Can I Complete Subnautica with Just a Prawn Suit? (pt. 1)

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[@zeck7775]

Small note in case you didn't know: You don't actually need to have the propulsion cannon to get into the aurora (although it helps with the cave crawlers). There's an alternate entrance you can find by heading up, and then once you get in that room, you can jump on top of some rubble to get in the door without having the propulsion cannon. I actually have almost never made a propulsion cannon in my playthroughs.

[@Streetcleanergaming]

Yea I did that accidentally my first playthrough and never got the blueprints cause I never needed them

[@zeyolivetree]

that’s wild, i never even knew about that entrance! i’ll prolly still go with the propulsion canon (i just like it and its utility) but good to know i don’t actually need it.

[@Scongi]

Yeah also a thing to save a bit of resources. Crafting recipes that need battery dont check its percentage. So a 0% battery is just as good as a 100% I dont know how I found this out but it works. And in the early game its really good cuz free charge plus the recipe is done

[@cheato1163]

I didnt know there was an actual entrance, ive just always went the other way and wondered why propulsion exists...

[@zelda4thego]

I made it since I think they are cool

[@ZoofyZoof]

They made the prawn suit better in below zero, and then made the totally brilliant decision to not backport those changes to subnautica...

[@killerwhale__]

Wait wat changed

[@ZoofyZoof]

@@killerwhale__ General movement and stability. It feels a lot better to move around in it in BZ, you never phase through the ground, and it has more satisfying noises.

[@beastmode9988]

It might be because alterra modified the prawn suit in the time span between below zero and subnatica

[@ZoofyZoof]

@@beastmode9988 That is the worst excuse imaginable. You can't give an in-universe explanation as a defense against patching out glitches of the prawn suit in base subnautica. You cannot say something like "Alterra fixed that glitch where the prawn suit would turn into a ghost and phase through the ground", in-universe that doesn't make any sense, that's not a thing.

[@beastmode9988]

@@ZoofyZoof cry more

[@ultmateragnarok8376]

Right off the bat, I can imagine that by not allowing yourself a base you're going to have insane amounts of storage problems and power problems. No base or cyclops means no recharging your power cells or batteries, so all your tools and your prawn suit will need replacements until you get the thermal reactor, and atop that, you can't bring a fabricator with you, so every bit of crafting has to be done at the lifepod. The prawn suit isn't meant for expeditions without anywhere substantial to return to. On the bright side, the prawn suit can use all portals. I have found it viable to make a second prawn suit for shallower expeditions, as the base crush depth means you can visit even the entry to the lost river without needing a depth module at all, and stocking it with storage upgrades gives it an inventory capacity identical to your own or that of a large locker, which is fairly useful for drilling and so forth. It still tends to be nicer to have somewhere to put all the stuff you bring back, but having so much extra capacity - particularly as it's not half filled with tools, unlike your own inventory is required to be on longer trips - is incredibly handy. In regards to fragments, the torpedo arm is one of the least useful (what with the unupgraded arm doing basically the same thing) so it's _everywhere_ around wrecks, but it does serve as a marker - if there's torpedo arms all over the wreck, then it's likely there will be a couple grappling arm or drill arm fragments deeper in. Or sometimes the propulsion cannon arm, because that.. sure does exist, I guess.

[@DroneDropper]

You got me wanting to play subnatica again. I used to be so scared, even with creative!

[@meezbeerde6264]

Absolutely correct i went to below zero 0.1 sec after i saw THE REAPER at the back of the aurora R.I.P Cassandra 2023-2023

[@DroneDropper]

Can you please pin this comment? This might give you more subscribers if they think you are the best at playing.

[@hyrummamanakis8529]

same.

[@DroneDropper]

Edit: I quit out when sunbeam was attacked, even though I lost a ton of base that I built.

[@d1nodray]

@@DroneDropper r/choosingbeggars

[@user-wq1wi1rd4t]

I should have made a flashlight Me:THERES ONE ON YOUR SEAGLIDE

[@user-if8kt5iy2h]

How could bro forget.

[@neygrid9037]

the seaglides flashlight sucks tbh its not as bright plus it iluminates at a smaller radius

[@ChSVaness]

...and then you have to build the Cyclops because the Neptune rocket needs its shield generator 😅

[@pavelolifirenko2541]

Fun comments

[@ultmateragnarok8376]

It's basically just a really expensive fabricator.

