Board 8 > Outer Wilds DLC - today (spoilers but not in post 1)

(+) Yeah! (+)

Well, today for me anyway

Excited! Not sure how they could make the original better but we'll see

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I am so confused how this is possible, but if its good Ill pick it up

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Oh shit

Not sure if I'll have time to play this but I'm excited

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I bought it.

Am currently staring at a random satellites numbers going up on my lunch break

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I'm probably about halfway through. It sure is full of surprises! Be sure to go in completely blind and don't get spoiled

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Im feeling dumb because I cant figure out which angle is the one that is weird

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i have played a bit of it, really loving it. Took me a while to get there however!

masterplum posted...

Im feeling dumb because I cant figure out which angle is the one that is weird

If you want to know its 40 degrees.

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That was going to be my next guess but I got tired and turned it off

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uh oh im not good with spooky things

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ok when i try to load my previous save it just does a black screen and my dude never wakes up at the campfire, game seems bugged

if i start a new expedition and clear my save will i be able to directly do the DLC?

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I had that issue too. I think you have to press X to open your eyes.

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I kept mashing A on my controller, forgetting that I wasn't using a PlayStation controller.

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I played an embarrassingly long time before I remembered you could super jump by spending fuel

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ahh it wouldn't be the true Outer Wilds experience without incredibly frustrating stealth segments

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Not looking forward to spoopy stuff as Ill be home alone for the next few weeks. :/

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Are there any artifacts closer to the tower. Getting one in the lab first is a pain

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Speaking of, the dark town is too damn big and disorienting.

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well, Im kinda stuck. only remaining leads are cliffside structure and secret passage. cant figure out how to get into either.
masterplum posted...

Are there any artifacts closer to the tower. Getting one in the lab first is a pain

I dont think there are any in that area, no.theres one upstream and a couple downstream

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masterplum posted...

Speaking of, the dark town is too damn big and disorienting.

lol just wait it gets worse. did you figure out what you need to do there?

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DeepsPraw posted...

lol just wait it gets worse. did you figure out what you need to do there?

Not yet. World ended while I was still waddling around on one way boats

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made some more progress after thinking for a bit. God, this game is so good. can't wait to see how it ends

I've always said Outer Wilds is the true heir to the Myst franchise, and this DLC is more Myst-like than even the main game. It feels like I'm playing Myst III or URU

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The way outer wilds handles shortcuts is just amazing.

It really is an RPG where leveling up takes place in your brain

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EotE beated. *ending spoilers*
I feel like a lot of people are going to be disappointed that there isn't a proper ending to the DLC. If you were maybe let down by the original game's ending, this isn't a magic bullet that lets you save the universe or whatever. Personally, I think it really works with the themes of the game. And if you haven't already, go do the "normal" ending for a very nice epilogue

If anybody wants hints, ask away. I did beat it without looking anything up, though, so it is possible.

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DeepsPraw posted...

I had that issue too. I think you have to press X to open your eyes.
I had to go in the menu and turn back on all the button prompts, since Id forgotten how to play

Huh. I'm pretty sure I mashed every button but maybe that was it. I ended up nuking my save on my Epic account but even a new file didn't work. I ended up just buying the game on Steam and it works.

I was having a miserable time though. I think the breadcrumbs to get into this are fine as yet another breadcrumb when you are figuring out the game in a first playthrough but when you've installed the game just to get into it, it's pretty annoying to get going. It got better though once I flew into the black spot. Even that was annoying since I flew through it twice with nothing happening and had to restart the loop to try again twice. But once I was in there, damn that place is awesome. I wasn't expecting that at all but at th same time it's exactly what I expected from this game. I haven't gotten far but I'm super excited about the ringworld.

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Trying to work through what I need to do...

I found a slide showing opening a hole in the earth by teleporting while on a raft but can't find the right spot to do that

I can see a saturn window with an invisible bridge behind it but can't see how to get through it

I can take the first chain off the sealed container but can't figure out the second two

Thinking the first one is actionable. Maybe I need to enter from a certain point

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masterplum posted...

Trying to work through what I need to do...

have you been to the Cliffside Building, Where the destroyed bridge is? Getting there isn't as hard as it may seem. Getting there and figuring out what to do there gives a lot of guidance on what to do next

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DeepsPraw posted...

have you been to the Cliffside Building, Where the destroyed bridge is? Getting there isn't as hard as it may seem. Getting there and figuring out what to do there gives a lot of guidance on what to do next

I thought I did but my ship log does say more to explore there, so maybe I missed something

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masterplum posted...

I thought I did but my ship log does say more to explore there, so maybe I missed something

yeah you need to find a code for that pillar thing. Have you seen any clues as to where codes might be hidden?

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DeepsPraw posted...

yeah you need to find a code for that pillar thing. Have you seen any clues as to where codes might be hidden?

If you are talking about the one where you need a scout I got that....

But still missing something

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annnnd flooded again.

Its too damn dark!

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masterplum posted...

