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Neobeo

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May 21, 2007, 09:08 PM
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Ok, so perhaps I wasn't being too clear on what I meant. If you have placed a password on your levels, it is possible to remove them, thanks to the power of nEobEo GRYToLLE ANd OVerLOrD. Of course, this procedure requires you to have the original password in the first place. If you don't, you can't even load the level in the first place so this method fails.

How to remove password from a level in 8 simple steps
  1. Open JCS
  2. Load the passworded level
  3. Enter the password
  4. Go to Tools --> Level Password
  5. Enter the old password in the "Old password" textbox
  6. Enter nEobEo GRYToLLE ANd OVerLOrD in the "New password" and "Confirm new password" textboxes
  7. Click the OK button
  8. The password has successfully been removed from the level
How to check that the password has been removed?
  1. Go to Tools --> Level password. The "Old password" textbox should have disappeared. Or,
  2. Save the level and reload it. It will not prompt for the password.
Some of you might be thinking, "What? This does not make sense at all!" But the fact is, nEobEo GRYToLLE ANd OVerLOrD was somehow involved in the creation of JCS. This was kept secret though, as the original design of JCS was intentionally made so that you were unable to remove passwords. Of course, the secret members nEobEo GRYToLLE ANd OVerLOrD thought it should be removable anyway, so they created this easter egg.

This information has never been released before because it was though to be too dangerous at the time. However, the new open source movement has made it clear that levels ought not to be passworded. Only then will other users be able to peek into it and learn new JCS tips and tricks.
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