Subnautica 2 Cyclops Docking Concept (Remastered Animation)

Simply just a concept for a way of docking the Cyclops submarine from the Subnautica franchise
I remastered it due to comments and just as another potential way of looking at it.
Think of it as a huge moonpool!
Not Official
Just an idea for the rumoured Subnautica 3 that is to come in the future
Would love to see this in a Subnautica mod
Models were made and animated in blender
Mechanical SFX from Pixabay
Music and Cyclops voice from Subnautica itself
I am currently looking for help animating and scene design, if there is anyone who'd like to help you can add me on discord @aerobik
#subnautica
#blender3d
#animation
#art
#concept
#funny

[@spc4025]

It’s all fun and games until you spent 11 hours trying to find all the materials to build that Cyclops dock

[@mr_juuq1916]

no no no, 11 hours, haha, more like 111 hours. :DD

[@spc4025]

@@mr_juuq1916 and also having to travel a entire continent just to find those materials for it

[@laars2233]

​@@spc4025 dont forget the additional 12 hours for finding all the fragments.

[@user-xs4rg6fo7d]

And its gonna take like 7 nuclear reactors to power😂😂

[@blox4funbrosthecousins]

Then you realize, you can’t even put it anywhere on you’re base, due to its size.

[@thetimekeeper7691]

The amount of titanium would be otherworldly

[@barragethree5047]

That's why it's on an alien planet

[@Mango.fr_]

That Or Plasteel Ingots

[@SamOht-h3q]

Get a scanner room and hud chip and scan for metal slavage in kelp forest

[@widmo206]

@@Mango.fr_ 50 plasteel lol

[@HungaryaRoli]

​@@Mango.fr_plasteel for sure. A fu- ton of plasteel

[@PeculiarSana]

If I remember correctly, they had previously experimented with the idea of just having a docking hatch that you could put on the outside of your base that your cyclops would connect to.

[@niraqw5908]

There's also a mod that adds a docking hatch.

[@VonWasHere13]

That Should Be In Subnautica 3 Then Added To Subnautica 1 Then I Could Dock The Von Sub And My Other Cyclops Which Is Always On Fire To My Mega Base

[@pyrolucky5741]

I have a mod that does that. Works pretty well

[@bigbird_3543]

@@niraqw5908 The only problem is that it takes forever and can be buggy.

[@MattLachance-ss8cd]

@@VonWasHere13 subnautica 3 is gonna be made in a different engine so that won’t likely be happening

[@alvinbjorkman6049]

that’s one huge room

[@ThatRandomNeonGuy]

And a big ladder

[@samolociaz]

that,s 2 huge rooms and a moonpole

[@Mjsal9999]

Imagine the base integrity and power you need for it

[@ayathasan9147]

Yup

[@Drunkberb]

And this is all gonna be multiplayer

[@Kuba_plays_games]

Oh sweet lord, this is a great concept but seems a bit too big, Imagine trying to build that 😂

[@jelenski69]

5 in game days if your good and you have it.

[@Ciboullete]

9999 titanium, 9999 computer chip, 9999 diamonds ....................

[@ProfessorSquid]

Costs 3 titanium ingots and a copper wire

[@samolociaz]

you forgot u can build a rocket in that game? this is not too big

[@savin9100]

​@@trevordeppe5345 plasteal ingots****

[@mythrilchromee1379]

how it could be made: 12 plasteel bars, 3 titanium bars, 5 lead, 2 advanced wiring kits, 3 gold, 9 nickel, 4 lithium, 2 gold, and copper wiring

[@braydenstrand3572]

not the copper wiring😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@Chekmate-em3mc]

@@braydenstrand357260 titanium and you complain about that 😭🙏

[@Hiljaa_]

Call me crazy but they doesn't sound too bad

[@raizors1331]

​@@Hiljaa_ It indeed doesn't sound too bad. Other than nickel which can be *slightly* annoying to make due to the need to go to the Lost River first, everything else is possible to get as soon as you unlock the cyclops. Oh yea getting 150 titanium can be a bit of a grind I guess.

