Eye of the Universe

Background

It is made of the same quantum material as the Quantum Shards and is the indirect source of all of them; a quantum storm feeds a maelstrom at its south pole that cuts off the Scout for good. Near the end of the universe it began sending a signal, which drew the Nomai to the system. Normal means cannot find it: the Eye signal locator on the Attlerock and the Quantum Moon Locator fail, and the Southern Observatory shows an orbit that keeps shifting, because the inhabitants of the Stranger built a signal blocker to hide it.

Its coordinates are learned from the Probe Tracking Module at the core of Giant's Deep; the player must then move the Advanced Warp Core from the Ash Twin Project to the Vessel in Dark Bramble and warp there. At the Eye, quantum copies of familiar things appear, including trees, the Observatory and the other travellers, who gather as the player's observation chooses among endless possibilities and a big bang starts a new universe.