The Wheel Puzzle
Follow this route to solve The Wheel and unlock the path to The Crucible on your way to the true ending.
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Hidden Path
To solve The Wheel, your first task is to fix it. Return to the location where Mio is captured by The Hand, and drop down to reach a secret area below.
Map position: 5911, 7251
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Severed Fingertip
Make your way to the far east side of the hidden path and collect the Severed Fingertip.
Map position: 7048, 7395
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3
Broken Finger
Spider-walk up through the hole in the ceiling above the Lab Network Gate into the small room above. You can now use the Severed Finger to mend it the broken finger.
Map position: 4945, 6943
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The Wheel
You can now spin The Wheel, which rotates the entire upper section of The Vessel, and the map along with it. This changes the position of the Shuttle tubes, and in turn, the points on the map that they connect to, allowing you to reach new areas. Set the Alignment to "0".
Map position: 4899, 6897
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Vaults Torn Overseer
With Alignment at "0", climb down into the room below and mend the Overseer by the Network Gate.
Map position: 4833, 7007
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Valts Network Gate
With the Overseer mended, return to The Wheel and set Alignment to "120". Fast travel to the Vaults Network Gate.
Map position: 7070, 6877
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Climbable Shaft
Platform your way up the Shuttle Shaft all the way to the top. Use the mushroom near the ceiling to reach the hole above it, then spider-walk your way to the top. You can use the momentum of the ice-shelves to leap across the shaft to gain extra height.
Map position: 7076, 6352
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Vaults' Shuttle Network Gate
After climbing up the shaft, attune with the Vault's Shuttle Network Gate in the area above. Travel Back to The Wheel and set Alignment to "240".
Map position: 2533, 5765
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Path to The Crucible
Travel back to the Vaults' Shuttle Network Gate, then drop down the shaft to the left to find the hidden path to The Crucible.
Map position: 2414, 6208
