I love how with every Subnautica Let's Play for a new player, all the people who've already played it flock to it to see how a new person approaches it. There's something magical about watching someone dive into Subnautica for the first time when you're a veteran player. I'll be following along for this for sure.
If there's one game I could completely forget everything about and play again with zero knowledge this would be it. It's a magnificent exploration survival game in every sense
- Yes, although for me it was always too much titanium, however the thing he was doing that irked me, was having a full inventory while his storage drawer was nearly empty, I was like DUDE put some stuff in storage, the worst thing is when you are out collecting and find stuff you need and have a full inventory. one thing I did early on was make a couple titanium ingots to reduce the 10 pieces down to one since I knew I was going to need one eventually. But it is one of the most well made games in a few decades.
I know you questioned them and their seemingly nonsense design, but the Floaters are really cool ecologically. The idea of the helium layer produced by the organism on the outside of it's "shell" is that it makes fish and other things the main creature attaches to super buoyant so they float to the surface and ultimately asphyxiate because they're above water and can't breathe. This lets the inner creature peacefully feed on the corpse and leech from it without risk of detaching until the inner creature has had its fill and can detach, vent the helium to sink again, and find something new to latch onto.
It is! Always felt like they had a game mechanic in mind with them, which ultimatley didn't make it into the game (like the terraformer back in early access)
@AdmiralEisbaer I think it's more just foreshadowing for the [Spoilers] Giant floaters that hold up the floating island and underwater floating islands. So when you end up seeing them you're like "woah so those things can get really big, huh?"
Everyone seems to have answered your questions but I just wanted to interact for the boost. I can tell within the first few minutes of watching someone play if they have a basic understanding of game mechanics or not (and the "nots" are entirely too frustrating to watch) and the fact that you clearly do understand earned the sub. I will warn you slightly - Subnautica fans are VERY helpful. In some cases probably a little over helpful. Occasionally pat us on the collective head and remind us to hush and enjoy watching someone fall in love with our favorite game for the first time.
It always boggles my mind when people that have been playing games for years and years don't understand basic game mechanics when it comes to a new game. Sometimes I even think that it must be on purpose cause, there' no way if you've played "X" game, you don't immediately understand how "Y" game works.
@@loati94 I can always tell if they are pretending that the game is new to then but that they have played some amount of time before. It's nice that you used the best defence against the exploding fish but it did manage to catch you out first time. I let them start to catch me up then swim the oposite dirrection, towards the nest.
This was a great first episode. Quick sulfur find, immediately going for scanner, fins and tank, low hesitation on diving into the kelp, and some great early insights and theories on biology and ecology. Setting up to be a great lets play as long as the comments can avoid ‘help’ thats a little too helpful.
There was another guy i watched and it took him so gd long to make a scanner it was almost infuriating lmao But as soon as he did, he had the smart instinct to scan EVERYTHING.
Channel I've never seen before: *starts a blind subnautica let's play* Me: *aggressive clicking* EDIT: whether or not you read the lore bits immediately, always check for an "Assessment" section at the bottom EDIT 2: As a bio major who is already picking up on the symbiosis in Subnautica, you're gonna love it EDIT 3: The only times where you actually have a time limit to do something is when there is an actual timer on your screen, and usually it's just that there's a cool thing to be seen, that said do always check the radio as that progresses the game
@@basedintellectual9704 Yeah. Subnautica has very little depth to it, ironically. Most tools only do one job and most obstacles are solved by only one tool. Gameplay is dictated more by what the player CANNOT do rather than what he CAN.
"These floaters are pissing me off, and I got too many peepers again-" The UNIVERSAL Subnautica experience, everyone. Also also, as a Subnautica veteran with far far too many hours on this game under my best, I'm buckled in for the long haul.
I love this game. Your reading the survival checklist and starting where it says start here, got an immediate like from me. There's a lot to this game. Reading first was the right move. They start you out slow. Take it one step at a time. It's worth the journey.
I love seeing that people are still discovering this game now. It is right up there with the original Dark Souls for games I would give myself a full mind whipe just to experience it blind again.
Okay, a lot of people are talking about how to leave creature eggs alone and not to pick them up. And I agree, with one exception: if the creature egg has a visible face, pick it up, take it home, and safely store it until you can use the eggs. Telling why is a spoiler, but you’ll thank me later.
I want him to pick up all the eggs he wants, people find out later what they can do with things anyway, and it's not a super harmful thing to do so I don't get the back seat gamers who have to try and direct gameplay to that extent anyway.
I always collect at least one egg and one seed of each kind, right from my first time until now. My first play through I just stored them until I found out what to do with them
PDA pause, for me is a necessity. there's just SO much to read in this game. you could easily spend 15 mins reading entries/scrolling through blueprints. grats on finding sulfer faster than most people. enjoy the ride. this game is chill 90% of the time and sheer terror the other 10% *evil laughter*
Your stats don't decrease when you sit. And it feels more immersive to study sitting at a desk. This can't be done in the lifepod but that's just one more good reason for building a habitat.
Tip: Have fun. PDA Pause is fine for content creation, you have an audience to be mindful of and sometimes that may mean reading entries right away if it suits you.
A 0-G gym is actually very useful, much more useful that a usual gym. Sure, you can't lift weights, but springs still provide tensile force and you can, like, ride an exercise bike. Real-life astronauts in space actually need to do exercise to keep their muscles from atrophying since they obviously don't walk
Just posting to encourage you to keep playing, this game is AWESOME and has a very passionate fanbase. Subnautica is the king of this game genre. If you ever find yourself stuck for things to do just remember the golden rule: go further and/or deeper and you will find no shortage of new stuff which will absolutely blow your mind!
