I have a couple of questions, I guess for the sake of closure/clarity. Pretty sure I've got it but just checking
So: The Ash Twin project was designed to create a time loop and was to be powered by a supernova.
Was the purpose of the time loop to send different probes (using the orbital cannon)? In that case, if it was a loop, how did it go to a different place each time?
Did the statues only activate because the Supernova happened 22 minutes later, powering the Ash Twin project? And both me and Gabbro happened to be near a statue at the time to get roped into it? Why do I start at the campfire, not the observatory?
Just a little short on some bits and pieces here. And the more I think about it the more I think I don't have it
The third mask was sending the data back in time with each launch/loop, prompting the cannon to fire at a different location each time afterward.
Yes, the ATP was activated because of the supernova, but it's worth noting that many loops were completed with just probe tracking module and not you/Gabbro at first until the Eye was discovered. When the eye was discovered, the remaining statues were activated and paired with whoever was nearby.
The campfire is where you were at the start of the ATP loop (despite pairing with the statue later).