Ill answer the first yes/no question regarding this puzzle made after this post

yes

Ooh, just finding this thread now. Not sure I'm interested in Children of the Nile, but I'm certainly interested in the puzzle. =)

Thanks for the challenge, coxdr! ... and the giveaway, of course. ;)

hint 5: For the shift the when is less important then it would first seem, but remember you must move backwards to find the way to the prize
Ive been thinking of trying to make a puzzle every other week but I may have to start using bundle games if I do lol My wallet would die otherwise. Best of luck with the puzzle :)

Ill answer the first yes/no question regarding this puzzle made after this post

Are you beginning to wonder if you made this too hard?

Does the phrase contain 11 letters?

sorry for the late reply. Yes

hint 6: "qdfnnkyqcoy" Is using two ciphers to remain obscure. These ciphers are in a way related to each other.

Ill answer the first yes/no question regarding this puzzle made after this post

hint 7: O/1/6/5 = s

Do both of the ciphers require the key?

no
Ive been lax on hints the last few days (I blame xcom enemy unknown which I just got) so ill give two


hint 8: as for the two ciphers guarding "qdfnnkyqcoy" one is named after a French man and the other is named after a roman

hint 9: in "qdfnnkyqcoy" d=a

The cipher and the shifts shouldnt be much of a problem i think, its the O= part i am still stuck on.
Absolutely no clue whatsoever. Okay yeah you gave one but not helping. :p