The Witness

Weighted Options

Weighted options allow you to choose how likely a particular option's value is to be used in game generation. The higher a value is weighted, the more likely the option will be chosen. Think of them like entries in a raffle.

Choose the options you would like to play with! You may generate a single-player game from this page, or download an options file you can use to participate in a MultiWorld.

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Game Options

Progression Balancing

A system that can move progression earlier, to try and prevent the player from getting stuck and bored early. A lower setting means more getting stuck. A higher setting means less getting stuck.

This is a range option.

Accepted values:
Normal range: 0 - 99

The following values have special meanings, and may fall outside the normal range.

0: Disabled
50: Normal
99: Extreme

0	0	❌
50	25	❌
99	0	❌
Random	0
Random (Low)	0
Random (Middle)	0
Random (High)	0

Accessibility

Set rules for reachability of your items/locations. **Full:** ensure everything can be reached and acquired. **Minimal:** ensure what is needed to reach your goal can be acquired.

Full		25
Minimal		0
Random		0

Puzzles & Goal

Puzzle Randomization

Puzzles in this randomizer are randomly generated. This option changes the difficulty/types of puzzles. "Sigma Normal" randomizes puzzles close to their original mechanics and difficulty. "Sigma Expert" is an entirely new experience with extremely difficult random puzzles. Do not underestimate this mode, it is brutal. "Umbra Variety" focuses on unique symbol combinations not featured in the original game. It is harder than Sigma Normal, but easier than Sigma Expert. "None" means that the puzzles are unchanged from the original game.

Sigma Normal		25
Sigma Expert		0
Umbra Variety		0
None		0
Random		0

Victory Condition

Set the victory condition for this world. - Elevator: Start the elevator at the bottom of the mountain (requires Mountain Lasers). - Challenge: Beat the secret Challenge (requires Challenge Lasers). - Mountain Box Short: Input the short solution to the Mountaintop Box (requires Mountain Lasers). - Mountain Box Long: Input the long solution to the Mountaintop Box (requires Challenge Lasers). - Panel Hunt: Solve a specific number of randomly selected panels before going to the secret ending in Tutorial. It is important to note that while the Mountain Box requires Desert Laser to be redirected in Town for that laser to count, the laser locks on the Elevator and Challenge Timer panels do not.

Elevator		25
Challenge		0
Mountain Box Short		0
Mountain Box Long		0
Panel Hunt		0
Random		0

Required Lasers for Mountain Entry

Sets the number of lasers required to enter the Mountain. If set to a higher number than 7, the mountaintop box will be slightly rotated to make it possible to solve without the hatch being opened. This change will also be applied logically to the long solution ("Challenge Lasers" option).

This is a range option.

Accepted values:
Normal range: 1 - 11

1	0	❌
7	25	❌
11	0	❌
Random	0
Random (Low)	0
Random (Middle)	0
Random (High)	0

Required Lasers for Challenge

Sets the number of lasers required to enter the Caves through the Mountain Bottom Floor Discard and to unlock the Challenge Timer Panel.

This is a range option.

Accepted values:
Normal range: 1 - 11

1	0	❌
11	25	❌
Random	0
Random (Low)	0
Random (Middle)	0
Random (High)	0

Panel Hunt Settings

Total Panel Hunt panels

Sets the number of random panels that will get marked as "Panel Hunt" panels in the "Panel Hunt" game mode.

This is a range option.

Accepted values:
Normal range: 5 - 100

5	0	❌
40	25	❌
100	0	❌
Random	0
Random (Low)	0
Random (Middle)	0
Random (High)	0

Percentage of required Panel Hunt panels

Determines the percentage of "Panel Hunt" panels that need to be solved to win.

This is a range option.

