Error code 54

[strates]

Just got error code 54: http://chainfactor.despoiler.org/index.php?title=ErrorCodes#Error_054

I entered the word and the code at the end, and got a message stating I was the first person to enter the shutdown key. Then I got this email:

Listening for active shutdown keys... 1 key currently active

Chain Factor

confused.

[schnauzer22]

what is shutdown key?

[Zotmeister]

Looks like bringing down the system is an upcoming objective... - ZM

[vexingmodstwo]

Just got error code 54: http://chainfactor.despoiler.org/index.php?title=ErrorCodes#Error_054

I entered the word and the code at the end, and got a message stating I was the first person to enter the shutdown key. Then I got this email:



confused.

I'm new to this thing and I received an error message but it wasn't this one. Like a dummy, I didn't get a screen cap. It was a shutdown code, though.

The code was: seals 765986582

Then I got an email saying this:

Listening for active shutdown keys... 0 key currently active


What does this mean? Anyone?

[Mapmaker]

I'm not sure what the shutdown keys do, or how many there are.

But! We've found four so far. The last number is the error message it was found in:

qcyjq 584493046 036
rdzkr 110860289 042
seals 765986582 044
----- ---------- ---
ugcnu 177739672 054

I put in dashes between 'seals' and 'ugcnu' for a reason - note that each shutdown word is just a "ROT"-ed version of 'seals'. For instance, go 'down' a letter from each letter in s-e-a-l-s and you get r-d-z-k-r. So it's probably safe to assume there's a t-f-b-m-t waiting for us somewhere. I don't see any pattern in the nine-digit codes, though. Not yet.

[jimpbblmk]

Does someone have the Flash file of the game saved (for posterity, post-ARG) in case this -does- happen to shut the game down? I'm sure a lot of people would be sad if they never got to play this again. ;)

[Mapmaker]

I put in dashes between 'seals' and 'ugcnu' for a reason - note that each shutdown word is just a "ROT"-ed version of 'seals'.
Sorry to quote myself, but I had a brainstorm - there are probably seven shutdown codes. Like seven seals, y'know? Raises the question of what's gonna happen if we do enter them all.

[batroy]

Alls I know is that I have fun playing this game, and would hate to see it shut down. I've turned on quite a few others to play the game as well. Don't do it.

[nilradical]

Good thought! The apocalypse is upon us, dun dun dunnnn... :)

Oh, and speaking of the game shutting down/keeping a copy just in case-- you can download the flash file here: http://www.chainfactor.com/pr0to_powers.swf (I'll post a copy on the wiki too, i guess, just in case?). I only tested my downloaded copy briefly-- it seems to basically work, except there's no music and sadly none of the powers are unlocked, so you only have basic mode.

[mrwilson41]

Nice to have the flash file. Thanks! I recorded the music and added it here (http://profile.imeem.com/PndEHw/music/GrVkVNdl/unknown_chain_factor/). Perhaps someone out there can add the music to the shockwave file.

[jimpbblmk]

I'm willing to bet the variables can be changed (to unlock all powers) in the ActionScript once the flash file is decompiled, and the music is probably linked to on the Internet somewhere already, so it could be linked to this other music file instead.

[Mr Mason]

couldn't we check the files in the game to see where the xml file that determines the cost for the powers, so we can proxy that so the powers would be super cheap?

[culwin]

Good thought! The apocalypse is upon us, dun dun dunnnn... :)

Oh, and speaking of the game shutting down/keeping a copy just in case-- you can download the flash file here: http://www.chainfactor.com/pr0to_powers.swf (I'll post a copy on the wiki too, i guess, just in case?). I only tested my downloaded copy briefly-- it seems to basically work, except there's no music and sadly none of the powers are unlocked, so you only have basic mode.

You can unlock the powers quite easily (I did) and even do fun stuff like give yourself all the powers, or give yourself 1,000,000 per level. None of it can get submitted to the score server, though. I didn't really find anything interesting, except I like how the REAL coder swears (the 's' word) in the code comments :)

[Mr Mason]

so how do we post it to the server
can you start without a proxy switch to the proxy just to choose the power, then before seleecting switch off the proxy, i am having a hard time getting mine working, how did you set it up?

