Timeline
(All times GMT)
Fri Apr 04, 2008
- 8:54 pm - Fishjp finds the trailhead.
Apr 07, 2008
- 5:24 pm - The PM of this game is crying in a corner somehwere.
Apr 10, 2008
- 7:21 am - Darklight blogs about the Pastry Wars phenomenom. Claims 90 recruits
Apr 13, 2008
- 12:01 am - Comment on the signup page "Thank you for your cooperation. You can continue eating now. - The Management"
- 12:52 am -wiki goes online.
- 12:54 am - PM: "You can't be serious… you created a WIKI already?!? 'I am become death, destroyer of worlds…'"
- 12:59 am - PM: "Christ, this is becoming legendary, and I haven't done anything yet! At this point, no ARG I can create can compare to this… But, OK, I'll create one anyway. Just gotta hurry it up before it gets worse (I know it can… somehow).
Apr 17, 2008
- 5:07 am - Darklight updates the blog, "Decisions, decisions…"
Apr 20, 2008
- 8:57 pm - Official logo for the game.
Apr 23, 2008
- 3:57 pm - Darklight's blog: "I've been demoted!"
Apr 26, 2008
- 4:46 pm Darklight's blog "I mean business here" claims 165 signups.
Apr 27, 2008
- 2:43 am - Meter added to the signup page.
May 1, 2008
- 3:38 am - [*irc://irc.chat-solutions.org/pastry Chat room] created. Server: irc.chat-solutions.org (like uF) Room: #pastry
- 5:13 am - New blog, Sllep Depravation, "I have a PLOT now!"
May 4, 2008
- 11:14 pm - New logo on the signup page.
May 6, 2008
- 4:32 am - Trout potato
May 8, 2008
- 4:31 am - MrToasty's 2000d post. And user bars, Mk.I
May 10, 2008
- 2:06 pm - New blog "I haz Media Player!" Still Alive from Portal.
May 14, 2008
- 5:57 am — 100th confirmed signup=Lore
May 18, 2008
- 1:12 am — New Blog, "Time flies even if you're not having fun." Lots of game stuff on this one. Projected start? "I'm shooting for early June."
May 21, 2008
- 7:09 am — NewBlog, "Ups and Downs" DL says, "I'll keep working on my game. I haven't forgotten… honest!"
May 21, 2008
- 11:10 pm — Coffeebean reports the Lightbringer's trailhead and rabbithole
May 22, 2008
- 2:46 am — Toasty finds that the Lightside return address is Westminster Abbey
- 10:37 am — Omega finds a message from the PM by decompiling the flash. "The path to the light need not hide in shadows."
- 10:49 pm — faeryqueen21 reveals the Umbrati trailhead.
May 23, 2008
- 3:25 am — MrToasty finds the Umbrati rabbithole.
- 9:43 am — SuperSlug finds the font used on the Umbrati button. Coptic Normal font.
- 3:45 pm — Threads moved to CF w/ Potential
- 4:17 pm — New DL blog. "Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war!"
- 7:27 pm — Threads are moved back to N&R and all but Umbrati thread are locked.
- 9:49 pm — MrToasty presents the 2nd generation user bars.
May 24, 2008
- 6:36 am — Players recieve an email from Chiaro Oscuros
May 25, 2008
- 1:11 am — Lightbringers thread unlocked.
- 10:22 pm — Lightbringers recieve an email from Chiaro Oscuros
- 10:33 pm — PM switches mail servers
- 10:45 pm — Umbrati recieve an email from Chiaro Oscuros
- 11:20 pm — Umbrati solve the location of their "Escaping the Heat" to be Los Angeles, California and City Hall
May 26, 2008
- 1:08 am — Lightbringers (ncfriend) solve the location of their "Escaping the Loss" to be Charlotte, North Carolina and Charolette Bobcats Arena
- 2:21 am — Lightbringers recieve an email from Chiaro Oscuros (Fallen from Grace)
- 7:17 pm — Umbrati recieve an email from Chiaro Oscuros (Out of the Blue)
- 8:35 pm — Umbrati solve the locations of their "Out of the Blue" to be Knoxville Tennesse with Oak Ridge National Labratory and the Knoxville Sunsphere. The point on the lower-right being Downtown Island Airport and the point on the upper right a wind farm.
May 27, 2008
May 28, 2008
- 7:01 am — MrToasty receives a package from Rosario Chusco. This lead to the BlueGenics Research Institute site and gave names to a number of characters.
May 29, 2008
- 1:14 am — Lunsford finds a hidden page for the encryption software.
- 2:25pm — Lightbringers recieve an email from Chiaro Oscuros
- 10:14 pm — Email Through Blue (no text) has hieroglyphics 'hidden' in the iris.
