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The '''Ash Twin Project''' is a facility built by the [[Nomai]] that is located within the core of the [[Hourglass Twins|Ash Twin]]'''.''' The facility itself is fully operational and is powered by an Advanced Warp Core.
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The '''Ash Twin Project''' is a facility built by the [[Nomai]] that is located within the core of the [[Hourglass Twins|Ash Twin]]'''.''' The facility itself is fully operational and is powered by an [[Advanced Warp Core]].
   
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This facility is revealed to be the reason for the Time Loop that the player finds themselves in, causing time to reverse every 22 minutes, or when the player dies.
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The facility is revealed to be the reason for the time loop that the player finds themselves in. When the sun goes supernova, the Ash Twin Project activates and sends the player character's memories 22 minutes into the past, resulting in them subjectively experiencing the same 22 minutes over and over.
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{{Infobox_location
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| image = Ash Twin Project.png
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| title = Ash Twin Project
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| type = Nomai Project
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| inhabitants = None ( [[Self]] with its new little paradox )
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| location = Within Ash Twin
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| gravity = 1.1g (0g if the gravity is disabled)
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}}
   
 
== Description ==
  
== Description ==
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The Ash Twin Project is a large ring-shaped structure circling the Advanced Warp Core that powers it. The ring platform is located within a large spherical shell which encases it completely to protect the project. The surface of the platform is made entirely of gravity pads, ensuring that the player does not fall off. Along the ring are various [[Nomai]] research notes and pieces of art work as well as multiple [[Projection Stones]]. Upon arrival, directly ahead of the player is the actual project itself. A small open room with a console in the middle and eight Nomai Masks surrounding the center, three of which are active. At the end of the ring there will be two sphere consoles. One of these consoles turns off the artificial gravity and the other opens the casing protecting the Advanced Warp Core, allowing it to be removed.
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The Ash Twin Project is a large ring-shaped structure circling the Advanced Warp Core that powers it. The ring platform is located within a large spherical shell which encases it completely to protect the project. The platform spins rapidly around the core to produce rotational artificial gravity, ensuring that the player does not fall off. Along the ring are various [[Nomai]] research notes and pieces of art work as well as multiple [[Projection Stones]]. Upon arrival, directly ahead of the player is the actual project itself. A small open room with a console in the middle and eight Nomai Masks surrounding the center, three of which are active. At the end of the ring there will be two sphere consoles. One of these consoles stops the platform's rotation (thus eliminating the artificial gravity) and the other opens the casing protecting the Advanced Warp Core, allowing it to be removed.
   
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== Design ==
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== Purpose and Design ==
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[[File:Ash Twin Project Nomai Masks.png|The Nomai masks, three of which are active|thumb]]
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The Ash Twin Project has two major components, the Nomai Masks and the [[Nomai Statue]]. The statue is designed to "link" with the closest living creature to it when it activates. The linked creatures memories over the course of the next 22 minutes are then transmitted to the mask. The mask then stores the data and sends it to the [[Orbital Probe Cannon]] to determine what co-ordinates have already been entered into the cannon. This data is then sent back to the linked creature 22 minutes in the past using warp technology through the statue creating a paradox in which the linked creature replays the same 22 minutes in a loop until the project is deactivated.
 
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The Ash Twin Project was designed to harness the energy of the [[Supernova]] triggered by the [[Sun Station]] to send data from the [[Orbital Probe Cannon]] 22 minutes into the past. This was to make finding the [[Eye of the Universe]] a much faster and easier task than it would have been without the project.
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The Ash Twin Project has two major components, the Nomai Masks and the [[Nomai Statue|Nomai Statues]]. The statues are designed to "link" with the closest living creature to them when they activate. From that point on, the linked creature's memories are continuously transmitted to the respective mask. One of the masks is linked not to a creature but to the [[Orbital Probe Cannon|Orbital Probe Cannon's Tracking Module]] to receive the coordinates of the [[Eye of the Universe]], should it be found by the probe. Upon activation by the supernova, the memories and coordinates are sent back in time to the linked creature (or module) through the statue using warp technology. This puts the creature or module in a perceived time loop that replays the same 22 minutes in a loop until the project is deactivated.
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Initially, only the Cannon's statue is activated, so only the cannon is in a loop. Once the Eye is located, the other statues also activate. This would prompt the Nomai (now in possession of the Eye's coordinates) to halt the activation of the Sun Station and thus stopping the loop.
   
