Guide: Confounding Contraptions

Dead Simon’s Confounding Contraptions challenge launched May 16th, 2018… then promptly was completed by the community on May 20th.  That was fast! A total of 110 puzzle boxes (similar to the ones found in the Comet of Ahnket zones) were hidden throughout the original Mathosia zones.  A total of 10 per zone.  Numerous tracking documents popped up immediately, some private, others public.

Today, I bring you the Ghar Station Guide to the Confounding Contrapsions!

Looking for a far more visual guide? Check out Caduto’s guide over at https://www.cadrift.net/cheevos/zones/mathosia/contraptions/ !

Documents with a complete list

Community Forum Location Spreadsheet

Rift Dimension Addicts Location Document

Contend Group Location Spreadsheet (obtained all on Prime)

This guide will be adapting from the Rift Dimensions Addicts document, as this is the one that I contributed to and worked with.  Special Thanks to Kitasia (who started this list, it’s part her insanity) & the members of the Rift Dimensions Addicts discord, especially Artemesea, Furyo, Tomba, Hersh, and anyone else I hopefully haven’t forgotten!

Freemarch

• Freemarch Ticking Box /setwaypoint 6972, 5309 under bush by the tree on the outside of the fortress
  
• Freemarch Tocking Box /setwaypoint 6776, 4663 on the ground below the balcony
• Freemarch Whirring Box /setwaypoint 6652, 4463 in the water inside the boat hard to see
  
• Freemarch Humming Box /setwaypoint 6182, 4792 (iron tomb entrance) between the trees root to the right of the portal
  
• Freemarch Buzzing Box /setwaypoint 5852, 5145 highest peak behind Meridian
  
• Freemarch Vibrating Box /setwaypoint 5998, 5143 it’s at the end of Orphiel’s telescope.  You have to climb up the scope to get it.
  
• Freemarch Rattling Box /setwaypoint 6139, 4420 inside
  
• Freemarch Hissing Box /setwaypoint 7306, 5795 on the rock under the waterfall
• Freemarch Droning Box /setwaypoint 7198, 5327 on top of building
  Freemarch Pulsating Box /setwaypoint 5930, 5793 2nd floor behind the crystal tubes

Silverwood

• Silverwood Ticking Box /setwaypoint 6118, 2467 behind the rock
  
• Silverwood Tocking Box /setwaypoint 7526, 3084 on the roof (note: this is in sanctum)
  
• Silverwood Whirring Box /setwaypoint 7350, 2790 Inside a clam shell
• Silverwood Humming Box /setwaypoint 5665, 2822 top of the broken tree, use the tree next to it to reach it
  
• Silverwood Buzzing Box /setwaypoint 6541, 3002 beneath the balcony between the walls
  
• Silverwood Vibrating Box /setwaypoint 6084, 3602 on the tree branch
  
• Silverwood Rattling Box /setwaypoint 6208, 3132 on a branch in the spider cave
  
• Silverwood Hissing Box /setwaypoint 6418, 3029 just below the reward box for the zone puzzle.
  
• Silverwood Droning Box /setwaypoint 6352, 2834 beside tree stump
• Silverwood Pulsating Box /setwaypoint 6568, 2635 top of the chapel
  

Stonefield

• Stonefield Ticking Box /setwaypoint 4867, 4668 on rock
  
• Stonefield Tocking Box /setwaypoint 5130, 4917 down in cave behind the altar
  
• Stonefield Whirring Box /setwaypoint 4853, 5283 on building
  
• Stonefield Humming Box /setwaypoint 5912, 4331
  
• Stonefield Buzzing Box /setwaypoint 5475, 5054 small cave, behind rock
  
• Stonefield Vibrating Box /setwaypoint 4854 4988 up the rock in a small ridge next to some trees.
  
