Escape from 4546B!

Gnurt

I know the devs intend to "end" the game by escaping the planet. But how could one do that? I propose they take the route that SOMA did. If you aren't aware, in SOMA, the human race developed space travel by creating an acceleration tube with its starting point at the bottom of the Marianas Trench. They placed a capsule or pod in the acceleration tube, and launched it upwards, allowing the pressure present at such a depth to do most of the work. Well, I think it would be cool if Subnautica took a similar approach. First the player would have to find this world's equivalent of the Marianas Trench, then acquire the different upgrades that would allow their sub to reach such a depth. From there, they would have to build a space cannon (using resources found from all the various dangerous parts of the ocean) along with a specialized pod. At that point, they would have to amass enough power to get such a device working. Finally, the player hoards all the food and water they can for the long journey home. That way the whole "escaping the planet" thing really has value, because the player has spent all this time and all these resources to get to this point. It's just a thought, and I would absolutely love if people built on the idea.

Nautical_Nick

Perhaps instead of a space cannon do something along the lines of S.O.S. After defeating the precursors and claiming their HQ, the player re-wires the super cannon to send out a massive S.O.S to Alterra. The comm relay than picks up a reply and tells you to wait at the island for a certain amount of days. The reply also tells you to build a landing platform for a small rescue vessel that they will send to pick you up and bring you back to the main ship. So you have to survive a certain amount of days and build a pad within that amount of days. But when the pod arrives it is damaged and needs refuelling. The player than has to refuel and repair the pod. After that the player says their good byes to their bases and pets than hops in the Un-manned pod. The final minutes of the game are spent inside the pod as it climbs to outer space (time can be shorter). An AI voice tells you that you are about to break atmosphere. The final 10 seconds of the game are spent looking at the rescue ship (time can be shorter than 10 secs) the screen goes dark credits roll.
Note: During ascet Subnautica music plays, music plays all the way to the end of the credits (song can change) Once credits are done you are taken back to the main menu.
Optional: Before the credits roll but after the screen goes dark you hear a weird sound than a massive explosion. Credits than roll.
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