Mana refinery completion.

[SesameSeeds]

I have read through multiple posts and I know what I am missing but I cannot find the portal that supposedly opens after overloading the core. There is no portal on or near the core that I can see. I've done the Yorrik fight and the other portal battle. Is this a bug and if so, how can I fix it? Thanks.

[Panterich]

You need to re-direct 3 pylons at cooler to overload it, then aproach the core (same map part) from the bottom-leftish side.

[waXed]

I got stuck in the same place. The key here is there are TWO things that need to be overloaded - the CORE and the COOLER. Once you overload the core re-direct the pylons to overload the cooler and you'll see a short cut scene with the portal

[FakeGhostPirate]

Originally posted by waXed:

I got stuck in the same place. The key here is there are TWO things that need to be overloaded - the CORE and the COOLER. Once you overload the core re-direct the pylons to overload the cooler and you'll see a short cut scene with the portal

you're the first person to explain this properly, thank you so much lol

[Blowfeld]

Hi guys.

I overloaded the core this morning, now i am trying like mad to redirect the beams to the cooler. For the love of all that is holy I can not get more than 2 beams on the cooler and all the youtube vids (all 2) show how to set beams on the core (done) but not the cooler. Any tip what I am missing? This riddle and the heat ( 30 - 35 degrees celcius for weeks now) are driving me mad...

I have uploaded a picture of the actual progress under my screenshots. Hope that helps.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1464347189

[Panterich]

Ok, i will post step-by-step instructions. Not only for this puzzle, but for a way to find a solution. So i hope you will have less trouble next time.

1. There are 4 beam sources. 1 of them is not controllable by player. You need 3 to overload the cooler. That means you need to use every other source, except the one in upper-left.
2. In this case you have already overloaded the core, so each beam has its own known path with limited pylons withing that path. You can follow each beam from its source, rotating each pylon in turn to see if that pylon can hit the cooler without breaking the beam. This puzzle was not made complex, so this step will be enough to solve it.

In case you are too frustrated to try anymore: turn pylon that is closest to the core on its left side.

[Blowfeld]

Ok, now I feel so stupid. For some reason I was sure that the missing pylon was unturnable :D I swear it was that way ;)

Thanks. Drove me crazy, somehow my brain had played me tricks, as I totally knew what I had to do, but was so sure for some reason that the pylon was out of business.

Have a great day.

[VersataMeridian]

I'm still missing something. I have 1 Battle and 1 Chest remaining to complete this level. I've done the Cooler (secret level) as well and the Obisdian Hammer (and the Purification Center and the Vapor Treatment). Map shows no chests. I even tried to open the secret portal near the main Mana Core but its only a trap - i get attacked by baddies - killing them doesn't let me go through the "portal" so I assume thats also not it.

EDIT : Found it. Its the stupid Lamp (check wiki). Teleports you to another secret location.

[Focus]

In case someone else stumbles upon this topic several years later like I have trying to get the cooler overloaded. I think a bug may have been introduced at some point because the pylon near the core cannot be turned.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3466424478
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3466424444

[Focus]

For what it's worth, I exited the level, came back to the level, checked the cooler and then spun the bottom pylon below the unturnable one, and then seems to have reset the powered flag on the unturnable one so that I could then turn it.