u/Scythe_Volta

Ideally, I'm looking for book equivalent of Blue Prince. I don't even know if such a book exists. Puzzle books exist, but most of the ones I've encountered are filled with logic puzzles that don't have much connection to the plot. Contrast this with Blue Prince, where solving the puzzles and understanding the lore are two sides of the same coin. I'm also aware of books like House of Leaves, which are definitely cryptic and have mysteries, but they're more about horror than puzzles. The only book I've come across that's closest to Blue Prince is Maze, but of course Blue Prince is similar to Maze because the game drew heavy inspiration from the book. So, any suggestions?

If I start playing a song on Spotify and power off my phone in the middle of the song, the song keeps playing. I know this is the intended usage, but I don't want it. I've noticed this also happens when I play audio from some other apps, like Twitter. Is there a way I can turn off this feature for just one app? Or if not that, for all apps?

When I play a YouTube video on Chrome, it starts lagging and dropping frames like crazy. From what I found online, people said I should turn off graphics acceleration. I tried that, and it made videos play smoothly when not in full screen. But in full screen, it was still choppy. According to the internet, this is because I have graphics acceleration turned off, and they suggested I turn it on. So what do I do if YouTube videos are laggy regardless of graphics acceleration?

Edit: I've already tried things like restarting my computer and clearing cache and cookies. My internet speed is fine, and the videos lag regardless of the resolution I watch them at.

In the Endless Canyon, there's a Pursuer on the very bottom floor in a small room. The room is lined with shelves on either side, and the shelves are filled with bottles/jugs. Behind the shelf on the right, I can see an open doorway. Is it possible to gain access to that doorway? And if so, how?

(I don't know if this is the right flair but oh well.) I haven't reached the end of the game yet, but I'm interested in starting a new save file to satisfy some curiosities that I don't want to do in my main game. If I press "New Expedition" instead of "Resume Expedition," will I lose all my progress in my main save file? If so, is there a way start a new save file while keeping the progress in my main game?

In the Tower of Quantum Knowledge, there's a projection stone wall. Which projection stone is supposed to go in it? Because I feel like I've tried just about every projection stone that I've found on Brittle Hollow, including the one in the White Hole Station, and none of them have caused text to appear on the wall. Full spoilers are accepted only insofar as they pertain to this question (in other words, I just want the answer; no need for hints). Much appreciated.

I'm in the early game, so no spoilers please (though my post will contain spoilers for those who haven't played the game at all).

My question basically boils down to: how much brute force and/or guess-and-check is expected of the player?

To give a concrete example of what I mean, I've only encountered chapters 7, 9, and 10 so far. In chapter 9, by the time I got to the scenes where the gunner's mate and 4th captain's mate die, I had narrowed both of their roles down to one of two options (of course I know their roles now, but I didn't back then). I was confident that the gunner's mate was either the gunner or the gunner's mate, and the 4th captain's mate was either the 2nd or 4th captain's mate. This gave me 4 possibilities, and I ended up just trying all 4 options until the game locked them in and told me I was right. I essentially ended up learning their roles via brute force. My question is: is this how the game intends the player to play, or would I have learned their roles through other means later on?

I want to introduce my friend to SFTH. Any suggestions about what I should show them first? Also, I know I put longform in the title, but I'm open to any suggestions.