The Talos Principle

The Talos Principle

This is the Only Puzzle
343 Comments
SoundingBites 3 Feb @ 6:02am 
After playing this once I had to redo in order to get all the stars to get to play another 'level'(?)
But now the terminal keeps rejecting the password code *which is correct btw.*

:steambored: I don't want to play anymore
SoundingBites 3 Feb @ 3:35am 
I was strugling with stage 24 and found the hint in this workshop, but I like to know how I was suppose to finde the right collors?
SoundingBites 2 Feb @ 3:50pm 
Not that anybody anywhere ever cares :steamfacepalm:
SoundingBites 2 Feb @ 3:48pm 
Well I finally manage to solve stage 19 ... I just did it in absolute darkness :steamhappy:
Oh and in Mod32 version so that took care of the missing comments as well.
SoundingBites 2 Feb @ 7:57am 
According to Mauritsio you have to play the modable version in order to be able to play Stage 19 right, but I was playing the modable version. However I turned modable off and now the colors are much brigther . But now I only see ''TRANSERROR" as name of the Stage and also not the comments after finishing the stage. I have not reached Stage 19 yet, but I think it should work at least a little due to this new brightness
SoundingBites 2 Feb @ 7:41am 
Stage 19 is impossible to do for me. Tried the console option but that only disables the sounds so I am left both BLIND and DEATH as well .

THE Maker(s) should provide some kind of pass by, cos apart from STAGE 19 I really like this mod :steamsad:
rainbowbread [#FixTF2] 31 Dec, 2024 @ 4:32pm 
i concur with what exe said and a .gro file would make it easier to play
exe 31 Dec, 2024 @ 6:19am 
I would love to play this map, but I only play with the newest game version. Is it possible to make it compatible with the newest game version?
dadel 31 Dec, 2023 @ 7:59am 
made it to stage 12 then I rageunsubscribed. Annoying.
dadel 31 Dec, 2023 @ 7:42am 
there IS a box, just tiny
Klausbdl 13 Jun, 2023 @ 3:13pm 
would you give a hit for the Missing Box puzzle?
ВОИН 20 Feb, 2022 @ 4:42am 
привет, не чего не могу сделать.
не удалось обновить материалы WORKSHOP пожалуйста, перезапустите игру, чтобы повторить попытку
SoundingBites 16 Sep, 2019 @ 8:21am 
I found the code quite easilly but I can't restore the backup beyond sigil 20, i think i need to go back to sigil 17 but how??
SoundingBites 25 Aug, 2019 @ 3:20am 
Hey Mauritsio, I like the map, However, the titles (that have a clue) stays on (TRANSERROR)
rainbowbread [#FixTF2] 14 Aug, 2019 @ 11:33am 
still waiting on a .gro file of this :steamsad:
9ran 11 May, 2019 @ 2:02pm 
Nice but in level 26 the oldest backup only takes me to level 18
joridiculous 20 Apr, 2019 @ 4:12pm 
Funny one! Well, except for the Pitch Black one and the res. change one (i cheesed that one).

