Red Hot Ruins
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| Name | Red Hot Ruins |
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| Location |  Mount Hothead
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| Number of Puzzle Rooms | 14 |
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Red Hot Ruins contains a collection of Puzzle Rooms, located in Mount Hothead. In order to access Red Hot Ruins, the player must first have reached friendship level 7 with 
Retsuko to unlock and start the "Enraging Ruins" quest. They must also collect the three 
Red Power Crystals, one of which can only be collected after the quest starts.
The Ruins also contain many 
Treasure Chests, several of which have 
Yummy Furniture 
Crafting Plans needed for 
Azuki. It also has spawn locations for certain Comic Books and 
Cinna Blooms.
Puzzle Rooms
Outdoor Room Exits/Entrances
Main Entrance
The main entrance opens during the Enraging Ruins quest.
The following rooms can be accessed from the front entrance of the Ruins.
- The entry door leads to Room 1, which leads to:
- Room 2 on the right, which has no other exit.
- Room 3 at the back, which leads to the Lower Central Clifftop.
Room 1
The first room has two exits.
- To the right of the main entrance, a doorway leads to Room 2, which contains 2 Treasure Chests.
- Forward from the main entrance is a puzzle, and solving it allows the player to proceed to Room 3.
In order to solve the Room 1, the player must press the white buttons under each indicator so that the purple circle icon on the indicator faces towards the pathway to the door. Doing so will make the door to Room 3 open.
Room 1 Solution
Room 2
If the player goes to the right instead of forward in Room 1, they will not progress forward through the ruins, but the room does have two Treasure Chests.
This room is entirely a platforming puzzle. The player must use their 
Balloons to float up and climb the dark, studded climbing walls to reach the Treasure Chests. One contains the 
Yummy Coffee Table Crafting Plans, and the other contains the 
Yummy Side Table Crafting Plans.
After collecting both chests, the player can return to Room 1 and proceed to Room 3.
Room 3
The player must make the 
crystals' colors on each side of the room match. The crystals on the right show the solution, while the crystals on the left must be interacted with to cycle through the colors until they match. From bottom to top (or left to right), the colors are yellow, purple, red, and sky blue.
Solving this room allows the player to move to the first clifftop landing on the outside of Mount Hothead. The room's exit is the left door on the Lower Central Landing.
Room 3 Solution (Left side)
Room 3 Solution Key (Right side)
Lower Central Landing
The lower central clifftop has the exit of Room 3 on the left side.
On the right side, the player can enter Room 4, which leads to the Eastern Middle Landing.
Room 4
The entrance to this room is on the Lower Central Landing. It has Cinna Bloom spawn points next to the first part of the puzzle.
The player must place the yellow blocks on the correct button. The correct yellow star button is the one the indicator is pointing towards. The correct blue triangle, green X, and purple circle buttons are the ones that two indicators are both pointing towards. If the correct buttons are pressed, the stairs to the next portion of the puzzle will be activated.
While Room 4 does have a Treasure Chest in it, the chest must be accessed from Room 5 (or by jumping up to the platform with the help of something like a 
Thermal Potion). The chest contains the 
Yummy Armchair Crafting Plans.
Exiting the room from the regular exit leads the player to the Eastern Middle Landing. The room's exit is the middle door.
Room 4 Solution (Level 1)
Room 4 Solution (Level 2)
Room 4 Solution (Level 3)
Room 4 Solution (Level 4)
Eastern Middle Landing
The next rooms can be accessed by entering the doors on the second (eastern/right side) clifftop landing on the outside of Mount Hothead. The three doors are:
- Right side: entrance to Room 5, which leads to:
- Room 4's upper entrance.
- Middle: exit from Room 4.
- Left side: entrance to Room 6, which has 3 exits:
- Yellow Star Door (left): Room 7, which goes to Room 8 and then Room 9.
- Green X Door (center): Room 9, which exits on the Western Middle Landing.
- Red Heart Door (right): Room 10, which leads to Room 11 and then the Western Middle Landing.
