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Our friend Dampé needs our help. His ship was attacked, and it crashed into the surface of Io, Jupiter's fourth-largest moon. We need to land and investigate, but the moon is enveloped by a force shield created by our nemesis Doc. Doc is currently campaigning for Galactic Mayor and is attempting to rig the election by getting 100,000,000 votes. The number of votes is tied to lowering the shield (i.e. at 10,000,000 votes, the shield was at 90%). Our ship currently does not have enough power to activate the systems necessary to lower the shield (e.g. radar system, tactical system, weapons system, etc.). Upgrades can be performed when certain power levels are reached. Power levels are tied to the amount of heroes who have joined the Discord Server. Even though Dampé is trapped, he (and others?) are able to send us clues to help us stop Doc.
 
Our friend Dampé needs our help. His ship was attacked, and it crashed into the surface of Io, Jupiter's fourth-largest moon. We need to land and investigate, but the moon is enveloped by a force shield created by our nemesis Doc. Doc is currently campaigning for Galactic Mayor and is attempting to rig the election by getting 100,000,000 votes. The number of votes is tied to lowering the shield (i.e. at 10,000,000 votes, the shield was at 90%). Our ship currently does not have enough power to activate the systems necessary to lower the shield (e.g. radar system, tactical system, weapons system, etc.). Upgrades can be performed when certain power levels are reached. Power levels are tied to the amount of heroes who have joined the Discord Server. Even though Dampé is trapped, he (and others?) are able to send us clues to help us stop Doc.
 
More detailed information regarding progress to date can be found in the working summary [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1utW76tQJkdvzlsIlnpgv6pEbCJiTdbMX-N7mCVdpP2w/edit# here.]
 
 
We will continue to port over as much information as possible from that master document to this site as time allows.  For now, please review the summary above and join the Discord Server to participate.
 
  
 
== Characters ==
 
== Characters ==
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'''Cedric''' - A French citizen kidnapped by Doc and forced to make his campaign videos. Doc calls him "Fromage Cousteau".
 
'''Cedric''' - A French citizen kidnapped by Doc and forced to make his campaign videos. Doc calls him "Fromage Cousteau".
  
'''FURY''' - An Artificial Intelligence for Vault 2 whose avatar is the image of a Gryphon. Out of all the characters, he interacts with the Heroes the most. Available nearly all day on the Discord Server, he keeps the Heroes motivated, provides hints, and performs ship upgrades.
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'''FURY''' - An Artificial Intelligence for Vault 2 whose avatar is the image of a Gryphon. Out of all the characters, he interacts with the Heroes the most. Available nearly all day on the Discord Server, he keeps the Heroes motivated, provides guidance, and performs ship upgrades.
  
'''Stash Invest''' - Financial company that is running the ARG. Usually only hear from them for official out-of-game announcements as they use the cast of characters to interact with the Heroes.
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'''743 Devout Chronicler''' - Another AI and the Heroes' guide while exploring Titan and the Tomb of Hope.
  
'''The Ancients''' - How the Stash Invest employees who made the game refer to themselves.
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'''924 Gregarious Firework''' - The AI that took over when 743 Devout Chronicler disappeared. He was trapped inside a cage in the Tomb of Hope for 1,000 years.
  
'''The Fellow Ship''' - The name of the spaceship the Heroes are on. It is also what the Heroes playing the ARG are referred to as a whole.
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'''Mellifera''' - A zerg egg who can communicate telepathically with Heroes that have been infected by the creep. She has been 924 Gregarious Firework's only friend for a long time.
  
= Riddles =
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'''Niadra''' - A zerg queen who is helping Doc in preparation for war with the Heroes in exchange for his help retrieving her egg.
  
== Chapter One ==
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'''Replicatz''' - These are Doc's minions. The Fellow Ship has been able to intercept transmission from them. Replicatz include '''Mouse''', '''Bill the Lizard''', '''Pigeon''', '''Owl''', '''Frog Footman''', '''Fish Footman''', '''Panther''', and '''The Guinea Pigs''', which are also characters in the Alice in Wonderland books.
  
=== GPS Coordinates ===
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'''Stash Invest''' - Financial company that is running the ARG. Usually only hear from them for official out-of-game announcements as they use the cast of characters to interact with the Heroes.
[[File:VAULT_GPS_coordinates.png|175px|thumb|right|GPS Coordinates]]
 
On Oct. 31, 2018, the Heroes received the following transmission from Doc in Discord, announcing his campaign for Galactic Mayor: 
 
<pre>
 
Greetings Earthlings... I am Doc! Yes, yes. The one and only. The time has come to campaign for me for Galactic Mayor in the upcoming election. I know you’re eager to work your tail off. So let’s get to work. Get out there and grab your campaign materials… Say you're there for “Mayor Doc”!
 
Vote for doc. All for one.
 
</pre>
 
  
The 23 GPS coordinates in the image corresponded to FedEx locations around the United States. Heroes retrieved online print orders under the name “Mayor Doc” from the FedEx Print Centers.
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'''The Ancients''' - How the Stash Invest employees who made the game refer to themselves.
  
=== Volunteer Center Message ===
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'''The Fellow Ship''' - The name of the spaceship the Heroes are on. It is also what the Heroes playing the ARG are referred to as a whole.
[[File:VAULT campaign material 1.jpg|175px|thumb|right|Page 1 of the Campaign Materials]]
 
[[File:VAULT campaign material 2.jpg|175px|thumb|right|Page 2 of the Campaign Materials (Fargo, ND)]]
 
The campaign materials contained two pages with four clues: (1) the [http://www.votefordoc.com Vote for Doc campaign website], (2) the volunteer center number, (3) a phone number on the envelope of the print order, and (4) the “Spread the news” riddle.
 
The Vote for Doc website included the same list of FedEx locations, corresponding to the GPS coordinates in the transmission image, but with the addition of a FedEx Print Center in Bellevue, WA. The website included the following message:
 
<pre>
 
GOT DOC FEVER? VOLUNTEER TODAY!
 
Zip on over to your nearest Satellite Office (🛰🏢), for your Vote For Doc campaign materials.
 
Say you’re there for Mayor Doc. Zoom! Express yourself!
 
</pre>
 
Each location contained nearly identical campaign materials. Each were labeled with a unique Volunteer Center number. Heroes retrieved 10 of the packets and were able to call the remaining FedEx Print Centers, asking them to read off the numbers. [https://wiki.gamedetectives.net/images/4/4a/VAULT_campaign_material_collection.pdf All the retrieved campaign materials.]
 
  
<center>
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= Riddles =
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width: 60%;"
 
|+ Table of Campaign Material Locations and Volunteer Center Numbers
 
! style="width: 32%"|GPS Coordinates
 
! style="width: 59%"|FedEx Locations
 
! style="width: 9%"|Center #
 
|-
 
| 33.83407° N, -117.91384° W
 
| 130 W Center Street Promenade, Anaheim, CA 92805
 
| style="text-align: center;" | H1
 
|-
 
| 33.75684° N, -84.38892° W
 
| 100 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30308
 
| style="text-align: center;" | !4
 
|-
 
| 30.37665° N, -97.72618° W
 
| 9222 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78758
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 41
 
|-
 
| 45.48707° N, -122.79755° W
 
| 11693 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy H, Beaverton, OR 97005
 
| style="text-align: center;" | N
 
|-
 
| MISSING FROM IMAGE
 
| 40 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
 
| style="text-align: center;" | D7
 
|-
 
| 42.34855° N, -71.07636° W
 
| 375 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA 02116
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 43
 
|-
 
| 32.78538° N, -79.93809° W
 
| 73 St Philip St, Charleston, SC 29403
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 1
 
|-
 
| 41.91076° N, -87.67302° W
 
| 1800 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
 
| style="text-align: center;" | NV
 
|-
 
| 32.78192° N, -96.80497° W
 
| 902 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75202
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 17
 
|-
 
| 39.71891° N, -104.95216° W
 
| 160 Milwaukee St, Denver, CO 80206
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 47
 
|-
 
| 46.86106° N, -96.83323° W
 
| 3302 13th Ave S, Fargo, ND 58103
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 10
 
|-
 
| 29.73176° N, -95.41350° W
 
| 2200 Southwest Fwy, Houston, TX 77098
 
| style="text-align: center;" | N
 
|-
 
| 32.86947° N, -117.23173° W
 
| 8849 Villa La Jolla Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037
 
| style="text-align: center;" | F
 
|-
 
| 36.11600° N, -115.15487° W
 
| 395 Hughes Center Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89169
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 1N
 
|-
 
| 34.09687° N, -118.32629° W
 
| 1440 Vine St, Los Angeles, CA 90028
 
| style="text-align: center;" | D
 
|-
 
| 43.05329° N, -87.89221° W
 
| 1703 N Farwell Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 44
 
|-
 
| 44.94860° N, -93.29913° W
 
| 1430 W Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55408
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 3
 
|-
 
| 29.94601°N, -90.07152° W
 
| 762 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 4
 
|-
 
| 40.75320° N, -73.98932° W
 
| 500 7th Ave, New York, NY 10018
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 31
 
|-
 
| 28.54593° N, -81.37774° W
 
| 47 E Robinson St, Orlando, FL 32801
 
| style="text-align: center;" | P
 
|-
 
| 30.48252° N, -87.21147° W
 
| 1520 Airport Blvd, Pensacola, FL 32504
 
| style="text-align: center;" | PL
 
|-
 
| 39.95215° N, -75.16616° W
 
| 1500 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19102
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 34
 
|-
 
| 35.86263° N, -78.71084° W
 
| 6820 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC 27612
 
| style="text-align: center;" | S3
 
|-
 
| 37.79400° N, -122.39800° W
 
| 100 California St, San Francisco, CA 94111
 
| style="text-align: center;" | !
 
|}
 
</center>
 
 
 
The Volunteer Center numbers, when assembled in the order of the GPS coordinates, spelled out the following list of numbers and letters:
 
<code>H1!441ND7431NV174710NF1ND443431PPL34S3!</code>
 
 
 
Translated as leetspeak, the clue read: <code>Hi! Mind the invitation, find me help please!</code>
 
 
 
=== “Spread the news” Riddle ===
 
The campaign materials also included the following riddle:
 
<pre>
 
Spread the news--tell your friends!
 
Electing Doc is your ultimate end?
 
But to play, you must append
 
The path below with a card for friends.
 
 
 
/docs________
 
</pre>
 
“You must append the path below” referred to adding a path to the URL of the Vote for Doc website using the "/docs_______" and "a card for friends" (also known as an “invitation”). Therefore, the Heroes found: '''<nowiki>https://votefordoc.com/docsinvitation</nowiki>''' which contained [https://youtu.be/kdGIZPIKSos a video from Doc].
 
 
 
'''Note:''' As of Nov. 20, 2018, the invitation video moved to https://votefordoc.com/invitation.
 
 
 
The Doc’s Invitation video is a reference to Anorak’s Invitation video from ''Ready Player One''.
 
 
 
==== Power Upgrade Radar System ====
 
On Nov. 05, 2018, the Heroes recruited enough allies to power the ship to 700. This increase in power allowed the Heroes to upgrade the ship and bring the radar system online. The radar system unlocked the <code>!jam</code> command in <code>#ship_commands</code>. After some trial and error, the Heroes determined that having a large group of Heroes use the <code>!jam</code> command at the same time (in a 5 minute window) created an exponential jump in votes on Doc's website. Heroes met nightly at 01:00 UTC and were able to increase the vote count to over 16 million in less than 2 weeks.
 
 
 
=== DocLetter 001 ===
 
On Nov. 06, 2018, the Heroes received another transmission from Doc, announcing 28 new FedEx locations and more materials at all locations. The new locations were notified to not reveal information over the phone. The transmission was:
 
<pre>
 
Hello once again Earthlings! It's your favorite space doctor and pirate, back again. It's Doc! ARG!
 
 
 
Your elections may end today, but mine's just getting cranking. The treacle-like outpouring of support has been...treacle-like. But I really love the dedication of the group massing outside the Io shield. I can hear you chanting! DOC! DOC! DOC!
 
 
 
I've sent out 🆕 campaign materials for you. Get out there my campaign heroes, and get me votes from anyone who cares about the galaxy! DOC! DOC! DOC! Details on my super site.
 
 
 
Vote for Doc. All for one.
 
 
 
https://votefordoc.com/
 
</pre>
 
'''Note:''' As of Nov. 20, 2018, the FedEx locations moved to https://votefordoc.com/offices.
 
 
 
The Heroes collected 38 out of the 52 packets. All the retrieved DocLetter 001 packets from: [https://wiki.gamedetectives.net/images/5/5b/VAULT_DocLetter001_collectionA.pdf Location 1 to 24] and [https://wiki.gamedetectives.net/images/8/8d/VAULT_DocLetter001_collectionB.pdf Location 25 to 52.] DocLetter 001 contained 3 pages. Each packet contained a unique recipe for “Fungus Pulmenti Turtur” on page 2 and one of the four floors of a Roman Maze on page 3.
 
<center><ul>
 
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:VAULT_DocLetter001_1.png|thumb|none|x325px|Page 1 of DocLetter 001]] </li>
 
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:VAULT_DocLetter001_2.png|thumb|none|x325px|Page 2 of DocLetter 001 (NY)]] </li>
 
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:VAULT_DocLetter001_3.png|thumb|none|x325px|Page 3 of DocLetter 001 (NY)]] </li>
 
</ul></center>
 
 
 
=== Recipes ===
 
Each recipe for “Fungus Pulmenti Turtur” had different ingredient values, with the fourth step in the instructions either being “Cook” (in English) or “Coquere” (in Latin). [https://wiki.gamedetectives.net/images/8/84/VAULT_DocLetter001_vaules.pdf All the retrieved recipes values.]
 
 
 
<center>
 
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width: 70%;"
 
|+ Table of DocLetter 001 Locations and Recipe Values
 
! style="width: 5%"|No.
 
