User blog:SoSV/Subnautica Projects + Playthrough Rulesets

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- Rule-set #1: Space Vegan -

Objective: Become a interstellar space vegan of immeasurable magnitude!

Criteria: Complete a Subnautica play-through without bringing any animals to harm.

- So you can't: - Tips: - Rule-set #2: Claustrophobic Luddite -
 * Eat fish
 * Use fish in fabrication
 * Kill an animal
 * The sole exception is that, in the event of a bleeder attack, you may remove it forcefully (aka stabbing them)
 * Use animals for bioreactor fuel
 * Kill a leviathan
 * Upon crash landing you will get two nutrient bars. Do not eat them immediately.
 * Use Creepvine for early food, before you have access to grow-beds.
 * As soon as you can, head for the floating island to unlock grow-beds and the assorted plant-life.

Universal Tips:
 * Bring LOTS of air tanks.
 * Bring medkits for heat damage in ILZ&LL.
 * Bring brain coral with propulsion cannon, of possible.

- Part 1: Easy

Objective: Beat the game despite your hatred of submersibles.

Criteria: Complete a play-through without ever fabricating a submersible. However, to finish construction of the you-know-what, you will need to make a Cyclops to get the shield. You may do so at the very end of the play-through.

- So you can't: - Part 2: Standard -
 * Make a Seamoth or Prawn suit
 * Make a Cyclops before QEP has been deactivated

Objective: Beat the game despite your hatred of submersibles and non-essential tools.

Criteria: Complete a play-through without ever fabricating a submersible, with the exception noted above, or using a tool besides: Scanner tool, survival knife, seaglide or habitat builder.

- So you can't: - You may still construct seabases where ever you please.
 * Do the stuff stated above.
 * Fix the Aurora's radiation leak.
 * Use the Stasis Rifle.

- Part 3: Hardcore -

Objective: Beat the game despite your hatred of submersibles, non-essential tools and multiple seabases.

Criteria: Complete a play through without ever fabricating a submersible, with the exception noted above, using a tool besides: Scanner tool, survival knife, seaglide or habitat builder, or building more than one seabase.

- So you can't: - Part 4: Tardigrade -
 * Do the stuff stated above
 * Build O2 stations.

Objective: Beat the game despite your hatred of submersibles, non-essential tools and seabases.

Criteria: Complete a play-through without ever fabricating a submersible, with the exception noted above, using a tool besides: Scanner tool, survival knife or seaglide, or building a seabase.

- So you can't: - Rule-set #3: Nomad -
 * Do the stuff stated above
 * Do really anything

Objective: Beat the game without ever building a seabase, instead living inside your Cyclops.

Criteria: Complete a play-through without ever constructing a seabase, utilizing a Cyclops as a replacement.

- So you can't: - Tips: =============================== SECTION 2: PROJECTS ===============================
 * do I really have to tell you?
 * Head straight for the mushroom forest. Tons of cyclops fragments are there. The engine fragments will best be found in the sparse reef (SSW - Officer Keen's lifepod)
 * Keep at least 2 replacement sets of power cells on hand.
 * Use the Seamoth solar charger to recharge the dead powercells before you have the thermal reactor module.
 * In case you need to have the power cells somewhat charged, use a power cell charger to redistribute a few bits of energy.

- Project #1: Water Treatment Facility -

Objective: Create a dope water treatment plant.

Criteria: Construct a seabase with sixteen Water Filtration Machines.

Notes: This may be the only actually plausibly useful projects.

- Project #2: Photographer -

Objective: Create an album of every fauna and/or flora on 4546b.

Criteria: Take a screenshot of every fauna and/or flora on the planet and create a seabase to display it.

Notes: You'd better start drilling those copper deposits!

-   Project #3: Befriending the Reaper -

Objective: Make friends with a 55 foot long homicidal fish.

Criteria: Construct a seabase in the dunes next to a Reaper. Keep your friend entertained. All of the following will make him happy: Feeding him a Peeper, giving him a decoy to hunt and giving him a Seamoth to chew on. Don't let his anger issues spoil your friendship. Also, try to avoid feeding him your torso.

Notes: There aren't really strict criteria for this project. Just have fun.

-   Project #4: Micro-biome -

Objective: Create a tower of Alien Containment Units so tall you can't see the bottom from the top.

Criteria: Construct a tower of ACU's, supporting lots of biodiversity.

Notes: Again, no strict criteria, just have fun. This may be a project for creative more so.

- Project #5: Vitamin D -

Objective: Go outside! Destroy your doggo in a game of tennis! Take your cat out for a walk in a rainstorm! ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Hope you found something interesting to do in the world of Subnautica! Any suggestions are welcome.