Different symbols and the next clue
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:06 pm
I've been following along behind the scenes for a while now, and it's time to add my two cents. First the symbols are fundamentally different, and there should be some importance to this, otherwise the symbols would be exactly the same, or simply rotated. But the "opening" on the outer ring changes position relative to the inner part. Here's all the versions of that image we've seen so far:
Adjutant Reflex's Avatar (Chrysopteron.gif):
Starfield1 (From Server 05):
From the continent selection screen of Server 05 (Brightened and enlarged for your convenience):
And finally, from the back of the rotating device on Server 05:
I tried to sharpen the last image slightly, but you can see pretty plainly in the last picture that there are 5 variations of the "open" symbol, whereas the first picture (AR's Avatar) is "closed" on the outer ring, with a hollow circle in the center. For whatever reason, the hollow circle is on the outside of all five "open images," and they have a solid dot in the center. In any case, the 5 open images are not simply rotated. There is a difference in relation to the central structure. My best guess as to what this means is that it's a server/Forerunner object number. The highlighted one on the device corresponds to Server 05. Perhaps the other symbols, used as hints, all provide clues for their corresponding servers. The fact that http://www.halo3.com shows 5 different rotations of similar Forerunner artifacts as servers, with 1 unlocked, I think simply means that it's the first one we've unlocked chronologically.
(Aside: Remember from ILB that the forerunner device from the Apocalypso used dots, lines, and triangles as an activation mechanism. That might be their way of representing 1, 2, 3, etc, but that's probably unimportant. Though ILB is defunct now, the information we learned there should still be applied here, if it becomes relevant.)
This topic shows previous glyph locations, and the one on Master Chief's visor is significant in that it is open - the one that represents 05. The starfield1 image seems to represent a different server (identical to the bottom one on the back of the Forerunner object, so Server 01?). It's a clue we have to figure out.
As far as that goes, I looked up Summer Solstice (that's when it was unlocked) and the corresponding constellation is Gemini. I tried to overlay images of Gemini on the starfield1, but found no luck there after a lot of effort. It might be that we need to find the location or celestial object referenced in that chart, or the chart could be completely made up (IE, Earth as seen from a distant location, since we have no actual images taken of our Sun at that distance). People have made good points for both theories.
Maybe the key is in the guides you can find in Photoshop (View>Show>Guides) or possibly there's an image that can be overlaid in the stars that provides some significance. (Like this hidden Nights advertisement for the Wii, where the picture was outlined in the stars.) Whatever the case, I'm pretty sure that since this Starfield1 symbol is different, and it's the only new clue we've gotten with a symbol, that this is where we'll find our next breadcrumb. Let me know what you think.
EDIT: The new avatar give to AdjutantReflex by the more powerful AI might be some kind of clue as well. Keep it in mind:
EDIT 2: Hooray for this person and the Halo.fr community! viewtopic.php?f=13&t=489&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
They discovered that the constellation covered by the glyph is "Cepheus." It's a bit of a stretch to fit the constellations in there, but the references are uncanny. Keep it in mind.
Adjutant Reflex's Avatar (Chrysopteron.gif):
Starfield1 (From Server 05):
From the continent selection screen of Server 05 (Brightened and enlarged for your convenience):
And finally, from the back of the rotating device on Server 05:
I tried to sharpen the last image slightly, but you can see pretty plainly in the last picture that there are 5 variations of the "open" symbol, whereas the first picture (AR's Avatar) is "closed" on the outer ring, with a hollow circle in the center. For whatever reason, the hollow circle is on the outside of all five "open images," and they have a solid dot in the center. In any case, the 5 open images are not simply rotated. There is a difference in relation to the central structure. My best guess as to what this means is that it's a server/Forerunner object number. The highlighted one on the device corresponds to Server 05. Perhaps the other symbols, used as hints, all provide clues for their corresponding servers. The fact that http://www.halo3.com shows 5 different rotations of similar Forerunner artifacts as servers, with 1 unlocked, I think simply means that it's the first one we've unlocked chronologically.
(Aside: Remember from ILB that the forerunner device from the Apocalypso used dots, lines, and triangles as an activation mechanism. That might be their way of representing 1, 2, 3, etc, but that's probably unimportant. Though ILB is defunct now, the information we learned there should still be applied here, if it becomes relevant.)
This topic shows previous glyph locations, and the one on Master Chief's visor is significant in that it is open - the one that represents 05. The starfield1 image seems to represent a different server (identical to the bottom one on the back of the Forerunner object, so Server 01?). It's a clue we have to figure out.
As far as that goes, I looked up Summer Solstice (that's when it was unlocked) and the corresponding constellation is Gemini. I tried to overlay images of Gemini on the starfield1, but found no luck there after a lot of effort. It might be that we need to find the location or celestial object referenced in that chart, or the chart could be completely made up (IE, Earth as seen from a distant location, since we have no actual images taken of our Sun at that distance). People have made good points for both theories.
Maybe the key is in the guides you can find in Photoshop (View>Show>Guides) or possibly there's an image that can be overlaid in the stars that provides some significance. (Like this hidden Nights advertisement for the Wii, where the picture was outlined in the stars.) Whatever the case, I'm pretty sure that since this Starfield1 symbol is different, and it's the only new clue we've gotten with a symbol, that this is where we'll find our next breadcrumb. Let me know what you think.
EDIT: The new avatar give to AdjutantReflex by the more powerful AI might be some kind of clue as well. Keep it in mind:
EDIT 2: Hooray for this person and the Halo.fr community! viewtopic.php?f=13&t=489&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
They discovered that the constellation covered by the glyph is "Cepheus." It's a bit of a stretch to fit the constellations in there, but the references are uncanny. Keep it in mind.