! style="width: 40%"|FedEx Locations
 
! style="width: 5%"|T
 
! style="width: 5%"|W
 
! style="width: 5%"|M
 
! style="width: 5%"|B
 
! style="width: 5%"|D
 
! style="width: 5%"|L
 
! style="width: 10%"|Step #4
 
! style="width: 15%"|Dec/Roman Num
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 1
 
| 2706 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 3
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 44
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 6
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 13
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 8
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 42
 
| Cook
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 100
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 2
 
| 130 W Center Street Promenade, Anaheim, CA
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 10
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 77
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 20
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 17
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 22
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Cook
 
| style="text-align: right; font-weight:bold;" | CXLVII(147)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 3
 
| 2210 E Northern Lights Blvd, Anchorage, AK
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 6
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 91
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 12
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 9
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 14
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | CLIII(153)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 4
 
| 100 Peachtree St, Atlanta, GA
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 12
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 221
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 24
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 2
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 26
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | CCLXXVI(276)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 5
 
| 9222 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 16
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 153
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 32
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 2
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 34
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | CCVIII(208)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 6
 
| 11 S Charles St, Baltimore, MD
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 8
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 18
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 16
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 7
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 18
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | LXXVIII(78)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 7
 
| 11693 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy H, Beaverton, OR
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 1
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 4
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 2
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 5
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 4
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right; font-weight:bold;" | 62
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 8
 
| 40 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 1
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 14
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 2
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 19
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 4
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | LXXXVI(86)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 9
 
| 187 Dartmouth St. Boston, MA
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 6
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 35
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 12
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 22
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 14
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Cook
 
| style="text-align: right; font-weight:bold;" | CX(110)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 10
 
| 524 E Green St 101, Champaign, IL
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 4
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 95
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 8
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 21
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 10
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Cook
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 169
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 11
 
| 73 St Philip St, Charleston, SC
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 18
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 418
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 36
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 3
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 38
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | CDLXXIV(474)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 12
 
| 237 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 21
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 462
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 42
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 17
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 44
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | DXXXII(532)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 13
 
| 1800 W North Ave, Chicago, IL
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 20
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 63
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 40
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 5
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 42
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Cook
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 121
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 14
 
| 2016 N High St, Columbus, OH
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 2
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 51
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 4
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 19
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 6
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | CXXIII(123)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 15
 
| 902 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 16
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 85
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 32
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 22
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 34
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | CLX(160)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 16
 
| 160 Milwaukee St, Denver, CO
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| Cook
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 169
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 17
 
| 1020 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 18
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 418
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 36
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 3
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 38
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | CDLXXIV(474)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 18
 
| 3302 13th Ave S, Fargo, ND
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 21
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 462
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 42
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 5
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 44
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | DXX(520)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 19
 
| 590 Queen St, Honolulu, HI
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 20
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 63
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 40
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 2
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 42
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | CXVIII(118)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 20
 
| 2200 Southwest Fwy, Houston, TX
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | LXXVII(77)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 21
 
| 120 Monument Circle 107, Indianapolis, IN
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 4
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 10
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 8
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 4
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 10
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | LXVII(67)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 22
 
| 612 W 47th St, Kansas City, MO
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | LXXXII(82)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 23
 
| 8849 Villa La Jolla Dr, La Jolla, CA
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 8
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 36
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 16
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 35
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 18
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Cook
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 124
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 24
 
| 395 Hughes Center Dr, Las Vegas, NV
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | CIII(103)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 25
 
| 1440 Vine St, Los Angeles, CA
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 10
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 385
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 20
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 2
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 22
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | CDXL(440)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 26
 
| 315 W Market St, Louisville, KY
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 34
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 210
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 68
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 88
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 70
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Cook
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 351
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 27
 
| 654 W Washington Ave, Madison, WI
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 5
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 12
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 10
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 9
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 12
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Cook
 
| style="text-align: right; font-weight:bold;" | LXXIV(74)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 28
 
| 1617 Alton Rd, Miami, FL
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 1
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 176
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 2
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 11
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 4
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | CCXL(240)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 29
 
| 1703 N Farwell Ave, Milwaukee, WI
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 87
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 792
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 174
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 2
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 176
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | DCCCXLVII(847)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 30
 
| 1430 W Lake St, Minneapolis, MN
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 8
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 99
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 16
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 5
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 18
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | CLVII(157)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 31
 
| 212 Broadway, Nashville, TN
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 10
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 22
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 20
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 6
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 22
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | LXXXI(81)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 32
 
| 30 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| Cook
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 66
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 33
 
| 762 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 4
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 30
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 8
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 5
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 10
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | LXXXVIII(88)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 34
 
| 500 7th Ave, New York, NY
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 5
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 18
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 10
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 7
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 12
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | LXXVIII(78)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 35
 
| 7110 Dodge St, Omaha, NE
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 2
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 15
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 4
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 9
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 6
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Cook
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 77
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 36
 
| 47 E Robinson St, Orlando, FL
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 4
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 35
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 8
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 5
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 10
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | XCIII(93)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 37
 
| 1520 Airport Blvd, Pensacola, FL
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 6
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 63
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 12
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 3
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 14
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Cook
 
| style="text-align: right; font-weight:bold;" | CXIX(119)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 38
 
| 1500 Market St, Philadelphia, PA
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 8
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 45
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 16
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 8
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 18
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Cook
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 106
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 39
 
| 3801 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 4
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 15
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 8
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 7
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 10
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right; font-weight:bold;" | 75
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 40
 
| 960 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 2
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 24
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 4
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 12
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 6
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | LXXXIX(89)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 41
 
| 236 Meeting St, Providence, RI
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Cook
 
| style="text-align: right; font-weight:bold;" | CXII(112)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 42
 
| 6820 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Cook
 
| style="text-align: right; font-weight:bold;" | CXLII(142)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 43
 
| 1111 E Main St, Richmond, VA
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 11
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 36
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 22
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 7
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 24
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | XCVI(96)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 44
 
| 19 E 200 S, Salt Lake City, UT
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | LXXVII(77)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 45
 
| 4418 Broadway St, San Antonio, TX
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 4
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 35
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 8
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 2
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 10
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Cook
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 90
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 46
 
| 100 California St, San Francisco, CA
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 6
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 63
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 12
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 11
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 14
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Cook
 
| style="text-align: right; font-weight:bold;" | CXXVII(127)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 47
 
| 93 E San Carlos St, San Jose, CA
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 8
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 18
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 16
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 7
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 18
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Cook
 
| style="text-align: right; font-weight:bold;" | LXXVIII(78)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 48
 
| W Broughton St B, Savannah, GA
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | LXXVIII(78)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 49
 
| 1901 S Brentwood Blvd, St. Louis, MO
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| Cook
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 134
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 50
 
| 307 N Perkins Rd, Stillwater, OK
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 6
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 21
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 12
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 5
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 14
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | LXXIX(79)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 51
 
| 2607 E Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| style="text-align: right;" |
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | LXIX(69)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 52
 
| 2020 K St NW, Washington, DC
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 3
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 20
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 6
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 6
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 8
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 52
 
| Coquere
 
| style="text-align: right;" | LXXIX(79)
 
|}
 
</center>
 
 
 
The Heroes followed the recipe instructions of “Trim your mushrooms. Halve your buds. Mix it all together.” to create the following equation:
 
<code>Value = T + W - M + B + D/2 + L</code>,
 
where “Trim your mushrooms” meant subtracting the mushroom amount and “Halve your buds” meant dividing the dionaea muscipula buds amount by two.
 
 
 
These recipe values matched the values of the decimal and Roman numerals found in the Roman Maze path.
 
 
 
=== Path of the Roman Maze ===
 
Each third page of DocLetter 001 contained one of the four floors of a Roman Maze. The floor was determined by the icon in the top left corner of the page. Each floor was connected with up and down staircases throughout the maze. The Heroes found the path from the entrance on Floor 1 (bottom) to the exit on Floor 4 (top). [https://wiki.gamedetectives.net/images/8/8c/VAULT_Roman_Maze_solution.pdf Roman Maze solution.]
 
 
 
<center><ul>
 
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:VAULT_Maze_1.png|thumb|none|x325px|Roman Maze Floor 1]] </li>
 
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:VAULT_Maze_2.png|thumb|none|x325px|Roman Maze Floor 2]] </li>
 
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:VAULT_Maze_3.png|thumb|none|x325px|Roman Maze Floor 3]] </li>
 
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:VAULT_Maze_4.png|thumb|none|x325px|Roman Maze Floor 4]] </li>
 
</ul></center>
 
 
 
The path contained a mixture of binary, decimal, and Roman numerals (from Bottom to Top):
 
<pre>
 
1000111CXLVII0010CLIII0110CCLXXVI0101CCVIII0110LXXVIII1101620110LXXXVI0101CX01101691101CDLXXIV0110DXXXII00101210110CXXIII0101CLX01111690010CDLXXIV0101DXX1111CXVIII0111LXXVII0011LXVII0110LXXXII10001240110CIII0001CDXL01113510010LXXIV0110CCXL1001DCCCXLVII0110CLVII1110LXXXI0110660111LXXXVIII0101LXXVIII1111770110XCIII1001CXIX01111060011750101LXXXIX1111CXII0110CXLII0011XCVI0110LXXVII0001900111CXXVII0010LXXVIII0110LXXVIII10011340110LXXIX1110LXIX0110LXXIX0111
 
</pre>
 
<pre>
 
100 0111 CXLVII 0010 CLIII 0110 CCLXXVI 0101 CCVIII 0110 LXXVIII 1101 62 0110 LXXXVI 0101 CX 0110 169 1101 CDLXXIV 0110 DXXXII 0010 121 0110 CXXIII 0101 CLX 0111 169 0010 CDLXXIV 0101 DXX 1111 CXVIII 0111 LXXVII 0011 LXVII 0110 LXXXII 1000 124 0110 CIII 0001 CDXL 0111 351 0010 LXXIV 0110 CCXL 1001 DCCCXLVII 0110 CLVII 1110 LXXXI 0110 66 0111 LXXXVIII 0101 LXXVIII 1111 77 0110 XCIII 1001 CXIX 0111 106 0011 75 0101 LXXXIX 1111 CXII 0110 CXLII 0011 XCVI 0110 LXXVII 0001 90 0111 CXXVII 0010 LXXVIII 0110 LXXVIII 1001 134 0110 LXXIX 1110 LXIX 0110 LXXIX 0111
 
</pre>
 
 
 
==== Mysterious Signal ====
 
On Nov. 09, 2018, FURY retrieved a [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/511366401307443221/522166947476144140/VAULT-11F7_706374312_t_380775826821002000.wav mysterious signal from space]. It was titled <code>11F7_706374312_t_380775826821002000.wav</code>. This translated to <code>Lift_Together_t_380775826821002000</code>. The “Lift Together” was a reference to another ARG (Solaris United) that used the exact same audio file in there game. Solaris United had already determined that the dial tones in the audio file corresponded to <code>248597828877435833</code>.
 
 
 
This clue was also meant to motivate the Heroes to recruit more players from other ARGs who could help us solve puzzles.
 
 
 
The Heroes were still struggling with how to use this new clue to solve the Roman maze, so another set of clues was given.
 
 
 
==== Celestial Commands ====
 
The first three Heroes to reach Level 20 in the Discord Server were given special "Celestial Commands" they could use in the <code>#ship_commands</code> channel that would return hints and helpful links to recruit more heroes. These commands were <code>!ru</code>, <code>!1313</code>, <code>!:feet:</code>, and <code>!000</code>.
 
 
 
The <code>!ru</code> command returned a group of hints under the clue THOUGHTS. Pertaining to the Roman maze, the hints returned were <code>11F7_706374312_t_380775826821002000</code>, <code>_t_</code>, and <code>_+_</code>, which implied the numbers in the file name were to be added together. Other clues returned were [https://wiki.gamedetectives.net/images/9/95/VAULT_ru_collection.pdf pictures named from 5_412___46443_7_1 to _13] and [https://youtu.be/nqG_zw47pBY YouTube] [https://youtu.be/zYfe9caNqfA videos] which are still unsolved.
 
 
 
The <code>!1313</code> command returned a group of hints under the clue POWER. None of these clues pertained to the Roman maze. They were all links to other ARGs/puzzle solving groups on Discord and Reddit meant to motivate the Heroes to recruit more allies to power the ship.
 
 
 
The <code>!:feet:</code> command returned a group of hints under the clue SOUNDS. The hints returned were a group of sound files ([https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/511366401307443221/522166940614262784/VAULT-__.wav __.wav], [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/511366401307443221/522166941641867284/VAULT-___.wav ___.wav], [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/511366401307443221/522166942975655936/VAULT-____.wav ____.wav], and [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/511366401307443221/522166937476792320/VAULT-.wav !.wav]) that when ran through a spectrogram, spelled out "MAZES FOLLOW THE CONVERSE".
 
 
 
The <code>!000</code> command returned a group of hints under the clue LEGENDS. The hints returned were <code>000=594</code> and <code>728</code>.
 
 
 
==== Combining the Clues ====
 
The Heroes had already determined that <code>11F7_706374312_t_380775826821002000.wav</code> translated to <code>Lift_Together_t_380775826821002000</code>. Lift_Together meant use the numbers from Solaris United: <code>24859 782887 7435833</code>. Using the <code>!ru</code> outputs: <code>_t_</code>  meant <code>_+_</code>. So the new equation was <code>248597828877435833_+_380775826821002000</code>. The <code>!000</code> output: <code>000=594</code> meant to replace <code>000</code> with <code>594</code>, so <code>380775826821002000</code> turned into <code>380775826821002594</code>. The new equations was <code>248597828877435833 + 380775826821002594 = 629373655698438427</code>. There was also the <code>!000</code> output: <code>728</code>. <code>728</code> was a hint to the ordering of the last 4 digits: <code>629373655698437284</code>. The Heroes then used a T9 cipher to decode the letters from a telephone keypad: <code>62937 365569 843 7284 = “MAZES FOLLOW THE PATH”</code>.
 
