So here we go.

It's very hard, it requires a lot of thinking and knowledge.

But I think it's worth it.

GO ON ADVENTURE FOR SKYRIM

The giveaway ends 28 July so you've got a loooooot of time.

Good luck, have fun, and I hope you'll learn something doing this :3

Pro tips:


FAQ:
Q: I DID IT, WHERE IS MY SKYRIM SCUM???!?!?
A: Everything is there. But not all bits are useful.

Q: Is it fake?
A: No, it's just hard.

9 years ago*

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I found that 66 has magic :)

9 years ago
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If only I found it too :p

9 years ago
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I have found 713 66s and still no solution, so...

9 years ago
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+1 This is making me nuts...

9 years ago
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Already got skyrim but the puzzle is bugging me guess I'll spend the weekend trying to solve it instead of studying for my exams... thanks :D

9 years ago
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Hehehe, glad my exams are over =P

9 years ago
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This puzzle --- Level over 9.000!

Maaan, I got so much stuff to do, but this puzzle won't get out of my head =D

9 years ago
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My brain hurts. I wandered saw the Executive Order 9066 but it probably isnt connected to the puzzle :/

9 years ago
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Damn, it's hard :<

9 years ago
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I sadly announce that I'll retire from this quest. Wasn't able to find it.

Has been nice trying though.

9 years ago
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Wait! Is the answer 42?!?

Please say yes, if not, then I'm running out of ideas =/

9 years ago
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Well you know 42 is the answer to life, the universe and pretty much everything :D

9 years ago
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Yeah, everything but this puzzle, damn! =P

EDIT: P.S. I love your Avatar, Gentlemon ^^ xD

9 years ago
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I don't know why I even try, I totally suck at this kind of cryptic puzzles =(

I guess Skyrim makes me optimistic xD

9 years ago
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Found the answer

9 years ago
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xD

9 years ago
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So Guys, 24 hours have passed, does everybody still agree, that this is confusing? =)

9 years ago
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agree

9 years ago
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The Most Retarded Puzzle Ever*

9 years ago
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Thanks for the giveaway! No idea how to enter. There's just nothing here... =)

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is there a skyrim steam key in that file ?

9 years ago
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I detected the hidden message but I still don't know how to decrypt it -_-

9 years ago
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So, I know what magic means. Not sure if the second 66 is a coincidence or not, though probably not. Still not sure what to do next. I tried a few combinations but nothing really stands out.

9 years ago
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I think this is the most hated puzzle in the world. :D

9 years ago
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Okay my unpatient friends.
Let's make it easier.
Pro tips:

9 years ago
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Meh, I'll code a decryption tool in java over the weekend.

Quick question, is the giveaway only skyrim or skyrim legendary edition? If it's the later case, is it ok to enter the giveaway only for the DLCs?

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Skyrim only.

9 years ago
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EEEERRF,

well, it will be for the sport then.

9 years ago
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well, Steganography usually requires either an original image to compare with the "encrypted" one or a given method of encryption using a password.

since you gave neither of both, i assume you inserted the link visually in the image -> checked some approaches for doing this but found nothing.

did you use some stegano software for hiding the information?

9 years ago
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No stegano software involved. All was done with hex editor and windows calculator in programmer mode. Also the BMP format specification is helpful :).

9 years ago
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so code is in the form of hexadecimal after that we need to convert it into UTF-8 or something like that ?

9 years ago
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ok, this should help narrowing it down.....i have an idea...gonna test it out as soon as i have some time.

since i already own skirim le, i just participate for the fun of it ;)

i just dont get what that magic number is supposed to do.

bitmap header is clean, nothing hidden in there.

each line of the image has 3 unused bytes, checked first few and 66th, nothing found there.

cheked image colors for suspicuious abnormalities - nothing.

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is the link contained/encrypted in a single block of bytes or are the bytes used distributed all over the image or is even only one bit of each image byte used?

9 years ago
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2 last bits of each pixel's component are used. The first byte that you'll obtain is 66.

9 years ago
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without this hint i would not have found it (in the amount of time i commit to such things) - with this hint it was simple

still dont get the 66, but one does not need it :)

9 years ago
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I'm mentally exhausted, but I don't wanna give up, it's not even about Skyrim anymore!

9 years ago
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I'll quietly wait for the solution ._.

9 years ago
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+1

9 years ago
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Man, i feel that i'm very close to the solution, i just don't know what to do with the pixels :S

9 years ago
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Get the answer out of their channel's last 2 bits... :>

9 years ago
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I think i know how to do this, but will it require to make a program myself or is there any "simple" way of doing it? Especially if i need every single pixel, you can't do it manually.

9 years ago
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Hex editor + windows calculator is enough.

9 years ago
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I is massive noob, How do I use Hex editor?
Edit: My reaction to trying to solve this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIXw-3H48yU

9 years ago
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Bump for solved :)

9 years ago
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Nice! :3

9 years ago
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A few more hints ?

Like, should we look on the same line as the 66 or around it ?

also, are those 66 single characters or split between two ?

9 years ago
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Haha damn, this is sure to keep everyone sitting on the edges of their seats.

9 years ago
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Bump for solved! THANKS FOR SKYRIM!

9 years ago
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Bump for solved :) Thank you for a shiny puzzle (and an awesome game)!

9 years ago
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Interesting puzzle ... all i know what to do in this "hex editor"is to find those hex strings 66 and it translates to "f" ... there is exacly 252, but strings next to them doesn't tell me much. :/ Why i need a calculator with programer mode? IS the Message a single word or a sentence with instruction? Anyways after this giveaway is over plz explain us how you "hide" the information and hw to decode it plz.

9 years ago
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Yes, please do that, Szatan! :)

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