Solution to X Marks the Spot
This puzzle involves walking around ⊥IW to locations that have an X on the ground. First, we must figure out which scene with an X fits each instruction. Then, we can follow the instructions, starting from the X, and draw lines to spell out a letter on the ground, viewed from the perspective of the bottom-right corner of the screen.
Instruction | Location | Letter |
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...then go to the northernmost tree, and back, then to the sphinx, then the grand staircase, then back to the sphinx, then to the spaceship, and finally the third-southernmost bush. | Student Center | E |
...then go to second base, home plate, and the Eggman. | Athletics Fields | C |
...then go to the southwest corner of the building with two towers, the entrance to the curvy building, and the castle. | Dorm Row | T |
...then go to the baseball player, the western crumple, the bottom of the staircase, and back to where you started. | Outside Stata | O |
...then go to the westernmost pillars, the banner, the main indoor way out, and the center outdoor way out. | Lobby 7 | P |
...then go to the fishing book, and the flag. | By the Charles River | L |
...then go to the door to a building whose number has seven proper divisors, the sail, eastern lamppost, and the western lamppost. | East Campus | A |
...then go to the entrance to Building 3, the pond, and the entrance to Building 1. | Killian Court | S |
...then go to the purple flower, to the middle of the seating area, to the white flower, and to the blackboard. | Around the Green Building | M |
...then go to the lowest window on the side of the nearby building, the corner of the building, the nearest dorm entrance, the interior of that dorm, and the scooter. | Random Hall | I |
...then go to the corner, and then the next corner, and then the end of the hall. | Building 1 | C |
Putting together all the letters we got, in the order of the instructions, spells ECTOPLASMIC, which is the answer.