Terminal [Escape Room] on Roblox launched Season 2 Chapter 1 Part 1 under the title Out of Time, placing players inside a failing time machine. Beating the room requires finding four gears, deciphering the control room console, setting oil valve heights and hazard types, and re-stabilizing the time rift before the countdown expires. Because puzzles differ significantly between Standard Mode and Beginner Mode, each step depends on the game mode you selected in the lobby.
Standard Mode vs Beginner Mode Puzzle Differences
The developer CCF Studios designed Beginner Mode as a complete mechanical rework rather than just a longer timer. The table below outlines how puzzle structures differ across the primary sections of Out of Time.
| Puzzle Stage | Standard Mode Requirements | Beginner Mode Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| First Four Gears | Solve rug holes (4658), perspective digits (9643), pipe binary (1496), and spoke/teeth counts (85679) | Count colored gear totals (4 10 5), flip switches for C-O-D-E (69 14), match symbol dials (2 1 4 5), and trace pipes (0 5 8 1) |
| Wall Cipher & Generator | Set star cipher to solve 6593; switch letter levers down for phrases to read generator code 2065 | Rotate gear symbols to read 5683; set balance scale weights (4, 6, 7, 2 kg) to reveal generator code 8967 |
| Oil Valves & Hazards | Deduce heights via word logic equations (A:30, B:15, C:25, D:30, E:5, F:10); deduce hazard labels via light rules | Match floor heights directly (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30); match hazard labels directly by visible colored light combos |
| Secret Room Wheels | Calibrate directional wheels (0–4 left, 5–9 right), subtract offsets, and reverse the digits to enter 1392 | Align wheel letters to matching star tiers (1 to 4 stars) to spell three, seven, six, one for code 3761 |
| Final Time Rift Clocks | Set 6 world clocks across 4 stabilization rounds to form digit silhouettes on the wall (5092) | Set 8 city clocks to specified times and read hands pointing at symbols and digits to input 956 230 47 |
Standard Mode: Collecting the First Four Gears
Standard Mode requires finding four numbered gears scattered around the initial chamber. Each gear is locked behind an environmental puzzle and a matching symbol keypad.
Gear 1: Rug Holes (Code 4658)
Locate the poster displaying the Y-shaped tree symbol and the room floor layout. Count the holes visible on each numbered carpet in sequence:
- Rug 1 has 4 holes.
- Rug 2 has 6 holes.
- Rug 3 has 5 holes.
- Rug 4 has 8 holes.
Input 4658 into the corresponding wall keypad to release the square gear.
Gear 2: Perspective Wall (Code 9643)
Examine the spiral symbol on the wall section. Follow the hint on the Time Breaker's poster instructing you to change perspective by looking from the bottom upwards. Viewed from the floor angle, the markings form digits:
- First number: 9
- Second number: 6
- Third number: 4
- Fourth number: 3
Enter 9643 into the keypad to retrieve the triangle gear.
Gear 3: Pipe Binary (Code 1496)
Locate the four vertical pipes bordered by casing lines matching the binary encryption poster. Read the presence of yellow markers as 1 and blank spots as 0:
- Pipe 1: 0001 (Decimal: 1)
- Pipe 2: 0 1 0 0 (Decimal: 4)
- Pipe 3: 1 0 0 1 (Decimal: 9)
- Pipe 4: 0 1 1 0 (Decimal: 6)
Type 1496 into the keypad to claim the heart gear.
Gear 4: Spoke and Teeth Counting (Code 85679)
Open the underground compartment containing five gears. The storing poster instructs you to order gears from the fewest spokes to the most spokes (1 through 5 spokes), then count their outer teeth:
- 1 spoke: 8 teeth
- 2 spokes: 5 teeth
- 3 spokes: 6 teeth
- 4 spokes: 7 teeth
- 5 spokes (center gear): 9 teeth
Input 85679 into the five-digit keypad to receive the final gear.
Standard Mode: Console Cipher and Generator
Place the four gears onto the scale mechanism. Note their respective weights: Red is 3 kg, Star is 6 kg, Blue is 8 kg, and Green is 9 kg. Pull the lever to activate the pulley system, revealing a set of calibration ciphers.
Press the console button to view the cipher wheel. Align the rotating selector to match the calibration symbols on the keyplates, then translate each cluster of eight symbols into letters using the wheel:
- Dot in circle symbol: spells "first six" (6).
- Horizontal Y symbol: spells "then five" (5).
- Curved diamond symbol: spells "next nine" (9).
- Plus symbol: spells "end three" (3).
Enter 6593 into the keypad to unlock the control room.
