Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-35395864-20180522045926/@comment-35065776-20180522061927

I had the same amount of trouble with the same version of Haunted Lights. Only I had no flying time, so I just kept cancelling time after time until the planets aligned (second day of trying for me).

Basically, it doesn't matter where the flashing vertical light is - it's where the LAST light in the string you select is that matters.

And to begin with I assumed you had to unlock all the columns before you'd be able to "flush" them and get the planets to go down the drain - but that isn't the case, of course. Still, it takes a TON of patience until it just happens to go your way.

One thing I learned about using tools (and I still break my rule if I panic) is that if you are close to solving it, VERY close, it's worth using a tool to either remove an obstacle or extend the time. Otherwise it's much easier (and more affordable) to quit and try again, and/or to restore energy, than it is to replace those tools.

Good Luck!

ALSO - if you're after a CI that is giftable, put it on your Wish List. If you are actively questing for it and receive it as a gift, it counts as 'finding' it and you can bypass the puzzle that way. For me, it was a CI that couldn't be gifted and its only listed source was Haunted Lights. Hopefully you can get it sent to you. :-)