4 Things I'd Like To See In Subnautica 2

[@ANormalBlockOfTNT]

One thing I’d really like is more food chain elements, like how you can sometimes catch reaper leviathans eating bonesharks in subnautica. If the devs added more ways to show carnivores eating prey I’d really like that.

[@Destroyer243]

The creature team is working on better AI, so that's definitely possible to see!

[@labuse718]

👆 This.

[@Het-bru]

Would be great if they had something like hunger if it low creature wont leave you alone if its full creature gonna be chilly

[@thethe9286]

I would like to see that but what would be even better would be a predator prey system that could affect the population of species depending on the availability of food for them and the number of predators around them that way killing a reaper would have large impacts on the ecosystem of the world

[@ANormalBlockOfTNT]

@@thethe9286 That sounds very hard to code

[@Vexlith]

i like the idea of leviathan patrols, but what if the ai also would linger around areas you are spotted on that path more often, it would make it so that you cant easily cheese the ai by simply waiting for it to go to the other side of the patrol path

[@PharaohTrebilClef]

bit like the Wolf Spiders of Grounded in a sense?

[@Destroyer243]

There is a dedicated creature team, so that's definitely possible

[@Jellyfish_the_one]

Wouldn't they just end up at your base then?

[@Destroyer243]

@@Jellyfish_the_one yes, but that makes the creature behavior more realistic. Maybe after a bit, the creature could get bored and swim off...

[@boi2192]

That would be cool, but only if they did it temporarily. I mean why the hell would a reaper linger around for a human when almost every fish around has more nutrients than you and is bigger than you.

[@mannifinalsummer4544]

I'd love the idea to map the ocean yourself. Like you're the only one on an alien water planet with no map whatsoever so why not making a map yourself? With coordinates, directions, area pictures of interesting spots and so on. Having an underwater camera would also be awesome to add to your map and journal. Also sometimes I was thinking, some leviathans are just ridiculously huge, so what happens if it eats us alive and we have to fight to get out again with our tools? Like lasercutting our way out of its belly or something 😂

[@PleaseElaborate]

I was just thinking of using scanner rooms after a fashion similar to the towers in Breath of the Wild or the lookout zones in assassin's creed. Powering and protecting a scanner room in some biomes could be a part of progression where you have to protect, repair, and replenish the scanner room for a few minutes and are rewarded with blueprints for items that make that biome easier to explore sustainably. Also having points of interest, like you said, be marked for further study.

[@tfordham13]

You want vore to be added? I'm in

[@PleaseElaborate]

@@tfordham13 Bruh...

[@tfordham13]

@@PleaseElaborate what?

[@hahen8]

There are beacons but there's no time to name them if you want to set one up into the void because you'd die before even setting it up also leviathans are crazy strong you'd be dead

[@rustybeskar4664]

What I really hope for Subnautica 2 is that they hire Simon Chylinski for the soundtrack. My biggest gripe with Below Zero was that it's soundtrack was kinda lacking. No hate towards the artist. It's just that Subnautica 1's soundtrack was unique to the game and it's enviorment.

[@user-vq5ey9go5w]

I cannot agree more. The original soundtrack was so good, and the way it could be exciting, mystifying, and terrifying all at once was so perfect for the atmosphere of the game

[@justcallme_squid6663]

One environment effect that would be cool to add are currents. I would like currents set around the world that can also change over time. It could be a useful source for transportation.

[@Destroyer243]

That's actually a super cool and fun idea! I can't believe I've never thought of this!

[@EthanChmielewski-s6h]

that and power

[@justcallme_squid6663]

@@EthanChmielewski-s6h 😲 oooh yes. That too.

[@NelsonBrown]

And tides?

[@leofhr2966]

Reason they never did it in the first game because of the Lifepod, believe it or not, the first Subnautica had current, it's why the Lifepods floated away so often and were lost after some time, so they removed it in early access, the final game never had it so many people wouldn't know about it.

[@thomasdevlin5825]

We literally need leviathan patrols. Knowing exactly where leviathans are and aren't makes you get comfortable, and getting comfortable eventually leads to you not finding the leviathans as scary anymore. Imagine how much scarier the dunes would be if instead of eight reapers sitting in fixed locations, there were just three that were constantly moving. You could explore the entire area and run into nothing, or you could double back on a place you just were and bump into one that wasn't there before

[@harrisonczichas4341]

You Smurfen said it.

[@KMCA779]

or get ambushed by all 3 at once. The closest I ever cane to losing my cyclops was when I got tag teamed by 2 of them near the crash zone.

[@jansonshrock2859]

It's an interesting idea for sure, but personally I like the idea of having more leviathans rather than fewer. Also the patrolling leviathan would mean it attacks and eats all of the other faunas in the whole biome, not just the area it spawns around in so it will make the dunes biome, for example, even more sparse. To address the getting comfortable part of it, all they would need to do is have random spawn points within the assigned biome for the leviathans every playthrough. This would allow for a risk and reward system for players who want to be surprised by the leviathans each playthrough, but also rewards the players who decide to spend enough time around all of the larger number of leviathans to know where to build a base around them and how to navigate them. Moreover, having actual spawn points within the world makes more sense for the leviathans as an animal. If they patrol and seem to be only after the player then it's just too obvious they are a game mechanic and it takes away from the immersion.

