As scientist Robin Ayou, we descend on planet 4546B to search for her lost sister, Sam, but the more immediate priority is staying warm, fed and hydrated (and making beacons). Subnautica: Below Zero is an underwater survival game where best laid plans, like my theoretical sea truck escapade, are often diverted toward interesting distractions. There’s an interesting crafting recipe here… wait, wasn’t I planning a trip?

Topping up my oxygen regularly to avoid suffocating as I crawl over unexplored parts of the seabed, I stumble upon an abandoned underwater science outpost and start picking through it for salvage and intel. I pin the recipes to my heads-up display and go for a dive, hoping to pick up some crafting materials, but as I explore deeper, the sentient AI that has taken up residence in spare bits of my cerebral cortex (don’t ask) notifies me that there’s something interesting nearby.

I could also do with some sea truck storage compartments (you know, for all the beacons). First up, I need to craft a compass while I’m doing that, I might as well make a bunch of beacons to mark points of interest for later. I’m going to load my sea truck with provisions, pick a direction and travel as far as I dare before pitching camp on an iceberg.

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