Inside the control room, the generator keypad requires a four-digit code. Inspect the wall poster where specific words are underlined by VJ. Switch down the labeled levers on the wall to spell each underlined phrase, then step back to view the illuminated bulbs forming digits on the wall:
- "shut one rail": lights display 2
- "to launch reds": lights display 0
- "third close": lights display 6
- "iced our last": lights display 5
Reset the levers between every word. Enter 2065 into the generator keypad to restore system power.
Standard Mode: Oil Valve Heights and Hazards
Once power is restored, adjust the oil valves A through F using the directional arrows. The height clues provide the following logical parameters:
- Valve E must be at the baseline of 5 cm.
- Valve B is triple the height of E (15 cm).
- Valve D is double the height of B, reaching the 30 cm maximum.
- Valve A matches Valve D (30 cm).
- Valve F is the second lowest valve (10 cm).
- Valve C is higher than B and ends in 5, leaving 25 cm.
Set the valve sliders to: A: 30, B: 15, C: 25, D: 30, E: 5, F: 10.
Next, assign the correct oil chemical codes to each valve based on the lit hazard indicators (flammable, toxic, radioactive) and elimination criteria:
- Valve A: 3EP
- Valve B: E6C
- Valve C: 5NE
- Valve D: SEI
- Valve E: AC2
- Valve F: I4R
Submitting these chemical assignments opens the secret clock chamber housing the time rift.
Standard Mode: Secret Room Wheels and Rift Clocks
Inside the clock chamber, interact with the five cipher wheels. For each wheel, find the starting letter indicated by the model label (use letters with an underlying dot if duplicates appear). Check the model digit to determine rotation direction: numbers 0–4 spin left, while numbers 5–9 spin right.
Rotate the wheels by the designated step counts to spell out simple subtraction equations:
- Wheel 1 (T4, spin left): yields "3 - 1", equaling 2
- Wheel 2 (E6 with dot, spin right): yields "8 + 1", equaling 9
- Wheel 3 (F9, spin right): yields "5 - 2", equaling 3
- Wheel 4 (S2 with dot, spin left): yields "7 - 6", equaling 1
- Wheel 5 (E1 with dot, spin left): spells the instruction ENTER BACKWARDS
Reversing the extracted sequence 2-9-3-1 produces 1392. Enter this into the nearby keypad.
For the final time rift puzzle, examine the four re-stabilization posters. Set the six world clocks (Beijing, Dubai, Moscow, Cairo, London, New York) to the designated times for each round. Looking at the clock hands from a distance reveals illuminated digit silhouettes:
- Round 1 times: forms digit 5
- Round 2 times: forms digit 0
- Round 3 times: forms digit 9
- Round 4 times: forms digit 2
Type 5092 into the main console to close the time rift and complete Chapter 1 Part 1.
Beginner Mode Walkthrough Summary
Players running Beginner Mode encounter different puzzle mechanics and codes throughout the run:
- Gear 1: Count the colored gears on the display (4 blue, 10 yellow, 5 green) for code 4 10 5.
- Gear 2: Match symbol dials sequentially to reveal code 2 1 4 5.
- Gear 3: Flip letter switches labeled C, O, D, E to reveal values 6, 9, 1, 4, entering 69 14.
- Gear 4: Trace the wall pipe path from start to end to read 0 5 8 1.
- Console Door: Rotate the colored gear dial until numbers align to display 5683.
- Generator Power: Place weights on the scales (Red: 4 kg, Yellow: 6 kg, Green: 7 kg, Blue: 2 kg) to reveal generator code 8967.
- Chemical Hazards: Match the valve lights directly to the poster: 5NE, AC1, AC2, E6C, 14R, 3EP.
- Secret Room Wheels: Rotate wheels to letters marked with 1, 2, 3, and 4 stars. They spell three, seven, six, and one, giving code 3761.
- Final World Clocks: Set the eight city clocks (Beijing 10:15, Dubai 9:10, Moscow 11:15, Cairo 9:20, London 4:40, New York 2:50, Madrid 7:10, Sydney 3:35). Trace the hands pointing to digits in order to enter 956 230 47.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does code 2931 fail on the secret room keypad in Standard Mode?
The fifth wheel in the secret room decodes to spell "ENTER BACKWARDS." You must reverse the four digits derived from the math equations (2-9-3-1), making the correct input 1392.
Where do I start rotating when a cipher wheel has duplicate letters?
Inspect the wheel for a small dot directly beneath the character. Always begin your rotation sequence on the letter variant that features an underlying dot.
What should I do if the clock hands do not show a clear number during the final puzzle?
Step back from the clock array and adjust your camera angle to view the dials as a combined grid. The hands form the outline of an LCD-style digital number when all six clocks match the stabilization sheet.
