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Heroes and Water

Checked 14 October 2026. A combination region in the open data, not a numbered official chapter.

What I checked

Community routes from joric/ootss, commit 86e9aa79c31c57a14bda600d7ba93e4d18bce403, checked 14 October 2026. These sequences have not been replay-tested by this guide. Release_v1 is an upstream map-layer label, not a verified game build number. Patches can change checkpoints or invalidate older moves.

Original fan illustration of a courtyard with cyan devices and a violet portal; not a game screenshotOriginal fan illustration of adventurers and wooden crates on a stone grid; not a game screenshot
Original fan illustrations, not game screenshots or solution-board evidence.

Two rule sets on one board

The publisher describes the Heroes and sailor systems meeting in a combined region. The community labels one polygon Heroes and Water and groups 33 markers under heroes_and_water. It is a crossover, not an extra member of the four base worlds.

Do not infer an ability such as flight from a filename alone. Character, crystal and river positions must match the board before applying its published sequence.

About the hardest-puzzle search

There are 15 nonempty routes for 33 markers: a_wiz_out_of_water, crystal_bridges, detonator, dipping_your_toes_in, dont_push_the_button, drowner, dunk_tank_alt, easy_situation_v2, gully_alt, island_hopping, one_vs_three, push_and_pull_zach, quadrants, quadrants_follow_up and surrounded.

The 'north' and 'hardest puzzle' phrases are not unique source IDs or an official difficulty ranking. The other 18 markers have locations but no source route. The raw push_and_pull_zach sequence ends in lowercase c; that is preserved as a source anomaly rather than silently presented as a tested binding.

Community puzzle routes and locations

33 locations in this index. The full snapshot contains 920 locations and 106 matching community routes, not a complete solution for every game puzzle.

Data: joric/ootss,Unlicense, captured 14 October 2026 at commit 86e9aa79c31c. Names are community/internal identifiers, not confirmed display names. These routes have not been replay-tested by this site on a named game build.

33 locations

U/D/L/R mean up/down/left/right; a number repeats the preceding move (R2 = right twice). X/C/V are action-key symbols in the community recorder, not a verified console binding chart. Match the exact board and starting state before following a route.

heroes and water (33)

a_wiz_out_of_water

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 102, 122, 0

Reveal community routeU2R7UL3D3LRUL3DL3D3RD2R2UL3D3RD2LRDL2U3LUDRU2L4URDL3DUR3DRDL3RD4R
Source map location

baby_steps_line

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 132, 133, 0

Location only: no route in this source snapshot.

Source map location

bard_range3_with_intro

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 145, 133, 0

Location only: no route in this source snapshot.

Source map location

bard_stack_intro

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 130, 133, 0

Location only: no route in this source snapshot.

Source map location

both_ways

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 113, 138, 0

Location only: no route in this source snapshot.

Source map location

cleric_fly_intro3_v2

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 120, 134, 0

Location only: no route in this source snapshot.

Source map location

crystal_bridges

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 102, 101, 0

Reveal community routeRD5R2LD2RULUR4U2RDRU4LU2RD5LDR4DR3UL5DLUDL2URDRU4LU2RLD2RULUR5
Source map location

detonator

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 94, 112, 0

Reveal community routeCU2CL2D6RD2LU7CR6UCU3DL8CDRD2RD6CRCR8DU2LDL8URCLCU8LDL6CURCL2CDCUR3DCR5D2RURUL2DRCRD2RDLD6RCDR8L
Source map location

dipping_your_toes_in

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 102, 100, 0

Reveal community routeL3U3R4UR2D2LURULDLUDL8DR4URD3LDRU4R3U2D2R2DR3
Source map location

dont_push_the_button

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 92, 112, 0

Reveal community routeUL3U3RD2LDR7URDLDR3DRULUR4D4LU4L3D3L6U3L4D4RU3LUR3DR2DR2U4L3D2LDRURDLDR2DRU3RU2L2DRURD2LDR3DRULUR6U
Source map location

dragon_compass

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 125, 129, 0

Location only: no route in this source snapshot.