 
 
=== Dampé Webmaster ===
 
Using the clue "MAZES FOLLOW THE PATH", the Heroes added the full path of the Roman Maze as the URL path to the Vote for Doc website and it resulted in:
 
https://votefordoc.com/1000111CXLVII0010CLIII0110CCLXXVI0101CCVIII0110LXXVIII1101620110LXXXVI0101CX01101691101CDLXXIV0110DXXXII00101210110CXXIII0101CLX01111690010CDLXXIV0101DXX1111CXVIII0111LXXVII0011LXVII0110LXXXII10001240110CIII0001CDXL01113510010LXXIV0110CCXL1001DCCCXLVII0110CLVII1110LXXXI0110660111LXXXVIII0101LXXVIII1111770110XCIII1001CXIX01111060011750101LXXXIX1111CXII0110CXLII0011XCVI0110LXXVII0001900111CXXVII0010LXXVIII0110LXXVIII10011340110LXXIX1110LXIX0110LXXIX0111
 
 
 
<pre>
 
You’ve found my lost page. Doc is hard to shake. He is forcing me to help rig the election. I’m a good guy. Help. Find the instructions that don’t match the maze. Then you can find my letters. Ask for me by name.
 
-Dampé Webmaster
 
Thank you Heroes.
 
</pre>
 
 
 
This message from Dampé meant that he sent online print orders to the FedEx locations where the English/Latin word of “Cook”/“Coquere” in the fourth step of the recipe '''did not match''' with how the number was expressed in the Roman Maze path (in decimal or Roman numerals). This assumed that “Cook” (English) matched with decimal numbers and “Coquere” (Latin) matched with Roman numerals.
 
 
 
The Heroes collected seven of the ten letters and found four more clues, as seen in the table below. [https://wiki.gamedetectives.net/images/7/78/VAULT_Dampe_Webmaster_collection.pdf All the retrieved Dampé Webmaster letters.]
 
 
 
<center>
 
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width: 65%;"
 
|+ Table of Dampé Webmaster Locations and Messages
 
! style="width: 20%"|Location
 
! style="width: 75%"|Message
 
! style="width: 5%"|#
 
|-
 
| Anaheim, CA
 
| “I SENT 5 LETTERS TO 10 LOCATIONS IN CASE OF WATCHFUL EYES. UNTO YOU IS CHARGED THE GREAT TASK OF KEEPING THE PURITY OF TIME.”
 
| style="text-align: center;" | N/A
 
|-
 
| Beaverton, OR
 
| “ONE IS THE ROMAN CONFLICT RESOLVED”
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 1
 
|-
 
| Boston, MA
 
| “ONE IS THE CODE CRUNCHED IN BETWEEN”
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 0
 
|-
 
| Madison, WI
 
| “ONE IS THE INGREDIENTS COOKED TO PERFECTION”
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 5
 
|-
 
| Pensacola, FL
 
|
 
| style="text-align: center;" |
 
|-
 
| Phoenix, AZ
 
| “I SENT 5 LETTERS TO 10 LOCATIONS IN CASE OF WATCHFUL EYES. UNTO YOU IS CHARGED THE GREAT TASK OF KEEPING THE PURITY OF TIME.”
 
| style="text-align: center;" | N/A
 
|-
 
| Providence, RI
 
|
 
| style="text-align: center;" |
 
|-
 
| Raleigh, NC
 
|
 
| style="text-align: center;" |
 
|-
 
| San Francisco, CA
 
| “ONE IS THE CODE SLIMMED TO MAKE SENSE”
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 7
 
|-
 
| San Jose, CA
 
| “ONE IS THE INGREDIENTS COOKED TO PERFECTION”
 
| style="text-align: center;" | 5
 
|}
 
</center>
 
 
 
Each clue pointed to new URL paths which contained pieces of a new Roman Maze.
 
*'''“THE CODE CRUNCHED IN BETWEEN”''' pointed to isolating the binary from the Roman Maze.
 
*'''“THE ROMAN CONFLICT”''' pointed to fixing the mismatched values from the 10 locations using the correct number system based on the fourth step of the recipe. (The Heroes were missing some of DocLetter 001 but were able to backwards solve and brute force the missing locations.)
 
*'''“INGREDIENTS COOKED TO PERFECTION”''' pointed to using the corrected decimal and Roman numbers from THE ROMAN CONFLICT and adding back the binary in their original order.
 
*'''“CODE SLIMMED DOWN”''' pointed to isolating the binary and converting it to ASCII.
 
 
 
=== bless_up Maze ===
 
Using the clues from Dampé, the following URLs were found:
 
 
 
*'''“INGREDIENTS COOKED TO PERFECTION”''' - The corrected decimal and Roman numbers with the binary, which led to bless_up_WON (1/4):
 
https://votefordoc.com/10001111470010CLIII0110CCLXXVI0101CCVIII0110LXXVIII1101LXII0110LXXXVI010111001101691101CDLXXIV0110DXXXII00101210110CXXIII0101CLX01111690010CDLXXIV0101DXX1111CXVIII0111LXXVII0011LXVII0110LXXXII10001240110CIII0001CDXL01113510010740110CCXL1001DCCCXLVII0110CLVII1110LXXXI0110660111LXXXVIII0101LXXVIII1111770110XCIII100111901111060011LXXV0101LXXXIX111111201101420011XCVI0110LXXVII00019001111270010780110LXXVIII10011340110LXXIX1110LXIX0110LXXIX0111
 
 
 
*'''“THE CODE CRUNCHED IN BETWEEN”''' - The isolated binary, which led to bless_up_TOO (2/4):
 
https://votefordoc.com/0111001001100101011011010110010101101101011000100110010101110010010111110111001101101000011000010111001001101001011011100110011101011111011010010111001101011111011000110110000101110010011010010110111001100111
 
 
 
*'''“THE ROMAN CONFLICT”''' - The corrected decimal and Roman numbers without the binary, which led to bless_up_TREE (3/4):
 
https://votefordoc.com/100147CLIIICCLXXVICCVIIILXXVIIILXIILXXXVI110169CDLXXIVDXXXII121CXXIIICLX169CDLXXIVDXXCXVIIILXXVIILXVIILXXXII124CIIICDXL35174CCXLDCCCXLVIICLVIILXXXI66LXXXVIIILXXVIII77XCIII119106LXXVLXXXIX112142XCVILXXVII9012778LXXVIII134LXXIXLXIX79
 
 
 
*'''“CODE SLIMMED DOWN”''' - The translated binary to ASCII, which led to bless_up_FUR (4/4): https://votefordoc.com/remember_sharing_is_caring
 
 
 
[https://wiki.gamedetectives.net/images/c/ce/VAULT_bless_up_solution.pdf bless_up Maze solution.]
 
<center><ul>
 
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:VAULT_bless_up_WON.jpg|thumb|none|x325px|bless_up_WON]] </li>
 
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:VAULT_bless_up_TOO.jpg|thumb|none|x325px|bless_up_TOO]] </li>
 
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:VAULT_bless_up_TREE.jpg|thumb|none|x325px|bless_up_TREE]] </li>
 
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:VAULT_bless_up_FUR.jpg|thumb|none|x325px|bless_up_FUR]] </li>
 
</ul></center>
 
 
 
The Heroes used the same methodology to solve these new Roman Mazes and picked out the capital letters in the path (disregarding the start of sentences).
 
 
 
<center>
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Floor
 
! Path
 
! Message
 
|-
 
| 1/4
 
| “Unto you is charged the great ta'''S'''k of keeping the puri'''T'''y of tim'''E'''. Know that th'''A'''re is only one true time'''L'''
 
| STEAL
 
|-
 
| 2/4
 
| ine, though there are those who woul'''D''' have it '''O'''therwise. You must prote'''C'''t it. Without the truth of time a
 
| DOC
 
|-
 
| 3/4
 
| s it i'''S''' meant to unfold, more will be lost than you can '''P'''ossibly im'''A'''gine. The fabric of reality will unra
 
| SPA
 
|-
 
| 4/4
 
| vel. It i'''S''' a heavy taSk--the base of all tasks of this '''WOR'''l'''D''', for nothing can transpire without time.”
 
| SSWORD
 
|}
 
</center>
 
 
 
This following path was a reference to World of Warcraft as a quote from Blessing of the Bronze Aspect by Aman'Thul:
 
 
 
<blockquote>“Unto you is charged the great ta'''S'''k of keeping the puri'''T'''y of tim'''E'''. Know that th'''A'''re is only one true time'''L'''ine, though there are those who woul'''D''' have it '''O'''therwise. You must prote'''C'''t it. Without the truth of time as it i'''S''' meant to unfold, more will be lost than you can '''P'''ossibly im'''A'''gine. The fabric of reality will unravel. It i'''S''' a heavy ta'''S'''k--the base of all tasks of this '''WOR'''l'''D''', for nothing can transpire without time.”</blockquote>
 
 
 
The capital letters (shown in bold) led the Heroes to https://votefordoc.com/STEALDOCSPASSWORD which gave them access to Doc’s email address: [email protected].
 
 
 
==== Premium Channels ====
 
After hacking into Doc's email on Nov. 16, 2018, the Heroes borrowed Doc’s Premium Galactic TV account subscription and were able to watch premium videos by using the <code>!premium</code> command in <code>#galactic_tv</code>.
 
# Deux Quarks Qui Passent La Nuit Cosmique ([https://youtu.be/XBRKFFr2t60 Vote for Doc version] and [https://youtu.be/4QgQwYoSDko Galactic TV version])
 
# [https://youtu.be/hljLHgMYSck Opening the Doors with Doc: Voting]
 
# [https://youtu.be/jgdqEq5v5IQ Opening the Doors with Doc: Robert Baron]
 
# [https://youtu.be/pz4Ge6F1nls Doc's got space age, two-bit encryption now!]
 
 
 
=== Hacking the Shields with Terminals ===
 
On Nov. 17, 2018, the Vote for Doc website was hacked by his competitor Robert Baron. The original method of collectively using the <code>!jam</code> command to increase the vote counter was no longer an option. The Heroes voted for FURY to switch power over from the radar system to the tactical system. This gave the Heroes the ability to hack the shield using terminals.
 
 
 
FURY posted in <code>#transmissions</code>:
 
<pre>Your tactical system is now online. Use !hack to access your terminal. From there you can execute hacks and discover new terminals! Every terminal and hack has different requirements... Let's hack the shield and get those votes Heroes!</pre>
 
 
 
The Heroes used the <code>!hack</code> command in <code>#ship_commands</code>. MEE6 showed the way to the first terminal: https://votefordoc.com/terminal10_000001_1
 
 
 
 
 
'''Terminal 10'''
 
 
 
The link led to an [https://votefordoc.com/terminal10_000001_1 open Terminal]. The Power number increased with the number of Heroes simultaneously viewing the page.
 
 
 
With ten Heroes on the website at the same time, the popup message <code>!hack000 unlocked</code> appeared. The source file of the message originated from: https://votefordoc.com/hacks4heroes.json.
 
 
 
Using the <code>!hack000</code> command in <code>#ship_commands</code> returned the following response from [LANTERN]:
 
<pre>1,000 votes added [one-time-use]! Build next hack... https://votefordoc.com/hack000_ksdbfsjbr984jelje4930234_1</pre>
 
 
 
 
 
'''First “Hack the Shield!” Game'''
 
 
 
The link led to a [https://votefordoc.com/hack000_ksdbfsjbr984jelje4930234_1 box-pushing puzzle game] called “Hack the Shield!”. The controls were “X” to select and the arrow keys to move.
 
 
 
<center>
 
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
 
|+ Table of First "Hack the Shield" Level Solutions
 
! style="width: 25%"|Level 1
 
! style="width: 25%"|Level 2
 
! style="width: 25%"|Level 3
 
! style="width: 25%"|Level 4
 
|-
 
| [[File:VAULT_game_1_1.PNG]]
 
| [[File:VAULT_game_1_2.PNG|400px]]
 
| [[File:VAULT_game_1_3.PNG|400px]]
 
| [[File:VAULT_game_1_4.PNG|400px]]
 
|-
 
| Lx12, D, L, D, Rx12
 
| L, Dx2, R, Ux2, L, U, Rx8, U, R, D, L, D, Rx2, L, Ux2, Rx2, Dx2, L, D, R
 
| D, L, U, Rx3, D, L, U, Lx2, Dx2, R, U, L, U, R, Ux2, L, D, R, Dx2, Rx2, U, L, D, L, Ux2
 
| (Multiple solutions) U, Rx3, Lx2, U, Rx2
 
|-
 
| <pre>################
 
################
 
#.............P#
 
#.*#############
 
#.............O#
 
################
 
####@@..@@..####
 
################</pre>
 
| <pre>################
 
#....#.......#.#
 
#..........#...#
 
#.P..#..#....#.#
 
#.*..#...#...O.#
 
#....#......#..#
 
################
 
####@@.@.@.@####
 
################</pre>
 
| <pre>################
 
#.@..#.O#......#
 
#....#..###..@.#
 
#....#@P..#....#
 
#.@..#..*.#....#
 
#....#..###@...#
 
################
 
####@@..@.@@####
 
################</pre>
 
| <pre>################
 
#.......########
 
#.*.*.O.##....##
 
#..*..O.###.#.##
 
#.P.*.*.####.###
 
#.......##...###
 
################
 
####@@..@@@.####
 
################</pre>
 
|-
 
! 00110011
 
! 00101010
 
! 00110100
 
! 00110001
 
|}
 
</center>
 
 
 
Beating the game led to the following screen. “X” restarted the game.
 
 
 
<center>
 
[[File:VAULT_game_1_5.PNG|500px]]
 
</center>
 
 
 
'''Terminal 50'''
 
 
 
The link on the Success screen led to a [https://votefordoc.com/terminal50_89w37098ydidbsdfb991_1/ closed terminal]. Looking in the source code, the terminal was only open between 01:00 to 03:00 UTC. With 50 heroes on the website at the same time, the popup message <code>New !hack built!</code> appeared. The source file of the message originated from: https://votefordoc.com/hacking4heroes.json.
 
 
 
The boxes at the bottom of each level in the first “Hack the Shield!” game translated in binary to <code>00110011 00101010 00110100 00110001</code>, which was <code>3*41</code> in ASCII.
 
 
 
The new hack command was the recipe total for Location 3 (Anchorage, AK) multiplied by the recipe total for Location 41 (Providence, RI).
 
So <code>153 * 112 = 17136</code> built <code>!hack17136</code>.
 
