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Early Access and Development Roadmap - 41 revisions
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Added the October 2026 hotfix and the October 15 start of the Voyage to Early Access 2 vlog series to the timeline and status sections
Corrected source-verified progression or status while preserving historical detail
Corrected the Experimental branch to Steam and Xbox (Xbox Insider Hub) in the timeline and status sections
Updated current-build status to Buddy System Hotfix 1 (Sept 1) and added two timeline entries
Documented the Buddy System update: proximity voice chat, revives, emotes, trading, Tracking Tag and the resonator stun changes
Wikilink cleanup: corrected 1 duplicate body link(s)
Added the August 12 Experimental branch to the timeline and status section, added player trading to the co-op update table, and corrected when the 5 million sales milestone was reached versus announced
Added a status note: Hotfix 4 still latest, EA 1.2 date not yet announced
Added the July 14, 2026 Hotfix 4 entry to the release timeline
Marked Early Access 1.1 (Adaptive Measures) as shipped July 8 2026, added the timeline entry and the EA 1.2/EA 2 update order
Added July 1 2026 settlement entry to the Development Timeline table
Added June 2026 developer update preview: replayable PDA voice logs, earlier-game bio-mods, and previewed future content (Collector Leviathan home region, returning mech-suit chassis, new creatures/resources/story)
Noted EA 1.1 is the active near-term focus per the June 4, 2026 dev vlog, with the hotfix cadence winding down
Corrected wikilink existence flags for the new Updates and Patch Notes page
Consolidated duplicate post-launch hotfix sections, added Updates and Patch Notes cross-links, and added the day-one hotfix to the summary table
Added May 20 Community Letter to post-launch hotfix timeline and new Community Response section summarizing UWE's commitments on creature balance, no-weapons design, and flare/Survival Tool/vehicle/base adjustments (Content update 2026-05-25)
Added Post-Launch Hotfixes section covering the May 2026 hotfix 1 and hotfix 2 update entries
Updated the Early Access duration and roadmap contents
Corrected image alt text: the playable ocean world is the moon, not Planet Zezura
Added Post-Launch Hotfixes section covering the day-one and first numbered hotfixes
Added official 1.1 QoL and 1.2 co-op roadmap tables and future expansion outline
Added May 11 5 million wishlists milestone row and refreshed Game Pass paragraph for new publisher status
Added April 30 cinematic trailer and May 9 Pre-Launch Showcase rows, updated launch row with time and price, and corrected ruling date to March 16, 2026
Dropped residual 'consistent with the monetization approach of the original Subnautica and Below Zero' comparison sentence
Removed prior-franchise EA-duration comparisons and updated May 2026 roadmap entry to specific May 14 launch date
Cleaned punctuation and AI-style phrasing (2026-04-27)
Added May 2026 EA confirmation, March 2026 court ruling, and Dev Vlog 5/6 timeline entries
Convert launch content and monetization lists to tables
Updated wikilink display text to match title case changes
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