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* Command: '''DONGYING''' vector updated to read: | * Command: '''DONGYING''' vector updated to read: | ||
Navigate 3969 Ares 29 degrees. | Navigate 3969 Ares 29 degrees. | ||
- | : This leads to [[#Artifact 3B|#3B]] | + | : This leads to [[#Artifact 3B|#3B]], and now labeled as "RECOVERED" |
===== Artifact 3A ===== | ===== Artifact 3A ===== | ||
* Approx. 754km (3969 stadia) from Dongying is [[Artifacts#Shanghai|Shanghai]] | * Approx. 754km (3969 stadia) from Dongying is [[Artifacts#Shanghai|Shanghai]] | ||
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* Command: '''LUNGLEI''' was update with a new vector | * Command: '''LUNGLEI''' was update with a new vector | ||
Navigate 47847 Athena degrees 18. | Navigate 47847 Athena degrees 18. | ||
- | : This leads to [[#Artifact 4B|#4B]] | + | : This leads to [[#Artifact 4B|#4B]], and now labeled as "RECOVERED" |
===== Artifact 4A ===== | ===== Artifact 4A ===== | ||
* Approx. 9043km (47847 stadia) from Lunglei is [[Artifacts#Sydney|Sydney]] | * Approx. 9043km (47847 stadia) from Lunglei is [[Artifacts#Sydney|Sydney]] | ||
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Omphalos identified. | Omphalos identified. | ||
Navigate 4473 Hermes 25 degrees | Navigate 4473 Hermes 25 degrees | ||
- | : This leads to [[#Artifact 5A|#5A]] | + | : This leads to [[#Artifact 5A|#5A]], and now labeled as "RECOVERED" |
+ | * Command: '''BOISE''' was update with a new vector | ||
+ | Navigate 4473 Athena 10 degrees | ||
+ | : This leads to [[#Artifact 5B|#5B]] | ||
===== Artifact 5A ===== | ===== Artifact 5A ===== | ||
* Approx. 845km (4473 stadia) from Boise is [[Artifacts#Vancouver|Vancouver]] | * Approx. 845km (4473 stadia) from Boise is [[Artifacts#Vancouver|Vancouver]] | ||
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* Artifact 5A was [[Artifacts#Vancouver|recovered]] on March 26 by ''RobMagus'' | * Artifact 5A was [[Artifacts#Vancouver|recovered]] on March 26 by ''RobMagus'' | ||
===== Artifact 5B ===== | ===== Artifact 5B ===== | ||
- | * ''N/A'' ("pending" message shows up under 5A "recovered" message) | + | * Approx. 845km (4473 stadia) from Boise is [[Artifacts#San Francisco|San Francisco]] |
+ | * Command: '''BOISE/SAN/FRANCISCO''' | ||
+ | Ft Mason | ||
+ | Boat | ||
+ | Chained chest | ||
+ | Fake rock | ||
+ | * Artifact 5B is not yet [[Artifacts#San Francisco|recovered]] | ||
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Omphalos identified. | Omphalos identified. | ||
Navigate 31639 Scorpio 22 degrees | Navigate 31639 Scorpio 22 degrees | ||
- | : This leads to [[#Artifact 6A|#6A]] | + | : This leads to [[#Artifact 6A|#6A]], and now labeled as "RECOVERED" |
+ | * Command: '''NEW/DELHI''' was update with a new vector | ||
+ | Navigate 31639 Apollo 29 degrees | ||
+ | : This leads to [[#Artifact 6B|#6B]] | ||
===== Artifact 6A ===== | ===== Artifact 6A ===== | ||
* Approx. 5853km (31639 stadia) from New Delhi is [[Artifacts#Tokyo|Tokyo]] | * Approx. 5853km (31639 stadia) from New Delhi is [[Artifacts#Tokyo|Tokyo]] | ||
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* Artifact 6A was [[Artifacts#Tokyo|recovered]] on March 26 by ''unagi, Lunch, and QED'' | * Artifact 6A was [[Artifacts#Tokyo|recovered]] on March 26 by ''unagi, Lunch, and QED'' | ||
===== Artifact 6B ===== | ===== Artifact 6B ===== | ||
- | * ''N/A'' | + | * Approx. 5853km (31639 stadia) from New Delhi is [[Artifacts#Copenhagen|Copenhagen]] |
+ | * Command: '''NEW/DELHI/COPENHAGEN''' | ||
+ | Ft Mason | ||
+ | Boat | ||
+ | Chained chest | ||
+ | Fake rock | ||
+ | * Artifact 6B is not yet [[Artifacts#Copenhagen|recovered]] | ||
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Omphalos Identified. | Omphalos Identified. | ||
Navigate 4596 Athena 23 degrees. | Navigate 4596 Athena 23 degrees. | ||
- | : This leads to [[#Artifact 7A|#7A]] | + | : This leads to [[#Artifact 7A|#7A]], and now labeled as "RECOVERED" |