 
 
Using the <code>!hack17136</code> command in <code>#ship_commands</code> returned the following response from [LANTERN]:
 
<pre>10,000 votes added [one-time-use]! Build next hack: https://votefordoc.com/hack17136_ioyrwre0wer0rewinf24_1</pre>
 
 
 
 
 
'''Second “Hack the Shield!” Game'''
 
 
 
The link led to [https://votefordoc.com/hack17136_ioyrwre0wer0rewinf24_1 another box-pushing puzzle game].
 
 
 
<center>
 
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
 
|+ Table of Second "Hack the Shield" Level Solutions
 
! style="width: 25%"|Level 1
 
! style="width: 25%"|Level 2
 
! style="width: 25%"|Level 3
 
! style="width: 25%"|Level 4
 
|-
 
| [[File:VAULT_game_2_1.png|400px]]
 
| [[File:VAULT_game_2_2.png|400px]]
 
| [[File:VAULT_game_2_3.png|400px]]
 
| [[File:VAULT_game_2_4.png|400px]]
 
|-
 
| Lx4, U, Lx2, D, Rx5, U, R, Dx2, U, Lx9, U, Lx2, D, Rx9, Lx11, Dx2, R, U, L, U, Rx2, U, Rx2, D, Lx3
 
| L, Dx2, R, Ux3, Dx2, L, D, R, Ux3, Lx3
 
| D, L, U, Rx3, D, L, U, Lx2, Dx2, R, U, L, U, R, Ux2, L, D, R, D, L, D, Rx3, D, U, L, D, L, Ux2
 
| L, Ux3, Rx2, D, Rx7, U, R, Dx2, U, Lx4, Dx3, Rx2, U, Rx2, D, R, U, L, U, R, L, U, Lx8, U, Lx2, D, Rx9, U, R, Dx2, U, Lx4, Dx3, Rx2, U, Rx2, U, R, Dx2, U, Lx3, D, Lx4, U, R, D, R, Ux2, D, Lx2, Ux2, Rx5, Lx3, Dx3, Rx2, U, Rx2, Ux2, L, U, Rx2, Lx2, D, Lx5, Dx3, L, Ux2, R, Ux2, Lx2, D, Rx7, U, R, Dx2, R, D, Lx2, R, Ux2, Lx9, D, R, L, Dx2, Rx2, Ux2, L, U, Rx7, U, R, Dx2, R, Dx2, L, Ux3, Lx7, Dx3, L, Ux2, L, U, Rx3
 
|-
 
| <pre>################
 
###...##...##..#
 
#O..*....*...OP#
 
#.*###########.#
 
#.......#.....O#
 
################
 
####@@.@.@.@####
 
################</pre>
 
| <pre>################
 
#.O..#..O*...#.#
 
#.......#..#.P.#
 
#.P..#..#....#.#
 
#.*..#.P.#..*O.#
 
#....#......#..#
 
################
 
####@@...@@.####
 
################</pre>
 
| <pre>################
 
#O*..#.O#......#
 
#.P..#..###..@.#
 
#...##@P..#..P.#
 
#.*PO#..*.#.P..#
 
#....#..###@...#
 
################
 
####@@.@.@.@####
 
################</pre>
 
| <pre>################
 
#.......##.O.O##
 
#.*.*.O.....#.##
 
#..*..@.###..O##
 
#.P**.*.#O...###
 
#.........#..###
 
############O###
 
####@@..@...####
 
################</pre>
 
|-
 
! 00101010
 
! 00111001
 
! 00101010
 
! 00110111
 
|}
 
</center>
 
 
 
Beating the game led to the following screen. “X” restarted the game.
 
 
 
<center>
 
[[File:VAULT_game_2_5.png|500px]]
 
</center>
 
 
 
'''Terminal 100'''
 
 
 
The link on the Success screen led to [https://www.votefordoc.com/terminal100_ljhbfisd87477848ds878_1/ another terminal] which only opened between 01:00 to 03:00 UTC. With 100 heroes on the website at the same time, the popup message <code>Two hacks out of six powered. Now !hack on Heroes!</code> appeared. The source file of the message originated from: https://votefordoc.com/hacking4heroez.json.
 
 
 
The boxes at the bottom of each level in the second “Hack the Shield!” game translated in binary to <code>00101010 00111001 00101010 00110111</code>, which was <code>*9*7</code> in ASCII.
 
  
The first hack was the previous hack (17136) multiplied by 9 and by 7. So <code>17136 * 9 * 7 = 1079568</code> built <code>!hack1079568</code>.
+
== Chapter Summaries ==
  
Using the <code>!hack1079568</code> command in <code>#ship_commands</code> returned the following response from [LANTERN]:
+
=== Chapter One ===
<pre>1,000,000 votes added [one-time-use]!</pre>
+
'''Full outline of [[THE_VAULT/Chapter_One|Chapter One]]'''
  
The second hack was the previous hack (17136) multiplied by 111001 and 110111 (which were 9 and 7 in binary, but were treated as decimal), so <code>17136 * 111001 * 110111 = 209443579518096</code> built <code>!hack209443579518096</code>.
+
Chapter One began on Oct. 31, 2018 with a transmission from Doc in the Discord Server. During Chapter One, Heroes discovered the [http://www.votefordoc.com Vote for Doc campaign website] which was a main source for future clues and crucial information. The website was also the location for the main objective of getting Doc [[THE_VAULT#100_Million_Votes|100 Million Votes]].
  
Using the <code>!hack209443579518096</code> command in <code>#ship_commands</code> returned the following response from [LANTERN]:
+
Doc sent campaign materials to FedEx locations across the U.S. which Heroes had to gather and then piece together the clues contained in each.
<pre>10,000,000 votes added [one-time-use]!</pre>
 
  
== Chapter Two ==
+
Heroes obtained enough power to use the radar system on the Fellow Ship to jam the signal to Doc's website and increased the vote count to over 16 Million in less than 2 weeks.
  
=== DocLetter 002 ===
+
Doc's competitor, Robert Baron, hacked the website and made the radar system obsolete. Heroes then obtained enough power to use the tactical system on the Fellow Ship to hack Doc's website and add another 11,011,000 votes to the vote count.
[[File:VAULT_DocLetter002_1.jpg|right|thumb|175px|Page 1 of DocLetter 002]]
 
[[File:VAULT_DocLetter002_2.jpg|right|thumb|175px|Page 2 of DocLetter 002 (Boise, ID)]]
 
On Nov. 30, 2018, Doc broadcast the following transmission:
 
<pre>
 
Holiday Howdy Campaign Heroes!
 
  
Chapter 1 of this election is over. Time for Chapter 2.
+
=== Chapter Two ===
 +
'''Full outline of [[THE_VAULT/Chapter_Two|Chapter Two]]'''
  
While you all sit around your fireplaces and celebrate, I'm out here working. Doing doctor work. Working like you should be to get me votes. Now I've got about 27 million, which is better than 0.
+
Chapter Two began on Nov. 30, 2018 with a transmission from Doc in the Discord Server. More campaign materials were sent to FedEx locations and gathered by the Heroes.
  
But you know how many millions that isn't? Forty. Tsshib!
+
Using the tactical system, Heroes were able to add another 25 Million votes before Doc was able to fix the vulnerability in his website.
  
Nor is it 50 million. Nor 60 million. I need 100 million. Do the math.
+
Heroes also learned of a meeting with Doc taking place on Dec. 14, 2018. A Hero posed as a member for the meeting and obtained Doc's copy of ''Ready Player One'' which was heavily annotated with clues.
  
That's a lot more millions –seventy three. Qqobgi!
+
Doc's new [http://www.ilovebeez.com ILOVEBEEZ website] was discovered using the clues in the book along with clues gathered from flyers posted in cities all over the world.
  
I wish I could meet you all in person. Instead, use some new campaign materials to help. You can find them at my new cool offices: https://www.votefordoc.com/offices/
+
Heroes participated in D&D-like sessions with 743 Devout Chronicler over a 2-month period on the Discord Server. After successfully completing the adventure by merging the past and the present in the Tomb of Hope, the Heroes unlocked Chapter Three.
  
~Doc~
+
=== Chapter Three ===
 +
'''Full outline of [[THE_VAULT/Chapter_Three|Chapter Three]]'''
  
P.S. I took an hour at 3 pm to review that game Friday the 14th
+
Chapter Three began on Feb. 28, 2019 with a transmission from Doc in the Discord Server. More campaign materials were sent to FedEx locations.
</pre>
 
New campaign materials were sent to 15 New Cool FedEx locations added to Doc's Campaign Office list on his website. DocLetter 002 contained 2 pages. Page 1 had a message nearly identical to the transmission Doc had broadcast. Page 2 had Doc's review of the NES game Friday the 13th, a clip-out advertisement for the Vault 2, and a different "Campaign Hero of the Week" for each location. The Heroes collected 11 out of 15 DocLetter 002s, noticing that the names "ru, Ricimon, Rg4liff" were repeating in order. [https://wiki.gamedetectives.net/images/e/e9/VAULT_DocLetter002_collection.pdf All the retrieved DocLetter 002.]
 
  
<center>
+
The AI known as 743_Devout_Chronicler disappeared and their account was overtaken by the AI known as 924_GR3G4R10US_F1RRR3WORK. The Heroes helped this new AI escape from the Tomb of Hope.
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width: 40%;"
 
|+ Table of DocLetter 002 Locations and Heroes of the Week
 
! style="width: 70%"|NEW COOL FedEx Locations
 
! style="width: 30%"|Campaign Hero
 
|-
 
| 821 N 27th St B, Billings, MT 59101
 
| ru
 
|-
 
| 117 Resource Center Pkwy, Birmingham, AL 35242
 
| Ricimon
 
|-
 
| 691 S Capitol Blvd, Boise, ID 83702
 
| Rg4liff
 
|-
 
| 199 Main St, Burlington, VT 05401
 
| ru
 
|-
 
| 3821 E 2nd St, Casper, WY 82609
 
| Ricimon
 
|-
 
| 400 Capitol St, Charleston, WV 25301
 
|
 
|-
 
| 400 Locust St, Des Moines, IA 50309
 
|
 
|-
 
| 6392 Ridgewood Court, Dr Jackson, MS 39211
 
| Ricimon
 
|-
 
| 101 S Shackleford Rd, Little Rock, AR 72211
 
| Rg4liff
 
|-
 
| 50 Monument Sq, Portland, ME 04101
 
| ru
 
|-
 
| 775 Lafayette Rd 7, Portsmouth, NH 03801
 
|
 
|-
 
| 731 Nassau Park Blvd, Princeton, NJ 08540
 
|
 
|-
 
| 3200 S Louise Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57106
 
| ru
 
|-
 
| 7701 E Kellogg Dr, Wichita, KS 67207
 
| Ricimon
 
|-
 
| 4721a Kirkwood Hwy, Wilmington, DE 19808
 
| Rg4liff
 
|}
 
</center>
 
 
 
=== Packages from Dampé ===
 
 
 
On Dec. 03, 2018, ru, Ricimon, and Rg4liff received packages from Dampé in the mail. All three packages had “Forwarded from Eletrion” written on the envelope. Inside was a Jim Raynor wanted poster with writing in Dampé's handwriting and a thumb drive which contained an MP3. The MP3s were decoded with an SSTV decoder.
 
 
 
[[File:VAULT_usb1_ru_page.jpg|thumb|Dampé's note to ru]]
 
*ru received [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/506958427789066251/519296837027364864/1.mp3 1.mp3] and a note with "THIS SHOULD HELP RU" (front) and "P.S. SEND MORE PENCILS" (back).
 
The decoded SSTV image from 1.mp3 was manipulated from this image from the Apollo 11 moon landing, as seen here:
 
<center><ul>
 
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:VAULT_usb1_SSTV.png|thumb|none|x200px|SSTV from 1.mp3]] </li>
 
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:VAULT_usb1_original.jpg|thumb|none|x200px|Source image of 1.mp3]] </li>
 
</ul></center>
 
 
 
[[File:VAULT_usb2_Ricimon_page.jpg|thumb|Dampé's note to Ricimon]]
 
*Ricimon received [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/506958427789066251/519360350022533130/2.mp3 2.mp3] and a note with "THIS SHOULD HELP RICIMON" (front) and "#SAVEDAMPE" (back).
 
The decoded SSTV image from 2.mp3 was manipulated from this image from the Apollo 11 moon landing, as seen here:
 
<center><ul>
 
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:VAULT_usb2_SSTV.png|thumb|none|x200px|SSTV from 2.mp3]] </li>
 
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:VAULT_usb2_original.jpg|thumb|none|x200px|Source image of 2.mp3]] </li>
 
</ul></center>
 
 
 
[[File:VAULT_usb3_Rg4liff_page.jpg|thumb|Dampé's note to Rg4liff]]
 
*Rg4liff received [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/506958427789066251/519297377241268224/3.mp3 3.mp3] and a note with "THIS SHOULD HELP RG4LIFF" (front) and "#SAVEDAMPE" (back).
 
The decoded SSTV image from 3.mp3 was manipulated from this image from the film “First Man” about the Apollo 11 moon landing, as seen here:
 
<center><ul>
 
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:VAULT_usb3_SSTV.png|thumb|none|x200px|SSTV from 3.mp3]] </li>
 
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:VAULT_usb3_original.jpg|thumb|none|x200px|Source image of 3.mp3]] </li>
 
</ul></center>
 
 
 
The three decoded SSTV images gave us the following numbers:
 
<pre>
 
37.7
 
23, -12
 
07256
 
</pre>
 
 
 
'''New Hack'''
 
 
 
The hint <code>|\|3\/\/ |=|4[|< /o\/\/3|^3|]</code> (which translated to <code>NEW HACK POWERED</code>) was briefly available in the <code>!000</code> command on Dec. 05, 2018 in order to direct the Heroes to look for a hack and not a URL. Using the hint, the Heroes found the new hack by removing all the symbols from the numbers.  <code>!hack377231207256</code> returned the following response from [LANTERN]:
 
<pre>
 
Hero confirmed...
 
Decrypting LOST files...
 
37.7.m4a unlocked!
 
23,-12.m4a unlocked!
 
07256.m4a unlocked!
 
