2021 Ciphers
Cipher 1
Date:
Where Found: "Translations Achieved" Patch! - News post on Cyan.com
Original Cipher:
Cracked Cipher: Testing One Two Three (solved by translating binary code to text)
Cipher 2
Date: March 23, 2021
Where Found: Cyan Newsletter - March
Original Cipher:
Cracked Cipher: Hello World Alive Soon TM (solved by translating binary code to text)
Cipher 3
Date: March 26, 2021
Where Found: Could Manipulation Experiments - YouTube Video
Original Cipher:
Cracked Cipher: Hello. Is there anybody out there? Just nod if you can hear me. Is there anyone home? - Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd lyrics (solved with simple substitution cipher)
Cipher 4
Date: April 1, 2021
Where Found: Myst Sayber Announcement Trailer (Cyan's 2021 April fools Foolishness) - YouTube Video
Original Cipher:
Cracked Cipher: I MEAN WHAT THEY AND THEIR HIRED PSYCHIATRISTS CALL DELUSIONAL SYSTEMS NEEDLESS TO SAY DELUSIONS ARE ALWAYS OFFICIALLY DEFINED WE DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT QUESTIONS OF REAL OR UNREAL THEY ONLY TALK OUT OF EXPEDIENCY ITS THE SYSTEM THAT MATTERS HOW THE DATA ARRANGE THEMSELVES INSIDE IT SOME ARE CONSISTENT OTHERS FALL APART
Cipher 5
Date: April 15, 2021
Where Found: A brief example of design iteration for Firmament - YouTube Video
Original Cipher:
0:004 - BAB AA ABA A C ABB AA BAAA AAB BAA AABA C A ABA BBB B C A ABA BBB B C ABAA BBB AABA BBB C
AABA AA B ABA A AAAB C BB BA AAB BA C AAA BA AABA BAB AA AB C ABA BA BAAA AA C ABAA BBB
AABA BBB C A BAAA ABB CB BBAB C AAB ABA BAA ABB AA AAA C BB AABA A AAAA AABA AA BBA C
AAA BA AABA BAB AA AB C AAB ABA BAA ABB AA AAA C BB BA AAB BA C A ABA BBB B C BAB AA ABA A
C BABBAB C AAA BA AABA BAB AA AB C ABAA BBB AABA BBB C AAB AA BAAA BA AAB C BAB AA ABA A
C A BAAA ABB AB BBAB C ABAA BBB AABA BBB C ABAA AABA BBB AAB BAA ABA C ABBAB C BAB AA
ABA A C BAAA BA B AAA BAA ABB C BB BA AAB BA C AAB ABA BAA ABB AA AAA C AAB ABA BAA ABB
AA AAA C BAB AA ABA A C AB AA B ABA BA BB
0:034 - A BAAA ABB AB BBAB C AB AA B ABA BA BB C AAB ABA BAA ABB AA AAA C A ABA BBB B C BAB AA ABA
A C BAAA BA B AAA BAA ABB C ABA BA AAA A BA ABAB C BAB AA ABA A C A ABA BBB B C BB BA AAB
BA C ABA BA AAA A BA ABAB C A AABA AABA BA BAB C A ABA BBB B C ABAA BBB AABA BBB C BB BA
AAB BA C AAA BA AABA BAB AA AB C AB AA B ABA BA BB C BAB AA ABA A C AAA BA AABA BAB AA AB C
ABAA BBB AABA BBB C BAB AA ABA A C AB AA B ABA BA BB C ABAA ABB AABA BBA C BAB ABA BAA
ABB AA AAA C A ABA BBB B C BB BA AAB BA C A ABB AABA A AAAA C A ABA BBB B C BAB AA ABA A C
BAB AA ABA A C AA BA AAAB ABA BAA C BB AABA A AAAA AABA AA BBA C AB AA B ABA BA BB C A ABB
AABA A AAAA C AAB ABA BAA ABB AA AAA C AB BA AAAB ABA BAA C A BAAA ABB AB BBAB C A ABA
BBB B C BABBAB C ABAA BBB AABA BBB C ABBAB C BAB AA ABA A C ABA A B B A ABBA C ABAA BBB
ABA BBB C A ABB AABA A AAAA C ABA BA BAAA AA
0:049 - ABBA AA AABA AA ABAA C AAB AA BAAA BA AAB C ABB AA BAAA AAB BAA AABA C BABBAB C ABAA
BBB AABA BBB C AAA BA AABA BAB AA AB C AAB AA BAAA BA AAB C ABA BA BAAA AA C BAB AA ABA A
C ABA BA BAAA AA C AAB AA BAAA BA AAB C AB BA AAAB ABA BAA C AB BA AAAB ABA BAA C BAB AA
ABA A C A ABB AABA A AAAA C AAA BA AABA BAB AA AB C AAB ABA BAA ABB AA AAA C AAA BA AABA
BAB AA AB C AAA BA AABA BAB AA AB C A ABA BAB B C ABBAB C AAB AA BAAA BA AAB C ABB AA