You read, you plan, you scan, you think and put one and one together, you are curious and appreciative... instant favourite. Keep it up, it's wonderful to see :))
Great game, fun to see it through new eyes. This game definitely requires controlling your inner loot goblin. Too many things to pick up. FYI you can interact with the rabbit rays though they aren't really functional, just decorative. Could hurt them as well, if you're a monster.
Sir, this is my first time watching you, but you’ve gotten a sub from me! Also, this is like my second favorite game of all time so I love seeing new people play it.
I will say that Subnautica does have some features that you'll basically never guess that are extremely convenient. One advice I'll give that isn't a spoiler, knife everything! There are so many things that seem worthless that you could have gotten something from; even objects that look to just be scenery.
Fun watch so far. You're voicing many of the same surprises & questions I had the first time. You've done well so far. Many thanks! I adore this game & have spent many hours relaxing with it. I'm looking forward to a third in the series. 🙂
There was a point years ago when my interest in games was waning. I had been jumping through old games that I was getting bored of, new games weren't very good and I was going through a bit of a depressing time in my life... and then came Subnautica which re-ignited my fun in games. I played the frick out of it because it's so unique and does so many things right.
You've probably heard this a bunch of times already, but as for the lack of "weapons" in the game, this game was under development during one of the school shootings, and the developers decided to make a game without guns in it as a kind of tribute to the victims. Probably the best decision they made during this game's development. As it really made the game much more of a horror game since you have minimal defense against some of the bigger enemies in the game. This is one of my favorite games of all time, really looking forward to the sequel.
1 hour and 20 minutes in...and the hoarder in me was finally at ease when you cleared your inventory for the first time before leaving the pod to explore...what a relief...lol.
Hey, I'm really enjoying how you are taking the time to read everything and discover the environment 😁 it's nice to see you appreciate the world of Subnautica
Few tips: 1. Scan and read EVERYTHING, that scanner and your databank will be your best friend. If you get stuck, take a look through your PDA and see what you can find. 2. Always carry around at least 1 beacon. It will save you so many headaches if you find something cool and need to come back later. 3. Keep exploring and pushing forward through new areas. This might seem obvious but it's easy to be blind sighted by creatures like the stalker and want to avoid an area because of deterrents in it. Wish I could play Subnautica for the first time again, I envy you. You've got this!
My timing on looking for new Subnautica playthroughs sure paid off today! Always fun watching someone play this for the first time, glad you're enjoying it. Regarding PDA Pause, absolutely use it if you want to since it's not really making the game any easier except reading PDA entries while not consuming food/water. I would recommend turning it off before you start the game's ending (you'll know when you get there). There's still a bug that hasn't been fixed that can prevent the sound from playing properly during the ending if it's turned on. Regarding reading in general, personally I like watching people read & react to everything in the PDA but if you don't want to read it all then it's up to you. A lot of the articles are just worldbuilding/background that might not mean anything to your gameplay (the level of detail is extremely extensive but also very good). I would recommend at least skimming the entries to make sure you see if they have any use or if there's important information like you were doing near the end.
Its been said, but best advice is to scan literally EVERYTHING it lets you scan and read at least the assessment part at the end in the data bank for all the entries. And yes, the stalkers love to play with the metal salvage. Stalkers are one of my favorite creatures in the game because they're so playful.
You really should scan all the fish. You especially need to scan the bladder fish because it can be used for other things than you were using it for. Also that wreck you found... There is an entrance to it you just did not look hard enough. And there is an important scan right beside the box that you scanned earlier.
Since you brought up desalination, I always understood it as the fabricator does desalinate the water, but it can't do anything about the bacterial content of the water without resources. So when you use bleach to make water, it uses bleach to kill the bacteria, and if you use the bladderfish, it acts as a filter and purifies the water that way!
I'm so glad there's someone posting a blind playthrough of this in 2024! Subnautica is easily my favorite game of all time (there are many perks to being a marine biologist), and the designs of (pretty much) every creature are SO good!! Tbh I'm super happy that you read the databanks, there's so much amazing info in there that a lot of people never experience! Really looking forward to watching the rest :D
13:21 don’t apologize for reading the information the game gives you. It’s part of the game for a reason. Some text is for fun, but most of the time it gives you advice or hints to survive on an alien world.
I was watching a Let's Player once who said "Ok! Ok! I'll read!" Then she read the first sentence of an entry & said "This doesn't look important" and quit. A few seconds later she was hurt and going "Why was there no warning that would hurt me? What the heck game!". The "not important" entry literally contained the warning.
I love watching blind playthroughs of subnautica!!!!! This is my first time watching you but I will for sure be watching this whole playthrough! I am so excited!
I was never able to finish this game because it’s too scary for me, but I’m thoroughly enjoying this playthrough so much that I might have to give it another shot
Loving the playthrough so far. When it comes to some of the more far-fetched seeming evolutionary adaptations, if we weren't accustomed to the creatures we have on our planet, some of what they've done to survive would seem like a near impossibility as well. And yes, I'm aware I'm just making excuses for a favorite game. 😁
As many others already have said: everyone is looking to relive their first experience when they were still oblivious to where the game would take them. Watching a new player is the closest thing to that experience; and even though I’m just 25 minutes in, I already can see you approach this game a lot smarter and a lot more systematically than my first efforts… I feel this one is gonna be good 😁👌🏾
I can tell that this is going to be one of my favorite Lets Play channels. I really love how analytical and strategic you are in your gameplay. I'm excited to see more from you!
