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{{PuzzleInfobox
{{Infobox TTP2 Puzzle
|identifier = South 2-Gold
|identifier = South 2-Gold
|image = File:South 2-Gold.jpg
|image = South 2-Gold.jpg
|area = [[Verdant Canyon]]
|area = [[Verdant Canyon]]
|puzzletype = [[:Category:TTP2 Gold Puzzles|Gold]]
|puzzletype = [[:Category:TTP2 Gold Puzzles|Gold]]
|previous = [[Stowaway]]
|previous = [[Stowaway]]
}}
}}
'''Outside the Box''' is the gold puzzle in the Verdant Canyon area of The Talos Principle 2.
'''Outside the Box''' is the [[gold puzzle]] in the [[Verdant Canyon]] area of [[The Talos Principle 2]].


== Overview ==
== Puzzle elements ==
As you enter the puzzle, you find a [[swapper]] with an [[inverter]] in it, and a [[Gravshifter]] available to you. There is an area of the puzzle walled off with a purple forcefield with a [[hexahedron]]. There are a couple of surfaces where the gravshifter can create a gravity well, and two [[Plasma Door]]s that control access to a little area. The progress wheel is above that area.
{{Puzzle Element List|Blue door=true|Fan=true|Gravshifter=true|Hexahedron=true|Inverter=true|Purple barrier=true|Receiver=true|Swapper=true}}
 
==Overview==
As you enter the puzzle, you find a [[swapper]] with an [[inverter]] in it, and a [[gravshifter]] available to you. There is an area of the puzzle walled off with a purple barrier with a [[hexahedron]]. There are a couple of surfaces where the gravshifter can create a gravity well, and two [[blue door|blue door]]s that control access to a little area. The [[progress wheel]] is above that area.


== Hints ==
== Hints ==
'''A basic hint'''
{{ProgressiveHint
{{Spoiler|Although the name of the puzzle is ''Outside the Box'', that is not much of a hint. Instead try exploring the area inside the room blocked off by the purple forcefield. What equipment will you need to bring with you to make progress in that room?|hint}}
|topic = A basic hint
|hint = Although the name of the puzzle is ''Outside the Box'', that is not much of a hint. Instead try exploring the area inside the room blocked off by the purple barrier. What equipment will you need to bring with you to make progress in that room?
}}


'''If you're having trouble getting started'''
{{ProgressiveHint
{{Spoiler|The first thing to do is to get the hexahedron on this side of the forcefield. Use the gravshifter.|hint}}
|topic = If you're having trouble getting started
|hint = The first thing to do is to get the hexahedron on this side of the forcefield. Use the gravshifter.
}}


'''If you're having trouble moving the gravshifter'''
{{ProgressiveHint
{{Spoiler|The gravshifter typically does not move itself. However it moves other objects. What if the gravshifter was sitting not on the ground, but on top of another object?|hint}}
|topic = If you're having trouble moving the gravshifter
|hint = The gravshifter typically does not move itself. However it moves other objects. What if the gravshifter was sitting not on the ground, but on top of another object?
}}


'''If you're having trouble figuring out what to feed the swapper'''
{{ProgressiveHint
{{Spoiler|You don't need the inverter until you're ready to pass the two plasma doors. By that point, all your equipment should already be on the correct side of the purple forcefield.|hint}}
|topic = If you're having trouble figuring out what to feed the swapper
|hint = You don't need the inverter until you're ready to pass the two plasma doors. By that point, all your equipment should already be on the correct side of the purple barrier.
}}


'''If you crossed the two plasma doors but can't find the progress wheel'''
{{ProgressiveHint
{{Spoiler|After you cross the plasma doors, the progress wheel is still a level above you. There is a grav-shiftable ceiling above you.|hint}}
|topic = If you crossed the two plasma doors but can't find the progress wheel
|hint = After you cross the plasma doors, the progress wheel is still a level above you. There is a grav-shiftable ceiling above you.
}}


