Anyone feel like solving with me this little puzzle that evolve seems to have placed in his thread? At least, I assume it's a puzzle; he could just be fooling around to get attention for his game ._.
http://www.agsforums.com/yabb/index.php?board=8;action=display;threadid=5201
The part in question is after the bold 'edit' in the first post.
Look at the four capital letters in that paragraph...................they spell CODE. At least it's a start............
Lol yeah I spotted that; it's the numbers that I'm not sure about.
OK, let me try again:
Only 5 digits (0, 1, 2, 8 & 9) are used. 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 aren't. Any ideas?
I've deciphered the code!
He certainly has something big planned. It's not just one puzzle, it seems to be very elaborate..
Once you've deciphered the code on his post, don't just stop there..
Just follow the letters.. And keep http://www.freewebs.com/thecase in mind :D
[hint]For those of you that are just plain lazy or stumped, you have to decipher what the numbers mean by matching what number they are in the alphabet.
If you get it right, you should come up with:
visit: thecase
slash: thecase
Now, slashes are commonly used in URL's.. And what did I tell you to keep in mind.. Ahem[/hint]
Well, he's having some server issues..
Try www.jh-m.demon.co.uk/thecase
If not, I'll have to host him at http://www.fbc-bettendorf.com/thecase
Fraid so... Freewebs have stolen my access, because apparently there's a 7 page limit. This means that you won't be able to access everything on that server, even though some things still are up there... from now on, The Case website is: www.jh-m.demon.co.uk/thecase
And yes, all related links have changed to their relative versions on the demon server. But of course, I can't speak about that.
Has anyone else figured out what the hidden clue on the hidden page is? Here's the clue itself, but I can't figure out what it means:
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errf oueua
I don't think it's a jumble. Maybe a different language or something?
I think you're on the wrong tack, remixor. I tried counting the number of letters at which each hash occured, and came up with something interesting...
I don't understand....
I got 12102111.......or maybe 12/02/11?
I got the first puzzle after LGMs first clue (before he edited it) but now I'm stumped. Give me a hint please.
Try characters not letters ;)
There's something more than meets the eye...
And if you're eye is smart, maybe it will notice the significant placing of what it sees.. Hmmm
what are we trying to actually find anyway?
Top secret government, conspiracies, cover-ups and crucial evidence that is very important to the worlds safety... Trust me, guys, it gets much better as you get farther along..
You have to be very observent with this.. Try and reuse some of your skills you've used to crack earlier "puzzles".. Try EVERYTHING! Nothing is ridiculous with this..
Good luck, grasshoppers.
maybe the numbers correspond to letters of the alphabet?
This is getting interesting.......I got past that page (thanks for the hints)! Of course I'm stumped again but I'll try to work it out by myself.
LGM feels so proud, you can hear it in his text.
m0ds
I really can't get this "password", & I've been trying for ages (since my last post in fact). I hate to ask again, but can someone give me a hint?
Yes, I AM an idiot.
BTW, all of this stuff has really gotten me more interested in the game. Good work!
Did you get past the 2nd page?
I still can't figure out the one I posted about last time :'(
Me neither. This is what I got from the # thingy, using Archangel's hint:
18 R (the letter, not the word. thanks agsforums)
11 K
18 R
7 G
21 U
13 M
2 B
4 D
Whaaaa???
Ok, I got past that one with a little help. The next level... I was confused for a while until I noticed a mistake on the page, dunno if it was intended. Then I figured out what the password for the next level was (that was ingenious btw)... Now I'm at a grid sort of thing. I know what it does, and I got some numbers and a word out of it, but I don't know what to do with them.
Trap: the red letters form a word. That word is a clue, which will tell you something else you have to do with the grid.
One more hint, the thing you're meant to eventually get isn't a proper word, just a collecion of letters.
I must be stupid... I still can't get past that one page.
I have one of two things:
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rk rgu mbd
or
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oh mfq jbc
depending on whether you count spaces. I can't figure out what to do with them. I tried adding them onto the web address in as many ways as I could, but can't come up with anything.
The first one's almost right. You came up a little short on everything, including the " "s.
0 = 1
Got it now, thanks ;) I wasn't counting the hashes either
I'm really stuck
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I went to /thecase/thecase/ and found the text at the bottom of the page. I know the letters are "errf oueua" and don't know what else to do! I tried looking at the source code many times, but I found nothing!
I am still on the bit where
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you download the small AGS game & need a password. I cannot think of a way to prove I am a member of the community, and I don't notice any 'mistakes' in the page like Trapezoid
I've tried loads of possibilities!
VWG: look in the directory where you unzipped the game. What do you notice about the files there?
Also, the mistake on the page was fixed.
If you were a true AGS member, you would know exactly what you can do with those extra files o_0 muahahah
The first thing I did when I downloaded the files was to open them in the AGS editor (after having to download the newest version to do so), but I can't seem to find anything passwordy in there...
