A failed experiment to tame and weaponise the creatures of 4546B presents an opportunity: to use the tech for good, and bring companionship and hope in your struggle to survive!
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Huge thanks to the Subnautica Modding Community for their help! Particular thanks go to:
Gaming for Fun (Indigocoder), Lee23, Ramune, XTXPRX, SamuramongeDev, subscuba, Shozutko
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The Alterra Corporation may be known for their monopoly of the weapons trade during The Expansion, but what they desire more than profit is control. Control of the weapons markets, control of their devoted employees, control of the very environments in which they operate.
Ever on the lookout for opportunity, Alterra executives devised a secret mission: the scientific crew of the Aurora were to tame and weaponize the native creatures of 4546B. These innocent beasts were to be transformed into formidable weapons, ready to march into battle as foot soldiers of the highest bidder.
However, fate had different plans. The Aurora met a tragic demise, thwarting the realization of this ambitious goal. In the explosive aftermath, strewn across the wreckage of the stricken vessel, cloning equipment lies broken, the mission unfufilled.
Ever enterprising, you see not waste but untapped potential. While these creatures may be useless as weapons to you, they hold the promise of companionship and hope in troubled times.
Welcome to Subnautica Pets 2!
All new gameplay features for both Subnautica and Below Zero:
New items to collect. Collect enough and perhaps you can have a companion for life in your undersea bases.
All new base modules. Build base modules to create and manage your pets.
All new databank entries and lore.
Translated into several languages, with many more to come:
IMPORTANT: YOU MUST UNINSTALL EARLIER VERSIONS OF SUBNAUTICA PETS AND SUBNAUTICA PETS BZ! THESE MODS ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THIS MOD AND MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS AND CONFLICTS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU USE THE "KILL ALL" FEATURE OF THESE EARLIER MODS TO REMOVE ALL LEGACY PETS BEFORE UNINSTALLING!
THIS MOD USES BEPINEX AND NAUTILUS. YOU MUST INSTALL THESE TO USE THIS MOD.
Download and install Nautilus. The mod requires a MINIMUM of Nautilus 1.0.0pre.22, released 9th of November.
Download the Pets mod ZIP file.
Unzip the file to a folder.
Copy the folder to your <GAME>\BepInEx\plugins folder.
Known Issues
Notification not popping when the last fragment is scanned. This will be fixed in an upcoming version of Nautilus.
User Guide
With this new Subnautica Pets mod, I've rebuilt from the ground up intending to introduce "lore-friendly" gameplay around the “Pets” concept. With this in mind, this mod is ideally played "as is", with discovery playing a part in getting the most out of the mod.
Unlike previous versions, there are no “mod options” or keyboard shortcuts. All mod functionality is built into the game.
Spoilers
This new version of the Pets mod has been created in a way to make the experience more "organic", with discovery and task/reward focussed gameplay, rather than "instant access" to pets. If you want to get straight to spawning Pets, you can find spoilers on how it all works here.
Help and Feedback
If you have trouble with the mod, or have questions, thoughts or feedback regarding gameplay, please get in touch! The best way to do this is via the Subnautica modding Discord, which has two “help-and-support” channels that you can use. Tag me, MrOshaw-DaftAppleGames, with any request and I’ll try to respond as soon as I can. Alternatively, you can raise issues on my GitHub repository.
