After completing Chapter 3 in Machinika: Atlas, we have unlocked a new area in-game and, guess what? It’s chock-full of difficult puzzles that I will guide you through in case you get stuck. My guess? You WILL get stuck!
I’m here to help again, sharing the full Machinika: Atlas walkthrough for Chapter 4, Onboard Presence. I have a step-by-step guide for the entire chapter, including puzzle solutions with text instructions and screenshots. Let’s get this started!
NOTE: This walkthrough is created from playing mobile version of the game, so some mechanics are a bit different (no walking, and taping instead of clicking). But all the solutions for the puzzles are ultimately the same, so it doesn’t matter on which platform you play.
1. First, grab letter #7 on the dirt pile to your left.
2. Zoom into the sarcophagus to the left and rotate the dial so that blue lights are seen in all 3 holes. Puzzle time!
3. Solve the puzzle to the left first – you need to tap the four buttons so that you have a full circle in the middle. When you do, press the button and pick up the lens. Here is how it looks like:
4. To solve the puzzle above, tap the buttons (I’ve written numbers on them in the screenshot above) in this order: 4, 2, 1, 3.
5. Use the lens on the right side of the sarcophagus. It will reveal symbols on the squares. You must tap them until you get a full circle. When you do, a compartment is revealed and you should pick up the metallic item.
Previous in-game chapters:
6. Go back and look under the area with the puzzle you have just completed. Move the tiles away (right one to the right, left one to the left and top one – down), and grab the mysterious cylinder.
7. Turn right and zoom into the panel in the middle. Drag the lids up and down to reveal a new puzzle. It’s a multi-step puzzle in which you have to create a continuous line to the white circle.
First one:
Here is how to solve it:
- drag the star square on top of the left square, then drag the right square to the middle.
- drag the star square over the middle square.
- drag the left square all the way to the right (over the two in the middle).
- finally, drag the star square over the white dot.
Second puzzle:
Here is how to solve it:
- move the red square (I marked it with red to make it easier to follow) over the white circle.
- drag the star square all the way to the bottom left.
- drag the square under the red one to the right (the red one will fall)
- drag the star square on top of the red one.
Third puzzle:
Here is how to solve it:
- drag the line square to the right and the blue square (marked by me, it’s the one that just fell to the left) to the middle top.
- pull the square at the middle bottom to the left and drag the star square over it.
- drag the blue square over the star one and the red square from middle bottom to the top left.
- drag the blue square to the middle bottom and put the star square over it.
- put the red square over the star square and drag the bottom left one to the top middle area, then drag the red square to bottom left.
- drag the straight line square on the red square and move the one above the star square to the left, then drag the star square one all the way to the top left area, over the white circle.
- drag the empty square in the middle, on top of the square there, then the blue square on top of it and finally the remaining square from the bottom right to the top middle area.
- drag the blue square to the right, then all the way to the middle.
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8. Zoom into the area below the monitor and place the drone into its corresponding spot. Now, apart from controlling the drone itself, you can control doors with the dial to the left of the monitor.
9. Here are the steps you need to follow to complete the drone puzzle:
- Open the door and move forward, then use the drone’s laser on the red square in the middle, on the wall.
- Drag the door button upward and go right (the blue door). Use the laser to activate the green button there.
- Go back and drag the door button down to open the red door. Move forward, then right, then right again and activate the final green button.
10. Now, for the next puzzle on the screen, we will use the mysterious cylinder we picked up earlier. Drag its three parts to the right and tilt the camera to look at the middle section of each part. You will see a symbol – replicate each of them on the screen, in order:
11. Next, zoom into the top area of the sarcophagus and use the screwdriver to open the lock. In the new puzzle area, first place the metallic item in the empty spot. Then, we need to take from it the items it spits and place them in their corresponding locations (with the arrow pointing to the side):
12. To solve the puzzle, here is where you need to place each item (and how to do it):
- first one – rotate the dial so the item is at the bottom and transfer it to the bottom dial. Rotate the dial once to the right and place the item in the upper right corner.
- second one – put it in the top dial, rotate it all the way to the right and drag the item out and place it in the bottom right corner.
- third one – transfer the item to the bottom dial, then move it to the top left spot.
- fourth one – again, transfer it to the bottom dial and move it to the bottom left spot.
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13. Back to the right screen. Rotate each of the circles on the screen so that the empty area is facing towards the rectangle. A new puzzle starts, where you have four different symbols that you have to press in a specific order to activate the life support unit:
14. Here is the order in which you must tap the symbols:
- Blue triangle, Yellow Triangle x3
- Blue circle x3, blue triangle x2, blue circle
- Blue triangle, blue circle x2, yellow circle, yellow triangle x2
- Blue circle x3
15. Talk to the alien to complete the chapter. But there’s the exit part we have to complete too!
16. Zoom into the small door to the right and go through it. Zoom into the controller item in front and press the two red buttons on its sides.
17. Now you must move the led through all spots and light up all lines without overlapping:
18. Here is how to solve this puzzle (drag the led as instructed): left, up, right, down, right, down, down, left, up, right. Then push the handle. Exit through the door and you’re finally done!
This is it! You have completed Chapter 4 in Machinika: Atlas! If you still have questions regarding specific puzzles or solutions, let me know by commenting below!
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