NIRVANA: Act 1 - EVENTIDE contains several puzzles throughout its missions. If you need help with any of them, this is the place to look! They are all marked as spoilers so that you can look at the ones you need and not have the others revealed to you unnecessarily.


In the room with the symbols, there is a tablet in the center of the room that displays a message that reveals the correct symbol sequence. The following is the message, with each appropriate symbol written in parentheses:

Om mani padme hum (Om symbol). The eightfold path is the rightful guide to life (Wheel with eight spokes symbol).

Eight steps, eight qualities that will ensure salvation from the eternal cycle (Eternal knot symbol).

You must be pure, like the pristine flower that crowns the waters of life (Lotus flower symbol).

Through purity, you must be strong against all outside evil and temptation (Seashell symbol).

Through strength, you will be set free like fish in the sea (Two fishes symbol).

Therefore, the correct sequence of symbols is the Om, the wheel, the eternal knot, the lotus flower, the seashell and the two fishes.


Note that the forest sequence at the end of Mission 4 is not a puzzle, but an exploration/survival sequence. You are able to explore and find several things, but be warned that you will have to survive against a swarm of apparitions from time to time.


Once you have spoken with Adam, Lieutenant Graham's childhood imaginary friend, he will show you seven glowing orbs that you can interact with. Each leads to a different puzzle with the following solutions, ordered from leftmost to rightmost:

1. Orb 1: A large chamber with columns and symbols. The puzzle is to activate each symbol in the correct sequence. Each column represents a coordinate on a 3x3 coordinate plane, with one of the whiteboards containing the correct sequence. Look towards the walls and you will see groups of 1, 2 and 3 stones which line up with the columns and show you their respective coordinate. Looking from the spawnpoint, the width of the room is the X-axis, and the depth of the room is the Y-axis. The correct sequence is: (1,3), (2,2), (2,3), (1,2), (3,1), (3,2), (1,1), (2,1), (3,3). Alternatively, you can view a graphical solution here https://i.imgur.com/oT9i0JD.png
   
   
2. Orb 2: An office with a word in a strange language and translation instructions. The puzzle is to translate the word and correctly type it into the computer in the center of the office. Detailed instructions are written on the whiteboards in the office which can be followed to arrive at the correct translation. The password is: lurgh'an
   
   
3. Orb 3: A cathedral-like space with a large chasm in the middle. The puzzle is to safely cross the chasm along an invisible bridge. The correct path can be seen at the bottom of the chasm marked in the form of a blood trail. Take care to move very slowly and to not turn while looking straight down, as Arma can decide to just shoot you off the bridge for no reason.
   
   
4. Orb 4: A table with members of Foxtrot sitting, reminiscent of DaVinci's Last Supper. The puzzle is simply to walk and sit down on the middle seat.
   
   
5. Orb 5: Another office with five screens with astronomical symbols. The puzzle is to correctly place the Constituent Nations of the UNE. The Sun should be the first symbol on the left. The appropriate symbols for each astronomical body can be found here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_symbols. The correct sequence, from left to right, is the Sun, Venus, Earth, Mars, and Jupiter.
   
   
6. Orb 6: A room with four laptops and four colored lights in the back. The puzzle is to correctly color the lights to mimic the creature that speaks to you right before the maze sequence in this mission. The solution is simply to interact with each laptop until all lights are turned purple.
   
   
7. Orb 7: A hallway leading to a mysterious machine. The puzzle is simply to follow Dr. Hammarström to the end of the hallway, where a pistol will be found on the ground. You are meant to take the pistol and kill the doctor to complete it.