below-zero-chat

[eternal garnet]

depends where it is. I'd say, by following story

behind outpost Zero?

[deep falcon]

It's the ground sampler, the entrance was somewhere in purple vents or lilypads. I haven't even found outpost Zero

[patent night]

how would i improve on this outdoor growbed setup

[novel gale]

Make it more organized

[patent night]

as in

it is organized tho

[novel gale]

Everything is scattered around

Put them in groups of plant types

Kelp with kelp and so on

[patent night]

they are it just alternates

[novel gale]

Would look better

[novel gale]

Oh that pov looks much better

[novel gale]

Oh wait you dont have gel sack

You should put some its useful

[patent night]

RIGHT I FORGOT

i knew i was forgetting something

[desert willow]

yall i got below zero 2 days ago and its fire

got any tips for progression?

[patent night]

dont rush it

the more time u take the better the game is

[patent night]

dude im so proud of this base

it looks so good

especially the living space

[novel gale]

Yeah

When you make a good base you are always proud of it

[patent night]

so proud of it

12 hours of playtime over the past likke

[novel gale]

Yeah that was me too with mu base

[patent night]

3-4 days

[novel gale]

Same same

[patent night]

actuallty more llike 15 hours

what did urs look like

[novel gale]

I actually built my base in the same biome as urs

On top of the crack/cave that leads to ||crystal caves||

[patent night]

was urs on the edge of the lilypads biome? near that small scatter of alterra boxes?

[patent night]

ohh ok so near the chelicerate

[novel gale]

Yeah

[patent night]

can i see what it looked like

[novel gale]

I got jumpscared once

[novel gale]

Its like midnight cant rn sorry

But it wasnt that big

It was medium

But it had a good layout and i liked it

[patent night]

having the mini large rooms would be SO GOOD

would be the best base piece in the game

[novel gale]

The what rooms?

You mean the circular ones?

[patent night]

yk those rooms in ||omega, phi robotics, etc.|| where its a large room but instead of 4x2 its 3x2

[novel gale]

Oh

[patent night]

its a large room but smaller

[novel gale]

Yeah those look cool

[patent night]

they would be so useful

and so efficient

[novel gale]

But would probably cost double the circular ones

I prefer corridors for some reason

[patent night]

mini large rooms >>> regular large rooms

[novel gale]

I like smol bases

[patent night]

i can agree

[novel gale]

Like big enough so you can use it

[patent night]

compact bases that still look sleek

[novel gale]

But smol enough that its cute and sleek

[patent night]

i couldnt pull that off with this one cuz i needed so many modules and rooms

[novel gale]

Yeah

[patent night]

this is my main base

[novel gale]

Ig if i make a new playthrough i could ditch the bed so i dont have to make a larger one

[patent night]

exterior

[novel gale]

So i can have a cute lil base

[novel gale]

Thats nice

[patent night]

the living space is so good

[trim helm]

What yall thinking ab making a base surrounding the ventigarden leviathan

[novel gale]

That sounds like a heck of a task

But would be cool

[trim helm]

Like not fully but maybe like one ring and then

Wait brb lemme draw smth

[novel gale]

Still would take a lot of resources

But you do you i like the idea

[novel gale]

Kitchen?

Since when is there a kitchen

In sn

[novel gale]

Oh cool

Like a cafeteria

[patent night]

cafe for 1

2 if ||marguerit|| decides to pull up

[trim helm]

I mean the purple is an observatory the white is the lader yk and then pretend the yellow lone is just a circle around it

[novel gale]

Lol

[novel gale]

Thats fascinating

[trim helm]

Professional artist

[novel gale]

Get on the grind my guy

[trim helm]

Will do

Oh titanium

[patent night]

im proud of the interior so far

kitchen is done fs idk about the bedroom

[novel gale]

Which song you jamin out to

[patent night]

all of them

[novel gale]

My personal fav is dont hold your breath

[patent night]

valid

[novel gale]

And take a dive

[patent night]

im a bit iffy on the bedroom

how does it look and what should i change

[novel gale]

Colorful bed

Yours is pretty bland rn

[patent night]

needs to be a double

wait

[novel gale]

Why

[patent night]

i like the way u think

[novel gale]

Aha

[patent night]

which bed should i use

[novel gale]

I like ghost leviathan

Or pick a blue bed

Both are valid

[toxic ocean]

wait the seatruck has an engine efficiency module?

seems like it's only available in creative mode tho

[novel gale]

Bummer

[toxic ocean]

well i mean it's not like i ever needed it.

though I was surprised the snowfox had upgrades. I'll look for those

[novel gale]

Snowfox is literally the most situational vehicle ever

[fervent bloom]

The Seatruck is by far my favorite vehicle in either Subnautica or Below Zero. It's versatile, compact, durable, and energy-efficient, plus you can adapt and customize it for a variety of different tasks.

[cloud shell]

This survival or creative?

[patent night]

survival

[cloud shell]

W

[vivid parcel]

How to get grappling arm foe PRAWN?

[cloud shell]

Lillypads caves inside sea monkey nests

[vivid parcel]

btw does prawn improve prawn speed?

in bz

[cloud shell]

?

Huh?

[vivid parcel]

i mean the grapling arm for prawn

its almost midnight and im half asleep

[cloud shell]

The prawn got a debuff in below zero

[vivid parcel]

is it better for land?

[cloud shell]

No

It's just worse in general. It's movement got slowed and it takes jump when you fall

[toxic ocean]

the grapple arm has been nerfed. your speed doesn't carry over when you let go of the grapple.
but the prawn with jump jets feels pretty good to move around in
and on land if you tap the jump button you go insanely fast

[toxic ocean]

Does anyone know why my base lights sometimes flicker a bit

[dim bramble]

Dead chat

[patent night]

i much prefer using the prawn than the snowfox

even if it runs out of power much quicker

[deep falcon]

I went for the first time in the || crystal caves ||, but the || shadow leviathan || does a lot of damage to my seatruck, and my || perimeter defense system || doesn't work at all on him. Am I using the || perimeter defense system || wrong or are there more ways to avoid him?

[novel gale]

If you go into the crytal caves with a prawn its much easier to hide in cracks so the leviathan doesnt get you

[abstract bloom]

It does work, just wait for it to grab hold of your seatruck and then zap it

[covert gyro]

Basically giving it access to all your files on all disks

This is the popup I get

The only useful info in the log I could find was this line: Saving 27 batches to /var/folders/b8/pvmppvnx4vn85zx5y4s3db280000gn/T/unity.Unknown Worlds.SubnauticaZero/TempSave/tmp287666

[bold monolith]

Definitively not /usr/share. Does the two folders have read and write permissions?

Show me the result of ls -l /var/folders/b8/pvmppvnx4vn85zx5y4s3db280000gn/T/unity.Unknown Worlds.SubnauticaZero/ and the same with the other.

[desert willow]

how can i dodge/ deal with chelicerates easily?

[covert gyro]

ls -l /var/folders/b8/pvmppvnx4vn85zx5y4s3db280000gn/T/unity.Unknown\ Worlds.SubnauticaZero/: total 0, ls -l /Volumes/T7/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/SubnauticaZero/SubnauticaZero.app/SNAppData/SavedGames: total 1024 drwx------@ 1 samuliak staff 131072 Aug 9 12:08 options drwx------@ 1 samuliak staff 131072 Aug 9 12:08 slot0000 drwx------@ 1 samuliak staff 131072 Aug 9 12:21 slot0001 -rwx------@ 1 samuliak staff 52 Aug 21 09:01 steam_autocloud.vdf.

[bold monolith]

Right sorry -a as well for the first one.

[covert gyro]

The /var/folders one has RW for my user, R for all the others. As for the other one (the .app), it just says Custom Access

ls -la /var/folders/b8/pvmppvnx4vn85zx5y4s3db280000gn/T/unity.Unknown\ Worlds.SubnauticaZero/ total 0 drwxr-xr-x@ 2 samuliak staff 64 Aug 21 09:03 . drwx------@ 427 samuliak staff 13664 Aug 21 11:02 ..

[bold monolith]

You have extended attributes with the @ at the end (that you can see with xattr -l I guess?), I assume you launch the game with the same user?

[covert gyro]

I launch it from samuliak if that's what your asking

[bold monolith]

The temporary save folder is used when you're in a world. You could check what it contains when you are in the game.

See if you don't see something suspicious with the permissions and ownership.

[covert gyro]

And when does it save to .app then?

[bold monolith]

When you save manually.

[covert gyro]

I see that it saves to that tmp location when I hit save.

[bold monolith]

No, it's the other way around.

[covert gyro]

Well I see all the files there (even the thumbnail)

[bold monolith]

The temporary save folder is used to keep track of things in your world, and when you hit the save button its content is copied over to the installation folder.

[covert gyro]

So its like autosave or what?

[bold monolith]

Kind of, I believe that's what the mobile version uses as an auto-save.

[covert gyro]

Anyway, I get a different popup now. .DS_Store

[bold monolith]

The file differs but the folders are the same.

[covert gyro]

Yeah

Why would it try to access .DS_Store tho...

Perhaps its just iterating over all files or smh

[bold monolith]

It probably does indeed.

