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Environmental Puzzle Solutions
Nine Sols

Environmental Puzzle Solutions

Master the environmental puzzles in Nine Sols' Factory area. Learn to overcome flame traps, laser rooms, and spike pits with this detailed walkthrough.

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Environmental Puzzle Solutions

Master the environmental puzzles in Nine Sols' Factory area. Learn to overcome flame traps, laser rooms, and spike pits with this detailed walkthrough.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    From the Pavilion, head west to the 'Cortex Center'. Use a charge attack on a guard to proceed.
  2. 2
    In the control room, wait for a scene to play out.
  3. 3
    In the next room, go left to a Root Node. Then, head left to a gate. Hack a node with your fairy to open the way.
  4. 4
    Head up using ropes and grapple points. On the right side, find a Treasure Chest.
  5. 5
    Go left and down. Look for a breakable rock on the rope to access the middle area. Kill the rock monster below with a charge attack, then hack two ropes down to reach a chest on the right.
  6. 6
    Continue down the normal path, using walls and grapple points. At the bottom, head right to drop a rope for a shortcut. Drop past a grapple point to find a big chest containing the Kunlun Immortal Portrait.
  7. 7
    Head left into the 'Factory (Great hall)'. Be aware of trap floors with flame throwers underneath.
  8. 8
    To the left, kill soldiers and head up to the upper platform, jumping on two trap floors. Ride a platform up to encounter the Flying Blade enemy.
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    To the left of the Flying Blade encounter, past a flame trap, is a room with a giant laser. Wait for the laser to end, then quickly go south, kill the archer, and go left to the center. Hit the machine to protect yourself from the laser. Kill the swordsman first.
  10. 10
    From the laser protection machine, go to the lower left for a Treasure Chest. Watch for a turret on the way back.
  11. 11
    On the next laser cycle, head to the upper left. Kill the archer, pass the flame trap, and find a Root Node.
  12. 12
    Heal at the Root Node, then head left to hack a chest for a Standard Component.
  13. 13
    In the next laser room, hit the green device to the left for protection, then get the Treasure Chest to your lower right. Drop down through the middle to reach the 'Factory (Underground)'.
  14. 14
    Open the immediate Treasure Chest for the Swift Descent Jade.
  15. 15
    Head right to exit back to the Factory and go left to unlock a door, creating a shortcut.
  16. 16
    Return to the underground and go left. After hopping red spikes, choose the right path down to find the 'Red Tiger Elite' mini-boss. Defeat him for a Standard Component and hack the console.
  17. 17
    Head right to an area with spikes and a mechanical unit. Go down, killing enemies. At the bottom, dash to a Shield Guardian and break it to unlock part of a hidden treasure.
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    Go back up to the middle level and head left. Watch for falling spikes. Use ropes to go left, and ignore the elevator for now. Go left to a Root Node.
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    Use the Root Node to be transported back to your mentor, who grants you the mid-air dash ability.
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    Return to the area with the broken machine (right and up) and use your air dash to reach it and get the Abandoned Mines Chip.
  21. 21
    Continue right, killing a Ninja, and stay on the upper path to find the Evacuation Notice for Miners.
  22. 22
    From the Evacuation Notice, head right to find the 'Abandoned Mines' area (note this for later exploration).
  23. 23
    Go back and down, heading southeast. Find a peculiar room where you can 'hide inside a container' to enter the 'Apeman Facility (Depths)'.
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    Navigate the cave area in the 'Apeman Facility (Depths)', using your air dash to cross spike pits. At the bottom, open a chest for money and the Fusang Amulet.
  25. 25
    Continue right through a spike pit. Hack the rope at the end and go down. Note the gap to the left but do not go there yet. Head right to find a Root Node.
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    From the Root Node, go up the left rope and dash left between spikes to find the mini-boss, Celestial Spectre: Shangui.
Tips
  • Use charge attacks to break specific obstacles like the initial guard and rock monsters.
  • The fairy's hacking ability is crucial for opening paths and activating mechanisms.
  • Pay close attention to environmental cues, such as trap floors and laser patterns.
  • The mid-air dash ability is essential for navigating later sections and reaching hidden areas.
  • For the Celestial Spectre Shangui fight, utilize the Azure Sand on the left by shooting arrows to the right of it, breaking the urn when needed. Be prepared for his bomb attacks and crimson dive.
  • Kunlun Immortal Portrait
  • Standard Component (x2)
  • Swift Descent Jade
  • Abandoned Mines Chip
  • Fusang Amulet
  • 1/2 of a hidden treasure (unlocked by breaking the Shield Guardian)

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