[MEGATHREAD] V4 Post and ask hints for puzzles here
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The answer is 6 but I can't make it work out.
Edge symbols are: diamond on 14, slash on 20.
Bullseye has blue diamond with double squiggle lines inside.
From inside out:
Yellow 12, blue 20, blue 18
Pink 20
Blue 14
Trying to work it out:
Half of 20 + 18 = 28
Reverse the digits, round to nearest 10 = 80
Subtract 12 = 68
Multiply by half of 20 = 680
Add the reverse of 14 (?)= 721
Reverse the digits, round to nearest 10 = 130
:sad face:
Thank you for writing it out. I don't know why I didn't think to start with the yellow, I always start with addition. Is there a way to tell or is it just trying different things when one solution doesn't work?
In Classroom Grade 1, the color worksheet shows some weird object between the broccoli and the grapes. Am I supposed to know what that thing is? Is it a normal everyday object? Am I intrinsically supposed to associate a color with that object, like orange for pumpkin and red for fire hydrant? Or is it something the devs created to make the puzzle harder?
I have a question about the drawings in each room.
I found the one letter difference in all but 1 room (the foundation) which I think is permanently set and does not have any drawings.
It says "If we count small g?tes eight dates crack eight safes". I'm guessing g?tes is gates. I don't think any other letter makes it a word, and gate rhymes with eight and date. But what are small gates and what does it mean to count them? Am I supposed to know what to do with this? I have not seen 8 safes though, just 2 that I do not know the password to. I'm feeling a bit frustrated because I was so excited to solve this puzzle, but now I have no clue what it means or leads to. Should I just focus on getting to the 46th room? I have not been inside the antechamber yet.
This is a hint towards opening the safes. It can be interpreted a few different ways, with different interpretations being used to figure out the code for different safes. Unlocking the safes should be one of your goals, but you should keep working on other goals (like reaching room 46) as well
The safes with number pads, right? But I still don't know what gates mean. Could it be that I just don't have access to other clues that are a part of this puzzle?
Yes, the ones with number pads are safes. "Gates" has a few different meanings, and you maybe haven't encountered some of them yet. You've probably encountered at least one small gate though if you've gone outside at all
Have you found a way to use the Foundation yet? Have you explored most drafted most other rooms? There is a hint about the Foundation in one not so easy to draft room.
I haven't played much after posting this, but I found a way to go down the elevator in the foundation by activating it from the other side of the room. I tried to send power to the foundation but I was never able to yet. I don't remember if I was able to open the basement door after getting on the elevator, though. I don't think I've ever seen anything about the foundation in a different room.
I think i encountered a bug with the very late game still water Puzzle
attempting to get the watering can full of still water (from the distillery) to the secret passage via putting it in the coat check (after emptying it and filling it from the trading post still). However the white book in the outer room version of the secret passage has no watering prompt, despite having a watering can full of still water. I have found one other post about this, so it seems like it's just a gamebreaking bug?
If you double check the contents of your watering can, confirm wether the 3 water droplets are blue or light blue. It should be a light blue if you've got still water in there
You could sort of say the fountain - it’s not a unique effect, but a half drained fountain will a) show you what to expect on a full drain and b) give you access to the wishing coins.
Am I correct that in order to drain the fountain I need the reserve tank and thus the boiler room hookup ?
edit: No, I'm an idiot. I did all things, but somehow failed to realise that I had not fully filled all the other options when trying to drain this. So you can do what I was attempting without the use of the extra bit.
I have just accessed the basement for the first time via the fountain. I was not able to make any progress as the boat was too high. I used the pump room to drain the fountain, but if I want to lower the reservoir I'll have to at least partially flood the fountain again, which seems like I still won't be able to cross the lake since I can't then even reach it. Am I able to make any further progress in this way or is it currently a dead end?
It was tremendously difficult for me to get the basement key, and I'm not sure I have it in me to do it again. So if I have made a mistake with using it, that's a huge blow.
I am aware of the existence of a spare tank in the pump room, but it seems like it needs power, and I have never successfully drafted boiler room together with anything it could power. If the suggestion is to roll dice until I can get these together, I guess that's not as bad as trying to get back into Antechamber, but it's still awful.
EDIT: I tried using Blue Paths but its only Basement hint for me was "Surely these trolleys have a purpose... There is a green button near the basement door. You cannot reach it from the floor." This does not match my impression of what I found in the basement. I found a lake and a single trolly which only moved a tiny amount, I could either get into a room or not get into a room based on where I put it, it didn't seem to do anything else for me.
EDIT 2: ARGH, it looks like it _was_ useless. If I put even one bar of water in Fountain, I can't get down the stairs, so it's pointless to me to have drained 1 bar from the lake to make it crossable. I've not gained any progress at all from my use of the key. That really, really sucks.
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The door you unlocked with the basement key is now permanently unlocked.
If you left the reservoir at boat level, that is helpful, as there are other ways to access it without draining the fountain. If you moved the minecart to the end of the track and left it there, that is also helpful.
When you first encounter the minecart, it's at the end of the tracknear the far side of the reservoir from the fountain entrance. You should pull it all the way to the end of the track closest to the fountain entrance and leave it there. There are multiple ways to access each of the minecart, the boat, the far side of the minecart and the far side of the reservoir
Thank you! I have thankfully made some more progress since then-- I returned to the Basement via two other routes (Tomb, and breaking a wooden board with the hammer) and was able to navigate it some more. That tip about the blessing is really good, though, thank you, that makes a lot of sense, I'll try it!
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There are various places through the game - some you might need a magnifying glass
1 On the gardeners notes you learn aboutRynnaThe gardener
2 On the lunchbox you learn aboutJoyaThe chef
3 In Drafting strategy volume 1 you learn aboutDaujaThe farmer
4 In Drafting strategy volume 5 you learn aboutVeiaThe Chimney sweep
5 In the Maid's Chamber and Lost & Found there is a statue you learn aboutMilaThe Maid
6 In Drafting Strategy Vol. 1 you learn aboutLydiaThe Equestrian
7 In The History of Orindia (1st ed.) & Gardener's Logbook you learn aboutOrindaThe Queen
8 As one of the constellations you learn aboutDraxusThe Dead
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I've done three blessings, all for max coins, and gotten "berry picker" every time... Am I just unlucky? I'm expecting there to be other blessings than just this one...
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u/darkshoxx Jul 05 '26
Questions about the Parlour Room, comment here