Accepted values:
Normal range: 20 - 100

20	0	❌
63	25	❌
100	0	❌
Random	0
Random (Low)	0
Random (Middle)	0
Random (High)	0

Force postgame in Panel Hunt

In panel hunt, there are technically no postgame locations. Depending on your options, this can leave Mountain and Caves as two huge areas with Hunt Panels in them that cannot be reached until you get enough lasers to go through the very linear Mountain descent. Panel Hunt tends to be more fun when the world is open. This option lets you force anything locked by lasers to be disabled, and thus ineligible for Hunt Panels. To compensate, the respective mountain box solution (short box / long box) will be forced to be a Hunt Panel. Does nothing if Panel Hunt is not your victory condition. Note: The "Mountain Lasers" option may also affect locations locked by challenge lasers if the only path to those locations leads through the Mountain Entry.

Everything Is Eligible		0
Disable Mountain Lasers Locations		0
Disable Challenge Lasers Locations		0
Disable Anything Locked By Lasers		25
Random		0

Panel Hunt Discourage Same Area Factor

The greater this value, the less likely it is that many Hunt Panels show up in the same area. At 0, Hunt Panels will be selected randomly. At 100, Hunt Panels will be almost completely evenly distributed between areas.

This is a range option.

Accepted values:
Normal range: 0 - 100

0	0	❌
40	25	❌
100	0	❌
Random	0
Random (Low)	0
Random (Middle)	0
Random (High)	0

Locations

Disable non randomized puzzles

Disables puzzles that cannot be randomized. This includes many puzzles that heavily involve the environment, such as Shadows, Monastery or Orchard. The lasers for those areas will activate as you solve optional puzzles, such as Discarded Panels. Additionally, the panel activating the Jungle Popup Wall will be on from the start.

No		25
Yes		0
Random		0

Shuffle Discarded Panels

Adds Discarded Panels into the location pool. Even if this is off, solving certain Discarded Panels may still be necessary to beat the game - The main example of this being the alternate activation triggers in "Disable non randomized puzzles".

No		25
Yes		0
Random		0

Shuffle Vault Boxes

Adds Vault Boxes to the location pool.

No		25
Yes		0
Random		0

Shuffle Environmental Puzzles

Adds Environmental/Obelisk Puzzles into the location pool. - Individual: Every Environmental Puzzle sends an item. - Obelisk Sides: Completing every puzzle on one side of an Obelisk sends an item. Note: In Obelisk Sides, any EPs excluded through another option will be pre-completed on their Obelisk.

Off		25
Individual		0
Obelisk Sides		0
Random		0

Environmental Puzzles Difficulty

When "Shuffle Environmental Puzzles" is on, this setting governs which EPs are eligible for the location pool. - Eclipse: Every EP in the game is eligible, including the 1-hour-long "Theater Eclipse EP". - Tedious Theater Eclipse EP is excluded from the location pool. - Normal: several other difficult or long EPs are excluded as well.

Normal		25
Tedious		0
Eclipse		0
Random		0

Shuffle Postgame

Adds locations into the pool that are guaranteed to become accessible after or at the same time as your goal. Use this if you don't play with release on victory.

No		25
Yes		0
Random		0

Progression Items

Shuffle Symbols

If on, you will need to unlock puzzle symbols as items to be able to solve the panels that contain those symbols. Please note that there is no minimum set of progression items in this randomizer. If you turn this option off and don't turn on door shuffle or obelisk keys, there will be no progression items, which will disallow you from adding your yaml to a multiworld generation.

No		0
Yes		25
Random		0

Shuffle Doors

If on, opening doors, moving bridges etc. will require a "key". - Panels: The panel on the door will be locked until receiving its corresponding key. - Doors: The door will open immediately upon receiving its key. Door panels are added as location checks. - Mixed: Includes all doors from "doors", and all control panels (bridges, elevators etc.) from "panels".

Off		25
Panels		0
Doors		0
Mixed		0
Random		0

Door Groupings

Controls how door items are grouped. - Off: There will be one key for each door, potentially resulting in upwards of 120 keys being added to the item pool. - Regional: All doors in the same general region will open at once with a single key, reducing the amount of door items and complexity.

