Just when i finished my interview about Subnautica 2 the best and worst thing happened, Subnautica 2 leaked and i was lucky enough to have a dev on call to talk about it! There's a whole new world waiting for us and we'll be learning a lot more through this year! Big thank you to everyone who asked questions, I couldn't realistically get to them all (There were thousands) because of video time and then with the leak a lot had to be cut down as many questions got answered in an even better way tbh with seeing confirmed things :)

@VortexWolf01

3 ай бұрын

YOOO LETS GOOOOO

@Izaac_Artist

3 ай бұрын

Is the main character Riley returning ?

@pwr4

3 ай бұрын

LET'S GOOOO A GIANT CRAAAABBBBB

@pwr4

3 ай бұрын

Crabbo

@pwr4

3 ай бұрын

I love the crab (immediately my favorite creature)

Great interview! Shout-out to Obraxis for being down to talk to the community! :)

@HIERO420

3 ай бұрын

Yoooo sick to see you here love your vids bro !

@KieranKivi

3 ай бұрын

@@HIERO420 same!

@user-le1tw3se3r

3 ай бұрын

OMG THELASTBACOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!

@JabbaHutbutbetter

3 ай бұрын

YOOOO BACON

@stephanbruggemann6524

3 ай бұрын

bacon are you gonne mod subnautica 2?

18:50 "Steal a baby, that doesn't sound very subnautica like" Below zero penguin incident

@pyrov7244

2 ай бұрын

Lost river base…

@staree_

2 ай бұрын

literally every creature egg watching Obraxis say this:

@Hadgerz

Ай бұрын

Sea Emperor Leviathan: "and i took that personally"

Yk what just came to me? The Crab in the back of the leaked Image might be similar to a reefback, carrying the rock on its shell or maybe even being able to hide inside it... Might be a cool idea to have it "dissappear" in the landscape... Yeah I'm hyped asf man

@user-it5en9jt9r

3 ай бұрын

moving ladscape

@hoovy5147

3 ай бұрын

You know, the Reefbacks were supposed to do something similar to that where they'd bury themselves in the ground and you might see them emerge. I believe there were technical issues with that. Maybe in Unreal 5 there'll be greater possibilities!

@RylixBlizzai

3 ай бұрын

imagine one large enough that it's shell often pokes out of the ocean and acts like a roaming island

@jacobafterdark5258

3 ай бұрын

I’d also love to see a leviathan that can blend in with the landscape that has several different variants or something depending on which biome it’s in so it’s a bit more scary, but a crab doing the same thing would also be awesome.

@KeedGmaer

3 ай бұрын

Honestly when I saw the crab my mind first went to that “cave thing” concept art

7:00 "when people look at the sky theyll realize its a very different planet" My best guess, that its gonna be a ringed planet

@TlalocTemporal

3 ай бұрын

I was thinking dyson sphere/ring, or a ring world. Gas giant moon could work too. Black hole/neutron star would be cool too, but would cause problems with habitability. Blue giant/red dwarf would be neat.

@sockatoo_

3 ай бұрын

@@TlalocTemporali hate to be the "erm akshually🤓" person here but it has been theorized that life can actually exist orbiting black holes, as long as you're moving fast enough and far away enough from its event horizon. so if the game's planet did actually orbid a black hole, it wouldn't be _too_ far-off from being realistic. only hypes me up more tbh

@TlalocTemporal

3 ай бұрын

@@sockatoo_ -- Oh, I said nothing about impossible! Black holes tend to be rather disruptive environments ready to rip planets from stars long before ripping apart the planets and stars themselves. There's also the x-rays feeding black holes emit to worry about. That means the natural habitable zone for a star system orbiting a black hole is too far to really see it, or the black hole is too small to notice. Maybe there's a middle ground with an evolved binary system, but that has a planet destroying event baked in. *Artificial* environments, on the other hand, can be controlled to a much tighter degree. Either colonies or habitats around natural black holes, or artificial black holes for some reason. Energy conversion? Warp gate? Research? Weapon? Accident?

@KJ_VFX

3 ай бұрын

dududu dunnnn dududu dunnn dudu dunnnnnnnnn dudu daaa daa dadada

@royaltacos7217

3 ай бұрын

@@sockatoo_ no daytime go brr

Me: Subnautica 2!!?? Lets GOO!!! My thalassophobia: Ah s**t, here we go again.

