sunshine philosophy wrote:I was thinking some more about the idea I posted yesterday. If it's right, then why did Shiva have to set the puzzles up? What prevented Shiva from fixing the third layer himself? I think it's possible that Shiva was originally from the third layer like Murtaugh. (I would guess that Shiva isn't actually a god, he's a person that the Sub9 civilization believed to be a god because he had certain abilities.)
I have a post somewhere on this thread and I had mentioned a note where Elizabeth mentions a man who knew what was happening but left them as well. I suggested that maybe he had the same ability Murtaugh has, as someone else suggested that there might be another person in the subnet who has the ability to create portals.
So maybe he's Shiva? I'll have to look for the post... But anyways to answer your question regarding setting up puzzles, I also had a post where I suggested that we the player are simply an iniatiate for a cult, and we are completing tests in order to achieve a higher level of enlightenment for the deity we are involved with. It comes from the note in Sub9
If he's the explorer, she's the healer. If he's the child, she's the older sister. When he couldn't understand, she knew that it wasn't his fault. When he fell, she picked him up. When they wanted to kill him, she explained.
When he died, she carried his words. When she died, we buried her alongside him. They remain together in the light of Shiva. Your journey is almost at its end.
Congratulations. You've reached the highest level of understanding possible to a one-dimensional mind. If you want to leave the structure, Shiva will guide you. Just follow him.
But anyways Shiva may have the ability to restore the third layer, but like any deity, they would rather have followers do that for them as a way to achieve the highest level of enlightenment.
so I think that screen is from SNEE update
Yeah I thought about that too. It makes sense, especially when me and others were suggesting its a Sub10 screenshot, to clear up any confusion he would remove it. Though he could make it clear himself that its a SNEE screenshot, but ah whatever. I'm sure he's just as excited as we are to see the game in all its glory.