Subnautica What Happens If You Miss The Sunbeam

[@AlexisSim]

“we died for this man and HE didn't even bother to show up?”

[@ceilidhmacmullin]

Lol

[@-keiskx1774]

I didn’t... lol and I think I can’t continue the story

[@movingwall7963]

@@-keiskx1774 just look up a guide on where the place is Bc that place is rlly important and u can beat the game

[@hunteractually3637]

@@-keiskx1774 You can obviously, this is only 1 cutscene, you just need to go to the place where it was destroyed. If you go on the surface, look for the big clouds and swim into their direction. There are 2 clouds, one of them is the place it was destroyed.

[@hunteractually3637]

@@movingwall7963 The clouds are touching the surface so don't look for them on the sky. As you will be closer, they will start dissapearing.

[@drak0n194]

*Sunbeam gets shot down* PDA: "Energy discharge detected" You don't say??

[@sawh2244]

Lol it’s always funny hearing the pda’s dialogue

[@EnsignPhoenix]

“Energy discharge detected” “No shit sherlock”

[@josiah8297]

“Vessels signature lost” YA DONT THINK I SEE THAT?

[@reaperwolf7360]

"Large energy spike detected in the region, cannot identify"

[@ml_hunter4586]

@@EnsignPhoenix "I'm just doing my design man.." :(

[@jomag9430]

I couldn't find seaglide parts to scan so I didn't think I would be able to get over to the landing zone without needing to eat, drink, or evade anything hostile. So I stayed on the lifepod and hoped it would wait for a bit. When I saw the beam go up and shoot down the sunbeam, my thoughts were "What fish has a GODDAMN LASER?!"

[@biancasawbridgeworth1386]

imagine a fish that can do THAT. Awesome.

[@Xakaion]

Godzilla, but he's a reptile.

[@oreoghost519]

@@Xakaion and on 4546B

[@Sprinkles207]

LOL

[@ariannasv22]

Knowing subnautica i wouldnt be too surprised if it was a giant fish

[@uervel]

On my first playthrough I was lost on the other Island when the sunbeam arrived. I litterly just saw a giant laser in the distance

[@boxgaming1624]

umm what did you think

[@uervel]

@@boxgaming1624 I was very confused and went to search online if that was intentional or if I just got a giant easter egg

[@webberinternetpolice6431]

Same

[@rkb3176]

I didn't have vechile bay fragments yet

[@krxsmy]

SAME!

[@webberinternetpolice6431]

Kinda ironic that it's called sunBEAM

[@Kaneaki]

why? what does beam means? Sorry english is not my native language

[@nintendomii5994]

@@Kaneaki it's like a ray or shaft of light

[@notveryartificial4486]

@@Kaneaki that is a straight surge of power (mainly, light) So giant laser is a beam

[@OfficerKrapo]

@@Kaneaki laser

[@OfficerKrapo]

@@Kaneakilaser aka this thing what aliens using in every alien movie

[@nicholaswilliams6475]

Since the sunbeam only arrives if you use the radio AFAIK, you can complete the whole game and then do the radio messages after you shut down the enforcement platform and then the sunbeam is just like "lol sorry bro, we tried, too much stuff in orbit" and just leaves.

[@sawh2244]

Interesting I’ve done multiple play throughs but haven’t tried doing that I might do another play through without interacting with the radio at all

[@TribesX]

@@sawh2244 I tried it, I hope you know the map and others pods spots by heart, because I didn't and it was frustrating. xD

[@sawh2244]

@@TribesX I reinstalled subnautica the other day because below zero came out and wanted to try to Speedrun the game one last time before trying out below zero and I’m currently at the cannon and the aurora just detonated

[@sawh2244]

@@Gary693 It’s meant for the player to go through the storyline and cure the planet regardless if you build the rocket to escape you’ll still need to cure yourself and the planet to disable the cannon to escape

[@gamecrusader6768]

Even if the cannon is disabled they still get shot down it doesn’t matter

[@k.b8842]

So lesson learnt, if you are on time, you must seek fluid intake immediately

[@sawh2244]

I feel like 90% of us died of dehydration because it happened to me aswell, the first time I missed the sunbeam because of dehydration and wanted to see what happened and then I reloaded a save file and got some water and then went to the location and realized it was different so I reloaded a save file again and made this video

[@smaragdwolf1]

@@sawh2244 most should have survived the travel to the meeting spot. I mean.....did you not looked around on that Island? There is stuff to scan.

