Level: 49
Joined: 30 Aug 2010 Posts: 27 Location: England/UK
Posted: 2010-09-03, 16:56
wondering if anyone is having any problems running the software on windows 7 64bit? It doesn't seem to like my laptop
edit: for anyone else who spent hours staring at the picture trying to figure out what the hell they were looking at, there's 4 characters, not five as I initially thought. (cut if too spoiley)
edit edit: nvm, solved it, lucky for me I have an old computer that still runs xp and hasn't blown up yet.
Hello, used to play before, my old account seems to be locked so had to make a new one. (I don't mind tho, Hellix is back and I hope I can finish it this time around <3 )
Currently stuck in this one, I can interpret the image and the HS, can also find the thing in google, I just don't know how to use it or what key.key means. Yes, I can guess what the title is, it's just I don't know how to use it without a key, I just get gibberish.
Am I missing something? Just read this is a new version of the level so that explains why the previous vague hints don't seem to apply.
Most hints do apply. It now works on 64-bit Windows systems, though, which is a huge compatibility plus.
I remember nothing about the new program, though, except for the fact that it works on Vista.
Yeah, it does run on W7 64-bits. It's just I really see nothing about circles or anything. I find no traces of a key. They did mention the picture changing so thought it didn't apply.
Guess I'll keep looking if there's anything I didn't "see".
EDIT= Ok, the help menu doesn't work in W7 or Vista, was reading the manual on the site. I tried following the steps to decrypt and end up with a 3-letters word that's still gibberish.
Level: 77
Age: 30 Joined: 16 Jul 2008 Posts: 158 Location: Out of the loop again
Posted: 2013-12-19, 08:39
Eusine wrote:
Hello, used to play before, my old account seems to be locked so had to make a new one. (I don't mind tho, Hellix is back and I hope I can finish it this time around <3 )
Currently stuck in this one, I can interpret the image and the HS, can also find the thing in google, I just don't know how to use it or what key.key means. Yes, I can guess what the title is, it's just I don't know how to use it without a key, I just get gibberish.
Am I missing something? Just read this is a new version of the level so that explains why the previous vague hints don't seem to apply.
Sounds like you already have all you need, except for the key. The key is easy to find, but might need some reshaping to fit the lock...
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The gateway still says that the circle has been closed, so where am I now? The square?
Current progress
Main levels: solved 1~76
Bonus levels: solved BTHL, 5007, T and -
Old levels: solved 1~30
I have exactly the same problem as Eusine and your hints somehow confuse me File? Key needed to be reshaped? I think i still lack some additional HS or miss the point somewhere.
Level: 77
Age: 30 Joined: 16 Jul 2008 Posts: 158 Location: Out of the loop again
Posted: 2013-12-21, 05:41
If you've found --- (I'll call it a "lock"), all you need to do is
- find key.key
- get key
- put key in lock (but might have to change shape of key before it will fit in lock)
- ---
(sorry if too spoily)
_________________ PM me here or on Discord for hints if you REALLY need them.
The gateway still says that the circle has been closed, so where am I now? The square?
Current progress
Main levels: solved 1~76
Bonus levels: solved BTHL, 5007, T and -
Old levels: solved 1~30
Level: 54
Joined: 09 Feb 2009 Posts: 26 Location: USA
Posted: 2013-12-27, 15:49
I can confirm that it works under wine. It was a little buggy, if memory serves, but it did work.
I don't think wine should be that heavyweight.. a lot less so than a windows virtual machine or installing on another partition. Besides, you only need it installed long enough to solve this level.. so..
Level: 77
Age: 31 Joined: 20 Nov 2009 Posts: 56 Location: no longer Wroclaw, Poland
Posted: 2013-12-27, 15:56
Yes, that's quite an irritating shortcoming with software problems when it concerns solving riddles, but that's the way it is. I've encountered similiar problems some time ago with different riddle, but I think Muzo and scjudd are right.
edit: the only obvious advice I can think of - you can always try to use someone's else computer, a friend, library, cafe or something, but I'm sure you thought about it, sorry if it's patronizing
_________________ To learn and not think is a waste. To think and not learn is dangerous.
No, I can't do that.
Libraries or cafes won't let download and executing tools of course, and I can't do that on a friend's computer, but that's a personal matter sorry.
Maybe my friend will help me, waiting for a reply. Thank you all.
_________________ There are only 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't.
Last edited by Luthorien on 2013-12-28, 11:05; edited 1 time in total
Level: 54
Joined: 09 Feb 2009 Posts: 26 Location: USA
Posted: 2013-12-27, 16:25
So why not..
0. unplug your hard drive, if you're paranoid.
1. pop in an ubuntu live cd.
2. install wine. (you're running entirely in RAM and your hard drive is unplugged. What, pray tell, could happen?)
3. solve riddle.
4. reboot.
Level: 77
Age: 31 Joined: 20 Nov 2009 Posts: 56 Location: no longer Wroclaw, Poland
Posted: 2013-12-27, 18:39
Oh yes she is
edit: for all people who were recently PMing me - the level is solvable, it have been changing, but it is solvable and the method (probably) remains the same - what makes no difference anyway, if you are solving it for the 1st time
_________________ To learn and not think is a waste. To think and not learn is dangerous.
I did have a lovely time with a dyslexic error that lost me a day's work. Finally solved that.
If you are using Firefox for your browser you will not be able to solve this level, or at least I couldn't. I had to use Microsoft Explorer to do a very important step.
Thanks to the great help from forum members!!
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