I Played The EARLIEST PRE-ALPHA Subnautica Build You've Never Heard Of 

One thing Ive noticed his how similar the pre alpha build is to the final game, graphically speaking. A lot of what it lacks is just the lighting. They already had the main ideas for designs like the Seamoth and Cyclops way early in development, too. Amazing to see these builds come to life!

I’ve heard so much about the 2D aurora so I’m glad to finally see it, I don’t think this series can continue from here but it’s been really cool to see this stuff archived

It's very interesting that the Aurora is a 2D image that almost looks just like the finished one. They had a really good idea what they wanted to do early on, and stuck with it

Ah yes, I remember way back that they showed this in a tent booth on Pax East 2014. Time flies.....

Honestly that aurora model and the way it’s angled in the water looks really good, surreal to see this again after all these years

I have a theory about the light rays in the void. It may be the place where effects are generated before being teleported to their proper positions. Some games like Halo 2 use a system like this, where, instead of having to make new effects every place they are needed, they just have them in one place and teleport them to the places they need to be. It’s really interesting that subnautica mightve been like this at some point

It's interesting to see how many of the games initial concepts made it into the final release. You can really see how the game evolved over time!

8:55 best edit ever

even if on peacefull or godmode or whatever going to the void makes me shiver , even though there are just the light blue reapers , i still feel like something watches me far below the void , waiting for me to come closer.......

3:06 Riley's predecessor really wanted to get out of there didn't he? (They created the lava zone back then 🤔)

There were indeed plans for terrain generation, which was going to be done with biome tile sets to generate a certain biome by randomly selecting a group of tiles from the set, and said tiles would be meshed together using an actual terrain system to create an explorable biome variant, there were 5 known tile sets, Safe Shallows, Kelp Forest, Mushroom Forest, Bulb Zone and Inactive Lava Zone.

You’ve gotten all the betas and alphas, time for Subnautica in the future!

Nice video! Never saw this demo so its cool to see it now

I almost get a kind of creepy feeling from these old prototypes/builds. They're definitively cool to see though! Also cute plushie!

1:26 I haven’t watched bacon in a while so seeing his face was a huge surprise for me

The plushie looks so cool! It's crazy how much your channel has grown since I first subscribed, you are DEFINITELY the best Subnautica RU-vidr! Keep up the good work :)

Yes, this is our old PAX build! We didn’t any have much to show but wanted players to know about the game. Heck, we didn’t even really know what the game was going to be. The 6 minute timer was to keep players and the line moving. Hugh Jeremy came from the Natural Selection community and made better videos than we ever could, and so he joined the company and took on all PR and community roles. He’s the one that designed and ran that beautiful PAX booth. Good memories indeed.

I loved the edit at the end. The part where you went back up above the water was so perfect that I almost couldn't tell it changed at all, only noticing because of the finished Aurora

Great video as always! And that edit at 9:35 was so SMOOTH!!

9:31 HOW WAS GHAT SO DAM SMOOTH

I wish I had enough disposable income to drop on 100 plushies so that anyone who wanted one can have one with no worries. Or even to send to you to make sure you have at least 100 orderable plushies to sell :)) I'm so glad to have seen you come so far and keep making new and interesting videos about Subnautica related content even all these years after the game's full release and even BZ. Been subbed for a few years now (can't remember how long exactly... I think either during or before your mod showcase vids) and you've built such a unique and niche community for a timeless game that doesn't really get covered anymore and that's awesome. Keep doing you and if you decide to branch into other content I'll still be here :D

the minute where i saw the plushie i jump into the description and pay it, i wanted it so uch and it look so cute continue your video i love it, your my subnautica favorite youtuber

Holy those transitions!! Very well done! Also, I love how you keep exploring those older builds keep it up! :]

it's interesting that even if players were not meant to see the Aurora that there are still effects that you would only see if you're close like the debris under water at 7:13

Another great video! Those transitions at the end of the video during the little montage were really cool 😎 And the plushie is adorable!

I’m so glad the plushies finally out!!! I’m getting my hands on it as soon as possible

These animations 😭 Really cute Plushi!

Wow Bacon isn't a disembodied voice that wanders the ocean? :O

i really like the transitions during the edit, they are very smooth

Ive been watching your content for years keep up the good work!

you are too underated you deserve atleast 800k subs

Bacon plushie!!

I remember some early talk about Subnautica about multiplayer. I think it was also meant to be procedural to a degree. They also wanted to do a lot more with the diggable land. I know the diggable land was causing issues. IDK why the others were removed. if I had to guess it's simply because the vision for the game changed a lot.

The nostalgia of seeing these old versions from way back. It's hard to believe this is nearly a decade old. Thanks for sharing as always, Bacon!

Thanks I was always curious! Plushie ordered

Damn, this is cool. We can finally see the famed 2d Aurora again. Also the classic Cyclops interior, with the different docking bay, and the lava lizard stalker model are really interesting to see. And yes, Subnautica was originally meant to be multiplayer and procedurally generated.

Those were some smooth transitions. great video!!!

Last comment on this vid i promise. Would you like exploring the depths of some of those alpha beta versions ? like the precursor bases before they were implemented, the early lost river and especially, the early lost river to lava zone tunnel. I once made a base at the edge of the black hole and it was suuuper spooky.

Nice video and awesome transitions👍🏻

Love your vids! It's pretty crazy how subnautica used to look wonder how it would be if it stayed that way

Good job getting the plushie out,it looks AMAZING!🤩

I thought you already did this you’ve done this so many times I can’t keep track of all of the times you want back to old subnutica

Damn! It’s crazy how you keep finding these early builds!

I've never seen Bacon's face before. He's pretty.. *sizzling hot* Puns and compliments aside, this is a cursed build of the game. It looks so weird.

