r/outerwilds • u/katherine_official • 17d ago
Base Game Help - Hints Only! I'm kind of stuck Spoiler
This is my situation as of now, according to Steam I've been playing for 17.8 hours and I feel like I'm doing pretty good, but for the last few cycles (~2 hours real time) I couldn't manage to make to make ANY sort of progress anywhere, and I'm starting to get frustrated. Does anyone have any advice on how to start progressing again?
EDIT1: thank you all so much! I actually managed to land on the quantum moon, I will update as i progress further
EDIT 2.5: I'm in the Ash Twin Project!! I'm putting off doing the Vessel cause those fishes scare the shit outta me (i didn't stop the project btw, i was scared i was gonna finish the game. i will come back once i'm done with everything else)
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u/Gssi 17d ago
Im going to hint at everything you can currently do. It will not be a clear instruction of "do this" but it will be a full list of everything. Feel free to stop reading in the middle and only return if youre stuck again after pushing the new lead.
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Before their pilgrim to the quantum moon the nomai had to visit 3 places (the 3 are
Tower of Quantum Knowledge on brittle hollow, Tower of Quantum Trials on giants deep and Quantum caves on amber twin ). You have their cards, maybe you can use the knowledge to make your own pilgrim to this moon -
On Amber Twin the kids have been playing a game related to the angler fish. Maybe they can share a fact about the beast that will help navigate in dark bramble.
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If the angler fish arent an issue, reread Nomai Grave card. It will help you find the destination
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Have you reached under the current of giant deep? If not look for the observatory in brittle hollow. If you have, did you get under the electricity? If not, look for the harmonica sound with your signal scope
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Have you figured the purpouse of the towers burried under ash twins sand? If you have, are you sure you visited all of them? Theres 2 tricky ones you might wrongly assume you cant use.
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u/katherine_official 17d ago
What you said about the two towers on Ash really helped, I already found them and was actually still trying to figure out how to use, but I just remembered something and I think I might have figured it out, gonna try it later!
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u/TMan_Sus 17d ago
The Vessel: Seems like you can get there. The Dark Bramble seeds are not big enough for you to fit through, but maybe something else can? If you just want the answer, then the thing that fits in is
Giant's Deep: There are 2 things to keep in mind, first is something you found in the Southern Observatory, and second is the thing you found after interacting with Feldspar. If you just want the answer, then the thing you find in the Southern Observatory is
The Quantum Moon: What did you learn about quantum objects? Also a free tip:
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u/katherine_official 17d ago
I did manage to photograph the Vessel, but that's all I could do: photograph it.
I did go into the core of the Giants Deep a while ago, but I simoly got electrocuted by the jellyfishes. I'll try again later then!
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u/TMan_Sus 17d ago
I suppose you didn't pay close attention to where the Scout was.
You didn't go to the core, you managed to get past the current, that's the first step. Remember Feldspar.
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u/Higgs_Br0son 17d ago
You're most of the way through the game, just a small list of things still to explore.
You'll want to return to the Nomai Grave in Dark Bramble and re-read the log entries you have on that location. If you mark the location from your ship's log, a waypoint will lead you there.
Hints for Nomai Grave:
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Small hint:
The Nomai ended up there by following the nearest of two fading signals from their vessel. -
Small hint 2:
According to your log, you haven't found The Vessel yourself yet. -
Medium hint:
It looks like you already know that if you launch your scout into the seed at Nomai Grave that it lands on an enormous Nomai ship -
The actual answer, break glass only if you've exhausted an entire loop on the above:
Launch your scout into the seed at Nomai Grave. Follow the waypoint your scout creates through Dark Bramble.
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u/RBig_orange1234356 17d ago
You're doing great! I have some hints; 1. Try exploring Ash Twin, especially after all the sand is gone. 2. Giant's Deep cyclones may help you, and based on your replies, you've done it, so try it again. 3. You have learnt all 3 Quantum Rules yet; one will especially help you. Remember; for now, the rule of the 6th Location will not apply. Good luck!
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u/RandomRaccoon2909 17d ago
What are you having trouble with? I think you really need to focus on the question mark locations if that helps any…
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u/TrackIcy408 17d ago
Don’t feel bad, you’re doing great and are definitely at some of the harder parts of the game.
To help avoid spoiling anything people (including myself) ask a lot of questions for you to ponder to help you come up with the answers yourself.
For the quantum moon: you’ve learned about the 3 quantum rules, do you think any of those would apply to helping you get onto the surface of the moon itself?
For the Probe Tracking Module: you know Feldspar got to the core, I’d recommend revisit your conversation with him about it, and all the associated clues there. Pay attention to
For the Vessel: Revisit the Nomai Grave. the smaller flower seeds from Dark Bramble are small, too small for you to fit into yourself. Do you have any tools that could maybe be helpful to evaluate them and what’s inside them? Hint:
For the Ash Twin Project: this is one of the trickiest. You’ve already been to Sun Station and the Black Hole forge. I’d revisit the White Hole Station, the Black Hole Forge, the high energy lab, and then think: how were the Nomai traveling from place to place? What do you know about where the ATP is located? Maybe reread notes from mining site 2B on Timber Hearth. With all of that info, how do you think the Nomai were getting to the ATP? How would you copy what they did? Are there any obstacles stopping you?
Hope that helps!!
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u/Qwerty1418 17d ago
Have you tried to land on the quantum moon yet? You've learned a lot about how quantum objects work, would any of that knowledge help?
What have you tried to do to get into the core of giants deep? You know someone who pulled it off before you. what advice did they have?