Let's Play Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye Blind 5 - Starlit Cove

[@BeccaBytes]

Hey y’all!! Sorry for the delay on the videos, life stuff came up and really did a number on me. I hope you enjoy this episode! More details for those who want them (warning on it being slightly heavy so if you wanna just chill and vibe, which is fair, don’t click see more!): There was a death in the family, and when I traveled to the funeral, I caught the flu. So it was a bit of a double whammy that took me out of commission. My family is okay, given the circumstances, and I am still sick but sloooooowly recovering. Thank you for your patience and understanding!! Now let’s get back to the end of the universe because I feel awkward around heavy topics 😅

[@TnTCinematics2012]

Sorry for your loss

[@c4sualcycl0ps48]

Sorry for your loss

[@switch382]

Oh thats awful, never easy. I am sorry for your loss, and hope you get well soon. :(

[@Domi_Nique811]

My condolences. Sending positive thoughts to you and your family

[@eroschama]

I'm terribly sorry for your loss, don't feel like you have to apologize to take some time to heal. Glad to see you're back, and I hope you're feeling a little better

[@MisterHug15]

Me when she didn't finish the slide reel: "NO! NO! NO! NO!" Me when she finished the slide reel: "YES! YES! YES!"

[@MasonLopez]

The relief I felt when you went back and watched the reel you almost skipped is immeasurable. :D

[@blitzprog]

The satisfaction of putting her newly discovered knowledge in practice to get back there was just as immeasurable !!

[@PauloDiogo-zi1jq]

Bro almost missed out☠️💀😭

[@noelthemighty]

Becca at this point has still barely seen any of the censored slide reels in the waking world, so she didn't register that she would be looking at an uncensored version in the archive. I'm so glad the devs have it programmed to say 'there's more to explore here' if you don't watch through the whole reel

[@cearnicus]

This really is the most unique EotE playthrough. Going to the bridge entry instead of the door right in the docking bay; solving Starlit Cove like that; immediately understanding the message contained within and trying it out (so many people have trouble with that one). And IIRC you _still_ haven't seen the most of the overworld slides yet!

[@willmiles7978]

Blessed with speed of understanding, cursed with laboriousness of obtainment, especially knowing she's going to NEED to learn 'juke people in the dark' for the next one.

[@cearnicus]

​@@willmiles7978 spoiler wall . . . . . . No. No, you don't. And it wouldn't surprise me one bit if she figured her way around that one too. On the other hand. Cliffside Building has the most obvious cheese-strat. So perhaps she won't notice that one after all ;;)

[@willmiles7978]

@@cearnicus oooh you're right, I'm thinking of this one which you either need to know the information it teaches you to get to it, or do it the really slow and difficult way, to avoid sneaky darkness encounters! I forgot the other method for Canyon!

[@leifhim]

I do the bridge entry too! It feels much faster hehe

[@leifhim]

Spoiler wall . . . I hope she realizes that if she takes the warp core it gives you extra time at the end!! Thats how I was able to do the starlit cove :}

[@slothfacts9390]

This certainly is the most stubborn way to solve this puzzle haha

[@avannah]

The reason the music is playing so loudly at 1:07:58 when you enter the archive is because this time there's no supernova music playing (faintly) in the background! That music plays over any other music, always. And that apparently goes in the dream world too!

[@TDJ691]

Probably my favorite realization in Echoes, that the things you learn from each archive are exactly how you can get straight into them at any point in the loop without dodging any inhabitants

[@DaveLH]

Wait... What??

[@Vodboi]

@@DaveLH Specifically: 1st place - this is the only archive which is directly accessable after jumping off the raft in loading zone. 2st place - using what you learn here you can completely avoid the alarms, meaning you don't have to turn off the lights to enter the central area. 3rd place - using what you learn here will reveal a hidden bridge from the start to the raft-elevator, which means you can turn off the lights and essentially avoid all enemies by using this path.

[@JJungleJapeson]

1:40 I always knew the light faces down when there is room for a raft, but I never noticed it actually has a function! The idea that the light beaming down activates all light poles on the raft, making it stop is a great one, even though the poles don't actually light up from that.

[@solanum5709]

Yeah, it is the first time in 3 years and many let's plays that finally someone noticed and makes me understand that lol...she is so observant

[@sharky582]

Hilariously, Becca's 'tunnel' vision is what preventing her from finding caves in this game... Anyway, a very good episode!

[@Huntracony]

I appreciate your dedication to skipping the stealth section.

[@markjacobson978]

47:05 Becca: "Starlit Cove, let me see what you have!" Starlit Cove: "A ledge!" Becca: "NO!"

