I like most of the changes, and I like changes, just because they are different.
(noticed the small color changes, like it)

However I'm not too fond about the /dev/null category, or at least not the way it's implemented right now
The challenges were removed for a reason .. I suggest:
- These do not create an extra smiley
- These challenges do not increase the challenge count in upper right (i'm pretty sure they do, but could be wrong)
- These challenges do not increase your rank



This illustrates the following
- /dev/null takes up no size, and impact should be minimal
- /dev/null is special, not just more of the same.

my personal opinion.
I had solved 7 out of 16. I just feel that the sheer amount of challenges is a bit of a hurdle.

In the current form, i would consider ~/.trash
a suitable name, or for the windows people c:\Recycler

is it just me or does the /dev/null smiley on the main challenge selection page look stoned?

However I agree with Rhican that these should not go towards the challenge count.
How about making it so that for every 20 challenges a user completes they 'unlock' one of these ones. Like a kind of reward
I've not done the math so maybe 20 isnt accurate but its just an idea


nighthound/sabretooth

Thanks for you feedback rhican,



It's how it is right now simply because the system doesn't allow these type of "special" challenges.
The plan is to put them on a seperate page completely,, so entirely unrelated to the current challenge list.

But I've put them back online for the people who've been asking "hey, how did that challenge work".
So I do hope all of you understand that this is just on temporary basis. Should've been more clear on that.

Kind regards,

Inferno

Maybe you should link the old topics to the new forum too

"there is nothing as permanent as the temporary"

but alright good to hear you are all working on it, i could also suggest not having a done/not done status flag
and having the discussion afterwards forum available to everyone

Maybe change
1: Only an easy text crypto.
into
1: Only an easy text crypto. - [Why was this challenge deleted?]

Or something like that. The link would return a page where would be stated what was wrong with the challenge and a tutorial on how to solve the challenge could be provided.

BaRa

Great idea BaRa

Agreed, its a good idea. Maybe dont do it for egypt-crypt then, cause there is a chall that is very similar to it.

I wonder what happened to the "Info-Gathering - Rankig History" challenge. I really enjoyed that one.