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Introduction

Hello! I'm Solune, but I also go by Moon or Solei!

Just yesterday I entertained the thought of creating a diary/journal type of blog dedicated to Outer Wilds on my other blog (MoonlitTales), so... I'm happy to say, here it is!!

(close up of the "logo" I designed for this blog, it's simple but nice c: it might change over time)

I am still completely new to everything in the game (when I tell you I'm taking my sweet time...😭😭😭), I haven't seen a single spoiler (I'm avoiding Outer Wilds related posts until I'm done with the story and DLC), so, I am utterly clueless about what's going to happen. The main idea I had was to sketch stuff I screenshot in the game and add my thoughts (and theories?!) to it :)))

Well, if you're interested in following a newcomer's brand new Outer Wilds adventure, you're at the right place 🙏 I've never done something like this before, I'm kind of nervous LOL

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Important Note

I don't know how often I will be able to post, because I'm busy with my studies, but I'll at least try to be active during weekends/breaks!

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I wanted to keep this rather short. I'm hoping to make some new friends on my journey!

See you in outer space!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉

#outer wilds #outer wilds art #im nervous #but also excited #i want to make this memorable

Littlest guy

I'm playing around with goober Hearthian designs and this is the first one I came up with XD let's see how they'll evolve

#outer wilds #outer wilds art #outer wilds fanart #outer wilds hearthian #honestly theyre so skrunkly #so baby

moonlittales

New goober nomai art dropped 🔥🔥🔥

He's drawing how he's imagining himself to look when he grows up. How do I tell him he'll never grow up? :(

soluneinouterspace

Promoting this here as well because everyone needs to see my son 👍

#outer wilds #outer wilds art #outer wilds nomai

ask game? ask game! gimme the ATTLEROCK because there are a bunch of puzzles I felt really dumb on XD like yeeting myself into the sun over and over trying to get to the sun station or trying to land my ship upside down on brittle hollow

Ah yes, may I use this as an opportunity to rant about the Ash Twin Project?

Figuring out the part what I have to do took me significantly less longer than the part to ACTUALLY GET THERE! Yeah it could be a serious skill issue on my end, but I always ran to the teleportation platform at the wrong time and ended up getting sucked into the sand pillar ;_; it's my fault for not using my jet thrusters properly, I guess ...?

The amount of minutes I wasted in multiple time loops is insane omg. After failing and getting absorbed by the sand pillar for the third time in a loop: *sighs* *hits meditate until next loop*

#not my proudest moment in my gaming career #but it is what it is...

Hi!! Dark bramble for the ask game?

HELLOOOOO!! Thanks for the ask! :3

UHHHHH.... the only time I really "feldsparred" something in the game was probably when I broke through the current in Giant's Deep and earned the achievement "Deep Impact" and I kid you not, it was more of an accidental thing? I had no plans to do this XD I don't even knkw anymore how exactly I did it, all I remember was going NYOOOOOOOM and yeah. Boom. Achievement pops up

I also have the achievement that you get when you manage to manually land on the Sun Station, but... I swear, I .. I .. have zero memory of that... When did that happen? I HAVE NO IDEA!!!! I might just be THAT good?

Hiii, Solune ^w^! White Hole Station for the ask game🎶

HELLOOOO FRIEND!

Ohhhh my god that is definitely a hard one xD I can't lie when I say I enjoy the entire OST and listen to it religiously

I really, really like the Sun Station OST! Whenever I hear it it's making me feel so many emotions at the same time. I'm not sure how to properly put it, it's so climactic? When I stood there I felt bad for Pye and Idaea, who put in unrelenting effort into making the Sun Station work -- and yet, it failed. I walked around to see Idaea's remains sitting on a bench. To me he appeared to have spent his last moments staring into the sun, wondering whether any of this had been worth it

And not only that... I also felt like the music itself was telling me. This was everything. They worked hard to build the Sun Station, they worked hard to find the location of the Eye... Only for the Interloper to enter the solar system and wipe them all out :( they never made it. They never got the chance to. Everything they worked for was in vain, and there was no going back

In other words the music represents (to me) the crushing revelation and the inevitable death of the Nomai. I think it hits harder when I remember the Sun Station OST is "The Search", but in reverse

#outer wilds spoilers

Apologies for calling you out in the og post, peace and love on planet (h)earth <3 /silly

I come with questions I offer to you like a magician holding out a spread of cards; The Interloper, Giant's Deep, and Quantum Moon!

