You have to "feed" them a mistake. So leave one dot behind in the same are as the upside down Ys and then it'll work. It confused me at first too.
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You can leave any of them. For the green and red panels,
separate the greens +1 red away from the reds, like when you separate whites from blacks. For the multicolor one, you learn about those in another area.
Edit: KraytarJ phrased it better;
you're feeding it one mistake, and that mistake changes depending on the context of the puzzle.
That area is definitely a bit more obtuse to learn, especially if you try and do it early.
Uhm... so, can anybody tell me just WTF happened when I did this? Near the first(?) area just after the spawn area.
Spoilers:
Spoilers:
https://i.imgur.com/Q6MWp38.jpg There was a loud noise, and a burst of little pink floaty things shot out into the environment after I did this.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
I swear I'm crazy but listening to the game in my headphones, sometimes it's as if I hear footsteps while doing puzzles
I'm sure it's just leaves
There are some areas that combine concepts of different things that are taught, so your best bet is to go elsewhere to find the 'tutorial' for the tetris piece(I too am in the village and have no idea what any of this means)
I'm sure it's just leaves
There are some areas that combine concepts of different things that are taught, so your best bet is to go elsewhere to find the 'tutorial' for the tetris piece(I too am in the village and have no idea what any of this means)
Welcome to the + part of your save.
You found a hidden thing, there are many, many more
Maybe you should move on, just because that is the first time you have encountered something, doesn't mean it isn't explained somewhere else.
you found a line puzzle outside of the panels! There might be an achievement for finding them all, but otherwise they're just cool little bonuses. Nothing happens as far as I know.
Belgian Dude
Member
That's not the tutorial for it, it's the one in the swamp/marsh.
Alright, thanks! I was not expecting that. Very, very cool stuff here!
I don't know about that, I followed the sparkles and found something, maybe it was a coincidence ?
Ok. So it is what I thought. But yeah the multicolor ones threw me off. I thought this was the tutorial, but apparently that's elsewhere.
It was the first thing I thought about when I woke up as well. Odd feeling.
I played 13 hours yesterday in a row and managed to get 196 panels. Gonna force myself to do something else entirely today and then come back with a vengeance thursday.
Belgian Dude
Member
Playing through some of these later puzzles... wow. If Jonathan Blow wants to make a game based on Sudokus next I'm still in.
That's one of the puzzles I'm stuck on too. Can't figure it out :/
Got about 45 minutes of play time in tonight. Made some decent headway. From the opening tutorial section I remembered to
From there I went out into the forest and cleared the
Then I got over by the water and did some
and my brain is fried tonight. Still making good progress.
I still can't find how to see how many panels I have cleared. I know it's supposed to be in the loading screen, but when I start the game, some shapes pop at the title screen then I land right back into my game, no opportunity to see my load file. Dunno how many I have done at this point. Probably around 50 or so. Tip of the iceberg...
toggle the one panel so it went up and over the castle wall, then I followed it around to find the Einstein tape.
From there I went out into the forest and cleared the
tree puzzles. A bit annoying to have one reset for each mistake, but I got through. Um, the pictures were...interesting. The heart looked like the castle a bit.
Then I got over by the water and did some
dual-line puzzles. Cleared a lot of them, but it got to what looks like the final sequence of puzzle panels in a row
I still can't find how to see how many panels I have cleared. I know it's supposed to be in the loading screen, but when I start the game, some shapes pop at the title screen then I land right back into my game, no opportunity to see my load file. Dunno how many I have done at this point. Probably around 50 or so. Tip of the iceberg...
Belgian Dude
Member
If it's the third maze of the castle, use the wooden walkways to avoid stepping on the lights, you can touch the rubble from the other side.
If you hit options and then click on Load Game, it'll show you.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Press start, 'Load a Game', and it shows you the saves you have(it auto saves when you press load a game.)
This was where I got stuck on last night. The second panel where you have to separate the white and black dots? I couldn't figure it out because of one of the paths being broken/stuck to the floor.
Just started, everything is lovely except one thing: I don't like being unable to see what effect a solved panel has on the world. For example, the little stone bunker right at the beginning that's locked away behind a somewhat more difficult puzzle, that unlocked
On the other hand, the very first extra puzzle that has you
Is there something I can do further right now, or do I move on?
a little map in a chest, that's cool.
walking around the perimeter of the starting area. I opened the gate, did the puzzle on the ground with the triangle(which I have no idea what it means yet) and nothing noticeable happened.
