I’m a little worried. Don’t click unless you’re at least partways into the DLC.
I find every single second of playing this game pretty much terrifying.
So to find out there’s a part of this that I haven’t even gotten to that actually necessitated some trigger warnings and an option to turn those frights down is, uh…hmm.
Even the horrified faces of some of the owldeer dudes on those slide reels are kind of terrifying.
Everything about this game fills me with foreboding existential dread.
Welcome to Outer Wilds!
Seriously though, I would recommend turning on that mode then. But yes, the atmosphere is definitely... eerie.
Really
I think I’ll brave it but I may have to in the end.
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I’m a little worried. Don’t click unless you’re at least partways into the DLC.
I find every single second of playing this game pretty much terrifying.
So to find out there’s a part of this that I haven’t even gotten to that actually necessitated some trigger warnings and an option to turn those frights down is, uh…hmm.
Even the horrified faces of some of the owldeer dudes on those slide reels are kind of terrifying.
Everything about this game fills me with foreboding existential dread.
Welcome to Outer Wilds!
Seriously though, I would recommend turning on that mode then. But yes, the atmosphere is definitely... eerie.
Really
I think I’ll brave it but I may have to in the end.
I'm just saying based on the way you described your first reactions, and knowing what the mode does (which I'm not gonna spoil).
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I'm curious to replay the DLC with that setting on and see what it changes. I wonder if it affects any of the base game as well. Like turns fish into kittens.
Brovid Hasselsmof[Growling historic on the fury road]Registered Userregular
I found the noises the scariest (all DLC spoilers)
The footsteps from the floor above when you're in the well village got me every time. The weird panpipe howl the ghosts did when you turned out lights. The creepy fucking music in the fireplace hall. Even the music that played when you got into the secret archives was just super dark and ominous.
Won't click on that yet, but totally agreed. They use sounds and music to great effect.
At this point, whenever I hear
that DUN-dun near the end of a loop I just meditate because I can't bear another supernova. This game has made me fearful of supernovas. I have supernovaphobia.
Also I'm pretty sure that toward the end of the main game, pre-DLC (MAJOR SPOILERS FOR PRE-DLC MAIN GAME):
The game detects when you're carrying the charged warp code from Ash Twin and queues up basically a racing the clock/CHASE SONG upon entering Dark Bramble which is just perfectly timed and goddamned amazing.
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Yeah definitely. It gave me heart problems first time I heard it.
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Very spoilery question (don't read it unless you've beaten Echoes of the Eye):
Note: I'm not looking for a spoilery answer here, just...a question about accessibility, I guess.
I finally encountered my first owl man dude in the forest. Wasn't so bad.
Is that the subject of the reduce frights/scares thing? Or is something worse coming. Because while it's spooky to see a...defensive? malevolent?...semi-humanoid, anglerfish were worse. And I now have supernovaphobia. I can't even go through the supernova sequence anymore. I always just meditate.
Please don't tell me what it is if there is. I just want to know if I should should play at night or not.
And if anyone is willing to come over and hold my hand while I play.
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Very spoilery question (don't read it unless you've beaten Echoes of the Eye):
Note: I'm not looking for a spoilery answer here, just...a question about accessibility, I guess.
I finally encountered my first owl man dude in the forest. Wasn't so bad.
Is that the subject of the reduce frights/scares thing? Or is something worse coming. Because while it's spooky to see a...defensive? malevolent?...semi-humanoid, anglerfish were worse. And I now have supernovaphobia. I can't even go through the supernova sequence anymore. I always just meditate.
Please don't tell me what it is if there is. I just want to know if I should should play at night or not.
And if anyone is willing to come over and hold my hand while I play.
Straight-up answer:
Yes. Reduced Frights changes the behavior of the owl folk.
Very spoilery question (don't read it unless you've beaten Echoes of the Eye):
Note: I'm not looking for a spoilery answer here, just...a question about accessibility, I guess.
I finally encountered my first owl man dude in the forest. Wasn't so bad.
Is that the subject of the reduce frights/scares thing? Or is something worse coming. Because while it's spooky to see a...defensive? malevolent?...semi-humanoid, anglerfish were worse. And I now have supernovaphobia. I can't even go through the supernova sequence anymore. I always just meditate.
Please don't tell me what it is if there is. I just want to know if I should should play at night or not.
And if anyone is willing to come over and hold my hand while I play.
Straight-up answer:
Yes. Reduced Frights changes the behavior of the owl folk.
