Genesis is a Long Gun inRemnant 2’s The Dark Horizon DLC, and it is obtained by solving a puzzle that centers around some mysterious symbols. For full clarity, players can encounter this puzzle while exploring the Withered Necropolis map, and they may find it to be quite confusing. For those players who are indeed stumped by the Withered Necropolis symbol puzzle inRemnant 2, this guide details its solution, and it will help fans claim the Genesis bow.
The process detailed in this guide was determined during a “One Shot” playthrough ofRemnant 2’s The Dark Horizon DLC.
Remnant 2: How to Get Genesis Bow
Reach the Withered Necropolis Symbol Puzzle
The first step toward obtaining Genesis is finding the relevant puzzle. As noted, this puzzle is found within the Withered Necropolis, and players are guaranteed to visit that map while working to complete The Dark Horizon. That said, fans who are struggling to reach the Withered Necropolis can find all the information that they need in thisguide to unlocking the Warden archetype inRemnant 2.
After reaching the Withered Necropolis, players should follow these steps to access the puzzle that awards Genesis:
Solve Withered Necropolis Symbol Puzzle
As players approach the Withered Necropolis puzzle, they will find that there aretwo rows of symbols: a top row that they cannot adjust, and a bottom row that can be adjusted by interacting with the terminal in front of the puzzle. As many fans ofthird-person shootersare sure to expect, the goal is to adjust the bottom row to a certain combination of symbols, and here is what players must know to determine that combination:
To concertize this idea with an example, if aRemnant 2playervisited the puzzle between 10:00am and 10:59am, the symbol combination that appears on the top row would be the solution to the puzzle between 9:00am and 9:59am.
With this established, here is the intended way to solve the puzzle:
Remnant 2: How to Cheese Withered Necropolis Symbols Puzzle
While someaction gamefans will be happy to use the intended method to solve the Withered Necropolis symbol puzzle, it is possible to skip the 23-hour wait by adjusting the system clock. Here is how that is done:
For the sake of full clarity, here is how to manually adjust the clock on a PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox:
PlayStation 5
Xbox
Prior to visiting the Withered Necropolis puzzle, players should navigate to Settings -> General -> Network Settings and “Go Offline.” The player should then restart their Xbox.
Taking the Xbox offline makes it possible to manually adjust its system clock, while it is only possible to adjust its time zone when the console is online. Unfortunately, this requirement causes issues for fans who are playingRemnant 2through Game Pass, as they will not be able to start the game while the console is offline. This means that Game Pass players cannot cheese the Withered Necropolis puzzle and must solve it with the intended method.