[@JackDemonXD]

for diamonds and lithium early on, I just go to the gun platform Island, it's got TONS of shale outcrops also, you can punch outcrops with the Prawn Suit and pick it up (you can even duplicate items if you pick them up with both arms at the EXACT same time... kinda hard to do, but doable)

[@Gamerman-lu9bs]

I WOULD go to the Q.E.P for diamonds and lithium early on IF i knew WHERE it is

[@JackDemonXD]

@@Gamerman-lu9bsgo to the surface of the water, look towards the north of the aurora, there should be a wierd cloud/fog like thing, thats thats the Q.E.P. there is another wierd fog thing towards the south as well, that's the other Island

[@HeezNeez]

Now I gotta go try this duplication thing Edit: That shit don’t work

[@angusreibelt722]

It's called the mountain island

[@zirusgd]

Then there is the jellyshroom caves

[@voidwalker9746]

Loving the influx of small content creators with really funny, engaging content. It brings me back to a simpler time before names like Pewdiepie and DanTDM were all over the place, and I'm glad to see that KZbin is slowly but surely pulling itself out of the brainrot era.

[@thetomtom2362]

The fuck you mean!? DanTDM is my childhood and do not disrespect him and if you don’t like DanTDM or Pewdiepie Watch Someone Else.

[@voidwalker9746]

@@thetomtom2362 i think you misread my message. I was reminiscing about simpler times when those channels were smaller and more niche, and we didn't have swarms of brainrot channels everywhere.

[@thetomtom2362]

@@voidwalker9746 oh ok yeah I misunderstood

[@KillerBeeKeeper]

Smashing a reapers skull in with a prawn suit is awesome.

[@Miki-xw8ck]

19:38 on that few sec i love the hiding freddy fazbear

[@williampericht5719]

5:39

[@its_whisper]

19:37 freddy fazbear on the top right 💀

[@richardkominek2244]

Oh yeah I didn't see that.

[@laylauniversa2287]

There was a goofy fact there at about 9:38

[@laylauniversa2287]

I meant face

[@Creminson]

i just saw that xD

[@pavelolifirenko2541]

Love the prawn suit!

[@rakaydosdraj8405]

I used to do "Prawn backpacking"- You can build a base, but you cannot build a second one until you deconstruct the first one. No waterproof lockers- you can only have resources you can carry with you or in your prawn's storage. Also, the run "starts" when I fill my inventory and walk (on foot) through the island teleporter- gotta build the prawn below the floating island, and you can never return to the Safe Shallows. It's a convenient place to return to for building the rocket.

[@felixsheep]

Cyclop shield generator 😅 ( you need it for neptune rocket )

[@pedroferreira8033]

don't know if someone said this but why didn't you pick up the storage module in the aurora??

[@anthonymedina6478]

Lapis: “I don’t like the prawn suit” Also lapis: plus 80 confidence boost

[@Down_Bad_Simp]

Did you know that most plants and plant products (like blood oil) can be grown in exterior growbeds?

[@carlkenner4581]

That counts as a base and would violate the rules of this challenge. Unless he can carry it in the prawn suit, he can't build it.

[@Maketoru]

Small tips that might help in future challenges, There are easier way to go for blood kelp, near lifepod 17, if you go a bit further behind and go left you'll be in a rather safe place where they can also spawn, and for the mushroom forest same thing, behind lifepod 17 go in the same orientation as the big wreck and there'll be a radiation-safe mushroom forest, having lifepod 13 also

[@Mr_santa-dio-]

Best advice: just try to kill warpers everytime you see them and they would warp out

[@dylthemack1322]

Keep up the good content! First time in a while I actually get excited to watch someone on youtube when they upload!

[@adamgrozanic4429]

I just love this challanges. They are pretty fun and it always make my day better. Thanks and keep going❤

[@randomguy2925]

I genuenly started screaming "throw away the f***ing fire extinguischer" when he left the mini aurora behind 😂😂

[@FlyingBaco]

It’s nice how the prawn suit is just thick armour and kinda doesn’t change much

[@vaidasvisminas4895]

Also the fact that when i watch this guy makes me go play subnautica even tho i already beat it is insane.

[@imahaloguy]

Short answer yes I’ve done it! Honestly it makes for a badass playthrough.

[@arimabz]

Thank you so much for mentioning the fact that this playthrough will technically not be just a prawn suit as you kind of need the moonpool and modification stations for upgrades, 3 times before even getting to the intro of the game

[@LD_5711]

You are doing awesome! Would love to see you do a modded playthrough! I’ve been playing with the FCS mod suite and it’s awesome.

[@That1British_Guy]

Congrats on getting almost 300k views of you video man! Keep it going

[@HenryHenry3089]

so happy that people have started doing subnautica again I love this game.