Off		25
Regional		0
Random		0

Shuffle Boat

If on, adds a "Boat" item to the item pool. Before receiving this item, you will not be able to use the boat.

No		0
Yes		25
Random		0

Shuffle Lasers

If on, the 11 lasers are turned into items and will activate on their own upon receiving them.

Off		25
Local		0
Anywhere		0
Random		0

Obelisk Keys

Add one Obelisk Key item per Obelisk, locking you out of solving any of the associated Environmental Puzzles. Does nothing if "Shuffle Environmental Puzzles" is set to "off".

No		0
Yes		25
Random		0

Filler Items

Trap Percentage

Replaces junk items with traps, at the specified rate.

This is a range option.

Accepted values:
Normal range: 0 - 100

0	0	❌
20	25	❌
100	0	❌
Random	0
Random (Low)	0
Random (Middle)	0
Random (High)	0

Trap Weights

Specify the weights determining how many copies of each trap item will be in your itempool. If you don't want a specific type of trap, you can set the weight for it to 0 (Do not delete the entry outright!). If you set all trap weights to 0, you will get no traps, bypassing the "Trap Percentage" option.

This option is not supported. Please edit your .yaml file manually.

Puzzle Skips

Adds this many Puzzle Skips into the pool, if there is room. Puzzle Skips let you skip one panel.

This is a range option.

Accepted values:
Normal range: 0 - 30

0	0	❌
10	25	❌
30	0	❌
Random	0
Random (Low)	0
Random (Middle)	0
Random (High)	0

Hints

Hints on Audio Logs

Adds hints to Audio Logs. If set to a low amount, up to 2 additional duplicates of each hint will be added. Remaining Audio Logs will have junk hints.

This is a range option.

Accepted values:
Normal range: 0 - 49

0	0	❌
12	25	❌
49	0	❌
Random	0
Random (Low)	0
Random (Middle)	0
Random (High)	0

Vague Hints

Make Location Hints a bit more vague, where they only tell you about the general area the item is in. Area Hints will be generated as normal. If set to "stable", only location groups will be used. If location groups aren't implemented for the game your item ended up in, your hint will instead only tell you that the item is "somewhere in" that game. If set to "experimental", region names will be eligible as well, and you will never receive a "somewhere in" hint. Keep in mind that region names are not always intended to be comprehensible to players — only turn this on if you are okay with a bit of chaos. The distinction does not matter in single player, as Witness implements location groups for every location. Also, please don't pester any devs about implementing location groups. Bring it up nicely, accept their response even if it is "No".

Off		25
Stable		0
Experimental		0
Random		0

Area Hint Percentage

There are two types of hints for The Witness. "Location hints" hint one location in your world or one location containing an item for your world. "Area hints" tell you some general info about the items you can find in one of the main geographic areas on the island. Use this option to specify how many of your hints you want to be area hints. The rest will be location hints.

This is a range option.

Accepted values:
Normal range: 0 - 100

0	0	❌
33	25	❌
100	0	❌
Random	0
Random (Low)	0
Random (Middle)	0
Random (High)	0

Laser Hints

If on, lasers will tell you where their items are if you walk close to them in-game. Only applies if Laser Shuffle is enabled.

No		25
Yes		0
Random		0

Misc

Early Caves

Adds an item that opens the Caves Shortcuts to Swamp and Mountain, allowing early access to the Caves even if you are not playing a remote Door Shuffle mode. You can either add this item to the pool to be found in the multiworld, or you can outright start with it and have immediate access to the Caves. If you choose "Add To Pool" and you are already playing a remote Door Shuffle mode, this option will do nothing.

Off		25
Add To Pool		0
Starting Inventory		0
Random		0

All Bridges & Elevators come to you

If on, the Quarry Elevator, Bunker Elevator and Swamp Long Bridge will "come to you" if you approach them. This does actually affect logic as it allows unintended backwards / early access into these areas.

