Machinika: Atlas – Chapter 6 Walkthrough and Guide
In Machinika: Atlas Chapter 6, you continue as a researcher investigating an abandoned spaceship on Atlas, a moon of Saturn. In Chapter 5, you activated a gravity device that caused the ship to lift off. Now, your goal is to start the engines.
Chapter 6a – Unlocking the Large Round Door
1. Access the Chamber
- Pass through a vent to reach a chamber with a large round door featuring a central lock. Below it, find a green symbol for the drone and three colored dials.
Activating the Drone
- Use the drone to unlock the central controller, then move it forward to a junction with three colored paths matching the dials.
Green Path
- Move through the green path to find gears. Use the handle on the right door to adjust the upper gear’s position over the lower ones, then rotate it with the dial to connect the gears and let the laser pass through. This unlocks the green dial.
Blue Path
- Tap the button below the now-white green dial to reveal the blue dial. Guide the drone through the junction and into the blue path. Use the laser to clear debris, then repeat the gear connection process to allow the laser through and unlock the blue lock.
Red Path
- Move to the red path, where the laser is inactive. Aim the drone’s laser at a target on the right to unlock the red lock, fully activating the door.
Opening the Door
- Back at the large round door, rotate the small wheel to activate the larger wheel, then turn it to open the door and enter the Engine Room.
Chapter 6 – Exploring the Engine Room
2. Accessing the Engine
- Climb the steps and look for a panel with curved lines near the bottom of the engine. Slide the lines in sequence to open the panel and retrieve a Strange Item. Check the panel for a hidden letter.
Activating the Strange Item
- In your inventory, rotate the Strange Item’s center section a quarter turn, then return to the engine and place it in the left-side slot.
Solving the Slider Puzzle
- Adjust the sliders to reveal red symbols, then match the slider positions on the right with those on the left.
- Solution: [Show Solution]
A handle appears; pull it three times to start the engine, revealing broken mechanisms in the room.
Repairing the Engine Room
3. Extending the Walkway
- Collect a small gear wheel on the floor to the right, rotate the red dial in your inventory to extend its teeth, then place it in the gap on the floor. Rotate the gears to extend the walkway and cross to the next section.
4. Installing the Pulley
- Pick up a pulley, align its top and bottom wheels in your inventory, then place it in the nearby slot. Use a screwdriver on the lower wheel to match symbols, securing the pulley and activating a chair.
Solving the Engine Room Puzzles
5. Power Puzzle
- Check the left panel with fans and dials. Adjust the three sliders on the right to set the needles to the required positions on the dials.
- Solution: [Show Solution]
The steam clears, allowing access to the chair.
6. Chair Puzzle
- On the chair console, tap pieces in a 4×4 grid to flip them and replicate patterns shown in the top corner.
- Level 1 Solution: [Show Solution]
- Level 2 Solution: [Show Solution]
Use the console’s left arrow to access machinery on the left side.
7. Gear Assembly
- Collect and reposition the red gears on the left, then activate the red button to engage the machinery. Repeat this process on the right side to activate both machines.
Return to the console and tap the up arrow to proceed to a new section with a Circles Puzzle.
Final Engine Room Puzzles
8. Circles Puzzle
- Rotate two rings with red, blue, and green pieces, arranging each color around a triangle. Rotate the rings and tap buttons in the center to align colors.
- Solution: [Show Solution]
Completing this activates the ship’s tail sections.
9. Tail Alignment
- Align the left and right tail sections using the red switch below the controls. Match each section’s outlines with those visible through the window.
- Right Side Solution: [Show Solution]
- Left Side Solution: [Show Solution]
The ship is now ready to fly.
This concludes Chapter 6.