Ranger Code

Physical Contents

Handwritten Message

• This is tucked in the survival journal.
• The riddle tells us how to decipher the "time" code on the reverse side.
• We need to use the semaphore (flag) code.

• The note is penned "an old friend".

  • Oh, dear god. Could this have been written by "Oswald Shepard"? Did he steal Jeremy's notebook?

• Once deciphered, the message reads:

  • EACH ALIEN ORGAN AND TISSUE IS ETCHED WITH MARKINGS THEY ARE SYMBOLS OF POWER

Large Map Detail

• This will be used on the terrain map.

Letter

• Simone explains why she can't just outright tell us the location of their main camp.

  • Damn you, Oswald! 😁

• Doesn't [Si] in the code at the bottom remind you of the periodic table?

  • That's because it is an element. Use the periodic number as the shift.
  • Shift the letters backward by 14.

• Once deciphered, the message reads:

  • PS - FOR THE SAKE OF OUR PLANET I HOPE YOU'VE STARTED BELIEVING IN SECOND CHANCES

Report Update

• The "Call Me" code translates to:

  • 126.720

• Once decoded, the symbols throughout the report read as:

  • SENTINEL
  • RIVER
  • CIRCLING THE PERIMETER
  • CORRUPTED LAND
  • ONE SECTOR AN HOUR
  • TWELVE HOURS
  • CORRUPTED LAND
  • THE CLOSER WE GET TO THE TOWER
  • SENTINELS
  • CORRUPTED LAND
  • INSTANT DEATH
  • SENTINELS
  • TWO ENTIRE SECTORS DIRECTLY AHEAD OF ITSELF
  • FOREST
  • DIAGONALLY
  • SENTINEL'S
  • FOREST
  • SENTINELS
  • HUNTERS
  • RIVER
  • RIVERS
  • HALF THE TIME
  • MADELINE TAKES TWICE AS LONG TO MOVE THROUGH A SECTOR
  • DIAGONALLY
  • ANY DIRECTION
  • FORESTED SECTOR
  • AN HOUR

Small Map Detail

• This will be used on the terrain map.

Survival Journal

• Throughout the journal, Jeremy writes in code.
• I wonder why his U's are different than Jordan's.

• Once deciphered, the message reads:

  • [Wood Sorrel] FOUND IN FOXTROT FIVE
  • [Dandelion] FOUND IN KILO THREE
  • [Robin] SIGHTINGS IN HOTEL SEVEN AND ECHO TEN
  • [Poison Ivy] ECHO THIRTEEN
  • [Large Scorpion] WENT TOO FAR SOUTHWEST TOWARD THE TOWER
  • [Drawing] SAW THIS NEAR A NEW TRAIL / SOMEONE IS IN THE WOODS WITH US
  • [Bear] HUNTER
  • [Sentinel] THESE SYMBOLS CAN'T BE AN ACCIDENT SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS MAKING THEM AND I'M GOING TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY SAY MAYBE IT'S ALIENS MARKING THEIR TERRITORY
  • [Describing location of Simone's camp] SMALL TOWN / RIVER RUNNING THROUGH IT / SOUTHEAST / MOUNTAIN

• Based on Jeremy's description of the location, we can tell that the base is located at:

  • G-22

Team Log

• The front side is a supply log from a nearby safe house.

• To decipher the codes in the "Comments" section, you will use the diagram on the back.

  • The number of dots tells you which letter in the box it is.
  • For the first letter, find the box that matches that shape. One dot means it is the first letter of the alphabet in that box, which is A.

• Once decoded, the list reads as:

  • Sal ~ bandaids, hydrogen peroxide ~ candy bars (5)
  • Mad ~ candy bar (1) ~ 2 pitons, 50 ft rope ~ all those cuts
  • S ~ water bottles (5) ~ a smashed pharmacy window
  • M ~ water bottles (2) ~ bottle of wine (1)
  • S ~ bottle of wine half ~ water bottles (12)
  • M ~ bottle of wine (1/2)
  • S ~ 1 flower (miniature hollyhock) ~ in the same place / solo missions
  • J ~ 4 candy bars ~ a really sick rock I found

• On the backside is some kind of Sudoku-type grid with numbers in the boxes.

  • This is a variation of a pigpen cipher.

• Translate the numbers into letters.

  • I.e., 1 = A, 2 = B, etc.

Town Map

• This will be used to guide Madeline and crew to safety.

Digital Contents

EB Ranger Online Website

Mission 1

FREQ → Frequency: 209.564

• To dial in, use the top 3 "arrow" buttons to toggle the numbers to the left of the decimal and the scroll bars at the bottom to toggle the numbers to the right of the decimal.

• Dialing in the frequency immediately unlocks a voice memo from Jordan Kim.

COMM → Transmission Received

• Jordan says she left us examples to crack the code (on her report). These are:

  • the expedition number (1783)
  • the set of symbols below her frequency number (209.564)
  • Jordan Kim
  • Jeremy Reid

Mission 2

FREQ → Frequency: 103.432

• This unlocks another transmission from Jordan.

• She tells us to utilize our terrain map to find a safe route back to base for Jeremy.

• She tells us in order to contact Madeline and Salvador's frequencies, the numbers must be shifted back by 1.

• We must move Jeremy and the aliens at the same time.

• If Jeremy is crossing a mountain/river or needs to stay put, we must double-tap the square he is on.

FREQ → Frequency: 102.001

• This unlocks a transmission from Madeline.

• She has spotted 2 hunters, one in sector B-8 heading south and one in I-14 heading east.

FREQ → Frequency: 322.113 = 211.002

• This unlocks a transmission from Salvador.

• It is hard to understand certain parts because of his accent. Using the transcriptions found under the Doc tab, we can gather that:

  • Jeremy is at a gas station in sector B-13.
  • We need to get Jeremy to the safe house in sector F-10.

DOC → Personnel File

• We get "Oswald Shepard"'s updated profile...

• Goody! We get transcripts of the audio files (as we unlock them) for parts that are unclear.

Mission 3

GRID

• This is where we can plug in directions for little Jeremy to get him to safety.

  • *😈Unfortunately, we can't kill Jeremy on purpose. Rats...

• The correct path is:

  • B-13 → C-13 (x2 for river) → D13 → D-12 → D-11 → D-10 → E-10 → F-10

• This unlocks an audio file from Madeline.

  • She says there is a hunter at H-16 moving north and another at K-7 moving west.
  • Jeremy can't cross any rivers or mountains today.
  • We need to get him to sector H-6.

• The correct path is:

  • F-10 → F-9 (x2 for forest) → G-9 → H-9 → H-8 → H-7 → H-6

• This unlocks an audio file from Salvador and Madeline.

  • Salvador says he's spotted a hunter at M-5 heading west, and another one at L-1 heading south.
  • Madeline instructs us to direct Jeremy to the home base at K-3.

• The correct path is:

  • H-6 → H-5 → H-4 (x2 for river) → H-3 → I-3 (x2 for river) → J-3 → K-3

• This unlocks the final audio file from Jordan.

CAM

• This is a live feed showing the alien tower Jordan wants us to help take down.

Movement Strategies

Hunter

• Always six sectors in one direction at a rate of one sector an hour then turning back toward their original sector.
• They start this pattern every 18 hours.
• Now, they can only see you if they are in the same sector as you.