As you explore the fantasy world of Athia in Forspoken, you’ll come across Puzzle Locked treasure chests that require you to solve a sliding puzzle to open. While some are more challenging than others, there is a quick and straightforward way to unlock them. Here’s how to solve all Mystic Lock puzzles easily in Forspoken.
How to quickly solve all Mystic Lock puzzles in Forspoken
To solve all Mystic Lock puzzles quickly in Forspoken. Contrary to belief, you don’t need to solve them in the intended way and get each tile in the correct spot; you can do it by simplyconnecting a singular pipefrom the two symbols. Or you can turn off this entirely and open Puzzle Locks automatically from the settings.
While zipping around Athia, you’ll findtreasure chests with Mystic Locks, meaning you can’t simply open them like a regular chest. Instead, youneed to move pipe tiles to connect two symbols togetherto get the lock to unseal. And if you don’t know about the following trick, you may find yourself stumped on a few. BecauseMystic Lock puzzles are randomly generatedin Forspoken, there’s no set answer for each locked treasure chest.
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Simply shuffle the tiles arounduntil the two symbols are diagonal, and then movean L-shaped pipe tileto connect them. If done correctly, the pipe willlight up green, and the Mystic Lock will open, rewarding you with that chest’s precious loot.
Note that not every L-shaped tile will work, depending on the puzzle’s available tiles. Butas long as it has a right angle(see the screenshot above), you should be able to connect the two symbols together with shimmying rather than getting every tile in the right place as intended. And as long as they’re connected, the chest will open.
How to open Puzzle Locks automatically in Forspoken
If you are sick and tired of solving these Puzzle Locks in Forspoken, worry not, as there is a way to turn off this cumbersome mechanic and open them automatically. Follow these instructions:
This will now open all Mystic Locks automatically, like any other treasure chest you can find in Athia. Doing this will allow you to keep the fast momentum of Forspoken instead of grinding it to a halt, solving a sliding puzzle.
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