Reserved for hints!
Edit: Got it! Ha!
Just because I'm good, I'll add hints for the difficult questions first! :)
Q2 = You might need the "basis" of the knowledge in puzzle solving for this one, once you get it, it's really easy!
Q4 = Ancient decoding.
Q5 = Brain.
Q6 = JayEs.
Q7 = Pseudo-name. (After you decode it!) - It might look ginormous, but it's the easiest of them all! - When you decode the message, you don't even have to scroll down in the page I tell you to get the answer! :)
Q8 = A very similar technique was used in my first puzzle, you can start from there! :)
Edit: Made a mistake on this hint for Q4, it was actually for Q5. Sorry, guys.
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Fixed a hint that should have been for another question.
We shouldn't have any problems now. I'm sorry, guys.
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LOL when I read the wrong hint I honestly thought you meant "Once you have decoded Q4, you have to use your BRAIN to figure out the answer of that riddle"
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When I saw you created something, I knew it was going to be interesting :-D
I answered correctly to some of them (telling which ones at this point is hint, so I will refrain from doing so), I will continue in the next days :-)
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Yeah, you have plenty of time! A week + a bonus day!
Enjoy! You might like the ending if you do complete it! ;)
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Yes! I shooed away somebody!
You did the best decision in your life! :D
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Sigh
I don't know no spells. The only way I know how to kill no spoilers no spoilers is to copy something from a USB stick.
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Think! Think!
There's something you can use to kill those pesky... things!
Wait... How do you kill something by copying stuff on your USB stick? o_O
Is that... magic?
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Ah! Dammit! I need to watch more South Park, so many episodes, hehe :)
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I'll wait for the hints, because so far I've got just 1st and last questions.
P.S. In your last puzzle I skimmed through the questions before watching the video and when I saw Manchester United vs. Loads of money, I thought that you were a Manu fan and Loads of money was Manchester City.
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What? Lol.
I'm pretty neutral in Football, just watch to have some fun, hehe!
Sure! Come back in a few hours for some hints! :) I'll keep you informed as well ;)
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Does work for me! Perhaps you are using a different method that doesn't work? :)
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Pretty sure I have the right answer :)
Or does it require more than merely copy/pasting it?
Also, does 6 include the number?
Edit: yes, it does - the question is a bit misleading ;)
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I can say 6 has no numbers, only letters. 5 letters.
Not sure what you mean, the letters in order show which letter is upper or lower case.
Edit: Still have no idea what number you are referring, lol.
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Oh... my bad, I was talking about 5/7
got a bit confused there
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You are making look like a dummy here, hehe.
About 5, it might be tough for those who haven't seen the code yet, so it will require hints for later.
About 7, that one is extremely easy to decode, if you know how to search. And yes, includes the number, as stated in the decoded version of the message.
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Yes I have got 7 solved, which is why I wonder about 5
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5 is pretty easy if you have solved 7, even there's a bundled decoder that can solve 7 and 5 :)
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That part was easy, I knew it right away.
But it doesn't accept the answer
Also, those were some big hints right there ;)
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Which question doesn't accept the answer? I'm asking specifically for a certain thing.
And I don't mind, I'm already generous giving away games, right? ;)
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I copied the part between the quotes for 5, but that doesn't work.
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Yay, now it works, thank you :)
Now only stuck on 2 and 4.
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2 is really, REALLY easy if you have solved the first couple of questions.
4 is ancient.
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I am literally checking out your steam friends and I believe I am lost somewhere in there. :D
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You don't even have to scroll down on my profile to find the answer to your question ;)
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Okay I give up. I will be waiting on hints for 2-3-6-8 :D
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Questions 2, 6 and 8. I need new brain cells to solve them.
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Solved! I don't know if I hate you or congratulate you.
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You can do both!
Like, slapping my face, then kissing me.
If... you are a girl, of course! xP
If you are a guy... Ummm... You can invite me a beer, and smash the bottle in my head xD
Congrats! Enjoy the GA's!
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Solved for bump.
BTW, you should consider using something like http://pastebin.com/ instead of forcing us to download a .docx-file.
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Bump for almost solved.
Only Q8 to go. Meh i give up for now. May we have a hint for Q8 pretty please?
