Vane
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Vane Walkthrough
By Double Dark
A walkthrough for the game with achievements.
   
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I recommend against using the walkthrough unless you need it. Don't worry about missable achievements until after completing the game. The game is only around 5 hours long and you can replay any section after you have completed it.
Controls
F = make sound (chirp or yell)
Spacebar or Left click = jump or fly faster
Right click = interact or grab
Desert
There are windsocks that will sparkle from a distance. Land on each windsock and make noise (F key) to call out to the crows nearby. This will raise the sock and blow the golden flakes towards the weather vane tower.

1. The first windsock is below the broken tower.


2. The second windsock is in an oasis near the vane tower.



3. Another one is on a cliff. You can see the broken tower and vane tower from it.


4. Another windsock is in an oasis near a black plateau with a cave visible to the right.


5. The last one is inside of a hole near the black plateau.



Go back to vane tower after raising all of the windsocks. Then land on it and call the other crows to it. This will break the tower and cause the ball to shatter on the floor below.
Awakening

The machinery of the world rumbles back to life.


Land on the golden flakes and you will turn into a human.
Transformation

Turn into a human by landing on golden flakes.


Then go to the large doors and push them open.

Desert - Missable Achievements
Storm Chaser

Fly into the storm circling the world.
NOTE: This achievement can also be obtained in other chapters.

Junction

Land on the perch inside of the cave full of cages.

The entrance to the Junction cave can be seen on the left side of the image below. This is near the first windsock and collapsed tower.

The perch can be seen below.


Habitat

Land on the perch by the buried city.

The Habitat can be found if you take a left before entering the Junction cave (mentioned above).


Max Speedbird

Quickly fly through the desert canyon starting from the shallow end.

Fly through the canyon starting from the spot in the image below. This is near the beginning of the chapter. Stay somewhat close to the ground and near the middle of the canyon. You can start out slow, but you need to mash click to fly fast enough.


You will earn the achievement shortly after going under a small ledge on the right side. If you see the first windsock and broken tower then you have gone too far.

Premeditated Murder

Accumulate a legendary flock of crows by the vane tower.

Activate all of the windsocks and go to the vane tower. If this doesn't work then you will need to free the crows stuck inside of the Junction cave.


Land in the gold dust inside of the cave to become human. Then climb to the top of the area and jump onto the cage attached to a chain. Ride the cage until you fall and land near a blocked window. Then push open the window to free the crows and return to the vane tower to earn the achievement.


Summit Fan

Climb to the top of the Junction mountain as a human.

Turn into a human in same spot mentioned above. Then push the lower window shown in the image below and exit it.

You will need to push a box to reach the window.

Exit the cave and climb the cliffs until you reach the tree directly above you.

You will earn the achievement when you reach the tree. Use this video walkthrough if you need more help.
Prison



Jump off the cliff and turn into a crow. Then free the 3 crows that are stuck in cages around the prison. Two cages must be knocked down by landing on them and calling other crows to help (F key).


Land in the gold pile and turn into a human. Then interact with the cages (right click) in order to break them open.



Then push two golden balls off the edge. One of them will shatter and allow you to free the last crow.


Once you have freed all of the crows you can fly over to the doorway near the entrance. Then land on the perch and call the other crows over. This will fix the track allow the gold ball to shatter near the exit.


Land in the gold dust to become human and then push open the doorway to exit the area.


The next room has a hollow dome full of gold dust. You need to free the caged children around the dome. Pull the 3 levers around the room in order to free them. Two levers are accessible in the first part of the room.


After pulling the two levers a bridge will fall to the center of the room. Go inside of the dome and climb to the top of it.


Then walk over the bridge and around the side of the room. Then pull the third lever to free the last child. This will cause the dome to shatter. A gold ball will form and time will fast forward.
Acceleration

Time lurches forward and the world begins to change...
Storm
You start in a room with some other children. They will be pushing a golden ball outside. Follow them until you are pushed over by the wind and turn into a crow.


Fly to the glowing tower and land next to the ball to turn into a human. Then yell (F key) to get the other children to help push the ball.


When you reach a gap you will need to HOLD DOWN the F key in order to yell louder. This increases the range of the ball's power and causes the bridge to form.


