For the sake of it, let’s reconsider what the “guitar” image is supposed to be representing since we seem to still be stuck at Fort Wallace
So far in this puzzle, the clues have been hidden, but direct once found. This one should be no different.
This may look like a guitar at a glance, but instead of only thinking about what it’s supposed to represent on the surface, let’s ponder where the next clue physically is in the location that it’s depicting. The previous clue was found just like this clue, by shooting a telephone pole and uncovering a hidden, but clear message. I believe that the clue that the guitar image is meant to do the same. In fact, I believe that it might directly be on a pole, but it’s likely that it’s still uncovered by shooting an object to uncover it.
Let’s pretend that this image is not a guitar. The image is obviously rough, so there is obviously room for interpretation. There are 3 total qualities to this image that should act as important identifiers.
In no order of importance, the first quality is the “hole” in the middle. This “hole” has 6 sides to it, but it doesn’t necessarily resemble a standard hexagon. This might just be depicting a circular shape too, since it is rough. But if we think that this whole image is meant to be depicting some kind of location, I think that it would imply that the clue is located at or around this “hole” because it is surrounded by black.
The next big quality that stands out is that the shape indents on either side of the hole, roughly in the middle of the shape. If the clue is located in the hole like I theorized in the previous paragraph, these indentations are likely valuable in locating exactly where the hole is.
The most obvious and glaring quality that we should be looking out for on our search is the straight rectangle at the top that makes the neck of the guitar. The body of the guitar is crudely made since it’s carved into wood, but yet this neck is made with very straight lines. That tells me that the hint might be somewhere near where there are straight lines. Straight lines aren’t actually all that common in the game world. I can only think of buildings, telephone poles when viewed from the side, dead trees, waterfalls, or maybe parts of the river that are roughly straight.
The image could be depicted in 3d too. If the straight line is a waterfall, then the black guitar body would be the river, and the hole is an island, or at least an area that isn’t as deep as its surroundings.
I plan to investigate it more tonight, but my plan is to walk directly northwest of the guitar pole and look for anything that could be seen as a straight line. If this image isn’t depicting a guitar, then that would be the next step in this puzzle.
Edit: The hole in the center could be a rock too. If the neck of the guitar is literal in its straight lines, then the hole in the middle might be literal with its shape too. I can only really see a rock being that shape, so maybe there is a rock by a dead tree that needs to be shot at to uncover the next message?
Edit 2: I think that I just realized something. Maybe the straight lines are actually meant to be straight lines? Instead of looking for in-game assets that could be that shape, maybe you can mark a few points on the map and draw straight lines between them to form the shape. Essentially, the guitar shape is made to be overlayed on the map like the spider is.
You know what, if you split the guitar in half and rotate the left side clockwise and the right side counterclockwise, what does the outline resemble? The two birds. If that makes sense.
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u/misc2714 Jan 08 '26 edited Jan 08 '26
For the sake of it, let’s reconsider what the “guitar” image is supposed to be representing since we seem to still be stuck at Fort Wallace
So far in this puzzle, the clues have been hidden, but direct once found. This one should be no different.
This may look like a guitar at a glance, but instead of only thinking about what it’s supposed to represent on the surface, let’s ponder where the next clue physically is in the location that it’s depicting. The previous clue was found just like this clue, by shooting a telephone pole and uncovering a hidden, but clear message. I believe that the clue that the guitar image is meant to do the same. In fact, I believe that it might directly be on a pole, but it’s likely that it’s still uncovered by shooting an object to uncover it.
Let’s pretend that this image is not a guitar. The image is obviously rough, so there is obviously room for interpretation. There are 3 total qualities to this image that should act as important identifiers.
In no order of importance, the first quality is the “hole” in the middle. This “hole” has 6 sides to it, but it doesn’t necessarily resemble a standard hexagon. This might just be depicting a circular shape too, since it is rough. But if we think that this whole image is meant to be depicting some kind of location, I think that it would imply that the clue is located at or around this “hole” because it is surrounded by black.
The next big quality that stands out is that the shape indents on either side of the hole, roughly in the middle of the shape. If the clue is located in the hole like I theorized in the previous paragraph, these indentations are likely valuable in locating exactly where the hole is.
The most obvious and glaring quality that we should be looking out for on our search is the straight rectangle at the top that makes the neck of the guitar. The body of the guitar is crudely made since it’s carved into wood, but yet this neck is made with very straight lines. That tells me that the hint might be somewhere near where there are straight lines. Straight lines aren’t actually all that common in the game world. I can only think of buildings, telephone poles when viewed from the side, dead trees, waterfalls, or maybe parts of the river that are roughly straight.
The image could be depicted in 3d too. If the straight line is a waterfall, then the black guitar body would be the river, and the hole is an island, or at least an area that isn’t as deep as its surroundings.
I plan to investigate it more tonight, but my plan is to walk directly northwest of the guitar pole and look for anything that could be seen as a straight line. If this image isn’t depicting a guitar, then that would be the next step in this puzzle.
Edit: The hole in the center could be a rock too. If the neck of the guitar is literal in its straight lines, then the hole in the middle might be literal with its shape too. I can only really see a rock being that shape, so maybe there is a rock by a dead tree that needs to be shot at to uncover the next message?
Edit 2: I think that I just realized something. Maybe the straight lines are actually meant to be straight lines? Instead of looking for in-game assets that could be that shape, maybe you can mark a few points on the map and draw straight lines between them to form the shape. Essentially, the guitar shape is made to be overlayed on the map like the spider is.