+ | * Command: '''PORTO/ALEGRE''' was updated with a new vector | ||
+ | Navigate 4596 Hephaestus 2 degrees | ||
+ | : This leads to [[#Artifact 7B|#7B]] | ||
===== Artifact 7A ===== | ===== Artifact 7A ===== | ||
* Approx. #km (4596 stadia) from Porto Alegre is [[Artifacts#Buenos Aires|Buenos Aires]] | * Approx. #km (4596 stadia) from Porto Alegre is [[Artifacts#Buenos Aires|Buenos Aires]] | ||
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Taped underside | Taped underside | ||
Envelope | Envelope | ||
- | * Artifact 7A was been [[Artifacts#Buenos Aires|recovered]] on March 31 by ''VictorSueiro'' | + | * Artifact 7A was [[Artifacts#Buenos Aires|recovered]] on March 31 by ''VictorSueiro'' |
- | + | ||
===== Artifact 7B ===== | ===== Artifact 7B ===== | ||
- | * ''N/A'' | + | * Approx. #km (4596 stadia) from Porto Alegre is [[Artifacts#Sao Paolo|Sao Paolo]] |
+ | * Command: '''PORTO/ALEGRE/SAO/PAOLO''' | ||
+ | Casa Do Saber | ||
+ | Jardins | ||
+ | Reception lobby | ||
+ | Corner | ||
+ | Between the wall and plant | ||
+ | Envelope | ||
+ | * Artifact 7B is not yet [[Artifacts#Sao Paolo|recovered]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 20:55, 3 April 2008
164.109.150.213
Table of Contents |
Is this "the secret"?
(lovingly coined the 'omphaputer' by Weezel)
- Revealed by Eli Hunt on March 11th by email
- Located at: http://164.109.150.213
- The site was found by Eli Hunt with the help of a code in a book. See origin.
- The site is multi-lingual
- The longer the page is viewed, the more dots appear to fly in and land at various places (populated areas?) on earth's continents, forming a transparent rotating world.
- The look of the earth after some time seems similar to the satellite image of the earth at night (lights showing populated areas).
- Occasionally, red, green, yellow dots can be seen on the map.
- For WhoIs information about the website/IP and its mirror site, see the discussion page
Command Reference
- For an exhaustive list of commands, please see the Omphaputer command reference
Omphalos commands
- red and green dots are occasionally seen flying in to land at points on the globe.
- The locations have some significance.
- Red dots are inactive omphaloi
- Green dots are apparently locations of omphaloi that have been activated.
- Yellow dots appear where green dots were, after the artifact is recovered.
- Unidentified red/green dot locations (very rough approximations):
- none at the moment (Mar 16)
The Omphaloi have been determined to give vectos to the locations of special artifacts (see Artifacts for contents of each location)
Omphalos procedure
- (SITE) a red dot flies into the rotating world map
- (PLAYERS) somehow we identify the location (city or place) of that dot
- (PLAYERS) that placename is entered into the command prompt (e.g. DONGYING)
- (SITE) if the location has a red dot, the system returns Pending artifact confirmation
- (SITE) if the location has a green dot, the system returns a confirmation and an omphalos-code direction (e.g. Navigate 3969 Hera 8 degrees.)
- (SITE) if the location has a red dot, the system returns Pending artifact confirmation
- (PLAYERS) we use the omphalos-code direction to identify another location (city or place)
- (PLAYERS) that second placename is combined with the first and entered at the command prompt (e.g. STEPHENVILLE/AUSTIN)
- (SITE) the system returns Artifact location identified. and three lines that specify the location of the artifact
- (PLAYERS) we recover the artifact, we get a code, which, when input to the command line unlocks a PDF of the chapter of Codex of the Lost Ring
- (SITE) the system makes a second artifact location available, as in step 3
- (PLAYERS) rinse and repeat from step 4
- (SITE) the dot changes to yellow, presumably when both artifacts are recovered
(from http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=24732&start=300)
Omphalos 1 - Stephenville, Newfoundland
- rangerd discovered the first location, for the green dot: Stephenville, Newfoundland.