There are a couple of doors that you will need to open along the way. Make sure to keep the ball away from the doors or they will be too heavy to push.


Eventually you will reach a central plaza. HOLD F to get the children to chant and extend the power of the ball. You will notice that the range will be too small to complete the bridge to the doorway. You need more children to increase the range.


There are two other groups of children in the area. One group of children is easy to find. The other group is across a large gap (seen below). If you turn into a crow you can see the path to reach them.


After recruiting the first group of children you will have enough power to create the L shaped bridge in the image below (left side). Make sure to hold F to get them to chant. This path leads to the second group of children. Note that the children can get stuck, so may need to restart from a checkpoint to get them to respawn.


After recruiting the children you will have enough power to create the bridge and open the door.


Convoy

Open the way for your friends.

Push the ball until you reach the tower.
Storm - Missable Achievements
Echos

Land on a perch near the tower.

There is some water below the perch.


The Tower

Stand next to a cliff as a human.

The cliff will sparkle when you are near it. It's to the right just after passing the first gap while pushing the ball. Push the ball to create a bridge to the cliff's edge. Getting the children chant may help.


Vane

Land on the perch near the plaza.
Tower
You start in the room with a ball. Two adults will perform a ritual that creates a mask.


Pick up the mask by grabbing it (right click). Then use it (F key) to create the 3 bridges and free your friends.


Then climb the tower. There is only one way to go until you reach the very top.


Ascension

Don the mask. Ascend the Tower.




You have two ending choices when you reach the top of the tower. See the Missable achievements section for help.
Tower - Missable Achievements
Professional Block

Be the first to leave the base of the Tower.
Just after grabbing the mask you will have the ability to create 3 bridges and help your friends escape. Instead of doing this you should only create one of the bridges and leave the room before them. You can body block them to prevent them from passing you.

Sacrifice

Walk under the golden ball and sacrifice yourself (F key).


Migration

Take a leap of faith towards a new beginning.
Walk off the edge of the tower instead of sacrificing yourself.
10 Comments
Scrollzy 13 Dec, 2024 @ 9:57am 
Thank you :praisesun:
Double Dark  [author] 24 Sep, 2022 @ 5:54am 
I assumed this might be the case, but it's hard to verify how to get achievements after you already unlocked them. I'll add a minor note that it can be obtained later. Thank you.
adam1224 24 Sep, 2022 @ 2:47am 
I got the Storm Chaser (Fly into the storm circling the world.) achievement in the Storm level, at the first time when you had to yell with the ball to create a bridge - I pushed it from the platform. The falling transformed me into a bird and I guess the storm is all around the map by that point.
Thexder0 12 Aug, 2022 @ 5:50pm 
(By the way -- since I did get the "Convoy" achievement anyway, I guess it is really about opening that door, not about gathering more kids.)
Thexder0 12 Aug, 2022 @ 5:46pm 
"You need more children..."... OOOoooooh, so **THAT'S** what the game expected me to do!

I accidentally skipped completely the two other groups of children! I put the ball under the last section of the bridge, next to the red door, and got my few friends to chant there. Turned into a crow and landed on top of that last bridge section -- though I was on top of the bridge, it was just close enough to the ball to turn me back into a human. Since I was on top of the bridge, I could walk to the door switch and keep going! So sorry for the children I left behind! :D

Cheers!
caadel 24 Jul, 2022 @ 9:04am 
About the lead-up to Convoy - you can actually get the second group of children before the first, so the comment "After recruiting the first group of children you will have enough power to create the L shape[...]" is technically incorrect ;)
Double Dark  [author] 21 Jun, 2022 @ 3:29pm 
Thanks. I got stuck as well or I probably wouldn't have made the guide.
badfluffy 21 Jun, 2022 @ 10:34am 
Wow. Thanks. I could never finish the game without this guide. Shame really because it's so gorgeous but hella confusing.
Double Dark  [author] 7 May, 2022 @ 6:47pm 
Thanks. Let me know if you find any other issues.
sc3ptic 7 May, 2022 @ 4:54pm 
Description for "Convoy - Open the way for your friends" is far from correct. You will get this achi at the end of chapter "storm", when you gather all children before crossing last bridge. There are 2 groups near final plaza.