@TotallyNotIceOwl

3 ай бұрын

Yes... I feel the dread too lol

@grimsbystalker

3 ай бұрын

At least you don’t have to be alone anymore

@DuhShazey

3 ай бұрын

@@grimsbystalkerthe fact they are adding multiplayer just tells us how big this world will be and potentially how scary it’s gonna be. I can’t wait.

@grimsbystalker

3 ай бұрын

@@DuhShazey Me too, hardest part is convincing my friends to get it

@andrewb5936

3 ай бұрын

Subnautica both interests and scares me, so this kinda relatable :)

oh I was so happy about the fact that he said we're gonna be exploring a new planet. I honestly felt like 4546B had already gotten its story told by the two games we already have, and exploring a new planet would be really refreshing. All I really hope for is that we get a section where we can still explore the architect home planet too, maybe make it in the start of the game or something? 🙏

@DinoMeat-qw4lg

3 ай бұрын

I'm not happy about the new planet idea because to me that just invalidates 4546b. We got to see barely any of it and I was really hoping to see more of the planet in S2. Also since there's a new planet that most likely means we're never going to see a peeper again or a reaper which are like the two most iconic Subnautica creatures.

@mrdingle9854

3 ай бұрын

Or what if the architect planet itself is the new ocean planet? The architects tried to experiment on the creatures but it all went wrong

@staritefusion9026

3 ай бұрын

@@DinoMeat-qw4lg calm down buddy, haven't you ever heard about "Invasive Exotic Species"? and the architects have been to a lot of planets before for experiments

@shagrat6686

3 ай бұрын

​@@DinoMeat-qw4lghonestly , to my knowladge most of the 4546B is dead ... like , void and no animals due yo kharar , with only exceptions being subnautica region due to the emperor and below zero due to cold temps slowing down kharar Besides i think its for the best that we get a new planet , that means completly new plants , animals , enviroment , with new cute things ,and new unchallanged yet depths

@killrkiddx007

3 ай бұрын

I’m sad we didn’t get a gargantuan story beside the lore being hunted by a mod is fun but I wonder if ther is one alive and much much older and wiser with a story to go with it 😢😊

The questions "Will there be Leviathans?" and "Will there be Vehicles?" feels like asking "Will there be Water?" In the game, even though you can never be sure what changes between games

@captainp.2721

3 ай бұрын

Absolute dumb time wasting/intelligence insulting questions.

@TaurusTheCrazyBull

3 ай бұрын

@@captainp.2721 Nah, they might try to make a change which could be pretty big, how they would go about that while making It still feel like Subnautica, I would have no Idea

@Lenn869

3 ай бұрын

these people made Below Zero, nothing is certain

@Shadrt_edits

2 ай бұрын

It does look dumb from our POV, but in the market, nothing is certain and you never, EVER give something per certain. So i'm glad he asked tho

@SalesmanWave

Ай бұрын

​@@captainp.2721 Toxic brat.

I love how chill he is with this interview, laughing and joking with you

I'm honored that my question came through, and i didn't really think of it like a pet system rather (based on now realized false knowledge) that there was a place like a real black market in the game where you could buy exotic pets to put into your aquariums. But the idea you guys thought of sound even better. I apologize if the question sounded weird but thank you and i hope the pet system does make it with the help of fans.

@frazure757

3 ай бұрын

Imagine they implement the idea thanks to the way they misinterpreted your comment.

@CursedSFMS

3 ай бұрын

They should add soldier tf2s rocket launcher

@draconian999

3 ай бұрын

@@frazure757 I've been luckier before. But if it destroys or risks and kind of play style they have in the game I wouldn't be disappointed if they didn't add it. All for the greater good ya know?

@FuriousFlyer57

3 ай бұрын

tbh I thought it was an in universe lore question

@draconian999

3 ай бұрын

@@FuriousFlyer57 I mean... I guess there has to be somewhere in the universe. Gold mine of opportunities right there

Dude. Those are IN GAME PICTURES? This game is sooo pretty!! Edit: Thanks for all the likes and replies, I never expected to get more likes than even Anthomnia!

@No_Vanilla

3 ай бұрын

BRO THATS WHAT IM SAYING. ITS SO DIFFERENT AND AMAZING

@cartersmith8904

3 ай бұрын

@@No_Vanilla I love it so muchhhh! And I love the design for the biome and creatures, especially that shark thing! The wait for this game is going to kill me I swear 😭

@durpanda123

3 ай бұрын

I know at first I genuinely thought it was concept art. The artstyle is absolutely perfect I cannot believe how good this looks already.

