[A.N Probably should have said this sooner but I have not played subnautica at all or even watched it probably will soon now im doing this. So if anyone notices sothing wrong with the gaplay please point it out so I can fix it]
After returning to her bedroom, Natalie wasted no ti, she fired up her livestream the mont she sat down.
To her surprise, the chat was exploding with activity. The mont she went live, a flood of ssages filled her screen like a digital tsunami.
"Whoa, what's going on?! Why are so many people watching all of a sudden? What are you guys even doing here? Go buy Subnautica already!" she said half jokingly.
The audience fired back.
"Easy for you to say, Natalie! I'm broke, student debt, you know?"
"I've got night shift, no ti to play!"
"Told my mom to get it today, but she said 'next week.' I'm gonna cry!!"
Seeing her chat full of such pitiful and hilarious stories, Natalie didn't hesitate. With a bold slap on her desk, she declared.
"Fine! Then I'll just buy 200 copies and give them away to fans, totally random!"
She wasn't bragging. Ever since Tony's ga exploded in popularity, her own streaming career had been on fire. Not only was she making bank, but she'd even overtaken the top tier strears on Twitch and beco number one on the platform.
Naturally, the audience erupted in cheers at her generosity.
No sooner said than done. Natalie imdiately bought 200 steam codes of Subnautica and distributed them via picking random chatters on stream.
"Alright! With that done let's continue our journey through this alien world!"
She wasted no ti. Putting on her full body extra sensory suit, she plunged back into the ga.
The screen flashed, and her vision warped.
She was back inside Escape Pod #5.
Returning to this eerie yet familiar place, the events of the previous session played out again in her mind. The haunting scream from the woman in Escape Pod #2... it echoed faintly in her ears.
The euphoria from the ga's success quickly faded. A heavy sense of dread settled in her chest.
Sure, it was just a ga. But the threat? The tension? It all felt very real.
Like that crocodile like monster from last night, one wrong move, and she'd be finished. No joke.
"Cortana," she called out.
"I'm here."
"What should I do if I really want to survive on this planet?"
"Your equipnt is outdated," Cortana replied calmly. "First, gather materials to upgrade your gear."
"Roger that!" Natalie nodded firmly.
And so, her survival grind began.
In this oppressive underwater world, she swam vigorously, scanning strange marine life and collecting materials. The 3D printer beca her best friend.
Seaweed roots beca dical pouches. The seeds? Turned into lubricants and silicon gels.
She found quartz in the shallows and converted it to glass.
Acidic mushrooms combined with copper ore to create batteries...
Ti flew by. Over an hour passed.
The once pitch black ocean slowly brightened.
Dawn had arrived.
"Phew... finally." Natalie lay back in the pod, catching her breath.
This ga was surprisingly physical! But the progress? Worth it.
Her gear had seen a complete overhaul.
The basic wetsuit was replaced with a reinforced one, capable of resisting damage. Her old fins were now moto powered, small turbines allowed her to swim much faster. She'd even mounted an underwater propulsion unit at her waist, boosting her speed dramatically.
Now, swimming underwater felt like biking on land, fast and smooth.
"You've assembled the basic equipnt," Cortana said. "But you still lack a weapon. My system contains blueprints for a thermal pistol. You'll need sulfur from the blast flowers to craft it."
"Ugh... those things..."
Natalie grimaced. Those suicidal fish that launched from the blast flowers still haunted her. One mistake and they'd blow her to bits.
But this ti, she had an edge, dical kits and mobility.
"Fine. I'll try."
After a brief rest, she dove back into the sea.
It was dayti now. With the sun shining through the waves, the ocean was a stunning range of beautiful colors.
"Wow... it's gorgeous down here!"
"Dayti ocean = paradise. Nightti ocean = horror movie."
"If only the whole ga was set in daylight..."
Amid chat's admiration, Natalie swam deeper toward the shoals to find the blast flowers.
Suddenly, Cortana's voice returned:
"Incoming broadcast. Would you like to play it?"
A broadcast?
"Yes, play it," she said.
A man's voice ca through, calm but firm.
"To all surviving crewmbers: This is Henry Pollar, vice-captian of the Aurora, in Escape Pod #4. Our captain... didn't make it. But I've just detected nearby land and have uploaded the coordinates. Survivors, head there if you can. It's safer than the ocean. We have to stick together. Hang in there."
The ssage ended.
Chat went wild.
"Wait, there's land in this ga?!"
"There are other survivors! NPCs!"
"Natalie, GO! Find the others!"
"Coordinates locked," Cortana confird.
Natalie raised her right arm. A beam of light shot from her bracelet, marking the direction.
Distance: 86 kiloters.
"EIGHTY SIX?!" she cried. "Is this for real?! Even with a car, it would take forever!"
"Bro, is the map actually Earth sized??"
"New World Studio, you guys are insane!"
"They really built a entire planet in ga?!?"
Even the audience was stunned. In most gas, long distances were compressed, but Subnautica was clearly playing by real world rules.
"If this distance is accurate, I won't make it there for weeks!"
Just then, another broadcast ca in.
"Another one?" Natalie muttered.
Cortana confird. "Would you like to play it?"
"Go ahead."
A panicked voice crackled through.
"This is Escape Pod #1. I've fallen into the ocean. Backup oxygen might last... three more hours. I can't reach the rendezvous point. If anyone hears this... please... help..."
The voice cut off.
A second set of coordinates popped up, sa direction as the land, but even further.
97 kiloters.
"Ninety seven... yeah, no way I'll get there in ti."
She sighed. That NPC was likely dood, just like the woman in Pod #2.
Shaking her head, she focused on her own mission.
Soon, she spotted a blast flower.
This ti, she played it smart. She didn't approach directly but hovered above, poking it gently with her fin.
The petals blood, and out ca the suicide fish.
But Natalie darted away just in ti.
BOOM!
A small explosion rocked the water. Her screen blurred for a second.
Only a fifth of her health dropped.
"Nice one, Natalie!"
"You've learned!"
"Experience is everything!"
Grinning, Natalie collected the sulfur from the now limp flower.
She repeated the process, collecting sulfur from several more blast flowers, only using up three d kits.
Back in the pod, she combined the sulfur with tal ores using the 3D printer.
Minutes later, her first pistol was complete.
Sleek. Streamlined. Futuristic.
It looked more like a sci-fi dart launcher than an Earth weapon.
"Yes!" she shouted with glee, holding it high. "I now have my first gun!"
"Let's gooo!"
"Does it even work underwater though?"
"Water's dense, real guns only shoot about a ter underwater."
That made her pause.
"Cortana, can this shoot underwater?"
"No need to worry," the AI replied. "I modified the weapon's structure and the bullets shape for underwater use. The effective range is about 50 ters."
The chat exploded.
"CORTANA FOR MVP!"
"AI supremacy, LET'S GOOOO!"
"Who cares if it's fantasy? This rules!"
1247 Words.
[Accidental upload oops, 2 Chapters only next ti]
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