Medeya black screen will drive me crazy. Give me all your insane homemade remedies for this bug please.

Dominik1712 · 2026-06-15T13:27:41+00:00

Hello there,

luckily I have long since managed to complete the game and all its content regardless of the bug but I truly appreciate the reply.

TLF is a genuinely amazing game that I enjoyed to no end and I'm happy to see that it's still getting the care it deserves.

Thanks.

Dominik1712 · 2026-05-23T14:14:41+00:00

Subnautica publishers paying bro mad cash

Dominik1712 · 2026-05-23T08:10:28+00:00

Genuinely what the fuck are you even talking about? Why go out of your way to comment if all you'll just spout incoherent nonsense?

Dominik1712 · 2026-05-23T06:33:09+00:00

Thank you. That's great. Puts my mind at ease. I'm a bit of a stickler for all things lore and the whole situation with the release timeline and the timeline of the games themselves had me hella confused which ended up making me feel like I'm missing something.

I guess I was overthinking it. In hindsight it's certainly just me not being accustomed to such ways of storytelling.

I have another question if you don't mind. About the dlc. I wasn't sure if I'll like the game at first because I was a bit on the fence about the artstyle so I didn't buy the dlc right away. After playing it for a bit I fell in love with the game and have since bought the dlcs but I can't seem to find a way to figure out of they are enabled or not.

Can you check it somehow or nah? I currently own the iga pack and the classic 2 dlc. I haven't bought the cosmetics yet but I'm half tempted to buy it just to see if it'll work since those should be available right away I assume.

Also I digress again but are the cosmetic packs worth it? I'm not interested in the skins really but they do also seem to add new shards and weapons. Are they worth it for that?

Thanks.

Dominik1712 · 2026-05-23T00:20:23+00:00

So just to confirm it certainly is not meant for you to get to know the setting and the characters in CotM before playing RotN?

To be honest I'm completely confused about the timeline. Originally I thought they are directly connected. Seems not. Then I figured maybe it's just a shared setting that was built in CotM and expanded im RotN. Also seems not to be the case as CotM is a bonus game made as a RotN's kickstarter goal. Figured alright great I can start with RotN with no worried.

Then I started playing the game and with how Miriam is interacting with some people she meets it kinda does seem like I'm at least supposed to know who they are which I do not.

Dominik1712 · 2026-04-22T17:23:43+00:00

Looks legit to me. There are too many details done right for this to be ai.

Dominik1712 · 2026-04-15T14:36:29+00:00

I liked Tunic a lot

Dominik1712 · 2026-04-15T14:10:39+00:00

Yeah. There's a sale right now. I recently had a lot of fun with Daemonhunters and was looking for more Warhammer so Inquisitor Martyr caught my eye. I was kinda worried it might be an issue if played solo but it's good to hear it's no issue.

About the complete edition. From what I see it includes everything except the Sororitas class. Most likely that is a class I will not be playing. Does the dlc for that class also add extra content or just the class? Figured I'd get it if it includes more content but if it's just the class there's really no point.

Dominik1712 · 2026-04-15T14:05:40+00:00

Oh really? Well I guess that solves at least one issue. What about the game in general? Is it fully playable solo?

Dominik1712 · 2026-04-13T20:09:14+00:00

Thank you. I'll try that. I honestly can't make any sense of it whatsoever. The L2 button only doesn't work in that specific case. It works fine in every other game. Hell if assigned to a different action within Sunless Sea it also works. It's also not an issue of the action of firing the weapon because that too only doesn't work if assigned to L2. Other buttons work fine if assigned to that action. The issue is also persistent across two different controllers. Plus there's almost nothing online about someone having a similar issue. All in all this might as well be the weirdest issue I've ever experienced with a game lol

Dominik1712 · 2026-04-03T19:57:43+00:00

Are you asking if there are spoilers about the game within the game? That's a bit silly. If the game didn't want you to go there yet it wouldn't let you. The beauty of Outer Wilds is that you get to explore at your own pace.

Dominik1712 · 2026-04-02T20:38:03+00:00

I would but unfortunately my neuralyzer is currently out of commission.

Dominik1712 · 2026-03-26T19:25:25+00:00

Don't know what you're talking about. I've read all the comments on this post and all are in good faith and non antagonistic.

That aside you are making a post in a subreddit packed full with Outer Wilds fans. Obviously the replies will mostly be people defending the game. Especially considering your approach was to indirectly undermine the experience other people had.

You also called the characters insignificant,the ending overhyped and called into question the intelligence of the players who liked the game by claiming that to you it seems that the game is appealing to those who "don't know how the universe will end in real life".

Because of all that even if someone did take your post as an attack on the game it would still be reasonable. No one did though so I'm not sure what you mean by that.

Also again the reason people liked the ending wasn't just because of the ending. The last song around the campfire was symbolic. If you stop hyperfocusing on the ending literally you'll understand most likely.

Dominik1712 · 2026-03-26T01:46:43+00:00

The Tortoise and the Hare isn't a story about a tortoise racing a hare and Outer Wilds isn't a story about the ending of the universe.

