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Post by paperwulf on Jun 6, 2010 17:52:32 GMT -5
Okay, this board is dedicated to nothing but the Hunt for the Gangadiddle, so I don't think anyone can complain about its existence like some people on some other boards. ;-) Unfortunately this board has been neglected since March, and I am going to add this post to see if I can't remedy that. Anyway, the Hunt began on (actually before) March 15th. Events leading up to the hunt included Poochee and Pansy and the first message that such a thing as the Gangadiddle existed. The PandP vids were intercut with clips of a hooded figure we called "Hoodie", who at first seemed sinister. He later introduced himself as the Hunt master, and explained that the Gangadiddle was trapping us in isolated worlds, trying to harvest our souls for its own mysterious, nefarious ends. He still seemed sinister in his usage of Poochee and Pansy's possible creator, a man known only as Dolst, but Dolst himself later came out and said he was okay and was now part of the Hunt master's plan. Due to some hunters' efforts, the hunt was begun early. This led to a weakening of the Gangadiddle's binding, and he counter-bound the Hunt Master and possessed Dolst. Fortunately, The Hunt Master was able to "smuggle data" to the hunters and his name was revealed to be Nathan Israel. With his name unbound, he himself became unbound and was able to free Dolst from the Gangadiddle's grip, thereby sending it back to its "shrunken" body. Upon the hunt's early beginning, the first clue was revealed to be in Williamsburg. My friend Kerry was able to travel there and take photos of a lamp post with a code number on it. This was later used to reveal the rest of the clue included on a plaque found by Hunter1. Using the text of this plaque, the location for the next clue was found. Note: so far, all internet-based clues that actually lead to physical locations have been found on dolst.9k.com/gangadiddle. This and other information can be found on gangadiddle.wikidot.com/ a wiki page that a hunter created for this current venture. Anyway, the 2nd clue lead to a "scorpion house" which Hunter1 located. This led to the third and fourth clue locations, one of which was Greensville, the other of which was Maymont Park. I was able to retrieve the information from Maymont shortly before I left the state and it was used to decipher the next clue, which was located in Clairmont. Paladin joined the hunt soon after that and made his way to Clairmont to get the clue info there. The next clue was sudoku-based and, once cracked, led to the following coordinates: 37.839667,-76.802571 Paladin is currently our most likely candidate for traveling there, at least as soon as he can get sufficient funds. (Gas ain't cheap after all!) Until very recently, this was the only real development. As of the last week, a new group has entered the arena: The s33k3rs. s33k3rs is their youtube and twitter name, but it most likely is just a "leet" spelling of "seekers" as that is what they call themselves in the caption of their video. The deadline for the hunt is 2013 and the Gangadiddle is supposedly safely "buried" until either then or when a hunter finds it, or now possibly when a s33k3r finds it. It is June 6th, Nathan Israel has informed us that the hunt is halfway over, and we have processed 6 clues so far. And if anyone has anything else to add just general status-wise, I'd say this is the thread to do it in.
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Post by paperwulf on Jun 23, 2010 15:12:08 GMT -5
Just an update on things so far. The s33k3rs have made clear their intention to find the Gangadiddle. For what purpose, we don't yet know. The general consensus among most of us is that it can't be good whatever it is. There are some dissenting voices though. Some people have expressed the opinion that maybe the s33k3rs are just victims and our actions are undeservedly detrimental to them. The s33k3rs used a binding to silence Nathan and to make Dolst forget about the Hunt. Despite this, information was leaked to us that led to the naming of one of the s33k3rs, Zarek. Jalebi and I posted this name on the s33k3rs youtube page. This was followed by recriminations and threats from the s33k3rs and the apparent death or incapacitation of Zarek, who the s33k3rs identified as a "shield crafter". Nathan and Dolst still seem to be bound. A third person, David Yamaguchi, who is apparently the owner of Akanishin Studio (which jalebi pointed out means "red herring") has emerged. So far he has only posted on michaelfiltersgabriel.wordpress.com and claims that is how he stays under the s33k3rs' radar. Some suspected he was a gamejacker (what game? This is real!) but it was due to him that crucial information was provided which we used against the s33k3rs. It's June 23rd. This is where we are and my eyes are tired.
