TOOLS & ROUTES · FIELD GUIDE
Roots blocking the way? Follow the Axe lead.
Checked October 16, 2026 · Full game · Source-based guide
Use the Axe to cut roots; look beyond the spider prison, toward the sewer section with high cranks and a crypt-like area. I Da Panda 5000 gave these landmarks, and Shaboody confirmed they found the overlooked high crank.[1]
The high crank is the useful checkpoint
- Progress through the spider prison into the newly opened sewer section.
- Past the slime, look upward for cranks reached with a grappling hook. Work through the water-lowering mechanisms.
- Search onward through the crypt-like area described in the report for the Axe.
This October 13–14 thread is one evidence chain, with one helper and one follow-up success. The helper explicitly said the directions were from tired memory. Use them as landmarks, not exact left/right coordinates.[1]
Choose the route your tool actually opens
For the Corn Gem, a second discussion specifically requires an Axe for roots behind a skeleton archer. That is a use for the tool, not a substitute for finding it.[2]
If you are instead stopped by yellow goo, consult Pickaxe and Clay. A rusty barrier belongs to the Hammer route. Those different obstacles should not be folded into one “hit it harder” instruction.
If these landmarks do not match
Record whether you have passed the spider prison and which high crank is still unreachable. This limited route does not identify every water valve or an exact Axe coordinate.
Sources & verification
- I Da Panda 5000 and Shaboody, October 13–14: Axe landmarks and high-crank success report. Checked October 16, 2026; not tested by this site. Steam Community (external, opens in a new tab)
- SrslyTibs, October 15: found Corn Gem behind roots requiring the Axe. Checked October 16, 2026; not tested by this site. Steam Community (external, opens in a new tab)