Thank you. Considering that, I think it's middle of my list of fears. In Echoes of the Eye alone, I'm more afraid of (and I've done all of this):
Cracked my head open on some rocks, repeatedly
Died to ghost matter, repeatedly
Broken my ship flying into The Stranger, repeatedly
Flew into the sun (don't ask)
Fallen through a hole in a wooden cabin to my death
Fell off my raft
And so on
I was worried the first owl folk guy was gonna eat me or something but all he does is rather tenderly blow out my artifact thingie's flame thingie.
The owl dude's horrified face in the reels was more horrifying than the real life (or whatever) dude.
I bet I know what the tip is, @JayKaos. I forgot about it last night.
I know you can unlock a door back to the dock. That's the riverboat raft. So I guess you can enter the riverlands dream entrance thing, then exit and reenter from the river, giving you more time.
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The only thing I love more than Outer Wilds is hearing people experience Outer Wilds, so this has been great Drez.
No hints wanted, just sharing an update and some thoughts.
I met the Prisoner.
Beats the fuck out of me what else I'm supposed to do now, though, especially since the only way I seem able to do anything is start a new loop. He showed me his and I showed him mine and then he had his stick out on the beach with another vision but I don't know where he went. He seemed to want me to come follow in his raft and Orinoco Flow with him.
No hints wanted, just sharing an update and some thoughts.
I met the Prisoner.
Beats the fuck out of me what else I'm supposed to do now, though, especially since the only way I seem able to do anything is start a new loop. He showed me his and I showed him mine and then he had his stick out on the beach with another vision but I don't know where he went. He seemed to want me to come follow in his raft and Orinoco Flow with him.
I'll think about it tomorrow.
Think of it like the quantum moon. What did you do after finally meeting Solanum.
drez i know you didn't ask for hints/spoilers but it's kind of straightforward and if you just want an answer:
it's symbolic. remember that in order to see the prisoner, your body has to die. his body has been dead for millennia.
by walking into the water, he killed himself. And he knows your body is dead too, in order to find him. He is inviting you to journey with him into death.
That's the end of the dlc, aside from, as US mentioned, there is now an added bit to the ending.
No hints wanted, just sharing an update and some thoughts.
I met the Prisoner.
Beats the fuck out of me what else I'm supposed to do now, though, especially since the only way I seem able to do anything is start a new loop. He showed me his and I showed him mine and then he had his stick out on the beach with another vision but I don't know where he went. He seemed to want me to come follow in his raft and Orinoco Flow with him.
I'll think about it tomorrow.
Think of it like the quantum moon. What did you do after finally meeting Solanum.
Major DLC and original non-DLC spoilers:
So I admit I started googling "Did I actually finish the Outer Wilds DLC?" And it sounds like I basically did, at least all the content new to the DLC. So I don't consider clicking on your spoiler a real spoiler. Based on your comment, I assume I have to beat the normal game. I had no real intention of beating the game again, but I guess that makes sense. I might as well just wrap it up tonight.
By the way, the real answer to your question (for me) is: About 20-30% of the game was left. Apparently, I found Solanum much earlier than most people based on what I read after the fact. I assumed it was a necessary thing to do. Did not even have a clue there were multiple endings until after I beat the game and started clicking around the web. Definitely found him in the latter half of the game but if memory serves, there were a lot of puzzles left after I found Solanum.
I didn't even figure out (or rather I didn't really do the work) in properly getting to the Black Hole Forge until I started Echoes of the Eye. When I had trouble figuring out what the hell the radio tower was supposed to show me (I still feel dumb about that) I checked my log and realized I still had to find some stuff in the forge, I think. I finally went there the proper way. Previously, I just wedged my ship into Brittle Hollow and flip-landed right by the forge each time. The time I got inside the forge itself I first landed on the meltwater district first, raised the forge, then looped-the-loop to land on it.
drez i know you didn't ask for hints/spoilers but it's kind of straightforward and if you just want an answer:
it's symbolic. remember that in order to see the prisoner, your body has to die. his body has been dead for millennia.
by walking into the water, he killed himself. And he knows your body is dead too, in order to find him. He is inviting you to journey with him into death.
That's the end of the dlc, aside from, as US mentioned, there is now an added bit to the ending.
Got it. Thanks! That makes sense. Kinda cool that way. I just wasn't sure if I had actually finished it but yeah I get that.
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I absolutely love the last puzzle set in there, by the way.
Also I caught the latest Nextlander and it sounds like Vinny was the same way.
yeah, i think the dlc is the best stuff they put out, and i think completing the game after the dlc is pretty much perfect.
