I realise that people have been searching for 2 years, I'm not just going to swoop in and solve this overnight

most of those 2 years were spent forgetting about it and giving up because there weren't any hints. now that hints have emerged, we're interested again. don't sell yourself short if you do solve it, I will be eternally grateful to you I just wanna know the answer is all

Thanks for the encouragement I'll keep chipping away at it, you never know!

[n0tall0wed]

Fun fact: we have another one of these in the works. But we might have to start a secret society to pass down the answers and hints from generation to generation, before it gets solved by highly intelligent tardigrades.

[BambieReader]

it's really just one question that needs answering

To paraphrase John McEnroe "you cannot be sirius (2{stars}) -sher

[n0tall0wed]

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner! Two rewards are still up for grabs, so keep trying!

Ah, finally! Congrats! 2 more... So many stars...

That sounds as if you are channeling David Bowman, just who were you thinking of as Hal 9000? -sher

Edit: My God, it's full of stars.

[BambieReader]

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner! Two rewards are still up for grabs, so keep trying!

who,how,why,
nevermind

We are keeping it quiet for a few days, but eventually you will get your wish and find out the final answer -sher

[FreezeMe]

I keep checking this thread to see if anyone finally solved it since I'm not that smart to solve it myself, congratulations to the winner whoever it is

[br195]

Congratulations to the winner !!!!

[johngriffen]

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER

[BambieReader]

congrats to the winner

ah we will finally know

[n0tall0wed]

Since it's Friday the 13th, might as well officially announce krimen as the 1st place winner. A big round of applause for the 1st place!

However... there are still 2 more rewards available, and until those have been grabbed, there will be no answers to the puzzle. So, keep trying!

And finally... even though Atlantis is almost finished, this is not the end.

So, here's a hint of things to come:

[BambieReader]

one question:
is the location foreign sounding? [I hope I can still ask this ]

numbers do NOT HELP

Thank you very much for putting together such a fun and challenging (and at times deeply frustrating ) quiz - I look forward to the next one!

[foxrampant]

Well done, krimen! That's no mean feat!

[BambieReader]

was I ever close I wonder

I know I'm hopeless