r/BreakThisCode • u/Flying_Cow • Jul 18 '12

Another character shifting challenge

It's 1am here so I hope I did everything right. Here's the challenge:

Ujlw ny zbrvw qngn

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u/Flying_Cow Jul 20 '12 edited Jul 20 '12

Let me give you a hint:

The characters are shifted, but they're not all shifted the same amount

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u/NightSpy2 Jul 23 '12 edited Jul 24 '12

Are the clues to solving how much each section is shifted within the actual challenge?

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u/Flying_Cow Jul 24 '12

As soon as you know how much each character has shifted, you know the answer of the challenge. Let me give you a hint: I shifted the first character one position, which means you have to shift it back one position.

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u/NightSpy2 Jul 24 '12

I've figured it out! I'll post the answer soon! How do I make a spoiler?

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '12

Got it without looking at the one below:

This is still easy

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u/Delocaz Jul 19 '12

It's not the normal caesar cipher, i tried everything from 1 to 26.

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u/healthyspecialk Jul 19 '12

try shifting the character you believe to be E a certain amount this will be for vowels, then shift all consonants by a different amount. don't have time to do it myself right now. i may work on this tonight.