[@Flesh-wl7bb]

​@@braydenstrand3572 funny because to me copper wiring is just really really easy to make

[@CallFromBrazil]

imagine a submarine so big that you can dock cyclops it would be bad and good at the same time it would be bad because it's way too big its good because it would be cool to operate (and all the decorations you could make) maybe in subnautica 3 who knows!

[@Chaborruco]

Hoye se confirmó que subnautica tendrá multijugador

[@MrGhostLeviathan]

I mean i hop the map will be really but really really big, maybe it will be only use in certain location

[@theenderdestruction2362]

​@MrGhostLeviathan or perhaps its the base of the game

[@CallFromBrazil]

@@theenderdestruction2362 that's even better

[@captainclaws9149]

There’s always a bigger fish

[@benjaminu5417]

You could fit like 2 bases in that 1 room

[@dragonoidsix]

Absolutely love this Docking Concept! I love the Cyclops but always hated how you need to enter the water just to swim to your base. And the lack of passive charging that the moonpool gave to the Seamoth and Prawn Suit just made it more tedious since you'd need to charge the batteries more often. But a simple suggestion for you: Instead of a flat platform for the Cyclops' Launch Bay, why not give it a few arms that reach under and support a Seamoth or stabilize the Prawn Suit? Could use something similar to what the Aurora had in it's Launch Bay.

[@aerobik3d]

Great idea! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@thefishofman6168]

imagine how many materials you would need 💀

[@JingKester]

I'd like to imagine you would need to make constant trips from a storage locker just to make it

[@spider-figuras115]

Ooooou no it seems like i don't have them

[@Creminson]

i saw a concept a few years ago that would just separate the cyclops in the front, like a wall closing on the front of the cyclops so that you can exit it directly in your base but without having the whole sub out of the water

[@jraff2735]

Amazing animation as always, just one thing, I would add a landing effect to the prawn suit, right now it feels a little weightless, (this comes from someone who doesn't know blender, take this with a barrel of salt)

[@aerobik3d]

No your completely right, Thank you for the feedback!

[@jraff2735]

Oh no problem, I'll try to comment on every video I see of yours, watching a small animation channel grow is always a pleasure (especially with how few and far between they've been ever since 2016). @@aerobik3d

[@Iamidktheonlyidk]

Also it seems a bit big like imagine trying to get all those materials without creative😅

[@jolo8224]

i remember i had a dream that i was playing subnautica 3. it was set in a rainy swampland and an area of interest was a giant ruined cyclops dock on top of the water that looked just like this, only busted up and overgrown. i remember there was also a walkway on the outside you could walk on and when i got to the edge i saw a chelicerate jump out of the water like a giant dolphin. i then swam into the swampy area and it was just deep nothingness except i came across a habitat tube that was ripped open and it had marguerit maida’s name written on it for some reason. i then swam deeper and entered a dark cavern system that looked like an extinguished lava zone. then i saw a giant glowing eyeball from a massive creature appear in the cave and then i woke up

[@magnumdopest9161]

That looks awesome. Only thing missing is how the docking bay would deal with the seamoth. But apart from that amazing work!

[@mrbanana7110]

Cyclop only moonpool

[@Eclipse-7567]

Maybe they would add water in a tank or add collapsible legs to the seamoth?

[@DugdoesDigging]

the world would need to be atleast twice the size of the original if we were to actually need this

[@aluminasgmg]

The cyclops need some design changes to accomodate passenger entry, having multiple hatches would be great.

[@Jamiiro.v]

Subnautica has by far the most epic and chill soundtracks ever in a sandbox game

[@ryangalobardes9710]

From now on, if you get near a leviathan lifeform, he Will see himself in the reflection... smart...

[@aidenlink4580]

that cyclops has hella luster, that would blow up any device trying to run it.

[@renegade7032]

Could be cool for a game set in the void

[@EmeraldPencil46]

Honestly, that'd be a perfect addition to a new game. Not as a set piece for us to build, but rather a pre-built Alterra base, maybe as a ruin/abandoned one, or maybe as an employee like in Sector Zero, like Fred, Sam, etc. Either way, this looks amazing!

[@aerobik3d]

Thank You!

[@The.Quiet.Kid.]

If this was in the game, and you could place furniture, utilities and room dividers in it, I’d totally use it as my whole base. If it didn’t take longer than the average human lifespan to get everything for it.

