Stuck on Tidal Reef

[PhoenixIsFallen]

I have opened up the majority of Tidal Reef and collected 9 blue gems, but i'm at an impasse. It seems that each major island has some tool you can obtain to help traverse said island and find new areas. I have no Idea where this item could be. My best guess is in the lower left of the map because I have one undiscovered part of Tidal Reef in that corner. Any clues?

[Axeflow]

It's indeed there. You reach it from the map one to the north. But there is a puzzle, of course.

[花园骑士]

Completely stumped by the puzzle before that tool though. I think I have the prerequisites for it done but have no idea how to operate it.

[SkyWolve]

Originally posted by 花园骑士:

Completely stumped by the puzzle before that tool though. I think I have the prerequisites for it done but have no idea how to operate it.

If you're talking about the island-wide puzzle just before it, then you have to keep careful track of the prerequisites. The solution is a bit more complex than it first appears. I had to go back to them a few times to have all I needed to solve it.

[bradleysands]

The tool is in the cave/tunnels.

[powfordamage]

I am also stuck on Tidal Reef, but for completely different reasons. I am trying to acquire the very important 6th stone, and for the life of me, I do not see a puzzle that is solvable without having the ability to break the blue blocks, which looks gated behind having acquired at least six stones. I am at 24 stars and have made an attempt to explore and solve everything else, save some Volcanic Island progress because I wanted to get more Tidal Reef done.

All I want to really know is which puzzles should be solvable to get to six stones on Tidal Reef. If there are any prerequisites, what are they? I get that I could be overlooking something really basic, but I lost interest in exploring and not seeing a way to progress. I don't want to give up on the game, and I loathe looking for solutions to puzzle games. I don't need a solution. I just want to know what puzzles should be possible to solve in my current state. As far as I know, the game lacks this sort of direct feedback.

[Gojirra]

Originally posted by powfordamage:

I am also stuck on Tidal Reef, but for completely different reasons. I am trying to acquire the very important 6th stone, and for the life of me, I do not see a puzzle that is solvable without having the ability to break the blue blocks, which looks gated behind having acquired at least six stones. I am at 24 stars and have made an attempt to explore and solve everything else, save some Volcanic Island progress because I wanted to get more Tidal Reef done.

All I want to really know is which puzzles should be solvable to get to six stones on Tidal Reef. If there are any prerequisites, what are they? I get that I could be overlooking something really basic, but I lost interest in exploring and not seeing a way to progress. I don't want to give up on the game, and I loathe looking for solutions to puzzle games. I don't need a solution. I just want to know what puzzles should be possible to solve in my current state. As far as I know, the game lacks this sort of direct feedback.

You don't need a power to break anything for the 6th gem on that island.

Did you already get the rune stone from the goddess (the big blue shard on her screen)?

[powfordamage]

Originally posted by Gojirra:

You don't need a power to break anything for the 6th gem on that island.

Did you already get the rune stone from the goddess (the big blue shard on her screen)?

LOL So, I had not. However, knowing that was what I needed to do and having that peace of mind, I just went and solved that puzzle immediately. For some reason, I previously thought it wouldn't be solvable until you already had six stones and the subsequent activation. Clearly that was a bad assessment on my part. Thank you very much for the reply!

I really am enjoying the game. I'm going to tear up the rest of Tidal Reef now.

[ProController]

I overthink that one. Puzzle look more hard than it is.

[Kituss]

Originally posted by powfordamage:

Originally posted by Gojirra:

You don't need a power to break anything for the 6th gem on that island.

Did you already get the rune stone from the goddess (the big blue shard on her screen)?

LOL So, I had not. However, knowing that was what I needed to do and having that peace of mind, I just went and solved that puzzle immediately. For some reason, I previously thought it wouldn't be solvable until you already had six stones and the subsequent activation. Clearly that was a bad assessment on my part. Thank you very much for the reply!

I really am enjoying the game. I'm going to tear up the rest of Tidal Reef now.

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, that was my problem as well! I explored about everything else I could, had 33 stars and a bunch of other stuff. I just thought that I needed to find the last water gem before I could attempt to solve the puzzle! I feel so free now!

I wonder if something could be done to make it more obvious that you can solve the Rune Stone puzzle without any other tool...

[taggedjc]

Most (All?) of the Rune Stone puzzles are solvable without any other tool.

The Stoney [sic] Cliffs should (?) have taught that, as you need the Earth Rune to progress beyond Stoney Cliffs and can't get any other tools first, as far as I am aware.

Correct me if I am mistaken though!

[Kituss]

That's completely true, taggedjc! The lesson was taught and I absolutely think it's my mistake for not trying the puzzle before telling myself that it was impossible. I was saying "I wonder if something could be done", but I think the game manages to make it pretty clear on its own so I don't really have an answer to that!

[taggedjc]

It is true that there are times where a puzzle isn't possible without first obtaining something else, however, so there's nothing wrong with giving up on a puzzle if there seems to be something you're still missing.

[Firemonkey 770]

I am personally stuck on the icy mountain on the new tool that you can get, or does that island not have one?

[taggedjc]

It does have one. You'll need to get a key from the albatrosses to be able to access it.