- 12:43 — MrToasty decodes the hieroglyphics as 'sekhmet'
- 11:52 pm — AzureWolf gains access to BlueGenics by putting sekhmet into every field on the client registration page (except email).
May 30, 2008
- 12:05 am — highwind767 uses 'DSN15B' on the sequencer page. Gets an acceptance email from BlueGenics Customer Support, with the Lvl4decoder attached.
- 12:33 am — Intercepted email on site activity
- 6:58 am — Email from Jaana Atreva welcoming new members.
- 7:57 pm — Email from Chiaro Oscuros containing chat log between Helen and Christopher
May 31, 2008
- 6:35 am — BlueGenics encryptor goes online.
- 7:08 — Seek.jpg is decrypted. Title="Seek out the light" Code along bottom appears to be a number string/substitution cipher (01=A).
- 11:26 pm — Keycode corrected.
June 1, 2008
- 12:01 am — Minor revision (v1.12a) of the BlueGen Encryptor
- 12:01 am — Nighthawk claims 250 signups.
- 12:02 am — Email from Chiaro Oscuros: Leaves in the Wind
- 4:54 pm — Email from Chiaro Oscuros: Prepare. Contains Rosetta.zip
- 5:17 pm — Rosetta files cracked.
June 2, 2008
June 3, 2008
- 8:22 am — Darklight blog, "Chaos theory sucks," deals with PM frustrations…
- 7:43 pm — Umbrati receive a new email: 'Faces of a Coin.'
- 10:37 pm — icerimp dismantles an Umbrati button. Finds "Is this the way you treat gifts?!?" on the inside
June 4, 2008
- 2:17 am — Pancito gets a package in the mail.
- 2:23 am — Flash files go up on unfiction
- 2:25 am — MrToasty decrypts Kl00.txt and CONV01.jpg
- 2:37 am — MrToasty decrypts Rosetta1 & 2 .zips
- 3:06 am — Zor puts up 'Rosetta stone' (Full Lightbringer typeface)
- 3:11 am — makyla77 decodes WHATZITZNAME
- 5:30 am — Zorgano solves Lightbringer Login (shiningpath)
- 12:40 pm — Email from Jaana welcoming new Lightbringers
- 8:43 pm — Email to the Umbrati.
- 10:49 pm — Agent Lex finds the NyxTel (Umbrati related) site.
June 5, 2008
- 12:05 am — AzureWolf uploads updated .ttf file of the lightbringers font.
- 12:35 am — The return of Pastry Warz in the form of Pastry Mafia in the #pastry chat room.
- 2:47 am — redct makes a Pastry Mafia poster.
- 5:55 am — DL Blog mentions the Pastry Mafia
- 7:24 am — Email from Janna. Survey for new members.
- 3:38 pm — Series of emails from Chiaro Oscuros with copies of the photo and card pancito received in his package.
- 8:48 pm — Intercepted email from Chiaro Oscuros, between Jaana and G. Rehan, "Shining Hope."
June 6, 2008
- 12:24 pm — "Thoughts in the Sky" email from Chiaro Oscuros
- 12:51 pm — Thank you email from Jaana (questionaire responses).
- 2:44 pm — AzureWolf finds Jessica's blog.
- 4:30 pm — Aptitude test sent.
- 7:43 pm — Aptitude test solved (with some dithering…)
- 8:24 pm — Darklight blog: "Three hours, fifteen minutes…"
- 10:54 pm — Intercepted email from Chiaro Oscuros, between between Jaana and G. Rehan on the quick solve.
June 7, 2008
- 1:26 pm — Jessica updates her blog: "Looking for Reason."
- 1:56 pm — New email from Jaana: "Congratulations!"
- 2:47 pm — Threads moved to Chaotic Fiction with Potential.
- 6:12 pm — Email from Jaana announcing the next trial.
- 6:17 pm — Tabster finds the Tunnels trial.
- 6:48 pm — Agent Lex finds the end on the maze.
- 10:59 pm — Email from Chiaro Oscuros. NyxTel internal, 'The Tie That Binds.'
June 8, 2008
- 2:51 pm — LBS acknowledges the Tunnels hack: "The trials will be termporarily put on hold pending the investigation…"
- 3:05 pm — Email from Chiaro Oscuros. NyxTel internal, 'Shoot for the Moon.'
- 9:36 pm — Email from Chiaro Oscuros. 'The Road Less Traveled.'
June 9, 2008
- 7:00 am — Blue Genics and LBS undergo internal audit by CorpSec
- 2:15 pm — Jessica updates her blog: The Other.
- 8:09 pm — Jada's blog found.
