Shadows of Evil Codes List

Shadows of Evil is a dark, atmospheric Zombies map in Call of Duty: Black Ops III set in Morg City. The map features cryptic cipher puzzles scattered across different locations. Solving them reveals hidden messages that tie into the game’s deeper Easter eggs and storyline. Here’s how to locate and decode them.

Shadows of Evil Cipher Codes List

Cipher #1 (Found on a newspaper in the Waterfront district):
Plaintext: “The elders will continue to seed space and time I must lead them to the place they cannot see”
Cipher #2 (Hidden behind a picture in the Boxing Gym):
Plaintext: “Although they have discovered the way Primis will fail”
Cipher #3 (Bricked wall near the Waterfront perk machine, activate with action button):
Plaintext: “M is interested in these worthless beings all his work will be undone”
Cipher #4 (Mathematically encoded; uses Tupper’s self-referential formula):
Plaintext: “The formless one, will be their downfall”
Cipher #5 (Found in the map surroundings):
Plaintext: “I am willing to do what must be done the plan must not fail”
Scrap Paper message (Includes a drawing and coordinates):
Mentions locations: Lower Silesia, Hohenwerfen Castle, Pohnpei Island, and Stalingrad

How to Find and Decode Cipher Messages

Step 1: Enter the map Shadows of Evil in Black Ops III (Zombies mode).
Step 2: Explore each district (Waterfront, Boxing Gym, Waterfront perk, etc.) to locate clues:
Cipher #1: A newspaper in Waterfront
Cipher #2: Shoot the picture in the Boxing Gym
Cipher #3: Interact with a brick near the Waterfront perk
Cipher #4: Find the encoded message (Tupper’s equation) and solve it visually or via tools
Cipher #5: Search around the environment for marked text
Scrap Paper: Look for papers or notes around the map with sketches and coordinates
Step 3: Decode or read the plaintext to reveal storyline hints.
Step 4: These messages enrich your understanding of the Dark Aether storyline and can be part of completing the Easter egg quests.