[@highadmiraljt5853]

I always survived, since my habit of hitting things for no reason worked on the trees, and my habit of eating anything I can helped with that too.

[@oogleborfboi2693]

@@sawh2244 Bulbo trees: *am I a joke to you?*

[@gingging5669]

@@sawh2244 I just smacked 'em trees and realised I could eat 'em

[@kaplunko6068]

i died of dehydration right when the sunbeam arrived so i technically did not miss it i just died when they said how did you survive there

[@sawh2244]

Same on my first play through I died of dehydration and I ran out of batteries in my seaglide so I couldn’t go back

[@fleke7653]

I also died of dehydration, but i had like 2 and a half minutes to spare, i used my seaglide to get there and had like 15 seconds to spare. I can say it was worth it, my mind exploded just like the sunbeam lmao

[@smaragdwolf1]

must be kinda sad to learn later that its practically impossible to die of Starvation or Thirst on this Island :x

[@kaplunko6068]

@@smaragdwolf1 i tried eating the peepers but i just got more thirsty

[@smaragdwolf1]

@@kaplunko6068 instead biting peepers, i suggest biting the trees :)

[@Sane5010]

Missing it looks so much cooler and high quality! Lol

[@user-rp6do9fk1u]

lol

[@Whiskers4169]

Me who saves it : it cost me marks but I did it now I can get out of here

[@stardust3958]

Ikr

[@stardust3958]

I ment I can remember

[@corruptpuppet6456]

I saw it explode and stupid me used my seaglide to see if it dropped anything only to get railed by leviathan reapers

[@fishkittywhiskers5433]

people in the comment section are saying missing it is much more cooler and impactfull, but honestly, something about trying to turn the gun off beforehand, failing, then go outside and be forced to watch your means of escape explode in front of your very eyes, just gets me every time.

[@hitsurei]

Yepp, watching the building turned into a gun and all we think is “welp, sheeet” and then the laser flashed. After that, the gun turned intu building form again.

[@bengal4047]

Especially when that's theoretically the last ship who'll come that way in god knows how long. If the Sunbeam logged/signaled back complete and utter destruction in the split second before it died, its company may not even send a rescue party bc there'd be no one to rescue. After all, the only reason anyone came looking after the Aurora was that someone survived for long enough to hit the distress call. We were shot down from much higher; the Sunbeam was shot from point-blank. The odds of them having survivors is not great, especially if they landed in the void, which it looks like they might've

[@deadassassin726]

My first time playing through I though the Sunbeam was going to be a “End the game now” type of thing so I went around and explored the island before the Sunbeam even arrived. When it showed up I was around the corner of the alien gun so it wasn’t until the laser started shooting that I relaxed that it was a gun the whole time.

[@vitorlinhares7822]

I was exploring while waiting for the Sunbeam when i first found the alien building, and when I it remained like 5 minutes to landing, i discovered that it would shoot the Sunbeam down and there was nothing i could do but watch. :/

[@Guardian-of-Light137]

You can save them though. You just have to cure the Khraa and disable the laser before clicking the message that causes the sunbeam to arrive. There's an alternate message that plays as a result. They mention a lot of debris around the planet's atmosphere making safe approach impossible.

[@spaceitow7512]

The silence after watching it get shot down really drives it home for me. The sinking realization that no one is coming. That you are completely and utterly alone. Some people dislike the lack of characterization in this game, but that's what makes this such a terrifying event. Riley is not alone. The Aurora survivor is not alone. YOU are alone.

