Stuck in Shattered Isles

[WEBDaBoi]

I think I'm at the end of Shattered Isles - I have 5/5 fragments, and I can't really find anywhere to go.

I'm stuck at a door with 8 wind turbines in front of it, surrounded 4 of those floor panels to step on, behind locked doors.

Somehow I've opened 3 of the doors, but I'm not sure how. After I press random wind turbines for a bit, some of them appear to spin permanently, but some of them don't. I can't seem to find a pattern, or any hints in the area.

Am I just not understanding a puzzle? Is this a bug? Loving this game, and I've been stuck for a day now.

[CoastalHaze]

Took me a little bit to figure it out as well. Positioning is everything. Unfortunately, without knowing exactly which turbines aren't yet activated, I can't tell you how to proceed.

[mreed2]

You need to activate the fans in a line -- as far as I can tell, there is no clear rule as to which fans each toranado will activiate. Just position yourself in a location where the tornado will hit three fans, then another, then another until all the fans are activated

[normalsauce]

I'm stuck at this same place. I've been blowing those fans in every order and row and position... Hoping someone comes to this thread with a little more info!

[CoastalHaze]

The upper walkway is shaped like a distorted M, so try standing in the "peaks" facing the turbines.

[normalsauce]

Thank you!!! I was stuck for far too long there. You're my hero, Philosphical Feline.

[WEBDaBoi]

Thank you Feline! So good to be past that.

[TacoBellChihuahua]

Still stuck here. No matter how perfect my position, I can never hit two turbines straight, let alone three. After the first turbine, the little tornado veers off either left, or right. I've been blowing air randomly at this group of turbines for over half an hour - nothing works.

EDIT: found it. You have to go down first, pick up a chest (optionally) and find your way UP the iron walkway. I've been trying to activate the turbines from under the walkway and that won't work.

[gorba]

Originally posted by CoastalHaze:

The upper walkway is shaped like a distorted M, so try standing in the "peaks" facing the turbines.

Thanks, friend! That did it for me. :)

[Martoon]

I also got stuck here (but thanks to this thread, I got past it).

Honestly, this puzzle is the only negative comment I have about this game. I just completed the game last night, and it's one of the best games I've played (out of thousands I've played over a few decades). I hope the devs tweak this puzzle to make it a little less cryptic for future players.

[Asayake]

This thread really helped me I was totally lost at what to do but the advice here really helped thanks!

[orrin.pants]

Originally posted by Cherish:

I can't 100% confirm this, but I believe that each turbine is paired with another. "Gas and Blow", "Plane and Sand", it was just strange to me that they wouldn't pair words that actually go together. If anyone can confirm or deny whether this strategy is how the puzzle is supposed to be solved (considering how I was using the dominant strategy so far... that is randomly using my ability), rather than just flinging wind and hoping for the best, let us know.

I don't get what you're talking about. I think they're randomized, so explain the locations, not text.