HINTFILE.TXT
14:27 edt 16 Jun 2020

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RE: BUG BOUNTY PROGRAM
ISSUER: ASSISTANT DR I. NOAH FEUTHEENGS
DATE 04 AUG 2130
MESSAGE:

Greetings. I know Ima Alchemosa might be somewhat of
a prickly individual and because of his tartiness,
16383 testers couldn't fix what happened to our
primary laboratory relay. However, I have peered
into the general schematics of his proposed
'gauntlet' and the fact he made it out of various
contained 'dimensions' is the reason this is
happening.

If you don't want to know the knowledge of what you
are about to face, I suggest you discard this memo
posthaste. But if you find yourself in a little bit
of a pickle, I figured I might lend you a hint or
two.

Happy Testing,
I. Noah Feutheengs
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LEGEND OF CHARACTERS FOUND AT THE END OF EACH LEVEL
TITLE ARE AS FOLLOWS:

B - Red Disk Bombing in use
C - Knowledge of chain explosions required
D - Some snik dodging required
E - Electrons to be smashed
G - Gravity is present
H - May encounter bugged base
J - Red Disk Jumping required
K - Must finish or defuse swiftly
    (on the clocK)
P - Problem Solving Level
R - Run-thru level and zonk dodge in use
S - Chased By Sniks or Electrons
T - Trapping by ill manipulation possible
W - Knowledge of Sokoban required
    (MOVING OBJECTS TO DESTINATION)
X - Manipulation of gravity, zonk and/or enemy
    behaviour is present
Y - Yellow Disk manipulation in use
    (NON-SOKOBAN ARRANGEMENT)
Z - Zonk shift manipulation required
? - Results greater than quota to be expected
! - MURPHY copies to be protected
* - Infotrons are sacrificed as part of solution

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001 "THE BEGINNING ---------" DRTZ

002 "HUNTER AND HUNTED -----" S

003 "EXACTLY ONE PATH ------" TZ

004 "  AUGMATIC DISPORT ----" EGP
Autechre, "Untilted", track 4

005 "CONDITION RED ---------" DTY!

006 "OMNINOUS MESSAGE ------" DRTZ

007 "DEMONIC LANGUAGE ------" D

008 "EXIT STAGE RIGHT? -----" DKS!

009 "  YOU HAVE 5 MINUTES! -" KP!*
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Incoming message:
"IN THE END, THEY WOULD NOT LISTEN.
 GREED WAS THEIR OWN UNDOING."
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010 "INFILTRATION ----------" DPT

011 "SOME WEIRD GLITCH... --" HRZ

012 "  THROUGH THE LOOP ----" S

013 "4 THE ONE AND ONLY ----" DT

014 "6 MILLION WAYS TO DIE -" P

015 "1 MUST CHOOSE WISELY --" HP!

016 "8 TOO MUCH? -----------" D

017 "3 MARBLES OF DROPPING -" EP?*

018 "-- CODE 1 IN BINARY? --" EPY!
The code is 46183.. always perform the binary
input using the rightmost digit first and work
left.. 1 = push disk. 0 = don't push

019 "BREAK THROUGH? --------" EP?

020 "ALTERED STATES --------" TZ
A track by Ron Trent

021 "SAFETY MEASURE? -------" CTW
A reprise of "The Bridge" except you have
to now complete the yellow disk fuse and ride
the explosions.. Sorry!

022 "TIME TO MOVE! ---------" RT

023 "INTEGRITY BREACH ------" DTZ

024 "GREAT SCOTT!! ---------" K!

025 "EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES -" HR

026 "  PYROTECHNOPHOBIA ----" RT

027 "LICHT UND SCHATTEN ----" DX
'Light And Shadow'
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Incoming message:
"IN THE NOTHING WAS ONCE A STONE
INSIDE WATER. BY UNSEEN HAND CAME
LAND, AND BY WORD CAME LIGHT THAT
SPLIT DARKNESS."
This is an interpretation of the opening of the
Book of Genesis! Profound!
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028 "INITIATE SWITCHES -----" S

029 "VERIFY SWITCHES? ------" PY
The diagram of solution is in 028 just before
the field with the snik chase sequence.

030 "EREPIRRUS -------------" CEP?
Reverse of next level's title

031 "SURRIPERE -------------" CYZ?
Autechre "Draft 7.30", track 5
Starting chain near bottom and using diagonals
in your setup yields greatest results
You just need at least 100 at the end
having Dodging experience makes for a better start setup

032 "!!WARNING, WARNING!! --" HRT

033 "-- NOW DEAL WITH IT! --" RT
The electrons are filling the "Interesting Output"
shortlogo. I heard it has something to do with game streams?

034 "--- GLITCH HOPPING! ---" HRTZ

035 "----- BREAK OUT!! -----" BT

036 "-- DER ABREITSPLATZ ---" W
"The Workplace"

037 "--------- LCC ---------" BEPSTXY
Autechre, "Untilted", track 1
Incorrect yellow disk shift will cause softlock.

