How do I get the encrypted competition manual?

[cbeavers6790]

I was wondering where I could find this so I dont have to deal with trying to download the manual as soon as the code is released. Any ideas? I have heard that this exists but I have never actually seen it.

[avanboekel]

I don't think that they will release it until kickoff this year. According to USFIRST.org, "2012 Game Manual to be released at Kickoff, January 7, 2012".

[akoscielski3]

It will be here, but it has not been released yet. It is usually released a few days before kick-off.

http://usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/...ated-documents

[cbeavers6790]

cool, I will just have to keep an eye out, It is so much easier if I dont have to wait.

[akoscielski3]

Originally Posted by cbeavers6790

cool, I will just have to keep an eye out, It is so much easier if I dont have to wait.

Only if you remember the password lol i almost forgot it last year.

Bill's Blog will have link to it when it comes out too.

[cbeavers6790]

well the encrypted still only unlocks with the password given out at the end of kickoff you dont need a password to download the encrypted version do you?

[Derschatten]

Also this year they will have a new format of the manual you can check out the beta here: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...ents-beta-test

[akoscielski3]

Originally Posted by cbeavers6790

well the encrypted still only unlocks with the password given out at the end of kickoff you dont need a password to download the encrypted version do you?

No you don't. Last year they put up a Manual that had no password after kick-off, so you didnt have to type in the password everytime you go looking for a rule

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by akoscielski3

Only if you remember the password lol i almost forgot it last year.

If you're quick, taking a picture is a good way to save it.

Also, I highly recommend downloading the encrypted manual before kick-off. FIRST's site usually gets a little overloaded in the first few hours after kick-off, making the manual download a bit of a pain.

To add on to the question: How can I get the exact 2012 manual before kickoff? And yes, I mean the whole manual, not the encrypted one...

[PAR_WIG1350]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

To add on to the question: How can I get the exact 2012 manual before kickoff? And yes, I mean the whole manual, not the encrypted one...

Figure out the encryption key, then decrypt the encrypted manual. Yes, it is extremly hard to do, it is also cheating, asumming you acctually read/look at it before the encryption key is released.

[Daniel_LaFleur]

Originally Posted by PAR_WIG1350

Figure out the encryption key, then decrypt the encrypted manual. Yes, it is extremly hard to do, it is also cheating, asumming you acctually read/look at it before the encryption key is released.

Why do you say it's cheating?
What rule has been broken?

Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't do it. I love surprises on FIRSTmas

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by Daniel_LaFleur

Why do you say it's cheating?
What rule has been broken?

Well, considering you can't read the rules, I'd say it's hard to know for certain.

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Well, considering you can't read the rules, I'd say it's hard to know for certain.

I see what you did there!

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

To add on to the question: How can I get the exact 2012 manual before kickoff? And yes, I mean the whole manual, not the encrypted one...

Originally Posted by PAR_WIG1350

Figure out the encryption key, then decrypt the encrypted manual. Yes, it is extremly hard to do, it is also cheating, asumming you acctually read/look at it before the encryption key is released.

Originally Posted by Daniel_LaFleur

Why do you say it's cheating?
What rule has been broken?

Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't do it. I love surprises on FIRSTmas

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Well, considering you can't read the rules, I'd say it's hard to know for certain.

While I can tell the light nature of this discussion, it does contravene the ChiefDelphi forum rules:

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Now that we've hopefully put the brakes on that: Last year I pre-loaded the encrypted manual onto iBooks on my iPad. When the key was released, I typed it into a note and copied it using the iOS system copy-and-paste feature. I then could paste the key into each of the documents without having to type it fifty-dozen times.