annabanana
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seriously Trent TJ is only 3 hours away from LA!
congrats for finding it!
RedKing
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nympholept wrote:RedKing wrote:So... could someone please post some step by step instructions to find these black question marks---in idiot terms please:-)
Download google earth:
http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html
download
http://tour.nin.com/nintour.kml
ok, that link is down, so try
http://tour.nin.com/tour/nintour_lights_na.kml
Open that file in google earth.
If you've ever opened a nin.com kml file with google earth before, you may want to delete those entries from your sidebar to avoid confusion later.
then you look in the sidebar for the ? folder and click on the ? entry.
(note: this is obviously a screenshot from the first Treasure Hunt.)
nintour.kml will automatically update
nintour_lights_na.kml WILL NOT
If you have a problem with multiple question marks, you need to
read this
Thanks! Now i'll just sit and wait till something pops up in the bay area!
mcpancakes
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RedKing and bryantodd: What do you guys think the chances will be of something appearing in the bay area? The way I see it, there will only be one concert -- in LA. hm... Plus, I'm going to be out of town (and no, not in LA, haha) from the 13th-19th. I'ma be so pissed if I hear about something in my area. I asked my dad to watch it but he said that if it's in LA there's no point in watching for anything aside from for the excitement.
Also, hopefully when all this is done there will be a ninwiki article with a list of locations, descriptions, and maybe a .kml file with all the locations on them.
xvanx
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okay so here's a n00b questions.
where the hell is the ? folder on the right?
i have the view and route folder but nothing else.
i want to get on this before its too late haha
edit:
i have the lights file, so it wont update by itself? but it wont let me refresh it either? and does the ? folder appears only when theres a new one that pops out somewhere?
gorny540
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I wish trent would do two in a day or even two at once that'd be so bad ass
Yoshata.
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gorny540 wrote:I wish trent would do two in a day or even two at once that'd be so bad ass
Or, better yet, he could just put tons of them all over the country and watch the chaos unfold for about one hour...then post a message here on ETS as Pete:
"Just kidding."
I would probably shit my pants laughing.
allegro
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xvanx wrote:and does the ? folder appears only when theres a new one that pops out somewhere?
that's pretty much how it's been working, yea. the "?" shows up at the bottom of the list of shows under the north american 2008 folder. (underneath "the forum.") when the item is found, the ? goes away.
edit: + what he says
\/\/
mcpancakes
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xvanx: Delete whatever nin.com tour stuff you have on the left under "my places" and use this file:
http://tour.nin.com/tour/nintour.kml
Once you open it, it'll be under temporary places. To add it to my places, right-click the topmost folder "nine inch nails" and click Add to My Places. It will now automatically update. The "?" folder only appears when an "?" item is on the map.
otacon_sky
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...or, Trent puts like 5 question marks at once, and only one is real and the rest are decoys.
xvanx
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mcpancakes wrote:xvanx: Delete whatever nin.com tour stuff you have on the left under "my places" and use this file:
http://tour.nin.com/tour/nintour.kml
Once you open it, it'll be under temporary places. To add it to my places, right-click the topmost folder "nine inch nails" and click Add to My Places. It will now automatically update. The "?" folder only appears when an "?" item is on the map.
thank you so much!
so everything is under the first lights in the sky folder > view
and then the ? folder will appears eventually?
oof i hate being a retard on the computer haha
allegro
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yea, it'll look like this:
melissabee
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i don't think they want me to see it, i've tried every time there's been a hunt.... even now, not working. or else i'm dumb, but i've tried what you all have been explaining to do... damn living in montana.....
bryantodd
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mcpancakes wrote:RedKing and bryantodd: What do you guys think the chances will be of something appearing in the bay area? The way I see it, there will only be one concert -- in LA. hm... Plus, I'm going to be out of town (and no, not in LA, haha) from the 13th-19th. I'ma be so pissed if I hear about something in my area. I asked my dad to watch it but he said that if it's in LA there's no point in watching for anything aside from for the excitement.
This treasure hunt is for the final dress rehearsal in the LA area, mos def because Trent lives there. There is mos def only the one show, and since it is to be in LA, I doubt the "?" will show up anywhere else. As far as this happening during the tour, that remains to be seen. *just my thoughts*
Dr Tran
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I cant believe I drove 100 miles and didn't find it.
Since I didnt have a pen to leave a note with, I left some KROQ CD sampler I found in the trunk.
@i8acat
You're hot, I wish you could have stayed around.
xvanx
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that's not creepy at all
marodi
Who taught you math?
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I leave my computer for six hours and BAM! Another question mark. Congratulations to the one who found the envelope and Dr Tran...maybe next time you'll have better luck!
rim1729
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Here's a pic. Thanks to everyone for the congrats
Dr Tran
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rim1729, do you remember what time you got there?
rim1729
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It was probably about 5:30. I was only at the site maybe 2 minutes tops
Lunatica
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Love the nails, is that papermate or pilot? L
OL L.A. awww so special.
No but seriously, congrats!