[@qui-gontimtherandomraptor1072]

You should check out the Persistent Reapers mod! It adds extra reapers to the map that will wander around even when they're unloaded so you can encounter them anywhere at any time. One of my most vivid Subnautica memories involves this mod :) (Side note: it's also HIGHLY customizable, so you can make reapers as rare or not rare as you want and also have options for aggression levels and even a mode where the follow and stalk you over long distances) (Side note two: a thought that occurred to me that ties in with your idea is to combine it with a spawn control mod and remove the naturally spawning so only the wandering reapers exist? Could be an interesting playthrough)

[@GigglingGreg]

Yes but the map is not random every game, if there were leviathan patrols they would just go around the territorys they already go

[@RM-mb4hc]

I'd like crush depth damage on the player's body. It's always been a bit silly that your titanium vehicles get crushed and damaged by going too deep but if you pop out, you're completely fine.

[@Destroyer243]

Altera dive suits just be built different

[@TheOneAndOnlyMal]

That actually used to be a feature during early access, (you can enable it in the debug menu too) but it was so annoying, they had to remove it

[@boi2192]

Not only would it be annoying, but it would also not allow to do game progression backwards if you want to

[@Morning0v0Star]

Yeah，this is a huge immersion break for me, they should rework the prawn suit, than you have to use it in deep water, and you need watch your power and hp, make the game more intense in end game

[@johnnyknadler1157]

The Head Janitor (Riley) is just that strong

[@d1vr4]

for the autosave thing part i think they should do it like rdr2 did. by having an autosave function but also keeping the manual save so that you could go back if something happens. and the autosave will be there so that you would be fine if you forgot to save before exiting. and you could of course load both of them at any time

[@raffmahon]

like zelda games have that usually always works the best

[@blockofland-qo2oj]

i kinda like how fallout does its saves there are auto saves for when you enter buildings and also manual saves quick save/quick load and exit save so it saves when you exit

[@MineproGD]

yeah i agree i would hate if i saved to do something dangerous and while doing it it just autosaves and takes over my progress and puts me in danger.

[@milanvujcich]

Would be good if they found some way to stop being able to cheat by going back if something happens haha

[@cyborgmonday4817]

I would love to see more gatherable resources from fauna, like how you could get stalker teeth and gasopod pods.

[@unlogicalexplanation4422]

Yeah they really didn’t do well with this in SBZ

[@whismurr7101]

I think more creative leviathans would be a great idea Every leviathan, baring the sea emperors, can be put into three categories, bitey, grabby, or special. And the only special leviathan that isn’t passive is rhetorical Sea Dragon. Things can still be bitey and grabby, but they should be able to do other stuff. Like, for example, imagine if reaper leviathans could burrow and jump out of the sand like real life bobbit worms, or if shadow leviathans could cloak themselves somehow, leaving ONLY their shadows visible until they attack

[@leofhr2966]

You do realize the Ice Worm Leviathan is a literaly inspiration of the Bobbit Worm right ?

[@whismurr7101]

@@leofhr2966 no i did not but that doesn’t change that i think leviathans need a bit more spice :3

[@leofhr2966]

@whismurr7101 They said they have a new team for creatures so we will wait and see

[@unlogicalexplanation4422]

I love the shadow leviathan going invisible, it actually does currently. (I got my prawn wrecked because it came out of a literal wall)

[@Enclave.General]

i want more base parts and decorations, along with an upgreaded prawn suit or mech suit.

[@Destroyer243]

There's a dedicated base team, so look forward to many more parts. As for more prawn and mech stuff, I can't say much...

[@yayie2235]

More claustrophobic cave diving that reward you a unique in game items or an achievements.

[@Destroyer243]

The ones that force you out of your vehicle are always the most fun to explore

[@javiermontiero4982]

This would be nice. And not. On paper, claustrophobic underwater diving is horrifying so it makes sense it should be in Subnautica to some extent but... Below Zero showed that this game just isn't scary when everything is shrunken down and closer together. That game was mostly narrow spaces and I think it suffered for it (among many, many other reasons).

[@bipstymcbipste5641]

@@javiermontiero4982 Cause it's not particularly claustrophobic. Just annoying and frustrating

[@joshuasgameplays9850]

@@javiermontiero4982 I agree, the feeling of cave diving is simply not possible to replicate in a video game.

[@TV6365]

thanks, I hate it, in a good way :)

[@General_Grievous_.]

One thing that would be cool would be a digital or actual paper map that you can customize yourself and have the complete freedom to draw. This would also spark some interesting community interactions with people sharing and confronting their maps

[@dust.runner]

I love that. Feels like a compromise between getting lost with no map and having all the information auto unlock via a perfect in-game map

[@redpie32]

A bit random but i deathly want an archipellago with atolls, lagoons, islands, and more. It could even be the safe shallows of the new subnautica!

[@meictic5621]

some with void inbetween?

[@thethe9286]

I want active food chains so like take stalkers for example they need to eat to stay alive so you could have them seek out the smaller fish in the area like they do with metal scrap. This would add a whole new level of immersion to the world and make it feel even more like an actual ecosystem. Further more you could make the amount of each animal affect others so if you kill a ton of stalkers you would see more peepers as they have less predators.

[@AXAXAXAYt]

At that point you might aswell just play Rainworld

[@NelsonBrown]

I'd love to see a rich and layered ecological simulation with some varied creature AI. Like if you plant a lot of a specific plant at your base, that attracts the herbivores that specialize on eating that plant. The counter is to hatch their predators in your ACU and let them out around your base. (Early humans planted grain which attracted rats, which attracted cats...)

[@MossMothMyBeloved]

@@AXAXAXAYt Rain World is just a different game entirely

[@tultrapfighter]

it would be cool to see but hard to implement, creatures in subnautica have to respawn because many produce resources important to progression or just to stay alive like food or water. If top predators produce any sort of important resource it would majorly punish the player for killing literally anything, since the plants, prey animals and lesser predators would all be indirectly connected to them reducing their spawnrate. First-time players would likely not be aware of this mechanic and could accidentally ruin their chances of finding an important animal. The player would constantly have to micromanage how much of each creature they kill or keep alive to keep the ecosystem balanced, which could be very tedious and potentially not fun. The only feasable way to implement something like this is to keep track of how many creatures the player has killed and adjust spawnrates based on that. Active simulation would have to be done via GPU, something that the game would probably already be using lots of just for graphics. IMO it would have to be done as a challenge mode rather than in the base game.