[covert gyro]

Aside from that Custom access to the .app itself, I cannot think of a reasonable cause to all of this

[bold monolith]

The answer is perhaps in the extended attributes, or you have something else that has a lock on the files.

When the game tries to access them.

[covert gyro]

Tried this: ls -la /Volumes/T7/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/SubnauticaZero/SubnauticaZero.app total 1536 drwx------@ 1 samuliak staff 131072 Aug 9 11:59 . drwx------@ 1 samuliak staff 131072 Aug 9 11:51 .. -rwx------ 1 samuliak staff 4096 Aug 9 11:59 ._Contents -rwx------ 1 samuliak staff 4096 Aug 9 12:08 ._SNAppData drwx------@ 1 samuliak staff 131072 Aug 9 11:59 Contents drwx------@ 1 samuliak staff 131072 Aug 9 12:08 SNAppData. Is there anything suspicious?

[bold monolith]

I am not familiar with Mac OS, I don't understand what the hidden files are for, or why they don't seem to have extended attributes whereas the other have, but I don't particularly find it suspicious, no.

Since you see files and folder being created in the temporary save folder and if you see modified files in SNAppData/SavedGames it's probably something else that has the files opened.

[covert gyro]

Nothing in SNAppData/SavedGames is modified except for some steam_autocloud.vdf

Perhaps I could just try reinstalling the whole game

[bold monolith]

You check the files inside too? Not just the folder?

[covert gyro]

Well yes

Nothing has been modified since I last successfully saved almost 2 weeks ago

[bold monolith]

Nothing relevant in the ownership, extended attributes (xattr -l) and permissions of the slot0001 folder?

[covert gyro]

It says I can read and write it. xattr -l /Volumes/T7/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/SubnauticaZero/SubnauticaZero.app/SNAppData/SavedGames/slot0001 com.apple.provenance: (idk if I was meant to run it)

But I am just going to reinstall

Thank you for your time and help!

[covert gyro]

Welp, reinstalling didn’t help 😐

I will try again but on the internal drive

[bold monolith]

Yes it's probably the reason.

[cosmic quartz]

Hi! What is currect version in below zero?

Pls tag me any answer, thanks 😄

[eternal garnet]

sus question

You can tell us what you got

[rustic mountain]

What were all the vehicles in sub bz?

[cloud shell]

Seatruck, prawn and snowfox

[rustic mountain]

Thanks, it just forgot abt the snowfox

[stoic surge]

the Seaglide is also [kinda] a vehicle, yes?

[novel gale]

Not really its like gear?

To make you go faster

[stoic surge]

Still better than just swimming ... I guess

Anyway, once I get the Seatruck, all others are forgotten - it's my new fave

[novel gale]

Seatruck is slugish and annoying imo

Seamoth wouldve been better in this game since theres a lot of tight spots in this map

[cosmic quartz]

Anyone have win 11 on this game?

[plucky geyser]

Seatruck may be a little clunky but it's still the ultimate weapon

[quasi quartz]

I know this is random af but I just started Sub BZ and I just wanted to ask when I get a better oxygen tank. I'm still at 75 and it's infuriating. I've found ||the delta station/base, Marguerite's base and I'm at the Mercury II wreck (the PDA mentioned stern and bow so there might be two sections) and I do not feel comfortable going in there with 75 oxygen.|| Should I already have a better one? Am I just missing out? I don't mind spoilers but I am trying to go in as blind as possible (In comparison to the first game).

Forgot to mention I found ||AL-AN||

[plucky geyser]

So there are 2 oxygen tank upgrades. You've actually been to the areas you can get both you must've just missed them:
High Capacity Tank: ||In the twisty bridges area before where you meet AL-AN there are 2 databoxes on 2 man-made foundations. 1 has the tank and the other has the rebreather. The exact coords for the tank are (-253, -124, -250) if you don't feel like looking around for it||
Ultra-High Capacity Tank (Requires High Capacity Tank and Modification Station): ||Scanned from fragments in the Sea Monkey nests in the Lilypad Biome caves (the cave network before Marguerite's base should have a few)||

[quasi quartz]

Thank you so much. 75 seconds of oxygen gets so tedious, especially with the "30 seconds of oxygen left" every 5 seconds.

[chrome cedar]

You should have a beacon for the Alien Distress Call, ||have a swim around there, you’ll spot some Alterra construction in two areas.||

[tawny iris]

Did they remove the prawn thruster upgrade in the 2025 update, because I can't find it, maybe I'm just blind I vent through the koppa mining site like 3 times and didn't find it

[eternal garnet]

it should not be removed

[novel gale]

Why is he in that biome😭 😭 😭

[plucky geyser]

He was fleeing from me

But he could not escape

[novel gale]

Repair your thing man

[plucky geyser]

I did once he died. Couldn't risk stopping to fix it and letting him escape

[tawny iris]

Do u happen to know where it is?

[eternal garnet]

I believe there's a full module at ||koppa mine, in a console by the parked prawns||

[chrome cedar]

It’s still there, I started a new game with the current update and already collected it.

Same place it’s always been.

[stark forge]

Is anyone else ready for the second Subnautica I meant

[tawny iris]

Yea, u are right, I'm just absolutely blind, sorry and thanks

[toxic ocean]

Thank you for giving me a new idea

Are you using mods or something

[plucky geyser]

Yea just some QOL. But the Seatruck being a weapon of mass destruction is just vanilla mechanics that's not part of the mods

[toxic ocean]

the king's chariot cannot be stopped

[cloud shell]

Craft an air bladder

[quasi quartz]

I did. It was one of the first things I made (as well as the first game) but my depth was still limited

Managed to get the high capacity tank so I'm a bit better off now thankfully

[toxic ocean]

Update: It works

[chrome cedar]

I never made the air bladder in either game.

[eternal garnet]

sad, since it's good now. Esp. early game

[plucky geyser]

It's pretty clutch to have pre-seaglide

[chrome cedar]

Seaglide can be had pretty early if you look around. It’s my first goal.

[eternal garnet]

bladder is great after also. And inside a wreck

[quasi quartz]

Air bladder is really useful pre vehicle

[chrome cedar]

Probably true. I just never saw a need for it.

[quasi quartz]

I guess that's fair

I think there's more news for it in below zero because it starts off deeper than Subnautica

Despite being shallower in general

[toxic ocean]

air bladder is only good if there isn't anything blocking you above, and if you have the rebreather.
which was why I had a little trouble using it in below zero

[eternal garnet]

You can also just grab 15s of air from it. 20? Idk

[terse mason]

Hey guys

[plucky geyser]

Aside from utility the air bladder also rockets you into the air in Below Zero if you rise from deep enough

[quasi quartz]

Yeah I've ended up basically flying

[echo trail]

Subnautica 1 too with living large

[dire loom]

1

[short yarrow]

2

[exotic mantle]

i got bz yesterday and i lowk don’t know what to do i js be drowning

swear u drown twice as fast in bz

[inner fractal]

i like glow whale😛

[steel stream]

Build oxygen tank

(And then find databoxes for high capacity tank and rebreather)

[severe onyx]

icebreaker leviathan

[rustic mountain]

Guys, what's the best things to put on the seatruck for survival?

[quasi quartz]

Just start resource collecting. Belo zero holds your hand a lot more with the story.

[small mural]

How to place movable transport builder? It doesnt opens whereewer I drop it

[toxic ocean]

imo storage and fabricator are most useful. Aquarium collects fish, so all you need to worry about is water

Upgrade-wise, the perimeter defence deals with any threats

[rustic mountain]

So is there no point of the bed

[toxic ocean]

Put it in your hand and deploy it, dropping doesn’t work

[toxic ocean]

The bed lets you skip nights, but that’s pretty situational

[terse mason]

I'm gonna draw my... Voidgarden soon

I actually have a cool design for it

[muted goblet]

Can i play below zero on mobile

[toxic ocean]

below zero is not on mobile

[sharp moss]

Anyone got any idea why it won't connect?

[quasi quartz]

An I section doesn't connect to a multi-purpose room. If you're trying to add another floor, use a vertical connector and connect it to another I compartment. Then connect the multipurpose room to the I compartment

TL:DR you can't connect those rooms like that

[sharp moss]

Ohh okay thank you

[main niche]

Hey guys. considering buying Below Zero. Does it continue any of the story of S1, or is it just a whole new thing on the same planet?

[steel stream]

You missed all time hogh discount 75% on steam and epic by a couple of days😬

[main niche]

WHATT?? gah! I had it on my list to be notified when it was on sale

[steel stream]

I wanted to test the below zero early access build, and used the ea code in steam, but when trying to launch the game I get this...Any ideas?

[toxic ocean]

new story with some connections to the first

[main niche]

oh cool. Thank you!

[cloud shell]

You know its bad when even mika doesn't know what to do

Maybe try asking a dev when they come online?

[eternal garnet]

Install this
https://aka.ms/vs/15/release/vc_redist.x86.exe
Note that the domain is microsoft. Safe

[deft wedge]

Is the squidshark a leviathan or not because in its PDA entry it says it's a leviathan at the smaller end of the scale but it's not in the "leviathans" category in the databank

[calm fiber]

"The word "leviathan" has come to refer to any sea monster, and from the early 17th century has also been used to refer to overwhelmingly powerful people or things, comparable to Behemoth, also a biblical term."