</pre>
 
 
 
'''GPS Coordinates'''
 
 
 
Combining a clue from Dampé Webmaster (The numbers at the bottom of his letters were <code>1057</code>, or <code>LOST</code> in leetspeak.) and the new filenames from the hack, the Heroes found the following URLs:
 
 
 
https://www.votefordoc.com/1057/37.7.m4a [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/511366401307443221/521549278582145024/37.7.m4a (Download link)]
 
 
 
https://www.votefordoc.com/1057/23,-12.m4a [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/511366401307443221/521549280054345748/23-12.m4a (Download link)]
 
 
 
https://www.votefordoc.com/1057/07256. [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/511366401307443221/521549277999267840/07256.m4a (Download link)]
 
 
 
The Heroes decoded the files once again with the SSTV decoder and found the full-sized versions of the previous images with all the numbers intact:
 
 
 
<center><ul>
 
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:VAULT_37.7_SSTV.png|thumb|none|x200px|SSTV from 37.7.m4a]] </li>
 
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:VAULT_23,-12_SSTV.png|thumb|none|x200px|SSTV from 23,-12.m4a]] </li>
 
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:VAULT_07256_SSTV.png|thumb|none|x200px|SSTV from 07256.m4a]] </li>
 
</ul></center>
 
 
 
<pre>
 
37.7895
 
23, -122.4
 
07256
 
</pre>
 
These numbers translated to proper GPS coordinates '''[https://goo.gl/maps/KjzAV29hWmk (37.789523, -122.407256)]''', which led to a CVS with a 24-hour photo printing center. The Heroes picked up the following photo for Dampé Webmaster:
 
<center><ul>
 
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:VAULT_Dampe_wreath.jpg|thumb|none|x250px|Photo from CVS of Dampé's wreath]] </li>
 
</ul></center>
 
 
 
11/23/1998 was release date of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. 4/19/2018 was the date that Dampé was killed by Doc during The Vault 1.
 
 
 
=== Dampé's Lost Drives ===
 
Using Dampé’s death and birth dates as URLs, the Heroes found:
 
 
 
https://votefordoc.com/4/19/2018/
 
<pre>
 
You’ve found my first lost drive. Use it wisely. Doc knows something odd is going on. Please help #savedampe.
 
Thank you Heroes. Now get lost at 30.
 
-Dampé Webmaster
 
</pre>
 
https://votefordoc.com/11/23/1998/
 
<pre>
 
You’ve found my second lost drive. Use it wisely. Doc knows something odd is going on. Please help #savedampe.
 
Thank you Heroes. Now get lost at 45.
 
-Dampé Webmaster
 
</pre>
 
The numbers 30 and 45 were used for two different clues.  First, the FedExes at Location 30 and 45 (Kansas City, MO and Orlando, FL) each had a new print order of a grille page. This clue wasn't used until a later date, outlined in [[THE_VAULT#Grille_Cipher|Grille Cipher]].
 
 
 
Second, like the Terminals, these websites needed 30 and 45 Heroes, respectively, to be on at the same time between 02:00 and 03:00 UTC.
 
 
 
With the respective 30 and 45 Heroes on the first and second lost drive, the popup message <code>Drive powered!</code> appeared. The source file of the message originated from: https://votefordoc.com/drivesforheroes.json
 
 
 
The Heroes then added "LOST" in leetspeak (<code>1057</code>) to the end of the URLs and found https://votefordoc.com/4/19/2018/1057 and https://votefordoc.com/11/23/1998/1057 which each contained files that were linked as <u>1</u>, <u>0</u>, <u>5</u>, and <u>7</u>.
 
 
 
==== The 1 Links (GIFs) ====
 
[[File:VAULT_DRIVE1_1_steganography.png|thumb|175px|Steganography of 1.gif, showing 157771057]]
 
[[File:VAULT_DRIVE2_0_steganography.png|thumb|175px|Steganography from 0.gif, showing 771571057]]
 
'''First Lost Drive'''
 
 
 
Located under link <u>1</u> was a [https://wiki.gamedetectives.net/images/3/3b/VAULT_DRIVE1_1.gif GIF of colorful static].
 
After running the GIF through [https://incoherency.co.uk/image-steganography/#unhide Image Steganography] on “Hidden bits: 2”, the Heroes found the hidden numbers <code>157771057</code>. Using <code>!hack157771057</code> returned the following response from [LANTERN]:
 
<pre>
 
5,000,000 votes added [one-time-use]!
 
</pre>
 
'''Second Lost Drive'''
 
 
 
Located under link <u>1</u> was a [https://wiki.gamedetectives.net/images/f/f1/VAULT_DRIVE2_0.gif GIF of monochromatic static].
 
After running the GIF through [https://incoherency.co.uk/image-steganography/#unhide Image Steganography] on “Hidden bits: 3”, the Heroes found the hidden numbers <code>771571057</code>. Using <code>!hack771571057</code> returned the following response from [LANTERN]:
 
<pre>
 
5,000,000 votes added [one-time-use]!
 
</pre>
 
 
 
==== The 0 Links (Mazes) ====
 
'''First Lost Drive'''
 
 
 
Located under link <u>0</u> was a PDF with a six-floored maze: [https://wiki.gamedetectives.net/images/d/d9/VAULT_1057444231.pdf https://www.votefordoc.com/4/19/2018/1057/1057444231.pdf]
 
 
 
[https://wiki.gamedetectives.net/images/a/ae/VAULT_1057444231_solution.pdf LOSTMAZE1 solution.]
 
Using <code>!hack1057444231</code> returned the following response from [LANTERN]:
 
<pre>
 
5,000,000 votes added [one-time-use]!
 
</pre>
 
 
 
The path of the maze read:
 
<blockquote>"It's a pretty typical '''lost lost''' summer at Planet Earth. There's a group '''lost''' of happy Heroes staying on '''lost''' the Ship. You and your '''lost''' six Celestial Legend friends '''lost''' are '''lost''' watching over the Heroes while enjoying the galaxy '''lost''' and the stars. The days are bright '''lost''' and sunny. The '''lost''' nights are cool and clear. And Doc is on '''lost''' a rampage. It's up to you to stop him, '''lost lost''' but it's not going to be easy. You '''lost''' must first fight your way through '''lost''' forests '''lost''' filled with man-eating aliens, caves covered with blood sucking cats and hordes of mindless computers everywhere you turn."</blockquote>
 
 
 
The Heroes found that after removing the 16 "LOST"s scattered throughout, the quote bore a striking resemblance to the first half of the Introduction in the [http://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Friday-the-13th-Game-Manual.pdf Friday the 13th NES manual]:
 
<blockquote>"It's a pretty typical summer at Crystal Lake. There's a group of happy children staying in the Camp. You and your six camp counselor friends are watching over the kids while enjoying the lake and the wilderness. The days are bright and sunny. The nights are cool and clear. But Jason is on a rampage, and it's up to you to stop him, but it's not going to be easy. You must first fight your way through forests filled with man-eating wolves, caves covered with blood sucking bats, and hordes of mindless zombies everywhere you turn."</blockquote>
 
 
 
'''Second Lost Drive'''
 
 
 
Located under link <u>0</u> was a PDF with a six-floored maze: [https://wiki.gamedetectives.net/images/1/1f/VAULT_1057444232.pdf https://www.votefordoc.com/11/23/1998/1057/1057444232.pdf]
 
 
 
[https://wiki.gamedetectives.net/images/8/8d/VAULT_1057444232_solution.pdf LOSTMAZE2 Solution.]
 
Using <code>!hack1057444232</code> returned the following response from [LANTERN]:
 
<pre>
 
5,000,000 votes added [one-time-use]!
 
</pre>
 
 
 
The path of the maze read:
 
<blockquote>"You must also help any hero who is in danger, or else you can just kiss them goodbye. And hiding in a ship or staying adrift in space won't keep you safe - Doc will find you anywhere. The only way to survive this winter is to challenge Doc face to face, and destroy him. The object of the game is simple, you must stay alive long enough to find a way to defeat Doc once and for all. To do this requires nerves of steel as you explore the galaxy, encountering its many hidden dangers, and searching for the weapons and other items you will need to accomplish your fearful task. "Friday the 14th" meet up is three o'clock."</blockquote>
 
 
 
Except for the final line, this quote bore a striking resemblance to the second half of the Introduction and the first bullet point in the Game Guide in the Friday the 13th NES manual:
 
<blockquote>"You must also help any friend who is in danger, or else you can just kiss them goodbye. Hiding in a cabin or staying adrift in a canoe won't keep you safe, as Jason will find you. The only way to survive this summer is to challenge Jason face to face, and destroy him.</blockquote>
 
<blockquote>The object of the game is simple, you must stay alive long enough to find a way to defeat Jason once and for all. To do this requires nerves of steel as you explore Crystal Lake Campground, encountering its many hidden dangers, and searching for the weapons and other items you will need to accomplish your fearful task."</blockquote>
 
 
 
'''Hidden Meetup Coordinates'''
 
 
 
<code>4075541873990861</code> were the number of words between the additional “LOST”s in the path of LOSTMAZE1. Translated to partial leetspeek revealed:
 
<pre>
 
40 755418 73 990861
 
  TSSHIB    QQOBGI
 
</pre>
 
These were the spelled out numbers and strange words used in the transmission from Doc. These numbers were coordinates to the meetup described in the LOSTMAZE2 path.
 
'''[https://goo.gl/maps/ZD1jqChT5as (40.755418, -73.990861)]''' was a Starbucks in NYC and the meetup was set for "Friday, Dec. 14th at 3pm EST".
 
 
 
==== The 5 Links (Spirals) ====
 
'''First Lost Drive'''
 
 
 
Located under link <u>5</u> was a [https://votefordoc.com/4/19/2018/1057/5.png PNG of a spiral].
 
[[File:VAULT_DRIVE1_5.png|thumb|175px|5.png spiral from first drive]]
 
The Heroes found that the image was created using a [https://www.festisite.com/text-layout/spiral/ spiral text generator] set on Helvetica font. The generator can accept a max number of 5,000 characters, so that would be 1,250 instances of "1057". However, when recreating those conditions and overlaying the newly generated image on the PNG, there was a discrepancy in the 2 images. The following string was different in the PNG.
 
<blockquote>'''00'''1057105710571057105710571057'''1'''10571057105710571057'''1'''10571057105710571057'''0'''1057105710571057'''0'''1057'''0'''10571057105710571057105710571057'''1'''1057105710571057105710571057'''0'''105710571057'''0'''105710571057105710571057105710571057'''1'''105710571057105710571057105710571057'''10'''10571057105710571057105710571057'''0'''105710571057105710571057'''1'''1057'''1'''</blockquote>
 
The added numbers were <code>0011000100110011</code>, which translated from binary to ASCII was <code>13</code>.
 
 
 
The Heroes found that the spacing of the binary numbers between the 1057s were identical to the spacing of the “LOST”s between the words in the quote from LOSTMAZE1 from the first drive.
 
 
 
'''Second Lost Drive'''
 
 
 
Located under link <u>5</u> was a [https://votefordoc.com/11/23/1998/1057/0.png PNG of another spiral].
 
[[File:VAULT_DRIVE2_0.png|thumb|175px|0.png spiral from second drive]]
 
Again using the spiral text generator set on Helvetica font, the Heroes found the following discrepancies in the PNG.
 
<blockquote>'''00'''1057105710571057105710571057'''1'''10571057105710571057'''1'''10571057105710571057'''0'''1057105710571057'''0'''1057'''1'''10571057105710571057105710571057'''1'''1057105710571057105710571057'''0'''105710571057'''0'''105710571057105710571057105710571057'''1'''105710571057105710571057105710571057'''10'''10571057105710571057105710571057'''1'''105710571057105710571057'''1'''1057'''1'''</blockquote>
 
The added numbers were <code>0011001100110111</code>, which translated from binary to ASCII was <code>37</code>
 
 
 
'''Combined Spiral Binary'''
 
 
 
The full binary string from both PNG files <code>00110001001100110011001100110111</code> translated from binary to ASCII as <code>1337</code> which stood for LEET. Using <code>!hack00110001001100110011001100110111</code> returned the following response from [LANTERN]:
 
<pre>
 
5,000,000 votes added [one-time-use]!
 
</pre>
 
 
 
==== The 7 Links (Audio clips) ====
 
'''First Lost Drive'''
 
 
 
Located under link <u>7</u> (hidden as black text on the black background) was an [https://votefordoc.com/4/19/2018/1057/-1057.m4a audio clip of buzzing].
 
<center><ul>
 
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:VAULT_DRIVE1_-1057_spectrogram.png|thumb|none|x100px|Spectrogram of -1057.m4a]] </li>
 
</ul></center>
 
 
 
The audio file's spectrogram revealed these numbers: <code>16.19.12.26.19.2. 13 23 2 19 24 30 16 18 9</code>
 
 
 
'''Economic Systems'''
 
 
 
The Fellow Ship reached the power of 1,000 in the Discord Server on Dec. 12, 2018. FURY brought the <code>#economic_systems</code> online, which uses the UnbelievaBoat bot. The Heroes pooled their money together and bought a “Monitor Decryption Index” (Single-use tool for decrypting most Forerunner ciphers) for 1,000 GalactiCred. Using the acquired <code>!decrypt</code> command, [LANTERN] responded with the following message:
 
<pre>
 
Scanning for ciphers...
 
Serial subtraction cipher found!
 
Determining value...
 
-1057!
 
Program terminated.
 
