Oneiromancer
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Okay...

I'd have to say that I don't think any of the 3 of us who thought up this reward and the way to hide it really wanted it to be kept that secret. In fact, if coppro hadn't found it when he did, more hints would have been given out. Obviously we would suggest people use secret tags or PMs, so those who want to figure it out can, but really in the end, it's about as secret as the "350" shot.

Game on,

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Hikari
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Awright! I got the last goodie!

...

Er.

Now what? :/ I don't have a clue what I'm supposed to do. I've just sorta been keeping my goodies in ascending size order, but that apparently isn't anything special.

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RoboBob3000
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Ah, there it is. Two herrings and a real screenshot. I can't say I'm that much more enlightened, though.

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Mattcrampy
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There is absolutely no way any of you would know this for yourselves, but the Deadly Bar of Death keeps logging in from different IP addresses.

I just thought that was cute. Going to all that effort to cover its tracks!

Edit: Actually, I'll take this opportunity to ask: does this new riddle rely on any information acquired from getting goodies/solving the goodie riddle? Because I'll be damned if I'm going to ever get another goodie at this rate.

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Hikari
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@_@ I have no idea where to even *start* looking for the red herrings or anything... it'd probably help if I knew anything about what sorts of things cause php errors in the first place, though. :/

Could use a gentle nudge in the correct direction on the overall riddle if anyone feels like giving me one please...

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KevG
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Found it! I'm a little surprised as I usually suck at these kind of searches.

As far as help goes:

Insane
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For all too lazy to count.
It really is the post before the 350 link.

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Ezlo
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I just tried accessing bar goodie number 75. Nothing happened besides the knife face.

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Tim
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Found all 3 pictures. I think I understand what it is.

Why does it look like a feature request I did some time ago?

PS. can anyone tell me what the correct method would have been? because I found it by randomly clicking on a particular subject... (a well-educated guess of course, but still...)

Edit: Thanks, gamer!

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Andy101
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Found it

Examine where the screenshot is hidden more carefully and you'll find that the DBOD has foolishly left proof of his true identity.

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Penumbra
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Andy101 wrote:
Examine where the screenshot is hidden more carefully and you'll find that the DBOD has foolishly left proof of his true identity.

Ohh, you're right! Or, could that just be another clever red herring?

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Um. Well, I may have found a third red herring, but I think I've actually found it, sincesuggests it's the real thing.

But now my question is this:

jbluestein
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*grumble*

Well, my brains are thoroughly squeezed out and I still don't have a clue as to where to find the actual real picture.

Amusingly enough, I found the second red herring before the first...in any case, none of the hints posted in this forum have provided me with any sort of useful insight.

sigh



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If you've found any of the red herrings, you are more than halfway there. Just take a step back, look at your surroundings as to where they are hidden, and think from there.

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gamer_extreme_101 wrote:
If you've found any of the red herrings, you are more than halfway there. Just take a step back, look at your surroundings as to where they are hidden, and think from there.

Hmm. Well, that was interesting. I think.

Took a bit of trial and error...maybe there was an easier way to find it that I don't know about, though.

At least I can rest easy on this account, for now.

[edit]
Oh, and thanks for the oblique hint!
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Ok, so I've



but I've only found the first red herring. Maybe a hinting PM?

edit: ok, I found the second one. Still don't see where to find the real one.

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Chrysippus wrote:
But now my question is this:

Click here to view the secret text

×...Anybody willing to give me a hint about why that might be significant?

BTW, I'm not the bar.

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Just to clear up one little misconception:

The only PHP error I saw was fixed by Schik into Red Herring number 2. Plenty of other errors, but they were just Invalid X errors. Thay may help. Also, the third one is significantly harder. Also, the trivial solution Doom appears to have found was in fact fixed. The search engine no longer helps. Also, I use the word also too much.

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mrimer wrote:

Click here to view the secret text

×The secret image is a real screenshot from TCB

Mm, I did work out that much; I just wasn't sure if this

Click here to view the secret text

×except most of it is formatted in really low JPEG quality.

was what was going on, or if there was also in the image that I wasn't seeing.

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mrimer
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There just might be.

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o_o Wow. That's one pixellated screenshot. Looks freaking sweet, though. :prods the bar in hopes of getting it to actually, y'know, move that last 25% all at once:

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Oneiromancer
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jbluestein wrote:
Took a bit of trial and error...maybe there was an easier way to find it that I don't know about, though.

Game on,

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coppro wrote:
The search engine no longer helps.

Yes, it does. I found the screenshot using the search engine, and I can still find it the same way.

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I found one of the red herrings yesterday, and after finding that one, the other wasn't difficult. I stumbled upon the actual screenshot today, though it was mostly a coincidence - I was testing out some other theory at the time. After finding it, I found out that I'd had the right idea earlier, I just hadn't figured out how to use it.

As for the actual screenshot: Meh. Of all the TCB-related things I've seen on the forum, this has to be the least interesting.

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Someone Else
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Can someone PM me a slightly better hint for the first red herring? Then I can probably get it.

Someone Else
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Hey, I just got 12 rank points and 8 mod points!
Does the secret have anything to do with 12 or 8?

Watcher
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Nope. The number of rank/mod points you receive from the bar varies, and it has nothing to do with any of the hidden screenshots.

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Ezlo
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Well, after checking ever last way to logically find the screenshot, I stumble upon it randomly. What is it, I have no idea! Can us image finders have a cool image tag so we can bug other people with our secret hidden knowledge?

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Does the third one have anything to do with


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