Game
Subnautica
Introduction:
Subnautica is an Adventure, Action, and Survival video game coming from the indie game developer Unknown Worlds Entertainment. The game enables the players to freely discover the ocean within the area of an alien planet 4546B, collect all the most unique resources in order to survive. Furthermore, the players will have to face creatures of all kinds in a battle to survive.
The game was not available for PlayStation 4 until December 4th, 2018. However, the popularity that Subnautica has acquired in its early access on platforms such as Microsoft Windows, and OS X, Xbox One was not a joke.
How to open the console?
What are the console commands in Subnautica?
In Subnautica, the Console Commands are the tools that modify the player's experience and help him reach out to the normal scope of the game. Many functions are available when the player gets to use the console commands such as viewing partially implemented content, debugging purposes, and even just for player enjoyment.
Quick steps to open the console
PC / Mac:
The players can activate the console by pressing F3 , which makes a checkbox show up in the top left of the screen, saying: Disable Console. Then, the players must press F8 to get the mouse cursor in order to uncheck the box to activate the console.
As the console is available, the players have to press one of these keys including Enter , ~ , Ø or Ö . Before the players type in any command, they must close all the overlays, because of the affection on the game settings when entering a number.
XBOX:
Press LB , A and RB at the same time to open the console.
NOTE:We recommend that you save your game before using any command that you are not sure it will make any unexpected changes to your game.
Subnautica Console Commands List
| Name | Effect | Example/Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| countdownship | countdownship | Start the countdown for Aurora's dark matter reactor/self destruct timer. | Explode after the countdown. |
| explodeship | explodeship | Will explode the Aurora's dark matter reactor. | |
| restoreship | restoreship | Restore Aurora to its original form. (pre-explosion) . | Radiation will be present. |
| startsunbeamstoryevent | startsunbeamstoryevent | Starts the Sunbeam story event, skipping the countdown. | |
| sunbeamcountdownstart | sunbeamcountdownstart | Start the countdown of the Sunbeam. | Which is 40 minutes and displayed in the top right of your screen. |
| precursorgunaim | precursorgunaim | Starts the event in which the Quarantine Enforcement Platform shoots down the Sunbeam. | |
| playsunbeamfx | playsunbeamfx | Similar to the precursorgunaim command. | In which the Quarantine Enforcement Platform shoots down the Sunbeam, but plays the second half. |
| infectionreveal | infectionreveal | Command plays the animation | Your character realized that the are infection with the Kharaa bacterium. |
| forcerocketready | forcerocketready | Prepares the end-game Neptune Escape Rocket. | Which allows it to be fired without impairing the QEP (Quarantine Enforcement Platform). |
| item | item [item name] [amount] | Spawn items into your inventory. | Relative to the provided item name and amount. |
| clearinventory | clearinventory | Completely clears your inventory. | Everything in it will be deleted (forever). |
| spawn | spawn [item/object/creature] [amount] | Spawns the specified item/object/creature in front of your character. | The command spawn seaglide 2 would spawn two seaglides in front of your character. |
| cure | cure [range (meters)] | Cures character and creatures within the given range of the Kharaa Bacterium. | |
| infect | infect [range (meters)] | The opposite of the cure command. | It infects your character and all creatures within the given range with the Kharaa Bacterium. |
| playerinfection | playerinfection [stage] | Changes the progression of character's Kharaa Bacterium infection. | To cure character of the Kharaa infection, use 'playerinfection 5'. |
| sub | sub [submarine] | Spawns a submarine next to your character. | Use 'sub cyclops' to spawn the Cyclops, and 'sub aurora' to spawn the Aurora. |
| filterwater | filterwater | Cause all WFMs across the game to produce Large Filtered Water. | Skipping the usual 15 minute time it takes to produce Large Filtered Water. |
| filtersalt | filtersalt | Cause all WFMs across the game to produce Salt. | Skipping the usual 7 minute time it takes to produce Salt. |