Wikipedia.
So, a Leviathan is just a big and strong sea creature.

[calm fiber]

"Microsoft, Safe" now there's two words that don't fit together.

[rustic belfry]

The words fit fairly well together xD

[calm fiber]

Oh, my sweet summer child.

[rustic belfry]

Considering how widely used it is, there are certainly far more unsafe things to use

[charred sonnet]

Just out of curiosity, how many of you build all the seatruck modules? How many build multiple storage modules? What’s your favorite configuration?

[quasi quartz]

I just started so I've only got the base one 😭

[charred sonnet]

You’ll get there! 🙂

[quasi quartz]

Hopefully 🙏

[toxic ocean]

I got one of every module just because I love the seatruck
I always made trips back to base so I only needed one storage module
And I arrange them in obtained order

[charred sonnet]

I usually build them all because I’m a completionist. But then I’m annoyed by how slow and unmanuverable it is. So this time I’m trying just the storage module and docking module, and seeing how I like that.

[stoic surge]

My favorite config is cab-aquarium-fabricator ... I call that one the 'chow wagon'

[toxic ocean]

You can also look up the seatruck horsepower upgrade on the wiki, it has a chart for how fast the truck goes with different amounts of modules attached (with and without the upgrade)

[charred sonnet]

That is useful, thanks.

[steel stream]

Thanks...but trying to install that gave the same error message🤯 I'll look for microsoft help forums

[steep flame]

Okay so I've been saving for ages and I'm gonna get my new Xbox soon is it worth it to buy bz when I already have subnautica??

[novel gale]

Yes

Its not a bad game but could be better

Its worth it

[steep flame]

I've heard that robins yapping is really annoying

I will get it though because it does look nice

[novel gale]

Its not that annoying

[toxic ocean]

my only issue is that the dialogue makes me cringe.
other than that I didn't mind a few extra voices as I explored, mostly because I was too focused to pay attention to any of it

and the pda is unfunny

[novel gale]

Pda voice got nerfed

[toxic ocean]

I think the pda voice is objectively fine, the voice filter actually complements the indian accent
but the dialogue reeks of "the unfunny guy telling a joke while trying not to offend anyone"

[novel gale]

True ig but old pda voice was really good

[charred sonnet]

BZ is gorgeous. I’m replaying right now, and between the biome designs, weather, auroras, new fish & plants, visually it’s terrific.

[exotic mantle]

what did i just find omg why are the creatures sm scarier

in bz

[runic marten]

This update to both subnautica games is causing major performance issues

I could run below zero at a solid 60 FPS and keep the temperature of my steam deck around 70C now its barely reaching 40 FPS and its hovering around 80C

What happened with this update that its doing this and its also eating my battery life too

The minutes are counting down like seconds and I know its not my steam deck that's at fault

[eternal garnet]

Concerning. Maybe graphics options changed on you

I think there wasn't an intentional increase in graphics. Maybe some options were added, so that you are on defaults now

[runic marten]

Nope nothing was changed its all the same its just this update causing performance issues

A friend of mine also is having the same issue on their PC for some reason this update that got pushed is causing the game to run badly

Honestly this update was NOT worth it and I wish I hadn't updated

[eternal garnet]

ok if you have the same steam options, change beta branch on the game to Legacy

and I hope that will still load your save

[runic marten]

I think i am on legacy with below zero?

[eternal garnet]

if you were before now, you did not get the update installed

Legacy will remove the update

[rustic mountain]

I know this might not be possible but imagine if the sea monkey steals your PDA tablet

[hazy rain]

mod idea go brrrrrrr

[rustic mountain]

I would get that mod

[toxic ocean]

why does the sea monkey

[stoic surge]

because sea monkey

sea monkey see, sea monkey do

[rugged condor]

Bird stealing marios hat moment

[void mica]

Whats yalls favourite creature in BZ?

[void mica]

Straight bars

[eternal garnet]

|| || fish

[void mica]

Fish

Js fish?

Wild

[fervent bloom]

I love squidsharks, even though they don’t make a great deal of sense.

[toxic ocean]

regular Chelicerate. I like its red color, and it looks really smooth and streamlined

[void mica]

Very based opinions yall

[void mica]

I have a lot of friendly squidsharks swimming around my base lol

Because I bred them like crazy

[toxic ocean]

oh yeah today I discovered swim charge fins don't give you a speed boost.

I'm switching to other fins.

[void mica]

The ones that charge batteries right?

Goated for seaglide use

[void mica]

Very good opinion too imo

I do like the leviathans of bz

If I had to pick the best thing from bz, then its the flora and fauna

[toxic ocean]

the ||shadow leviathan|| is a mixed bag for me. its color scheme and tail are amazing, but its body is all wack

[void mica]

True, I do love it too though

And Vent Garden was peak

I wished there was more to it though

Seems so pointless. But the moment in which I found it was one of the greatest moments I had in all of Subnautica I swear

Mainly because Ive been spoiled the heck out of Subnautica 1

[toxic ocean]

the music in that area also fits well too

[void mica]

Uhhhhh cant remember the music

;-;

[fervent bloom]

Might I suggest that you put that in spoiler tags? I'd say it's late game. Anyway, what do you think is wrong with its body?

[toxic ocean]

Its body makes me think of bugs while its tail makes me think of eels

[ocean cedar]

is multiplayer for below zero much more stable?

[rustic mountain]

Can you get penguins in your base?

And sea truck

[steel stream]

You can hatch pengwing eggs or pick up penglings. Inside base they can be in alien containment (not sure if aquarium works too). Seatruck has aquarium module, which you could test if you can put penglings in

[steel stream]

@eternal garnet No luck...seems like the vc redistributable installation error is fairly common (problem is the missing msi file...)

[toxic ocean]

Gonna convert all my batteries to ion now that I ditched swim charge fins

[steel stream]

Swim charge fins work also with ion batteries 🤷‍♂️

[toxic ocean]

But I’m slow

[steel stream]

Use seaglide🤷‍♂️

[exotic mantle]

i lowkey don’t know what to do send help 💔

||i found the delta station dock||

creatures in this solo the original subnautica tho

[ripe ruin]

I need help finding outpost zero, can someone help?

[steel stream]

North from Delta station, as you can see on the Alterra facilities map. Need to dive under the ice to get there

[ripe ruin]

I'v already done that

looked at the map

and tried the wiki

[ripe ruin]

Can I add you as a temporary contact?

I need help finding outpost zero, can someone else help?

[fervent bloom]

I'd say start near where you first enter the water in the Shallow Twisty Bridges, then continue on underneath the ice shelf, away from the Emergency Supply Cache.

[fervent bloom]

There's a PDA log called "I'm sorry about your sister." I'd listen to that.

[charred sonnet]

Go north (toward the mountain, if its visible) until you hit the ice shelf, then work your way underwater along the shelf toward the east until you see a tunnel through the rock. There will be icicles hanging down from the ice sheet overhead next to the tunnel.

[hushed atlas]

How did precursors got nearly extinct if they can just transfer their mind to other bodies?

[charred sonnet]

We don’t actually know if they went (nearly) extinct, or if they’re all just sitting inside storage cubes. We’re told of ||billions of deaths||, but I’ve always thought that just meant their corporeal forms. One of the reasons ||AL-AN heads back home at the end|| is to find out.

[vivid parcel]

how to hide few words to prevent spoilers?

[toxic ocean]

put || on both sides

for example, there are some alien goods in a random cave in the ||arctic spires||

also does anyone know how the scanner room range upgrade works

BZ's scanner room uses it normally (bigger hologram map and scans it too), but S1 only expands the hologram map and doesn't scan anything there

[carmine bobcat]

finally gonna play below zero

hopefully will be good

[eternal garnet]

[somber smelt]

||the shadow leviathan|| escaped. its near ||marguerit's base|| i think its time to restart

[toxic ocean]

that's terribly dangerous

||the shadow leviathan doesn't stand a chance against marguerit||

[stiff crag]

I think I'll got the snow stalker fur..

[carmine bobcat]

You need the robot to collect it….

[stiff crag]

you means prawn suit?

or the penguin

[carmine bobcat]

Penguin

[stoic surge]

Pengi-bot FTW

[exotic mantle]

why am i finding more fragments for the vehicle than the actual vehicle bay

[bold monolith]

You see them better I guess. But the game spawns more fragments for the latter.

[carmine bobcat]

Just think of all the titanium

[stiff crag]

ok

[carmine bobcat]

I don’t know if the penguin bot even works on dead stalkers, You killed that poor one for no reason (maybe)

[stiff crag]

I killed that cuz I think I'll get the stalker fur

[exotic mantle]

the sea truck is so underwhelming i can’t

[shy iron]

i have a bug where i cant go into the life pod

[carmine bobcat]

It gets better with module/parts

[exotic mantle]

it just broke my game

i respawned in it but when i tried moving i like flew out and the oceans drained now

like i’m js here walking around on the ocean floor

[carmine bobcat]

That’s uhh new

Try reseting to a previous save?

