For those who wonder how to play this with the most recent version of the game: subscribing to this map will not work. You have to download the updated Rebirth directly from https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1737286552 .

If you really want to get it by subscribing here, you can do that but it will work only if you revert the game version to "legacy pre-SE2017" (in the "betas" settings of the game). Beware: you will lose all your game saves by doing so.

I think you have to play this on an older version of the game. There might also be another mod that updated this to the newest version.

Strange : I cannot see the map in my games list.
But it is present in the "Bonus"........
How is it possible ?

How do I access the map? I've downloaded it but how do I get to it?

I think i could've enjoyed this mod but unfortunately the idea of interfering lasers or strict timing of fans the way it's done in this mod was never even once entertained in a base game.

That would be fine if not for the fact that this mod itself doesn't slowly teach you these very complex and abstract strategies. You're just deep diving straight from the first levels and you're supposed to figure it out on your own. That also would be fine, except for one glaring issue - the puzzles are lacking intuitiveness.

Imagine playing base campaign of Talos Principle for the first time and you're thrown into the last levels immediately, without exploring and solidifying the mechanical possibilities of tools etc. And then crank it up a notch in difficulty.

What i'm left with is un-intuitive levels, with extreme difficulty and not even a concept of a solution i could try, because you'd have to blindly experiment with stuff for dozens of hours across the entire mod.

There's just so much good to say about this mod. Most of all, I loved how Rebirth finds new ways to expand the existing mechanics of The Talos Principle, and also takes advantages of some of the engine's foibles to create new experiences. It helped me learn more about the game in general. 11 out of 10 stars, loved it loved it loved it.

Those were some good puzzles. Difficult, for some I needed a day to let them sink in, but in the end I got them all and found all the starts. And it taught me some new abuses of the mechanics. I probably did not solve them all the intended way, so I'll have to check the solution videos to see where I was creative in a different way.

And yeah:

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3403571080

Thank you for the awesome mod! I am excitedly enjoying this game.

I cannot seem to run this on my version. I subscribe but I cannot see the map in my games list.

Playing through the star world. It's fun! It tests if you really learned anything or not the first time.

I love this mod! I'm just not necessarily fond of mechanics-I'd-never-thought-existed, like in Over the Fence. Not as brutal on the laser interference cycling solutions as some, but still incredibly challenging.

Vermilisix
+1

Работает. Но только на бета-версии.

Also, if you like puzzles, don't listen to dadel. These may be hard to solve, but that only makes it more satisfying when you finally crack them.

I can't play TTP2 because my graphics card sucks, but the fact I can play this makes up for it.

HELP!!! IT DOESNT SHOW UP PLS HELP ME

Feels so good after TP2

It's maybe the best mod in terms of design, but most of the puzzles are stupidly hard so it's not funny, just frustrating. I solved 1 puzzle with intended solution, 2 more with unintended, and the rest I just gave up and looked up the solution.
Escpecially the puzzles that require beam interferring (and there is a lot of them) are a pain and a normal person can solve it either accidentally or never.
If you don't solve a puzzle in 15 min, go find solution.

I remembered trying some community map in TP1 with brutal puzzles, that was ages ago, and went back looking for it now after finishing TP2. I'm glad I did. This is excellent. Hands down the most brutal puzzles in Talos. I really like how you used all the existing mechanics from the orignal game and came up with so many new ideas with them. And the environments are beautiful, I really felt as if the puzzles were just a small part of a much larger world. Thank you for creating this.

One Flew... Can be solved without the broken connector. You have to use a connector with blue laser to cut the red one to get through the plasma gates on the back side of the puzzle. You have to place it precisely

Star in the desert area: This is the one requiring a blue laser. Bring a connector to the other star high up in the tomb. Drop down to the lower pillars and get a blue connection from Restraint and Contemplation

Star in Quantum Quarantine : Just get carried to the Turret Switch by the ghost, pull the switch and jump over the fence to walk back safely to the Recorder, Then do another round

Some alternative solutions I've found:
Crevices: you can just put the 2 Jammers through the crevice to trivialize getting through the 4 plasma gates

Hole in the Wall: There's a small ledge on both sides of the Sigil's plasma gate. You can stand there while the ghost walks back to the pressure plate, then jump inside.

Mental Gymnastics: You can target the blue laser from the right room if you stand on the box and jump and look through the small opening in the wall. This makes getting the Star super easy

I would have never imagined Talos puzzles can get this crazy difficult. After beating this even Gehenna puzzles feel like kindergarten level. "Entrance to Nothing" is the most clever way of utilizing the Connector and Recorder I've ever seen. Huge thanks for this! Seriously, to come up with these clever, in many cases simple yet excruciatingly difficult puzzles, the creator must have and IQ of 150. It's Mental!

Overall I feel pretty proud for getting all the stars and beating all but 1 puzzle on my own. I even managed to bypass 2 puzzles and found alternative solutions to some puzzles and stars.

Bypasses:
Entrance to Nothing: You can steal a Jammer from Crevices and jam the Sigil's plasma gate
Jumping the Fence: You can literally jump the fence. Yep the shorter one leading directly to the Sigil. You have to jump from the side wall of the stair. It's quite precise.