Source map location

drowner

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 101, 113, 0

Reveal community routeL3ULD3RDL4RU4RUL3ULD3UR3U3D3R2DR6
Source map location

dunk_tank_alt

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 102, 118, 0

Reveal community routeRD2RCRU2CL3DCR5CU3LUCR2ULDLCR3D4CR4LCUDCR4D3URDR8ULU
Source map location

easy_situation_v2

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 120, 120, 0

Reveal community routeCR2DL5DCRU4CR5UCUD5L5DLCR
Source map location

flamethrower

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 114, 138, 0

Location only: no route in this source snapshot.

Source map location

goblin_express

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 131, 133, 0

Location only: no route in this source snapshot.

Source map location

gully_alt

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 117, 119, 0

Reveal community routeL2U5R5D4RDLRDLU3D3R4D3UL2DLU3L2D2L4DUR2LU3RURLURDLDL2U2R2D2L2U2R2D2L2UDR2U2L2D2L5DRULDRU3LU2R5URDLUR5DUL3DLUR7U2
Source map location

island_hopping

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 102, 120, 0

Reveal community routeCU2R2LDR3LDR3CD2L2CUCU2RD3CR2D4LDRD2L4D2LU2R2DRU2RU3LCD3LDL2UR3U3CR2DLU3LCR3CR2ULDRULULDRULDCLD2RDL10D3CLU3R2UCR
Source map location

killer_wizard

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 119, 137, 0

Location only: no route in this source snapshot.

Source map location

little_faith_alt

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 112, 138, 0

Location only: no route in this source snapshot.

Source map location

monster_mover

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 121, 134, 0

Location only: no route in this source snapshot.

Source map location

new_cleric_fly

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 112, 137, 0

Location only: no route in this source snapshot.

Source map location

on_command

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 118, 129, 0

Location only: no route in this source snapshot.

Source map location

one_vs_three

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 120, 127, 0

Reveal community routeUR4U5CDRCLU5D5CL2UR3UL2D2RCU4R2D4CL5DLCD4L5R4DL2U2RURUR2DLURD2L2U2R4
Source map location

partial_pull

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 120, 137, 0

Location only: no route in this source snapshot.

Source map location

push_and_pull_zach

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 105, 109, 0

Reveal community routeCUL3U3RD2RDL5DCR4U2D2LUL8CU2CR6UD2LUL5CD2UR5U3RD2RDL5CRDCLCD2RCLD2CRUCDR2L2U3R6U3RD2RDL7CDL2U2D2RCLD2CRUCDR3L2CDRCUCL3UCDL4CDR4c
Source map location

quadrants

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 105, 113, 0

Reveal community routeDRCL2DR5UCLD5RURCLU4LCL3R4ULCD4RCU4RCUL
Source map location

quadrants_follow_up

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 104, 113, 0

Reveal community routeL2DCUR7L5CRCR4U2CR15UL6DR7ULDL5DLCD2R7DCUR4UR
Source map location

surfing_lesson_alt

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 135, 133, 0

Location only: no route in this source snapshot.

Source map location

surrounded

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 100, 113, 0

Reveal community routeR3D2LDLU2D4L4DR3DRU5D3L4U3LD2LDR6UR2DL8R4UL2DL2UR8U5L2D8L2D4
Source map location

synchronized_swimmers

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 125, 128, 0

Location only: no route in this source snapshot.

Source map location

team_building_exercise

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 119, 130, 0

Location only: no route in this source snapshot.

Source map location

tug_boat

Coordinates [X, Y, Z]: 118, 131, 0

Location only: no route in this source snapshot.

Source map location

Snapshot files: Locations JSON,Regions JSON,Community routes.

Questions

Is Heroes and Water a Heroes sub-area or its own world?

The open region file treats it as its own polygon. Official copy describes it as a combination after worlds meet.

What is the north hardest puzzle?

Not identified in official text. This page does not assign a fake solution.

Keep reading

Skipping StonesThe river tools.Gold roomsHow combinations unlock.

Sources

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