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Fascinating how different people have problems with different questions. I've got all beside Q6. Have never seen this and there is no chance to actually search for it as every try yields 0 results.
EDIT: I'm pretty sure it doesn't make a difference. But to be on the safe side: Is there a chance that the text formatting will change if I open thhe file with Open Office since I don't have Microsoft Office.
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Thought so. Thanks for the confirmation. Just need to find the decoding mechanism then ....
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There's a big hint I only discovered after solving it there...
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If the hint is what I assume it is. It doesn't help me. It just generates more wrong results. But maybe Loadsofmoney will soon gives us some real hints. The first three questions were codes I have seen often before. I could decode them all on the same site. Q4 and Q8 were stuff someone just did recently in the forum so I knew them well. And Q5 is solvable if you get Q7 which is easier to google. Q5 alone would probably give me the same problems I have with Q6 now. There are far too many niche codes out there ....
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Interesting, I'm completely stuck on #2, nothing I try worked so far.
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Yea, I've read about it above. On what site did you decode Q1 and Q3? Like I said I got them all without a change in the URL. I thought the tool i used is commonly known on SteamGifts. Or maybe it was in less recent times.
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Hm, regarding my answer it may be best that you soon have to edit your post. The one you say is down is not down for me and the one i used.
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Thank you. Doesn't work for me, but that made me unstuck ;)
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Yea, it can be frustrating sometimes. I have found the corresponding code for Q6 but I can't find a online decoder O.o It is really strange. Even the encoders I find do not produce such short strings as the one in the docx-file. Well, I will find it with time.
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Wordpad can open docx, at least in later version of windows.
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I don't get what I have to input into 4, not sure about 6, not even really looked at 8 yet...
EDIT: Okay, 6 done as well... And 4... But WTF is 8
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I think you are trying to hard with 8. Look at the number of hints you have and take the correct action. And why do you breeze through 6 so easily T_T
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Breeze? I spent, like 15-20 minutes on all of these, that's a lot for me... ;-) All done BTW :-p
Well, Q6 was the only one I did not recognize, but I managed to find it...
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You see I've spent more than triple this time on Q6 alone. I just don't know how to search for it. Using the signs doesn't help too much. And the only word I would consider a hint doesn't bring good results.
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maybe you should not be so literal while searching... I hope it's okay to say that, I feel that was vague enough to not be spoilery
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I understand the hint now and I now what I'm searching. I just have trouble at the moment finding a decoder for it.
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Q1, Q3, Q5 and Q8 done.
Q4 and Q7 decoded, still haven't figured out the correct answers but I think I just need to think more creatively (yesterday I tried the obvious answers for Q4).
I might have interpreted Q7 too literally (as another user in this thread), but I haven't spent a lot of time on it tbh. I have a deadline for tonight, in the next few days I'll have more free time to think :-p
As far as the remaining ones are concerned:
Q2 - I'm pretty sure I'll laugh at myself when I figure it out
Q6 - Haven't tried anything yet
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For Q7, there's a hint already for you! :)
Q2 = It's very easy if you figured out the first batch of questions ;)
Q4 = Follow my instruction, and you'll be fine!
Q6 = Another hint has been added for that one!
Enjoy! :)
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I've tried using most of the known deciphering tools for Q2. Still nothing.
I've searched JayEs in any way i can think of, did not work out. Google is coming back empty handed.
I still have no idea for the spell. Google too.
I am new to the site so I really don't know about the Q8 business.
I'm stuck, please hints!
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You might want to read this!:
https://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/TLR8m/zelgh-magic-guide-to-basic-sg-puzzling-update-april-2016
For "JayEs", you might need to wait for a couple of hints, if you haven't managed to find it yet!
For the spell, you need to think in a RPG way.
Q8 is very near to you!
By the way, you need Level 1 to get to enter the giveaways in the end! You can giveaway one game to be eligible! :)
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I opened a GA but it still has a week to end. I better open another for like an hour or so. Thank you!
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Good bye! Hahaha!
Another one bites the dust!
Edit: ...The gif is not playing, lol.
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You're cruel man. :'(
I left mainly because of question 5, I could never understand what that shit is :(
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Oh, my! Because of your comment, I realized I made a grave mistake on a hint.
