[tamk]

I just solved 54 ...and I need to say something about this level

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is the most clever ,brilliant level I've ever seen ...

Cruel as HELL though

I hope it was the last "so hard" level

[Beezqp]

there are only easier now. 60 is the easiest.

[legobenj]

-Do I need to solve the whole thing, or only some like 34D?
-How do I use them, because what I'm getting doesn't translate to letters the standard way?

[Tynka]

- better solve the whole thing
- the source text is important

[VisD]

Oh dear.

Just to clarify, do the squares work the same way as 34 did? I've tried to find patterns but I can't. Is it like in 34, when it was "+x here and here and +y here and here" or is it more complicated now? I simply can't get a hook on any of the squares.

[Tynka]

rules are maybe a bit more complicated but numbers are easier than letters

[VisD]

Got through this at last, incredibly convoluted. Thanks for all the help guys.

Tip:
There are four big steps in this level, excluding the little things like formatting etc.

[GyRIdashai]

My neck's aching after writing all the numbers down on paper x.x
I see numbers, completed squares and all, and that's so wonderful, but how am I gonna get letters out of this o.o
And is the source code hint important? i found out where it came from, and what version of the source.

[Xanax]

Use your numbers to extract some data from the text. Method is very simple, so don't overthink, and don't forget about negatives.

[maniac]

Is there a rule for squares?
They seem to violate all rule...
(sorry if this is counted as spoiler?)

[Beezqp]

I don't know which are red but there are rules for everything [almost] and if there's no rule - square can be solved in different way.

[maniac]

Should I extract by words or by characters?
(I tried to extract by words but to no good results)
(PM if necessary since this maybe spoily?)

[Beezqp]

chars of course

[littlefish]

So I have letters, and hint screens are telling me I have the beginning and the third but I can't find the second?
=/

[Tynka]

you don't need to look for the second
those two are enough to find the answer

[VisD]

Second is just a connection to make a sensible phrase. You have to deduce it yourself (although 1st and 3rd will generally do)...

[Beezqp]

Quote:

You have to deduce it yourself

not really... second is there.

[Vardark]

Another day, another Hellix. So... Am I supposed to fill in the blanks or what? This one really caught me off-guard, ain't got a clue on what to do.

[maniac]

[vard]

I feel a bit um... colourblind. Or is it really not neccesarily 5 for each?

[Beezqp]

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Sorry, Tynka told me to delete this hint because it was not true.

[vard]

I didn't. And I'm getting... up to 7.

EDIT: Sorry, read it anyway. Not helpful for now.

EDIT2: Skipped or skipping? Or whathever? I'm choosing skipping for now.

EDIT3: I don't have much, but can I please PM somebody to confirm my hypotheses? If what I think is wrong and I spend a few hours working on it I'm gonna cry.

[scjudd]

[vard]

Okay, then one of us IS colourblind.

[Tynka]

according to my notes (from 2007, so...):
most have 5
one has 4
one has 1

[paFci0]

According to my notes (and a picture):

There is nice 5 * 5 * 5. As should be. And every has 5 of them

[vard]

That's... a lot of opinions. Gonna take another look when I have a moment and then maybe contact someone to confirm. Not today, though, I think. Thanks anyway!

and paFci0 - 5 * 5 * 5?! I didn't notice it's a cube.

[paFci0]

[Beezqp]

Intention was 5 per each probably. Not sure how it worked out finally.

[Luthorien]