A zero G gym in space is an essential item. The idea is that when you are in a spacecraft travelling in zero-g your body starts to loose calcium in your bones due to lack of exercise - hence you need a gym when in space (to prevent bone and muscle loss) - IE the gym is a requirement for zero g travel. I have never played this, but would suggest you adopt your own compass search - nominate the main ship as North of your vessel and perform a search pattern starting North, then North East etc.Locations could even be mapped this way - e.g. Cave is NNE with distances measured as percentages of the distance to the large ship.
I've never repeatedly said to my screen quite so much the following imperative: "TURN ON YOUR FLASHLIGHT!!!" LOL Watching him struggle to find things in the dark when possessing a flashlight is almost painful! But he's doing very well, actually. :)
_love_ teh way you play. And I am glad you are reading the PDA entries, since they do actually explain most of the mechanics, but the game does not hold your hand
I wish I hadn't let this sit in my watch later queue for a couple of weeks. Time to play catchup, it looks like this might turn into one of my favorite playthroughs. Reads the data, scans things, uses the air bladder, thinks about things logically. Looking forward to spending some hours watching this one. Too bad you mentioned how it reminded you of Prey but Prey isn't in your playlists so you must have played that before the channel. That's my second favorite game to watch playthroughs of after Subnautica.
Nice start to your playthrough. Paying close attention to the database entries will ensure that you will get the most out of the amazing world the developers created, so reading all you can is fine by me. The one difficulty I have is your erratic "camera movement". The janky, high-speed changes in POV gave me nausea, which came as quite a surprise. 😵💫
Hey, here are three small tips that might help you avoid a bad experience. :) 1 - Floaters - Don't play with them, don't touch them, don't collect them. They can be fun, but they also carry a small chance to instakill your char, throw you through they sky, or simply corrupt/softlock your save. This is not a joke. 2 - You might find Timecapsules - You have a choice here. Those are sent by other players in their endgame. They might contain spoilers or high tech things. If you open them, you might get a cheap joke or a massive boost. 3 - Dropping objects might corrupt your save. It is sometimes unavoidable, but every dropped iten slightly increases you risk of the game bugging out.
Haha just finished recording the second episode, then read this comment. Dropped a floater and it instantly punched me in the face! Will make sure to avoid them from now on!
@@DorukPlaysGames I have had them disapear out of my hand, aka attach themselves to my body, and then deal fatal ammounts of damage. They don't mess around. :P
@@CiszHelion floaters and the sea moth. One will slow you down two will keep you near the surface and three won't allow you to move at all. Avoid hitting those buoyant rocks.
If you look around a little bit you can find time capsules left by previous players❤❤kinda cool feature they contain helpful stuff like charging fins that charge the device in your hand
Very good first episode. Only one hint (below), eveything else was great and glad you're liking it :) Hint: Don't forget to cut the Creepvine like it prompted you to but you had a full inventory.
For the floaters: normally they attach to creatues not rocks and then pull the creatue up to the surface through thier helium layer (created by thier microrganisms) and suffocate it there so they can feed on it's body
I just started watching and I want to say, I hope that you never let internet-bafoons make you feel you game wrong. If you enjoy the way you play then it is not wrong.
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I see episode 1 subnautica I subscribe. I don’t know you, but I will now follow you till death. Thanks for the video I love you.
zero G gym is on ISS. its mostly just things like cycles and jogging on a treadmill while wearing bungies to anchor you to the exercise device. its a need to slow muscle loss and help maintain bone density, by being under some minor strain.
Really happy to see someone else discover this game, I'll definitely be watching along. (Personally, I'd say take as much time reading as you need, the details and lore really help understand the world) Don't stress about radio calls... If you have to rush, you'll be in absolutely no doubt. And remember that swimming is good for your glutes and endorphin levels...
i played this since it was in early beta, i never had a playthrough after it was 100% done because i already had done everything before. I missed out on the new stuff im glad others can enjoy it without pre-knowledge!
PDA pause is nice because, like you said, it stops time when you read stuff. But it is annoying, because stuff that you drop from your inventory doesn't fall down, because time is stopped. You have to figure out for yourself what works better for you.
Theres a marine biologists that also played and streamed it, you should check them out AFTER you beat the game, this game is so good to watch others play lol
The coral provides the silicone for the microchip. Great watching so far. It is cool his shirt has a drooping stinger on it. I was like Wow coordinated apparel to the game.
Awesome seeing a new blind play-through, some tips from a man who has played far to much Subnauseous: Creature eggs: only useful if you want to make an aquarium later on, I never did anything with them, there are only 3 of the same type I even cared about, if you find one with a cute name take it and hatch it :D Large wrecks: I saw you found one, I think you can go inside 95% of them, either by finding a door you pull open, swimming though an exploded wall, swimming though a vent, or..... finding a tool to help open more.... reluctant doors. just swim around all exposed walls and you should find one or two of those options. ohh and there is usually goodies inside so I check all of them. Floaters: I hate them, They once attached my submarine and made it float to the surface, permanently.... but that was before I knew you could pick them up and before they fixed a bug that made them continue to float whatever they were attached to even after leaving the water. also: hmmmm...... when I can, I leave my habitat with just tools, food, and water. floaty lockers are good early game, and with out spoiling things when you get the build tool, I just made a.... Hallway? I don't remember the name, anyway I made one of those and filled it to the brim with wall lockers before I did any thing, else. ok enough tips. go struggle in the dark, cold, lonely, and possibly radioactive water. Continue scanning all the things! I was Impressed you scanned as much as you did! Awesome video!! Keeping going!!!
Very enjoyable playstyle. I don't think I've seen another youtuber beeing as thorough as you've been so far. It's quite frustrating to see other players swimming around, having no clue what to do and ask questions that could have been answered if they just took the time to read a little bit. So no, it isn't bad if you're reading alot, I salute you for it. ;-) Got a new SUB from me, I'm gonna enjoy following your journey through this absolute amazing game.
