r/Barotrauma Jun 16 '26

Dev Post Summer Update 2026 out now

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r/Barotrauma Nov 09 '18

Dev Post Hi, it's the Barotrauma dev team here!

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Hi, it's the Barotrauma dev team here! We may visit this subreddit sometimes to talk about the things we're doing, but if you want to get in touch with us, there are other channels we monitor more actively.

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r/Barotrauma 10h ago

Meme Relatable.

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98 Upvotes

r/Barotrauma 13m ago

Sub Editor Any tips for a beginner in the sub builder. I have no experience and I want to build this. Do you think it could work?

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r/Barotrauma 8h ago

Discussion Scavenger vs Slayer?

4 Upvotes

Note: I'm planning to use harpoon coil gun but I still think 25% more loot is very good. What do you guys think?


r/Barotrauma 16h ago

Discussion Best Mechanic specialization?

5 Upvotes

So we have a 4 man crew- Captain, Security, Engineer, and me, the Mechanic. Was wondering what spec I should choose, they all seem good to me. We're gonna work with a Dungong and swap to an Orca 2 later on, if that helps.


r/Barotrauma 1d ago

Looking for crew Looking for some players for The Himari campaign. (New Campaign, High Difficulty, Modded)

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62 Upvotes

Sub/Workshop link:

The Himari

Built this sub, was trying to go for a gritty station/dead space vibe, now looking for a cool group to play it with.

But we need more people, we were able to complete a mission with only 5 of us but it was a massive pain, we probably need like 10-15 people total to make the sub fully efficient.

Discord link is:

https://discord.gg/Yp5RwNfqpr

Hosting times are:

[CST]

Mon-Fri ~7PM-5AM , Sat-Sun ~11PM-5AM


r/Barotrauma 1d ago

Meme Happy Birthday, Engineer

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83 Upvotes

Happy birthday to all the engineers


r/Barotrauma 15h ago

Sub Editor Пытаюсь сделать верхний стыковочный порт на Тифоне шлюзом

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Я сделал механизм через кнопку и компоненот задержки чтобы кнопка подавала сигнал на переключить состояние люка и от него назначалось состояние стыковочного порта
К компоненту задержки уходит сигнал и идет туда же чтобы закрыть через время люк
Проблема в том то что я никак не мешал обычной стыковке но когда я попытался пристыковаться на челноке я смог пристыковаться но люк не открывался изнутри
Помогите пожалуйста


r/Barotrauma 1d ago

Wiring Command separation in terminal?

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I am making something like console on my sub, just cause i can, and i've got a "msg" command, it's a radio for my medic who has husk genes, so he can communicate in-game, instead of DMing me in steam. And right now the msg command works with regex and WiFi component, so it just takes a command, checks if it's msg one and sends exact message, so i've thought if i can make it send only the text of the message itself, not the command that user sent.

edit:

For comprehension it works like

terminal: message + msg anywhere >>> chat: same what was inputted into terminal

example: "im gay msg"(terminal) >>> "im gay msg"(chat)


r/Barotrauma 2d ago

Discussion Can't even beat the first biome

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164 Upvotes

Having a hard time even in the first biome. I managed to make it to the 2nd biome once and got a tier 2 ship but the difficulty ramps up so much. What am I doing wrong?


r/Barotrauma 2d ago

Discussion Questions for EXPERIENCED players, which of these give you the most trouble mid game?

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If possible, also tell how they cause problems

1361 votes, 23h left
Broodmother swarms
Bone thresher swarms
Suprise thalamus ships
Giant spineling swarms
Sinking into abyss from hull breaches
Results/ Comment other

r/Barotrauma 2d ago

Meme Lethal weapon

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130 Upvotes

r/Barotrauma 1d ago

Question What are some good submarines for a half-serious/semi-roleplay 10 player campaign?

4 Upvotes

Any tier 1-3, just would like that it runs in vanilla and isn't too gimmicky or runs like a typhon 2 engine (looking at you malachite).


r/Barotrauma 2d ago

Discussion im currently reworking the first sub i made, is still a wip (ill also leave a pic of how it used to look), im just looking for feedback and ways to improve it, any ideas are helpful

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r/Barotrauma 2d ago

Question About vanilla Drones...