 
=== Advanced Warp Core ===
  
=== Advanced Warp Core ===
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[[File:Ash Twin Project Advanced Warp Core.png|The advanced warp core of the Ash Twin Project|thumb]]
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The Advanced Warp Core is the power source that keeps the Ash Twin Project running, even without power from the [[Supernova]]. Its design is based off of the Advanced Warp Core used to power '''The Vessel''' and can be removed from the project. If the player decides to remove the core, the Ash Twin Project will shut down, ending the time loop until it is inserted again. Should the player die by any cause without reinserting while the Ash Twin project is offline, the player will receive a game over screen and be returned to the main menu.
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The Advanced Warp Core is the power source that keeps the Ash Twin Project running, even without power from the [[Supernova]]. Its design is based on the Advanced Warp Core used to power '''The Vessel''' and can be removed from the project. If the player decides to remove the core, the Ash Twin Project will shut down, ending the time loop until it is inserted again. Should the player die by any cause without reinserting while the Ash Twin project is offline, the player will receive a game over screen and be returned to the main menu.
   
 
The Advanced Warp Core is required for the intended [[Endings|ending]].
  
The Advanced Warp Core is required for the intended [[Endings|ending]].
   
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== Initial failure and eventual activation ==
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== Purpose ==
  
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The Ash Twin Project was designed to harness the energy of the [[Supernova]] triggered by the [[Sun Station]] to send data from the [[Orbital Probe Cannon]] 22 minutes into the past. This was to make finding the [[Eye of the Universe]] a much faster and easier task than it would have been without the project. A secondary purpose for the project was to send data the [[Nomai]] had gathered back to their past selves in an attempt to create an infinite loop of knowledge. However the [[Sun Station]] failed to induce a supernova so the Ash Twin Project did not work, forcing the [[Nomai]] to find an alternate way to power the project. The Nomai never managed to find an alternative, as they were all wiped out upon the Interloper's sudden arrival in the Solar System.
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Upon activation by the [[Nomai]], the [[Sun Station]] failed to induce a supernova so the Ash Twin Project did not work, forcing the Nomai to find an alternate way to power the project. Shortly after, the [[The Interloper|Interloper]] arrived in the Solar System, showing potential to be that alternative power source. However, this approach never came to fruition.
   
 
While the Nomai never got the see the Ash Twin Project functional, hundreds of thousands of years later the project is eventually triggered when the local Sun reaches the end of its lifespan and goes Supernova naturally. At the end of every loop as the Sun is going Supernova, the Ash Twin Project activates, generating a black hole in the center of the ring and transferring all stored information from the Nomai Masks into it.
  
While the Nomai never got the see the Ash Twin Project functional, hundreds of thousands of years later the project is eventually triggered when the local Sun reaches the end of its lifespan and goes Supernova naturally. At the end of every loop as the Sun is going Supernova, the Ash Twin Project activates, generating a black hole in the center of the ring and transferring all stored information from the Nomai Masks into it.
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After many cycles of only the Orbital Probe Cannon being in a loop, the probe finally locates the Eye, prompting the activation of the statues. The player happens to be the closest creature to the Timber Hearth statue at that moment, causing it to sync with them and putting them in a time loop as well.
   
 
== Accessibility ==
  
== Accessibility ==
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[[File:Ash Twin Towers Warp Platform ATP.png|The warp platform leading to the Ash Twin Project|thumb]]
 
There is no direct route to the Ash Twin Project, and accessing it is not as straightforward as most other locations. To access the Ash Twin Project, the player must utilize the teleportation towers on [[Hourglass Twins|Ash Twin]] and use the Ash Twin teleporter while [[Hourglass Twins|Ember Twin]] is directly above.
 
There is no direct route to the Ash Twin Project, and accessing it is not as straightforward as most other locations. To access the Ash Twin Project, the player must utilize the teleportation towers on [[Hourglass Twins|Ash Twin]] and use the Ash Twin teleporter while [[Hourglass Twins|Ember Twin]] is directly above.
   