[@SkeletonLand368]

The Cyclops Docking Station might have an upgrade depository where you can add optional upgrades to the compartment, and if it’s connected to another base piece, the upgrades installed will also take effect on those pieces. It might also have a place for Power Cells to be deposited for additional charging speeds. These materials are required to build only one Cyclops Docking Station and may multiply depending on how many you need: 45 Plasteel Ingots 4 Standard P.R.A.W.N. Suit arms 25 Pipes 10 Base-attached Air Pumps 8 Advanced Wiring Kits 8 Ion Power Cells (optional, for faster Cyclops charging) 10 Lubricant 1 Cyclops Fire Suppression System Upgrade (optional, just in case there’s a fire) 1 Cyclops Solar Charger (is a mod, not in the official game, is installed using Vortex, and is optional for solar charging) 3 Titanium, 1 Computer Chip, and 1 Copper Wire for an optional Vehicle Upgrade Console 1 Cyclops Thermal Reactor Module (optional, for places like the Inactive and Active Lava Zone) Stats: Maximum depth before hull reinforcements need to be installed: 1,450 meters below sea level Hull strength: 65 Hull strength when added to a Multipurpose Room: 64 Maximum depth before optional solar panel upgrade stops generating power: 475 meters below sea level Able to connect to other Cyclops Docking Stations: True Able to equalize power output if 2 or more Cyclops’ are docked in 2 or more Cyclops Docking Stations: True.

[@Miles7955]

This is something the Devs should implement in the next game, as this was missing from the original, and would only serve as useful late game (in deeper depths) (BTW, never liked the SeaTruck concept of the second game)

[@anigmaYT]

I also love it and whould be great for multiplayer

[@mordenator865]

yeah the seatruck always felt like it was just a bulky, ugly version of the seamoth.

[@assassinunknown6664]

And yet that is the one that gets a special dock

[@Woodland_Adventures]

Personally, I loved the Sea Truck, especially the customizability of it. However yeah, I don't think the devs quite pulled off what they wanted to do with it. It would be interesting to see a new version of the Sea Truck, or it's concept remade into a new vehicle in sub 3.

[@GWCBFan]

That’s not a moonpool. That’s the whole solar system

[@Arthas972]

Forget the moon pool, welcome to the docking bay

[@cupofearlgreytea7651]

That was incredibly cool to watch I've never thought about a CYCLOPS docking but now, it almost feels like a missed opportunity for a subnautica mega base, and all the moving parts are just chefs kiss, especially the little prawn suit platform zipping away. "Weeeeee!!!!!!" I hope we get either this or some bigger mega sub to dock all our vehicles in Maybe the story of 2 will take us thousands upon thousands of meters deep! Maybe something like this will actually be used! I hope ♥️

[@xxxFreelancerxxx]

Finally we'll be able to build something monumental.

[@mlgfoxy2]

“Although being completely useless to smaller outposts due to high resource and energy costs, Altera have noticed a significant improvement with efficiency and survivability in larger and more permanent facilities. I hope you’ve made the right choice.” -PDA voice line upon construction of the docking bay

[@juanexsfm1171]

that would like 10 plasteel ingots, 3 advanced wiring kits, 5 rubies, 6 rubber and 4 benzene bottles

[@celestialknight7271]

would be cool if catwalks or something linked to the cyclops on its side, so you wouldnt have to use only the hatch

[@Frost_Bite_Fox]

Oh, so we're just skipping Subnautica 2 and went straight for 3?? Alright

[@Lumberjack_1624]

Oh I can't even imagine how cool it would be to build your base around it!

[@OneTrekMind]

Oh that is fancy...love it. Ive always thought an alternative idea was to have it connect to the top of a multipurpose room

[@HyperDashYT]

Considering the size of the Cyclops, the size of that room would be INSANE.

[@DAO234]

The concept of a Cyclops moonpool is actually a good idea seeing how Subnautica also gave a custom docking bay for the seatruck.

[@Klokslag]

subnautica if it was a space exploration game

[@VermZcool]

its gonna take more time to build that than an entire fleet of cyclopses

[@LukePlayzGames8]

ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE🔥🔥

[@VergilTheLegendaryDarkSlayer]

That is beyond cool That cab be above water while your main base is under water

[@jelenski69]

Great concept!

