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A puzzling adventure through strange lands. · By Jusiv

what to do after (ROT13) erobbg frdhrapr

A topic by OSOGR created 36 days ago Views: 420 Replies: 57
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nsgre qbvat gur erobbg frdhrapr chmmyr nyy vg frrzf gb unir haybpxrq ner n ohapu bs pybfrq qbbef naq gur ngynf whfg fubjf gur zbabyvgu fb vqx jung gb qb

V’z fghpx va gur fnzr fcbg.

V trg gur srryvat vg unf fbzrguvat gb qb jvgu jung ynzcf ner yvg va gur fbhgujrfg cneg bs gur znc, ohg V pnag znxr gur pbaarpgvba lrg. Vs lbh svther vg bhg yrg zr xabj.

fgvyy unir lrg gb fbyir vg ohg v qvq abgvpr fbzrguvat

vz cerggl fher va irefvba 1.8 na rkcbfrq pbaqhvg 5 gvyrf hc sebz gur ungpu jnf erzbirq

naq gur ernfba jnf "svkrq nppvqragny pynevgl erterffvba"

Developer

The change you caught in 1.8 was restoring that portion of the map to the way it was set in 1.6. That original change was done to avoid a red herring that had tripped some players up. 

I will confirm that you could not figure out how to solve this puzzle before the (ROT13) erobbg frdhrapr.

pbhyq lbh gryy zr jurer gb ybbx gura?

abguvat fgnaqf bhg gb zr nf n pyhr

Developer

The information I confirmed for you already is a clue. The solution for a prior obelisk may also give some guidance.

znantrq gb fbyir vg nsgre gur qri'f ynfg uvag

gur pyhr vf nyy yvg ynzcf va gur fbhgu

Zna, lbh thlf ner yvgrenyyl unaqvat zr gur nafjre naq V’z fgvyy abg trggvat vg… Qb lbh fgneg ng gur ubhfr va gur fbhgujrfg? Qb lbh raq ng gur boryvfx?

V nz n ybfg ynzo. Znlor rkcerffvat zl rknfcrengvba jvyy penpx fbzrguvat.

V jbhyq erpbzzraq lbh gnxr guvf avsgl yvggyr cngpujbex znc V znqr sbe zlfrys naq gel pbaarpgvat fbzr qbgf (fgvpxvat fgevpgyl gb *gur* rvtug qverpgvbaf). Jbexrq sbe zr

The image (this is kind of a big spoiler, everybody! It shows the entire Yellow Zone of the game, as far as I know. Link is not encrypted)

https://imgur.com/a/PinYsKp

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I know! I’ve had one of those cobbled together screen shot maps of the yellow zone since Friday and I’ve been pbaarpgvat gur ynzcf like that meme of Charlie in front of the conspiracy board LOL.

V xabj V arrq gb hfr gur syhgr gb cynl gur abgrf sbyybjvat n cnggrea qrsvarq ol gur ynzcf, ohg V’z pyrneyl zvffvat fbzrguvat qrnq boivbhf naq vg’f znxvat zr srry rkgen qrafr. Juvpu ynzc qb V fgneg ng? Nz V fgnegvat ng gur boryvfx? Bar bs gur ohvyqvatf? Yrsg gb evtug?

EDIT: I finally got it! Vg jnf yrsg gb evtug! V guvax V gevrq gung ohg V qvqa’g vapyhqr gur boryvfx.

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Alright, so:

Hint 1: Guvax onpx gb gur svefg boryvfx chmmyr lbh fbyirq naq jurer gur raq bs gur yvar sbe gung bar jnf.

Hint 2: Gung'f evtug! Lbh svavfu ba gur boryvfx. Abg nal bs gur ynzcf, gur yvar lbh qenj unf gb ernpu gur boryvfx vgfrys.

Hint 3: Vg fgnegf jvgu gur jrfgreazbfg ynzc.


...And then if you still don't have it

BIG BAD HUGE HORRIFIC TREMENDOUS TERRIBLE SPOILER AHEAD (COMPLETE SOLUTION TO THE PUZZLE IN QUESTION)

https://imgur.com/a/t8EmD6p

Developer

As I noted to OSOGR, a previous obelisk you've solved should offer some insights.
As with the rest of the game, the rule for how to solve a given puzzle is never very complex.

