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Alright, so here’s the lowdown on Subnautica and its sequel, Subnautica: Below Zero. Picture this—August 12 rolls around, and bam! Unknown Worlds decides it’s update day. Bugs got swatted away like mosquitoes in both games. But the real kicker? The OG Subnautica now lets you mess around with controllers, finally, if you’re on Steam or Epic Games Store. Yeah, I know, right?
So, I’m just scrolling through updates, sipping my morning coffee, when I spot this image of Sea Treaders. Weirdly mesmerizing but also kind of unsettling? Who knows why these things stick in my brain.
Anyway, back to it. The updates drop in the middle of a storm—or, more like a whirlwind. Unknown Worlds’ top dogs, Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire, got the boot. Not cool. They’re firing back with lawsuits at Krafton, claiming some massive $250 million payout got dodged by pushing Subnautica 2 to 2026. No idea how that plays out yet.
Meanwhile, everyone else is downloading their new updates. For Subnautica, the controller support is big news—it’s like, finally you can use PS5 and Xbox thingamajigs. Apparently, it’s thanks to some Unity upgrade magic. Oh, and they squashed some freeze bugs. Thank goodness, because no one wants their screen locking up like it’s playing freeze tag at a kid’s party.
And Below Zero? They gave some TLC to the Snowfox land vehicle. Those collision issues were a pain, right? They’re tweaking it so it acts less like a stubborn mule when you ride over stuff. They even added a cheeky news feed for game announcements. Just think of it as your very own in-game gossip column.
Switch users, hang tight. Your updates are coming… eventually. Unknown Worlds says they’re on it.
Despite Subnautica 2 hitting a pause button until 2026, Unknown Worlds is still all in on keeping the first two games alive and kicking. So maybe we’ll snag some more updates down the road? Fingers crossed.
Now, let me dive into the nitty-gritty of patch notes. Quickly, before I get sidetracked again.
Subnautica:
- Hello, newsfeed! Perfect for one-shot announcements.
- Alien Arch portals behaving badly? Fixed it! No more frozen stats when strutting through those things.
- PRAWN suits aren’t liveries for flying Leviathans anymore. They should behave now.
- Some players had a funky view after respawning. Sorted.
- Building a SeaBase inside the Cyclops? Uh, no, but we’ve fixed the freeze it caused.
PC specific:
- Unity update for controllers, praise be.
- New controller support spans Xbox, PS, and more.
- Icons? Pretty fresh now.
Below Zero:
- Snowfox now rides like it’s been on a vehicle diet—no more crashing into invisible walls.
- The Ice Worm won’t always punt you from your ride. Thank heavens.
- Main menu got a facelift—goodbye, merch ads.
Console users had some quirky language issues in Chinese. Oddly specific, but dealt with.
And there you have it. Subnautica’s still making waves. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got a game to dive back into.
