Tier 1E: The "calcium carbonate" puzzle
Tier Overview
On March 2nd, fishxw found that Rob updated the Tier 1D page with the image “THE_FINALS_OSPUZE_AD_bonus_candy_02.” On March 3rd a higher resolution of the image was uploaded to the official-art channel with the name “THE_FINALS_OSPUZE_AD_bonus_candy_02_higres_per_EE-hunters-request” and the hidden metadata message “Hi EE-hunters.! There is nothing hidden in this image (just the start date of the next tier) , you are on vacation.! From Embark with love.!”
Along with the image was a timer, counting down until the end of the hunter's vacation and the start of T1E.
Solving
On July 1st, DEV64! entered the correct password "cacoiii" and unlocked Tier 1E. This tier took a total of 96 days to solve.
Summary
All the snowflakes, diamonds, and geology-related clues pointed towards the chemical compound calcium carbonate. Various clues pointed to Latin, including the passwords from previous tiers and Tier 1E image titles. Combining the two main clues of calcium carbonate and Latin yielded the final password. The chemical formula for calcium carbonate, CaCO3, but with the 3 replaced with Roman numerals, cacoiii.
Images
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THE_FINALS_Namabatama -
THE_FINALS_NAMALAPIS
Credits
Solver - DEV64!
Documentation - Flex4d, RockhoundBlack
Various Contributions in Alphabetical Order - buunuu, DashGames, Duh, eoin, fishxw, Flex4d, Giriko, joshnut, ka9N, Kyne, Oak, Povich, Resk, RockhoundBlack, Serpenger, Smashel, SPEAR, Swa, WIZARD
Further Reading:
RockhoundBlack's Video: THE FINALS: Solving Tier 1E Of The Game's Pre-Release Easter Eggs