Subnautica below zero story rewrite update#
Subnautica below zero story rewrite series#

Hardcore - Survival mode with permadeath.

Freedom - Just like survival, but with hunger and thirst disabled.

Upon death, they respawn, but certain items are lost from their inventory.

Survival - The player must manage health, hunger, thirst, oxygen and temperature.

Upon beginning a new game, players must select a difficulty mode from the following five:

The player will gradually lose body heat and eventually die of hypothermia, unless they can replenish their body heat by jumping into water, consuming certain items or standing next to a heat source. It functions much like the oxygen gauge does underwater. Īlongside returning mechanics such as oxygen, hunger, and thirst, players now have a body heat gauge which comes into play when walking on land. The game introduces new gadgets like the Headlamp, Mineral Detector, and Booster Tank. In addition to the day-night cycle, there are dynamic weather effects, such as wind and fog, which further affect visibility. There are explorable structures to find both above ground and underwater, which serve as key locations for the story, as well as sources of new blueprints used in crafting. The game primarily takes place underwater, but, unlike its predecessor, there are also expansive land-based areas to explore. Habitats and vehicles provide oxygen while powered, but vehicles need to be upgraded in order to withstand the water pressure at greater depths. The player must craft equipment that will allow them to stay underwater for longer, such as high-capacity oxygen tanks and vehicles. At the start of the game, the player character can only hold her breath for 45 seconds and even less at depths below 100 m. The main issue with accessing deep sections of the water is oxygen capacity. In fact, the final objective of the game is located at the deepest point in the game world. Generally, the game requires the player to visit ever-deeper sections of the game in order to find exotic materials, technology to scan, and complete objectives. Alongside raw materials, finding new crafting recipes is a major reason to explore. The player learns new recipes by scanning scraps of technology or recovering databoxes, which are strewn across the game world. Inside a habitat, the player can also craft living amenities such as beds or coffee tables, although these are purely cosmetic since the game does not track fatigue.Įach piece of equipment that can be crafted has its own recipe and the player begins the game knowing only a handful of recipes. Habitat structures provide shelter, storage for equipment and collected materials, and crafting stations. Each of these has its own recipe, and some ingredients can only be found in the far-flung and deeper corners of the game world. To survive and complete objectives, player must collect raw materials from the environment and craft equipment, vehicles, shelters, and food. Players collect resources, construct tools, build bases and submersibles, and can interact with the planet's wildlife. Like its predecessor, the player's goal is to explore the environments and survive in an alien environment while also completing objectives to advance the game's plot. Subnautica: Below Zero is a survival adventure game set in an open world environment and played from a first-person perspective.

Subnautica below zero story rewrite update#

The most recent update to the game was made in October 2022. The physical versions of the game are published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.

Subnautica below zero story rewrite series#

Introduced in early access via Steam and the Epic Games Store in January 2019, Subnautica: Below Zero was released for macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on May 14, 2021. It is the sequel to the 2018 game Subnautica. Subnautica: Below Zero is an open-world survival action-adventure video game developed and published by Unknown Worlds Entertainment.