I am terrible at finding those sorts of options so by the time I discovered I could have PDA pause I was used to not having it and I chose to keep as was with needing to go back to the lifepod to read databank info as a fun little bit of immersion Either way though I don't think PDA pause really adds an unfair advantage it's just a qol thing and let's players choose how they want to play - I'm pretty certain I'm not the norm! Maybe if you're playing on hardcore it would feel more cheaty but it's really fine I'm loving this play through. You are far far more competent than I first was (although I have now fully played through hardcore so im gonna brag)
Yes! I'm always on the lookout for a new blind Subnautica playthrough. Love that you're reading the PDA entries - they help explain so much. Scan everything is the best tip for this game, for sure. Also, picking up way too many acid mushrooms right off the bat is such a classic first time Subnautica player experience.
Ooo, also so stoked to see the biology degree coming into play! The game devs did a great job making the ecosystem in this game, and it's full of cool speculative biology.
The only time you need to stress about how fast you do something, is when you get a countdown in the upper right corner. And even then it will not mess up the game if you do not do it, but you will miss some great moments.
9:34 It doesn't play anything because you activated the pause while in the PDA menu function. You swim faster with empty hands btw. (exception: the seaglide for obvious reasons). The first rule of Subnautica: Scan everything, read everything. And yes, we want to hear your opinions on everything. That's a big part of watching Subnautica Let's Plays. Corals are actually animals btw and are therefore fauna, not flora. You can leave eggs alone for now, you can't do anything with them yet. 1:32:16 No you are not. The seaglide stops working above water. You don't have to stress about time.
Answers For a few of the questions asked- Creature Eggs: Don't pick them up for now, you can't do much with them, but they can only be used later in the game and afaik they're Limited. Other Lifepods: Since you were knocked out for several hours by the metal panel in the beginning, the Destroyed lifepods you find, are already destroyed at the beginning of the game, so no matter how fast you are, you can't get to them, so you can take your time. PDA Pause: Just pauses the game each time you open the PDA, most people use it and it's not seen as cheap or cheating, since you can already pause the game anyway, so it just makes it easier to read stuff when you use the scanner, or to swap around items in your inventory. Also, As a general tip, the Radio and PDA will guide you through a lot of this game. If you ever don't know what to do next, it probably means you just need to wait for some timed event, like the aurora's drive core detonation to continue, at least in the early game. Meanwhile, just try to get vehicles and a base/habitat built, and explore other biomes, sometimes when entering a new biome for the first time, the PDA could tell you something useful.
Yo, all these years.. all the lets plays of this game... and the 100's of times I"ve played this game.. and I never once thought about what he just said.. "First time landing on this planet, and we've already figured out names for all this stuff"... that's a great observation and idk how it goes over everyones head lol.. how does the PDA already know the names? Even with the scanner, it wouldn't tell you all the info you get.
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Finding a subnautica lets player that actually reads the databank is a rare breed lmao
I looked in the comments right as I clicked on the video to see if he would actually read it. Awesome, you miss so much of the game if you don’t
Finding a let's player that actually reads is unheard of.
You might like Voltorn Elda’s blind playthrough too then!
I love how with every Subnautica Let's Play for a new player, all the people who've already played it flock to it to see how a new person approaches it. There's something magical about watching someone dive into Subnautica for the first time when you're a veteran player. I'll be following along for this for sure.
yep I am one ofthose lol
If there's one game I could completely forget everything about and play again with zero knowledge this would be it. It's a magnificent exploration survival game in every sense
I envy you so much, i wish i could play subnautica again with no memory of it
Hell yeah, I was thinking the exact same thing.
Yep, most out of any game.
Ditto
The only way is to isolate yourself from the game. Years later you’ll forget most of it.
@@splaty2231 I’ve been trying to lol
18:15 AH yes the usual "grab all the muschrooms" instinct most new Subnautica players do heheheh
EVERY time lol
Without fail.
"I'm overwhelmed, guess I'll just grap 3000 of these:
- Yes, although for me it was always too much titanium, however the thing he was doing that irked me, was having a full inventory while his storage drawer was nearly empty, I was like DUDE put some stuff in storage, the worst thing is when you are out collecting and find stuff you need and have a full inventory. one thing I did early on was make a couple titanium ingots to reduce the 10 pieces down to one since I knew I was going to need one eventually. But it is one of the most well made games in a few decades.
Looks like Subnautica attract people who never played survival games, not even minecraft
10:25 I'm impressed, so few people have immediately made the connection of birds = possible land.
I know you questioned them and their seemingly nonsense design, but the Floaters are really cool ecologically.
The idea of the helium layer produced by the organism on the outside of it's "shell" is that it makes fish and other things the main creature attaches to super buoyant so they float to the surface and ultimately asphyxiate because they're above water and can't breathe. This lets the inner creature peacefully feed on the corpse and leech from it without risk of detaching until the inner creature has had its fill and can detach, vent the helium to sink again, and find something new to latch onto.
It is! Always felt like they had a game mechanic in mind with them, which ultimatley didn't make it into the game (like the terraformer back in early access)
@AdmiralEisbaer I think it's more just foreshadowing for the
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Giant floaters that hold up the floating island and underwater floating islands. So when you end up seeing them you're like "woah so those things can get really big, huh?"
That was the fastest sulfur find of any Playthrough I've ever seen
Also. "clownfish and anemone, but directed by Michael Bay" is about the most concise description of crashfish I've ever heard.
CaseOh definitely holds that title, he found it in like 30 seconds.
Everyone seems to have answered your questions but I just wanted to interact for the boost.
