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3P1C

Hey there epic people!

My last puzzle is not over yet, and I "hid" some links of my new puzzle there, but it looks like threads start being ignored once they get old, so here is a fresh thread for a fresh puzzle:

I intended it to be:

  • More challenging than the last one
  • Funnier than the last one
  • More sophisticated

It's nothing extremely long, and the prize is better, so please try! I will be posting a few hints in case YOU GUYS get sticky-stucky somewhere! And of course, no one is allowed to post hints or solutions anywhere on SG!

Also, this puzzle has been tested, so no questions are broken, everything is fully solvable!

Click here to try

Puzzle countdown

9 years ago*

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3P1C

And it's probably not fun, as nobody even replies D: I'm starting to feel lonely!

The game being given away is very new (and obviously non-bundle), also it is a very fun game!
Try it! I will post hints later.

9 years ago
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3P1C

Anyone who adds me gets free hints, so it's worth trying!

9 years ago
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AnarcoPunkRJ

Bump!

9 years ago
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DanZDK

Bump for too hard

9 years ago
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3P1C

Them puzzle has been nerfed! Just type "Kittens" for Q1

9 years ago
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DanZDK

Don't know if that was supposed to be a joke but Q1 was the only one I had previously successfully answered :P

9 years ago
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HuzzaHD

Did I really read "More challenging than the last one"?

9 years ago
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3P1C

In a way. :3

The first was just plain research and thinking, this one requires certain procedures like decryption.

A nice thing about decryption is that it denies the 20 second penalty of ITH.

9 years ago
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HuzzaHD

Hell I'm outta here. GL to all masochists out there that want to try this.

9 years ago
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3P1C

Nothing in the puzzle is overly complex. The solution should be exactly what you can come up with without thinking much.

9 years ago
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3P1C

Puzzle nerfed again.

9 years ago
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VulcanuS

trying :)

9 years ago
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3P1C

Few people are even trying this puzzle, but the prize is worth the trouble! As a bonus, I give private hints to anyone who adds me on Steam and catches me online. I will offer private hints of equal worth to all those who add me, so it's going to be fair.

9 years ago
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CrazymattCaptain

quite challenging

9 years ago
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chour

Ok. Two down.

Edit: and that's all.

9 years ago*
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3P1C

Giving up that quickly? I can help you!

9 years ago
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3P1C

Hints for you:

  • Two questions are very similar and have similar solutions.
  • One of the questions cannot be solved without solving other questions first.

Also, Q3 has been greatly nerfed, I completely changed the answer of the question and replaced the method to solve it, much easier now.

9 years ago
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chour

You know I'm getting MORE confused with every "nerf".
If there's some kind of system it won't surface and I hoped hints would give it a little push in the right direction.
I don't even have any wild ideas...

So I'd rather see this "push" (a glimpse on logic behind) than "nerf".
By "push" I mean "let me show how I think".

I'd like to have fun "while solving" than fun "in retrospect".

9 years ago
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3P1C

Try to solve the questions in order, do not attempt solving the latter ones first (it is impossible)!

9 years ago
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chour

Q3 down. I honestly tried the same method a couple of times. Still it's something of a brute-force.

Edit: Q4 also down. Hmm, that one is nice.

Q5 done.

Stuck at Q6.

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3P1C

Was Q5 hard?

Q6 is not complex at all, you just have to decrypt the encrypted text using a very specific decryption key. It must be exact.

  • The correct answer of Q6 is the result of decrypting the encrypted text provided. To solve it, you must decrypt that text.
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chour

Q5 was...yes...easy :)
That part about Q6 is ...well...quite evident. The keyword is not.

9 years ago
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chour

On second thought (guess it was one hundred second) it's not clear in Q6 what is what :-).
The word "text" is mentioned twice in the "The correct answer of Q6 is the result of decrypting the encrypted text provided. To solve it, you must decrypt that text". Is it the same text?
"Assemble it" - text? Arrhh (confused).

9 years ago
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Serkroth

Bump for hint on 3 and 4...believe I have answers but they keep coming up as wrong.

9 years ago
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3P1C

Hints posted!

9 years ago
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lcephoenix

My thoughts immediatley after seeing Q3: "Oh no, Latin."
Yet I'm having my last final exam in Latin in two weeks; I hate Latin though, ugh.

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3P1C

It's not just Latin, it's lorem ipsum aka. junk text
z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1 z3rL1

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lcephoenix

Well that makes it even worse.

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3P1C

Actually, not. If it's junk text, it means the text itself cannot be hidden code. One can only use lorem ipsum as a puzzle question if they modify it in some manner.

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lcephoenix

To be honest, I'm not even trying to solve the puzzle. I was just saying that I don't really like Latin, that's all.

