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Title: Timoke. No, delete last Fokker Triplane. No
Post by: Aadarsh on January 11, 1927, 01:46:24 am
You damn-- okay.  All right.  Whew.  Jackpot!  Rybak's password is "fortune favors the bold"!  Log in, download everything you possibly can, and tell everyone you know.  Tell the press, tell your friends, tell the ham radio operators, tell anyone you can so they can't cover it up.  It's the only way we can OSHI-!↓♠bÄ<╥º↕☺╥⌡}R;ôAIf#ó/▌éx►M9y▀¼√┌x┌┤X@║¼Θf♣╙Ö#á╦ö╦▲,"S4%┴►mgw┴▼>f╨₧☺í╒»¡>\@═¡ΦV¥H8Fn*╚(LE¢ë▀»8`Å=≤CδSm█L·^û╡3Æ¢■î2♥2≡EF5├v≤¬/↑Ñ‼╕g2:↨◄%╤E⌡oU╓*Y8êC╜>∟╤v(d*§É₧i╒¶╢╥╢ö╚uâFº3s<╖wæe≥▄[UuálP>VXñ4┌╪<gè'sNO CARRIER
Title: Re: Timoke. No, delete last Fokker Triplane. No
Post by: JSRNerdo on September 19, 2017, 03:04:25 am
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Unless you're sure you want to reply, please consider starting a new topic.

Well, that's helpful. Guess I should try to log in as Rybak?

Converting that junk text to hex/dec/etc isn't very helpful here... hm.
Title: Re: Timoke. No, delete last Fokker Triplane. No
Post by: Mongoose on September 19, 2017, 05:54:04 am
Those vague memories of a startling Flash message are coming back loud and clear. :D

(I don't suppose an IP reset would matter anymore?)
Title: Re: Timoke. No, delete last Fokker Triplane. No
Post by: Grizzly on September 19, 2017, 07:19:22 am
Heh, I remember crashing horribly last time, that puzzle was mean. But I forgot the inlog codes and the like :P

Title: Re: Timoke. No, delete last Fokker Triplane. No
Post by: Grizzly on September 19, 2017, 07:33:05 am
http://holonet.hard-light.net/login.php
Login: Andreas.rybak
Password; fortune favors the bold

Remember the vasudan letter, it's important. If you see honeypot.php, get the hell out.
Title: Re: Timoke. No, delete last Fokker Triplane. No
Post by: Grizzly on September 19, 2017, 07:37:04 am
DAMMIT GOOBER

Got something. It's big, but it requires a password. When you find Resources > Deneb 3, make sure to right click and save as. Opening a zip file in your browser will mess things up.

But it's a password protected zip. One last puzzle.
Title: Re: Timoke. No, delete last Fokker Triplane. No
Post by: chief1983 on September 19, 2017, 07:46:58 am
(http://www.itbpromotions.com/uploads/3/4/9/8/34980629/9412458_orig.jpg)
Title: Re: Timoke. No, delete last Fokker Triplane. No
Post by: Grizzly on September 19, 2017, 07:54:41 am
Right, so: Resources -> Deneb 3 > Right click download file - save as.

Gives deneb3.zip. It's a typical mod setup, with a bmp image (Typhon.bmp), a Deneb3.vp, a readme file, the Interstitial Puzzle reward, and a mod.ini

But I can't extract them yet as I don't know the password.
Title: Re: Timoke. No, delete last Fokker Triplane. No
Post by: Grizzly on September 19, 2017, 08:10:42 am
Uploaded the file to google drive (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_rMuWCG3UTGbnJBa2NkbC1SS0k/view?usp=sharing). Have fun cracking! I probably missed something obvious.
Title: Re: Timoke. No, delete last Fokker Triplane. No
Post by: Grizzly on September 19, 2017, 08:53:51 am
I did. (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=57704.msg1177687#msg1177687)

Password is Harakhti

Mod.ini indicates FSPort requirement.

Have fun!
Title: Re: Timoke. No, delete last Fokker Triplane. No
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on September 19, 2017, 10:45:40 am
This message looks really familiar...

...but the attachment isn't.

*looks for Darius*

Did 9 years come and go so fast?
Title: Re: Timoke. No, delete last Fokker Triplane. No
Post by: Mongoose on September 19, 2017, 12:23:42 pm
Huh, so it's the old thread but a new download?  Neat.

(This one originally gave us the video, right?)

When all of this is said and done, I have half a mind to make a big thread expanding on Goober's OOC explanation, going through what we did and found at every step. It'll be as much for my benefit to remember the game as much as anything.
Title: Re: Timoke. No, delete last Fokker Triplane. No
Post by: Grizzly on September 19, 2017, 03:06:30 pm
I quite distinctly recall that it gave us 179. I got to the txt file but couldn't crack it (I was really young and stupid :P )
Title: Re: Timoke. No, delete last Fokker Triplane. No
Post by: Mongoose on September 19, 2017, 08:04:55 pm
That's right.  I really just vaguely remember how the end of that turned out.

