Blue Prince, a puzzle-adventure, requires players to think analytically and solve puzzles to proceed in the game. However, there are some points in the game that seem to confuse players a lot. One of these is the tunnel just outside the Manor. The tunnel is blocked by numerous crates or boxes, and it hints that something important lies beyond them.
Removing these crates and clearing the tunnel isn’t too simple, but there’s a way to do it. There are some prerequisites to clear the tunnel in Blue Prince.
First of all, you have to unlock the Satellite Dish before you can remove these crates. Secondly, you have to perform several experiments in the Laboratory in order to clear your path to the tunnel.
In this guide, we will discuss in detail how you can remove the tunnels in Blue Prince along with the best experiments and the rewards you get after reaching the end of the tunnel. Before we begin, please be aware that this guide contains some spoilers, so proceed with caution.
How to Remove Crates and Clear Tunnel in Blue Prince?
To solve this puzzle, you have to perform some experiments in the Laboratory that players can only access after they have unlocked Satellite Dish and downloaded a packet of new experiments.
Laboratory experiments require a cause and an effect. Players have to combine a cause and an effect and then trigger that effect during a run. This will take several runs to complete, so we suggest you keep working on other puzzles while doing this in the background.
Players must complete the Laboratory Puzzle, as it allows them to access offline terminals remotely without drafting them. This will allow you to access the Laboratory computer from other places, like a Security room. Simply enter the password and run an experiment.
Players must also get all three Microchips and place them in the sundial as it allows you to download a packet. Once done, you can log into any terminal, input the passcode, and click Data Transfers to download the specific packet. This Data Transfer contains new causes/triggers and effects for experiments in the Laboratory.
The Best Experiments for Removing Tunnel Crates
In Blue Prince, the Cause and Effect system is a major gameplay mechanic centered around the Laboratory. With this system, players can customize their runs by setting up conditional experiments that trigger the effects when certain actions are performed.
The effect you want to happen to clear the tunnel is that with every action a crate is removed from the tunnel. Here are some of the causes/triggers that can help you speed up the tunnel-clearing process.
- Go to the security room and change the security level to high and offline mode to unlocked. This will cause 8 metal doors to appear in the higher ranks of the Manor. Each time you bypass or unlock a security door, a crate will be removed from the tunnel. However, you need to have a Keycard or disable the Keycard VAC Control via the Utility Closet.
- Draft the Root Cellar as an Outer room and dig there. Each time you find some trash, you will be able to clear a crate from the tunnel. There are even more dirt piles in the Manor.
- Opening the map in Blue Prince consumes 10 steps each time. Once you get to the Apple Orchard, you have 70 steps and 20 extra if you have visited the Sauna in the previous run. While this method ends your runs prematurely, it lets you clear some of the crates quickly.
Keep in mind that clearing the tunnel will take some time. There are around 50 crates that you need to remove, and it requires multiple runs.
What Rewards do you get after clearing the Tunnel in the Blue Prince?
There are a couple of rewards waiting for you at the end of the tunnel. You get Tunnel Floorplan (Found Floorplan) and File Cabinet Key. Players can open the file cabinet in Foreman’s Nook in the Underground with the help of this key.
How to Create the Satellite Dish in Blue Prince?
To remove the crates in the tunnel, you need to unlock the Satellite Dish permanent upgrade. You will need the following items to create it.
- All 3 microchips
- The Burning Glass contraption
- A Sledgehammer
- A Shovel
One of the three microchips is located in the Blackbridge Grotto. One is the vase in the Entrance Hall. To get this one, break the vase on your left as you enter the hall, and you will find the Microchip on the ground. The last one is near the West Gate area. It is buried on the right side of the bridge above the water stream.
Once you have all the chips, go to the Apple Orchard and arrive at the Sundial at the back. You will have to unlock the top of the Sundial. At the base of the Sundial, you will see some spots; use the Burning Glass to scorch them. After scorching them, turn the base spots and line up the segments through the center.
Put all three Micrchips into the slots. You will see a hidden Satellite Dish from the mountain. It adds new experiments to the Laboratory that you can use to remove crates from the tunnel.