Room 5
The entrance to this room is the rightmost door on the Eastern Middle Landing.
This room is purely a platforming puzzle across a meandering, broken path. The player must navigate across the platforms by jumping and using their Balloons to float to avoid falling into the lava. The Treasure Chest at the top right of the room has the 
Yummy Potted Plant Crafting Plans. A Treasure Chest near the end of the room has the 
Hello Kitty Dining Table.
The exit leads to a platform in Room 4 where the Yummy Armchair Crafting Plans are located. From there, it is easiest to take the regular exit of Room 4 to the eastern landing once again, and then proceed to Room 6 by taking the left-most door of the landing.
Navigate across the platforms, by jumping and using their Balloons to float to avoid falling into the lava.
This chest has the Hello Kitty Dining Table.
Room 6
This room is entered from the leftmost door on the Eastern Middle Landing.
The three exits of the room are the:
- Yellow Star Door (left): Room 7, which goes to Room 8 and then Room 9.
- Green X Door (center): Room 9, which exits on the Western Middle Landing.
- Red Heart Door (right): Room 10, which leads to Room 11 and then the Western Middle Landing.
To solve the puzzle and open the doors, the arrows on the three points must be facing the correct way. The player can change the direction of the arrow points by pressing the white button nearby. The columns should be identically oriented, with each indicator pointing in the same direction as its respective door. For example, the green X should always point towards the top of the room, where the green X door is.
Room 6 Solution (Middle)
Room 6 Solution (Left)
Room 6 Solution (Right)
Room 7
The entrance to this room is the yellow star door in Room 6.
To solve this room, the player must the white buttons on the side to rotate the indicators. All indicators must have the yellow star symbol facing upwards in order to open the door to Room 8.
- Press the 3rd button on the left side.
- Press the 3rd button on the right side.
- Press the 1st button on the right side.
See the images below for a visual guide.
The Treasure Chest in the room contains a 
Gray Dye Pouch.
Starting point for Room 7
Press the 3rd button on the left side. This is what the indicators should look like.
Press the 3rd button on the right side. This is what the indicators should look like.
Press the 1st button on the right side. This is what the indicators should look like.
Room 8
The entrance to this room is the exit of Room 7.
This room has bridge platforms that shift depending upon the crystal color. The easiest way to solve the room, if coming from the yellow star room, is to:
- Ignore the first (green) crystal, and jump to the platform with the second crystal.
- Turn the second crystal blue.
- Proceed ahead, ignore the third crystal, and jump platforms to the Treasure Chest. Collect the
Yummy Ottoman Crafting Plans. - Return to the third crystal and turn it green.
- Jump platforms to the right, ignore the fourth crystal, and go down to the fifth crystal. Turn it red.
- Go right and interact with the white button to open the exit on another platform.
- Go back to the fifth crystal and turn it green.
- Go down and to the right to exit.
The exit of the room leads to the bottom of Room 9. It is also possible to travel the room in reverse.
Visual Guide to Room 8
Room 9
This room can be entered from either Room 8 or the green X door in Room 6.
This room is a platforming puzzle. The player must climb the climbing walls to reach the top of the tower. The exit at the top leads to the leftmost door on the Western Middle Landing on the outside of Mount Hothead.
Along the bottom edge of the tower is the Treasure Chest with the 
Yummy Bookcase Crafting Plans. The door along the bottom of the tower is the exit from Room 8.
The door on the next level up is the exit from Room 6 (through the Green X Door).
There is an 
Friendship Bouquet in a Treasure Chest near the start of the room. A Treasure Chest closer to the top has a Gray Dye Pouch. It is easiest to reach by dropping down the northeastern side of the tower.
Climb the climbing walls to reach the top of the tower.
A Friendship Bouquet at the top.
Room 10
The entrance to this room is the red heart door in Room 6.
This room is purely a platforming puzzle. The player must navigate across the sinking platform blocks by jumping and using their Balloons to float while avoiding the lava. A rock formation in the south has a 
Metal Ways for Stressful Days music disc.