@interstellarsnow

3 ай бұрын

literally so excited

@Nitro_Fueled

3 ай бұрын

And he said that it’s going to look even better when the game releases.

I was honestly expecting it to be Al-An's home world where below zero left off which from what it appeared in the cutscene was mostly land

@Solanin0803

3 ай бұрын

It sounds a lot like Below Zero is not part of the main-line, from what I've heard, so it makes sense that they are not using the planet as focus in Subnautica 2

@tigerleon10

3 ай бұрын

I think it's better for that story to be wrapped up but maybe they can release lore about the planet or something. Maybe even find lore about their homeworld in Subnautica 2

@vikarehaixer9574

3 ай бұрын

maybe it could be a dlc someday

@FourthFall

3 ай бұрын

My thinking is maybe to wrap up BZ's story, it could be a game without the Subnautica title. It could go any number of ways, but I'm not quite sure where they planned to go with it

@woahhaow10yearsand41

3 ай бұрын

I hope we get at least *something* about Al-An and Robin, and the Architect's homeworld. I just love those characters so much and their story, hopefully they don't completely forget about them just yet :(

RAHHH SUBNAUTICA 2

@mr.killjoy4753

3 ай бұрын

RAHHHH🦅🦅🦅🦅

@Armored_Lasagna0327

3 ай бұрын

RAAAHHHHHHH

@sprinkleman8103

3 ай бұрын

I thought this was gonna be the third subnautica game did below zero get removed or something

@typicaleight099

3 ай бұрын

@@sprinkleman8103 below zero was originally meant to be a dlc for subnautica so it’s more of a 1.5 than subnautica 2

@themannofsex5558

3 ай бұрын

(kar)RAAAAAHHH

I'm really glad that they're going back to the roots of what Subnautica was all about. Being put into this underwater world, with no guidance other then some way points here and there. Just a world filled with mystery and promise of exploration. So, it sounds cool that they might be going back to the route of the first Subnautica game in terms of Size. I could only assume that the size would be equal or bigger than the first, considering the option of CO-OP. However, whatever way it goes. I am excited to see future news about it. Thankfully, modders are keeping us engaged with the First Subnautica until the second one releases, and once the developers of the Garg fully release Return of the Ancients, then we are set sail for the 2nd game.

@alexanderdimitrov7965

3 ай бұрын

same man i was relived too

23:06 I have even crazier idea! Maybe the crab is giant shell crab and the rock formation behind it, is actually part of the creature. If true, that would mean transforming ocean floor as the crabs could move

I really hope they bring back the single cell biome/landscape from the concept art to the second game. That would be absolutely astonishing and Subnautica like to see.

The shape of the submarine in the photo reminds me of the cockpit of old concept art for the prawn but a I idea of mine is you have a exosuit body that walks along the ground and has the cockpit detach from the body and act like a seamoth to fit a multi role type sub kind of like the seatruck but not having to carry around a prawn suit with a docking module

@8-bitdragon528

3 ай бұрын

I think the back part of the sub looked like a form of propeller

@nawack2774

3 ай бұрын

I rather like this idea, that this vehicle (rather this "part" of vehicle, which resembles the Seamoth) is actually the head of a large Prawn or a mecha. But on the other hand, given the size of the vehicle, that would mean that the Prawn would be huge... And I'm not sure that's such a good idea. In any case, yes it looks like there is a sort of attachment behind it, so certainly a modular vehicle, but it would surprise me if they used the same concept as the Seatruck

@FourthFall

3 ай бұрын

It would be cool to have it attach to a body resembling the crab mech from Avatar 2, instead of another iteration of the PRAWN. Imagine if you could scale walls with it and drill things, then fold up the legs to zip away, with the cockpit as it's own sub that you could use as an "escape pod" if things get dicey

22:20 that more or so looks to be a propeller, rather than a connecter of sorts

@CaptainCrackSparrow

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, it looks like a turbine. Below it looks like a socket that connects to something.

@Eaglewing747

3 ай бұрын

Agreed. My personal theory (based on absolutely nothing) is maybe we get robot arms as an upgrade module that connects to the gray sockets under the propulsion turbine. I would absolutely love a little sub with Prawn arms.

@nawack2774

3 ай бұрын

It's hard to guess correctly with this image. Personally I would rather think that it is indeed a sort of connector, but yes it could also be a sort of propeller, or something else (something to fix upgrades for example), we will see

@replayicus7604

3 ай бұрын

It might be like a command unit for a variety of different vehicles

@pocketlint82

3 ай бұрын

Yep it reminds me of the sub in starwars episode 1. Tentacle propellers

8:59 the "I don't know what you mean" was so perfect!

