Lightbulb Moment

A story-progression quest in Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School in which the player must power a lightbulb, solving a chain of cheese, maze, slingshot and locker puzzles. Completing it unlocks the achievement of the same name, and it cannot be missed.

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Lightbulb Moment is an unmissable story-progression quest in Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School [src-aa17351cd6]. Set within the Puzzle Factory area, your primary objective is to power the lightbulb by working your way through a series of interconnected cheese, maze, slingshot, and locker puzzles [src-0dc02cf791].

How to Complete

To begin the quest, climb the ladder located at the back of the Puzzle Factory and speak with Professor Von Bellini [src-0dc02cf791]. Your goal throughout the area is to solve multiple puzzle steps involving cheese, a wall maze, paper planes, and a slingshot mechanism to ultimately power the lightbulb [src-0dc02cf791].

Step-by-Step Walkthrough

• Head down the ladder, open the refrigerator, and take out both types of cheese [src-0dc02cf791].
• Climb back up the ladder and use the swiss cheese with the Cheese Feeding Chart. Observe where the holes overlay the chart to find the coordinates: A5, B4, C2, and D3 [src-0dc02cf791].
• Input the mouse cage lock combination, 5423, to unlock it [src-0dc02cf791].
• Climb back down the ladder and interact with the wall maze. Guide the ball through the maze until it reaches the flag, which releases a box of paper planes. Pick them up [src-0dc02cf791].
• Travel to the opposite side of the area to locate the slingshot. Use all four paper planes on the slingshot and note where they land [src-0dc02cf791].
• Locate the coded locker behind you, which features the clue "closest to furthest" and requires four shapes [src-0dc02cf791]. Review the landing positions of the paper planes from closest to furthest, then use the coloured flags at the other side of the room to translate their colours into shapes [src-0dc02cf791].
• Input the shape combination—triangle, diamond, circle, square—into the locker to open it and claim the toy rocket inside [src-0dc02cf791].
• Load the toy rocket into the slingshot [src-0dc02cf791].
• Go to the newly opened cabinet in the far left corner of the room, interact with it, and place your cheese wheel inside [src-0dc02cf791]. Use the left lever to spin the cheese wedge to match each of the four sketches shown on the right-hand side [src-0dc02cf791].

Rewards

Successfully completing this quest powers the lightbulb and unlocks the Lightbulb Moment achievement [src-96265dfaea].

Details

type

quest

completion_achievement

Lightbulb Moment

quest_category

Story progression quest; cannot be missed

objective

Power the lightbulb

location

Puzzle Factory area; quest begins after climbing the ladder at the back of the Puzzle Factory and talking to Professor Von Bellini

walkthrough

• Go down the ladder, open the fridge and take out both types of cheese.
• Go back up the ladder and use the swiss cheese with the Cheese Feeding Chart; note where the holes overlay the chart: A5, B4, C2, D3.
• Input 5423 into the lock on the mouse's cage.
• Go back down the ladder and interact with the maze on the wall; work the ball through until it rolls into the flag, releasing a box of paper planes. Pick them up.
• Go to the opposite side of the area to find a slingshot; use each of the four paper planes on the slingshot and note where they land.
• Open the locker behind you with a coded lock and the clue 'closest to furthest'. The lock requires four shapes: look at the paper planes' positions closest to furthest, then use the coloured flags at the other end of the room to convert their colours to shapes. The combination is triangle, diamond, circle, square. The locker contains a toy rocket.
• Use the toy rocket on the slingshot.
• This opens a new cabinet in the far left corner of the room; interact with it and place your cheese wheel inside. There are four sketches of the cheese on the right-hand side — use the left lever to spin the wedge to match each of those four positions.

puzzle_codes

• Mouse cage lock: 5423 (derived from swiss cheese holes overlaying the Cheese Feeding Chart at A5, B4, C2, D3)
• Shape locker: triangle, diamond, circle, square (closest to furthest, converting paper plane colours via the room's coloured flags)

Sources

• Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School walkthrough - Full guide and puzzle ...
• Steam achievements page — Escape Academy 2
• Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School - Achievement & Trophy Guide