| vehicleupgrades | vehicleupgrades | Instantly provides with all common upgrades/modules for your vehicles. | |
| cyclopsupgrades | cyclopsupgrades | Instantly provides with all upgrades/modules for the Cyclops. | |
| seamothupgrades | seamothupgrades | Instantly provides with all upgrades/modules for the Seamoth. | |
| exosuitupgrades | exosuitupgrades | Instantly provides with all upgrades/modules for the Prawn Suit. | |
| exosuitarms | exosuitarms | Gives your Prawn Suit every possible arm. | E.g: Grapping, Torpedo, Propulsion Cannon, Drill and Claw. |
| spawnloot | spawnloot | Spawns a collection of resources. | Eg: Copper Or, Silver Ore, Gold, 4 Metal Salvage, Gold and Quartz. |
| toolsloot | toolsloot | Spawns a collection of tools. | E.g: Propulsion Cannon, Stasis Rifle, BuildBot, Transfuser, Flare, Seaglide and Repair Tool. |
| madloot | madloot | Spawns a collection of resources. | E.g: 10 Glass, 10 Titanium, 5 Creepvine Samples, 4 Computer Chips and 3 Batteries. |
| bobthebuilder | bobthebuilder | Applies the effects of the following commands | fastbuild, unlockall, nocost, fastgrow, fasthatch and radiation |
| bobthebuilder | bobthebuilder | Adds the following items to your inventory | Habitat Builder, Scanner, Survival Knife and Repair Tool. |
| resourcesfor | resourcesfor [item] | Add the resources required to craft the specified item to your inventory. | |
| ency | ency [databank entry] | Unlock a specific databank entry - the name is case sensitive. | Use the 'ency all' to unlock all. The entry name is case sensitive and requires exact spelling with no spaces. |
| damage | damage [multiplier] | Set your character's damage multiplier. | E.g: 'damage 2' would 2x all damage your character takes. |
| instagib | instagib | Enables or disables Subnatuica's instagib mode. | Enabled, any damage given or taken to creatures (and yourself) will result in death. |
| invisible | invisible | Makes you invisible to all creatures. | They will not attack, or even react to you. |
| filterfast | filterfast | Vastly reduces the time all WFMs take to filter water. | |
| fastscan | fastscan | Vastly reduces the time it takes for the Scanner to scan, making it almost instant. | It usually takes approximately 10 seconds. |
| fastgrow | fastgrow | Effectively removes the time it takes for flora. | They will be fully grown seconds after being planted, regardless of the planter they are placed in. |
| fasthatch | fasthatch | Removes the time eggs in Alien Containments take to hatch. | An egg should take just a few seconds for them to hatch. |
| fastbuild | fastbuild | Removes the time it takes for modules to be built with the Habitat Builder. | Resources will still be required/taken, so often players will use this command with the 'nocost' command (which allows for free use of the Habitat Builder). |
| nocost | nocost | Removes all crafting and building costs for the devices. | E.g: Fabricator, Habitat Builder, Mobile Vehicle Bay, Vehicle Upgrade Console and Modification Station. |
| noenergy | noenergy | Enables or disables usage of power for vehicles, tools and Seabases. | |
| nosurvival | nosurvival | Enable or disable character's need to consume food and water. | Note: when in Survival or Hardcore mode. |
| oxygen | oxygen | Enable or disable character's oxygen requirements. | You no longer require oxygen to survive. This command will not save you from drowning if executed after your oxygen levels have reached 0.de. |
| nitrogen | nitrogen | Allows to stay underwater for longer, but in turn increases your risk of getting decompression sickness. | Which can result in damage to character if rise from high depths quickly. |
| radiation | radiation | Stop your character from taking radiation damage. | You won't need a radiation suit in areas like the Aurora. |
| fixleaks | fixleaks | Automatically fix the radiation leaks occurring in the Aurora ship. | |
| leak | leak | Cause leaks in all Cyclops ships currently in the map. | |
| flood | flood | Causes every Cyclops ship in the map to start flooding. | |
| damagesub | damagesub | Causes every Cyclops ship in the map to take 400 damage. | |
| destroycyclops | destroycyclops | Causes every Cyclops ship in the map to be destroyed. | Leaving the ships remains in their place. |
| restorecyclops | restorecyclops | Fix every destroyed Cyclops ship in the map. | Restoring it to less damaged state, allowing for it to be used/repaired. |
| vfx | vfx [effect] [effect number] | Used to force visual effects to occur. | Currently the only effect it can be used with is cyclopssmokeeffect (values 0-1). |
