Hmmm... One the one hand, this seems utterly, bafflingly impossible.
On the other hand, maybe we've all just been overlooking the most obvious solution.
It's not that hard, but it's a secret really. (ps disable any popup blocker you have, mine was blocking it even through I knew i was writing the correct password after disabling ublock and my pop upblocker it worker)
I know, right? I have the password and feel no closer to solving this puzzle. The redirect stopped (my browser does it automatically, and I don't know how to set it to do so automatically, but anyway), but that did no good. I have popup blocker and ublocker turned off, yet nothing. And the link provided doesn't seem to provide the answer. :/
I turned off everything I could think of, refreshed, and all I get is a blocked re-direct to a particular website. I do not see anything on that website that would be of help. No popup. :|
I figured it out.
Thanks, chatted the willies out of this guy already, since awhile we are out of topics.
Sure I'll join you, but am not on steam now. Will be back in the evening, 9-10 hours from now.
it sounds so easy, yet it is so difficult. Maybe I am overthinking it. I was overthinking the passphrase, but that still didn't help much at all for me/my browser.
I have no idea how someone would pass the last one by bruteforcing. You mean you assigned a number to each color and kept trying until the combination worked?
Not quite. I thought that colors are bit triplets, but it wasn't obvious for me, what color means which combination, except of green. So I just wrote down symbols that correspond to all combinations, and started my little bruteforce script. I only needed to check two last characters, and not full alphabet for each, so that was fast.
Well, I was trying to research how to revert color overlays in a photoshop image and I thought the answer would be revealed within the eyes of the picture. Luckily someone pointed out to me that the colors look like bits. I just got here before him because I noticed the ending of the Notepad before he did =)
In hopes that "This may prove useful to somebody some day perhaps, in a...set of circumstances."(Kudos to those who recognize that quote!)
PSA: don't hit "enter", hit "submit". "Enter" just clears the text box, it doesn't submit the answer to the bot.
Have you passed part 2? It would be nice to know that I really have used the correct password, and I'm not just wasting my time with a red herring bot...
If you've tried to say anything in the discord after the password, you're already talking with the bot you need. You can't fish for clues or anything from him, though - he will only give you a useful response to 1 specific phrase.
With a hex editor you could find [white,0][yellow,1][orange,2][red,3][purple,4][blue,5][green,6][black,7]
Colours in the picture are:
White, Green, White --> 060
Yellow, Green, Green --> 166
White, Green, Green --> 066
Yellow, Yellow, Orange --> 112
Yellow, Blue, Green --> 156
So you will get 060 166 066 112 156
Then use ASCII (Octal) to get the code
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
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+1 more notification.
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I just got started, but I'm not sure yet which direction to continue :)
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Hmmm... One the one hand, this seems utterly, bafflingly impossible.
On the other hand, maybe we've all just been overlooking the most obvious solution.
Hey, Archi... What's your password?
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His paypal password? Is
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It's not that hard, but it's a secret really. (ps disable any popup blocker you have, mine was blocking it even through I knew i was writing the correct password after disabling ublock and my pop upblocker it worker)
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Ah, I guess that was the problem for me, I'd tried the same password before without any result.
Now having skipped over that hurdle, back to feeling completely lost :D
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I know, right? I have the password and feel no closer to solving this puzzle. The redirect stopped (my browser does it automatically, and I don't know how to set it to do so automatically, but anyway), but that did no good. I have popup blocker and ublocker turned off, yet nothing. And the link provided doesn't seem to provide the answer. :/
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I turned off everything I could think of, refreshed, and all I get is a blocked re-direct to a particular website. I do not see anything on that website that would be of help. No popup. :|I figured it out.
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Could you leave a hint please? Still stuck on that redirect for days now.
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type something in that link
look for a notification
respond
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Thanks, chatted the willies out of this guy already, since awhile we are out of topics.
Sure I'll join you, but am not on steam now. Will be back in the evening, 9-10 hours from now.
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I'm on discord with the others
sent friend request
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Have you eventually figured out what to talk about with the bot? Any hints please? :)
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Try to msg him a line you find here on this page.
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Thanks for the reply, done it short after asked for your help :)
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do you wanna join up with 3 of us?