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It takes approximately three full orbits of the [[Ember Twin]] for the Ash Twin tower to be fully uncovered by sand. The tower in question will be the broken one of the two towers that are close together with a bridge connecting them. Outside the correct tower's entrance will be the corpse of a [[Nomai]]. The player will need to stand in the center platform inside of the tower for the teleporter to work, however it will only work when the [[Ember Twin]] is directly above. Due to the sand flowing from Ash Twin to Ember Twin, player can easily be sucked through the roof. To avoid being pulled out, it is recommended for the player to seek shelter under the bridge outside or under the small intact sections of the tower's ceiling until the pillar of sand is directly in the center of the tower. When the pillar of sand is in the center, the player must quickly run into the teleporter, if done correctly they will immediately warp to the Ash Twin Project.
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It takes approximately three full orbits of the [[Ember Twin]] for the Ash Twin tower to be fully uncovered by sand. The tower in question will be the broken one of the two towers that are close together with a bridge connecting them. Outside the correct tower's entrance will be the corpse of a [[Nomai]]. The player will need to stand in the center platform inside of the tower for the teleporter to work, however, it will only work when the [[Ember Twin]] is directly above. Due to the sand flowing from Ash Twin to Ember Twin, the player can easily be sucked through the roof. To avoid being pulled out, it is recommended for the player to seek shelter under the bridge outside or under the small intact sections of the tower's ceiling until the pillar of sand is directly in the center of the tower. When the pillar of sand is in the center, the player must quickly run into the teleporter, if done correctly they will immediately warp to the Ash Twin Project.
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==Texts and recordings==
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{| role="presentation" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
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===Inside Ash Twin Project===
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|<strong>Cycle information (''dependent on how much in-game time has passed'')</strong>
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X MINUTES, X SECONDS AGO: Received data from previous cycles.
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MASKS RECEIVING DATA FROM:
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<span style="color:orange">Probe Tracking Module</span>
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<span style="color:lightblue">Giant’s Deep</span> memory statue
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<span style="color:lightblue">Timber Hearth</span> memory statue
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X MINUTES UNTIL END-OF-CYCLE TRANSMISSION
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<strong>Text wall - Excavation of Ash Twin</strong>
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YARROW: Today we finished the excavation of <span style="color:lightblue">Ash Twin</span>. Here, in this space we carved, we will craft our most ambitious project yet: the <span style="color:orange">Ash Twin Project</span>, powerful enough to send information back in time.
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:COLEUS: We’ve also finished relocating all subterranean plants we met while digging.
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::RAMIE: We’ll need to keep our eyes on how significantly we’ve altered the environment here.
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:PYE: How far we’ve come since our experiments at the <span style="color:orange">High Energy Lab</span>! I still can hardly believe Ramie’s hypothesis was true.
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<strong>Text wall - Warp Tower connections</strong>
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YARROW: Poke just sent the warp core for the final tower to us from the <span style="color:orange">Black Hole Forge</span>. Now <span style="color:lightblue">Ash Twin</span> can be connected with <span style="color:lightblue">Giant’s Deep</span>, where Cassava is working with Avens to craft the <span style="color:orange">Orbital Probe Cannon</span>, and where Phlox is sculpting the memory statues.
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:CASSAVA: Hypothesis: It was not by accident the core of our warp tower was the last to be forged.
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::POKE: Hypothesis: The cores could have been forged faster if Cassava had interrupted my work less frequently to ask for updates.
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:::YARROW: The important point is we are all connected through <span style="color:lightblue">Ash Twin</span> now, and also that I’m no longer needed for mediating your disagreements.
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<strong>Text wall - Orbital Probe Cannon tests</strong>
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YARROW: Our friends on <span style="color:lightblue">Giant’s Deep</span> tested the <span style="color:orange">Orbital Probe Cannon</span> today. Mallow tells me the cannon is doing well, and that Avens advocates for more launch power. If anyone can coax the maximum power from a device, Avens can.
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:YARROW: But then, if anyone can goad a device into exploding, that, too, is likely Avens. Perhaps I should check in with the <span style="color:orange">Orbital Probe Cannon</span> crew in the interest of safety.
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::YARROW: Would it help to remind Avens that Mallow (his love) will be one of the Nomai aboard the cannon, or is Mallow part of the problem?
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<strong>Text wall - Memory statues finished</strong>
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YARROW: Phlox and Daz finished the memory statues today, and they are truly remarkable.
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:YARROW: When the <span style="color:orange">Ash Twin Project</span> succeeds (or in the event it fails), the memory statues will activate, allowing us to gather more data before we shut down the project.
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<strong>Text wall - Sun Station complete</strong>
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YARROW: Pye and Idaea have worked hard on the <span style="color:orange">Sun Station</span>, and it at last is complete. If everything goes as planned, this structure will prompt the <span style="color:lightblue">sun</span>’s explosion, which will in turn supply the power the <span style="color:orange">Ash Twin Project</span> requires.
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:RAMIE: I’m impressed by their mental fortitude. This was the project’s most difficult task, in more ways than one.
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<strong>Text wall - Ash Twin Project order of events</strong>
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YARROW: We’re nearly ready to activate the <span style="color:orange">Ash Twin Project</span>! Here is what will happen: First, the <span style="color:orange">Sun Station</span> will receive the order to fire at the <span style="color:lightblue">sun</span>, prompting it to explode.
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:YARROW: Using the energy from the resulting supernova, the <span style="color:orange">Ash Twin Project</span> will send the order for the <span style="color:orange">Orbital Probe Cannon</span> to fire back in time by 22 minutes.