- Command: STEPHENVILLE
Omphalos 1 identified. Navigate 20478 Scorpio 24 degrees.
- This leads to #1A, and now labeled as "RECOVERED"
- Command: STEPHENVILLE vector updated to read:
Navigate 20478 Taurus 0.
- This leads to #1B, and now labeled as "RECOVERED"
Artifact 1A
- Approx. 3890km (20478 stadia) from Stephenville, NL is Cardiff. Ariock determined the format for entering the result
- Command: STEPHENVILLE/CARDIFF
Artifact location identified. City Hall Entrance Hall Bureau Affixed underside top drawer
Artifact 1B
- paulpark03 identified Austin, TX as another location approx. 3890km (20478 stadia) from Stephenville, NL
- Command: STEPHENVILLE/AUSTIN
Artifact location identified. History Center Reading Room "Life of Sam Houston" Reference Shelf 4th Row 2nd Shelf From Top
- Artifact 1B was recovered on March 15 by jasper
Omphalos 2 - Ribnitz-Damgarten, Germany
- Command: RIBNITZ/DAMGARTEN
Omphalos 2 identified. Navigate 3586 Hephaestus 2 degrees
- This leads to #2A, and now labeled as "RECOVERED"
- Command: RIBNITZ/DAMGARTEN vector updated to read:
Navigate 3586 Athena 22.
- This leads to #2B, and now labeled as "RECOVERED"
Artifact 2A
- dante identified Stockholm as another location approx. 681km (3586 stadia) from Ribnitz-Damgarten
- Command: RIBNITZ/DAMGARTEN/STOCKHOLM
Artifact location identified. City Mission Bread Store "Brave and Bold" Above Cakes Empty Shelf
- Artifact 2A was recovered on March 17 by Jooon
Artifact 2B
- Bruxelles, Belgium was identified as the location approx. 681km (3586 stadia) from Ribnitz-Damgarten
- Command: RIBNITZ/DAMGARTEN/BRUXELLES
Casa Manuel Main room Brick Wall Righthand side of bar Behind ink etching
- Artifact 2B was recovered by an unknown person, who left a note allowing its contents to be recovered on March 25 by Chid12
Omphalos 3 - Dongying, China
- sapagoo identified Dongying, China as a location, now known as Omphalos #3.
- Command: DONGYING
Omphalos 3 identified. Navigate 3969 Hera 8 degrees.
- This lead to #3A, and now labeled as "RECOVERED"
- Command: DONGYING vector updated to read:
Navigate 3969 Ares 29 degrees.
- This leads to #3B, and now labeled as "RECOVERED"
Artifact 3A
- Approx. 754km (3969 stadia) from Dongying is Shanghai
- Command: DONGYING/SHANGHAI
Cottons Bar Patio Stone Lion Octagon Empty Rock
- Artifact 3A was recovered on March 16 by Mara and L'el
Artifact 3B
- Approx. 754km (3969 stadia) from Dongying is Seoul, Korea
- Command: DONGYING/SEOUL
Shin Old Tea House Past tea counter Main room Far left wall Bookshelf Inside English language book
- Artifact 3B was recovered on April 3 by NZer from Seoul
Omphalos 4 - Lunglei, India
- [M] discovered a red location: Lunglei, India.
- Command: LUNGLEI
Omphalos #4 identified. Navigate 47847 Hestia 14 degrees.
- This leads to #4A, and now labeled as "RECOVERED"
- Command: LUNGLEI was update with a new vector
Navigate 47847 Athena degrees 18.
- This leads to #4B, and now labeled as "RECOVERED"
Artifact 4A
- Approx. 9043km (47847 stadia) from Lunglei is Sydney
- Command: LUNGLEI/SYDNEY
AMP Lobby Olympic Torches Inside tubular support
- Artifact 4A was recovered on March 17 by a friend of mr.judkins'.
Artifact 4B
- Approx. 9043km (47847 stadia) from Lunglei is Johannesburg
- Command: LUNGLEI/JOHANNESBURG
Aukland Park Boekehuis Behind lecturn Inside fireplace (G)reen porcelain tiles Cast iron cover, inside an envelope
- Artifact 4B was recovered on March 27.
Omphalos 5 - Boise, USA
- j5 discovered a red location: Boise, USA.