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sssssssssssssssppppppppppppppprrrrrrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitttttttttttttttttttttteeeeeeeeeeee
cccccccccccccccccccccccaaaaaaaaaaaaaaacccccccccccccccccchhhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeee
I can't get into the game using AGS. When I try to load it, it says "read_gui: unknwon version, update this program", but I have the newest version of AGS! Is this normal & if so, can someone explain EXACTLY what I have to do.
If not, can someone just give me the password because I reeeeeeeeally want to move on!
You probably need the latest beta to open it.
Thank GOD! I finally got the password and onto the next page. Expect me asking for help with it in a couple of days.
That was actually a pretty good puzzle!
OK, here's what I got on the next page so far:
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The red letters spell PRIME, so I got all of the prime numbers in the grid ie:
1,2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19,23,29,31,37,41,43,47,53,59,61.
Using the letters on the grid I spelled this:
PRAIAWRNIRUWGLGIWOA
This doesn't work but am I on the right track?
2nd page? What 2nd page???
VWG: yes that's the right idea. I can't remember the correct combination tho so you'll have to keep trying ^_^
You'll also want to have a look at this:
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1 is not a prime number
You mean I have to try those letters in a different order?!? Finding the right combonation could take ages! Is that what you mean?
No, the order is as you get them, just check what I said in the spoiler and check you haven't missed any.
Sorry, I hadn't noticed your spoiler.
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That hidden spoiler puzzle was pretty clever, but it was really hard to make out on a laptop LCD monitor. I thought it was a smudge at first, and had to tilt the monitor around every which way to make it out ;D I was so convinced that the clue had something to do with the modified email or the missing 'The' from 'The Case' that I almost missed it
Remixor:
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The general idea is to load it into a paint package and lighten it. I coudn't make it out alone on my monitor, anyway
Right, I made it past that bit last night, and am now onto the mirror of the DOE website. So far the only thing I have noticed is that
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when you click on "Doing Business with DOE" the top of the page says "Doing Business with DOJ".
Also on 12/12/00 the site was hacked by 'VB' but that's not so unusual.
Has anyone else noticed anything unusual?
Try and find a list of cases, does one of them seem interesting?
*Look at "The Case" website, it helps with this one*
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I assume it has something to do with the Franks case, but I couldn't find contact information for him or the agent working on it, Thompson.
Are you guys trying to solve the puzzles in EvOlVes game: The Case?
On the Games In Prodution thing about THE CASE, I found this:
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Visit: the case slash the case.
Is that any help?
Yes well done Jimi, that's the answer to the first puzzle. There are many more after that.
Remixor:
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You're supposed to e-mail Vance telling him what you found.
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I have got "SLANCE" out of that # thing on the 1st page, but am REALLY stuck. Any help?
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Quote from: Archangel on Sat 26/04/2003 19:28:53
Yes well done Jimi, that's the answer to the first puzzle. There are many more after that.
Remixor:
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You're supposed to e-mail Vance telling him what you found.
Ah ok, I sort of suspected as much but wasn't sure if I should go ahead and try.
:'( I can't get past the first page!
Hahaha...."Agent Lovegrove"
I'm stuck trying to decrypt this email! And Arch is laughing at me..
I have to odwnload AGS version 2.55!? POO!
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I downloaded it, but it doesn't work.
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I opened the game in AGS. I thought the password may have something to do with the fact that it said "my goal could lie behind those doors" and then it said "the end (no, thats not the password". I tried theend in the url, but it didn't work.
Jimi: open the game in AGS and make sure you check EVERYTHING within. You'll know when you spot it.
Hey, it seems weird ME giving advice (especially on this impaticular puzzle).
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I saw the sprite Password, tried it, didn't work. Played with it in Paint Shop Pro, no luck. :'(
The password is something that all of the sprites has but each is different. If you really get stuck
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it's the sprite number
Hey LGM or Archangel (or even eVOLVE himself)
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can you help me with the flight date? I looked through all of the dates (including the one saying when Davies took over on the DOE site) but I followed them all through and do not know when "two weeks on Thursday" is.
I've got the flight number of course.
Well, if you have the date he finds it correctly
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<hint>which is a tuesday</hint>
Then you go to the next Thursday, and then go ahead 2 weeks and you have the right date..
You're welcome
<hint>02/13/03</hint>
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OK. I can only read: Prinmarily a word is not important, but wording could give it away to you all. Make no sense to me.
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Try clicking on letters...
Umm... I sort of lost interest when I hit the goverment mirror thing a few days ago. What am I supposed to do there?
You're supposed to look for a certain case..
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Look for the Franks case, and email Vance about the agent that is assigned to the case
So, where's everyone at?
I'm at this hard as hell crossword puzzle..
I got an e-mail with a load of 1s & 0s from Vance. You probably know the one I mean. I'm still trying to decipher it.
I tried those letters in the url but it didn't work. (No I did not count 1) any help?
Jimi - try the numbers again. Maybe you missed one or two (I had to keep going over them until I got them).
Sorry to bring this topic back again, but once again, I'm stuck. At the crossword puzzle that LGM mentioned. Any hints?
I'll tell you what I got so far:
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1 - maybe 'unusual'?
5 - 'mouth'?
And therein lies my problem. That's really all I got. I suck.