| bubbles | bubbles | Spawns air bubbles around character, which can replenish your oxygen levels. | |
| seaglide | seaglide | Spawns a Seaglide in front of your character (without any power). | |
| dig | dig [meters] | Remove all terrain within the given diameter (meters), effectively digging for you. | Noted that this can cause large changes to the map,take care when using it. |
| unlock | unlock [blueprint name] | Used to unlock a specified blueprint. | |
| lock | lock [blueprint name] | Used to lock a specified blueprint. | |
| unlockall | unlockall | Instantly unlock all blueprints for character. | |
| unlockdoors | unlockdoors | Instantly unlock all doors in the Alien Bases and Auroa. | Noted that sealed doors will not be unlocked using this command. |
| freedom | freedom | Change your gamemode to freedom mode. | Which is the same as survival mode,character will not require food and water to survive. |
| creative | creative | Change your gamemode to creative mode. | Which prevents death, allows to craft and build without the need for resources, and energy is not required for any vehicles, seabases, etc. |
| survival | survival | Change your gamemode to survival mode, in which death and damage are possible. | Water, food and oxygen are required. Resources and energy are required for building, crafting, using vehicles, etc. |
| hardcore | hardcore | Change your gamemode to hardcore mode. | Which is the same as survival mode, but will end the game instantly when the player dies. |
| day | day | Set the map's time to day. | |
| night | night | Set the map's time to night. | |
| daynightspeed | daynightspeed [multiplier] | Speed up and slow down the day/night cycle. | Use 'daynightspeed 1' to restore usual day/night cycle speed. |
| cinematics | cinematics | Enables or disables animations in the game. | |
| debugsound | debugsound | Enables or disables all sound in the game. | |
| entreset | entreset | Reload everything, expect for terrain, that is currently in the game. | 'Reloading' will remove things like NPCs, outlaying objects and could cause irreversible damage to your save, so you should save your game before using it. |
| gamereset | gamereset | Restore everything (the map, your character, etc) to the last save that you made. | |
| farplane | farplane [view distance] | Used to change your view distance. | Note that some users have reported it does not work for them. Use 'farplane 1000' for default view distance. |
| fog | fog | Enables or disables the game's fog. | |
| fov | fov [desired fov] | Used to change your camera's field of view, the default is 60 | |
| freecam | freecam | Causes the camera to leave your character's body and freely move through the map. | Puts you in 'noclip' mode, can move through any obstruction. |
| fps | fps | Enables or disables your FPS (frames per second) showing. | |
| nobloom | nobloom | Removes bloom effects (can improve performance). | A game restart is required for this command to be applied. |
| noshadows | noshadows | Removes shadows (can improve performance). | A game restart is required for this command to be applied. |
| printbiome | printbiome | Prints the name of the biome your character is currently within. | |
| sizeref | sizeref | Spawn a Wasabi One diver into the map at the piece of terrain you are looking at. | Must be looking at terrain for this command to work. |
| speed | speed [speed multiplier] | Slow down or speed up the game. | A multiplier of 2 would double the game's speed, 0.5 would half it. |
| target | target | Toggle on and off the target debug screen. | |
| schoolfishai | schoolfishai | Enable or disable the AI of the Shoal of Fish. | |
| vsync | vsync | Enables or disables VSync | A graphics setting which syncs your FPS to the refresh rate of your monitor. |
| vr | vr [mode] | Used to enter VR mode in Subnautica. Use 'vr none' to disable. | |
| biome | biome [biome name] | Teleport you to the biome specified. | |
| warp | warp [x coordinate] [y coordinate] [z coordinate] | Teleport your character to the specified coordinates. | |
| warpforward | warpforward [distance] | Teleport you forward by the distance specified. | E.g. 'warpforward 40' would warp you 40 meters forward. |
| batch | batch [batch x] [batch y] [batch z] | Teleport you to a set of batch coordinates. | For the batch X and Z coordinates, 12 is the center of the map and 18Y is sea level. The command 'batch 12 18 12' would teleport you to the center of the map at sea level. |
