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'''Windstream''' is the gold puzzle in the High Plain area of The Talos Principle 2.
'''Windstream''' is the gold puzzle in the High Plain area of The Talos Principle 2.
== Puzzle elements ==
{{Puzzle Element List}}


== Overview ==
== Overview ==
When you enter the puzzle, you see a small area with two [[connector]]s. There is a red [[emitter]] and [[receiver]] and a blue emitter and receiver as well, in different areas, one blocked off by a [[blue door]]. There is a horizontal fan at the end of a corridor leading towards the progress wheel.
== Hints ==
{{ProgressiveHint
|topic = A basic hint
|hint = Since the name of this puzzle is ''Windstream'', you will have to use the wind to your advantage at some point.
}}
{{ProgressiveHint
|topic = If you're having trouble getting started
|hint = You cannot make progress on the red laser until you connect the blue laser, but connecting it immediately is inconvenient. What can be done about that?
}}
{{ProgressiveHint
|topic = If you're trying various angles
|hint = You are probably trying to block the blue laser beam from reaching the receiver. Here are some things that will not work: using intersecting laser beams, using your own body, feeding the connector with both types of laser colors. What else is left? What other equipment do you have remaining.
}}
{{ProgressiveHint
|topic = If you've figured out the blue receiver, but not the red
|hint = Read the first hint again. Can you do some pre-work before using the connector as a blocking tool?
}}


== Solution ==
== Solution ==
{{Spoiler|
<gallery mode="slideshow">
File:West 3 - Gold Solution - 1.jpg|Take a [[Connector]] and place in it front of the blue [[Receiver]].
File:West 3 - Gold Solution - 2.jpg|Take the second [[Connector]], and connect the blue [[Emitter]] and [[Receiver]]. Place it down so that the laser is blocked by the first [[Connector]]. This way, the [[Fan]] is not powered on.
File:West 3 - Gold Solution - 3.jpg|Walk around and grab the first [[Connector]]. The blue laser is no longer blocked and the [[Fan]] turns on. Connect the red [[Emitter]] and [[Receiver]], and place the [[Connector]] down right in front of the [[Fan]]. It will push the [[Connector]] back and the red laser will connect.
</gallery>
|solution}}


==Story==
==Story==
Upon completion of the puzzle, the player hears another message from [[Cornelius Noema Messages]]. That is, if this is the twelfth and final gold puzzle that the player solved, they will hear the [[Cornelius Noema Messages#Twelfth_message|twelfth message]].
[[Category:TTP2 Gold Puzzles]]
[[Category:TTP2 Gold Puzzles]]
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[[Category:Puzzles]]
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[[Category:TTP2]]
[[Category:Puzzles with Progressive Hints]]

Latest revision as of 08:54, 9 December 2023

Windstream
Identifier: West 3-Gold
Area: High Plain
Puzzle Type: Gold
Previous Puzzle: Hexahedral Stacking
Next Puzzle: None

Windstream is the gold puzzle in the High Plain area of The Talos Principle 2.

Puzzle elements

Overview

When you enter the puzzle, you see a small area with two connectors. There is a red emitter and receiver and a blue emitter and receiver as well, in different areas, one blocked off by a blue door. There is a horizontal fan at the end of a corridor leading towards the progress wheel.


Hints

A basic hint:

[ hint ]
Since the name of this puzzle is Windstream, you will have to use the wind to your advantage at some point.

If you're having trouble getting started:

[ hint ]
You cannot make progress on the red laser until you connect the blue laser, but connecting it immediately is inconvenient. What can be done about that?

If you're trying various angles:

[ hint ]
You are probably trying to block the blue laser beam from reaching the receiver. Here are some things that will not work: using intersecting laser beams, using your own body, feeding the connector with both types of laser colors. What else is left? What other equipment do you have remaining.

If you've figured out the blue receiver, but not the red:

[ hint ]
Read the first hint again. Can you do some pre-work before using the connector as a blocking tool?


Solution

[ solution ]

Story

Upon completion of the puzzle, the player hears another message from Cornelius Noema Messages. That is, if this is the twelfth and final gold puzzle that the player solved, they will hear the twelfth message.