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Outer Wilds is the property of Mobius Digital. The Outer Wilds soundtrack was created by Andrew Prahlow. The fanart in this video was created by me.
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Hypothesis: The Hatchling's species is way more resistent to pain than humans, which is why the protagonist is able to go through so much physical torment over and over again without going crazy.
There's some Nomai text underneath the Timber Hearth mines that depicts the Nomai discovering the Hearthians, describing them to be "very hardy"
We can pretend.
Dont forget that the guy went through numerous and painfull deaths before this one like being burned to a crisp via supernova, hitting a wall at terminal velosity, get crushed by sand, asphyxiation etc.
Their hunter/gather life style of trial and error is probably why they would be so resilient.
The ability to be able to stomach “the good stuff” is the mark of a true hardy hearthian. With the ability to die and come back to life over and over, fatal stunts become trial and error. No creature is better suited for immortality.
There's a lot to indicate that the Hearthian culture revolves around a casual disregard for death. Gabbros casual acceptance of dying repeatedly is a good example. There's also the miner under the village who got laughed at for saying "safety first." And finally, there's the guy inspecting the Dark Bramble seed who decides that he and the boys are just gonna hack at the mysterious, possibly planet destroying plant with some hatches.
There are some Hearthians who seem to care about their lives but I think they're the exception tbh
The amount of physical torment the Hatchling goes through during outer wilds is something I never really considered, but the emotional weight of burning up it's own body in order to reach the truth speaks volumes to the importance of overcoming fear in pursuit of learning.
You did a fantastic job conveying that anxiousness. Pairing this up with your covers might just destroy my heart, please make more ::)
There was something about this moment in the game that stuck with me. This was the only moment where the player willingly sacrifices their life for answers. I wanted to portray what I felt in that moment.
Thank you so much for your insights and compliments! It means a lot :)
@@Miko-Works Yeah when this was revealed in the game I went "holy shit this is dark" and had to pause for a few moments to really let it sink in what I had to do.
@@kinoko384 Right. It was a pretty big moment, especially considering it was the final key needed to see the Prisoner.
@@Miko-Works Not to mention that they're not only willingly dying, they're willingly dying in one of the most _excruciating_ ways possible.
Burning alive must without a doubt be one of the most agonising ways to go. You conveyed that really well.
Poor Hatchling. ::']
its* own body
After all the deaths the hatchling has to endure, I see how this is probably harder because it's one that they choose to, the others are probably accidents or just the supernova, so choosing to melt yourself alive to keep exploring has to be really mentally harming. Beautifully ilustrated
I always thought it's the most disturbing thing in the dlc. The fact that the hatchling has to burn himself alive to finally free the prisoner, and the fact that we can't hear the alarm bells on the bridge with one lock, they both give me chills every time i see them or think about them. The devs did a great job in making the player uncomfortable.
Y'know, sometimes I feel the Hatchling gets desensitized to pain and death after a few rounds of the ATP. On top of that, most of their deaths are from outside forces: Supernova, running out of oxygen, crushing, being eaten, and being unable to defy gravity.
Here, however, they hesitate. This is perhaps the first time they have to WILLINGLY kill themselves in order to solve the mysteries plaguing their mind. And it's through a fire, the one place they consider a safe haven.
THIS GAME, MAN!
How desensitized can you really get when your physical body keeps resetting?
@@quantumblur_3145 I meant in mind, of course. While they don't have a scratch on them when they wake up, they still remember the pain of their last death and all those before. Eventually, it all becomes numb to them because, well, it's inevitable. Even though they're in a time loop, there's something different between accidentally falling into the sun, and willingly catch yourself on fire to stay in the Dreamworld after death.
Oh my god this is so incredible
As if this game wasn't morbid enough, you really captured just how horrifying the premise for this puzzle really was - absolutely heart breaking
Yeah, I was freaked out when I realized what I had to do
I love this because even without words, the hatchling pacing around the fire conveys so much emotion. They know what they have to do, death WILL keep them in the simulation, they will get the answers they want, but the entire time, they are just stuck thinking, "is their another way?" Is their a less painful, less agonizing death they can endure? Is DEATH really the only way? And that one thought that wont leave the back of their mind. "What if this is the last loop?" What if the Ash Twin Project dosent effect consciousness trapped in the simulation? Worst of all, what if it dosent work? Its insane to think about that in a first person perspective, I honestly dont know if I would even be able to take the step into the fire, never the less, stay in there until it kills me.
