People who answered sea truck scare me…

Only one of these vehicles gives me a sense of unbridled power and a feeling that i could kill gods. And that is the prawn suit

Seamoth is so quick and easy to get places

The prawn suit is probably the most useful, but I think the seamoth is the most fun

An end game huge submarine with no manual controls, more of a constant moving base that follows a designated path around the whole map, with tiny service bots that go out to get resources and 2+ slots for vehicles (or even 4). This moving hub would be a luxurious end game base and fortress with incredible ever changing views out of the windows so you can enjoy the whole map, kinda like with the cyclops but removing the ‘hassle’ (even if it’s fun sometimes) to drive it around

I would want a sub that's kinda like a mini-Cyclops that still has a bit of space to build inside, but has a scanner that basically works as a portable scanner room, and maybe even have the ability to scan the ocean floor to then map it out on your PDA

I really like the boat idea. An idea i have for that is that u can shoot a chain/rope down to the seafloor, which both anchors the boat and allows u to quickly descend/ascend back to the boat. And the prawn or prawn equivalent would be able to attach to it. That way u can travel on the surface and then quickly get down to the ocean floor for deep exploration

The rope/chain by default would not be able to deploy at certain depths, but could be upgraded to deploy deeper. That way u dont skip to too late in the game and theres some ability for progression still

Oooo I’m torn on that. On the one had it would be so hella fun to use that, but on the other I feel like it would cause less open water exploration. With the boat it’s late game and would probably be pretty slow so more often than not players would use the “seamoth” of the game to get around. I feel like for the type of vehicle that would be it would have to be about middle of the game progression wise. To me it just feels like it would be too good of an option for players to use anything else. Also I’m not too sure how a surfboard would mesh with Subnauticas technology design. Everything is sleek and efficient. I feel a surfboard would stick out a bit. But it is an interesting idea for sure

Yeah it also gives an equivalent to the depth module v1, v2 etc system that all other vehicles have

I do like that idea a lot. Be a very interesting vehicle. I’m back and fourth with the big enough for a small base though. On one hand it would be hella cool for a mini base to travel like that, on the other I would love some clostriphobia with it being on the smaller side, making you feel a lot less defended when using it

Subnautica. Charming ocean world survival game with submarines. You can play in freedom or creative mode to make the subs more accessible

If you're new to PC gaming, it might be a pain to set up, but the best submarine game I've ever played is called Sub Culture. It's very old now, late 90s, but it's utterly captivating.

Besides the graphics (which tbh are charming and stylish rather than "bad") it doesn't really feel like a super old game. It's open world and somehow isn't even clunky to play.

It's abandonware, so you can find the .iso online. I haven't been able to find an unpack anywhere, unfortunately, but it's still not super hard to install if you look up instructions on what to do with a .iso file.

Does Proton work on Windows? If so (or if you use Linux) then I strongly recommend you install it and add it to Steam as a "non-Steam game". Proton (Steam's compatibility layer) is somehow far better at handling old Windows games than Windows is.

Anyway, if anyone is interested, I can write a follow-up comment with proper installation instructions for noobs.

[If OP is new to "the internet" as a whole, then I don't necessarily recommend this for them - simply due to the installation hurdles. But I sincerely hope someone reads this and decides to try this game, because it really is awesome and I swear I'm the only mfer who has ever even heard of it. I just wanna spread the love and hope more interest in it helps preserve it.]

I can recommend UBOAT if you want a realistic submarine simulator

https://store.steampowered.com/app/494840/UBOAT/

Subnautica has a lot of them. I'd recommend to try it.

I've never played Aquanox so can't really say - I think Sub Culture is more about exploration and tool use than combat. Aquanox looks like a combat sim.

Barotrauma

All Subnautica speedruns are without vehicles, Seaglide only. You can watch them for inspiration.

If you include Seaglide in the no vehicles rule, it's still possible, just more tedious.

Either way, since you're not making a speedrun, you'll need intermediate bases or just breathing points (AKA external planter with brain corals) scattered around the map, and probably get into habit of always carrying materials for quick recovery base construction (room, hatch, bioreactor, some fuel).

Yeah, I know. I've been playing Subnautica for a long time. I was more curious if anyone had done it (which I now know they have), because when I think how to get to the Lost River without vehicles, I thought it was impossible, even with fifty 02 tanks.

It's definitely possible, just build a lot of mini bases everywhere.>!You will have to make a Cyclops though as it is required to make the shield generator for the Neptune.!<

Put more O2 tanks in your inventory, then switch them out

You could make air pumps and mini bases

Extra air tanks, air pumps, air pipes, mini bases, and a high tolerance for boredom.

Given the neptune is a vehicle, no. Otherwise, yes but it's hard.

Might try that. My current peak in suicidal curiosity is scanning a Juvenile Ghost in Lost River (drowned literally at the same time my scan completed) and a Warper at 400m below the floating island using nothing but a Seaglide and an extra oxygen tank, dunno if that's enough.

Is it possible to venture into the lava zone without a vehicle and not take constant damage?

I guess you can place pipe all the way down to the bottom of the caves. Or build bases everywhere and swim from base to base.

Somebody beat it with no vehicles, no habitat builder, no air tank, and no air pipes ... hardcore. Lots of bladderfish.

Just no vehicles is easy.

Edit: Your video is well-made though.

The Cyclops is needed to make the Neptune cockpit. And that it's self is technically a vehicle.

Only need one drill arm for prawn, won’t need solar upgrade for seamoth. Didn’t really ever find a use for torpedos

survival? Prawn suit

creative? Cyclops/Seamoth

Seamoth vanilla, Sea Truck modded (keeping its speed)

Did you forget the Snowfox entirely or you omitted it on purpose?

seamoth is cool and unique, but the Cyclops makes me feel like a submarine captain... So that of course wins

If i could only use one vehicle id say prawnsuit for 2 reasons only, it comes with expandable storage, and the drill arm makes it miles easier to get materials. other than that, the seamoth beats every vehicle in every way and is the best all around vehicle, but like I said, if I could only use one of the mentioned vehicles to survive 4546B, it'd be prawn by the narrowest margin

I mean you haven't finished until you've finished the story lmao getting the vehicles isn't how you beat the game

you sort of need the vechicles for certain items (cyclops shield generator). Also I could never find Kypyrite that didn't require a drill.

You need it for the Neptune. Part of the cockpit blueprints I believe.

Probably the best vehicle I've ever driven in a video game. I love the cyclops so fucking much. I always feel so happy when I've built it and really every time I climb into it, make my way to the cockpit and settle into the driver's seat. Wish it had more stations and more stuff to it though. More of a mobile base than it is.

Players have done way harder runs:.

Maybe OP is referencing this guy:

> I've done it with no vehicles, no base building tool and only 1 oxygen tank. And since I didn't want it to be tedious I thought out a route that turned out to be both safe and a really fast way of beating the game, barely over 2 hours

https://www.reddit.com/r/subnautica/comments/bli55e/spoilers_are_there_any_more_challenges

Wow then you must have made a LOT of bases. What do you power them with?

Man I feel like the only one who didn’t love the cyclops. I felt like it was too cumbersome wherever I tried to take it and the batteries drained too fast. I tried to make it my traveling home but it didn’t work. Then I was scared to take it into really dangerous areas because all my hard work would be demolished so I stuck with the moth/suit for the whole game. I was perfectly comfortable in my little seamoth

I was amazed when I re-entered a damaged Cyclops and heard "Welcome aboard Captain. Some systems require attention."

You used the rocket you cheater