u/Kicco21

I still haven’t played the DLC, but I’d like to share my thoughts.

I think this game is ultimately about looking for purpose in a universe that lacks an innate meaning or direction; it teaches to stop waiting for the Universe to “give you a sign” and just try to find purpose in what you enjoy.

The Nomai were initially guided to the game’s solar system to look for the Eye of the Universe, in pursuit of knowledge. They thought the Universe was sending them a sign (they literally personified the Universe, giving it and “eye”), but by the end of the game we learn that the Eye is nothing more than a natural phenomenon, (at least the way I see it) incapable of giving meaning. It can’t inherently give direction, yet the Nomai found purpose in their craft;

Throughout the game I couldn’t help but notice the excitement and joy in the scriptures about building impressive creations like the Orbital Cannon on Giant’s Deep and most of all the Ash Twin Project. Despite their end goal being ultimately not what they were expecting (and despite not being able to reach it before their extinction) they still found something to work towards that gave them purpose and most importantly joy.

And that brings us to the Hearthians. They’re relatively less advanced than the Nomai, but unlike them they sought purpose without waiting for a sign. Ultimately they wanted to explore the solar system and uncover Nomai history, and that’s what they did, managing to step foot on every major planet (saving the Interloper and Hollow’s Lantern) and uncovering several Nomai ruins.

Finally, there’s the player, You. The player character doesn’t have a known goal, because it’s You that must find your purpose in the game. Maybe You want to find out everything about the Nomai, or maybe You just want to know why the loop is happening and how to stop it. Maybe you just want to know where all your predecessors went, or maybe you want to investigate only the crazy technology the Nomai left behind without asking yourself how they perished.

I love this game

hi, I’m new to the game (about 4 hours played). I’m exploring Brittle Hollow and I want to get to the Black Hole Forge. I just need to know, do I brute force it and fly there with my ship or will I find another way to get there in the future.

From what I understand this is not a linear game AT ALL, so I can imagine there is no “wrong way” of doing something, but I can also imagine that there is a more refined way to do it.

I read in the Nomai writing that the Ash Twin might be important, but I think i want to explore that later