BAAA AAB BAA AABA C ABAA AABA BBB AAB BAA ABA C ABAA BBA AABA BBB C BA AABA A AAAA AABA
AA BBA C BAB AA ABA A C A ABB AABA A AAAA C A ABA BBB B C ABAA BBB AABA BBB C A ABA BBB B C
ABA BA BAAA AA C AAB ABA BAA ABB AA AAA C AAA BA AABA BAB AA AB C BB BA AAB BA C A ABA
BBB B C AB BA AAAB ABA BAA C AB AA B ABA BA BB C ABAA AABA BBB AAB BAA ABA C AB AA B ABA
BA BB C BAB AA ABA A C ABA BA BAAA AA C AAB ABA BAA ABB AA AAA C ABAA BBB AABA BBB C AAB
ABA BAA ABB AA AAA C AAA BA AABA BAB AA AB C BB BA AAB BA C AAB AA BAAA BA AAB C AAA BA
AABA BAB AA AB C BAB AA ABA A C AAB ABA BAA ABB AA AAA C ABB AA BAAA AAB BAA AABA C ABB
AA BAAA AAB BAA AABA C ABA BA BAAA AA
Cracked Cipher:
0:004 - MARTIN#ERIK#SIGURD#SIGURD#ADAM#GUSTAV#ERIK#(#RUDOLF#OLOF#YNGVE#ERIK#DAVID#OLOF#NIKLAS#)#ERIK#TORE#ADAM#SIGURD#NIKLAS#WILHELM#SIGURD#Y#GVE#OLOF#IVAR#NIKLAS#ADAM#BERTIL#OLOF#TORE#TORE#LUDVIG#ERIK
0:034 -VAR#HELGE#OROF#PETTER#ERIK(#OLOF#)#TORE#YNGVE#URBAN#SIGURD#HELGE#MARTIN#WILHELM#URBAI#ERIK#ERIK#TORE#HELGE#ADAM#TORE#SIGURK#WLGF#MARTIN#ERIK#OLOF#NIKLAS#ERIK#MARTIN#NIKLAS#ADAM#OLOF#TORE#KALLE#CAESAR#ADAM#TORE#ERIK#CAESAR#GUSTAV#ERIK#TORE#SIGURD#MARTIN#YNGVE||
0:049 - VAR#LUDVIG#LUDVIG#SIGURD#ERIK#NIKLAS#DAVID#ADAM#NIKLAS#SIGURD#OLOF#SIGURD#IVAR#ERIK#MARTIN#RUDOLF#MARTIN#URBAN#TORE#ADAM#NIKLAS#SIGURD#IVAR#TORE#OLOF#TORE#HELGE#ERIK#WILHELA#OLWF#RUDOLF#LUDVIG#DAVID#(#TKRE#NIKLAS#NIKLAS#SIGURD#NIKLAS#HELGE#ERIK#URBAN#URBAN#DAVID#IVAR#ERIK#IVAR#DAVID#NIKLAS#OLOF#)#LUDVIG#DAVID#FILIP
Second Cipher Cracked: message (royedon)etasnwsyo in a bottle / I hope (o)tyushmwuee that someone mnaotkcatec gets my \ ill send an sos iemrmutansi to the world (tnnsnheuudieidno)ldf - Message In A Bottle by The Police lyrics (found by taking the first letter of each name)
Third Cipher: (ROYEDON)ETASNWSYGO / (O) TYUSHMWUEE MNAOTKCATEC IEMRMUTANSI (TNNSNHEUUDIEIDNO) LDF
Third Cipher Cracked: I must remain (silent | hidden | unfound) \ (them | you | we | us) make contact \ (yesterday | soon | now) (solved with Railfence 4)
Cipher 6
Date: April 21, 2021
Where Found: Cyan Newsletter - April
Original Cipher: TQHN HO PTQOHOD KT UKC LIGKDHFQ SIDPTW. H TFCNVM PIQCP UNABI PG KR, YOYI
CAPGDBUDQA BERTHZAPCXCQ, CT "UKC ITMRD LI QKC HINTY OO SKC LBHNHOB."
POYFRYOHGY(OSYUSEIDMPFIUMTAOFKSYUSEID) G INUK YT MULYD UFCY OY OU COS-
GTAPV IFQUC, CLA IFQUC OPY OO CDUDFM AQU HO MUHODHLMD. KY OX STY
PBUBOV CL CQUCRGQFKB LI LESUHDQPBQ OGTUEFCU. (HTUCNFOISTAPCAXHDKT) FY
OT NPC DGM RHTQDPK CLE B OGTUEFD PL F UNADFDP FHOI. OY OX, SBLAPV, D DBU-
DIMTW OGTUEFA. DNM(RDODRDKFOGODPT)DGRWFK
Cracked Cipher: Such in outline is the official theory. I shall often speak of it, with deliberate abusiveness, as “the dogma of the ghost in the machine.” I hope to prove that it is entirely false, and false not in detail but in principle. It is not merely an assemblage of particular mistakes. It is one big mistake and a mistake of a special kind. It is, namely, a category mistake. (Playfair Cipher with standard "minus J" key chart)
Second Cipher:
Second Cipher Cracked: Please Make (Meeting | Connection | Meeting) / Attend Listen Get Hear / Can (They | Them | All | You) Hear Me (keyword substitution cipher. Keyword for first line: GHOST Second Line: INTHE Third Line: MACHINE)