The decrypt code wasn't Password123, but wasn't too far away from it either.
has, eight years on, finally been solved. The problem has been known as the SecretRoom.lua puzzle, named after an encrypted file among the game's files that no-one could work out how to decrypt.
, who seems to have a real penchant for these kinds of mysteries. The problem with this one is that the puzzle was known about almost immediately, and plenty about it was solved apart from one key element: the decryption key. Try as the most hardened puzzle sleuths might, they couldn't even find a clue as to what they should be looking for.
"As such, players hit a wall," writes Fortin-Debigaré,"and despite brute-force attacks, despite inspecting in great detail the game's original prototype, despite analyzing every piece of promotional material and merch released, and despite reverse-engineering major parts of the game, nothing obvious was found that could help."
A reward was offered but, despite the best efforts of some, interest eventually waved. Until now. A player called Glenn"Netrix" Anderson cracked the password on 9 December, and was rewarded with an easter egg that gives additional information about the game's development and some insight into the missing Act 1.
. The jumping-off point was a hint from the game's lead designer, Brandon Dillon, provided on request to someone who asked whether brute-forcing this would be practical.December 2, 2022Near the end of the game there is a room containing a pedestal with a book on it. Books have unusual file-related properties and, usually in the game, a player"jacks" the pedestal, inputs a password, and if successful is able to access new elements of the game world.
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