Subnautica

I'll definitely be picking up Below Zero, will need something inbetween sessions of Mass Effect!

Started this last night. Seems good so far but no real clue what I'm at. Have extra O2 capacity, scanner and knife unlocked. Just exploring close to the pod but not sure how far I should venture with the limited supplies I have.

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Make a repair tool to get the radio working and you'll start getting signals to investigate. Good starting point to give an idea of the things out there. Reading about people's experiences starting off, i can't wait to give Below Zero a go.

Speaking of Below Zero, i still don't get the difference in price between ps4 and ps5 versions. Seems like a no brainer to go with the cheaper last gen version and then get the free upgrade.

Thanks, I seen that on the fabricator list alright so will work towards that. Kind of aimlessly investigating at the moment so something that will give a bit more direction on what to check out would be useful

skerry wrote: »

Havent seen anything called Survival Guide specifically but there is a Survival Checklist in the rightmost tab of the datapab which gives a very high level list of things to do. I just need to adventure further away from the pod I think. Don't want things spelled out too much anyway as I'm guessing its not that kind of game so I'll just get more adventurous and try get mats to repair the other modules I've yet to sort out in the pod

I remember I was the same, wouldn't swim far from the pod so wasn't finding anything. Upgraded O2 is essential and then the equipment to help you travel further/faster. One thing that got me out of my comfort zone though was (putting this in spoilers in case you don't want to see it, basically how I found roughly how big the playable area was)

Progress, I now have fins so I can swim faster and catch up with/ swim away from fishies. Found cave sulphur so have repair tool fabricated now. Fixed anything that needed fixing in the pod. Still wandering around but progress at least

This and the sequel are out on Switch in a couple of days. Haven't played much on PS5 but I can see how this could be a great title to have portable

Potential-Monke wrote: »

I think a game like this deserves the biggest screen possible. You will want to be surrounded by it, that's how good I found it. Would love to try the VR mode for it.

I have Below Zero bought, few euro off with Plus until today. I'm off the weekend so if I don't cave and get Mass Effect, I'll be taking my time exploring. And bricking it.

Never realised it had a discount, 27 euro for ps4 and ps5 version until Friday, very tempting but still trying to decide whether i want this physical or digital.

Below Zero review. Starts with "Subnautica is a game I wish I could wipe from memory and play again. Below Zero is the next best thing". Sounds good to me

I skipped through the vid as I don't want any visual spoilers but they gave it a 9.

Just got the Sea Glide. Proper exploring now and encountering some interesting things. Liking the way the game is organically drip feeding the upgrades and opening up the world. Looking forward to venturing a bit further tomorrow now.

More of the same and I'll be very happy. I know there's more on land stuff in this, but as long as they fixed having to hold the analog stick to run, it'll be grand!

Below Zero is downloaded and ready to play, but I won't be going near it till Saturday evening. Working and it's busy so won't get a proper go of it tonight or tomorrow. Stoked though! Had planned on getting the ME trilogy, but the Plus auto renewing put a dampener on that until the 25th now!

Will have to give the first a go again with the updates, see how much has changed/improved. Hopefully the loading!

Ah sugar. Just started this a few days ago thinking that save game would transfer over to PS5

https://twitter.com/virtual_don/status/1387912099372929026?s=20

skerry wrote: »

Well that sucks. Was looking forward to the update but not gonna bother now. Is this a Sony thing or a Dev thing

Hard to say.

Yupp, I had 3 different save files for Days Gone, my original PS4 physical one, my US digital copy and my PS5 ps plus collection one. Even though that wasn't an actual PS5 version, it still treated the save files differently.

Anyway, with Subnautica, you can speedrun it if you know the locations of items. I got a bit unlucky with the cutting tool as it took ages to find but you should be quick getting back to your last save point if you follow a guide maybe. Definitely wouldn't let that stop you experiencing the full story.

CatInABox wrote: »

From what I've seen on this issue from all the other games that it affects, it's primarily Sony, with the dev with a little bit of responsibility.

Games on the PS backend are quite siloed, so the same game in different regions are classed as different games. This has carried over to the PS5 era, as games on PS5 are seen as totally different games to the PS4 version, even within the same region. Sony don't do anything to mitigate this, so leave the problem up to the studio to solve, which generally involves having a server so that you can sync PS4 saves to, which then get converted and synced back down to your PS5.

It's in stark difference to the way Steam, MS, et all do it. Not sure on Nintendo.

Should have went with my gut instinct and started it on Game Pass so. PS5 not getting much use so figured I'd fire it up on that, lesson learned.