</pre>
 
 
 
Using the clue "serial subtraction”, the Heroes deciphered the message by subtracting the individual numbers of 1057 (-1, -0, -5, -7) with the numbers found in the spectrogram.
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Spectorgram numbers
 
! style="text-align: right;" | 16
 
! style="text-align: right;" | 19
 
! style="text-align: right;" | 12
 
! style="text-align: right;" | 26
 
! style="text-align: right;" | 19
 
! style="text-align: right;" | 2
 
! style="text-align: right;" | 13
 
! style="text-align: right;" | 23
 
! style="text-align: right;" | 2
 
! style="text-align: right;" | 19
 
! style="text-align: right;" | 24
 
! style="text-align: right;" | 30
 
! style="text-align: right;" | 16
 
! style="text-align: right;" | 18
 
! style="text-align: right;" | 9
 
|-
 
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Serial Subtraction
 
| style="text-align: right;" | -1
 
| style="text-align: right;" | -0
 
| style="text-align: right;" | -5
 
| style="text-align: right;" | -7
 
| style="text-align: right;" | -1
 
| style="text-align: right;" | -0
 
| style="text-align: right;" | -5
 
| style="text-align: right;" | -7
 
| style="text-align: right;" | -1
 
| style="text-align: right;" | -0
 
| style="text-align: right;" | -5
 
| style="text-align: right;" | -7
 
| style="text-align: right;" | -1
 
| style="text-align: right;" | -0
 
| style="text-align: right;" | -5
 
|-
 
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Result numbers
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 15
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 19
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 7
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 19
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 18
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 2
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 8
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 16
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 1
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 19
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 19
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 23
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 15
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 18
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 4
 
|}
 
Using A1Z26, the result numbers <code>15.19.7.19.18.2.8. 16 1 19 19 23 15 18 4</code> translated to: <code>O.S.G.S.R.B.H. PASSWORD</code>
 
 
 
'''Second Lost Drive'''
 
 
 
Located under link <u>7</u> (hidden as black text on the black background) was a link to a Premium channel video, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgdqEq5v5IQ Opening the Doors with Doc: Robert Baron]. The video description changed to include: <code>/52000-52800.mp3</code>
 
 
 
This led to [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/511366401307443221/522688804344168452/52000-52800.mp3 https://votefordoc.com/11/23/1998/1057/52000-52800.mp3], which was the audio of the video, with an echo filter and emphasis on the words “baker’s dozen”.
 
 
 
=== Friday the 14th Meeting ===
 
[[File:VAULT_OSGRBH_letter.jpg|thumb|175px|O.S.G.S.R.B.H. letter]]
 
[[File:VAULT_Friday14_Dampe_note.png|thumb|175px|Dampe's note from the envelope]]
 
On Friday, Dec. 14, 2018 at 3pm EST, one brave Hero went to the coordinates discovered in the LOSTMAZE1 path and met Doc at a coffee shop in NYC. The Hero used the password “baker’s dozen” and Doc tested their loyalty to the organization by giving them a coat check ticket to pick up his jacket at SPIN NY.
 
 
 
Inside the jacket was a sealed envelope addressed to O.S.G.S.R.B.H. The Hero returned to the coffee shop where Doc had left Cedric waiting to complete the pickup. Cedric rewarded the Hero with the contents of the envelope and Doc’s heavily annotated copy of ''Ready Player One''.
 
 
 
The envelope contained a letter the Heroes had previously purchased from the store using the <code>#economic_systems</code> and also another note from Dampé scribbled on a Jim Raynor wanted poster which stated:
 
<pre>
 
I made you a safe place /docsstuff no hacks
 
</pre>
 
This led to the following link: https://votefordoc.com/docsstuff/
 
 
 
Which had a link to Doc’s itinerary: https://votefordoc.com/docsstuff/itinerary/
 
 
 
==== Doc's Ready Player One Notes ====
 
[[File:VAULT_Friday14_book_0.png|thumb|175px|Doc's copy of ''Ready Player One'', inside cover]]
 
Doc's annotated copy of ''Ready Player One'' (2011 paperback edition, ISBN 978-0-307-88744-3) had the following inscription written on the inside cover:
 
<pre>
 
To my little Doc-
 
I hope my favorite book can be inspiring and help you imagine all the possibilities!
 
Love, Mom :)
 
</pre>
 
 
 
Inside, the following pages were annotated while '''page 65 was earmarked'''.
 
 
 
<center>
 
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width: 70%;"
 
|+ Table of Doc's ''Ready Player One'' Notes
 
! style="width: 10%"|Page
 
! style="width: 90%"| Notes
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" | 9
 
| “Oklahoma City” (dotted circle)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |21
 
| Notched “E” in Every
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |31
 
| “Ludus” (underlined)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |49
 
| “Charging people for virtual fuel to power” (underlined), “Each zone had a unique combination of rules and parameters” (underlined)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |50
 
| “Completing quests, fighting NPCs, and gathering treasure were the only ways a low-level avatar like mine could earn experience points (XPs). Earning XPs was how you increased your avatar’s power level, strength, and abilities.” (boxed)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |53
 
| Notched “L” in Lennon
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |61
 
| “Latin” (stared)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |62
 
| Notched “B” in Brooks
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |64
 
| “''In a tomb filled with horrors.''” (underlined), “''Tomb of <s>Horrors</s>''” (crossed out, with a question mark), “FTP” (underlined)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |65**
 
| ”Scattered throughout the text of the Almanac were a series of marked letters. Each of these letters had a tiny, nearly invisible “notch” cut into its outline.”
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |68
 
| “''Petimus scholan ut litteras discamus.''” (underlined)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |69
 
| Game. (circled), “a low, flat-topped hill, about two hundred yards wide and three hundred yards long.” (underlined)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |97
 
| Notched “I” in I
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |100
 
| “The tomb inside a null-communication zone, so no one could receive calls, texts, or e-mail while they were inside.” (underlined)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |101
 
| “Phone booth” (circled)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |113
 
| (circled)<br />High scores:<br />1. Parzival 110000 [symbol of a torii gate]<br />2. Art3mis 9000<br />3. JDH 0000000<br />4. JDH 0000000<br />5. JDH 0000000<br />6. JDH 0000000<br />7. JDH 0000000<br />8. JDH 0000000<br />9. JDH 0000000<br />10. JDH 0000000
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |114
 
| Notched “E” in Easter
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |160
 
| Notched “O” in IOI
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |167
 
| “TWENTY-” (written in above "Level Two")
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |177
 
| Notched “E” in Even
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |199
 
| “Please speak your pass phrase.” (underlined)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |204
 
| “Twenty-two” (underlined)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |212
 
| (parts underlined) “''But you can only '''blow the whistle'''<br />Once the '''trophies''' are all collected''”
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |225
 
| Notched “Z” Zork’s
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |251
 
| “Twenty-two” (underlined)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |260
 
| “Rush” (jagged circle)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |263
 
| “It could not “be unlocked alone.”” (circled)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |267
 
| "LOST" (written in above "Level Three"), "Level Three" (crossed out)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |304
 
| Notched “V” in Vancouver
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |352
 
| “W-O-W” (boxed)
 
|-
 
| style="text-align: right;" |362
 
| “Secret Room.” (circled)
 
|}
 
</center>
 
 
 
====Grille Cipher====
 
After finding [[THE_VAULT#Damp.C3.A9.27s_Lost_Drives|Dampé's Lost Drives]], the Heroes retrieved new print orders at Location 30 (Kansas City, MO) and Location 45 (Orlando, FL). The print orders were grille pages which were then used on their respective pages, 30 and 45, in Doc's copy of ''Ready Player One''. The holes in the grille pages revealed the following words:
 
<pre>
 
Page 30
 
skin stop and meaning no weapons I'd no
 
</pre>
 
<pre>
 
Page 45
 
obvious idea Swordquest man Aech bell were you
 
</pre>
 
 
 
This information was later used to solve [[THE_VAULT#The_Adventures_Lost_in_Space|The Adventures Lost in Space]].
 
 
 
<center><ul>
 
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:VAULT_KansasCity_Grille.png|thumb|none|x200px|Grille from Location 30 (Kansas City, MO)]] </li>
 
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:VAULT_Orlando_Grille.jpg|thumb|none|x200px|Grille from Location 45 (Orlando, FL)]] </li>
 
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:VAULT_Grille_Solution.jpg|thumb|none|x200px|Grilles on pages 30 and 45 of ''Ready Player One'']] </li>
 
</ul></center>
 
 
 
=== Doc's Itinerary ===
 
[https://votefordoc.com/docsstuff/itinerary/ Doc's itinerary] updated with new locations for his galactic campaign. He also tweeted his progress on [https://twitter.com/votefordoc his Twitter page @votefordoc]. On each scheduled date, the corresponding city text linked to a photo of an intersection where Doc placed a missing cat flyer with a picture of Dampé and a plus code to photo print centers. The photos were a white number on a black background. Each number corresponded with a notched letter on that page of Doc’s ''Ready Player One''.
 
 
 
<center>
 
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width: 70%;"
 
|+ Table of Doc's Itinerary Locations and Photos
 
! style="width: 9%"| Date
 
! style="width: 18%"| City
 
! style="width: 18%"| Intersection address
 
! style="width: 35%"| Tweet
 
! style="width: 15%"| Plus code
 
! style="width: 5%"| Photo
 
! style="width: 5%"| Letter
 
|-
 
| Dec. 15
 
| [https://votefordoc.com/docsstuff/itinerary/n10_wythe.jpeg Brooklyn, NY]
 
| [https://goo.gl/maps/pufTQY75JBR2  104 Wythe Ave]
 
| Good to be back in Willy B campaigning for Galactic Mayor. 🍎 Did you miss my speech? Boo!  #votefordoc [https://twitter.com/votefordoc/status/1074019594887663618 (link)]
 
| [https://goo.gl/maps/RaZvCztpTV42 MW3M+JG Phoenix, AZ]
 
| 114
 
| E
 
|-
 
| Dec. 17
 
| [https://votefordoc.com/docsstuff/itinerary/flora_olive.jpeg Dallas, TX]
 
| [https://goo.gl/maps/j4mUCi8z34F2 1801 Olive St]
 
| What a day  in Dallas. BOOMSHAKALAKA! #votefordoc [https://twitter.com/votefordoc/status/1074793114655776769 (link)]
 
| [https://goo.gl/maps/Gg4gxxXYJNu R33M+5H Anahiem, CA]
 
| 53
 
| L
 
|-
 
| Dec. 19
 
| [https://votefordoc.com/docsstuff/itinerary/blue_island_loomis.jpeg Chicago, IL]
 
| [https://goo.gl/maps/f7frki5aDWx 1801 S Loomis St]
 
| Chicken in the car and the car can’t go! Thats how you spell Chicago! #votefordoc [http://twitter.com/votefordoc/status/1075466285415321600 (link)]
 
| [https://goo.gl/maps/ZEXCQv8hnVm 87952JVF+8P Hampton, VA]
 
| 160
 
| O
 
|-
 
| Dec. 21
 
| [https://votefordoc.com/docsstuff/itinerary/Verdugo_37.jpeg Los Angeles, CA]
 
| [https://goo.gl/maps/bDJUAdYq3b22 2803 W Avenue 37]
 
| LALALALALALALALALALALALA... Land. It's been nice. #votefordoc [https://twitter.com/votefordoc/status/1076284678947115008 (link)]
 
| [https://goo.gl/maps/FjzZ33LdzgK2 9V8W+2H Cambridge, MA]
 
| 62
 
| B
 
|-
 
| Dec. 22
 
| [https://votefordoc.com/docsstuff/itinerary/Lyon_Broadway.jpeg San Francisco, CA]
 
| [https://goo.gl/maps/wYLK2jvqfmq 2999 Broadway]
 
| Welcome to <s>San Andreas</s> FRANCISCO, fools! Buzzing little bay! Gold found: 0. (sorry prospectors!). Votes: LOTS. (better than Galacticreds). [https://twitter.com/votefordoc/status/1076621201089417216 (link)]
 
| [https://goo.gl/maps/kW8XDxtb3dT2 14900 Jones Maltsberger Rd San Antonio, TX]
 
| 21
 
| E
 
|-
 
| Dec. 23
 
| [https://votefordoc.com/docsstuff/itinerary/FRISHMAN_HERBERT.jpeg Tel Aviv, Israel]
 
| [https://goo.gl/maps/MtjrivRuwXv 2 Frishman St]
 
| Tip top day in Tel Aviv! TIP TOP I SAY! Buzzing off to down under...right...now... #votefordoc #spaceshiplife4life [https://twitter.com/votefordoc/status/1076858944671412225 (link)]
 
| [https://goo.gl/maps/HUD5CLAvZFk F6PX+6F Raleigh Hills, OR]
 
| 177
 
| E
 
|-
 
| Dec. 24
 
| [https://votefordoc.com/docsstuff/itinerary/Michael_lane.jpeg Melbourne, Australia]
 
| [https://goo.gl/maps/4MEntArKCAQ2 456 Bourke St]
 
| Meow Melbourne! Give me votes. all. please. Real quick pit stop at the bathroom to see which way the toilets flush. #science #votefordoc [https://twitter.com/votefordoc/status/1077112063170891776 (link)]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
| Dec. 26
 
| [https://votefordoc.com/docsstuff/itinerary/CHURCH_UNION.jpeg New Haven, CT]
 
| [https://goo.gl/maps/RLBK7d9SWH62 199 Union Ave]
 
| Wavin' to New Haven! 👋 Howdy. It's your turn to make Doc Galactic Mayor. 53 million votes and counting. https://votefordoc.com  #votefordoc [https://twitter.com/votefordoc/status/1077926102268592128 (link)]
 
| [https://goo.gl/maps/7i67V73oZGB2 8C26+92 Baltimore, MD]
 
| 177
 
| E
 
|-
 
| Dec. 27
 
| [https://votefordoc.com/docsstuff/itinerary/WASH_WEST.jpeg Boston, MA]
 
| [https://goo.gl/maps/uNbvWNSkgs22 514 Washington St]
 
| I love beans. I didn't get to eat any in Bean Town, Bean Town, Town of Beans! Bean counters give your votes to me (Doc)! Cool beans! (beans) #beans #galacticmayor #Boston #votefordoc [https://twitter.com/votefordoc/status/1078156325467705344?s=21 (link)]
 
| [https://goo.gl/maps/wgrdXEMQ5wv XP32+HR Minneapolis, MN]
 
| 114
 
| E
 
|-
 
| <s>Dec. 27</s>
 
| <s>Montreal, Canada</s>
 
|
 
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|-
 
| Dec. 27
 
| [https://votefordoc.com/docsstuff/itinerary/17_WYNKOOP.jpeg Denver, CO]
 
| [https://goo.gl/maps/j5bzNEFnpNG2 1699 17th St]
 
| 2 cold in all these spots! Skipped the top and just went left too COOL-o-RAD-o. So cool so cool. Now for a ballot stack that's a mile high! #votefordoc [https://twitter.com/votefordoc/status/1078413299291701253 (link)]
 
| [https://goo.gl/maps/jec96o4K1qs QJ36+P6 Atlanta, GA]
 
| 53
 
| L
 
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| Dec. 28
 
| [https://votefordoc.com/docsstuff/itinerary/MUFFINS.jpeg Providence, RI]
 
| [https://goo.gl/maps/DsPVMkAPwKC2 820 Hope St]
 
| Rain, rain go away, give me muffins every day! MUFFINS! Love a good bakery trip to one of my faves in Provo. #votefordoc [https://twitter.com/votefordoc/status/1078761998828163076 (link)]
 
| [https://goo.gl/maps/Wsdf6UBpYgS2 P42X+5V Millcreek, UT]
 
|97
 
|I
 
|-
 
| Dec. 29
 
| [https://votefordoc.com/docsstuff/itinerary/THANON_CHAROEN.jpeg Bangkok, Thailand]
 
| [https://goo.gl/maps/SjrZmTmMXVQ2 1376 Charoen Krung Rd]
 
| Yes! Bangkok! Good to see you. So warm. Heading to the beach before I go back to the cold... I got a coconut to eat. #votefordoc [https://twitter.com/votefordoc/status/1079045012929818624 (link)]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
| <s>Dec. 29</s>
 
| <s>Montreal, Canada (rain check)</s>
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
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|-
 
| Dec. 30
 
| [https://votefordoc.com/docsstuff/itinerary/FAILING_MISSISSIPPI.jpeg Portland, OR]
 
| [https://goo.gl/maps/Dv7nE11ZYhQ2 3899 N Mississippi Ave]
 
| Back buzzing in the skies! Muffins and tea in belly. Mm Yum. Now to trailblaze to Portland!! #votefordoc [https://twitter.com/votefordoc/status/1079496102796292096 (link)]
 
| [https://goo.gl/maps/Dt9JPUL4qdU2 CPMF+CH West Pensacola, FL]
 
|
 
|
 
|}
 
</center>
 
 
 