Amazing puzzles! Kudos for creating this!

I think this could have done maybe a better job of teaching some of the obscure laser/connector mechanics it seems to utilize for a lot of these puzzles. I can clearly tell for most of these that the reason I can't solve it is because I don't even know of how something can work which is different from figuring out a puzzle solution with full knowledge of the mechanics. Don't really feel like endlessly experimenting to figure out the obscure interactions so guess I will give it a miss

Just returned to TTP1 to finish this before TTP2 is released. I feel like there is no way the puzzles in TTP2 can top this... I remember first started to play TTP1 and thinking to myself what are the most complicated solutions there laser puzzles could have( I obviously didn't know about the other mechanics), and being so disappointed that the game never went there and the end game puzzles are still easy overall. I feel like this map has pretty much reached the limits of this sort of puzzle.

When I finished this I jumped out of my chair so suddenly I think I gave myself nerve damage.Was it worth it?Yes

feel kinda proud of myself for being able to break "crevices" to bring a jammer with me so i could solve "entrance to nothing"

for example, I still didn't understand why there was a jammer there

Bro, puzzles can be much more complicated. this is not a reason to despair

I was stuck for many hours in "Trust Exercise" in world A, frustration was too high so I decided to check a solution for that puzzle, after I saw solution I uninstalled this mod, I guess this mod is not for me

completed the whole thing minus 3 puzzles (who I'll take for granted right now) and my final opinion is that it was really good. Difficulty felt like logical step forward from Gehenna. I'm always skittish when it comes to fan content but this was just all around really well executed. The patience egypt level (the one where you use the slowly opening doors as a gate) was an amazing idea and I found a solution that I think wasn't the original but I'm figuring there'd be loads of cool solutions for that one. Know I'm about 8 years too late for this mod but really glad I checked it out and recommend anyone wanting a step up from Gehenna to try this since some of the designs are just very tantalizing especially if you are familiar with the original. And Door to Nothing is still just an awesome awesome awesome puzzel!

@cptnCat thank you! Looked at it again and figured it out.

been playing this for the last few hours it's really good! Some mechanics I'm not overly familiar with (like the harmonic one, I think I understand the principle but not sure how to execute). But I solved like more than half and it's loads of fun. Love the simple designs on a lot of these remind me of small space big soluion. Also, door to nothing had me stuck for like 1.5 hr before I caught one little dumb thing I missed! But great puzzles all around good job

@Crocodillian I was kind of stuck on that little intro too! Won't spoil but I looked it up and this guy shows how it is done https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VfmVwWLImA&ab_channel=BananasaurusRex

I'm stuck on the intro, where is the object that's supposed to be on the plate to turn off the force field? I tried the axe but that does not work. I'm using the workshop 2.0 version.

I firgure it out. Seem like there's a bug with outfall, after unsub that mod, everything work fine now. however i have been killied 3 time by the turret now ... how do you get pass that. i thought i could backtrack and going around to get the jammer with me, but found a star instead and the fence was locked

which legacy version can play this map guys?, i tried "before se2017 build" but encounter some bug and it said can't load steam workshop

Genuinely challenging, was completely stumped for a long time on multiple occasions. Thanks for the campaign. The star area was definitely disappointing, there was the one cut level but otherwise I was just looking at the exact same puzzles I'd already beaten, except uglier. I see you had other plans for it but IMO even a very low-effort joke or simple congratulatory area would have given a lot more resolution to an otherwise great map.

eyedunno11: Thanks for the info!

Hands down the best Talos custom levels that I've seen. Great job!

(I originally played the Legacy version, but have since used the Talos Workshop 2.0 one, which I would recommend.)

StormyFae: If you look for Talos Workshop 2.0 here in the workshop, there is a dropbox link to a version that was ported for the newest builds. You have to manually move the .gro file into the folder, but it should run fine.

It should. I don't keep up with this so I don't exactly know how, sorry.

Does this still work June 2022? Loaded legacy and moddable version but it doesn't show up.

Awesome and challenging mod, my compliments to the chef.
If you want to run this mod, remember: Load the legacy version of the game on steam (Pre 2017 Build). Also, do not start the game from your desktop icon, instead start it from your steam library and choose "moddable version"

you can outrun the turret that's supposed to kill you, but it breaks the map

I just found a way to beat "One Flew..." without using the broken connector. It's a pretty fun solution if anyone else wants to try and find it

Not the author but for anyone having issues getting this mod (and perhaps other mods) to work: The Talos Principle was updated some time ago to the newest engine used for Serious Sam. The version of this mod is (when writing) not updated for this engine and requires you to install the legacy version of the game, which can simply be done in the settings of TTP in your steam library.

I am having the same problem as MoffEnnar and Stabbles below. I have played Rebirth before (Years ago) but currently it does not show up to be playable. Loading using the moddable version does not fix this problem. Other workshop maps (I tested Ranamo puzzles) do show up to be playable.

Have you tried playing the moddable version of Talos? I haven't really kept up with this mod so I don't know if that would fix it.

Does anyone know if this still works? I'm having the same problems as @Username below

how do you play the campaign? i only see the mod on the workshop packages screen, the preview is blank though and it does not show up in the main menu.