I can tell within the first few minutes of watching someone play if they have a basic understanding of game mechanics or not (and the "nots" are entirely too frustrating to watch) and the fact that you clearly do understand earned the sub.
I will warn you slightly - Subnautica fans are VERY helpful. In some cases probably a little over helpful. Occasionally pat us on the collective head and remind us to hush and enjoy watching someone fall in love with our favorite game for the first time.
It always boggles my mind when people that have been playing games for years and years don't understand basic game mechanics when it comes to a new game. Sometimes I even think that it must be on purpose cause, there' no way if you've played "X" game, you don't immediately understand how "Y" game works.
@@loati94 I can always tell if they are pretending that the game is new to then but that they have played some amount of time before. It's nice that you used the best defence against the exploding fish but it did manage to catch you out first time. I let them start to catch me up then swim the oposite dirrection, towards the nest.
This was a great first episode. Quick sulfur find, immediately going for scanner, fins and tank, low hesitation on diving into the kelp, and some great early insights and theories on biology and ecology. Setting up to be a great lets play as long as the comments can avoid ‘help’ thats a little too helpful.
There was another guy i watched and it took him so gd long to make a scanner it was almost infuriating lmao
But as soon as he did, he had the smart instinct to scan EVERYTHING.
@@KaityKat117 I dont know how someone can get the scanner and NOT scan everything. Gotta fill that pokedex asap.
Channel I've never seen before: *starts a blind subnautica let's play*
Me: *aggressive clicking*
EDIT: whether or not you read the lore bits immediately, always check for an "Assessment" section at the bottom
EDIT 2: As a bio major who is already picking up on the symbiosis in Subnautica, you're gonna love it
EDIT 3: The only times where you actually have a time limit to do something is when there is an actual timer on your screen, and usually it's just that there's a cool thing to be seen, that said do always check the radio as that progresses the game
I've always wondered what happens if you don't repair the drive core, tho. I've never just left it be before. Does anything even happen?
@@KaityKat117 I THINK nothing happens besides the radiation staying
'No progress but so much stuff to do' - yup Subnautica in a nutshell
And then you blink once and you completed the game :(
@@basedintellectual9704 Yeah. Subnautica has very little depth to it, ironically. Most tools only do one job and most obstacles are solved by only one tool. Gameplay is dictated more by what the player CANNOT do rather than what he CAN.
PDA Pause was the best upgrade they gave the game. Oh to be fresh to this again, I will forever envy my first go.
"These floaters are pissing me off, and I got too many peepers again-"
The UNIVERSAL Subnautica experience, everyone.
Also also, as a Subnautica veteran with far far too many hours on this game under my best, I'm buckled in for the long haul.
I love this game. Your reading the survival checklist and starting where it says start here, got an immediate like from me. There's a lot to this game. Reading first was the right move. They start you out slow. Take it one step at a time. It's worth the journey.
Agreed the slower the better for this game, it's a whole world to explore anyway
It's much more entertaining to watch someone sink into the game
Yeah so few people find the "Start Here" entry at the start.
I love seeing that people are still discovering this game now. It is right up there with the original Dark Souls for games I would give myself a full mind whipe just to experience it blind again.
Okay, a lot of people are talking about how to leave creature eggs alone and not to pick them up. And I agree, with one exception: if the creature egg has a visible face, pick it up, take it home, and safely store it until you can use the eggs. Telling why is a spoiler, but you’ll thank me later.
I want him to pick up all the eggs he wants, people find out later what they can do with things anyway, and it's not a super harmful thing to do so I don't get the back seat gamers who have to try and direct gameplay to that extent anyway.
I always collect at least one egg and one seed of each kind, right from my first time until now. My first play through I just stored them until I found out what to do with them
@@AriannaBrooks my advicce is to stop picking up creature eggs and anny other item without imediate use until you have more storage and seperate base.
PDA pause, for me is a necessity. there's just SO much to read in this game. you could easily spend 15 mins reading entries/scrolling through blueprints. grats on finding sulfer faster than most people. enjoy the ride. this game is chill 90% of the time and sheer terror the other 10% *evil laughter*
For new players like myself (at the time) it gives you the opportunity to read through the night.
Your stats don't decrease when you sit. And it feels more immersive to study sitting at a desk.
This can't be done in the lifepod but that's just one more good reason for building a habitat.
Tip: Have fun.
PDA Pause is fine for content creation, you have an audience to be mindful of and sometimes that may mean reading entries right away if it suits you.
A 0-G gym is actually very useful, much more useful that a usual gym. Sure, you can't lift weights, but springs still provide tensile force and you can, like, ride an exercise bike. Real-life astronauts in space actually need to do exercise to keep their muscles from atrophying since they obviously don't walk
Yeah, but the Aurora clearly had artificial gravity, so its gym was just a gym, not a medical necessity. ;-)
Just posting to encourage you to keep playing, this game is AWESOME and has a very passionate fanbase. Subnautica is the king of this game genre. If you ever find yourself stuck for things to do just remember the golden rule: go further and/or deeper and you will find no shortage of new stuff which will absolutely blow your mind!
You read, you plan, you scan, you think and put one and one together, you are curious and appreciative... instant favourite. Keep it up, it's wonderful to see :))
Great game, fun to see it through new eyes. This game definitely requires controlling your inner loot goblin. Too many things to pick up. FYI you can interact with the rabbit rays though they aren't really functional, just decorative. Could hurt them as well, if you're a monster.
Sir, this is my first time watching you, but you’ve gotten a sub from me! Also, this is like my second favorite game of all time so I love seeing new people play it.
