Relic?

[Xuio]

Thank you. There is a hint, I assure you. But we worked hard to hide it.

Maybe even too hard, because it's harder to find this hint then the relic itself

[Depili]

I can now say that the hint is indeed in the game, from steam forums (progressive hints):

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It's in a cinematic

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A page in a book.

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Showing a familiar mountain

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Could the writing be translatable?

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http://i.imgur.com/bllfAy2.jpg

Well done on that hint

[syllogism]

Not a huge fan of hiding the solution

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in an ending cinematic; that's almost as meta-gamey as just looking at the game data. Doesn't look like the instructions tell to dig 3 times either

[petri]

Trying to defend for cheating are we?

Anyway good work on hexediting but I would consider the puzzle only 50% cracked if you got to the end without really understanding how.

[syllogism]

Trying to defend for cheating are we?

Anyway good work on hexediting but I would consider the puzzle only 50% cracked if you got to the end without really understanding how.

No, but I can't help to be slightly disappointed by the last secret in the otherwise amazing game. I will however note that this is the "gameplay hints (aka spoilers)" forum. Whether you read the solution online or straight from the game code is hardly any different.

[petri]

If you'd have solved the puzzle, would you still have the same view on the secret? We can never know.

[syllogism]

If you'd have solved the puzzle, would you still have the same view on the secret? We can never know.

The puzzle itself is fine, but why make the player take frame by frame screencaps from the ending cinematic (except for the apparent omission that you have to dig 3 times)? Why not just put it in the game? Makes it more an easter egg than a puzzle.

[The Doppelgamer]

My thoughts...

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I'm glad I didn't spoil this too much. Someone told me to beat the end of the game a few more times, after only beating it one more time I instantly realized it was in the book (I wouldn't have ever thought of looking in the book). It was actually quite simple to translate since you can look up a list of levels from Legend of Grimrock 1 and since each symbol represented a letter in the alphabet. I thought it was very clever putting the last secret in the last scene plus making it so connected to the first game. Then after translating it, you get another hint to decode instead of just the answer, really making you work for it. Absolutely amazing job in my opinion, I was so enthused trying to solve the whole thing. My only wish is that the relic served some purpose, like if it was a secret secret last boss, that would have been absolutely amazing!

[Dr.Disaster]

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http://i.imgur.com/bllfAy2.jpg

Can't find it following those directions.
They send me straight into a rock and even when i move around it i don't end up at the right spot.
Translator or writer error?

[billythegreat]

Beside the achievement , is that relic doing something in the game like gameplay or equipment wize?