Subnautica 2 Devs Respond To Combat Debate, Promise Changes

Subnautica 2 removed the knife and added more aggressive fish, leaving some players unable to mitigate attacks in a meaningful way. Players have requested weapons or reduced aggression, and criticism followed a comment suggesting players should play another game if they want to kill. Unknown Worlds issued an open letter apologizing for that statement and promising balance changes focused on creature behavior and mitigation tools. Planned updates include adjustments to creature aggression timing, aggro range, flare effectiveness, Survival Tool effectiveness, and how creatures interact with vehicles and bases. The developers stated that weapons are not included as an intentional design decision, and that upcoming balance changes are meant to address the hostile creature problem without adding killing tools.

"“We are actively working on improvements to creature behavior and player mitigation tools,” the letter reads. “Upcoming changes will include adjustments to creature aggression timing, aggro range, flare effectiveness, Survival Tool effectiveness, and creature interactions with vehicles and bases. These changes will be delivered over a series of upcoming patches.”"

"“Second, we have heard the strong request for more direct ways to deal with hostile creatures, including the ability to kill them,” the letter continues. “We understand where that request is coming from. When avoidance and miti”"

"“We are actively working on improvements to creature behavior and player mitigation tools,” the letter reads. “Upcoming changes will include adjustments to creature aggression timing, aggro range, flare effectiveness, Survival Tool effectiveness, and creature interactions with vehicles and bases. These changes will be delivered over a series of upcoming patches.”"

"However, Subnautica 2 has axed that knife entirely, and it also introduces some particularly aggressive fish , so not being able to mitigate their attacks in a way that feels meaningful has left some players frustrated. Quite a few fans have requested the addition of weapons, while others just want these creatures to be a bit less aggressive."

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