The Wooded Plateau, commonly known as East 2, is a heavily forested plateau in the mountainous eastern part of the island. Supports a large deer population.
Ordinarily this is the second area the user would visit. The cluster tower of this area looks like an imposing castle.
The area introduces the player to a new tool, the Driller.
The plaque shows four numbers. They are puzzle numbers.
[ detailed hint ]
Maybe it’s not so much about the puzzles, but their actual numbers. Is there anything different?
[ solution ]
All the number signs in this area have a switch on the back. Turn on the switches in puzzles 2, 4, 7 and 8, in any order.
A switch on the back of E2-2 turned on.
Prometheus Sparks
[ location of the first spark ]
Following the path across the pond, turn left before going through the Pandora Monument. You will arrive at a flower-shaped statue; the spark is next to it.
[ location of the second spark ]
All the way to the cliffs in the north, near Backup, you will find the spark on a small protruding geometric concrete ledge.
Lost Lab
The entrance to the lost laboratory is located north of the Pandora monument, on a nearby cliff wall. In it you can find the terminals LOS-1 and LOS-2. You can also see an inverter test unit alternating incoming red and blue beams with their outgoing blue and red beams, respectively.
Lost lab - EntranceLost lab - Inverter test unitLost lab - Gravity well projection
You can find it among the trees on the cliff overlooking Keeping Connections. You can easily reach it by walking west from the E2-05 terminal.
Anomaly
[ object and location ]
People grieving. Located near the tank Human Artifact.
Easter Eggs
[ object and location ]
Broken drone. Located off the edge of the western ridge near the southern Lost Puzzle.
[ object and location ]
Hatchet. Located behind the Gold Puzzle.
[ object and location ]
Sock and shoe. From the entrace to Puzzle #7, go right and continue west through the forest. When you reach the cliff wall, turn north and run a short distance until you see a low cliff. Scramble up the rocks and hug the edge until you find the patch of green grass. Continue following the edge of the cliff down the slope.
[ object and location ]
Fireworks. From the entrace to Puzzle #7, go right and continue west through the forest. When you reach the cliff wall, turn north and run a short distance until you see a low cliff. Continue forward until you reach another wall, and then turn to face the tower.