038 "- RESOURCE MANAGEMENT -" EP*

039 "---- WE R ARE WHY -----" DPTY!
040 "---- ARE Y ARE WE? ----" DPTY
A mail-order EP by Autechre. 040 is a reprise of 039

041 "CAN YOU? --------------" D
6x6 table

042 "OH, IT'S NOT HARD.. ---" RZ
8x8 table. 

043 "DROP TABLE SNIKS ------" D
10x10 table.

044 "EXPLOSIVE EDGE? -------" W
12x12 table.

045 "  IPACIAL SECTION -----" DRT
14x14 table.
Autechre, "Untilted," track 2.

046 "THE DROP OFF ----------" EG
16x16 table.

047 "WIPE ALL DATA? Y/N ----" RT
18x18 table.

048 "OH, FOR SAKES! --------" WY
20x20 table.

049 "  CHISELED GYMNASTICS -" RTZ
22x22 table.
Title is an anagram of ALCHEMYSTICS DESIGN.

050 "IRIS WAS A PUPIL ------" EX
Using the top two ports, manipulate the electrons
until all are above the zonk. Use bottom shute
to unfreeze zonk and smash electrons.
Sidenote: zonks prefer to roll left first. May be useful!
Autechre, "Move Of Ten", track 6.

051 "SPLITRMX --------------" RDT
An autechre EP which contains the more recognisable
track where they carefully mash up Neu!'s
"Weissensee" and "Im Glück" ("white sea" and "in luck").

052 "  CACHED STYLE MISSING " RTZ
Work in a counter-clockwise order.
Title is an amusing anagram of ALCHEMYSTICS DESIGN.

053 "306.617.583  CODE FAULT" E

054 "-- CODE TWO IN HEX? ---" EPY!
The code is 306617583.
Yellow disks are in the order of 0123456789ABCDEF.
Fill in yellow disks that are part of the HEX result.

055 "-- IV VV IV VV VIII ---" CEHTYZ
Make orange disk explode while snik is next to port.
Incorrect yellow disk shift will cause softlock.
Autechre, "Draft 7.30", track 2

056 "------ PRO RADII ------" R
Autechre, "Untilted", track 3.

057 "------- plYphon -------" RT
A remix of 056.
Autechre, "Quaristice", track 4.

058 "----- VIRAL RIVAL -----" RTZ
This level uses the Supaplex Editor's SHUFFLE function.
It has been modified in such a way that the level is
able to be solved.
Title is a Gescom track.

059 "---- BIT CRUSHING -----" ES
The reduction of sonic value to the point it is rendered
into its most basic of waveforms. A type of sound filter
in music machines.

060 "------ BIG CHAOS ------" HT
This level's answer to levelset 10 "SMALL CHAOS" but
it doesn't look big, does it? Watch your step.

061 " DYING LESS SCHEMATIC? " DRT
No, it's not.
Title is an amusing anagram of ALCHEMYSTICS DESIGN.

062 "-- SOLVE IT QUICKLY ---" EK
You have plenty of time, despite what the snikfuse tells you.

063 "--- BOULDERDASH IV ----" DRTZ
Continues where Levelset 10 leaves off at "BOULDERDASH III".

064 "----- GARLIC CAR ------" BDET
An anagram of CARL CRAIG. The pipetext "JAM THE BOX" is
the name of a track by Carl Craig's "69" alias.

065 "-- SWITCH THE PHASES --" BDPTZW*
Place given red disk between infotrons in upper hallway, and
zonks will move in and be consumed by explosion, leaving
flat surface to move orange disk.

066 "--- HERE-THERE-HERE ---" BTZ
It's as what the title implies. Go there, then work your way
back to here.

067 "-- DON'T GET BURIED! --" TZ
You might need to enter further in to get the infotrons, but
don't block your way back out!

068 "--- SCISSOR SOCIAL? ---" DRT
This is not a Knife Party.
"Knife Party" is an EDM act.

069 "-- INFOTRONICAL DROP --" GRP
This nonsensical title is a nod to an independent developer
group who designed the precursor of Portal which was named
"NARBACULAR DROP" for the sole purpose of getting first hit
on the search engines. The group was later merged into Valve.

070 "-- TAUTOLOGICAL STOP --" RT
This is what happens when you replace the bugs in "MINEFIELDS!"
with zonks. I had to shift the playfield a little bit in SPEDIT
so it could be solveable.
Tautology is the study of repetitive nature. But I think
repeatedly studying the repetitive nature of repeating things
is quite repetitive indeed.
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting
different results, after all, is it not?

071 "-- PSEUDOMAGICAL BOP --" TZ
What is it with these nonsensical titles. I expected better from
Dr. Alchemosa but.. ahem, right, where was we..

You have to shift the presented object in such a way that you
can clear the middle of the field without being trapped!

072 "- ALCHEMYSTICAL FLOP? -" EPS?*
Do carry on, Dr. Alchemosa... I mean, use your excess
infotrons sparingly.

073 "-- SYSTEMATIC GLITCH --" HR
I warned you, Dr., not to use spacial hyperdimensions in your
gaunlet! Oh, drek... Ahem, do proceed carefully, some void can't
exactly be crossed..

