Ancient Text in SGU
*** First Post Will Be Kept Updated As Translations Progress ***
MGM's new SGU web site includes two main Photosynths and two hidden Photosynths (that's all I could find tonight, I didn't look hard). A Photosynth is a bunch of images mapped into a 3d space. The images are of a very decent resolution and provide a lot of details, such as some Ancient writing. The alphabet should look very familiar. In the corridor, the description provided on the close-up of one of the door 'stars' is the text 'some ancient writing can be seen around the center'. We get it MGM, you want us to decode it. Fine, here we go...
This is a quick translation of some of the text I have been able to spot. I haven't copied any of the images into Photoshop to enhance contrast or anything (I am too tired now). I just wanted to get things started, that is - unless someone else already did in another thread I missed.
So far, all of the decoded text was written by the art department in l33t sp34k.
The red text below is the plain English translation.
Raw decoding is in blue.
Interpreted decoding is in red.
Corridor Doors 'Star'
Gate Room Control Panel 'Star'
Inner Circle: We actually have a very clear view of this text. The only gaps in the decoding are due to text being covered by the 'star'. I so far have "hr3 luks ??fnan 1 rf?? n hs a7l ??ds of rnd rnpet 13 s ? sof7d ch3kh?em 0ur fmd4? s00nz ja fj?sq3jwhe".
Outer Circle: This 'star' is viewed from an angle. There is not enough information available to decode much other than a few characters.
Hub Gauge
Upper Center Text: "ca??anrhergymasx"
Lower Center Text: "Boyd"
Outer Circle Text: They are clearly numbers, but I cannot enough detail to make them out.
MGM's new SGU web site includes two main Photosynths and two hidden Photosynths (that's all I could find tonight, I didn't look hard). A Photosynth is a bunch of images mapped into a 3d space. The images are of a very decent resolution and provide a lot of details, such as some Ancient writing. The alphabet should look very familiar. In the corridor, the description provided on the close-up of one of the door 'stars' is the text 'some ancient writing can be seen around the center'. We get it MGM, you want us to decode it. Fine, here we go...
This is a quick translation of some of the text I have been able to spot. I haven't copied any of the images into Photoshop to enhance contrast or anything (I am too tired now). I just wanted to get things started, that is - unless someone else already did in another thread I missed.
So far, all of the decoded text was written by the art department in l33t sp34k.
The red text below is the plain English translation.Raw decoding is in blue.
Interpreted decoding is in red.
Corridor Doors 'Star'
It appears to me that all of these doors have the same text. They are probably all molded/painted from the same template.
Inner Circle: This was among the easier text to read. The exact decoding I have is: "wacho?? spin1ng mti0nz of t???dev1c3 r sotimz c0s???ed d4ngrouz t3 spi???t0nz of this dv1c???oz c0sidred d4ngr??3 spin1ng mti9nz of ???s dev1c3 r sotimz 0???ered d4ngrouz", where the question marks are letters covered in darkness or by the 'star' itself. Reading a bit between the lines, this text means: 'Watchout. The spinning motions of this device are sometimes considered dangerous.' The second sentence is repeated three times, using slightly different spellings of the word 'device'.
Outer Circle: The outer circle is a lot darker and is covered more by the 'star'. The most complete translation so far been provided by Colonel Sharp: "THru th??iz 4 d3vi??ez a 0pn1??th 3 s33???etwhen 2 ???ez (f/u)0(j/r) t(f/u)???perpuse o??ez da 1 (j/r)??s iz 4 d3??(f/u?)3 (f/u)oiz? 2 ??? (2/3) si??betw3en 1(?)??(f/u)mez f0r ???(f/u)e(j/r)wip(f/u)sg???lov1ng t??? th1s i???d3vic3 (f/u)??fpn1ng tu???33l bet???l(?) 1 (j/r)(f/u)med?(a/f/u)(j/r) t33wic3??se 0 moow??g". While we are searching for more information, quade_1 has provided a rough translation '"T3 PERPUSE 0 MOOV1NG THRU TH1S IZ 4 D3VICEZ OPN1NG TH3 S33L BETW3EN 2 RUMEZ UOR DA 1".
Inner Circle: This was among the easier text to read. The exact decoding I have is: "wacho?? spin1ng mti0nz of t???dev1c3 r sotimz c0s???ed d4ngrouz t3 spi???t0nz of this dv1c???oz c0sidred d4ngr??3 spin1ng mti9nz of ???s dev1c3 r sotimz 0???ered d4ngrouz", where the question marks are letters covered in darkness or by the 'star' itself. Reading a bit between the lines, this text means: 'Watchout. The spinning motions of this device are sometimes considered dangerous.' The second sentence is repeated three times, using slightly different spellings of the word 'device'.
Outer Circle: The outer circle is a lot darker and is covered more by the 'star'. The most complete translation so far been provided by Colonel Sharp: "THru th??iz 4 d3vi??ez a 0pn1??th 3 s33???etwhen 2 ???ez (f/u)0(j/r) t(f/u)???perpuse o??ez da 1 (j/r)??s iz 4 d3??(f/u?)3 (f/u)oiz? 2 ??? (2/3) si??betw3en 1(?)??(f/u)mez f0r ???(f/u)e(j/r)wip(f/u)sg???lov1ng t??? th1s i???d3vic3 (f/u)??fpn1ng tu???33l bet???l(?) 1 (j/r)(f/u)med?(a/f/u)(j/r) t33wic3??se 0 moow??g". While we are searching for more information, quade_1 has provided a rough translation '"T3 PERPUSE 0 MOOV1NG THRU TH1S IZ 4 D3VICEZ OPN1NG TH3 S33L BETW3EN 2 RUMEZ UOR DA 1".
Gate Room Control Panel 'Star'
Inner Circle: We actually have a very clear view of this text. The only gaps in the decoding are due to text being covered by the 'star'. I so far have "hr3 luks ??fnan 1 rf?? n hs a7l ??ds of rnd rnpet 13 s ? sof7d ch3kh?em 0ur fmd4? s00nz ja fj?sq3jwhe".
Outer Circle: This 'star' is viewed from an angle. There is not enough information available to decode much other than a few characters.
Hub Gauge
Upper Center Text: "ca??anrhergymasx"
Lower Center Text: "Boyd"
Outer Circle Text: They are clearly numbers, but I cannot enough detail to make them out.
- the ancients speak 1337speak... awesome.
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