Indie RPG, Sea Of Stars, has expanded its universe with the release of the DLC ‘The Throes of the Watchmaker’! Filled with fresh story content, new character abilities and a clockwork world for you to explore, this is a free DLC we highly recommend you try. But before you dive into the Town of Horloge, you’ll need to know how to access it. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to get started on accessing this DLC and completing the necessary puzzles to take you into this new and adventurous world!
Accessing The Throes of the Watchmaker DLC
After finishing the game, watch the end credits and return to the main world. Once you’re back, you’ll receive a bottle containing a message. It’ll be Hortence, asking you to stop by the Vespertine as they’ve got a situation that needs your attention.
Head back to Vespertine and use the stairs to descend below deck. Take a left and talk with Keenathan, who’ll be sulking on a hammock. Use the teleporter and go to the Watchmaker’s workshop. Once you’re at Clockwork Castle, enter the door to your right. You’ll be in a closed-door meeting with many NPCs, and by the end of the conversation, we’ll get a Dialocus and a mystery box.
After getting these items, interact with the pink sparkling pendulum on the north side of the room and use your Dialocus. You’ll be teleported to an open area. Keep moving and interact with the cog machine you’ll spot at the end of the road. It’ll take you to a room where you must solve the puzzle to move forward.
Solving The Puzzle
Pull the lever in front of you to activate a pillar. Head up the stairs to the left, use the pillar to jump towards the right side and stand on the purple platform. It will retract the part blocking the right side of the machine. Now, jump across and stand on the purple platform on the left side of the room. Doing so will free the left side of the machine.
Then head back down and stand on the platform in front of the lever, in the centre of the room. This will activate a secret pathway, in front of the cog machine through which we entered.
Head outside the puzzle room and move north through the newly created path. Use the lever at the end of the path to descend. Head straight on the world map and enter ‘The Town of Horloge‘.
After entering, you’ll be introduced to 2 antagonists, Pouf and Pif. Although you cannot win the fight against them, you have successfully started the DLC!
