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As players embark down into the mysterious depths of Toluca Prison, they are going to find themselves faced with another puzzle that is required to progress through this labyrinth of a prison inSilent Hill 2. TheSilent Hill 2remake features an abundance of exciting puzzles, and the central one for the Toluca Prison segment of the game involves a bundle of weights placed upon a scale toopen specific doors.
There are a total of four doors to be opened and 5 weights to be found, and below, players can find the correct order and navigation so that James can discover the weights and free himself from theterrors that lurk in the darkof the Toluca Prison.
Where to Find the Heaviest Weight
When players enter the Toluca Prison 1F Main Section, from the Canteen, they are going to want to take a left into the Chapel. At thealtar of the Chapel will be the Heaviest Weight, which they can pick up and take through to the dark cell blocks of Block B. Follow the corridor of Block B to reach a set of double doors which will take players to the Yard. Inside, will be a veiled statue, which players can interact with to pull off the cloth and reveal the central puzzle inside.
How to Open the Headless Serpent Door
The central puzzle in the Yard is known as the scales puzzle, and players will want to interact with it andplace the Heaviest Weight onto the right scaleandplace the weight that is already present on the puzzle on the left scale. This will set the dial to the Headless Serpent symbol, and now players can head out of the Yard into Block A, where thedoor closest to cell A6will now be unlocked, allowing players to access the Death Row/Toluca Prison 1F Serpent Section.
Where to Find the Medium Weight
Once inside the Death Row area of the map, players are going to want to head through the area past the locked rooms until they find themselves in the Witness Room. Within the Witness Room there is a generator puzzle that must be solved:
After solving the generator puzzle, players can freely enter the Death Chamber that has now opened up, andin the chair is the Medium Weight. Head through the now open cells of Block E, and at the end of the corridor in Cell E1, players can break the wall with their lead pipe to navigate to Cell E10 to reach the Witness Checkpoint area and return to 1F Main Section with the Medium Weight.
How to Open the Hornless Ox Door
Return to the scales puzzle in the Yard with the Medium Weight. Place theMedium Weight on the right scale, and place theHeaviest Weight and the Starter Weight on the right scale. This will move the dial to the Hornless Ox symbol. Players can once again leave the Yard and enter through Block A, where the Hornless Ox door can befound by the staircase next to Cell A1.
Where to Find the Heavy Weight
Upon entering the Toluca Prison 2F area thanks to the Hornless Ox door, players are going to want to head through Block C to the Guardroom, where in a desk drawer they willfind the Block D Key. With the Block D Key, access the area and follow through to reach Cell D5, where players will want topick up the Shiv Keylocated in the wall by the Threatening Note.
With the Shiv Key, players can nowunlock Cell C4, to which they will access the crawlspace to enter inside the inner workings of the prison against the pipes. Players will want to follow through this area to reach the Toilets and then the Changing Rooms. Past the Changing Rooms is the open space of the Showers, and at theback wall of the room there will be a holewhere James will want to reach his arm into to search three times toobtain the Heavy Weight. With the Heavy Weight obtained, retrace the path back to the Yard.
How to Open the Eyeless Boar Door
Now in the Yard, players will need to move around the weights that they have obtained. Theleft scale should hold the Starter Weightthat was already in the puzzle room, whereas thescale on the right should hold the Heavy Weight, Heaviest Weight, and Medium Weight. This will activate the dial and open up the Eyeless Boar door, which is located in themiddle of Block B, opposite Cell B3.
Where to Find the Light Weight
Entering through to the Administrative Section of Toluca Prison thanks to the Eyeless Boar door, players will want to walk up through the Visitation Room where an open window willallow James to climbthrough. Once inside, it’s time to head to the Infirmary, where in the back room, players will be able to locate and pick up theUpper Floor Key. This Upper Floor Key is used to open the locked door through the corridor next to the Break Room.
Through this now unlocked door, head up the stairs to which they canopen the Warden’s Office. Inside is an ominous typewriter that reads “Sick” on repeat. Interact with the typewriter andtype in “SICK”with the keys and then the desk drawer will automatically open andgift players with the Light Weight. Head back down the stairs and open up the shortcut section of 2F to re-enter Block C and Block D to return to the Yard with the new weight.
How to Open the Wingless Dove Door
Within the Yard, it’s time to place more weights on the scales now that there are five for the party.Place every weight on the left scaleexcept for theMedium Weight, this will need to be placed on the right scale. Doing so will see the dial move to the left and highlight the Wingless Dove icon. As soon as players exit the Yard, players can find theWingless Dove door to their immediate left down the staircase. This will take them into the Toluca Prison Basement.
Where to Find the Lightest Weight
Once players are inside the Toluca Prison Basement area, they will become trapped. The goal is simple, as players just have to navigate through the corridors until they locate a crawlspace opposite Cell F15. Head into this crawlspace and once at the control panel beside the exit door,hit the button to Cell F6.
Head back into the Prison Basement and venture inside Cell F6. On a cloth, players canpick up the Lightest Weight, the final weight needed for the scales puzzle. Once the weight has been picked up, the cell door locks, and to get out, players must wait for the banging to stop bypicking up the Confession Memothat is pinned on the cell wall. Exit Cell F6 and head for Cell F9, where players can use the lead pipe to break a hole in the wall to accessa ladder in Cell F10that will take them to 1F Main Section where it’s time to head back to the Yard.
How to Solve the Final Scale Puzzle
Now players have all six weights, it’s time to balance the scales to show that justice truly is blind. To make things easier, players should place all the weights back onto their slots and then number them from 1 to 6 and use the image above as a visual reference of where each weight should go. However, if players remember the names of their weights then they can follow through in this direction:
If done correctly, the dial will align in the middle of the scale, pointing towards the sword symbol. This will provide players with the Execution Lever, which they will then need to place in the empty slot at the gallows, thus completing the weights and scales puzzle and providing players with their next task: the Gallows Puzzle.
