Metaphora

Metaphora
Identifier:	Abyss-8
Area:	Into the Abyss
Previous Puzzle:	Stylite
Next Puzzle:	Color Theory

Metaphora is the eighth puzzle in Into the Abyss, part of the Road to Elysium expansion for The Talos Principle 2.

Puzzle Elements

Overview

The first room of the puzzle holds three RGB converters, two Emitters and two Receivers controlling a Blue door. On the other side, a second room contains an Inverter. The Progress Wheel is block off by a door controlled by two Pressure plates.

Hints

If you are stuck after retrieving the Inverter:

[ hint ]

An Inverter can fill the same role as an RGB converter with less lasers.

If you are stuck with one free RGB converter:

[ hint ]

Using a free tool from the second room will allow it to be picked up and placed on a Pressure plate, even if it closes the Blue door behind you. If you get stuck in the second room, you can use the Ladder to reopen the door again.

Solution

[ solution ]

Take an RGB converter and connect it to both [[Emitter]s.
Take another RGB converter, connect it to the blue Emitter, the green converter and the red Receiver.
Take the third RGB converter, connect it to the red Emitter, the green converter and the blue Receiver.
Bring the Inverter into the first room, connect it the the blue Emitter and red Receiver.
Take the red RGB converter, bring it into the second room and connect it to the blue Emitter, red Inverter and blue converter.
Take the green RGB converter in the first room and place it on one of the Pressure plates.
Take the green RGB converter in the second and place it on the second Pressure plate.

Miscellaneous

Hidden QR Code

There is a QR hidden on the wall behind the puzzle room.

Wisdom is knowing that loving the world without acting upon it is hypocrisy. -- Prometheus

This message from Prometheus, being his definition of wisdom, is probably a response to (or at least related to) The Sphinx's QR Code found under Stylite.