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This article is about Update History (Below Zero) in Subnautica. For the related article on the Below Zero Wiki, see Update History (Below Zero).

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This page serves to chronicle Subnautica: Below Zero's update history from launch to present.

PC

EARLY ACCESS 1 - Release

30 January 2019 - EA1 [CS#9561]

File:Subnautica Below Zero Early Access Trailer

Early Access Trailer

Subnautica: Below Zero is released into public Early Access on Steam, Epic Games, and Discord
- Includes ~2 hours of story content and an unfinished map

11 February 2019 - 1.1 [CS#9892]

Mini-patch including bug fixes and minor changes
- Changed Rocket Island signal text
- Supply Drop can be used while falling
- Pengling hold animations
- Hot Springs model
- Improved Frozen River appearance
- Added two Icebergs to the Shallow Twisty Bridges
- Increased Titan Holefish oxygen recharge time to 40 seconds
- Reduced Titan Holefish oxygen from 100 units to 30 units
- Added Thermal Lily glow/heat effects
- Removed broken Hoverpad drop
- Picking up Habitat Builder gives its blueprint
- Optimized clouds
- Added clouds command
Exhaustive list of changes can be viewed here

EARLY ACCESS 2 - Seatruck Update

7 March 2019 - EA 2 [CS#11193]

File:Subnautica Below Zero Seatruck Update

Seatruck Update Trailer

Aquarium, Battery Charger, Power Cell Charger
Deep Twisty Bridges
Moonpool
Sea Truck
- Modules (Fabricator Module, Storage Module)
- Upgrades
Rocket Island revamp
Sea Monkey
Squidshark
Thermal Spires
Much, much more
Update page

EARLY ACCESS 3 - Snowfox Update

24 April 2019 - EA 3 [CS#13740]

File:Subnautica Below Zero Snowfox Update

Snowfox Update Trailer

Snowfox
- Snowfox Hoverpad
New Fauna
- Arrow Ray
- Chelicerate
- Feather Fish and Feather Fish (Red)
- Nootfish
- Snowstalker and Snowstalker Baby
- Triops
New Biomes
New Sea Truck Modules
- Sea Truck Docking Module
- Sea Truck Sleeper Module
Improved Weather
Recipe pinning
Update page

13 May 2019 - Micro-Update

Fix to prevent issues saving or loading while docked in Moondock
Fix for Snowfox bug while mounting too quickly causing players to get stuck
Snowfox Hoverpad no longer requires power
World-streaming improvements to Glacial Basin & Twisty Bridges allowing for smoother in-game loading
Update page

EARLY ACCESS 4 - Spy Pengling Update

File:Subnautica Below Zero Spy Pengling Update

Spy Pengling Update Trailer

5 June 2019 - EA 4 [CS#15125]

EARLY ACCESS 5 - Arctic Living Update

File:Subnautica Below Zero Arctic Living Update

Arctic Living Update Trailer

17 July 2019 - EA 5 [CS#16498]

Large Room
Multipurpose Room Glass Dome
Jukebox
- Jukebox Speaker
- Jukebox Disks
- Seatruck Sleeper Module jukebox re-enabled
Control Room
Mineral Detector
Booster Tank
Flashlight Helmet
Active Mining Site
Prawn Suit
Marguerit Maida cutscene 1
Return of many more base parts from Subnautica
Update page

18 July 2019 - Hotfix

Ion Battery blueprint now unlocks upon picking up an Ion Cube
Fixed bug where Prawn Suits were stuck in the Moonpool

EARLY ACCESS 6 - Ice Worm Update

File:Subnautica Below Zero Ice Worm Update

Ice Worm Update Trailer

17 September 2019 - EA6 [CS#19404]

Ice Worm
Frozen Leviathan
Arctic Spires
Full story rework
Lilypad Islands
Weather-based Pengwing behaviors
Escape Rocket
Update page

EARLY ACCESS 7 - Deep Dive Update

File:Subnautica Below Zero Deep Dive Update

Deep Dive Update Trailer

27 November 2019 - EA7 [CS#21847]

Crystal Caves
Fabricator Base
Shadow Leviathan
Cryptosuchus
Jellyfish
Snowfox Base
Marguerit Maida's Base
Marguerit Maida cutscene 2
New Seabase Modules
Story updates
Filmic Mode
Much more
Update page

EARLY ACCESS 8 - Lost Ship Update

File:Subnautica Below Zero Lost Ship Update

Lost Ship Update Trailer

19 February 2020 - EA8 [CS#24222]

EARLY ACCESS 9 - Frostbite Update

File:Subnautica- Below Zero Frostbite Update

Frostbite Update Trailer

30 April 2020 - EA9 [CS#27520]

Architect Teleporters
Calls (Dialogue)
Cold Mechanics
Completely new intro and story
Environment Polish
Improved Weather
Improved UI
- Cleaner PDA text
- Hotbar power indicators
- Status indicators
Glacial Bay
Major Glacial Basin rework
New Ice Worm Animation
Quantum Locker
Recyclotron
Snowballs
Snowfox Ice Worm Attack Reduction Module
Spicy melon salad
Surface Beacon
Thumper model
Water Purification Tablet
Update page

EARLY ACCESS 10 - Salad Days Update

File:Subnautica Below Zero Salad Days Update

Salad Days Update Trailer

25 June 2020 - EA10 [CS#30171]

Architect Artifacts signals
Arctic changes
Arctic Spires changes
Deep Purple Vents changes
Glacial Bay bridge to Arctic Spires
Ice Bubble
Kyanite
More Story Additions
Marguerit's Greenhouse
Player Emotes
Recyclotron
Snow Stalker Improvements
Thermos and Coffee Vending Machine changes
UI Scaling
World Map
Update Page

