Sun Station
Rumor: Sun Station
The Nomai debated building a Sun Station in order to power the Ash Twin Project.
Ember Twin
Escape Pod 2
One of three Nomai escape pods that crashed in our solar system.
All three escape pods were launched from something called the Vessel, which was badly damaged.
Rumor: High Energy Lab
The negative time interval measured at the White Hole Station was further investigated at the High Energy Lab (in the canyon at Ember Twin’s equator).
The Ash Twin Project was planned at the High Energy Lab, a building with large solar panels on Ember Twin’s equator.
The High Energy Lab can only be accessed by a path from the Sunless City.
The Sunless City
A Nomai city built into the walls of a huge underground cavern. The city is divided vertically into four districts.
The Nomai debated building a Sun Station in order to power the Ash Twin Project. Several Nomai opposed its construction, arguing that failure could result in the destruction of the solar system.
There's more to explore here.
Rumor: Anglerfish Fossil
I found a cave with an anglerfish fossil inside, but the opening is only big enough for my scout.
The Nomai learned how to evade anglerfish (theoretically, at least) by studying an anglerfish fossil they found on Ember Twin.
Ash Twin
Ash Twin Towers
Several large Nomai towers form a ring around Ash Twin's equator.
The White Hole Station was used as a model for these towers, which were built for the Ash Twin Project.
There's more to explore here.
Timber Hearth
Village
The one and only Hearthian village, as well as the main source of explosions on this planet.
The Nomai statue in the observatory opened its eyes and looked at me! I saw strange glowing lights and my own memories flashed before my eyes.
Hal says the statue has never opened its eyes before (despite Hornfels' best efforts).
Zero-G Cave
A cave at the very center of Timber Hearth used by Outer Wilds Ventures to train new astronauts.
I successfully repaired another "satellite" for Gossan.
Dark Bramble Seed
A seed from Dark Bramble crashed here and has already taken root. Tektite wants to use a scout launcher to get a look at what's inside.
My signalscope picks up harmonica music when I aim it at the seed.
I launched my Little Scout into the seed. Somehow the seed is much bigger on the inside.
The Attlerock
Esker’s Camp
Esker is growing a crop of trees at their camp. They seemed to be doing ok, but they’ve probably been alone on the moon for too long.
Lunar Lookout
A lookout platform with a spectacular view of the solar system. Esker uses their signalscope here to keep tabs on the other travelers.
Eye Signal Locator
A Nomai device created to pinpoint the sources of distant signals.
The Nomai were disappointed by their failure to detect a signal from something called the Eye of the universe.
Brittle Hollow
Riebeck’s Camp
Riebeck has set up camp at the bottom of the Crossroads. Their excitement at being surrounded by so much Nomai history is matched only by their terror of the black hole.
Riebeck is Timber Hearth's only archaeologist. They overcame their fear of space to explore Brittle Hollow's treasure trove of Nomai culture.
Gravity Cannon
A huge cylindrical structure that generates a strong upward gravity field.
I recalled a Nomai shuttle from the Quantum Moon.
Rumor: Tower of Quantum Knowledge
This tower (located on Brittle Hollow's equator) held useful knowledge for Nomai embarking on their first pilgrimage to the Quantum Moon.
A Nomai named Solanum was told to visit the Tower of Quantum Knowledge (on Brittle Hollow's equator) to learn one final rule before embarking on her pilgrimage to the Quantum Moon.
Rumor: Quantum Shard
The Nomai noticed a strange rock shard that appeared to wander when no one was watching.
Northern Glacier
The north pole of Brittle Hollow is covered in snow and ice. There is a uniquely shaped Nomai ruin on the surface.
The Nomai were able to warp here from the White Hole Station. This is where they first recreated warp technology.
Escape Pod 1
One of three Nomai escape pods that crashed in our solar system.
All three escape pods were launched from something called the Vessel, which was badly damaged.
Old Settlement
The Nomai constructed a temporary settlement beneath their crashed escape pod.
The Nomai worked together to recall an eye-shaped signal they encountered while aboard the Vessel.
The signal was somehow older than the universe itself. The Nomai decided to call it the "Eye of the universe."
The Nomai abandoned this settlement over growing concerns about its stability.
Mural (Panel 3)
A mural of three escape pods evacuating the Nomai vessel.
Mural (Panel 2)
A mural of Dark Bramble ensnaring the Nomai vessel.
Mural (Panel 1)
A mural of a Nomai vessel encountering a signal.
The Hanging City
A Nomai city suspended beneath Brittle Hollow's northern glacier. The city is divided vertically into four districts.
I found a switch in the Meltwater District that raises and lowers the Black Hole Forge.
The Nomai debated how to obtain the powerful, highly advanced warp core required for the Ash Twin Project.
There's more to explore here.
Rumor: Black Hole Forge
The Black Hole Forge is suspended below the Hanging City. I found a switch in the Meltwater District that raises and lowers the forge.
The Black Hole Forge District is the highest district in the Hanging City.
