This is what I mean with the Seamoth. I drove it up near a beach and went into the alien medical base. Came out and the beacon-marker was there for my Seamoth. The headlight was on(weird…). Could not find it until we saw just the power cell or perhaps the rear propulsion part sticking out of the sand. Could not enter it, could not push it out.
As I said, I spawned one but it was still very frustrating.
That happened to me once. Beaching the Seamoth seemed like a great idea to me at the time, but not so great after I came back to find it about 2 meters below the island’s surface.
I decided that the tides were really weird on this world and that my seamoth had been buried under tons of sand, and I built a new one. But it was annoying.
I say go for it. Subnautica is about the exploration and visual reveals and piecing together the story. It’s not really about defeating the enemies; those exist more just to pace how quickly you can explore and make sure you get the story in more or less the correct order.
If you don’t want to run with them on 24/7, at least don’t feel bad about using them to get back on track.
That might be a really good way to think about it. Subnautica’s pacing is designed to elicit certain emotional responses: awe, serenity, dread, terror, laughter, excitement, satisfaction. It does these pretty well. Even the negative emotions like terror and dread are, within the confines of the game, fun experiences.
But it can also elicit frustration, irritation, vexation.
In very small doses, even those aren’t necessarily bad. Temporary frustration at accomplishing a goal can make the eventual accomplishment that much more satisfying. But if the frustration lasts too long, or if it’s not going to result in satisfaction, it just sucks.
God mode can eliminate some of those negative emotions, like dread and terror and frustration. But in so doing, it can get rid of some of the fun. But used judiciously to eliminate frustration that results in drudgery, it can be good.
(I don’t usually use God mode, but I use game guides liberally when I’m getting frustrated.)
Making progress somewhat, though I have flipped on a couple codes here and there.
Found a lifepod way out in the NW area. Found another deep in the NE region. Got a call that they can not help us, but that there is a room on the Aurora with special plans(blueprints) I should get. they gave me the code.
Oh, we were visited by a visitor who said, “Who are you?” and left.
I’m not sure if I should go to the Aurora or not yet. I guess I’m ready for that, but not sure what they expect me to have in there.
If you’d like, here’s a set of equipment you should take. If you don’t want to read these, just know that you can always get stuck, cuss under your breath, go back to your base, and get the gear. Also, if you’ve got other fun stuff to explore or build, no rush.
Fire extinguisher or two
Repair tool
Laser Cutter
Radiation Suit
Repulsion Gun
Well, I have everything there except the final item on the list. I guess I’ll wait.
The propulsion cannon will work just as well, and I’m not even 100% sure you need it to get through the whole thing.
I’m pretty sure the cannon is only needed in two places, and you can go the other way around to bypass them anyway.
That said, the repulsion cannon is generally acquired IN the Aurora.
OK, looking forward to it. The Aurora has been a goal for some time.
OK, my thoughts at this point:
I went on the Aurora. Had to really navigate around to find the “proper” spot to enter. We went in what I would call the “front”. There was a shark of sorts(Reaver?) in the back and no open access there.
What I did: I went through the lab, scanned all the Prawn suits(have blueprint), went into the living quarters, gained access to the Captain’s Quarters, and scanned the Rocket to take us out of here(more on that in a bit). Many other funny things too, like toys and other datalogs. We found the main black-box room that told us about the planet a bit.
What I did not do: stop radiation from leaking out. I do not see a way to do this. After the captains quarters, there was little else to access, so we navigated(at some difficulty), back to the entrance area and I saved an quit. I went “up” a few ramps to a higher level, but see no doors to go into a different section. Did we miss something?
You can stop the leaks, if you brought everything I mentioned earlier. Hints:
There’s a room that has big fat columns and walkways in it, and about half of the room is below water. Look around carefully in that room.
I will go back there. We had a heck of time re-tracing our steps back, but I think we can get to that point easily enough.
Follow up: If curing ourselves is required, are clues coming as to how to do that? I have tried to read most things in the game and have seen zero on that so far.
Short answer: yes.
Clues will present themselves, literally, as the game goes on. The disease will progress, but……it will never actually kill you. You have unlimited time to cure yourself, which will begin the ending of the game.
I turned off the radiation this morning. I guess it was obvious, but we did not realize doors that would not open were often fixable with the repair tool. We went in, found all the radiation leaks, and fixed them.
Hmmm…I read your spoiler and my only guess at this point would be:
Anyway, we got back to base and no radio messages awaited us. We also have no lifepods to look for, at least none with coordinates or clues sent to us. We can wait around and look around until something happens…
Sometimes, you just have to go wander around…
There is a point in the game when the radio messages totally stop, and you just have to go explore. Sounds like you might have reached this point. It’s a built-in opportunity to collect a large amount of resources and build while expanding your exploration bubble. You want to look for……cave entrances. You mostly want to explore vertically, not laterally.
It’s worth going back over all the data you discovered after entering the alien facility.
I did actually find an entrance that went down. Way down. I guess that is where I need to go. I do see in my PDA logs that there are bases at 800M and 1200M downwards.
Yikes.
I think you’re okay with this level of spoiler at this point, but just in case, I’ll put two spoilers in tags.
On exploration, a minor spoiler:
Have you been exploring underwater wrecks, using the laser cutter to cut open blocked doors? There’s some pretty good stuff back there.
On crafting, a minor spoiler:
There are two more vehicles you should aspire to build. Each will change your exploration pretty significantly.