Basic Mission 5

[Aeneid45]

I know this hasn't been posted in a while, but I have a question. I completed this challenge in the exact same way as challenge 4 (the password was displayed a bit differently), with no use of JS or anything else. I decided I would see what the mission would give me if I did it in the same way as the previous one, and it gave me the correct password. I will come back to this mission and see what I can do with JS...

Any thoughts on this?

Right, this has come up a lot since firebug has gotten big (not saying you used that), and other developer tools. Initially the challenges had almost a set way of doing things. Doing my best not to spoil, but basic 4 is about 'manual html manipulation' and basic 5 requires a javascript injection. If you used a tool or addon the same process is taking place and what a lot of newer users are experiencing is that they are actually using basic 5 technique to solve basic 4, as it will also work that way. PM me and I'll break it down more for you if you like.

I would if I could figure out how...

I was using Firebug...so basically Firebug did the JS injection for me? I'll have to redo it myself then...

[limdis]

Ah yes, I tend to forget myself. You need to have a post count of 2 before you can PM in the forums. But yes, that is exactly what happened. Press Ctrl+Shift+K and manually enter in the injection to change what needs to be changed. You'll find it's a bit more complicated. But also will introduce you to what is really being covered here.

(You should be good to PM now.)

[LoGiCaL__]

Basic missions are much better and I feel you learn more when NOT using firebug. But, that's not to say you can't do it in firebug first and then re-visit them later when you have a better grasp on things.

[Aeneid45]

I see. I thought FB was just a tool...turns out it does stuff for me. I will definitely play with this. Thanks!