Fb V pbzcyrgrq gur erobbg naq ynzc frdhraprf naq tbg gur beo anivtngbe. Abj V unir gb znxr frafr bs gur grkg nebhaq jurer V sbhaq fnvq anivtngbe. Bar unf n frevrf bs abgrf gvgyrq "Pnir Znmr", naq nabgure zragvbaf V jvyy svaq n xrl va n pregnva pbeare bs "gur pbeehcgvba". guvf gb zr cbvagf onpx gb gur znmr gung qrnq pbeny sberfg, fvapr gung'f gur bayl bgure cynpr gung zragvbaf pbeehcgvba. Be nz V ybbxvat vagb guvf gbb zhpu?

vvep vgf ersreevat gb 2 qvssrerag ybpngvbaf

gur pbeehcgvba zrnaf gur erq nern (qb guvf chmmyr svefg naq vs lbh trg fghpx ybbx ng gur guernq pnyyrq "fb vf gung xrl ernyyl urer")

gur pnir znmr vf gur cynpr lbh ner guvaxvat bs

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V sbhaq gur uvqqra znmr va gur fbhgurnfg cneg bs gur erq sberfg ivyyntr naq sbhaq gur grkg gung fnlf ubj V tbg gurer, jvgu avar qbgf ng gur obggbz bs gur grkg. V nffhzr guvf ersref gb gur qverpgvbaf V gbbx gb trg sebz gur fgneg bs gur pnir gb gur raq, ohg V'z abg fher jurer rknpgyl gb hfr guvf vasbezngvba.

Edit:  Arire Zvaq, sbhaq gur xrl

Bx, fb V sbhaq guvf oyhr cvrpr va gur pnir znmr, naq V qba'g xabj jung gb qb jvgu vg. Nyfb, nsgre gur svefg vafgnapr bs gur beo ba gur ngynf, gur gjb cynprf nsgre guvf ner hasnzvyvne gb zr. 

gur ngynf qbrfag fubj guvf chmmyr ng nyy vg frrzf

lbh arrq gb hfr gur beo gb svaq n uvqqra nern va gur tbyqra pvgl

V sbhaq gur zhfvp abgngvba gung bcrarq hc gur ynfg qbbe va gur pnecragre'f ernyz, yrnqvat zr gb gur haqrejngre nern. Gur yrsg fvqr bs gur znc vf penjyvat jvgu jbezf, naq V'z abg fher vs gur guvatf fnvq ol gur pnir pevggref va gur abegu naq rnfg ner n zngu ceboyrz be fbzrguvat. Nyfb, gur ngynf cbvagrq zr gbjneq n fnaq cvg jvgu n fcrpvsvp nzbhag bs ebpxf, ohg gurer jnf abguvat abgnoyr sbe zr be gur beo gb bofreir

fgneg jvgu gur abegurnfg fnaq cvg

lbh arrq gb fbyir nyy bs gurz ohg vgf rnfvre gb fgneg jvgu gung bar

Gur bayl guvat V pna qb nobhg gurfr fnaq cvgf vf cerff qbja gur fnaq jura V fgrc ba gurz, naq nfvqr sebz gur ybpngvba bs gur ebpxf va fnvq fnaq, V'z abg fher jung gurer vf gb fnbyir urer.

v nz fghcvq naq zrnag abegujrfg yby

lbh arrq gb znxr gur flzoby sbe n ahzore ba gurz

Fb yvxr gur ahzore bs ebpxf qrabgr n flzoby ba gur gnoyrg?

yep

I saw from another post that on the island with the obelisk, after (ROT13) trggvat gur erq xrl, gb neenatr gur vfynaqf vagb n tevq. V'z abg rknpgyl fher ubj gb neenatr gurz.

v guvax v xabj jung gurl ner gelvat gb fnl ohg vgf jbeqrq fb cbbeyl lbh zvtug nf jryy qvfertneq vg

naljnl ybbx ng rnpu vfynaq (rkprcg gur pragre bar) hagvy lbh svther bhg jung gurl ercerfrag (jnyxvat nebhaq rnpu bar znl uryc)

V srry yvxr gurfr ner fhccbfrq gb or chg va ynlref, yvxr n 3q znmr.

gur funcrf va rnpu gvyr ner qrpbengvir naq ner haeryngrq gb gur chmmyr

ybbx ng jung rnpu gvyr pbagnvaf

V haqrefgnaq gur fnaq cnggreavat vf qrpbengvir, V zrnag gur funcrf bs gur vfynaqf gurzfryirf ybbx yvxr cnguf.