[@heyitsmatt3953]

Outer wilds is so amazing in its ability to let everyone have a unique experience playing it. I’ve seen so many Echoes of the Eye play throughs, and I’ve never seen anyone solve the Starlit Cove like that! I was so stressed every time you had to spam through slide reels haha.

[@obiwanpez]

I killed myself on the fire before I understood that you just needed to be unconscious, so I completed Cove Archive in the light, since the alarm didn’t wake me up. Then I forgot all about it in a few loops, when I just slept.

[@solanum5709]

54:48 so frustrating that she thought she already has seen that because she didn't realize there are censored/uncensored versions. It is actually the first time I've seen someone exploring that way, not really understanding this

[@Tenjeen]

11:08 That pun really caught me off guard, amazing

[@FadkinsDiet]

I kept waiting for the rimshot sound effect or the animation of pixel art shades

[@InvasionAnimation]

lol

[@solanum5709]

56:27 You brought this upon yourself, Becca. The normal non stubborn was actually easier aha

[@black3pac]

I literally just binged your entire main game. I was just randomly recommended part 1 and then I couldn't put it down. So fun to watch. It's so interesting to watch different people. Some of them catch on to somethings faster than others and other things slower than others. I feel like you catch on to most things pretty quickly. I cried when you cried at the ending. So glad you decided to do the DLC.

[@ShadowKestrel]

"they seem reel important" Becca, you'll make a great dad

[@capratchet]

1:03:30 "WE DO DIE! WE DO DIE! OMG WE ARE GONNA TOTALLY GO DIE!" I had to pause the video at work, because your response to your imminent future death is had me laughing so loudly XD

[@switch382]

Just sat down with my coffee to do some work, this was clutch uploading time, thank you so much!

[@BeccaBytes]

I was waiting for you to grab your coffee!

[@Henry-I-H-N-I]

@@BeccaBytestelepath confirmed?

[@kendrabaker4271]

Did you get any work done?

[@switch382]

@@kendrabaker4271 Not for the next 1 hour and 13 minutes at least.

[@Hubbelbu]

Honestly, you avoiding the entire stealth section like that is so valid xD And I love that you got rewarded with the information that allowed you to officially hack that section and come back with more time left in the loop to watch the reels in peace. A+ sequence of events xD

[@xephon3000]

Had to pause to leave a comment to say I’m glad there’s others like me who chose that approach for that first stealth section you encountered. I did not wanna deal with navigating in the dark like that!

[@TeamCrawfordSmith]

The look to camera after you said "They seem REEL important" *chef's kiss*

[@VideoGameAnimationStudy]

Literally gasped around the half hour mark, same point you did. God I love this game and this playthrough.

[@saalihabdul-salam712]

1:12:24 ngl i never thought about it like that, if they didn't need oxygen to remain in the simulation (because they realized that physical bodies are not necessary, there wouldn't be oxygen on the Stranger. However, I never put the dots together that they maintained an ecosystem to make oxygen to power their flames, which keep the simulation going.

[@D3364N]

Thanks for playing this amazing game! This is by far my favorite play through I’ve seen since I beat the DLC a few weeks ago!

[@Jack2728]

What makes a good day become a great day? Answer: A BeccaBytes upload

[@BeccaBytes]

I’m happy you had a great day today! Here’s hoping for a great rest of your week 😊

[@blitzprog]

That was amazing. I have watched several dozen of playthrough and this is why I don't get tired of it : everyone have their own entertaining way of discovering the game. The way you went through starlit cove was unique - actually putting what it teaches you in practice to get back there and finish viewing its slides is something I've never seen someone do before. Congratz on skipping this part that way!!! That's some well deserved knowledge!

[@sergeyshubin352]

48:15 I think I've failed two such jumps in a row - this was embarassing and annoying. 1:03:33 "We do die! We do die!" 😂

[@velmapi7492]

As was said by others, this is such a unique sequence of learning of the DLC. It’s incredibly unlikely to learn the death-induced deafness in the simulation while still needing to progress through the stealth section. Seeing you breeze through that section without any hostile creatures patrolling was satisfying. I wonder if the devs should have considered putting the “death lets you avoid the alarm bells” slide reel in a different location so your solution is more likely to be discovered and used by other players to get around the stealth section. Your solution feels more in the spirit of Outer Wilds’ puzzles than sneaking around hostiles. Turning the stealth section into another puzzle you can easily bypass with enough knowledge and thoughtfulness would make it better. I remember the stealth section you finished here being incredibly frustrating (and terrifying) to get through during my play through. I liked the elegance of your solution very much. As always, thanks for sharing your play through with us. Can’t wait for the next episode :)

[@ReverendTed]

I was watching you play through Starlit Cove and it sparked a question for me. Sure enough, there's _another_ way to get through Starlit Cove that I've yet to see anyone use. When you extinguish the lights in the area a couple of Owlks ride elevators down from the top level into what I'll call the "gallery". A few moments later, those elevators then come back up to the top level. If you're quick, immediately after extinguishing the lights you can warp down to the stairs, turn around and warp to the walkway, and walk over to catch a ride on top of the elevator to the top floor. Once there, you can get in and ride the elevator right back down into center of the gallery, bypassing the trip down to the well.