- Command: BOISE
Omphalos identified. Navigate 4473 Hermes 25 degrees
- This leads to #5A, and now labeled as "RECOVERED"
- Command: BOISE was update with a new vector
Navigate 4473 Athena 10 degrees
- This leads to #5B
Artifact 5A
- Approx. 845km (4473 stadia) from Boise is Vancouver
- Command: BOISE/VANCOUVER
Segal Vault Level #125 30 15 28 Ceiling, in an envelope
- Artifact 5A was recovered on March 26 by RobMagus
Artifact 5B
- Approx. 845km (4473 stadia) from Boise is San Francisco
- Command: BOISE/SAN/FRANCISCO
Ft Mason Boat Chained chest Fake rock
- Artifact 5B is not yet recovered
Omphalos 6 - New Delhi, India
- Command: NEW/DELHI (India)
Omphalos identified. Navigate 31639 Scorpio 22 degrees
- This leads to #6A, and now labeled as "RECOVERED"
- Command: NEW/DELHI was update with a new vector
Navigate 31639 Apollo 29 degrees
- This leads to #6B
Artifact 6A
- Approx. 5853km (31639 stadia) from New Delhi is Tokyo
- Command: NEW/DELHI/TOKYO
Hibi Building 3-20 Ogawa-machi Kanda Bottom left mailbox Ceiling
- Artifact 6A was recovered on March 26 by unagi, Lunch, and QED
Artifact 6B
- Approx. 5853km (31639 stadia) from New Delhi is Copenhagen
- Command: NEW/DELHI/COPENHAGEN
Ft Mason Boat Chained chest Fake rock
- Artifact 6B is not yet recovered
Omphalos 7 pending - Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Command: PORTO/ALEGRE (Brazil)
Omphalos Identified. Navigate 4596 Athena 23 degrees.
- This leads to #7A, and now labeled as "RECOVERED"
- Command: PORTO/ALEGRE was updated with a new vector
Navigate 4596 Hephaestus 2 degrees
- This leads to #7B
Artifact 7A
- Approx. #km (4596 stadia) from Porto Alegre is Buenos Aires
- Command: PORTO/ALEGRE/BUENOS/AIRES
Ediciones Hector A. Macchidad Yellow counter desk Taped underside Envelope
- Artifact 7A was recovered on March 31 by VictorSueiro
Artifact 7B
- Approx. #km (4596 stadia) from Porto Alegre is Sao Paolo
- Command: PORTO/ALEGRE/SAO/PAOLO
Casa Do Saber Jardins Reception lobby Corner Between the wall and plant Envelope
- Artifact 7B is not yet recovered
Artifact document commands
- Entering a valid code gives the response
Key confirmed. Transfer initiated.
- The first part of the retrival command is esperanto "PRUVODEREHAVIGO" - proof of reception.
- As per the code found on the Cardiff artifact, entering
- PRUVODEREHAVIGO AI7P/I5DB/J2L4/N2IR/I80T - gives the link to Artifact document 1A
- As per the code found on the Austin artifact, entering
- PRUVODEREHAVIGO JR01/SPL7/AG2I/JR28/1FB7 - gives the link to Artifact document 1B
- As per the code found on the Stockholm artifact, entering
- PRUVODEREHAVIGO 25MC/I2YJ/LAH5/I8MR/R72S - gives the link to Artifact document 2A
- As per the code found on the Bruxelles artifact, entering
- PRUVODEREHAVIGO JKC7/C8JB/5ARH/MBM2/3ITE - gives the link to Artifact document 2B
- As per the code found on the Shanghai artifact, entering
- PRUVODEREHAVIGO MB53/24NK/33A4/Z472/KAV3 - gives the link to Artifact document 3A
- As per the code found on the Seoul artifact, entering
- PRUVODEREHAVIGO 83JC/HJP8/E65K/5MAB/2LL2 - gives the link to Artifact document 3B (Currently responding with a "page not found" error)
- As per the code found on the Sydney artifact, entering
- PRUVODEREHAVIGO 9JRL/ADIM/I0OC/JMC2/KMHI - gives the link to Artifact document 4A
- As per the code found on the Johannesburg artifact, entering
- PRUVODEREHAVIGO S33C/AH24/FEK8/G87T/IB76 - gives the link to Artifact document 4B
- As per the code found on the Vancouver artifact, entering
- PRUVODEREHAVIGO R8KP/HJD2/BN2M/EWV3/7JAA - gives the link to Artifact document 5A
- As per the code found on the Tokyo artifact, entering
- PRUVODEREHAVIGO C6FB/C7ER/333G/8R2A/XV7Q - gives the link to Artifact document 6A
- As per the code found on the Buenos Aires artifact, entering
- PRUVODEREHAVIGO MA84/J20N/W593/JW52/BH34 - gives the link to Artifact document 7A