Subnautica Security Hotfix
Critical security hotfix updates the Unity engine and disables all legacy, alternative, and speedrunner branches for Subnautica and Below Zero.
Key Changes
- 1Updated Unity engine to patch a critical security vulnerability
- 2Disabled all legacy and alternative branches for Subnautica and Below Zero
- 3Disabled the dedicated speedrunners branch
- 4Mods must be updated or removed to prevent save file corruption
- 5Legacy branch mods are no longer supported
All Changes
🛡️Security & Stability(1)
- fixUnity: Updated Unity engine to patch a security-related vulnerability.
📂Game Versions(5)
- removeSubnautica: Disabled all legacy branches of Subnautica.
- removeSubnautica: Disabled all alternative branches of Subnautica.
- removeSubnautica: Below Zero: Disabled all legacy branches of Subnautica: Below Zero.
- removeSubnautica: Below Zero: Disabled all alternative branches of Subnautica: Below Zero.
- removeSpeedrunners Branch: Disabled the dedicated speedrunners branch.
🛠️Modding(2)
- changeMods: Required players to disable or remove mods on legacy/alternative branches before launching to preserve save files.
- changeMods: Required mods to be updated to the most recent version of the game to function.
Summary
Security Update
This hotfix addresses a security vulnerability identified by Unity. While no exploits have been reported, the developers have updated the Unity engine to the latest secure version to protect players.
Branch Changes
Due to the inability to patch individual older versions, all legacy and alternative branches for both Subnautica and Below Zero have been disabled. This includes the dedicated speedrunners branch, which will significantly impact the speedrunning community.
Modding & Saves
Players using mods on legacy branches must disable or remove them before launching the updated game to prevent save file corruption. All mods will require updates to function with the current version of the game.