ArmA 2 site hacked

[Flax 397]

Has anyone checked to see if BIS has registered any new copyrights recently, eg: ArmA 3 or ArmA : Unknown Expansion. Just a thought?

[jhoson14 10]

BIS will start selling weapons and gear with ArmA II free, will start using exp, perks... LOL

I dont see how profitable it would be for BIS.

[liquidpinky 11]

I don't know if anybody has pointed this out yet, as too many pages to read. But on the map the arrow in Scotland is roughly pointing to Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Clyde.

The arrow seems too far north, although it isn't exactly an accurate map or large enough to place the arrows properly.

I thought it was nearer the torpedo testing facility in Scotland, but the arrow is still farther north in comparison, actually looks to be over the Cruachan dam which is an old inactive volcano that holds the water for a power station.

[Sif 10]

Hopefully they will roll in some VBS2 features people have been begging for, they'll have render to texture scopes no doubt. I'm hoping for the physics engine to be polished, real time editor, and 3D editor all working.

Those features alone would force me to pre-order ArmA 3 the second it was available.

[Iroquois Pliskin 0]

Hopefully they will roll in some VBS2 features people have been begging for, they'll have render to texture scopes no doubt. I'm hoping for the physics engine to be polished, real time editor, and 3D editor all working.

Those features alone would force me to pre-order ArmA 3 the second it was available.

Ragdoll physics, naval combat & 3D editor would justify a stand-alone game.

P.S. Attention span has evaporated. Apart from Aegean (Ageia physics engine/PhysX) islands & Sparta (HMS Spartan of the Swiftsure class, which is being replaced by Astute class submarines), I can't seem to make any more connections. ;)

Edited May 9, 2011 by Iroquois Pliskin

[mattxr 9]

For those that what to know what ze nvida control panel looks like :O

Edited May 9, 2011 by MattXR

[Wynthorpe 10]

Surely A3 shouldnt be coming out yet, so much life left in A2 and OA, and PC's are only just capable of running it looking really nice now.

[Banderas 0]

besides, in this day and age with games like bad company 2 having everything being able to be blown up with ragdolls everywhere, the reality engine was starting to look a little dated.

arma has always been good when it comes to statistical realism (weapon ranges, textures, etc) but the engine is terrible at simulated realism (destruction, physics, AI). a new arma game MUST offer more of the latter as opposed to even more parallax mapping on sand textures.

Don't want to stray too much offtopic, but I only partially agree with you. Of course the VR engine in its current form gets outdated with every passing day, and it lacks the eye-candy, mainly visual "physic" features, which might be good to be taken into consideration whenever a new ArmA game will be deployed. But BC2 and lookalikes are mainly going for the visual pleasure when it's about physics; they are way too much overdone - I don't think it's possible to put a 3m big hole into a brick wall with a 40mm HEDP grenade. Just like ragdoll is very much overdone in HL2 for example. So hooray for physics, but in a more moderate way than we see in these 5 hour long interactive movies.

[max power 21]

I noticed something with regard to the files. Maybe it's nothing.

Filename        Password
No filename     No Password     (_.txt)
name            ignorance
sound           think
draw            stop
statue          difference
animal          fools
thing           nothing

The pairs appear to be unrelated directly except _.txt and nothing/thing. However, those pairings would appear to indicate that the files names and passwords have more importance than just that. Also, the fact that the files names and extensions were reversed seems to draw attention to them.

Edited May 9, 2011 by Max Power

[.Taffy 10]

I noticed something with regard to the files. Maybe it's nothing.

Filename        Password
No filename     No Password     (_.txt)
name            ignorance
sound           think
stop            draw
difference      statue
fools           animal
nothing         thing

The pairs appear to be unrelated directly except _.txt and nothing/thing. However, those pairings would appear to indicate that the files names and passwords have more importance than just that. Also, the fact that the files names and extensions were reversed seems to draw attention to them.

I agree there's more to this. 'Greek' on it's own is not much of a clue compared to previous ones. I'd say there is a good chance that those files are more closely linked to the passwords. Though no connection jumps out at me right now.

[max power 21]

I had some pairs backwards in the list so I corrected them after your replied, just a heads up.

edit:

I replaced the 'passwords' with the 'file names' in the original sentence and came up with nothing.

