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What is cool is that the "Standard Galactic Alphabet" ("Too bad you can't read the standard galactic alphabet, human!" [0]) is also used in other games, like Mi

What is cool is that the "Standard Galactic Alphabet" ("Too bad you can't read the standard galactic alphabet, human!" [0]) is also used in other games, like MineCraft [1]. I could actually read it later on, because in Keen 3 I believe I found the translation on some pyramid level (iirc). [0]: https://64.media.tumblr.com/20adefd053fe320e3aabc7f7b1deb39c/14a4171232fcc2c0-09/s540x810/06a75e60647dea8f3036a28cafa909364d5ffdad.pnj https://64.media.tumblr.com/20adefd053fe320e3aabc7f7b1deb39c... [1]: https://vivu.tv/what-is-the-galactic-alphabet-in-minecraft/ https://vivu.tv/what-is-the-galactic-alphabet-in-minecraft/

DrSiemer 4y ago
At the time I had already translated it thanks to the "EXIT" signs in Keen 1 or 2. It was such a cool optional in-game side puzzle.
- teekert 4y ago
  Don't forget the letters U and D (for Up and Down) at the series of switches that would open doors.
adamrezich 4y ago
[1] claims that Quake 4 uses the same alphabet for the Strogg, is that really true?
- jerf 4y ago
  [1] appears to be one of the web sites generated by either GPT-3 or something like it. Don't trust anything it says. Doing a web search specifically for "standard galactic alphabet quake 4" doesn't appear to produce any interesting results, so I think it's false. Get a good read on [1]. Learning how to identify those web sites is rapidly becoming an important skill. Today you're just learning something a bit wrong about Quake 4 because the transformer model thought that sounded plausible, tomorrow it could be something much more dangerously wrong.
  - adamrezich 4y ago
    that's what I was thinking too. if it's not GPT it's at least a regular ol' content farm
  - teekert 4y ago
    Hmm first time I gave this any thought, I knew about minecraft (the spell book) and looked for a source to back it up. I should be more careful.
    - jerf 4y ago
      To be clear, I don't intend this as sharp criticism against you. These sites are next-level in fooling people and I don't expect anyone to have strong defenses against them yet. This is more a public service announcement. Good luck to us all.
- vkaku 4y ago
  Could be. Would love to see some references; There's possibly a link to other Id Games. Why? Commander Keen is spiritually connected to both Wolf and Doom. Read this: https://wolfenstein.fandom.com/wiki/William_J._Blazkowicz_(disambig) https://wolfenstein.fandom.com/wiki/William_J._Blazkowicz_(d...
  - adamrezich 4y ago
    sure but Quake 4 was Raven and not id proper

DrSiemer 4y ago

At the time I had already translated it thanks to the "EXIT" signs in Keen 1 or 2. It was such a cool optional in-game side puzzle.

teekert 4y ago
Don't forget the letters U and D (for Up and Down) at the series of switches that would open doors.

adamrezich 4y ago

[1] claims that Quake 4 uses the same alphabet for the Strogg, is that really true?

jerf 4y ago
[1] appears to be one of the web sites generated by either GPT-3 or something like it. Don't trust anything it says. Doing a web search specifically for "standard galactic alphabet quake 4" doesn't appear to produce any interesting results, so I think it's false. Get a good read on [1]. Learning how to identify those web sites is rapidly becoming an important skill. Today you're just learning something a bit wrong about Quake 4 because the transformer model thought that sounded plausible, tomorrow it could be something much more dangerously wrong.
- adamrezich 4y ago
  that's what I was thinking too. if it's not GPT it's at least a regular ol' content farm
- teekert 4y ago
  Hmm first time I gave this any thought, I knew about minecraft (the spell book) and looked for a source to back it up. I should be more careful.
  - jerf 4y ago
    To be clear, I don't intend this as sharp criticism against you. These sites are next-level in fooling people and I don't expect anyone to have strong defenses against them yet. This is more a public service announcement. Good luck to us all.
vkaku 4y ago
Could be. Would love to see some references; There's possibly a link to other Id Games. Why? Commander Keen is spiritually connected to both Wolf and Doom. Read this: https://wolfenstein.fandom.com/wiki/William_J._Blazkowicz_(disambig) https://wolfenstein.fandom.com/wiki/William_J._Blazkowicz_(d...
- adamrezich 4y ago
  sure but Quake 4 was Raven and not id proper