https://www.twitch.tv/videos/483571373
https://www.facebook.com/ageofempires/videos/1909046089198423/
https://twitter.com/AgeOfEmpires/status/1174385856733503498
FOUR UNAVAILABLE VIDEOS
Have you seen Elric ? (AOE ARG)
ONE PACKAGE
8 SCREENSHOTS "WHERE IS ELRIC?"
ONE GRID TO PASTE ON TOP OF SCREENSHOTS
T1 W2 O3 S4 E5 S6 E7 N8 TWOSEVEN
PASSWORD IS
ONE LETTER
PASSWORD IS
B44B44R0554ISMINE!
https://www.ageofempires.com/hyse/hyse-targctratsaa4i-2019/
https://www.ageofempires.com/hyse/
https://www.ageofempires.com/hyse/hyse-part2/
Help Elric find Baabaarossa! Here’s how you can help in the search:
1. Take a picture with a sheep!
This can be a real sheep, a toy sheep, a stone sheep, whatever sheep—as long as it is in the real world and aids in the search for Baabaarossa, snap a picture!
2. The photo should include a sign or piece of paper with the #HaveYouSeenElric hashtag clearly written on it.
3. Send us your picture along with the general location (i.e. “outside London,” “at Starbucks,” etc.) to any one of our social channels:
@AgeOfEmpires on Twitter
@AgeOfEmpires on Facebook
@AgeOfEmpiresGame on Instagram
4. Be sure to include the #HaveYouSeenElric hashtag in your post so we can count your entry!
The search for Baabaarossa is open until Wednesday, October 2 @ 2:04p UTC. Users who reply with a picture that meets all of the above requirements will be automatically entered into a drawing to win an Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition key. The number of keys rewarded will depend on the number of entries received in the hunt for Elric’s sheep:
10+ entries: 1 Key
20+ entries: +1 Key
30+ entries: +2 Key
40+ entries: +2 Key
Multiple entries are allowed, up to 3 per person. Winners will be drawn at random from the entrants and will be required to respond before they are awarded a Microsoft Store or Steam key, so make sure your DM’s are open!
Help us find Baabaarossa!
THE HUNT CONTINUES…
Thank you for your assistance as we try to find Elric’s lost sheep, Baabaarossa. Oh, and speaking of which: Elric wanted us to pass along this note he found… We don’t know what it means, but perhaps you can figure it out! #HaveYouSeenElric
8 PUZZLES OF CONSTANTINOPLE
16 POSTERS WITH CODES AND CODENAMES
16 NEW PUZZLE PIECES FROM IMGUR
1 MORE LETTER
1) https://www.ageofempires.com/news/pre-orders-now-open-for-age-of-empires-ii-definitive-edition-coming-november-14-age-of-empires-definitive-edition-available-now-on-xbox-gamepass-for-pc-and-stea/
2) https://www.facebook.com/ageofempires/photos/a.332030666834346/2358782670825792/?type=3&theater
3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k93xdS3luzU
4) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu1p3-uTqMM
5)https://www.ageofempires.com/news/age-of-empires-ii-de-at-e3/
6) https://discord.gg/ageofempires
7) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYwZ6GZXWhA
8)https://www.facebook.com/ageofempires/posts/2299349373435789?__t
9)https://www.ageofempires.com/news/gamescom-2019-recap-definitive/
10) https://www.facebook.com/ageofempires/photos/a.332030666834346/2288462234524503/?type=3&theater
11) https://twitter.com/AgeOfEmpires/status/1159210623051411457
12) https://www.ageofempires.com/news/e3-2019-wrap-up-a-new-age-for-empires/
13) https://www.ageofempires.com/news/age-of-empires-definitive-edition-update-28529/
14) https://twitter.com/AgeOfEmpires/status/1169708172598075392
15) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdqS0S2CgcQ
16) https://twitter.com/AgeOfEmpires/status/1166134349928042496
From QR Codes
From 7char codes and filenames
hyse1:
File Name: sta2H9nIb4truFAg4sPE
Code: UdaOIhH
hyse2:
File Name: 1iSUThiTicHlsperux3P
Code: mtNH8uW
hyse3:
File Name: breyi7uZotHa7i9ud7X1
Code: 5OQrVrj
hyse4:
File Name: coCHLStefAsTlCr6durO
Code: eCv6RKg
hyse5:
File Name: frogepr2phispl0iWura
Code: NAKmBKx
hyse6:
File Name: hldriGOTricRUcos8ls7
Code: aSPHcxb
hyse7:
File Name: cHEflkOPubrubR83rAy8
Code:jjFLdYL
hyse8:
File Name: dO2iDrEHuthLPhej3bAs
Code:F5NyXnY
hyse9:
File Name: 1aY4drOfatAyi3OWrIbR
Code: vYvTMti
hyse10:
File Name: g5phukiwrIthOtroviyI
Code: XpkfdVl
hyse11:
File Name: 5hl0oThApln7yosi32tr
Code: geOPXFX
hyse12:
File Name: tr2vaFiclsEsPu4TIPub
Code: UH7Tla9
hyse13:
File Name: ProtAPrUBAqePr9rUm3r
Code: Ls56R9D
hyse14:
File Name: 0iW1aQethUjobRitiphl
Code: 7IebeR7
hyse15:
File Name: QejoQLtlqag1dLMurlYl
Code: tGJDzZJ
hyse16:
File Name: widragaSwISPeSTi5Rls
Code: gOLXqP3
1. The only absent letter (body)
2. FOURTEENTH of THIRTY-EIGHT
3. The center of the first named king
4. First letter of the final word before end slate
5. COUNT: 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
6. Most common consonant in #rules (excl. headers and emoji)
7. Of spoken words, the least frequent consonant that is not K or X
8. The only vowel to appear next to itself
9. Most frequent < h3 > consonant (body)
10. The second one
11. Commonality between FIVE, EIGHT, and THIRTY-EIGHT
12. Fifty-ninth character of the last referenced article
13. Appears thirteen times (body)
14. Minus ten =
15. Second letter in the title
16. Last of four consonants in a five letter word
The new clue released on the hyse website revealed two images. We found a codified entry when comparing them which translates into the following:
