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The Dig Hints

How do I get through the door past the guard dogs?

  • 1 of 6: Well, you first need to take care of the guards.
  • 2 of 6: Many doors have opened with engraved rods.
  • 3 of 6: Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a panel that you can use the way you've used all the other panels.
  • 4 of 6: But that's okay, because not all of the rods have four shapes on them.
  • 5 of 6: You found one with five shapes on it inside the alien ship at the landing site above the Nexus (when you pulled the wire).
  • 6 of 6: Use that on the door to open it.