Q: I've reached a puzzle where a ball moves along a track, but it keeps busting apart.
A: The puzzle must be aligned correctly for the ball to survive the trip around the track.
Q: How do I align the puzzle correctly?
A: Be the ball. Follow the ball's intended position around the track and discover where it moves through--in order.
Q: How do the track and the puzzle's control panel relate?
A: As the ball moves through the track, the control panel deactivates designated sections. If the section is deactivated, the ball moves through that section of track successfully.
Q: I need a huge hint! How do I solve this puzzle?
A: Take note of the order of the symbols on the control panel. Move down to the track and walk through the path that the ball would take if it could survive all the way to the end. Inside each hut along the track, you'll discover a switch. Adjust the switch to match the order on the control panel. For instance, match the symbol on the hut that the ball would pass through first with the first symbol on the control panel, then match the symbol on the hut that the ball would pass through second with the second symbol on the control panel, and so on.
Q: I've reached a puzzle where a ball moves across short tracks and drops into several small holes. What's going on here?
A: You should experiment with the control panel. You have three pegs to place in the available holes. Make note of what happens to the ball depending on where you placed the pegs.
Q: I still don't get it. I need a bigger hint!
A: You must move the ball from side to side. The pegs must be placed correctly so the ball stays on the track and inside the holes--some holes are blocked so the ball won't fall through and, instead, will be shot to the other side. You must match peg placement with the puzzle's wheel rotation so the ball survives its trek through track and hole.
Q: OK, I've solved all three exterior puzzles. What next?
A: You were given a reward for solving each puzzle. You need to use the rewards to enter a new location. Try returning to the Amateria start position and look around.
Q: I'm inside the tower at a high point looking over Amateria. I have what appears to be a set of tracks in a puzzle in front of me. What next?
A: Align those tracks!
Q: What am I aligning the tracks for?
A: You're attempting to form a single track so a ball can make it through all of Amateria's tracks and puzzles.
Q: What are the colored icons around the track puzzle?
A: These correspond to the puzzles you completed, as well as the final Amateria structure you haven't explored yet. These colored icons need to be connected to your tracks!
Q: How do I know which puzzle each colored icon represents?
A: Look up and start pressing buttons!