Stage 1 used a common lookup table. Stage 3 used a common lookup table. If Stage 4 uses a lookup table, it's non-standard, and there doesn't seem to be enough bits to go around, what with only 19 unique symbols.
eeesh... had to figure out how to break things up.. but yea.. just a long process i would have not been able to do just on my phone.. some of you guys are crazy.
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Oh yeah! I have done it.
After "Y3c" it is not difficult. It takes only a bit courage to go to the end :)
any hints? i stucked on "Y3c".. I suppose it use different encoding with the other
It might help to decode this "character" by "character", instead of all at once.
it is something you used before in this puzzle, but this time use it with divide et impera in mind (as NineBerry said)
Stage 1 used a common lookup table. Stage 3 used a common lookup table. If Stage 4 uses a lookup table, it's non-standard, and there doesn't seem to be enough bits to go around, what with only 19 unique symbols.
The initial 3 clues contains a little math in there.
Yes it can easily be done at python.org/shell although you can also get QPython3 and run it directly on the mobile.
Take a look again at the initial clues. One will help you determine the length of the passcode.
Only been an hour at Y3c but appreciate the hints. Hope something clicks.
Well I'm on Y3c for 7 hours now, still no idea what to do next :-/
thank you 😁
for those who stuck at Y3c..
Got it! Wish I didn't have to sleep in the middle of the solve...
Good. God. Was this a challenge! Thanks for the tips along the way, all
Thank you kind sir!
Okay I am stuck at Y3c I am pretty sure I am done with reversing it not sure what to do with it at this point though.
When you find Y3c you don't need to reverse, you just decode, try decoding by dividing it into several parts, not all at once
How do they get letters from this code? Are the pixels important?
Super helpful hints here thanks everyone! I solved it that was an interesting puzzle this week good luck everyone!
Also I found it easier to do the very last step manually on paper
I only have the mobile to decode/encode. what level of difficulty does this imply? Insane, madness? 😅
It can actually be solved in just one line of code.
Yes, it involves Perl
one crucial part of it: 2> /dev/null hope that isn't too much of a spoiler.
that part, had I known it, would have saved me hours of headache.
I have absolutely no clue how people got from jJT,,, or WTN.. to Y3c. Not the foggiest idea.
Like the previous puzzle (Spiritualist) also made by keyclick, there are a few easy steps and then a complete blockade.
Really thanks @WinZStein 😘
The most challenging part was the final steps, and figuring out what to do was only half of it.
Finding the will to do it was the other half.
Repetition does not a satisfying challenge make.
Should steps 2-3 from @WinZStein give me 19 pairs of characters?
Any person that has said they couldn't have done it on mobile is a liar.
Every transition can be done on many web sites.
Finally got it!
Answering my own question for those who are wondering: yes, I was on the right track, but still not done yet. Still have to Divide et Impera once more
Oh boy...
This one took some work. It is extremely prone to typos. Mind you capitals, watch out for 1 and lowercase L.
eeesh... had to figure out how to break things up.. but yea.. just a long process i would have not been able to do just on my phone.. some of you guys are crazy.