@FilthyLittleGodPS4 Welcome, sir. 
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I know that game artists, at least the few I know, like to throw some extra work and secret details to texture files (still haven’t found any dickbutts from the game /* I’m a bit disappointed */) and I wouldn’t hold my breath with any secret meanings for that smmasmaa part. Might be just some filler and/or mischievous curveball from art dept.
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So if it is a mischievous curveball, maybe we need a mischievous solution.
- Let me take the letters of SMMASMAA.
- I see 3 A’s 3 M’s and 2 S’s.
- Letters and numbers will not do, so I change the numbers to roman numerals
- Now I have all letters aiii miii sii.
- Now I convert aiii miii sii to all numbers according to their letter value a=1 i=9 m=13 s=19
- So aiii miii sii becomes 1999 13999 1999
- Next comes the hard bit. I took the number sequence 1999139991999 and placed mathematical operators between every number which gives the meaning of Smmasmaa.
- (((1*9/9+9)*13/9+9)*9+19-9)*9 = 1989
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waits for someone else to do the math
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= 900
(It’s easy, just use Win built-in calculator. 
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Though, what i’m unsure about is; by what basis those mathematical operators were added between the numbers? 
It could very well be: 19 * { 9 - 9 / [13 + 9 * 9 - 9 / (19 + 9 * 9 ) ] } = ?. Or any other combination. Here, i think it’s wild goose chase by trying to dechiper the “smmasmaa” via mathematical formula.
First, the answer is not 900, I added more brackets to avoid getting different answers. ((((((((1*9)/9)+9)*13)/9)+9)*9)+19-9)*9= 1989
So I added operators to get 1989, a significant year in GZ. But the whole thing is a joke of course.
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Helldriver, and others you might also like this, not specific about runes but interesting things about vikings. https://www.britishmuseum.org/vikings-live
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Somehow, yesterday, i did the formula twice and got 900 as a result, twice.
Today, writing down calculations, i didn’t get 900 at all. Instead, i got close to your result but not the same one either.
Calculations
(((1*9/9+9)*13/9+9)*9+19-9)*9
(((9/9+9)*13/9+9)*9+19-9)*9
(((1+9)*13/9+9)*9+19-9)*9
(((10)*13/9+9)*9+19-9)*9
((130/9+9)*9+19-9)*9
((14.444+9)*9+19-9)*9
((23.444)*9+19-9)*9
(210.996+19-9)*9
(229.996-9)*9
(220.996)*9
1988.964
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Hello Gysbert, many thanks for the link. That is very interresting stuff.
The correct solution of your algebra form what you have posted is 1989.
i have solved that by hand and there were some simple rules.
A algebra term like yours must be solve from the inner parentheses to the outer parentheses and dot calculation before dash calculation.
i have solved it by Hand and then I checked this with Excell and both gave the same solution.
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Hello Aesyle thats correct when you calculate with more than two digits behind the comma than you get 1989. the term 13/9 gives 1,44444444 a irrational number like Pi. 
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Yes, and 1988.964 isn’t 1989. It is when you round up the digits behind the comma but still, 1988.964, date wise, would be 31st December 1988 and in no way it rounds up to the event happening in 1989.
Same is when something costs €24.46. Rounding up, you’ll get €25 but the item still costs €24.46.
Three spaces behind comma is the norm in mathematical calculations.
Like said above, a wild goose chase since the mathematical calculations doesn’t produce the expected results.
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that’s correct for comercial calculations but not for technical calculations !
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It can matter in technical calculations as well. E.g if you have lee-way of +/- 1mm then yes, you don’t need to calculate values behind comma. However, in industries where micrometers matter, you can’t disregard values behind comma (best example: CPU die manufacture, where even smaller values, nanometers, play a huge role).
It’s fun talk about math but how about we end it? 
It’s getting quite off-topic (since i don’t see correlation between runes and mathematical values).
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I think we end this here because we going to fare from topic and brake the code of conduct, but when you give the form in Excell you will get 1989 as result. Sorry that i can‘t send you a photo from my spreadsheet because I‘m on the way with my tablet.
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You get 1989 as answer because, like you said 13/9 result in a number with an infinitely recurring decimal. All scientific calculators give this answer. Plug the whole equation in google and they give 1989 as answer. What surprises me that even when I told that this was meant as a joke, not as a real solution, it was still viewed that way by Aesyle.
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I will take the good old “Darts” method with the solution. Place X amount of paper pieces to the ground, every paper has a letter and then you throw D20 and see how many darts you have to throw into air and every dart that lands on the paper, is the true and only solution for the puzzle.
RNG gods will decide the end result. 
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Bah, I still prefer my preference. LMAO
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Hi,
I just found this sort of sticker thing while walking my dog, and as a firm believer in synchronicity I’d like to know what it means if it’s not gibberish. If anyone could help I’d be really grateful!
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I’m pretty sure it’s a variation of the Vegvisir, also known as the runic / Nordic / Viking compass.
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Thank you so much! Have a great day!
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