1. The seCond number.
2. In the bodY alone, what is the sum of all threes?
3. T-O-T-A-L R-E-F-E-R-E-N-c-E-S T-O T-H-E d-A-L-E-K?
4. Roman or "Romans" (not "Rome")
5. Again: Question two.
6. Total number of announcement channels.
7. Unique visual scenes" that appear between the 'Age of Empires IV' logos.
8. The sum of the digits in all numbers.
9. The first bold number (body).
10.Number of non-numbered hotkeys.
11. Number to the fourth.
12. "Definitive Edition" is written this many times in the body.
13. How often does "age" appear in the body text?
14. Sum individual digits minus one, halved.
15. Elephant disguises seen on staGe at E319.
16. If I add, subtract, add, then subtract, what is the result?
After putting all the sheepies together, we noticed a hexadecimal barely visible above each sheep. The total hex combined when converted to ascii (plain text) ends up saying below. I added the numbering for readability. Here are the riddles. In the next post are the links that correspond to get the answers.
https://imgur.com/a/UdaOIhH
https://imgur.com/a/mtNH8uW
https://imgur.com/a/5OQrVrj
https://imgur.com/a/eCv6RKg
https://imgur.com/a/NAKmBKx
https://imgur.com/a/aSPHcxb
https://imgur.com/a/jjFLdYl
https://imgur.com/a/F5NyXnY
https://imgur.com/a/vYvTMti
https://imgur.com/a/XpkfdVl
https://imgur.com/a/geOPXFX
https://imgur.com/a/UH7Tla9
https://imgur.com/a/Ls56R9D
https://imgur.com/a/0Ni3fKz
https://imgur.com/a/tGJDzZJ
https://imgur.com/a/gOLXqP3
Opening the puzzle pieces from Part 3 URL as .txt files each gave two coordinates which resulted in posters.
1: If you've come this far,
hyse/hyse1/ 51 29 57.6 0 07 38.4 PW: Westminster Abbey, Britons
File Name: sta2H9nIb4truFAg4sPE Code: UdaOIhH
hyse/hyse2/ 41 00 31.0 28 58 48.7 PW: Ayasofya, Byzantines
File Name: 1iSUThiTicHlsperux3P Code: mtNH8uW
2: Then kudos to you;
hyse/hyse3/ 17 13 19.4 89 37 22.9 PW: El Gran Jaguar, Mayans
File Name: breyi7uZotHa7i9ud7X1 Code: 5OQrVrj
hyse/hyse4/ 62 04 04.5 35 13 24.3 PW: Церковь Преображения Господня, Slavs
File Name: coCHLStefAsTlCr6durO Code: eCv6RKg
3: You are quite the star
hyse/hyse5/ 13 24 45.0 103 52 01.1 PW: អង្គរវត្, Khmer
File Name: frogepr2phispl0iWura Code: NAKmBKx
hyse/hyse6/ 33 05 37.3 44 34 51.3 PW: إيوان المدائن, Persians
File Name: hldriGOTricRUcos8ls7 Code: aSPHcxb
4: Will you see this through?
