YOU! YOU HAVE TO CELEBRATE. YOU HAVE TO PARTICIPATE. YOU HAVE TO SUCCEED. YOU MUST NOT GIVE UP. YOU WILL GET TO THE END OF THIS.
START YOUR JOURNEY HERE: https://mega.co.nz/#!5twixLLL
GOOD LUCK.

CONGRATULATIONS TO PERROLIJO WHO WAS THE FIRST ONE TO SOLVE THE PUZZLE! OTHERS, LET ME KNOW WHAT PROBLEMS YOU HAVE SO I CAN POST MORE HINTS. THE PUZZLE IS A STEAMGIFTS GIVEAWAY SO LATE PEOPLE HAVE EQUAL CHANCES. YOU MUST NOT GIVE UP.

HINTS WILL COME.
1: MY WISH FOR GOOD LUCK HAS A COMPANION.
2: IF YOU MANAGE TO GET TO THE NEXT PUZZLE, YOU MUST KNOW THAT LAZY PEOPLE MAY BE PUNISHED. LOOK CLOSELY, IF THE KEY DOES NOT WORK.
3: THE ARCHIVE IS LOCKED. THE PASSWORD IS FIVE LETTERS LONG AND IT ONLY INCLUDES CAPITALIZED LETTERS.
4: JULIUS KNOWS A SPECIAL CODE. (5 may also mean 23 to some decryptors)
5: THE CODE YOU GET USING HINT 4 IS A PART OF A SHORTENED LINK. ADD A DOMAIN TO MAKE IT WORK.
6: WHERE DO PEOPLE PASTE STUFF?
7: Q

TEN HOURS LEFT. IF ANYONE NEEDS HELP, FEEL FREE TO ADD ME ON STEAM.

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NO TIME TO WASTE.

9 years ago
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I give up.
Happy cake day :P

9 years ago
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
YOU'RE 21 OR SOMETHING RIGHT

9 years ago
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NOT EVEN CLOSE.

9 years ago
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happy cg day?

9 years ago
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YES. NOW SOLVE THE PUZZLE.

9 years ago
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BUMP.

9 years ago
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BUMP.

9 years ago
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Bump.

9 years ago
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Perhaps on the birthday present i should buy you a keyboard without broken caps lock eh?

Happy B-day man.

9 years ago
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IT'S NOT THE CAPS LOCK KEY, IT'S THE SHIFT KEY.
Also, thank you.

9 years ago
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View attached image.
9 years ago
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Happy Birthday!

Thank you for puzzle, but I'm downloading anything from unknown sources.

9 years ago
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It's a rar file. Rar files are harmless. What is inside them can be harmful. But inside mine is a txt file. Txt files are harmless.

9 years ago
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It's so, why did you put it in RAR?
Anyway.. I'm not downloading any archives.

9 years ago
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For a password-cracking puzzle. I respect your decision, though.

9 years ago
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happy cake day !

9 years ago
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Thank you.

9 years ago
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I CANNOT CONTAIN THE EXCITEMENT.

9 years ago
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CONCENTRATE YOUR EXCITEMENT ENERGY INTO PUZZLE SOLVING.
Also, how are you on my wishlist? Apparently I like you :P

9 years ago
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He's on everybody's wishlist, maybe he have strange powers :/ You know, hedgehog powers.

9 years ago
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Happy cake day!

Got to the part with the shortened link, but can't find it, so gonna take a break for a bit :-)

9 years ago
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I added another hint just for you. If you still can't solve it, take a closer look at the hint.

9 years ago
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Yes that helped.. Thanks! bit further along now :-) This is quite an epic quest :-P

9 years ago
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Nice :) You are near the end now and you're the only one giving feedback, so I can assume that you are the only one that came that far. Also, you don't own the game yet :)

9 years ago
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Yes, I'm at the final puzzle now.. well... almost I guess :-P

I'm sure others will get here as well soon!

EDIT: Hmm so I got this code now.. but it's not working on the site I was expecting it to work on.. even after trying a bunch of conversions.. thinking hard! :-)

9 years ago*
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Happy cake day :) I'm too lazy now, but I'll give it a try later.

9 years ago
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Bump.

9 years ago
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Bump.

9 years ago
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still trying to figure out the code for the archive. But free bump anyway!

9 years ago
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If you're using a brute force cracking software, you should be done in a few seconds or even sooner with dictionary attack. It is way more difficult by guessing.
Also, make sure to check the third hint.

9 years ago
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Well I don't know in your PC, but mine is pretty slow and brute force has been running for 2 hours already and only got to AQJLB :/

It will be months before it reaches ZZZZZ.

EDIT: 2.32 passwords per second.
Around 11,881,376 possibilities.
That is 60 days. Hope the giveaways ends in 9 weeks :/

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I can't even get the "key" to work, even the non-lazy way xD

...straight after posting that, it worked.
Now still need to figure out the "hint" for the archive itself...

9 years ago*
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Just remove one dash :P

9 years ago
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I'd mixed up a letter when copying from the image - expecting the "lazy" way to be messed up somewhere... Lol.