[exotic mantle]

idk this is lowkey fun im not drowning

squid shark has the advantage on me now

the map feels sooo much bigger when ur walking around

[bold monolith]

Try the unstuck button.

[exotic mantle]

i died of fall damage 💔

[exotic mantle]

where is best to build my base?

[lofty root]

I love this freaking game

[lofty root]

Near delta base because its kinda at the center of the map

And youll have a lot of important biomes near you

[jolly nebula]

Where should i live during my next save?

I usually live in the green biome

[stiff crag]

u call me freaky, but u dont know I burned a cundle egg..

[lofty root]

Huh

[hazy rain]

I like between the twisty bridges and kelp forest, near the thermal spires

[charred sonnet]

I’ve just found on a recent playhthrough that you can A. Park a base directly on top of ||Maraguerite’s base||, or in the chamber next door, which is very pretty. Lots of bioluminescent thermal vents.

[jade inlet]

Ecological dead zone

[stoic surge]

Are you talking about the passage that goes toward her thermal plants?

[jolly nebula]

Aight

[charred sonnet]

Yes, that’s the one.

[weary sluice]

Hi! I noticed that BZ got a bugfix including something with the iceworm, does this mean the snowfox issues are resolved?

[toxic ocean]

Yeah, it has been improved

[weary sluice]

Yay!

[toxic ocean]

I don’t know how it was pre update but from what I played post update, the snowfox felt fine

[patent trout]

How do i get gold again in BZ i forget

[toxic ocean]

Calaverite Outcrop
they look like sandstone
go to the kelp forest caves, they have some

[patent trout]

nice

[lofty root]

This game is great but i miss "welcome aboard captain, all systems onLINE"

The sea truck is really cool but the cyclops is hard to beat

Though they serve different functions. Sea truck is flexible, but the cyclops feel very strong, inflexible and serious

[timid sail]

Do you guys think one day we can get Below Zero on Android too?

[dim edge]

Any tips for someone that’s just starting BZ?

[steel stream]

Explore, read pda, scan everything

[weary sluice]

Why are Brute sharks so agressive 😭 whenever I leave my base I instantly get attacked

[stoic surge]

I've been known to drop an outpost there, but the main attraction for me is the minerals all around, and of course, lack of predators

[sleek steppe]

Idk i dont think it was a big enough success for a mobile version

[rare kernel]

Didnt that biome had a leviathen

[spark nacelle]

hii, anyone knows how to fix this??

[bold monolith]

I guess I could remove the poster with your global-objects.bin, otherwise no.

[spark nacelle]

how?

[bold monolith]

You would have to share the file.

[spark nacelle]

like the game file? sorry i have no idea on this stuff

[bold monolith]

Yes, the save file.

[spark nacelle]

which one?

[bold monolith]

This one.

[spark nacelle]

mb

[bold monolith]

Replace it when you're in the main menu.

[spark nacelle]

thanks a lot!

[small mural]

What plant is most effective for a bioreactor in below zero and where can it be found?

[toxic ocean]

I use ribbon plants. they're easy to obtain, and you can farm them.
root globules give much more energy but you can only get them in caves under the kelp forests

[small mural]

Can I grow that globules?

[bold monolith]

No but if you're patient you can get them from the seamonkey.

If you want a painless way go with the gel sacks.

[plucky geyser]

If you’re looking for sustainability then Arctic Peepers are the way to go. Just put 2 in a large aquarium and let them reproduce

[lofty root]

I just killed a shadow leviathan, it was very underwhelming actually. And went on forever

[toxic ocean]

What method did you use that went on forever

[lofty root]

I grappled on it and drilled in it

[toxic ocean]

I mean yeah, the punch does 50 damage at once while the drill only does 30 per second

[toxic ocean]

#below-zero-chat message

A more engaging alternative

[lofty root]

But its easier with the drill

I just gotta hold down the button and I dont need to aim

[stoic surge]

My favorite method is to put 1 or 2 pepper plants in the same room as the bioreactor, the peppers will sustain it well and Robin can eat them also

[weary sluice]

Hi, i've played about 9-10 hours so far and haven't gone onto land yet (I don't count delta station), am I supposed to go there already or keep following Alan's waymarks

[steel stream]

The story is not linear: you can choose where to go at what point

[lofty root]

I just killed a snow stalker to get in their cave but it had like 10 cubs 😭 im a monster. Poor cubs are gonna grow up without a mother

[charred sonnet]

Has anyone used the self-destruct option on the spy pengling? I never have, and I was wondering why it was even an option.

[split folio]

i did once just cuz i was curious

[hardy horizon]

From the drop pod which direction and how far is the mercury ||

[split folio]

https://ignis.errorfm.com/subnautica_map/?game=sn

all you'll ever need

(warning: massive spoiler potential)

https://mapgenie.io/subnautica-below-zero this one's better for waypoints and such

[hardy horizon]

Why there's no compass display 😭

Is that going South?

[split folio]

it's oriented north up

so the two main mercury wreck sites are south- southwest ish

[hazy rain]

you can't do that becuase there are three drop pod spawn locations

[novel gale]

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[rustic mountain]

could anyone tell me where i can find gold ore or is it in limestone?

[carmine bobcat]

calaverite outcrops

[rustic mountain]

thanks

[fathom sundial]

guys im new to below zero and i want to know here i can get diamond and lead, im struggling a lot to find them 🙏

[stoic surge]

Lead can be found in galena [a dark grey rock] and diamonds can be found in ||deep twisty bridges||

[fathom sundial]

got it, thanks

[toxic ocean]

Diamond is found in the deep twisty bridges, I recommend getting the rebreather to explore there

[echo trail]

You could use a flare to make them not attack you

[hardy horizon]

What is what

[plucky zenith]

How dost I craft the alien bits

Like not al ans body but the parts themselves

[steel stream]

Special fabricator in deepest part of the map

[scenic badger]

.

[small mural]

I am in land death zone?

[cinder egret]

The jukebox is easily the best part of this game imo

[toxic ocean]

I just found out about the cuddlefish ripoff

Where do I get them

[vital vapor]

I MAY have the power of economic decimation

[grand haven]

Yeah those guys fun fact: they can not just swim in water but also walk on land

[novel gale]

You are gonna be responsible for inflation

😭

[simple cypress]

hello guys I am replaying below zero for the second time for the objective to build a base in EVERY biome

[small mural]

How to go to crystallic caves? Im at Mercury 2 now

[novel gale]

Find a crack/cave go down it and you should find it

Its close to the mercury

Atleast one of the parts

[broken badge]

There is an entrance through deep purple vents (inside a cave there) and also one past Maida’s seabase (if you keep going past and down from there)

[small mural]

I need to go to her base first?

[weary sluice]

what is PLKP guys 😭???

[broken badge]

You should go there anyway, because you get a helpful module from her base

[novel gale]

You can just pass it

But you should enter

[small mural]

I already explored it

[broken badge]

Ok then you don’t need to go inside again

once you meet her at her greenhouse you can go back inside to scan some extra furniture, but you can do that anytime you want to

[novel gale]

When I put in the thing for the tower I got a call from Maida and I accidentally declined, I already finished the game, but I was curious if it locks me out of the green house since I couldn't enter when I tried.

[quasi quartz]

Hello fellow subnauts and divers,

I'm definitely still early/mid-early game ish, but I'll kinda get to that later.

I just tried exploring the ||Mercury II wreck|| and found that ||both the bow and stern need the laser cutter, which I do not have||.

So far, I've ||met Marguerite, got the seatruck and depth module MK1 (although I could probably get the MK2/3 if I tried hard enough. I went to the Delta island (obviously) but that's about it. Found AL-AN but that doesn't take very long and haven't really progressed with that side of the story all too much yet. I'm focusing more on the Marguerite and Alterra bits I guess.||

Anyway, enough tangent-ing, do I need the ||laser cutter to explore the Mercury II wrecks to find the parallel processing unit?||

I've got 1 fragment as of now and now, ||which I found in the bow or the bit that isn't in the lilly-pad-area-thingymajig||

[steel stream]

Even if you decline a call, it will be stored in your voicelog tab in pda. The greenhouse should be unlocked after disabling the satellite tower

[novel gale]

I tried entering but it didnt let me

[steel stream]

It is possible to get 3 ppu scans without laser cutter, but you might need to explore all 3 wreck sections

[steel stream]

You can find laser cutter fragments in sea monkey nests in arctic kelp caves, and also in koppa mining site

[steel stream]

After the call?

[novel gale]

No

I have to listen to it?

[steel stream]

Greenhouse is locked until you get the call after disabling the tower. Not sure if you also have to listen the call

(Or the voicelog)

[novel gale]

Ok

Ill maybe try it

[toxic ocean]

i got all the trivalves
they're pretty neat

I think I like them more because they look more cool and 'alien'
cuddlefish remind me of pugs or something, but they do have a farewell animation

[eternal garnet]

did you try going on land with them? they walk, and do other tricks

[toxic ocean]

I put the blue ones at my arctic base and the gold ones at my underwater base

[eternal garnet]

tip: if you have them follow the truck, do not use peri defense

[toxic ocean]

The truck itself is probably a bigger hazard tbh

[long girder]

Rip below zero modding

[brave crypt]

?