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::YARROW: Exactly 22 minutes after these orders are received, the <span style="color:orange">Sun Station</span> will again trigger the supernova to send the probe data from this cannon launch back in time.
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:::YARROW: In total, each cycle created by the <span style="color:orange">Ash Twin Project</span> will last precisely 22 minutes. We can end this cycle at will.
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<strong>Text wall - Sun Station failed</strong>
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YARROW: These words are difficult to write: The <span style="color:orange">Sun Station</span> did not work.
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:YARROW: However, this is the closest we have ever been. The <span style="color:orange">Ash Twin Project</span> is theoretically sound; we were only unable to power it. Perhaps there is another way.
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:PYE: Suppose we redesign the <span style="color:orange">Sun Station</span>. To generate power of that magnitude, a supernova is still our only viable option.
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::RAMIE: I believe we can still find a way to create a supernova, my friend. Don’t lose hope!
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::IDAEA: This is easier expressed than accomplished.
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:::PYE: You can wait for the <span style="color:lightblue">sun</span> to explode on its natural timeline if you prefer, Idaea, but you’ll need to find some way to halt our aging process.
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<strong>Text wall - Arrival of comet</strong>
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YARROW: We are halting our research into creating a supernova for this moment; a <span style="color:lightblue">comet</span> has newly arrived in this solar system, and we’re anxious to explore it.
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:YARROW: It’s been a very long time since we last explored somewhere new, so we’re excited to welcome this <span style="color:lightblue">comet</span>. Imagine what knowledge might be gained there!
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<strong>Projection stones - Brittle Hollow: Advanced warp core</strong>
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CLARY: I have good news, Yarrow! The advanced warp core is ready to be installed in the central chamber of <span style="color:lightblue">Ash Twin</span>.
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:YARROW: I’m intrigued, love! Everyone here working on the <span style="color:orange">Ash Twin Project</span> is excited to see it (Pye is beside herself with joy!).
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:POKE: No, it isn’t!
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::YARROW: Is everything well at the <span style="color:orange">forge</span>?
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:::CLARY: Don’t worry, love; Poke is only nervous. The core is extraordinary, and her design work is beautifully clever.
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:::POKE: The core’s durability could still be improved! I need more time!
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::::CLARY: Ignore her, Yarrow. The core is finished. And if my sister tells you otherwise, then she will be finished, as well.
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|<strong>Projection stones - Giant's Deep: Fail-safe text</strong>
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RAMIE: I’ve installed the masks inside the <span style="color:orange">Ash Twin Project</span>, Phlox. They look beautiful (although I do feel as though I’m being observed!).
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:RAMIE: It’s comforting to know the statues will not pair until the project succeeds. Otherwise, I imagine the experience would be hard to endure!
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::PHLOX: Ideally, they’ll only need to activate once the project succeeds; as a safety measure, however, the statues will also activate in the event of equipment failure.
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:::RAMIE: They will? Why is that?
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::::PHLOX: If anything goes wrong with the <span style="color:orange">Ash Twin Project</span>, the statues (and their masks) will make us aware of the situation and enable us to fix it. Otherwise, it would be possible for us to remain permanently unaware of the problem.
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:::::RAMIE: I hadn’t thought of that! What a profoundly horrific fate that would be.
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<strong>Projection stones - Probe Tracking Module: Ash Twin Project and probe</strong>
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YARROW: I have exciting news, Privet: The <span style="color:orange">Ash Twin Project</span> is almost prepared to receive the probe data from the Orbital Probe Cannon.
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:YARROW: Ramie is adding some finishing touches here, but she’ll be finished soon. Are you and the <span style="color:orange">Orbital Probe Cannon</span> well?
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::PRIVET: We are! The <span style="color:orange">Probe Tracking Module</span> is ready to record each launch’s flight trajectory and will automatically transmit all relevant data to you.
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:::PRIVET: Once the probe determines the location of the <span style="color:lightblue">Eye of the universe</span>, I’ll send an alert directly to you and Ramie.
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:::PRIVET: On the other appendage, I’m now worried about this <span style="color:orange">cannon</span>’s structural integrity and its crew’s moral integrity.
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<strong>Projection stones - Timber Hearth: Last of the ore</strong>
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YARROW: My gratitude for the latest shipment, Oeno! This ore should be the last we’ll need for the <span style="color:orange">Ash Twin Project</span>.
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:YARROW: Once we’ve finished the shell that seals off the central chamber, we’ll check to ensure there are no longer any physical entrances. Ramie and I will be checking the interior and then the exterior for cracks (our final safety check).
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:OENO: This is exciting news! Can I offer an extra set of eyes for this final check (specifically, mine)? If my work here is complete, I’d be delighted to help.
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::YARROW: We’d be grateful if you would! The more eyes, the better, as the smallest flaw or opening in the shell that protects the <span style="color:orange">Ash Twin Project</span> could lead to disaster.
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<strong>Project Control - Gravity</strong>
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Artificial gravity control
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|-
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|<strong>Project Control - Core</strong>
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Caution: You are about to access the core while the <span style="color:orange">Ash Twin Project</span> is active.
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WARNING: Removing the core will disable the <span style="color:orange">Ash Twin Project</span>.
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|}
   