The lantern lighting up at the end gave me chills, well done!
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Amazing work!! Are you open for animation commissions or interested in it?
@@TheFAMStreams I’d be interested! Email me at mikoworksmail@gmail.com for commission inquiries.
@@Miko-Works thanks, sent out an email!
insane, man. I always tend to have a keen empathy for what a character goes through in any piece of media. the hatchling's throes are some of the most acutely heartwrenching. what they go through in search of legacy, and in the name of not letting those people be forgotten, is astounding.
ty for your work man it's seriously brilliant
They don't even know that's what they're fighting for at that point
No one ever really talks about the mental state of the Hatchling, or what the effect of the terrors they've faced would have on them. This captured one of those moments beautifully, and I hope to see more.
The worst part? While burning yourself to death is one of the three required glitches to unlock the vault, another is to jump off the raft while switching areas... and you can't get to the raft from the flame next to the vault.
Now imagine their rage when realizing this.
I figured that I would need to die while in the simulation, so I repeatedly jumped off of a platform in Hidden Village until my vitals were critical, thinking I needed to and could die while inside of the simulation. My guess was that the process of being in there took some sort of health toll on you, and that's how you could be dead in the real world but alive in the simulation. I did the raft jump, blew out that seal, then took the little raft back to the prison so I could see whether the bell would wake me up... and it did. In a bit of a last ditch effort, I jetpacked right into the bells to see if there was any chance of dislodging them, and lo and behold in my flailing I didn't maintain flight fully enough, and died the moment I grazed the fire with my feet. Then I woke up. It was absolutely amazing to have finally figured out this third bug after two days of trying and even dreaming about being in the simulation working out what chicanery I could pull. I quickly make my way onto the hidden invisible platform, into the elevator, down to the raft, jump off during the loading screen, make my way to the middle lock island, and...
Its raft is on the other side. The end of the expansion, right in front of me. I have all the knowledge I need to break open that prison. All except the one piece of knowledge that should've been drilled into me ages ago by New Londo Ruins: always return the elevator back up, or in this case raft. The time loop gaslit me into thinking the world shall always reset to my whim. For my foibles, my little Hearthian is dead, staring at a raft that should've carried them to their new friend, robbed of the confirmation that they can evade the red eye watchers, and their entire world being reduced to a stupid little island. Not even the first forbidden archive is accessible to them, thanks to the ledge separating the island from the out of bounds water.
yes but you have limited time to do the first 2 because the water dam kick you out , so the way is do the first two and then go for the bell, that never breaks or get flooded, at least thats how I did it, but instead of fire, flying high and fall dmg xP
Technically you can do the two other glitches and just spend time brute forcing combinations to get past the bridge alarm. Then you don't have to die at all...
Imagine the look on the Hatchling’s face when they realize that they died in the wrong fire ::|
(they can’t get to the center totem without walking off the raft in a loading zone, which can only be accessed through any of the other three fires.)
Oh wow, I didn’t know that. I never tried the other fire pits.
They probably did it like I did, and did the other two things first before waking up and going to the Vault.
@@Miko-Works this reply blue screened me... I have... so many questions... how did you find the "dead bug" without trying about the other fires... I'm genuinely curious
@@Pulse10201 Dead bug? What’s that?
@@Miko-Works spoilers, thought you knew since that is what this video is about.
edit, you haven't finished echo of the eye yet, have you? ... lets' just say you stumbled on something what will be important later
also another spoilers what makes this all funny is you don't have to die to enter the dream world. but your video still has meaning. again I'm assuming that you have not finished the dlc yet. if that is true then... the coincidence
Only then does the hatchling realize they messed up and had to go into one of the towers instead of the sunken chamber. They reset the loop to try again.
