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jabroni

The last stegs were decoded kinda fast, so anyone who isn't sure how to guess passwords, here's what you do:

First off, steg means files are hidden in the pictures (the 2 pawns).

1. Download InfoStego
2. Right click on the pawn pic's and save to computer. Make sure you save them as bitmaps (bmp files). In the dropdown box you have to select bitmap instead of png. You can't just rename the file.
3. Install infostego, run the program.
4. Click the open folder on the left side of the program, and open up one of the pawn pics you want to de-steg.
5. Click the decode circle and guess a password.
6. If you get it right, a file will show up in the gray box.

**Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:52 pm

youthpastor247 · Decorated Joined: 12 May 2007 Posts: 235

It looks like we do have to choose who to side with between the three parties.

Michael, the man who does things by the book and follows the authorities orders to save his son?
Tom, the renegade vigilante willing to do whatever it takes to stop Sam Deercot?
Or Sam, the author of this story who wants to tell what Eric has done?

**Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:07 pm

jabroni

Ok sam was speaking literally!

**Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:08 pm

Deadfish · Decorated Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 265

I decoded the picture of Captain Marvel!

**Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:29 pm

jabroni

Heh I was trying Sim Sim Salabim and Klaatu Barada Nikto too. Great minds think alike!

**Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:54 pm

youthpastor247 · Decorated Joined: 12 May 2007 Posts: 235

InfoStego didn't install for me for some reason.

Maybe try Gort Klaatu Barada Nikto for the robot.

**Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:58 pm

nachouru · Veteran Joined: 27 Apr 2007 Posts: 132

great guys!

can anyone post who are the characters in the pics?

**Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:01 pm

youthpastor247 · Decorated Joined: 12 May 2007 Posts: 235

Pic 1: Gort from The Day the Earth Stood Still
Pic 2: Unknown
Pic 3: Some bear
Pic 4: Ali Baba
Pic 5: Hadji from Johnny Quest
Pic 6: Captain Marvel
Pic 7: Rumpelstiltskin
Pic 8: Some trees, looks like an early 90s computer game

**Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:07 pm

Deadfish · Decorated Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 265

Pic 1 I tried: Gort, Gnut, Klaatu Barada Nikto, klaatu, Klaatu, I am the master, i am the master, and robot

**Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:18 pm

DerKork · Decorated Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 174

I too do have problems with InfoStego... well, whatever.

It seems that the images contain a dialogue between.. you guessed it: Eric and Sue. This dialogue is cut into pieces and forces us to get all the codewords:

1. Robot (Gort) from "The day the Earth stood Still":
-Aside from the main characters (and aside using Gort himself as a possible password) one could go and deal with the director or the production crew - while unlikely, it is the last resort to rely on.

2. Seems like a fan image of a comic character, probably from the so-called Golden Age...

3. A teddy bear. Smooth, huggable and a friend of children. Possible passwords: Russ, Steiff

4. Ali Baba. Password already found.

5. Name unknown. Possibly a connection to Aladdin.

6. Captain Marvel. Password already found.

7. Illustration from Rumpelstiltskin. Password already found.

8. Computer image of a forest. Might be from an Apple ][, a Commodore 64 or any other early home computers game.

I hope I got it all right.

**Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:26 pm

nachouru · Veteran Joined: 27 Apr 2007 Posts: 132

last picture is from colossal cave (adventure game from the 70's)

**Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:29 pm

jabroni

**Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:32 pm

Deadfish · Decorated Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 265

As soon as you said colossal cave I knew the password Razz

**Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:35 pm

nachouru · Veteran Joined: 27 Apr 2007 Posts: 132

damn!

**Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:44 pm

El Neil · Unfettered Joined: 27 Aug 2006 Posts: 348 Location: UK

excellent work guys, we are absolutely pwning this today!

are there any pics left to figure out?

neil

**Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:47 pm