If the in-game screenshots already look like this then imagine gow it will look on release. It will absolutely mind-blowing. Also if your theory about the "head" submarine and larger exosuit bodies is true then imagine to how extreme the depth you will have to dive and what ugly creatures you will have to fight down there to get some very rare/storytelling items and places.

All these answers made me so hype for this holy.. I can't wait to see the direction they are taking this in comparison to the previous games.

Woooooooo! Mutliplayer subnautica! I can’t wait to find out what modders do with this, possibly make it so one person can control the leviathans.

Big question I had was if they'd improved crafting and made it so I didn't have to manually go to all my damn lockers to get the stuff I need to craft.

@hoovy5147

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, there's a mod that fixes the banality of that. It allows you to craft using items outside of your inventory inside lockers, provided they're close enough to the fabricator.

@tzeneth

3 ай бұрын

@@hoovy5147 It drives me so insane how many various games don't let you access your storage to turn in quests, craft, and other things. It's a very simple but important QoL improvement. Even just limited to the current base or a certain distance makes life so much easier.

@orvixvaxis724

3 ай бұрын

I'm with you in this. Palworld does it and they use UE5 as well so it shouldn't be too hard to implement

So excited, as I was listening to this and doing house work, I would pause and then excitedly relay key bits of info about Subnautica 2 to my son (who has also played and beaten both Subnautica games). We're both super stoked about Subnautica 2 and can't wait to play (hopefully early access but we'll see, need to research how to go about doing that). Loved the interview and the in-game pics were stellar

9:10 AND YOU MISSED THE GIGANTIC PRECURSOR/ARCHITECT OMEGABUILDING ABOVE THE WATER??? DUDE!!!

@Orphanagekiller3000

3 ай бұрын

I think it’s a reflection of light hitting the water ripples at an angle

@kadenthehuman

3 ай бұрын

Looks like it’s in both pictures

@32BitJunkie

3 ай бұрын

Oh shit, it Is gonna be on a precursor world or ringworld isn't it

@NickCombs

3 ай бұрын

I only see water surface, especially in the high res

@FoxDragon

2 ай бұрын

I found a good copy of this image online myself and took a close look, and yea there is definitely *something* above the water there on the upper left side that is visible, it looks like there could be vegetation on it so maybe a mountain island or something? It also looks like it could be floating in the air, either way I'm so stoked for this game.

Subnautica is that one game that Ill always go back to if I need something just to chill with after a rough day. I truely cant wait for this next game.

I reckon that little sub will attach to the side of a much bigger sub, that way you can have multiple attached to one ship and they’ll work as mini seamoths that will be good for coop

8:25 that sub looks more like the seatruck than it does the seamoth

Wow! I really thought that picture was concept art! I'm so excited to play Subnautica2!

Wow! Fantastic interview! I am so in love with this franchise and have enjoyed both games. I am so pumped for Subnautica 2!

LOVE the vids bud. Keep up the amazing work!!!

This is great! thank you for the content and I’m so pumped for subnautica 2! 😆😆

This interview made me SO happy! Love these answers and I couldn't be more excited for this game!

I remember being awestruck nearly to tears the first time I went underwater at night in the original Subnautica. Below Zero was underwhelming but there wasn't a whole lot to follow leading up to that. Thanks @Anthomnia for following Unknown Worlds so closely; you've kept my interest and passion in this game sparked and I can't wait to experience this game.

Just an idea about the shape and the back connector on the submarine - maybe there's a mech/prawn suit again, whatever, and it's much bigger in SN2, so this is just the "head" of the mech. 😲 (Okay you say this in the end of the video, lol! 😅) Thank you for the video and great interview. I love Subnautica so much and I´m hyped AF! Seems like we fans get what we wanted in every aspect. Thank you Unknown Worlds and Krafton! ❤❤❤

Wow! can't wait for more info/game! I LOVE Subnautica! Great interview!

yooo, lets go, just decided to check back in on subnautica and now i have something new to look forward to lol. One thing i hope happens is that most of the flora will be collectable and growable, i was a little disappointed that so many of the cool plant in below zero were not growable, fingers crossed

hearing about the void got me thinking. they can make small biome in a void, separated from the main map, a safe haven. probably with a teleporter there, but for the first time you would have travel there on your own and try to find it using limited clues in extremly hostile environment.

