Halls of Power

Halls of Power
Identifier:	Abyss-24
Area:	Into the Abyss
Previous Puzzle:	One-Way Link
Next Puzzle:	None

Halls of Power is the twenty-fourth and last puzzle in Into the Abyss, part of the Road to Elysium expansion for The Talos Principle 2.

Puzzle Elements

• Blue door
• Connector
• Emitter
• Inverter
• Purple barrier
• Receiver

Overview

The puzzle room consists of a winding corridor riddled two sets of three Blue doors. To open them, the player is given three Inverters locked behind a Purple barrier and a single blue Emitter. An additional Connector lies between the last two doors.

Hints

If you have trouble getting started:

[ hint ]

There is an extra Connector near the end of the puzzle. Retrieving it should be the first priority when starting the puzzle.

A hint for the second part of the puzzle:

[ hint ]

The alternating colors of the Receivers make it impossible to have all six Blue doors open at once. Can you find a way to switch the colors of some Inverters from the second room by using the Connector?

Solution

[ solution ]

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  Take a first Inverter and connect the Emitter to the first red Receiver.
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  Take a second Inverter and connect it to the red Inverter as well as both blue Receivers visible through the second window.
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  Take the third Inverter, connect it to the blue Inverter and to both red Receivers visible through the third window.
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  Retrieve the Connector and bring it into the second room. Connect it to the first red Inverter and place it down in front of the second window.
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  Take the second Inverter and connect it to the Connector, the blue Receiver nearby and the red Receiver behind it.
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  Take the third Inverter and connect it to the second Inverter, the red Receiver nearby and the blue Receiver behind it.
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  Take the Connector and connect the Emitter to the blue Receiver behind as well as the second Inverter and finish the puzzle.

Miscellaneous

QR Code

The QR Code, on a nearby wall.

A QR Code, written by The Sphinx is located on a well left of the entrance.

What is the difference between Olympus and the Abyss? Did the gods ascend to its heights, or did they fall into the sky? -- The Sphinx

Nightmare hologram

The red hologram is found in the body of water near the entrance of the puzzle.

Inside of the nearby pond, the hologram for the Nightmare 10 audio tape can be found.