[@Ninjaspazboy]

dont forget you need the cyclops to build shield generator :)

[@sasha1mama]

Nonsense! The exosuitvis an essential piece of mining, exploration, and horrible-evil-hellfish-face-grinding equipment. Engaging the auger with a roar of fury at the Reaper tryna eat ya sets a *tone,* and them liverless hunks a' sushi learn to fear that tone *damn* quick.

[@TheYosh-3210]

Honestly, the prawn is my favorite vehicle (with upgrades) it just has so many uses and it’s also just cool

[@bvav9678]

I love getting two grapple arms and being mecha spiderman. You can move crazy fast once you get used to it.

[@muffynnom1408]

ur giggle is so cute! great video tho!!

[@charlesmusical6875]

Love this dude

[@AlbinoGorilla4]

Hey man I feel like the no bases rule was because the cyclops was its own base, so it was an integral part of it. Not for the prawn suit though, I think you should be able to use a base for power cell charging battery charging and storage.

[@DroneDropper]

Next with a sea truck! Minimum 3 parts to add on!

[@TRASHO.]

B b but his sanity

[@ZoofyZoof]

​@@TRASHO.Sea Truck is amazing, unironically. It's my favorite.

[@meezbeerde6264]

​@@ZoofyZoof i dont realy like the seatruck, no modules and you just cant do anything. 2 modules (fabrication and storage) and you are pretty slow and with shock upgrade you cannot die

[@ZoofyZoof]

@@meezbeerde6264 The fact that your mobility gets worse is exactly what makes it good design. It's balanced. You can either make it a seamoth, or you can make it more similar to a cyclops, which trades size and speed for practicality. Is that really a hard concept to understand? And yet, they hold off on giving you a full mobile base like the cyclops is, because that was ridiculously unbalanced and ruined an important part of the game: base building. With the sea truck, you still have many reasons to build bases.

[@samuelbrighton1320]

I just played the game with no vehicles, that was rough. Prawn only is basically how I play already

[@supersquirrel0612]

Wow, this is great, this is just what I do every playthrough anyways lmao.

[@jackygerb3446]

The yellow and emoji instead of the laser cutter was funny

[@Gohst2008]

That was what i was waiting for

[@Papa_Scorch7]

I. LOVE. THIS. CHANNEL.

[@Slye_Fox]

Couldn't you use Charge Fins to help with the battery issue?

[@bawdypanda7988]

Yeaaaah he is back, was so happy to see the notification 😩

[@rosalieterpstra]

Rifle+knife=god

[@vaidasvisminas4895]

Love theese vids. Keep it up dude

[@GQuack]

If you don't do a Seamoth only challenge after this I'll be so disappointed. Binged the Cyclops series a few days ago, and now I'm here to see what you'll do with the other vehicles in the game. Maybe even a Seatruck only challenge in Below Zero?

[@lapisfluff]

ill do challenges on below zero after this one probably, as for the seamoth the depth limits make it more frustrating but ill still try and do that at some point, maybe with that one mod that gives the seamoth extra depth modules

[@killerwhale__]

​@@lapisfluffjust pack enough oxygen tanks

[@freddysolar]

​@@lapisfluffseamoth has one solution Bases in lost river and lava zone

[@timtamthemememan5094]

I swear if i get to the end of this series and the time capsule isnt filled with dead batteries im going to be severelg miffed for the next 17 minutes and 29 seconds.

[@svkflyingace]

You dont necessarily need the prawn suit depth modules, it is possible to pass the lava zone repairing the prawn suit every now and then (i beat the game like that once) you would need strong nerves for the sea dragon though. Alien facilities also serve as a checkpoint as the prawn suit doesnt take any damage while inside

[@DroneDropper]

Who noticed the emoji on the on pinned craft? 5:44

[@nockeronifn7149]

I did

[@pretzal-rk8nx]

hey, i was wondering if you could do a seatruck only run bc of the new stuff they added you can most likely do it

[@Sirinxbella]

You can do the same cyclops hydrothermic vent strat, with the prawn suit. Once you get the gen module for that one. You just need a tiny modification, a base foundation platform in the heatvent. Your suit will die otherwise.

