Alan Wake 2 – Night Springs is brief and not too heavy on the puzzles, but it does have something to tease your brain. The second episode of the Alan Wake 2 DLC takes you back to Coffee World where you must track down some codes and, well, become coffee.
You revisit Coffee World in Night Springs Episode 2: North Star. During the episode, you’re playing as Control‘s Jesse Faden (or maybe some version of her), who’s on the trail of her missing brother. The episode takes place in a twisted version of Coffee World, which was clearly taken over by a mysterious group (that could be a cult or some government agency) representing Dark Triangle Coffee. Right, as if we expected the DLC for a game like Alan Wake 2 to be anything but a tad weird.
Alan Wake 2 Night Springs DLC: All Coffee World puzzle solutions
How to find the gate code
Arriving at Coffee World, Jesse finds that the entrance gate is locked by a code. To locate the gate code, approach the ticket booth to the left of the gate and peek inside. There will be a notebook with codes corresponding to different days. The unseen ally helping Jesse will highlight the correct code: “Saturday 15th – 238.” Punch 238 into the keypad and you’re inside.
Mission statement word location
You’ll eventually realize that you must enter the Dark Triangle Coffee Warehouse, the former Kavala Knights Workshop. To get inside, you’ll have to convince the person behind the intercom that you are one with the coffee by answering several questions. First, you’ll need to correctly reply with the fourth word of the Dark Triangle Coffee mission statement. It’s in a video, so let’s hunt it down.
First, head to Coffee World’s Welcome Center to the far right of the entrance. Activate the VCR (ask your parents) to the left of the TV to learn that the tape is gone. Go back and speak with the Sheriff, who tells you he hid it in cup number 4 in the ‘Slow Roaster’ Ferris wheel up the hill nearby. Get the tape and watch it to learn the first question’s answer: “Truth.”
How to get the optimal coffee temperature in Fahrenheit
Ah, now we’re finally ready to puzzle. The second question asks you to reply with the “optimal roasting temperature for Dark Triangle Coffee beans, in Fahrenheit.” To figure out this puzzle, return to the Coffee World entrance. Look for the Roasting Bar by the playground, where you’ll find bags of coffee sandwiching what looks to be a large coffee grinder with a keypad attached to its front. To figure out the code, look for the posters to the right of the grinder.
The posters give you all the hints you need to solve the riddle. I’m sorry to say, that it takes rudimentary math knowledge to solve (oh, good lord no). Don’t panic! It’s not as bad as it could have been. Remedy has taken pity on us.
Look for the orange words in the “Did you know” sections for the clues. The first poster tells you that the temperature is higher that the sum of the triangle, shown here with three 60-degree angles. With the second poster, we’re told that the second digit of the number is twice as much as the first, and the third digit is one less than the second. Finally, the third poster tells us the temperature is less than 500 degrees Fahrenheit and also the “number of light years between Earth and Planet X-13.”
Let’s break it down. First, the only hard math you really need to know is this: The sum of a triangle is always 180 degrees. So, the number is higher than 180. Considering the second and third hints, we have a few possible solutions, such as “2-4-3.” But thinking on that Planet X-13 clue, replacing X with 500 gives us 500-13, or ‘487’, which fits the puzzle. Punch 487 into the grinder keypad and it’s solved.
Where to find and drink the coffee
Your final test is to BECOME COFFEE by drinking it, of course. Look for the Tasting Room next to the Ferris wheel. It used to be the Coffee World Gift Shop, in case you’re confused. Inside will be a cup with your name on it.
How to find the key in the Dark Triangle Coffee Warehouse
Once inside, you must hunt down a door key while dodging two massive coffee mascots who can kill you instantly. Wait for the first mascot to round the corner to your left and then head to the right of the entrance. On a desk with a yellow lamp is a red toolbox.
Open it to find the key.
