Void Stranger EX Guide/Walkthrough (POSTGAME)

Guide to accessing the 1.1.0 postgame content, including animated puzzle solutions and all secrets.

Accessing EX Mode

Please keep in mind that this content is meant to be done after everything else.

EX Brand

Input this brand twice to start an EX mode playthrough. Activating other special brands will cancel it out - you can't use infinite locusts, bring any burdens nor play as Lillie/Cif - you will play as Gray, voided from the start.

Okay thanks, but how was this found?

Each save contains a unique value from 1 to 17. These correspond to a malfunctioning mimic that can be found on one of the 255 numbered branes of the Void. By pushing it and interacting with it, you can look at its face and discover a pixel unique to that mimic. Combining all 17 pixels presents you with a completed EX Brand.




Now - need help? Look no further than below. The puzzles are the main meat of EX Mode, so I recommend you at least try doing them yourself first.

E017-E031 (Path of the Rod)

E000

Give the jukebox a hit and enjoy the tunes.

E001 (1st)

Take a breather and prepare yourself for the trials ahead - take the plunge.

E??? (Sword)

EX is structured drastically differently from the main game. Each path you take will lead to a new burden, allowing you to take more paths.

E017

Don't be afraid and trust in the 3x1.

E018

Time your actions properly to smuggle the idols over the glass.

E019

Fool the maggots into aiding your progress.

E020

Carefully dispose of the obstacles, statue and enemy alike.

E021

Learn to recognize *** herrings.

E022

Yeah, this is why you clicked on this guide.

E023

Get some help from your double.

E024

Set a trap and rid yourself of these bothersome foes.

E025

Let your double and his double do all the work.

E026

Loop around, loop around...

E027

Be stunned by how comparatively easy this is to the last puzzle.

E028

Work together with your double to escape one way or another.

E029

Take a walk round and round...

E030

Teach the agent of Lord Lev what to be afraid of.

E031

Claim your prize, and return where you came.

E032-E046 (Path of the Sword)

E001 (2nd)

After welcoming the sweet new guitar strings into your heart, use your newly acquired sword to dispatch of the hand blocking the top right hole and proceed forth.

E??? (Wings)

Soon, your sweet sweet wings will be on your back once again...

E032

It's a monster house!

E033

Carefully weave your shade through the horde of maggots.

E034

Destroy the arrangement of foes with a combo of calculated moves and strikes.

E035

Take twists and turns throughout to dispatch those that stand in your way.

E036

Don't be fooled by the beavers.

E037

...and play them as the fools they are.

E038

Dispatch your foes with grace and escape with a trail of your former self.

E039

Bide your way out of a sticky situation.

E040

Wiggle your way through the agents of Lord Mon.

E041

It's a monster house! (Again!)

E042

Make tactical use of a bomb tile in an unexpected way.

E043

Don't let your shadow catch up to you.

E044

Perform a pesky bait and switch.

E045

Avoid the gaze of the greedy.

E046

Reunite with your beloved. This is what you were searching for, right?

E047-E061 (Path of the Wings)

E001 (3rd)

Enjoy the additional strings, then proceed through the path to your left, using the wings to bridge the gap and slay the hand.

E??? (Memory)

Surely you noticed the lonely eggs in the previous rooms?

E047

Hurry along, but with a bit of patience.

E048

Don't forget what you can get away with.

E049

Simple, but easy to overthink.

E050

Play an unwinnable game of tag with the beavers.

E051

Don't waste a single step.

E052

Let your envious enemies be the star of the show.

E053

Learn to bridge without your rod.

E054

Take it step by step.

E055

Don't rush, use everything you can.

E056

Flip the script - master your double's movements.

E057

Stay calm and you and the envious one shall get through this unharmed.

E058

Remember - what happens after you leave is none of your business.

E059

Ensure a straight shot to the exit, and not just for yourself...

E060

Tunnel through whilst making sure to leave a bone for the envious.

E061

Embrace the Void.

E001-E002 (Path of the Memory)

E001 (4th)

No time to heed the voices of the damned. Follow the lonely egg's advice to proceed.

E002 (1st)

In order to solve E002, you must defeat the agents in order. Three critical things to note here:

• The order is randomized every single time you enter EX Mode. You will have to acquire it every time.
  
• E002 contains numbers that can be used to warp to E031, E046, and E061. You can skip the paths to acquiring them by making use of the lonely egg's advice.
  
• This is the first time you're given free UI access in EX Mode. This is the first room you can breach Elysium in, if you'd like to see the unique Carcass ending.

Proceed to the first path you took to acquire the Sword. Don't forget your burdens if you reset the run for the Carcass ending.

E018 (2nd)

Your objective is now to speak to the lonely eggs to gather the order, then hold the action button to destroy the lorn idol and warp to the next branch of Elysium.

E041 (2nd)

Take note that you can move while holding the button - Void Stranger is a real time action game!

E047 (2nd)

Make sure not to push the egg off by mistake.

E026 (2nd)

Savor the freedom of flight!

E057 (2nd)

Remember, the stairs are no longer the objective.

E043 (2nd)

While you can move and hold the action button, it doesn't count in a text box.

E036 (2nd)

Almost there. Keep it up.

E034 (2nd)

This is an exception to the rule - the final step of the order will always be You.
You'll loop back to E018. Take whatever path you'd like to return to E002.

