Order Initiate Scavenger Hunt Code in Outer Worlds 2

Though there aren't a lot of puzzles in The Outer Worlds 2, the puzzles that are in the game require players to think outside the box a little bit. High up in the monastery above Golden Ridge, you will encounter the Order Initiate Scavenger Hunt, which tasks players to solve a code based on three riddles about the Arcadia system and its planetary bodies.

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By Erik Petrovich

To solve the Order Initiate Scavenger Hunt, Outer Worlds 2 players who want to figure it out on their own should refer to information available in the nearby orrery, museum exhibits, and their own ship's navigation terminal. If you'd rather skip all that, though, follow this guide to learn the correct Order Initiate Scavenger Hunt code answer.

How to Solve the Order Initiate Scavenger Hunt Puzzle

Outer Worlds 2 Order Initiate Scavenger Hunt Solution Code Riddle Instructions

Look to the orrery in front of the Observatory to solve this riddle.

The first dial should be set to the number of moons that orbit Elysium.

The second dial should be set to the number of moons that orbit between Dorado and Elysium.

The final dial should be set to the number of times Eden orbits Elysium before Praetor and Cloister complete a single rotation.

Based on your astronomical observations, enter the completed code nearby within the Observatory.

The Order Initiate Scavenger Hunt puzzle Outer Worlds 2 players encounter in the Observatory requires you to study nearby models, the orrery, and your own map to understand the classification of each cosmic body in the game's lore.

There are three locations you can visit to find information that leads to the Order Initiate Scavenger Puzzle solution: the museum gallery near the Scavenger Hunt code input device, the Orrery outside the Observatory, and the map of the Arcadia system that you can see while aboard the Incognito.

Outer Worlds 2 Order Initiate Scavenger Hunt Solution Code Museum

The Order astronomy museum within the Observatory reveals the appearance of each planetary body in the Arcadia system, as well as the classification of several planets or moons.

Outer Worlds 2 Order Initiate Scavenger Hunt Solution Code Map

The navigation terminal aboard the Incognito reveals that the classification of cosmic bodies you have visited, most notably which discovered bodies are considered moons and which are considered planets (if not revealed in the museum).

Outer Worlds 2 Order Initiate Scavenger Hunt Solution Code Orrery

The Orrery outside the Observatory reveals the answer to the third riddle of the Order Initiate puzzle – pay attention to the planets that orbit each other (Cloister and Praetor), and the rotation of Eden (the small green/blue moon).

Order Initiate Scavenger Hunt Code & Solution

Outer Worlds 2 Order Initiate Scavenger Hunt Solution Code Dials

If you are struggling to find the answers to the riddles above or just want to get the Order Initiate Code as fast as possible to move on with the game, the answer to the Order Initiate riddles is 4-1-4.

Enter this into the terminal next to the list of riddles, and a door will unlock just to your right.

Order Initiate Scavenger Hunt Puzzle Rewards

Outer Worlds 2 Order Initiate Scavenger Hunt Solution Code Reward

Inside this secret room are a handful of rewards, most notably of which is the Pitchball Card: Feargus Urquhart. This increases your overall damage output by 1%. You will also get a Bit Cartridge worth several thousand Bits.

Notably, this does not unlock the case containing The Oracle gun – you'll either have to Hack the terminal or acquire the Abbot's All-Access Pass to unlock the secret Order weapon case.