wow just wow (4 houses)

[v0]

is there any other game that tells (his)story like this? four houses's best part of elex for me so far. only way to top this if they'd mixed in some crypto too :P my only regret it took so long because only after collecting all clues did it become clear to me i was trying at wrong place :/ but then i thought big and bingo!

btw: are weathered photos 4 houses clue locations?

[Totally]

I don't fully understand. Can you explain?

[T800]

Originally posted by bhendryckx:

I don't fully understand. Can you explain?

There's a riddle in the game. You'll find notes which mention different houses (something like "the blue building is the biggest" or similar). I don't know what the riddle releases in the end since I didn't solve it myself yet. But it seems to be a bit tricky and important for fully understanding the story.

[Totally]

Beats me.

[v0]

Originally posted by Akribator:

Originally posted by bhendryckx:

I don't fully understand. Can you explain?

There's a riddle in the game. You'll find notes which mention different houses (something like "the blue building is the biggest" or similar). I don't know what the riddle releases in the end since I didn't solve it myself yet. But it seems to be a bit tricky and important for fully understanding the story.

exactly. i dont want to tell much in case it spoils it for those still working on it. but it's amazing what it reveals imo. you can vaguely guess from other in game info what might've happened but solving four houses tells it clearly.

[Totally]

Wat does crypto mean here, is it a cryptogram mission? ? Where is the riddle? What do I have to do to get this riddle/mission/crypto? Not a native speaker here.

I am very curious. Tell me. What are you trying to say?

I am not bad at English but this I cannot understand. No offence. I certainly miss some info on this one. Or is it me, being stupid?

[ReV0LT]

The quest itself seems nice, but the reveal is ... meh .... you could actually guess what information it reveals with some information from other places.

@bhendryckx: it's an unmarked riddle/quest to gleam the secrets of Arvid's teachings. It's related to the "Four Houses" notes and Weathered Picture clue.

[T800]

Originally posted by bhendryckx:

Wat does crypto mean here, is it a cryptogram mission? ? Where is the riddle? What do I have to do to get this riddle/mission/crypto? Not a native speaker here.

I am very curiuos.

And please, use interpunction and alineas.

The notes I mentioned are scattered all over the map. Just try to inspect every corner of buildings of any kind, caves, towers, etc. Then you'll find them. If there's any cryptographic riddle in the game I don't know, though I didn't solve it myself yet.

[Totally]

ok, I will look further into this.

[v0]

yeah that was my point. crypto would've made it even better but there's none (to my knowledge) :/ also there's guessing vs knowing. i loved this riddle in part because it brought answers to many questions i had and closed down several possible ways to fill in gaps. so far this's best i've seen in any game. not only riddle for riddle's sake but with actual purpose yet totally optional. i wonder whether there's any c&c related to it. so far i've found only two changes in dialog options but no real effect.

[v0]

now that i went through chapters 2-4 and finished game my enthusiasm's bit tempered :) because about half of history's revealed anyway free of effort at end of chapter 4 (and half of that half you could piece together yourself already in chapter 1 if you explore). 4 houses clarifies other half of history.

[Totally]

ok, dont understand a word but good for you!

[v0]

Originally posted by bhendryckx:

ok, dont understand a word but good for you!

once you get Calaan achievement on steam you'll know ;)

[myhv]

Eh, I was a bit disappointed. You get the general idea of the SECRET by reading random documents out in the world, and you can deduce the whole thing. The quest simply spells it out, by adding extra ~10 books that tell the whole story, and a faraway look at the thing itself. Honestly, I liked my initial theories about AI and immortality, but meh.

Also the notes are a simple Einstein's riddle (hence the 4 houses), it tells you the final code you need to open the door. And it's not really an unmarked quest, it just does not properly display in your log and does not have way points (since it will defeat most of the challenge). You do get general guidance from Eva in Hort.

[grodenb]

Here is a bit of clarity about the four houses (but not the answer to the riddle):
There are 9 "four houses" parts that are needed to solve the riddle. There are also 9 old weathered photos that can be found. Each of those photos has an X on it showing the location of one of the nine "four houses" parts. You don't have to actually find any of the photos, they are just to help you find the "four houses" parts, which can be found even without any of the photos. Solving the riddle will give you the code to open a door, but it does not tell you where the door is. If you receive the cleric Eva's second quest and show her the parts, she will mark a location on your map where the door is. However, unlike other quests, even after she gives it to you there will not be any yellow quest markers to lead you to the 9 parts.

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

Originally posted by grodenb:

Here is a bit of clarity about the four houses (but not the answer to the riddle):

The items "Four Houses 0N" and "Weathered Picture 0N" with the same N are found as a pair in the same location. 01 can be found in several places. 02 to 09 only in one location each, where each weathered picture gives a hint where to find the next pair of Four Houses and Weathered Picture items.