Genesis is a Long Gun in Remnant 2's The Dark Horizon DLC, and it is obtained by solving a puzzle that centers around some mysterious symbols. For full clarity, players can encounter this puzzle while exploring the Withered Necropolis map, and they may find it to be quite confusing. For those players who are indeed stumped by the Withered Necropolis symbol puzzle in Remnant 2, this guide details its solution, and it will help fans claim the Genesis bow.
The process detailed in this guide was determined during a "One Shot" playthrough of Remnant 2's The Dark Horizon DLC.
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Players who want to craft the perfect Prism in Remnant 2 will find the process that they should follow detailed in this guide.
Remnant 2: How to Get Genesis Bow
Reach the Withered Necropolis Symbol Puzzle
The first step toward obtaining Genesis is finding the relevant puzzle. As noted, this puzzle is found within the Withered Necropolis, and players are guaranteed to visit that map while working to complete The Dark Horizon. That said, fans who are struggling to reach the Withered Necropolis can find all the information that they need in this guide to unlocking the Warden archetype in Remnant 2.
After reaching the Withered Necropolis, players should follow these steps to access the puzzle that awards Genesis:
- After the Withered Necropolis's initial checkpoint (Waylaid Conservatory), walk forward and grab the Glider that is just past a Remnant 2 NPC.
- Turn slightly right, and allow the Glider to descend until it is possible to glide through the corridor.
- Hit the air current at the end of the corridor, and turn right.
- Glide forward, and hit the air current on the right.
- Turn left, and glide to a ledge with a Glider station and an illuminated device. The puzzle is just beyond those objects.
Solve Withered Necropolis Symbol Puzzle
As players approach the Withered Necropolis puzzle, they will find that there are two rows of symbols: a top row that they cannot adjust, and a bottom row that can be adjusted by interacting with the terminal in front of the puzzle. As many fans of third-person shooters are sure to expect, the goal is to adjust the bottom row to a certain combination of symbols, and here is what players must know to determine that combination:
- The top row cycles through symbol combinations, changing the combination that is displayed every hour.
- To solve the puzzle, players must set the bottom row to the symbol combination that will be displayed an hour in the future.
To concertize this idea with an example, if a Remnant 2 player visited the puzzle between 10:00am and 10:59am, the symbol combination that appears on the top row would be the solution to the puzzle between 9:00am and 9:59am.
With this established, here is the intended way to solve the puzzle:
- Visit the puzzle, and record the symbol combination in the top row.
- Return to the puzzle 23 hours later, and enter the recorded combination into the bottom row.
- Press the "Open" input that is displayed in the bottom-left corner of the screen.
Remnant 2: How to Cheese Withered Necropolis Symbols Puzzle
While some action game fans will be happy to use the intended method to solve the Withered Necropolis symbol puzzle, it is possible to skip the 23-hour wait by adjusting the system clock. Here is how that is done:
- Interact with the terminal in front of the puzzle.
- Adjust the bottom row of symbols to match the top row.
- Manually set your PC or console's time back one hour.
- Return to the game, and press the "Open" input that appears in the bottom-left corner of the screen to complete the puzzle.
For the sake of full clarity, here is how to manually adjust the clock on a PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox:
PC
- Navigate to Date & Time settings.
- Turn off "Set time automatically."
- Click "Change" next to "Set the date and time manually," and make the adjustment.
PlayStation 5
- Navigate to Settings -> System -> Date and Time.
- Select "Set Date and Time" and "Set Manually." Do not adjust the time using the "Time Zone" option.
- Make the adjustment.
Xbox
Prior to visiting the Withered Necropolis puzzle, players should navigate to Settings -> General -> Network Settings and "Go Offline." The player should then restart their Xbox.
Taking the Xbox offline makes it possible to manually adjust its system clock, while it is only possible to adjust its time zone when the console is online. Unfortunately, this requirement causes issues for fans who are playing Remnant 2 through Game Pass, as they will not be able to start the game while the console is offline. This means that Game Pass players cannot cheese the Withered Necropolis puzzle and must solve it with the intended method.
- Navigate to Settings -> System -> Time.
- Select "Time" (to the right of "Time Zone"), and make the adjustment.
- Developer(s)
- Gunfire Games
- Publisher(s)
- Gearbox Publishing
- Platform(s)
- PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
- Genre(s)
- Soulslike, Third-Person Shooter