The exit at the top of the room leads to Room 11.
Navigate across the falling platform blocks, by jumping and use the Balloons to float to avoid falling into the lava AND the lava spouts.
Metal Ways for Stressful Days music disc on top of south rock formation.
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Room 11
The entrance to this room is the exit of Room 10.
In order to solve the puzzle, the player must walk the correct path upon the buttons on the ground, which will cause stairs to appear. The top of the wall to the south shows the correct pattern to follow. Also to the south is a Treasure Chest that contains the 
Yummy Dining Chair Crafting Plans.
Each button in the pattern must be adjacent to one of the sides of the last button; diagonals do not work. Starting at the blue triangle, the player should move:
- left 1 (star)
- down 1 (X)
- left 2 (circle, star)
- up 3 (X, circle, star)
- left 1 (X)
- down 1 (circle)
- left 1 (star)
- down 1 (X)
- left 1 (triangle)The puzzle can be bypassed with a Thermal Potion.
The exit leads to the Western Middle Landing on the outside of Mount Hothead. Near the exit is a Treasure Chest that contains a 
Hello Kitty Dresser.
Room 11 Solution
Western Middle Landing
The third (western/left side) clifftop landing has 4 doors.
- Leftmost: Exit to Room 9.
- Left Center: Entrance to Room 12, which leads to Room 13 and then Room 14.
- Right Center: Entrance to Room 14, which exits to the Upper Central Landing.
- Rightmost: Exit to Room 11.
Room 12
This room is a platforming puzzle consisting of a linear but broken bridge with falling platform blocks. The player must jump and use their Balloons to float to avoid falling into the lava.
There is an 
Island Bouquet in a Treasure Chest near the start of the room.
The exit leads to Room 13.
An Island Bouquet in a chest near the start.
Navigate across the falling platform blocks to reach the other side.
Room 13
The entrance of this room is the exit of Room 12.
A rock formation in the south of the room has a Treasure Chest that contains the contains the 
Yummy Lamp Crafting Plans.
In order to solve the puzzle, the player must place the yellow blocks on the correct buttons. If the correct buttons are pressed, a path between the two buttons will glow and the stairs will be activated.
The first and second parts can be bypassed entirely with a Thermal Potion, but the third part must be solved to open the exit to Room 14.
Room 13 Solution (Level 1)
Room 13 Solution (Level 2)
Room 13 Solution (Level 3)
Room 14
The entrance at the bottom of the room is from the third clifftop landing. The entrance on left is from Room 13. This room has Cinna Bloom spawn points inside.
To solve the puzzle, the player must first press the white button in the center of the room. Then, the view will focus on the indicators above the northern exit, and the indicators will reveal themselves in a randomized sequence. The player must imitate the sequence by pressing the buttons in the room. The leftmost button is red (for the heart), the next is green (for the X), then blue (for the triangle), and then yellow (for the star).
The exit to the room leads to the Upper Central Landing on the outside of Mount Hothead.
Puzzle Room #9 Solution
#1 in button sequence
#2 in button sequence
#3 in button sequence
#4 in button sequence
Upper Central Landing
The highest clifftop landing on the outside of Mount Hothead is where the Upper Ruins Entrance 
Fast Travel mailbox is.
- Right door: Exit of Room 14.
- Left door: Ruins rollercoaster.
Ruins Rollercoaster
The Ruins Rollercoaster is an exit from the Ruins that is also a 
mine cart ride, the player can activate using the 
lever nearby the track. It goes through the volcano, complete with a boulder chase scene, and ends at the Hot Springs. At the end of the cart ride, in the ending room, there will be a 
Big Challenges' Treasure Chest with the 
Silver Balloons (if the player has previously completed the "Float Away Fun" quest).
Navigating Red Hot Ruins
Video Guides
For video guides and additional help, refer to the Discord Red Hot Ruins Guide or the following guide by Nikki Island Adventure.