No		25
Yes		0
Random		0

Death Link

If on, whenever you fail a puzzle (with some exceptions), you and everyone who is also on Death Link dies. The effect of a "death" in The Witness is a Bonk Trap.

No		25
Yes		0
Random		0

Death Link Amnesty

The number of panel fails to allow before sending a death through Death Link. 0 means every panel fail will send a death, 1 means every other panel fail will send a death, etc.

This is a range option.

Accepted values:
Normal range: 0 - 5

0	0	❌
1	25	❌
5	0	❌
Random	0
Random (Low)	0
Random (Middle)	0
Random (High)	0

Puzzle Randomization Seed

Sigma Rando, which is the basis for all puzzle randomization in this randomizer, uses a seed from 1 to 9999999 for the puzzle randomization. This option lets you set this seed yourself.

This is a range option.

Accepted values:
Normal range: 1 - 9999999

1	0	❌
9999999	0	❌
Random	25
Random (Low)	0
Random (Middle)	0
Random (High)	0

Silly Options

Pet the Dog

Adds petting the dog statue in Town into the location pool. Alternatively, you can force it to be a Puzzle Skip.

Off		0
Puzzle Skip		25
Random Item		0
Random		0

Item & Location Options

Start Inventory

Start with these items.

Arrows

Black/White Squares

Boat

Bonk

Bunker Control Panels

Bunker Doors

Bunker Drop-Down Door Controls (Panel)

Bunker Elevator Control (Panel)

Bunker Elevator Room Entry (Door)

Bunker Entry (Door)

Bunker Entry (Panel)

Bunker Laser

Bunker Panels

Bunker Tinted Glass Door

Bunker Tinted Glass Door (Panel)

Bunker UV Room Entry (Door)

Caves Doors

Caves Elevator Controls (Panel)

Caves Entry (Door)

Caves Entry (Panel)

Caves Mountain Shortcut (Door)

Caves Panels

Caves Pillar Door

Caves Shortcuts

Caves Swamp Shortcut (Door)

Challenge Entry (Door)

Challenge Entry (Panel)

Colored Dots

Colored Squares

Desert Control Panels

Desert Doors & Elevator

Desert Elevator (Door)

Desert Elevator Room Entry (Door)

Desert Elevator Room Hexagonal Control (Panel)

Desert Flood Controls (Panel)

Desert Flood Room Entry (Door)

Desert Flood Room Entry (Panel)

Desert Laser

Desert Light Control (Panel)

Desert Light Room Entry (Door)

Desert Light Room Entry (Panel)

Desert Obelisk Key

Desert Panels

Desert Pond Room Entry (Door)

Desert Surface 3 Control (Panel)

Desert Surface 8 Control (Panel)

Dots

Eraser

Full Dots

Functioning Brain

Glass Factory Back Wall (Door)

Glass Factory Doors

Glass Factory Entry (Door)

Glass Factory Entry (Panel)

Invisible Dots

Jungle Doors

Jungle Laser

Jungle Laser Shortcut (Door)

Jungle Monastery Garden Shortcut (Door)

Jungle Popup Wall (Door)

Jungle Popup Wall (Panel)

Keep Hedge Maze 1 (Panel)

Keep Hedge Maze 1 Exit (Door)

Keep Hedge Maze 2 (Panel)

Keep Hedge Maze 2 Exit (Door)

Keep Hedge Maze 2 Shortcut (Door)

Keep Hedge Maze 3 (Panel)

Keep Hedge Maze 3 Exit (Door)

Keep Hedge Maze 3 Shortcut (Door)

Keep Hedge Maze 4 (Panel)

Keep Hedge Maze 4 Exit (Door)

Keep Hedge Maze 4 Shortcut (Door)

Keep Hedge Maze Doors

Keep Hedge Maze Panels

Keep Laser

Keep Pressure Plates 1 Exit (Door)

Keep Pressure Plates 2 Exit (Door)

