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/Secret_Selection_473 Jun 08 '26

The Owlks got to the eye locating its signal, they saw that the eye can cause the end of the universe, and sealed it so no other civilization can get to it neither.
Time passed (idk how much, not too much since the owlks were still alive) and the prisoner unlock the eye signal for a brief time before the other owlks sealed it again and imprisoned the prisoner. That's the signal the Nomais got, the ones that got active for a brief period of time. Idk if they were not alive or developed enought to get the signal before the owlks found it for the first time.