Author: Dusa Praharsh

Building a proper base and a fully functional fabricator is the most important part in Subnautica 2 because when you’ve built your own base, the game feels more explorative than survival. A fully functional fabricator lets you craft resources that the lifepod’s fabricator can’t. This guide shows exactly how to get started building a base, elements to use, powering up your base and building a fully functional fabricator. Obtaining Habitat Builder To get started with building your own base, you first need to unlock the Habitat Builder. You can do that by progressing the main quest “Welcome Center”, where you’ve…

Running out of inventory space too often in Subnautica 2? I’ve been there myself. What if I told you that you can increase your inventory capacity permanently?. This guide explains exactly how to increase your character’s endurance to increase the inventory capacity so that you can carry more and don’t have to make trips back to base just to store them. How To Increase Endurance? You can increase your endurance through Biobeds that you find throughout your gameplay. Interacting with these biobeds increases your endurance, ultimately increasing your inventory space by a bit. Note : These Biobeds are found in…

Unlocking the Habitat Builder is the turning point to become a base architect in Subnautica 2. It gives you the power to build rooms, tunnels, hatches and advanced fabricators so you can leave your lifepod and start building a proper base. This guide shows how to unlock the recipe quickly, the exact materials to craft one so that you can have a functional habitat. Note : You’re going to need to craft a Scanner to progress the game and obtain the Habitat Builder blueprint. You can check out my guide on How to craft Scanner. Welcome Center Mission To obtain…

The Scanner is a must have tool if you’re going to start building in Subnautica 2. It can be used to turn salvaged fragments and unknown life into blueprints and databank entries. This guide gives the exact fabricator recipe, where to find the parts fast and craft the Scanner. Materials To Craft Scanner To be able to craft Scanner, you’re going to gather 3 resources – titanium, quartz and a battery. Obtaining Titanium Titanium is a very common material found in the sea, you just need to identify the greyish ores as shown in the above image, this is Titanium.…

Batteries in Subnautica 2 are the backbone if you want to progress the game, small to craft but required for scanners and electronics. You can harvest the required raw materials very easily to craft a battery. This guide shows you the required materials, where to obtain them and crafting a battery. Raw Materials To Craft Battery To craft a battery, you’re going to need 2 main resources – copper and acidic raion pouch. Luckily for us, these can be found in the surrounding area of the lifepod. Obtaining Copper Copper can be found just like titanium, you need to look…

Basic Fins are the cheapest and fastest way to boost your swim speed in Subnautica 2. A two item craft that turns your early game materials into a huge exploration advantage. This guide gives the exact recipe, where to harvest the required materials and crafting the Fins. Resources Required To Craft Fins To be able to craft the Basic Fins through the fabricator, you’re going to need 2 resources – Rubber and Fiber. You can craft rubber and fiber using raw materials found underwater. Crafting Rubber You need to look for a glowing yellow orb as shown in the above…

Rubber is a small but essential resource in Subnautica 2 during your early game as it is used to craft fins and many other early survival items. This guide shows exactly what resources you need and how to craft rubber. Obtaining Lucifer Rotsac The only raw material you need to craft Rubber is Lucifer Rotsac. And you can find these lying on the seabed, they look like glowing yellow orbs like shown in the above images. You’d have to scout the surrounding area of the lifepod to find them. These spawn over time so you don’t need to go farther…

In Subnautica 2, the Survival Multitool is the single most useful early game item which is cheap to craft, versatile and essential for harvesting resources faster, saving us time and oxygen throughout our runs. This guide shows the exact recipe, where to find materials quickly and craft the Survivor Multitool as early as possible so you can focus on exploration. Obtaining Titanium The only resource you need to unlock survivor multitool is Titanium and luckily for us, it’s a very common resource on this alien planet. I’m sure you must’ve already noticed a greyish ore underwater, that is Titanium ore.…

Fiber is one of the early resources you need to scavenge to start building in Subnautica 2. If you’ve just started your journey from lifepod or exploring deeper kelp forests, knowing what yields fibrous pulp, how to turn pulp into Fiber will unlock key gear like Basic Fins and the Rebreather. This quick guide shows exactly where to find fibrous pulp and crafting fiber so you can focus on exploration. Obtaining Fibrous Pulp Dive beneath the surface and look for the plant shown in the above images on the seabed that looks like kelp, this plant is called Whip Gorgon.…

Thirst is a real threat under Proteus glowing waves and knowing how to reliably craft drinkable water separates casual swimmers from players who last past the first night and water is the most important resource for survival. This guide shows the in-game methods for gathering raw resources and craft water using the fabricator. Obtaining Water Slugs Dive underwater and search the seabed for water slugs – common, blue and pink creatures that resemble small fish as shown in the above images. Collect as many as you can but be mindful of your inventory space as you can run out of…