Subnautica 2 Guides: Progression, Resources, Bases & Vehicles

Beginner Guides & Getting Started

Start here if you're just starting the game and need a push in the right direction.

• What to Do First

  • The best early progression path, detailing important upgrades, tools, and survival priorities.

• Beginner Tips & Tricks

  • Important mechanics, systems, and survival tricks that will help you in the early game.

• How to Release Lifepod Clamps

• What Happens When You Die?

  • Learn what items you lose after dying and how death works.

• How to Swim Faster

• How to Make Water

• Best Early Food Sources

  • Find the safest and easiest early food sources to keep hunger under control.

• Oxygen Management Tips & How to Increase Oxygen Capacity

• Inventory Management Tips & How to Increase Inventory Capacity

• How to Change FOV

Resource Locations & Materials

Materials are at the center of Subnautica 2’s crafting and upgrade systems. Use these guides to find raw resources and crafted materials like Strong Acid and Enameled Glass.

• Early-Game Materials

  • Titanium
  • Copper
  • Quartz
  • Fiber & Fibrous Pulp

    • Find Fiber and Fibrous Pulp, two important organic materials used in early crafting.

  • Acidic Raion Pouch

    • Find Acidic Raion Pouches and use them to craft Mild Acid for important recipes.

  • Medical Gel Sac
  • Rubber & Lucifer Rotsac

    • Locate Lucifer Rotsac and turn it into Rubber for key tools and upgrades.

  • Necrolei Cyst & Strong Acid

    • Track down Necrolei Cyst and use it to make Strong Acid for advanced crafting.

  • Silver
  • Lead

    • Find Lead locations and learn where to farm this important crafting material.

• Mid-Game Materials

  • Salt
  • Sulfur
  • Gold
  • Lithium
  • Celestine

    • Find Celestine in the alien biome and use it for mid-game crafting and upgrades.

  • Creature Enamel

    • Find Creature Enamel and use it to make Enameled Glass for important upgrades.

  • Troilite
  • Conduit Crystal

Crafting & Essential Tools

These guides break down the various tools and facilities you can craft, many of which are essential for survival and progression.

• How to Craft Scanner

• How Scanning & Blueprint Unlocks Work

• How to Recharge Your Tools and Batteries

  • Learn how battery charge works and what options you have for keeping tools powered.

• How to Fix “Requires Fully Functional Fabricator”

  • Remove the Lifepod Fabricator’s crafting limits by building a powered base Fabricator.

• How to Build Processors and Craft Ingots

  • Learn how to build the Processor and turn raw ore into Ingots for major progression items.

• How to Get a Flashlight

• How to Get a Repair Tool

  • Find Repair Tool fragments and craft the tool needed to repair key items, including your Tadpole.

• How to Make a Wakemaker

  • Unlock the Wakemaker and learn how this tool helps with traversal and exploration.

• How to Get a Bioscanner

• How to Get Improved Fins

• How To Get Feedback Resonator

Base Building & Power Guides

Subnautica 2 features a new base building system, and these guides will help you understand it.

• How to Unlock the Habitat Builder & Start Building a Base

  • Find the Habitat Builder blueprint and start constructing your first functional base.

• What to Build in Your Base First

  • Learn which facilities to prioritize so your base supports crafting, storage, power, and progression.

• How to Add Power to Your Base

• How to Build a Scanner Station & Track Materials

  • Build the Scanner Station to track nearby materials and make resource farming much easier.

Vehicles, Exploration & Progression

Subnautica 2 features progression-gated exploration, and these guides will help you continue advancing.

• How to Harvest Large Resource Nodes & Clear Bloom Biofilm

• How to Build a Tadpole

  • Find Tadpole fragments and unlock your first vehicle for safer, longer exploration.

• How to Go Deeper with the Tadpole

  • Increase your Tadpole’s depth limit so you can reach deeper resources and progression areas.

• Angel Comb Puzzle Guide

• How to Get a Keycode and Open the Locked Door in the Tadpole Pens

  • Find the Tadpole Pens keycode and open the locked door blocking your objective.

Multiplayer & Co-Op

While Subnautica 2 can be a solo experience, it can also be played from start to finish in four-player co-op. These guides will help you engage with that system.

• Multiplayer & Co-Op Guide

Survival, Biomods & Adaptations

The ocean is a harsh place. Fortunately, you have some tools, including Biomods and Adaptations, that can help you survive it.

• How to Cure Digestive Incompatibility

  • Cure Digestive Incompatibility and make local food sources safe to eat.

• How to Cure Heat Intolerance

  • Unlock Heat Tolerance so you can survive hot areas and continue exploring deeper biomes.