In Subnautica 2 there are many resources, but no real map in the game. And there is also the question of whether materials respawn. We have a few tips for you that can help you.
Do resources respawn in Subnautica 2? Yes, you don’t have to worry about that. After some time, new gathering points appear, so you won’t run out of resources and don’t have to be concerned about throwing away or leaving behind parts when your inventory is full. However, this can take a while depending on the rarity of the resources, so the alternative locations are then sparse.
How to find the right resources in Subnautica 2? Although there are interactive maps for Subnautica 2 (like those from Magpgenie.io), as is the case for many games, they are rather semi-helpful since you don’t have a map in the game itself. Therefore, you must look for your own ways to navigate the water and find the places you need.
For this, you can follow these tips to make your life significantly easier:
- Always have all waypoints marked in the PDA; this greatly helps with orientation
- Remember how far away from the waypoints you found the resources you are looking for and note it down. It is also helpful to write down the diving depth or distinctive locations
- Set waypoints as manual markers at places you definitely want to find again
- Build small bases in areas with important resources, also set a waypoint here so you don’t lose them
How to set markers? To get the blueprint for markers, you need to scan 3 fragments of them. You also need your building tool. Then you can craft them from 1 x copper and 1 x titanium, place them in the ocean, and name them. The locations will be shown on your compass, and you can easily follow the marker. If you don’t need them right now, you can hide them in the PDA.
Tips & Tricks for Specific Resources
If you want to specifically search for certain resources, you only have the option to go on an exploration course. In general, the rule is: The rarer a material, the more likely you will have to go to areas that are further from the escape pod.
However, there are also a few general rules, especially for the materials you need more often:
Ores
- You mainly find them in rock and coral areas; also keep an eye out for ore lumps or larger occurrences in caves
- Ores are often more widely distributed and have only a few hotspots, so keep your eyes open while exploring
- There are ores that you find more often, and some that are rarer:
- Titanium (common, everywhere)
- Quartz (common, everywhere)
- Copper (common, especially in the first area and at the observatory)
- Silver (medium common, especially in the first area in front of the Collector Leviathan)
- Sulfur (medium common, especially in the first area in front of the Collector Leviathan)
- Gold (rare, there is a concentration area before the area boundary to the observatory)
- Lead (rare, especially northeast of your escape pod and at the observatory)
- Celestine (rare, especially north and south of the observatory and spread in the third area in the root canyon)
- Salt (very rare, found mainly in the area around the observatory)
- Lithium (very rare, southeast of your escape pod near the graveyard)
- Atacamite (extremely rare, found between the observatory and the root canyon)
- Shark needles (extremely rare, found in a concentration area southeast of the observatory)
Plants & Animals
- Pay attention to your surroundings and whether the habitat matches the flora or fauna you are looking for
- Plants
- Coral growths can only be found in the first area, except for the super coral, which you can find at the observatory
- Almost all plants can generally be found in the first area in front of the Collector Leviathan and the observatory
- Poisonous plants are often found more frequently in caves
- For Freesia, you need to go to the area around the observatory
- Hexenhand can also be found at the observatory
- Animals
- Fish are distributed everywhere. Here it is worth just paying attention to the surroundings and seeing if the one you are looking for fits in
The Leviathans also play a major role in Subnautica 2, as they instill fear and terror in many explorers. The purpose they serve, which ones exist, and where you can find them, you can read here: Subnautica 2: All Leviathans at a Glance
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