The Jewels of Osiris - unzipped files & Act1 Help

Brian Ctrl

Me too Tammy, I have 2 digits in The Map and thats it. trying to work out if I need to solve the puzzles simultaneously...

Tammy Russell

Frustrated that I know the phrase but can't seem to work out any of the sudokus in Act 2! Frustratingly fun puzzle!

When I do that, I get "blooded by mother tao." Is this correct?

Mark Richardson

I don't even know how I got it. Google translate only gave me the right translation if I deleted all but one of the spaces ... which makes the symbols change? It's very confusing ...

Ian Washington

Thank you, this hint has helped me solve act 2. Only taken a week.

sampath kumar

Watt is the translation of the last individual part. It seems there are some spaces you have not removed

Vermaut Vincent

I always obtain : The city of Al Am Watt ... Is that helpful?

sampath kumar

Before attempting google translate create a single sequence of the squiggles that you find in Act2 with no spaces keeping in mind it is arabic as opposed to english. Good luck.

Vermaut Vincent

Correct translation for part 1 is given. Not for part 2...

The Arabic text is a riddle. Correct translation is posted in the help file in the post above this one.

Vermaut Vincent

Do you have a translation for what we are searching? I have resolved Act 2 but the translation of arabic text is a total mess :-(

Can some kind soul offer a hint as to how to find the password for Act 2? I'm afraid I need something more than, "Just read Act 1 very carefully."

Thank you! Just this hint was enough to get me unstuck!

It is incredible how with only 1 digit from Map, it is possible to get very far into Ruby

Victoria Rockdríguez

Me too :(

David Yingling

I enjoy the story accompanying the puzzles. Alas, that's pretty much all I have, since I am completely stuck on the second puzzle after only one digit. I must be missing some critical deduction.

Martin M

Thank you to Kenneth. I had been trying letters, upper and lower case, a mixture, all to no avail.

Thanks for the additional Act 1 document! I was Googling a crash course in Arabic (my mom was right - you do learn something new every day) and this second document does display the Arabic text better! Ah the things we do for a good puzzle :) Thanks very much

Michael Lee

Looking at it I can't see a way to break symmetry across the leading diagonal so I assumed as much. Thanks!

Wayne Taft

its doable for sure! Don’t give up!

Joshua Vern

Loving this so far, it's incredibly fun and engaging, and the puzzles are elegantly constructed. Although, I will say I'm having a beast of a time with Act 2. It's certainly given me something to do with my day!

Emily Williams

Based on a skimming of the Patreon-only section of the discord server, I believe that you will need info from other puzzles to solve The Map (and probably others as well). It seems that people are finding their way forward by using the letter/digit equivalents, perhaps? I have only just now gotten in to Act 2 so I am not sure from my own experience.

Yes I'm stumped by the riddle, I solved the puzzle in 20 minutes and I've been trying to work the password out for over an hour haha

Numbers only!

I'm at a loss too. I even translated the arabic if Word Translate is accurate and I'm so confused. I solved the puzzle though

Scott Ramsdale

Hi Max, I don't think its a language barrier thing, English is my first language, and I have no clue either, I have read and re-read the overview document and the Act 1 document at least 3 times, and still cannot figure it out, I cant even decide if the password is a number, bunch of letters or a mixture of both

Michael Lee

Mine said the same and when I figured out the password it let me through to act 2, so if you think it looks right, it probably is!

Max

I finished the sudoku, but I guess I'm missing something. Maybe because English isn't my first language. I read the text multiple times and tried multiple codes.

Ian Washington

I think i solved the first puzzle, but simply got a message 'looks good as far as i can tell, (puzzle does not include a solution)' Normally these puzzles say your solution is correct. My question is does this puzzle not say specifically that the solution is correct.

Michael Lee

Just checking, do the puzzles in act 2 solve in order, without needing cryptic digits from later puzzles? Struggling to see how to go forward in The Map

Everything could be a clue, but if you read carefully, the novel tells you what to do (at least for Act I). I hope this doesnt give away too much ^^’

Max

I really have no clue how to find the code. Can someone point me in the right direction so I can continue with the second act? It has become a very frustrating experience so far

Sandra and Nala

Thank you! Much needed. Especially for mobile users :)