Subnautica ENTIRE Storyline Explained (SPOILERS FOR BELOW ZERO)
Introduction and Special Day
The video is the Silks Winter Special, covering Subnautica. It's a special day because they get to cover Subnautica, although not its recently released DLC, Subnautica Below Zero. The video will cover the precursors, their demise, the Carrara bacterium, Altera's presence on the planet, and the game's storyline.
Storyline of Subnautica
- Subnautica doesn't have a specific storyline with missions. Instead, players land on the planet and have to survive and explore.
- Despite lacking a specific storyline, Subnautica has a significant amount of lore for an indie game.
The Degassi Crew
- A decade before the player's arrival on Planet 4546b, an exploration ship called the Degassi crashed.
- The Degassi crew built bases in various locations such as the Jelly Shroom Cave, Floating Island, and Deep Grand Reef.
- Bart Togo from the Degassi crew is featured in a trailer that provides insight into his mental state and health at that time.
Arrival on Planet 4546b
- The player arrives on Planet 4546b after their ship, Aurora, crashes.
- Distress signals from other crashed escape pods reveal that there are no signs of other survivors except for human DNA found in local wildlife digestive tracts.
- Avery Quinn from Sunbeam contacts the player and promises rescue but encounters difficulties due to a quarantine enforced by a precursor base called G.U.N.
Encounter with G.U.N (Giant Underwater Nuclear Reactor)
- Exploring G.U.N reveals that it shot down both Aurora and Degassi crews due to quarantine enforcement against the Carrara bacterium.
- To disable G.U.N., players need to cure themselves of infection by Carrara bacterium.
- Blueprints for a rocket to leave the planet can be found in the captain's room of Aurora.
Checklist for Leaving Planet 4546b
- Rocket: Players need to build a rocket using the blueprints found in Aurora.
- Survival: Players must ensure they are alive and have freed any pets they may have acquired.
- Cure: Before leaving, players must disable G.U.N by curing themselves of Carrara bacterium infection.
Conclusion
The player is faced with the task of curing themselves of Carrara bacterium infection before being able to leave the planet.
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This section discusses the steps towards curing the Carrar and obtaining special tablets. The tablets are explained to be purple, blue, and orange.
Steps towards Curing the Carrar
- The next step after getting closer to curing the Carrar is obtaining special tablets that open precursor facilities.
- There are three types of tablets: purple, blue, and orange.
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This section emphasizes the need for caution when encountering ghost leviathans in the inactive lava zone.
Caution around Ghost Leviathans
- Ghost leviathans can demolish a player's suit within minutes.
- It is recommended to enter the inactive lava zone with only a prawn suit and leave the cyclops behind.
- Hiding in tiny crevices is advised to avoid encounters with dangerous creatures.
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This section explores a precursor facility found in the lava lakes area, which contains rooms studying fauna and flora as well as connected tubes.
Precursor Facility in Lava Lakes Area
- Upon entering the facility, various rooms can be found that study fauna, flora, and interconnected tubes.
- The tubes seem to be connected to vents visible on the surface of 4546b.
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This section highlights a moon pool-like structure inside the precursor facility where a sea emperor leviathan resides.
Moon Pool Structure and Sea Emperor Leviathan
- Inside the precursor facility, a moon pool-like structure can be found.
- By jumping and landing on a suspended platform inside the moon pool, players encounter a giant sea emperor leviathan.
- The sea emperor requests help in hatching her younglings near a portal to save them from impending doom.
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This section explains the requirements for powering the portal and obtaining hatching enzymes.
Powering the Portal and Hatching Enzymes
- To power the portal, one eye on crystal is needed, which can be obtained by mining with the prawn suit.
- Hatching enzymes are required and consist of ghost weed seed, ice stock seed, fungal sample, and boat bush.
- These ingredients can be found in various locations including the sea emperor's containment facility.
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This section discusses reaching different locations through activated portals in the containment facility.
Activating Portals and Reaching Locations
- Nearby portals in the containment facility allow easy access to all required locations.
- After fabricating hatching enzymes, they need to be placed into an alien terminal for sea emperor juveniles to hatch.
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This section marks the moment when sea emperor juveniles hatch and bid farewell before leaving.