EARLY ACCESS 11 - Stranger Pings Update

File:Subnautica Below Zero Stranger Pings Update

Stranger Pings Update Trailer

13 August 2020 - EA11 [CS#32698]

Accessibility improvements
Alterra employee profiles
Arctic changes
Aromatherapy Lamp
Artifact pings
Crystal Caves changes
Deep Lilypads changes
Environmental storytelling
Executive Toy
Removed Hoverzone 3 from the world
Rock Puncher improvements
Seabase stairs
Squidshark electrical attack
Terrain fading improvements
Update Page

EARLY ACCESS 12 - Relics of the Past Update

File:Subnautica- Below Zero Relics of the Past Update

Relics of the Past Update Trailer

29 October 2020 - EA12 [CS#37024]

Ancient Ornamental Plant and the Polycage
Aquarium and Plant Shelves are scannable again
Creature Eggs (Arctic Ray, Brinewing, Crashfish, Cryptosuchus, Glow Whale, Jellyfish, Lily Paddler, Pengwing, Pinnacarid, Rock Puncher, and Squidshark)
Buildable Alterra Employee Beds, Executive Desk, Snowman, and Wall Planter
Carried Beacons now always drop upon death to help the player locate dropped items
Complete Voice Acting
Creature rideability disabled for Lily Paddlers and Pinnacarids
Crystal Caves Crystal polish
Deep Lilypads Cave Cache Makeover
Discus Fish
Exchange in locations for the Architect Tissues and Architect Skeleton
Exploration Site changes
Extra UI tips
Finalized Flora Names
Finalized item icons
Finalized World Map
Glacial Connection changes
Moonpool, Stillsuit, Swim Charge Fins, and second Booster Tank Data Boxes
PDA Pause Feature
Posters
Prawn Suit Grappling Arm
Repulsion Cannon removed
Robin Ayou player model update
Seatruck Modules Polish
- Increased storage capacity with the Seatruck Storage Module
- Ion Cubes can be used 3 times to teleport to a Seatruck Teleportation Module
- Increased module hauling speed
Talking character portraits
The Discus Fish
Void Chelicerate Reskin
West Arctic changes
Update Page

Teeny-Tiny Update

4 December 2020 - EA12.5 [CS#39027]

Art performance optimization
Complete Databank, tooltips, names, descriptions, and PDA text.
Eye Jellies new name
Gas Torpedoes
Improved Creative Mode
New Icons for the Feather Fish, Feather Fish (Red), Rock Puncher, and Rock Puncher Eggs
Lots of new Music
Story presentation improvements and databank organization
Streaming and memory optimizations
Tons of bug fixing, world polish, and merging
Updated Robin/ player model
Weather quality option
Update Page

EARLY ACCESS 13 - Seaworthy Update

File:Subnautica- Below Zero Seaworthy Update

Seaworthy Update Trailer

25 February 2021 - EA 13 [CS#42690]

Air Bladder now gives 15 O2 instead of 10

Arctic Spires Architect Elevator
Crystal Caves Cache Rework
Complete OST
Credits button accessible through the main menu
Enhanced Prawn Suit
- Storage Module readded (Unlock Prawn Suit)
Gamepad and Rumble Support
Large Resource Deposits added to World Edge, and Arctic
Mercury II Crew Logs
Sanctuary Zero Signal
Scanner Room energy cost reduced
Steam Cloud Support
Tons of Bug Fixing
Unlockable Flare blueprint
Update Page

Final Release

Release Date May 14th 2021

Console Release

Release Date May 14th 2021

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 '''29 October 2020 - EA12''''' '''''[CS#37024]'''
 * [[Ancient Ornamental Plant]] and the [[Polycage]]
+*[[Aquarium]] and [[Plant Shelf|Plant Shelves]] are [[Scanner|scannable]] again
-* [[Eggs|Creature Eggs]]
+*[[Eggs|Creature Eggs]] ([[Arctic Ray]], [[Brinewing]], [[Crashfish]], [[Cryptosuchus]], [[Glow Whale]], [[Jellyfish]], [[Lily Paddler]], [[Pengwing]], [[Pinnacarid]], [[Rock Puncher]], and [[Squidshark]])
 * Buildable [[Beds|Alterra Employee Beds]], [[Executive Desk]], [[Snowman]], and [[Wall Planter]]
 * Carried Beacons now always drop upon death to help the player locate dropped items
+*Complete Voice Acting
 * Creature rideability disabled for [[Lily Paddler]]s and [[Pinnacarid]]s
 * Crystal Caves Crystal polish
 * [[Deep Lilypads Cave Cache]] Makeover
+*[[Discus Fish]]
+*Exchange in locations for the [[Al-An's Vessel|Architect Tissues]] and [[Al-An's Vessel|Architect Skeleton]]
 * [[Exploration Site]] changes
 * Extra UI tips
 * Finalized [[Flora]] Names
 * Finalized item icons
+*Finalized World Map
 * [[Glacial Connection]] changes
 * [[Moonpool]], [[Stillsuit]], [[Swim Charge Fins]], and second [[Booster Tank]] [[Data Boxes]]
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 * [[Posters]]
 * [[Prawn Suit Grappling Arm]]
+*[[Repulsion Cannon]] removed
 * [[Robin Ayou]] player model update
 * [[Seatruck]] Modules Polish