| warpme | warpme | Return you the last vehicle you were in. | |
| goto | goto [location name] | Teleport you to a specified location. | E.g. 'goto gun' will teleport you to the Quarantine Enforcement Platform. |
| spawn | spawn | Spawns the specified item/object/creature in front of your character. | Spawn seaglide 2 would spawn two seaglides in front of your character. |
| randomstart | randomstart | Put your character on a lifepod at a random start location. | |
| kill | kill | kill your character and respawn your character in the lifepod. | If used on the hardcore setting this will count as a death. |
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countdownship
Start the countdown for Aurora's dark matter reactor/self destruct timer.
Explode after the countdown.
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restoreship
Restore Aurora to its original form. (pre-explosion) .
Radiation will be present.
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startsunbeamstoryevent
Starts the Sunbeam story event, skipping the countdown.
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sunbeamcountdownstart
Start the countdown of the Sunbeam.
Which is 40 minutes and displayed in the top right of your screen.
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precursorgunaim
Starts the event in which the Quarantine Enforcement Platform shoots down the Sunbeam.
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playsunbeamfx
Similar to the precursorgunaim command.
In which the Quarantine Enforcement Platform shoots down the Sunbeam, but plays the second half.
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infectionreveal
Command plays the animation
Your character realized that the are infection with the Kharaa bacterium.
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forcerocketready
Prepares the end-game Neptune Escape Rocket.
Which allows it to be fired without impairing the QEP (Quarantine Enforcement Platform).
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item [item name] [amount]
Spawn items into your inventory.
Relative to the provided item name and amount.
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clearinventory
Completely clears your inventory.
Everything in it will be deleted (forever).
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spawn [item/object/creature] [amount]
Spawns the specified item/object/creature in front of your character.
The command spawn seaglide 2 would spawn two seaglides in front of your character.
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cure [range (meters)]
Cures character and creatures within the given range of the Kharaa Bacterium.
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infect [range (meters)]
The opposite of the cure command.
It infects your character and all creatures within the given range with the Kharaa Bacterium.
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playerinfection [stage]
Changes the progression of character's Kharaa Bacterium infection.
To cure character of the Kharaa infection, use 'playerinfection 5'.
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sub [submarine]
Spawns a submarine next to your character.
Use 'sub cyclops' to spawn the Cyclops, and 'sub aurora' to spawn the Aurora.
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filterwater
Cause all WFMs across the game to produce Large Filtered Water.
Skipping the usual 15 minute time it takes to produce Large Filtered Water.
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filtersalt
Cause all WFMs across the game to produce Salt.
Skipping the usual 7 minute time it takes to produce Salt.
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vehicleupgrades
Instantly provides with all common upgrades/modules for your vehicles.
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exosuitupgrades
Instantly provides with all upgrades/modules for the Prawn Suit.
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exosuitarms
Gives your Prawn Suit every possible arm.
E.g: Grapping, Torpedo, Propulsion Cannon, Drill and Claw.
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spawnloot
Spawns a collection of resources.
Eg: Copper Or, Silver Ore, Gold, 4 Metal Salvage, Gold and Quartz.
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toolsloot
Spawns a collection of tools.
E.g: Propulsion Cannon, Stasis Rifle, BuildBot, Transfuser, Flare, Seaglide and Repair Tool.
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madloot
Spawns a collection of resources.
