Subnautica 2 Update Adds Stun Mechanic, Teases Major Content and Multiplayer
Subnautica 2's first major update allows players to stun creatures instead of killing them. The game has sold four million copies and is preparing for a significant content release. Future updates will also bring multiplayer enhancements and reintroduce a highly requested player experience.
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Subnautica 2 studio isn't backing down on fish murder, but you can at least stun them now thanks to game's first major update
Unknown Worlds has released the first major update, 'Adaptive Measures,' for Subnautica 2's early access period. This update introduces the ability to stun certain creatures using the Sonic Resonator, offering players a defensive option without outright killing them, a design choice the studio strongly supports. The update also includes improvements to creature flinching, BioMods, wreck gameplay, PDA clarity, and audio prioritization, with multiplayer features and a significant content drop planned for later updates.
Subnbautica 2, counting 4M players, teases multiplayer improvements and the next major content release
Krafton's Unknown Worlds has announced that Subnautica 2 has sold four million copies in early access. Future updates will include improvements to the biomod system, wrecks, blight encounters, and voice-over priority. The developers are also working on multiplayer enhancements like emotes and less-laggy proximity voice chat, alongside a major content drop featuring a new zone, creatures, resources, and story.
Subnautica 2's first major update "brings back one of the most requested player experiences" and will be…
Unknown Worlds design lead Anthony Gallegos teased that Subnautica 2's next major content drop for its early access version will reintroduce a highly requested player experience, likely the PRAWN Suit. The update will also feature a new region with creatures and resources, aiming to be the scariest the game has been yet, and will include quality-of-life improvements like proximity chat.