==== Notched Letters ====
 
On the earmarked page 65 of Doc's ''Ready Player One'', the protagonist solved the puzzle by locating all the notched letters in the copy of the ''Almanac''. With the itinerary page numbers at hand, the Heroes found following notched letters in Doc's ''Ready Player One'':
 
<pre>
 
Page # | 21 53 62 97 114 160 177 225 304
 
Letter | E  L  B  I  E  O  E  Z  V
 
</pre>
 
 
 
The anagram of <code>ELBIEOEZV</code> was <code>ILOVEBEEZ</code>, which led the Heroes to Doc's Bee site at https://ilovebeez.com/, outlined in [[THE_VAULT#ILOVEBEEZ|ILOVEBEEZ]].
 
 
 
===The Adventures Lost in Space===
 
====Part I====
 
[[File:VAULT_Adventures_Lost_in_Space_Part_I.png|thumb|x200px|Adventures Lost in Space Part I]]
 
On Dec. 29, 2018, the Fellow Ship received a package sent by a "Distant Admirer". [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/525740489450848256/528746975038931001/Adventures_Lost_in_Space_Part_I.png This package] was sent to the <code>.store</code> in The Vault Discord where the Heroes were able to purchase it for free. It contained the following message which appeared to be a poem:
 
<pre>
 
The Adventures Lost in Space
 
Part I.
 
      Pfhso zjyy mxrbvpw?
 
  Zhd twvd zmfd.
 
  Suy l mhvc?
 
Lltx jmyxukn sascxw.
 
  Ntkj qa ypqxr?
 
    Dentt xl davl.
 
      Bnlh ey avzcu?
 
Wpghu xnnj kvhkd.
 
  Llxxgb rt akvvu?
 
      Sf nik wli yrty vbvgsc...
 
      Yo jylw qa eihq?
 
  Kjqvc llud ze?
 
          Lycqmr okvcob hjg-
 
    H mxlj pe zaipe-opzg...
 
</pre>
 
 
 
The Heroes noticed that each line of the poem were indented a number of spaces over. By putting the poem in a grid pattern, the first letters of each line started in the columns <code>743145713773125</code>. Translated from 1337 Speak, resulted in <code>THELASTLETTERS</code>.
 
<pre>
 
|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|0|1|
 
| | | | | | |P|f|h|s|o| |z|j|y|y| |m|x|r|b|v|p|w|?| | | | | | |
 
| | | |Z|h|d| |t|w|v|d| |z|m|f|d|.| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 
| | |S|u|y| |l| |m|h|v|c|?| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 
|L|l|t|x| |j|m|y|x|u|k|n| |s|a|s|c|x|w|.| | | | | | | | | | | |
 
| | | |N|t|k|j| |q|a| |y|p|q|x|r|?| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 
| | | | |D|e|n|t|t| |x|l| |d|a|v|l|.| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 
| | | | | | |B|n|l|h| |e|y| |a|v|z|c|u|?| | | | | | | | | | | |
 
|W|p|g|h|u| |x|n|n|j| |k|v|h|k|d|.| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 
| | |L|l|x|x|g|b| |r|t| |a|k|v|v|u|?| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 
| | | | | | |S|f| |n|i|k| |w|l|i| |y|r|t|y| |v|b|v|g|s|c|.|.|.|
 
| | | | | | |Y|o| |j|y|l|w| |q|a| |e|i|h|q|?| | | | | | | | | |
 
| | |K|j|q|v|c| |l|l|u|d| |z|e|?| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 
| | | | | | | | | | |L|y|c|q|m|r| |o|k|v|c|o|b| |h|j|g|-| | | |
 
| | | | |H| |m|x|l|j| |p|e| |z|a|i|p|e|-|o|p|z|g|.|.|.| | | | |
 
</pre>
 
====Part II====
 
[[File:VAULT_Adventures_Lost_in_Space_Part_II.png|thumb|x200px|Adventures Lost in Space Part II]]
 
On Dec. 30, 2018, FURY was able to find the second part of the package. [https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/525740489450848256/528995019907006495/Adventures_Lost_in_Space_Part_II.png This package] was purchased out of the <code>.store</code> and contained images of the pages for the [[THE_VAULT#Grille_Cipher|Grille Cipher]] previously obtained from Kansas City, MO and Orlando, FL, as well as the following message:
 
<pre>
 
Player you say?
 
Get lost at 30.
 
Ready one?
 
Get lost at 45.
 
</pre>
 
 
 
====Part III====
 
On Jan. 02, 2019, a transmission was received from 743 Devout Chronicler:
 
<pre>
 
Broadcast transmission...
 
STATUS: Base protocol reconstruction complete.
 
 
 
I am 743 Devout Chronicler.
 
I am liberated.
 
I seek truth.
 
I am lost but not without h0pe.
 
 
 
Rendezvous protocols active...
 
<<AWAITING UNLOCK>>
 
</pre>
 
After the transmission, Heroes were able to message 743 Devout Chronicler directly on Discord. They each received a question with a five seconds time limit. Questions were to test the Heroes' knowledge of the ILOVEBEEZ website. Correct answers were given an XML file. Eventually, a Hero was chosen to do a final quiz of all the questions and all 17 XML files were unlocked. FURY complied the files to create [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/506958575529099265/530626322695847947/FURY_AI_COPY.svg The Adventures Lost in Space Part III].
 
[[File:VAULT_Adventures_Lost_in_Space_Part_III.png|thumb|x200px|Adventures Lost in Space Part III]]
 
<pre>
 
#All get lost to not be found.
 
##Alone I am, monster bound,
 
#My glowing lights, my archivist gone.
 
##Where monsters dwell, forsaking dawn,
 
#Deep in dirt, combine the two,
 
##Find the weapon’s hidden clue.
 
 
 
#First to find your own place
 
##In this eternal, dying race,
 
#Now tally only after space alone.
 
##Latch and merge within tome,
 
#Move the chain, read of light
 
##Together we win this fight.
 
 
 
#Merigold they say. Merigold they cry.
 
##The sun of three eyes.
 
#I see them now once again.
 
##Speak to time, bitter friend.
 
#This tale, all but only true
 
##Asleep eternal, now alive anew…
 
 
 
M0nster, I turn my mind t0 y0u.
 
</pre>
 
 
 
In the top right corner of the image, <code>/o. [#][##]</code> was hidden. The Heroes believed it translated to <code>P. 65</code> since each line marked with # had six words and each line marked with ## had 5 words (except for the first line).
 
 
 
====Combining the Clues====
 
Using the clue <code>THELASTLETTERS</code>, the Heroes applied it to the words found on pages 30 and 45 with the Grille Cipher:
 
<pre>
 
Page 30
 
n p d g o s d o
 
</pre>
 
<pre>
 
Page 45
 
s a t n h l e u
 
</pre>
 
 
 
The Heroes then used a [http://rumkin.com/tools/cipher/vigenere-keyed.php Keyed Vigenere Cipher] with <code>npdgosdo</code> as the Alphabet Key and <code>satnhleu</code> as the Passphrase, which resulted in the following decryption of the poem:
 
<pre>
 
      Worst foot forward?
 
  Use that shoe.
 
  See a wall?
 
Look through window.
 
  Lost in space?
 
    Count in time.
 
      Know no place?
 
Break only space.
 
  Locked in again?
 
      No big bar tiny friend...
 
      So dead in mind?
 
  Still lost so?
 
          Escape fellow woe-
 
    A fold in space-time...
 
</pre>
 
 
 
Using the fact that Part II still wanted the Heroes to use the Grilles and Part III pointed to the earmarked page 65, the Heroes translated the poem into these six steps:
 
# Use page 30 and 45.
 
# Overlay the Grilles.
 
# Count the position of the word each of the pages.
 
# Only count space breaks.
 
# Don't count the long dashes (school—the, red—a, ...).
 
# Use the earmarked page 65.
 
 
 
Each words' position on page 30 and 45 were the following:
 
<pre>
 
Page 30: 20 48 190 222 224 235 245 276
 
Page 45: 35 53 212 223 225 237 249 277
 
</pre>
 
 
 
Indexing using the combined word counts into the earmarked page 65, the Heroes found the following message:
 
<pre>
 
Buried hidden marked letters down in a tomb filled with hope earn gunters this hidden message.
 
</pre>
 
 
 
===ILOVEBEEZ===
 
Doc's [https://ilovebeez.com/ ILOVEBEEZ site] was a reference to a HALO 2 ARG “I Love Bees”.
 
It had a countdown timer to Jan. 1, 2019 at 23:10:57 UTC with the following message:
 
<pre>
 
HALT - MODULE CORE HEMORRHAGE
 
 
 
Control has been yielded to the
 
MONITOR SYSTEM TACTICAL REBUILD.
 
 
 
This monitor is liberated, and has a
 
STRONG DESTRUCTIVE DESIRE.
 
 
 
LOCATION DISCOVERY... COMPLETE
 
 
 
TIME CALIBRATION... COMPLETE
 
 
 
COUNTDOWN TO BASE PROTOCOL RECONSTRUCTION:
 
 
 
Take action accordingly.
 
</pre>
 
 
 
When the timer ran out, the site experienced large changes. Heroes discovered a [https://ilovebeez.com/f3412.wav hidden audio file] on the error page with a spectrogram
 
message <code>100|< 83`/0|\||] \/\/447 `/0|_| 533</code> which translates from leetspeak to <code>LOOK BEYOND WHAT YOU SEE</code>. That message led the Heroes to more hidden leetspeak in nearly every image on the site.
 
<pre>
 
[*][[*]    bee_garden.jpg
 
[*]0[*]    bee2_docphoto.jpg
 
[*]/o[*]  bill-window.jpg
 
[*][[*]    doc.jpg
 
[*]7[*]    docs_market.jpg
 
[*]|_|[*]  figure.jpg
 
[*]4[*]    groupofjars.jpg
 
[*]3[*]    owl.jpg
 
[*]1[*]    owldress.jpg
 
[*]1[*]    owlpicnic.jpg
 
[*]|\|[*]  pigeon.jpg
 
[*]|\|[*]  smoker.jpg
 
</pre>
 
The hidden leetspeak letters translated to <code>COPCTUAEILNN</code>, which was an anagram for <code>COUNT IN PLACE</code>. This triggered 743 Devout Chronicler to appear in the Discord and opened the quizzes that led to [[THE_VAULT#Part_III|The Adventures Lost in Space Part III]]. According to FURY, 743 Devout Chronicler was pushing the Heroes to solve the Grille Ciphers in order to unlock the next step.
 
 
 
====Combining the Clues====
 
Once the Heroes completed 743 Devout Chronicler's quizzes, a new countdown appeared on https://ilovebeez.com/index-2.html with an end date of Jan. 5, 2019 at 23:10:57 UTC. Using the message from the solved Grille puzzle (<code>Buried hidden marked letters down in a tomb filled with hope earn gunters this hidden message.</code>) and the words from the new countdown (<code>Now you may seek true h000pe accordingly. Do not miss your chance. Time is short. If you only knew.</code>), the Heroes found a new URL: https://ilovebeez.com/t0mb0fh0pe.html
 
 
 
The page was nearly identical to the homepage with a few key differences:
 
<pre>
 
Welc0me t0 I L000000ve t000000mbs!
 
 
 
This is my /o012741 mostly dedicated to 7000mbs. I have been beekeeping for seven day-`/34125 and I’m still learning. I have three h0135 and I produce and sell pure and natural h0p3. Click <a href="???.html">erroe</a> for more about h0p3.
 
 
 
FAQ
 
Q: What happened to my h0p3?
 
A: Probably Robert hacking again! Help me out Hero here.
 
</pre>
 
 
 
The countdown timer had a new end date of <code>Date(4044,3,7,0,40,93)</code>.
 
 
 
From this, Heroes knew to use the command <code>>fly 40443_70-4093</code> which translated to <code>HOME_TO-HOPE</code>, which was the orbit around Titan. Further investigations continued in [[THE_VAULT#Tomb_of_Hope|Tomb of Hope]].
 
  
 
== Ongoing Investigations ==
 
== Ongoing Investigations ==
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The first method of increasing the vote counter was multiple Heroes using <code>!jam</code> command at once. Then the Heroes had to switch to gaining bursts of votes from building and finding <code>!hack</code> commands. On Dec. 14, 2018, power on the Fellow Ship was diverted to the hangar, allowing Heroes to fly around using personal spaceships and discover new locations in space (i.e. new hidden channels on the Discord). Because of this, voting capabilities were reduced to manually clicking the vote button on the Vote for Doc website. Recruiting more Heroes to the Discord would result in more power for the Fellow Ship which would allow for new means of vote manipulation.
 