[long girder]

De extinction doesnt work

With the new update

[brave crypt]

Then change to older version...?

[long girder]

How do you change thats what im trying to figure out

[brave crypt]

Do you have it on steam?

[long girder]

Yea

[brave crypt]

I think when on the main bellw zero steam page you need to click on the cog wheel and tab on betas

I THINK okay?

@long girder

[long girder]

Already tried that

Those are the betas

I mean the early access

All the way to 2020

[brave crypt]

Then try to contact some worker

[eternal garnet]

try beta "Legacy"

[river belfry]

who here would count the squidshark as a leviathan (i need this for a bet i have with my friend and i want the bet to be as fair as possible for both of us)

[deep yew]

Big debate, who do yall think is scarier?
The Adult Ghost Leviathans or the Void Chelicerates

[quasi quartz]

Kinda in terms of actual classification of creature. (in my opinion. Not only this, but the PDA also describes it as a leviathan class.

No in terms of other factors in game (the spawn rate is a LOT higher than any of the leviathans in either game, the health is a lot lower than other leviathans (1000 Vs Reapers 5000)). I also think it's too small to truly be a leviathan. Compared to Chelicerates in the same biome (occasionally), they're pretty dingy.

So not to be that guy, but yes and no. Personally I think no is more convincing.

[river belfry]

this dont help TwT

[quasi quartz]

I would personally say no

[rapid herald]

damn im stuck and i allready took 1 hour to do this

[bold monolith]

Does the unstuck button help?

[rapid herald]

i hate this bug because all of my trauma progrise gone

[rapid herald]

the button become unuse

like i cant press it

[bold monolith]

Right.

[rapid herald]

call the dev i want them to fix this bug

and all of my progress just gone because of this

[bold monolith]

What did you do? Just went to pilot it?

I remember a race condition about it a while ago.

I can't seem to find the ticket though.

[rapid herald]

after i detach the module i just want to drive and then you know what happen next

[lofty root]

What do yall think of the chelicerate?

[carmine bobcat]

Cool, wish the albino version was present somewhere outside the void though.

[hardy horizon]

What location is a diamond hotspot

[carmine bobcat]

Early game or late game

[hardy horizon]

Early

Like me having a seatruck upgrade 1 now

[carmine bobcat]

Near the ||Koppa mining site|| not inside it, but outside it, you can find some diamonds in the caves to the left.
Or in ||deep twisty bridges|| (which is less safe)

[hardy horizon]

How deep we talking for the ||deep twisty bridges||

and which direction from the pod is the ||Koppa Mining Site||

[simple cypress]

guys can someone tell me a good spot to build in the ||tree spires?||

[carmine bobcat]

Have you found ||The Island|| yet?

[hardy horizon]

Not that I remember

[carmine bobcat]

250-380 meters.

A sea truck won’t fit

[hardy horizon]

Dam

[carmine bobcat]

You’ll have to get it close, then go by yourself. Which is why it’s very dangerous

[carmine bobcat]

Ehh I don’t wanna spoil it entirely but go ||south|| of the pod and you should find the ||Island||.
There should be enough information on it to tell you where to go next and where to find points of interest.

[hardy horizon]

Alr

Thx

[rapid herald]

🗿

[hardy horizon]

Wait I should prolly

I have been trying to find a way to where this area is idk what cave is it in or what 😭

[neon narwhal]

If im not mistake its in the ||mines||, if you can find where that is you can find this artifact

[hardy horizon]

||Koppa mines||?

[neon narwhal]

I think thats what they are called 🤣

[weary sluice]

Deep twisty bridges is ideal tbh, the squid sharks are near the bottom and diamonds are close to the top

[uncut thorn]

Does anyone where I can find the docking module I’ve checked everywhere it’s supposed to be I even set up a scanner there and there’s no fragments anywhere in the surrounding area

[weary sluice]

You checked the purple vents entrance towards the ||crystal caves||?

Pretty sure I found it there

[uncut thorn]

Yeah I checked down there I have 2/3 of the fragments I can try looking all the way down near the entrance the same thing is happening with the sleeper module too

[weary sluice]

Hm weird

What about the purple vents thingy from the lilypads crevice side?

Also the cave part

[uncut thorn]

I can look over on that side too I have looked but not throughly though but the scanner should pick it up right?

[weary sluice]

Yeah... Did you get the range extension?

[uncut thorn]

I have 3 of the range and I put the scanner right near the thrusters

[weary sluice]

Damn, weird

[uncut thorn]

I know right I’ll try looking where you suggested thanks for the help ☺️

[weary sluice]

Good luck!

[hardy horizon]

It's recommended to get ultra tank first right

[toxic ocean]

I’d say rebreather is more important, you can kinda survive with a high cap tank I think

[hardy horizon]

Ah

[rugged condor]

dam, the entitlement above is crazy

[charred sonnet]

Is there any way to light an Alien Containment Unit from within besides creepvine clusters?

[eternal garnet]

light sticks (didnt try), flowering spores (red)

and the green tiny shrimps

[charred sonnet]

I did try the lightsticks, can’t place them. I’d forgotten about the spores, perfect, thanks.

Can you pick up and place the rock grubs?

[eternal garnet]

er, maybe with prop cannon

oh the grubs? yes

[charred sonnet]

I did not know that. I’ll try that, too.

[dusk zodiac]

Why are the Penguins so cute tho-

[weary sluice]

this better be enough fr

[charred sonnet]

Argh. Just got around to testing, can’t place flowering spores inside the ACU.

[eternal garnet]

want to try commands?

[charred sonnet]

So it’s really Creepvine seeds (requiring a double-high ACU) or nothing.

[charred sonnet]

Hum. I usually try to avoid them (seems cheating-adjacent) but I’ll take a look.

[eternal garnet]

using a command disables achievement getting for this save
the command to try is: spawn lilypadresource

[charred sonnet]

Worked! Thanks!

I don’t know why this isn’t allowed by default. It’s pretty and my fish kick it around like a football, which is hilarious.

[fervent bloom]

Keep in mind that rock punchers in alien containment units will eat rockgrubs.

I’ve considered things like placing non-growable plants in ACUs with commands. I should try the flowering spores.

[charred sonnet]

I wasn’t aware they ate them at all, thanks for the warning.

[winged cradle]

Hey guys am i weird for hoarding hundreds of penglings

[sterile hazel]

just finished the game and I have no clue what has happened in the past 5 hours of gameplay 😭

[knotty light]

how does this poster exist if the big gun got turned off

[grand haven]

I mean... it got turned off, not destroyed

[knotty light]

it like changed shape after being turned off tho

[short yarrow]

its a poster

thats like saying: how does a picture of me exist 9 years ago when Im no longer 9 years old.

[knotty light]

who took the photo then

[short yarrow]

Cameraman

[grand haven]

Me

[eternal garnet]

much more strange: The Subnautica mug

[raven lantern]

Started my first play through the other week and have to say: I'm enjoying this game a lot more than I expected. I see most of the common points of criticism but don't mind those much. The biomes and creatures are gorgeous and I still get this deep urge to explore. The qol upgrades and music are also really nice.

[charred sonnet]

I agree! BZ has just continued to grow on me over the years.

[grim spoke]

me

[rustic walrus]

my dad get the subnautica BZ for free to experiment the first versions and i hope i get subnautica 2 for free too

👍

[misty ocean]

!

[carmine bobcat]

!!

[rugged condor]

!!!

[formal mantle]

Guys how do I kill a chelicerate with a command? Preferably all of them

[stone vortex]

just avoid them

[formal mantle]

Its not just to avoid them but also just to avoid seeing them completely cause i have thalassophobia and I can't stand even seeing them let alone having to run from them / avoid them

[stone vortex]

then wtf are you playing SUBNAUTICA a game that takes place in the WATER

[formal mantle]

Why not? I've cleared it once but had multiple panic attacks which was not fun but the game and story itself was fun. Also why do you care if i play it or not?

[chrome cedar]

I’m still learning things about BZ after playing for a very long time. This week I found out you could access the power cells in the seatruck while it was docked. Also that they charge one at a time and not in parallel.

Still can’t access the upgrades from inside the dock though.

[unreal patio]

L

[misty ocean]

m

[weary sluice]

what about turning creature agression down to 0 instead?

a bit of a step in between, lets you get used to big shrimp without it trying to kiill you

[formal mantle]

I guess but honestly I'd probably still panic lmao great suggestion tho i could try it ty

[stoic surge]

I found out that if you have a sleeper module hooked up and have the mini jukebox playing while you're driving, the track name will be displayed on the front glass when the next track starts

[lofty root]

You need so much lead in this game but there are no lead deposits!

Its so annoying to have to look for lead, and when you do find galena outcrop you get freaking titanium instead

Who had the bright idea to make every outcrop also drop titanium? You also just need 5 titanium for a titanium bar in this game, so why give the player soooo much titanium if you nerfed it anyway?

Oh yeah the mining in this game is the worst part for sure.