Hint for Question 5 is now fixed and added.
Thank you! I almost screwed my puzzle xP.
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You're welcome.
DAMN YOU, I ACTUALLY tried brain as a substituion code in Q4...
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gasp Ummm... You might want to delete that, lol. Deleted, thanks!
It IS what you are referring, the right answer would be which decoder works for that.
Edit: Sorry, sorry! Have this super epic japanese bow apology for the troubles :(
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Every cipher is inspired from that cipher, so everytime I see writings like that, that cipher is the first cipher I think of and I did decipher it and it got even more difficult. Is the answer literal? Or you're trying to make it harder.?
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Yes, the answer is literal. What I ask in the... thing... is what I'm looking for as an answer! :)
So, if I ask... "The answer is [literal answer]", you type exactly what I told you to type in the answer, as instructed! ;)
Also, whenever you have troubles, you can always add me for those extra hints you need! I provide help in that matter! :)
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Doesn't work, or I'm terribly bad at this.
abcde?
yields e e is e e for example. Is the answer e e or the other possibility??
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Woah... What are you doing? Add me quickly, I'm not sure if that question has a mistake, or something. I've seen several solvers so far, so it's weird.
Edit: Solved it.
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Still stuck on 4,6, and 8.
I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong with 4... I've decoded it but I can't get the answer right.. ;A;
Can't decode 6, though. Not sure what JayEs is supposed to be...?
I wasn't able to get this one last time in the Loadsamoney puzzle (even with hints XD), so I still can't figure out what I'm supposed to do with 8.
EDIT: Found 8. Oh god, I realize what I was doing wrong. What is life ;A; Only 4 and 6 left.
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Q4 is right in ITH, what am I asking to you in the decoded message?
Q6: If you found out the answers for 5 and 7, you can find this one easily. Let me tell you even the name of the decoder for this one is almost similar to Q5!
And about not getting it last time... Dang... You could have won a nice prize for your effort xP
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Got Q4! *facepalm whyyyyy???!!! I can't believe it was that easy XD
Thanks for the hint for Q6! :D I think I've found the decoder... but I tried putting the answer in exactly as the instructions told me to, and ITH won't accept it. I'm not sure why...
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Hmmm... Q6's instructions are almost self-explanatory. Let's assume you decoded the 5 letters, entered the place you had to go, and you read the last instructions needed to answer the question. The answer is EXACTLY what I'm asking.
Oh, by the way, if you are adding the letters that you decoded like that in ITH, you are doing it wrong, they are used differently.
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Hehe, does that mean you are leaving or participating in the most boring puzzle ever? xP
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Fun puzzle, and no need to count pound signs this time! Thanks for the challenge!
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What a lazy guy you are! xP
Here, have some pounds you'd like to count!
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Questions 5, 6 , 7 seem very similar but I can't find anything that uses symbols to encode QQ Feels like I'm missing something subtantial :/ I can solve questions 1, 3 and 4 easily but question 2 is too short and none of my decriptions make sense. The hints they do nothing!
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Q7 is not similar to Q5 and Q6, but it's one of the easiest to do, if you know how to search! ;)
Q5: You can use that hint to find "things" that can solve this code.
Q6: In name, is VERY similar to Q5, but with a different decoder. The hint above should help you in that matter, maybe you should read it differently? :)
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Wow, I way overthough Q7. My brain doesn't things so :p I will read differently, with my eyes closed! (didn't work :p) Thanks for your help, I will mull them over and see if I can get inspired to find any solutions.
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Sure, friend! Don't hesitate asking me for more hints, if you need them! :)
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Ok, Q5 and Q7 solved I was way overthinking those. I guess I should underthink Q2 and Q6 now :p Q7 was key for me to solve them.
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For Q2: If you have managed to get Q1 and Q3, this one is REALLY easy, if you used something that can decode both Q1 and Q3.
For Q6: Remember what I said above, the name of the decoder in Q6 is VERY similar to Q5!
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Wow, question 7 was what I was missing, it all fell together after that. Question 5, 6, 7 solved. Onto Q2.