Keep Pressure Plates 3 Exit (Door)

Keep Pressure Plates 4 Exit (Door)

Keep Pressure Plates Doors

Keep Shadows Shortcut (Door)

Keep Shortcuts

Keep Tower Shortcut (Door)

Monastery Entry Doors

Monastery Entry Inner (Door)

Monastery Entry Left (Panel)

Monastery Entry Outer (Door)

Monastery Entry Right (Panel)

Monastery Garden Entry (Door)

Monastery Laser

Monastery Laser Shortcut (Door)

Monastery Obelisk Key

Monastery Panels

Monastery Shortcuts

Monastery Shutters Control (Panel)

Mountain & Caves Control Panels

Mountain Bottom Floor Doors

Mountain Bottom Floor Giant Puzzle Exit (Door)

Mountain Bottom Floor Pillars Room Entry (Door)

Mountain Bottom Floor Rock (Door)

Mountain Floor 1 & 2 Doors

Mountain Floor 1 Exit (Door)

Mountain Floor 1 Light Bridge (Panel)

Mountain Floor 2 Elevator Control (Panel)

Mountain Floor 2 Exit (Door)

Mountain Floor 2 Light Bridge Far (Panel)

Mountain Floor 2 Light Bridge Near (Panel)

Mountain Floor 2 Staircase Far (Door)

Mountain Floor 2 Staircase Near (Door)

Mountain Panels

Mountainside Obelisk Key

Negative Shapers

Orchard First Gate (Door)

Orchard Gates

Orchard Second Gate (Door)

Outside Tutorial Outpost Doors

Outside Tutorial Outpost Entry (Door)

Outside Tutorial Outpost Entry (Panel)

Outside Tutorial Outpost Exit (Door)

Outside Tutorial Outpost Exit (Panel)

Outside Tutorial Outpost Panels

Outside Tutorial Outpost Path (Door)

Power Surge

Progressive Dots

Progressive Stars

Progressive Symmetry

Puzzle Skip

Quarry Boathouse Control Panels

Quarry Boathouse Dock (Door)

Quarry Boathouse Doors

Quarry Boathouse First Barrier (Door)

Quarry Boathouse Hook Control (Panel)

Quarry Boathouse Panels

Quarry Boathouse Ramp Height Control (Panel)

Quarry Boathouse Ramp Horizontal Control (Panel)

Quarry Boathouse Second Barrier (Door)

Quarry Elevator Control (Panel)

Quarry Entry 1 (Door)

Quarry Entry 1 (Panel)

Quarry Entry 2 (Door)

Quarry Entry 2 (Panel)

Quarry Entry Doors

Quarry Laser

Quarry Obelisk Key

Quarry Outside Panels

Quarry Stoneworks Control Panels

Quarry Stoneworks Doors

Quarry Stoneworks Entry (Door)

Quarry Stoneworks Entry (Panel)

Quarry Stoneworks Lift Controls (Panel)

Quarry Stoneworks Panels

Quarry Stoneworks Ramp Controls (Panel)

Quarry Stoneworks Roof Exit (Door)

Quarry Stoneworks Side Exit (Door)

Quarry Stoneworks Stairs (Door)

Rotated Shapers

Shadows Door Timer (Panel)

Shadows Laser

Shadows Laser Entry Left (Door)

Shadows Laser Entry Right (Door)

Shadows Laser Room Doors

Shadows Ledge Barrier (Door)

Shadows Lower Doors

Shadows Quarry Barrier (Door)

Shadows Timed Door

Shapers

Slowness

Sound Dots

Speed Boost

Stars

Stars + Same Colored Symbol

Swamp Between Bridges First Door

Swamp Between Bridges Second Door

Swamp Blue Water Pump (Door)

Swamp Control Panels

Swamp Cyan Water Pump (Door)

Swamp Doors

Swamp Entry (Door)

Swamp Entry (Panel)