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Post by Chaosky on Jul 9, 2010 18:52:12 GMT -5
Wow, haven't been here in a while. So anyway, we've had to work with "bytecodes" for a while now. What happened was that they finally caught David Yamaguchi, so all three of our helpers are bound. When this happened, a failsafe activated here: dolst.9k.com/ and started spouting out MORE cryptic messages. You can browse through Roblox HQ to see what we've done, because I'm not putting everything here. Anyway, we're (Sort of; we never quite finished 3.) on bytecode 4. It reads: FAILSAFE SCRIPT, PHASE 4 ACTIVATED Be canine cue nine cue eh far. Jalebi figured out that it's probably phonetic, making it: bk9q9qa4 We're currently not sure what it means.
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Post by paperwulf on Jul 26, 2010 11:05:58 GMT -5
The s33k3rs have bound Nathan, dolst, and David. A failsafe script has fed us data to find out the name of the s33k3r doing the binding. A complete rundown of that information is here: gangadiddle.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=puzzles&thread=12We have downloaded all 7 bytecode files. We still have not decoded 3 and 4, but the other 5 are in their final forms, even if they have not yet been completely interpreted. We are still desperately searching for someone who can travel to this location: maps.google.com/maps?q=37.839667,-76.802571&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&hl=en&ll=37.839659,-76.802622&spn=0.001468,0.002411&t=h&z=19 We request pictures of any and all signs/monuments at that location, and especially any pictures or information about anything having to do with slate or concrete there. This is out in a BFE region of Virginia, so we understand it could be difficult to reach. But, until someone can retrieve the information there, we are dead in the water as far as the main Hunt. It's July 26th 2010, and this is where we are so far. We have until 2013 to find the Gangadiddle, unless the s33k3rs find it first.
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Post by paperwulf on Sept 9, 2010 18:31:13 GMT -5
The s33k3rs' binding master, Rudolfo, has had his name revealed and has been... dispatched? Either way, dolst and Nathan are now free of their bindings. David Yamaguchi is still apparently MIA. Thanks to the Hunters who solved the bytecode puzzles to make this possible! A hunter who goes by tomatogoatee is planning a trip to VA near the end of September to visit this location: maps.google.com/maps?q=37.839667,-76.802571&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&hl=en&ll=37.839659,-76.802622&spn=0.001468,0.002411&t=h&z=19 Hoodie/Nathan/Huntmaster gave him (or anyone who might make the trip?) an admonishment: Likely something to do with a walkway at the location. Also, the TDRL has moved, and therefore, its Hunt page with it: z7.invisionfree.com/Theresearchlab/index.php?showtopic=33&st=0It's September 9th 2010, and this is where we are.
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Post by paperwulf on Sept 26, 2010 11:22:17 GMT -5
This past weekend, Hunter tomatogoatee made a trip up from FL to check out the location from 6clue. He found a monument to the Rappahannock Industrial Academy. Using the words on the sign and counting the pieces of slate embedded in the concrete walk, the URL and password of the next clue were deciphered! The file downloaded was LaughHardItsALongWayToThe.rar (a clever Modest Mouse reference, which also hints at a location, as the missing last word is "bank"). Using the number of slate pieces in each concrete slab, the password was determined to be 9112112221221122223 This rar revealed 7clue.txt and The Key.jpg 7clue.txt refers to Violet Bank in Colonial Heights. Its contents are as follows: tomatogoatee's theory is that each letter/number combo refers to historical markers as denoted by the "A...", "B...", and "See..." lines. As usual, that should provide us with a URL on dolst.9k.com from which to download the next rar. The password for that rar? That should be provided by the location from The Key.jpg That is an image file that looks similar to the one that led us to Krap T Nom Yam. It is a Youtube logo but with the channel URL in it. It takes us to www.youtube.com/b3achwalkaHere, I will lazily and shamelessly quote tomatogoatee's own post on RobloxHQ: Thanks again to tomatogoatee for making the trip and figuring out the clues. It is September 26th, 2010, and this is where we are.
