fkn0wned archive

How to Make Bombs (a.k.a. the 'Laptops is God' thread)

A thread titled 'How to Make Bombs' that was actually just 20 posts of everyone arguing whether laptops is God.

Despite the ominous title, this Random Tuts thread from September 2007 never delivered any actual content — it immediately derailed into member 'laptops' declaring himself a deity and the rest of the board either mocking or half-agreeing with him for four pages. It's a classic case of a forum tutorial section being hijacked into pure off-topic nonsense, complete with running gags, in-jokes about laptops' yellow butt, and general late-2000s CS community banter. No hazardous info was ever posted; it was a bait title turned meme thread.

SAY: LAPTOPS IS GOD— laptops

The only thing worse then a bomb. Is telling a bunch of 13 year olds online how to make them xD.— nerfmagez

laptops doesn't deserve to be god. laptops is better than a god.— pherball

Overtake RCON from Servers Mega-Thread

A 28-page tutorial thread that took over servers and half the forum's attention for months.

A sprawling, long-running tutorial thread on Gametration.com (later archived under Fkn0wned.com) titled 'Overtake RCON from Servers,' originally posted by DCLXVI (aka Cheesus) in May 2007 with a download, tutorial, and screenshots for taking control of Counter-Strike server RCON. The thread ballooned to 28+ pages over many months, with hundreds of members dropping in just to say thanks, ask if it still worked, or brag about pranking server admins by messing with settings like lighting guns on fire. It's a classic artifact of the 'cheat scene' hype-thread era: low signal-to-noise, mostly one-word replies and 'unhide' requests, but a genuine community touchstone that people kept bumping and quoting for months.

These were all configured by me for fkn0wned.— DCLXVI

Let's test these bad boys out. Edit: The rcon password never changes. The only thing I got working was exec fkn_gunsfire or whatever lit the guns on fire. Funny to see their reactions— bobbafett07

do you have to reply to view the content?— h3nno

Getting Portal for Free: The 3-Month 'UNHIDE' Meme Thread

The tutorial where half the forum just showed up to yell 'UNHIDE' for three months straight

Captin_55 posted a tutorial in late 2007 claiming to let members play Portal single-player for free, right when the game was fresh off its Half-Life 2: Episode Two / Orange Box release and hype was sky-high. The thread became a running gag as it stretched from November 2007 into February 2008, with a huge parade of members chiming in mostly just to beg the mods to 'unhide' the hidden content rather than discuss it. It's less notable for the actual tutorial and more as a snapshot of forum culture — a single popular post generating dozens of low-effort 'unhide/ty/gimme' replies for weeks on end.

unhiiiiide (ninja trick)— banak

lol im not gay, i just wana look at portals— darkfin2323

Portal? Pooooooortal? Wheeeere?!— Aeroniuc

How to Hack Windows XP User Log-In

The tutorial that basically every fkn0wned member 'unhid' at least once.

A long-running Random Tuts thread started by Sceptis back in March 2007, walking through a method for bypassing/hacking Windows XP login accounts. It became one of those classic forum staples where hundreds of members bumped in over the following year just to reply 'unhide,' 'thanks,' or 'ty' to reveal the hidden tutorial content, padding the thread out to multiple pages with minimal actual discussion. The vibe is pure late-2000s tutorial-hoarding culture — low-effort bumps, drive-by gratitude, and a handful of jokes mixed in among the noise.

Amagawd haxxor— AddiKT1ve

lets see this vagina— Tripn

eh this better not be a tool XD— 3dstz

How to Crash Someone's MSN! (WPE Pro Tutorial)

The classic 2007 'how to crash MSN' tut that got 60+ replies of pure 'unhide'

A member named Huffy778 posted a tutorial in the Random Tuts section claiming to show how to flood someone's MSN Messenger with packets using WPE Pro, potentially freezing their PC. The thread blew up not for its content but for its comment spam — dozens of members posting nothing but 'unhide', 'thanks', or one-word reactions to bump the hidden text into view, a classic forum ritual of the era. A handful of posters questioned whether it even worked, with at least one member reporting repeated failures and their antivirus flagging WPE Pro as a backdoor.

alakazam alakalemmeseethefuckingtutorial.— DanishJordan

Stupid NOD32 picking that WPE Pro up as a backdoor...— nightshadefc

Doesn't work guys, tried it 5 times with diffe...— nightshadefc

The CS:S Buffer Overflow Tutorial Thread

A 24-page tutorial on flooding CS:S servers offline that turned into 100+ people saying 'unhide' just to see the code.

A member named zubetube posted a step-by-step tutorial explaining a simple buffer-overflow trick to overwhelm Counter-Strike: Source servers using the Mani Admin Plugin's nextmap/timeleft commands, kicking every player off. The thread ballooned to at least 24 pages over months (March through May 2008) mostly filled with one-word replies like 'unhide', 'ty', and 'pwned' as members tried to reveal the hidden code snippet, plus a few testimonials from people claiming it actually crashed servers. It's a classic snapshot of the fkn0wned 'cheat scene' culture — low-effort bump culture, hidden-content gatekeeping, and casual server-griefing shared as a badge of pride.