074 "---- BOULDERDASH V ----" RTZ

075 "----- Box Rocking -----" ETZ

076 "----- Rock Boxing -----" ETZ?
Do not let the electrons chain-explode for best results.

077 "---- Snik Mocking? ----" DT

078 " Laying Of Hands, Zwei " EGHTW*
Just like its predecessor, you must carve your 2nd trip
the first time.

079 "- MURPHY, Bomb Expert -" BETW
Beware the roaming sniks! The red disks are at the
Sokoban section!

080 "--- nth Dafuseder.B ---" CEY?
A reprise of "SURRIPERE".
Autechre, "Move Of Ten", track 5.
Read "SURRIPERE" for the hint.

081 "-- RENEGADE HARDWARE --" BJHTY!*

082 "---- SORTIERANLAGE ----" TZ
You need only 255 infotrons. There are exactly 27 extra.
There's a reason it's called "sorting system"! There's
a lot of zonk shifting here!

083 "----- FILL ME IN? -----" WZ

084 "A TABLE-FLIPPING MOMENT" D
A 16x16 table. It's like 041, but turned up to 11.

085 " MARAUDER'S RUN, LAP 1 " RT
086 " MARAUDER'S RUN, LAP 2 " RTZ

087 "----- DEATH RALLY -----" DHRTZ
.llaw knoz eht ta kins a hsams ,pal eht etelpmoc oT

088 "---- MASTERTRONIC! ----" E*
You need exactly what is remaining in infotrons to pass.

089 " !NI YAW EHT TUO GNIOG " DRTXZ
?gnihctilg tahW

090 "- SELECT * FROM ZONKS -" RTZ
091 "-- DROP TABLE ZONKS ---" DS
Oh, glitch!

092 "---- THIS IS FINE. ----" KY

093 "--- GURU MEDITATION ---" BDEGJXY!?*
Hm, I think that's a yellow, not a red.. keep testing.

094 "------ FRAGILITY ------" RTWY

095 "---- BLEND MACHINE ----" BDGJPRTWYZ
Turn the windmill.
Incorrect shifting of yellow disks will cause a softlock.

096 "---- RENIFORM PULS ----" DRT
Autechre, "Draft 7.30", track 10.

097 "--- Götterdämmerung ---" BDK!
Be on side two before two minutes and you can shift the
yellow disk to stop the chain killing the clone MURPHY!
Also, title is the German version of the swear "GOD DAMNIT!"

098 "- The Daedalus Factor -" D
You are now in the Labyrinth and the sniks are minotaurs.
Watch it!

099 "- PROGRAMMATICAL MESS -" GTWYZ!
Failure to make the path will cause the death of clones!
Remember that zonks prefer to swing to the left!

100 " AND ALL THAT EVER WAS " CDEPRTWYZ!
Unfortunately the descriptive hints end here.
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RE: RE: BUG BOUNTY PROGRAM
ISSUER: ALTERMAVEN
DATE: 16 Jun 2020
MESSAGE:

101 "-- THIS LEVELSET WAS --" TXZ
102 "-- BROUGHT TO YOU BY --" DETZ
103 "- ALCHEMYSTICS DESIGN -" TZ
104 "----- ALL LEVELS ------" PR
105 " CREATED BY ALTERMAVEN " ES?
106 "YOU KNEW HIM AS BASTIGE" TZ
107 "-- OR MAYBE ALTER-T ---" BTZ
This is reprise of the README.

108 "- REPORTS OF MY DEATH -" KTZ
109 "WAS BUT AN EXAGGERATION" RTZ
This line is a familiar saying by someone who was famous
and people no longer saw him around so they thought the
individual dead. His return was comprised of this line.

110 "THANK YOU FOR PLAYING!!"
Seriously, thank you.

Incoming Message:
"You monster..
THE TESTING IS NOW OVER.
YOU ARE NOW A BUG HUNTER ACE!"

Yay! The primary lab relay machine is fixed! Let's go find
out what hap--oh, you were right after all. Again, a Blue
Screen of Death, followed by some reality glitching, turns
the machine into a final LEVEL! Get to work, MURPHY!

111 "-- TIME TO UNPLUG IT --"
Let's really crash Dr. Ima Alchemosa's primary lab relay,
which is actually a laptop, that indeed bluescreened the
moment you solved the entire goddamned mess, and reality
glitched into a level upon the laboratory's floor. Maybe
the infotrons here can help shut down Promotech!

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The epilogue

Well, you found that he's been a mad scientist and the whole
thing regarding the testing is a gig. Thankfully, you
now have your own portable testing system, and Dr. Alchemosa
has been driven out of business and locked away to the
point he will never use a machine again. Satisfied, but
feeling your work was not at all proper, you refuse the
money handout and, you take a moment of them not looking
to stash the device.

Turns out 'everyone' was but a robot clone of Dr. Alchemosa,
except for I. Noah Feutheengs who was really your partner
in crime that helped you with the Supaplex incident.

The moment Dr. Alchemosa was extracted and the rest of the
machinery smashed, the clones disappeared. Time dials back
to the present. You feel good. Even Dr. Alchemosa himself
disappeared.

You finally have it! Your new shiny MURPHY Tester!

...or was it all a dream?