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Re: Dropquest Scavenger Hunt

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Post by michaelmartin » Sat, May 12, 2012, 8:12 PM UTC

tenaciousJk wrote: post #36

bard wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm at 17 so far.

I'm stuck on 16... doesn't seem to be doing anything after I shared the folder :/

Hit the "Repair Dropquest Folder" link on your current chapter's page to fix that.

I had the same issue after the chapter where you invite an email to share a folder. I invited it to the Dropquest folder, which I guess was a bad idea!

Re: Dropquest Scavenger Hunt

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Post by powerc9000 » Sat, May 12, 2012, 8:18 PM UTC

angelangel wrote: post #29

alright i need help with chapter 6. i think the colors are there to confuse me and i believe the letters stand for month, day, and year. now i need help figuring out the order :/ any hints?

if you invert the colors there are some colors lying about what color they are. they all correspond to a m/y/d

Re: Dropquest Scavenger Hunt

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Post by sirclueless » Sat, May 12, 2012, 8:33 PM UTC

kjemperud wrote: post #37

I'm stuck at Chapter 19. Anyone know the language of the Asian looking letters/numbers?

I think I got the first two parts, I'm just confused as heck by the last one.

Re: Dropquest Scavenger Hunt

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Post by angelangel » Sat, May 12, 2012, 8:43 PM UTC

Chapter 7 requires some math. that or just bruteforce the password :/

Re: Dropquest Scavenger Hunt

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Post by swalberg » Sat, May 12, 2012, 9:04 PM UTC

angelangel wrote: post #44

Chapter 7 requires some math. that or just bruteforce the password :/

Google is a great calculator :)

Re: Dropquest Scavenger Hunt

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Post by angelangel » Sat, May 12, 2012, 9:05 PM UTC

swalberg wrote: post #45

angelangel wrote: post #44

Chapter 7 requires some math. that or just bruteforce the password :/

Google is a great calculator :)

it is, but i still don't know how this trig fits in with the letters provided. =|

Re: Dropquest Scavenger Hunt

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Post by swalberg » Sat, May 12, 2012, 9:10 PM UTC

angelangel wrote: post #46

swalberg wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Google is a great calculator :)

it is, but i still don't know how this trig fits in with the letters provided. =|

The letters make a word, you make a url from that word much like you did a couple of steps before.

Re: Dropquest Scavenger Hunt

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Post by dropdeadfred » Sat, May 12, 2012, 9:11 PM UTC

Any clues for Chapter 8? Is it a substitution cipher?

Re: Dropquest Scavenger Hunt

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Post by swalberg » Sat, May 12, 2012, 9:24 PM UTC

dropdeadfred wrote: post #48

Any clues for Chapter 8? Is it a substitution cipher?

I'm completely lost on that one too. The two strings don't have the same number of characters.

Re: Dropquest Scavenger Hunt

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Post by kjemperud » Sat, May 12, 2012, 9:33 PM UTC

kjemperud wrote: post #4

How many chapters are there? At Chapter 4 now - I took way too long figuring out the chess reference.

Looks like chapter 24 is called Endgame. I guess this answers my own question. Just one damn crossword puzzle to go!