If only time travelling (to the past) is possible...
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I think I've identified the 3 code words, eventhough one is especially confusing since it has more than 1 of the same letters. How am I suppoesed to map the corresponding letters like that?
I've tried arranging them in different locations in regards to the normal alphabet..and it doesnt woooork!
also, the circle things dont decode into anything that makes sense, eventhough those are defenetly the symbols.
I assume that one also uses alphabet code, I must be doing something wrong, eventhough I've identified the codewords for that one too.. I think..
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Hmmm...I'm assuming you're talking about the first bottle in the first part and the third one in the second part. You can decode them only with the alphabet key which is hidden using keywords in the text(look good for them). Each bottle will give you clear solutions which are in English. Solutions from bottles are not connected and you don't need to solve bottle X to be able to solve bottle Y. Hope you manage to solve it!
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guess im too stupid.. the second one was way too easy.
but i just cant figure out the 1st and 3rd one =/
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Is the alphabet key in the story, or the message?
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Do I have to manipulate the "keywords" in the text to produce a new keyword to use in the substitution cipher?
I kinda understood how to use one "keyword" which doesn't have more than 1 of the same letters, but I'm not entirely sure how to use more than one keyword to decode a cipher. Should I "decode" once, then pass over the decoded text again with the other keyword?
I assume a word like "Hello" shouldnt be a keyword? Since it has 2 l's? Unless I need to ignore the second l? I'm so confused @.@
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The one with the bionicle images, I had to brute-force. Everything else I had. Thx for this puzzle :)
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The giveaway has ended. Bellow is the original post(solutions at the end of the post):
Hello all again! Here is the real puzzle I was talking about from my last "puzzle" giveaway. I hope you manage to solve it :) All needed clues are in the puzzle. I will give out more clear clues 1 day before the giveaway ends. The giveaway is already available and will last until the 25th 2PM(GMT+1).
Before I let you get solving I wish you all GOOD LUCK!
I went on a walk through the forest when suddenly I saw a bottle with a piece of paper in it. There were some random letters on it and I just left the paper on the ground. I continued to walk onward when I suddenly thought: "What if this is a treasure hunt?".
I ran back to get the paper and I read what it said on it: "u Ush srhhhpvs rhrsbi cbopo icrpt vvxizueum; v Qehl hav snzxd fyn ckvpz!" .
I thankfully had my Phone with me. When I opened it, it gave me an Error. I Shut it down and started it up again. It worked now. I didn't know what decoder to use so I started them up by alphabet and quickly found out which decoder was needed!
The message was interesting and kept me going on. So I took the paper with me and continued to walk when I found another bottle with a piece of paper.
I opened this one as well and on the paper I saw the following: "- .... . / .-.. ..- -.-. -.- -.-- / -. ..- -- -... . .-. / .. ... / ....." . I started up a decoder again and decoded the message. I then walked on and Played some Relaxing music when I suddenly stumbled on yet another bottle with a paper.
I opened it and saw the following symbols on it. Then I started up another decoding program and decoded the message.
I felt that there are more clues to be found so I kept on going while listening to my music. After 20 minutes of walking I finally saw another bottle.
This one said the following: "You have done well my apprentice. Continue to walk dOWN and collect your well earned reward using the clues from my previous bottles. Your journey ends here........for now."
Solved it? :)
Cheers,
Pur3Bolt
Here is a template of the giveaway URL(there are upper case, lower case letters and numbers): http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/xxxxx
PS: Solution:
-The first clue was cripted using a cipher called Bifid. The keywords used for the alphabet key had the first letter capitalised(Phone, Error, Shut). The alphabet key made from them would be: PHONERSUTABCDFGIJKLMQVWXYZ. The decrypted message came out: a Bad treasure hunter never stops searching; a Good one finds the prize! SOLUTION: BG
-Second text was encoded using Morse code. The decrypted message is: The lucky number is 5. SOLUTION: 5
-Third text was encoded using Substitution->Bionicle images and an alphabet key. The alphabet key could be found with 2 keywords which has the first letter capitalised(Played, Relaxing). The alphabet key came out as: PLAYEDRXINGBCFHJKMOQSTUVWZ. The decrypted text came out as "I WILL NEED LUCK". SOLUTION: L
-Last text has just a lower-upper case word which standed out by itself and the not capitalised letter was the solution(dOWN). SOLUTION: d
-The URL came out with these characters: BG5Ld
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