Which road will you take...
VVZad05VMVZUUQ <-- Orig Pastebin's file title. Decode that to start now.

Orig link for newcommers

Most of the answers
Originally there were 4 sets of 22 links, all were dead ends.
The pastebin contained 22 links, all were dead ends.
The name of the pastebin was in base64, decoded it and get a 5 char link to a giveaway.
That seemes to be the issue a lot of people had and couldnt get past.

From that giveaway was another char string.
"JfQcJPWcJZccJfIcIvA, leave case unchanged. J=N A=E and so on."
This one had what is called a ceaser cypher. In this case, the letters were offset by 22 places.
Apply the cypher and then decode using base64.

12 years ago*

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I am lost. I generally consider myself fairly good at puzzles but this one has me stumped haha.

Edit: Nearly forgot, happy birthday :D It's still the first here so from my perspective it's not belated :P Enjoy

12 years ago
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Threw you guys a bone, puzzle has had one of the false paths removed...

12 years ago
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OK I hope the place I ended up in the meanwhile is the right one. Will have to check now.. Though it sure does look like the one. I liked the puzzle so far very much =]

EDIT: D'oh yea now I see the false path that was removed OK so I'm at least sure I'm in the right place :)

EDIT2: Awesome puzzle :D

12 years ago
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Happy birthday :) cant get further. But its really nice of you to make such a giveaway and puzzle :) thanks!

12 years ago
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A bit late, but still: happy birthday :)

12 years ago
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Yeah, happy birthday and i wish u that all your dreams come true :)

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Stuck on step 3 :3

12 years ago
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Me too :), but still trying.

12 years ago
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A few more people have managed to crack my codes. 2 days left to go guys. Just out of curiosity how many people are still trying?

12 years ago
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I'm trying :)

12 years ago
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Me too

12 years ago
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found right way. understand hints. trying many combinations. but still nothing... :(

12 years ago
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False path removed.

however, i'm came to the end of the way .... :|

12 years ago
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So for the newcomers.. I think I can share some history of this puzzle. That hint is about original false path. For a while there was plenty of irrelevant stuff (giveaway codes), "left" path - a pastebin, and "right" path, posted here. The removed path that the hint is talking about is the "right" path that was posted in this thread.

The second hint is a huge nudge towards the right direction with regard to the "left" part, originally you had to somehow notice the pastebin title yourself.. So now all the irrelevant stuff from the beginning of "left" path is removed, too.

It's much easier now to start than the original "hard" mode PPG113 was so sorry about, but it doesn't mean the rest of the way is easy :)

12 years ago
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Exactly!

12 years ago
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Thread needs a bump.
About a day and a half left to crack the code.

12 years ago
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Can i have a hint for the second one? :P

12 years ago
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yeah, im getting strange result decoding. liiks like an error in original pass -_-

12 years ago
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edit: nevermind, on the right way :)

Thanks and -late- happy birthday!

12 years ago
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Giveaway is now over. 13 people entered and 2 won the prize.

12 years ago
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Can u explain 3rd part of the giveaway? With this A=A+22 i didnt get it :(

12 years ago
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same ceasar, then base64, then somehow ascii code to string, again base64 and you see link to the end of the way, then come back and find another way.

I need explain of last part.

Hints was reverse string and atbash, but it didn't help :(

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I FOUND IT!! CRYING! IT"S OBVIOUS, but had to ask it earlier :(

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But after applying the cypher and decoding I ended up in a Mission Runway giveaway. I still don't get what we were supposed to do after that (or before that).

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Closed 12 years ago by PPG113.