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the next one where you have to create certain shapes. But the path is blocked at a certain point.
Press Pause...go to Load Game (it won't load) and it will show you. Then you can just back out.
You guys are talking the very first one of those right? You can definitely solve it.
Freeman76
Member
I'm colour blind so it may mean I have wasted £30. Love what I played so far, will be upset if I get near the end and cant complete puzzles
Pause and then click load game, and you should see your saved game with a panel count. That's apparently what was meant by "loading screen". There is no actual loading screens in game as far as I know.
I'm on PS4 so I'm not 100% sure if it works the same if you're on PC.
Grinchy
Banned
Loving it so far. It's so damn gorgeous to look at and the puzzles escalate nicely.
There is one somewhat early on that I feel is impossible, though. I've tried starting out at the two starting points and every direction leads to a non-solution. I keep leaving and coming back to it. I know it's not actually impossible, but I cannot seem to figure it out.
There is one somewhat early on that I feel is impossible, though. I've tried starting out at the two starting points and every direction leads to a non-solution. I keep leaving and coming back to it. I know it's not actually impossible, but I cannot seem to figure it out.
Yes I saw that now haha.
Any advice for the second one? I'm struggling to find a way to separate the far right white dot with that broken path above it.
I might be able to figure it out straight away when I go back on it later tonight. I was pretty tired when I came across it yesterday evening.
Oh. That's really counter intuitive, as I only have one save file, so there's never a reason I'd ever have to pause and load my game since I'm always dropped directly into it. I'll check it in the morning. Thanks.
Stand on the opposite side of the chasm as the water goes down and strafe around until you see the reflection. I was only able to see part of it and then had to trial and error the rest of it out, but it only took 2 or 3 tries.
Tragicomedy
Member
I've solved 98 panels and feel as clueless as ever. Calling it a night, and going to rest my stupid head on my stupid pillow.
Can someone please explain the red gate final puzzle set to me?
Edit nevermind i figured it out. -_-
I have done all of the puzzles on the floating island up until the blue coloured lines at the top of the cliff, the yellow was straight forward, and managed with the rest but the blue side has no dots to go over? this makes no sense 
Edit nevermind i figured it out. -_-
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
In the swamp, in the blue water section of it, I'm stuck at the last panel that lets you go down the stairs apparently. It's those t-shaped tetriminos with the empty bottom that I just can't figure how to draw around. I even cut out paper to rearrange and I can't get it to work.
I'm also stuck on this one! Anyone managed to solve it?
OrbitalBeard
Member
Man, this game is sure making me feel like an idiot. I can't even complete the tutorial puzzles in the treehouse. Like, I am completely and utterly stumped on the last two.
edit - holy shit I just solved one of them less than a minute after posting this
edit - holy shit I just solved one of them less than a minute after posting this
Dr_Boris_Goltz
Banned
This is the tip I needed.
Gotta find the boat now.
I might be too stupid/impatient for this game.
2 of those and then the partial square right?
Yeah this is where I stopped playing and called it a night lol
I'll try not to say too much, but just keep in mind that not all black dots have to be in the same contained area, and not all white dots have to be in the same contained area. Meaning you can split them into groups of two instead of groups of four.
I can't seem to get it still, it's like my brain doesn't want to interpret it upside down haha, i've managed to complete a few other upside down puzzles but this one is ridiculous. i've drawn it out and everything, i guess i'll just have to keep at it
Edit: Got it!
2nd edit: Jesus christ more puzzles
I never realised that! Thanks dude, that will help a lot. Can't wait to get back on it tonight
I kept trying to make all 4 white dots fit together in one group and it was ruining me!Belgian Dude
Member
I honestly cannot wait for more people to get to the end game, because it's fucking bananas and is going to be so much fun to talk to people about... it will go down in gaming history.
I think I'm almost there, regarding the 'main' endgame. 422 panels;
On the third floor going down through the mountain, where you have 4 squares and need to pick your piece, then go back up the elevator to fill the 'floor'. Just really didn't like those 'glitchy/rainbow' puzzles.
Also - regarding something completely different. For people who have already been to the Sun Temple and/or the Windmill,
does anyone have any idea on how to access the locked tunnels? I tried mapping and it'd land me somewhere on the middle of the two buildings, but I can't find the entrance haha. There's a cave on 'top' of the end of the tunnel on the Windmill, but I tried looking around the area and didn't find anything either