[@ragingsaviorkami9862]

Eh, what? This was a thing in my game, I've seen stalkers attacking and killing peepers. It also happens with bonesharks or whatever their name is. Or am I deluded or something? Is this not a feature? I swear I remember it happening often in my game. I'm talking about Subnautica 2.0 on PC, which I played this year in January/February.

[@PleaseElaborate]

what I'd like to see: Entering vast underwater cave system: "Unusually high levels of genetic continuity detected within this biome. Data incomplete. It is recommended that a scanner room be built at the coordinates generated for optimal research conditions." Entering scanner room 1st time at coordinates: "Long-range scanners indicate that this biome is made up entirely of organic and fossilized material with no breaks in genetic continuity. This suggests that all contents once belonged or grew out of a single, massive organism. "Assessment: Leviathan class and biological records insufficient to the scope and size of this life form. Creating temporary unique classification based on ancient mythological texts: Titan"

[@PleaseElaborate]

I also like the idea of having a secondary objective of building a scanner room at specific areas in each biome which synthesizes useful blueprints based on local materials after being kept functional and powered in that spot for long enough. Each biome could have unique challenges to keeping a scanner room functional and the blueprints synthesized would be focused on mitigating those challenges. e.g. a lava zone scanner room could generate a more effective thermal suit and thermal charging modules for vehicles etc.

[@joshuasgameplays9850]

That sounds cool in theory, but trying to one-up the gargantuan fossil would probably just feel like cheap spectacle, especially considering the garg itself was already very much pushing the upper limit of believability.

[@bjork2376]

About five years ago I remember beating the first game on hardcore. I did it on my xbox one and I remember being even more terrified because the game on xbox would love to not load certain zones and i always had a risk of falling into the void. I actually remember saving myself from one of those falls but thats a different story for a different day. Anyways I was nearing the end of the game. I had cured myself and turned off the Big Gun and was finishing up the Neptune rocket when my game suddenly froze. I desperately spammed every button on my controller thinking it would help but unfortunately all of my efforts were in vain. When I loaded back in I was in my cyclops just above the lost river entrance in the blood kelp zone. Around 5 hours of progress was immediately sent into the void. I eventually got all my progress back but that was the next day.

[@SnowPaw404]

I lost my first ever playthrough on ps4 that was over 75 hours because the facility at in the lava zone didnt spawn in after a crash :(

[@nonreligionist]

More decorations. If it's in the game, we should be able to decorate with it. Also, customizable desk pictures and posters the same way wall picture frames could

[@Wulfjager]

more biomes and situations that made me feel what i felt the first time i entered to dunes biome. with the announcement of leviathan class lifeforms and the terrifyingly deep ocean floor. the feeling of, not 360 degrees, but spherically, all around me, there could be danger. that was perfection and id love to feel that again

[@StopDropDash]

I would absolutely adore seeing the old concept art of the single cell biome being used, navigating through an area using sound cues as to avoid the giant tentacles of the living floor is such a cool idea in the pitch black.

[@Chinesetakeout382]

Since multiplayer has been confirmed, I’d love to have a larger submarine that can be piloted alone. The PDA says that the cyclops should be piloted with 3 people, but a good reason was never given for actually needing it. You can do basically everything from the wheel. Give us a cyclops or cyclops like sub to at can be piloted by one person, then the bigger team based one. I’d love it if the controls of the sub were separate from a sonar map, camera controls being somewhere else. I love the idea of delegating duties between the players. Someone can pilot the sub, someone else can manage the map and cameras, maybe some defenses like shielding, a shock system, and the distraction pods, and have the hull break on the inside. Someone can be in charge of building items to prepare for when they actually get to the destination, and they can also deal with any repairs that the sub could need. This delegation of duties is why I love raft so much.

[@NickCombs]

There are some good ideas in there. I would like to take the patrol paths idea even further and model dynamic behavior of ocean life based on interactions with each other. For example, a predator might prefer to prey upon a species of fish, and it might also try to avoid an even larger predator. Meanwhile that fish species might migrate different places to feed and spawn. In this way, we'd have somewhat predictable patterns, but with a dynamic and logical variation. My biggest suggestion would be to introduce weather and seasons. This would form the basis of most of these dynamic variations. The fish would migrate to warmer waters in the winter to feed on plankton-like organisms or vegetation. But this would be a great way to create more variety to explore within the same biome. Not every biome needs or wants seasonal changes, of course. But just a few where it makes sense would help a lot. The weather would be largely eye candy, but that's still really important to bring the world to life for the player. I think they're going to experiment more with mobile base options. The cyclops was a good prototype, but that more modular design could really open up more options for how we approach base building. I'm imagining small capsules like on the space station that can be towed around and docked to any base. This would let us build one scanner capsule and bring it with us to whichever base that is needed. I would also like more situational info about each species we scan. If I scan a creature while it's feeding, I should gain insights about that part of its behavior. There could be similar insights for when it's active/resting, breeding, socializing, traveling, fleeing threats, and young/aged. Seasonal differences noted as well. But it would be amazing to start with a really basic entry and only be able to fill it out by observing that creature in various contexts.

