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Subnautica 2 launched into early access today, and at least one new feature makes it an improvement over the original: multiplayer. Up to four players can play Subnautica 2 in co-op, so you can have some company as you plumb the depths of the alien ocean world. We got our hands on Subnautica 2 a…
What if survival weren’t optional? That is both a useful way to explain why you can respawn in a videogame, and one of two central questions in Subnautica 2. The other is: Would morphing into some weird alien thing really be so bad? The highly-anticipated survival game is out in early access today, and after…
Subnautica 2 has just released into early access, and I’m already shaking in my boots. Despite having a deep distrust of the sea (and all the terrible things that live in it), I’ve been a very brave boy and spent some time testing the game’s performance using two modern graphics cards: an 8 GB tiddler…
Finding gold in Subnautica 2 is a key part in crafting both an Advanced Wiring Kit and a System Chip (which the Advanced Wiring Kit is used to make). You’ll also need gold if you want to build a Thermal Plant, one of the more reliable methods of producing for your base alongside the Hydroelectric…
Tracking down silver in Subnautica 2 is your first challenge where crafting materials are concerned. You’ll need this metal to craft the air tank, which will let you stay underwater longer, and as you’ve likely surmised, breathing is kind of important in this game—I guess it’s always important, but especially so in this game. You…
Quartz is one of the first and most important materials you’ll need to find in Subnautica 2, since it’s used to make some vital tools. This includes the Scanner, which is how you unlock basically every major blueprint, from the Sonic Resonator to the Wakemaker and Tadpole. But finding quartz isn’t easy when you’re thrust…
You start with just 20 inventory slots and five hotbar spaces in Subnautica 2, which you’ll fill up in a matter of minutes. After that, you’ll be juggling storage chests and trying to find any nook and cranny to stow all your junk. So, finding out how to increase your inventory size is a high…
Early on in Subnautica 2, you’ll be grabbing ore by hand. It’s painfully slow, and you can’t mine the big ore veins you’ll come across with your basic tools—it’ll say an “unknown tool is required”. That’s where the Sonic Resonator comes in. This heavy-duty mining tool can blast large ore deposits like titanium, silver, and…
Finding an Acidic Raion Pouch is one of your first goals in Subnautica 2, since you’ll need it to make the basic battery required for a scanner. And the scanner is arguably your most important tool, since it’s used to unlock more blueprints, like the Wakemaker and Sonic Resonator. Luckily, you don’t actually have to…
That something as superficially straight forward as plain old energy supply is turning out to be a major limiting factor in the AI revolution is one of those delightful unexpected quirks that keeps us all on our toes. Who’d have thought in just a few short years the world would be spooling up more GPUs…