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Now that you completed Humanity's Prologue, you may feel a false sense of confidence. After all, as long as you lead your humans in the right direction, everything should go fine, right? Unfortunately, if this sounds like you, you're in for a rude awakening. Literally, your first sequence of trials is called "The Awakening."

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The Awakening marks Humanity's transition from tutorial to trial. Each stage will test your spatial awareness, management skills, and decision-making. Furthermore, to collect every Goldy, you must go above and beyond expectations, learning the deep intricacies of each puzzle.

Some of our instructions include directions. In these instances, assume each direction is related to where the humans are facing.

The Awakening Goldy Chart

A Goldy stands inside a tunnel at the intersection of the Crossroads trial of Humanity.

Trial

Goldy Count

Trial 1: Crossroads

2

Trial 2: Loop The Loop

2

Trial 2A: Three Towers

3

Trial 3: Goldy Fish

3

Trial 3A: Water Fall

2

Trial 4: Air Flow

2

Trial 5: Bridge The Gap

2

Trial 6: Goldy Arches [Requires ten Goldys to unlock]

3

Total

19

Trial 1: Crossroads

Two paths of humans cross at an intersection in the Crossroads trial of Humanity.

Crossroads is a tricky trial due to its intersectional nature (we mean that literally). You could direct your two paths of humans across the center platform to the other side, thus solving the puzzle. However, you'd miss the People Switch at the top of the center tower. This switch reveals a tunnel that houses the second Goldy.

  1. Focus on the path facing Goldy 1 (the visible Goldy). First, use a high jump to reach the center platform. Then, use a normal jump to enter Goldy 1's tunnel. Finally, place one last high jump at the edge of the center platform. Your humans will escort Goldy to the light.
  2. Once Goldy 1 is safely dropped off at the light, replace the normal jump before the tunnel with a high jump. Then, add a normal jump command to the ramp above. Your humans will now travel over the People Switch and toward the light. This switch opens the tunnel containing Goldy 2.
  3. Now, you can focus on the second path of humans. First, place a high jump at the edge of the first platform. Then, place another high jump right before Goldy 2's tunnel. Lastly, place a high jump at the edge of the center platform to deliver Goldy 2 and their humans to the light.

Trial 2: Loop The Loop

A pack of humans travel in a loop around four corner platforms in the Loop The Loop trial of Humanity.

Loop The Loop is a trial that prioritizes spacing and cyclical patterns. You can only use long jumps, meaning your humans will land four squares from where you set each jump. Once you form the puzzle's center loop, you must maintain this pattern to enable the structures that bridge your humans to the light.

  1. First, you must create a clockwise loop from the platform to the right. Make a right at the door, then a left two squares over, and a long jump to the right corner platform. Then, place turns and jumps at each corner platform until your pattern returns to the beginning of the loop.
  2. Once your humans establish a complete loop around the corner platforms, remove the long jump from the first large platform. This will cut off the loop so the humans continuously walk the pattern.
  3. Your next task is establishing a path from the door to the light. First, use the turn commands to lead your humans to Goldy 1. Then, lead the humans and Goldy 1 toward the climbable wall.
  4. Place a long jump at the beginning of the new platform. This jump will catapult your humans midair, capturing Goldy 2 and landing on the next climbable wall. Once your humans and Goldys ascend that wall, they'll walk straight to the light.

Trial 2A: Three Towers

The Three Towers trial of Humanity tasks the player with guiding humans across three people switches separated among three towers.

Three Towers is an elaborate trial featuring three Goldys, three People Switches, and only one light. The key to success is traversing each tower while keeping all three People Switches active simultaneously. We'll refer to each building as Tower 1, 2, and 3, respectively, from left to right.

  1. Long jump from Tower 2 to Tower 3.
  2. Turn toward the People Switch at Tower 3. This switch activates a mid-level platform.
  3. Turn and long jump toward the Tower 2 tunnel. Place another long jump at the end of the tunnel to reach Tower 1.
  4. Place a turn toward the edge of the Tower 1 platform directly over the Tower 1 People Switch. This switch activates a mid-level platform.
  5. Turn and jump toward the Tower 2 base.
  6. At the Tower 2 base, direct your humans toward the climbable wall. At the top of the wall, direct your humans to the Tower 2 People Switch. This switch removes the two glass walls at the top of Towers 1 and 3.
  7. Turn and jump toward the Tower 3 mid-level platform.
  8. Direct your humans to the top of Tower 3 via the climbable wall. Then, you can pick up Goldy 3.
  9. Jump to the top of Tower 2 to pick up Goldy 2.
  10. Direct your humans below to the mid-level platform. Then, turn and jump toward the mid-level platform at Tower 1. Now, you can pick up Goldy 1.
  11. Lastly, direct your humans and Goldys to the top of Tower 1 via the climbable wall and into the light.

Trial 3: Goldy Fish

Humans swim through several swimming pools to retrieve the Goldys in the Goldy Fish trial of Humanity.

As the name implies, the Goldy Fish trial feels like fishing for Goldys. That's because each Goldy is located in different areas of a pool in the center of the stage. Therefore, a strong understanding of vertical space is required to snatch all three Goldys.

