There is a Cult Stash on the dock that extends from the southeast corner of Alan Wake 2's Downtown Watery, and it presents a puzzle for players to solve. That puzzle centers around batteries and their amperage, and fans can use algebra to arrive at its solution. This guide is here to elaborate on that process, and it will help fans solve Alan Wake 2's battery puzzle and open the Cult Stash in Downtown Watery.
For those players that want the solution to the puzzle without an explanation of how it is determined, the code is 496. Indeed, inputting that combination into the lock (with 4 at the top, 9 in the middle, and 6 at the bottom) will cause the Downtown Watery dock Cult Stash in Alan Wake 2 to open, giving fans access to the items that it holds.
Alan Wake 2: Battery Amps Puzzle Guide
The battery puzzle in Alan Wake 2 indicates that there are three batteries (B1, B2, B3), and they have a combined charge of 1,600 Amps. This can be written mathematically as B1 + B2 + B3 = 1,600, and fans of survival horror video games must now set their sights on determining the values B2.
This is possible because the puzzle presents the amperages of B1 and B2 in relationship to B3. More specifically, the note states that B1 is two times B3 and B2 is 128 more than B3, and this can be written mathematically in this way:
- B1 = 2x
- B2 = x + 128
- B3 = x
Players can now use those statements to transform the initial statement into 2x + (x + 128) + x = 1,600. This can then be simplified into 4x + 128 = 1,600, and players can subtract 128 from both sides to get 4x = 1,472. Alan Wake fans can then divide both sides by 4 (to learn that x is equal to 368) and then add 128 to get 496 as the value of B2.
To note, while players may not be in dire need of the items that are inside this Cult Stash, opening it will put them one step closer to obtaining Alan Wake 2's Watery Lighthouse Key. Indeed, fans must open every Cult Stash in the game in order to earn that Key, and there are 22 of them total. While not all of those Stashes present puzzles that are as difficult as the one that is detailed in this guide, players should certainly not be surprised if they get stuck on some of them.
Alan Wake 2 is available for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