[@devluz]

The game wants you to overcome your fears and you find the most elaborate ways to get around it xD

[@Dave420B]

When you were first forming "the strategy" in your head I was following the though process and thinking ok it'll let you get down to the area but no way you'll have enough time to explore. You stuck with it and proved me wrong (though the patience that must have taken, thank you for the efficient edits lol). I am impressed, and especially happy that you were then able to use the glitch learned there to properly explore. This is a fun watch.

[@jaylf]

I'm so glad you're doing okay, and I've been looking forward to this video so much!

[@annieabsorbsaqua5793]

Pretty sure the beds are just beds btw. The artifact and the campfires and maybe some hidden tech do the brainscanning. They are probably upright because the strangers are very owl-like. (And though I do not know for sure, I assume owls sleep standing up. Or perched. Whatever you want to call it)

[@ChronoExp]

33:32 hilarious moment they're like "oh shit, a restricting fence! oh I'm here in charge. nvm lift me up a little" 🤣

[@ambrosia777]

One of my favourite things to do is imagine our antics from the NPCs perspective. Like when you just died on TimberHearth, Slate must be horrified. For the speedrun of this game too, they must be confused as hell with what you do

[@GarrisonBurrows]

This is the most unique way I've seen someone complete this section, but I don't blame you one bit. Fun fact: by using each of the "glitches," you can access its resepctive forbidden archive much easier. Of course you discovered it with the death alarm, but it actually works for all three!

[@gabedamien]

Haha I noticed you emphasized Starlit *Cove* in the intro text after saying "Grove" by accident in the intro dialogue 😂💯

[@SeekinOne]

Okay, I had to chuckle at 11:09... "They have to be reel important." :D

[@edwardcosio]

oh wow i binged your whole channel in 2 days! lol excited for your finale!

[@DaveLH]

1:09:45 -- That moment you realize all the hardship the Nomai went through when they arrived in this solar system is a direct result of the Owlks' selfishness.

[@Dggedsteven12]

I love how in the episode she first went up to an Owlk she wasn't bothered by it. But, fright after fright and that first experience meant nothing xD I did not expect all that to cause this chain of a reaction where instead of breaking some Owlk ankles because "fuuuuuck that" we instead got a stressful solution of hers. All in all I'm in awe at how this playthrough has been unique. However, I wonder how much less anxious and stressed she would have been if she didn't get lucky when she brute forced the entrance past the fire pit. There's like all 5 stages of grief being showcased in that last montage of getting the reels at the end.

[@willmiles7978]

The sequel to "This sign can't stop me because I can't read": "This alarm can't wake me because I'm fucking DEAD!" The bells being a sound your real ears can hear in the waking world, like the muffled sounds of the dam breaking or the water passing, and when dead you just see the flashing lights but the sound is all in the real world.

[@walterjackson4715]

I’m so glad you’re getting better! But boy am I glad you uploaded!

[@DragonAbode]

Water's no good for their flame but they need the dynamic ecosystem to continue generating OXYGEN in order to power the matrix flame. That's so genius!!! You may be the first player to ever make that make sense! Maybe not even the developers! Never heard it before, but that is now CANON!!

[@Soulsphere001]

You probably already know this, but the slides in the simulation are complete while the ones in the real world are partly burned.

[@ambrosia777]

I had the same confusion with the hidden room near the tower area. I swore the image indicated on top of the rocks, not under and I searched high and low hahahah

[@miracledang3025]

I did the same thing as you for the second archive. Apparently there’s some way to kite the guards and get around them, but I wasn’t getting anywhere near them lol.

[@Vodboi]

46:35 I imagine Slate has seen quite a few stupid ways to die lol

[@oakmastermind5862]

I was just looking at your channel earlier today, and missed your upload, oh well at least I caught it.

[@InvasionAnimation]

I agree the Owlks are bad guys.

[@Mik_S]

Well that is one way to get in the second hidden archives, not the way the developers intended but whatever works. Must have taken a long time though. At least you learned the glitch which give you more time to explore.

[@nikkiorr7088]

The ending flashback is different!!