E.g: 10 Glass, 10 Titanium, 5 Creepvine Samples, 4 Computer Chips and 3 Batteries.
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bobthebuilder
Applies the effects of the following commands
fastbuild, unlockall, nocost, fastgrow, fasthatch and radiation
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bobthebuilder
Adds the following items to your inventory
Habitat Builder, Scanner, Survival Knife and Repair Tool.
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resourcesfor [item]
Add the resources required to craft the specified item to your inventory.
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ency [databank entry]
Unlock a specific databank entry - the name is case sensitive.
Use the 'ency all' to unlock all. The entry name is case sensitive and requires exact spelling with no spaces.
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damage [multiplier]
Set your character's damage multiplier.
E.g: 'damage 2' would 2x all damage your character takes.
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instagib
Enables or disables Subnatuica's instagib mode.
Enabled, any damage given or taken to creatures (and yourself) will result in death.
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invisible
Makes you invisible to all creatures.
They will not attack, or even react to you.
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fastscan
Vastly reduces the time it takes for the Scanner to scan, making it almost instant.
It usually takes approximately 10 seconds.
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fastgrow
Effectively removes the time it takes for flora.
They will be fully grown seconds after being planted, regardless of the planter they are placed in.
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fasthatch
Removes the time eggs in Alien Containments take to hatch.
An egg should take just a few seconds for them to hatch.
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fastbuild
Removes the time it takes for modules to be built with the Habitat Builder.
Resources will still be required/taken, so often players will use this command with the 'nocost' command (which allows for free use of the Habitat Builder).
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nocost
Removes all crafting and building costs for the devices.
E.g: Fabricator, Habitat Builder, Mobile Vehicle Bay, Vehicle Upgrade Console and Modification Station.
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nosurvival
Enable or disable character's need to consume food and water.
Note: when in Survival or Hardcore mode.
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oxygen
Enable or disable character's oxygen requirements.
You no longer require oxygen to survive. This command will not save you from drowning if executed after your oxygen levels have reached 0.de.
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nitrogen
Allows to stay underwater for longer, but in turn increases your risk of getting decompression sickness.
Which can result in damage to character if rise from high depths quickly.
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radiation
Stop your character from taking radiation damage.
You won't need a radiation suit in areas like the Aurora.
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destroycyclops
Causes every Cyclops ship in the map to be destroyed.
Leaving the ships remains in their place.
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restorecyclops
Fix every destroyed Cyclops ship in the map.
Restoring it to less damaged state, allowing for it to be used/repaired.
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vfx [effect] [effect number]
Used to force visual effects to occur.
Currently the only effect it can be used with is cyclopssmokeeffect (values 0-1).
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dig [meters]
Remove all terrain within the given diameter (meters), effectively digging for you.
Noted that this can cause large changes to the map,take care when using it.
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unlockdoors
Instantly unlock all doors in the Alien Bases and Auroa.
Noted that sealed doors will not be unlocked using this command.
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freedom
Change your gamemode to freedom mode.
Which is the same as survival mode,character will not require food and water to survive.
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creative
Change your gamemode to creative mode.
Which prevents death, allows to craft and build without the need for resources, and energy is not required for any vehicles, seabases, etc.
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survival
Change your gamemode to survival mode, in which death and damage are possible.
Water, food and oxygen are required. Resources and energy are required for building, crafting, using vehicles, etc.
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hardcore
Change your gamemode to hardcore mode.
Which is the same as survival mode, but will end the game instantly when the player dies.
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daynightspeed [multiplier]
Speed up and slow down the day/night cycle.
Use 'daynightspeed 1' to restore usual day/night cycle speed.
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entreset
Reload everything, expect for terrain, that is currently in the game.
'Reloading' will remove things like NPCs, outlaying objects and could cause irreversible damage to your save, so you should save your game before using it.
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gamereset
Restore everything (the map, your character, etc) to the last save that you made.
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farplane [view distance]
Used to change your view distance.
Note that some users have reported it does not work for them. Use 'farplane 1000' for default view distance.
