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Decyphering the Language of Hyper Light Drifter

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2022-03-16 15:20:48
Decyphering the Language of Hyper Light Drifter

Introduction

Throughout the world of Hyper Light Drifter you will come across glyphs such as at the shops or on the monoliths. This got me curious and thinking, what do they say? I used the glyphs at the shops in town as a starting point and managed to create a full cypher for decoding the glyphs throughout the game. If you're thinking about decoding them yourself be ready to spend quite a bit of time decoding!

Cypher


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This cypher shows the letters of the alphabet and their corresponding in-game glyphs. Some glyphs represent two letters instead of one and are color coded accordingly.

Using The Cypher

The glyphs are read from top to bottom instead of from left to right.

With this knowledge, we can start matching glyphs to our cypher. Let's decipher the sign above.

Using the cypher we can see that the first word on the sign is "Sword". Try using the cypher to translate the second word. The completed translation should spell out "Sword Master".

Decoding The Monoliths

This is what many of us are really here for, so let's get to it! Myself and my friend NoDuckNoDodge have spent hours going through and decoding each of the 16 monoliths.

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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀—⠀N⠀O⠀R⠀T⠀H ⠀— Monolith 1: TRANSCENDENCE FAITH IN MORTALITY

Monolith 2: RIFTS CRAFTED, DANGEROUS POTENTIAL

Monolith 3: A FOUNDATION FOR FAITH & VIOLENCE

Monolith 4: A LOSS OF SELF, A NARROW PATH TRAVELED

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀—⠀S⠀O⠀U⠀T⠀H ⠀— Monolith 5: OVERWHELMING WONDERS AND POWER

Monolith 6: DESPERATE HUNGER FOR PROGRESS

Monolith 7: DISTORTION OF LIFE, DEVOURING BODY

Monolith 8: THE FIRST VICTIM OF THE INVASION

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀—⠀E⠀A⠀S⠀T⠀— Monolith 9: AN ISOLATED PEOPLE FEARFUL & OBSESSED

Monolith 10: OFFERING OF A GREAT CLEANSING FLAME

Monolith 11: A POISONED, MADDENED HOMELAND

Monolith 12: FRAGILE BALANCE SCORCHED, UNDONE

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀—⠀W⠀E⠀S⠀T⠀— Monolith 13: PRECIOUS MOMENTS CAPTURED BY CRYSTAL

Monolith 14: A STILLNESS OF MIND, SKILL HONED SHARP

Monolith 15: MIDNIGHT LOOMING

Monolith 16: TRAPPED BY DESPERATION TO REMAIN

The Library

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After finding all 16 monoliths the full text of the library is revealed. This text translates to the following:

HARNESSING A GREAT WELLSPRING, A PERFECT IMMORTAL CELL WAS CRAFTED TO BE IMBUED WITHIN ALL SENTIENT LIFE A NOBLE GOAL, THOUGH SUCH A POWER TERRIFIED OTHERS, AND BROUGHT RUIN AS ITS PURPOSE WAS TRANSMOGRIFIED

THE ABHORRENT CELL STILL FESTERS DEEP IN THE CHAMBERS OF THIS WORLD

If you have any suggestions on what you want me to add, feel free to ask below!

Source: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=663750227

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