Your mech idea with the sub is exactly what i was thinking :o.im so hyped for this game i swear

At 8:48 when we see the crab, I think that it may be a hermit Crab. And for the little submarine, that’s there and may connect to something bigger like an exo suit.

This is so exciting. I can't wait for more subnautica. Also, with the screenshot, that sub looks really similar to the sea truck from below zero, so maybe it's a new version of the truck? And I 100% see a giant crab on the left side, kinda thinking it could be one of the new leviathans? cos it's big for a crab 🤔

It's ridiculous how excited I was watching this, especially when he said how BIG the world will be.😮😢😂 I hope that huge crab makes it into the game ha. Sending loads of love and support to the devs ❤

This is great! It's amazing! I am fully aware that I am almost a month late to the video but I feel this is some of the best news I've had the pleasure of receiving this year.

On the small submersible, I'm pretty sure that the little thing on the back is its propeller, not an attachment piece, BUT, I see a little metal thing below it that might be an attachment like a magnet or something.

my emotions on this specific subject 🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😯😯😯😯😯😯😯😯😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

I feel like an optional proximity chat could be fun in co-op. Having a craftable radio you can equip could also be cool. Could make for fun moments. I can’t wait for this

@hoovy5147

3 ай бұрын

I like that idea! It would also make you feel less safe or comfortable than if you could just be in perfect communication with everyone 100% of the time, adding to the horror aspect.

@IroAppe

3 ай бұрын

@@hoovy5147I also like that idea, but I would say "it adds to the atmosphere". Horror is also partly there, but Subnautica is a game with many atmospheres, some relaxing, some serene, some awe-inspiring like the alien facilities or the islands, and then of course also many terror-inducing ones, it's an important part of Subnautica. I feel that people often overlook that there is a great mix of moods and atmospheres in Subnautica, it's not a pure horror game.

So excited for this! :) Great video, thank you!

all this news is making me so excited for the next few years! We will just have to wait for more news and boy I know I am hyped! :D

OOOOOO BABY ITS COMING

Obraxis is such a gem

Thanks for posting this sir!!! Can not wait for this to come out!!!!

Honestly the Cyclops really needs to return. Just piloting one on your own was epic enough, having one with friends is a must have.

I think we might be on the precousers planet as the guy said ''you will know its a different planet when you look at the sky'' Well the precousers had buildings in the sky... I kinda hope I'm wrong as I love the emptiness of the original.

@flap.d.jack247

3 ай бұрын

It's a water planet just like 4546b

@literalbunkey2434

3 ай бұрын

​@flap.d.jack247 you can see something above the water off to the left in the shark screenshot, so it has at least a thing besides water.

My main question would probably be if the PDA would have the old voice from subnautica 1

@hoovy5147

3 ай бұрын

That might depend on if the player characters are affiliated with Alterra or otherwise using Alterra PDA's. Of course, they could go for a new one even then.

@Yuki-ym5hq

3 ай бұрын

@@hoovy5147 I guess that's true but still, it would be kinda nice if they make a setting where you can choose what voice you want to use

@hoovy5147

3 ай бұрын

@@Yuki-ym5hq That would be a nice option as well.

@KieranKivi

3 ай бұрын

Oxygen. Haha.

His giggle about just a yes to the vehicles is such a mood

I can't wait! Subnautica is one of my favourite game series. I keep coming back to these games every couple of months or so

unknown worlds spying on this interview when it was being held 👀

They cookin🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Omg let's goooooooo pt2 and look at the quality that's gonna be insane

This was an amazing interview. so much info was fed to us

When he said that you have already seen it just not have noticed it, i might know, above the crap, on the water, there is a reflection of something big, it doesnt seem too be the water floor, but maybe something like a floating island above the water. similar too the floating island biome we have us SUB 1. (but in this case above the water level) He even said "When players look up into the sky..." so there might be something up there where we can go. (this was in the small submarine and shark photo.) Just a small theory i have.

I blame Obraxis for the lack of non-survival-knife weaponery.

Great interview, thank you and Obraxis for it. I'm really excited rn but there is one thing I'm skeptical of. The clarification statement from the developers said that the game will not have a battle pass/subscription/etc, but it didn't say anything about microtransactions. Thats looks kinda sus to me and i dont wanna see it on "single player focused" game. Dont think i gonna pre-order the game until the devs clearly state that it won't be in the game.