[@pixy8008]

What I want is : -the base pieces you talked about -some sort of minimap but you have to draw it yourself, it would add a big challenge to the game while also be really useful if the player draws it correctly -alien tech, PLEASE give us some sort of alien subs modifier. -minimum of 4 submarines : a seamoth type of submarine that is small, maneuverable and fast / a prawn suit ( maybe mk4 ) / Something between the seamoth and cyclops ; you would be able to build in it, but it would only have one single room and a docking bay / a cyclops types sub.

[@gamingmango7017]

So basically we need the odyssey sub in the next game

[@tychus1018]

Isn't the third one just a seatruck

[@pixy8008]

@@tychus1018no bc the seatruck is shit, you can’t build what you want inside, it’s slow, they tried to merge 2 different vehicles into 1, which didn’t worked at all.

[@tychus1018]

@thecreeper803 the seatruck is absolute shit but it does fit the role of a medium range mobile base, if below zero gave us the seamoth and cyclops on top of the seatruck and just gave us a module that let you build freely it would be so much better

[@gamingmango7017]

@@tychus1018 I somewhat agree with your point, however the Cyclops would be too large to navigate in below zero’s map.

[@IAmTheRealHost]

Me personally, I would want autosave as a toggle cuz I do a lot of crazy stuff, and I don’t want that to be broken. Like one time I just spawned 100 reapers and 60 ghost leviathans cuz why not. Would hate for my main save to become that.

[@Destroyer243]

Agreed, subnautica has too many "I may not have a brain, but I've got an idea" moments that you don't want to keep and ruin that save.

[@SnowPaw404]

so just make another save to do dumb stuff on??

[@Destroyer243]

@@SnowPaw404 most people want to test or do stupid things in the save that they have the idea in. The idea typically involves something they saw. They would need to make a backup copy of their save to do what you're saying, and that's only possible on PC. What are consoles gonna do? If subnautica 2 is as stable as the original game (I pushed the game to its limits and it never crashed once, the framerate would tank, but the game would still run) we shouldn't need an auto save.

[@mcdrums87]

My wish list: 1. Built-in multiplayer. I love the idea of having a 2-3 person crew managing a Cyclops in the Lost River, trying to navigate around the leviathans. 2. Procedurally generated maps. Part of the appeal of Subnautica 1 was the exploration, and the game would be much more replayable if the map was different every time. This would probably be limited to a pure survival mode, but it would still be a fun add. 3. More objectives and recipes. The first two games were very much "scavenge materials and recipes" for survival. I think a fun new angle would be that of a researcher setting up various bases to survey the environment and sea life. The more data you gather, the more recipes you unlock. This gives you a reason to set up and maintain multiple bases throughout the map, and creates a progression curve without "go deeper and find stuff." 4. More game modes. I kind of mentioned this already with the pure survival mode, but there are lots of things you can do in a big map like this. You could have a mode where you're sent to clean up the Aurora's wreck, converting it into a new base, or just to be nice to the environment. There could be a "Leviathan Hunter" mode, where you have access to weapons that will take down the beasts. This could open up a few other story threads to explore, too.

[@terminator6431]

Your first point is already confirmed to be in subnautika 2.

[@cutecatgamer_yt]

I sometimes cant sleep bc im too excited for Subnautica 2 ( or 3) to some out

[@smax._.7022]

Be patients my Friend♥️✝️😁👍

[@impctagent]

Prawn getting stuck in the thermal plant hits too close to home

[@KMCA779]

it happened enough that they eventually patched it out... I still get out and walk.

[@marbulOfficial]

I DIDN'T KNOW IT HAPPENED TO OTHERS TOO LMFAO

[@BunNiiMelody]

A mini map that unlocks as you explore. I am chronically lost.

[@Destroyer243]

Maybe a better seaglide minimap too...

[@javiermontiero4982]

If they add a map, I'd hope it's something like the map system in Tchia. I'm not against a map if it is diegetic and doesn't give too much info too easily. I think Tchia executed this perfectly. It doesn't tell you where you are. You have to use your own intuition, memory, and landmarkings to figure out where you are on the map.

[@Destroyer243]

@@javiermontiero4982 that's actually a great idea!

[@tychus1018]

Something I thought of was like the control room but for scanners, so if you have scanner rooms around the map you can have a combined view of the entire thing, and change what they are each scanning for or whatnot

[@-.RuhRoh]

Honestly it would probably be convenient, but I feel like the lack of clear map really adds to the feeling. You have no idea where you are! It’s scary. It’d be cool if the map wasn’t a “normal map” and instead very vague and unclear, idk how they would do it though.

[@ethanplayz2116]

The idea of having to plan out a base location based on where a leviathan might be is so cool, and having the paths change every playthrough so you can’t just figure out what area is safe and what area isn’t

[@NerdyPenguin223]

Things that I want: -BRING BACK SIMON! -Add leviathans that make me require new pants every time I visit. The only leviathans that EVER did this were the ghosts and reapers. Sorry Below Zero, you're leviathans were garbage. -Make the landscaping pretty. Subnautica did a decent job of this with various biomes like the bulb zone, grand reef, lost river, and a few more. Below Zero absolutely NAILED the landscaping. All of it was SO BEAUTIFUL! I hope that they do the same thing in Subnautica 2 (or 3 ig) -Make the story good. Subnautica's was pretty good, but for Below Zero... I think they tried a little too hard. It felt WAY more like a campaign rather than exploration/survival. Seriously, EVERYTHING ABOUT BELOW ZERO WAS GREAT EXCEPT FOR THE STORY AND LEVIATHANS!

