Update History (Subnautica): Difference between revisions

Revision as of 16:41, 25 January 2017

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.

Lava Castle Precursor Base - January 26, 2017

Lava Zone Precursor Base
Craftable Time Capsule
Finish Gravsphere
Remove Terraforming
Fix Floaters
Pass on Rocket Platform
Fully implement Blood Kelp Precursor Cache

Prison without Aquarium - February 21, 2017

Prison Exterior
- Prison Antechamber
Lost River Precursor Base interior
Make Scanner Room more useful
Silent Running Cyclops tech
New Air Bladder model

Aquarium Experience - March 21, 2017

Prison Aquarium
- Prison moonpool room
FOV Slider
Rework some of Crash Zone area
Detail remaining sandy areas
Start PS4 port

New UI & Cutefish - April, 2017

Cutefish
Fix terrain seams
Redo crafting icons
Quality of life update
Launch trailer
Polish Constructor and usability
Pass on a couple lower-detail Kelp Forest areas
Pass on Grassy Plateaus

Final Story Mode & v1.0 - Mid-May, 2017

Performance update
Rework game modes into custom UI
Blast-off sequence
Fix the void or make it dangerous to be in
Credits screen

2016

Precursor Update - December 15, 2016

Sunbeam implemented
- Avery Quinn
Ion Crystals added
Quarantine Enforcement Platform added
Precursor Teleporters added
Purple Precursor Artifact added
Floating Island and Lost River polish
Fall Damage added
You can now use the PDA in vehicles
Sparse Reef Precursor Cache implemented
Mountain Island's caves are expanded
HUD notifications for radio messages
New PDA updates for Wrecks

Bones Update - October 27, 2016

Lost River Ghost Tree Chamber added
Lost River Bones Field added
Lost River Junction added
Lost River Precursor Base exterior added
New Pipe models added
New Reefback additions added
Mesmers are more mesmerising
River Prowler implemented
New models for Reinforced Dive Suit and Stillsuit added
Subnautica now works on the HTC Vive

Dangerous Creatures/Tree Cove - September 22, 2016

Lost River - Tree Cove added
Sea Dragon Leviathan added
Warper added
Crabsquid EMP blast added
Heat damage added
Reinforced Dive Suit added
Ghost Ray added
Crimson Ray added
Deep Grand Reef Abandoned Seabase added

2016 August 23: PRAWN UPDATE

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

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

2016 February 25: FARMING

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.

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 '''''*Note: These updates have not been implemented into Subnautica, and changes are bound to happen. All information is taken from [https://trello.com/b/KbugnSRJ/subnautica-roadmap Trello].'''''
-'''Lava Castle Precursor Base - January 24, 2017'''
+'''Lava Castle Precursor Base - January 26, 2017'''
 *[[Inactive Lava Zone|Lava Zone]] [[Precursor Thermal Power Generator|Precursor Base]]
 *Craftable [[Time Capsule]]