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Subnautica 2 Early Access Hotfix 1

Subnautica 2 · published 4 months ago · build 23281399

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Hello Subnauts,We just released our first hotfix for Subnautica 2 to address a few issues reported by the community since we launched on Thursday.Here are the changes that you’ll see when you next start the game!

Updated crash-on-startup error pop-up for AMD graphics cards and DirectX 12 issues to provide more guidance and support
Fixed an infrequent crash related to the Ping feature
Enabled analytics only after accepting Terms of Service
Reduced the amount of data being sent to backend services

As a reminder: analytics for Subnautica 2 can be turned off at any time from the settings menu.

Adjustments to the Terms of Service and a FAQ addressing concerns with the current version will be rolled out in the near future.

This hotfix may take some time to appear around the world and will be available on Xbox once it clears certification.

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