HIGHLIGHTS
- You should go to the Apple Orchard and use a Burning Glass to scorch the sundial base in Blue Prince and make the Burning Glass.
- After scorching the sundial, turn its base until the lines match up. This will raise the top part and show three slots for Microchips.
- You must also find the three Microchips in Blackbridge Grotto or hidden spots around the estate. Lastly, place them in the sundial to unlock the Satellite Dish, which gives you messages and new lab features.
In Blue Prince, players can find a hidden puzzle by following clues from a special book called A New Clue.
This puzzle involves a scorched sundial that is located in the Apple Orchard, and it plays an important role in unlocking a secret feature.
Solving the sundial puzzle gives access to the Satellite Dish, which adds new tools and messages for your lab work.
How To Use The Scorched Sundial In Blue Prince
To solve the puzzle, go to the Apple Orchard, you’ve probably unlocked this area already.
At the back of the Apple Orchard, you’ll see the sundial. But before you can use it, you need to scorch its base.
To do this, make a Burning Glass. You can make it by combining a Magnifying Glass and a Metal Detector.

Once you have the Burning Glass, use it on the base of the sundial. This will burn it and leave scorch marks.
After scorching it, rotate the sundial base. You will see some lines, turn the base until the lines match up.
Once the lines are aligned, the top part of the sundial will rise. Underneath, there will be three small slots. These are made to hold the Microchips.
How To Unlock The Satellite Dish
Now you’ll need to find and insert the Microchips. These Microchips can be found in the Blackbridge Grotto or in their original hidden locations around the estate.
Make Get all three Microchips and place them into the slots inside the sundial.

Once all the Microchips are in place, a Satellite Dish will rise from behind the hills. This Satellite Dish is a permanent part of the estate.
When it’s unlocked, it lets you receive emails from SYNKA and the staff through the computer terminals.
Also, it gives you access to download a new data packet. This packet adds new features to your lab experiments.

The Satellite Dish can only be unlocked by solving the sundial puzzle, which is part of the clues found in A New Clue. You can buy this book from the Bookshop.
To finish, the message you get from the book is “turn scorched sundial base.” Follow the steps carefully, and you’ll solve the puzzle and unlock new features in the game.