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Same, it's hard to find blind playthroughs of this game at this point
And even if you found a blind playthrough they're more busy with the live chat than the actual game😢 or they shout like crazy😅@@AceFaz
I will say that Subnautica does have some features that you'll basically never guess that are extremely convenient. One advice I'll give that isn't a spoiler, knife everything! There are so many things that seem worthless that you could have gotten something from; even objects that look to just be scenery.
Fun watch so far. You're voicing many of the same surprises & questions I had the first time. You've done well so far. Many thanks!
I adore this game & have spent many hours relaxing with it. I'm looking forward to a third in the series. 🙂
There was a point years ago when my interest in games was waning. I had been jumping through old games that I was getting bored of, new games weren't very good and I was going through a bit of a depressing time in my life... and then came Subnautica which re-ignited my fun in games. I played the frick out of it because it's so unique and does so many things right.
You've probably heard this a bunch of times already, but as for the lack of "weapons" in the game, this game was under development during one of the school shootings, and the developers decided to make a game without guns in it as a kind of tribute to the victims. Probably the best decision they made during this game's development. As it really made the game much more of a horror game since you have minimal defense against some of the bigger enemies in the game.
This is one of my favorite games of all time, really looking forward to the sequel.
1 hour and 20 minutes in...and the hoarder in me was finally at ease when you cleared your inventory for the first time before leaving the pod to explore...what a relief...lol.
Hey, I'm really enjoying how you are taking the time to read everything and discover the environment 😁 it's nice to see you appreciate the world of Subnautica
Few tips:
1. Scan and read EVERYTHING, that scanner and your databank will be your best friend. If you get stuck, take a look through your PDA and see what you can find.
2. Always carry around at least 1 beacon. It will save you so many headaches if you find something cool and need to come back later.
3. Keep exploring and pushing forward through new areas. This might seem obvious but it's easy to be blind sighted by creatures like the stalker and want to avoid an area because of deterrents in it.
Wish I could play Subnautica for the first time again, I envy you. You've got this!
I would add: after you've scanned it, hack it with your knife once. You'd be surprised what's edible in an emergency.
My timing on looking for new Subnautica playthroughs sure paid off today! Always fun watching someone play this for the first time, glad you're enjoying it.
Regarding PDA Pause, absolutely use it if you want to since it's not really making the game any easier except reading PDA entries while not consuming food/water. I would recommend turning it off before you start the game's ending (you'll know when you get there). There's still a bug that hasn't been fixed that can prevent the sound from playing properly during the ending if it's turned on.
Regarding reading in general, personally I like watching people read & react to everything in the PDA but if you don't want to read it all then it's up to you. A lot of the articles are just worldbuilding/background that might not mean anything to your gameplay (the level of detail is extremely extensive but also very good). I would recommend at least skimming the entries to make sure you see if they have any use or if there's important information like you were doing near the end.
Its been said, but best advice is to scan literally EVERYTHING it lets you scan and read at least the assessment part at the end in the data bank for all the entries. And yes, the stalkers love to play with the metal salvage. Stalkers are one of my favorite creatures in the game because they're so playful.
someone playing subnautica for the first time, just what I needed to complete my night
You really should scan all the fish. You especially need to scan the bladder fish because it can be used for other things than you were using it for. Also that wreck you found... There is an entrance to it you just did not look hard enough. And there is an important scan right beside the box that you scanned earlier.
Since you brought up desalination, I always understood it as the fabricator does desalinate the water, but it can't do anything about the bacterial content of the water without resources. So when you use bleach to make water, it uses bleach to kill the bacteria, and if you use the bladderfish, it acts as a filter and purifies the water that way!
"But with Michael Bay directing evolution here."
Cracked me up...too funny.
Living for this play through!! Your reactions are so good and you are doing great with reading the pda and figuring things out!
I'm so glad there's someone posting a blind playthrough of this in 2024! Subnautica is easily my favorite game of all time (there are many perks to being a marine biologist), and the designs of (pretty much) every creature are SO good!! Tbh I'm super happy that you read the databanks, there's so much amazing info in there that a lot of people never experience! Really looking forward to watching the rest :D
I love new play through of games like this. Less editing is better usually. More immersive.
you can enter that wreck, there's a hole on the side where the drooping stingers are.
13:21 don’t apologize for reading the information the game gives you. It’s part of the game for a reason. Some text is for fun, but most of the time it gives you advice or hints to survive on an alien world.
I was just coming to the comments to say this exact thing! It is awesome seeing someone who reads the info!
I was watching a Let's Player once who said "Ok! Ok! I'll read!" Then she read the first sentence of an entry & said "This doesn't look important" and quit. A few seconds later she was hurt and going "Why was there no warning that would hurt me? What the heck game!".
The "not important" entry literally contained the warning.
6:46 HALLELUJAH!! Finally a video where the player actually reads the checklist! Thank you! I’mma watch this, for sure!
I love how much wonder you seem to be experiencing, it reminds me of my first experiences
I love watching blind playthroughs of subnautica!!!!! This is my first time watching you but I will for sure be watching this whole playthrough! I am so excited!
I was never able to finish this game because it’s too scary for me, but I’m thoroughly enjoying this playthrough so much that I might have to give it another shot
Loving the playthrough so far. When it comes to some of the more far-fetched seeming evolutionary adaptations, if we weren't accustomed to the creatures we have on our planet, some of what they've done to survive would seem like a near impossibility as well. And yes, I'm aware I'm just making excuses for a favorite game. 😁
As many others already have said: everyone is looking to relive their first experience when they were still oblivious to where the game would take them. Watching a new player is the closest thing to that experience; and even though I’m just 25 minutes in, I already can see you approach this game a lot smarter and a lot more systematically than my first efforts… I feel this one is gonna be good 😁👌🏾
I can tell that this is going to be one of my favorite Lets Play channels. I really love how analytical and strategic you are in your gameplay. I'm excited to see more from you!