Man its so weird seeing the old aurora model because im just so used to the new one

83th day of asking the last bacon to make a series of him playing outer wilds. The clock is ticking

Yo nice vid bacon this these pre alphas always fascinated me also it’s Australia Day ! (Maybe not for you) but yea also nice plushys I will make sure to grab one

A new video and a plush, you really do spoil us bacon, but I'm not complaining. Keep up the good work pal.

The plush looks soo sick man great work :D

Dang the Aurora went through so many changes, from its design to the angle it sits at, its crazy. I do like the oxygen meter, It would've been neat to have it as an option in the full game

I've started to watch you recently i started with your older videos and I'm glad you still post subnautica videos very good video and very good channel

COME ON GUYS IS NOBODY TALKING ABOUT THE BACON PLUSH! I am definitely going to buy one once I get paid 😌 Keep up the amazing videos Bacon, so glad someone else enjoys this game as much as I do haha

I've been waiting for this video

I didn't know how much Subnautica changed over the years until now

You probably don’t remember me, but I’ve been here since about 4k subs. It’s cool to see how much you’ve grown. Good job 👍

2:38, a stalker mixed with a boneshark? Was that supposed to be what the Trident was?

I remember playing subnaticua for the first time when I was 12. This game was amazing hope they keep making more games like this

2:27 I honestly kind of wish someone made an objective mod for Subnautica, the base game shouldn't have it, but for anybody who is always stuck at a high level and can't get any further because they are too scared or they just don't know what to do. They can look at objectives to see what to do by downloading the mod. I honestly kind of miss this.

altera:we need this man to uncover mistery of 4546b bacon:yes sir

I love your videos still, I’ve been watching forever now.

1:40 if only I hadn't been a child I would have loved to get that plushie.

I always watch these development phase gameplay videos expecting a new creepy leviathan and a biome that were scrapped 😂😂😂. Also first time seeing your face dude looking good

i had really bad day and just your video made my day

At 0:36 it looks like that could've been a scrapped version of the seaglide

Look at the seamoth and cyclops or seaglide! its so similar to the subnautica we have now! also nice edit's at 8:57 !!

Call of The Void has brought me back, and God, it's been too damn long since we got a leviathan mod so I can kill again

Hey Bacon! I love your content, I've been watching since 2021! - GamingAnimators

you going to the aurora is probably the most uncomfortable thing ive seen in subnautica. its just so empty and so cursed.

I love the plushie! It looks great! I really hope that at least 100 people buy it so that it can go into production.

Wanna hear a fun fact about biters? They usually prefer to scavenge than to hunt when they can they don’t care if the fish is alive dead or cooked and they really love cooked fishes and they will swim towards dead peepers to eat them unlike the sand shark that is not very interested in eating dead fish oh and you can directly feed predators at the medium or smaller scale by swimming up to their face while holding a live fish they will eat the fish instead of biting you but it doesn’t work on leviathan class creatures

the game was so different back then. first time I saw the old Aurora model I was very surprised. I actually prefer that design, I think it looks cooler and more futuristic. I wish was old enough to see when classics like this were being developed. I have a question: where in the world did you get this demo from? (loved the video, looking forward to more this year!)

7:20 i remember this, sweet good old 2d Aurora.

It's kinda sad seeing these early builds and recognising most of these things. Makes me feel infinitely old

Really having high hopes for a multiplayer mode in the third subnautica game.

Oh yes, pre-Alpha Subnautica, where the aurora was just a PNG in the skybox

Im so happy that even in 2024 theres a good subnautica RU-vidr. Love your Videos ❤

from what i know, showing off the build at PAX in 2014 is what catapulted the game from a proof of concept into a fully fledged adventure. I don't recall where the developers have said this but the few public demos they had were instrumental in the game's early success, and it's likely this build is to thank for the game being developed fully at all.

Damn, I ACTUALLY remember the update that made the Aurora into a real 3D model, that's wild! I totally forgot it was just a billboard for a while!

didnt watched you in a while so i can get pretty many videos cause your videos ends fast :)

Those transitions were just too good

this is an epic bacon moment

Ngl nice video! :D

I recommend playing the planet crafter since i have 200 hours on subnautica i really liked it and i suggest trying it since its kinda a land version of Subnautica and just good

I have fear of deep waters and also fear of "out of boundaries" in video games. Your videos are pure horror for me

Subnautica is one of the games of all time

ngl that aurora design is kinda cracked

Cool vid! any update on the Atlas submarine??

2:11 Those peepers were busy celebrating the release of subnautica.

Honestly I love the last bacon I love subnatica I play it every day and the last bacon if you are hearing this I love your content sadly my mom won’t let me buy the new merch :( so love ya bacon 🐟🐟

6:54 idk why but i am scared to just get close to aurora and not even cause of reapers(idk why but they are not scary at all when you see them)

Yay the 30th version of the same exact video 🔥🔥🔥

time is going so fast. its going to be almost a year since i started watching you.

You're the best man!

9:05 Good transition ngl

I like how the old ui looked in the beta version

FINALLY!!! Finally a reveal on how the back of bro’s head looks like. 0:12 I’ve been wondering if he already did face reveal… 1:36

Now I want my hands on this build.

sometimes i just open up subnautica, just to swim around in it and explore. the game is so pretty and less scary in creative (apart from reapers, they will forever be scary to me) so its just a relaxing swimming simulator

I like that version of the aurora. I would like to see it onn an official game. Maybe in subnautica 3 or in another game of the subnautica universe

And by the way, why do i find a cat made out of bacon so cute. Your edits are great dude :p Edit: Aww the plushie is adorphnable. I'd buy one if i could, keep up the good work !