Headscratchers / Outer Wilds

• Why did Escall's Vessel not leave behind a message to tell the other Nomai where they were going? It would have allowed them to be rescued, and would have informed the other Nomai of their very important discovery. From the communications wall inside of the Vessel, they are able to send messages long-range (either that, or those Nomai were coincidentally in range).
  • Explained by a log found on the Vessel. The Nomai were afraid that the signal would disappear as quickly as it appeared, so they decided to find the Eye first and then send a message.
• How did the statue have the power to bind to the player? They're ostensibly carved from stone, and being moved by the Hearthians would have logically disconnected it from any power source it would have been connected to.
  • Considering how the statues can broadcast memories over distances, regardless of to where or how far away their bonded subjects travel, it's not unlikely that power can also be transmitted back to them from the masks they're linked to.
• How do the return warps work? They warp you back instantly without needing to be aligned to the destination's center. If that's possible, why don't all warps work that way? Also, the return pads are *white* holes, so they should be pushing you out, not sucking you in.