Sunbeam
The Sunbeam was a passing Alterran cargo ship captained by Avery Quinn that picked up the distress signal sent by the Aurora. It's significantly smaller than the Aurora, seating only six people.
The player will start receiving transmission from Avery onboard the Sunbeam via the Communications Relay some time after the player has started exploring the planet. The ship alerts the player to its imminent arrival, until it gives a forty minute warning of its eventual landing on Mountain Island.
The Sunbeam's Failed Rescue
The Sunbeam had planned to land on the Mountain Island to rescue the player. However, before it is able to land, the Precursor Array fires a pulse at it, as the Sunbeam is considerably smaller than the Aurora, It is completely obliterated and all of its crew members killed. Debris raining down is displayed afterwards.
Gallery
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The Sunbeam in game
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- Badaboom
Work in progress animation showing the destruction of the Sunbeam
- SN Sunbeam 09
Updated Subnautica FX
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Trivia
- The Sunbeam destruction event is able to be viewed by typing 'precursorgunaim' into the console.