My hands hovered over the cracked terminal as Bonecrusher’s message blinked: “CADB.” The column to the right, scrawled in white chalk, felt like a small, stubborn puzzle daring me to solve it. I froze for a second—then traced the marks and realized the answer had been staring at me the whole time.
I’ve walked this corridor twice before and still missed the trick until I read the terminal like a hint from a friend. You’re about to learn the quick mental switch that flips the chalkboard into a password. I’ll walk you through the mapping, the entry order, and what happens after the cages open so you don’t waste time or patience.
A scrawl of chalk on a column points right next to the terminal. What is the password to open the slave cages?
Short version: the terminal’s “CADB” is not a typo. It’s a letter sequence that tells you which symbols to press, not the top-to-bottom order written on the column. The column labels symbols with letters—there’s a giant “B” beside the cross that gives you the mapping: the top symbol equals “A,” then the next is “B,” and so on. Read the terminal literally and you’ll crack it fast.
What is the password to open the slave cages?
The password spelled by the terminal is CADB. Translate that into symbols using the column’s letter map:
- Chains (C)
- Knife (A)
- Eye (D)
- Cross (B)
Enter that sequence on the control panel and the terminal will confirm the operation is being completed. Exit the device, head right to the slave leader, and you’ll trigger the cutscene where the freed slaves thank you and prepare to fight the Termites.
How do you read the symbols on the column?
Think of the column as a labeled chart: the giant “B” beside the cross is your anchor. From that anchor, map letters A through D down the column. The topmost symbol is “A” (knife), the next is “B” (cross), then “C” (chains), and finally “D” (eye). The terminal’s instruction gives you the letter order; your job is to convert those letters back into symbols.
I remember being stubborn about entering them top-to-bottom; entering them the way the column appears felt like reading a map upside down. Once you flip the approach and treat Bonecrusher’s line as the actual sequence, the puzzle collapses into a single, satisfying click—like picking a small lock on a diary that refuses to stay closed.
This is the kind of puzzle that makes guides on Steam, GameFAQs, and Moyens I/O useful—people post screenshots and short notes that save time. If you bought REPLACED on Steam ($19.99 USD (€18)), this sequence will shave minutes off a frustrating stop in Chapter 3. Want to try a different route: stall at the terminal, replay the cutscene, or bait the Termites into a trap—what will you do next?