June 10, 2008
- 1:35 pm — Email from Chiaro Oscuros:'Blinded by the Dark' discusses Umbrati recruiting trials.
- 3:47 pm — Email from Chiaro Oscuros: 'Words to Hide By'
- 5:12 pm — Tabster finds an image inside 'Words to Hide By'
- 5:30 pm — Toasty overlays the two messages and finds the Umbrati password ('darkfollowers').
- 5:44 pm — Umbrati Trials begin
- 11:30 pm — Email from Chiaro Oscuros:Discusses the Trials.
June 11, 2008
June 12, 2008
- 4:15 pm — Jessica's blog: 'OK, someone explain this one!' (Weird numbers)
June 13, 2008
- 4:59 am — Jessica's blog: 'Numbers (again)' Clarification of the numbers in the previous blog
- 8:11 am — Helen Nyx named CEO of NyxTel. Link.
- 10:06 pm — Email from Chiaro Oscuros: 'Got to Keep the Loonies On the Path' gave the date/time of the full moon…More Umbrati font.
June 14, 2008
- 9:20 pm — Jada's blog: 'Caution To the Wind' (Decides to go to New York).
June 15, 2008
- 7:49 am — Jessica's blog: 'Road Trip' (Kate comes to town).
June 16, 2008
June 17, 2008
June 18, 2008
- 1:13 pm — Twiler solves the Moonlight Gateway puzzle. This yields three files: and Umbrati font key and two intercepted communications
June 19, 2008
June 20, 2008
- 10:04 pm — Email from Jaana: Facility Status update.
- 3:36 pm — Umbrati team assignments
June 21, 2008
- 5:42 pm — Email from Chiaro Oscuros: 'Ain't no rainbows shining on me' a converstation between Helen and Adam Nyx describing the attack on Team Xi
- 6:16 pm — Jada's blog: 'Spoiled Rotten' (Her recruitment by the Umbrati in New York).
June 22, 2008
- 3:12 am — Umbrati news feed: "We are now officially under attack"
- 5:46 am — Darklight fonts available.
- 6:12 am — Jada's blog: 'Kicked to the Curb' (Richard and NyxTel give her the bum's rush).
- 10:45 pm — Email from Chiaro Oscuros: 'Gray Matters' intercepted communication between Helen and Adam Nyx discussing Jada's testing.
June 23, 2008
- 7:17 pm — Email from Jaana: 'Tragic Loss in the Society'
June 24, 2008
- 3:56 pm — Email from Chiaro to pancito: 'Who do you trust?'
June 25, 2008
June 26, 2008
June 27, 2008
June 28, 2008
June 29, 2008
June 30, 2008
July 1, 2008
July 2, 2008
July 3, 2008
July 4, 2008
July 5, 2008
July 6, 2008
- 10:34 pm — Darklight Blog with a mini papyrus puzzle.
July 7, 2008
July 8, 2008
July 9, 2008
July 10, 2008
July 11, 2008
July 12, 2008
July 13, 2008
July 14, 2008
July 15, 2008
July 16, 2008
July 17, 2008
July 18, 2008
July 19, 2008
July 20, 2008
July 21, 2008
July 22, 2008
July 10, 2008
July 23, 2008
- 9:15 p.m. - Lightbringer and Umbrati sites show interference on their start pages.
July 24, 2008
- Home.jpg (from Umbrati homepage) shows positive for JPHIDE
July 25, 2008
- NyxTel page shows a 500 error. Error text partially decodes.
July 26, 2008
July 27, 2008
July 28, 2008
July 29, 2008
July 30, 2008
July 31, 2008
August 1, 2008
- 2:22 am — BluGen site shows a 500 error. NyxTel compliments.
- 6:45 am — Chiaro sends emails to the Lightbringers and the Umbrati. Both are intercepted communications concerning Jessica and Jada respectively.
- 7:10 am — Interference disappears from the LB homepage.
- 4:26 pm — Umbrati homepage changes again to show a new interfered with image.
August 2, 2008
- 11:44 pm — Umbrati homepage shows 500 error.
August 3, 2008
- 12:22 am — Jessica's blog updated. Discusses what she has been doing for a month. (Dreaming).
August 4, 2008
- 6:50 am — LBS homepage shows 500 error
August 5, 2008
- 9:08 pm — Agent Lex solves the homepage 500 errors puzzle, leading to GraueMacht Security
August 6, 2008
August 7, 2008
August 8, 2008
- 5:12 am — Lunsford receives the first Codewheel.
August 9, 2008
- 8:35 pm — Jessica's blog is updated, "Order to Chaos," discusses two special victims, the woman in red (Jada?) and "…someone…else" (Josh?).