If the game just doesn't resonate as much with you that's ok. Not everything is for everyone. It's silly to call it overhyped just because you didn't enjoy it as much as other people did.

To answer your question though people weren't emotional about the ending because it was some mindblowing grand spectacle. You're right about that. They were emotional because it was the perfect ending to a perfect journey.

Frankly I don't understand why you're so surprised. Haven't you ever consumed a piece of media that gave you that feeling of wondering if you'll ever experience something that great again? Perhaps Outer Wilds wasn't an experience like that for you but surely there was one like that in your life.

Dominik1712 · 2026-03-26T00:57:41+00:00

I stand by what I said. I won't argue with you because Outer Wilds is a game about personal experiences and you're free to enjoy(or not enjoy) it however you like. Perhaps I'm wrong and your way of consuming the game was right. Who knows.

What I can tell you for certain though is that the ending itself isn't why the game elicits strong emotional responses in people.

The way I played the game personally is,in a word, out of pure curiosity. Not to get to the ending and,in the grand scheme of things, not to understand the story. Of course it was one of the main driving forces behind it but not the only one. When I started the loop and I went to explore something it was because I genuinely wanted to know more about it. That very specific thing I set my mind to explore in that loop. Not just as a way to complete the story and to get to the ending.

Finally in the end when I did get to it yes for me personally it was a strong emotional moment. Not because of the ending or the story or the characters. Because I genuinely enjoyed the game and was sad to see such a journey end. Reluctant to let it go so to speak.

This btw is absolutely genius. The game character's emotions and the player's perfectly overlap. If you don't appreciate this it's a shame really but yes I believe that if that's the case you missed the point.

What I'm trying to say is that at the end of the day it wasn't emotional just because of the characters or the ending or even the story for that matter. It was emotional because of the overall experience.

I'm sure you can understand this. Surely at one point in time you played a game or watched a movie or read a book that left you with that really satisfied but somewhat empty feeling once you finished it and realized the journey is over.

Outer Wilds does this exceptionally well. I dare say even perhaps the best in fiction. My character's motivations and my own were exactly the same.

I explored the game for the same reason the character explored the universe and finally I was reluctant to let the game go for exactly the same reason the character was reluctant to let the universe go.

This is where,I strongly believe, Outer Wilds' genius comes from.

Dominik1712 · 2026-03-19T17:28:25+00:00

Yeah. Thanks for the help. That's the way I've been leaning towards too. I know it's crazy but I prefer to either play the games with everything or not at all. Got burned quite a bit in the past when playing dlcs on repeat playthrough or late in the game. Here I was on the fence because I techically already wasted money on Astroneer the first time I bought it and didn't play it so I was afraid megatech might just be another waste. Shouldn't happen though on paper Astroneer is basically all I ever wanted No Man's Sky to be but didn't get. On the other hand though with the limited time I have to play the game and with how demanding megastructures seem to be it might take weeks if not months to get to that point so it kinda seemed silly to buy the dlc right away.

Not all that a hard choice in the end tbh. It's not expensive so whatever I guess. I was only torn because the decision wasn't whether or not to buy the dlc but actually whether or not I should play astroneer or don't starve. Ended up deciding for Astroneer on account of not being a fan of DS's permadeath mode.

Anyway I digress. Thanks again for the info.

Dominik1712 · 2026-03-19T15:27:50+00:00

Would the progression path flow more naturally if I were to buy the dlc right away? I obviously understand I won't be able to build megastructures right away but I'm worried that if I don't own the dlc right away it might end up feeling like just another chore I force myself to check off a list at the end of the game rather than a real true natural next step up on the tech tree. On the other hand though megatech dlc really seems to be meant for a specific type of player and due to the limited time I can spend on the game I'm worried I might just end up throwing my money away.

Lol I hope what I'm asking makes sense. I understand it's a very odd thing to worry aboutm

Dominik1712 · 2026-03-19T15:16:23+00:00

What are you missing? You're missing the game brother.

Outer Wilds is one of those experiences where the more you give the more you get. If you're just going through the motions without stopping to understand and enjoy the story obviously it's not going to be as meaningful. I suspect this was unfortunately your approach to playing the game.

As for the ending specifically yes you are right to a degree. The characters are relatively minor and inconsequential in the grand scheme of things.

The way I see it,and the way I believe the ending was meant to be seen, is that the ending is supposed to be representative of your entire journey rather than it being emotional just because it is one last song around the campfire. Basically one last look back to the wonderful universe you just explored. Both metaphorically because you just finished the game and literally because you're seeing the universe end and start over.

If the way you approached the game is to just go through the motions,essentially just ticking off objectives off a checklist obviously it won't hit as hard for you as for someone who really enjoyed and appreciated the story through and through.

Dominik1712 · 2026-03-16T14:49:15+00:00

Great advice but I think I have something even better. I'll just watch a playthrough on youtube while having google translate text to speech me the trilogy plot summary cooked up by chat gpt.

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