the cutting room mirror

Subnautica

Debug Tools#

On PC, pressing ⇧ Shift + ↵ Return or ⇧ Shift + ` will open the Developer Console.

On console, pressing LB + RB or L1 + R1 will add the Developer Menu to the pause menu.

Subtitle Mismatches#

Some of the game's spoken dialogue has subtitles that don't entirely match up, potentially suggesting early versions of certain lines.

Context

Subtitle

Audio Transcript

Crafting the survival knife for the first time

Weapons were removed from lifepod fabricators following the massacre on Obraxis Prime. The survival knife is the only exception.

Weapons were removed from standard survival blueprints following the massacre on Obraxis Prime. The knife remains the only exception.

Using the data terminal in the Aurora lab

Databank corruption was detected on your PDA. Your repulsion cannon blueprint has been resynchronized.

Databank corruption was detected on your PDA. Your technology blueprints have been updated.

Approaching the Disease Research Facility

This alien structure appears to have collapsed to the sea floor.

This alien structure appears to have collapsed to the sea floor. Cause unknown, computing theories.

Entering the Warper room

Residual biological evidence suggests indigenous lifeforms were brought to this location and subjected to intensive study.

Residual biological evidence suggests indigenous lifeforms were brought to this location and subjected to intensive gene manipulation.

Approaching the Alien Thermal Plant

Detecting alien materials and a massive energy signature. Reading originates within the natural structure at the center of this chamber.

Detecting alien materials and a massive local energy mass in the 1000MW range.

Receiving Primary Containment Facility location Data Download

Primary alien facility location updated: Volcanic area connected to this cave system, south-southeast of this position.

Primary alien facility location updated: Volcanic area connected to this cave system, at depth 1.4 kilometres.

Unused Code#

Slime#

A scrapped Fauna. Its sounds are still in the files.

StickyGene#

Presumably for the scrapped Transfuser.

Trident#

A scrapped fish. There are two other codes related to it: "TridentHole" and "TridentHome".

PAXIntro#

This code appears to be what played the intro in PAX 2014.

PAXTerrainController#

This seems to be what tells the game when the world is loaded. This also adds console commands.

Wrench#

A player tool, most likely a leftover from the game's Descend era of development.