[@becciKeks]

Honestly this was what sold the game for me. I stood there for a few minutes, watching the debrie fall down, the weapon going back to its original position - and nothing. No updated objective, no new quest, not even a comment from your friendly PDA. Just silence and hopelessness. LOVED IT

[@Godzoller]

The fact that the sunbeam is so big from a far makes me wonder how tf would he land on the island

[@ElectricalExistence]

i didnt miss the sun beam, i chose to stay because i didnt want to pay alterra the billions they were gonna charge me for all the resources i collected.

[@Chipperland4471]

@@ElectricalExistence”yeah, its me” “No, im staying”, “Why? Im doing perfectly fine on my own, i have a private planet now, perimiter defence, and im NOT A FRICKIN’ BILLIONARE”

[@TheOriginalSide1]

and if alterra tries to kidnap you, you have a self defense laser@@Chipperland4471

[@specialism640]

Vote kick: alien stick thingy Reason: *aimbot*

[@hunterdataduim7937]

Yes

[@reaperwolf7360]

Alien gun: **siren sound**

[@hunterdataduim7937]

@@reaperwolf7360 it's warning you of it's aimbot

[@reaperwolf7360]

@@hunterdataduim7937 yes

[@keithroemer377]

yes

[@fatcammal]

My jaw dropped watching that building turn into a cannon. to top it off there was no dialogue for like a minute after the sunbeam blew up, I was sitting there like holy shit this is definitely not just an ocean minecraft

[@sawh2244]

I was also shocked seeing a building I was just in turn into a cannon and shoot my rescue ship down

[@MigeriusMikerius]

What is that building?

[@Malekuss]

I managed to explore the island and the canon building before the sunbeam arrived so I read the databank and found out about the quarrantine procedures the precursors put in place minutes it landed. It felt awful and it intensified the feeling of dread and hopelessness the game gives you.

[@aarondowd7346]

@@MigeriusMikerius aliens who accidentally released a bacteria on the planet built it to keep a quarantine, stopping ships from leaving or entering

[@vitorlinhares7822]

@@sawh2244 i wonder what it is like being inside the building when it shoots the sunbeam

[@waavhal]

0:17, were you trying to stop the sunbeam annihilation by threatening the gun with your knife?

[@Sky37271]

Missing it is way cooler

[@sbrw4316]

no

[@Sane5010]

@@sbrw4316 incorrect your incorrectness!

[@noturFuji]

@@sbrw4316 your not smart .-.

[@theflyingsandwich2586]

fortnite live event

[@fudek4894]

It is tho

[@slickvox2639]

Imagine being a new player to this game and seeing a laser beam just pop out of a fog. Missing the landing zone is way cooler and scarier.

[@gregstevon6078]

Imagine missing it on purpose because you didn't know you could save it and thought "that was suppose to happen.... right?"

[@COhlen]

@@gregstevon6078 you can save it?

[@radityaw1815]

@@COhlen yup

[@XerneX127]

@@COhlen If you nearly complete the game before the call, then yeah. Sunbeam says they can't make it past the debris and leaves.

[@COhlen]

@@XerneX127 dang ive never beaten the game

[@Taigan_HSE]

I was disappointed there wasn’t a special animation if you’re down in the Weapon Control Room when the Sunbeam arrives. I thought there would be a flash of power or something when it fired, but nope.

[@sawh2244]

That would’ve been amazing

[@ashenshield1712]

Me: **trying to focus on the game** PDA: "SEEK FLUID INTAKE *INTENSIFIES* "

[@bengal4047]

Basically me playing Don't Starve. Lost track of the amount of times I've been running for my life from Clops, when my character starts whining about being cold or hungry. Like, _bruh_. We have so much bigger problems right now

[@matthewcooper1492]

It sucks cause it looks like he might have actually stuck the landing even after claiming he was damn sure it was a longshot.