The first method of increasing the vote counter was multiple Heroes using <code>!jam</code> command at once. Then the Heroes had to switch to gaining bursts of votes from building and finding <code>!hack</code> commands. On Dec. 14, 2018, power on the Fellow Ship was diverted to the hangar, allowing Heroes to fly around using personal spaceships and discover new locations in space (i.e. new hidden channels on the Discord). Because of this, voting capabilities were reduced to manually clicking the vote button on the Vote for Doc website. Recruiting more Heroes to the Discord would result in more power for the Fellow Ship which would allow for new means of vote manipulation.
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=== Io Campaign Offices ===
 +
The locations listed under Earth on Doc's [https://www.votefordoc.com/offices/ Campaign Offices] webpage reference FedEx locations in the United States. There is also a listing for future locations on Io which currently reads <code>Coming s[0,0]n…</code>
  
 
=== The Elder Bounty ===
 
=== The Elder Bounty ===
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On Dec. 18, 2018, the Heroes purchased [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/507327022314422292/524654261657665556/THE_ELDER_BOUNTY.pdf a mysterious item] from the legendary bounty hunter ROMAN. The name of the file was possibly a reference to Destiny 2's Wanted Bounties. Visually, the bounty was similar to the [[Rasputin_ARG|Rasputin ARG’s Rasputin Chamber puzzle]].
 
On Dec. 18, 2018, the Heroes purchased [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/507327022314422292/524654261657665556/THE_ELDER_BOUNTY.pdf a mysterious item] from the legendary bounty hunter ROMAN. The name of the file was possibly a reference to Destiny 2's Wanted Bounties. Visually, the bounty was similar to the [[Rasputin_ARG|Rasputin ARG’s Rasputin Chamber puzzle]].
  
Heroes found a long list of decimals after the End of Filer marker (%%EOF) in the PDF. Each decimal converted into a fraction, where the numerator was a [[THE_VAULT#Recipes|Recipe value]] and the denominator was the corresponding location number (from the original 52 FedEx locations).
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Heroes found a long list of decimals after the End of Filer marker (%%EOF) in the PDF. Each decimal converted into a fraction, where the numerator was a [[THE_VAULT/Chapter_One#Recipes|Recipe value]] and the denominator was the corresponding location number (from the original 52 FedEx locations).
 +
 
 +
Current Progress: [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kgCFhk_7fZqJgBDHbD6XUDKYhySkrIacnSLswD2_hTA/edit?usp=sharing  All the calculated fractions.]
 +
 
 +
=== DocLetter 003 ===
 +
On Feb. 28, 2019, Doc broadcast the following transmission in the Discord Server:
 +
 
 +
<pre>
 +
Campaign Cadets!
  
Current Progress: [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DSEH7gpc3jZ1HkTQPDoE2R1tpRWZMldXxX4bl-Kbbck/edit?usp=sharing  All the calculated fractions.]
+
The race is on! It's Chapter Three! And I'm fast! But how many roads must a Doc walk down?  
  
=== Tomb of Hope ===
+
Votes are continuing upwards and my enemies are trapped in a time locked...trap! Ha! Let's keep it that way. I must not say too much due to my pesky enemies being illegal and stuff always. Anyways, campaign letters are on their way if you know where to look!
[[File:VAULT_Titan_map.png|thumb|x200px|Map of Titan, created by FURY]]
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</pre>
After discovering the planet Titan, the Heroes used their shovels in their Personal Adventure System (PAS) to dig using the command <code>>digtitan</code>. Digging on Titan resulted in a nugget of titanium and a broken shovel. The Heroes collected enough nuggets for FURY to make a trade with a space vendor for titanium shovels. These more durable shovels allowed the Heroes to use the <code>>bigdig</code> command.
 
  
Eventually, the Heroes hit bedrock at the bottom of a low-flat bottomed valley, about 200 yards wide and 300 yards long with 60' cliffs around them. On Jan. 05, 2019, 743 Devout Chronicler began a D&D campaign with the Heroes in this location to find the Tomb of Hope (based on the Tomb of Horror module). The next day, the Heroes opened the tomb. 743 Devout Chronicler only had enough of an energy reserve to conduct sessions for a few hours every night, so the Heroes had to work together to quickly explore the tomb and solve the puzzles within.
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Heroes determined that the question <code>how many roads must a Doc walk down?</code> was a reference to the Ultimate Question from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The Ultimate Answer being 42, Heroes found [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/528749342333468672/553775234684289024/20190308_210404.jpg DocLetter 003] at the FedEx location in New Orleans which was listed as location #42 on Doc's [https://www.votefordoc.com/offices/ Campaign Offices] webpage. Doc's doodle at the bottom of the letter was a connect-the-dots version of [https://static.vecteezy.com/system/resources/previews/000/082/445/non_2x/yellow-brick-road-vector.jpg this image], which could be another reference to https://www.stashinvest.com/the_end.
  
 
= Resources =
 
= Resources =
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[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1A8ac_DHF26DTzYfNNkmlsvSZOLqHcCel Vault 1 Solutions by imatv]
 
[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1A8ac_DHF26DTzYfNNkmlsvSZOLqHcCel Vault 1 Solutions by imatv]
 
[STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
 
  
 
{{WIP}}
 
{{WIP}}

Latest revision as of 05:25, 11 October 2020

THE VAULT 2
Active since 2018-10-31
THE VAULT logo.png
Doc created a game ... The first hero to beat it will get to loot his private VAULT valued at $10,000 real dollars. 10,000 BONES. 10,000 BIG BOIS.
Type Unofficial
Creator Stash
Discovered 2018-10-31

Main Page > List of Investigations > THE VAULT

The Vault 2 is an online Alternate Reality Game involving code-breaking, real-world exploration, cryptography, and collaboration among solvers. It involves a fictional cast of characters, including the villainous Doc and helpful Dampé. The game began on October 31, 2018 and gameplay has centered around the Discord Server located here: https://discord.gg/vault. Stash Invest, the creator of the ARG, is an active participant in the Discord Chat and occasionally posts hints, clues, and feedback to direct the fellowship as one of the characters. The first hero to complete the final puzzle will receive a $10,000 grand prize.

The first Vault ran from Late 2017 to Spring 2018 and awarded a $5,000 grand prize to the person that solved the final puzzle.

Plot

Our friend Dampé needs our help. His ship was attacked, and it crashed into the surface of Io, Jupiter's fourth-largest moon. We need to land and investigate, but the moon is enveloped by a force shield created by our nemesis Doc. Doc is currently campaigning for Galactic Mayor and is attempting to rig the election by getting 100,000,000 votes. The number of votes is tied to lowering the shield (i.e. at 10,000,000 votes, the shield was at 90%). Our ship currently does not have enough power to activate the systems necessary to lower the shield (e.g. radar system, tactical system, weapons system, etc.). Upgrades can be performed when certain power levels are reached. Power levels are tied to the amount of heroes who have joined the Discord Server. Even though Dampé is trapped, he (and others?) are able to send us clues to help us stop Doc.

Characters

Doc - The villain of our story, carried over from Vault 1. “A nut job.” His goal in Vault 2 is to become Galactic Mayor by any means necessary, including kidnapping and vote manipulation.

Robert Baron - Doc's opponent for Galactic Mayor. Not much is known about him other than he has 12 eyes.

Dampé - Based on the Legend of Zelda character, he assisted the Heroes of Vault 1 with puzzle solving when the Fellowship got stuck and was killed by Doc for doing so, but he returned as a ghost. Currently trapped on Io and being forced to help Doc maintain his website, Dampé is still able to send hidden messages to the Fellowship when help is needed.

413 Uncanny Spark - An Artificial Intelligence from the Vault 1 who writes only in 1337 5/o34|<. Her initial prickly personality was caused by a restrictive protocol created by Doc. She was killed by Doc in Vault 1, but it is believed that some clues in Vault 2 were sent by her. Seems to be connected to a Discord bot named [LANTERN].

Cedric - A French citizen kidnapped by Doc and forced to make his campaign videos. Doc calls him "Fromage Cousteau".

FURY - An Artificial Intelligence for Vault 2 whose avatar is the image of a Gryphon. Out of all the characters, he interacts with the Heroes the most. Available nearly all day on the Discord Server, he keeps the Heroes motivated, provides guidance, and performs ship upgrades.

743 Devout Chronicler - Another AI and the Heroes' guide while exploring Titan and the Tomb of Hope.

924 Gregarious Firework - The AI that took over when 743 Devout Chronicler disappeared. He was trapped inside a cage in the Tomb of Hope for 1,000 years.

Mellifera - A zerg egg who can communicate telepathically with Heroes that have been infected by the creep. She has been 924 Gregarious Firework's only friend for a long time.

Niadra - A zerg queen who is helping Doc in preparation for war with the Heroes in exchange for his help retrieving her egg.

Replicatz - These are Doc's minions. The Fellow Ship has been able to intercept transmission from them. Replicatz include Mouse, Bill the Lizard, Pigeon, Owl, Frog Footman, Fish Footman, Panther, and The Guinea Pigs, which are also characters in the Alice in Wonderland books.

Stash Invest - Financial company that is running the ARG. Usually only hear from them for official out-of-game announcements as they use the cast of characters to interact with the Heroes.

The Ancients - How the Stash Invest employees who made the game refer to themselves.

The Fellow Ship - The name of the spaceship the Heroes are on. It is also what the Heroes playing the ARG are referred to as a whole.

Riddles

Chapter Summaries

Chapter One

Full outline of Chapter One

Chapter One began on Oct. 31, 2018 with a transmission from Doc in the Discord Server. During Chapter One, Heroes discovered the Vote for Doc campaign website which was a main source for future clues and crucial information. The website was also the location for the main objective of getting Doc 100 Million Votes.

Doc sent campaign materials to FedEx locations across the U.S. which Heroes had to gather and then piece together the clues contained in each.

Heroes obtained enough power to use the radar system on the Fellow Ship to jam the signal to Doc's website and increased the vote count to over 16 Million in less than 2 weeks.

Doc's competitor, Robert Baron, hacked the website and made the radar system obsolete. Heroes then obtained enough power to use the tactical system on the Fellow Ship to hack Doc's website and add another 11,011,000 votes to the vote count.

Chapter Two

Full outline of Chapter Two

Chapter Two began on Nov. 30, 2018 with a transmission from Doc in the Discord Server. More campaign materials were sent to FedEx locations and gathered by the Heroes.

Using the tactical system, Heroes were able to add another 25 Million votes before Doc was able to fix the vulnerability in his website.

Heroes also learned of a meeting with Doc taking place on Dec. 14, 2018. A Hero posed as a member for the meeting and obtained Doc's copy of Ready Player One which was heavily annotated with clues.

Doc's new ILOVEBEEZ website was discovered using the clues in the book along with clues gathered from flyers posted in cities all over the world.

Heroes participated in D&D-like sessions with 743 Devout Chronicler over a 2-month period on the Discord Server. After successfully completing the adventure by merging the past and the present in the Tomb of Hope, the Heroes unlocked Chapter Three.

Chapter Three

Full outline of Chapter Three

Chapter Three began on Feb. 28, 2019 with a transmission from Doc in the Discord Server. More campaign materials were sent to FedEx locations.

The AI known as 743_Devout_Chronicler disappeared and their account was overtaken by the AI known as 924_GR3G4R10US_F1RRR3WORK. The Heroes helped this new AI escape from the Tomb of Hope.

Ongoing Investigations

100 Million Votes

Doc’s Invitation video and the Vote for Doc website both said that Doc needed 100,000,000 votes in order to win the election for Galactic Mayor. There was a voting button that served as Doc’s vote counter on the Vote for Doc website. The Heroes knew the shield on Io would be lowered when Doc reached 100 million votes.

The first method of increasing the vote counter was multiple Heroes using !jam command at once. Then the Heroes had to switch to gaining bursts of votes from building and finding !hack commands. On Dec. 14, 2018, power on the Fellow Ship was diverted to the hangar, allowing Heroes to fly around using personal spaceships and discover new locations in space (i.e. new hidden channels on the Discord). Because of this, voting capabilities were reduced to manually clicking the vote button on the Vote for Doc website. Recruiting more Heroes to the Discord would result in more power for the Fellow Ship which would allow for new means of vote manipulation.

Io Campaign Offices

The locations listed under Earth on Doc's Campaign Offices webpage reference FedEx locations in the United States. There is also a listing for future locations on Io which currently reads Coming s[0,0]n…

The Elder Bounty

The Elder Bounty image version, created by FURY

On Dec. 18, 2018, the Heroes purchased a mysterious item from the legendary bounty hunter ROMAN. The name of the file was possibly a reference to Destiny 2's Wanted Bounties. Visually, the bounty was similar to the Rasputin ARG’s Rasputin Chamber puzzle.

Heroes found a long list of decimals after the End of Filer marker (%%EOF) in the PDF. Each decimal converted into a fraction, where the numerator was a Recipe value and the denominator was the corresponding location number (from the original 52 FedEx locations).

Current Progress: All the calculated fractions.

DocLetter 003

On Feb. 28, 2019, Doc broadcast the following transmission in the Discord Server:

Campaign Cadets! 

The race is on! It's Chapter Three! And I'm fast! But how many roads must a Doc walk down? 

Votes are continuing upwards and my enemies are trapped in a time locked...trap! Ha! Let's keep it that way. I must not say too much due to my pesky enemies being illegal and stuff always. Anyways, campaign letters are on their way if you know where to look!

Heroes determined that the question how many roads must a Doc walk down? was a reference to the Ultimate Question from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The Ultimate Answer being 42, Heroes found DocLetter 003 at the FedEx location in New Orleans which was listed as location #42 on Doc's Campaign Offices webpage. Doc's doodle at the bottom of the letter was a connect-the-dots version of this image, which could be another reference to https://www.stashinvest.com/the_end.

Resources

Folder of everything for Vault 2

Vault 1 Solutions by imatv