[@obiwanpez]

1:07:20 - Pretty sure I did this by accident the first time I came to this vault, and later on, had no idea how I got in completely unopposed.

[@claritycontrol1530]

Love to see an update from our girl 🎉

[@Chrisiskewl100]

this isnt spoilery or anything, but the water and damn arent actually for generating power. if you go to the dam and go under water to the outlets where the water is let through, youll notice theres no turbines. you just go right through, no problem. They have enough energy to power the ship for a very VERY long time. much like how the nomai used the sun for energy for their projects, so to did the strangers. in their own way of course, but the ship had been powered by solar energy all this time, and theres a room where it explains that even the super nova will give plenty more power to the ship too. So is the water just for the plant life? no. just before you get to the dam area, where the water is high, you go through large arch ways, and in the water in these arch ways you will notice large orange panels, and if you touch those panels youll get burned just like you would if you stood on a camp fire. The water is for heat dispersion, and the orange panels are heat sinks. The damn slows the water down, allows it to cool a little, and then shoots the water through the air, cooling it down even further. this water then cycles all the way around the ship, allow the heat to disperse even more, which then ultimately comes back to the heat sink to cool it down once again. Its pretty ingenious although in reality the whole ship, air and all, would slowly start getting hotter and hotter, so... its cool, but not entirely realistic.

[@Spyblox007]

I'm not sure if they are actually a heat sink. I saw a discussion on reddit about those orange panels, and someone pointed out that if you stare at them while passing by on a raft, you'll notice that the water is not horizontal to them, but kind of slanted upwards towards the dam. If you think about the physics of it all, water in the resevior should be higher than at the other side of the dam, but because it makes a whole loop around the Stranger, why doesn't the water just flow backwards? One would think the path the river takes goes "downhill", but when it reaches the dam, it's somehow higher than where it started when it exits the dam. There has to be an "uphill" segment the water goes up. That's what the orange panels are. They propell the water up a short slope and keep the reservoir from flowing backwards, which is why the water angles upward right there.

[@Chrisiskewl100]

@Spyblox007 except 1. that wouldn't explain why they're hot, heat doesn't push in a singular direction. 2. Outer wilds is known for its realism. Yes it has technology or phenomenon in it that dont exactly fit reality, for the sake of the gameplay, but those are always at least somewhat explained with something that make sense. Like the nomai warp technology. That's not actually a real thing, but it makes sense because it's based off of the concept of an Einstein-Rosen bridge, a wormhole. 3. There is a MAGNETIC phenomenon that can push water in a singular direction but A. it doesn't really heat up all that much, B. it requires a long channel not just a short passage way, and C. it doesn't scale. We can really only make that happen on really small scales. To do that on such a large scale would require magnetics comparable to a neutron star. It's much more simple for them to be heat sinks. And the flow of the water is explained by the same reason the ship has "gravity". The ship rotates under the water. Its the ship thats flowing, not the water. And yes the water would eventually match the motion of the ship in reality, just like in reality the ship would continually heat up.

[@Spyblox007]

@@Chrisiskewl100 You are likely correct that the rotation of the Stranger is what is causing the water to flow, but friction would eventually slow the water down. However, hot water does rise over cooler water. If you notice in the video, the water actually bubbles a bit near the panels. Maybe the panels heat the water to give it the upwards energy it needs to overcome the friction, and the dam maintains the constant flow necessary to keep the system in balance. For heat dissipation, real life spacecraft use radiators that release energy in the form of light. Given that the Stranger's outside is covered in light panels, what if some of those are actually radiators?

[@annieabsorbsaqua5793]

@@Chrisiskewl100 I think "Sci-Fi tech that makes water go up" fits the "known for its realism" game a little better than "heat sinks inside the closed system they're meant to cool down". Especially since plenty of other unrealistic Sci-Fi tech exists. Like the gravity crystals. (Also "Complicated electrical device beyond our understanding of physics" is plenty of reason for the plates to heat up - but I do like to think there is also a point to the heat) (Also also I always assumed the water keeps flowing because they put more energy into the system to make up for friction. They do have solar panels after all)

[@DaveLH]

"Escaping the end of the universe in the stupidest way possible." Ironically, some "futurists" like Ray Kurzweil think they will do exactly that -- Upload their consciousness into a computer so they can literally live forever in a virtual reality Utopia, while the physical universe disintegrates in the eons to come. Maybe the "Owlks" are the Outer Wilds writers' way of satirizing that kind of thinking.

[@Domi_Nique811]

Yay! A Becca's video to keep me company while having lauch. Thanks ^.^ Edit1: That flawless landing made me think: what happens if the ship explodes inside the Stranger? Booting up OW after this! Edit2: It just explodes as if in any other place. Shame.