[@zman4002]

Imagine the sea dragon could sense something trying to leave or enter and it straight up fires a godzilla beam like this all the way from the lava zone

[@Chrismalos]

Omg it's godzilla

[@sawh2244]

It has been a year and this is my most viewed video at the time and I’d like to know if anyone would want to see another subnautica video and what it should be on

[@Giovannyr000]

Yes

[@sawh2244]

@@Giovannyr000 any suggestions on what I should do on this channel

[@guacamole585]

@@sawh2244 photoshop shrek onto all the big leviathans

[@sawh2244]

@@guacamole585 that I might do

[@lrobertson1029]

Make the arora a buzz light year ship

[@Ethan_Ens]

Sunbeam: *gets shot down* Ryley: 😐

[@oreoghost519]

Riley : Yeah my only rescue died and just got shot down. which means im probably gonna die but... who cares honestly.

[@sltrskid]

@@oreoghost519 or... i could just build a rocket ship and fly off myself even though im literally just a janitor

[@oreoghost519]

@@sltrskid and go to the to lava zone and never trust anything again

[@WW1N73R]

@@sltrskid he was a non essential systems maintenance chief not a janitor

[@Charon7369]

@@WW1N73R So... A janitor?

[@Heather_ash.03]

I love that it just gives you with the thought of I'm never getting out of here as its just goes silent after the explosion.Truly an awesome game. :)

[@bengal4047]

It's legit one of my favorite things when a game/movie/story knows how to use silence to make a moment hit harder. Ut really drove the point home that your last chance of escape (character doesn't know about rocket yet) just died, and that no one's coming for you. You're on your own, on a planet that wants you dead

[@lordllamaofdoom2456]

When the sunbeam came I was inside the alien base so all I heard was the explosion

[@fleke7653]

Oof

[@kerrywhitfield3387]

GOOFY

[@lordllamaofdoom2456]

@@kerrywhitfield3387 ?

[@Hundred_Knight]

I just saw the explosion right after I stepped outside of the alien base

[@Hamishamishamishamish]

Same

[@decidev]

There's something about not seeing the building and just seeing this massive laser come out of nowhere thats so much more impactful than seeing the gun fire.

[@ninthworks5525]

I know this is very very late but YES my first playthrough I didn't make it so I watched and seeing the beam outta no where kinda added to the danger I felt I was in

[@spectreghostly]

"Survivor.. we.. we don't see you. Damn it! Joe, make a U-turn, the giant snake got him."

[@Yetipfote]

Btw: this is the best explosion in atmosphere of a ship I've seen in a video game

[@Agc42]

Next subnautica game is gonna be in a warm water area and it will be called Subnautica: Above 30 (30 degrees)

[@Hero_Bryan]

Wait what, thought it will be set in Alan's homeworld? Like a continuation of subzero

[@Agc42]

Btw this is not serious it is a complete joke even though I'm pretty sure u know lol

[@derosterhase4128]

@@Hero_Bryan Wow, that would be cool!

[@WildBoy200Yaboi]

You: *misses sunbeam* Sunbeam pilot: well, we hated him anyway

[@manofironthathasntturnedcr9817]

The gun:*doesn’t*

[@idontevenknowanymore3852]

Damn the sunbeam didn’t even have a wreckage to get stranded, they straight up obliterated it

[@amateuryoutuber]

Yeah, the Sunbeam is much smaller than the aurora so instead of the hull being breached like the aurora, it would have destroyed it in its entirety.

[@Caspenar]

I loved this scene. The entire time there on the beach I was like nonononono turn back, go away, you'll die!!!! Dunno why I felt sorry for the characters just because of a few voiced lines but they sounded like cool people.

[@phoenixair11]

On my playthrough I was on the island when sunbeam came sunbeam said they saw me but I was exploring the G.U.N so I was inside the building when sunbeam exploded so I got both dialogues

[@alt_3025]

ohhhhh

[@barackobamagaming7607]

when this happened i was just like well shit. 3 more months of dealing with levithans

[@JJake993]

Bruh the only reason I even know what happened with sunbeam is because of other youtubers, literally every play through I’ve had I just completely ignore him and I’m underwater so I don’t even notice.

