Alternatives

Alternatives
Identifier:	East 1-6
Area:	Grasslands Ring
Puzzle Type:	Main
Previous Puzzle:	Through the Door
Next Puzzle:	Self-Sufficiency

Alternatives is the sixth main puzzle in the Grasslands Ring area of The Talos Principle 2.

Puzzle elements

• Blue door
• Emitter
• Receiver
• RGB converter

Overview

As you enter the puzzle, you see two RGB converters, a set of red and blue emitters on the back wall, and a red receiver that gives access to the next room. The next room has another pair of RGB Converters, and a set of blue and red receivers that both need to be activated to get to the progress wheel.

Hints

A basic hint:

[ hint ]

Since the name of the puzzle is Alternatives, you have to think carefully about which source of light you connect your equipment to, because you will have lots of alternatives, but only some of them will lead to non-intersecting beams.

If you're stuck near the end of the puzzle:

[ hint ]

Instead of trying to create light of a particular color straight from the source, try to see if creating it from another RGB Converter helps avoid intersecting beams.

Solution

[ solution ]

• 
  Take an RGB Converter and connect to both Emitters.
• 
  Take the second Converter, connect it to the blue Emitter the green Converter and the red Receiver by the first door. Place it down on the same side as the Receiver.
• 
  Take a third Converter. Connect it to the green Converter, the red Converter and the blue Receiver by the second door. Place it down on the left.
• 
  Take the fourth Converter, connect it to the green Converter, the blue Converter and the red Receiver by the second door.