Subnautica News

Hello, Subnauts. We've just released a big, little update (B86) for Subnautica on Steam. Thanks to all of your valuable feedback, this update contains a whole host of bug fixes and improvements for Subnautica. The development team has worked hard to put together this update and we hope that it improves the Subnautica experience for you all!

We will also be releasing another update to upgrade the Unity engine in the near future, so make sure that you're subscribed to the Subnautica development newsletter, follow @Subnautica on Twitter, @Subnautica on Instagram, Subnautica on Facebook, and subscribe to Subnautica on Youtube to be notified as soon as it is available.

And please keep sending us your feedback! We'd love to hear from you via the in-game feedback system (press F8 while playing), here on our forums, or in our Discord chat.

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A comprehensive changelog follows:

CHANGELOG

• Translation files update
  
• Fix for scanner icon being outside of UI safe zones
  
• Tuned streaming/clipmap settings
  
• Unity Engine Upgrade to 2018.2 (future engine upgrades to come)
  
• Under-the-hood memory layout optimizations
  
• Fixed potential crash when culling the light on the noise indicator for the Cyclops
  
• Fixed random issue for invisible cooked and cured fish
  
• Protobuf serializer optimizations
  
• Reinforced dive suit oriented correctly in fabricator
  
• Fix for scanner being dark when fabricated
  
• Fix for skipping images in the gallery tab when using a controller
  
• Fix invalid rotation for Radiation Suit
  
• Fixed DeferredSpawner fatally breaking when an exception is thrown in SpawnAndDestroy
  
• Fix for incorrectly loading world data
  
• Fix for Seamoth not being able to open Cyclops Vehicle Bay when loading from a save game
  
• Merge in fix for player not teleporting correctly
  
• Fix physics issues when piloting Seamoth
  
• Fix for dying in hardcore while the game is saving
  
• Prevent taking of a screenshot when the game is already processing one
  
• Optimized RigidBodies from static objects
  
• Animation culling optimizations
  
• Moved File I/O of LargeWorldStreamer to another thread and yielding coroutine on main thread to prevent stalling
  
• Optimized particle systems used in the CrashedShip and Lifepod
  
• Optimization removing calls to GetComponentInParent for determining if a player is within a vehicle or not
  
• Multiple NullReferenceException fixes
  
• Fixed Reefback turning constantly Save data optimization
  
• Fix for Floaters not attaching
  
• Fix for Cyclops Vehicle Bay hatch not always spawning correctly
  
• Fixed issue with save slot screenshots when returning to the main menu
  
• Fix for floating plants at origin
  
• Fix for stuck floating dropped pickupables
  
• Fixed various items clipping through the terrain due to speed of player
  
• Fixed issues of Cyclops doors & Moonpool not responding to dockable vehicles
  
• Fixed issues with Cyclops power up
  
• Fix for player being able to breathe in unpowered Seamoth
  
• Optimized multiple normal maps
  
• Optimized Prison platform geometry
  
• Async loading of distance fields
  
• Fixed "is still loading" issue when a save game slot couldn't be loaded
  
• Fix for Bladderfish not spawning by entity slots once filtered water is unlocked
  
• Fixes for creature respawn system
  
• Fixed issue with deleting saved games, made it compatible with both controller and keyboard+mouse input
  
• Fixed feedback button action in main menu for PC / Mac
  
• Fixed issue with rocket platform physics
  
• Fixed 'First time menu interaction sends you to top of page in every tab'
  
• Fixed 'Editing labels is interrupted while using gamepad + keyboard on PC
  
• Re-disabled oxygen warnings in hardcore mode
  
• Fixed docking a Seamoth in Cyclops in VR causing physics issues
  
• UI + depth fix backported from Below Zero
  
• Performance optimizations in Kelp Forest area
  
• World-Streaming optimizations
  
• Improved background loading during loading screen
  
• Improved consistency of various progress bars
  

A new update is available for Subnautica: Below Zero Early Access. Encounter the fearsome Ice Worm as you explore Arctic Spires, discover Lilypad Islands, visit the Frozen Leviathan Cave, and experience new weather-based Pengwing behaviors. Visit the Ice Worm site to learn more!

