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zoli2D's Subnautica

by zoli2D

zoli2D's Subnautica is a fan-made Forge mod for 1.16.5 that recreates the underwater survival setting of the Subnautica game series in a randomly generated world.

ForgeClient and serverAll rights reserved1.16.5

What it does

The mod is meant for players who want to play their favorite Subnautica-style world inside Minecraft. Its world is generated randomly, and it draws on the story and references of the original games, with recipes based on the original game and listed on the wiki. Players progress from copper and titanium toward a Notch Rocket, which requires Reach 4546B to craft.

Biomes, creatures and vehicles fill the content. The mod adds 16 biomes that span underground, surface and water areas, 11 carnivores, 18 herbivores, four leviathans plus one more, and two vehicles. Decoration blocks and functional blocks round out the building side. Files exist for 1.16.5 only, and the environment is client and server, so a server and every player need the mod. It is released under All rights reserved and is not open source.

Key features

  1. Sixteen biomes

    Sixteen biomes cover the underground, the surface and the water, each generated within the random world.

  2. Creature roster

    Eleven carnivores and eighteen herbivores populate the biomes, along with four leviathans and one more.

  3. Two vehicles

    Two vehicles give players a way to move through the flooded areas of the world.

  4. Decoration and functional blocks

    Decoration blocks and functional blocks let players build bases in the style of the games.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

No stable releases
Every published file is a beta or alpha build.
1.16.50.5.1
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Use cases

Replaying a favorite setting

Players who want to revisit the Subnautica setting inside Minecraft can explore its biomes and creatures in a fresh random world.

Who it’s for: Players who enjoy underwater survival and want a Subnautica-style world on a Forge 1.16.5 installation, alone or on a server where everyone runs the mod.

How it compares

Full comparison

Subnautica Flow is a Forge mod for 1.20.1, also client and server, under All rights reserved and not open source. Crashfish Mod is a Forge mod for 1.19.2, client and server, released under the MIT License. Lost River is open source under the MIT License, runs on Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, and is client and server. zoli2D's Subnautica differs by targeting 1.16.5 alone, so it does not share the 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 builds of these alternatives.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
zoli2D's SubnauticaForge1.16.5Client and server2024-10-26
Subnautica FlowForge1.20.1Client and server2024-07-07
Crashfish ModForge1.19.2Client and server2025-02-25
Lost RiverForge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 1.21.1Client and server2025-02-16

Questions

Which loader does zoli2D's Subnautica use?

The mod is published for Forge only, with the latest file 0.5.1 for 1.16.5, dated 2024-10-26 on the beta channel.

Does a server need the mod?

Yes. The server and every player need the mod installed.

Are there player guides for the mod?

Public links exist for a wiki, which covers the recipes found there for items such as the Notch Rocket.

What the author says

The purpose of the mod is to play our favorite game in the world of Subnautica. The story of the original game/games is not included. But there will be references to it. And the world is randomly generated. The mod is 1.16.5, so the underground biomes are on the surface. To reach 4546B, you need to craft the Notch…
zoli2D, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
zoli2D
Published
2024-08-09
Updated on Modrinth
2024-10-26
Facts verified
2026-10-15
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