[Spoilers] Can't beat the final boss

[Malmaars]

I've tried three times thus far at the final boss (the one with the tube).
The first time I still had frantic fixing on, and I figured it was impossible to do it with that, so I'm playing on relaxed from now on.
But I've tried two times again so far, and I feel like I've carefully performed each action in sequence (especially the third time), but when pulling the two levers, it still gives me a game over, where the boss says "can't you follow simple instructions?"
Am I forgetting something crucial? I've performed every step, step by step. Everything seemed to work well and I really felt like I completed all the steps.

[illegal legos]

The first few times I failed Project Ascension, it was by setting one single calibration knob up instead of down. I've also completely forgotten to run the VR sequence, just because the grimoire doesn't list it immediately after the VR Importer or include any pictures on its page.

You're not mixing parts from the supply crate and faction endings, are you?

[Daff]

Heres a few tips for project ascension that might not be obvious at first glance.
-For the phone section, make sure the light on the upper right of the receiver is on and dialed number is correct.
-for the heart, make sure its beating correctly. You should have to use coffee to get it beating then use blood to slow its beating, and make sure its connected with two wires.
-Make sure you fire the needle or bullet if youre doing true ending , and make sure to unflip the pressurization switches once it hits maximum pressure.
-make sure the mixtape is playing, you might have hit the play button but it may not actually be playing if the motor is broken.

[Rihoj]

There has to be something I am missing, I did all those steps as well, and I can not figure out what I did wrong. I took my time with every step, and even made sure the music was playing at the end. Does the order of switches matter?

[Daff]

i would follow the directions in the grimoire down to even the most minute detail, there should be absolutely nothing you miss.
Heres my personal order of operations down to even the smallest detail.
-Open the boxes, take the scythe piece, place it in the slot and close the box.
-open the other box, take out the phone number and cartridge
-go to the logistics calibration terminal, place a heatsink in both slots, close. place a chip in its slot. Place an FTL X gem into its slot. dial turn the dial till the LED is solid.
-go to phone terminal
-hit the switch to unhook the strap, place phone, replace strap and hit the button to lock in place.
-fit the correct gumball
-insert wires
-dial number
-flip initiation switch sequence (if done correctly the light above the phone should now be on
-Return to logistics calibration module
-flip the switches in this order: up down up up down down up
-knobs right down right
-fix scanner, place catridge, fully scan the scythe
-turn scanner off. leave cartridge in
-do vr minigame
-cut the heart out and go to the heart terminal
-place wires in the heart and fuse in the bottom, insert and fill with 50% coffee, zap on full power with panels fully extended
-replace fuse, insert and fill with 50% blood, return panels to starting position then rotate once and zap on 5 (heart should now be beating steady. you can leave this if both wires are in the heart now)
-grab syringe, go to syringe delivery module. load the syringe. Place a pump and two filters, place wires, place two canisters of cleaner.
-flip switches to pressurize, once full, unflip. (DO NOT FIRE YET.)
-Go to cassete module, insert tape, play. if youre 100% positive its playing, return to syringue, fire. this has to be the last step you do.
-pull power switches where the finish bell usually is.

Im not totally positive how much the order matters because i did the VR ♥♥♥♥ out of order to what the grimoire says, but im positive that the syringe has to be the very last thing you do. i have a hunch that the logistics calibration switches have to be done AFTER the phone but i cant confirm.

[Malmaars]

Originally posted by illegal legos:

The first few times I failed Project Ascension, it was by setting one single calibration knob up instead of down. I've also completely forgotten to run the VR sequence, just because the grimoire doesn't list it immediately after the VR Importer or include any pictures on its page.

You're not mixing parts from the supply crate and faction endings, are you?

Oh my god it was this exact calibration knob. Thanks, I beat it now :)

[ZQFarnzy]

I feel so dumb. I was looking for an answer for this... I never put the wires in the heart. That, and Uncle Chop would kill me as soon as I shot the syringe, not giving me time to flip the switches.