I... don't think I understand what I'm supposed to be doing in this game. I found the area with all of the pillars and I know we're meant to play with the emotional matrix to either move them or make them passable, but the only combination I can get to work is by setting both PCI and PPE to H, which tends to make an anomaly appear. But I have absolutely no idea what to do beyond that. Every other combination requires CSRI to function, and I can't figure out how to raise that above 0%. I've tried exploring around and even interacting with the anomaly to see if that would raise anything, and looking at the note provided near the lamp only produces an empty picture. I'm absolutely stumped by this one. Am I missing something that might explain what it is I need to do?
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Yeah... I definitely did not include enough guidance. Basically, you adjust the emotion configurations, and certain pairs make interactions appear out in the world. You should see [EMOTION EXTERNALIZED] when that happens. You can see them in the distance with the overlay enabled. When you interact with those, it will bump up the CSRI.
The emotion matrix just helps keep track of emotion pairs where you have completed the interaction.
The pillar section should have been hidden until 60% CSRI... it is unsolvable up to that point. The empty picture is a bug I have not encountered, unsure what that is about. But that is a core part of the pillar puzzle.
Sorry for the confusion, I need to fix quite a few things. Appreciate your feedback.
I did see the [EMOTION EXTERNALIZED] when I set the PCI/PPE to H, but the only thing that happened was an anomaly showing up (which looked humanoid but I think it gave me a game over, or at least sent me back to the last checkpoint when I tried to go toward it). As for the note, I could try replaying it again and seeing if it works this time, and I could send a screenshot if it happens again. I didn't think it should've been blank, but even restarting didn't fix it. So, I'm not sure what caused it. Could it be because I didn't have the CSRI needed to technically activate the puzzle? All I can tell you is that I found the pillars because I turned on the overlay while trying to look in every direction to find SOMETHING that might lead me somewhere. It wasn't hidden, though it took me a little while to get to it.
The anomaly appears when NSC (focus) is below a certain threshold. So, after messing with a few button configs. It does kill you once it gets too close. With the note, my best guess is a UI scaling issue. Did the note itself have a visible texture? Was it only blank when you interacted and the popup opened?