Kinito Pet has captivated players with its unique blend of virtual pet simulation and unsettling mysteries. If you’re wondering how to delve deeper and uncover all the secrets hidden within the game, you’ve come to the right place. This guide will walk you through the steps to progress in Kinito Pet, focusing on solving the intriguing date-related puzzle that unlocks hidden memories and achievements.
To start, you might have encountered encrypted files within the game’s directory. These files are more than just flavor text; they hold the key to progressing further. Let’s break down how to decipher these encrypted clues and move forward in Kinito Pet.
Decrypting the Initial Clues: Unveiling Hidden Links
The first step involves navigating the encrypted files to find a crucial piece of information. Look for a file containing the text string that includes: "0 & [https://www.kinitopet.com/epanalamvano](https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kinitopet.com%2Fepanalamvano) ". Copy and paste the provided link, https://www.kinitopet.com/epanalamvano, into your web browser.
This will lead you to a webpage with a seemingly blank black bar at the bottom. This isn’t just a design element; it’s a hidden message waiting to be revealed. Click and drag your mouse across this black bar as if you were selecting text. By highlighting the invisible text, you’ll uncover a hidden YouTube link.
Following this hidden link, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw-Pykv6dHg, will take you to a video of a door accompanied by musical notes. While the video itself is part of the broader Kinito Pet mystery, the description holds another vital clue. Open the video description and you’ll find another string of characters.
Copy this string. Now, take the base YouTube link, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=, and paste the copied string after it. This will create a new YouTube link that leads to the next stage of the puzzle.
Deciphering the Ciphers: Vigenère and Keyboard Shift
The newly discovered YouTube video, accessible via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5dRYxe5QaY, is where the real decryption begins. Turn on the video’s subtitles, and you’ll notice a string of seemingly nonsensical text. This isn’t gibberish; it’s text encrypted using a Vigenère Cipher.
A Vigenère Cipher requires a keyword to decrypt the message. The video description provides a series of clocks. Clever players in the KinitoPet Discord community, like @flafferproductions, figured out that by summing the hours in each block of clocks (separated by semicolons), you get a numerical sequence. This sequence translates to letters of the alphabet (A=1, B=2, and so on), with 0 representing a space.
This process reveals the keyword: “Fountain” (likely intended, despite the typo “Fokntain”). Using “Fountain” as the key to decrypt the Vigenère Cipher text in the subtitles reveals the first half of a hidden message:
“to understand the past one must look there memories… turn the clocks back”
But the message is incomplete. The latter part of the deciphered text is still obscured by another layer of encryption: a Keyboard Shift Cipher. This cipher works by shifting each letter to another letter based on its position on a keyboard. In this case, the cipher is a rightward shift of 1, skipping special characters. This means to decrypt, you need to shift each letter one position to the left on the keyboard.
Applying the Keyboard Shift Cipher decryption to the remaining text unveils the full message:
“to understand the past one must look there memories… turn the clocks back change the computer date xg” (Note the humorous “comquter” due to the cipher).
The message instructs you to “change the computer date”. But to what date?
Changing the Date: Unlocking Memories
To find the specific dates, return to the encrypted files and search for another website link: https://www.kinitopet.com/email.
The email page hints that the memories end around 1999. Experimenting with dates working backward from 1999 reveals three key years that trigger special in-game events: 1993, 1996, and 1998.
The Final Steps: Dates and Rewards
To progress and unlock all the secrets, you need to change your computer’s date to these specific years and launch Kinito Pet each time:
- 1993: Setting your date to 1993 and launching Kinito Pet will reward you with a Kinito plushie in a box within the game.
- 1996: Changing the date to 1996 will grant you the Kinito Companion, a virtual pet reminiscent of a Tamagotchi.
- 1998: Setting the date to 1998 will show the Kinito Companion’s screen as shattered, adding a layer to the game’s unsettling narrative.
After experiencing all three date events, you should unlock a final achievement, signifying that you’ve successfully navigated this intricate puzzle and progressed further in Kinito Pet. Congratulations!
Fun Facts and Lore Connection
This date-changing puzzle isn’t just arbitrary; it’s rich with thematic connections:
- 1993: This year marks when the internet became publicly available, mirroring Kinito Pet’s digital nature and themes.
- 1996: 1996 was the year the Tamagotchi was released, directly linking to the Kinito Companion and the virtual pet aspect of the game.
- 1998: Within the Kinito Pet lore, 1998 is speculated to be the year of Sonny Chamberlain’s death, adding a darker layer to the shattered Kinito Companion event.
By solving this puzzle, you’ve not only progressed in Kinito Pet but also deepened your understanding of its lore and thematic elements. Enjoy the rewards and continue exploring the mysteries within Kinito Pet!
