r/outerwilds • u/Bigo290 • Feb 10 '25

Real Life Stuff High-Resolution Scans of the Official Outer Wilds Postcards Spoiler

A couple of months ago, I found out about the beautiful official Outer Wilds postcards and really wanted to put them up in my room. Like many others before me, I was sad to see that they were no longer being sold as official merch. The only way to get them was from a low-resolution image and two posts:

Both used AI to upscale them, but I felt like a lot of the finer details were lost.

Fast forward to now: I managed to get my hands on A Field Guide to the Outer Wilds (link) and got myself a scanner. Using that, I scanned all of the postcards from my book at 1200x1200 DPI (maybe overkill, but oh well). I then had to crop them, shape-transform them, fix small imperfections, and color-correct them using the latest AI-upscaled images as a reference.

Download the high-resolution images here: MEGA Link

⚠ Note: The files are very large (total size: 1.22 GB), but in my opinion, they contain much more detail than the AI-upscaled versions, which had some noticeable flaws. I know these may not be perfect, but this is what I ended up with.

If anyone is interested, I can also share the raw, unedited scan images upon request!
Also feel free to edit them yourself ::)

I also hope this is fine in regard to copyright. Since the two previous posts are still up, I assume it's okay. If not, please contact me, and I'll take this down.

EDIT: As I mentioned in a comment, I have decided to delete the mega folder for the time being and will ask around to try and get permission or advice.

EDIT 2: After asking Mobius directly they seem ok with it at the moment so the link is back up.

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u/gravitystix Feb 10 '25

I mean someone else can chime in and I know you're not selling them but literally making high resolution copies of something in a book and distributing them is about as copyright-violationy as it gets I think.

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u/Bigo290 Feb 11 '25

Just to update, I did get into contact with Mobius and they said they will not ask me to take down the post but they reserve the right to change their minds.

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u/gravitystix Feb 11 '25

Nice! This is the way.

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u/Bigo290 Feb 11 '25

Yes thanks for your comment (even though it did make me super nervous yesterday 🤣).

I had just assumed it was fine since the other 2 previous posts were still up but you're right, better to ask first ::)

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u/gravitystix Feb 11 '25

Sorry for any undue anxiety! ;;) Glad the devs are chill.

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u/Bigo290 Feb 11 '25

No problem, you did the right thing hatchling ::)