• Encounter the Ice Worm
  
• Experience new story updates
  
• Roam Arctic Spires
  
• Discover Lilypad Islands
  
• Investigate the Frozen Creature Site
  
• Enjoy weather-based Pengwing behaviors
  

https://youtu.be/YVsh-9ZOkPA



The Leviathan-class Ice Worm is ready to stalk you across the Arctic Spires as you explore the vast biome. Make use of your Thumper to distract the creature and escape quickly to avoid an aggressive encounter!




Due to continued community feedback, we’ve been working hard on bringing you a higher stakes introduction, as well as fleshing out the mid-game story. This Ice Worm update includes all-new, text-only dialog throughout. Voice overs will be coming in a future update.




Explore this new and vast frozen landscape, broken up by narrow crevices, tunnels, and huge spires of ice. But take care, though this area appears deserted you are certainly not alone!




Explore the impressive floating lilypads as you gather essential resources and encounter creatures like the Lily Paddler.




Don’t worry. This huge Leviathan-class creature can’t get to you from behind its frozen encasing. But just what were Alterra chipping away at the ice to discover…





You are not the only inhabitant of 4546B affected by the weather! As the climate changes from rain, to hail, to lightning, and more, Pengwings will react accordingly and take cover when needed.





You can find out about upcoming updates in all sorts of ways. Sign up to the Development Newsletter to receive word every time an update is released. Follow the Unknown Worlds and Subnautica: Below Zero Steam groups to get a notification on Steam. You can also:

• See update sneak peaks by following @Subnautica on Twitter
  
• Get live source code changes by following @SubnauticaSCM on Twitter
  
• See update news on Facebook
  
• Watch update summary videos on YouTube
  
• Satisfy underwater Instagram craving by following @Subnautica
  
• See our task lists & milestones on Favro
  
• Chat with fellow divers in the Subnautica Discord server
  

Enjoy, and happy diving!

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/848450/Subnautica_Below_Zero/

A new update is available for Subnautica: Below Zero Early Access. Give your 4645B home the upgrade you’ve always dreamed of! With a Control Room, impressively spacious Large Room, and the all-new Jukebox, the Arctic Living update for Below Zero is going to make your base a whole lot cozier! Visit the Arctic Living site to learn more!

• Base Control Room
  
• Large rooms and impressive Glass Domes
  
• Jukebox and Music Disks
  
• Mineral Detector
  
• Booster Tank
  
• Prawn Suit
  
• Alterra Mining Site
  
• Encounter with a familiar voice
  

https://youtu.be/yhd7_lc2ZHY




Gain greater control and customization of your base with the Control Room. You can change the name, access panels to manage your base’s power supply, locate hull breaches, view the weather forecast and more.





Play community created Music Disks on your jukebox, or customize your experience further by importing your favorite music into the game.





Add a Large Room to your base with a Glass Dome to make them look even more impressive! A Multipurpose Room Glass Dome is also available.





Explore the latest biome, an abandoned Alterra Mining Site, which plays host to the PRAWN Suit.




You can find out about upcoming updates in all sorts of ways. Sign up to the Development Newsletter to receive word every time an update is released. Follow the Unknown Worlds and Subnautica: Below Zero Steam groups to get a notification on Steam. You can also:

• See update sneak peaks by following @Subnautica on Twitter
  
• Get live source code changes by following @SubnauticaSCM on Twitter
  
• See update news on Facebook
  
• Watch update summary videos on YouTube
  
• Satisfy underwater Instagram craving by following @Subnautica
  
• See our task lists & milestones on Favro
  
• Chat with fellow divers in the Subnautica Discord server
  

Enjoy, and happy diving!

