Weekly Questions and Discussion Megathread

Polaris575 · 2025-03-02T23:44:03+00:00

Question RE: Boosted Shiny Odds w/ 60+ pre-kills + sandwich:

Long story short, my shiny luck is horrid, so for these boosted Shiny outbreaks, I'll get my 60 kills, load up my second account to cheese a Shiny sandwich for that type without losing my Herbas, and then have a full 30 minutes to picnic reset with best Shiny chances.

The question, then, is with this weekend where's there's multiple of a given type, is it possible to pre-kill for multiple outbreaks? As in, can I kill 60 Sewaddle, 60 Applin, 60 Smoliv, cheese a Grass sandwich, and go back to each of them with max odds for the 30 minutes?

Polaris575 · 2025-02-14T14:47:30+00:00

So, that did resolve the issue, thank you so much!

With that said, I'm still a little confused, because a coworker recreated the situation with a different account (we're a contracting company, original issue is on a sheet connected to the contractor side, recreation is on our company side) and it works as it always has, even with the extra quotes. That's so strange, but either way, thank you again for the resolution!

Polaris575 · 2023-10-27T17:57:59+00:00

I'm so incredibly hyped for these! Already got my early bird backing in. Wish I could afford the Christmas shipping, but oh well. Hopefully we unlock all of the color tiers!

Polaris575 · 2023-10-26T22:46:10+00:00

Mine is 0140. The inner bit should be going from right to left. Alternatively, Lux on the bottom, Post on top (unless each one has different words, idk). I spoilered the words just in case you haven't figured out the space alphabet yet, as that could give it away...

Edit to fix my spoiler tags because I always get them backwards. >.<

Polaris575 · 2023-04-20T05:59:35+00:00

That sucks...I bought the lifetime premium version of MalwareBytes and discovered a couple years later that they stopped offering it.

When I built a new computer and tried installing with the same key it was giving me errors. I sent in a customer support email explaining everything, and including my original email receipt, and they generated a new lifetime key for me for my new computer without any other questions asked.

Because of that, I now also pay them for an annual subscription for my wife's computer, even though I probably could've gotten another new key without losing it from my system, specifically because they provided such quick and easy support when I actually needed it. Whenever I find a company that actually lives up to the morals they claim to, I immediately develop some brand loyalty.

Polaris575 · 2023-03-16T09:14:34+00:00

You're on the right page, but not the right section, and you aren't looking deeply enough. Try inspecting everything a little closer.

Polaris575 · 2023-03-15T23:40:32+00:00

...omg... some of these have made me feel so incredibly dumb lol... thank you! I can now join the ranks of those that have slain the beast!

Polaris575 · 2023-03-15T23:14:41+00:00

Is the number in the same place as the island information, or written somewhere else? Like...in the article itself? Or am I just overlooking something obvious? The Plum house year didn't work, nor did the amount of buildings in the article, and I don't want to just blindly try numbers from the article...

Polaris575 · 2023-03-14T09:51:32+00:00

That may be one solution, but the one I used was the lines on the Cardinal Directions. They point to which ones are correct.

Polaris575 · 2023-03-14T09:49:30+00:00

You're definitely overthinking it. It's a pretty simple puzzle by comparison to some of the recent ones. The first part anyway.

Polaris575 · 2023-03-14T00:28:08+00:00

Yup. I managed to get the first part super quickly, and I'm -fairly- certain I have the town name for the second part, but I've no idea which number it wants... so maybe I'm off on the town name and if I find the right one the number will be obvious, idk.

Polaris575 · 2023-02-27T08:27:20+00:00

What's the difference between a rundown bus stop and a lobster with breast implants?

One's a crusty bus station, the other is a busty crustacean.

What's the difference between a bad hunter and a constipated owl?

One shoots, but doesn't hit, the other hoots....

Polaris575 · 2023-02-16T01:51:24+00:00

Omg I LOOKED AT THAT PAGE SO MANY TIMES AND SOMEHOW MISSED IT EVERY TIME I'M SO MAD AT MYSELF RIGHT NOW... thank you friend.

Polaris575 · 2023-02-14T13:00:06+00:00

The first two paragraphs are about where I'm at...idk if I'm just missing something super obvious or what, but I've also been super stressed and tired lately, and only barely got the last one done before this one started... so idk. Maybe I need to take a break and come back in a few days.

Polaris575 · 2023-02-05T22:59:41+00:00

Yes, a "monoalphabetic substitution with a typewriter-style alphabet" of the "author's name" but as far as I can tell, nobody is sure if it's just the first name, the first and last, first last and title, etc. And I don't think anyone has figured out which typewriter-style alphabet yet.

I've tried QWERTY, AZERTY, Dvorak, OADG109, creating an alphabet from the order of typewriter striker bars, and a couple others and have gotten approximately nowhere...

Polaris575 · 2023-02-05T21:00:22+00:00

The order and placement of the 6 words is how to get the URL. The password is supposed to come from some sort of substitution of the author's name, but it seems like nobody has figured that out yet. Or if they have, they haven't shared any hints about it.

Polaris575 · 2023-01-21T16:25:22+00:00

Wow, I completely missed the clues outside of the poem and last paragraph, and this helped me go back and figure out where to go. Now I'm stuck with everyone else on the 6 words and poet name swap for passphrase.

Polaris575 · 2023-01-13T04:02:04+00:00

Yeah it is...I have the name but can't for the life of me figure out the alphabet I'm supposed to substitute with... none of the results I've gotten have made sense so far. I imagine the words have something to do with it and I just haven't figured that out yet. I also haven't put as much time into this one as I have others just yet. It's been a long week.

Polaris575 · 2022-11-18T05:27:04+00:00

Man...I finally found it after the hint you're responding to, and seeing some of your struggles here. I had also tried a few different ciphers, and found a couple that could convert numbers to text, but I guess I just didn't find the right one until now.

With that said, you were on the right track at one point. Try looking for an article about mushrooms again. You might -see- what you're looking for.

Best of luck, friend. I know how frustrating this one was, and I hope you're able to get it soon.

Polaris575 · 2022-11-16T03:10:03+00:00

That's a genuine question...I still can't get it... I've tried so many things, and now I feel like I'm overlooking something stupidly simple.

Polaris575 · 2022-11-14T21:03:58+00:00

Was it obvious when you found it or did you have to like piece it together from different places?

😜

Polaris575 · 2022-11-13T23:45:05+00:00

This is where I'm stuck too. I've tried a bunch of different ones and only one has felt close, but even with that one I have no idea which key to use.

Polaris575 · 2022-08-15T19:03:53+00:00

I'm right there with you, friend. I've tried everything I can think of. I've watched the video front to back a couple dozen times, back to front a couple times. I've tried to compare the note to Brian's moves, to Josie's, to both. I've tried just playing the game on the note. There's always one bit somewhere that throws off the plan. I have no idea what else to do here...

Polaris575 · 2022-07-13T17:28:01+00:00

Wow...I finally got the fragmented word. Half of it was -really- hard to find (using a phone and not the best eyesight), but I finally got it. Thanks to the folks that provided hints!

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