hyse/hyse7/ 54 39 08.4 24 56 01.0 PW: Trakai
hyse/hyse8/ 37 02 16.4 27 25 26.8 PW: Μαυσωλεῖον τῆς Ἁλικαρνασσοῦ
5: Time to up the stakes
hyse/hyse9/ 24 53 16.4 74 38 42.4 PW: Vijay Stambha, Indians
File Name: 1aY4drOfatAyi3OWrIbR Code: vYvTMti
hyse/hyse10/ 13 54 18.6 4 33 19.5 PW: الجامع الكبير في جينيه, Malians
File Name: g5phukiwrIthOtroviyI Code: XpkfdVl
6: And test your thinking;
hyse/hyse11/ 39 52 55.9 116 24 23.7 PW: 天壇, Chinese
File Name: 5hl0oThApln7yosi32tr Code: geOPXFX
hyse/hyse12/ 34 41 20.4 135 50 23.3 PW: 東大寺 大仏殿, Japanese
File Name: tr2vaFiclsEsPu4TIPub Code: UH7Tla9
7: Your puzzles await
hyse/hyse13/ 39 40 30.7 67 00 20.3 PW: Ulugʻbek rasadxonasi, Tatars
File Name: ProtAPrUBAqePr9rUm3r Code: Ls56R9D
hyse/hyse14/ 61 02 50.6 7 48 44.6 PW: Borgund Stavkyrkje, Vikings
File Name: 0iW1aQethUjobRitiphl Code: 7IebeR7
8: Each interlinking.
hyse/hyse15/ 41 53 24.8 12 29 32.0 PW: Amphitheatrum Flavium, Italians
File Name: QejoQLtlqag1dLMurlYl Code: tGJDzZJ
hyse/hyse16/ 43 08 32.2 26 48 48.4 PW: Кръгла църква
File Name: widragaSwISPeSTi5Rls Code: gOLXqP3
“Here’s the first piece. See what you can find…”
“Here’s another one. I feel like I’m missing something obvious…”
“It’s tough work deciphering these from ancient wololo.”
“Have you deduced anything from the first two pieces yet? I’m sure there must be something I’m missing…”
“Halfway there!”
“I’ve also uncovered a new clue that might help. Here’s what the ancient texts say:”
Each is a key to several doors, though no ring holds them.
You must see what is unseen to unlock what is locked.
“Sadly, nothing strikes me as obvious or apparent about these pieces. There’s only so much a villager/builder/farmer/fisherman/forager/lumberjack/miner/shepherd/hunter/repairer can do; I’m not a scholar!”
“Could it be that there’s something deeper…something that’s normally hidden from view?”
“I think I’m getting the hang of this… I even finished deciphering this one early. ‘Wololo!’“
“The ancient text makes me believe that you’re looking for key words of some sort: text or numbers or something…”
“Another piece down! What wonders could be hidden behind these images?”
“Okay…this took time to translate. There may be something here that will help you:”
Each portrait conceals two keys;
Each key begets two more.
One key will tell you where;
The other is the what.
Neither is ciphered,
Though one must be found.
Look beyond familiar confines,
To a place where portraits live.
“Hopefully the final pieces will reveal more information to help in the hunt. I’ll keep working to translate them.”
“The final piece of this first puzzle! Hopefully this last passage of the ancient texts will help in your search:”
The portraits are a distraction;
The key is in the code.
The first keys belong to all nations;
They are children of history.
The next key knows no nation;
They belong to the web of the world.
The next key unlocks another puzzle,
Portraits that live outside of the /a/ges.
Find it to unlock the final key,
Then use them all to unlock the door.
“I will get to translating this final tablet right away…” *oomph* “Wow, these are heavy!”
“I’ve done it! Here’s the last clue, translated from ancient wololo.”
“Oh…and another…of the same…clue? (So…what’s the difference?)
1) https://www.ageofempires.com/news/pre-orders-now-open-for-age-of-empires-ii-definitive-edition-coming-november-14-age-of-empires-definitive-edition-available-now-on-xbox-gamepass-for-pc-and-stea/
2) https://www.facebook.com/ageofempires/photos/a.332030666834346/2358782670825792/?type=3&theater
3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k93xdS3luzU
4) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu1p3-uTqMM
5)https://www.ageofempires.com/news/age-of-empires-ii-de-at-e3/
6) https://discord.gg/ageofempires
7) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYwZ6GZXWhA
8)https://www.facebook.com/ageofempires/posts/2299349373435789?__t
9)https://www.ageofempires.com/news/gamescom-2019-recap-definitive/
10) https://www.facebook.com/ageofempires/photos/a.332030666834346/2288462234524503/?type=3&theater
11) https://twitter.com/AgeOfEmpires/status/1159210623051411457
12) https://www.ageofempires.com/news/e3-2019-wrap-up-a-new-age-for-empires/
13) https://www.ageofempires.com/news/age-of-empires-definitive-edition-update-28529/
14) https://twitter.com/AgeOfEmpires/status/1169708172598075392
15) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdqS0S2CgcQ
16) https://twitter.com/AgeOfEmpires/status/1166134349928042496
WHITE SHEEP IN B21
https://tam501e.hotglue.me/?unused/