• Stonefield Rattling Box /setwaypoint 4128, 5760 on top of tent
• Stonefield Hissing Box /setwaypoint 5580, 5204
  
• Stonefield Droning Box /setwaypoint 4336, 5611 up mountain
  
• Stonefield Pulsating Box /setwaypoint 5260, 4780 in cave

Gloamwood

• Gloamwood Ticking Box /setwaypoint 5253, 3086 (Under the porch, on the mossy area)
• Gloamwood Tocking Box /setwaypoint 5900, 3955 Side of mountain
• Gloamwood  Whirring Box /setwaypoint 4467, 2440 top of building, when you are at the top of the building don’t jump, you can walk around the pillars
• Gloamwood Humming Box /setwaypoint 4912, 2441 higher than the DD portal on the lowest wooden ledge in the corner.  come at it from above
  
• Gloamwood Buzzing Box /setwaypoint 4306, 2672 cave in the water behind boxes
  
• Gloamwood Vibrating Box /setwaypoint 4313, 2935 on top of the stone arc
  
• Gloamwood Rattling Box /setwaypoint 5351, 3418 on a mountain
  
• Gloamwood Hissing Box /setwaypoint 4607, 2905 Inside Greybriar Hollow, in the tunnel, in a barrel
  
• Gloamwood Droning Box /setwaypoint 4720, 2498 in cave behind root
  
• Gloamwood Pulsating Box /setwaypoint 5030, 2402 at pipe behind the gutter, get there from above

Scarlet Gorge

• Scarlet Gorge Ticking Box /setwaypoint 4779, 4080 on the rocks
• Scarlet Gorge Tocking Box /setwaypoint 4444, 4264 On top of the rock peak. Jump off the sky tram as it goes by to get to it.
  
• Scarlet Gorge Whirring Box /setwaypoint 3790, 2554 on the rock hanging
  
• Scarlet Gorge Humming Box /setwaypoint 4427, 4847 on top of bridge scaffolding
  
• Scarlet Gorge Buzzing Box /setwaypoint 4859, 3656 – in a window in a building on the side of the cliff.  Drop down from above to get to it.
  
• Scarlet Gorge Vibrating Box /setwaypoint 3859 2944 On ledge under bridge, in a bucket
• Scarlet Gorge Rattling Box /setwaypoint 3935, 3495 In the cave, in the pot
  
• Scarlet Gorge Hissing Box /setwaypoint 3700, 2725 jump on the beam at the middle of the waterwheel, then jump into an alcove behind the building. Or skirt the edge of the building.
  
• Scarlet Gorge Droning Box /setwaypoint 4442, 3389 On a ledge behind the waterfall, get there from above
  
• Scarlet Gorge Pulsating Box /setwaypoint 4170, 3506 on a ledge (drop down from the rock at the top)



Scarwood Reach

• Scarwood Reach Ticking Box /setwaypoint 4052, 4650 climb the tightrope
  
• Scarwood Reach Tocking Box /setwaypoint 2583, 3380 thicket of tree in the mountains behind sagespire
  
• Scarwood Reach Whirring Box /setwaypoint 3128, 3235 (Inside Blighted Pit, on table in spinning device)
  
• Scarwood Reach Humming Box /setwaypoint 3854, 3839 on water tower
  
• Scarwood Reach Buzzing Box /setwaypoint 3713, 3794 top of the mountain
  
• Scarwood Reach Vibrating Box /setwaypoint 3103, 4605 trollblight cavern beneath a bush
• Scarwood Reach Rattling Box /setwaypoint 3295 4720 inside hollow log
• Scarwood Reach Hissing Box /setwaypoint 2959, 4238 on giant stump in tree hollow
  
• Scarwood Reach Droning Box /setwaypoint 2970 3976 go to the top of the tree where the rare is and short drop
  
• Scarwood Reach Pulsating Box /setwaypoint 3639, 3821 under stump

Moonshade Highlands 

• Moonshade Highlands Ticking Box /setwaypoint 6483, 1704 (Deep in the lake)
  
• Moonshade Highlands Tocking Box /setwaypoint 6421, 1193 on a ledge, get there from above (puzzle zone)
• Moonshade Highlands Whirring Box /setwaypoint 6438, 2054 in shroom group in water
  
• Moonshade Highlands Humming Box /setwaypoint 7312, 2067 up on a building
  
• Moonshade Highlands Buzzing Box /setwaypoint 5479, 2156 on a tent
• Moonshade Highlands Vibrating Box /setwaypoint 7577, 2150 on the boat
  
• Moonshade Highlands Rattling Box /setwaypoint 7624, 1583 behind a tree at the end of the bridge
  
• Moonshade Highlands Hissing Box /setwaypoint 6971 1073 in the window of chapel
  
• Moonshade Highlands Droning Box /setwaypoint 6128, 1400 on wheel thing
  
• Moonshade Highlands Pulsating Box /setwaypoint 5943, 2190 on the column

Droughtlands

• Droughtlands Ticking Box /setwaypoint 7661, 6284 hole in tree, jump down carefully to land on a ledge deep in the hole.
  