[neon gale]

guys what upgrades should i have on every vehicle except for depth

[toxic ocean]

i looked in twisty bridges and thermal vents

mineral detector came in clutch for lead and a lot of other things

[toxic ocean]

vehicles in below zero only have 4 upgrades each. The only thing you need to worry about are what modules to put on the truck or arms to put on the prawn. snowfox has 2 upgrades but can only hold 1.

[neon gale]

oh wrong chat

[charred sonnet]

I agree. Story shortcomings aside (And I can get past that simply by playing long enough that everyone stops talking) but the lack of lead plus the requirement of going over the Twisty Bridges with a fine-toothed comb is just a hassle.

And I also agree about the Mineral detector. At first I viewed it askance, but I can literally swim right by a galena outcropping multiple times without seeing it, and having that thing chirping away at me “It’s ^right^ ^there^ you dope” is actually incredibly helpful.

The only upside for me is that I find it’s easier to move around Twisty Bridges with the seaglide than the seatruck, and it’s nice to get back in the water. Feels more immersive. The seatruck has its upsides, but it’s loud and separates you from the environment. I dunno. I’m grasping at straws, I suppose.

[lofty root]

I just wish every outcrop didnt also give you titanium :/

Limestone isnt hard to find, theres a million metal salvage by wrecks, and titanium bars cost only 5 instead of 10 titanium so why should every outcrop give you titanium? Its stupid

[charred sonnet]

It’s why the PDA’s sly comment about the mineral detector even helping you find titanium should you need it “for some reason” usually makes me chuckle.

I usually play with the Realistic Recipes mod, which (among other things) makes titanium ingots cost 20 titanium, but it also exacerbates the lead issue, so handwaggle

[chrome cedar]

There is a lot more lead available than people realize. Scanners are your friend.

[charred sonnet]

It’s not that there isn’t enough, it’s that it is time-consuming to get. And the RNG nature of outcrops can be frustrating.

[carmine bobcat]

am I supposed to have a prawn for this

[hazy rain]

its not neccesary, however the drill arm is reccomended

[astral moss]

i get kicked when i join the game

is it just me or you guys get the error too

[toxic ocean]

If you have the rebreather you can still go down on your own

But yeah it’s meant for the prawn

I still recommend checking it out without a prawn tho

[carmine bobcat]

I did it without rebreather

I died a couple times but I did it

yummy diamonds

where do you get the rebreather recipe anyway

[young wind]

It's in the Twisty Bridges biome in one of the data boxes!

About 300m from the life pod, at a site, hard to miss those honestly, so I'm sure you'll find it

[carmine bobcat]

thx <3

[young wind]

Np

[broken moon]

Where do i find gelsacks

[deep yew]

you gotta braven up

and ram into them with a sea truck like a man

[toxic ocean]

Deep twisty bridges

[tropic slate]

Just finished Below Zero. It was pretty good. I liked it.

I've played subnautica 1 before this. And while I do think 1 was better than BZ, that doesn't mean BZ is bad. After playing Below Zero I can say that it is overhated and under-appreciated.

[steel stream]

I guess that's the thing behind overhate: people compare it to Subnautica, and then somehow 'not as good' turns into 'bad game'🤷‍♂️

[fair sonnet]

I just finished Below Zero for the first time too 💪

I want to go back and tidy up my base, but I feel proud

[young wind]

Pretty sure they are also in Lilypad Caves. Plus in the entrance to the Crystal Caverns

[broken badge]

It’s a place you go with the seatruck for the purpose of unlocking the prawn, although it’s also a great place to come back later with the prawn, so I suppose in a way it’s both😂

There’s a place to enter with the seatruck (cabin only) via the roof somewhere (although tbh I use the main doors, which AREN’T designed to allow the seatruck to pass lol, but if you save just in case you get stuck [very important, although I think I’ve only had to reload once out of idk how many entries to Koppa], you can generally maneuver the cabin through those doors and get into the space and go down that big tube to the lower part of Koppa mine just fine.

But the devs intended the seatruck cabin to enter somewhere else where there is a gap in the roof. I take my chances and enter between the doors, saving first just in case, and almost always have no issues getting in.

[carmine bobcat]

ya I entered from the roof and left through the doors

good thing I didn't get stuck lol

[steel stream]

There are also enough oxygen plants to explore the mine with seaglide, high capacity tank and rebreather, parking seatruck outside the doors...

[regal vale]

Does anyone know the purpose for being able to interact with glow whales? Or is it just there to be there?\

[grand haven]

I think it's just a neat little thing to do in the game

[steel stream]

Making the world feel more alive?

[deft garden]

i think the prawn is just not needed in bz

you can just go down with the seatruck and even take compartments with you

in my playthrough i made a prawn and never used it

[steel shoal]

You don't need things

But they make the game more convenient

The Prawn isn't necessary for material gathering but it's so good for it

[grand haven]

The humble speedrunner swimming down with a tank and picking up bladderfish

Maybe a bit of drown not drown

[oblique trail]

Will this game also come to mobile at some point?

[fair sonnet]

I'm the other way round. I finished the game without using the seatruck

[regal vale]

The sea truck is fun to use

[fair sonnet]

I'm definitely going to go back and make the stuff I never used like the snow fox, seatruck, stuff like that

[regal vale]

Snow Fox is cool you save time exploring and can escape those bear things

[fair sonnet]

I'll probably go through the wiki to see what I missed. I thought I'd been taking my time, but I finished the game faster than most guides said

[charred sonnet]

Ugh, not always. Just yesterday I was speeding away from the snowstalker when an icicle dropped ^right^ on top of me. Knocked me to the edge of the ice bridge, snowstalker caught up with me, mauled me and the bike, knocked us over the edge and bam, dead and snowfox destroyed.

[charred sonnet]

I assume you have the jump boost and grapple arm to help get around?

[charred sonnet]

Also, does anyone else have an issue on the frozen river where the snowfox is blazing along and then suddenly stops? It happens to me at several points.

[fair sonnet]

I unlocked the grapple arm within the final hour of finishing the game 💔

I wasn't really able to find it

[charred sonnet]

I suppose most things are so close together it’s not strictly necessary.

Re: the snowfox. One of the modules they should have made was “Lit Flare”. It’d ^definitely^ keep the snowstalkers away and you’d leave fiery trails behind you. It would look ^awesome^. 🙂

[oblique trail]

Is this game any good?

[fair sonnet]

Yes

[fair sonnet]

I had to make the jump jet upgrade twice I think, because I accidentally entered the void and got eaten

[viral spindle]

lobster

[regal vale]

i dont understand the ending for below zero lmao

[neon gale]

the pda voice in below zero is so awful

[cloud shell]

You don't even need to make the jump upgrade in bz. You just get it for free

[fair sonnet]

I lost it to the void 💔

[cloud shell]

Silly billy

[deft garden]

I made it, drove 20 meters, got off and it just glitched and fell into the void

never made one again after that

[regal vale]

Haven’t encountered many bugs

[jagged basin]

has anyone ever had trouble with planting seeds in an exterior growbed where the prompt to transfer them from your inventory into the growbed doesn't show up?

[charred sonnet]

Do you find yourselves not building external lights (flood, light stick, etc)? I usually don’t bother because I tend to build where there’s a lot of bioluminescence.

The only exception is when I build a snowman, I always “equip” it with a light stick.

[toxic ocean]

I don’t build lights unless it’s for my foundations for a outdoor growbed

[charred sonnet]

I hadn’t thought of doing it for a growbed. I might start doing that, just to ^use^ the lights. I usually seed a creepvine for light in my growbeds.

[toxic ocean]

Yeah I light up the exterior growbeds on land so I can see them better during nighttime

[charred sonnet]

I wonder why the crashfish don’t attack the Sea Monkeys. They’ve nests all over their homes.

[ancient marsh]

where do I find d ribbon plants

[steel stream]

Are you trying to plant land plants underwater or sea plants in dry environment?

[carmine bobcat]

Can be found in the early biomes of the game

[carmine bobcat]

Probably some level of symbioses or something

[modest niche]

where can I fabricate the organs, I cant see the recipe in the fabricator

[grand haven]

||in an alien facility|| ||in the fabricator caverns|| ||red crystal place you can get to from|| ||the crystal caves||

[modest niche]

god damn google ai said to make them in a normal fabricator

CURSE YOU ALEXA

[toxic ocean]

look around twisty bridges, the deeper areas have lots of them

or better yet, FARM THEM FOR UNLIMITED RIBBON PLANTS

[grand haven]

Always those clankas

[modest niche]

learning you can plant ribbon plants saved my sanity

if only you could plant table coral

they were overly abundant in subnautica 1's safe shallows and I struggle to find them in bz

[grand haven]

Yeah they are kinda scattered around in the twisty bridges

[toxic ocean]

and spread unevenly, sometimes you find like 3 in a large area scattered around

or you find a clump of like 6

or you find a a clump of clumps of 6 and you can't bring them all back at once

[steel stream]

Wait till you find the cluster of 20...

