We didn't get as much time as we'd have liked to tune the puzzles, so we recognize that some of them may be obtuse or unfair. Some players may also be more interested in focusing on the story.
While we strongly encourage you to try the puzzles yourself, we've created an answer key here. If you feel inclined to use it, it would be helpful for us if you stated which puzzle(s) you used it for. Thanks!
(ANSWERS BELOW, LAST SPOILER WARNING)
START.zip
Find the instructions in CREDITS.txt. Our initials spell out AMpv.
01.zip
W:L stands for Word:Letter. Reading the Lth letter of the Wth word from the only text file available, it spells RECALL.
02.zip
A file with instructions for computing a digital root is included. Applying a1z26 to the corrupted data in the chatlog yields a sum of 37, which compresses to a digital root of 1.
03.zip
The 'craven contact' is the email from Rickford Cravson. Add up all the numbers in that file (including the date numbers) to get 2133.
04.zip
The process log is running a shell, which you cover up with the NIGHTSHADE. The uncovered letters spell EUMEharvest.
05.zip
Find the smallest dollar amount: $23. Grabbing the 23th (rd?) word from the body of the plea (email) gives you the word STILL.
06.zip
juljournal has only sparse capitalization. Extract the capital letters to get REMORSE.
07.zip
Turning our attention back to the process log, it shows the date as 9/23/2078.
08.zip
You can find the final filename in the chat log: IMG-20780608.jpg.