And hey, was this campaign (http://www.sectorgame.com/goober/denebiii.html) always available, or did Goober just update the page after the release?

Oh jeez...and the good Admiral Amentep showed up all the way back in that translated Vasudan memo (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=57704.msg1176715#msg1176715).  This is why you don't wait 9 years to finish things! :p
Title: Re: Timoke. No, delete last Fokker Triplane. No
Post by: Mongoose on September 19, 2017, 09:53:44 pm
Okay now everyone go play it.  I wiped five years' worth of dust off my joystick for it!
Title: Re: Timoke. No, delete last Fokker Triplane. No
Post by: perihelion on September 20, 2017, 09:42:14 am
Why *just* FSPort as a secondary mod?  Why not the FS Port MediaVPs?  I'm not used to the Orion just being a giant blue box anymore!  The detail on the Qeb transports is jarring compared to the fuzziness on else.  Or did I do something wrong?

Also, I unzipped into folder "Deneb III" and tried to run it that way until finally realizing that the campaign couldn't find itself that way.  Ended up renaming the folder "Deneb" and leaving it at that.
Title: Re: Timoke. No, delete last Fokker Triplane. No
Post by: Grizzly on September 20, 2017, 10:12:35 am
Because the campaign was probably designed without the FSPort Mediavps 9 years ago :P - But if you want the MediaVPs, you can just copy the relevant line from the Silent Threat Reborn mod.ini
Code: [Select]
[multimod]
primarylist = fsport-mediavps_2014;
secondarylist = fsport,mediavps_2014;
and paste it.
Title: Re: Timoke. No, delete last Fokker Triplane. No
Post by: perihelion on September 20, 2017, 01:11:29 pm
I very nearly did that last night, but I wasn't sure there if it was deliberately excluded because of some compatibility issue.  Was hoping from some comment by Half Myriad of Guubers.
Title: Re: Timoke. No, delete last Fokker Triplane. No
Post by: Goober5000 on September 20, 2017, 01:31:56 pm
[OOC] Might as well...

The campaign was originally designed without the MVPs, as noted.  But it should still be compatible with them, and -Joshua-'s instructions should work.  Nevertheless, a few ships will specifically retain their retail models for reasons that will become apparent by the end of the campaign.

You'll find that this campaign has story tie-ins with FS1, FS2, ST:R, Phoenix, and the "interstitial puzzle" fanfic.  Admiral Amentep plays significant roles in the latter three of these.
Title: Re: Timoke. No, delete last Fokker Triplane. No
Post by: Mongoose on September 20, 2017, 05:17:47 pm
I figured I could have messed around with the mod.ini if I'd felt like it, but honestly it was kind of fun seeing that old blue box again.
Title: Re: Timoke. No, delete last Fokker Triplane. No
Post by: Solatar on September 20, 2017, 08:15:40 pm
That was a really, really cool little campaign. :yes:

The last mission was particularly well done, although they were all fun to read through and play. I never thought something so low poly could look so badass, and I was looking straight at it when it happened.  :cool:
Title: Re: Timoke. No, delete last Fokker Triplane. No
Post by: Goober5000 on September 20, 2017, 09:03:35 pm
Awesome. :D
Title: Re: Timoke. No, delete last Fokker Triplane. No
Post by: PIe on September 20, 2017, 11:15:27 pm
Assuming it's appropriate to post reactions here (being very cautious with spoilers)...
First of all, this is the first freshly released campaign I've played immediately.  A lot of that has to do with the fact that I'm new to Freespace, but also because of the puzzle and because it's the only one I thought would be worth taking a chance on, rather than playing an established campaign.  And on that front, I'm glad I did.
Spoiler:
I love how much this campaign interfaces with FS1 and FS2 plotwise.  Mechanics-wise, it felt very old-school.  Not that gimmicks are bad (looking at you JAD), but it's good to play a straightforward campaign and one without a talking protagonist.
A note about the last mission.  On one of my replays, I was looking straight at the Lucifer's beam cannon when it began to spool up.  I thought, "It better be firing at the planet."  I was wrong.
Lastly, dogfighting in the Ulysses?  Yes please!
Thanks a lot.
Title: Re: Timoke. No, delete last Fokker Triplane. No
Post by: Goober5000 on September 20, 2017, 11:40:20 pm
You're welcome. :)

Quote from: PIe on September 20, 2017, 11:15:27 pm
Spoiler:
[a campaign] without a talking protagonist

I lampshaded this a bit in the second mission. :D
Title: Re: Timoke. No, delete last Fokker Triplane. No
Post by: PIe on September 20, 2017, 11:55:31 pm
Quote from: Goober5000 on September 20, 2017, 11:40:20 pm
You're welcome. :)

Quote from: PIe on September 20, 2017, 11:15:27 pm
Spoiler:
[a campaign] without a talking protagonist

I lampshaded this a bit in the second mission. :D
Yeah caught that.