[modest niche]

wait so to build the important thingy do I need to, || bring all the ingredients of the body parts to the alien place thingy, and build everything there ||

there we go

[toxic ocean]

W e ‘ r e r i c h

[regal vale]

|| test ||

wtf

[carmine bobcat]

where do I get spiral plant clippings

[fringe peak]

||vent garden||

[jagged basin]

Nope, they were aquatic plants in an external growbed underwater.

I did end up figuring out that the reason was because they were 2x2 seeds and these seeds cannot be planted in the middle, they have to be planted where they touch at least one of the four walls of the growbed.

[knotty light]

||q||

I really like the ||alien arch|| area, it's probably one of my favorite alien base things in the entire game. It looks cool asf

also what if the ||frozen leviathan|| is what ||alan|| was refering to when he talked about the biome with the ||ice worms?|| We know the big guy was alive when the alien guys were

[charred sonnet]

You can also go east of the Delta Station docks. There are some by ||the artifact||.

[muted radish]

Hey all, since June update i can’t even find the High O2 capacity tank anymore ! Did anyone figured this out ?

[toxic ocean]

Regular high capacity was in a data box somewhere early game like twisty bridges or smthing

I should know, I got it during the June update

[queen zenith]

skibby skibby geg

[muted radish]

Yep i found it on my previous game at 127meters deep. Zone was like a base in construction. But at this same spot i have nothing on my new game. Very strange…

[toxic ocean]

Try checking there again and sweep the area

That’s the only site where you can get the blueprint seems like

[pastel ledge]

where do i find the spiral red flower used for the depth module MK2?

[toxic ocean]

Inside a vent garden

[pastel ledge]

yeah i got some from deep purple vents

[toxic ocean]

if you don't want to keep collecting them, you can re plant the clippings

[charred sonnet]

Yay, it’s not just me that knows about these!

[quartz basin]

purple

[manic garden]

how do i fix this?

they won't turn into the same color as the others

[stoic surge]

You might try putting just the odd colored ones on the cab and try to recolor them that way

I've actually never tried to recolor any Seatruck parts, so I'm not sure

[manic garden]

hm

[manic garden]

just a random question: will drilling become twice as fast if you equip your prawn suit with two drill arms?

[steel stream]

Yes

I tested in first game and see no reason why it would be different in bz

[manic garden]

neat

wish you could color each sea truck module separately

[modest niche]

what's the prettiest place to put a base in y'all opinion

I've always based up at delta just cause its central

[steel shoal]

Arctic Spires, Lilypads, Deep Lilypads, Crystal Caves and Twisty Bridges are my favorite places

I always make a base in at least 2 of them

[grand haven]

Imagine making one in West Arctic

Or Sparse Arctic

[charred sonnet]

I usually make one at the Phi Robotics landing stage, just because it’s really convenient. But for aesthetics…the giant anemone caves are filled with a lovely soft light. Bottom of Twisty Bridges is gorgeous, so long as you have a glass roof on your multipurpose/ large room.

[stoic surge]

While building an outpost on the shore near the steps, I discovered the steam vents can be tapped with a thermal plant for power - for some reason I thought they only worked underwater

[charred sonnet]

I had no idea, either. What sort of temperature do you get from them?

[stoic surge]

Not a lot, but it's stable, so it's enough for my [freedom mode] needs

[nova moat]

Where are the important places in subnautica bz?

Beacuse i compleated subnautica but im new in subnautica bz

[stoic surge]

As you explore you will get some clues, be sure to read PDA entries also

[tranquil meteor]

The Twisty Bridges are very important. It has your first major story event and also contains most of the resources you'll need. It's an excellent biome to build your home base.

Try and find an area that looks like this.

[fair sonnet]

It's not much, but here's my base after finishing the game

[novel gale]

Thats a really great base!

[fair sonnet]

I never moved beyond the single solar panel and bio reactor 💔

[raven lantern]

Big shoutout to the OST: BZ doesn't quite have the same stand-out songs that SN1 had but the ambient music is exquisite.

[stoic surge]

No problem there, my main base has a bioreactor and nothin' else [for power]

[faint hazel]

Hi, does someone know where are the fragments of the ultra high capacity tank?
The map that’s on the wiki only shows one fragment in the arctic kelp caves 😦

[steel stream]

Ultra capacity tank fragments are in sea monkey nests in lilypads area

[faint hazel]

Thanks

[nova moat]

Ok thx

[tranquil meteor]

I tell this to everyone.. prioritize getting a scanner room and the scanner HUD chip. That will make the rest of the game significantly easier

The Scanner HUD is more powerful than the Prawn Suit. It is far and a way the strongest item in both games

[steel stream]

Small downside to hud chip is that it doesn't tell distance...

[tranquil meteor]

True. But I still feel safe in saying that it makes resources management a cake walk.

The strongest weapon any player has, regardless of a games genre, is knowledge of where and when things appear. Scanner HUD gives that to you.

[toxic ocean]

Does anyone know what sam meant when she said parvan’s art was inappropriate

[stoic surge]

They were researching what was basicly a 'controlled substance' so drawing pictures of it might have been a security risk

[charred sonnet]

I think you’re confusing it with Vinh’s art. Vinh was actually drawing the Kharaa molecule.

It’s implied (and consistent with other glimpses we get into Parvan’s personal life) that he was doodling explicit sea creatures.

[stoic surge]

Oh ya, Parvan - I don't remember seeing any of his 'art' tho

[charred sonnet]

We never did see them, Sam just snarked about them in a PDA entry.

[stoic surge]

Oh ok - I can't really fault the guy tho, he seemed to have a lot of extra time on his hands

[charred sonnet]

Why can’t he just get into playing underwater-themed horror/survival video games like the rest of us?

[stoic surge]

He kinda did have a gamer's build, didn't he

[primal folio]

what should i do after visiting the greenhouse of margaret ?

[steel stream]

There is no set order to do things...continue what you were doing before🤷‍♂️

[ancient marsh]

I wanna go to delta station dock with my seagkide to get a multipurpose room but idk if there’s leviathans there

[charred sonnet]

Stick close to the island, you should be safe.

[stoic surge]

Lucky for us, most predators on 4546B make a lot of noise, unlike Earth predators

[quartz basin]

bro finally gave up

[thorny light]

I just finished my first playthrough of Subnautica BZ and it was definitely worth my time! I reached out a while back to ask for people's opinions on the game and I'm glad I listened. Here are my thoughts (There are story spoilers ahead so read at your own discretion):

Overall, the game does fall short of the first one like I suspected, but I enjoyed it for what it was.

The story wasn't my favorite. The fact that Marguerit Maida survived doesn't make a whole lotta sense to me, and the mystery surrounding Sam's death was kind of a letdown tbh. I did like Al-An and learning more about the Precursors was very interesting. Going on missions to hunt down artifacts was fun, and the conversations Robin had with Al-An were entertaining. The story ended with quite a cliffhanger, which is sad cause who knows if we'll ever find out what happened to the rest of the Architects.

The soundtrack wasn't as good as Simon Chylinski's, but Ben Prunty did a really good job. Honestly, I went in expecting that I wasn't going to like it but I was pleasantly surprised.

I didn't mind the sea truck as much as the Subnautica community seems to, but I did miss having the Seamoth. The Seatruck is slow, but with the modifications you can really boost its speed. The different modules were an interesting addition, but I only used the storage and docking bay for my Prawn Suit. What I absolutely despised was the Snowfox. Controlling that thing was a PAIN IN THE BUTT. On top of that it's such a fragile vehicle. It felt like I was constantly stopping to do repairs.

Here are some random points I thought of:

1. I know a lot of people complain about the size of the map, and it's true. The map is smaller. However, I didn't mind this at all. There were enough places to explore and multiple deeper spots to find throughout my playthrough, and I never felt like I had seen everything there was to discover. There's enough content to keep you going for a while. I did find myself backtracking quite a bit though.

2. There aren't as many areas in this game, but they all seemed very unique and well thought out. The new flora and fauna in each location was very interesting, but I never came face to face with anything as terrifying as a reaper. The game wasn't as scary in my opinion.

3. The temperature mechanics were interesting and fit the theme and climate, but they weren't implemented as well as they could have been. It was more of a bother early on cause I had to seek shelter every five minutes while I was exploring, but once you get the warmsuit, coffee, and peppers it isn't such a big deal.

4. I miss the old PDA voice. It was so much better and a lot of the humor was lost with the new accent they chose.

5. There were a few things the devs changed or left out that bugged me. What annoyed me the most is that there isn't a first aid kit fabricator. Why did they remove it? It just seems so unnecessary and random. 😆

[weak sundial]

Perhaps the main reason for sea truck complaints was that it was slower? 🤷

[thorny light]

Yeah. I think that was the biggest issue people had with it.

[toxic ocean]

Swim speed is slower in bz so by speed scale, seatruck is equivalent to seamoth

It only gets sluggish when you put at least 3-4 modules on it

[weak sundial]

Yeah, but visually it looks, and feels slower. Lol

But yeah, by scale, I guess it'll be the same

[toxic ocean]

Oh and the moth can stack speed when going in multiple directions so yeah I guess it’s faster

[weak sundial]

Lol

[toxic ocean]

I still love the truck most tho, customizing it into a small base is never not cool

[weak sundial]

It's like a mini cyclops for sure, I'll give it that.