I might start it on Game Pass with the new update and see how long it takes to get to where I am. Just got the Sea Moth last night and reluctant to go back to doggy paddling

Potential-Monke wrote: »

More of the same and I'll be very happy. I know there's more on land stuff in this, but as long as they fixed having to hold the analog stick to run, it'll be grand!

Controller settings -> Run Mode
1 - Hold to Run
2 - Hold to Walk
3 - Press to toggle

That'll do pig

Well Below Zero is a pure joy to play. Straight away, it looks soooo nice on the ps5 and i have it set to favour framerate, so much smoother than the first game. Then you can pin resources and equipment to show up on the side of your screen so you can see what you need and how many resources to collect, it's so handy. Was able to go straight out and build the basic items, i forgot how bad your oxygen levels are without even the standard tank. I also like the voiced protag, gives a nice personality and drive to the story.

Curiosity got the better of me and just checked Before Zero stock in Argos and Smyths and both have copies now. There must have been some delay in Ireland. 30 euro for the ps4 version and you get an option for a ps5 upgrade free when you put in the disk

JimBurnley wrote: »

Started this tonight, definitely has potential and excellent atmosphere with the headphones on. Got a bit frustrated tho by having to bob up for oxygen every 20 seconds, I'm guessing once you've some upgrades you can breathe for longer underwater? Looks like I need repair tool to fix some important stuff in the dingy-capsule yoke but couldn't find a spongey thing to craft it

Surprised by the amount of graphical pop up on the ps5 version, was ps4 the same? That kinda of thing wouldn't normally bother me but really noticeable, especially near that island

Found the pop in very bad myself but didn't ruin the experience. Went from playing PS4 version to Series X and its definitely not as bad on Series X. Once you get equipment to make you faster underwater the pop in gets bad to the point of crashing into things that just emerge in front of you in certain biomes. Still a great game so far from what I've played though.

Is it cave sulphur your short on for the repair tool? Visit a few caves and some mad yolk will chase you and go back to where he came from, red thing on the wall, and you'll get sulphur.

About 6 hours into BZ and its more of the same so far so happy out. Haven't done much above water yet, and it was a bit of a pain having to craft everything from scratch again, but its a lot quicker this time around.

Line Zero, I play without hunger/thirst for the same reason. And yeah, forgot how little you could stay underwater at the beginning. Can't remember if it's in the first one, but that yoke that pulls you to the surface has saved me a few times. But I have the Seatruck now so no longer an issue.

Runs quite smooth on the 5, and still just as immersive. Gonna take a while to get used to the map and not confuse it with the original. Definitely recommend BZ if you're finished with the first.

In my 90 minutes with BZ, I’ve probably done the equivalent of ten hours work in the original game. I was really nervous of this, but I’m liking what I’ve seen so far. Although, I am slightly concerned at how rapid my pace has been.

Back to where I left off on my Series X game from dropping it on PS5 due to me being disgruntled about having to re-start to avail of the update on PS5. Much quicker this time getting the Sea Moth, which is the point I left off at. Picked up some more blueprints I had missed on first round too. Story opening up a bit now and really enjoying it. Was tempted to pick up Mass Effect but can't see myself dropping this anytime soon so Subnautica has saved me a purchase for the time being. Great game so far. I'm kind of regretting starting on survival mode though, gathering food and water supplies is getting a bit tedious.

A nice addition is every now and then you'll find some lumps of rock with 6-10 of a certain resource. I was lucky to have found 2 silver ones and have more silver than I need right now. Will be getting back to this again tomorrow night, need to have the headphones on imo and can't do that while working!

So according to the save file, I've 18 hours played. It's good, especially under water, as expected. The on land bits take a while to get used to, but once you get the Snowfox it's grand, albeit I've no idea of where I be going at times. Spent a good 20 minutes last night trying to get back out of an area. Doesn't help that there's constant fog/snow storms rolling in making it very hard to keep track of where you are.

There appears to be 2 stories, the reason you're there and something else that happens soon after you start. Neither really gives good direction, and I've stumbled upon a few things by accident. I also somehow managed to avoid the "first" base until last night, so maybe other people will get parts there first and be far beyond me in terms of what's been done. Had to Google a few things, especially how to get Snow Stalker fur, I couldn't see anything point towards this being the only way to gather it, so I've either missed something or it really left it up to the player to figure out.

Overall, so far, it's good, but it's definitely not as good as the first. Going on land has taken away from the experience, and the underwater parts suffer as a result (smaller). There's excellent opportunities here though, and 4546B is a world I want to explore more of. They have said they will be making a "proper" sequel some day, but they're working on a different project right now. All I want is a proper mapping system! We can do all this mad stuff, but we can't make a map!

I started this on switch and im

utterly lost . Any tips starting off ?