Super interview, j'ai hâte d'avoir d'autres infos sur ce nouveau Subnautica 2. J'espère que sa sortie sera début 2025 et qu'on pourra enfin s'éclater à jouer à ce nouvel opus, même si c'est une version test !

YIU SHOULDVE ASKED ABOUT CROSSPLAY AND CONSOLES

@cartersmith8904

3 ай бұрын

I have no doubt that it will be on consoles, as for crossplay... yeah he probably should've asked about that lol

@Youngling_Slayer9000

3 ай бұрын

Fr

Would have loved to ask a question about water... Will the water technology improve? Waves? Waves that moves you around? Currents and deep water currents? Splashes (which are greatly lacking in subnautica 1)? Will we see the return of Nitrogen Bend? (gosh I'd love to ! the idea was great and fun, added a layer of fear too... But it was scrapped, added as a cheat only then there was a small mod to activate it and so on) And then... Boats? Can we have boats? Will the terrain be deformable? React to digging, explosions and whatnot? (like the EA of Subnautica 1)? Can we also have a sas which empty/fill water as you go in and out of your base?

This interview has given me more info about Subnautica 2 then I ever would have imagined. Props to you guys for making this happen, Im excited!

I'm with you 100% the submarine looks like a mech-head. Exciting!

Since it’s multiplayer and we can’t know anything about our player because it’s spoilers, would we potentially see custom characters? Eg. Choosing gender, hair, type of suit and it’s colour etc etc. I think it would be really cool to pick the character you play as, maybe with a selection of different voices too? Also when talking about returning characters it sounded like we could potentially see that based on the way the answer was handled, maybe Ryley couldn’t pay off his debt to Alterra so they shipped him off to a new planet as his way of paying for it? Or just as punishment but either way it would be really cool to see something like that - or where you end up after Below Zero (that alien architect planet) that we only saw for a few seconds, is that the planet we’ll be exploring?

8:10 sea truck

Bro i cant wait im so excited, i was there waiting for original subnautica and im here now

Thanks very much for this interesting interview. I deliberately only listened, only looked, because I don't want anything spoiled, but it's very clarifying!

They need a massive submarine if you can have like 3 other people in the game

@hoovy5147

3 ай бұрын

Hell yeah. The seatruck is cool and all but it's not as cool as a Cyclops, you know?

Anthomnia: **ask question** Obraxis: keep your eyes peeled

Vehicle with S at the end is aaaaaaall I needed to know. Thank you so much!

@LORDTOESUCKER

3 ай бұрын

If you know you know

i dont usually like videos, but this one...deserves the like. i CANNOT wait to be able to check this game out. i love subnautica. played it through a few times now. cant wait to see it come to consoles.

8:49 I think that’s maybe a cave crawler, crab squid, or a stalker I don’t really know tbh.

@pwr4

3 ай бұрын

This is an entirely new planet tho

okay many years into the future after subnautica 4 you cannot release subnautica 5 for the next 18 years instead right after subanutica 4 release Subnautica 76 which will be multiplayer and a buggy mess

Thank you for doing this interview. I am really excited about this, and I have to say that I wasn´t expecting so much of the game to be done already, but I guess that´s the benefit of now being part of a large company like Krafton :)

Bro I can’t wait for the next game it looks SO GOOD!! Also I’m wondering if that crab or spider thing could be either just a big creature like the crab squid, or if it could be a small leviathan like the reef back or sea treader (unless there’s more of it we can’t see)

Holy shit this is a great company. They prioritize a finished product over extra transactions. Looking at you activision, do better

This interview was delightful and im so excited for subnatica 2 its going to be amazing

BROOOOO! I am so hyped for this! Me and my buddy are going to play this the moment it drops.

Thank you for this! I'm really happy it will support coop! What I really want to know is, can I customize the character and will the character be an extension of "me" like in Subnautica 1 or will it be a full written character with dialogue and backstory like in Below Zero. I hope it's more like Subnautica 1 where it feels like "me", and hopefully I can at least have some basic choices like gender, skin and hair color, and suit color. Personally I felt somewhat detached from the narrative in Below Zero because because I couldn't really relate to her and her voice overs were distracting.

I'd really like to see some more easter eggs relating back to the Natural Selection series. A Data log on the "Heroic marines fighting the alien menace" or something

@Anthomnia 22:20 those are spiral propellers like they have in star wars when they are underwater. I think it was called a "Gungan submarine"

Fantastic interview. Excited for Subnautica to continue.

14:10 I see you are a man of culture as well! Primal Xenolit makes the best remixes of subnautica music in my opinion.