[@pirateking8275]

BABE WAKE UP BECCABYTES DROPPED

[@saymou7773]

I watched a podcast with the 2 co-creative leads a few weeks back and they were mentioning how most people access the forbidden archives by frustratingly 'stealthing' their way through the dark sections, myself included. Turns out this wasn't the way the devs intended it to be and they recently updated the game to make the stealth harder; to discourage players away from brute forcing their way into the archives because according to them "that wasn't the Outer Wilds way", and I agree. In fact, the real solution they wanted players to use was the one you did. Honestly good job because you're the first person I've seen that actually did it the 'correct' way haha

[@BeccaBytes]

Aw thank you! After trying to sneak around for a bit it was so difficult that I assumed it could not be the only way to do things… because there’s usually a way easier approach to things in this game!! What podcast were you listening to?? I love podcasts like that!!

[@saymou7773]

@@BeccaBytes It was the Noclip Podcast #49 you can find it on KZbin. It delves into a lot of things but if you specifically want to hear about the things I talked about, there's this video by Andrew Cunningham released a few days ago talking about this subject while offering some interesting criticism, very cool video nevertheless. (And yes I'm really fucking addicted to any content about this game haha)

[@BeccaBytes]

I’m gonna watch both!! Thank you so much, I love watching videos like these and have been extremely bored while sick!

[@Spyblox007]

@@BeccaBytes haha I watched a video essay that came to kinda the opposite conclusion. The changes the developers made did make stealth harder, but it was because the strategy of "playing it safe by learning the patrol routes of enemies and slipping behind them without alerting them" was not the intended solution or theme they were going for. The video essay pointed out how you really only have enough time to watch one slide reel using the method you used (which he dubs "Operation Owlless"), so while it's a solution they definitely intended for people to think of for that area, it does kind of punish the player for not trying to attempt a riskier but quicker method. But not many people even thought to try what you did so nice job. The video essay here if you are interested, though it contains spoilers so maybe wait to watch it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIKuoZRqbq6Ub7ssi=ERjdNPKyVolcapvg Edit: Just realized the video saymou7773 was referencing by Andrew Cunningham is literally the one I just commented, thanks reading comprehension.

[@BeccaBytes]

I was replying to this but decided it was too heavy of spoilers for the rest of my playthrough, so I deleted the reply lol. But without spoilers, I’ve already finished the game! I watched the videos and I actually think owlkless was intended even though Andrew came to the opposite conclusion. Unfortunately I can’t explain why without spoiling my own series. Remind me of this once the last episode is posted and I’ll loop back with my thoughts!!

[@wesleypower9610]

55 minutes in. AHHH! Please tell me she does see the uncensored Eye reel!

[@wesleypower9610]

Okay, that was a satisfying end! Awesome insight.

[@rachelcordor1193]

I really enjoyed watching your gameplay with Outer Wilds!! The game “The Forgotten City” is an awesome game similar to Outer Wilds. I highly recommend you to give it a try 😁

[@reflectingPastChoices]

Oh I would love to see Becca play that one

[@n4rf645]

54:55 YOU HAVENT SEEN THIS AAAAAAAAAH

[@DarrinMichelson]

Always excited to see a new post from you.

[@c4sualcycl0ps48]

Another wild solution to prove the different ways people tackle these puzzles. It’s funny that there is a rough Indiana Jones reference in the last puzzle so you weren’t completely wrong about that.

[@emiliocantu4574]

Love your spontaneous

[@glepembs]

Can someone tell me, if you are dead, can you sit with them in the fire music cabin? 😅

[@RodrigoTheHappyDog]

@@glepembs You cannot, they still snuff your flame out, it just kills you instead of waking you up.

[@VanagloriaVT]

I dont think the Strangers are bad people, or that they even wanted to outlive the end of the universe, I think its more like they wanted to live in peace in a fake world to hide from the ugly truth. Thats atleast what it feels like for me, no clue though :D Good episode again Becca, and my Condolences.

[@elChuchmay]

Good video 👍

[@woofwoof5250]

1:06:09

[@nerak7896]

She calls it the “Epic Way” to come to the Archive, after discovering the second glitch, when the music started playing, but she doesn’t even know that the truly “Epic Way” was hers, in which the music in the Archive didn’t play💀

[@roborob4296]

luv u. bye

[@kcclubkirby]

Your EotE playthrough is just the coolest. 😁 Even having watched so many playthroughs, watching your videos feels like a real adventure, because you are so creative and solve things so unconventionally! Like a real explorer should. 🫡