PR2 v155: Artifact Fairness

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???NEW UPDATE???
Still, making an effort to find the artifact first makes me groan, though. I did it once, wouldn't want to do it again.
How is one supposed to discover the Jigg Hat without looking up its placement, anyways? I've forgotten the steps of the scavenger hunt...

If anyone else is interested in the Jigg Hat Quest back from early 2013, here's how it went:

1. Motley Monday - Ep. 10

In what appeared to be a pretty small update back when Motley Mondays first were a regular thing, Jiggmin first hinted at the existence of the Jigg Hat, suggested for Episode 9, in a showcasing video.

"Find where I hid it, and it's yours."

- Fred

1.5. Motley Monday - Ep. 11

In the 11th episode of Motley Monday, Jiggmin did not reveal much more of the Jigg Hat Quest, but instead threw us another mysterious outro.

"Did you see it? I'll meet you there."

If you look back in the second level where he demonstrates the new Heart Block, you can see weird text sticking out in the background. I do not remember exactly what it was, and it's not that important, but it would ultimately suggest a date and time to be on the old PR2 server Morgana, where the first artifact was set in Reality Engine by Mapleleaf. Everyone also got a PM to hint at the existence of a secret artifact.

Fun fact, it was only possible to find it on this server, and it did not give the bubble set (the bubble head was not released yet, and the bubble feet were not even an idea !). Also, the 2nd artifact location was hidden in Episode 13.

2. Newbieland 2 by Jiggmin

The real second hint to the Jigg Hat would be placed where everything began !

Jiggmin published a newer version of Newbieland 2, where small edits were made to the Fred lurking in the far background on the speed lane near the end of the level. A "(G.)" would now overlap the word "Giant", and and arrow would point to the added "i" in "seeing".

This hinted towards an account, Fred the G. Cactus.

3. Treasure Hunt by Fred the G. Cactus

Oh great, you found something interesting... but wait, there's a password on that level! What could it possibly be?
After a few tries, you could try "seeng" and it would work.

In this level, you are presented a remake of Buto from the original Platform Racing game, which is a hint in itself for a further step. But first, go to the pyramid near the end to find this odd text:

"The answer to life, the universe and everything"

With an arrow pointing down to "1,738,847"

4. Buto (EXACT) by ZePHiR

We all know that the Jigg Hat can be found in this level , but how did we get there?

First of all, the fact that Treasure Hunt was a copy of Buto, which like I said, was in itself a hint. But that does not seem quite enough to figure out where to go. This is where the number we found comes in handy.

To get the exact level, you'll need investigate a bit deeper into PR2's client mechanics. To put it very simply, when you enter a level, PR2 loads it from a text file that can be opened in your browser. You can see that happening if you use the "Network" tab when you inspect the page where you play PR2. This file contains a few information on the level, but most importantly, the level's ID number can be found directly in this link.

If you were to put 1,738,847 into such a link, you would get this file here.

Now, you might notice that it doesn't matter if you include the version of the level or not. Anyway, the 2 things we need are the user ID, and the level title

user_id=604105
title=Buto (EXACT)

From there on, there are a few ways to find the level, either by trial and error with the course name, or by using more PR2 file knowledge to find the user associated with this ID.

5. Getting the Jigg Hat!

Now that you are the level, just go to the pyramid we've found before, and wait until the timer reaches 42 seconds (more accurately 43-45, depends if you jump or whatever), and you will see the Jigg Hat fall through the gap between the two sides.

Just grab hit and finish the level to win and keep the Jigg Hat!