But yeah. Stuck with the rar now

9 years ago
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Use cracking software and hint number 3. Don't waste your time with guessing.

9 years ago
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Bump for solved (I think....)
Oh, happy cake day!!

9 years ago
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Congrats! You beat me once again! :-)

9 years ago
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And you have beaten me a lot of times before in your short existence in sg xd
At least both of us are part of the b/w avatar secret community :)

9 years ago
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lol yeah as long as the b/w avatar secret community wins, it's all good! :-)

9 years ago
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The b/w community are the best!

9 years ago
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See you at the other side! :)

9 years ago
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Congratulations! Just for the record, how long did you need for this puzzle? And, how did you like it?

9 years ago
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According with the time I downloaded the RARARARAR archive, and the time I joined the giveaway... Exactly 30 minutes. But add some minutes trying the key for being lazy, oh and the time I spent reading the post, so around 35 minutes.

Oh how I like it? I don't understand the question :/

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Good. I know I would crack it in just about that much time. It's taking much longer for other people, though ...

9 years ago
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Oh were you asking if I liked it? Yes I enjoyed a lot. And was a bit afraid too, you know, all those mysterious files.. But my AV didn't detect anything strange, for the information of the rest of people :)
"How you like it" make me think about a cup of thick hot chocolate, dunno why.

9 years ago
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Meanwhile... others have been trying for well over an hour xD
Good job; how many rabbits feet and four leaf clovers did you have to collect to get by the rar password? >.^

9 years ago
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Thanks.
lol 1 hour is a short time yet. In other puzzles I have spent (and I am spending) days thinking :|

9 years ago
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Solved the rar but now what the heck...

9 years ago
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Bump for CAKE! :)

9 years ago
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So where should I use shortened link?

9 years ago
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There are a few sites that shorten links. Try a few of them.

9 years ago
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Ok, now I'm stuck and misled

9 years ago
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About 25 sites later and still no joy here either

Except for a "YOU ARE STUCK" image and subsequent ... "message"

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Do you have a hint where to use the code you get for the final puzzle?

9 years ago
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Did you solve the Dropbox challenge already?

9 years ago
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I solved. But I have no working idea where use code for final puzzle

9 years ago
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I'll add the another hint.

9 years ago
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Paste...stuff? The walls? >.>
Pastebin? No go there on any of the decryptions...

9 years ago
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First make sure that you have an 8 character long string. If not, you're doing something wrong. Let me know if you make any progress.

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seven, not eight. Can't seem to find a way to get to eight at all.
Can get 8 if from the start, but that's all.

--
Got an 8-char before dropbox, still didn't work with or without Julious decoding. x.^

Nope, I give up. Spending way too much time on this.

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put that 7-char string after "pas***in.com/"
I think that is quite enough now ;)

9 years ago
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Prior to dropbox: doesn't work
Decoding dropbox link: doesn't work
dropbox link itself: hint goes to an old giveway

Even tried re-encoding "1e" with no success. Consistently "this paste has been removed" across the board.

9 years ago
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Add me on Steam.

9 years ago
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Try the same string with http://bit.ly/

9 years ago
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Bump for solved now! Fun puzzle! :-)

9 years ago
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Well, at least four people solved it already so it's not impossible. Keep going, follow the hints and you will succeed. Or shall I say, YOU HAVE TO SUCCEED.

9 years ago*
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Bump for solved

9 years ago
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GAH I'm missing a letter X_X
555 is ****ing with me ;)

9 years ago
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5 may also be 23 for some decoders. Also, the decoded string should start with "1e".

9 years ago
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Sure does - still only 7 letters :X

9 years ago
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I got the decoded string, it actually starts with "1e"... However, when I paste it into the place where people usually paste stuff, I get not found error.. And it is logical since they use 8 letters format in their shortened strings...

9 years ago
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Nvm, bump for solved.

9 years ago
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Oh no, not solved. Just fooled.

9 years ago
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Don't worry, you're close :)

9 years ago
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Yup. Not fooled anymore :)

9 years ago
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Bump for solved~

9 years ago
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Bump!

9 years ago
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Based on the comments, I need to brute force this RAR file???
Tried a quick google and I'm not sure if I'm willing to trust these programs... Is there a safe one you recommend?

9 years ago
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Not really, I just watched some Youtube videos with tutorials. If the comments said that the program is safe, I downloaded it. I don't remember, which one was it, though.

9 years ago
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At 2.34 passwords per second it will take my computer 60 days to get the password for the RAR. Any hint to narrow the search?

9 years ago
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3: THE ARCHIVE IS LOCKED. THE PASSWORD IS FIVE LETTERS LONG AND IT ONLY INCLUDES CAPITALIZED LETTERS.
That should narrow the search down pretty hard. Also, 2.34 passwords/sec seems kinda slow ...

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Tried another software and got 300 p/s. Then enabled GPU and got to 1000 p/s. Got it in like 30 minutes.
Then rushed through the rest of the puzzle in like 2 minutes, but I'm still stuck on the final step :/

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The one with five letters?

9 years ago
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Yep. Tried all the possible 16 combinations that I think are possible, but they didn't work.

9 years ago
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Added you on Steam.

9 years ago
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