I cannot stop thinking about the Hatchling's burning themself down to open the Vault being a foreplay for their final feat - killing themself once and for all to explore what was once hidden
incredible, please make more we need more content like this
guh
When titaniumlegman met the first owl, he got scared and careless enough to unintentionally walk into the flame, this undeath confused him enough to drop the lantern and run away from it, this confused him a lot more: He is the only lets player who did a double-sequence-break within 4 minutes after the first ever jump-scare, before reaching any archive. the 20 minutes after that where full of confusion, wild speculation, and analytic trial and error. titaniumlegman is a very smart and analytic player. His first exploration ever went straight into dark brambles (before even landing on the moon), and he noped right out of it, fleeing back outside before finding anything inside.
When day9tv first landed on the probe launcher, he repaired the damaged spaceship in low orbit around the gas giant. his first (crash) landing on the gas giant (far away from the landing site of his spaceship, as he crashed durting EVA-reparis) panicked day9tv soo much, be stopped playing OuterWilds while recording/streaming it forever, after having played only 50 minutes, barely having explored anything. He continued playing off stream.
The reason why I ended up knowing the Stranger's ringed world so well was because I took longer to realize what the Owlks were really doing around the greenfire (dozing off ofc) in the slide reels, so getting inside the sim by accident while dozing off with the artifact was a real surprise for me.
I'll love to see this actually animated!
Even when the Hatchling knows he is in a time loop, the idea of having to endure pain rather than die instanly is harsh, you capture than feeling just right
I didn't understood ehat this animatic hinted before I finished Echoes Of The Eye, now I understand and it hurts🥲
Oof this hit hard. Nicely done, I'm swallowing frogs for a little bit
In an alternate timeline, this is the slide reel that explains this mechanic
I alway's though it was horrible for the hatchling to do this... You showed it beautifully
Well, that's certainly darkness than just jumping on it with a "hop" and hearing "kssss... Ksssss... kssss" until you fall over xD
My hatchling when I flew into the sun a few dozen times reacting to fire be like:
And then he realizes "wait, i could've just meditated instead?... well, shit"
Not if you want to open the vault, though. You need to die so the sound happening outside the simulation doesn't wake you up and you can disregard the security alarm bells to reach the lever to open the vault. Death is the only way forward.
hatchling's expressions are so powerful here! Great animation!
What is probably my favourite thing about this is it can work two ways.
The Hatchling understood the problem of the codes being inaccessible and the only other way past the bell being... well.
But that does not mean they immediately jumped to that conclusion.
Only one lock, five slots, each with 8 options, the same options for each slot but repetition is a possibility;
that means a variation of five elements for a set of 8 elements, the possibilities are 8^5=32.768
and all the time in the world.
How many did the Hatchling go through before the found the resolve to take the step?
Or alternatively how often did the Hatchling perform the same action with no success in sight over and over, a cruel reminder of how endless time still wouldn't amount to any real change, until they lost their resolve to avoid that method?
Was the animatic from just one sitting or did the Hatchling come by the vault multiple times over the course of their hours of brute-forcing?
It's not known and it doesn't matter. What matters is it's a possibility because the animatic was made so universal.
And I love that.
This is a really thought provoking art piece. Congratulations! I haven't thought about my favorite game in a while.. it's really the perfect game for me.
Okay this was awesome. I would love to see more animatics of Outer Wilds
"That's not a bug - it's a feature" Has a whole new meaning now
sticking the stick into the fire is something I found myself doing as well every now and again. Just poking the campfire while pondering.
YESYESYES NEW OUTER WILDS ANIMATION
WELL I DIDNT THINK THATS WHAT THIS ANIMATIC WAS GONNA BE ABOUT- HOLY COW (awesome job btw, this game is an absolute treasure) 1:09
When i was finishing eote i dont think i ever even thought about the fact that you can die in the fire so i spent like 2 minutes flying on top of the prison and then flying as high up as i could so i could take a tiny bit of fall damage.
the way I found out about this mechanic is a funny story. once I got too lazy to use the sleep to the next loop button and just walked into the fire to start the next loop. imagine my surprised when I wake up in the simulation lol
That kinda happened to me as well, but thought it was a bug in the real Outer Wilds instead of being an intentional bug of the simulation lol
its easy to forget, because its just a video game puzzle solution, but yeah...sacrificing yourself in your quest for knowledge, even knowing you'll loop, is pretty hardcore. i dunno if i could do it (at least not by FIRE!?). Hatchling's made of some pretty tough stuff.
