Subnautica 2 update finally lets players fight the fish, but you won't be able to kill them

"That's all in an effort to make you feel like you're having the mitigation of creatures that we want you to feel" ...

You still can't kill fish in Subnautica 2, but starting tomorrow you can at least stun them

They will also have "good flinches" if you bonk them with a hammer.
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Subnautica 2 Players Are Discovering Ways to Defend Themselves From Predatory Fish

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Subnautica 2 Dev Gives Players Hope Amid the Game's First Hot Topic Following Launch

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