LMAO, this thing works great! I overflowed a server about 2 times and then the third time the whole server crashed and restarted itself!— method3909

I want it all. I want it now.— shikaku

HAHA, gonna crash my friends favorite server TY— Ukmonkey

How to RUN Steam w/ Proxy — the classic Random Tuts 'unhide' thread

One guy posted a proxy tutorial in late 2007, and the whole board spent a month replying 'unhide'

A late-December 2007 tutorial thread on Gametration.com's Off-Topic > Random Tuts board, where member lragnarok11 shared (crediting original author p3ng3l) a modified guide on running Steam through a proxy. The thread became a magnet for dozens of members over the following month simply posting 'unhide' or short one-liners to unlock the hidden tutorial content, a very typical cheat-scene forum ritual of the era. It's a snapshot of the site's community texture more than a notable event — lots of names cycling through, some jokes, a stray troll comment, and the general grind of a mid-2000s tutorial board.

Now this is the story all about how My life got fl...— cheesewhiz

Don't eyeball fuck me boy, I'll fucking sk...— lol

sweet show me nigga— jacal

"HOw to hack IPB Forums" — the IP.Board exploit tutorial thread

A 2007 tutorial thread promising to break any IPB forum below version 2.1.6 — posted, ironically, on an IPB-powered site.

In this Random Tuts thread, member Nur5 posted a tutorial claiming to exploit IP.Board forums running versions prior to 2.1.6, including guidance on how to check a target forum's version from its footer text. Regulars reacted with a mix of excitement, skepticism, and self-awareness that fkn0wned itself ran IPB, prompting sammo101 to archive the tutorial locally before it could be pulled. A coder pushed back questioning whether the exploit was outdated, while others reported errors trying to reproduce it, giving the thread its classic 'does this even still work' cheat-scene energy.

You do realise this site is IPB, so im saving this tutorial to my hdd just incase it gets taken down.— sammo101

Old exploit that don't work?— Gate Guardian

Error: couldn't get a post key. Aw man!! I would really like to hack a forum lmao— AKULA

How to Open a Car with a Tennis Ball

The classic urban-legend car-hack thread that got 'myth busted' in real time by its own commenters

A member posted a link claiming a hole-punched tennis ball could pop open car locks using air pressure, sparking a wave of curious replies and promises to try it. Several members reported dubious or joking 'success' stories (a dad's Viper, a mom's F-16 jet), while others actually tested it on real cars and debunked it as a myth. The thread has that classic mid-2000s forum energy: gullibility, jokes, skepticism, and nobody ever posting the promised proof pics.

Myth BUSTED!!! This does not work....— AKULA

Worked on my dads bently, and my moms F-16 (Jet) yeh.— DoubleVision

Think of all the cars you could jack with just a tennis ball...— Tr3Nx

Secrets of Lockpicking

Old-school Fkn0wned tutorial thread teaching members the basics of physical lockpicking, back when 'random tuts' meant anything went.

Posted in June 2007 under Off-Topic > Random Tuts, this thread by pyeman shared a tutorial on lockpicking, a topic outside the site's usual cheats-and-hacks wheelhouse. Regulars and staff like Fluffman, Bucketface, and Peski-Ruski chimed in with quick thanks and mild curiosity, and it ran long enough to stretch across 9 pages, showing how these off-topic 'tuts' threads could pull a crowd just as much as the gaming content.

This may be interesting... Thx!— Fluffman

maybe it could be very funny— prinz

yes plz!— TheFlow

HaSh's ABC Steps to Not Being Hated on the Forum

A [FkN] Crew member drops a 10-point etiquette manifesto for the forum's noobs, gravediggers, and WTT spammers.

In this Random Tuts thread, veteran member HaSh lays out a tongue-in-cheek 10-step list of forum etiquette rules aimed at low-post newbies who gravedig old threads, post low-effort 'WTT' trade requests without meeting the post minimum, flame without cause, or beg for hacks. Staff and regulars pile on approvingly, with a Super Moderator (DCLXVI) riffing by rattling off a parody list of classic bad-post examples (rage screenshots, defacement requests, account trade begs) straight out of the forum's daily grind. The thread is short, mod-endorsed (moved into Random Tuts by admin Shifty), and mostly a lighthearted community in-joke rather than real drama — a snapshot of the forum policing its own culture.

There are many absolute fucktards who come in here everyday, with 4 posts, gravedigging, making WTT topics in general forums, spamming, flaming— HaSh

11. dont bum the admins, makes others jelous *huge bum*— laptops

SOMEONE DEFACE THIS SITE PLEASE I RREALLY H8 1T ITS MY 0LD CLAN SITE AND THEYRE L0SERS.— DCLXVI

[TUT] How to bruteforce PayPal accounts

A late-2007 'tutorial' promising cracked PayPal accounts — mostly remembered for everyone begging to 'unhide' the goods

This was page 2-3 of a long-running Random Tuts thread from late 2007 claiming to teach members how to bruteforce PayPal accounts. The actual content is long gone from the archive; what remains is a wall of replies from members thanking the poster, asking for proxies, or pleading 'unhide' to unlock the hidden instructions — a classic pattern on cheat-scene forums where tutorials were hidden behind reply-to-unlock quote tags. A few skeptical or joking one-liners break up the parade of thank-yous, giving a good snapshot of the site's Off-Topic/Random Tuts culture at the time.

lol lets read this then ^— Paws

Sweetness, How do I use the Proxy, I never did get them?— TheFlow

Time to order a dildo.— Nerve

How to Fuck A Girl? essy?