 
== Notes ==
  
== Notes ==
   
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* Due to the significant amount of time it takes to enter the Ash Twin Project, once the '''Advanced Warp''' is removed, the player does not have much time remaining in the loop.
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* Due to the significant amount of time it takes to enter the Ash Twin Project, once the '''Advanced Warp''' is removed, the player may have as much as 13 minutes remaining in the loop.
 
* Meditating after removing the Advanced Warp Core soft-locks the Game on Xbox One.
  
* Meditating after removing the Advanced Warp Core soft-locks the Game on Xbox One.
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*The earliest the Ash Twin Project can be reached through its Warp Tower is 7:50 minutes after spawning (or T-Minus 14:10 to the Sun going supernova). By this point, enough of the Warp Tower has been uncovered to stand on the pad in time for the alignment to occur. Care should still be taken to not be drained out through the Tower's broken ceiling with the sandfall.
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*Taking out the Warp Core then dying will not delete the save file.
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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File:Ash Twin Northern array powering ATP.png|The array on the northpole of Ash Twin powering the Ash Twin Project in the event of a supernova
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File:Ash Twin Towers Hourglass Twins.png|The Hourglass Twin towers on Ash Twin. The right one leads to the Ash Twin Project
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File:Ash Twin Project Nomai Statue.png|Inactive Nomai Statue
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File:Ash Twin Project Wall of text.png|A wall containing Nomai text
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File:Ash Twin Project Gravity and Project control.png|The controls for the gravity and the project itself
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</gallery>
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[[Category:Locations on the Hourglass Twins]]

Revision as of 17:19, 27 March 2021

The Ash Twin Project is a facility built by the Nomai that is located within the core of the Ash Twin. The facility itself is fully operational and is powered by an Advanced Warp Core.

The facility is revealed to be the reason for the time loop that the player finds themselves in. When the sun goes supernova, the Ash Twin Project activates and sends the player character's memories 22 minutes into the past, resulting in them subjectively experiencing the same 22 minutes over and over.


Description

The Ash Twin Project is a large ring-shaped structure circling the Advanced Warp Core that powers it. The ring platform is located within a large spherical shell which encases it completely to protect the project. The platform spins rapidly around the core to produce rotational artificial gravity, ensuring that the player does not fall off. Along the ring are various Nomai research notes and pieces of art work as well as multiple Projection Stones. Upon arrival, directly ahead of the player is the actual project itself. A small open room with a console in the middle and eight Nomai Masks surrounding the center, three of which are active. At the end of the ring there will be two sphere consoles. One of these consoles stops the platform's rotation (thus eliminating the artificial gravity) and the other opens the casing protecting the Advanced Warp Core, allowing it to be removed.

Purpose and Design

Ash Twin Project Nomai Masks

The Nomai masks, three of which are active

The Ash Twin Project was designed to harness the energy of the Supernova triggered by the Sun Station to send data from the Orbital Probe Cannon 22 minutes into the past. This was to make finding the Eye of the Universe a much faster and easier task than it would have been without the project.

