piston lock in Atomic Heart serves to block the passage to secret rooms and is a rounded detail with iron "legs" attached to the door. The process of hacking such a mechanism resembles a sound mini-game that must be completed within the allotted amount of time. If not in time, then the levers return to their original position. All actions have to be done from the very beginning.
Players who encounter this mechanic for the first time may experience difficulties in the process of completing the mini-game. In the guide, we will clearly demonstrate how to break the piston lock in Atomic Heart.
You can find out from another article how to open a regular lock in Atomic Heart.
How to open a piston lock in Atomic Heart
Meets in the game several types piston locks: some of them can be opened independently, others - after finding a key in the course of a particular mission.
click lock
To solve a puzzle with a conventional piston lock, 18 seconds: Until the counter goes down to zero, the player has the option to slide all the levers (6 or more/less) into the inside of the device. This is necessary in order to open the passage to the next room.
The meaning of the mini-game is to press the only active button (by default "Space") at the moment when the light next to the lever lights up.
At first, the presented task does not seem difficult, but later, when the number of lights is reduced, it becomes more difficult to catch the right moment. Reason - the light becomes inactive too fast.
If you belatedly press the spacebar, then the lever, shifted inward earlier, will return to its original position. On the video you can see how to open the piston lock in the Atomic Heart.
In an ideal performance, only an exceptional reaction can help.
Castle with colored dots
The type of piston lock in question is first encountered during the passage of the task "In Hot Pursuit". In his case, the player opens additional functions:
- the ability to turn the central part of the mechanism to the left by pressing "Q";
- the ability to turn the central part of the mechanism to the right by pressing "E";
- the ability to change the location of the circles on the active panel of the mechanism by pressing LMB.
The point is to arrange the lights in the center of the mechanism so that they match the burning lights in the outer circle of the castle.
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