The Enigma Cipher (Code D) Solution

At last, the Enigma Cipher has been solved, and it has turned out to be Code D.  So what are the steps I took to solve it?  Well, not very many, actually.  It turns out that it was a SECOM cipher, which I pretty much figured out from collaborating with Code_ from the IRC channel.  He also pointed me to a very valuable site that had a lot of working decoders and other resources:  Dropbox resources

After downloading the SECOM cipher, the use of which had pretty much been extra verified by Storm's response to the "wibble" inquiry, it was a matter of plugging in possible 20-character key phrases.  Took a look at the whiteboards, searching for inputs, and it just happened that "Laser Optronic Linear Inducer Cannon" (LOL Cannon) worked.

The resulting message:

"IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT RESEARCH INTO POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVE BRIDGING METHODS MAY BE SUPPORTED BY THE INCLUSION AND APPLICATION OF THE LASER OPTRONIC LINEAR INDUCER ARRAY TO ACT AS AN AXIS MODULATOR FOR REGULATION AND FOCUSING AN UNKNOWN ENERGY FORM WAS DETECTED WHILST INVESTIGATING THIS HYPOTHESIS PLEASE USE CODE D 0914 TO COMPLETE THE SEQUENCE ON MY SITE"

The beginning is very similar to the first internet clue we got from the Konami code input on Storm's website.

After determining the four codes, I went back to the "thestormseeker.com/thepizzaisalie" page and input "drhorn" as the username and the four codes in order "1001085139140914" as the password, and lo' and behold it got me into the webpage.  It shows the parent directory, which is Storm's profile facade page, but it also links to two other files:

http://thestormseeker.com/thepizzaisalie/1001085139140914.html
http://thestormseeker.com/thepizzaisalie/grilledpizza.jpg

All said and done, I think it's safe to say that we can move on from the QE chapter and begin to focus our efforts on this new clue and how it relates to the greater story of the ARG.

I want to congratulate all of those who have worked so hard on this ARG thus far, and want to encourage everyone to continue doing so.  We hit a brick wall for a while, but through dedication and digging the end result is success; and that, truly, is what it's all about.  Each and every thought someone presented on the forums, wiki, or blog has led to this, and everyone should be proud.

The mushy stuff over with, let's press on to the next challenge!  And yeah . . . it looks like a doozy . . . .