2011 Game Manual PDF?

[sithmonkey13]

As we are nearing the announcement of the 2011 game, I went to FIRST's website to see about downloading the encrypted game manual ahead of the kick-off, so as they release the password, my team can have a copy available, instead of having to fight off everyone else for FIRST's bandwidth. When I got to the page on the website, I saw that they still had the manual broken in different sections (and still no encrypted game sections), but I began to wonder whether FIRST will release a single PDF version like previous years to save on downloading and to help be better organized.

[DarrinMunter]

From what I've seen for the past two years, They will put out the single PDF a couple of days after the kick-off.

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by Munter2081

From what I've seen for the past two years, They will put out the single PDF a couple of days after the kick-off.

A single PDF is usually available with encryption a few days before.

[Cyberphil]

I have been looking for this also. On the FIRST website under the 2011 Decryption test it says this:

INSTRUCTIONS FOR DOWNLOADING (and TESTING) ENCRYPTED MANUAL:

In order to be sure that you have the capability to decrypt the files at the appropriate time, a test file is available below.

It says that a test file is available below, which is what I would assume to be the full pdf version. The problem is that there is no file to download.

[big1boom]

Download the encrypted game manual. It will be posted by 2PM ET today.

http://frcdirector.blogspot.com/2011...ody-ready.html

Bills Blog just posted information about the game manual

[Cyberphil]

Originally Posted by big1boom

http://frcdirector.blogspot.com/2011...ody-ready.html

Bills Blog just posted information about the game manual

Awesome. Thanks!

[Gary Dillard]

Hmmmmmmmm.... 2:45ET and still no manual. Not that I'm impatient........

[Roger]

3 pm --- tap tap tap.
I just want to download it and go home -- my de-encoder program is on the Cray at home.
Obviously FIRST is connected to the same clocks at our high school; none of them have the right time either.

[Wildcat]

3:16 pm: manual is available

[synth3tk]

It's uploaded now.

[Roger]

And the password is not "Triangle!Circle?Square!" Just putting that out there. The home computer should crack it soon -- the software claims 70 hours for a document that size.

Don't worry, I don't actually read them until after Kickoff. I follow the programmers motto: With great power comes great responsibility, and all.

[EricH]

Hmm. My decryption software says it'll take more like 74 hours. At that rate, I'll get it opened about 3 hours after the password is released.

[Roger]

Yeah, I know the version you have, which is why I stay with the older Visual Basic 3 one. I juiced it up and trims off a couple of hours.

[demosthenes2k8]

Haha. I'm surprised nobody made a Bruteforcing@Home yet.

[chemipanda]

What did they use to encode the game manual?