Swamp Laser

Swamp Laser Shortcut (Door)

Swamp Long Bridge (Panel)

Swamp Maze Controls (Panel)

Swamp Panels

Swamp Platform Shortcut (Door)

Swamp Platform Shortcut (Panel)

Swamp Purple Water Pump (Door)

Swamp Red Underwater Exit (Door)

Swamp Red Water Pump (Door)

Swamp Rotating Bridge (Panel)

Swamp Shortcuts

Swamp Sliding Bridge (Panel)

Swamp Water Pumps

Symmetry

Symmetry Island Doors

Symmetry Island Lower (Door)

Symmetry Island Lower (Panel)

Symmetry Island Panels

Symmetry Island Upper (Door)

Symmetry Island Upper (Panel)

Symmetry Laser

Theater Entry (Door)

Theater Entry (Panel)

Theater Exit (Panel)

Theater Exit Left (Door)

Theater Exit Right (Door)

Theater Video Input (Panel)

Town Cargo Box Entry (Door)

Town Cargo Box Entry (Panel)

Town Church & RGB House Panels

Town Church Entry (Door)

Town Church Entry (Panel)

Town Control Panels

Town Desert Laser Redirect Control (Panel)

Town Dockside House Panels

Town Doors

Town Laser

Town Maze Panels

Town Maze Rooftop Bridge (Panel)

Town Maze Stairs (Door)

Town Maze Stairs (Panel)

Town Obelisk Key

Town RGB Control (Panel)

Town RGB House Entry (Door)

Town RGB House Entry (Panel)

Town RGB House Stairs (Door)

Town Tower Doors

Town Tower First (Door)

Town Tower Fourth (Door)

Town Tower Second (Door)

Town Tower Third (Door)

Town Wooden Roof Stairs (Door)

Treehouse Drawbridge (Door)

Treehouse Drawbridge (Panel)

Treehouse Entry Doors

Treehouse First & Second Doors (Panel)

Treehouse First (Door)

Treehouse Laser

Treehouse Laser House Door Timer (Panel)

Treehouse Laser House Entry (Door)

Treehouse Obelisk Key

Treehouse Panels

Treehouse Second (Door)

Treehouse Third (Door)

Treehouse Third Door (Panel)

Treehouse Upper Doors

Triangles

Tunnels Desert Shortcut (Door)

Tunnels Doors

Tunnels Entry (Door)

Tunnels Entry (Panel)

Tunnels Panels

Tunnels Theater Shortcut (Door)

Tunnels Town Shortcut (Door)

Tunnels Town Shortcut (Panel)

Windmill & Theater Control Panels

Windmill & Theater Doors

Windmill & Theater Panels

Windmill Entry (Door)

Windmill Entry (Panel)

Windmill Turn Control (Panel)

Item Links

Share part of your item pool with other players.

This option is not supported. Please edit your .yaml file manually.

The Witness

Weighted Options

Progression Balancing

Accessibility

Puzzle Randomization

Victory Condition

Required Lasers for Mountain Entry

Required Lasers for Challenge

Total Panel Hunt panels

Percentage of required Panel Hunt panels

Force postgame in Panel Hunt

Panel Hunt Discourage Same Area Factor

Disable non randomized puzzles

Shuffle Discarded Panels

Shuffle Vault Boxes

Shuffle Environmental Puzzles

Environmental Puzzles Difficulty

Shuffle Postgame

Shuffle Symbols

Shuffle Doors

Door Groupings

Shuffle Boat

Shuffle Lasers

Obelisk Keys

Trap Percentage

Trap Weights

Puzzle Skips

Hints on Audio Logs

Vague Hints

Area Hint Percentage

Laser Hints

Early Caves

All Bridges & Elevators come to you

Death Link

Death Link Amnesty

Puzzle Randomization Seed

Pet the Dog

Local Items

Non-local Items

Start Inventory

Start Hints

Start Location Hints

Excluded Locations

Priority Locations

Item Links