A CS:S cheat forum's finest minds tackle the age-old question of getting laid, with predictably chaotic results.

A member posted in the 'Random Tuts' off-topic board asking, in earnest, for tips on getting and sleeping with a girl. Regulars immediately clowned on the premise of asking a game-hacking forum for dating advice, and the thread spiraled into a mix of joke 'advice' (magazines, alcohol, ass-slapping one-liners, absurd surgery schemes) and a memorable back-and-forth where a 14-year-old member admitted performance anxiety and got roasted for it. Classic mid-2000s forum chaos: half shitpost, half genuine, all Off-Topic energy.

I'm sure the pros out there don't go to a hacking forum..— CobraSkin

simply go up to some chick who likes you or vice versa. and simply slap yher ass and ask, "Hey so you uhh.. wanna go have a little sex?" Bam instantaneous sex.— -Still Life-

ok, so you're asking how to get a girl and fuck her on a CS:S hacking forum?— fum1n

Good Steam Phishing Trick

One "hidden content" post about Steam phishing turned into a two-month, 70-reply "unhide" chant fest

Started November 9, 2007 by bobbafett07 in the Random Tuts section, this thread posted a write-up on a Steam phishing method behind hidden/spoiler content. What followed was the classic forum-tutorial ritual: dozens of members flooding in over the following weeks with one-word 'unhide', 'thanks', or 'lol k' replies just to reveal the hidden text, with a trickle of new posts still arriving as late as January 2008. It's less remembered for the content itself and more as a snapshot of how hidden-tutorial threads generated engagement (and spam) on Fkn0wned.

Hmm, hope it's not one of those long and borin...— Darkness

phising?— Jasongheng

Unhide this for me plox?— {}JuNNeZ{}

Get Around Your School Filter

A classic school-filter bypass tutorial that racked up over 60 replies of pure 'unhide' spam and one-word thanks

A Random Tuts thread from late 2007 where member TheLoneMan posted a 'noob-friendly' guide claiming to help students and workers dodge internet filters at school or work. The thread became a magnet for hidden-content tutorials, with dozens of members posting one-word or one-line replies (mostly just 'unhide', 'ty', 'lol') purely to reveal the hidden instructions. It's a perfect snapshot of the era's forum culture, where tutorials were gated behind reply-to-unlock mechanics, drawing a long tail of low-effort but earnest bumps well into 2008.

find a web proxy, tutorial over— RoboTron500

i cant download anything OR use command prompt so ...— slingblade

This i'll be real helpful if it actually works...— PoppityPopster

Turn a Flashlight Into a Burning Laser

The old flashlight-hack thread that ran nine pages of pure 2008 wonder and one-liners.

A classic Random Tuts thread on Fkn0wned.com where someone shared a DIY tutorial claiming you could modify a flashlight into a laser strong enough to light a match. By page 9 the actual how-to content had long since been buried under a wall of low-effort replies — 'thanks', 'lol', 'sweet', 'unhide' — from a rotating cast of Members and Trained Noobs. It's a snapshot of forum culture at its most mundane and endearing: a wild claim, a curious community, and the inevitable pile of bump posts padding out the page count.

lol wtf?— steveo460

I gotta see this.— xkentax

sweet stuff— wirmware

How To Hack A Forum [TUTORIAL] — page 16

A 16-page 'unhide the tutorial' bait thread that just kept feeding on itself, one gullible 'unhide' at a time.

This is the tail end of a sprawling, 16-page thread in the Random Tuts subforum promising a tutorial on 'how to hack a forum.' By this final page it's clear the thread had become a classic forum bait/hide-tag loop, with a steady stream of members posting one-liners like 'unhide' or 'ty' just to reveal the hidden content, plus a few skeptics wondering if it was even real. It captures the low-effort, meme-y energy of a bored gaming forum where hundreds of members chased a tutorial that may or may not have delivered anything of substance.

Lets see if this is remotely to what I think it is.— Nerf

ima hack this forum— ericsme123

this works!— kozmik

How to Crack RAR Passwords! (Random Tuts)

The tutorial thread that just wouldn't die — seven pages of 'thx', 'unhide', and hopeful noobs trying to bust open password-protected RARs.