4:34 let’s gooo what I love about subnautica is the creatures and I finally have confirmation there’s gonna be MORE I crave MOREEeEeEeeEeE

Love your work my dude!

Here's a summary of the entire Q&A, with timestamps: 1:40 Q: Will there be Leviathans? A: Yes! It’s a Subnautica game, after all. 1:49 Q: Will there be vehicles? A: Yes. There will be vehicles, with emphasis on it being plural. 3:20 Q: Do you still plan to have multiplayer? A: It is a single player experience, but has a co-op mode. Open world, but linear paths. Subnautica 1, with your friends and updated graphics. And submarines. By co-op we mean a small group of friends; not hundreds of people at once. 5:22 Q: Is Subnautica 2 the official title? A: Yes. That is the official title. The GAAS model claim that was made is not correct; this game will largely follow what we’ve done previously. Early access game, more content, no battle/season passes, no subscriptions. Basically the same as before. 6:16 Q: We’re not returning to planet 4546b, are we? A: No we are not. It’s a new planet with new mysteries. 6:28 Q: Was it difficult to design a new planet? Will it share any similarities with 4546b? Is it in the same system? A: I don’t want to give away any spoilers, but there will be story threads linking the games. When you see the sky in game, you will realize it’s very different. 7:25 Q: Are the attached photos actual in-game screenshots? A: Absolutely. These are in-game, real-time screenshots. Not concept art, not staged… this is the game running. It’s going to look even better than this because this is where we're at now, and we’re not going to release early access for another year. 7:55 Q: I assume we’re not getting any names for anything we can see in the screenshot, right? A: I don’t think I can, but the submersible you see is on the smaller side (as are the fish), and is almost "seamoth-esque". The larger shark has a name which we can’t say quite yet. 8:29 Q: There’s nothing hidden within this screenshot, right? A: There’s a little something potentially hidden there, but I don’t know if it’ll make it to the final game. On the left-hand side… you might be able to recognize something, but you’ll have to zoom and enhance 10:33 Q: Do you plan to improve the AI of creatures when they’re interacting with the player and in the world? A: Yeah, there’s been a big push for more complex behaviours from the creatures. We actually have a proper creatures team now doing the AI and art, which we never had before. While we’re not creating a full-blown aquatic simulation, it should be very immersive. 11:26 Q: Will you be offering rolling DLC or updates once the game releases? A: We want to get the game finished before we start thinking about DLCs or updates; getting the game done is our team’s top priority right now. 11:45 Q: Are you going to allow vehicles to be upgrades, and if yes, will they change the appearance of the vehicles in a big way compared to the original Subnautica? A: Very interesting question. I don’t think we’re quite ready to talk about those yet; if I were to start talking about that, it would probably give some things away. But, as the year goes on, you’ll see some hints or glimpses, so keep your eyes peeled. 12:40 Q: Will the next Subnautica game have easy mod support? A: Whatever we do, people are going to mod the game. That's just how things are. Though, if we can make it a little easier, we will. 13:01 Q: Are there any plans to bring back any cut features or unused concept art from the previous game? A: We do tend to look at the old concept art and think “what if”. It doesn’t mean we’ll ever use any of it, but it’s useful for us to look back on for inspiration. If you’re a fan of the publicly available concept art, I will say that I think you’ll be happy with the direction we’ll be taking with the next game in terms of looks. 13:52 Q: Did you take any inspiration for the new game from any of the most popular existing mods for Subnautica? A: We’ve played a lot of the popular mods; it’s fun to see what people gravitate towards. Whilst they might not inspire things directly, they do give us an idea of what the community is enthralled by. We keep an eye on it, but I wouldn’t say it’s a direct inspiration. 14:24 Q: Will the timeline of Subnautica 2 be before Subnautica 1, or after/during the events of Subnautica: Below Zero? A: Currently, it’ll be set some time after Below Zero, but we’re not quite ready to talk about the timeline in much detail. Remember: it’s subject to change depending on how the Early Access plays out. 14:58 Q: Will the next Subnautica game be an underwater focused game, or will it have any notable land masses? A: Like the first game, it’s going to be predominantly underwater. There might be some sections you traverse out of the water like in the original game, but the majority of the gameplay will be underwater. 15:19 Q: Will we be seeing some bigger subs and mechs? A: That is a very specific question. I will say there will be submarines of various sizes. What that size is, I will not say. As for mechs… next question! *Laughs* 15:48 Q: How much will base construction be overhauled or improved on? A: This time around, base building has its own team, and they’re working super hard to make it awesome. They’ve made some really good improvements which I won’t spoil until people have a go at it, and by then, I’m sure people will come to understand it and really enjoy posting their base pictures. I’m personally very excited about it. 16:29 Q: Will the Kharaa be returning? A: As much as I hate saying it for any question, I have to say “No Comment” for this one, because it’s spoilers. 16:42 Q: Will we be seeing old characters returning, like Marguerite, AL-AN, Robin or Ryley? A: This is a hard question to answer because it will give away some story beats, so again, “No Comment” because of potential story or non-story spoilers 17:05 Q: Will you be making any leviathans bigger than the Gargantuan Leviathan? A: There will be leviathans. There will be a variety of sizes. I’m not going to comment on if they’ll be bigger than the gargantuan leviathan we’ve seen from the mod, but I will say, I do love how that leviathan is portrayed. 17:39 Q: Can you give any details on the map size, flora and fauna in comparison to the previous games? A: I’d love to give loads of details, but it would spoil a lot of the game. What I will say, though, is it’s going to be a very big map and will expand throughout early access. Suffice to say, it will be big enough for fans to appreciate for years to come. 18:11 Q: Will there be a black market for things like exotic pets (eg. Baby reapers and sea dragons)? A: Very interesting question. A black market doesn’t sound like something we would do. I’m probably going to say no with regards to the “pets” aspect of this question, but if people are loud enough about it, we might change our mind. We of course facilitated people using cute animals as bioreactor fuel in the first game, so if there is a similar system in Subnautica 2, we’d probably include it. 19:49 Q: Will we be playing as a new character? A: This would probably spoil the reveals we’ll be doing in the future, so I’ll have to pass on answering this question. 20:04 Q: Will there be a void in the next Subnautica? A: There’s going to be a void no matter what due to world size limitations. I can’t say if we’re doing anything specific about the concept of the void, but I'm sure we're going to have pockets of nothing for players to be really creeped out by. I do really like the atmosphere we’ve created with the void before, and I’m hoping we can do something cool with it for this game. 21:19 Q: Can we see something currently in development? A: You will be allowed to see things. In fact, we are going to show things this year. You may have already seen something big without even realizing it, so again, keep your eyes peeled. 24:02 Q: Will we still be going weaponless? A: Yes. The massacre on Obraxis Prime had massive repercussions in the world of Subnautica, which you will find out in the game.

