Ceiling tile bookshelf bug?

[HankDazzle]

Others have posted about this before with varying issues/successes, but I just backtracked to go look around in the secret passageway revealed in the "cage room" in the first area and the passageway no longer works.

I am inputting the right combo of ceiling tiles; but nothing happens.

I made a video for the developers to see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrsStyjqJ_0&feature=youtu.be

If you would like a copy of my save file to get some state out of this I'm happy to share. Message me on Steam and I will send a Dropbox link.

Also this game is great and please don't stop creating!

[100 Stones Interactive]

This is not actually a bug, to solve this puzzle you need to not only rotate the tiles into the correct rotation, but also do it in the correct order.
Start with the top left and then follow the direction they point.
Top left > bottom left > bottom centre > top centre > top right > bottom right

This is a puzzle that many people seem to have trouble with, perhaps the clue needed to be clearer that an extra step is involved.

[HankDazzle]

Ah, I see. One way to improve this puzzle would be to have the puzzle's state reset when the user blurs the puzzle, then (and even then, it's not ideal without a button to "commit" with, like other order-based puzzles in this game like the busts). The fact that order matters is especially confusing once you've changed the state -- there's no clear way to reset it without reloading your save game (or maybe going into another area and coming back).

Not really worth your time to go super hard on this but if I were designing a similar puzzle I might have some kind of unique starting or untouched state for each tile, so it's a little more clear, or, have tiles "lock" in place once you change to another tile. Both of these strategies would make the ordering seem more natural. But a quick fix might be just having the puzzle state reset if it's wrong.

[100 Stones Interactive]

If you have changed the state incorrectly and need to start over, all you need to do is start rotating them from the first tile again. But I agree it is not particularly clear that's how it works, in part because the clue itself needs to be more obvious.

The puzzle mechanics are unlikely to be changed at this stage in the game's life (though I may update the wording of the clue to make it a little more clear). However the lessons learned and player feedback from this puzzle will certainly be taken into account in any future games.

[gcoupe]

"If you have changed the state incorrectly and need to start over, all you need to do is start rotating them from the first tile again."

- Er, no , that isn't working here in one game (I had to restart a new game to get past this point). There definitely seems to be a state that can be fallen into where it proves impossible to trigger the opening of the secret passage.

[100 Stones Interactive]

Interesting. I'll look into and see if I can track down the problem.

[Timber138]

Where is the clue? I have seen it but did not get a screen print, now I cannot find it.

[100 Stones Interactive]

In a book in the hallway, adjacent the kitchen

[Timber138]

Thank you sir:) Got it.