Revision 25 Storyline Thread

[GMMan]

I'm making this thread so we can make progress on figuring out Rev 25's storyline.

 

Here are the facts:

 

1. At spawn, there is a crime scene with Dumbo52's head on the ground. In this room is a button, which opens a hatch under the block of lava. The room it leads to is made of bedrock and obsidian, with various signs around saying "the end", "the end is near", "the end is soon", "we are watching", "i'm watching", and "the final page". Also present in the room is an odd creature, composed of a coal block, two trapdoors on the sides, a lever on the bottom, and a comparator with its switch up and facing the back on top of the block.

2. In the rule book (/rulebook), on page 76 ("the final page"), is a two part code, the top being ASCII characters described in hexadecimal digits and the bottom a set of codes marked with "P", "L", and "W".

The bottom codes were interpreted as page, line, and word from the book. The top code is revealed to be "October 1st c: -39(0) c: -121(9)", and the bottom "you cannot stop the End".

3. Interpreting the top code from the last page of the rule book, it indicates X chunk -39, block 0, and Z chunk -121, block 9. This translates to the location x: -624, z: -1926. It was reported that this was the bottom point of a stony valley, and nothing unusual was found at this point. Using a wooden sword on this area shows that it is region protected, and the region is named "theendisnear". Output from WorldGuard when running command "/rg info theendisnear":

Notice the region has a parent region named "hq_transport_point". Running the command "/rg info hq_transport_point" displays the following output:

4. On October 1, 2013, the following scene can be found at the region "theendisnear":

Presumably, a meteor with a composition of Netherrack, red stained clay, and obsidian crashed to the ground from the southwest direction. Further up the mountain and towards the east, a hallway can be found blown out from the side of the mountain. Signs on the right say

Welcome to the Creative Rev 25 Storyline! Can you save the revision before the end of the world? Can you work out what secret plot is unfolding? Only you can save the world. Follow the mystery ... Can you find the clue to where they go next?

The hallway is made of obsidian, stained clay (purple and blue), random wool blocks (that are similar in color as the clay), and quartz. There is fire everywhere, and a lot of lava. At the left of the entrance is a security checkpoint, with two alternating on and off redstone torches inside, labelled as "emergency broadcast system". Immediately to the right of the checkpoint is two signs that say "Testing Facility Alpha", and "Please present ID Cards." Straight ahead is a door that says "to Research Lab 057". Turn to the left and there is a hallway that leads to three rooms, each preceded by glass mechanical doors. The left room shows some sort of machinery made of iron blocks, diamonds, and some type of slab. Multiple comparators can be seen on top of the machine. A terminal on the left side of the room says "[LOCKED] TARGET HAS REACHED 0", and another terminal on the right says "BEAM FAILURE [=WARNING=]". Beside that terminal on the right is a wall lined with redstone torches. The door for the center room is locked, saying "EMERGENCY DOOR Sector 3 Sealed". The wing leads to a bunch of offices. Office 01 belongs to Dr. Michael Mobin. Signs inside say

We're getting out of here.

I have no idea where the boss is going.

But everything went well! Maybe now I can see my family again.

Office 02 is locked, and belongs to Prof. Brendon Bentley. Office 03 is also locked, belonging to Dr. James Rollins. Office 04 is open, belonging to Dr. Ferry Corsten. Inside are these signs:

Everything went to plan but we have no use for this place

They organised a pickup at the Parent Regional area. And we're to report To report that this test went well. We're destroying the place now. We should be at HQ by the 9th of October

Further down the hall is another sealed glass door, stating "EMERGENCY DOOR Sector 8 Sealed".

5. Visiting the location indicated by region "hq_transport_point" ("Parent Regional area"), one finds a helicopter pad and a dock. There is a boat at the dock, and in a corner is a block that says "Life Ring". Checking the regions in this area indicates another region with the same area named "creative_story_01".

6. On October 9, 2013, a helicopter can be found at the transport point. The boat has departed. Inside the helicopter is a sign that says

The boss went back to HQ. But apparently they want me somewhere else. The helicopter will take off soon.

Inside the helicopter cockpit are two signs: "NEW DESTINATION PROGRAMMED" and "GPS COORDS. DESTINATION RNTFI jbFnra4". An album of the location can be found at http://imgur.com/a/3cfBQ

Edited October 10, 2013 by GMMan

[GMMan]

Todo:

 

1. Discover more about Viodus Corperation and those named.

2. Find out who made the signs in the helicopter, and find out why he was dispatched somewhere else.

3. Decode GPS coordinates.

[GMMan]

Other information:

- I attempted to put both "RNTFI" and "jbFnra4" into Imgur and reddit, but neither yielded anything meaningful. Neither are actual regions. What system are "GPS coords"?

Edited October 10, 2013 by GMMan

[MasterCommaThe]

Other information:

- I attempted to put both "RNTFI" and "jbFnra4" into Imgur and reddit, but neither yielded anything meaningful. Neither are actual regions. What system are "GPS coords"?

The latter looks like a youtube code (i.e. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbFnra4), though that returns nothing right now.