Tricky Doors Walkthrough: Episode 4 – The Floating Islands

In Episode 4, you find yourself stranded on an ancient, abandoned floating island. Your goal is to find a way to escape using clues, tools, and some magical help from the environment. Follow this complete step-by-step guide to solve puzzles, gather ingredients, and summon a mystical bird to escape.

Starting at the Dried Spring

  1. Pick up the rusty knife and hook from the dried spring.
  2. Take the handle from the swing hanging from the tree.
  3. Collect Kindling (1/6) from the dry branches under the tree.
  4. Take Kindling (2/6) from the anvil area.
  5. At the grindstone near the anvil:
    • Collect the bucket handle and wire.
    • Attach the swing handle to the grindstone.
    • Use the grindstone to sharpen the rusty knife.
  6. Return to the swing and cut the rope with the knife.
    • Combine the rope and hook in your inventory.
  7. Use the hooked rope to pull the bridge back into position.

Exploring the Forge Area

  1. Pick up Kindling (3/6) from the cabinet to the left.
  2. Near the furnace, collect:
    • Fire poker, bucket, and oil.
    • Attach the handle to the bucket in your inventory.
    • Take Mill Part (1/2) near the furnace.
  3. Near the chest:
    • Collect Kindling (4/6).
    • Use the wire to pick the chest lock.
    • Solve the wooden tile puzzle by aligning images (see solution image/video).
    • Take dynamite, a jewelry box, and a letter explaining that magical beans can grow a vine to the next island.
  4. Cut Fabric (1/2) above the furnace using the knife.
  5. Pick up a matchbox from the altar.

Restoring the Spring

  1. Return to the first location.
    • Place dynamite under the rock, light it with matches.
    • After the explosion, the spring flows again.
    • Pick up Mill Part (2/2) floating on the water.
    • Fill the bucket with water.
  2. Open the jewelry box in your inventory.
    • Insert both mill parts to unlock a color puzzle.
    • Match tokens to the correct color spots (click only to move them).
    • Solve the puzzle and collect magic beans.

Growing the Beanstalk

  1. Cross the bridge.
  2. Plant the beans in the soil and water them using the bucket.
  3. Once the vine grows, cut a leaf from it using the knife.

The Airship Platform

  1. Climb the beanstalk to the airship platform.
  2. Use the fire poker to pull down the nest on the right airship oar.
    • Take Crystal (1/3) and some eggs from it.
  3. Examine the skeleton:
    • Take a note from its right hand describing a bread recipe for summoning the fire bird.
    • Move its left hand, oil the mechanism underneath.
    • Solve the connect-the-dots puzzle to open the box.
    • Take a key and the bread recipe.
  4. In the flower field, use the knife to collect Forget-me-nots.
  5. Pick up Kindling (5/6) from the road.
  6. Near the mill fence:
    • Cut a patch from the sack with your knife.
    • Take Crystal (2/3) hidden behind the patch.
    • Take sprouted grain under the box.
    • Collect an empty sack from the bench.
  7. Collect Kindling (6/6) from the right airship oar.

Preparing the Ingredients

  1. Return to the forge area.
    • Use the key to unlock the cabinet.
    • Take Crystal (3/3) and a hammer.
  2. Open the recipe and drag the required ingredients to the matching symbols:
    • Water bucket
    • Beanstalk leaf
    • Forget-me-nots
    • Eggs

Growing and Grinding Grain

  1. Return to the first location.
    • Plant the sprouted grain in the field.
    • Use the hammer to lower the wooden board with holes.
    • Once wheat grows, place the sack next to it.
    • Harvest the wheat with the knife.
    • Collect the sack of grain.

Operating the Mill

  1. Back at the airship platform:
    • Use the hammer to remove nails from the cloth frame on the right oar.
    • Collect Fabric (2/2).
  2. Go to the mill:
    • Attach the fabric to the mill’s wind blade.
    • Use nails and hammer to secure the fabric.
    • Once zoomed out, place the grain sack into the mill to get flour.
  3. Add flour as the final ingredient in your bread mix.
    • Now you have all baking ingredients.

Baking the Bread and Escaping

  1. At the forge:
    • Place kindling in the furnace and light it with matches.
    • Arrange ingredients around the furnace.
    • Add ingredients in this order:
      1. Water
      2. Beanstalk leaf
      3. Forget-me-nots
      4. Eggs
      5. Flour
    • Collect the bread from the pot.
  2. At the gate with the crystal lock:
    • Insert all three crystals.
    • Enter the correct code, which is based on the number of times specific icons appeared across the three locations (varies per playthrough; example code: 333).
  3. Open the gate and place the bread into the ritual bowl to summon the firebird.
  4. Click on the summoned bird to escape the floating island, completing Episode 4!

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