Re: Things I noticed about Z340
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 2:24 pmHmm, something else I just noticed that might fit the theory of odd symbols being nulls.
Looking at Z13 cipher:
If we split it into odds and evens, we end up with,
Evens:
Odds:
Notice that the newly introduced, never before seen, 8-in-a-circle symbol falls entirely into odds. Also, odds have a lot of repeats, while evens don't have a single repeating symbol. If we follow the theory that odds=nulls, then this cipher could very well solve to simply: "ZODIAC" (notice no repeating letters). As in: "My name is ZODIAC".
One small kink. Technically, this symbol is also new:
But it can be argued that it was supposed to be the same as
, but Z's hand slipped. Or even 
, but Z forgot to add the line at the top.
It could also be completely coincidental, of course, as Z13 is just too short. :)
Let's also look at Z32 cipher (map code), while we are at it:
Evens:
Odds:
Once again, the new, never before seen, symbol "omega" falls into odds (i.e. random filler, nulls). Otherwise I can't really make any other meaningful observations. Well, maybe that the odds seem to spell out "GOD THE (zodiac symbol)" towards the end (signature of sorts?). Since the odds are supposed to be random filler, I can sort of see Z having some fun with it, spelling out stuff to confuse decryptors.
P.S. I so wish Webtoy would use consistent ASCII mapping across all Z ciphers! I nearly missed the fact that the same letters in Z13/Z32/Z340 map to entirely different symbols in each cipher. For example, 8 in Z13 is not the same symbol as 8 in Z340. Which is why I'm using actual pictograms in this post, and not ASCII, to avoid any confusion.
Looking at Z13 cipher:
If we split it into odds and evens, we end up with,
Evens:
Odds:
Notice that the newly introduced, never before seen, 8-in-a-circle symbol falls entirely into odds. Also, odds have a lot of repeats, while evens don't have a single repeating symbol. If we follow the theory that odds=nulls, then this cipher could very well solve to simply: "ZODIAC" (notice no repeating letters). As in: "My name is ZODIAC".
One small kink. Technically, this symbol is also new:
But it can be argued that it was supposed to be the same as
, but Z's hand slipped. Or even , but Z forgot to add the line at the top.It could also be completely coincidental, of course, as Z13 is just too short. :)
Let's also look at Z32 cipher (map code), while we are at it:
Evens:
Odds:
Once again, the new, never before seen, symbol "omega" falls into odds (i.e. random filler, nulls). Otherwise I can't really make any other meaningful observations. Well, maybe that the odds seem to spell out "GOD THE (zodiac symbol)" towards the end (signature of sorts?). Since the odds are supposed to be random filler, I can sort of see Z having some fun with it, spelling out stuff to confuse decryptors.
P.S. I so wish Webtoy would use consistent ASCII mapping across all Z ciphers! I nearly missed the fact that the same letters in Z13/Z32/Z340 map to entirely different symbols in each cipher. For example, 8 in Z13 is not the same symbol as 8 in Z340. Which is why I'm using actual pictograms in this post, and not ASCII, to avoid any confusion.
), is that Z clearly liked to use a matrix with 17 characters in a row. It's an odd number, so odd/even positions alternate (or flip around) for every other row. I'll demonstrate with a matrix of width 7, and use 0 for odd positions and 1 for even positions: