MegaSackman
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The Witness |OT|
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I hope these puzzles were vetted for epilepsy lol.
Vague hint spoilered just in case.
That one took me a while as well.
Vague hint spoilered just in case.
Everything you assumed is correct.
Palette Swap
Member
I think I really lucked out on the Quarry as the basic premise of the new rule
clicked pretty much immediately and I blew threw that whole area.
I'm finally starting the sun temple, and if that lone panel is the tutorial, I'm in a world of shit as it clearly didn't click for me.
that operator that negates and requires one error
I'm finally starting the sun temple, and if that lone panel is the tutorial, I'm in a world of shit as it clearly didn't click for me.
Chairmanchuck
Member
I still dont understand how the
Walk around a bit.
green and red blocks work with this x-style thing. I mean I get before that this x always needs one dot inside, but now with those red and green blocks I dont have a clue what to do.
Walk around a bit.
The reflection of the sun shows you which path to take.
Okay good to know I'm on the right track.
yo_soy_el_topo
Member
I have a question.. don't really want a solution I just want to know if this puzzle is solvable with basically all the knowledge i have to solve the puzzles to get here?
I'm talking specifically about the 3rd image in that link-- and the 2nd puzzle on the door behind it.
I feel like I understand it but also feel like it's almost impossible since i can't retrace over a line or go forward then back.
Anyone get these feelings around this part? Should I just keep trucking? I don't want to look up the answer if there is one possible but I also don't want to waste time if it's something I just flat out didn't know I could do that's need to solve it.
Shrike Alvaron
Member
The
endgame
Without warning someone susceptible to epileptic seizures could be in for a bad surprise...
Just started, played maybe 30-40 minutes. Game is gorgeous but can't say I'm hooked yet. I'm just aimlessly walking around, coming across puzzles, solving the ones I'm able to and walking aimlessly somewhere else when I'm not able to solve one. I keep seeing things that I can't activate, looking around, not finding anything and moving on. I guess things will get more clear eventually but early on I feel like I'm missing something, like there's something more to the controls and I'm supposed to be doing something that I'm not. I found a little secret area right at the start with some kind of 'audio diary' thing, that was nice but I haven't found anything resembling a story element since then.
What control method is everyone using? Played with the 360 Controller but it just felt a little bit too sluggish. Game seems designed with the WiiU Gamepad in mind. Maybe KB+M is better.
What control method is everyone using? Played with the 360 Controller but it just felt a little bit too sluggish. Game seems designed with the WiiU Gamepad in mind. Maybe KB+M is better.
And if you look at the philosophy presented in the game, it very often asks you to "question what you think."
A little late (i think) endgame help, please?
I just got to the bottom of the mountain,
and I solved the big symmetry puzzle, and got to a room with the floor switch and two randomized puzzles. I solved those fine...but the stone person in the center of the room is holding a grey panel with those little orange triangles on it. I thought the amount of turns you take as you get to the end would count for it but I'm not so sure about this one.
Any hints for this? I am so stumped. Even ignoring the b/w blocks, I cannot find a way the puzzle will not give me a flashing red star. Nothing seems to work!
Chairmanchuck
Member
The red panels introduced a new rule you did not know before. Its kind of stupid. If you want to know the answer, check the next spoiler.
As long as the pieces are inside one of those "walls" together, you can move them "almost" wherever you want
Yes. I had to take a break there. I was due anyway. (my reaction to a game section)
The puzzles are giving me a good laugh.
Agreed on the theme of building on what you know by encountering something impossible than adjusting accordingly. I've been really pleased with how new elements are introduced by 'breaking' old rules to expand on them.
UpDownLeftRight
Banned
Huh, gonna have to bear that in mind with my OH around. Damn that kinda sucks.
TimeEffect
Member
Omg at the crooked tetris pieces lol
Still need to solve a last panel with like 4 tetris pieces. Ill get it soon
Still need to solve a last panel with like 4 tetris pieces. Ill get it soon
I still don't get the quarry. What I understand is
that there needs to be one error in the area with the white gear, except it also seems like the outside ones HAVE to be separated if there is both a red and green switch are together.
Belgian Dude
Member
First of all, nice for being able to activate that panel on your way down. I missed and wandered randomly for a long time, haha. Secondly, have you solved any triangle puzzles yet? There are 12 throughout the island that teach you their rules
If you want the rule:
one triangle means that you can only touch the square on one side, two means you need to touch it in two, three means you need to touch it in three
Good luck with what's on the other side! (it's a doozy)
G-Bus
Banned
Dude.. Wtf. I couldn't get that one. Stumbled upon it randomly, knew what to do almost immediately... but I guess not. Where I was standing wasn't correct. It all lined up still.. Dammit.
I've stopped playing but I can't stop reading this thread. Reading makes me want to go back and play. Oh boy
orthodoxy1095
Banned
I was 177 puzzles in and I restarted the game because I was so frustrated by those tetris puzzles. Whoo.
yo_soy_el_topo
Member
Damn this clue still didn't help me. I'm gonna sit and think on it for awhile but damn I want to know sooo bad.
