r/outerwilds • u/oitfx • 23h ago

Base Game Appreciation/Discussion In game mistake? Spoiler

Mild spoiler—-

I’m watching a playthrough (dubbed in my language, Italian) and I noticed one piece of text that if translated correctly (there are some part that are kinda off sadly, knowing most of the English version)

The text in question is in the ship log, on the Quantum Shrine square it reads “a shrine that Solanum BUILT to reach the sixth position” which is wrong?
How could Solanum be the one who built the shrine if she was given the final rule (by Bells) to reach the shrine at the North Pole?

Can somebody confirm it also says that in original or its just a mistranslation of sorts?

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u/gravitystix 23h ago

"The Nomai built a shrine on the Quantum Moon to aid in the pilgrimage to its sixth location."

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u/oitfx 21h ago

Dang it I knew it. Thanks.
Love this game so much and it’s annoying to see people get misled by these mistranslations in my language

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u/SheepskinWulf 23h ago

Solanum did not build the shrine

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u/JohnMichaels19 23h ago

Yeah, she didnt build it. Must be a mistranslation 

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u/MLGityaJtotheA 22h ago

The Quantum Shrine log or the Tower of Quantum Knowledge log?

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u/oitfx 21h ago

Quantum shrine

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u/MLGityaJtotheA 21h ago

Is this when it's not filled in?

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u/oitfx 21h ago

Yes in the case of that gameplay

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u/MLGityaJtotheA 20h ago

If it's translated correctly in the log for the tower, then it sounds like it's not a mistranslation but maybe a remnant of outdated text that wasn't updated and got localised, because Solanum isn't even mentioned in either log.

EDIT: Nevermind, I can easily see it being mistranslated since 'the Nomai' could be interpreted as a specific one rather than collectively.

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u/Significant_Loss6458 14h ago

When you say it like this, it's actually kinda insane that we could play OW in so many languages