# Subnautica Machinery Update

- Product: Subnautica (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/subnautica)
- Vendor: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
- Date: 2016-05-06
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/264710/view/2872689832680231425
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/subnautica/releases/2016-05-06-machinery-update

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- **added** — Map Scanner rooms can be built on existing habitats or stand alone to scan nearby seafloor for select resources
- **added** — Two exterior cameras that can be piloted remotely on Map Scanner rooms
- **added** — Map Scanner room upgrades provide additional benefits
- **added** — Bio Reactors that require plant matter to function
- **added** — Nuclear Reactors that require Radiation Rods
- **added** — Blood Kelp 2 zone as a new area in the Blood Kelp biome
- **added** — Crabsquid creature found in Blood Kelp 2 zone
- **added** — Creature respawning after being killed by another creature or the player
- **changed** — Cyclops receives a technology overhaul with better proximity sensors, hull camera, deeper dive capability, and functioning lockers
- **changed** — Thermal Reactors now have a visual model
- **fixed** — Floating storage container now functions

A new update for Subnautica has been released! Check out the [Machinery Update](http://unknownworlds.com/Subnautica/machinery-update) site for more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRjICSP7n2c

The latest and greatest technology in the world of Subnautica is the Map Scanner room. These rooms can be built on to existing habitats, or can stand alone. Map Scanner rooms will scan nearby seafloor, searching for a select array of resources. Additionally, there are two exterior cameras that can be piloted remotely. Upgrades bring additional benefits.

The Cyclops gets a massive technology overhaul. Improvements include better proximity sensors, a hull camera, deeper dives, functioning lockers, and more.

Bio Reactors and Nuclear Reactors are officially an option. Bio Reactors require plant matter to function, Nuclear Reactors require Radiation Rods . Both must be places in a Multi-Purpose Room.

[img= http://unknownworlds.com/subnautica/files/2016/05/nuclear_reactor_alt-1024x640.jpg]

Thermal Reactors have been around for a while, but now they look the part. The Machinery Update brings a model to this useful piece of tech.

[img= http://unknownworlds.com/subnautica/files/2016/05/thermal_reactor_2-1024x576.jpg]

The Blood Kelp biome grows with the addition of the Blood Kelp 2 zone. Both Blood Kelp areas will serve as entrances to the Lost River Biome, still in development. In Blood Kelp 2 you will also find a new critter, the Crabsquid. Be careful not to touch, as it can deliver a nasty attack.

The floating storage container now functions! Build it and fill it with all your favorite things.

Creatures will now respawn after being killed by another creature or the player. This feature was in high demand by you, the players! Thank you for your continued feedback to support the development of Subnautica.

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