[@2Leejah3]

I was so pissed at myself when I didn’t make it to the arrival, after when I learned that I would get something cool like this. I just started and I was too afraid to go to the arrival.

[@Schmeebus1]

Sunbeam: goes towards Riley and away from quarantine machine. Quarantine machine: no

[@Someone72663]

''energy discharge detected'' you dont say... ''signal lost'' no sh*t, the entire ship is gone ''hey dont f*cking curse at me i am the one who put the lifepod systems in survival mode'' uhhhh O_O

[@matheusalvarenga7820]

"oh so it's your fault I need to eat and drink water. you could've put it in creative mode instead"

[@Someone72663]

@@matheusalvarenga7820 '' dont F*cking try me i can just spawn 3 reapers nearby ''

[@lolokai777]

I accidentally did this in creative and I was like wow what good dedication they put in for if you miss like new voice lines and animations and wow

[@Skemati]

I find it alot cooler when you miss it because seeing the laser coming out and shooting the sunbeam but not seeing the gun in the distance just makes it even more mysterious. alot more anonymous i guess.

[@Mask_Guy]

imagine what they say in the sunbeam when you disactivate the alien weapon "dude whe can save him!" "NO, we can't save him follow the fucking script"

[@sawh2244]

I also imagine the say thing with other games aswell and the out come is always amazing

[@CharlesCalvinTheUndying]

@Austin Yaussi What if you power it down right before they land?

[@UnknownUser-ig7ew]

@Austin Yaussi wait rlly? Iirc there was a video about that, it showed that even if you deactivate the cannon before the sunbeam arrives, it just shoots the ship down anyways

[@TribesX]

@@UnknownUser-ig7ew If I remember correctly, it was a bug that they corrected.

[@throwaway80345]

@@UnknownUser-ig7ew Its definitely not like that anymore, might have been a long time ago

[@Frogoth]

I love the mass effect reaper vibes this sequence gives

[@DeathHelper420]

Just started playing this game and I arrived. I was in shock when the building turned into a damn gun .

[@that_one_helljumper]

The one where you miss it sent shivers down my spine from how sudden it was...

[@ursfan]

Ended up missing these guys on my first playthrough and I just remember the PDA speaking, followed by a loud ass explosion, at which point I climbed out of my pod to watch the flaming remains fall into the ocean. It was night time too so it looked pretty gnarly. Also I was convinced me not showing up to the landing point caused the explosion skfns

[@daKwolf]

Man...this happened to me on my 1st play through. I was enjoying a few adult beverages and scooting around in my Seamoth watching the countdown, started heading to the island with about 30 seconds left when I saw the ancient floaters...DOH!! I was so mad, I missed all of the pda verbiage .

[@gen1136]

I remember seeing this on my first playthrough and being like "aliens, why would you do that?"

[@nygmustheoriginal]

It is possible to save the Sunbeam, though not possible to get them to land. If you do not interact with the radio past a certain point, or if you simply carry out the main quest line fast enough, it's possible to disable the Quarantine Enforcement Platform before the Sunbeam comes. They will radio you a message about not being able to approach for landing because of an orbital debris field, but will not be destroyed. The easiest way, again, is to ignore your radio; this means you won't get the various map pips that nudge you along the storyline, but it also never triggers the Sunbeam Rescue scenario that results in their destruction.