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freecam
Causes the camera to leave your character's body and freely move through the map.
Puts you in 'noclip' mode, can move through any obstruction.
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nobloom
Removes bloom effects (can improve performance).
A game restart is required for this command to be applied.
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noshadows
Removes shadows (can improve performance).
A game restart is required for this command to be applied.
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sizeref
Spawn a Wasabi One diver into the map at the piece of terrain you are looking at.
Must be looking at terrain for this command to work.
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speed [speed multiplier]
Slow down or speed up the game.
A multiplier of 2 would double the game's speed, 0.5 would half it.
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vsync
Enables or disables VSync
A graphics setting which syncs your FPS to the refresh rate of your monitor.
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warp [x coordinate] [y coordinate] [z coordinate]
Teleport your character to the specified coordinates.
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warpforward [distance]
Teleport you forward by the distance specified.
E.g. 'warpforward 40' would warp you 40 meters forward.
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batch [batch x] [batch y] [batch z]
Teleport you to a set of batch coordinates.
For the batch X and Z coordinates, 12 is the center of the map and 18Y is sea level. The command 'batch 12 18 12' would teleport you to the center of the map at sea level.
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goto [location name]
Teleport you to a specified location.
E.g. 'goto gun' will teleport you to the Quarantine Enforcement Platform.
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spawn
Spawns the specified item/object/creature in front of your character.
Spawn seaglide 2 would spawn two seaglides in front of your character.
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kill
kill your character and respawn your character in the lifepod.
If used on the hardcore setting this will count as a death.
More about Subnautica
Don't you know that Subnautica receives unexpectedly good reviews even before its debut? It's true! The game earns 87/100 points for its PC version from the popular critic site Metacritic. On its launch day, the game earned "generally positive reviews" on all platforms!
The mysterious game world with a suspected environment
Setting in an open world environment, Subnautica brings the players to a mysterious ocean. In another word, when the players enter the game, they have already committed themselves to a survival adventure, in which they will have to deal with incredibly dangerous circumstances. In detail, the players will be controlling a survivor of a waylaid starship. As the name introduces, the starship's name is Aurora, and it is stuck in a remote ocean planet.
The players will play the game from a first-person viewpoint, as Subnautica requires them to complete tasks that help them to advance. The players can freely collect natural resources, constructing tools, submersibles, bases, as well as interact with the unbelievable wildlife of the targeted planet.
Various exciting game modes for the true explorers
Subnautica has the majority that set underwater, including two amazing islands. The game supports the players with a simulated day-and-night cycle, which affects the visibility of the game. From the beginning, the players have to select one of the modes below in order to make the most out of their gameplay: The "Survival" mode, which requires the player to maintain different meters such as oxygen, nutrition, and hydration. The game will take away some items from the players' inventories if they die. The "Freedom" mode, which disables "Hunger" and "Thirst".
The "Hardcore" mode, which disables the players from respawning. The other elements in this mode are the same as what in the "Survival" mode. The "Creative" mode, which disables many elements such as "Hunger", "Thirst",…. This mode also acquires the crafting blueprints.
The game plot that we are all looking for
Taking place in the 22nd century of humanization, Subnautica tells the story when humanity starts to colonize the star systems. The scientists decide to send a deep-space vessel named Aurora to the outer space, with hopes of building a section of rapid-speed space-traveling infrastructure, as well as look for a lost ship. A mysterious force affects the Aurora and makes it stuck on the planet. The players will take the role of one of the members in the crew that is stuck on the starship. After struggling with various rough situations, the playable character is the only survivor of the crew.
Subnautica implies the significance of learning about the game's theories, as the players must invest in the existence of the "Precursors". The existence of the "Precursors" also leads to multiple other stories that help uncover all the mysterious the players are trying to find out.
Conclusion
Subnautica is truly a superb video game for everyone to learn about space, planets, and aliens. In addition to that, this game helps you to unleash your survival skills, as long as you are ready for the most exciting features you are about to face in this game! Have fun!