nevermind, found it. Didnt know doors were a thing now, should have read those devlogs beforehand :-D
yeah, forest gauntlet. I solved it by now. Actually beat the whole alpha by now.
I totally ran past the moth and never cared to go back.
Sure, I noticed the, objectively speaking useless, portal linking to sirectly connected rooms. seemed odd but didnt think much more about it.
only the moths hint gave me the idea that there might be more to it.
before I had only seen the left side lights, also saw that the right side had lights and was like "Am I supposed to mirror that? but how if I can only see 2 lights through the wall?".
then I went to the other side (through the portalled way) and realized that the gras blocks had colors on it.
but putting that light arrangement in the left room didnt work either.
that was about when I wrote the comment and closed the game.
went back to the game later, wondering "why did I stop playing again".
game upons and I'm like "oh yeah, that sh...
I'm out of here, will at least explore elsewhere"
which is when i went back, for f.ing confused why there wa also portals jsut bringing me back to the puzzle so I couldnt even leave. few more tries to run and escape left, blinking the light cosntantly jsut out of habit.
yeah, then the moth said his phrase and all was clear.
or at least I had a plan what to try next, which worked.
actually simple puzzle.
the fact that there are 2 doors blocking the exit made me think that the top and bottom partsare separate puzzle, each one being solved opening a door.
since like, the way I entered the bottom first, it was a big room with lights.
lit the lights, got to the exit next.
1 of 2 doors was open, so I was like "bottom puzzle solved, time for the upper puzzle".
still have no idea what the bottom lights actually did.
maybe activate the portal between rooms or something?
no idea.
good puzzle, but Ijsut misunderstood stuff completely :-D
Also, those chasing plants are terrifying! :O