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Experimental Beta Updates & Risks



As part of Below Zero’s journey through Early Access, there is an Experimental beta available on Steam for fans to play. It allows players to immediately get their hands on new biomes, tools, and creatures as soon as they are added to the game.

However, it is not without its risks. In fact, we are anticipating that an impending merge to Experimental might exhibit some of the below risks!

If you’ve opted to play Below Zero in Experimental, there are a few essential things that you need to know:

  • Here, there be monsters. And no, we’re not talking about Chelicerate or Squidshark. Experimental means that you’re playing Below Zero with near-daily updates. But that also means daily bugs. The kind that span from minor inconveniences to save file breaking. Which brings us to…

  • Don’t get attached to your save files. In fact, if you’re concerned about save files, we recommend avoiding Experimental all together. If you’re looking to pour hours into perfecting your base, and exploring, collecting and crafting everything available, then opting out of beta is for you. In some cases, Experimental can and will corrupt your save files.

  • Your feedback is invaluable. Elements of Below Zero Experimental will break in some of the weirdest ways, and we rely on your help to pin-point and work on fixing them. We’ve even built a feedback tool directly into the game, so if you spot anything, go ahead and hit F8 and let us know what you’ve found!


If you are playing Below Zero on Experimental with a save file you want to protect, we recommend the following:

  1. Do not open your Below Zero save file while in Experimental.
  2. Wait until the next Early Access update.
  3. Switch to ‘NONE - Opt out of all beta programs’ and allow latest update to download.
  4. Open save file from step one and don’t revert back to Experimental.


In the meantime, you can catch up to your progress points on a new file using Console Commands. The Below Zero Wiki is up to date with all of the current commands, and you can quickly find yourself where you last left off.

As always, we’d like to thank you for all of your support as Below Zero continues to move towards Content Complete. We couldn’t do this without you!

Follow Below Zero development


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:



- Unknown Worlds

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

Arctic Living Update



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



Control Room

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.




Jukeox

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




Large Room

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.




Mining Site

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


Follow Below Zero development


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:



Enjoy, and happy diving!

- Unknown Worlds

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

Spy Pengling Update



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

Follow Below Zero development


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:



Enjoy, and happy diving!

- Unknown Worlds

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

Snowfox Update



Travel quickly across the snowy tundra on a Snowfox, hide from terrifying beasts, explore two new biomes, and more in the latest update to Subnautica: Below Zero Early Access. Check out the Snowfox Update site to learn more!


  • Snowfox vehicle
  • Chelicerate & Snow Stalker
  • Two new, beautiful biomes
  • New fishy friends and foes
  • Seatruck Sleeper and Docking Modules, Perimeter Upgrade
  • Pinnable recipes
  • New music
  • Additional improvements and fixes


https://youtu.be/k_wESwRh-Uc

The Snowfox




The Snowfox is the first above-water vehicle in the Subnautica universe. Travel quickly over land, all without touching the ground! The Snowfox can be upgraded with a jump module (coming soon), and comes with a speed boost ability built in. Build a Snowfox Hoverpad (with power) to craft the Snowfox and customize it however you like!

Snow Stalkers




A new beast appears on land in the latest update. A deadly creature with long claws and a powerful charge, Snow Stalkers are aggressive and best avoided. Especially when they are with their offspring!

Glacial Basin




Beautiful no matter the weather, the new Glacial Basin biome is home to an array of creatures including the Snow Stalker. Teeming with icy nooks to explore, this biome has a lot to uncover.

Chelicerate




Lurking in the new Purple Vents biome, the Chelicerate is a Leviathan-class creature with a nasty bite. Not much is known about this massive monster of the water.

Purple Vents




Explore the hauntingly beautiful Purple Vents biome, a shallow-depth environment. Underground thermal activity erupts into bright purple particulate, providing the perfect ecosystem for many creatures.

Seatruck Additions




Three new additions to The Seatruck are now available; The Sleeper Module, the Docking Module, and the Perimeter Upgrade.

Follow Below Zero development


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:



Enjoy, and happy diving!

- Unknown Worlds

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

Seatruck Update



Subnautica: Below Zero has received its first big Early Access update. Check out the Seatruck Update Site to see all the sweet new features in action.

  • Seatruck modular underwater utility vehicle
  • Terrifying Squidshark creature 🦑
  • Thermal Spires & Deep Twisty Bridges biomes
  • Playful Seamonkey and their nests
  • Intricately detailed Cargo Transfer Launchpad island
  • Lots of small Early Access improvements


The Seatruck




The Seatruck is a modular Underwater Utility Vehicle. Start by building a cab, then add and remove modules based on your mission requirements. Each additional module slows the Seatruck down. A reversing camera is included as standard. In an emergency, you can detach all modules and escape quickly.

https://youtu.be/OhK_LERt4so

Seatruck Modules
  • Cab - Provides power, live support, cockpit
  • Fabricator - Mobile field equipment fabricator
  • Storage - Ample space for equipment & supplies
  • Aquarium - Collect live specimens




Look out for more Seatruck modules in future Early Access updates!

Squidshark




Lurking within the new Deep Twisty Bridges biome, the Squidshark is a serious threat. Its tentacles can ensnare even the most agile diver. Shark teeth and a powerful bite cause great damage.

Seamonkey




An ocean trickster, the Seamonkey will actively seek to steal your kit and swim off with it. Follow them back to their nests and you might find other valuable things they have collected.



Deep Twisty Bridges




Deep Twisty Bridges is a dark, red-accented region with depths exceeding 200 meters. Look out - Some of the plant life is not passive, and might ensnare you in the depths.

Thermal Spires




Rockpunchers and Bonesharks roam between these pointed ocean stacks.

Cargo Transfer Launchpad




Explore a richly detailed island, home to the Cargo Transfer Launchpad. Black sandy beaches, thermal pools, snow-dusted cliffs and intricate caves await you. At the peak, you will find a new Cargo Transfer Base along with attendant rocket launchpad.

Follow Below Zero development


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:



Enjoy, and happy diving!

- Unknown Worlds



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