[@NebulaAviation1]

wow i've never seen what it looks like when you miss the sunbeam. i should miss it more often cus wow that looks amazing and i really like the PDA reading out different detections and all that

[@Brightshadow686]

MAN i love this game developers

[@sawh2244]

Same they did an amazing job at making this game

[@Brightshadow686]

@@sawh2244 yeah, and that with unity

[@dachad9507]

My first time playing and this happened I was just thinking like “not what I do? ion know” such a eerie feeling after that, the silence and realization that it’s not going to be easy

[@TS5MI]

Wow the developers really wanna kill the sunbean

[@NebulaAviation1]

sunbean

[@TS5MI]

Sun bean lol

[@Obi_Wan_Kenobi_027]

On my current play through (which is my first so don’t spoil in the reply’s) I got to the sunbeam landing site about 15 minutes early. I decided to investigate the building out of curiosity since I was being rescued loot wasn’t a concern. I got to the part where the control for the gun is. And it said “Infected individuals cannot disable the weapon” the moment the building started transforming when the sunbeam was landing, I knew it was doomed.

[@bengal4047]

OOF. F in the chat for the Sunbeam. Hope you're having fun with the game ^^

[@Obi_Wan_Kenobi_027]

@@bengal4047 I am I have made it to the (Spoilers) The lava zone

[@VergilDevilMayCry5]

​@@Obi_Wan_Kenobi_027 did you ever beat it?

[@runawaycat4594]

*Looking for resources in the cave 200m from the surface at the landing point* "Survivor, we see you!"

[@bengal4047]

They just have really good eyesight. JK, they have x-ray hacks on and should be booted from the server

[@jonimusprime6202]

Sunbeam: setting down in 10, 9, 8... Laser: and I took that personally.

[@veltarden2419]

its me or the sunbeam has the same size in both cases?

[@not.krosshair]

Logical explanation: the sunbeam animation follows you (height above sea levels stays). But the laser follows sunbeam so it shoots in the direction of it all the time.

[@dzidkapl]

A more logical explanation: The size of the map is 4 kilometers squared, the island is about a km away and there is no reason for a kilometer to make a difference. Look at how close the island is. Use your brain.

[@notveryartificial4486]

The only reason why we don't see both islands - is a pair of static and very suspicious steam clouds that cover them, so, it is really easy to instantly figure out where they are

[@dzidkapl]

@@notveryartificial4486 How does this relate to what I said?

[@notveryartificial4486]

@@dzidkapl did I make it a reply? Sorry, did that automatically I meant to write that as a reply to the main comment

[@gator7774]

i remember crying when this happened

[@onatic8058]

The first time I played the game I was like "yes I won!" But then the ship got shot by a laser then i gave up and never played again

[@pytheas222]

That is honestly so much cooler and ominus than how it is supposed to be played out.

[@Life.87]

It used to be if you weren’t on time they would say there is too much debris in the atmosphere and they couldn’t land. They would apologize and continue on their way.

[@milesedgeworth3667]

Pretty sure thats the response for if you dusable that Quarentine AA gun

[@Chicken_o7]

Imagine if sunbeam was like: -Yo where tf is he -Idk probs dead -Lets get outta here lol

[@Daniel-jf1ts]

I accidentally died of no water or reverse drowning whatever you call it on the island a few minutes before, and while I was half way to the island, I just saw Sunbeam get blown up and I just swam around awkwardly and went back to my life pod.

[@killwalker]

"Reverse drowning" 🤣🤣🤣 That could only happen if water was being teleported into your stomach continuously as you vomit water continuously until you die from not being able to breathe. "Dehydration" is the word ur lookin for lol.

[@Daniel-jf1ts]

@@killwalker ahh yes, thank you! Also, reverse drowning sounds absolutely terrifying 😳

[@nichtabonnieren]

That’s quite interesting. I never missed the sunbeam but i once got it being destroyed twice in one playthrough... didnt know what was goin on there

[@dragonsflame3777]

"energy discharge detected. Vessel Signature lost" No shit, sherlock

[@numbunni9414]

I played through for the third time and realized there's a translation (once your infected) that reads "The infected ones cannot turn off the weapon" so no matter how hard you try, you won't be able to turn of that weapon :(

[@sawh2244]

If you don’t activate the radio and cure yourself and disable the cannon when it’s time for the sunbeam to arrive the will give a radio message saying they can’t land because of a debris field

