The Swapper

The Swapper

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Achievement / Message from Home Guide
By Yian
This is a short guide to getting the achievements and finding the corresponding secret messages in The Swapper.
   
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Introduction
This guide obviously contains spoilers regarding mechanics and locations of the game. Don't read any further if you haven't finished it!


Every achievement is tied to a secret "Message from Home", 10 of which are hidden throughout the game. Finding and reading a message will unlock the achievement.

This guide will list all of their locations and explain how to get to them.
Message I
Location:
Upper left room of the Quarantine area.



Stand below the rightmost red light and clone swap upwards and then to the right.

Message II
Location:
Upper left room of the Gardens area.



Jump into the pit



and just walk to the left.

Message III
Location:
In the Cargo Bay below the big gravity conveyor belts going left and right.



You need all 4 clones for this. Stand next to the gravity conveyor belt at the bottom left of the room.



Clone swap as far as you can to the left, then down. The message is in a hidden passage to the right of the bottom.


Message IV
Location:

In the Laboratory Access room leading to Planet Survey and High Security Laboratories, right after the first zero gravity segment.



At the bottom of the room there is a broken machine which releases arcs of lightning. Stand close to it and clone swap into the hidden passage to the left.

Message V
Location:
In the hub room of the Xeno Technology Research area.



Stand on the top left block in the room and jump to the left, since you cannot clone swap into the hidden passage here.

Message VI
Location:

Lower right room in the Xeno Technology Research area.



After completing the puzzle, stand on the ledge in the upper right of the room and clone swap through the narrow passage to the right.

Message VII
Location:
In the blue room with two Watchers after the long elevator (Sector 3 Lift).



In the room to the right, use the gravity pad to walk on the ceiling and go back to the room with the Watchers.



Jump over the gravity pad (precise timing!) and go further to the left into a hidden passage.

Message VIII
Location:
In the lowest Solar Panel release room



Pretty straightforward. After activating the terminal, clone swap upwards into a hidden passage until you reach the message.



Message IX
Location:
In the big gravity well close to the third Solar Panel release room.



Use the gravity pad at the bottom of the room to switch and accelerate upwards.



"Fall" into the gravity well as far as possible before you start swapping.



Now, clone swap upwards until you reach the hidden passage in the upper left

Message X
Location:
Close to the end of the game, in a blue room (Command) with two elevators and 8 watchers.



Use the elevator to the right and jump off at the right moment so your jump will be higher than normal. You can reach the hidden passage in the upper right this way.

50 Comments
DNR_DNI 16 Oct, 2019 @ 8:08pm 
Can you still get these after beating the game? Or do you have to start over again?
MPO 18 Nov, 2017 @ 3:36pm 
These are really stupid. Good guide though.
TheRailTracer 26 Dec, 2016 @ 7:07pm 
Thank you kindly :D
§єǫuєᴋʜaɴ ⚶ 25 Jul, 2015 @ 4:41am 
PC Master Race ftw - no probs on everything
sanmal 2 Nov, 2014 @ 3:39am 
They not broken.
Game properties->Beta->Compatibility=>and they will work
Fanat'ic4dead 23 Aug, 2014 @ 2:52am 
are achievements broken
Jazz the Goose 5 Aug, 2014 @ 2:37pm 
are achievements broken? i dont get them anymore -.-
EndeavourAccuracy 28 Jun, 2014 @ 8:11pm 
Tsss... you'd think they would include at least a single achievement that's not a secret message but something normal like finishing the game. :rcry:
Котечка 28 Jun, 2014 @ 1:46pm 
I missed the 3rd one and now can't go back to the Cargo Bay as it's in an isolated area like the 1st and the 2nd ones. How did you get there?
Noirwhale 26 Jun, 2014 @ 8:12pm 
thank you so much-- saved me hours.