gur funcr bs gur fnaq qbrf abg znggre

jung qbrf znggre vf vs gur gvyr pbagnvaf fnaq be funyybj jngre

Bx, V haqrefgnaq abj gung gur gvyrf ercerfrag abgrf. V unir gevrq cynlvat gubfr abgrf sbejneqf naq onpxjneqf arkg gb gur boryvfx, naq abguvat'f unccravat.

v nffhzr lbh fgnegrq ng gur gbc naq jrag pybpxjvfr

guvatf urer ner beqrerq qvssreragyl

Tbg gur erq cvrpr sebz haqre gur boryvfx. Gur arkg cynpr gur ngynf fubjf gur anivtngbe, ohg V'z abg fher jurer gb tb.

abg ernyyl fher jul gur ngynf vf fubjvat gung

whfg tb gb gur ynfg cynpr ba gur ngynf

read ONLY after beating the game
fbzrguvat va gur znva zrah punatrf

V svavfurq gur tnzr ba bar bs gur raqvatf naq V tbg gur uvag sebz gur frperg yriry gb cerfrag pregnva vgrzf va zl ont va gur grzcyr, ohg V'z zvffvat n cvrpr va gur ont va gur pragre, fb V'z jbaqrevat jurer V pbhyq unir zvffrq fbzrguvat.

ab gur vgrz va gur pragre vf gur ynfg vgrz lbh trg

Gur ynfg ybpngvba ba gur ngynf orsber gur znva nygne vf gur znmr pnir, ohg gung cynpr unf orra pyrnerq bhg, fb V qba'g xabj jurer gb tb arkg.

vzzn whfg chg gur vafgehpgvbaf sbe gur erfg bs gur tnzr urer

trg oyhr beo sebz grzcyr

sbyybj oyhr beo

trg fcvevg

erghea gb zbhagnva gbc

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Orsber V pbagvahr, V haqrefgnaq gung ng guvf cbvag lbh ner cebonoyl sehfgengrq jvgu zl vapbzcrgrapr jvgu guvf glcr bs tnzr. Ubjrire, nf gurer ner n srj fgehpgherf npebff guvf tnzr gung pna or vqragvsvrq nf n grzcyr, V nz abg fher jurer jung lbh pnyyrq n grzcyr vf. V cebzvfr, guvf vf gur ynfg guvat V jvyy nfx bs lbh, naq V pna svanyyl svavfu gur tnzr sebz urer. V bapr ntnva ncbybtvmr sbe zl vapbzcrgrapr, naq V gunax lbh sbe univat gur cngvrapr bs unaqyvat vg

vz gnyxvat nobhg gur ohvyqvat va gur pragre bs gur svefg nern

vg fnlf grzcyr va gur obggbz yrsg bs gur fperra jura lbh fgnaq ng gur ragenapr

v guvax lbh arrq gb cerfrag gur vgrzf jurer lbh tbg gur svefg unys bs gur cvax gnoyrg ohg vz abg fher

nyfb vz abg ernyyl sehfgengrq jvgu lbh v whfg tbg wnqrq jvgu jevgvat fb znal ercyvrf naq jnfag fher vs lbhir fbyirq gur grzcyr chmmyr be abg

v qbag guvax lbh ner vapbzcrgrag rvgure ohg sbe gurfr xvaq bs tnzrf lbh whfg tbggn  gel enaqbz fghss hagvy lbh frr n cnggrea

nyfb gur cynlnoyr nern trggvat ovttre naq gur tnzr trggvat zber abayvarne qbrf nqq n ohapu bs cbvagyrff onpxgenpxvat juvpu v qbag yvxr naq jnagrq gb fcner lbh sebz

naljnl sbe gur chmmyr nsgre gur grzcyr vtaber gur jbeqf "ohg lbhe urneg" v qbag guvax vg zrnaf nalguvat

Gunax lbh sbe haqrefgnaqvat. V'z ng gur cyndhr gur oyhr fcvevg yrq zr gb, ohg V fgvyy qba'g xabj jung gung ynfg vgrz vf.

fbyivat gur chmmyr vf jung tvirf lbh gur ynfg vgr

bx vir gubhtug nobhg vg naq ernyvmrq gur grkg ba gur cyndhr vf irel zvfyrnqvat

"nyy gung lbh unir ohg lbhe urneg" ernyyl whfg zrnaf rirel vgrz va lbhe fngpury

nyfb vz abg fher vs vz hfvat na bhgqngrq irefvba bs gur grkg be abg ohg vs gur chmmyr vf gur fnzr zl uvagf fubhyq uryc