-@laniakeas-horizon (not being able to send asks from sideblogs is horrible. wretched.)

HIYA!!! Don't worry, I'm actually pretty glad that I got tagged and that people are asking me questions :3 I'm happy to answer them all!

Interloper

The most impactful discovery for me was definitely the real reason behind the deaths of the Nomai. I was devastated finding out what had befallen them :( I think it's of little surprise, since I'm such a huge Nomai enthusiast! The entire time I was playing I kept wondering: just what happened to you guys...? They didn't deserve this and I still want to grab a galactic baseball bat and yeet the Interloper into the sun myself

Giant's Deep

If I was one of the travelers, I'd love to play the harp! Or the kalimba? I really like the sound of these instruments >< sadly I don't play instruments irl but if I had to choose I'd definitely play one of those two :D especially the harp, I think

Quantum Moon

I LOVE THE QUANTUM MECHANICS!!! Though I have to admit, they sometimes freaked me out. That quantum rock... That DANG quantum rock...

The way that thing scared the living daylights out of me when I turned around to see it right in front of my face (multiple times)... . . Other than that I very much liked the Quantum Tower and learning about the quantum mechanics there! Felt like I actually went to Nomai school. And because I was such a great student I knew what I had to do when I traveled to the Quantum Moon 😁👍

#outer wilds spoilers

hihihi! for the outer wilds theme ask game, how about the sun station?? 👀

Hi Bumble :)

I'll go ahead and say my favourite mystery to solve definitely was the time loop and the reason behind the supernova(s)!

At the very beginning of my adventure I spent a LOT of time coming up with all kinds of theories why exactly the sun was exploding. I didn't think, at first, that the sun was dying due to "natural" reasons. I wholly believed something or someone sped up its aging process and made it die faster! And at some point I also came up with a theory that the supernova only happens within the time loop. Like... Supernovas trapped in a weird time paradox ..dimension, bubble...thing? My head is spinning HAH

When I realised the truth behind the time loop and everything I was like. *Scratches head* it must've been entertaining (and a torture) to people who have finished the game already read my insane theories knowing I was WAY off LOL

#outer wilds spoilers

SOLUNE🫵 FOR THE ASK GAME ~

Timber Hearth- Favorite Hearthian AND/OR Nomai? (and why they're your favorite)

Hearthian? HATCHY! HATCHY! HATCHY! ALWAYS HATCHY! I said it in a post before, yes, they're the player character, but they're their own character as well! They have so much personality! And even though I'm the one controlling them when I play the game I enjoy imagining I'm actually there with them :D they've become my comfort character and best traveling companion 🫶 love you forever, Hatchy

As for the Nomai... Wow this one is tricky because I have multiple favourites. However, I'm going to pick only one for this ask: Coleus! I don't know, I think he's neat ^_^ I always thought it was kind of funny that I dreamt I was stuck in a cave like he was and later got rescued by a group of Nomai. I mean I was rescued, he managed to find his way back by himself HAHA

And for some reason, this dream reinforced my love for Coleus... Lost in a cave squad... You n me, Coleus 😔

laniakeas-horizon

Recently I've seen a few people in the fandom say it's intimidating or nerve wracking to interact with the wider community, which prevents them from ever doing so or just feeling as though they don't have a place, so as a solution I offer;

An OW themed ask game !

Take the plunge and send an ask to someone you'd like to know more about or simply interact with more as exposure therapy! If you're scared, do it scared; find your place in the community! We (usually) don't bite ::)