E002 (2nd)

Solve the puzzle with your unique order. After "slaying" the shade's sign, you MUST carry it in the rod until the end of the sequence. I've been told you can cover it with an object, but I haven't tried.

E003-E016 (Path of the Void)

E003

Criss-cross.

E004

Stay in line.

E005

Cut through.

E006

Don't fall for it.

E007

Gray the Matador.

E008

Sate your bloodlust.

E009

Fly with grace.

E010

Stay merciful.

E011

Not this again...

E012

Take as much time as you need.

E013

Endless chase.

E014

Guide your fellows.

E015

Look down.

E016

Crossroads.

• Stairs: Return to E000.
  
• Pit: Proceed.

Ending (Another time, another place)

E???

Rest?

• Yes
  
• No

E???

Rest?

• Yes
  
• No

Resting at the tree will finish EX with the standard ending. Read on for more information on secrets and the other major endings of EX.

E???-E??? (Puzzling infinity)

E???

A simple push

E???

A familiar sight

E???

A lone agent

E???

S

E???

O

E???

K

E???

O

E???

B

E???

A

E???

N

E???

Only simple desire remains

E???

Only craving remains

E???

Only gnawing rage remains

E???

One wrong move and I'll destroy you...

E???

Only a envy remains

E???

Pride will remain

E???

Only a memory remains

E???

Make them go away...

E???

Only feeble remains

E???

...

E???

Only plain greed remains

E???

Sigh...

E???

I...

E???

I'm just so tired.

E???

...

E???

... ...

E???

... ... ...

E???

I'll wait for you to figure it out...

This puzzle is fundamentally impossible without the Endless Rod from save editing/modding/glitches. Check the Become Endless section for info on how to acquire it.

E016-B160~ (Truth)

E016

Crossroads.

• Stairs: Return to E000.
  
• Pit: Proceed.

E000 (2nd)

Engrave the brand of the feeble one.

B???

Proceed.

B162

Swap with your double.

B163 (shortcut)

Take the shortcut for a special encounter. Otherwise, take the stairs normally.

B164

Dispose of your doubles.

B165

Accept some help to proceed.

B166

Try to keep at least one of your doubles in good health.

B167

Deliver your parting words to the originator of your will.

Alternate Ending (Good night)

E016

Crossroads.

• Stairs: Return to E000.
  
• Pit: Proceed.

E000 (2nd)

Engrave your brand that you set at the start. Naturally, you need a brand with 17 tiles or less if you've acquired the Endless rod with the instructions from the below section.

B???

Speak to the womb until you hit a 1/256 chance trigger. This will commence a first person "minigame" of sorts where you can look left and right. Try alternating between the directions every 10 seconds or so until you find a white orb - exhaust its' dialogue to get the second ending of EX.

[rikuran.betcher]

I solved E022 differently:
U = UP, D = DOWN, R = RIGHT, L= LEFT, V = VROD
URDDV-LLURV-RRURV-DRRRU-LVUUL-LLVDR-RDVDD-VUUVU-VDDVD-RVULV-UDVL
Walk up clockwise, pick the bottom tile before turning left. Pick up the glass tile below the smile walk through and replace the glass. Pick the normal tile on the top below the placed glass tile. Use glass from below to reach the normal tile from the top and put it in the bottom corner. Pick the right normal tile up from bottom to right and place it left. Pick the bottom normale tile behind it.
Walk sideways until you reach the glass tile but don't step on them. Pick up the rightmost tile and place it above the left normal tile via glass tile.
(VLDUV)
Pick your starting tile with the glass tile from below and place it above the leftmost normal tile.
(LDUVLUV)
Go up and use the left glass tile on the right. Pick up the normal tile and place it on your starting position from the left.
Now you can move however you want in E022.

[Ritoxic_Game]

Yep, E022 was indeed the whole reason I clicked on this guide ;u; Thank you for this

[Moonie]

1.1.1 patched being able to access the impossible ending with in-game methods, so it has been removed from the guide.

[Moonie]

@Gyger These levels are uncovered for a few reasons but I was planning to go back to them.
In any case, you can solve this by grabbing the lone tile in the bottom right and falling into the sparkling hole left behind.

[Gyger]

I think I'm lost. I managed to get into a ??? area after pushing the boulder into the hole in E016 and then following it. I assumed it was some sort of epilogue but I got to this level:
https://steamcommunity.com/id/Gyger/screenshot/2456231261832001253/

This set of levels don't appear to be covered by this guide.

[Moonie]

@Lyo Triggering any game save and close will remove the EX mode flag

[Lyo]

Small warning for Final/Become Endless ending. I glitched it out and was not able to return to EX mode without restarting that run. But I got it next try.
Possible causes: doing extra NPC quests or exhausting their dialog, collecting locusts right after endless rod.
Oddly had non restricted movement like the start of the game while possessing the endless rod, then collected a "second" endless rod from the main rod chest? Maybe it was not in the ui and I misread it.

[Moonie]

There is and I mentioned it.

[NEA (She/her)]

i believe there's another ending for finding the egg in elysium that's not mentioned in here.

[Moonie]

@Ivysaur The glitch is the only way to clear the impossible puzzle outside of save editing, debug mode, or modifying the room in UMT to make it possible, and was actually made easier to perform by the update. What was patched in the patch notes is a completely different technique.