"I don't know what to do." Welcome to Subnautica! It is a fantastic game, but a hard start for sure.
A zero G gym in space is an essential item. The idea is that when you are in a spacecraft travelling in zero-g your body starts to loose calcium in your bones due to lack of exercise - hence you need a gym when in space (to prevent bone and muscle loss) - IE the gym is a requirement for zero g travel.
I have never played this, but would suggest you adopt your own compass search - nominate the main ship as North of your vessel and perform a search pattern starting North, then North East etc.Locations could even be mapped this way - e.g. Cave is NNE with distances measured as percentages of the distance to the large ship.
I've never repeatedly said to my screen quite so much the following imperative: "TURN ON YOUR FLASHLIGHT!!!" LOL Watching him struggle to find things in the dark when possessing a flashlight is almost painful! But he's doing very well, actually. :)
_love_ teh way you play. And I am glad you are reading the PDA entries, since they do actually explain most of the mechanics, but the game does not hold your hand
Love this game! I never finished it but logged almost 50 hours. Can't wait for your next village upload. you deserve way more subs!
Just general encouragement to welcome a new survivor, hope you have as much fun as I did.
25:24 I had a similar reaction when I first saw that too. Welcome to the community. Hang onto that sense of awe.
Only 1 vote for Subnautica is a travesty, even if you have a small pool. I shall add myself to the list. Subscribed.
Honestly, PDA Pause is a must if you want to take in any of the background knowledge
You have some serious magpie brain. Night comes: "uuuh, shiny, let me grab that, uuh shiny, uuu shiny" lul
I wish I hadn't let this sit in my watch later queue for a couple of weeks. Time to play catchup, it looks like this might turn into one of my favorite playthroughs. Reads the data, scans things, uses the air bladder, thinks about things logically. Looking forward to spending some hours watching this one. Too bad you mentioned how it reminded you of Prey but Prey isn't in your playlists so you must have played that before the channel. That's my second favorite game to watch playthroughs of after Subnautica.
15:30 this dude would fold if he had to assemble an IKEA bed
Tipp: You can enter. every. Wreck. Every. So whenever you think there is no entrance, you are always not looking hard enough.
Yes, this! Every wreck is enterable.
Also there's no alive survivors in these radio signals, don't rush to save them 👍👍
@@msimon_1maybe dont say that
Best and quickest sulfur fish interaction of any playthrough.
Great job on the video game play through!
Nice start to your playthrough. Paying close attention to the database entries will ensure that you will get the most out of the amazing world the developers created, so reading all you can is fine by me. The one difficulty I have is your erratic "camera movement". The janky, high-speed changes in POV gave me nausea, which came as quite a surprise. 😵💫
this is great, I played through it a while ago, but my son just started his play through, and it's been fun! Can't wait to see more
Hey, here are three small tips that might help you avoid a bad experience. :)
1 - Floaters - Don't play with them, don't touch them, don't collect them. They can be fun, but they also carry a small chance to instakill your char, throw you through they sky, or simply corrupt/softlock your save. This is not a joke.
2 - You might find Timecapsules - You have a choice here. Those are sent by other players in their endgame. They might contain spoilers or high tech things. If you open them, you might get a cheap joke or a massive boost.
3 - Dropping objects might corrupt your save. It is sometimes unavoidable, but every dropped iten slightly increases you risk of the game bugging out.
Haha just finished recording the second episode, then read this comment. Dropped a floater and it instantly punched me in the face! Will make sure to avoid them from now on!
@@DorukPlaysGames I have had them disapear out of my hand, aka attach themselves to my body, and then deal fatal ammounts of damage. They don't mess around. :P
@@CiszHelion floaters and the sea moth. One will slow you down two will keep you near the surface and three won't allow you to move at all. Avoid hitting those buoyant rocks.
If you look around a little bit you can find time capsules left by previous players❤❤kinda cool feature they contain helpful stuff like charging fins that charge the device in your hand
Very good first episode. Only one hint (below), eveything else was great and glad you're liking it :)
Hint: Don't forget to cut the Creepvine like it prompted you to but you had a full inventory.
For the floaters: normally they attach to creatues not rocks and then pull the creatue up to the surface through thier helium layer (created by thier microrganisms) and suffocate it there so they can feed on it's body
I just started watching and I want to say, I hope that you never let internet-bafoons make you feel you game wrong. If you enjoy the way you play then it is not wrong.
I see episode 1 subnautica I subscribe. I don’t know you, but I will now follow you till death. Thanks for the video I love you.
zero G gym is on ISS. its mostly just things like cycles and jogging on a treadmill while wearing bungies to anchor you to the exercise device. its a need to slow muscle loss and help maintain bone density, by being under some minor strain.
Really happy to see someone else discover this game, I'll definitely be watching along.
(Personally, I'd say take as much time reading as you need, the details and lore really help understand the world)
Don't stress about radio calls... If you have to rush, you'll be in absolutely no doubt.
And remember that swimming is good for your glutes and endorphin levels...
i played this since it was in early beta, i never had a playthrough after it was 100% done because i already had done everything before. I missed out on the new stuff im glad others can enjoy it without pre-knowledge!
PDA pause is nice because, like you said, it stops time when you read stuff. But it is annoying, because stuff that you drop from your inventory doesn't fall down, because time is stopped. You have to figure out for yourself what works better for you.
Theres a marine biologists that also played and streamed it, you should check them out AFTER you beat the game, this game is so good to watch others play lol
"Sorry I read a lot". No, don't apologize, it's wonderful to see you interested in the story ! Have fun !