[culwin]

so how do we post it to the server
can you start without a proxy switch to the proxy just to choose the power, then before seleecting switch off the proxy, i am having a hard time getting mine working, how did you set it up?

I'm no Flash expert, but I doubt you can post it to the server. You can use flasm or some other program to decode the .swf, edit it, and then recompile, and run on your own machine.

Here is a good tutorial:
http://zenwarfare.com/flash_hack.php

To unlock the powers, change the line:
push r:2, 'unlocked', FALSE
to:
push r:2, 'unlocked', TRUE

[Mr Mason]

what i am saying though is we don't change the flash file. we need to use the existing flash file, we need to dupe the xml files. I know the two files. /powers.php that is viewed on port 3128, and power_costs.xml which is viewed on port 80 ( i believe ) if you can proxy hack that then go back to the main server, we should be good to go.

[by_sin]

try adding these files also and put them in the same directory of the swf:

http://www.chainfactor.com/power_costs.xml
http://www.chainfactor.com/chain_sequence_progress.php
http://www.chainfactor.com/powers.php
http://www.chainfactor.com/stats.php
http://www.chainfactor.com/chain_sequence_progress.php

put this in swfdirectory/music
http://www.chainfactor.com/music/game_loop_1_final.mp3
http://www.chainfactor.com/music/game_loop_2_final.mp3
http://www.chainfactor.com/music/game_loop_3_final.mp3

[Zotmeister]

You listed one twice.

...And a very interesting one, at that. I think it's pretty obvious what P and S are, but N and D?... - ZM

[antimatter]

N is the current time, D is the end time, both in unix time. Probably they stand for Now and Deadline or something like that.

[culwin]

I wonder what chain_sequence_progress.php showed before the shutdown codes were entered?

[tytyty]

i'm trying to find a pattern I think F will use them to shutdown the site if the attempt to hack it fails to not be found out i dont know what will happen if we use the keys but i found where he says there arre twelve of them it was a link in the forums if anyone finds the codes post them here and we might be able to shutdown the system before he hacks it

[shooz]

The keys have already been used - last Sunday. there's a lot on the forum about it and in the wiki

[tytyty]

all the powers are unlocked but how do you download

[kh_103]

I was able to get everything to work except the music. I put the 3 mp3s in the directory "music" within the directory that contains the swf and php files. When I play the swf in Firefox I have the sound effects but not the music. Advice?

[tytyty]

the timer is still active on that extention

it will hit zero about 4:00 EST

[Blazer]

did anyone think about playing the song backwards?

[Blazer]

I just got this: **ERROR 002

LEVEL 2 / CODE NNN

* SCORING?
* s, i don’t understand why we are collecting scores at this
* point. do we collect high scores only or every score?
* -F

* I want all the scores added to Table A, not just high scores
* don’t worry about it, I’ll tell you why later.
* /s

* will do
* -F

* By the way, try this... text "chain" to 38383.
* /s

* works. very hot. LOL
* -F

[Blazer]

Another one: ERROR 0011

LEVEL 2 / CODE D


* ++Leave Alone for Now, Please++
* F, as we have discussed several times, we really need to finish the
* powers before tuning the survival functions.
* /s

* why not do both?
* -F

* Because power mode is more important.
* /s

[Rowan]

Just so you know, we believe we have found all of the error codes. All the ones that we have found are listed here (http://chainfactor.despoiler.org/index.php?title=ErrorCodes) so you don't have to worry about copying and pasting all the errors you get, unless you're absolutely positive it is a new one.

[by_sin]

I was able to get everything to work except the music. I put the 3 mp3s in the directory "music" within the directory that contains the swf and php files. When I play the swf in Firefox I have the sound effects but not the music. Advice?I tried it locally on my computer, it seems to be working fine for me, try downloading the latest pr0t0_powers.swf . Are you testing it on a live server?

nice to see all the players
www.chainfactor.com/unlockers.xml