What do Nomai look like in Outer Wilds?

Nomai are tall, slender, digitigrade beings. They possess three eyes and triple-digit hands, and they have short tails. They are covered in fur and their heads are adorned with three antlers, two at each side and one which comes out the top of their heads at two points.

Why do the Nomai wear masks?

The storage units are equipped with masks, which can send memories back to the person paired with the Statue.

Are there any living Nomai?

Solanum is a Nomai located on the Quantum Moon, and is the last Nomai in the Solar System.

What are the Nomai named after?

His first restaurant, Shojo, is named after a mythical creature that has reddish orange hair. His new resturant, Nomai, is named after a Japanese maple tree known for its reddish orange leaves thus connecting the two restaurants.

Why did the Nomai want to create a supernova?

History. 281,042 years before the start of the game, the Nomai attempted to prompt the Sun to go supernova to generate enough energy to power the Ash Twin Project. They constructed the Sun Station which would shoot at the Sun and trigger a supernova.

Outer Wilds - The story of the Nomai

What killed all the Nomai?

Before the Nomai explorers could warn their kin of the danger, the core of the comet ruptured, spewing deadly Ghost Matter across the Solar System, blanketing the system in an instant and killing all of the Nomai who lived there.

Why were the Nomai looking for the Eye of the universe?

The Nomai became determined to find the source of the signal that had led them to the solar system. They continued their search by first building an Eye Signal Locator on the Attlerock, but this device rotated wildly when asked to follow the Eye's signal and was unable to pinpoint its location.

Why didn t Nomai find the stranger?

The Stranger was built by a species that predates the Hearthians and the Nomai. Due to its cloaking field, it is impossible to locate initially without observing the shadow it casts on the Sun's light from behind.

Are Hearthians gender neutral?

Translating the Hearthian dialogues was the hardest part for us because Hearthians are genderless species, and the Russian language is very gender specific. So, we had to manage without most of the pronouns, the adverbs, and the past tense verbs.

Why did the Nomai build the ash twin project?

This was to make finding the Eye of the Universe a much faster and easier task than it would have been without the project. The Ash Twin Project has two major components, the Nomai Masks and the Nomai Statues. The statues are designed to "link" with the closest living creature to them when they activate.

What is the moral of Outer Wilds?

Because even though it's never overtly stated, Outer Wilds is a game fundamentally about accepting death. The message of Outer Wilds (as I interpreted it) is ultimately this: We're all going to die. Do what you want, go where you want, see what you want, but it'll come eventually.

Can you survive Ghost Matter Outer Wilds?

Ghost Matter will injure or kill any living being who lingers within it for more than a brief moment. However it doesn't universally appear wherever there are Ghost Matter crystals, and some patches of crystal can be crossed safely.

How long do you live in Outer Wilds?

Death is inevitable in Outer Wilds. When the player dies, images of their last life flash before their eyes, from their death to the start of them waking up in the Village, where they then respawn. The player is almost always bound to die at the latest 22 minutes after waking up, as the supernova explodes.

What is the secret in Outer Wilds?

The Outer Wilds' DLC, Echoes of the Eye contains a near pitch-black Secret World that can be accessed by holding an artifact and interacting with one of four different braziers that house a green flame.

Why did the Nomai crash into dark bramble?

It crashed into Dark Bramble while traveling in pursuit of the signal from the Eye of the Universe. Information on the Vessel can be found throughout the Solar System from Nomai ruins and Escape Pods.

What is the blue thing in Outer Wilds?

The Hearthians are one of the wonderful alien species you can encounter in the Outer Wilds. These blue, four-eyed creatures have come a long way since their humble beginnings.

What alien races are in Outer Wilds?

Outer Wilds contains two human-analogous sapient alien species: the Nomai and the Hearthians.

Which languages aren t gendered?

There are some languages that have no gender! Hungarian, Estonian, Finnish, and many other languages don't categorize any nouns as feminine or masculine and use the same word for he or she in regards to humans.

How many endings are there in Outer Wilds?

The Outer Wilds, which released on Nintendo Switch in 2021, and its DLC, Echoes of the Eye, have eight endings for players to discover. Most revolve around the Ash Twin Project and its Advanced Warp Core, since the warp core is revealed to be the reason for the time loop.

Why does the Sun keep exploding Outer Wilds?

Supernova. After 22 minutes into the cycle, the Sun collapses due its inability to resist its own gravity. It collapses in on itself to form into a relatively small sphere for a brief moment before exploding outward violently with a blue flash.

Is there a point of no return in Outer Wilds?

Nah, there is no PONR in this game. You can always do everything. The mission is just rather long, that's all.

Can you catch the Nomai probe?

The probe is seen being launched at the start of each time loop. While itself not crucial, it is possible to catch up to it with a very long burn in the spaceship.

What is the White Hole Outer Wilds?

The White Hole is a gravitational singularity found in the outskirts of the Solar System, linked to the Black Hole at Brittle Hollow's core.

What planet is hollow in Outer Wilds?

Brittle Hollow is the third of six planets in the Outer Wilds' solar system. Befitting its name, the planet consists of a brittle, rocky crust, surrounding a hollow interior with a large Black Hole serving as the planet's core.

What was the point of the projection stones in Outer Wilds?

When placed on the receptacle of a projection wall, the stones allowed the Nomai to send and receive written messages to the respective wall. When the player places a stone in a wall's receptacle, the wall will display the archive of the last messages that were sent through it to the stone's linked wall.