9 years ago
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CrystalGamer

I'm stuck at the first question. Knowing that they should be solved in numerical order and seeing all of them I'm out :D Too hard for me and I don't really have the time nowadays. Hope someone will solve it :)

9 years ago
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3P1C

Are you serious? I even spoiled Q1.

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CrystalGamer

Hm, then I didn't see it.

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3P1C

It's "Kittens". A joke question. D:

9 years ago
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CrystalGamer

Yep, I saw. My first intention was googling the name of the gif or describing the gif in more detailed way.

9 years ago
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CrystalGamer

Ok, sorry. My bad :) Q1 is automatic. I'll try to take a look on others later.

9 years ago
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3P1C

It's a question I placed there to cheer people up and motivate them to attempt solving the puzzle :3

9 years ago
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3P1C

Hints:

  • Q3: Something is not right with the lorem ipsum. Find out what. The italic text is very important.
  • Q4: The puzzle's description has a hint concerning what you should do regarding the linked Pastebin page.
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nopzor

This shit's impossible. xd

9 years ago
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3P1C

Nope

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3P1C

Question 7 completely REMOVED!

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chour

Why? It seemed quite nice. Though guess you had to solve Q6 properly.

Also, I think there are a way too many options in Q6 to assemble something :)

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3P1C

There actually aren't. It's possible to assemble in many ways, but if you follow a certain logic there is only one. You need to realize a fact that you can find out by carefully reading the text. You can separate the various parts and that will help you A LOT.

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chour

Ok, another a couple of hours staring at the words...I demand more wine!

Edit. My final guess: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCCXq9QB-dQ

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3P1C

Disassemble before assembling, please.
Also the decryption key is very specific, basically it's the same thing as the question, only written in a different way, but must be exact.

9 years ago
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chour

Impossible actually without any clues. A needle in a haystack. Sorry. I'm out.

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3P1C

Not impossible. The sentences follow a logic, they are just scrambled amongst themselves. here's a big hint for you:

Original (wrong) sentences:

  • Spotted full of mirrors;
  • Entered a caped figure rooms;

Fixed sentences:

  • Spotted a caped figure;
  • Entered rooms full of mirrors;

You should maintain the original order, just fix the sentences! :D

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chour

Before writing "a needle in a haystack" I tried the very same thing. And decided against it because it's subject to a lot of mistakes. I don't even understand how you're supposed to guess what you should do in the first place without any indication.
Since you actually gave a very stratight hint I'm going to tell you what I've done:

  • Checked the sequence of first/second/third/last letters from each parts to be a potential keyword
  • Counted words - tried to do smth with it
  • Counted letters in each part, translated into Ascii (using numbers as hex)
  • tried to arrange parts according to a) alphabet b) string length
  • translated all into latin, tried to work with it
  • etc

What I wanted to say - it's impossible to understand what you want us to do without dropping anything as a guideline (Q1-Q5 are thankfully different :).

Ok, I'll try to fiddle with it for a while.

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3P1C

There is an indication, and it's in the very way the words are arranged in the sentences. There is a thing you must realize from the sentences given, once you realize that, assembling everything correctly should be easier.

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chour

Ok. I don't want to argue since it's your puzzle but I don't think it's as evident as you think it is.
One could think you simply just rearranged words to make a pattern (number of words, number of letters etc).

Also I could try (using your hint) 'A caped figure entered rooms' and 'Full of spotted mirrors'. Sounds ok too.

There, I have argued....

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3P1C

"A caped figure entered rooms" and "Full of spotted mirrors" are being reassembled using the words of the sentence itself - not exchanging words between each other. That is not possible with all sentences. Figure out the clue!

EDIT: The reason why the sentences come one after the other (organized as a single paragraph) is to obscure that very fact (that you must figure out in order to understand how to assemble the whole text)

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chour

OK. I made the necessary rearrangements and so far "incorrect password'. Meaning "it's subject to a lot of mistakes". Guess I have to dig more.

9 years ago
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3P1C

Page updated with a formatting clue. The problem here is that the decryption key doesn't allow for multiple answers, so it must be exact.

overpowered666 for hints on Skype

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chour

Can't Skype atm

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3P1C

you can use Skype on a web browser by logging in to your microsoft account and setting up the web plugin

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akhanubis

Stuck at Q2, Q3, Q6 :P

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Ayumania

Wow.. I cant find the passwords in the crypted files.. I feel so dumb.

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3P1C

What encrypted files? o.o

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3P1C

This puzzle will not resume after the countdown ends, once it ends, I will not restart the puzzle in case there are no solvers (will replace it with a different puzzle)

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3P1C

sauce pls

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3P1C

Try something unusual.

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chour

Well, guess it's done?

Edit: Yep, done.

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