earth block puzzle

[punkrocker22]

can someone please help me with the storehouse earth blocks !

[Cainohpue]

Do you mean the one in the picture below? User Valius posted it in another thread here:

Earth block puzzle

Just push the blocks on the left side to the parts where the stones are on the right side. I had trouble concerning this puzzle at first, too, because I mistakenly thought the blocks had to mirror the stones, but the positions must be identical if you put both sides on top of each other in your mind.

[punkrocker22]

this earth block puzzle!

[Cainohpue]

I don't have my save files anymore, so I can't offer much help, but doesn't this puzzle work in the same way? Is there another square in the vicinity where the placement of stones indicates the solution? Have you used the switch yet (to reset the blocks, since all blocks/areas being occupied can't be the solution)?

[punkrocker22]

heres a picture of the blocks

[Cainohpue]

Well, to my surprise, I still have my save files thanks to Steam Cloud, but since I solved the puzzle already, the game doesn't allow me to solve it again. At least I could take a closer look and refresh my memory of the mechanics in question.

The original state is composed of all 16 blocks being present (activating the nearby switch makes all blocks reappear by reverting the puzzle back to its original state). Interacting with a block makes it disappear. The array in question is a square-shaped 4 x 4 one:

1   2   3   4

5   6   7   8

9  10  11 12

13 14 15 16

According to the hint in the screenshot you posted, there are only two possible solutions. I would try first to (only) make the blocks 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 12 disappear.

1

5   6

9  10  11

13 14 15 16

If that doesn't work, try the other way around by (only) making the blocks 1, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15 and 16 disappear.

[CoarseDragon]

Solution.