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The Witness |OT|
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You can't mirror tetris blocks.
Doesn't look like you are respecting the spacing of the pair of 2x1 blocks. Your solution puts them right next to each other, but it wants a gap between them.
Can someone explain why this doesn't work?
I've made a version where I've annotated the shapes using l33t MSPaint Skills to show my thinking on why it should work...
I've made a version where I've annotated the shapes using l33t MSPaint Skills to show my thinking on why it should work...
Belgian Dude
Member
The L block on top is mirrored, yo can't do that. That one is incredibly hard tho.
The '2' is split by two columns, not one.
Those single squares being in the same block together look like a big hint to me. I don't know, I haven't reached that far yet.
I was stuck on this one too for a long time too, the symbol with the two squares seperated by a space is actually seperated by 2 spaces, after someone gave me that tip I figured it out finally shortly after.
Disregard. I was thinking of another similar puzzle.
This is what the shapes create when mashed together:
Code:
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Tetraeon
Member
This series of puzzles is all about
fitting the block in a logical way in the frame so that A: all of the affected (marked with the blocks) are cordoned off and B: the spaces allow for the pieces to all fit. In this case you have the three blocks and the forth block - think of the various ways you can arrange them in the grid by only drawing one line to block off an area where all of the shapes would fit that also contains all three markings on the panel.
Saiyan-Rox
Member
The tutorial for these are in a different area? -_- these panels have a 4 block Tetris block followed by a whole lot of black dots. I know what the black dots are for anyway. I don't think my patience level will allow me to get very far in this xD I know the game allows you to skip and come back but I'd end up forgetting.
Oh and those random panels which are blank other than the lines is there some trick to those?
Oh and those random panels which are blank other than the lines is there some trick to those?
Ah okay! I'll come back here later on I guess lol
That has to be it. TY
Wind's Howling
Member
You mean the one near the shack, to the left?
Belgian Dude
Member
You won't end up skipping because those are necessary for the village area. It's sort of the 'culmination' area, haha.
I don't know what panels you're talking for the second one.
Cool perspective easter egg on the swamp:
http://images.akamai.steamuserconte...672/B51D5C52E9E2A998653757CF26FB8CC17A3A36EB/
God this game <3
OnionPowder
Member
I'm still stuck there
zer0blivion
Member
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Another tip for the tetris puzzles for people:
if you're stuck, try starting from counting how many squares the symbols contain total and working out patterns that contain those tiles and have that many squares. i.e if you have to fit two Ls and a T together, figure out what shapes have 12 squares and also enclose those tiles
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
Hint:
this might not make sense because I don't know where exactly you are, but there's a sequence of panels that make it very clear what is happening with the puzzle type you describe. Pay attention to the appearance of the yellow line as you progress through them.
Yup. I kept swearing this was the solution, it made perfect sense. Then I realized,
I was separating and moving pieces of one the shapes to fit the way you have there. You aren't allowed to do that. The shapes contained in the squares must remain as shown.
TheSlySoul
Member
Just beat
and main was that painful for all the wrong reasons. Gotta figure out
the swamp
color splashes now.
ultrazilla
Member
Insta bought tomorrow!! Thanks! Game looks beautiful and I like a good challenge.
I mean the one after the one you asked about
Saiyan-Rox
Member
Is the village area the place with a half destroyed church? I'm so lost xD
And the panels are just the lines nothing else no dots no other things in the puzzle just the lines you make.
It's intentional.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
I really liked the swamp personally. There's a twist on the mechanic it introduces at the end that I'm eager to see used more later in the game
It's meant to happen
Belgian Dude
Member
Yeah, that's the one.
I think those panels are 'symmetry ones'. Go to the canyon-like area near the start, because they seem like invisible walls but really aren't in the end.
The
blue squares? Yeah, it was pretty great. It's probably the hardest area overall, though
OnionPowder
Member
james_b0ndjr
Banned
Do you mean the 2x2 blocks?
cpp_is_king
Member
Did you notice that they
progressively got dimmer and dimmer with each puzzle until it became invisible?
Also try to use spoiler tags more liberally.
So I should look for a set of panels that help explain these?
Had a quick half-hour stint before WoW for tonight, played through
- or at least, I think I did?
