Where Winds Meet Hexi: How to Solve Shadowfin Puzzles

Hexi is the first major expansion to Where Winds Meet, arriving with Version 1.4 on March 6 alongside three new maps, nearly twenty regions, and eleven bosses spread across March, April, and May - plus new stories, events, and cosmetics. For everything coming in the update, Where Winds Meet Version 1.4 Home Afar Launches March 6 - Full Month Roadmap Revealed 

Hexi also introduces a new range of puzzles for players to get to grips with - and if you've spent time in Kaifeng and Qinghe, you'll know Where Winds Meet has form for making them inventive. But the Shadowfin puzzle stands out as one of the more interesting additions.

How to Solve a Shadowfin Puzzle

Shadowfin are new invisible creatures native to Hexi. They travel along set paths around rocks in the environment, and, crucially, they actively avoid players. That shy behaviour is actually the key to the whole puzzle. As with earlier puzzles in Kaifeng and Qinghe, your first encounter with a Shadowfin will come with a short in-game introduction explaining the basics.

Where Winds Meet Hexi: The in-game introduction to the Shadowfin, explaining its avoidance behaviour

You have two options when it comes to directing a Shadowfin. You can get close to it to guide it, using its avoidance instinct to nudge it in the direction you need - or you can simply wait for it to naturally make its way to the right spot on its own. Both work, so pick whichever suits your patience.

Where Winds Meet Hexi: Guide the Shadowfin toward the rock, then hold G to compile it with Tai Chi just before it makes contact

Once the Shadowfin is heading toward the rock, wait until it's just about to make contact, then hold G to use Tai Chi and compile the rock. The Shadowfin will then hit it, and you'll be able to collect your reward.