What is this room for?

[Dr.Disaster]

To enable the console change the following lines to the config file at Documents/Almost Human/Legend of Grimrock 2/grimrock2.cfg:

console = true
consoleKey = 192 --uses tilde as console key

slightly modified for LoG2

[Rithrin]

When I first saw this room, I immediately thought it was the key to

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finding the hidden shrine. Due to the whole "where the elements are in balance" hint, I thought it might reveal itself if I had a fireball, lightning bolt, poison bolt, and frost bolt spinning around.

Turns out I was wrong, sadly, though I think it would have been really clever.

[Belligero]

When I first saw this room, I immediately thought it was the key to

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finding the hidden shrine. Due to the whole "where the elements are in balance" hint, I thought it might reveal itself if I had a fireball, lightning bolt, poison bolt, and frost bolt spinning around.

Turns out I was wrong, sadly, though I think it would have been really clever.

It would have been terrible design since it would force your party to have a mage of some sort.

Either that or you're expected to carry around a bunch of equipment just for their specials and waste skill points accordingly to use their specials. Not to mention you'd have to backtrack if you hadn't known earlier.

The hint was really clear and straightforward and it is located at a great position that doesn't require unnecessary backtracking after defeating Lindworm.

[Rithrin]

When I first saw this room, I immediately thought it was the key to

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finding the hidden shrine. Due to the whole "where the elements are in balance" hint, I thought it might reveal itself if I had a fireball, lightning bolt, poison bolt, and frost bolt spinning around.

Turns out I was wrong, sadly, though I think it would have been really clever.

It would have been terrible design since it would force your party to have a mage of some sort.

Either that or you're expected to carry around a bunch of equipment just for their specials and waste skill points accordingly to use their specials. Not to mention you'd have to backtrack if you hadn't known earlier.

The hint was really clear and straightforward and it is located at a great position that doesn't require unnecessary backtracking after defeating Lindworm.

Sure, but the true location was rather anticlimactic. It was pretty obvious once you put the items on them, and I was hoping for more of a puzzle.

Besides, half the fun in these types of games is finding a use for all the miscellaneous items that you stumble upon.

[sapientCrow]

I also sat there for an amount of time casting and testing different spells in that room.
I was certain it was a puzzle as well. However I came to understand that it was not at all a puzzle.
It may have been in the works perhaps and got cut or perhaps it was simply a red herring.
The fireballs are indeed there from the start. It is just they are easily doused on your skin when they crash into you.

[trancelistic]

When I first saw this room, I immediately thought it was the key to

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finding the hidden shrine. Due to the whole "where the elements are in balance" hint, I thought it might reveal itself if I had a fireball, lightning bolt, poison bolt, and frost bolt spinning around.

Turns out I was wrong, sadly, though I think it would have been really clever.

I do agree with you. In the begin I though of a 5th or even a 6th shrine. Because if i could remember correctly some where a statue head said there was even 6... If 6 even do exsit in game then omg A.H you've hidden it well and that is pure awesome.

Heck I don't know even know where the 5th shrine is ( I dont check on youtube.....altho the arhcives puzzle after 3 weeks of thinking I did checked on youtube.. it just doesnt makes sense to me)) But even so, I have no idea where to get 2 more powercrystals. I got 2 left anyhows.

Yeah. I keep exploring though:)