• Droughtlands Tocking Box /setwaypoint 8388, 7527 in cave
  
• Droughtlands Whirring Box /setwaypoint 8840, 6729 enter tower kill mobs port up jump backwards off the level to middle level it is behind a chest
  
• Droughtlands Humming Box /setwaypoint 7965, 7118 on top of mountain
  
• Droughtlands Buzzing Box /setwaypoint 7527, 6894 behind the ruins
  
• Droughtlands Vibrating Box /setwaypoint 7696, 5666 on the top floor of ruins
  
• Droughtlands Rattling Box /setwaypoint 8030 6772 – have to stand on top of rocks to be able to click it
  
• Droughtlands Hissing Box /setwaypoint 7129, 6355 on top of rock
  
• Droughtlands Droning Box /setwaypoint 7696, 6961 behind altar
  
• Droughtlands Pulsating Box /setwaypoint 8006, 6321 in a cage

Iron Pine Peak

• Iron Pine Peak Ticking Box /setwaypoint 4651, 1895 – Under the ice.  Need to angle your camera to see it properly
  
• Iron Pine Peak Tocking Box /setwaypoint 3822, 2169 – near the puzzle
  
• Iron Pine Peak Whirring Box /setwaypoint 2824, 2428 – in the cave
  
• Iron Pine Peak Humming Box /setwaypoint 3804, 1326 – jump up the wooden wall here, it’s at the very top (Howling caves)
  
• Iron Pine Peak Buzzing Box /setwaypoint 4840, 1687 above cave entrance
  
• Iron Pine Peak Vibrating Box /setwaypoint 4020, 1864 under the ice
  
• Iron Pine Peak Rattling Box /setwaypoint 3162, 1782 middle of the pool
  
• Iron Pine Peak Hissing Box /setwaypoint 4010, 1163  deep in cloudborne caverns (entrance at 4393,1206), located behind a glass/ice wall
  
• Iron Pine Peak Droning Box /setwaypoint 3571, 2332 – inside cave
  
• Iron Pine Peak Pulsating Box /setwaypoint 3426, 2070 – inside tent
  

Stillmoor

• Stillmoor Ticking Box /setwaypoint 1853, 2672 near the death root
  
• Stillmoor Tocking Box /setwaypoint 1711, 2313 pile of rocks, on the tower before the puzzle
  
• Stillmoor Whirring Box /setwaypoint 755, 2698 on doorway
  
• Stillmoor Humming Box /setwaypoint 1912, 3559 on table
  
• Stillmoor Buzzing Box /setwaypoint 2205, 2852 on the roof
  
• Stillmoor Vibrating Box /setwaypoint 2894, 2828
  
• Stillmoor Rattling Box /setwaypoint 1901, 3080 behind counter
  
• Stillmoor Hissing Box /setwaypoint 1437, 2469 on top of burned building (use glyph of the shalistiri, opie, or the jetpack to obtain easily)
  
• Stillmoor Droning Box /setwaypoint 2019, 1924
  
• Stillmoor Pulsating Box /setwaypoint 1758, 1881

Shimmersand

• Shimmersand Ticking Box /setwaypoint 6609, 6934 down in the grate
• Shimmersand Tocking Box /setwaypoint 7804, 7255 between two stones like menirs
• Shimmersand Whirring Box /setwaypoint 7538, 7621 in stone window
• Shimmersand Humming Box /setwaypoint 6673, 6340 on an awning
• Shimmersand Buzzing Box /setwaypoint 6452, 6759 in cave under table
• Shimmersand Vibrating Box /setwaypoint 7608, 7101 in the tree on top of the cave
• Shimmersand Rattling Box /setwaypoint 5055, 5904 top of the ruins
• Shimmersand Hissing Box /setwaypoint 6007, 7037 on the mountain
• Shimmersand Droning Box /setwaypoint 6091, 7782 top of the tent
• Shimmersand Pulsating Box /setwaypoint 6324, 6869 in a pipe at the end of the bridge