[@JACKHARRINGTON]

btw, love your editing style

[@flayedra26]

16:34 didn’t know the dragon leviathan was chill like that

[@GoofyRandomAccount2345]

what if.... "Can i complete subnautica without touching grass" (Seaweed and stuff, also it would mainly be a meme video considering... yk)

[@slendixo]

i named my prawn terminator but my seamoth was bumble bee

[@bronce0760]

didnt watch the video yet but i can tell its great

[@bandi10xx31]

I love your videos because its just subnautica without the crazy and annoying editing

[@CombatKing1237]

you could have gotten the prawn suit in 30mins to an hour by just finding the wrecks outside the aurora that have prawn suit parts, you only need the high cap tank, laser cutter and a sea glide to get it. + these wrecks have the different arm pieces too. also WHY are you getting out the prawn suit to break outcrops with the normal arms

[@dahelmang]

As long as you don't clip through the ground like I have twice. 😂

[@xdryan2.o572]

I didn't even need cyclops when I was going in the lava area. Sea dragons weren't much of a problem

[@Creminson]

You should've named your Prawn "Honey" since it's slow as f*

[@graemewiebe2815]

Isn't there a power cell charger in the life pod? You can see it at 4:53 (might have to seek to the right frame still), there's three power cells labeled pc1 through pc3. If you can't swap those out I believe you can still build a battery/power cell charger in the life pod, since it has built in solar panels iirc.

[@Viotuni25]

Fun fact: you can get into the aurora without the cannon. You just need to do a bit of parkour

[@Reyvrgt]

Did anyone notice that the laser cutter recipe pic when the Aroura blew up was different just trust me and put this vid when the aroura blows up

[@akhjgaming7152]

hello just wanted to say that you make great content

[@nacho6743]

I love this guy

[@Thaumiel7274]

I might be in the minority here, but I’m personally fine with you building and using a base for these challenges.

[@Lightninglord12]

"So, how was your spring break" mine doesn't start till my birthday, my birthday is literally the first day of spring break nearly every damn year, and that isn't for another week

[@jirikisitha]

15:21 if you go near the mountain biome and follow the mushrooms and go down for 15 seconds you will find lots of arms

[@arbuzakk8849]

You can make some charging fins. they are basicaly a infinite energy glich

[@Bruno33803]

i just watched the only cyclops and then i go to home page and see can i complete subnautica with just a prawn suit 1 hour ago

[@ALEXANDREVEZU]

You need the prawn suit jump jet upgrade it’s better than the graple arm

[@Unaccepted.]

I didn’t know you needed propulsion cannon for aurora ship and I found it really easy to get to nuclear core

[@Unaccepted.]

With out it lol

[@MochiCat5010]

Okay, I got to try this challenge myself now. Wish me Luck. :3

[@Spaceinvadezr]

The pictures that pooped up randomly 😆

[@Orange_the_furry]

i like your pfp!

[@SmoreCloud]

there are two drill arm fragments. My base is the underwater islands

[@crabulonbestgirl9130]

Your poor character must have insane carpal tunnel...

[@myleshoude]

grate video

[@voilev]

Nice video

[@etuwixxiwute6322]

You DON`T need a propulsion cannon

[@coolbirth1243]

Why is there a freddy face on top of your arm blueprint? at 19:36

[@ghkevilhd44]

No you cant. You need the Shield generator from the Cyclops fabricator

[@bot_tz6038]

I dont get a spring break, but i do have the longest summer break in europe, 3 months

[@chocolatemilk_is_tasty]

I tried to search for this adter the cyclops video.

[@cookie_creations2162]

(you can grow blood oil)

[@T9dyi]

Why was there a Fredy Fazbears face in the grappling arm in 19.40🤣

[@kidsphonestart4524]

20:00 How Riley should have gotten infected

[@quandavioustinglebottomqau1203]

God savvvesss

[@TheWrathfulOni]

16:12 "i walk"

[@aidaralpysbayev9717]

Can you charge your prawn suit through moon pool or that's forbidden for your challenge?

[@straygaming5770]

Quick tip to make this series sooo much easier stop making new battery's instead use your dead battery's to make a scanner and then take the battery out of the scanner and boom its a fully charged battery for the price of 1 titanium

[@joppevandepitte9473]

You can use the empty battery's for powercells that are charged i think

[@Todd-hx2go]

Create a new scanner with a dead battery. A cheap way to recharge

[@Taxevader-gk9ms]

the prawn suit is only really useful for killing things that won't leave your cyclops alone like those squid things

[@freddysolar]

What about drilling large reaource deposits and going very deep underground?

[@SEB9630_pl]

You also need cyclops for shield gen to make neptune cockipt, that uhhh... not good

[@user-hs4et4ms5c]

You should use the swim charge fins

[@akuokami1677]

Run starts 11:10

[@mr-mustard16]

Subnotica without vehicles???

[@austinsaventures111]

That would be nearly impossible or extremely hard

[@bestMarkony]

You canot you need a cyclops SHIELD for the rocket

[@freddysolar]

But you don't have to PILOT the Cyclops, he could build it without even turning on the engine

[@JosPlaysX]

seamoth next right?