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Is this normal?

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

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.

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

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

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

Just keep refreshing.

Thanks for the tip, I'll try that.

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

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

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.

Keep refreshing and you'll get the right page.

I just tried again, and it worked.

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

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

I'm at 17 so far.

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

db.tt/xxJ9xx

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?

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

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

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

bottom right corner is orange

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

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.

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

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

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

Google is a great calculator :)

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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/

finally got it. i feel stupid lol

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

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

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

no luck with online anagram websites :(

Thrilled to see this is back!

anybody know anything about chapter 6?

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

I was wrong - not html codes

My favourite time of the year!

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