How do I solve Enigma codes?

I found all Enigma codes, thanks to PowerPyx' collectible guide. All I have to do now is solve them, but how am I supposed to do it?

Each code has 2 rows of 9 numbers ranging from 1 to 9. Each row determines the value of a letter ranging from A to J. I tried brute forcing the letters, but from AA to JJ nothing happened. Brute forcing the numbers is going to take forever, since there are one Billion different combinations for them.

Finding the collectible Enigma Codes only allows me to set a value for the corresponding number, but it doesn't look like there's a hint to solving it.

Exactly how am I supposed to find out how to solve this?

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Best Answer

It may be sweet irony, but 5 minutes before I posted my question, someone already posted the solution to the codes.

To solve Code n, you will need to do the following:

First row: Put n in the first column. To get the value of the next column, add n to the current column's value. If the value exceeds 9, use the digital root.

Second row: To get the current column's value, subtract the value of the first row's same column from 9.

0 is never part of the code. Each column adds up to either 9 or 18.

Here are the solutions and what they unlock:

Code 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 9

Unlocks 999

Play Wolfenstein in 999 mode.
- 999% more action
- start with 999 health
- unlimited ammo
- ÜBER difficulty

Code 2

2 4 6 8 1 3 5 7 9
7 5 3 1 8 6 4 2 9

Unlocks WALK IN THE PARK

Play Wolfenstein in WALK IN THE PARK mode.
- all HUD elements except interactive prompts disabled
- rely fully on your senses to survive
- I AM DEATH INCARNATE! difficulty

Code 3

3 6 9 3 6 9 3 6 9
6 3 9 6 3 9 6 3 9

Unlocks HARDCORE

Play Wolfenstein in HARDCORE mode.
- all health and armor pickups removed from the game
- ÜBER difficulty

Code 4

4 8 3 7 2 6 1 5 9
5 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9

Unlocks IRONMAN

Play Wolfenstein in IRONMAN mode.
- only one life
- game over if you die
- ÜBER difficulty

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How do you break the Enigma code?

To decrypt a message, one needs not only an Enigma machine, but also the knowledge of the starting state, i.e. at which positions the wheels were when the text was typed in. To decrypt the message, the machine must be set to the same starting state, and the cipher text is entered. Output is the plain text.

How do you use Enigma codes?

Wolfenstein: The New Order Enigma Codes: What do Enigma Codes unlock? If you solve all of the Enigma Codes, you'll get the 999 Mode, which gives you 999 Health, unlimited ammo, and Uber difficulty, as well as "999% more action," according to the developers.

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