When Shaun Hastings analyzed the results of the Glyph puzzles, he discovered the puzzles also contained coordinates to additional certain locations within the Animus. These led Desmond to a series of Cluster puzzles, accessible through the Rifts in programming in the city of Rome.[1]
These Rifts were also safeguarded, as they did not physically appear on the landmarks at all, unless seen with the Eagle Vision. Another notable difference was that Ezio had to physically enter a Rift, rather than just scan it.[1]
After solving all ten of the Rift puzzles, a video message "The miracle is in the execution" appeared, though the Assassins figured it was not a video at all, but rather an encrypted file. Rebecca managed to make it accessible to Desmond. The file contained a course similar to the Animus Virtual Training Program. At the end, Desmond was presented with a digital image of Clay Kaczmarek, which spoke to him about Eve, the Sun, Eden and the darkness, before disappearing.[1]
The puzzles were solved in numerical order, regardless of which Glyph they were accessed through. Whenever stuck on a puzzle, a help option appeared and Shaun Hastings offered a hint upon activating it.
The puzzles were solved by rotating the various rings in turn until they formed an image of Cain slaying Abel.
The first puzzle required rotating Ring One 2 times to the left, Ring Two 3 times to the left, Ring Four once to the right, Ring Five 3 times to the right, and Ring Three around to complete the image.
The second puzzle required rotating Ring One 3 times to the left, Ring Three 1 time to the left, Ring Four 4 times to the left, Ring Five once to the right, and Ring 2 around to complete the image.
The third puzzle required rotating Ring One 3 times to the left, Ring Three 1 time to the right, Ring Four 5 times to the left, Ring Five once to the left, and Ring Two around to complete the image.
The fourth puzzle required rotating Ring Three once to the right, Ring Five 2 times to the left, Ring Four 2 times to the left, Ring Two 6 times to the right, and Ring One around to complete the image.
The quotes accompanying the images were taken from the Pearl of Great Price, and the Morse Code underneath the final image read "Templar texts adapted by Mr. Smith".
The first puzzle required finding the core similarity in each painting. It was solved by selecting the images containing the red shroud.
The second part of the puzzle involved scanning a picture of the crucified Jesus Christ, in search for the Shroud of Eden. The Templar insignia and the words "They took it." were hidden in the image.
The first puzzle was solved by locating a Piece of Eden using the sonar signals.
The first solved image.
The second solved image.
Each image contained a hidden message.
Nicholas II of Russia: A binary cipher which read "17th July 1918", the date Nicholas and his entire family were murdered, was hidden within the image..
Joan of Arc: Hidden binary message in the image read "30th May 1431," the date Joan was burned at the stake.
The next phase of this puzzle involved picking up the flame and placing it over the image of Joan, and placing the image of Grigori Rasputin over the image of Nicholas.
The first puzzle involved using sonar to locate and identify the Apollo 11 landing module.
The solved image.
A Masonic pigpen cipher that read "Johnson was one of them. The bee's drone too. Follow the money" was hidden in the image.
The next puzzle was solved by correctly aligning the gaps across the rings.
The solved image.
The third puzzle involved using sonar signals to locate the Apple of Eden.
The solved image.
Hidden messages were present in a negative visible underneath the official image. When scanned, the flag on the landing module contained the Abstergo logo, and the white flag contained the Templar insignia.
Nikola Tesla c. 1900: A Caesar cipher reading "He used it to develop a bottomless source of energy. Telefunken Wireless Station" was hidden in arcs of energy shooting from the coil.
The first puzzle puzzle involved solving a Caesar cipher to obtain the access code.
The solved puzzle.
A message followed.
The second puzzle involved breaking all lightbulbs across the globe.
The solved image.
The third puzzle involved selecting the Apple of Eden held in Mark Twain's hands.
A hidden Morse cipher reading "They used it to make Tesla go insane. The organization took his research. Alien Property Custodian." was present in the image.
The fourth puzzle involved solving a Caesar cipher to obtain the access code.
The solved puzzle.
A message followed.
I Am Become Death, The Destroyer of Worlds[edit | edit source]
The first puzzle puzzle involved solving a Caesar cipher to obtain the access code.
The solved puzzle.
A message followed.
The next image presented a big red button, which had to be pressed to continue.
A recording of the atomic bomb test followed.
The second puzzle involved using a Geiger counter to locate the numeric code.
The Fruit of Eden claimed by Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, after having murdered his mentor Al Mualim, turns out not to be the only one in existence. There are more; and each of them has influenced the history of mankind, allowing various people with the capabilities to wield them to become notable figures, forever leaving their trail destined to be found by future generations.
The paintings that make up the solution to decrypt the information stored in this database represent some moments mentioned in the different mythologies of civilisation that were caused by or directly related to the presence of a Fruit of Eden. Confirming that [...]
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