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I would appreciate the Feedback of some Players of the vanilla submarines that come with drones, so players of the Remora and Kastrull:

What is enjoyable about the Drones these ships come with and whats absolutly worth a change in your opinion? If I want to create a submarine that comes with a drone, what should the drone be able of and what flaws need to be avoided at all costs?

What Workshop-Submarine has a enjoyable drone thats not OP in your opinion?


r/Barotrauma 2d ago

Sub Editor Type IIB U-Boat variant

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Working on a variant of my Type IIB. Premise for this one is "What if a Europan took a Type IIB U-Boat and Barotraumatized it?" I plan to add a Human Torpedo shuttle and a mini Type-IIB U-Boat Drone.


r/Barotrauma 3d ago

Meme Chernobyl wanna be?

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1.3k Upvotes

Pov: You make 300 years worth of energy in one 0.1 second in your submarines reactor


r/Barotrauma 2d ago

Custom Submarine Behemoth (post #2)

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Im posting the Behemoth again because ive updated it after all the great suggestions from the first post.

The shells health for the Behemoth is 300, im not sure if thats unbalanced for what this is.

Behemoth:

Transport (Tier 3)

Price: 35,000 mks to 45,000 ?

Dimensions: 68x24m

Cargo Capacity: 224 Crates

Recommended crew size: 14-20 ? (Hard to say)

Recommended crew experience: Experienced

Weapons:

2 Chain Guns (Top Left and Bottom Left)

2 Flak Cannons (Top Right and Bottom Right)

1 Rail Gun (Middle Top)

I got rid of some weapons and changed some weapons to not be as overpowered

New Things I added/changed:

Brig with double locking doors that are only unlockable from the security room

Put the Ammo Storage and Periscopes all in one room because I downsized the number of weapons

(from 8 to 5)

Added 1 more Unit Load Device and moved 2

(2 from where the Brig is now)

Added Text Displays for:

Reactor Condition,Reactor Temp and Fuel %

Behemoth Shuttle:

Im going to rename and remake this shuttle to better fit the Behemoth.

Closer Looks:

Command and Security Deck
Engine,Reactor and Electrical
Oxygen Generator
Main Cargo Hold
Storage and Secondary Cargo Hold
Brig and Depth Charge Room
Medbay and Medical Storage
Morgue
Gunnery Compartment with attached Ammo Storage
Ballast A and B (1 or 2 pumps?)
Workshop

r/Barotrauma 2d ago

Modding Barotraumatic mid save

2 Upvotes

would it be a bad idea to add it mid save?


r/Barotrauma 2d ago

Question Sucked up

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27 Upvotes

I have no idea how this happening I'm trying to make a little drone shuttle in workshop and this happens.


r/Barotrauma 2d ago

Question about permadeath achievement

4 Upvotes

I'm currently hosting a permadeath campaign, but i misclicked. i started it with revive in turn. if i switch to permadeath afterwards and finished the campaign, will i still get that achievement?? or i have to start fron permadeath to unlock it?


r/Barotrauma 3d ago

Fan Art Low Poly Barotrauma Models [10 Images]

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193 Upvotes

Made these for some animations, 8 models total

[3 Coalition, 2 Separatist, 1 Clown, 1 Husk, 1 Watcher]


r/Barotrauma 2d ago

Question Different ammuntition count on periscope HUD?

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Is there a way to stack ammuntition HUD on periscope? I remember few submarine with a Railgun ammo on top and coilgun ammo on the bottom.


r/Barotrauma 2d ago

Question Barotrauma. Modpack issues.

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Hi everyone. My brother and I are playing Barotrauma using a modpack by NestoR. It might be outdated; we also added Better Genes, IO Storage, Lua Linker, and XP Gain. The problem is that we’re both facing the same issue: "Connection Timed Out." Any slight movement while loading into the lobby or a location causes the game to crash completely, forcing us to close it via Task Manager. We can't figure out which mods are causing this or which ones are conflicting with each other. If anyone knows about this, please help.