Weights and Scales Puzzle Guide

As players delve into the mysterious depths of Toluca Prison, they will be faced with another puzzle necessary to progress through this maze of a prison in Silent Hill 2. THE Silent Hill 2 remake features an abundance of challenging puzzles, and the central one for the Toluca Prison segment of the game involves a bundle of weights placed on a scale to open specific doors.

There are a total of four doors to open and 5 weights to find, and below players can find the correct order and navigation so that James can discover the weights and free himself from the terrors that lurk in the darkness of the prison Toluca. .

Where to find the heaviest weight

When players enter the main section on the ground floor of Toluca Prison, from the mess hall, they will need to turn left into the chapel. Al the Chapel altar will be the Heaviest Weightt, which they can pick up and carry down to the dark cell blocks of Block B. Follow the corridor of Block B to reach a set of double doors that will lead players to the Yard. Inside will be a veiled statue, which players can interact with to remove the fabric and reveal the central puzzle inside.

How to open the headless snake door

The central puzzle in Yard is known as the stairs puzzle and players will want to interact with it and place the heaviest weight on the right scale AND place the weight already present on the puzzle on the left scale. This will set the dial to the Headless Serpent symbol and players will now be able to exit the courtyard into Block A, where door closest to cell A6 will now be unlocked, allowing players to access Serpent Section 1F in Death Row/Toluca Prison.

Where to find the average weight

Once inside the Death Row area of ​​the map, players will want to walk through the area past the locked rooms until they find themselves in the witness room. Inside the witness room there is a generator puzzle that needs to be solved:

After solving the generator puzzle, players can freely enter the now opened Chamber of Death, and on the chair is the average weight. Go through the now open cells of Block E, and at the end of the corridor in cell E1, players can break the wall with the lead pipe to reach cell E10 to reach the witness checkpoint area and return to the main section on the floor earth with the middle. Weight.

How to open the door of the hornless ox

Return to the scale puzzle in the yard with the average weight. Place the Medium weight on the right scaleand place the Heavier weight and starting weight on the right scale. This will move the dial to the Hornless Ox symbol. Players can once again leave the courtyard and enter through Block A, where the door to the Hornless Ox may be located found from the ladder next to cell A1.

Where to find the maximum weight

Upon entering the Toluca Prison 2F area via the Hornless Ox door, players will need to cross Block C to the Guard Room, where in a desk drawer find the key to block D. With the Block D key, enter the area and continue until you reach cell D5, where players will want to go take the key of Shiv located in the wall.

With the Shiv Key, players can now unlock cell C4which they will access the crawl space to enter inside the internal mechanisms of the prison close to the pipes. Players will need to continue through this area to reach the bathrooms and then the changing rooms. Beyond the changing rooms there is the open space of the showers, etc There will be a hole in the back wall of the room where James will want to reach out to search three times get maximum weight. With the maximum weight obtained, retrace the route to the construction site.

How to open the boar door without eyes

Now in the courtyard, players will have to move the weights they have obtained. THE the left scale should contain the initial weight that was already in the puzzle room, while the the scale on the right should contain the maximum weight, the maximum weight and the average weight. This will activate the dial and open the door to the Eyeless Boar, which is found in the in the center of Block B, in front of cell B3.

Where to find the light weight

Entering the administrative section of Toluca Prison via the eyeless boar door, players will want to ascend through the visiting room where an open window will allow James to climb up. Once inside, it's time to head to the Infirmary, where in the back room players will be able to locate and collect the Key to the upper floor. This upstairs key is used to open the locked door across the hallway next to the break room.

Through this now unlocked door, go up the stairs where they can open the director's office. Inside is an ominous typewriter that repeatedly reads “Sick.” Interact with the typewriter and type “SICK” with the keys then the desk drawer will open automatically and gives players the light weight. Go down the stairs and open 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 door of the wingless dove

Inside the Yard, it's time to put more weights on the scales now that there are five to the party. Place each weight on the left scale except the Medium weight, must be placed on the right scale. This will move the dial to the left and highlight the wingless dove icon. As soon as players exit the courtyard, they can find the file The Wingless Dove door to their immediate left, down the stairs. This will take them to the basement of Toluca Prison.

Where to find the lightest weight

Once players are inside the basement area of ​​Toluca Prison, they will become trapped. The objective is simple, as players only need to navigate through the corridors until they locate a crawl space in front of cell F15. Enter this crawl space and once you reach the control panel next to the exit door, press the button on cell F6.

Return to the prison basement and venture into cell F6. On a cloth, players can take the lightest weightthe final weight needed for the scale puzzle. Once the weight is collected, the cell door closes and players must wait for the shots to end to exit withdrawing the confession memorandum which is pinned to the cell wall. Exit cell F6 and head to cell F9, where players can use the lead pipe to break a hole in the wall to access a ladder in cell F10 this will take them to the main section 1F where it's time to return to the Yard.

How to solve the final staircase puzzle

Now that players have all six weights, it's time to balance the scales to prove that justice truly is blind. To make things easier, players should put all the weights back in their slots, then number them 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, they can proceed in this direction:

If done correctly, the dial will align with the center of the scale, pointing towards the sword symbol. This will provide players with the Execution Lever, which they must then place in the empty gallows slot, thus completing the weights and scales puzzle and providing players with their next task: the Gallows Puzzle.