You sound you can draw us? You sound it will make any statue?

You are animal who know thing and the PBHB will not be stopped by your name!

[max power 21]

+1

My words.

I don't think that they should reward the poor spamming behaviour with information. Plus, that would be a kick in the face to all of us who are actively working in this thread or behind the scenes on the wiki to actually solve the puzzles. It would reward the people who are not playing the game and punishing the people who are actually getting something out of the hard work they put in to creating it.

Edited May 9, 2011 by Max Power

[darkiron 1]

maybe the hack of the day is nothing

[FBX 10]

Maybe separate threads for "Speculation" and "Analysing" are required, as I believe it has been mentioned. We would have to start fresh though, as 3820 posts is way more than the mods should have to deal with.

[mattxr 9]

Information that may or may not be useful...

Prominent issues in Greek foreign policy include the enduring dispute over Cyprus and differences with Turkey over the Aegean, the dispute over the name of the Republic of Macedonia (recognized by Greece under the provisional denomination the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), and relations with the United States.

Aegean dispute

Main article: Aegean dispute

Other issues dividing Greece and Turkey involve the delimitation of the continental shelf in the Aegean Sea, territorial waters and airspace. In March 1987 a dispute concerning oil drilling rights, almost led to war between the countries with Greece advocating the dispute to be decided by the International Court of Justice. In early 1988, the Turkish and Greek Prime Ministers met at Davos, Switzerland, and later in Brussels. They agreed on various measures to reduce bilateral tensions and to encourage cooperation.

Tensions over the Aegean Sea surfaced again in November 1994, when Greece claimed under the Law of the Sea Treaty states which both countries are signatories, that it reserved the right to declare an expansion of its continental shelf from 6 to 12 nautical miles (11–22 km; 7–14 mi) around its Aegean islands. Turkey which has itself expanded its continental shelf in the Black Sea shore, stated that it would consider any such action a cause for war. New technical-level bilateral discussions began in 1994 but soon fizzled-out.

In January 1996, Greece and Turkey came close to an armed confrontation over the question of which country had sovereignty over an islet in the Aegean. In July 1997, on the sidelines of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Madrid, Greek and Turkish leaders reached agreement on six principles to govern their bilateral relations. Within a few months, however, the two countries were again at odds over Aegean airspace and sovereignty issues. Tensions remained high for months, although various confidence-building measures were discussed to reduce the risk of military accidents or conflict in the Aegean, under the auspices of the NATO Secretary General.

A lot of navel activity in that information...

Greece, UK and Cold War USA / Soviets...

The Greek Civil War and the Truman Doctrine

Main articles: Truman Doctrine and Greek Civil War

Both East and West regarded Greece as a nation well within the sphere of influence of Britain. Stalin had respected his agreement with Winston Churchill to not intervene, but Yugoslavia and Albania defied the USSR's advice and sent supplies during the Greek Civil War to the partisan forces of the Communist Party of Greece, the ELAS (National Popular Liberation Army). The UK had given aid to the royalist Greek forces and ELAS leaders who, failing to realize that there would be no Soviet aid and having boycotted the elections, were at a disadvantaged position. However, by 1947, the near-bankrupt British government could no longer maintain its massive overseas commitments. In addition to granting independence to India and handing back the Palestinian Mandate to the United Nations, the British government decided to withdraw from both Greece and nearby Turkey. This would have left the two nations, in particular Greece, on the brink of a communist-led revolution.

Notified that British aid to Greece and Turkey would end in less than six weeks, and already hostile towards and suspicious of Soviet intentions, because of their reluctance to withdraw from Iran, the Truman administration decided that additional action was necessary. With Congress solidly in Republican hands, and with isolationist sentiment strong among the U.S. public, Truman adopted an ideological approach. In a meeting with congressional leaders, the argument of "apples in a barrel infected by one rotten one" was used to convince them of the significance in supporting Greece and Turkey. It was to become the "domino theory". On the morning of March 12, 1947, President Harry S. Truman appeared before Congress to ask for $400 million of aid to Greece and Turkey. Calling on congressional approval for the United States to "support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures," or in short a policy of "containment", Truman articulated a presentation of the ideological struggle that became known as the "Truman Doctrine." Although based on a simplistic analysis of internal strife in Greece and Turkey, it became the single dominating influence over U.S. policy until at least the Vietnam War.