Really cool interview, funny that it happened shortly before we got the official news lol To be honest the only problem I have currently is that since the next game is going to be called subnautica 2 it will probably cause some confusion when people are gonna talk about the "sequel", I would prefer if it had an undertitle (or whatever that's called) like below zero. I'm also curious how the optional coop will affect the story, is it going to be different based on how many players are on the planet?

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Story will be based around singleplayer

OMG 😧😧 I wish I knew about this to give my burning question. Will it have VR support? Playing SN and SN below zero are the most profound and memorable experiences I've had in VR and in gaming in general. There is absolutely now way to explain it with words. It can only be experienced first hand. When you go deep in the dark water and your entire world, not just your computer screen darkens. When you actually have to look at your own wrist to check your oxygen, when you see a shadow in your peripheral vision, when you face the empress in VR and can actually understand the size and majesty of that creature and other leviathans. If you have not played it in VR and you have the gear, don't waste a second. DEVS, please give it VR support and become the best VR game of the year. I'm telling you this as someone who has played practically EVERY major VR release on both Quest and PC for several years now and I'm gaming since the time of Atari 2600.

I'm so excited about having a massive map to explore and the updates to base building! I really love how their team is listening to the feedback from fans.

Thank you for doing this!❤❤

Me and my buddy have been dying for co-op. Not to destroy the single player aspect. But just to have someone to traverse the biome with would be super fun. That’s what made NMS even more amazing for us both being able to move about the systems together and help each other out.

Wow so excited for Subnautica 2! The connection on the sub looks almost organic!

I can across this video randomly but it reminded me about how amazingly beautiful the world they made is. I remember when it first came out I was about to graduate highschool and we had a day off and 50% was me building and the other 50% was just floating in the water listening and looking at all that was around me.

That ENTIRE HILL is the crab creature's shell 😳 Once you see you can't unsee.

I feel like the vehicle may be like what you said about it being a cockpit but it’s overall similar to the cyclops and that is the the front part and it disconnects for places only accessible to the smaller vehicle