I'm not really a fan of this change. Part of what made the grand reef so atmospheric was because it was so damned dark. I mean... this is deep ocean. It SHOULD be dark.
I wouldn't mind the air tanks if it just automatically swapped them out for us.
It could give a little prompt to you in corner of screen that some inventory fiddling happened. Like when you get reclaimed water or swap a battery. And mayb…
Most of the ocean in real life is murky and dark. Its all that plankton, algae, and fish poop. I rather like that much of the waters in Subnautica are murkier. It makes it spookier and more true to real life. Clear water is best for the safe shallow…
How about something that just drifts along passively like the reefback... but is massive and huge with a gaping maw that can swallow the player if they dont notice its behind them.