Some great ideas, and quite a few tricky ones. Excellent. :lunar2019piginablanket:
rainbowbread [#FixTF2] 16 Feb, 2019 @ 11:38am 
@robert- oh ok then. i did not know that the startup was different on other consoles, lol.
robert.digi1 16 Feb, 2019 @ 8:37am 
I got it...I have to play from STEAM, not from the game in my PC...:)
robert.digi1 16 Feb, 2019 @ 3:57am 
rainbeauxbread - Thank you for the reply but when I start the game, I don't have this popup box, I have the screen where it says "press any key to start" and, on the next screen, I have the menu with - play, options, bonus, quit...At least, I can play the other maps..:)
rainbowbread [#FixTF2] 15 Feb, 2019 @ 1:57pm 
@robert - when you first start up talos, a popup box should come up asking you which version you wanna start up with. the second option is moddable. hope that helps!
robert.digi1 15 Feb, 2019 @ 3:34am 
How do I switch to moddable mode? I checked all the game options and I didn't find anything...!
solairflaire 7 Jan, 2019 @ 4:16pm 
"Who turned out the lights" I turned off the lights in the room I was playing in,it was night, this made my screen appear bright enough to see somewhat better.
rainbowbread [#FixTF2] 5 Jan, 2019 @ 2:31pm 
@Shane - daw, you're welcome. but really, give credit to the speedrunner for that one!
Shane Gooseman 5 Jan, 2019 @ 10:22am 
@rainbeauxbread - The one in stage 3! Thanks a lot, you saved my day. :steamhappy:
rainbowbread [#FixTF2] 5 Jan, 2019 @ 9:47am 
@Shane - if you watch the video in the popular discussions, it should show you where they all are :)
Shane Gooseman 5 Jan, 2019 @ 9:31am 
Where is the last star? Or in which levels are the stars hidden? And how can I change the terrible music back to original? ;)
rainbowbread [#FixTF2] 27 Dec, 2018 @ 2:55pm 
@Dustroier - just run the game in the moddable version :)
Dustroier 27 Dec, 2018 @ 2:49pm 
For me the level text always says (transerror)
barrymead 18 Dec, 2018 @ 10:08am 
breadpudding: I have beaten all of the puzzles including the Lost Stages puzzles. The keys are here:
1. Behind you when you teleport in on top of the wall.
2. In the bushes just outside of the initial teleport area.
3. On the troll statue in the middle building.
4. On top the wall in the middle building (climb onto the statue to reach it)
5. On the ground by the trees outside the middle building near the blue barrier.
6. Above the wall in the corner (same corner where red paint was).
Good Luck.
rainbowbread [#FixTF2] 17 Dec, 2018 @ 10:32pm 
just curious, but who here has beaten all puzzles already? can't seem to find the last key for "key hunter"
rainbowbread [#FixTF2] 11 Dec, 2018 @ 7:13pm 
oh, i see
barrymead 11 Dec, 2018 @ 3:15pm 
breadpudding: The "who turned off the lights" puzzle is impossible on my monitor/graphics card/operating system, because the screen is PITCH BLACK with absolutely NOTHING VISIBLE. I believe that with a different operating system, monitor, graphics card you may be able to see something. But take my word for it that there is NOTHING VISIBLE on my screen on this level. And there are no monitor ajustments or changes to the graphics modes or options that alter this fiact.
rainbowbread [#FixTF2] 11 Dec, 2018 @ 2:51pm 
ok, to everyone saying that "who turned out the lights?" is impossible, i don't get why. i got thru it no probs. maybe because i can already see silouhettes of everything too easily.
barrymead 11 Dec, 2018 @ 1:50pm 
Someone pointed out to me that the "Who turned off the lights" level can be solved by entering the "Options/Graphics Options/Color Options" menu and increasing the "Gamma" and "Brightness" levels. This is an excellent solution to this problem IF you are playing the game in Windows! If, however, you play the Linux version of the game these "Gamma" and "Brightness" levels cannot be changed. Apparently there are limitations to the graphics API in the Linux version of the game. So the "Console" solution that I provided in an earlier posting is the ONLY way I know of that will solve the TOO DARK problem using the Linux version of this game.
barrymead 10 Dec, 2018 @ 11:18am 
rainbeauxbread: Yes on forgotten password just go through the portal and continue solving levels until you reach the level named "Just one Missing" or something like that. On that level go out the back of the level (backwards from where you initially teleport in) and you will find a pathway that leads to a terminal. Read the messages on that terminal named "query 42" and "query potatio" and write down those two passwords. Then quit the game and restore from backup selecting the oldest backup and you will be returned to the "forgotten password" level again where you can enter the 3-digit code. to get the missing sigil and continue with the game.
rainbowbread [#FixTF2] 8 Dec, 2018 @ 11:33pm 
ok, i'm confused. after stage 17 "the forgotten password", are you supposed to just go through the teleporter and then quit the game to start a new one? i hear about people actually obtaining passwords, but i can't seem to figure it out. :steamsad:
barrymead 1 Dec, 2018 @ 7:49pm 
Rusty: Regarding the secret code level. There are two codes the first is a 3-digit code revealed in the message "query 42". The second is a 4-digit code revealed in the message "query potato".
The 3-digit code is for the secret code terminal you are having trouble with, and the 4-digit code is used at the end to unlock the star force field.
barrymead 25 Nov, 2018 @ 8:32pm 
Rusty: Stage 14 "The Unfriendly Sphnyx" is supposed to be solved an entirely differnt way.
Do the usual thing with the box, then grab the connector and head over near the box. Notice that there are two red receivers. One in the usual place and one far off in the distance on the Sphnyx's chest. Connect the red light source to both red receivers and watch the big Sphnyx blow the little Sphnyx to bits.
Rusty 20 Nov, 2018 @ 10:26pm 
Sadly, I had to use the ghost cheat to get past the code input level. It just wouldn't accept the code from the later level, even with a re-start and generating a new code.