I get why some people had frustrations/reservations about the dlc but it charmed me the whole way through, honestly. I think what it does is just, really special.
Literally the only real issue I had was the very very very very very beginning. Which is embarrassing.
Also, regarding one part that I cheesed (major DLC spoilers):
I just now checked a few vids about how to handle the Secret Well without stealth. Very intricate and complicated videos designed to give you maximum time.
In my playthrough: After extinguishing the candles/lamps near the well, I literally just jumped out of the building and slid down the side of the mountain, then ran to the well in darkness. From there it was super easy.
The lodge was a real pain, though.
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I had the same issue Drez
With not knowing that the DLC was done. I thought it was done when the prisoner went up in the lift, and then I had a vision about getting on a raft while stood next to a raft so felt like there was more I was meant to do. I think they could easily have made that bit way less ambiguous.
With not knowing that the DLC was done. I thought it was done when the prisoner went up in the lift, and then I had a vision about getting on a raft while stood next to a raft so felt like there was more I was meant to do. I think they could easily have made that bit way less ambiguous.
Anyway, I've been googling stuff like crazy now that I've beaten the DLC. There's a lot of secret things you can find.
MAJOR spoilers for the DLC (and some cool main game spoilers too). Don't click unless you've beaten both.
SERIOUSLY, DON'T CLICK THIS POST IF YOU HAVEN'T BEATEN THE MAIN GAME AND DLC
I'm going to spoil some of the secret stuff I found (through YouTube). I'll double-layer it in case you want to hunt for any of these things yourself. These are extremely spoiler YouTube videos. Even the video titles are:
Three new endings (this includes the ending that occurs after you beat the DLC and the main game which you should have already seen if you clicked on this thread; that is the third one in this video). The two ending "narrations" are at 6:50 and 10:05: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wonweUWh8s
I have done a ton of loops in the dlc and feel like I’m missing something.
I’ve found all 4 major areas (lowlands, cinder, gorge, reservoir. I’ve found the projector rooms and watched the slides I’ve been able to find. I’ve found the lantern houses and the secret basement rooms full of dead guys. I’ve found the way across the broken bridge (via the gorge). I’ve found that sunken prison looking thing. There’s a couple other items I’ve picked up, like there was a room near the reservoir that I unlocked by reading the code with a probe.
What I haven’t been able to find is where to go to learn how the artifacts work.
I am looking for only the most basic of clues here, as in a very vague description of where to look to even start to learn more. Don’t just tell me what to do to actually use the artifacts please.
I have done a ton of loops in the dlc and feel like I’m missing something.
I’ve found all 4 major areas (lowlands, cinder, gorge, reservoir. I’ve found the projector rooms and watched the slides I’ve been able to find. I’ve found the lantern houses and the secret basement rooms full of dead guys. I’ve found the way across the broken bridge (via the gorge). I’ve found that sunken prison looking thing. There’s a couple other items I’ve picked up, like there was a room near the reservoir that I unlocked by reading the code with a probe.
What I haven’t been able to find is where to go to learn how the artifacts work.
I am looking for only the most basic of clues here, as in a very vague description of where to look to even start to learn more. Don’t just tell me what to do to actually use the artifacts please.
It's in a slide.
Did you see the explosion on the exterior of the ship?
I have done a ton of loops in the dlc and feel like I’m missing something.
I’ve found all 4 major areas (lowlands, cinder, gorge, reservoir. I’ve found the projector rooms and watched the slides I’ve been able to find. I’ve found the lantern houses and the secret basement rooms full of dead guys. I’ve found the way across the broken bridge (via the gorge). I’ve found that sunken prison looking thing. There’s a couple other items I’ve picked up, like there was a room near the reservoir that I unlocked by reading the code with a probe.
What I haven’t been able to find is where to go to learn how the artifacts work.
I am looking for only the most basic of clues here, as in a very vague description of where to look to even start to learn more. Don’t just tell me what to do to actually use the artifacts please.
It's in a slide.
Did you see the explosion on the exterior of the ship?
I am pretty sure I found a secret in the DLC nobody has actually mentioned anywhere.
In the big house after extinguishing the lights, you're supposed to go down to the basement. There is a secret there as well, shown in Drez's video.
However, if you go up, you can find a hallway with a patrolling guard that is almost impossible to get past. If you do get past (I janked him out getting spotted in a closet and then running past) you can leave the building via a balcony and jump up to the roof.
On the roof is a mask made of leaves and sticks. When you see it, kazooified shitty versions of the dlc music begins playing.