Truman's speech had a tremendous effect. The anti-communist feelings that had just begun to hatch in the U.S. were given a great boost, and a silenced Congress voted overwhelmingly in approval of aid. The United States would not withdraw back to the Western Hemisphere as it had after World War I. From then on, the U.S. actively engaged any communist threats anywhere in the globe under the ostensible causes of "freedom", "democracy" and "human rights." The U.S. brandished its role as the leader of the "free world." Meanwhile, the Soviet Union brandished its position as the leader of the "progressive" and "anti-imperialist" camp.[/Quote]

i know its a lot of information to read and might be totaly pointless but its a bit of history from the untrust worthy wikipedia lool ^^

Edited May 9, 2011 by MattXR

[max power 21]

I guess we haven't really yet linked the information from one hack with another one, have we? It seems like the hacks themselves are fairly stand alone, or they are difficult to connect.

[markocro 66]

I guess we haven't really yet linked the information from one hack with another one, have we? It seems like the hacks themselves are fairly stand alone, or they are difficult to connect.

and the last one ridles was hard to conect, the one with choper simulator

[Daniel 0]

I guess we haven't really yet linked the information from one hack with another one, have we? It seems like the hacks themselves are fairly stand alone, or they are difficult to connect.

I thought we'd have more links by now, but we do have some. There's the ongoing Persian theme throughout the hacks. There's the possible Astute and SBS link between hacks 2 and 3. The Greek aspect is a bit of a curveball, unless we try and tie it to the Persian theme (literally ancient history), or the map from the first hack. Unless someone has a eureka between now and Wednesday, i'm hoping the next hack provides some more links. Otherwise it really will start to look all very standalone.

Nobody mention the TimeBorer.

Edited May 9, 2011 by Daniel

[CriminalMinds 10]

So if we solved todays hack, why isn't AAN-Online updated. I mean after each successful solved hack the site was immediately updated. Common' think....

[FBX 10]

Filename-Password

name - ignorance

sound - think

draw - stop

statue - difference

animal - fools

thing - nothing

As previously said, the filenames and passwords seem to be linked, but somehow inexplicably. Get on it guys!:bounce3:

[blackmamba 0]

thats no battle plan, more like they tryin to commit suicide cuz they are too stupid.

You think you can stop us? You think it will make any difference? You are fools who know nothing and the PBHB will not be stopped by your ignorance!

__________________

_.:| p3R51An 8lacK Hat5 8oy5 |:._ blackhat boys they stole that from backseat boys

not very original.... must be dumb dprk again. someday in u lifetime learn how to drive on the right side of the roads.

Edited May 9, 2011 by blackmamba

[Pandasyl 11]

I'm thinking of basic questions: Why does Iranians hackers have to do with that ? They must be fighting for something, but what does it have to do with greece ? damn !

Those clues are going in all directions xD

[Enigma85 2]

Spam

Surely the pointing out of spam with more spam is rather pointless.

And yes,

I'm aware of the irony that my post in fact,Is also spam,

Spam,

Spam pointing out spam,

Spam pointing out how posting spam to point out spam is in fact more spam.

Enough with the spam

And back to the game,

These clues are beginning to get more convoluted and less of a hint towards anything.

I hope that the next 'hack' will point to something with a bit more meaning.

[I_NoFu_I 0]

As previously said, the filenames and passwords seem to be linked, but somehow inexplicably. Get on it guys!:bounce3:

where is the last piece of the puzzle? :confused_o:

[qwertyalex11 10]

I haz an idea about what the new stuff from Arma-enigma mean: The damage ASCII Mean that the next BIS Product (ARMA III anyone? :D) will have realistic damage, the organ music means we get new soundtracks for the next product. The dedicated server items and the AI related mean that we're getting a new AI system, The ACE mission means either the ACE Team is on mission making duty, or we might be even getting integrated ACE :D. The mapping and 3DS Items mean that maybe we're getting a easier SDK or maybe integrated 3DS Support instead of using O2 or the new SDK, and the Dedi stuff and the connection might mean that we're getting a new Multi hosting thing that makes it less laggy!

Post what you think to my (Slightly ACE Biased) hypothesis!