On the Subject of Three Cryptic Steps, Optimized

Used to be as easy as 1, 2, 3.

Refer to the original manual for the original instructions.

Step 1:

If the total time remaining in minutes is exactly 32, simply press the right button within that time frame. Otherwise, determine the correct button to press based on how much time is left, modulo 600 seconds, and press the correct button within that time.

Left (Colored Red)										Right (Colored Green)
25	39	49	55	69	81	85	91	95		7	11	17
99	115	119	121	123	125	129	133	145		23	41	47
147	159	165	169	175	187	189	205	207		71	83	101
209	213	217	219	221	225	235	247	249		107	113	131
253	259	265	279	289	291	295	299	301		167	197	227
303	305	309	319	323	325	327	329	333		233	281	311
339	343	345	355	361	365	369	375	381		317	353	383
385	391	395	399	403	407	411	415	417		401	443	461
427	429	441	445	451	455	459	469	473		467	491	503
475	477	481	485	489	493	497	501	505
511	515	517	519	529	531	533	535	537
539	543	549	553	555	559	565	579	583
585	589	595

Step 2:

The module will now display a 5×5 grid of colored buttons. Pressing the buttons will change the colors of other buttons.

The colors on the buttons always cycle in this order:
Red -> Yellow -> Green -> Cyan -> Blue -> Magenta -> Red

• Red changes all buttons orthogonally adjacent to the button.
• Yellow changes all buttons diagonally adjacent to the button.
• Green changes all adjacent buttons above and below the button.
• Cyan changes all adjacent buttons to the left and right of the button.
• Blue changes all adjacent buttons to the button.
• Magenta changes the buttons of the four corners of the 5×5 grid.

Visualizations of the first 5 colors’ changing behavior mentioned are shown here. Note that the behavior does NOT wrap around.

Use the buttons to form the shapes of numbers. A number is registered when all squares that make up the number’s pattern are the same color. The color used to form the number is stored for that number.

Completed patterns may NOT share the same color. For example, if the patterns completed is a magenta 1 and a magenta 7, those 2 patterns will conflict with each other.

The ten digits that can be formed are separated into two groups - easy numbers and hard numbers.

This manual does NOT go over how to form that specified digit. When necessary, a link will be provided here going over the procedure of forming THAT digit.

To obtain the forbidden easy pattern, take the sum of digits in the serial number. Modulo this sum by 4. Add 1 and count this many patterns from the left to get the pattern to avoid. ALL other patterns in this table must be made to advance to the final step.

Easy Mode Digit Patterns

These patterns are forbidden if their corresponding digit is NOT present in the serial number. If the defuser manages to replicate any of these patterns, the module will also advance to the last step.

Hard Mode Digit Patterns

Step 3:

The module now displays a keypad with 23 letters, as well as a delete button (-) and a submit button (*). To complete the step and solve the module, enter the correct password.

1. Take the name of the solved module on the bomb that comes last in alphabetical order. If this is the first module you are solving, use “UNDEFINED”.
2. Leave only English Letters A–Z, regardless of case, remaining on that module’s name.
3. If the result from before has more than ten letters, use only the first ten letters.
4. For each letter, find that letter in its column and use the row corresponding to the sum of digits of the bomb’s serial number, modulo 23. The intersection of that is 1 of the encrypted letters.
5. Reverse this string of letters and enter it into the module.

	A/X	B/Y	C/Z	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V	W
0	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
1	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V	W	Y	A
2	C	E	G	I	L	N	P	R	T	V	Y	B	D	F	H	K	M	O	Q	S	U	W	A
3	D	G	K	N	Q	T	W	B	E	H	L	O	R	U	Y	C	F	I	M	P	S	V	A
4	E	I	N	R	V	B	F	K	O	S	W	C	G	L	P	T	Y	D	H	M	Q	U	A
5	F	L	Q	V	C	H	N	S	Y	E	K	P	U	B	G	M	R	W	D	I	O	T	A
6	G	N	T	B	H	O	U	C	I	P	V	D	K	Q	W	E	L	R	Y	F	M	S	A
7	H	P	W	F	N	U	D	L	S	B	I	Q	Y	G	O	V	E	M	T	C	K	R	A
8	I	R	B	K	S	C	L	T	D	M	U	E	N	V	F	O	W	G	P	Y	H	Q	A
9	K	T	E	O	Y	I	S	D	N	W	H	R	C	M	V	G	Q	B	L	U	F	P	A
10	L	V	H	S	E	P	B	M	W	I	T	F	Q	C	N	Y	K	U	G	R	D	O	A
11	M	Y	L	W	K	V	I	U	H	T	G	S	F	R	E	Q	D	P	C	O	B	N	A
12	N	B	O	C	P	D	Q	E	R	F	S	G	T	H	U	I	V	K	W	L	Y	M	A
13	O	D	R	G	U	K	Y	N	C	Q	F	T	I	W	M	B	P	E	S	H	V	L	A
14	P	F	U	L	B	Q	G	V	M	C	R	H	W	N	D	S	I	Y	O	E	T	K	A
15	Q	H	Y	P	G	W	O	F	V	N	E	U	M	D	T	L	C	S	K	B	R	I	A
16	R	K	C	T	M	E	V	O	G	Y	Q	I	B	S	L	D	U	N	F	W	P	H	A
17	S	M	F	Y	R	L	E	W	Q	K	D	V	P	I	C	U	O	H	B	T	N	G	A
18	T	O	I	D	W	R	M	G	B	U	P	K	E	Y	S	N	H	C	V	Q	L	F	A
19	U	Q	M	H	D	Y	T	P	L	G	C	W	S	O	K	F	B	V	R	N	I	E	A
20	V	S	P	M	I	F	C	Y	U	R	O	L	H	E	B	W	T	Q	N	K	G	D	A
21	W	U	S	Q	O	M	K	H	F	D	B	Y	V	T	R	P	N	L	I	G	E	C	A
22	Y	W	V	U	T	S	R	Q	P	O	N	M	L	K	I	H	G	F	E	D	C	B	A

Step 3 (UNDEFINED case):

In the case that you want to use “UNDEFINED” to solve this module, here’s a list of ALL the answers for this, based on the sum of digits in the serial number, modulo 23.

0	1	2	3	4	5
AAAAAAAAA	EFPKGFEPW	ILFTNLIFU	NQUETQNUS	RVLOBVRLQ	VCBYHCVBO
6	7	8	9	10	11
BHQIOHBQM	FNGSUNFGK	KSVDCSKVH	OYMNIYOMF	SECWPESCD	WKRHVKWRB
12	13	14	15	16	17
CPHRDPCHY	GUWCKUGWV	LBNMQBLNT	PGDVWGPDR	TMSGEMTSP	YRIQLRYIN
18	19	20	21	22
DWYBRWDYL	HDOLYDHOI	MIEUFIMEG	QOTFMOQTE	UTKPSTUKC