The coral provides the silicone for the microchip. Great watching so far. It is cool his shirt has a drooping stinger on it. I was like Wow coordinated apparel to the game.
underrated channel fr, love your play style keep it up dude
Hey man, thanks for playing the game. It's a real beautiful one.
Omg im halfway through and want to scream you dont need to keep the floaters
Awesome seeing a new blind play-through, some tips from a man who has played far to much Subnauseous:
Creature eggs: only useful if you want to make an aquarium later on, I never did anything with them, there are only 3 of the same type I even cared about, if you find one with a cute name take it and hatch it :D
Large wrecks: I saw you found one, I think you can go inside 95% of them, either by finding a door you pull open, swimming though an exploded wall, swimming though a vent, or..... finding a tool to help open more.... reluctant doors. just swim around all exposed walls and you should find one or two of those options. ohh and there is usually goodies inside so I check all of them.
Floaters: I hate them, They once attached my submarine and made it float to the surface, permanently.... but that was before I knew you could pick them up and before they fixed a bug that made them continue to float whatever they were attached to even after leaving the water.
also: hmmmm...... when I can, I leave my habitat with just tools, food, and water. floaty lockers are good early game, and with out spoiling things when you get the build tool, I just made a.... Hallway? I don't remember the name, anyway I made one of those and filled it to the brim with wall lockers before I did any thing, else. ok enough tips. go struggle in the dark, cold, lonely, and possibly radioactive water.
Continue scanning all the things! I was Impressed you scanned as much as you did!
Awesome video!! Keeping going!!!
I did a 12 hour stream of this game last week and i didnt do as good as you did! Man what an amazing experience though!!
Very enjoyable playstyle. I don't think I've seen another youtuber beeing as thorough as you've been so far. It's quite frustrating to see other players swimming around, having no clue what to do and ask questions that could have been answered if they just took the time to read a little bit. So no, it isn't bad if you're reading alot, I salute you for it. ;-)
Got a new SUB from me, I'm gonna enjoy following your journey through this absolute amazing game.
I am terrible at finding those sorts of options so by the time I discovered I could have PDA pause I was used to not having it and I chose to keep as was with needing to go back to the lifepod to read databank info as a fun little bit of immersion
Either way though I don't think PDA pause really adds an unfair advantage it's just a qol thing and let's players choose how they want to play - I'm pretty certain I'm not the norm!
Maybe if you're playing on hardcore it would feel more cheaty but it's really fine
I'm loving this play through. You are far far more competent than I first was (although I have now fully played through hardcore so im gonna brag)
Yes! I'm always on the lookout for a new blind Subnautica playthrough. Love that you're reading the PDA entries - they help explain so much. Scan everything is the best tip for this game, for sure. Also, picking up way too many acid mushrooms right off the bat is such a classic first time Subnautica player experience.
Ooo, also so stoked to see the biology degree coming into play! The game devs did a great job making the ecosystem in this game, and it's full of cool speculative biology.
The only time you need to stress about how fast you do something, is when you get a countdown in the upper right corner. And even then it will not mess up the game if you do not do it, but you will miss some great moments.
@1:23:15 You can go over by the food amount a fish gives when at 99 food. So basically a Peeper giving 32 max would be 131.
Love finding people doing there first play through of Subnautica. I'm here for itttt lol
9:34 It doesn't play anything because you activated the pause while in the PDA menu function.
You swim faster with empty hands btw. (exception: the seaglide for obvious reasons).
The first rule of Subnautica: Scan everything, read everything. And yes, we want to hear your opinions on everything. That's a big part of watching Subnautica Let's Plays.
Corals are actually animals btw and are therefore fauna, not flora.
You can leave eggs alone for now, you can't do anything with them yet.
1:32:16 No you are not. The seaglide stops working above water.
You don't have to stress about time.
Does anyone else hear "Darth Vader imminent" when the evacuation warning sounds?
Im really glad you are starting a blind subnautica in 2024!
Lets goo mate!!!
You will loooove it!
Best game ever!
Zero G Gym is that you are put in straps and excercise. That is what the astronauts do
when i saw the thumbnail, i thought i saw mew2king playing subnautica XD
Answers For a few of the questions asked-
Creature Eggs:
Don't pick them up for now, you can't do much with them, but they can only be used later in the game and afaik they're Limited.
Other Lifepods:
Since you were knocked out for several hours by the metal panel in the beginning, the Destroyed lifepods you find, are already destroyed at the beginning of the game, so no matter how fast you are, you can't get to them, so you can take your time.
PDA Pause:
Just pauses the game each time you open the PDA, most people use it and it's not seen as cheap or cheating, since you can already pause the game anyway, so it just makes it easier to read stuff when you use the scanner, or to swap around items in your inventory.
Also, As a general tip, the Radio and PDA will guide you through a lot of this game. If you ever don't know what to do next, it probably means you just need to wait for some timed event, like the aurora's drive core detonation to continue, at least in the early game. Meanwhile, just try to get vehicles and a base/habitat built, and explore other biomes, sometimes when entering a new biome for the first time, the PDA could tell you something useful.
Eyyy, been a while since I saw someone do a full play through of this game. I've subbed and I'll be looking forward to more of your progress bruv
I find your videos very relaxing. I especially love lengthy forms of content! ❤
My favorite game of all time. I am so happy to follow you in this journey!
Yo, all these years.. all the lets plays of this game... and the 100's of times I"ve played this game.. and I never once thought about what he just said..
"First time landing on this planet, and we've already figured out names for all this stuff"... that's a great observation and idk how it goes over everyones head lol.. how does the PDA already know the names? Even with the scanner, it wouldn't tell you all the info you get.
In the Scanner’s PDA entry it says it will give easy to remember names to anything new.
Interacting for the boost, great video