Been giving velociraptor code a try again. Stuck on Mean Sphnyx (sp? I probbaly also got the name wrong). Normally I solve it by using the cube to jump onto the sphynx and then from there into the sigil room . But, the increased speed makes doing this much harder. Is there another way to do it that I'm missing?
Rusty 13 Nov, 2018 @ 10:49pm 
I decied to re-visit this. I was doing another playthrough, starting from the begging. However, this time when it came time to enter the secruity code , using the method of playing through to the end and restoring the backup of the stage with the terminal , it kept rejecting it! I tried a few times to make sure I had it right, but still has the same issue.

Is there something I'm doing wrong or is this maybe a bug?
barrymead 31 Oct, 2018 @ 2:14pm 
The Lost Stages [SOLVED] In The Slow Motion level, you have to hug the perimeter till you get the connector, then you place the connector so that it blocks the mine and pick it up again. This disturbs the mine patterns enough so that you can make it to the center room without getting blown up. In The Secret Code level the button sequence is "Red, Yellow, Green, Green, Yellow, Yellow, Blue, Yellow" In the Enjoy the Movie level you just have to wait an HOUR for the gate to open. You can put something on the Fast Forward Key to speed it up to 6 minutes. The Lava Ground level is very hard your jumps have to be perfect. Get the Cube first, put it on the plate and go back thru the center building toward the barrier to reach the connector. The plates get high off the ground so if you miss a jump there is no second chance. In Sigil Arcade just mirror the sections where J's and L's are reversed and S's and Z's are reversed.
barrymead 28 Oct, 2018 @ 11:52am 
WHO TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS [SOLVED]
If, like me, you have a monitor that is too dark to see anything on this level don't dispair!
When the level "Who Turned Off the Lights" loads DON'T TOUCH THE MOUSE or:
If you already moved the mouse, take your hand off the mouse and hold X to reset the level,
then we use the system console which is visible even in the dark type:
~
cht_bEnableCheats=3
cht_bGhost=1
~
Move forward until you hear the sound of the barrier.
Move just past the maximum volume of the barrier sound and type:
~
cht_bGhost=0
cht_bEnableCheats=0
hud_bShowCheats=0
~
(Pick up the sigil)
Now this campaign is playable with modern hardware! You can use these same commands to
bypass other gimmick levels like the ones that make you change your system time or screen
resolution. This video link demonstrates these commands in a walkthru. Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/9YHpIprsZwY
rainbowbread [#FixTF2] 27 Oct, 2018 @ 12:41pm 
@JReesW this is a little late, but yes, just play on the moddable version to fix the transerrors. i just found that out the other day.
barrymead 15 Oct, 2018 @ 1:00pm 
JayJuann: There is a "TINY" box in the center room on one of the columns that weighs the same as a regular box. When you put the TINY box on the switch plate, it activates it just as a regular sized box would.
JayJuann 4 Oct, 2018 @ 12:19pm 
level 7 on normal im missing a box what do i go?
Sk3lecreeper 16 Aug, 2018 @ 2:57pm 
OMFG WHO TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS IS IMPOSSIBLE

Sk3lecreeper 16 Aug, 2018 @ 2:51pm 
HALP on who turned out the lights

Sk3lecreeper 16 Aug, 2018 @ 2:50pm 
JReesW use the modded version of the game

JReesW 23 Jul, 2018 @ 2:23pm 
Are all level names and subtitles supposed to be "(TRANSERROR)"?