Will there be cosmetic collectibles in the game?

Mr_Endar

Something that you can put on the shelf/table at the base that does nothing.
Like sea shells


Imagine having one unique shell* per biome (*just an example)
In Morrowind it was fun to collect some unique props and decorate your house with them.

Fragments are collectibles already, but they are essential for game progression. I'm talking about something 100% optional.

Requiemfang

There's already some of such items in game already.

http://subnautica.wikia.com/wiki/Placeable_Items

Pretty much all of those serve now purpose in the game. Some of that might change in the future but I think not with most if not all of those.

Calarand77

I love the idea of shells. We do have some fun collectibles in the game already (for which I'll be eternally grateful to the devs as they make my base look more lived in), but they are all related to Aurora and the world we - as the player character - came from. It would be fun if we could collect something like shells (or even just pretty rocks) that would represent the water world we crashed on.

Kapanator13

I'd like to put something on those wall shelves we can fabricate that are currently just sitting empty in my Lab room atm.

Sidchicken

It would be cool if we could put any object in our inventory on the shelf. Low priority for implementing in the grand scheme of things though.

Mr_Endar

Requiemfang wrote: »

There's already some of such items in game already.

http://subnautica.wikia.com/wiki/Placeable_Items

Yes, stuff like that but related to environment not to Aurora.
And unique.

It could be shells, it could pearls, it could be gems, it could be skulls (heck I remember we were collecting skulls in Morrowind... even though very few were unique, they were rare)

SansTheSkelebro

I think there's already enough decorative stuff; sure, it would be nice to see some shells or pearls around your base, but I think it's not a big deal right now.

Rainstorm

I also hope they'll keep focusing on the important stuff for now like game progression and the whole story arc. Once v1.0 is out they can release all the bling-blings and shinies they can muster!

ShuryCZ

I can see this happening after 1.0 and I would love to see it. Anything - as original post says - related to the alien world would rule! I like to collect in games and man, would I love to have my collection of rare stuff from this planet

If you think about it, you can collect already (in a way). There is plenty of flora in the game, whether you choose to have it in planters or in a gallery...

But yeah, rather later if at all. Now we need the devs to focus on the main content.

Lonnehart

Anyone know if that model of the Aurora is still in the wreck? And if it is can we pick it up?

Mirality

It's there but it's in a locked room so you can't get to it yet.

Mr_Endar

SansTheSkelebro wrote: »

I think there's already enough decorative stuff; sure, it would be nice to see some shells or pearls around your base, but I think it's not a big deal right now.

Sure, devs needs to fix bugs and tweak balance first.

As a Software Engineer and former game developer myself I know how unfinished product looks. Current state of Subnautica is playable for me, but not okay for 90% of potential customers.