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[Gsnap]

Soooo. I finished the

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town

. But there are two puzzles that still confuse me in what they do. I did solve them, but it didn't seem like they did anything. It didn't seem like they activated anything, and it didn't seem like they are required to complete that area. The

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red, blue, and green light panels in the greenhouse/bunker part of the town. Solved them. Then nothing happened. Were they a requirement for finishing the town, and I just didn't realize that they were, or do they do something else? Because I didn't see any wires running from them to the tower. It doesn't look like they connect to anything.

So do they do anything?

 

[jon bones]

at the end of the forest shadow section... might need a nudge here, these perspective puzzles are kind of annoying

http://imgur.com/a/OKMrv

thanks!

 

[GhaleonEB]

at the end of the forest shadow section... might need a nudge here, these perspective puzzles are kind of annoying

http://imgur.com/a/OKMrv

thanks!

You need to

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get the other half of that box open to see the full picture. Keep exploring the forest - see where the cord going into that side goes.

 

[Icyflamez96]

You have an extra square in the middle left from what I see.

Top one can't be rotated, try again

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That L shape the second block from the left can't be rotated.

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It looks like changing one small detail will solve it though.

Thanks! Got my second laser up

 

[Remembrance]

at the end of the forest shadow section... might need a nudge here, these perspective puzzles are kind of annoying

http://imgur.com/a/OKMrv

thanks!

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Open the other half of the door.

 

[Feep]

Ugh, fuck the

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Monastery

. So many dumb puzzles.

 

[The Technomancer]

Oh god

inside the mountain

the orange panels

what the shit

 

[Shrike Alvaron]

Yeah that uh sure was something.

Ending spoilers:

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Also got the credits/epilogue. I guess the twist is that you're literally playing a video and that's all there is to the story LOL. I didn't really have high expectations there but I thought I'd get something interesting like Braid at least. Why is this even called The Witness? Maybe there'll be anohter 10-minute long video after you get all the puzzles. Now sure I'll ever get all the puzzles, and to get all the puzzles, do I really have to do everything again? Man, what?

Anyway, "final" time 34 hours, 413+26 puzzles. The only area I didn't really fuck with was the village. I completed the rest of the areas, except for the hedge maze, I don't even know if it has a laser. On the whole this is simply one of the most clever and smartly designed games out there. There's so much inventive stuff in here. Well worth the monies. And SO pretty, obviously.

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I wouldn't count that easter egg video as a proper ending or anything. It's more of just, well... An easter egg. That said, you're not finished yet, and there's more to discover and learn. You can reload your save now to go back and continue playing, and I would start by finishing off all the beacons (sounds like you only have one left?)

 

[*Splinter]

Regarding the theatre:

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The theatre puzzles

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I just watched all 6, back to back, in their entirety, then walked around the back and realised I have to play the really long one again

 

[TimeEffect]

You can't see,

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smell, feel or taste

the solution

Overt solution hint:

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Don't walk over the parts that sound like broken glass

I want to believe that I didnt need help on this one


Because I didnt have my

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volume up at all. :/

Thank u so much!

 

[jett]

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I wouldn't count that easter egg video as a proper ending or anything. It's more of just, well... An easter egg. That said, you're not finished yet, and there's more to discover and learn. You can reload your save now to go back and continue playing, and I would start by finishing off all the beacons (sounds like you only have one left?)

Well, okay. What about the

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+1 puzzle that's only available in NG+?

And I guess that activating all the beacons will make sense of the

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solitary panels I've been finding that are randomly scattered? I don't even know what their rule is, but I'm somehow activating them

 

[OrbitalBeard]

Hated that one. Fucking senseless. Makes even less sense since all the other ones are grade school easy.

Such a terrible puzzle. It should have at least been the last of its set.

The

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two starting points

are what make this one so tough, imo. It makes you question what you've learned so far and then you spend a bunch of time attempting the wrong path.

 

[SictorVullivan]

Might have already been asked but how many

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lasers

do you have to activate in order to trigger the endgame? I'm at 5 currently.

 

[TimeEffect]

The

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two starting points

are what make this one so tough, imo. It makes you question what you've learned so far and then you spend a bunch of time attempting the wrong path.

I wasnt that thrown off by it. The solution is just too messy so when you fail it, you startbto question what u just mentioned

I feel stupid though. Because the solution makes sense in hindsight..sort of.

