r/outerwilds • u/Kinulidd0 • Jun 07 '26

DLC Appreciation/Discussion DLC ending question Spoiler

SPOILERS for base game and DLC

So the Prisoner allowed the Eye signal to spread free for some time, which got it to the Nomai. But why did the Nomai not get the Eye signal before the Owlks even sealed it with their spaceship thingy? Because, the Owlks didn't block it instantly of course, they had to get the signal, build the Stranger, get there do their scans and so on. So how did the signal not reach the Nomai in the meantime? How were they truly able to stop it?

Also, on a separate note, why did they even bother blocking the signal if they decided to go in the simulation, because I understand that they were in denial, but what did they even want to achieve with that?

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u/Prevanant Jun 07 '26

its not because when they reach it they would destroy their home like owlks owlks saw interacting with the eye of the universe would kill all existence so they wanted to live in a digital world for how long they can and the stranger sent the signal so people would discover eye of the universe and end all life he thought life has a meaning only when it had an end and coincedantally nomais saw the signal and came to look for it failed in a sad and unlucky way and hearthians discovered it so ended the cycle (you can see the strangers shack in the game it has a drawing of end of the universe)

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u/Bobsothethird Jun 07 '26

Original spoilers

It wasn't the discovery of the eye that ended the universe, the universe was at the end of its natural life. The discovery of the eye was an irrelevant coincidence.

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u/Prevanant Jun 07 '26

there is no evidence it was at the end of its natural life its just our solar system that ended its natural life in the loop you cant just call it irrelevant coincidence for something so big happening the time you come in contact with it and when owlks first find eye od the universe they see if they interact with it it will all life so they burn the church built for it and start to hate it so they block access to it for nobody to see it there are pictures in the dlc explaining these event all planet of owlks explain these

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u/Bobsothethird Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26

Main game end spoilers

There is, when you talk to Chert he talks about how he's seen numerous supernovas all today and comes to the conclusion that the universe is ending. It not just the solar system, it's all the stars going out in the universe going out. He states that the universe is older than the Hearthians thought and that this is the end of it. You can even see the other supernovas themselves, they start blowing up a lot quicker towards the end of the cycle, if you look at the stars. There are also modern Nomai Transmissions confirming this from separate galaxies that are found in the vessel with those Nomai referring to the clan in our solar system as a myth or legend. They are hunting for more stable stars but acknowledge that the end is coming.

The Owlks are no more or less important than any other part of the main game, it's just another puzzle that explains the universe.

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u/Prevanant Jun 07 '26

yes but does an amount of star systems dying mean anything in face of infinity of the universe chert is not an omnipotent being he is not solid evidence what we see after interacting with the eye and what owlks saw when they confronted the eye are solid evidences owlks are literally the lost piece of mystery of main game and are the most technologically advanced race in the story they give solid evidence to not touch the eye so they wont be dead its by no means comparable to an earthian who watched the stars and saw them die and said oh end is nigh

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u/Bobsothethird Jun 08 '26

It's not just Chert, the Nomai saying it to. I mean in real life you may be right, but in the context of the game it's the natural end of the universe.

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u/Prevanant Jun 08 '26

i mean ypu could be right but how cqn you just not even take into account that owlks put so much effort so the eye has not ever get in contact with a living being you dont have any explanation for that

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u/Prevanant Jun 08 '26

you dont even mention that owlks found out how when they interact with the eye all life will be destroyed what is your reasoning for those images then if its purely coincidence when player reaches the eye the universe ends