[@DrHundTF2]

Kind of dumb considering the vastness of Space. They very well coule have gone around

[@numbunni9414]

@@DrHundTF2 exactly. There's also a second island. There's no reason why they couldn't have landed. The devs should work on that

[@bengal4047]

@@numbunni9414 It would be kinda cool if that was an alternate ending, sort of like a speedrun thing. Like, you could either progress slowly/normally and the Sunbeam dies, or you can brute-force curing the planet and escape with the Sunbeam crew

[@dawipeach8948]

@@numbunni9414 The laserbeam can deflect on the atmosphere and hit everywhere, that wouldn’t work

[@xdfiloso8727]

watching for afar is much more scarier cause you dont get the inmediate "oh look at this big cannon next to the landing spot" its a "oh im getting off of this is..." and it gets shot down

It's actually even more epic. And then the wonder of "WHAT THE FUCK DID THAT??". And the PDA lines are cool

[@triplehaudah]

I missed the sunbeam so I was shocked when watching other people's playthroughs lol

[@SwissRedGuard]

I appreciate the fact that they at least tried to rescue me even tho im only 1 survivor

[@bengal4047]

Agreed. They could have easily said 'sucks to be u, lol' and claimed that they investigated the distress signal, but everyone was already dead

[@ΦανήΜέμη]

The alien tower is just a controlla playa no questions asked

[@TheEmeraldFist]

Lol

[@ΦανήΜέμη]

@@TheEmeraldFist its a joke btw

[@TheEmeraldFist]

@@ΦανήΜέμη yeah IK that’s why I said lol

[@ΦανήΜέμη]

@@TheEmeraldFist yeh ik i just said it to clarify any miscommunication

[@TheEmeraldFist]

@@ΦανήΜέμη oh ok np

[@thepineappleartist4067]

When I saw the Sunbeam explode a couple years ago. I actually Cried

[@theparanormalparagraphs1495]

See I think that’s actually cooler of an idea, because it would send you to the island in curiosity instead of being told to go: for example, I would want to know what a giant damn laser is shot from

[@a50ftfall6]

I remember on my second playthrough I was in the caves on the island you know just breaking up in some rocks getting resources and I hear the Sun be come down and I hear a giant boom and I thought welp there goes the Sunbeam

[@therealbubble4696]

Gives you a scale of just how big the sunbeam is.

[@duquedecaxias1104]

Maybe half of Aurora.

[@notveryartificial4486]

@@duquedecaxias1104 it is really not that huge. Look at the cockpit - it is kinda big in comparsion to the whole ship. I think Sunbeam is just like 40 meters. It is massive, but not in a ship scale Or maybe Aurora is not as huge as I think? U.P.D. Aurora IS huge, it is like 1300m

[@thomasbuchanan3559]

if your in the jelly shroom caves there's like an underwater earthquake and the water blows you around and shite

[@MOKI_-sy5ie]

Also if you somehow cure the karaah and disable the gun before the sunbeam arrives they will say that there is debris in the way and they can’t find a way through it, I found this out by seeing how fast I could beat the game in creative

[@psychedelicsunshine]

I love how the sunbeam is just a plot device to make sure you found the laser to disable. Lives were sacrificed for coordinates

[@reaperwolf7360]

I love how even when the gun is powered down it still shoots the sunbeam

[@ComradeMeep]

It doesn't. It use to in the older patches but since the game is fully live now if you disable the gun before sunbeam arrives the ships captain will tell you theres to much debris to land

[@coba1nnn]

i thought the game was going to end early if i had gone there so i didn't, and as soon as i saw the sunbeam getting annihilated i realized that im a fool and lost the opportunity to visit the place lmao

[@weedyeeter940]

I finished the game 4 times and i still never missed the sunbeam, thx for showing me

[@Chookity-Pok]

lmao same, tho I am shocked to see I still had not seen everything of this game, I never even thought of missing the sunbeam