Thanks for the spoiler alert at the beginning, I'll be sure to check your video out once I'm done with the DLC :)
I have a little theory:
Intentionally burning yourself to death already seems like a bad enough way to go for us; now consider the fact that Hearthians aren't too far off from their aquatic ancestors, meaning they could likely be some sort of amphibians, like frogs or salamanders. So they not only have to contest with the pain of being burned alive, but there's also the irritation that must come with the moisture of their skin pretty much being dried up on the spot-
The Nomai described their ancestors as “very hardy.” That coupled with the idea of ghost matter being above the water for who knows how long, resulting in some… inconveniences when they tried to return above the water. I wouldn’t be surprised if either damage numbs quicker for them or they are more tolerant to pain.
he could just meditate near the fire lol
hatchling noooo!!! you need to enter from a different fire to have access to a raft!!!!
No worries. They have already did the Raft glitch at a different fire as they wanted to be safe in case they missed up that part. They were also putting off the pending immolation.
It makes me wonder, how can the Hatchling pass information for the next loop even after the death of body? Does it confirm the idea that you still "you" even after death inside that simulation?
The hatchling's consciousness and memories are linked to the Ash Twin Project, not their body. Otherwise, the many fatal head injuries from colliding your ship or dying in any other way that leads to brain death would stop the transmission of information to another loop too.
In outer wilds memories are probably like souls, and even if your body ceases to funcion, memories/consciousness can still be gathered as data for the ash twin project or the simulation world
let me explain how it works, he doesn't traveling in time, Ash Twin Project sending recorded memories back at 22 minutes to another timeline, where's another one Hatchling receiving those memories while he sleeps before his first (and last) space journey, experiencing all pain of the previous all Hatchling's, their fear, despair, mental pain, existential crisis and even more, previous Hatchlings are dead, they would never see the full story and truth of this world and never would meet their end at the very end of this universe, they are not awaking in someone else, they're just dying and that's all, sad part is that some of them died in waste, accidents, dumb deaths, and they didn't even found any new information, and every next Hatchling has to experience more and more fear, despair, existential crisis and pain of all previously stacked Hatchling's sufferings, truly a horrible, beyond our imagination and consciousness to realize and imagine his experience
Thanks for the spoiler warning. Haven’t played the dlc yet. I’ll come back to this
SO SWEET
Awesome! I tried this out and finished EOTE before, but I didn't think about player's pain of harming himself at the moment deeply. this animation expresses his conflict about his will to make the mystery clear and his fear to killing himself soooooo dramatically!!!!! I love the point of view and your fantastic drawing.
Omg how is this video so fucking good. Great work dude!!
This was really well-made, I hope you make more in the future!
love your work miko, thanks for the great content!
I did not expect this game to be so responsive to the lore, it was literally only mentioned once with an elder on a tape. Yeah, i cheated and looked for the combination. (There is an actual combination in the code that works, the game just never shows you in-game)
this is absolutely phenominal
literally everything about this is just awesome
holy fucking shit.
ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL
OMG it's beautiful! Thank u for creating such beautiful content about my favorite game! You're very talented :)
This is amazing! If only I had friends that played Outer Wilds so I could show this to them!
jaw drop holey moley
this is awesome
Damn! Very well done. Captured the anxiousness anyone would have at such a grueling fate and fear of the unknown.
thank you for this
AMAZING
wait no you couldve just meditated
Tho it is true that you can indeed meditate to enter the dream world the bell will still wake you. Only 1 way to de sure it does not.
Holy
this
yes.
… how can I manipulate my friends into liking this game.
The best/worst part? (Spoilers for EOTE)
if you burn in this chamber you can’t free the prisoner that loop, you need to first do something you learn in one of the secret areas
Re-Zero and Outer Wilds have a similarity
First time i tried this i started using my fuel to die by lack of oxygen... I'm not normal am i
Just a black screen with sound for me :(
🥲🥲
During the game, I kept thinking about how hurt the Hatchling keeps getting. I am so happy to see pieces of art this this where we recognise that. That's a fantastic job you did right there! The expressions are on point! My poor little heart! ;A;
Thank you! That means a lot to hear :) I’ve been a big fan of your comics for awhile! I love how expressive you draw your characters and how dynamic your character poses and compositions are!