Thanks for the tip.
Are we talking about the same stars? I'm gonna blow my fucking brains out.
Chairmanchuck
Member
I also had to look it up. This was the first big puzzle where I didnt know what to do and I think this wasnt really explained through gameplay how to do it.
zer0blivion
Member
Far back as you can looking mostly straight on at it. You have some wiggle room moving forwards/back as the water rises or falls. If you sketch out what you can see, and the overall pattern, you should be able to reduce the permutations a lot.
Edit: oh hydrophiliac pointed out another location to stand. Could have sworn I'd tried everything but like so many puzzles, I clearly didn't
Thanks you two. I got it first go! I don't know how I missed that other spot by the exit.
SirMossyBloke
Member
Has ANYONE managed to solve the puzzle on the orange container with the blue paint on it? I'm still stuck on it lol
arts&crafts
Member
ugh I am at a speed bump in
Orange forest
Some of the branch openings are off the board, am I supposed to use them like puzzle pieces?
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Man nothing else has stumped me, but I just do not know what to do with the panels in the Monestary
What does this accomplish?
yo_soy_el_topo
Member
Alright shit...do you know where a solution to the third panel might be posted already?
Thanks again for the responses.
Finished the final mystery. That was freaking amazing.
Never would have thought a puzzle game would make my pulse go up that much. I finished the last pillar literally on the final note (kinda brute forced it).
The whole cave area is really great. Love how connected it all is to the island.
I'm currently at 492 panels solved. Skipped a lot in the caves. I have to go back for these. I'm also still missing hexagon note #5. Don't know where that is.
The whole cave area is really great. Love how connected it all is to the island.
I'm currently at 492 panels solved. Skipped a lot in the caves. I have to go back for these. I'm also still missing hexagon note #5. Don't know where that is.
Yeah, I think I may have actually gotten all/most of them as I played
also lol I googled it because I think I only sort of fully understand the rule, and the only good link was to a post earlier up this page.
So if there's a panel with three triangles, I have to somehow fully touch 3 of the sides before completing it? That seems impossible given that the start and end points are on the opposite side of the panel.
So if there's a panel with three triangles, I have to somehow fully touch 3 of the sides before completing it? That seems impossible given that the start and end points are on the opposite side of the panel.
also I got impatient and solved the random panels but haven't wandered outside yet haha, I don't wanna move on until I figure this thing out
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Nothing, but hopefully resetting myself. Because no matter how many times people explained those puzzles last night, I didn't get it. Worst part of the game for me so far.
The previous star puzzles had only stars in it, and taught you the mandatory pairing rule. This one gives a new information about the pairing rule.
Interesting approach, I would have just moved on to a different area for the time being.
Time for completely vague quick hits.
:]
Yes.
To answer the question; No. All of the puzzles work the same way.
The answer is there.
:]
orthodoxy1095
Banned
I can speed through the early stuff anyways. I mainly wanted to redo all the tetris stuff from scratch. People told me solutions and that didn't help, and actually further effed me up. It's not as time consuming as it sounds.
shrug
Dr_Boris_Goltz
Banned
Smallest of the smallest hint please:
http://i.imgur.com/CY8hrYW.jpg?1
My current thinking -
http://i.imgur.com/CY8hrYW.jpg?1
My current thinking -
The shadows on the boards somehow show the path you need to take. There's two very distinct bright spots, and I believe they are the key. Am I way off?
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Everything I can think of that would map to the panel, from
the grid on the back windows to the flagstones to the tiny branches sticking off of the central tree
EDIT
goddamnit there it is, I just didn't have the right angle
You know you can re-do panels even if you have solved them before. Just wanted you to be aware of that for the next time.
I'm in the same place but actually just completed that one, the next panel though is just wtf haha, I feel like a lot of these new ideas in the tetris are introduced too harshly.
Sounds good to me. Might need one more piece of the jigsaw
Shrike Alvaron
Member
@cyba89 I don't want to quote so I don't see that spoiler but if by final mystery you mean stuff beyond the 7 beacon endgame and ending, can you answer just one question (without spoiling me):
Yes/no would be fine!
Does the game ever tell you more concrete details about the nature of the island or does it remain ambiguous even then?
Discotheque
Banned
holy crap this is the most unplayable game i've played in years. it's crashing my pc, blue screens, display driver errors...everything.
i really wanna play it too because the few hours I've had with it were so good. goty material but this is kind of tainting my opinion of it at the moment. apparently it's a pretty common issue on the steam forums.
should have got it for ps4
i really wanna play it too because the few hours I've had with it were so good. goty material but this is kind of tainting my opinion of it at the moment. apparently it's a pretty common issue on the steam forums.
should have got it for ps4
Icyflamez96
Member
me after finishing the swamp tetris puzzles last night:
LOL god these are difficult. I'm still early in them too. I was working on the first one with the different colored blocks for like 10 minutes and I ended up taking a break.
But that game came out two days ago? Lol