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/848450/Subnautica_Below_Zero/

A new update is available for Subnautica: Below Zero Early Access. Build a Spy Pengling for remote research and documentation, encounter the mammoth Vent Garden, explore Tree Spires, and more. Check out the Spy Pengling site to learn more!

• Spy Pengling community-requested feature
  
• The towering Vent Garden
  
• Tree Spires biome
  
• New weather effects
  
• Added ambient cold mechanics
  
• Fabricator UI grid
  
• Lilly Paddler creature for upcoming biome
  
• Additional improvements and fixes
  

https://youtu.be/BZ_53oKYiVM



You can find out about upcoming updates in all sorts of ways. Sign up to the Development Newsletter to receive word every time an update is released. Follow the Unknown Worlds and Subnautica: Below Zero Steam groups to get a notification on Steam. You can also:

• See update sneak peaks by following @Subnautica on Twitter
  
• Get live source code changes by following @SubnauticaSCM on Twitter
  
• See update news on Facebook
  
• Watch update summary videos on YouTube
  
• Satisfy underwater Instagram craving by following @Subnautica
  
• See our task lists & milestones on Favro
  
• Chat with fellow divers in the Subnautica Discord server
  

Enjoy, and happy diving!

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/848450/Subnautica_Below_Zero/

***This event has now ended***

In celebration of World Environment Day on June 5th, Subnautica will go on sale alongside several other games as part of a Valve special event until June 8th. During this time, we volunteered to donate 15% of Unknown Worlds’ profits from the sales of the original Subnautica to the Ocean Cleanup, a Dutch foundation that aims to develop and apply technologies (directly as well as indirectly) to remove – on a large scale – plastic pollution from the oceans.

Not unlike the virus that threatened Planet 4546B, our planet is threatened by a mass accumulation of garbage in the ocean. Marine debris, out of which 80% is plastic, has been reported to have an impact on 600 marine wildlife species. This marine debris accumulates in patches across the planet by way of ocean currents, waves, and wind. It poses a significant threat to the ecosystem, the health of both marine life and humans, and global economies.

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:

“Of all trash, plastic trash has the greatest potential to harm the environment, wildlife and humans. It can be found floating at the surface, suspended in the water column, or on the bottom of almost all water bodies. It is transported by rivers to the ocean, where it moves with the currents, and is often eaten by birds and fish, concentrating toxic chemicals in their tissues, and filling their stomachs, causing them to starve. Plastic aquatic debris is much more than a mere aesthetic problem.”

Cleaning up these garbage patches is a tough job, but not an impossible one. Through intense research, advanced technology, and the clever use of natural ocean systems, the Ocean Cleanup has set their sights on removing 50% of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in just 5 years. To learn more about how they plan to do this, you can read in-depth explanations and reports on the Ocean Cleanup website.

In Subnautica, you were affected by a major environmental threat and, through scientific efforts and hard work, elimited that threat. Now is your chance to do the same for our home planet. Let your friends and family know that Subnautica is on sale and working towards a cleaner ocean!



The United Nations, aware that the protection and improvement of the human environment is a major issue, which affects the well-being of peoples and economic development throughout the world, designated 5 June as World Environment Day. The celebration of this day provides us with an opportunity to broaden the basis for an enlightened opinion and responsible conduct by individuals, enterprises and communities in preserving and enhancing the environment.



The Ocean Cleanup specifies the following objectives:

• To develop and apply technologies (directly as well as indirectly) to remove – on a large scale – plastic pollution from the oceans;
  
• To develop and apply technologies (directly as well as indirectly) to remove plastic pollution from waste streams to prevent it from reaching the oceans;
  
• To increase social awareness of the pollution of the marine environment by plastic; and other acts which in the broadest sense relate or may be conducive to the aforesaid objectives.
  

Learn more about the Ocean Cleanup by following them on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, or by visiting their website!

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