Defense wishlist for Subnautica

[Dragonflight]

What's always bugged me about Subnautica is the idea that a person, stranded on a hostile world full of things that want to eat you, will not seek to arm themselves somehow. It's as if they are so dedicated to being pacifist, that they'd rather be eaten than protect themselves.

 

I know the developers were trying to create a game based on the idea that pacifism is the ideal solution, or something like that. But my answer is simple. Parachute the developers into backwoods Africa, and tell them to walk home. Assuming they make it back at all, how long do you think it'll take before they arm themselves with whatever they can kitbash?

 

The pacifist moral high ground only works if you're not in imminent danger of death, or if you truly do not care if you live or die. Very few people fit that category.

 

Which is why I'm hoping someone here comes up with a more useful set of defensive options for Subnautica. I'm not talking machine guns and bombs, here. But unless you assume the stranded person is literally nothing more than a button pusher who worked in the starship's smoke shop selling chewing gum and dispensing refills to customers, they should be able to make a few changes and adjustments to the gear they're able to use.

 

Stuff that occurs to me would be things like active cloaking for subs, allowing them to more effectively stealth past monsters. Or perhaps supercharging the Seamoth's electrical defense field to deliver more than a minor jolt to whatever they encounter. Perhaps if you're willing to charge up half the capacitor, you could drop anything short of the Leviathan, for instance. Suddenly, you're more than just spam in a can for the first monster that isn't impressed by your static shock defense.

 

There are all sorts of things that the character could do, just using what they're provided with, to give them more of a survivable edge than what the game provides. Because in the extremely hypothetical model where little old me gets dropped on an alien planet with a reasonably smart computer, an infinite-capability printer, and a whole bunch of 3d models, I'm going to see what I can do to improve my chances of surviving. Pacifism doesn't equal survival when your life is on the line. And the option for more defense should be available.

 

So, yeah. Hoping someone tackles that one.