Storage and a docked prawn suit

[charred sonnet]

My biggest issue with the sea truck is how loud it is. With the seamoth, you were smoothly whirring through the water. With the seatruck it’s all CHUGCHUGCHUGCHUGCHUG.

[charred sonnet]

Nice summary. I agree with nearly everything you said. RE: the med kit fabricator…at first I was wondering why it wasn’t there, too. Now, I just plant the Horseshoe Shrub and never really worry about medkits.

I also agree the story wasn’t as good as SN. However, I find myself playing BZ more frequently ^because^ I care less about the story. If I go into SN, I get caught up and I have to finish the storyline. BZ: eh. Al-AN can cool his metaphorical heels in my brain, I’ve got bases to build.

[toxic ocean]

Yeah I literally begin treating it like dlc at that point

[toxic ocean]

Is it really that loud and annoying?

But yeah I have no idea why they decided to make the truck and prawn have motor engine sounds

[charred sonnet]

It’s probably just a personal irritant. But, too, I feel it somehow takes you out of the world a bit. In the seamoth, yes, you’re in a vehicle, not swimming, but it still sort’ve ^felt^ like you were in the water. In the Truck, it feels like there’s an extra separation. I dunno. Probably just me.

[thorny light]

That's smart. I didn't even think about that. I just used first aid kits that I found and tried my best not to take damage. 🙃

[thorny light]

That's valid. I admit, I spend a good few hours of each playthrough building and decorating my seabase. 😆

[sour mica]

why is there a literal squidshark up here

[novel gale]

Evolution

[sour mica]

Lmao

[grand haven]

He's taking a break from being a fish

[novel gale]

Going on a walk for fresh air

[rustic walrus]

where i found a docking module for the seatruck

[grand haven]

You unlock it with the moonpool

[rustic walrus]

i dont unlocked

:/

[grand haven]

Are you on the most current patch?

[rustic walrus]

yes

[grand haven]

Weird

[rustic walrus]

yeah

the fargments its found in the deep purple vents

YESSS i finally get the docking modulee

[wooden lion]

does someone want to play bz multiplayer sometime

[rustic walrus]

idk with but i cant get mods so sorry

[wooden lion]

ok

why cant you get mods

[rustic walrus]

idk bro

i tried to download the red plague and the de-extinction but dont worked

even the prototype

[charred sonnet]

Did you download the required helper mods first? Most mods need Bepinex and Nautilus to work.

[rustic walrus]

no

but idk how to download these

[charred sonnet]

On the description page for each mod, there’s a. “required” table so you can see what it needs to run.

Assuming you’re downloading from Nexusmods.com that is. I don’t know how it works elsewhere.

But you need Bepinex first. It needs to be downloaded and its included script run to install it.

[rustic walrus]

That's it, I download in nexus

[charred sonnet]

That configures the game (and your client like Steam) for mods. The other mods you want will go into Bepinex/plugins/.

Some mods are more needy than others. Many, like BaseClocks, will just require Bepinex and Nautilus. Others might require several others in order to run. Check the description page.

[rustic walrus]

my client is epic games very sad because i cant acess the early acess and this things

[charred sonnet]

They’re usually pretty helpful over on the Subnautica Modding discord channel.

[rustic walrus]

so i will download the bepinex and nautilus

[rustic walrus]

ok

[charred sonnet]

oh. Tried to post a link to Subnautica Modding and got warned. Just do a search, I guess. Good luck! Mods are fun.

[rustic walrus]

thx

[manic garden]

i forgot, is there a taser shield upgrade for the seatruck?

[toxic ocean]

Yes there is a perimeter defence upgrade like the seamoth

[manic garden]

Oh, ok. I might need it for the red crystal biome

Do you know where i can find it exactly?

[toxic ocean]

||marguerit base, on the floor||

[manic garden]

oh

[manic garden]

wish you could put up a first aid kit fabricator in the seatruck...

[manic garden]

i forgot which way in the lilypad zone i was supposed to take in order to get to Margret's base...

[toxic ocean]

take the vent garden entrance instead

[manic garden]

oh

thanks! 🙂

[manic garden]

i can't get inside of Margret's base anymore

[eternal garnet]

that means she is at the greenhouse. and she invited you

[manic garden]

where's the greenhouse?

[eternal garnet]

1100m east of delta dock, on top of iceberg

[manic garden]

why is the game so scary? 😢

[modest niche]

is there a tab in the pda to see which eggs you have discovered?
I'm tryna collect them all

[manic garden]

no, there's not and if there was it would've been showed in the pda from the very beginning

[eternal garnet]

the wiki has a list

[manic garden]

is the water conversion suit useful?

i forgot the name of it

[novel gale]

Its useful if you forget to grab water and are exploring

[manic garden]

how much water does it give now again? and is it the same water amout for both games?

[novel gale]

I think it gives about 10-20

[manic garden]

in both BZ and subnautica?

[modest niche]

I shall use black magic to find what eggs I must discover (pen and paper)

[eternal garnet]

yes it's useful

[manic garden]

i forgot the way to phi robotics...

i have a base there

nvm, found it

[toxic ocean]

it gives you water faster than it goes down. only downside is it makes food meter go down.

the water filtration suit, seatruck fabricator, and seatruck aquarium basically take care of all food/water needs

[open lintel]

i LOVE the ||Mercury II|| wreck honestly, the aurora but underwater, great

[novel gale]

Feels a little underwhelming compared to the aurora

[frosty bay]

That actually was a pretty cool segment, I remember getting confused once or twice but it was fun

[novel gale]

It is cool tho

And it being split into different wrecks was a good idea

[open lintel]

I remember first going to the aurora i thought its gonna be like collosal but got kinda disappointed ngl xD

[novel gale]

It is collosal but a lot of it is unaccessible (by that i mean there wasnt made any other interior)

[open lintel]

Yep yep that's what i meant

[ebon monolith]

is subnautica below zero harder than subnautica or no

[open lintel]

Also the chelicerate is a great design imo, better than the reaper arguably

[novel gale]

But aurora gives a grander feeling than ||mercury 2|| because aurora is mandatory plus on the outside its much bigger

[frosty bay]

Oooh I don't know if I'd go that far lol, I think it's cool but idk if it's that good

[novel gale]

Both are easy games, they arent designed with difficulty as a priority

[frosty bay]

I don't think so, I'd say they're about the same

[ebon monolith]

alr

[open lintel]

Yeah and with the entrance to the aurora being grand it felt like im gonna fight a boss of some sorts

[ebon monolith]

eh i wouldnt say it has better design than the reaper sure it does indeed look cool though

[novel gale]

Lmao😭

[open lintel]

I love shrimp that's why haha

[frosty bay]

Fair enough

[ebon monolith]

shrimps are delicious

[open lintel]

In my very humble opinion, the reaper kinda tries really hard to look intimidating

[novel gale]

Chelicerate becomes annoying after the first encounter, its just aggresive while the reaper was kinda unique

[frosty bay]

I see where that comes from but I think it works pretty well

[ebon monolith]

same

[novel gale]

I agree

[open lintel]

Yeah it is intimidating

[frosty bay]

I don't see nearly as many clips of people losing it over the shrimp as I do the reaper

[ebon monolith]

first time i saw a reaper i was terrified

[ebon monolith]

the shrimp doesnt look intimidating until it chases you

with that mouth opening..

[frosty bay]

Yeah the reapers still make me a bit uneasy and that's after a couple hundred hours

[novel gale]

It only happens on first encounter while reaper can be stressful throughout your whole first playthrough

[frosty bay]

That is a great part of the design, I love that, really spooky

[open lintel]

Unless you're scared of big things in the water... Its smaller than a reaper sure but it looks huge nonetheless

[ebon monolith]

the void shrimp though..

[open lintel]

Whenever i hear the roar i just go like "ohh man whyyy am i doing thissss"

[novel gale]

It looks bigger than reaper cuz its thicker😭

[open lintel]

Just a fat shrimp

[novel gale]

Lmao

[ebon monolith]

😭

[novel gale]

Squid shark is more unique than chelicerate cuz chelicerate is just big angry fish

[open lintel]

What i didnt really like is how Robin talks to herself like: "boom, i have a scanner"

[novel gale]

I didnt mind it that much

[ebon monolith]

🙏

[open lintel]

Boom, i crapped my pants, a shrimp is chasing me

[novel gale]

Boom boom

[open lintel]

Top 10 unused lines from bz:

[novel gale]

😭

[novel gale]

I need it in a mod right this instant

[frosty bay]

Yeah I was not a fan of the increased amount of dialogue

[open lintel]

Make it a rhyme, then next step is turn it into a chorus of a song and we get: "BZ: The Song"

[novel gale]

And make it crappy like that one secret of the mimic song😭

[open lintel]

Yeah just rhyme boom with boom and its done

[ebon monolith]

is there any pet like the cuddlefish in below zero?

[open lintel]

Yep!

[ebon monolith]

YAY

[novel gale]

Boom boom

[frosty bay]

[ebon monolith]

ooo

[novel gale]

Thats kinda a spoiler but idk