Subnautica Below Zero
The Expansion is a currently unnamed, upcoming game that acts as an expansion to the story of Subnautica. The full release date is currently planned for sometime in 2019[1], with early access coming sometime in late 2018.[2] The Expansion will be purchased separately, and as such will not require the original game to play.[3] The Arctic will be the setting of the story, which will feature a new protagonist rather than Ryley Robinson, and takes place in a different map in a time after Ryley Robinson has escaped Planet 4546B.[4][5]
Confirmed Features
Features that have been confirmed through various means.
- Arctic Kelp Forest
- Arctic Mega Biome[6][7]
- Arctic Spires
- Penguin-like creature[8]
- Brute Shark[9]
- New protagonist[10]
- Glow Whale[11]
- Pinnicarid[12]
- The Vesper [13]
- Titan Holefish
- Symbiote
- Thermal Zone
- Twisty Bridges [14]
- Spike Trap[15]
- Squidshark[16]
- Weather System[17]
- Unnamed Creature
- New, not yet known land vehicle
Potential Features
Features that the developers are still experimenting with that may not end up in the expansion.
- Rock Puncher
- Large Bird
- Jukebox[18]
Gallery
<tabber> Biomes=
Arctic Biome concept art #1 - by Cory Strader
Concept art of the Twisty Bridges - by Cory Strader
Arctic Biome concept art #2 - by Cory Strader
"Arctic Spires" - by Cory Strader
Arctic Biome concept art #3 - by Dima Pertsula
- Surface foilage 4.jpg
Arctic Biome concept art #4 - by Dima Pertsula
"Thermal Zone" - by Pat Presley
Arctic Biome concept art #5 - by Dima Pertsula
"Ice Columns" - by Dima Pertsula
|-| Fauna=
”Alien Penguin 5” (Final design) - by Alex Ries
"Alien Penguin Foot Detail" - by Alex Ries
"Squidshark 06" (Final) - by Alex Ries
Squidshark design (Early) - by Alex Ries
Squidshark (Early) - by Alex Ries
"Brute Shark" - by Alex Ries
"Titan Holefish" - by Alex Ries
"Titan Holefish Symbiote 3" (Final design) - by Alex Ries
Concept Art for the Glow Whale
The Rock Puncher, possibly to be added to the expansion
Unknown Fauna - by Pat Presley
Small Fauna - By Alex Ries
- Arctic Proboscis Fauna.jpg
Unknown Fauna - by Alex Ries
Pinnicarid close-up - by Alex Ries
"Pinnicarid Info Sheet" (Final design) - by Alex Ries
- Pinnicarid-Alex Ries.jpg
"Pinnicarid" - by Alex Ries
Color variants of Pinnicarid C - by Alex Ries
Early Pinnicarid concept - by Alex Ries
Early "Alien Penguin" - by Alex Ries
Early "Alien Penguin" - by Alex Ries
"Alien Penguin" - by Alex Ries
"Alien Penguin Variants" - by Alex Ries
"Cheeky Creature Variants" #1 (unused) - by Alex Ries
"Cheeky Creature Variants" #2 (unused) - by Alex Ries
"Pygmy Crabsquid" (unused) - by Alex Ries
"Shard 01" (unused) - by Alex Ries
"Ice Breaker" (unused) - by Alex Ries
"Crested Reaper" (unused) - by Alex Ries
|-| Videos=
- Rock puncher
Developer Andreas Urwalek testing the Rock Puncher
- Glow whale
Glow whale testing with a placeholder model
- Pingu
Experimenting with a placeholder penguin-like creature model
- Pingu 2
More experimentation with a placeholder penguin-like creature model
- Other=
Expansion title screen as of version 4305
"Subnautica: Very Cold" concept art - by Scott "Obraxis" Macdonald
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Trivia
- With the exception of the Prawn Suit, Subnautica's vehicles are unlikely to appear in this game.[19]
References
- ↑ https://gyazo.com/0dd56a8fcf2236b5572e54c681284ca7
- ↑ https://gyazo.com/586852df8b347b2aefa9cdae0a50454a
- ↑ https://gyazo.com/f35dba429b7cdfcc6b63da8ae5bbbe9d
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Flayra/status/991434841387237377
- ↑ https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/273991567218442241/468463865139560468/unknown.png
- ↑ https://imgur.com/a/48J7j
- ↑ https://imgur.com/a/JxCEm
- ↑ https://imgur.com/a/i2n3p3e
- ↑ https://twitter.com/alexriesart/status/1017449239465431040
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Flayra/status/959888747402850309
- ↑ https://imgur.com/a/oQrTr
- ↑ https://twitter.com/alexriesart/status/1017075075483238402
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Flayra/status/991434841387237377
- ↑ https://imgur.com/a/mM8P7J9
- ↑ https://trello.com/c/9xiZcQ8g
- ↑ https://twitter.com/alexriesart/status/1017455735699992577
- ↑ https://i.imgur.com/vHqDsi2.png
- ↑ https://i.imgur.com/00WfehE.png
- ↑ https://imgur.com/a/mj0DpBx