A Nomai named Poke planned to create a new advanced warp core in the Black Hole Forge.
The Nomai crafted warp cores at the Black Hole Forge before delivering them to Ash Twin.
Southern Observatory
The new, more sensitive locator the Nomai built in this observatory was unable to detect any trace of the Eye's signal.
Based on their knowledge of the Quantum Moon, the Nomai believed the Eye was in a distant orbit around the sun.
The Nomai decided to stop searching for the Eye's signal and instead look for it visually by sending out a deep space probe.
There were concerns that the probability of launching a probe in the correct direction would be absurdly small.
Tornado Simulation
Most cyclones on Giant's Deep rotate clockwise. These are the cyclones the Nomai used to send components into orbit.
There also exists a rarer type of cyclone that spins the opposite direction and pushes objects beneath the waters and below the current.
Giant's Deep
Rumor: Ocean Depths
Gabbro says there’s a strong current beneath the surface of the ocean that prevents anything from sinking below it.
The Nomai on the Construction Yard saw something sink beneath the underwater current, which they'd previously thought was impossible.
Feldspar found a way to reach the core of Giant’s Deep.
Gabbro’s Island
Gabbro is lounging in a hammock near the island’s shore.
Gabbro found a Nomai statue on another island. The statue's eyes started glowing and Gabbro saw their memories flash before their eyes.
Gabbro remembers dying. They saw their memories flash before their eyes, just like the time with the statue.
Gabbro and I seem to be the only ones aware that we're in a time loop.
Construction Yard
This island is where the Nomai built the Orbital Probe Cannon.
For some reason, the Nomai put the Orbital Probe Cannon on indefinite hiatus. The cannon was not asked to fire.
According to a Nomai computer, a long-range probe was recently launched from the Orbital Probe Cannon.
Bramble Island
An island of thorny vines and what appears to be a frozen jellyfish. It looks like Feldspar camped here before heading off to Dark Bramble.
Statue Island
This island must be where the Nomai created statues like the one in our observatory.
I found a Nomai statue lying on the beach. It looks just like the one in our observatory.
Rumor: Statue Workshop
I found a sign for a "Statue Workshop" next to a broken door that used to lead inside the island.
Some Nomai children debated bypassing the Statue Workshop's door and sneaking inside via an alternate (more dangerous) route.
Orbital Probe Cannon
Orbital Probe Cannon
The broken remains of a Nomai space station in orbit around Giant's Deep. There are three accessways branching off from the central hub area.
The Orbital Probe Cannon was created to find the precise location of the Eye of the universe.
The Nomai pushed the Orbital Probe Cannon above its maximum power setting to create the greatest chance of finding the Eye of the universe.
Rumor: Probe Tracking Module
One of the Orbital Probe Cannon’s three modules.
The Probe Tracking Module is receiving data from the launched probe.
A Nomai computer reports the Probe Tracking Module as "missing."
Rumor: Launch Module
One of the Orbital Probe Cannon’s three modules.
The Launch Module looks heavily damaged. There’s a huge breach in the glass viewport.
The Launch Module's viewport window is fractured, exposing it to the vacuum of space.
Control Module
The Control Module (recently) received a request from the Ash Twin Project to launch the probe. The cannon was aligned with a randomly selected probe trajectory.
The probe was successfully launched, but the cannon's structural integrity was compromised in the process. Damage is detected in multiple modules.
Dark Bramble
Rumor: Feldspar
Feldspar headed off to Dark Bramble after reaching the core of Giant's Deep.
When I launch my scout into the seed that crashed on Timber Hearth, it ends up in a much bigger space filled with fog and thorny vines.
Rumor: Escape Pod 3
One of the three Nomai escape pods never made it out of Dark Bramble.
Rumor: The Vessel
The Nomai warped to this solar system in a spaceship called the Vessel. They were attempting to follow a signal from the Eye of the universe.
The Vessel crashed somewhere in Dark Bramble.
The Vessel's warp core broke when the ship crashed in Dark Bramble.
White Hole
White Hole Station
Every Nomai warp tower is tuned to a specific astral body.
To use a tower, you must be standing on the warp platform during the tower's alignment with its corresponding astral body (the alignment happens when the astral body is directly overhead).
The Nomai noticed something strange: Warped objects appeared to arrive at the receiver on Brittle Hollow slightly before they departed the White Hole Station.
This negative time interval between an object arriving and departing was incredibly miniscule (roughly one hundred-thousandth of a second). The Nomai were skeptical if their equipment could even measure time to such a small degree.
Quantum Moon
Rumor: Quantum Moon
The Nomai on Brittle Hollow observed a phantom moon that would sometimes appear in the sky.
A Nomai named Solanum landed a shuttle on the Quantum Moon.
Solanum's Shuttle
A Nomai named Solanum landed her shuttle at the Quantum Moon's south pole and prepared to make the rest of the journey on foot.
Visitors to the Quantum Moon always arrive at the south pole (for reasons unknown to the Nomai).