[@scary_face4478]

I think it would be awesome if some creatures had a certain time of the day when they are asleep. It would be really cool to have a hyperaggressive leviathan that will always kill you when its awake but you can avoid it by going into its territory at the right time Edit: And also if your submarine is to loud you wake it up

[@johanderuiter9842]

1. Freely roaming predators/leviathans, not restricted to pre-programmed patrol boundaries. 2. Ability to trade resources offworld. 3. Ability, equipment and tools to actually do genetic/bio, archeological and geological research, to build up databases and communicate off world. 4. Have a pet in the base!

[@falcoon_f_zero9450]

Three additions I've been wishing ever since the first Subnautica have been wandering leviathans, ocean currents and storms that affect the surface water. The video covered most of the pros of wandering leviathans and I'd love to have them interact with the bases as well, such as stalking around it or smashing into it if they saw you enter it. The base damage and flooding is a neat mechanic but it's not really utilised in the games and this could add a purpose to it. It would add some pressure of hoping the leviathan will go away before the base floods or you'd have to make a momentary escape. Ocean currents were another thing that came to mind when crossing large areas of the map. Would be neat if you could use the currents to get around the map quicker when you know where they go through. And it would be great to have storms that affect the ocean too. Below Zero got halfway and added changing weather and storms but it mainly affected you on land. Would be awesome if the sea started raging in a heavy storm and you could even ride the large waves as another option of getting around quicker.

[@kenidur]

Another thing that I thought of with environmental effects: Changes through time/actions. Similar to how beating the first game gets rid of Khraa from the wildlife and releases emperors, but with more drastic effects. For example, maybe wild eggs hatching and being laid after a set amount of time for fish to return instead of random spawns, or something akin to whalefalls if you kill a leviathan (since we all know that's never stopping), where fish will swarm the corpse and allow a small ecosystem to bloom before it decomposes. (after all, if you're gonna make reapers go extinct, they might as well add some kind of consequence.)

[@sowiwiody3681]

Here's mine: 1) Don't make a worse game (Below Zero) 2) Make progression more intuitive (I've recently finished the game twice, and the on the first time I had to all the time search guides on YT how to get certain blueprints to progres Yes, there are radio calls, but it's incredibly easy to miss something. Not the mention they don't even fire, if you have been to the pod beforehand). I think It'd be great if the player got a warning, that he's leaving an area with undiscovered blueprints. Some kind of a guided exploration would be nice too. Like in Subnautica there's almost nothing guiding you to an orange tablet. 3) Keep combat to a minimum. Subnautica is mostly an exploration game, so I love how animals actually behave like animals. Excluding Warpers (obviously), and leviathans, they retreat after getting hit once, and they mostly leave you alone, if you keep your distance. I don't think aggresive mobs are needed, maybe one or two, but no more types. 4) Bring back Cyclops. 5) Map at least as big as Subnautica 6) If possible give us co-op, and at least one multicrew sub. Like, Cyclops is said to be 3 people lorewise, but gameplaywise there's nothing to do for others. Portable scouting drones piloted from the sub itself would be nice.

[@ThatGuyKazz]

My main hope for Subnautica 2 is a map design that encourages and rewards building multiple bases and actually finding interesting places to build them. My biggest complaint with both the original is just that by the time you get far enough away from the safe shallows to start feeling like it would be nice to have a base there you reach the edge of the map get whatever is in that area and never have a reason to go back there. The only place where it make sense to have a second base at all is the entrance to the lost river and even then because of how confined that space is it really only make sense to have a small outpost rather than a full base. This complaint is even bigger in Below Zero because the map is much smaller overall. What I think would be ideal is a map layout that would resemble something like a large atoll where there is a ring of shallow waters with deeper waters in both the center and around the exterior of that ring. That way as you explore you are going to find places where a second, third, or even 4th base make sense and help you progress.

[@Pumpkindawg]

I’d like to see some of subnautica’s and below zero’s biomes in subnautica 2, There would be so many resources biomes and base options. The crystal caves would be good for resources but incredibly dangerous. Also bringing all of the vehicles from both games along with some new weapons unique weapons that can only be used by certain vehicles and of course, new vehicles would be really cool as well And more base parts. Also marg has a tamed snow stalker wouldn’t be cool if you could tame land or sea creatures?

[@dikulaa]

The grappling arm has certainly saved my prawn from getting stuck. It literally wouldnt move and the arm would just make it slowly slide but id get out!

[@wrgy]

i want to see leviathans have quick time events that if you miss youre instantly eaten so it always has some risk to it

[@OctolinkG]

This video is very well put together! You explain your points quite well and present your arguments clearly. I hope these all get added to Subnautica 2 too!

[@demris15]

I would personally love to see parallel build paths... eg: 3 different formulas for the same buildable, so you aren't reliant on going to 1 spot, but rather you could risk venuring deeper, navigating a leviathan, etc.

[@ManuelBasiri]

VR Support in my opinion is the most essential feature in SN2. Unless you have played SN in VR, there is absolutely no way to explain it by words. There is not a major VR title in PC and Quest that I don't own and play and none of them have given me the sense of immersion I experienced in SN on VR.

[@Breathtaker5000]

Agreed. I’m definitely gonna have to play the game in VR at some point. It sounds so cool

[@El-hefe_]

I like the leviathan patrol idea. That’s one thing as an experienced player I felt both games lacked. Once I knew where they spawned I could easily avoid them. Having them roaming across the map randomly would cause experienced players to be more careful.

