unforum

IllusionOfLife

Quick update: We finally managed to uncover the key phrase for card #1 and now have the whole message translated:

sinz · Decorated Joined: 02 Jul 2011 Posts: 168

Just got a call from 12139857161 with what sounds like morse code and a voice saying this is a message from citizen skywatch

**Posted:** Fri Sep 09, 2011 4:27 pm

Macavity

Same here. Transcoded and uploaded the recording here: http://bit.ly/CSWVM1

Only difference is, my call came from 6175051786.

**Posted:** Fri Sep 09, 2011 5:16 pm

_________________
You are likely to be eaten by a grue. If this predicament seems particularly cruel,
Consider whose fault it could be, with no match or torch in your inventory...
Now playing: The Bureau

IllusionOfLife

Here's what we've got so far. The phone call contains this message:

http://soundcloud.com/a-saboteur/csw-voicemail

which translates to:

**Posted:** Fri Sep 09, 2011 6:53 pm

Macavity

Actually, my call was different from the ones that other people received. (That's the "a-saboteur on SoundCloud" one by the way. Yes, I'm Ranger Six over on the CSW boards!)

After cleaning up the Morse code section in Audacity (protip: the "Noise Removal" filter is your friend), it turns out that my call translates to www.emeraldvanguard.com, not www.crystalpolecat.com.

Also, there were two other stations discovered by enterprising members of Citizen Skywatch: Mercury Teacup (www.mercuryteacup.com) and Tomato Powderkeg (www.tomatopowderkeg.com).

Mercury Teacup is known to be in-game, as is Emerald Vanguard. Tomato Powderkeg, we're not sure on yet - it went offline shortly after discovery, and as far as I know, nobody was able to copy the audio from it.

The messages from Crystal Polecat, Emerald Vanguard, and Mercury Teacup, however, have all been deciphered - and on a side note, I was the guy who partially cracked the Mercury Teacup message.

They are as follows:

Operation: CRYSTAL POLECAT

**Posted:** Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:44 pm

_________________
You are likely to be eaten by a grue. If this predicament seems particularly cruel,
Consider whose fault it could be, with no match or torch in your inventory...
Now playing: The Bureau

Macavity

And now we have a mysterious letter that just showed up at Citizen Skywatch's headquarters: http://twitpic.com/6jzwm8

**Posted:** Mon Sep 12, 2011 5:09 pm

_________________
You are likely to be eaten by a grue. If this predicament seems particularly cruel,
Consider whose fault it could be, with no match or torch in your inventory...
Now playing: The Bureau

stinji · Decorated Joined: 02 Aug 2010 Posts: 267

I may try for the LA one.

**Posted:** Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:01 pm

IllusionOfLife

Tomato Powderkeg is a legitimate part of the ARG, for the brief period of time it was up it acted exactly like the other three sites and featured the CSW logo to boot. It contained audio of a woman reading numbers in both French and Japanese (Codex over at the 2K Forums knows enough French to say that none of these numbers went above 26). It was pulled down fairly quickly though, as was Mercury Teacup. My guess is that we weren't supposed to find the other sites the way we did and Liz wasn't ready to announce the events for the 24th yet.

Both MercuryTeacup.com and TomatoPowderkeg.com are now identical blank index pages.

EDIT: Also, that letter is infuriating. There's got to be some crucial information on deciphering it we don't have yet, because nothing I can think of yields any results.

**Posted:** Mon Sep 12, 2011 8:39 pm

stinji · Decorated Joined: 02 Aug 2010 Posts: 267

Is anyone else from here going for the drops anywhere?

**Posted:** Wed Sep 14, 2011 12:18 pm

IllusionOfLife

I wish I could, but the closest one to me is a 24 hour round trip. Sad

I'm hoping they announce one a bit closer to Salt Lake City.

**Posted:** Wed Sep 14, 2011 4:18 pm

stinji · Decorated Joined: 02 Aug 2010 Posts: 267

i know where the la one is going to be. Kinda obvious if you know that area.

just wondering how many peeps are running for this. Doesnt seem to be a ton of interest on UF.

**Posted:** Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:27 pm

Macavity

Yeah, most of the action is taking place on 2K's Citizen Skywatch boards.

**Posted:** Thu Sep 15, 2011 11:18 am

_________________
You are likely to be eaten by a grue. If this predicament seems particularly cruel,
Consider whose fault it could be, with no match or torch in your inventory...
Now playing: The Bureau

JohnnyCon7

I'm working on Saturday, but if I get out early enough, I'm planning on taking a drive to Cambridge to check it out.

Also, this was the e-mail that I received today,

**Posted:** Thu Sep 15, 2011 4:05 pm

Macavity

Well, the operation's running from noon to 4PM tomorrow.

Assuming a one-hour drive to Cambridge, I'd wager that if you got out of work at any point up to 2:30PM tomorrow, you should be able to make it.

(Alter the timing as needed to account for the actual time of the drive.)

**Posted:** Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:39 am

_________________
You are likely to be eaten by a grue. If this predicament seems particularly cruel,
Consider whose fault it could be, with no match or torch in your inventory...
Now playing: The Bureau

IllusionOfLife

Not to mention, there's 20 packages being given away and not even close to 20 people have stated that they'll be able to attend.

**Posted:** Fri Sep 16, 2011 12:46 pm