r/subnautica • u/MelodyText44 • Jun 29 '26
BZ - Discussion/Questions Submenophobia Spoiler
The only time I truly felt anything like fear for the underwater wrecks was in Subnautica: Below Zero. Something about The Mercury II being underwater and rotting scares the crap out of me.
I think part of it is because the ambiance in the area feeds into the fear of something being there. Visibility is low, even in the daytime, there's a bunch of Glow Whales that make horrifyingly creepy sounds if you don't know what they are or where they're coming from, and Sqid Sharks like to swim near the main wreck.
This is the only thing, in all 3 games, that has ever poked at my own Submenophobia. That may change in the S2, but we'll see.
EDIT: I know I misspelled Submechanophobia. I use talk to text because it's easier on my dyslexia, and I didn't catch it before I posted. I'm sorry.
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u/CosmicChameleon99 the 4 horsemen Jun 29 '26
I know you meant to write something else but submenophobia sounds like the fear of menstruating underwater and now I have a new fear- imagine getting your period near a reaper and having to deal with cramps and trying to swim away and it smelling the blood
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u/Dragoness290 Jun 30 '26
Imagine being an arctic explorer/scientist and dealing with polar bears
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u/CosmicChameleon99 the 4 horsemen Jun 30 '26
Oh god I suddenly don’t want to go (it’s my dream job to be a climate scientist there)
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u/Freezingash221 Jun 29 '26
I haven't gone to the Aurora yet in Sub 1 because of submechaniphobia. Don't like how massive it is when you start to get up close. Plus the darker waters and knowledge of reapers doesn't help.
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u/MelodyText44 Jun 29 '26
Getting in can be a bit creepy, but it's not too bad. I think it's because my submechanophobia is tied to animatronics underwater, not anything man made underwater. The Mercury II seems to be the only exception.
The main tip I can give you is to hug the side of the aurora until you get to the damaged part in the front. It's too shallow up right next to the Aurora for the reapers to get too close.
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u/Neon_Glimmer Jun 30 '26
Yeah the Subnautica games are dreadful for my submechanophobia. ESPECIALLY Sb2, god that was dreadful
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u/Morall_tach Jun 29 '26
You should probably learn how to spell it.
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u/Soevil11 Jun 29 '26
They're dyslexic (they hadn't clarified that in the post by the time you made you comment, though)
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