A long-running tutorial thread in Fkn0wned's Off-Topic > Random Tuts board where the OP shared a method for cracking passwords on RAR archives, likely aimed at unlocking password-protected downloads (cheats, warez, torrents). The bulk of the visible content is dozens of short reply posts — 'thx', 'unhide', 'sweet', 'ty' — from members hiding the OP's content behind reply-gates, a common tactic on cheat/warez forums of the era to force engagement. It's less a discussion than a ritual: newcomers bump through page after page just to say thanks and reveal the goods, giving a real flavor of the grind-for-content culture on forums like this one.

I need this -- some torrent-makers don't let you know the password.— xkentax

crack? or as in brute force lets see— lopolop

I hate these hidden things!!!— fouine

Win the Crane Game at Arcades and Carnivals Every Time!!

A 'trained' claw-machine con man drops a hidden tut on rigged arcade cranes — cue two years of 'unhide plz' begging.

A low-post-count member claiming past forum history and a 'summer job' working on crane machines posted a hidden tutorial claiming claw machines are programmed with a fixed payout rate that can be timed by counting plays. The thread sparked genuine skepticism from regulars and staff (including admin Shifty. flatly calling it 'total bullshit'), a tangent about the UK show Brainiac, and then devolved for pages into new members simply replying 'unhide' or 'ty' to unlock the hidden text — a classic pattern for this era of the forum. The topic dragged on for months (Oct-Dec 2007) purely on the strength of the [hide_me] tag baiting engagement.

total bullshit..— miLLer

Who would really want to cheat to win a stuffed teddy besides the claws never close tight enough to grab the fucker!— Shifty.

Just break the glass, take everything, and run!— G3lmis

How To Shut Down All PC's On Network

The old 'unhide to see the secret trick' network-shutdown tutorial thread everyone farmed replies on

A long-running Random Tuts thread where the OP (dark_skillz) posted a tutorial on remotely shutting down all PCs on a network, gated behind a 'reply to unhide' mechanic typical of the era. This page is the tail end of the thread (page 5), consisting almost entirely of low-effort bump replies from members just trying to unlock the hidden content — 'unhide', 'ty', 'teach me', 'nice thx' and similar one-liners. It's less about the tutorial itself and more a snapshot of classic forum culture: hidden-content bait posts driving activity and post counts.

god my school blows lets see this— Epic Failure

i know how to do i let me see if your way is better— dimscix

teach me=)— mirco182

(Jaska's Idea) How to fuck your brain up, 4 easy steps!!!!!

The infamous "tutorial" that had the whole board arguing over whether it was genius or just huffing ether

A September 2007 thread in the Random Tuts subforum where a user posted 'Jaska's' bizarre 4-step method for altering one's mental state, jokingly framed as a 'tutorial'. The opening reply calls it 'Jaska's way of putting ether to good use,' setting the tone for a chaotic mix of confusion, mockery, and dares to 'unhide' the actual content. The thread quickly devolved into typical off-topic chatter, one-liners, and reaction posts rather than serious discussion, running at least 4 pages deep.

Lol this is Jaska's way of putting ether to a good use.— Gospel

omfg i wanna fux my brainz to death x3— Eckos

i already fucked up my brain— Tundergun

How to Install Skins for CS:Source

The old guide every CS:S skin junkie bookmarked — and the noobs who still couldn't figure out how to unrar a file.

A member named Darkness posted a detailed hidden-text tutorial explaining the difference between models, textures/skins, scripts, and sounds in Counter-Strike: Source, and exactly which cstrike subfolders each file type belonged in, plus a FAQ for common install mistakes. The thread ran for over a year (2006-2007) and became a long-running reference point in the Random Tuts section, with dozens of members thanking the poster, admitting confusion, or asking basic questions like how to unrar a file. It's a good time-capsule of the low-tech, folder-fiddling era of game customization and the patient-vs-clueless dynamic typical of tutorial threads on the site.

Hope this helps you skin junkies out there.— Darkness

great tut, hopefully a lot of people will find this usefull.— c0ke

How do you "unrar" a file?— fagru

Pen Bow + Arrows Tutorial (NutterNZ)

The classic 2007 DIY pen-bow tutorial that classrooms everywhere secretly feared

A lighthearted DIY tutorial from Super Moderator NutterNZ showing off a homemade mini bow-and-arrow built from pens, popsicle sticks, elastic, and a hot glue gun, complete with photos and low-quality webcam demo videos. The thread got a wave of amused replies and a rival design pitch from PaRaNoID, then sat dormant for months before getting bumped repeatedly through mid-to-late 2007, drawing a mix of nostalgia, mockery ('grave digging'), and copycat enthusiasm. It's a perfect snapshot of Off-Topic 'Random Tuts' culture — silly, harmless, and very of-its-era.

Great for classroom fun, pissing off teachers, shooting other students etc— NutterNZ

you dont need that much stuff all you need is a broken pen case— PaRaNoID

Yeah, but mines better— NutterNZ

How to Steal ppl's Hotmail

Seven pages deep into 2008's most-quoted 'unhide plz' thread on Fkn0wned's Random Tuts board.