[@UnderdogFr0g]

playing subnautica high is so fun and immersive cant even imagine trying it in vr too

[@arnavkhetan076]

i love the leviathan patrol idea, although it is not a simple thing, in fact it feels like it would be a very difficult thing to do(note that i too do not know anything about game developing but this seems like a very difficult task), also the emergency backup of power as power cells in the base is a brilliant idea

[@freddiecontreras-wf5oh]

There needs to be a void biome, leviathans that hunt instead of linger in the same area, weather affects that cause biomes to change like water rising or temperature change thats brings different species even leviathans to different areas

[@Maholix]

Personally the thing I would want the most is an improvement on the pet system. In the first game you could have a containment and although it allowed you to spawn fish, it was a bit of a letdown otherwise. I would love to see it expanded to allow for bioengineering or behavioral study. Both of which were actual factors in the storyline of each of the games so far but for whatever reason we were only allowed to interact through the scanner itself. Labs have been purely cosmetic and I would like to see that change. How cool would it be if you could design your own Leviathan or cuttlefish by taking samples of DNA from the various life forms on the planet? Or what if certain life forms could break out of containment if you don't research them correctly? It would add a risk reward system to the actual base management all while making the game feel more lived in.

[@VladIsLove22]

I want something like infected crossroads in hollow knight, maybe some piece of land will fly up and make a new island with some new location to explore deep down, or in reverse, some isalnd sinks to the bottom of sea Sorry for mistakes if i made any, im not a native speaker, or in this case writer

[@biomechanical923]

I'd like to see some kind of multiplayer feature. Everyone wants to show off a cool base to their friends. Maybe have some kind of chest where you can gift materials to other players like the "time capsule" feature from the end of the first game

[@Adagator]

Great video! What I would love to see in the next Subnautica is for sure more new scary and massive creatures. I'm playing Below Zero now and today I saw that giant ice worm for the first time. And I'm absolutely terrified of it, just like I am of the dead zone in the first game. I hope to have the same feeling of being both frightened and fascinated in the next game. The auto save is also a wonderful idea. I hate that I can save the game and do something risky, cause if something goes bad I can just get back to the saved point.

[@TheGlowingManYT]

One of the small things I want that will make a big difference is stackable resources in lockers

[@AtheonTMTY]

I would love to see some diagonal connection options for habitats. I think the idea with only cardinal directions is limiting.

[@loseeraleeert2444]

one thing I’d like to see is vertical migration, this is sort if like the leviathan patrol idea but i think some creatures should stay in the depths during the day then move up to the surface during the night, in subnautica the surface over deep areas is almost completely barren, because everything interesting or dangerous is a couple hundred meters lower, i dont want the open ocean part to be completely taken away at night or for the night ocean to be overflowing with massive dangerous predators, that would make traveling at night too annoying at the surface and too easy at night; i just want some specific species of deep sea creatures to move up at night, things like the spinefish and the jelly ray, jellyfish-like or squid-like creatures would also be good, or even a shark-like one especially if they ate spinefish or jellyrays. but idk what gameplay mechanic this could serve, maybe if the creatures were big enough they could have barnacles with useful resources inside that you might otherwise nit be able to reach because you dont have a strong enough vehicle yet, or they could carry things the way stalkers or sea monkeys do, or maybe it’d just add to the world building and make the planet feel more like a functioning ecosystem, as well as make the open ocean surface more pretty and lively at night.

[@Bob-jh6xt]

I think the leviathan patrol idea is an amazing idea for a different reason. When you go to get something, be it blueprints or materials, from an area with a leviathan, there's not really a point because you'll get chased off by said leviathan, so if leviathans patrolled, then you could be given a limited time to scavenge around an area until they return.

[@ukasz8945]

The thing I would also love to see is leviathans attacking the base, it always felt weird that the base is basically safe no matter if you built it in the Void or Crash zone

[@user-bq4kv7ij2x]

Death screens, bigger submarines, multi-player, deeper, bigger, maps, and (more) cutscenes. And scary music when a leviathan gets closer

[@Destroyer243]

4 player co-op is confirmed Bigger map is confirmed Deeper map is to be expected Bigger map probably means bigger subs

[@javiermontiero4982]

Zero cutscenes! Their attempt at direct story telling was awful. Below Zero showed us that. They had it perfect in Subnautica 1 because it was hands off. You figured it out as you went and only if you wanted to. I pray they don't repeat their Below Zero nonsense of shoehorning cutscenes into the next game.

[@goodboi7320]

Better yet, they could make music stop playing when a leviathan is near.

[@furrytime7193]

I want a ton of biomes and creatures obviously but also map that I can discover myself, like it maps everywhere i go. Another thing that is extremely important to me is decorating. Creature statues, posters, random things, even placing your materials on cupboards or smth and more plants i could decorate with. My current run In S n BZ are to have a base in every biome but I really dont have much to decorate with

[@pandurlolgg5780]

I hope for: 1. Giving the Modding community a super easy time to develope and implement mods 2. Garganthuan Leviathan 3. MULTIPLAYER !!!

[@Chekmate-em3mc]

If they add reaper patrols then I’d love to see trackers you can shoot into leviathans so you can see where they are at all times. Of course it would be dangerous bc you need to get all up close and personal, but rewarding. I’d also like to see a new cyclops style ship the size of a large room. Probably wouldn’t do much but it would be very cool

[@danandtab7463]

along the line of leviathan patrols, I was thinking definitely more fauna behaviors that seem "real". they did a decent job the first time around, I just want...even more of that.

