The Talos Principle 2

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Alcator Jun 16, 2024 @ 2:27am
Abyss Puzzle 23 - ("One-Way Link") -- Any hint?
Hello, this is the last puzzle I can't figure out, any small hint would be appreciated. Thank you!
Last edited by Alcator; Jun 16, 2024 @ 5:57am
Originally posted by TFMurphy:
The goal of this puzzle is to make it so that when the red laser on the right is active, it can't connect to the receptors on the left, but when the blue laser on the left is active, it can successfully get across to the right. The switch makes sure that only one of these lasers are on at a time, so it's a case of finding a configuration where when the laser is coming from one source, it collides with itself to break the connection, but when it comes the other, the laser portion that breaks the connection is removed.

I'll add a few hints about the configuration below, in roughly increasing spoiler content:
1. The effect of the blue receptor in the center of the wall is useless, but you'll want to use it as a connection point. You'll also want to connect to the Inverter.
2. Each connector only needs to connect to 3 different things.
3. Only one of the connectors will bridge between the red and blue laser sources.
The other connector is solely for breaking the connection when red is active.


Oh, and lastly, this isn't a puzzle that requires timing or pixel perfect precision -- there is a solution where everything holds steady and you don't need to worry about exact placement.
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TFMurphy Jun 16, 2024 @ 8:39am 
The goal of this puzzle is to make it so that when the red laser on the right is active, it can't connect to the receptors on the left, but when the blue laser on the left is active, it can successfully get across to the right. The switch makes sure that only one of these lasers are on at a time, so it's a case of finding a configuration where when the laser is coming from one source, it collides with itself to break the connection, but when it comes the other, the laser portion that breaks the connection is removed.

I'll add a few hints about the configuration below, in roughly increasing spoiler content:
1. The effect of the blue receptor in the center of the wall is useless, but you'll want to use it as a connection point. You'll also want to connect to the Inverter.
2. Each connector only needs to connect to 3 different things.
3. Only one of the connectors will bridge between the red and blue laser sources.
The other connector is solely for breaking the connection when red is active.


Oh, and lastly, this isn't a puzzle that requires timing or pixel perfect precision -- there is a solution where everything holds steady and you don't need to worry about exact placement.
Last edited by TFMurphy; Jun 16, 2024 @ 8:39am
Alcator Jun 16, 2024 @ 9:13am 
Thank you, that helped!
xaerock [RVR-42] Jun 16, 2024 @ 11:19am 
Thanks for the hints, I had made a wrong assumption and assumed you need blue active on the left receptor to enter the switch area.. instead of nothing on the left and red on the right.

Spent hours on a much more complicated solution that solved the puzzle when I thought it hadn't.
Stupidity Jun 16, 2024 @ 6:05pm 
I cheesed that one by jumping to the ledge on the right, pickup the inverter while it was still atop of the barrier and use it directly on the red end. Oh well.
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