To break the Fort in Amnesia: Rebirth, you need to craft gunpowder, luckily for you, the ingredients can be obtained quite easily.
Overview
Amnesia: Rebirth is a horror video game that features survival and role-playing elements. It forms part of a popular franchise and serves as a sequel to Amnesia: The Dark Descent. This indicates that you will find similar gameplay, mechanics and characters while progressing in the story. However, you can also discover new elements that were not seen in the previous instalment.
You are invited to assume the role of Tasi Trianon, who must wander through ancient tombs and desert caves to find the whereabouts of her companions. The game is quite dark, and you must use light sources to see clearly and find ways to progress. Moreover, there are various puzzles that you need to solve in order to advance in the game.
How many puzzles are there in the game?
As mentioned above, the game features content, mechanics, gameplay and characters that can be seen in the previous 2 games. Moreover, it consists of 11 puzzles that you need to figure out. It is alleged that the developers introduced puzzles in the franchise to make the gameplay more difficult.
You will thus put your problem-solving skills to the test while playing Amnesia: Rebirth. Luckily, you can find various clues from non-player characters (NPC) to solve the specific puzzle. You should note that some puzzles can be quite difficult to solve, while others only take a few minutes.
How to break the Fort in Amnesia: Rebirth
One of the levels that you have to complete is the Fortress. You should remember that it has several puzzles for you to solve. In this area, you will find yourself in a courtyard, which features a tank. You should enter the tank and search around for a set of keys.
You can then look for a door with a short set of stairs leading down to it. Take the key out of your inventory and interact with the door to unlock it. Once inside, you will have to scavenge for ingredients to make the gunpowder that will fill the large tank shell. Two of the three ingredients can be found in The Arsenal, while the third is in the Quartermaster’s Stocks.
Once you have crafted your gunpowder, you can interact with the empty shell. You should pull the level to complete the shell, take it, and head back out to the courtyard. You will then be able to fire the tank and escape the Fort.
How to make gunpowder
As mentioned above, you need to make gunpowder to fill the large tank shell. Before you can craft it, you need to locate all of the ingredients. To get the ingredients, you can head through the left hallway, but pay attention to the tripwires.
The first doorway to your right in the next hallway is the kitchen. Here, you will find a place to mill your saltpeter. Moreover, you can find a pot to boil your ingredients.
You should remember that you first need to ignore the kitchen as you have to locate the other ingredients. It is thus advised that you continue down the hallway until you find a dead soldier in a chair.
How to fire the tank
Once you have entered the tank, you will be able to interact with the controls. You only have to pull one lever to load the shell, then pull it again to lock it into place. The other controls can be used to aim the tank towards the game.
The horizontal lever, which is located on the far left, is used to unlock the tank movement. You can use the middle lever to aim at the Fort. When everything is aimed perfectly, you can fire the tank in order to break the gate.
The Cistern
After attempting to escape your time in The Arsenal, the tank will backfire. This will send you plummeting deep down below the grounds of the Fortress. In order to exit the tank, you can use the handle to the right of the place where you found the key.
It is recommended that you push it until you find an angle not blocked by rocks so you can safely leave. Once you are out, you will enter a new area, which holds new puzzles to solve.
Final thoughts
Amnesia: Rebirth is a fun video game that features survival and role-playing elements. It forms part of a popular franchise and serves as a sequel to Amnesia: The Dark Descent. This means that you will find similar gameplay, mechanics and characters in the game. However, you can also discover new elements that were not seen in the previous instalment.
Similar to the other games in the franchise, it features various puzzles that you need to solve to progress in the game. In order to break the Fort in The Arsenal, you need to craft gunpowder. Luckily, it is quite easy to find the ingredients.