The Sun - How did you first get into Outer Wilds? The Stranger - Which out of the three main species do you want to/think you'd be? Sun Station - Favorite mystery/curiosity to solve? Ash Twin - Worst death you put your Hatchling through? (funniest, most absurd, etc) Ember Twin - Favorite planet to explore Vs. Least favorite? Timber Hearth - Favorite Hearthian AND/OR Nomai? (and why they're your favorite) The Attlerock - Any puzzles you got stuck on? Brittle Hollow - Any quote(s) that stuck with you long after finishing the game? Hollow's Lantern - How many achievements do you have? (Bonus: were any of them accidental?) Giant's Deep - If you were one of the travelers, what instrument would you play? Quantum Moon - How did you react to quantum mechanics being part of the gameplay? (did it freak you out, did you find it interesting?) *Alternatively, how did you react to/feel about the QM itself? Dark Bramble - Did you ever "Feldspar" anything? (ex: slingshot around the black hole as a shortcut, brute force GD's current, etc) White Hole Station - Favorite song(s) from the OST? (base game + DLC!) The Interloper - Which discovery did you find the most impactful? The Eye - How did you interpret the ending?

Obviously, anyone can play, though I will tag a few folks that follow me! (Feel free to participate or not, no pressure <3) @soluneinouterspace @gabbrofan27 @dekkiidan @prism-j

soluneinouterspace

Thanks for the tag! :D I feel called out a bit to be fair, despite the fact that I have posted a decent amount of Outer Wilds content/art, yes... I admit... I am feeling a little intimidated to engage more with the community beyond that ;; all the OW people I've met are the cutest, but I'm generally not very good at putting myself more out there LOL (does that make sense to write it like that?)

HOWEVER

!!!

I have to let everyone know that you're awesome and it's a joy to be here :>

#ow ask game #outer wilds #outer wilds spoilers #eote spoilers #reblogging for people to see this!#such a nice idea ^__^

bird-gifs-collection-agency

While its eyes are not as big as its mummy's, this baby tawny frogmouth is still using its beady peepers to see the best it can

gabbrofan27

i don’t know how to put it but the tiny bird looks like @soluneinouterspace ‘s smiling little nomai creature next to one of her normal detailed illustrations of a nomai

soluneinouterspace

I'm working on smol goober nomai art currently so this is amazing XD

#this is totally outer wilds

My friend added me as a resident on their tomodachi life island and they also created a Nomai mii

They sent me a video of how they're dragging me over to the Nomai to introduce me and guess what happened? My mii immediately fell in love with them I can't do thus anymore 😭😭😭😭

This is so funny this is literally how I felt when I first saw the nomai statue in the game it was love at first sight LOL

Hearthian papa nomai colour reveal!!! Well only the head xD

I was turbo drawing this because I had 3% battery left on my ipad. But he is real ginger nomai is real

I didn't even really think about what colours I should give him these came to me like in a dream

#and he does have a soul!#sorry i couldnt stop mysrlf from writing that

Littl guy sneak peeks anyone...? OvO

Me clinging to Hatchling's legs begging them not to leave me because I refuse to accept our journey is over after completing the game (it isn't)

#outer wilds #outer wilds art #outer wilds spoilers #outer wilds meme

*taps mic* ahem, can you all hear me? Read me? Since you can't actually hear me

(Ash Twin Project Easter Egg Spoilers ahead down below!)

#i have a lot more to say actually...#slate what could you possibly mean when you say a good date means something exploded #are we thinking figuratively or literally?#like are you sitting at a candlelight dinner DYING to see the table explode or..#i jst imagined that and laughed again i hate mu humour #also..#AAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

It is of little surprise to me that I ended up LOVING the Nomai as much as I do

I've always been a sucker for games/stories that are about exploring ancient/lost civilisations. Off the top of my head I could list a few games I've played that are about that, such as: Aer Memories of Old, Lost Ember, Sky: Children of the Light, Spirit of the North, Jusant(still playing that one!) etc. etc.

And I also like the legend of Atlantis!

I love, LOOOOVE the mysteries that surround those civilisations! I love uncovering old knowledge! I love getting to know what the people of those civilisation were like!

And yet, I don't think anything or anyone has captured my heart like the Nomai did. Something about them is just... Just... AARRRGHHHHH IDK!!!! JUST NOMAI! I LOVE THE NOMAI, I LOVE THE NOMAI, I LOVE THE NOMAI!!!!!

Seriously, I mean seriously. There's TONS of fictional characters/species I think are really neat, but I've never obsessed over them as much as I obsess over the Nomai today. I believe this is permanent and it'll stay with me for my entire life

Space goats, you did it... You did what nobody was able to achieve... You rule my world......

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