The Great Tree

Jaharen · Great Tree Member Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 309

I don't understand the fancy computer math, but I'm glad others do so that I can benefit from their knowledge. Here's the updated sketch:

I think it is a sketch of the picture on the computer monitor.
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Durin Mephit · Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 12:34 pm Post subject:

Two things:

1) Where on Orkut did Stanley's clue get posted? On the MYST community, I only see 9 topics. I can't find any topics about MYST IV.

2) I don't understand how ? -> 10 -> 15 represents number bases.

Tehl wrote:

Professor Askew · Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 1:46 pm Post subject:

Katie Postma started a separate community over at Orkut devoted to Gas Station Stan. It's called Stan's Station.

Not really all that much happening there, though.
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Gas Station Stan · Mysterious Joined: 27 Mar 2004 Posts: 11

Keep searching...

Stanley Murray.
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Professor Askew · Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 2:35 pm Post subject:

Now, wait a minute....Hold on, Stanley. Everyone's gotten the Code Book. AND it's been translated. And I believe you know that. Hmmm....Are you saying there's something else to find over at Orkut? I looked everywhere at Stan's Station and found nothing. Should we keep looking? Or is there something hidden elsewhere on Orkut?

Curiouser and curiouser.
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NSymon · Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 2:39 pm Post subject:

Found the following on DPWR's site posted at 1.45pm EST with the following message :

Gas Station Stan · Mysterious Joined: 27 Mar 2004 Posts: 11

Jaharen · Great Tree Member Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 309

Using my translator, this is what I got:

Line
Temporary
A kind of food (actual word was ihkhah, but ihkhah nihjuhets was the closest match)
To charge/power (actual word was ihlays, but ihlaihs was the closest match)
Mineral (actual word was ihrvahn, but ihrvan was the closest match and often the "h" in "ah" combos are dropped)
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Jaharen · Great Tree Member Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 309

I pulled this off of UO.

Here's the updated final picture:

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patchallel · Explorer Joined: 30 Mar 2004 Posts: 10

Jaharen, the new image should fit better. It looks like a 4x4 grid, with each image 325x255 pixels (the exceptions being "oo" and "abd," which are 325x275--I added 20 pixels padding under "firstpiece" and "stana" to compensate), resulting in an overall image size of 1300x1020.
I've posted my version of the image: http://members.cox.net/mystfan/myst_fan/MystIV.htm.

Professor Askew · Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 4:52 pm Post subject:

Great stuff, Patchallel! I'm really enjoying this.
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Jaharen · Great Tree Member Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 309

I assume that they fit together as you have them, I'm just waiting for some connecting pieces. With the extra 20 pixels, I did notice that, but I don't see it as that big of a deal. I'm approaching this puzzle as I do any Myst puzzle, leave everything as it was until you're sure what it does. Obviously a few of the pics needed to be flipped around, but I figured I'd leave the images the size they are originally until I'm sure they need to be changed. It's just preference really. I don't see that big of a difference between our pics, just that you've gone the extra step to assume what's going to be next. I'm more of a wait-and-see kinda guy.
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NSymon · Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 5:47 pm Post subject:

Durin Mephit · Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 5:49 pm Post subject:

NSymon · Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 6:09 pm Post subject:

I wasn't thinking straight when I did my translation, a friend turned up and I was showing her Uru and then I saw Stan's posting and was trying to explain to her about Stan's puzzles, and it all got kind of confusing lol