This tail-end of a long-running Random Tuts thread from spring 2008 shows a tutorial about accessing other people's Hotmail accounts that had clearly gone viral by forum standards, stretching to seven pages. By this point the actual content is buried behind spoiler tags, and the visible posts are almost entirely members begging to have it 'unhidden' or thanking the OP, with a few skeptics doubting it would even work. It's a classic snapshot of the site's throwaway 'random tuts' culture, where any promised trick — legitimate or not — could rack up dozens of low-effort bump replies.

Steal what— Cookie1456

lol bet it wont work— Skorpian

unhide please— BlueWall

How to Scam Steam Accounts (mega-thread)

A years-long, hundred-plus-reply tutorial thread on scamming Steam accounts — mostly just members saying 'thanks' and bumping it back to the top.

This was a long-running Random Tuts thread built around a guide for scamming Steam accounts, a topic that clearly had staying power on Fkn0wned given it stretched past 190 replies over several months (late 2007 into early 2008). The pages captured here are mostly the tail end of the thread's life — a steady trickle of members dropping in months apart to say thanks, ask for the tutorial to be unhidden, or just bump it with a one-word reply. It shows the community's dynamic well: a low-effort but high-demand 'tut' post that stayed relevant thread-necro style for ages, with regulars and total noobs alike chiming in for access. The actual method content is not part of what's preserved here, just the aftermath of interest around it.

OMG THANKS— 1676593

hope its better than them other methods— brandey187

zomfg wtfux pro. =')— energy

l3m0nz Defacing Tutorial

A banned member's 'simple yet detailed' guide to website defacing, dropped in the Random Tuts corner of Fkn0wned.

In this Off-Topic 'Random Tuts' thread, user l3m0nz posted a self-described full tutorial on website defacing back in January 2008. It's a snapshot of the old cheat-scene forum culture where technical tutorials, script-kiddie bravado, and community banter mixed freely in the same threads. The thread ran to 8 pages, suggesting it got decent engagement, with early reply from regular minitureman. l3m0nz is noted as later 'Banned' in the archived profile data, a common fate for members who pushed the site's rules.

My full defacing tut— l3m0nz

Read this haha now i have your soul— minitureman

Hack your iPhone and iPod Touch (iJailbreak Tutorial)

The classic 2007 'unhide to see the trick' thread that taught half the forum how to jailbreak their first iPhone.

A late-2007 tutorial thread in the Random Tuts subforum walking members through jailbreaking an original iPhone or iPod Touch using the iJailbreak method, with the OP reassuring everyone it was low-risk and just needed a wireless connection. The replies are the usual tutorial-thread ritual of the era: a wave of 'unhide', 'thanks', and short acknowledgments as members grabbed the guide, plus a quick aside about non-US users needing an extra step since iPhones were US-carrier locked at the time. Nothing dramatic here — just a snapshot of the forum's tech-tutorial culture and the pre-App-Store jailbreak scene.

THIS WILL IN NO WAY BRICK YOUR IPHONE/IPOD.— UserID_7588

Also if your outside the U.S you need to do this cos currently they only run on an American company— AlbinoBoi

How To Steal Steam Accounts (Another Way)

A co-manager posts a 'new' Steam-jacking method and immediately gets torn apart in the replies.

A thread in the Random Tuts subforum where user DCLXVI, a Co-Manager on the site, posted an alternate method for stealing Steam accounts, crediting an unknown original source. The very first reply from HackAttack was a scathing, insult-laden dismissal calling the method foolish and the poster an idiot, setting an immediately hostile tone. The visible portion cuts off with DCLXVI replying back, suggesting the exchange continued into further pages.

That is seriously fucking retarded and you would have to be an ignorant fool (like the creator of this) to fall for it. Go die in a fire you homo-erotic porn loving queer.— HackAttack

This is a different way to steal steam accounts. You don't need to pretend to be a bot.— DCLXVI

[TUT] How to Avoid Cheat Scanners / IRC Scans

The tutorial thread that taught you to vanish before the scan ever landed.

A 'Random Tuts' post from August 2007 promising a guide to wiping evidence of cheats before a cheat scan could catch you. Classic hidden-content format — the OP gated the actual tutorial behind reply-to-unhide, driving quick engagement from regulars. Short thread but a good snapshot of the site's cat-and-mouse cheat-scene culture, where staying ahead of admins and scanners was its own subculture.

This tut will show you how to delete all evidence of hacks youve used incase you get called for a cheat scan. reply below to unhide to content— laptops

unhide— pyeman

The REAL Way Of Steam Phishing

A 16-page phishing 'tutorial' thread that ran long enough to become a running joke about easy money.

This was a long-running Random Tuts thread on Fkn0wned.Com centered on Steam account phishing methods, stretching to at least 16 pages of replies. By the tail end captured here, the discussion had mostly petered out into short thank-you posts and lighthearted comments, with members responding to whatever method or guide was originally shared. It's a snapshot of the site's cheat/hacking-adjacent culture, where 'tuts' threads on account theft and game exploits lived alongside the rest of the forum's Steam Related and Trading sections.