 

[shiba5]

Oh god

inside the mountain

the orange panels

what the shit

Have you gotten to the last one? It's the worst thing ever.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

I wasnt that thrown off by it. The solution is just too messy so when you fail it, you startbto question what u just mentioned

I feel stupid though. Because the solution makes sense in hindsight..sort of.

Yeah, that's true. It's easy to make a small mistake and then you think you have the wrong idea entirely, when, in fact, you don't.

 

[The Technomancer]

jesus christ Blow

there is no way Jeff Gerstman or anyone else who is colorblind can beat this

 

[*Splinter]

Well, okay. What about the

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+1 puzzle that's only available in NG+?

And I guess that activating all the beacons will make sense of the

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solitary panels I've been finding that are randomly scattered? I don't even know what their rule is, but I'm somehow activating them

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Its available in the first play through. You can find it either at the very beginning or at the very end.

Also, there is no NG+

 

[*Splinter]

Might have already been asked but how many

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lasers

do you have to activate in order to trigger the endgame? I'm at 5 currently.

7 for the ending (which there is no real reason to delay doing).

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All 11 for the extra secret area

 

[jett]

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Its available in the first play through. You can find it either at the very beginning or at the very end.

Also, there is no NG+

Really,

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so you can get credits/epilogue on your very first game? How can I get that +puzzle in an ongoing game btw?

 

[*Splinter]

Really,

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so you can get credits/epilogue on your very first game? How can I get that +puzzle in an ongoing game btw?

It's one of the last things you'll find. And you might not realise you've found it at first.

 

[Qblivion]

I officially can't solve this puzzle. I tried drawing it in paint and using paper cutouts.
help.

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http://imgur.com/YjveFwa

 

[Shrike Alvaron]

Really,

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so you can get credits/epilogue on your very first game? How can I get that +puzzle in an ongoing game btw?

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I don't know how exactly, but I do hear there is a way to reactivate the forcefield if you just keep playing, activate all 11 beacons, and explore to see what that unlocks. Even if I haven't done much in the post-endgame myself, I don't want to give too much away about it

 

[*Splinter]

I officially can't solve this puzzle. I tried drawing it in paint and using paper cutouts.
help.

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http://imgur.com/YjveFwa

Edit: Whoops, brain fart

 

[GlamFM]

I officially can't solve this puzzle. I tried drawing it in paint and using paper cutouts.
help.

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http://imgur.com/YjveFwa

Where is the exit?

 

[Qblivion]

Where is the exit?

upper right corner

 

[G-Bus]

I officially can't solve this puzzle. I tried drawing it in paint and using paper cutouts.
help.

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http://imgur.com/YjveFwa

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Go up 3 blocks on the left and make your shape, returning on the other side of that gap.

Working on the greenhouse now. Probably where everyone else got stuck but can I get a small hint about the

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broken cable

 

[roytheone]

at the end of the forest shadow section... might need a nudge here, these perspective puzzles are kind of annoying

http://imgur.com/a/OKMrv

thanks!

I am stuck at this puzzle for like an hour now

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But I think you still need to complete some other puzzles first to open the second door before you can start and try to solve it.

 

[GlamFM]

upper right corner

You can

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rotate

tilted pieces

 

[Qblivion]

You can

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rotate

tilted pieces

I know

 

[GlamFM]

I am stuck at this puzzle for like an hour now

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But I think you still need to complete some other puzzles first to open the second door before you can start and try to solve it.

That's right

 

[*Splinter]

I am stuck at this puzzle for like an hour now

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But I think you still need to complete some other puzzles first to open the second door before you can start and try to solve it.

Kind of a hint:

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Are you using 1 strategy for the entire puzzle?

 

[Nzyme32]

Finished the game in 29 hours - but I've found more stuff to do so who knows if I've actually finished yet. I feel fucking smart as fuck right now!

 

[SictorVullivan]

7 for the ending (which there is no real reason to delay doing).

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All 11 for the extra secret area

Cheers.

Got some ways still to go it seems!

 

[roytheone]

That's right

I have now spend more time staring at this one puzzle going : eh? Then it took me to open both the doors.


Also, no hints please splinter, some kind of bear also wanted to give me hints, but I send him away.

 

[wildfire]

The Tetris rules make no sense. If it wasn't for the fact there are 2 saves for load points instead of 1 I would be trapped in Tetris land. That's a big knock against the design of this game for me.