[@martiano13bros]

I want there to be survivors, maybe not in the overworld but maybe in lifepods or bases and they are either instructed to not interact with you or you might be infected with something, but in the end you can interact with them by giving them items they may need maybe with a walkie talkie and if you dont give them the item they may die or not help you. I think you shouldn't be able to see them to give that feeling of still being pretty alone at the very least alone out in the water. If you give them things they may give you valuable resources like melon seeds or maybe you can ask for items from them and they periodically give them to you via a drop box so you cant touch them. Also this goes in to my other want which is dynamic weather. Imagine you have to build a weather type scanner or maybe an upgrade that lets you change from locating items to showing certain weather like whirlpools or a leviathan crossing or like a bruteshark migration you want to avoid. Maybe even like stable and unstable geothermic vents so some you can place a thermal power thing but some you cant unless you upgrade your base or even suit since maybe they raise the temperature way too high. Maybe even meteor showers to avoid the shallows or even some kind of blizzard but gas or sand that somehow doesnt let you breath the outside air unless its in a cave. The only other thing id want is some sort of larger storage. Like maybe a room you can build that lets you store a whole heck of alot of stuff and it sorts itself into single items with a x1 marker to indicate how many of them you have. It would make having to go from box to box having to pick up 1 or 2 items and easier to sort things. Maybe like 100 or more inventory slots so a 2x2 takes up 4 and a 2x3 takes up 6 and so on. Or at least some little mini rumba that can organize items for you or something that lets you take out items from a single point out of any inventory in your base. Other than that I just hope they stick more to subnautica 1 than below zero. Below zero was good but the atmosphere of 1 is way spookier and better imo

[@Karackal]

Here's my list: 1. A larger map that is deeper and wider with more biomes to explore 2. Decompression effects: no more jumping in and out of your cyclops willy-nilly below 1000m. 3. A living ecosystem that doesn't revolve around the player at all. Subnautica pretends this pretty well but think Rain World. 4. Most importantly: multi-player! I want to explore the depths together with my spouse.

[@SukunaDgoats]

A good thing with leviathan patrols would be leviathans actually attacking your base, like the degasi. With the current game you can literally live with the leviathans inches off of your base and it won't affect you at all. Just imagine hopping back in your base and a reaper just munches off a part of it

[@furrytime7193]

I love that my base is safe. I can build next to them and study them

[@jace_d]

I'd like to see leviathans not f'ing clip through walls or the ground. In Below Zero I lost a vehicle thanks to those Shadow Leviathans because I thought I was safe in small rift only for that fucking thing to clip through everything and destroy my seatruck. And of course we can't not mention the Dragon Leviathans that everyone has seen clip at least once during playthroughs.

[@shanks2872]

I want intelligent AI like a Leviathan that stalks you in the depths, it kinda drops hints that it's there but doesn't show itself until it strikes. Makes for much scarier leviathans than just plain aggro.

[@Tasty.Jams44]

It’d be so nice to have a map that showed you the biomes as you discovered them. And discovered resources tell you where they can be found. Having to google that stuff was frustrating.

[@calebwatson5102]

Here’s what I want to see in Subnautica 2 KZbin videos. Take it away, Hulk! Hulk: Big monster!

[@Si1verWings]

Itd be so cool if they added creature AI reminicent of Rain World -- food chains, creatures moving when out of render distance/player area, reputatuon systems, interactions among their own species, etc.

[@tippedjungle]

Tagging a leviathan and tracking its movement is a good idea, maybe have an upgrade on the "seamoth" that beeps when one is near but doesn't actually show you where, just that itts close by 😳 id also like to be able to dim the lights in my base.

[@jamesbaldes7065]

I want to see Sea Emperor Levithan again, Its the most sweetest and kindest creature. In Subnautica we got very less time with the sea empress, she was a sweet creature and the only friend in that planet but we couldn't free her.

[@swedisheinherjer]

I wish that there will be more ''real life'' sea creatures such as actual sharks, moray eels, stingrays and whales. At least some kind of shark or larger type of predator fish. The whales in the Dishonored franchise is what I'm talking about. I might be a whale but up-close it is way more scarier. I love the Subnautica games but I've also thought that most sea creatures are too cartoon-ish.

[@HayzTeeArt]

I think an optional auto save feature would be good. Where you can toggle it on or off. So those who are new and more scared can breathe just that tiniest bit easier. But those who want to have the challenge of not being able to roll back their save to an opportune time for themselves will have a challenge. Without having to do the 1 life only mode It'd be a nice balance between being new/scared player friendly and also adding that extra difficulty to well versed players who don't yet want to try hardcore with the 1 life only. It'd add a nice middle ground between newbies, decent players, and then the pros who just do hardcore only

[@HayzTeeArt]

Also on another note, being someone who's avoided all reaper areas and is only just getting braver and venturing outside of the shallows a tad bit, I'm not sure how I'd feel about free roaming leviathans. On one hand, it'd be cool. Because like ark, they'd have Spawn areas but free roaming or having their own cycle of behaviour around a larger location would be awesome. As it adds that random component and makes it less predictable. Though, I don't have experience with the reapers and such yet. So I will probably hate myself for saying this once I have lol. But, I do assume for the less scared folks, the predictability possible ruins it once you know how to handle them and where they won't stray beyond

[@lucabogatean]

Awesome video! I would really like to see leviathan patrols and improved base building in SN 2. Here are my 4 things that I would like to be added to Subnautica 2: 1. Dynamic wheather 2. In-game voice chat (like a blueprint for a walkie-talkie mask or something) 3. Character costumisation (like diffrent hairstyles, beard, skin colour and body type) 4. Dymamic vehicle control (I would really love to control a sub not only from my keyboard keys, but from a control pannel) I am so excited about Subnautica 2!!!!

[@Destroyer243]

They have a dedicated creature team, and base building team, so better AI and building is garunteed!

[@lucabogatean]

@@Destroyer243 I know! That's why I'm overly excited about this game

[@justmax7244]

in game voice chat ? the game has to be multiplayer first

[@Destroyer243]

@@justmax7244 it's confirmed to have at least 4 player co-op as an option

[@Phantom-_-Crash]

To add to environmental effects, I would like to see water effects. I want a more chaotic surface with big waves and whirlpools and blah blah. It's just not as scary if the water is calm, yk. Above the surface I mean. I'd also like to see things like rip-currents and stuff. Just wanna see more done with the water. I don't like going up and seeing small itty bitty waves as if I'm on the beach of a lake. I wanna REALLY feel like I'm in the middle of the unforgiving ocean!

