The Witness

The Witness

13 Achievements

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15-20h

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Shady Trees

Shady Trees

Activate the Shady Trees laser.

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How to unlock the Shady Trees achievement in The Witness - Definitive Guide

This one is the quickest to get if you're using a guide. You can walk right up to the laser and input the final solution without doing another puzzle in this area.

The Shady Trees area is left of the Keep entrance.
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Go in and find the familiar yellow cube that contains the laser site. At the base of it is a puzzle. Even though it is on the other side of the gate you can still solve the puzzle. Just put this in and you're done.
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Since it's a little hard to see, here are the instructions, where U, D, L, R are Up, Down, Left, Right.

L1, U1, L3, U1, L2, D2, R2, D1, R3, D1, R1, D1, L1, D1, L2, U1, L2, U1, L1, D2, R2, Down to exit.

The intended way is to go through several smaller puzzles leading up to opening this gate and finally solving it. It appears they let this one slip a little though! Let me know if there are any questions.

Note: You do NOT need to solve all puzzles in the game to unlock the "Challenge" area. So you are fine using this method to get the achievement.
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31 Oct 2016 17:02

2 Comments
Thanks, excellent solution! clap
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By DANIELVS on 14 Apr 2018 20:19
Thank you.
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By WickedWitchWest on 12 Aug 2020 14:31
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16 Apr 2018 19:22

Trophy Title: Shady Trees.
Description: Activate the Shady Trees laser. (Secret)

You need to solve all puzzles in the Shady Trees Area. To do it watch the video below:

All Credits go to PS4Trophies Channel on Youtube.com
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02 Feb 2016 14:11

In order to unlock this trophy, you must complete the Shady Trees area, located to the top middle of the island (refer to map if needed - named "Logging"). The Shady Trees area begins near an orange steel wall on the east side of the Quarry and ends inside a gated area near the front end of the Keep. There are 22 puzzles to solve in this area in order to reach the laser.

If you are in need of assistance, you can refer to the video below:

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The Shady Trees area is located between the Quarry and the Keep, and is filled with autumn colored trees. This area utilizes environmental clues to solve the puzzles, so no knowledge of other puzzle types or areas is required to complete this area, making it one of the easier areas to complete.

The puzzles all use the shade cast by tree branches to indicate what path to take. For a walkthrough of the Shady Trees area, use THIS LINK for all puzzle solutions.

Once you've solved all the puzzles, both doors will be open to the laser, allowing you access to the puzzle on the laser. Solving this puzzle activates the laser and unlocks the achievement. 

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