misc/fantasy_ctf

misc/fantasy_ctf/output.log

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+$ nc verbal-sleep.picoctf.net 63461
+FANTASY CTF SIMULATION
+
+The simulation begins in the private room of Eibhilin, a bright, young student.
+The room is dimly lit, with the glow of her multiple monitors casting an
+electric blue hue on the walls. Around the room are posters of vintage movies
+from the MCU — ancient guardians from another age staring down like digital
+sentinels.
+
+---
+(Press Enter to continue...)
+---
+
+Eibhilin stretches back in her chair, adjusting the holo-display of her
+keyboard. A soft hum of a nearby server fills the air as her AI companion,
+`Nyx`, comes to life.
+
+---
+(Press Enter to continue...)
+---
+
+"Good evening, Ei," Nyx chirps, "The 3025 edition of picoCTF registration is
+open. You asked me to remind so you could try out the competition for the first
+time. Do you wish to proceed?"
+
+---
+(Press Enter to continue...)
+---
+
+Outside, the city of Nexalus glimmers under the stars, but Eibhilin's focus
+remains entirely on the screen in front of her.
+
+---
+(Press Enter to continue...)
+---
+
+"Yes, Nyx. Let's do it!"
+
+---
+(Press Enter to continue...)
+---
+
+Nyx brings up the registration page.
+
+Options:
+A) *Register multiple accounts*
+B) *Share an account with a friend*
+C) *Register a single, private account*
+[a/b/c] > C
+
+Nyx nods, "Good choice, Ei. Let's proceed with a single, private account. It
+can be tempting to try and do something 'clever', but registering multiple
+accounts or sharing an account with a friend can lead to disqualification."
+
+---
+(Press Enter to continue...)
+---
+
+"Ok," Nyx says, "Registering you for the competition... There's an introductory
+audio message, piping to your speakers."
+
+---
+(Press Enter to continue...)
+---
+
+"Welcome hacker! You're about to embark on a journey that will teach you many
+esoteric and valuable skills. Our mission is to guide you in the right path,
+that you may use these skills to protect and defend and never for selfish gain
+or deceit. We hope you enjoy the challenges that our authors have devised this
+year. Always remember: 'With great power, comes great responsibility!'"
+
+---
+(Press Enter to continue...)
+---
+
+Nyx continues, "I've gleaned from the Ether that in CTF competitions, it's
+always good to start with the 'sanity' challenge. It should be the challenge
+worth the least amount of points. I'll pull it up. You're looking for something
+called the flag. You should know it when you see it."
+
+---
+(Press Enter to continue...)
+---
+
+"Oh interesting," Eibhilin says, "It seems like the sanity challenge is an old
+school interactive fiction game."
+
+---
+(Press Enter to continue...)
+---
+
+Options:
+A) *Play the game*
+B) *Search the Ether for the flag*
+[a/b] > A
+
+"Good choice, Ei," Nyx says, "You never want to share flags or artifact
+downloads."
+
+---
+(Press Enter to continue...)
+---
+
+ Playing the Game
+Playing the Game: 100%|██████████████████████████████████████ [time left: 00:00]
+Playing the Game completed successfully!
+
+---
+(Press Enter to continue...)
+---
+
+"That was fun!" Eibhilin exclaims, "I found the flag!"
+
+---
+(Press Enter to continue...)
+---
+
+Nyx says, "Great job, Ei! I've read that a lot of players create writeups of
+interesting challenges they solve during the competition. Just be sure to wait
+to publish them until after the winners have been announced. We can work on
+that together if you'd like."
+
+---
+(Press Enter to continue...)
+---
+
+"Thanks, Nyx! Here's the flag I found: picoCTF{m1113n1um_3d1710n_219b5811}"
+
+---
+(Press Enter to continue...)
+---
+
+"Great, you just got 10 points!" Nyx exclaims.
+
+---
+(Press Enter to continue...)
+---
+
+Eibhilin smiles, "I'm off to a good start!"
+
+---
+(Press Enter to continue...)
+---
+
+Nyx says, "Let's keep going!"
+
+---
+(Press Enter to continue...)
+---
+
+END OF FANTASY CTF SIMULATION
+Thank you for playing! To reemphasize some rules for this year:
+1. Register only one account.
+2. Do not share accounts, flags or artifact downloads.
+3. Wait to publish writeups publicly until after the organizers announce the
+winners.
+4. picoCTF{m1113n1um_3d1710n_219b5811} is a real flag! Submit it for some
+points in picoCTF 2025!
+
+---
+(Press Enter to continue...)
+---