Damaged Inquest Surveillance Device

Damaged Inquest Surveillance Device

Location

Untamed Crags
(Starlit Weald)

Type

Hero challenge

Interact

Yes

Destructible

No

Other images

Interactive map

The Damaged Inquest Surveillance Device is a hero challenge that can be found in Untamed Crags eastmost, next to the Secret Spring point of interest.

Location

Castora

• Starlit Weald
  • Untamed Crags

Mechanics

The explanation for this hero challenge mechanics can be found within the dialogue.

• There are 5 lights, represented on the console by "O" and "-." "O" means on and "-" means off. There are also 5 buttons.
• There are 5 buttons, and pushing a button will toggle the corresponding light on or off.
• In addition, changing one light will toggle the lights to its left and right.
• If you push button 2, it will toggle light 2, as well as lights 1 and 3. Visually: - - - - - will turn to O O O - -.
• Remember, buttons toggle lights on and off, so if light 3 was on in the last example: - - O - -, pushing button 2 will make it become O O - - -.

The objective is to turn all the lights off - - - - -. The starting pattern is chosen randomly among the following options:

• - O - O -
• O - - - O
• O - O O -
• - O - - O
• O - O - O
• O O - O O

Walkthrough

Below are the optimal solutions to solving any of the light combinations, disabling the Damaged Inquest Surveillance Device. - O - O - Press the first button. Press the second button. Press the third button. O - - - O Press the first button. Press the third button. Press the fourth button. O - O O - Press the first button. Press the third button. - O - - O Press the third button. Press the fourth button. O - O - O Press the second button. Press the third button. Press the fourth button. O O - O O Press the second button. Press the fourth button.

Text

(This inquest machine is half broken; you could finish breaking it, or at least power it down.)

(If challenge has not been completed)

All right, what do we have here?

(There's a control panel and some buttons. It seems you could probably power it down from here.)

(Just start pushing buttons.)

(After you mash your hand on the buttons, the lights all go out for a second before turning back on in a specific pattern. It seems you probably want them all to be off.)

Here we go!

- O - O - (or other pattern here)

Press the first button.

Press the second button.

Press the third button.

Press the fourth button.

Press the fifth button.

Reset.

On second thought, I'll let someone else handle it.

(Look around for instructions.)

(There are 5 lights, represented on the console by "O" and "-." "O" means on and "-" means off. There are also 5 buttons.)

(Continue reading.)

(There are 5 buttons, and pushing a button will toggle the corresponding light on or off.)

(Continue reading.)

(In addition, changing one light will toggle the lights to its left and right.)

Maybe there's an example here...

(If you push button 2, it will toggle light 2, as well as lights 1 and 3. Visually: - - - - - will turn to O O O - -.)

(Continue reading.)

(Remember, buttons toggle lights on and off, so if light 3 was on in the last example: - - O - -, pushing button 2 will make it become O O - - -.)

All right, let's give it a shot. (same as "All right, what do we have here?" above)

I'll deal with this later.

I'll deal with this later.

Let's give it a try. (same as "All right, what do we have here?" above)

I'll deal with this later.

I think I get it. Only one way to know it for sure. (same as "All right, what do we have here?" above)

I'll deal with this later.

I'll deal with this later.

I'll deal with this later.

(If engineer)

Wait, I have an idea.

(You know that making this device feed the Inquest false data will be more disruptive than feeding them no data at all.)

All right, so rewire this, patch that up a bit with tape, and...

(This system is running again, but with a built-in flaw that will feed the Inquest subtly faulty data that will take them ages to detect.)

That ought to keep them busy for a while.

(If the challenge was already completed by this character)

It's back on, but I could always break it again. (same as "All right, what do we have here?" above)

I'll deal with this later.

Notes

• Engineers can skip the mini-game by tampering with the device dialogue option, solving the hero point instantly.
• This is a simplified version of the Lights Out game which uses the same mechanic across two dimensions in a larger 5x5 grid.

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Starlit Weald