== Solution ==
== Solution ==
{{Spoiler|
{{Spoiler|
<gallery mode="slideshow">
<gallery mode="slideshow">
File:South 2 - Gold Solution - 1.jpg|Take the [[Hexahedron]] and bring in to the upper platform. Place it down in front of the opposite metal surface.
File:South 2 - Gold Solution - 1.jpg|Take the [[hexahedron]] and bring in to the upper platform. Place it down in front of the opposite metal surface.
File:South 2 - Gold Solution - 2.jpg|Use the [[Gravshifter]] to bring the [[Hexahedron]] over.
File:South 2 - Gold Solution - 2.jpg|Use the [[gravshifter]] to bring the [[hexahedron]] over.
File:South 2 - Gold Solution - 3.jpg|Place the [[Hexahedron]] in front of the opposite surface. Place the [[Gravshifter]] on the Hexahedron: both items will fly to the other side.
File:South 2 - Gold Solution - 3.jpg|Place the [[hexahedron]] in front of the opposite surface. Place the [[gravshifter]] on the Hexahedron: both items will fly to the other side.
File:South 2 - Gold Solution - 4.jpg|Take the [[Gravshifter]] between the two [[Plasma Door|Plasma Doors]] and send the [[Hexahedron]] to the other side one more time.
File:South 2 - Gold Solution - 4.jpg|Take the [[gravshifter]] between the two [[blue door]]s and send the [[hexahedron]] to the other side one more time.
File:South 2 - Gold Solution - 5.jpg|Swap the [[Hexahedron]] for the [[Inverter]] and place it down in front of the metal surface.
File:South 2 - Gold Solution - 5.jpg|Swap the [[hexahedron]] for the [[inverter]] and place it down in front of the metal surface.
File:South 2 - Gold Solution - 6.jpg|Use the [[Gravshifter]] to bring the [[Inverter]] over.
File:South 2 - Gold Solution - 6.jpg|Use the [[gravshifter]] to bring the [[inverter]] over.
File:South 2 - Gold Solution - 7.jpg|Connect the [[Inverter]] to the red [[Emitter]] and the blue [[Receiver]] and place it down in front of the opposite metal surface. The laser is blocked for now.
File:South 2 - Gold Solution - 7.jpg|Connect the [[inverter]] to the red [[emitter]] and the blue [[receiver]] and place it down in front of the opposite metal surface. The laser is blocked for now.
File:South 2 - Gold Solution - 8.jpg|Use the [[Gravshifter]] to send the [[Inverter]] to the other side. The laser connects.
File:South 2 - Gold Solution - 8.jpg|Use the [[gravshifter]] to send the [[inverter]] to the other side. The laser connects.
File:South 2 - Gold Solution - 9.jpg|Use the [[Gravshifter]] on the metal ceiling and finish the puzzle.
File:South 2 - Gold Solution - 9.jpg|Use the [[gravshifter]] on the metal ceiling and finish the puzzle.
</gallery>
</gallery>
|solution}}
|solution}}


==Story==
==Story==
On solving the puzzle, we hear the next snippet of dialog from Cornelius:
Upon completion of the puzzle, the player hears another message from [[Cornelius Noema Messages]]. That is, if this is the eighth gold puzzle that the player solved, they will hear the [[Cornelius Noema Messages#Eighth_message|eighth message]].
 
{{Quote
|
When I got back to New Jerusalem, I hid the truth. Not just about Athena and the island, but everything. My
grief. My personal opinions about where the city was headed. All of it. I became the dusty old curator people
wanted me to be.<br>
Except, of course, that the whole thing was a front. I didn't care about the museum, and I certainly didn't care
about the Archive Scholars and their endless, tedious discussions, no matter how much they fawned over me.
No, what I needed was access to the tools. Studying the Archive hasn't answered any of our questions about
humanity, but it has taught us something, and that's data recovery.
|[[Cornelius (3)]]
}}


[[Category:TTP2 Gold Puzzles]]
[[Category:TTP2 Gold Puzzles]]

Latest revision as of 23:49, 18 December 2023

Outside the Box
Identifier: South 2-Gold
Area: Verdant Canyon
Puzzle Type: Gold
Previous Puzzle: Stowaway
Next Puzzle: None

Outside the Box is the gold puzzle in the Verdant Canyon area of The Talos Principle 2.

Puzzle elements


Overview

As you enter the puzzle, you find a swapper with an inverter in it, and a gravshifter available to you. There is an area of the puzzle walled off with a purple barrier with a hexahedron. There are a couple of surfaces where the gravshifter can create a gravity well, and two blue doors that control access to a little area. The progress wheel is above that area.

Hints

A basic hint:

[ hint ]
Although the name of the puzzle is Outside the Box, that is not much of a hint. Instead try exploring the area inside the room blocked off by the purple barrier. What equipment will you need to bring with you to make progress in that room?

If you're having trouble getting started:

[ hint ]
The first thing to do is to get the hexahedron on this side of the forcefield. Use the gravshifter.

If you're having trouble moving the gravshifter:

[ hint ]
The gravshifter typically does not move itself. However it moves other objects. What if the gravshifter was sitting not on the ground, but on top of another object?

If you're having trouble figuring out what to feed the swapper:

[ hint ]
You don't need the inverter until you're ready to pass the two plasma doors. By that point, all your equipment should already be on the correct side of the purple barrier.

If you crossed the two plasma doors but can't find the progress wheel:

[ hint ]
After you cross the plasma doors, the progress wheel is still a level above you. There is a grav-shiftable ceiling above you.

Solution

[ solution ]

Story

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