Subnautica - another stranded survival game..looks good.
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Anyone know if they have addressed the VR issues yet. This game is far and away the most amazing thing I have seen so far in VR.
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QFT. Preach it.Blackhawk wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2017 3:25 pm Watched the video. As long as there is an option to leave it all off. I'm not a fan of the trend of trying to make games more realistic by simulating the weaknesses of movie cameras. This goes triple for blur effects. My eyes are not cameras. Treating them as such makes the game less attractive to me.
I turn off lens flares, motion blur, occlusion, and anything else that's designed to actually distract my eye from good graphics.
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I spent quality time with Subnautica over the holidays. It was my first extended play since 2016, and boy howdy, some things have changed. I was not expecting that one thing that happens to happen!
I was concerned that the world wouldn't seem as mysterious and creepy as the first time I played, but there's still plenty of mystery and creepiness to be found. Including quite a few deep-sea creatures that I did not see last time around.
I was going to wait until full release before diving into Subnautica whole-hog, but I'm feeling pretty invested in the current play-through. I just built my first Cyclops submarine to explore the depths with. And I need to figure out how to retrieve the Seamoth that I abandoned about 850 meters down. (Protip: don't exit your Seamoth in an area that is likely to kill you.)
I was concerned that the world wouldn't seem as mysterious and creepy as the first time I played, but there's still plenty of mystery and creepiness to be found. Including quite a few deep-sea creatures that I did not see last time around.
I was going to wait until full release before diving into Subnautica whole-hog, but I'm feeling pretty invested in the current play-through. I just built my first Cyclops submarine to explore the depths with. And I need to figure out how to retrieve the Seamoth that I abandoned about 850 meters down. (Protip: don't exit your Seamoth in an area that is likely to kill you.)
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I gave it a look for the first time in months and I'm very impressed. Not only are things a lot prettier, but now the game runs very smoothly at 60fps, whereas before the fps jumped up and down all the time. I'm looking forward to final release.
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This game remains up in the top echelons of the rash of "survival" games that have been pouring out of developers over the last couple of years. It's smooth, polished, and a lot of fun to explore. I'm trying to resist a fourth play-through of the content so I can devour it on full release, again.
Every change they've added has been for the better - which is unusual in itself.
Every change they've added has been for the better - which is unusual in itself.
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Yeah I have had this for ever but only really started playing over xmas, damn it's good. So atmospheric and spooky at times. The need to widen your circle of exploration even though you don't know what's out there is great.
I am just starting to find other lifepods and build my own smaller base but it is sucking me in more and more.
I am just starting to find other lifepods and build my own smaller base but it is sucking me in more and more.
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I played it (as much as was available) in September of '16. At this point, I'm waiting for the full release that is supposed to be very, very soon.
/edit - and for the record, it was one of my favorite games that year.
/edit - and for the record, it was one of my favorite games that year.
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Announced on Blues News, Subnautica releases this month
Thank goodness, my wife is busy, busy, busy with tax season and I have a lot of free time. I already have 40 hours in the game, but most of that was back in early Early Access. So, two weeks to go...Subnautica This Month
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Unknown Worlds announces January 23rd will be the release date for Subnautica, their underwater action game. This game has traveled at least 20,000 leagues under the seas since its "earliest access" launch in October of 2014 and its Early Access launch two months later. They are celebrating the event with a Subnautica Launch Livestream from the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California. This game follows the scenario of a lot of sci-fi survival games, except you crash land on the ocean floor, rather than an alien planet. Here's a bit:
Dive Into a Vast Underwater World
You have crash-landed on alien ocean world, and the only way to go is down. Subnautica's oceans range from sun drenched shallow coral reefs to treacherous deep-sea trenches, lava fields, and bio-luminescent underwater rivers. Manage your oxygen supply as you explore kelp forests, plateaus, reefs, and winding cave systems. The water teems with life: Some of it helpful, much of it harmful.
Scavenge, Craft, and Survive
After crash landing in your Life Pod, the clock is ticking to find water, food, and to develop the equipment you need to explore. Collect resources from the ocean around you. Craft knives, lights, diving gear, and personal water craft. Venture deeper and further form to find rarer resources, allowing you to craft more advanced items.
Construct Underwater Habitats
Build bases on the sea floor. Choose layouts and components, and manage hull-integrity as depth and pressure increase. Use your base to store resources, park vehicles, and replenish oxygen supplies as you explore the vast ocean.
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What, you're not going to wait for the first DLC to hit, or the next one?
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Just started playing this and it's awesome. Wish I had more time to throw at it. Scarily atmospheric even in the starter areas.
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New update this morning but no new features added, just bug fixed. A few details here: Just Quietly, Subnautica Has Been Updated
Hello divers! We just released an update to Subnautica on Steam. We’re not making a huge fuss out of it, because it doesn’t contain big showy features, and we’re trying to keep focus on the Launch Livestream.
The update does include the blood, sweat, and tears of the development team: Mountains of bug-fixes, polish tasks, minor feature enhancements, performance improvements. The kind of stuff that’s crucial for our imminent release.
This won’t be the final update before launch, the 1.0 version of Subnautica will include yet more bug fixing. However, it is the build we’re giving to press for reviews. So wish us luck!
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I finally did it. It wasn't easy, and I wasn't expecting it, but I finally
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Time to break out the Rift and see if it's improved.
