(Speaking of servers, what was the purpose of those hundreds of servers booting up in the cinematic?) So putting all this together, I think it's been less than 10 years since humanity died out. I do know about servers, and there's no way all those servers would have been completely functional after sitting for 10 years, let alone 100 year. I'm no engineer, but power generators like water turbines do not last 100 years without maintance. Judging from the excellent condition of the hardware, the lack of layers of dirt or dust, and the electronics, servers, and power are 100% functional, it could only have been a few years old. I also wanted to speculate how much time has passed since the last of the humans: I think it's only been a few years since human died out. But he still has a purpose, the simulation continues, and all is well in virtual land. He can continue to run the simulation over and over, or he can become a messenger and help others out. So I think that the other 2 endings are better for the bot, because they allow the bot to continue to live in a virtual world, with other bots and Elohim and Milton. It sounds like a terrible existance to create for anyone.īut if the simulation continued to exist, it could have kept pumping out more passing processes and allow the first bot to start making new bots (assuming the humans left him with the capability), and humanity would have eventually have restored in the form of androids. It fulfilled its duty, but why delete it when the simulation itself is the last great human achievement?Īnd what is this bot supposed to do now, just walk around looking at ruins till the end of time? He can't make more bots, because the simulation was destroyed, therefore preventing new 'PASSED' processes from being generated. My first contention with this ending is that there was no reason the simulation would have been programmed to be deleted. Completely alone, because the simulation was destroyed, Elohim is gone and Milton may or may not be in your head. Unlike the other two endings, the bot ends up alone in an alien world. However, to me it seems to be the worst ending for your character (the bot).

There are a few things I wanted to talk about regarding the storyline.Ĭlearly, the 'tower ending' seems to be the 'correct' ending, based on all the very climactic ending cinematics. I mean, I find this mechanic tedious as it is.I just finished the game, and did all 3 endings. There are a few puzzles where the recording ends for no reason (but this doesn't happen very often) - A Ditch And A Fence, and Unreachable Garden. It'll end the recording, but I won't die. That makes sense, but something I've noticed consistently is that when the fan goes up and forward, I will die in range, but if it goes up, forward, and then left, I won't die when it hits the wall. I think this is an intended thing, where you technically failed the puzzle, and found a way to survive. If I just walk away from the mine after triggering it, I die a preset number of seconds after, even if I'm nowhere close to it. However it seems to me like there's a failsafe mechanic to this. Since that mine is stuck on a fan it can't chase you, and won't explode unless you touch it. Originally posted by A Fancy Fridge Magnet:As far as the mine thing, the mines are supposed to chase you and explode when they touch you. I can rejam and unjam the fan and it goes back to normal.Īs far as the mine thing, the mines are supposed to chase you and explode when they touch you. There was a bug before where the fans would permanently appear jammed, but this is a more temporary effect here, from what I can tell. I can confirm the fan appearing jammed thing. It shouldn't have anything to do with unlocking any other floors, really. So if you don't go up to actually use the terminal, it won't unlock. The floor 4 end gate seems to open when you walk in front of the terminal. The build number should be just a 6 digit number on the main menu. Just wondering if things broke with a newer version or something.

The talos principle floor 2