Voyage Hints

How does the scale work?

  • 1 of 12: While Ardan is standing in front of the scale, only one setting will have any effect.
  • 2 of 12: That is when he has clicked the first red button to the left -- effectively a value of "1".
  • 3 of 12: At that point, the door on the far side of the room opens.
  • 4 of 12: If Ardan sets the scale to another setting (by clicking a different red button), the door closes.
  • 5 of 12: Or, if the scale is set to "1" and the door opens, but Ardan moves away from the scale, the door closes again.
  • 6 of 12: But when he moves back in front of the scale, the door opens again.
  • 7 of 12: So it seems that the scale is actually a pressure-sensitive pad that opens the door...
  • 8 of 12: ... only when the scale is set to "1", and Ardan is standing there.
  • 9 of 12: What does that imply?
  • 10 of 12: "Setting = 1, man = 1".
  • 11 of 12: The pressure-sensitive scale only opens the door on the far side of the room when the number of people on the scale equals the number that the scale is set to.
  • 12 of 12: Setting it to "2" would require two people to be standing on the scale for the door to open, and so on.