If you are talking about the one where you need a scout I got that....

But still missing something

Yeah it seems like I wasn't clear enough. it's the area marked by a picture of a slide reel with green flames around it

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bleh, I assumed it would be

In the burned down church but I'm seeing nothing.


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Just finished it, the ending was really heartwarming. The Prisoner's addition to the ending of the game is also really sad, blowing out the candles showing the past. Anyone know if what the protagonist shows the Prisoner is affected by how much is in your ship log? I never refilled it after my Beginner's Luck run.

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Give me a hint, is the code In the dream world

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Have you tried opening the sealed container and looking into the light?

But if you just want a yes or no answer to that question, then no. But it's a complicated no.

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IMO this is one of the weaker puzzles in the DLC.

if you've done what hombad said, here's a hint for that puzzle.
the exact movements and actions of the figure in the vision don't matter. what's important is he leaves with an artifact (where would he go with it?) and then the lights in that specific room are extinguished some time later.

this is a tip for all players, but if you should definitely have the button prompts turned on in the advanced options so you don't miss any actions

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I'll check out the sealed container again. I assumed I could only open the first lock. Maybe I'm missing something there

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Here's an alternate, less direct line of questioning. Not really spoilers, but I'll tag it anyways. Have you found any secret rooms in the real world? there are a few that have important clues, and you can discover most of them without in-game guidance through meticulous exploration or by sheer luck

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Ok I found what you are talking about.

Trying to figure out how to recreate it

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I'm dying here

I tried taking the artifact in and out. I brought in a lit lantern and took out the artifact. I jumped around on the roof.

I vaguely recall lights turning out but don't remember how the hell I did it

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masterplum posted...

I'm dying here

I tried taking the artifact in and out. I brought in a lit lantern and took out the artifact. I jumped around on the roof.

I vaguely recall lights turning out but don't remember how the hell I did it

yeah this puzzle kind of sucks. Have you explored the dream version of the tower yet? like, the actual tower, not the village area

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Ugh

They absolutely needed a more clear cause and effect there. I didn't realize that was even an option until The button prompt showed up

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Yeah a lot of the dream world seems to just be stumbling onto how things work there.

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According to the wiki (ending spoilers) the visions you can show the Prisoner ARE affected by Ship Log completion, so I guess I'll have to hope someone with a completed ship log uploads the full vision on youtube or I'll have to go fill it out again.

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https://bit.ly/39WGK0J

amazing. some people are calling the new alien race "Elk" because of the "Elk Choir" listed in the credits as vocalists, but it turns out the Elk Choir is literal Elk in a zoo

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I finished it last night!

My general opinion: I loved it! Great atmosphere, great story, great "puzzles", if you can call Outer Wilds puzzles puzzles. Puzzles in Outer Wilds are more like, things you don't understand, and then they give you a hint elsewhere, and then you do understand. But they continued to do a good job with that here.

Is it as good as the rest of Outer Wilds? Not quite, but I think it's close.

I did get pretty bored in the middle, kinda just felt like I was following linear steps set up for me, and it was starting to drag. But then by the end, it was got good again.

Parts I thought were extremely cool (very spoilers!): Finding the Stranger itself, was so awesome. What a feeling, to suddenly have it appear in front of you. The environment inside is also really cool, like navigating it, and the dam breaking. The other coolest thing was, the various reels where they explain the "glitches" with their dream reality. Mind blowing. Lastly, I did enjoy the stealth sequences, I thought they were very thrilling, but fair.

But maybe the coolest concept of all, was (very spoilers!): how they put you on this quest to get these 3 passwords, but you never end up finding any of the 3 passwords really. Subversion of expectations. Brilliant.

Parts I thought were kinda lame (very spoilers!): navigating the dark world is just sooo slow. It helps with its spooky atmosphere, but uggg give me my jet pack. I can barely even stand the walking speed in the real world, I'm constantly jet packing forwards. In addition, I like the ending a lot, but I agree with what DeepsPraw said, I wish it gave me credits, to tell me I'm done. Felt a little weird to just have to visit google to check if I missed something. I agree it fits with the game, but from a practical standpoint, ehh.

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I have to be missing something in this stealth segment. How do I not get caught at the end

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masterplum posted...

I have to be missing something in this stealth segment. How do I not get caught at the end

Which one are you going for?

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I'm gonna guess shrouded woodlands?
Think about the order of events and what happens during the loop.

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DeepsPraw posted...

I'm gonna guess shrouded woodlands?
Think about the order of events and what happens during the loop.

Honestly one of the biggest problems I have with this dlc is I feel there are some really wild solutions to some of these puzzles I want to try, but it feels like the time crunch is harder in the DLC than in the normal game. I don't remember restarting so much before.

Like are they going to get flooded by the dam? Thinking maybe I can make the building disappear so I can get there by water, leave and enter the dream world from another entrance and get back so I don't get kicked out in the flood.

But that sounds like a huge hassle for something that may or may not work. Want to tell me if this is wrong before I try it.

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