A friend and I just started to try to figure out his puzzle last night since the prize was increased and we were waiting to get the new hint tonight, but someone already solved the puzzle.

We know what the names are with the word puzzles, but every idea we had to solve the puzzle was fizzled because we couldn't figure out how the Manhunters team fit in. What is the thing I'm missing to solve the puzzle?

are u referring to the 1 which is the latest puzzle
the letters i got out which didnt connect to each other are

Ecurocedso

so some1 pls unscramble them...

Letters are connected through the puzzle that don't naturally progress in the word. For the first one it's the C and E. They're connected by lines, but you don't connect C E to make Radioactive Man. By going down the line with each puzzle you get two letters each. Unscrambling them makes the words SOURCE CODE.

What does "SOURCE CODE" have to do with VS????

Absolutely nothing. It means you have to look at the source code on one of Nate's pages. If you solve puzzler #3 (???) you will know which page.

Personally, I got stuck after that. I was able to find the hidden page - I figured out the characters for each of the origin stories, but I have no clue what to do with them. I was hoping Nate's hint would help, but he only talked about the previous page. Anyone else have a hint?

edit- spelling

No clue. I've been there for a week, but it's so confusing. I'm trying different techniques, but nothing seems to pan out.

The problem is that it is really hard to tell if I am on the right track with solving the puzzle or just trying to solve a non existent puzzle part.

Agreed. This one is particularly tricky because there are so few hints as to what you're solving, and those hints are very vague. I've been trying on and off, and I don't feel any closer than I was when I first found the puzzle.

Well I just sent in my solution but it is really far fetched. I basically thought that even this puzzle would be self referential, and I accidentally saw that the origins used in a certain way pointed to the same direction.

Well hopefully it was the right one *crosses fingers*.