[@Kuonix-]

sunbeam: dont be late this guy: lol

[@Nova-jw6ju]

That is infinitely more terrifying. Something about not being able to see the “building”

[@sawh2244]

After reading this if someone didn’t know about this building they’d probably think it’s just some very big leviathan or something that shoots a laser out it’s mouth and that would definitely be terrifying

[@Nova-jw6ju]

@@sawh2244 the ocean is a scary place

[@sawh2244]

@@Nova-jw6ju I agree as humans we haven’t fully explored all of the ocean and they’re still discovering new species which is pretty incredible little unrelated story after I played subnautica and killed my first reaper leviathan I kinda just got used to seeing creepy stuff in the water and shrugged it off

[@foxtrottails]

You get a subscription. You earned it for showing me this. I've never done it before.

[@crusader_.]

i didnt even need to watch this video cuz i was too scared to swim to the island

[@hydro626]

the explosion actually looks cooler from further away

[@hazmatsuit2772]

I miss it when i was first time playing and nothing happend,just time is going into -

[@presofcamelot]

Earlier today I was fucking around in creative. I was in the lost river when the count down expired and my PDA went through the same dialogue thats in the video. I first there was a rumble In the cave, then a loud muffled *BOOM* as the camera shook a bit. Even the Ghost Levi next to me looked Shocked. To conclude the sunbeam exploding is so loud you can hear/feel that shit even in the lost river, probably in the Lava zone too but I wasn't down there.

[@Ange1ofD4rkness]

If I remember right, back when I first played Subnautica, and this was farthest the story line went (early access), I had this happen, because I was like "yeah no way it's going to be over that fast"

[@theholyknight6935]

Thats... Actually somehow cooler than actually meeting at the island...

[@ml_hunter4586]

SUNBEAM: shoots down ship Me: "When it has beam in the name I don't think you should land near it...??"

[@Just_account]

"Energy discharge detected" Meanwhile sunbeam being absolutely fucking evaporated:

[@Earndoriolewing]

That's interesting, actually. I always find myself going to it when you're on time, but it looks different, but cooler from the other perspective.

[@synchrophrenia]

“Energy discard detected.” YOU THINK?!?!?

[@HawkWall66]

I would rather choose this because this one is way more cinematic and mindblowing because you aren't aware of the weapon, unless you went there already and came back or have seen a video/photo of it. But damn, I wished this was my first ending with the sunbeam

[@youssef53773]

i heard that you can disable the gun so the sunbeam really lands.

[@sawh2244]

I’m pretty sure if you manage to disable it the sunbeam just doesn’t land and a voice line about them being unable to land

[@legitimate8463]

@@sawh2244 the can't even go to the atmosphere because of the debris field caused by the aurora

[@legitimate8463]

You see it when you take off and the metal thingies hit the top of your rocket and one of the panels falls off

[@sawh2244]

@@legitimate8463 In the end cutescene when leaving the planet the rocket when approaching the debris field activates a shield but a panel does fall off but the rocket still functions and you still escape

[@polskazapaka5382]

there is a video about it, but anyway even if you disable it, sunbeam will be shooted anyway beacuse game devs wanted you to suffer with building rocket

[@Grizcat-]

I was at my base on my second play through when it happened and it glitched my cyclops vehicle bay to where I could dock my vehicle but it wouldn’t let me out or drop the vehicle from the cyclops

[@theabbottagencylive5210]

I’m data entries, it says the QEP can curve its shot around the planet meaning that you can possibly be on the other side of the planet and still get hit.

[@jdzencelowcz]

I'd been on the island the last couple plays, but this time, I decided to see what would happen if I weren't there. & that's exactly what happened.

[@s0m3one420]

Ever time the sunbeam gets shot down I hear a roar in the distance do all near that to

[@doodoodestroyer9573]

When I got there I was dehydrated so I went to the other island through the portal to get lantern fruit but couldn't find any and I couldn't find my way back. I figured out that the bulbo trees also give water but I had already missed half of it