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Black and White Evil	Fri 10 Apr 2009 02:25
<Tom 7> (admin) Automatically moved to minor leagues. (Difficulty: 2.8 Style: 2.2)
block cipher	Thu 09 Apr 2009 13:52
<radiant> Let's try thinking about this level in terms of "What does it take to construct it?" Changing the initial text makes a significant difference in the number of times each bit is flipped over the course of the cipher, and this certainly isn't a symmetric cipher, so a chosen key and ending text don't give a very easy path to finding the initial text needed. Brute-forcing the text just gets you into a search space twice as big as trying to brute force the key. We might have luck trying to look at the function from the perspective of "What are the valid predecessors of 0x0000000000000000?" and, while it may not be feasible to expand the search tree out to the full 1008 (effectively 1007) depth, we might at least be able to eliminate a few of the bits as dead ends.
Newark Liberty Airport (EWR)	Thu 09 Apr 2009 04:01
<gary> I have solved it!
Hugbot's Level	Thu 09 Apr 2009 02:25
<Tom 7> (admin) Automatically moved to minor leagues. (Difficulty: 1.7 Style: 2.3)
Optimization (462)	Tue 07 Apr 2009 16:59
<Suzy> I need a hint for this level. It's driving me crazy!
Expanding Star	Sat 04 Apr 2009 03:45
<Bekah> 'Expanding Star' uploaded by Bekah: Just for fun.
Jedi	Fri 03 Apr 2009 22:37
<gary> Exactly it is. <Obi-Wan Keno> 'Jedi' uploaded by Obi-Wan Keno.
Hiding Places	Thu 02 Apr 2009 22:53
<Bekah> 'Hiding Places' uploaded by Bekah: "Hiding places"-- revolving buttons. Have fun!
I Pity the Fool	Wed 01 Apr 2009 17:31
<radiant> There seems to be a small bug here: is there a reason the first 61 remotes in line take a very long time to flip their targets, while everything after that goes off almost instantly? <radiant> 'I Pity the Fool' uploaded by radiant: I pity the fool who actually wants to play this level!
Edu002	Tue 31 Mar 2009 09:01
<Eduardo> 'Edu002' uploaded by Eduardo: Easy levels encourage beginners like me
Edu001	Tue 31 Mar 2009 09:00
<Eduardo> 'Edu001' uploaded by Eduardo: Easy levels encourage beginners like me
My Level	Mon 30 Mar 2009 13:00
<A-Rod Fan> 'My Level' uploaded by A-Rod Fan.
Chromatic Crisis (v4)	Sat 28 Mar 2009 11:52
<gary> ...and finally this level will not get cooked.
crazzy 3	Sat 28 Mar 2009 02:25
<Tom 7> (admin) Automatically moved to minor leagues. (Difficulty: 0.6 Style: 2.3)
The Funny Faces	Sat 28 Mar 2009 02:25
<Tom 7> (admin) Automatically moved to minor leagues. (Difficulty: 1.4 Style: 2.4)
Dr. Nim (fixed)	Sat 28 Mar 2009 02:25
<Tom 7> (admin) Automatically moved to minor leagues. (Difficulty: 0.7 Style: 1.7)
Dr. Nim	Sat 28 Mar 2009 02:25
<Tom 7> (admin) Automatically moved to minor leagues. (Difficulty: 0.7 Style: 1.5)
Chromatic Crisis (v4)	Fri 27 Mar 2009 18:05
<radiant> 'Chromatic Crisis (v4)' uploaded by radiant: So if I don't have a tile available for "non-pushable wire", I'll just use one anyway! Will fourth time be the charm it was with Assembly Line?
Chromatic Crisis (v3)	Fri 27 Mar 2009 17:50
<mm> Ooops, thanks, I was just going to write you that I'm sorry to have cooked it again... ;-) <radiant> Moved to graveyard: Didn't even see that line of attack! Chalk that one up as a "nice" kind of cook! <radiant> 'Chromatic Crisis (v3)' uploaded by radiant: Remember, kids: Bombs are dangerous. Be careful when using them. I was hoping to keep a way for the player to break into the lower half of black, but it would have to use up all the bombs and there wasn't anything that did that without messing up the rest of that section. It's still possible to break into red and do some crazy stuff there, but at the cost of making the level uncompletable. I'm fine with that.
Chromatic Crisis	Fri 27 Mar 2009 12:33
<radiant> Moved to graveyard: Blue is supposed to be where broken things come from...more than black, anyway. <radiant> 'Chromatic Crisis' uploaded by radiant: Yeah, we'll call that first version the "Combo Winter" version.
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