The Ash Twin Project has two major components, the Nomai Masks and the Nomai Statues. The statues are designed to "link" with the closest living creature to them when they activate. From that point on, the linked creature's memories are continuously transmitted to the respective mask. One of the masks is linked not to a creature but to the Orbital Probe Cannon's Tracking Module to receive the coordinates of the Eye of the Universe, should it be found by the probe. Upon activation by the supernova, the memories and coordinates are sent back in time to the linked creature (or module) through the statue using warp technology. This puts the creature or module in a perceived time loop that replays the same 22 minutes in a loop until the project is deactivated.

Initially, only the Cannon's statue is activated, so only the cannon is in a loop. Once the Eye is located, the other statues also activate. This would prompt the Nomai (now in possession of the Eye's coordinates) to halt the activation of the Sun Station and thus stopping the loop.

Advanced Warp Core

Ash Twin Project Advanced Warp Core

The advanced warp core of the Ash Twin Project

The Advanced Warp Core is the power source that keeps the Ash Twin Project running, even without power from the Supernova. Its design is based on the Advanced Warp Core used to power The Vessel and can be removed from the project. If the player decides to remove the core, the Ash Twin Project will shut down, ending the time loop until it is inserted again. Should the player die by any cause without reinserting while the Ash Twin project is offline, the player will receive a game over screen and be returned to the main menu.

The Advanced Warp Core is required for the intended ending.

Initial failure and eventual activation

Upon activation by the Nomai, the Sun Station failed to induce a supernova so the Ash Twin Project did not work, forcing the Nomai to find an alternate way to power the project. Shortly after, the Interloper arrived in the Solar System, showing potential to be that alternative power source. However, this approach never came to fruition.

While the Nomai never got the see the Ash Twin Project functional, hundreds of thousands of years later the project is eventually triggered when the local Sun reaches the end of its lifespan and goes Supernova naturally. At the end of every loop as the Sun is going Supernova, the Ash Twin Project activates, generating a black hole in the center of the ring and transferring all stored information from the Nomai Masks into it.

After many cycles of only the Orbital Probe Cannon being in a loop, the probe finally locates the Eye, prompting the activation of the statues. The player happens to be the closest creature to the Timber Hearth statue at that moment, causing it to sync with them and putting them in a time loop as well.

Accessibility

Ash Twin Towers Warp Platform ATP

The warp platform leading to the Ash Twin Project

There is no direct route to the Ash Twin Project, and accessing it is not as straightforward as most other locations. To access the Ash Twin Project, the player must utilize the teleportation towers on Ash Twin and use the Ash Twin teleporter while Ember Twin is directly above.

It takes approximately three full orbits of the Ember Twin for the Ash Twin tower to be fully uncovered by sand. The tower in question will be the broken one of the two towers that are close together with a bridge connecting them. Outside the correct tower's entrance will be the corpse of a Nomai. The player will need to stand in the center platform inside of the tower for the teleporter to work, however, it will only work when the Ember Twin is directly above. Due to the sand flowing from Ash Twin to Ember Twin, the player can easily be sucked through the roof. To avoid being pulled out, it is recommended for the player to seek shelter under the bridge outside or under the small intact sections of the tower's ceiling until the pillar of sand is directly in the center of the tower. When the pillar of sand is in the center, the player must quickly run into the teleporter, if done correctly they will immediately warp to the Ash Twin Project.

Texts and recordings

Notes

  • Due to the significant amount of time it takes to enter the Ash Twin Project, once the Advanced Warp is removed, the player may have as much as 13 minutes remaining in the loop.
  • Meditating after removing the Advanced Warp Core soft-locks the Game on Xbox One.
  • The earliest the Ash Twin Project can be reached through its Warp Tower is 7:50 minutes after spawning (or T-Minus 14:10 to the Sun going supernova). By this point, enough of the Warp Tower has been uncovered to stand on the pad in time for the alignment to occur. Care should still be taken to not be drained out through the Tower's broken ceiling with the sandfall.
  • Taking out the Warp Core then dying will not delete the save file.

Gallery

  • The array on the northpole of Ash Twin powering the Ash Twin Project in the event of a supernova

    The array on the northpole of Ash Twin powering the Ash Twin Project in the event of a supernova

  • The Hourglass Twin towers on Ash Twin. The right one leads to the Ash Twin Project

    The Hourglass Twin towers on Ash Twin. The right one leads to the Ash Twin Project

  • Inactive Nomai Statue

    Inactive Nomai Statue

  • A wall containing Nomai text

    A wall containing Nomai text

  • The controls for the gravity and the project itself

    The controls for the gravity and the project itself

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