Subnautica 2’s early access warning is more serious than I could’ve imagined

Subnautica 2‘s early access boundary is unmissable. Developer Unknown Worlds marked it in horizontal orange lines stretching from above the ocean’s surface to its deepest point, and if you somehow manage to overlook it anyway, a warning appears when you cross the lines. Beyond this point lies death and probably a lot of bugs and unfinished bits, says the message. I figured Unknown Worlds intended the warning to keep people from venturing too far out and getting stuck in some wonky geometry or dying somewhere they couldn’t easily retrieve their inventory after respawning. In short, I didn’t take it seriously.