Cryptography Challenge: Discover Golem's real name, You can read the ancient texts at the end of the world! Options

[Chilean Wolf]

Zeta is 'oo', most likely.

oo-ee (We), ee-oo (You).

[ZomBuster]

Oh sweet!

Here we go

That's my PSD I used to keep track of the translation

try to translate THAT


Anyway here is what I can make up from it

Kax Teh

Is always
vigilant
Is always
aware.

What better
guardian
Than him
what nobler
judgement
than his

we give you
sure a
weight to
carry
Kax Teh

See that
Only the
worthy may
pass
find the
time and
history
The worlds
must meet.



whoops got some things wrong, fixed

and done! Well done everyone

[LTK]

Did I say gamma? Yeah, I meant zeta. 'OO' or 'WH' (as in 'where') are probably correct. I also found out phi, it's the 'g' sound as in 'guardian'. That's the word on the second row of the third block.

The words I've found include: is, better, than him, guardian. Also possibly: what, the.

Edit: Oh, nicely done, Zombuster.

[Chilean Wolf]

"we give you
Su? a
wait tw (???)
carry
Kax Teh"

Oh, you already fixed it. Nice.





Edit: Actually, Chi could also be a 'ch' sound, as in chains.

"...Such a
weight to
carry..."

[*VeLeRoN*]

Amazing, Zombaster - and it even looks awesome! http://www.cubeupload.com/files/89a400thro...lemtextgold.png

[LTK]

Okay, and here's the finished legenda.

Concept art nao plz.

[Chilean Wolf]

concept plzthxbai

[LTK]

Oh, by the way, the really huge stone gates have a whole lot of writing on them too, so we can translate that now. Who is kind enough to take a screenshot?

[ZomBuster]

Oh, by the way, the really huge stone gates have a whole lot of writing on them too, so we can translate that now. Who is kind enough to take a screenshot?

Who needs screenshots when you got the raw textures
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/8794/th...thronedoor1.jpg
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/7795/th...thronedoor2.jpg

First one
What forces us to keep this barrier?
What makes us stay away?
Is it our wish to stay in the dark?
It is our own choice.

[hearty0]

There is also some writing on the columns in the first room.


By hearty0 at 2009-05-16

[LTK]

Awesome. The second door text:

"We know there are things we don't understand and may never be able to. This line separates the land known as Zenozoik from this other lightless land. But Zenozoik can't hide from the true shine of knowledge forever."

Where do you find these textures, by the way?

[ZomBuster]

Oooh mysterious.

I made a some screenshots of all the text in the throne room, the text on the columns are duplicates of the throne text.

I added all the translations, including LTK's one





The textures are in zenoclash\zenozoik\materials , you need VTFedit to view them. I don't know the names of all the textures so I looked in the map itself to be sure.

[Akashic]

Would you also post a key to what the symbols were pictures of?

[LTK]

Would you also post a key to what the symbols were pictures of?

For the most part, we have no idea. Most of the knowledge we have came from the six names.

[hearty0]

For the most part, we have no idea. Most of the knowledge we have came from the six names.

That's pretty much what I tried to do when I found "zeh" except I was looking for a word that started with it, and immediately assume it meant zenozoik.

[Akashic]

For the most part, we have no idea. Most of the knowledge we have came from the six names.

Edmundo knows

[Edmundo Bordeu]

Ohh. Awesome! All texts discovered!
I am at home this weekend so I cant upload the Golem (Kax Te) concept art now, but tomorrow at the office that is the first thing I'm going to do.
Now that you all know the alphabet I will never be able to hide cryptic messages anymore.

Congratulations!!!

[hearty0]

Ohh. Awesome! All texts discovered!
I am at home this weekend so I cant upload the Golem (Kax Te) concept art now, but tomorrow at the office that is the first thing I'm going to do.
Now that you all know the alphabet I will never be able to hide cryptic messages anymore.

Congratulations!!!

You can always make ANOTHER language for us to break. =-D

[Edmundo Bordeu]

Finally, as promised, here is all the unreleased Golem concept art:

The final golem concept art:



The layers of the psd file:



Many sketches and variations:



A very early Golem. Made for the Zenozoik prototype:



Golem sitting at the throne:



(I also uploaded everything to our Gallery in case you haven't seen the other images we have there... http://forums.aceteam.cl/index.php?autocom=gallery )

[ZomBuster]

I'm digging the early Golem concept, I think it's the the small head.