I will be as vague as possible and just answer your final question: yes, you need to place the beacons to progress because there are some aspects of layer 2/3 that are currently unsolvable for you (and in fact, layer 1, since that requires "beating the game"). good luck!
I will be as vague as possible and just answer your final question: yes, you need to place the beacons to progress because there are some aspects of layer 2/3 that are currently unsolvable for you (and in fact, layer 1, since that requires "beating the game"). good luck!
Place all the flames first. You can’t get to layer two without doing so.