- 9:39 pm — Corespondence begins between Agent Lex and GMS. (See 'Interactions > w/GMS) or here.
August 10, 2008
August 11, 2008
August 12, 2008
- 2:03 am — Chiaro sends emails to the Lightbringers and Umbrati. Intercepted communication in both cases dealing with their security service (GraueMacht)
- 11:20 am — Umbrati homepage changes again to show a new interfered with image.
- 6:55 pm — AUZ505 decodes the data matrix imbedded in the latest Umbrati homepage image. This gives the log-in to the GMS console.
- 7:39 pm - Agent Lex derives the password to the console. All hell breaks loose. See the GraueMacht Files page for details.
- 9:00 pm — Evidence is found that Joshua, Ben Falkenberg, Ivan Zeloff and Jaquelin Linardi (from Looking Glass Labs) are employed by GMS
- 10:03 pm — Email from Joshua, "I knew I could count on you."
- 11:12 pm — Email from Ivan Zeloff.
August 13, 2008
- 4:17 am — Email from Ben Falkenberg to various registrants providing backstory on LGL.
- 5:18 am — Darklight blog, "Memories of Old" regarding the return of Joshua from LGLabs.
- 7:48 pm — Jessica's blog, "Insomnia" about dangerous visions. "I keep telling them something bad's about to happen."
August 14, 2008
- 3:33 pm — Email from GMS notifying of console updates.
- 6:02 pm — Email from KG Silber giving a GMS overview to agents.
August 15, 2008
- 5:50 am — Intercepted Email from Agent 20. Field Report on delay of Charon Launch. Mentions Acheron communications problem.
- 2:51 pm — Darklight blog "Search for Clarity" in which there is some whining about players not being pro-active.
- 5:42 pm bigEdog finds the first four firewalls. See the Puzzles>GraueMacht pulldown here.
August 16, 2008
- ~3:51 am — 500 errors disappear from the homepages.
- 12:16 pm — Twiler finds the Heavens firewalls.
- 6:22 pm — Agent Lex receives instructions from P.Silber. Explain your delay.
- 7:49 pm — Agent Lex's Magic Decoder Ring
August 17, 2008
- 8:46 pm — Email exchange between Ineffabelle and Agent 20.
- 8:48 pm — Email exchange between Twiler and NyxTel.
- 9:02 pm — Emailfrom Joshua, "Stormy Rivers" outlining next steps.
August 18, 2008
- 6:47 pm — All threads moved to their own forum.
- 8:07 pm — Darklight blog "Holy Crap!" about the move.
August 19, 2008
August 20, 2008
- 4:12 pm — Emailsfrom Chiaro to both sides, 'Angels and Devils': intercepted internal communication. The first talks about Jess's numbers dream.
- 4:23 pm — Emailfrom GMS Operations, 'Priority One Alert': orders European agents to locate Agent010.
- 8:58 pm — Emailsfrom Chiaro, 'Light from Above' intecepted communication tells of an order from Janus to provide a camera.
- 9:06 pm — Console command 'CAMERA' found. This leads to a picture of a whiteboard with scratched out logins.
- 9:22 pm — Twiler finds Acheron login name. (NetOps_047E)
- 9:30 pm — Diagnostic password for Acheron found. (Charybdis )
- 10:23 pm — Emailfrom Petra Silber 'Security Advisory' orders the elimination of Agent010.
- 9:38 pm — Firewall disabled.
- 10:04 pm — Server bug allows the Styx diagnostic pass to be found (Chimera).
- 10:30 pm — Email to 'Agent010' (Lex) promising his elimination.
- 10:31 pm — Darklight blog: 'Bursting in Flames' discusses the first firewall and a system glitch.
August 21, 2008
- 4:53 pm — Styx login (NetOps_062L) found when Agent020 responds to Ineffabelle posing as NetOPs.
- 5:41 pm — Styx firewall taken down.
- 6:23 pm — Phlegethon login (NetOps_035D) and diagnostic pass (Medusa) found.
- 6:47 pm — Phlegethon firewall taken down.
- 7:16 pm — Cocytus login (NetOps_059C) and diagnostic pass (Clytemnestra) found.
- 7:31 pm — Cocytus firewall taken down.
- 8:03 pm — Emailfrom Joshua 'The Outside Air' confirms that the firewalls have been removed.
August 22, 2008
- 2:36 pm — Email from Petra Silber 'Status Update' calls for the elimination of Helen Nyx and Jaana Atreva
- 6:56 pm — Emailsfrom Chiaro,'Angels in Flight' and 'Flicker in the Dark': intercepted communications telling of Helen's and Jaana's reactions.