[@andrewchilds8886]

Imagine having a subnautica game where the ship survives. You start with a Cyclopes and all the things you need… the game scale makes this comparable to swimming

[@aminoshift1158]

This is what a dock for the Cyclops should look like.

[@Darting536]

So much space for one vehicle is stuupidd, it could easily be a Multi-Dock, for the Cyclops, Sea Moth and Prawn Suit

[@koishi4545]

the fact that even the dev forget about more big submarine (the beta one who can take cyclop and praw/seamoth)

[@TVT.v1entetain]

I always thought a cyclops dock would connect like launch stabilizers on a rocket, but cool design

[@danulogrigoryev2402]

That one build is bigger than 99% of any other bases in both subnatica and below zero

[@Jellybeantoppings]

I feel like a compartment that could be attached to the end of tunnels to use magnets to attach the cyclops to the tunnel The magnets would connect a reel and a glass tube under it letting the player walk inside the cyclops while it’s docked while the reel would charge it with your base power (if your base power is below 1000 it won’t charge to conserve energy)

[@witherwolf3316]

I always imagined a Cyclops dock as an external frame outside the base. The clamps grab the Cyclops and the dive hatch enters into the base iyself.

[@cardude3029]

I guess we get to rebuild the aurora and use it as base

[@ModTheBot]

I’d like this idea if it’s on a spaceship and you get to visit multiple planets with several regions, with this large ship acting as your home base (also chance for space leviathans).

[@ack7]

This feels just a *tad* too big but at the same time *I NEED THIS*

[@MohammadAayaz]

It's pretty cool and unknown world should make something like this

[@DaveThompsonfairlife4all]

This is fantastic. This needs to exist in Subnautica 3. Anyone who can produce this level of quality from Blender is a smart person. How long did it take you? Would take me years probably lol.

[@aerobik3d]

Thank you so much, Every video I do takes at least a week if not longer!

[@DaveThompsonfairlife4all]

@@aerobik3d Would you make a video about how you made this? You should be working for the game's company with your talent and enthusiasm for this superb game.

[@GoingtoHecq]

I think it is too big. Like this would be more in line with the game if it were made smaller for like the kind of colony construction we normally see in the game. Small pods typically. Nothing that uses so much extra resources like this.

[@matthewwilson5019]

yea thats your opioion, i like big huge ships, eerm subs in this cases lol

[@Ben-hf5on]

For the low low cost of 1000 titanium, and 75 power per second, you too can have a cyclops docking bay

[@aerobik3d]

Haha, pretty cheap in my opinion

[@connorpayton608]

"Oh sweet they added a Cyclop docking station" *1 WEEK LATER* "SOMEBODY KILL ME" "PLEASE I BEG FOR FREEDOM"

[@Jakopuptutorials]

We NEED something like this in subnautica 3 that can also fabricate vehicles

[@thebeancaster]

I hope in subnautica 3 we get some kind of four-legged mobile base

[@redengine4433]

this is so ridicilously big, really just build one of these and you don't need the rest of your base

[@TheKing318i]

Build a rocket to get off the planet? 0 Build a cyclops dock so you can stay longer? 1

[@Shefinanigans]

If they’re gonna do this they’re just gonna have external vacuum arms to keep it in place and then have a small hatch for the entry

[@DJQuartz]

This has enough space to fit Nikacado himself

[@Jedai_Games]

With dock like that, you can juat straight up rebuild the Aurora.

[@McHeisenburger]

At that point you might as well rebuild the Aurora

[@bas1dany]

However, some kind of thing like that exists but it is alien. Do you remember the cannon island that destroyed the Aurora? It has a space to put the cyclops.

[@aerobik3d]

Oh yeah..

[@ikatz876]

This thing can hold the entire Aurora 😭🙏

[@markcorderoy632]

OMG... HELL YEAH! They definatly need this in 'BOTH' Subnautica, & S/Below-Zero. Cool concept dude.

[@aerobik3d]

Thank you!

