What changed in Subnautica in 2017

Fixed an issue where sun-shafts were visible inside bases, especially in long corridors.

The Scanner Room UI has been made easier to use and more powerful, filtering out picked-up items.

When piloting the prawn, drilled resources will automatically be placed into your inventory.

The dive-reel now lays a trail of breadcrumbs of light instead of a cord.

A large number of bugs have been fixed, including the infamous drifting lifepod problem.

Options include Chromatic aberration, Bloom, Lens artefacts, Dithering, Motion blur, Colour grading, and Depth of field.

Resolved a bug that caused stars to shine through orbiting bodies and clouds.

Resources drilled while piloting the prawn will now be placed directly into the inventory.

A significant number of bug fixes have been implemented, including the drifting lifepod issue.

The Scanner Room UI has been improved for better usability and functionality.

The dive-reel now lays a trail of breadcrumbs of light instead of a cord.

Fixed a bug that caused stars to shine through orbiting bodies and clouds.

Sun-shafts are now properly hidden by shadows, fixing a major issue inside bases.

Subnautica has received a significant graphics update with new options.

New graphics options include Chromatic aberration, Bloom, Lens artefacts, Dithering, Motion blur, Colour grading, and Depth of field.

Subnautica has received a massive graphics overhaul with new options.

Abandoned bases now feature voice-overs from new voice actors.

Abandoned bases now feature voice-overs from new voice actors, enhancing the storytelling.

Players can find and incubate Cuddle Fish eggs, which hatch into a companion creature.

Players can find and incubate Cuddle Fish eggs, which hatch into a companion creature.

Players can command the Cuddle Fish to follow or stay, and interact with it using snacks.

Players can command the Cuddle Fish to follow or stay, and interact with it using snacks.

Upgrades to vehicle Head-Up-Displays (HUDs) for Seamoth, Prawn, and cameras on Cyclops and Scanner Room.

New HUDs have been added for the Seamoth, Prawn, and remotely operated cameras on Cyclops and Scanner Room.

The Cyclops now has immunity against medium-sized creatures, 6 upgrade slots, and more.

Explore the new 'Mesas' biome and new tunnels between Lost River and Lava Zone.

New animations added for exiting the lifepod.

Approximately 9% faster frame rates reported.

Ghost Leviathans now inhabit the Lost River, Grand Reef, and Void.

Players can now deactivate the Precursor Array after curing the infection.

Players can now deactivate the Precursor Array after curing the infection.

The Cyclops has been upgraded with new features including more upgrade slots and immunity against medium-sized creatures.

Players can now obtain infection cure from baby emperor leviathans.

New animations, visual cues, and tooltips added to the PDA.

Reapers receive texture detail enhancements.

The entire Emperor Leviathan sequence has been reset across all saved games.

Sea Treaders now leave real poop trails.

Baby emperor leviathans provide infection cure.

New animations added for exiting the lifepod for the first time.

The Power Transmitter now has a new model.

New animations, visual cues, and tooltips added to the PDA.

Ghost Leviathans now inhabit the Lost River, Grand Reef, and the Void.

Players may experience approximately 9% faster frame rates.

Explore the new Mesas biome and new tunnels between Lost River and Lava Zone.

Sea Treaders now leave real poop trails behind them.

Power Transmitter now has a new model.

Reapers have received texture detail upgrades.

The entire Emperor Leviathan sequence has been reset across all saved games.

The Containment Facility houses the Emperor Leviathan, which may be a friend, foe, or neither.

The Cyclops has stronger shields, larger energy reserves, and new silent running abilities.

A huge Precursor facility lies embedded in the rock, containing artefacts and data repositories.

Enhanced Cyclops with stronger shields, larger energy reserves, and new silent running abilities.

A new stricken Lifepod containing treasures is available for exploration.

Mysterious pipes that ingest and discharge water and Peepers have appeared throughout the world.

A new interface for the Personal Digital Assistant providing detailed information about flora and fauna.

Two new teleporters have been added, one in the Bulb Zone and one in the Ghost Forest.

A massive creature located in the Containment Facility that may be a friend, foe, or neither.

A huge Precursor facility embedded in the ocean floor containing artefacts and data repositories.

Two new teleporters added, one in each location, with unknown destinations.

The Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) has a new interface with detailed information about flora and fauna.

A new stricken Lifepod containing treasures for players to explore.

Mysterious pipes throughout the world that ingest and discharge water and Peepers.

A fatally damaged Cyclops will experience hull failure, killing anyone inside. Players can salvage upgrade modules from the wreck.

Aggressive creatures can now damage the Cyclops, potentially causing fires if enough damage accumulates.

Players can raise shields to deflect attacks and deploy decoys to distract aggressive creatures.

A fatally damaged Cyclops will experience hull failure, requiring players to abandon ship to survive.

A huge overhaul of the Cyclops Submarine has been introduced.

A huge overhaul of the Cyclops Submarine has been implemented.

Players can raise shields to deflect incoming attacks and deploy decoys to distract aggressive creatures.

The Cyclops now has modes: Ahead Slow, Ahead Standard, Ahead Flank, and Silent Running, affecting speed, light, and noise.

Two new sonar modules: Terrain Scanning active sonar and Threat detecting passive sonar.

The Cyclops now has multiple operating modes: Ahead Slow, Ahead Standard, Ahead Flank, and Silent Running.

Two new sonar modules are available: Terrain Scanning active sonar and Threat detecting passive sonar.

Aggressive creatures can now damage the Cyclops, potentially causing fires if enough damage accumulates.

Explore the new Crag Field environment, but beware of Bone Sharks.

A giant structure has appeared deep beneath the ocean floor, currently only accessible from the outside.

The map scanner room now features a greater scan radius, scans faster, and is easier to navigate.

The PDA now supports drag-and-drop for quick slot item assignment.

The map scanner room has a greater scan radius, scans faster, and is easier to navigate.

Some creatures are displaying symptoms of an infectious disease.

A terrifying research facility has been discovered, hinting at past horrors.

Find useful resources near an enormous skull in the Lost River biome.

A giant structure has appeared deep beneath the ocean floor, currently only accessible from the outside.

Discover an enormous skull in the Lost River biome, which shows signs of being studied.

The PDA now supports drag-and-drop for quick slot item assignment.

Explore the new Crag Field environment, but beware of Bone Sharks.

A terrifying research facility has been introduced, hinting at past horrors.