![]() ![]() As with its biomes, Below Zero's plant and animal life is almost entirely new, but it's also more nuanced in terms of how you can interact with them. These can be inhaled provided you avoid the wrasse-like brinefish, who follow Hole-fish around and can freeze you with a blast of ice-cold saltwater.Ä«etween the edible small-fry and the terrifying Leviathan-class beasts are more eclectic creatures like the Titan Hole-fish, which traps potentially life-saving air-bubbles in its doughnut-shaped body. But the guaranteed fan-favourite is the Sea Monkey, a cheeky anthropomorphic critter whose behaviour ranges from mild nuisance to actively helping you out in small ways. Greater interactive nuance is a theme that runs throughout Below Zero. General systems like crafting and base-building are broadly similar to Subnautica, but there are more objects to build and make. New base components like the Control Room help you customise your base in more detail, and even let you divert power to different parts of your base. As for crafting, new tools like the Mineral Detector help you locate specific resource more precisely, while many returning objects have rejigged crafting recipes that force you to think anew about your approach to the game. The poster-child for Below Zero's added interactivity is the Seatruck, the sequel's primary new vehicle. ![]() ![]() By default, the Seatruck is a small and nippy submersible reminiscent of Subnautica's Seamoth. But it's capable of towing different modules that serve various functions, such as fabrication, storage, and an aquarium that sucks up smaller fish as you travel. With all modules attached, it functions more like Subnautica's Cyclops, a mobile base that you can tow around and detach from at any point. The Seatruck is a brilliant bit of design. Pushing and pulling different modules into place, yanking the big lever that detaches the main submersible from the trailer, is hugely satisfying, demonstrating Below Zero's love of letting you get hands-on with its world. Yet despite its clever concept, the Seatruck is simply not as fun as the nippy little Seamoth or the awesome, hulking Cyclops. ![]()
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