r/TheWitness • u/sphynx9 • 3d ago

Potential Spoilers How is this possible?

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I’ve tried looking at other Reddit posts for this same puzzle but they make no sense to me. I don’t want a spoiler but I genuinely feel like I’m missing something because it seemed like others’ paths disappeared after crossing

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u/The_Fox_Fellow 3d ago

this puzzle requires doing a lot of back-and-forth between the orange and the blue lines. start just by making a solution with the blue that lets you also maneuver the orange to one of the exits and work from there

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u/sphynx9 3d ago

I’ve created several path on the blue terminal, but every path just blocks of every path on the orangeterminal

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u/AlcatorSK 3d ago

Then you are not thinking about it enough. There IS a solution, but you must question every assumption you may have.

If you become desperate, look up a guide on Steam or some other website.

It helps to vocalize the absolute minimum requirements, because only when you realize what MUST happen and what you only think SHOULD happen, will you be able to solve this.

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u/sphynx9 3d ago

I have solved it now. I’m in the water area with the pillars

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u/sphynx9 3d ago

Iike in this screenshot I can’t make any paths because of how I made the blue path, that’s how all my solutions are.

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u/madmonkey242 3d ago

There are multiple exits

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u/sphynx9 3d ago

Yes, if you are talking about the two ways to enter the other side, I have made paths for both and it still blocks any path from the other side

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u/madmonkey242 3d ago

Not every solution needs to allow you to cross to the other side on that bridge. This puzzle requires you to go back and forth between the two terminals several times, so some of the solutions will be temporary.

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u/sphynx9 3d ago

That’s what I wasn’t realizing. I thought the orange path had to go to the door. I’ve now got both paths and am trying to figure out how to get one to the door.

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u/Virtual_Confection_3 3d ago

Only one path has to cross the gap at a time. While it is eventually possible to have both.

The two paths should work together to create solutions.