Thanks Maybe ill get money— blackxthink

yeye— ClassX

How to Get the Admin Password on School or Work

Eleven pages of teenage hackerman bravado over sneaking past the school IT admin

A long-running Random Tuts thread on Fkn0wned.com where members traded (and mostly just hyped up) methods for getting admin access on school or work computers. By page 11, in January 2008, the thread had devolved into low-effort bumps, one-word replies, and inside-joke chatter rather than actual technical discussion. It's a good snapshot of the classic mid-2000s cheat-forum culture: bored teens, Xfire handles in every signature, and a tutorial thread that outlived its usefulness but kept getting replies anyway.

John the peadophile is going to be so disapointed. haha.— Raze

Mazzive Tutorial List (2007 Megathread)

A megathread of random how-tos that ran to 23 pages of forum sprawl

AngryBobo kicked off a compiled list of miscellaneous tutorials in the Off-Topic 'Random Tuts' subforum back in January 2007. The thread quickly ballooned to 23 pages, drawing in regulars and staff like miLLer for quick drive-by replies. It reads as a classic catch-all resource thread typical of the era, more notable for its length and longevity than any single moment of drama.

jolly rojer =D— miLLer

What to Do When You Get Scammed?

A decade-old 'how to fight back after a scam' thread that ran ten pages deep in the Random Tuts board.

A tutorial-style thread started by SubZero in the Random Tuts sub-board, promising advice on recovering money and 'owning' scammers after a trade or deal went bad. It clearly struck a nerve with the community, stretching to ten pages of replies. Typical of the trading/scamming culture that plagued gaming forums of this era, where in-game items, Steam accounts, and cash trades were common and scam call-outs were a recurring genre of thread.

Will get your money back, and will own the enemy.— SubZero

Learn How to Hack Teamspeak Servers

A 2007 'Teamspeak defacing' toolkit thread, complete with a confused newbie asking where the download went

Posted by member Shifty in the Random Tuts subforum under Off-Topic, this thread offered a bundled pack claiming to contain tools for taking over and defacing Teamspeak servers, along with a ban list checker and tutorial. It's a classic slice of the site's cheat/tut culture, complete with an image link and a promised download. Early replies show the usual forum friction of the era: a low-post-count member (honda150) complaining that content was hidden behind access restrictions, and a notable regular (l3m0nz) chiming in shortly after. The thread ran to 8 pages, suggesting it got real traction in its day.

Why in most of the forum, it says "Hidden content" I want to download this =(— honda150

Phisher (HOW TO GUIDE) - 10 Easy Steps (MYSPACE)

Back when phishing MySpace accounts got its own step-by-step guide and a round of applause from staff.

A 2007 tutorial thread in the Random Tuts subforum where user #1killa posted a '10 easy steps' guide (with an included picture) on phishing MySpace accounts. Staff member AKULA replied approvingly, saying he'd try it sometime, and the thread ran long at 7 pages, reflecting the casual, unmoderated 'cheat scene' culture typical of the site's Off-Topic tutorials section. Xajino, later shown as Banned, also chimed in early on.

nice i will try this some time— AKULA

Rounded Edges for Signatures - Photoshop Tutorial

8-bit's classic sig-making tut sparks a friendly 'my way is easier' Photoshop duel across the GFX crowd.

A member known as 8-bit (posting as -Still Life-) posted a step-by-step Photoshop tutorial for rounding the corners of forum signature/avatar images, complete with screenshots hosted on an old imagehost. The thread quickly turned into a good-natured back-and-forth as other members, notably Sonikk, chimed in with their own 'easier' method using the Rounded Rectangle tool, leading to some light ribbing about whose technique was better. The thread got pinned by staff and kept collecting thank-yous and 'nice tut' replies for months afterward, a typical relic of the forum's active GFX Basement / Random Tuts culture.

I think there is a MUCH easier way to do this...— Sonikk

people got raged... yeh the lots of whys to do this and they are all as good as each other kthx— Niggorex

PINNED.— Dragon13

The 'Close Someone Else's MySpace' Tutorial Thread

Pyeman drops a spam-mail trick to nuke other people's MySpace accounts, and the peanut gallery immediately demands the password.

A 2007 'Random Tuts' thread where member pyeman posted a method using a spoofed SMTP mailer to send fake cancellation requests to MySpace on someone else's behalf, hiding the details behind a spoiler tag gated by a password. The replies are classic era-appropriate forum noise: people begging for the hidden password, someone questioning the point of hiding it, a couple of skeptics asking for confirmation it actually worked, and a wave of low-effort 'lol', 'ty', and 'nice' one-liners. No one in the visible thread confirms results before it cuts off on page one of seven.

whats the point of hiding stuff?— Industrial

This is pure win if it works.— hunterbrute224

Someone confirm that this works?— Sideways

AccessDiver Password-Cracking Tutorial Thread

A 2007 tutorial post that had half the board begging 'unhide plz'

A user named laptops posted a video tutorial about using the AccessDiver tool in the Random Tuts subforum of Gametration's Off-Topic section. The thread quickly filled with new/low-post members replying just to unlock the hidden download link, a classic pattern for tutorial threads on cheat-scene forums of that era. One member, Matt11, even asked if the technique could be used on Bebo and where to find proxy lists, showing the casual, anything-goes attitude typical of the site at the time. Laptops was later marked as a banned user in the forum's user group system.

