The founders and former leadership team of Subnautica 2 developer Unknown Worlds have successfully blocked Krafton's request for a court-ordered protective order, claiming the publisher "chang[ed] its story mid-litigation about why it fired the founders and seized control over Unknown Worlds." New court papers from September 12 and seen by GamesIndustry.biz confirm the court dismissed Krafton's forensic inspection request, without prejudice, and also denied Krafton's order compelling preservation, calling the request "unnecessary." Details of the legal complaint against Krafton, Inc. by the former leadership of Subnautica 2 developer Unknown Worlds became public in July. In its defense, Krafton accused the three former leaders of then threatening to self-publish Subnautica 2, "releasing it without Krafton's backing, marketing, promotion, or distribution." Read our timeline of the former Subnautica 2 leads versus Krafton here.