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== thisisnotaclue ==
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== First Clue ==
  
On March 5, the front page of Chrono.gg was updated with a message hidden inside the promo art for Omnibus: <code>thisisnotaclue.com</code>.  Visiting that site shows...
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Subscribers to Chrono.gg's daily newsletter recieved an unexpected message on October 5.
  
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[[File:ChronoNews.png|500px]]
  
Progress so far:
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Users quickly arrived at the first clue on Chrono.gg's homepage. A URL could be seen on the page's main image, promoting the game OmniBus: http://www.thisisnotaclue.com/
First clue. From email sent out to newsletter subscribers: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/246612521425960960/288030422221193216/unknown.png
 
  
Hidden URL on Omnibus at http://www.chrono.gg
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[[File:OmnibusURL.png|500px]]
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/287425453885489153/288001455787474945/unknown.png
 
  
Leads to http://www.thisisnotaclue.com/
 
We compiled all the sequences at https://1drv.ms/x/s!An0WCjkAtK3KgYkRZsDl2nyHUBNKdQ
 
  
Then we converted the hex values of all the assembled color swathes and obtained the cryptic message " CRITICAL WARNING: COINS ARE UNEXPECTEDLY MISSING. SUSPECT IDENTIFIED.  SUSPECT ID: GRENDEL23. REQUESTING INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE. END TRANSMISSION. "
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Following that URL leads to a site containing some text and an image with different color columns.
  
This leads us to this chrono.gg forum user ( https://community.chrono.gg/users/Grendel23/activity )
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by converting the hex values of all the assembled color swathes the following message was obtained <code>CRITICAL WARNING: COINS ARE UNEXPECTEDLY MISSING. SUSPECT IDENTIFIED. SUSPECT ID: GRENDEL23. REQUESTING INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE. END TRANSMISSION.</code>
We looked at Grendel23's only post for clues, as well as analyzed the avatar image ( source image: https://community.chrono.gg/uploads/default/original/2X/4/496c5384efd98fb704f44f5606f5af2e0387103e.png )
 
  
As far as the avatar being a tangram, @ManicVolcanic#7413 solved it. Here is the solution: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/287425453885489153/288018407666876416/unknown.png
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A matching username was subsequently found in the chrono.gg forum user: https://community.chrono.gg/users/Grendel23/activity
  
@ManicVolcanic#7413 noticed that the first letters of all the sentences spelled out an imgur link ( http://i.imgur.com/LgmNn9E.jpg ) so now we are given the next clue!
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The user's avatar caught the attention of the solvers.  
  
By putting the previously solved tangram in line with the letter grid, we are given https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/287425453885489153/288038958217166849/unknown.png
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[[File:Tangram1.png|300px]]
  
This leads us to http://www.thisisnotaclue.com/conspiracy (GO TO / CONSPIRACY from the tangram lines) which redirects to http://thecoinconspiracy.com/
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This was identified as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangram tangram] with the following solution:
  
The riddle is a Tower of Hanoi type puzzle, and it asks us to input a minimum number of moves. @Randomiser#0769 did 2^14 to get the answer: 16384
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[[File:Tangram1solved.png|300px]]
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The site then gives us this image http://thecoinconspiracy.com/static/0688a1c2699ab939ef26ad2355176e64.png
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Additionally, a single [https://community.chrono.gg/t/what-is-your-favorite-game-of-all-time/1432/26 post] was found under the same username. By putting together the first letters of every sentence in the post, an Imgur link can be extracted, leading to this image:
  
Putting the above image through a bmp converter removes the alpha channel, allowing us to see the blocked portion of the image http://i.imgur.com/f0W6L7m.png
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[[File:ChronoSoup1.png|200px]]
  
The font is wingdings, and it says " /corr " We believe the cut off letter to be a U, which is a
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By overlaying the previously solved tangram in line with the letter grid, solvers came to the conclusion that the phrase being spelled out was <code>GO TO / CONSPIRACY</code>
diagonal square in wingdings
 
  
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[[File:overlay1.png|200px]]
  
How to help:
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This lead solvers to http://www.thisisnotaclue.com/conspiracy
Figure out what to do with the image!
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Immediately redirecting to http://thecoinconspiracy.com/
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Arriving to this page, solvers are met with a riddle resembling the Tower of Hanoi puzzle, asking to input a minimum number of moves.
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The correct answer was obtained using the exponential nature of the puzzle. The solution being <code>16384</code>
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Inputting the answer redirects to the following image:
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[[File:LazyGG.png|200px]]
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Putting the above image through a bmp converter removes the alpha channel, allowing us to see the blocked portion of the image
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[[File:WingdingsGG.png|300px]]
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The font is Wingdings, reading: <code>/corr</code>
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This page will be updated as the ARG progresses.

Revision as of 21:39, 5 March 2017

Chrono.gg
Active since 2017-03-05
Chrono logo.png
The Chrono.gg ARG involved a bunch of coin-related puzzles spread across various sites.
Type [[List_of_Investigations#Unofficial|Unofficial]]
Creator Chrono.gg
Discovered 2017-03-05

Main Page > List of Investigations > Chrono.gg ARG

The Chrono.gg ARG was an ARG that took place on popular game deal site Chrono.gg.

Contents

First Clue

Subscribers to Chrono.gg's daily newsletter recieved an unexpected message on October 5.

ChronoNews.png

Users quickly arrived at the first clue on Chrono.gg's homepage. A URL could be seen on the page's main image, promoting the game OmniBus: http://www.thisisnotaclue.com/

OmnibusURL.png


Following that URL leads to a site containing some text and an image with different color columns.

by converting the hex values of all the assembled color swathes the following message was obtained CRITICAL WARNING: COINS ARE UNEXPECTEDLY MISSING. SUSPECT IDENTIFIED. SUSPECT ID: GRENDEL23. REQUESTING INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE. END TRANSMISSION.

A matching username was subsequently found in the chrono.gg forum user: https://community.chrono.gg/users/Grendel23/activity

The user's avatar caught the attention of the solvers.

Tangram1.png

This was identified as a tangram with the following solution:

Tangram1solved.png


Additionally, a single post was found under the same username. By putting together the first letters of every sentence in the post, an Imgur link can be extracted, leading to this image:

200px

By overlaying the previously solved tangram in line with the letter grid, solvers came to the conclusion that the phrase being spelled out was GO TO / CONSPIRACY

Overlay1.png

This lead solvers to http://www.thisisnotaclue.com/conspiracy Immediately redirecting to http://thecoinconspiracy.com/

Arriving to this page, solvers are met with a riddle resembling the Tower of Hanoi puzzle, asking to input a minimum number of moves. The correct answer was obtained using the exponential nature of the puzzle. The solution being 16384

Inputting the answer redirects to the following image:

LazyGG.png

Putting the above image through a bmp converter removes the alpha channel, allowing us to see the blocked portion of the image

WingdingsGG.png

The font is Wingdings, reading: /corr


This page will be updated as the ARG progresses.