Sea Emperor Juveniles Hatch
- Sea emperor juveniles begin to hatch after placing hatching enzymes into an alien terminal.
- The sea emperor expresses gratitude as her young ones swim for freedom.
- She ponders what lies ahead for her and bids farewell to the player.
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This section mentions the release of a substance that removes the Carrar infection, but also reveals a sad loss.
Release of Substance and Loss
- A substance is released by sea emperor juveniles that removes the Carrar infection.
- However, shortly after, the sea emperor passes away, leaving behind her hatched children.
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This section marks the end of Subnautica as preparations are made for launch.
Preparations for Launch
- The time capsule is jettisoned as part of final preparations.
- The countdown begins for launching from planet 4546b.
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This section concludes with reflections on Subnautica and its improvements over time.
Reflection on Subnautica
- The speaker initially had mixed feelings about Subnautica but now acknowledges its improvements.
- Game-breaking bugs have been fixed, including glitches with vehicles and frame rate issues.
- The speaker plans to reconsider their initial review score.
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This section provides an overview of the precursors and their exploration of planet 4546b, as well as their encounter with the Carrara bacterium.
Precursors' Exploration and Disease Outbreak
- The precursors came to planet 4546b for routine exploration.
- They encountered the Carrara bacterium, which quickly spread across their colonized planets and caused a high death toll.
- Numerous outposts were set up on 4546b in an attempt to prevent further deaths from the disease.
- The planet's waters were infested with the Carrara bacterium, infecting almost every creature.
- The sea emperor leviathan was discovered to be immune to the disease, leading to attempts to create a cure using its eggs.
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This section focuses on the gun found in one of the precursor bases and its purpose in preventing people from leaving the planet.
The Gun and Its Purpose
- The gun requires a purple tablet for access.
- It was built by the precursors to prevent people from leaving the planet and spreading the disease.
- Craftable purple tablets can be found near the gun or at degassed settlements on floating islands.
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This section discusses another precursor base known as "Big Cube" or officially called the Disease Research Base. It also mentions a sea dragon leviathan destroying this base after its egg was stolen.
Big Cube (Disease Research Base)
- This base contains aquariums with flora but is mostly wrecked due to a sea dragon leviathan attack.
- A data download reveals that a sea dragon leviathan attacked after its egg was taken by researchers.
- The facility experienced breaches, specimen destruction, and evacuation due to the attack.
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This section introduces the final precursor facility, known as the Inactive Lava Zone or Lava Castle. It is a crucial location for late-game progression and power generation.
Inactive Lava Zone (Lava Castle)
- The Inactive Lava Zone contains the lava castle, a rock structure with two entrances suspended in a pool of lava.
- It is necessary to visit this location to obtain the blue tablet required for accessing the Primary Containment Facility.
- Behind one door unlocked with a purple tablet is an ion cube, while behind another door are generators and a terminal providing data downloads for building ion batteries and power cells.
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This section briefly mentions Altera's presence on planet 4546b and introduces the Degassi crew, survivors of a crashed ship.
Altera's Presence and Degassi Crew
- The Degassi ship crashed about 10 years before the Aurora.
- Survivors include Paul Togal, Bart Togal, and Marguerite Maida.
- Further details about the Degassi crew will be covered in subsequent videos.
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This section provides an overview of the Digassi crew and their experiences on the floating island.
The Digassi Crew's Experiences
- After crashing, the crew set up a base on the floating island.
- Bart grew food while Paul tried to lead the group.
- Marguerite Maida was known for fighting anything that threatened them.
- Another base was built under the floating island and in the jellyshroom caves.
- Tension arose due to food and resource shortages.
- Marguerite injured a reaper leviathan near their base, causing concern about revenge.
- The base was eventually attacked and destroyed by a reaper leviathan.
- Paul had to go deeper for safety, while Bart became sick and studied fish for a cure with Marguerite's help.
- Marguerite eventually left, and Paul joined his father.
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This section concludes the video with some final thoughts from the creator.
Conclusion
- The video ends on a sad note with Paul joining his father after Marguerite leaves.
- Despite this, the creator hopes viewers enjoyed the video and expresses excitement for future content.
- There will be a new upload schedule in 2021, which will be explained in an upcoming video.