[@MadisonAtteberry]

I always had a few personal problems with the cyclops myself. I always thought it needed an upgrade for a better engine, that would be smaller, thus freeing up room in the back., and expanding the lower docking for both a seamoth and PRAWN suit. The upgrades available were limited, which for being the largest vessel in the game I always didn't like, it was 'end game' item anyways, you can get away with a few 'luxuries' like allowing all upgrades to be available. However, I always thought that if there was to be a docking building, then there would be a floor to move up under the belly docking port, so you could just simply walk out of it, instead of trying to jump back onto the thing. But this is a good concept though, and a well done video.

[@Kermit_da_frog2]

I think this is actually a great idea just a little big maybe if it was the size of a large room

[@_kaos_one_]

last night I dreamed how it could be subnautica 3. I woke up as the protagonist of the second subnautica on the planet of al-an after we landed and after a very bright white light disappeared, revealing the alien world.... from here on I have no dreamed nothing more but i hope it can be like what I dreamed

[@MidnightDoom777]

now we just need a larger sub to hold the cyclops

[@Mokuah75]

OHHHHHHHHHHHH MY S**T THIS IS SO GOOD

[@321_Luca]

good concept, looks awesome, good job

[@aerobik3d]

Thanks a lot!

[@Did_I_ask]

Yeah no just finding materials to build the cyclops is like tryna find a needle in a haystack trying to build this is genuinely driving a man insane

[@EmZarPL]

a base inside a base lol

[@corbsshas2811]

This would be perfect for a game based in the void

[@happysugarwaifu432]

Damn, that's looking majestic O.o

[@denifnaf5874]

Fun fact: so yoyu know how theres a hatch at the bottom you enter the cyclops? Behind that entrence is an unused door you could use to dock to a tube base piece

[@mattiabuonanni7872]

That's quite the moonpool ya got there.

[@chris_wizzudz]

Subnautica’s map would have to be at least 10x its current size to accommodate something like this.

[@VergilTheLegendaryDarkSlayer]

With the current gen consoles, they could very well release a subnautica with a much larger map

[@infinitefray8067]

do we even know if the cyclops will be in subnautica 3?

[@MrParadooox]

Subnautica... ❤ una de las experiencias más estimulantes en mis 20 años como jugador. Explorar el terror de las profundidades , la sensación de soledad y vulnerabilidad... es inolvidable

[@GunnerGerald]

5,000 plasteel ingots 50 advanced wiring kits and 300 lubricant

[@blakeremy5680]

They should hire you for that

[@jhawkins9343]

''cannot build here must be in deeper water'' but a building

[@otrebor1261]

Yeah it would be cool but a room like that needs the whole void in order to have the needed amount of space😭😭

[@Flat_pancake675]

There is a kind of cyclops moon pool at the island with the laser

[@ProfessorChickon]

I think in order to get this room you would have to go inside the actual ship find the room and scan it.

[@betabesta3514]

yo wtf who made this did i just find someone with the exact same thought process as me (I shit you not, every aspect of this video is something i thought of half asleep in the shower ong) the elevator, the docking mechanism (it was a little different, it had the hydraulic arms instead of free hanging ones) the crossbeams the maneuverable platforms THE ELEVATOR GATE the weirdest thing is i thought of all this like 4 years ago

[@aerobik3d]

No way!

[@lordswaine5238]

This is awesome... shut up and take my money!

[@michaelq-xw8nn]

8 plasteel ingots, 4 lubricants, 20 lead...

[@arnaudphilippe3368]

This is quite amazing

[@firewolf133]

Wow that looks great

[@1969dodgechargerdaytonahemi]

Guys the aurora is gonna need to be deconstructed before day 3 just to get 12% done and dont forget the 63 copper wiring and 7 enameled glass

[@Lemmingmeister]

it looks sooooo amazing ;)

[@rimfr1183]

Subnautica 2 gonna be crazy

[@Bananaskin101]

we need a new cyclops with dual small craft loading bays

[@muaddib7356]

Wayyyyy Cool! Would be awesome to see this in Subnautica, BUT...with UWE devs STILL not able to fix such 'beginner' mistakes like schools of fish passing STRAIGHT through titanium or seafloor plants clipping through titanium hulls, and that's after nearly 10 years of a game being in existence, THIS is way too complex for UWE devs to try 😜

[@Creature-Features]

This would be Sick!