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Wow! That's all? Q2 is keeping you out of the rewards? Like I said, if you figured out Q1 and Q3, Q2 is a PIECE OF CAKE!
Read my hint above to know what do you need! Maybe that will give you inspiration! ;)
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Ok, is the answer for Q2 gibberish or does it actually make sense?
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Gibberish, like one of the questions you answered.
If you found the tool to decode it, just paste the answer on the question!
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I have them all except for Question 2 which is undecryptable :p I tried every single kind of encryption I've heard about, nothing.
Edit: Nevermind, I found em all. That site is so unintuative :/
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Wow! You seem to be very stuck! You can add me if the hints aren't helping! :)
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If you continue having troubles, give me a shout out here, and I'll help! :)
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Why is it the most boring ever?
Because the prize is 5 bundled games...
Yay. (Read in a very boring way)
Yeah, that's how boring it is... So boring you should be doing something else, like... I don't know... Look at paint drying? Look at grass growing? Playing Bad Rats Legendary Edition?
Ok... sigh
You still reading? You still want to complete a boring puzzle for free games? Ok, very well.
Here you go...
yawn
http://www.itstoohard.com/puzzle/xOfEESiP
Edit: There was a slight mistake on Question 5, it should be corrected now.
Edit 2: 10 entries on the final prize, and 5 days left. Time to reveal the prize! :)
Update: Instead of a Docx download, I'll be using PasteBin, as a suggestion from Nordhbane! (Thank you! :) Nice idea!)
SOLUTIONS:
Q1: A simple binary to text decoder will work on this!
Answer: bas1fuk
Q2: Most people uses Base64 to find out solutions to their problems, but change the number to 32, and everybody loses their minds, haha!
Answer: pokay
Q3: Hexadecimal decoder can do the trick here! This is the message you should have gotten:
"So, you are there... In the jungle, you are an explorer... When suddenly! A skeleton appears! Oh noes!
2spooky4me
You have to kill it, but how do you kill which has no life?
(There's a spell that can be used which is beneficial for living things, but harmful for undead)"
Yes, there's a spell that can HARM undead instead of HEALING them!
Here you go!
Potential answers:
1. Heal.
2. Healing.
3. Cure.
4. Curing.
Q4: Ahhh... The joys of using a very ancient decoding tool like Rotation 13 to decypher the cypher I proposed here...
Decoded message: "Answer is the question itself."
Answer: Question 4
Q5: Oh, crap... What's that? Well, not many people knows about it... Here, I used what it's called, an "esoteric" language, known by some, unknown by many people. Languages designed for VERY specific utilities, which I have no idea, lol!
This language is called Brainfuck (Pardon my French, it's called like that, seriously!)
Decoded message: "There's no way you can read this pile of crap, but if you do... "Super Shut The Hell Up Brothers" is what you are looking for."
Straight forward...
Answer: Super Shut The Hell Up Brothers
Q6: Another esoteric language! This one had to be done separately, 5 times!
The name of the language is called JSFuck. (JayEs)
Decoded letters in order and with the instructions I gave you (Upper or lower case): DtZuw
If you noticed the number of letters, it's a giveaway, an ended one.
Here!
Read the "EDIT" message, and you'll know what to do!
Answer: SUPERHOT
Q7: ANOTHER esoteric language, this one is ridiculously easy, since the code is the actual name of the language, "Ook!"
Decoded message: "This is too goddamn easy if you found out about Brainfuck, so, how about this?"
"My little brother uses another name in Steam (His name and a number), what's that name?"
So, I was asking you to go to my profile, and look around for my pseudo-names, if you found out a name and a number next to it, that was the one you are looking for!
Answer: Isaac30
Q8: This probably was the hardest for those who didn't know what to do, I told you, there's nothing here to decode.
A simple link manipulation could do the trick.
Since it's from IMGUR, you should have figured out that IMGUR has descriptions in their images sometimes, so you had to change this...
http://i.imgur.com/pfXil02.jpg
Into this...
http://imgur.com/pfXil02
Read the message!
Answer: Answer
There you go! It wasn't that hard, was it? :P
Thank you everyone for joining my puzzle, see you next time in my next one! Hopefully, it will not be that hard, I'm planning on making something different, so everybody enjoys it! :)
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