Given the challenging nature of objectives inThe Talos Principle 2’s DLC,Road to Elysium, it’s no surprise that the DLC also presents the player with some hard-to-obtain achievements and trophies. One of the most difficult achievements to unlock in this expansion is called “Showing Off,” which requires the player to solve two Secret Star puzzles without using static rods. This guide explains what it means to avoid static rods, and provides a step-by-step guide on how to get the Showing Off achievement.

How to Get the Showing Off Achievement/Trophy

To get the “Showing Off” achievement inRoad to Elysium, you need tosolve both of the Pandora Monument puzzles in Chapter 2 without using static rods.Static rods are laser connections between a Receiver and a Generator of the same color. Non-static rods are converted, inverted, or transformed laser beams, such as those created usingthe RGB Converter.

You must solve all the puzzles in Rooms #4 and #8 of the Red Island, as well as Rooms #5 and #6 of the Green Island, before attempting to solve the Pandora Puzzles without static rods.

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How to Solve Pandora Puzzles without Static Rods

There are two Pandora Puzzles inThe Isle of Blessed area, and both can be solved without static rods if youuse RGB Converters.

Pandora Puzzle #1: The Riddle of the Citadel

To solve the first Pandora Puzzle using converted rods, follow these steps:

Pandora Puzzle #2 (Green Island Lost Puzzle)

Follow these steps to solvethe Pandora Puzzle on the Green Islandwithout static rods:

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