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Post by paperwulf on Jan 27, 2011 17:16:05 GMT -5
It has been many months since I last updated our status. So, here goes. In October, David Yamaguchi (we presume) posted an update to MFG (Michael Filters Gabriel, michaelfiltersgabriel.wordpress.com/) letting us know he was alive, after an ominous video update by dolst indicating he had found David's car riddled with bullet holes. Then, on November 14th, Yamaguch apparently made his move. The s33k3rs tweeted a threatening message about finding him, apparently in response to his post on 4chan /x/. Following that lead, I checked out MFG and found another of his morse code posts. Inspired by tomatogoatee's suggestion of following /x/, I eventually determined that Yamaguchi's post referred to an /x/ thread. In it, was a photo Yamaguchi had apparently taken. After some back and forth between me and tomatogoatee, we figured out it contained bit.ly addresses. They led to more photos, embedded RAR's, etc which, when finally opened, revealed the following message: Included were some photos of a notebook with odd descriptions of energy vectors, etc. Essentially, terminology the s33k3rs themselves have used when describing their quest for the Gangadiddle. (I'll post these images next time I have access to them.) Around the beginning of 2011, dolst opened a new website: mechabiozoid.comdolst.com was also updated, and made reference to mechabiozoid.com, referring to "Mechabiozoid Industries". Not much more came of that until about two weeks later, when dolst tweeted: I had seen this trick before. It was the keyboard shift. It translated to I tried many different username/password combinations to get in but none worked. Then, while checking the back pages of /x/, I discovered a thread with the big G itself and more keyboard-shifted text. By the time I found it, the anons there had figured out the blatant messages we had missed about "buffer overflows". Username: admin and password: any long string of random garbage you feel like. This exposed the "admin" section of mechabiozoid.com which simply had 7 links, each to an image. The images were bytecodes just like the last bunch used to decode Rudolfo's name! So now we are trying to decipher these bytecodes to determine the name of the next s33k3r. It is January 28th, and this is where we are.
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Post by paperwulf on Feb 7, 2011 21:03:25 GMT -5
After much analysis, the bytecodes have revealed a series of numbers and letters. We are currently trying to decode them. They are not making much sense to us at the moment.
The s33k3rs have declared that they would reach the Gangadiddle in sixteen days. Each day, they post a decrimenting number. Today was 8. Tomorrow will be 7. It is presumed that on 0, they will find the Gangadiddle unless we reveal the next s33k3r's name.
We are trying to figure out that name before time runs out.
It is Febuary 7, 2011, and this is where we are.
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Post by paperwulf on Feb 19, 2011 12:31:02 GMT -5
The latest s33k3r, Janicen, has now been killed/defeated/destroyed/absorbed/assimilated/eaten/whatever and they are now without their navicaster. They have told us they can no longer pursue the Gangadiddle (they call it the "Gahn-GAH-did-ALL") and they are begging us to let up. Quote of some quotes from robloxhqboard:
dolst also mentioned more s33k3r data to come this weekend.
What will happen with the s33k3rs? Will we be making a truce with them? Will we continue to fight them?
Otherwise, we are currently stuck until someone can make it to Buckroe beach in VA and find the next clue.
It's Saturday, February 19th, 2011, and this is where we are.
