Dropquest Scavenger Hunt(dropbox.com)

34 pointsby dwyningsvor 14 Jahren53 comments

https://www.dropbox.com/dropquest2012

55 comments

Is this normal?

    {"error": "Service unavailable, please re-issue request."}

jontasvor 14 Jahren

I'm getting the same thing. I wasn't 100% sure I had it correct, but since other, similar URLs issue a 404 this makes me think we got the URL correct. Either I am not seeing how this relates, or they are having issues.

ominousvor 14 Jahren

for me, I changed https -> http and it worked.

jontasvor 14 Jahren

I just tried that, but still get redirected back to https. I even tried using curl and I get a 302.

ominousvor 14 Jahren

Got the same problem from chapter 8 -> 9...

michaelmartinvor 14 Jahren

I got this as well, but refreshing will fix it.

If you're on that page, you've got the right answer. The wrong one will give you a 404 error instead.

petroicavor 14 Jahren

Just keep refreshing.

jontasvor 14 Jahren

Thanks for the tip, I'll try that.

simonbvor 14 Jahren

Are people brute-forcing the 5 letter password? ;)

jontasvor 14 Jahren

It seems like that would be a lot more work than just figuring it out the right way..

DivisibleByZerovor 14 Jahren

Keep refreshing and you'll get the right page.

kjemperudvor 14 Jahren

I just tried again, and it worked.

rowanquigleyvor 14 Jahren

I've got the files from 16 but it makes little to no sense on what to do, anyone willing to advice me?

kjemperudvor 14 Jahren

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

kjemperudvor 14 Jahren

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

bardvor 14 Jahren

I'm at 17 so far.

tenaciousJkvor 14 Jahren

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

michaelmartinvor 14 Jahren

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!

kjemperudvor 14 Jahren

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

sircluelessvor 14 Jahren

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

ith3aqvor 14 Jahren

You subtract the value of the red cards from the value of the black cards to fill in the blanks.

db.tt/xxJ9xx

powerc9000vor 14 Jahren

did you try to put them into translate.google.com it usually detects the language

kjemperudvor 14 Jahren

It's an image, so it's a bit difficult to copy/paste them ;)

EDIT: I could try Google Goggles though

EDIT2: Hint for other people - it looks like it's Chinese Horoscope Signs

angelangelvor 14 Jahren

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?

mdangervor 14 Jahren

I think the colors must mean something, but being colorblind doesn't help me.

There doesn't seem to be an orange box, though?

angelangelvor 14 Jahren

bottom right box is orange and for a moment i thought the colors were the key. im still not sure

powerc9000vor 14 Jahren

do you think the color says what box to look at next?

angelangelvor 14 Jahren

i thought that for a moment. but chartruuse green isn't one of the colors and cyan and red are both months. the only time this works is green, magenta, yellow.

powerc9000vor 14 Jahren

bottom right corner is orange

michaelmartinvor 14 Jahren

Take the image and invert the colors in it. Then you'll be able to work it out. :)

powerc9000vor 14 Jahren

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

angelangelvor 14 Jahren

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

swalbergvor 14 Jahren

Google is a great calculator :)

angelangelvor 14 Jahren

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

swalbergvor 14 Jahren

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

asselinpaulvor 14 Jahren

On chapter 5, I understand they are outlets but nothing will do....

pronoiacvor 14 Jahren

This will help, but it's a pretty big spoiler: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets#Comp...

michaelmartinvor 14 Jahren

Google for types of power outlet. That one had me for ages as well.

kjemperudvor 14 Jahren

Should you enter the whole names or only the first character of each? Or something else?

michaelmartinvor 14 Jahren

Just one character for each (That ends up being a common theme across quite a few of the chapters I've done so far at least)

angelangelvor 14 Jahren

isn't number 2 and number 6 both NEMA? The only difference is the grounding part

michaelmartinvor 14 Jahren

I'm not sure what NEMA is (I knew nothing at all about outlets before this), but I found they all corresponded to a different 1-character plug type.

This website rocked for this question because of all the images: http://electricaloutlet.org/

angelangelvor 14 Jahren

finally got it. i feel stupid lol

mdangervor 14 Jahren

I think there are single-character names for each socket type under that standard? That's what Google results seem to suggest, at least.

angelangelvor 14 Jahren

So we base our answer off the socket types that hold the socket standard name under it?

dropdeadfredvor 14 Jahren

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

swalbergvor 14 Jahren

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

dropinhottvor 14 Jahren

no luck with online anagram websites :(

mdangervor 14 Jahren

Thrilled to see this is back!

[deleted]vor 14 Jahren

powerc9000vor 14 Jahren

anybody know anything about chapter 6?

dropinhottvor 14 Jahren

Looks like these are HTML color codes http://html-color-codes.info/ but that is as far as I got so far.

dropinhottvor 14 Jahren

I was wrong - not html codes

[deleted]vor 14 Jahren

spegvor 14 Jahren

My favourite time of the year!