Update History (Subnautica)

This article's aim is to provide a timeline of the various updates to the stable version and the most important additions of certain updates.

Upcoming Updates

*Note: These updates have not been implemented into Subnautica, and changes are bound to happen. All information is taken from Trello.

Dangerous Creatures/Tree Cove - September 22nd, 2016

• Lost River - Tree Cove
• Inactive Lava Zone loot
• Sea Dragon Leviathan
• Warper
• Crabsquid EMP blast
• Stand-in functional crafting launch platform
• Add obsidian or drillable-only loot (Kyanite)
• Add damage for player being in extreme heat.
• Stand-in story fully playable
• Ghost Ray
• Silent Running Cyclops tech

Precursor Gun/Cyclops Silent Running - October 20th, 2016

• Precursor gun experience
• Gun emplacement interior
• Dive Reel improvements
• Scanner Room improvements
• Silent Running Cyclops tech
• Cut Current Generator
• Mesmer

Lost River/Lava Precursor Base - November 17th, 2016

• Lost River - Ghost Tree
• Lost River - Bones Field
• Lava precursor base
• Remove Terraforming
• Sea Emperor Behavior
• Virus level for creatures and player
• Craftable Time Capsule

Cutefish & Polish Pass - December 15th, 2016

• Cutefish
• Detailing remaining sandy areas
• Land movement physics
• Fix Floaters
• Polish Constructor

Final Story Mode & v1.0 - January 19th, 2017

• Record VOs
• Performance update
• Quality of life update (save game slots, 10 things from the community)
• Blast-off sequence

2016

2016 August 23: PRAWN UPDATE

• Prawn Suit added
  • Prawn Suit Drill Arm
  • Prawn Suit Grappling Arm
  • Prawn Suit Jump Jet Upgrade
  • Prawn Suit Propulsion Cannon
  • Prawn Suit Thermal Reactor
  • Prawn Suit Torpedo Arm
• Lava Larva added
• Lava Lizard added
• Aurora expanded
• Crashfish eggs added
• Sprint ability added
• Cyclops cameras now have lights

2016 June 1: POWER NAP UPDATE

• Beds added
• Sea Treader added
• Power Cell Charger added
• Battery Charger added
• Seamoth Gas Torpedo added
• New Solar Panel model

2016 May 6: MACHINERY UPDATE (PC only)

• Map Scanner Room.
• Bioreactor, Nuclear Reactor and Thermal Plant remodeling.
• Lost River area 1.
• Lost River area 2.
• Crabsquid.
• Added the Northen Blood Kelp Zone
• Fauna that are eaten or killed will respawn.

2016 April 5: OCULUS UPDATE (PC only)

• Oculus Rift is now fully supported. 
• You can now sit on the Chair.
• Airsack, Bone Shark, Reefback, Stalker, and the Reaper Leviathan have new and better animations.
• Fragments will now spawn mostly within Wrecks.
• Oxygen is now only produced when your Seabase, Seamoth, and Cyclops has power.
• Different sound effects for multiple Tools.

2016 March 16/May 17 (Xbox One release): CRASH SEQUENCE UPDATE

• Intro Sequence added.
• Fire Extinguisher added.
• Medical Kit Fabricator added.

2016 Febuary 25: FARMING UPDATE

• Abandoned Seabases implemented.
• Large Aquarium added.
• Farming added.
• Spotlight added.
• Planter Shelf added.
• Exterior Growbed added.
• Interior Growbed added.
• Plant Pot added.
• Living Wall added.
• Lightstick added.
• Eggs added.

2016 January 28: FLOOD OF DEAD BUGS

• Floodlight added.
• 50 bugs fixed.

2016 January 14: H2.O UPDATE

• New water graphics.
• Scanner added.
• Ocean environment updated.
• Items now have proper 3D models.
• Subtitles added.

2015 ALPHA STAGE

2015 December 15: GET WRECKED 

• Wrecks added.
• Laser Cutter added.
• Posters added. 

2015 November 20: WATER FILTRATION MACHINE

• Water Filtration Machine added.

2015 November 5: SHOCKING UPDATE

• Shocker added.
• Seaglide now has a topographic map.
• Picture Frame added.
• Volume controls in the pause menu added.
• PDA Log section added.
• PDA gallery added.
• Animation added.
• Crabsnake added.
• Ladders can now be placed in more places in the Multipurpose Room.
• Blood Kelp Zone added.
• Blood Biter added.
• Cave Crawler reskinned.
• Spinefish added.
• Blood Crawler added.
• Blood Oil added.
• Bloodvine added.
• Blood Cave Root added.
• Deep Shroom added.

2015 September 10: SEAMOTH UPDATE

• Seamoth now has an upgrade panel
• Vortex Torpedo added.
• Seamoth Perimeter Defense System added.
• Seamoth Sonar Module  added.
• Seamoth Hull Reinforcement Module added.
• Battery Expansion Module added.
• Armour Plating Module added.
• Seamoth can now be customized.
• Upgrade Console added.
• More Caves added.
• Biter added.
• Oculus added.
• Mountains Biome added.
• Koosh Zone extended.
• Mushroom Forest extended.

2015 August 6: HABITAT UPDATE

• Moon Pool added.
• Observatory added.
• Multipurpose Room added.
• Bulkhead doors added.
• Small locker added.
• Signs and Seabase names added.
• I-Corridor Glass and L-Corridor Glass added.
• Vertical Connector added.
• Grand Reef expanded.

2015 June 19: MACWORLD UPDATE

• Subnautica is now playable on Apple (Mac) computers.
• Underwater Islands added.
• Sparse Reef added.
• Repulsion Cannon added.

2015 May 28: ALTERRA SCIENCE UPDATE

• Modification Station added.
• Propulsion Cannon added.
• Survival Knife, Tank, and Fins can now be upgraded.
• Cyclops's doors now open/close.
• Cyclops now has an upgrade console.
• Cyclops's lights improved.
• Cyclops now has upgrades.

2015 April 30: CRASH SITE UPDATE

• Aurora now explodes.
• Radiation now spreads over time.
• Reaper Leviathan added.
• Radiation Suit added.
• Cave Crawler added.

2015 March 13:

• Seabases added.

2015 February 25:

• Loot system updated.

2015 February 5:

• Cyclops added.

2015 January 16: DEV UPDATE 8

• In-game feedback system added.
• Stasis Rifle added.
• Terraformer added.
• Load/Save added.
• Menu updated.
• Pipe added.
• Air Bladder added.
• Bleeder added.
• Bone Shark added.
• Compass added.
• Inventory system updated.
• Beacon is now craftable.
• HUD updated

2014 PRE-ALPHA STAGE

2014 December 23: DEV UPDATE 7

• Gravsphere added.
• Lifepod 5 storage added.
• Now supports Oculus Rift DK2.
• Storage cube added.
• Oxygen replenishes faster.
• Lifepod Beacon now doesn't disappear from far distances.

2014 December 16:

• Subnautica Early Access released.

2014 December 7:

• Flare and Sand Shark added to Subnautica.

2014 November 22

• Floater added to Subnautica.

2014 November 14:

• Deformable environment added.

2014 November 5:

• Experimental Mode is added to Subnautica.

2014 September 27:

• Gasopod is added to Subnautica.

2014 September 5:

• Cyclops flooding is being developed.

2014 August 23:

• Cyclops is announced and being developed.

2014 July 8:

• Aurora is added to Subnautica.

2014 April 24:

• Subnautica release at PAX still in Pre-alpha stage.

2014 April 11:

• Subnautica created still in Pre-alpha stage.