http://chirb.it/KJJr94

Mount & Blade: Warband
Three days
No level requirement


Solution:

  1. The audio is a Morse code. One part is a Steamgifts URL code, the other indicates the caps.
  2. The URL code lead to a discussion. I know that many of you assumed it was a giveaway link code, but yeah, no. It was a closed discussion. :P
  3. The discussion's title was a link to Pastebin, in which you would find two things. A link to a gif, and "instructions" about where to put the caps in your result.
  4. The gif displayed a flashing dot, red and green. To solve this part, you had to slow down the gif, then "read" and note each "flash". Red = 0, Green = 1. The result was a binary code, which was five letters/numbers, and the code leading to the giveaway (after modifying the code to include the caps accordingly).

And that's it! I planned on making it harder, but I'm glad I didn't. :P
See you all next time.


Update:

Layer just kicked some ass and solved it first. Now you know it's possible. :P

Hint time

Holy shit, seems I overdone myself with the level of difficulty. And to think that I originally wanted to reverse the audio and invert the empties and the beeps. Luckily, I thought it would be too hard and didn't do it. :P

Alright, so... Here's a very subtle hint to keep you all going until tomorrow (where I'll probably drop a bigger hint).
Basically, there are TWO distinct steps in this puzzle. Once you get past the audio one, there is another main part of the puzzle. My guess is that you are all stuck "on the way" to the second part. The only thing I can give you for tonight is a bit of advise - consider your available possibilities. This is much easier than you'd think, trust me.

Rethink your "strategy". Are you overlooking an obvious and simple solution?

Hint time 2

For those stuck between part 1 and part 2 (after decoding the audio)... Think carefully about your current result. If you think you've got it but somehow it doesn't work, you're probably on the right track. Now all you've got to do is use that result at the right place. Just think carefully about it, and you'll get it right!

For those of you stuck at part two (the "visual" one), I can't really give you any hint which wouldn't give out the answer right away. I can give you a bit of advise though. Use a tool to slow it down and facilitate your work. Simply observe the pattern carefully and maybe note it on a paper. What do you see? Does the pattern remind you of anything that is being used a lot in puzzles? ;)

Other than that, maybe you should have a quick read: http://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/TLR8m/zelgh-magic-guide-to-basic-sg-puzzling-update-june-2015

8 years ago*

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Let me know if I screwed up anywhere.
Also, please bump after you're done solving/done attempting to solve.

8 years ago
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I think I got the right code, and understood the end of the message as it applies to it, but inputting this in the sg format doesn't lead to a page

8 years ago
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Can I ask how do we know if it's Capital or not?
Dunno even if it's the right question here.

8 years ago
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It seemed to me like he included that information in the morse code, but when I applied that the links weren't right.

8 years ago
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LoL it was so obvious XD

Before I got hit by a wall and remained with no clue รง_รง

8 years ago
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Hmm...what kind of link is this? I guess I can trust Mr. Bond....... -_^

8 years ago
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Sharing link from https://www.chirbit.com/
Basically like youtu.be links, so totally safe. ;)

8 years ago
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Confirmed :)

Got through the obvious...now... O_o whadyoodoo????

EDIT: Yeah, I'm clueless how to put the two parts together to make magic...booooo me!!! :P

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Think outside the box!
Nah I lied. I don't know, try to figure out a pattern which makes sense? You might need a few tools to facilitate your work. :P

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Unless I'm missing something major, you don't know if you have the right answer or not until you try the URL - meaning there's no legible answer or anything recognizable. So it's basically a brute-forcing exercise, running through any number of possibilities one by one until you get lucky or "get it". :(

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If you solve it right, there's no bruteforcing at all. :)

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How'd I know you were going to say that? :P

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I'll solve this when I'm not on my phone... it sure sounds funky though! (^w^)

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Well, I'm not going to join but have bump 'cos you are nice :)

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:3

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Bump! I tried to decode it with phone apps, didnt work out. Good luck to anyone who knows about this!

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Thought I had the answer, then well...... Erm no lol this ones too hard for me good luck guys :)

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Bump :S

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Thanks for the giveaway, but this is way beyond me to solve ! B-Bump!

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is this army code or something ? I can't solve this >.<

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Holy shit, seems I overdone myself with the level of difficulty. And to think that I originally wanted to reverse the audio and invert the empties and the beeps. Luckily, I thought it would be too hard and didn't do it. :P

Alright, so... Here's a very subtle hint to keep you all going until tomorrow (where I'll probably drop a bigger hint).
Basically, there are TWO distinct steps in this puzzle. Once you get past the audio one, there is another main part of the puzzle. My guess is that you are all stuck "on the way" to the second part. The only thing I can give you for tonight is a bit of advise - consider your available possibilities. This is much easier than you'd think, trust me.

Rethink your "strategy". Are you overlooking an obvious and simple solution?

Good luck, and see you all (hopefully) tomorrow for more hints (if there are still no or very few solvers). :D

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If I had a GA win for every time a puzzle maker used the words "simple" or "obvious" to people that are stuck on their puzzles, my ratio would be embarrassing. :P

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Bump for solved

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Holy shit, really? Congrats! How long did it take you to solve it? :D

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All in all - around 30 minutes :P

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someone is bragging because he can do what no one else can,.... congrats!

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Yeah, bow before me, mortals! mwahaha.
...nah, i'm just answering the question :)
Though it's not often that i solve a puzzle first, so give me my 5 minutes of glory :D

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dw, I was only teasing because I solved step one hours ago and am clueless as to the easy solution the jbond keeps alluding to.

8 years ago
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Bump for solved! ... it's really not that hard. But SG puzzling experience helped.

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My name giggles
Dun dun done! :D

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Three solvers confirmed.

Hint time 2

For those stuck between part 1 and part 2 (after decoding the audio)... Think carefully about your current result. If you think you've got it but somehow it doesn't work, you're probably on the right track. Now all you've got to do is use that result at the right place. Just think carefully about it, and you'll get it right!

For those of you stuck at part two (the "visual" one), I can't really give you any hint which wouldn't give out the answer right away. I can give you a bit of advise though. Use a tool to slow it down and facilitate your work. Simply observe the pattern carefully and maybe note it on a paper. What do you see? Does the pattern remind you of anything that is being used a lot in puzzles? ;)

Other than that, maybe you should have a quick read: http://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/TLR8m/zelgh-magic-guide-to-basic-sg-puzzling-update-june-2015

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Bump for solved! :D

8 years ago
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Solved =)

8 years ago
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D'oh, its an enigma to me >.<
Anyway, have a bump (for not solved :P)!

8 years ago
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Bump for solved! :)

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TRANSMISSION ENDING IN 24 HOURS

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PSA: Threads may become sad when not bumped correctly. Always bump your friendly neighborhood thread from time to time. Thank you for reading.

8 years ago
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I never made it past the audio (because it was too groovy and got me dancin'!), but here's a bump for you, good sir! :)

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Bump

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02:30 hours until disconnection

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Still ... at stage two (i guess)

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TRANSMISSION ENDED

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