unhide plz ty— milkrulz04

If i can get this to work then your a god!— Matt11

Bucketface owns me. Extras: I smell.— laptops

Learning How to Script for CSS: The Autoexec.cfg Struggle Session

A CS:S scripting tutorial thread that slowly devolves into a group struggle session over how to make an autoexec.cfg file

A basic tutorial thread on scripting for Counter-Strike: Source, started by member Darkness, that turns into a long back-and-forth where multiple members explain (and correct each other on) the simple mechanics of creating an autoexec.cfg file. One member, Wildchild, even walks back his own initial explanation a day later with a 'better' method. It's a mundane but charmingly earnest slice of mid-2000s gaming forum life, with newbies asking if scripting is 'like hax' and members patiently one-upping each other's config-file instructions across five pages.

What is scripting? is it like hax?— ()z0n3

Oh thx r4g3d but i got a better one hehe— Wildchild

Script whatever the hell you want to script.— Wildchild

Hacking Windows Users - Random Tuts Thread

A 2007 tutorial thread teaching forum members how to 'hack Windows users' — complete with the obligatory 'not responsible, this is illegal' disclaimer.

This is an old Gametration.com thread from the Off-Topic > Random Tuts subforum, started by a member posting a Windows hacking guide with a tongue-in-cheek legal disclaimer before the actual content. It's typical of the era's 'cheat scene' culture where tutorials on hacking, cracking, and cheating were shared casually alongside gaming discussion. The thread ran to at least 7 pages, suggesting it generated real engagement or back-and-forth among members. Both the original poster and an early replier were later marked as banned members, hinting at the site's eventual moderation history.

Do not hold me responsible, hacking is illegal. THIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY— hunterbrute224

WARNING IF YOU DONT LIKE TO READ, DO NOT CONTINUE— hunterbrute224

How To Find The Numbers Of A Combination Lock

A random lockpicking trick shared in the depths of Off-Topic — because Gametration wasn't just about game cheats.

A thread in the 'Random Tuts' subforum of Gametration's Off-Topic section, where user minitureman posted a tutorial about figuring out combination lock numbers. It's a good example of the site's culture spilling beyond just cheat-scene content into odd, practical life-hack tutorials shared among members. The thread ran at least 9 pages, suggesting decent engagement, though the visible excerpt only shows the opening replies.

now i have your soul— minitureman

Unhide.— 13375355

The '$5 PayPal Money Tutorial' Scam Thread

A 25-post noob tried to sell a 'get rich quick' PayPal secret — the forum was not fooled.

A low-post-count member posted a classic pay-me-first scam in the Random Tuts subforum, asking people to send $5 to a Yahoo-linked PayPal email in exchange for a supposed money-making tutorial. Regulars immediately called it out as an obvious scam, pointing out the poster's thin post history and the site's culture of sharing tutorials freely rather than selling them. Staff member AKULA capped it off with a dry, sarcastic breakdown mocking the 'tutorial' as nothing more than the scam itself repeated on other forums.

hahaha wow i bet this is a scam, and you only have 15 posts. your SUPPOSED to share with everyone at fkn.— c0rpsegrinder

I'll give you no more than $2.00. ... If I'm wrong....well I can't be wrong— AKULA

Password Jacking Tutorial Thread

A 2007 'password jacking' how-to that ran for 7 pages of low-effort bumps and 'thanks' posts

Started by member Gushwa in March 2007 in the Random Tuts subforum, this thread offered a step-by-step guide related to hijacking passwords — exactly the kind of grey-area 'tut' that filled Fkn0wned's Off-Topic section back in the day. It stuck around long enough to stretch across 7 pages, mostly filled with members replying 'unhide', 'thanks', 'ty', and similar one-liners just to reveal the hidden content. By early 2008 it was still getting bumped regularly, showing how long-lived these tutorial threads could be on the forum.

Easy, step by step tutorial..— Gushwa

hawt— sniperownsdicks

Steam account theft 'tutorial' with classic reply-to-unhide gating

A staff member's "MUST READ" 4-step guide to jacking Steam accounts, hidden behind the classic 'reply Unhide to see it' wall.

A thread posted in the Random Tuts sub-board of Off-Topic by staff member mr.N0Nam3, claiming a '4 easy steps' method for stealing Steam accounts, credited partly to another user (HaSh) and boasting of results with a CAL-M (Cyberathlete Amateur League) player. The actual content was gated behind the forum's typical 'reply to unhide' mechanic, encouraging engagement/replies before revealing anything. Early replies are lighthearted and off-topic, with one member jokingly asking if it works on WoW accounts, capturing the casual, low-stakes tone typical of these tutorial dump threads.

I've gotten a 5 digit with CAL-M experience doing this. Have fun.— mr.N0Nam3

lemme see do u need like an WoW account for this— Tundergun

Bypass Your Computer Teacher's Computer Overriding

One kid's Windows 2000 escape trick to dodge the teacher's screen lockdown — got him a detention.