@@Miko-Works Aaaw thank you so much! :D
AMA-ZEING ! That show how much it is simple for us, players to do it. BUT, it show how difficult and risky and the amount of guts it takes to do it itself. You showed us his feeling without word, you showed us his pain without scream, and I felt it all along my chin !
GREAT GREAT JOB !
-Outer Wilds Hardcore Fan
This is awesome
Idk if its a thing you went for, but the hatchings eyes look ”old”, as if they have been on an adventure too long for any mortal. Looks cool
I don't think the nomai would've approved of anyone being statue-linked for this many loops
Lets be honest the real answer to the bell problem is not to set yourself on fire and burn to death. Their is way more reasonable options in that scenario.
1. Use timber hearths famous sap wine to get so drunk that the bell can't wake you. (Or any other idea is this mind set)
2. The hatchling uses earplugs or damages their eardrum.
3. the hatchling could off themselves in a way that would be way less painful. Knife, explosion, etc
4. By far the most reasonable solution. Find a way to break or disable the bell in the real world before going into the dream. Muffle bell or jam something to were the hammers can't hit the bell
The only reason the fire is the answer is because its a game and options are limited. The hatchling would have to have no pain receptors, be insane or stupid to chose death by fire.
sorry for the rant. Good video.
At last, it was possible to pick a password by brute force, using a time loop. 8^5=32768. At least a hundred options per cycle could be sorted out. 328 cycles with a painless end (you are beyond the supernova explosion) or burn yourself alive? The answer is obvious. By the way, during the cycles when exploring the main game, it would also be reasonable to fly beyond the supernova explosion at the end of each cycle, just to avoid pain. I'm sure after 2-3 deaths this idea should become obvious.
nah, not true. In the slides it's shown that it's brain wave pattern changes doing the waking up, not physical ears.
incredible animation, emotional and all, but...
he's at the wrong campfire
he can't break all the locks from inside the vault like that
which means that, even after all this consideration, fear and pain
he will need to do it again, in the next loop
I've seen people who unlock the other two, leave the Vault zone, then go to this one to try and figure out something, only then realizing what needs to be done. So while maybe not the most "efficient" way to do it, it can happen.
Chilling and amazing! The sound effects really draw it all together! You do a great job showing the Hatchling's hesitation (which, rightfully so given what they have to do) and their determination to follow though to reach the Prisoner.
You have reproduced a very difficult moment.. To achieve something you need.. to die.. It is extremely sad that this is the fate of the main character in the current situation and at the end of the game.. Well, this is also waiting for us someday...
This is amazing! I recently found your channel through your fantastic Outer Wilds covers, so I was beyond excited to see that you also make gorgeous visual arts/animations. I love how you've drawn the hatchling and the range of expressions on their face as they go through an internal struggle before making their final decision. It really adds a lot of emotion to the scene.
I just finished this last night and THIS was the only thing I needed help with. I tried so many other methods but nothing was working. Finally I found help on ready.
OH OK I WAS NOT THEN THE ONLY ONE WHO TOUGHT IT WAS SUPER FUCKED UP THAT I GHAD TO KILL MYSELF IN THE LITERALLY MOST PAINFUL WAY POSSIBLE
Lore of Flame - Outer Wilds Echoes of the Eye Animatic momentum 100
by that time I have felt the (memory of the) pain of death so many times hahaha still It got like, the game really wants me to... awesome animation
DAMMMNNNN that's amazing drawing out the mental struggle of hatchling which seemly nothing while player controls him
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This is incredible! I loved the way you portrayed the flames engulfing the Hatchling, and also the artifact lighting up
Hatchling is just mentally preparing for yet another flight to the Stranger, if this doesn't work.
Yowchie
oh shit
This game, and it's amazing universe, wont die so long as you exist. You are a damn miracle, and your Outer Wilds work is inspiring beyond imagination.
It's deep af
Great work
Was this the one you teased on Reddit?
Yes!
Incredible! Really lends that moment and revelation the weight it deserves, it's nearly on par with the realization that you must cannibalize the ash twin project to reach the Eye