totally lost on the 4t one...
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The Witness |OT|
- Thread starter Afro
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Shiiiiii.... how the hell is that supposed to read correctly? Uggghhh ... ok got it thanks.
G-Bus
Banned
Oh man, so obvious now that it's been pointed out. Okay, one and only spoiler I'll do. Definitely have to pay attention to my surroundings. Thanks..
Goldrusher
Member
got it! thank you so much!
Shrike Alvaron
Member
The way I see it, beating the endgame now is just accomplishing one of many goals with the game. Now with that out of the way, I can focus on going through and solving the rest of the areas and beacons, and then dig deep into all these elusive, juicy secrets. I mean, I finished the endgame with less than HALF the total puzzles solved. HALF! And I only have 3.5 areas left to do (already did half the quarry before running into symbols I didn't recognize). Where the hell are all the rest of those puzzles hiding? Just what all is this game hiding!
Belgian Dude
Member
If you look through the gate you're trying to unlock you
can even see the apple and the broken branch
Definitely. To be honest if Blow's next game had the core concept of 'sudoku puzzles' instead of line ones, I'm still in day one haha.
Wind's Howling
Member
I am getting seriously angry thanks to this god forsaken puzzle with the stupid green and red lights. Despite all of the hints there is absolutely nothing that works.
Saiyan-Rox
Member
TheCarrotKiller
Banned
Indeed, quite a few times I have stumbled open something not boing what to do, and later returned and either found that solution along the way or found a new perspective on the scene. The feeling when you find all that out by yourself is unmatchable.
The first way to solve a puzzle is to know that there is a puzzle, which I have felt quite a few times in the game. While sleeping I manages to put together few clues that would solve the puzzles in some areas and how to discover more of the secrets The Witness has to offer.
+ Spoiler puzzle mountain-top
It dawned on me last night what the puzzle on the mountain was telling me. I observed it while doing it, bud didn't manage to put the two pieces together. On the bus ride to school this morning it struck me what it would mean. It was so obvious, yet so brilliant. Amazing guiding! I had even scribbled some of those down on my first go with the game but saved them for later use. Layer by layer the secrets of the island is starting to unfold.
Do we know if the
+1 shapes
8 of the 11 lasers +the endgame
The dot to the left of the bottom left red square is the fault you need to keep
Solution:
From the middle: 2 left-up-3 right-2 down-2 left-down-to the exit
must be a pretty small package. Can't wait to check it out tonight.Exacltly, every time your line reaches the
outer edges, you have effectively "cut out" an area. You need to "cut out" and seperate the red ones+the icon from the green ones, but leave one green inside the red area which the icon will "eliminate" from the equaction. Remember that all of the green ones in this case don't have to be in the same box.
Link me the picture again (I'm on mobile) if you want me to give you a good starting position.
Edit: sorry I forgot spoilers!!!
Chairmanchuck
Member
So. Question about the pottery.
And the Tetris puzzles. I really dont get them.
And what about the +4 +5 etc.?
And the
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What to do with it? I cleared the room, got the boat, but somehow I can go to the roof and see the pottery there which has different colors.
And the Tetris puzzles. I really dont get them.
I assume I got to the tutorial of them, where there is one tetris piece and a lot of dots. I dont get what I am supposed to do there.
And what about the +4 +5 etc.?
Are these all the "shape" puzzles you find in the world? I have +5 now and some of it seems they show on those black boxes.
And the
tree-shadow-puzzle
I finished the blue one. That was easy. I cant really finish the one, where you have to connect them through the light-spaces. I am at the 5th or so and dont have a clue how to use my perspective to solve it.
MegaSackman
Member
Oh man, need a hint:
Shadow/light tree panels. Last one, the one who opens the lazer I guess. Should I mix shadow with light or is just a matter of perspective?
TheExhaustedWalrus
Member
During class all day all I could think about was this game. I'm still stumped at
the door opening the quarry and the color panels in the greenhouse.
Chance Hale
Member
Is there a way to increase the shadow resolution/lod distance? They become blurry way too soon.
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Deleted member 10571
Unconfirmed Member
Puzzle on the
near the
ship
castle
All of the colored dots do have to be hit by either "my" line or the mirrored, invisible one right? It doesn't work for me and I wonder if I dont know specific rules for this yet.
Belgian Dude
Member
The tutorial for the tetris is on the swamp, that's an advanced puzzle already.
I don't think we know, but it could be, I guess :/
Remembrance
Member
After wandering through the whole island, still at 40 puzzles, I went straight to the bunker. And it made me realize what I was getting wrong in the keep last night.
So far my policy has been to only really start digging into an area if I immediately see something I can solve.
So far my policy has been to only really start digging into an area if I immediately see something I can solve.
I got in there through another direction and that door was taunting me for the longest time.
Came back to it and felt soooooooooooooooooooooo dumb for not getting it the first dozen times lol.
If you are there you have all the knowledge you need to open the door. It's just a matter of seeing the very very very obvious solution.
Look closer. There is a reason it doesn't work and there is only one thing you can change. These things are related.
It's partly a callback to an earlier puzzle in a completely different area.
This will come up again soon on a puzzle that I solved by accident, but noticed afterward how I managed a solution.
zer0blivion
Member
You need to move a little bit. Wrong perspective.
therealminime
Member
Holy fuck at discovering the trick for the third maze in the
. I got chills. This game is a masterpiece in perception and puzzle design.
castle
zer0blivion
Member
Wind's Howling
Member
Here you go.
Because I still do not understand a single clue.
I feel like a moron.
bigwinnerx
Member
My kids (6&8) wanted to just walk around and admire the scenery and next thing I heard are unlock sounds from some maze puzzle. I had to run in and stop them thinking I'd lose situational awareness of how something was solved. haha.
Shrike Alvaron
Member
I haven't tested it but it seems to me it creates a new save each time you launch the game. Perhaps at specific points as well? I don't think they take up much space though so I wouldn't worry about bloat.
MegaSackman
Member
Remembrance
Member
Completely opposite reactions to the exact same puzzle on the same page!
(For what it's worth, I'm in the middle. I got it and just moved on without really thinking about it.)
Interesting to see widely different reactions to the same things. I recommended what I thought was a very easy area to someone earlier, and he just had to straight up walk away after a few minutes.
My first + blew my mind. Hope you find it the same way I did :]
toythatkills
Member
Look to the right of where you started.
The whole puzzle is shifted over two spaces from where the shadows are.
Tainted
Member
This is the first time it's created a new savefile after countless launches, so I'm just thinking I may have hit a branching path in the 'story' or messed up somewhere along the line and the game is helping me along in case I need to revert to the other save.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
I got to the swampy area with the
stuff and I'm stuck. This is making me feel incredibly dumb again.
tetris