The Last Days of Baltaseth: Puzzle Walkthrough and Tips

Game Overview

"The Last Days of Baltaseth" is a concise, first-person, one-room adventure game that delves into themes of cosmic horror. Set in the far future, in the year 202,026, players take on the role of an investigator sent to the planet Baltaseth to explore the last remnants of a civilization in a lone cabin. The core gameplay revolves around solving a series of language-based computer puzzles to uncover the truth behind an alien civilization's demise.

According to GameFAQs, the game features only three main puzzles, all of which require cracking computer passwords. The estimated completion time on the store page (around 1 hour) is considered an overestimation, indicating its short length.

General Gameplay Tips

Walkthrough: Initial Computer Access (Log 001)

Upon gaining control, you'll find yourself in abandoned living quarters with a Holoprojector and a computer. Your first task is to access the password-protected computer.

1. Interact with the Computer: Attempt to use the computer. You'll need a password. 2. Locate Hint 1: The computer's "Log 001" file provides a crucial hint: the password is "the first four letters of the alphabet." 3. Identify the Alphabet: Since it's an alien computer, the hint refers to the alien alphabet. 4. Use the Holoprojector: Access the Holoprojector. The only book initially available is "My First Lettering Book," which contains the alien alphabet. 5. Decipher and Enter: Identify the first four letters of the alien alphabet from "My First Lettering Book." The solution is HGTN. Enter this into the computer to gain access.

Walkthrough: Unlocking Log 003

After accessing the computer, you'll find three more files. Read "Log 002." You'll discover that "Log 003" and "Log 004" are password-protected.

1. Revisit the Holoprojector: A new book, "Cradle Poems," will now be available on the Holoprojector. This book contains both English and alien versions of the nursery rhyme "Jack and Jill went to the well." 2. Analyze Rhyme Structure: Your AI companion, Tony, will suggest that there's something unusual about the rhyming structure of both versions. 3. Count Syllables: The key is to count the syllables in each line of the nursery rhyme. The English version has 7 syllables on the first line, 8 on the second, 7 on the third, and 8 on the last line. 4. Enter the Password: Use the syllable count as the password. The solution is 7878. Enter this to unlock "Log 003." 5. Proceed After Cutscene: After reading "Log 003," a cutscene will play. Once it concludes, you'll need to crack "Log 004."

Walkthrough: Cracking Log 004

This is the final puzzle to uncover the full mystery.

1. Observe Pre-entered Password: You'll notice that the password box already has a word entered: "TALMAKH," which Tony translates as the alien word for "helmet." 2. Check the Holoprojector Again: Another new book, "Legends of the First Landers," is now available on the Holoprojector. 3. Connect the Myth: This book describes the Greek myth of Perseus, who defeated Medusa with the help of his helmet. 4. Final Password (Unspecified in sources, but based on context, it would be related to the myth/helmet or a combination of elements from the story. The provided walkthrough stops at hints for this, implying the final solution is left to the player, or the information for the solution is not fully captured in the snippets).