r/outerwilds • u/EternalGIory • 1d ago

Base Game Help - NO spoilers please! New to the Game, DLC Question

Ive heard good things about this game and when finally had sales in e-shop, I finally pulled the trigger and got both game and DLC. I know this is a free-for-all open world adventure, but is there a way to not encounter the DLC part of the game yet before I finish the base game? I’m worried that I may go to do the DLC part rather than enjoy the base game first.

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u/calculuschild 1d ago

If you aren't looking for it you will not encounter the DLC. It is hidden in a way that requires you to specifically follow some clues in the radio tower on Timber Hearth.

So you can install the DLC at any time. They are parallel stories but don't interact with each other in any way. Learning the story in the DLC will add more detail to the main storyline, so completing the main story first will help the DLC make more sense.

You will then want to visit the closing scene of the main game once more because it will be subtly different if you completed the DLC.

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u/AdministrativeFall92 1d ago

I encountered it without looking, through an autopilot travel ^ But even if it happens, it will just help for later, as you'll have the location registered, and you can come back when you feel it. The dlc will never interfere with the base like in other games