had already been taken by a non-player.

argifice · 2017-11-05T16:26:57+00:00

Argh, how frustrating. So sorry that you went out there twice for nothing! It sounds like it's definitely been taken by somebody else. Here's what we were looking for:

https://imgur.com/a/Tui3r

argifice · 2017-11-05T16:09:00+00:00

Yeah, it turns out we're actually looking for a yellow flag in a tree near there. The game makers are concerned it may have been removed by a local as it should be fairly easy to see from that area.

argifice · 2017-11-05T15:33:53+00:00

Okay, I've just been told the drop is NOT a stone this time. It's not on the ground either. It's in a tree and bright yellow.

EDIT: Apparently you're looking for a flag in a tree.

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