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The latter. It's dangerous down there!
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Indeed!
I believe the correct action in those circumstances is "OhShitOhShitOhShitOhShit"
I believe the correct action in those circumstances is "OhShitOhShitOhShitOhShit"
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With Subnautica's release right around the corner, I wanted to post this tip for potential new players:
Avoid spoilers and watch/read as little as possible about the game in advance. Subnautica does a very good job of laying out a trail of breadcrumbs to guide you in exploring the world.
Don't go on the Steam boards; even the thread topics are chock-full of spoilers. Don't read the patch notes or even the names of the beta updates; they are spoilerrific. Don't visit the Subnautica website or the developer's public Trello board.
You may eventually get to a point in the late game where a wiki or guide will help you. But aim for a clean start. There are many surprises to discover, and it's much better to discover them in-game than anywhere else.
Avoid spoilers and watch/read as little as possible about the game in advance. Subnautica does a very good job of laying out a trail of breadcrumbs to guide you in exploring the world.
Don't go on the Steam boards; even the thread topics are chock-full of spoilers. Don't read the patch notes or even the names of the beta updates; they are spoilerrific. Don't visit the Subnautica website or the developer's public Trello board.
You may eventually get to a point in the late game where a wiki or guide will help you. But aim for a clean start. There are many surprises to discover, and it's much better to discover them in-game than anywhere else.
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I just got 6 new cards for this game and I dont even have it installed.
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And for those (like me) waiting for it, the game has come out of Early Access and is released
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I have been keeping an open game slot for it since I finished Warhammer II yesterday.
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Damn, I was afraid of this. I put in 40 hours on the game in EA, and now after playing two hours post release I'm feeling "been there, done that, been killed by big fish before" feeling. Same thing happened to me with Prison Architect. This is why I never buy Early Access any more.
Well, I'll wait a few days and see if I feel different.
Well, I'll wait a few days and see if I feel different.
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I loved it in EA, but I played it in 2016, then made sure I didn't touch it again until now.
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Be sure you are not playing the experimental version! (Like I was, got a patch as soon as I changed back).
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I should have taken my own advice earlier. I spent four hours on a 'new' game but I can't load it this morning because it was on the experimental branch. Geezus.
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How can you tell?
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There's a big x over my save file and I cannot load it.
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Started playing for the first time last night and I love it. I was on the fence on whether I should even buy it because I knew it was only $10 a few weeks ago, but I don't have any regrets paying double that.
My only real complaint so far is that the blueprints & encyclopedia interface seems geared a bit more toward console and it's not the easiest to find what you are looking for. A minor annoyance at most.
My only real complaint so far is that the blueprints & encyclopedia interface seems geared a bit more toward console and it's not the easiest to find what you are looking for. A minor annoyance at most.
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I didn't even know this was planned for consoles, but I get your frustration. I assumed it was all UI decisions based around trying to be immersive with your character using a PDA to control everything.
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It may not be for consoles, it just feels like it to me. Also, while we are on it I don't like that esc doesn't exit from the menu. I think this may in part be because the game doesn't pause while you are in menus, which I'm 50/50 on whether is a good thing or bad thing.
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You mean from the PDA? Yeah, that's always been an annoyance. Especially when you go from fabricator to PDA, since you Esc out of the first and Tab out of the other. I'd say you'll get used to it, but after 42 it still trips me upArchinerd wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2018 11:14 am It may not be for consoles, it just feels like it to me. Also, while we are on it I don't like that esc doesn't exit from the menu. I think this may in part be because the game doesn't pause while you are in menus, which I'm 50/50 on whether is a good thing or bad thing.
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Well I'm playing on my Xbox One S because I got mad at the PC version. No experimental versions on Xbox!!! It looks fantastic on my 60" 4K TV, I'll say that. And better on my decrepit body as well .
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I started playing this again this afternoon. I'm about five hours in on Survival mode. I unlocked the blueprint for the compass which was great, since I have a horrible time remembering where I saw things. However, it needed silver which was a pain in the butt to find. And then I remembered how frustrating this game can get, when you are swimming in the deep and you realize you've past this way about three times previously and yup, there wasn't any silver there before. I finally did find my silver but almost got killed for my trouble... (spoiler regarding location of silver)
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My new underseas home... well, it's an underwater tube.
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You have to make sure that you don't keep stuff on you when exploring. Use the portable lockers to save stuff so if you do get lost and drown,you won't lose anything important. I put my portable lockers very close to the start.
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Hmm, I don't know how true that is anymore. I'm playing in Survival mode and last night I drowned . But when I spawned back in my new underwater habitat I hadn't lost anything, all my crafted tools were intact and so were the rations I had brought with me. I'm not sure about other items like fish and rocks. I'd test this but I don't want to risk screwing up my progress
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I think you only lose what you picked up since you were last at home. Or it might be since your last save.
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Can you save if you aren't home? I haven't tried.
And a minor spoiler question from the first hour or two of gameplay;
And a minor spoiler question from the first hour or two of gameplay;
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It would make sense about when you were last in your base, but on the other hand I do reflexively save a lot so it might be that. Anyway, it's a good thing since if I had lost all my tools, including my fancy new compass I don't know if I'd have the inclination to start over.
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You can save anytime, or at least I've never had a problem saving anytime in Survivor mode. Regarding the second question...
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Portable lockers did you say?
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