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Post by paperwulf on Feb 22, 2011 22:06:21 GMT -5
New bytecodes were posted recently. We should have seen the signs. The poster used "l33tsp33k" in his/her posts. But we read these bytecodes and determined that the next s33k3r was named Hamaliel. It was easy. Too easy. Hamaliel was the voice of the s33k3rs. Once he was destroyed (or whatever) the last(?) s33k3r took over dolst. Yep. dolst is possessed again. dolst is a s33k3r now. Not really sure what this portends. Nothing good, to be sure.
It's Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011, and this is where we are.
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Post by shadowedstranger95 on Feb 23, 2011 11:39:05 GMT -5
I knew those s33k3rs were lying. That's just BRILLIANT. (Posted this on the Roblox forum too) Any idea what's gonna happen next? We can't let Hamaliel find the Gangadiddle before us.
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Post by paperwulf on Feb 28, 2011 21:51:19 GMT -5
dolst is currently possessed by the last (we hope) s33k3r and currently has control of dolst.com (and dolst.9k.com). He has disabled the online Hunt clues, which means, even if someone went to Buckroe, we still would not know what to do with the information found there. Attempts to access dolst.com/gangadiddle are met only with the s33k3r face. (The image file name is called "nope.png". Haha. Very funny.) dolst managed to sneak some messages to us, informing us that when the s33k3r sleeps, dolst awakes. He also tweeted about "mindrape". It can't be fun. :-( His last tweet informed us that it would be just that: his last tweet. He informed us that Nathan (aka the Hunt Master) would pass more info to us. Indeed he has. His clues led us to mechabiozoid.com/acquire.php which currently has a counter, counting down until March 2nd, 8:22 PM. What happens next is anyone's guess? Meanwhile, "dolst" is now claiming that he kicked out the s33k3r and is himself again. He has told us to forget about the online clues and head directly to Norfolk, VA. He still speaks like the s33k3r, however, almost pronouncing "Gangadiddle" like the s33k3rs did, and adding "surf wisely" at the end as if he forgot until the last minute. It is Monday, February 28th, 2011, and this is where we are.
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Post by paperwulf on Mar 5, 2011 10:23:05 GMT -5
The counter on mechabiozoid.com/acquire.php temporarily revealed a page asking for password input, before showing a counter again. Apparently submitting passwords to it would reset the counter, and that segment has now been solved, but I will cover that in more detail in another thread. At the moment, dolst is sill possessed by the last s33k3r, and is no longer trying to convince us he is not. Last night, he posted this video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVfGqM7h_yEHe claims that if we find his name and kill him, he will also kill dolst unless Nathan Israel tell us "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth" about his origin and relationship to the s33k3rs. This was s33k3rdolst's one ultimatum. Meanwhile, online clues for the Hunt are still unavailable. He said that Nathan created the Hunt, but dolst maintains it. This would likely mean that dolst's death would mean the end of the hunt, especially if he were unable to restore the clues. It's Saturday, March 5, 2011, and this is where we are.
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Post by paperwulf on Mar 7, 2011 18:13:02 GMT -5
The last s33k3r, still in possession of dolst's body, recently began demanding that Israel tell us the truth. Today, he apparently stormed Israel's hideout, just in time to find him... uploading...? a message to us. The video is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5R5ph8R4eQThe story Israel tells can be found RARed here: megaupload.com/?d=OERD0Z44The password is "truth". The text of the story is as follows: Basically, Israel created the Gangadiddle. He is now dutybound (or guiltbound) to destroy it. The s33k3rs did not want it destroyed. They would rather have seen it used. Now, the last s33k3r aims to capture the Gangadiddle before we can. It is still up in the air as to whether or not he has truly released dolst. His latest tweet said... Well, his latest tweet when I started writing this was: Currently, Israel and the last(?) s33k3r are having some very interesting banter going on via twitter. It's Monday, March 7, 2011, and this is where we are.
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Post by paperwulf on Mar 7, 2011 19:07:23 GMT -5
More drama from the last (or maybe not last after all!) s33k3r and Nathan. They tweeted this back and forth:
It's March 7, 2011, and this is where we are.
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