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Really
I think I’ll brave it but I may have to in the end.
I'm just saying based on the way you described your first reactions, and knowing what the mode does (which I'm not gonna spoil).
At this point, whenever I hear
It makes you literally question what you are doing. It is fantastic, and a fun moment when streamers hit it.
Note: I'm not looking for a spoilery answer here, just...a question about accessibility, I guess.
Is that the subject of the reduce frights/scares thing? Or is something worse coming. Because while it's spooky to see a...defensive? malevolent?...semi-humanoid, anglerfish were worse. And I now have supernovaphobia. I can't even go through the supernova sequence anymore. I always just meditate.
Please don't tell me what it is if there is. I just want to know if I should should play at night or not.
And if anyone is willing to come over and hold my hand while I play.
Straight-up answer:
Cracked my head open on some rocks, repeatedly
Died to ghost matter, repeatedly
Broken my ship flying into The Stranger, repeatedly
Flew into the sun (don't ask)
Fallen through a hole in a wooden cabin to my death
Fell off my raft
And so on
I was worried the first owl folk guy was gonna eat me or something but all he does is rather tenderly blow out my artifact thingie's flame thingie.
The owl dude's horrified face in the reels was more horrifying than the real life (or whatever) dude.
If I continue to run into issues I'll contemplate clicking on that. Thank you, though!
(Huge DLC spoilers.)
This DLC has gone places I really didn’t expect.
(MAJOR DLC endgame spoilers):
No hints wanted, just sharing an update and some thoughts.
Beats the fuck out of me what else I'm supposed to do now, though, especially since the only way I seem able to do anything is start a new loop. He showed me his and I showed him mine and then he had his stick out on the beach with another vision but I don't know where he went. He seemed to want me to come follow in his raft and Orinoco Flow with him.
I'll think about it tomorrow.
by walking into the water, he killed himself. And he knows your body is dead too, in order to find him. He is inviting you to journey with him into death.
That's the end of the dlc, aside from, as US mentioned, there is now an added bit to the ending.
Major DLC and original non-DLC spoilers:
By the way, the real answer to your question (for me) is: About 20-30% of the game was left. Apparently, I found Solanum much earlier than most people based on what I read after the fact. I assumed it was a necessary thing to do. Did not even have a clue there were multiple endings until after I beat the game and started clicking around the web. Definitely found him in the latter half of the game but if memory serves, there were a lot of puzzles left after I found Solanum.
I didn't even figure out (or rather I didn't really do the work) in properly getting to the Black Hole Forge until I started Echoes of the Eye. When I had trouble figuring out what the hell the radio tower was supposed to show me (I still feel dumb about that) I checked my log and realized I still had to find some stuff in the forge, I think. I finally went there the proper way. Previously, I just wedged my ship into Brittle Hollow and flip-landed right by the forge each time. The time I got inside the forge itself I first landed on the meltwater district first, raised the forge, then looped-the-loop to land on it.
Thank you!
Also I caught the latest Nextlander and it sounds like Vinny was the same way.
I get why some people had frustrations/reservations about the dlc but it charmed me the whole way through, honestly. I think what it does is just, really special.
Also, regarding one part that I cheesed (major DLC spoilers):
In my playthrough: After extinguishing the candles/lamps near the well, I literally just jumped out of the building and slid down the side of the mountain, then ran to the well in darkness. From there it was super easy.
The lodge was a real pain, though.
MAJOR spoilers for the DLC (and some cool main game spoilers too). Don't click unless you've beaten both.
SERIOUSLY, DON'T CLICK THIS POST IF YOU HAVEN'T BEATEN THE MAIN GAME AND DLC
Hidden music room:
They added the signal blocker to the area near the Eye of the Universe:
Three new endings (this includes the ending that occurs after you beat the DLC and the main game which you should have already seen if you clicked on this thread; that is the third one in this video). The two ending "narrations" are at 6:50 and 10:05:
I love the attention to detail in this game.
What I haven’t been able to find is where to go to learn how the artifacts work.
I am looking for only the most basic of clues here, as in a very vague description of where to look to even start to learn more. Don’t just tell me what to do to actually use the artifacts please.
It's in a slide.
I did not, I’ll go looking, thanks.
However, if you go up, you can find a hallway with a patrolling guard that is almost impossible to get past. If you do get past (I janked him out getting spotted in a closet and then running past) you can leave the building via a balcony and jump up to the roof.
On the roof is a mask made of leaves and sticks. When you see it, kazooified shitty versions of the dlc music begins playing.