Hey,

so someone just sent me this link.
I don't really know what to do with it, so I figured some of you might have more luck.

All I know is that it will apparently be available until January 6th.
Good Luck!

Solution:

  • Click on the link above.
  • Type in "steamgifts" (without the ") using your keyboard or the onscreen one. #1
  • Type in "help" or "?" to get a list of commands. #2
  • Type in "list".
  • Type in "download manual" and click on "open manual".
  • Type in "time" an copy the date and time. #3
  • Encode the date and time to Base64. #4
  • Type in "ev MjA3Ny0xMS0yOSAyMzoxNzoxMQ==" and click on "yes".
  • Type in "ls".
  • Type in "open promotions.txt" and copy the Base64 string.
  • Type in "giveaway dXAgdXAgZG93biBkb3duIGxlZnQgcmlnaHQgbGVmdCByaWdodCBiIGE=" and click on the giveaway link. (https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/iD0Of/)
  • Click on "login screen" on the "open promotions.txt" output or go back to https://puzzle.reluctantsnake.de/.
  • Decode "dXAgdXAgZG93biBkb3duIGxlZnQgcmlnaHQgbGVmdCByaWdodCBiIGE=". #4
  • Type in "up up down down left right left right b a" at the "login" page. (use the arrow keys) #5
  • Add the "NVuzC" from the background image to a giveaway link. (https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/NVuzC/)

#1 A hint is the steamgifts logo above the onscreen keyboard and after a while the "s" key starts blinking. You can also look at the page source and find the solution in the obuscated javascript file "main.js".
#2 "help" is just a common CLI command. Knowing that will help you, but you can get that information if you google "CLI". For example on the Wikipedia article for "Command-line interface".
#3 The solution for the admin password is in the manual: "default admin password: current server time encoded in base64"
#4 You can use any Base64 en-/decoder online or type in "download base64util" and use that one.
#5 You can get to that giveaway by just trying the Konami Code right away.

Anything else were just red herrings. :)

1 year ago*

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bump

1 year ago
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That was pretty slick, thanks for the fun!

1 year ago
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Bump!

1 year ago
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Darn this is cool :)

1 year ago
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Bump for solved!

1 year ago
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Bump for solved!

1 year ago
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Bump for not solved !
cant find key ... help...

I solved finally !!
bump bump bump !!!

1 year ago*
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Any hint for the key?

1 year ago
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Only puzzle author can give hints, unless creator allows to share hints in comments.

1 year ago
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Whoops okay

1 year ago
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Wow, super fun! Kinda bumbled into the first part but the rest was really neat!

1 year ago
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That's really fun :D
Bummmmp!!!

1 year ago
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I'm completely stuck at the part after the keyboard, no ideas what to enter to even start haha

1 year ago
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Thanks and bump

1 year ago
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Bump for solved.

1 year ago
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site was 404, now it's just not loading the snake part

"Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 ()"

1 year ago
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do you still have issues with the site? it's working for me

1 year ago
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The site is working for me as well, but it seems my brain isn't. :P

1 year ago
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yeah the front page is fairly broken, have you tested it in a Chrome-based browser?

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Tested it in chrome and firefox and had no issues on those. Maybe an extension is blockibg something?

1 year ago
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bump - ~3 weeks remaining to solve it.

1 year ago
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Bump for solved!

1 year ago
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Sometimes I don't know if puzzles on here are just too smart for me (or I too dumb for them) or if it's that they are made with a certain technical frame of mind I don't share but damn, I feel real dumb.
Please share the solution once the GAs are over? Pretty please? I like to learn from my failures.

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Sure, I always post the solution after my puzzles are finished.

1 year ago
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Thanks. Most puzzle masters on SG have left the building and even though I suck at solving them in most cases, I just love to see the thought process.

1 year ago
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I've added the solution to the main post if you're still interested. :)

1 year ago
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Always!
Wow. What a genius puzzle. I'm honestly ashamed I didn't go further because I have played my share of hacking games that are using similar commands and I should have pushed harder.
Really nicely done as always ;)
Happy New Year and thanks for bumping with the solution

1 year ago
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I usually do like puzzles, but I have zero idea where to even start with this one. Oh well. Maybe next time.

1 year ago
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bump for solved
missing second GA 😅

1 year ago
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Bump for solved!

1 year ago
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Dear Snake994, your puzzles are always on another level. Thank you for these and for the giveaways of course. :)

1 year ago
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Solved! Now i'm feel like a hacker. :D

1 year ago
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Thanks for this fantastic puzzle! Bump for solved :)

1 year ago
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Awesome puzzle ❤️

1 year ago
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Bump for solved - amazing stuff, you clearly put a lot of effort and it definitely shows, it's easily the best puzzle I've personally done on SG

1 year ago
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Bump for great puzzle!

1 year ago
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Feeling a hacker now, much thanks

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