Post by Eliza Grey on Aug 31, 2012 5:12:03 GMT -5
This puzzle can be found in South-East Lions Arch at the cave near the Vista. The vista entrance is located behind some bushes at the back of the windmill in south-east LA. This thread will help people complete the puzzle, and get a nice achievement and some loot for it! i really enjoy this puzzle dungeon not only because it's highly challenging, but also because it's both humerous and (potentially) frustrating. You'll see why when you do it.
(I'm going to add pictures to this for assistance but for now I'm just dumping some tips here.)
Just getting into this puzzle is difficult. To enter the shark's maw you have to literally jump into the shark's maw. Most angles will kill you at any level, however if you position yourself so that you'll fall between the two streams of water at the bottom of the cave's mouth you should hit the water below without any issues.
Challenge 1 - The Maze
This baffles a lot of people but even without a diagram (Coming soon!) I have one tip for you; some walls can be walked through. Look around for square walls that aren't as high as the others, and you'll get through the area easily. the exit is along the left most section of the maze wall.
After a small bit of jumping you come to the next part of the puzzle...
Challenge 2 - The Spike Trap Halls
In these halls you just need to study the pattern the spikes extend from the shadows which knock you down to the ground and take at least half your hp. In some areas there are spikes in the ground, but there are only two instances of this. Jump over these small traps. the last hallway can be run through almost the whole way once the first trap retracts. Once your out of here after a short walk you come to a bit of a leap of faith where if you fall you have to start again but its a fairly easy jump.
Challenge 3 - The Dark Room
In this room the pirate ghost trolls you by making the room completely dark - regardless of your graphics options. occasionally a torch will spawn in the room below, which is built up of circular rocks, but this torch goes out after a few minutes and you'll be left wondering what to do, unless your an engineer with a flamethrower because its light works too.
On the odd occasion the lights come on for a few seconds but usually you can never see the path. The way out of this puzzle requires you to head back towards the entrance of the room where you stood before he dims the lights. There is no way to get out of the room by jumping down below (Although grabbing the torch may help).
Just to your left as you enter the room is a rock you can jump up onto. To the right of that rock is another few rocks you jump on and in a fairly straight pattern you can make it out of the room. If the torch keeps extinguishing before you leave the room, or if your being lazy and just want the achievement, you can turn up your Gamma in your video settings to effectively give you Night Vision so you can navigate easily. Don't forget to set it to 1 after you complete the challenge!
Final Challenge - The Riddle
Honestly this riddle doesn't need much effort to solve. Like he says, remember where you are and you'll have the answer
otherwise refer back to this guide and try again! to get the achievement simply approach the Ghost and talk to him. Theres a chest with some random loot inside it, and the exit to the cave is in a hole in the wall nearby. If you have (OVER NINE THOUSAAAAAND... seriously) Karma spare, you can buy cool pirate gear off the Captain's First Mate's Ghost on the way out. Hope you enjoyed this rather unique Puzzle!
(I'm going to add pictures to this for assistance but for now I'm just dumping some tips here.)
Just getting into this puzzle is difficult. To enter the shark's maw you have to literally jump into the shark's maw. Most angles will kill you at any level, however if you position yourself so that you'll fall between the two streams of water at the bottom of the cave's mouth you should hit the water below without any issues.
Challenge 1 - The Maze
This baffles a lot of people but even without a diagram (Coming soon!) I have one tip for you; some walls can be walked through. Look around for square walls that aren't as high as the others, and you'll get through the area easily. the exit is along the left most section of the maze wall.
After a small bit of jumping you come to the next part of the puzzle...
Challenge 2 - The Spike Trap Halls
In these halls you just need to study the pattern the spikes extend from the shadows which knock you down to the ground and take at least half your hp. In some areas there are spikes in the ground, but there are only two instances of this. Jump over these small traps. the last hallway can be run through almost the whole way once the first trap retracts. Once your out of here after a short walk you come to a bit of a leap of faith where if you fall you have to start again but its a fairly easy jump.
Challenge 3 - The Dark Room
In this room the pirate ghost trolls you by making the room completely dark - regardless of your graphics options. occasionally a torch will spawn in the room below, which is built up of circular rocks, but this torch goes out after a few minutes and you'll be left wondering what to do, unless your an engineer with a flamethrower because its light works too.
On the odd occasion the lights come on for a few seconds but usually you can never see the path. The way out of this puzzle requires you to head back towards the entrance of the room where you stood before he dims the lights. There is no way to get out of the room by jumping down below (Although grabbing the torch may help).
Just to your left as you enter the room is a rock you can jump up onto. To the right of that rock is another few rocks you jump on and in a fairly straight pattern you can make it out of the room. If the torch keeps extinguishing before you leave the room, or if your being lazy and just want the achievement, you can turn up your Gamma in your video settings to effectively give you Night Vision so you can navigate easily. Don't forget to set it to 1 after you complete the challenge!
Final Challenge - The Riddle
Honestly this riddle doesn't need much effort to solve. Like he says, remember where you are and you'll have the answer
otherwise refer back to this guide and try again! to get the achievement simply approach the Ghost and talk to him. Theres a chest with some random loot inside it, and the exit to the cave is in a hole in the wall nearby. If you have (OVER NINE THOUSAAAAAND... seriously) Karma spare, you can buy cool pirate gear off the Captain's First Mate's Ghost on the way out. Hope you enjoyed this rather unique Puzzle!