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Deep Impact achievement in Outer Wilds

Deep Impact

Enter Giant's Deep ocean fast enough to break through the current.

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How to unlock the Deep Impact achievement

  • FathomsFathoms
    12 Jun 2021 12 Jun 2021 12 Jun 2021
    NO SPOILERS

    This achievement has a two main solutions which are described below. If one doesn't work for you then try the other. I personally used option 2 to earn this one.

    Tips:

    -Practice flying the ship until you are comfortable with controlling it.
    -Use the velocity guides in the ship (dotted white arrows around a targeted body) to figure out your alignment.
    -The typhoons will cancel out all your momentum so you have to get lucky with where you impact the planet.

    Guide to Deep Impact Achievement: Method 1

    -Start by climbing the elevator and taking off in the ship. Target Giant's Deep.

    - While facing the planet, backward thrust away from it until you are a good distance away. I have seen some people get as little as 300km away and have this work, but the more the better.

    -Once you are far enough away, start accelerating towards the planet. Keep the Velocity guides as close to zero as you can so you don't miss it.

    -Crash into the planet. If you avoid all typhoons and islands then you should plunge straight through the undercurrent and unlock the achievement.

    Guide to Deep Impact Achievement: Method 2

    -Start by climbing the elevator and taking off in the ship. Head towards Giant's deep.

    -When you arrive, head towards the smaller typhoons and find an island nearby. There should be a blue gravity spot on it. Land your ship on this spot and wait for the typhoon to contact the island.

    -The island will be thrown into low orbit. Quickly take off in the ship and move to the coral-covered bottom of the island. Orient yourself with the "roll" mechanic so that you are sitting with your escape hatch on the bottom of the island.

    -Ride the island back down into the planet. when it crashes into the sea, it should push you through the current. You can use your boosters to give you an extra bit of speed if you need it. This should unlock the achievement.

    Congratulations on earning the Deep Impact Achievement!
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  • AtiaAtia
    19 Jul 2022 19 Jul 2022 19 Jul 2022
    There's a third way to do this which I personally found much easier and more consistent than the other options, but can only be done at a specific point in the loop.

    Roughly 11 minutes into the loop, Giant's Deep lines up with the gravity cannon on Brittle Hollow. If you launch the nomai shuttle from there into Giant's Deep, the barrier current doesn't load in quickly enough and you pass right through it! I can personally confirm that this does award the achievement as well.

    Step-By-Step Procedure:
    1) Start a new loop and sleep through the first 8-9 minutes.
    2) Navigate to Brittle Hollow's gravity cannon.
    3) Recall the Nomai shuttle and get inside.
    4) When Giant's Deep moves into the middle of your view, pull the left switch on the nomai shuttle controls to launch the shuttle.
    5) Don't touch anything else, just wait.

    If you timed your launch correctly, you will fly straight into the core of the planet! Thankfully Giant's Deep is quite large and has strong enough gravity that you don't need to be very precise with your launch timing. Still, if you do miss the planet, simply try again in the next loop.

    I got this method from a two-minute video which you can find here:
    All credit to Helix for the video guide.
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