A member named Chester shared a quick classroom trick he'd discovered for regaining control of a school computer after a teacher remotely took it over, noting it only worked on the school's Windows 2000 machines and not their standard XP setup. It's a small, very of-its-era 'Random Tuts' post, the kind of low-stakes mischief tutorial this section was known for. Chester admitted the method wasn't reliable and that trying it again got him caught and sent to detention, which gives the post its punchline.

Tried again today and I got a detention D:— Chester

This is how u work on your personal things instead of listening to BS from the teacher when a teacher takes over students' computers.— Chester

How to bypass consistency with CSS material hacks

A 2007 CS:S tutorial thread where half the replies are just people typing 'unhide' to reveal the goods

A tutorial thread posted in the Random Tuts section by minitureman, sharing a method to get around Counter-Strike: Source's file consistency checks in order to use custom/hidden materials (implied use for things like see-through smokes or flashbang effects). The thread ran from September to December 2007, drawing a steady trickle of low-post-count members thanking the OP, copy-pasting 'unhide' to reveal spoilered content, and occasionally reporting the trick may have been patched. Typical of the board's tutorial culture: low effort, high traffic, contentless one-word bumps, and a lot of 'thanks'/'ty' replies from members chasing whatever was hidden in the post.

Didn't seem to work when I tried it. Thanks anyway. I did those steps and still got flashed (had empty vmt's for the flashbang). Did this get patched?— RyaPR

OMG I have been waiting for someone to explain this.— hunterbrute224

How to Crash Someone in Game via Xfire

A classic hidden-content bait thread — everyone just wants the 'unhide' to see if it actually works

Posted in Fkn0wned's 'Random Tuts' subforum back in late 2007, this thread shared a supposed trick for crashing another player's game through Xfire, the once-popular gamer chat/voice client. As was typical of the era, the original post's content was likely hidden behind a spoiler tag, prompting a long chain of members simply replying 'unhide' to reveal it rather than discussing whether the method worked. One user jokingly called out the OP for accidentally sending them the link over Xfire itself, and another noted an 'Xfire spammer' already loose on the site — a small glimpse of the low-stakes chaos and inside jokes of the board.

unhide, lol.. You gave me the link through xfire lol— banak

theres an xfire spammer somewhere on this site already...— zubetube

This is realy funny to do, but it dosent work to all. try find someone whit a crappy computer.— asshoel50

How to Make a Real and Fake Virus In under 3 Minutes

A prank batch file gets called a 'virus' and the whole thread argues about it while everyone downloads it anyway

Posted by PaRaNoID in the Random Tuts sub-board of Off-Topic, this September 2007 thread offered a couple of hidden YouTube links purporting to show how to make a 'fake' and a 'real' virus in minutes. It drew a long string of thank-you posts and lulz reactions typical of Fkn0wned's Off-Topic tutorial culture, plus one dissenting member who called out that a simple batch file doesn't actually qualify as a virus. Classic mid-2000s cheat-forum energy: low-effort script kiddie content, big engagement, and a pedant correcting the terminology in the replies.

This better not be a batch file. EDIT: Yep..it is :\— lol

What language, and does it spread? If not, it's not a "virus"... A batch file is not a virus. Never type a sentence with both "batch" and "virus" EVER again.— Kayos

Real easy and fun to watch ppl flip out when they open them— PaRaNoID

Free VoIP Calls Tutorial (and the 'unhide' ritual)

A 2007 'free VoIP calls' tutorial that mostly turned into 20 pages of people just saying 'unhide'

A classic Random Tuts thread from September 2007 where member WillowZ posted a tutorial claiming to let you make free internet voice calls without installing Skype, noting it only worked in Internet Explorer. The thread quickly devolved into the forum's signature 'hidden content' ritual, with dozens of members posting one-word 'unhide' replies just to reveal whatever was tucked behind spoiler tags, plus some ribbing about WillowZ double-posting the topic. Staff member hunterbrute224 dropped in with an 'Unhidden Content' image, and a long tail of low-post-count members (Noobs, Trained Noobs) cycled through with thanks and short reactions.

btw you double topiced— minitureman

i hope its for real >_>— slingblade

unhide.im actually interested at this— jorskobe

How to Roll a Cigarette

A random tutorial thread that outlived its usefulness and just became a hangout spot for a year straight.

A member named sammo posted a casual off-topic guide on rolling a cigarette back in October 2007, tucked away in the 'Random Tuts' subforum. The thread quickly devolved into the usual forum ritual of first-post claiming, jokes about the title being wrong ('tabacco' not tobacco), and a long trickle of members just dropping in months later to say thanks or crack a one-liner. It stuck around for over a month of real time, picking up replies as late as mid-November, showing how low-stakes threads like this became long-running community fixtures rather than one-off posts.

I WAS FUCKING FRIST !! TAKE THAT !! LOOL !!— andr3zit0

title should say "how to roll tabacco"— laptops

Do I really want to learn how to roll a cigarette?— ThraX_