Stuck: Post-grasp timed cog puzzle

[Teratoma [VR]]

I don't know if this should go here or in bugs, but I physically can't move fast enough to finish the timed cog puzzle - especially since some of the cogs have decided to just not register as being placed and fall through the machine. Does anyone have any tips? I've tried to get this 11 times now and I just can't do it.

[Greyarea23]

I found I could only do the last one or two of these by grabbing two cogs at a time - one in each hand.

[thermyy]

There's a rare bug currently that will sometimes prevent cogs from being place on the pegs. You can see if you have this bug if the cogs are not resetting properly (just rolling around on the ground instead). It sounds like you hit this bug -- especially if you feel like it's impossible.

Relaunching your game should resolve it. We'll have this fixed in an update!

[dicol]

I think I'm experiencing this. If I move fast enough to actually complete the puzzle the cogs either don't land on the pegs or my hand does't grab a cog from the disppenser. Very frustrating as I was really enjoying these games but feel its impossible to move on. I'll take a break and try again in a little while. Does it really need to be that fast, one additional second would probably allow us to complete the puzzle (even if it is bugged) while still giving feeling of tension?

[thermyy]

Originally posted by dicol:

Does it really need to be that fast, one additional second would probably allow us to complete the puzzle (even if it is bugged) while still giving feeling of tension?

Good feedback dicol! During playtesting, we heard some similar feedback but ultimately found that adding a single second suddenly removed all tension. There may be a fraction of a second we could shave off, but the puzzle is still meant to be challenging. It's a tough line to find!

If it helps, I've found the cogs can be more accurate if I use only one hand. Using two hands is often what causes the puzzle to break or otherwise misbehave.

[emrys1990]

I'm stuck on this as well. I feel like it's physically impossible for me to move fast enough to complete this. I'll keep trying, but at this point it seems like I'm going to have to stop playing since I can't progress.

The issue with this is it's not even a puzzle to figure out. It just is a matter of trying to move your hand fast enough over and over. You should consider adding more pegs that are enabled on it so you have to figure out the best path, and then add a little extra time. Or at least have a game difficulty setting or something.

[bknutson]

I am stuck here as well. Sometimes I can't grasp a cog, A lot of times they don't stick, they just fall off. The last Triangle gets stuck on the side of the machine. I am very frustrated. I have quit and started back up again numerous times. Any fix? Help?

[Jaarna]

I am 100% getting the exact same problems with this puzzle. It's infuriating. I cannot progress. I'm trying to move so fast that even my VR is struggling to keep up with me. This is an amazing game, and I love it, but I really hate these cog 'puzzles', which aren't puzzles, they are just move-really-fast minigames. Sebastian's Lab cog machine is the worst, there is BARELY enough time and if just one cog glitches and falls off it's game over, try again (and, for me, usually multiple cogs glitch every time). And that's just not fun. The tension is there already, and you've gotten that far by doing multiple cog puzzles, I don't see the issue with adding a couple of seconds to help with the bugs. I've quit for now because, honestly, this puzzle made me really angry, I must have tried a dozen times or more.

[First Citizen Jeb! 2025]

Yeah this one felt needlessly hard, especially since about half of my tries I had a gear not stick to where it should, ruining the try. I could see people just physically being unable to get past this.

[Alfibird]

Arrggghhhh..... might just give up. Sebastian's Lab cog machine is making my back hurt so much. Feel i vill never get past this pyzzle.

[slovdahl]

Too much lag using Oculus over WiFi. Don't think I'll ever get it. about ready to move onto a different game. disappointing. Agree that it's not even a puzzle. You should consider adding a second after X number of attempts so the player can move on.