I'm noticing of late that I'm having quite a few runs of sequences of puzzles where there's no apparent reward. I might have missed something each time, but there was a nice visual reward at the end of that section, even if I couldn't figure out a way it opens up progression - maybe that's all it is?
Also - and quite possibly related - still haven't found any audio logs. A (very slight) spoilery question:
I suspect I may simply be looking out for the wrong thing.
One other aspect related to it (suggest you don't touch this until you've done a lot of exploration, at least, but it's only really an exploration thing):
And one other, more spoilery thing relating to that location (second line more explicitly spoilery)
The Orchard
I'm noticing of late that I'm having quite a few runs of sequences of puzzles where there's no apparent reward. I might have missed something each time, but there was a nice visual reward at the end of that section, even if I couldn't figure out a way it opens up progression - maybe that's all it is?
Also - and quite possibly related - still haven't found any audio logs. A (very slight) spoilery question:
Are they a physical object in the world, and if so, do you collect them by walking over them or 'using' them with the cursor?
I suspect I may simply be looking out for the wrong thing.
One other aspect related to it (suggest you don't touch this until you've done a lot of exploration, at least, but it's only really an exploration thing):
I would, perhaps, have expected to see one in amongst the tableau atop the mountain
And one other, more spoilery thing relating to that location (second line more explicitly spoilery)
There's a trivial panel there; I noticed quite quickly what that represented, but I used it before seeing the thing it represented, so I'm not sure if using the panel had an effect on the thing.
Was the river flowing before I used that panel?
Saiyan-Rox
Member
Ah great is that panel on the wall (5 of them) the Tetris block tutorial?
I just moved on now at a hedge maze and walking puzzle lol
I just moved on now at a hedge maze and walking puzzle lol
Wind's Howling
Member
Ah, I see. That one was one of the hardest of bunch I have to say.
I'll give you a hint. If you want more i'll hear you.
You need to start with the most right dot. The most obvious choice would have been the middle.
Belgian Dude
Member
The tutorial for the tetris is at the swamp, at the foot of the mountain. After you leave the keep/castle go towards the mountain but don't climb it, go down instead. It's a real hard area though.
about the tetris pieces in swamp,
how does the rotation work? I can only rotate clockwise once or what? or if the symbol is tilted like that can I rotate any way?
https://flic.kr/p/CZRixg that doesn't work.
https://flic.kr/p/CAQEcs I cant figure out a way to have both pieces look like this.And the broken lines means I can't use those in the shape?
https://flic.kr/p/CZRixg that doesn't work.
https://flic.kr/p/CAQEcs I cant figure out a way to have both pieces look like this.And the broken lines means I can't use those in the shape?
But that's impossible. There's no where else to move that shows a different image.
Understood and agree. But sometimes you just hit a mental block and you can't get past it. Yes you can go away and come back later, but other time since you're literally othe last panel of a section so you just want ,and I think that's ok
PapaEmeritus
Member
I just wanna get home and flip it and reverse it 
Stupid memory puzzle last night
Stupid memory puzzle last night
Come back later when you've learnt how to do the, the game introduces those to you in a section really well.
RepairmanJack
Member
I don't want an answer really but maybe let me know if it actually does something? Pretty early game: building near symmetry
The different pots in the boat house type building. I figured out how to raise different ones and that each one sort of fills in the one across from it(if they were put together in a way) but besides that is this used for something else?
Saiyan-Rox
Member
I just wanted to double check
Sorry for being a pain my brain is fried lol thanks though
Finished the game with
panels +24 solved. The last few puzzles were crazy good. Blow is a mad genius for creating this stuff. Extremly satisfying when you figure it out. I'm glad I managed to solve everything on my own.
There is still so much to explore on this island. I at least want to actvate all the remaining lasers. Going for all the secrets is probably overkill.
Also I really recommend to not ask for too much help in here. You're stealing yourself from an experience that is incredibly rare in gaming.
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There is still so much to explore on this island. I at least want to actvate all the remaining lasers. Going for all the secrets is probably overkill.
Also I really recommend to not ask for too much help in here. You're stealing yourself from an experience that is incredibly rare in gaming.
Alright cool. Thanks guys. Im sure ill be back in here when im stuck again.