  1. Direct your humans toward the ground level Goldy with a turn command.
  2. On the other side of the pool, turn right toward the People Switch. This switch activates the platform leading to the next People Switch.
  3. When you reach the first People Switch, turn your humans toward the second People Switch. Then, place a high jump at the end of the middle platform to jump toward People Switch 2.
  4. Turn your humans a couple of times to direct them to the center part of the trial and then toward the mid-level Goldy.
  5. Place a high jump right before the center pool. Then, your humans will swim to the next Goldy.
  6. Place a turn toward the People Switch 1 platform on the square where your humans will land.
  7. Place two more turns. The first turn will direct your humans toward the middle platform. Then, the second turn will lead your humans up the climbable wall.
  8. Place a high jump before the pool. This jump will allow your humans to reach the top-level Goldy. Then, your humans and Goldys will walk to the light.

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Trial 3A: Water Fall

A center swimming pool connects a series of platforms in the Water Fall trial of Humanity.

At first glance, Water Fall may feel like your Waterloo. Fortunately, once you understand its concept, this trial is easily solvable. The key is to use the pool to travel from ledge to ledge.

  1. Once your humans exit the doorway, they'll swim to the ledge at the end of the pool. When they reach the other side, place three left turns. The first two turns will guide your humans down the ledge. Then, the third turn will direct them into the pool.
  2. Place a backward turn where your humans will land on the next ledge. Then, they will swim to the lower ledge on the other side of the pool.
  3. Make another reversal turn at the next ledge. The humans will swim toward the ledge featuring Goldy 1.
  4. Make a right turn when your humans arrive at Goldy 1's ledge to pick up Goldy 1. Then, make another right turn to swim to the next ledge.
  5. Make three left turns to wrap your humans around the ledge. This will direct your humans through the pool to Goldy 2.
  6. Make a left turn at Goldy 2's ledge, then one last left turn to guide everyone to the light.

Trial 4: Air Flow

Humans must navigate a maze of platforms connected by industrial fans in the Air Flow trial of Humanity.

In our opinion, Air Flow is the most challenging trial to achieve a perfect Goldy run. The power of the industrial fans connecting each platform affects spacing and landings. Plus, there are three People Switches and a quick redirection. So rather than walk you through every direction, we'll take a task-based approach to these instructions.

  1. You must turn on two People Switches before focusing on catching Goldys and reaching the light. Both switches activate fans. Guide one group at a time to each switch platform. Then, direct each group in a loop around the platform to keep each switch activated.
  2. Now that your two isolated groups are maintaining the People Switches, you may focus on the Goldys. Travel to the Goldy furthest from the doorway first.
  3. With Goldy 1 in tow, guide your humans to the third People Switch. This switch activates a new platform connecting your humans to the light.
  4. Your humans must travel across a bridge of fans to reach Goldy 2. So, avoid People Switch 3 when you first arrive at its platform. Instead, guide your humans left toward Goldy 2, then direct them back toward People Switch 3.
  5. Before your humans return with Goldy 2, divert some humans toward People Switch 3. This will allow your humans to land safely on the new platform with Goldys 1 and 2.
  6. Finally, direct your humans toward the light. Ensure People Switch 3 remains activated. Otherwise, you will lose your path to the light.

Trial 5: Bridge The Gap

Humans must leap over vast stretches to far off platforms in the Bridge The Gap trial of Humanity.

Bridge The Gap is the first trial that utilizes the float command. Float commands make humans travel further while jumping and protect them from harm while falling. This effect stays active until the affected humans land after a jump or fall.

  1. Your first task is to make a path of humans that stretches the expanse of the trial grounds from the initial doorway. Start by placing a turn and a long jump toward the fan platform. Then, place a float command on the fan platform, with a long jump command immediately afterward.
  2. The combination of float and fan effects will catapult your humans across the stage, forming a human bridge. Then, crowd-surf across this path of humans to reach the center puzzle.
  3. Now, you may complete the center puzzle and collect the two Goldys. First, place two long jumps to lead your humans across the center platform. The humans should pick up Goldy 1 when they land on the center platform.
  4. Once your humans cross over, direct them around the bend to the next set of platforms. Then, place a float command near the platform's edge, followed by a long jump command. Next, your humans will float over the center platform, catching Goldy 2 in midair. Then, they will land at the next platform and enter the light.
  5. Finally, crowd-surf to the last puzzle and copy the commands you used in the first puzzle to complete the trial.

Trial 6: Goldy Arches

Two lines of humans leap and climb to the light in the Goldy Arches trial of Humanity.

Goldy Arches, the Awakening Sequence's final trial, employs concepts similar to Bridge The Gap but more complexly. Getting each Goldy requires you to figure out how to transport your humans back and forth between the two large platforms.

  1. Place a float command at each doorway. Your humans need this ability to land safely on the platform below.
  2. Direct each path of humans around the corners of the platforms over the People Switches. These switches activate a higher mount that your humans will use to travel to the platform on the other side.
  3. Direct your humans toward the mount's climbable walls. Then, place float and long jump commands for each group at the edge of the mount. Your humans will float across the stage, pick up Goldy 1, and land on the second large platform.
  4. Once your humans land, turn them around and apply float before each industrial fan. Do not place a long jump before the fan. The float alone will give you more height and distance, allowing your humans to catch Goldys 2 and 3 respectfully.
  5. While your two paths make recon trips, prepare turns and long jumps to direct your humans toward each tower's climbable wall. Then, finally, everyone will climb up the towers and enter the light.

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