 

[icespide]

The Tetris rules make no sense. If it wasn't for the fact there are 2 saves for load points instead of 1 I would be trapped in Tetris land. That's a big knock against the design of this game for me.

youre never trapped in the swamp you can

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solve puzzles in different ways to move platforms

 

[arts&crafts]

How do I solve

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Blue hollow tetris

puzzles?

Or where do I learn about them

 

[Shrike Alvaron]

The Tetris rules make no sense. If it wasn't for the fact there are 2 saves for load points instead of 1 I would be trapped in Tetris land. That's a big knock against the design of this game for me.

Except they make perfect sense. I keep seeing people saying this, and I just keep shaking my head. The rules are fine. There is nothing wrong with them, if anything the Tetris pieces are actually one of the most simple symbols in the game. If you think they're too hard you're overcomplicating them. It's as simple as that. If what you think is right isn't working, then it's not the puzzle's fault, it's your assumption of what is right that's wrong. Take the opportunity to determine what IS right.

Not only that, but you're never trapped. It's entirely possible to get out of the swamp, the bridge can be activated in the other direction.

 

[Nzyme32]

The Tetris rules make no sense. If it wasn't for the fact there are 2 saves for load points instead of 1 I would be trapped in Tetris land. That's a big knock against the design of this game for me.

youre never trapped in the swamp you can

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solve puzzles in different ways to move platforms

There are tutorials type areas for each puzzle mechanic set to make this fairly clear. For the Tetris one, its definitely good to pay attention to what your actions do

 

[The Omega Man]

This town with a weird a small statue with a guy with his arms up, I can't solve even one puzzle, a few are like color splotches others have like a tiny tetris sign on them, where do I head to learn how to solve these?
Any hints? Thanks I am lost here.

 

[jon bones]

You need to

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get the other half of that box open to see the full picture. Keep exploring the forest - see where the cord going into that side goes.

thank you!

 

[Shrike Alvaron]

This town with a weird a small statue with a guy with his arms up, I can't solve even one puzzle, a few are like color splotches others have like a tiny tetris sign on them, where do I head to learn how to solve these?
Any hints? Thanks I am lost here.

You're not meant to be able to progress in the town right away. In fact, you need to learn concepts from EVERY area in the game to be able to progress through it.

 

[The Technomancer]

Uhm...what? Mountain spoilers

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How the hell do you generate a valid solution with the blue path that also leaves any room for the yellow path to fit?

 

[GhaleonEB]

Except they make perfect sense. I keep seeing people saying this, and I just keep shaking my head. The rules are fine. There is nothing wrong with them, if anything the Tetris pieces are actually one of the most simple symbols in the game. If you think they're too hard you're overcomplicating them. It's as simple as that. If what you think is right isn't working, then it's not the puzzle's fault, it's your assumption of what is right that's wrong. Take the opportunity to determine what IS right.

Not only that, but you're never trapped. It's entirely possible to get out of the swamp, the bridge can be activated in the other direction.

Like many things in the game, figuring out what the rules are is the key. There are definitely aspects of the game that - sometimes intentionally - make you think the rule(s) is one thing, when it's another.

The tetris puzzles are just murderously difficult for me. I can't make any headway into them. I'm sure once I get it, I'll be fine, but hot damn are they opaque right now.

 

[The Omega Man]

You're not meant to be able to progress in the town right away. In fact, you need to learn concepts from EVERY area in the game to be able to progress through it.

OK thanks I'll head to other places first then

 

[elguero]

Cheating my way through all of the

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tetris

puzzles and not feeling the least bit bad about it. Even when I get a correct solution I don't feel good about it because I don't understand the underlying logic to the puzzle.

 

[Ghostmaster]

Ok I have no idea where to go, windmill question

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I have found all but one video, I think it's the fourth or fifth one, but I have no idea where to look for it, at least the name of the area where it's located would be most appreciated, it's not the ship one

 

[Shrike Alvaron]

Cheating my way through all of the

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tetris

puzzles and not feeling the least bit bad about it. Even when I get a correct solution I don't feel good about it because I don't understand the underlying logic to the puzzle.

Well that's one way to completely ruin the point of the game and sap any fun you could get out of it.

 

[Belgian Dude]

Uhm...what? Mountain spoilers

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How the hell do you generate a valid solution with the blue path that also leaves any room for the yellow path to fit?

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You don't right away, you have to keep going back and forth.

I had zero trouble with the tetris puzzles until about 90% into the swamp, where I wasn't getting the

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blue squares

. Did another area, came back, they made sense.