[@jfilms8660]

In the forest me and a friend spent countless hours making our base bigger and bigger to help defend against the ever growing patrol groups, it made the pursuit of a perfect base infinite. I think patrols and intentional combat are just what this game needs.

[@Mricecreeper-ok1pe]

They should make more food options and more biomes with different animals ranging from deepest being the most sneaky and dangerous to the shallow friendly waters

[@its_saber1525]

I want the next map to be insanely wide and deep One thing that makes the ocean terrifying is how vast and deep it is. Most locations aren't deep enough to give that feeling. Imagine how terrifying it would be to be like 1.5km deep, but not see the bottom or top of the ocena

[@Felisbus]

i would love a blind leviathan that would only be able to hear you, so instead of going in vehicle you would need to swim or lure him with sounds. I think that would be a pretty scary enemy, and if it is in a dark area, better. (i don't remember if there was a leviathan like this in the previous games, i didn't played them in a long time)

[@prenticeandrew11]

I really really like the pathway and tagging ideas for Leviathans to plan and coordinate your excursions.

[@Cheese_for_life833]

What I would REALLY like Is maybe being apart of a different faction and not only Alterra. There would be different equipment, different and other themed vehicles ect...

[@malohn2068]

Have 2 autosaves with manual save be an option. Everytime you enter a vehicle it should save and every 5 minute in-game it can save. That way you have manual save and an autosave aswell as a backup if your autosave at a bad time

[@Bliss467]

If you’re gonna track leviathans, you should have to manually put the tracker on them. It could be from a distance but it should feel earned.

[@JUANORQUIO]

That’s Tremendously Awesome! Have An Incredible Week!

[@permeus2nd]

Weapons so I can actually kill stuff that makes the mistake of getting in my way and base defences. It’s just what humans do, within a day of the crash most normal people would have strapped a heat knife to a stick to make a spear so the can defend them selfs without needing to get too close, soon after that we would find a way to fire the things likely with a cord attached to it.

[@mrjblacc85]

Great ideas! I'd also love to be able to craft from your base inventory.

[@rbwagner7497]

I always wanted a dock for the cyclops, just a vertical tube with a ladder that goes on top of an I compartment but when the cyclops gets close it mates up with the bottom front hatch.

[@Tokyoprism]

As long as it’s co-cop I’m happy. The first game is more than scary enough for me so I could do without the patrols and anything that ups the stress but still a cool idea

[@spec8888]

i gotta say i love that it doesnt have autosave. if my prawn gets stuck in the floor of the lava castle, i can reload my save and get my prawn back. i save like every 5 minutes and i love it

[@spec8888]

i did love the save and quit when i played hardcore.

[@billcipher147]

I'd generally love to see more furniture. In a large base, you're bound to run into some repetition when it comes to decorating, especially in the first game.

[@andregamersideswipe]

Would love if we had water currents like areas we can’t swim in or use a vehicles in with upgrades

[@DetectiveWraith]

The leviathan patrols would terrify me, but I don’t know if they’re a good idea from a game design standpoint. You’d have to add the idea into the pda, and preferably do it with only one type of leviathan.

[@justmax7244]

Multiplayer needs to be added for sure this game could be some much fun with people

[@Slyme_7]

the patrol points thing is genius

[@augustthenuz984]

The whole game instability problem with the saves could be solved by doing what certain other games do and allowing you to load manual and auto saves separately. Also, some leviathans are just straight up on a track unless they spot you in below zero. One time I observed a shadow leviathan going literally the exact same loop several times. I’m guessing this is supposed to be a fix for them glitching through the ground in the first game, but it just makes them super unintimidating. The type of leviathan path suggested in this video sounds like a much better idea, though.

[@HuntShowdownLab]

I love the idea of tagging leviathans.

[@thatcharlotte3248]

If autosaves are implemented, I’d like to see 2 slots separate save slots, one for autosaves, and one for manual saves. One of my fondest memories of subnautica is going on scouting expeditions deep into unexplored parts of the map with nothing but a seaglide and o2 tank, then quit once I inevitably drowned and reload with the knowledge I acquired (this is actually how I made my way through the Lava Zone and Lost River, XD).

[@terminatorlover9757]

For the auto save part I think that auto save should be a setting that you could turn on because it is easy for bad stuff such as subnuatica 1 were you seamoth could get beached a the crash site so if they were to add something to unstuck your vehicle then auto save would be a good option

[@Del-Canada]

I think lack of auto save is actually a way to teach people the game. When you mess up you have to start at your last manual save and you can learn a lot this way, do something differently, and so on.

[@blablubb8615]

Loosing 8 Hours of Gameplay only taught me to get an autosave Mod. Can still save Manualy but got autosave every 15 minutes. only positives in autosave, no negatives.

[@ZaCuttleFish]

Great video. I love all of your ideas. Now, I had some of the same ones, like the leviathans moving around on a different hunting path and the platforms centering. I hope you don't mind me using them in my video about what I would like to see in Subnautica 2. I'm not trying to copy. I do apologize if it seems that way. It will probably be like 2 ish months before I make the video I need to start and finish my Below Zero play through. So, I can form better ideas for what I wouldn't mind seeing in the next game. Mich love, man. hope you keep growing.

[@crimson0119]

I would love to see more wreck or even an underwater city diving. most fun I had in BZ was diving the mercury, hopping from oxygen plant to oxygen plant....going from room to room. would be more fun to dive an underwater building or city.