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it sounds so easy, yet it is so difficult. Maybe I am overthinking it.I was overthinking the passphrase, but that still didn't help much at all for me/my browser.Comment has been collapsed.
How the fuck the password isn't Cirno?
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finally
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I had halpp
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Thanks for halpp.
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Now how does one hack? I better get started.
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And bruteforce saved me again. I hope I won't get banned because of your puzzle. Also, how all those people get here? Are they use bruteforce too?
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I have no idea how someone would pass the last one by bruteforcing. You mean you assigned a number to each color and kept trying until the combination worked?
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Not quite. I thought that colors are bit triplets, but it wasn't obvious for me, what color means which combination, except of green. So I just wrote down symbols that correspond to all combinations, and started my little bruteforce script. I only needed to check two last characters, and not full alphabet for each, so that was fast.
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apparently, i got part of the answer of the previous, but could not put the final part together. And afterwards, it seemed so simple and obvious.
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Well, I was trying to research how to revert color overlays in a photoshop image and I thought the answer would be revealed within the eyes of the picture. Luckily someone pointed out to me that the colors look like bits. I just got here before him because I noticed the ending of the Notepad before he did =)
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Hey, trying to do real work here. And failing. I need to put this off until the evening.
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Stuck at this one :s
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Looks like I'm lost at a sea surrounded by fish, but I'll have to continue tomorrow.
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I am back today but I have no idea what do to after getting the password right so I'm stuck :(
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Okay, I made it this far with quite a bit of help, but now i'm stuck... oh well, I got to use the time waiting for the service person...Comment has been collapsed.
I keep getting stuck, instead of getting ahead...
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Now i´m talking with a bot...
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Now I know what you mean. :-)
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Those still suck.
The bot requires a secret passphrase. One you've had since you started this particular puzzle.
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In hopes that "This may prove useful to somebody some day perhaps, in a...set of circumstances." (Kudos to those who recognize that quote!)
PSA: don't hit "enter", hit "submit". "Enter" just clears the text box, it doesn't submit the answer to the bot.
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I finally figured it out!
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hint hint plz :3
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pm via steam? or hint?
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hint would be fine for me
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ok, what is the page title when you are trying to enter the password? Also, case matters
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the title in the tab
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that's part 1 of 2
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Have you passed part 2? It would be nice to know that I really have used the correct password, and I'm not just wasting my time with a red herring bot...
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not a red herring bot at all. pm it
with something on this page
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Done, thanks!
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Do you wish to join a few of us as a team in hopefully finishing this?
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Yeah, sure :)
I'm on Discord as PsychoApeMan.
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thanks! can you message me on discord please?
then I'll add you to the group chat
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Can you please hint me whether I should chat with red herring bot or other bot? I tried so many things already..
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If you've tried to say anything in the discord after the password, you're already talking with the bot you need. You can't fish for clues or anything from him, though - he will only give you a useful response to 1 specific phrase.
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Thanks for the reply, already figured it out! :)
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Thank you. the bot was throwing me "No response generated" and I had to create another discord account to get the appropriate answer.
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I'm willing to forge together with you to the end, if you want
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let's team up then!
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GG! Do you have a discord tag?
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Hey! Could I join? My Discord is Pietruszek#2084 ;)
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^^
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Hey, could someone please clarify me where were the informations to decrypt the colors into numbers?
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With a hex editor you could find [white,0][yellow,1][orange,2][red,3][purple,4][blue,5][green,6][black,7]
Colours in the picture are:
White, Green, White --> 060
Yellow, Green, Green --> 166
White, Green, Green --> 066
Yellow, Yellow, Orange --> 112
Yellow, Blue, Green --> 156
So you will get 060 166 066 112 156
Then use ASCII (Octal) to get the code
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Thank you! I missed the part about the hex editor. Tried and found it :)
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np! :)
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Oh yay. Last one was easy.
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Hmm, this may be where I get stuck - on the red herring bot. Decoded a few simple things that were there, but nothing substantial.Thank you to everyone that had given clues to help get this far
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For some reason I found this one rather creepy.
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I'm stuck, at least now i know ArchiBot's father is called ELIZA. :-).
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Thanks :)
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/wave to say hi
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