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 some tips for you that can help you.
Do resources respawn in Subnautica 2? Yes, you don’t have to worry about that. After a while, new resource gathering spots will appear, so you won’t run out of resources, and you don’t have to worry about throwing away or leaving items on the ground when your inventory is full.
However, this may take some time depending on the rarity of the resources, and thus the alternative spots will be scarce. Plants, in particular, take significantly longer to reappear as gatherable resources since they need to grow back first. However, large ore deposits do not spawn back, according to our experience.
How to find the right resources in Subnautica 2? While there are interactive maps for Subnautica 2 (like from Mapgenie.io), as you don’t have a map in the game itself, they are somewhat helpful. So you need to look for your own ways to navigate in the water and find the places you need.
For this, you can consider the following tips to make your life significantly easier:
- Always have all waypoints marked in the PDA, it helps immensely with orientation
- Remember how far away from the waypoints you found the resources you are looking for, and take notes. It is also helpful to write down the dive depth or notable locations
- Set waypoints as manual markers at places you want to be able to find again
- Build small bases in areas with important resources and set a waypoint there as well so you don’t lose them
How to set markers? To get the blueprint for markers, you need to scan 3 fragments of it. You also need your construction 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 then be shown on your compass, and you can simply 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 search for specific resources, your only option is to go exploring. Generally, the rule is: The rarer a material, the more likely you will have to go to areas further away from the escape pod.
However, there are also a few rules of thumb, especially for the materials you need more often:
Ores
- Primarily found in rock and coral areas, also look in caves for ore chunks or larger deposits
- Ores are often more widely distributed and have only a few hotspots, so keep your eyes peeled while exploring
- There are ores that you find more frequently and some that are rarer:
- Titanium (common, everywhere)
- Quartz (common, everywhere)
- Copper (common, especially in the first area and near the observatory)
- Silver (moderately common, especially in the first area before the Collector Leviathan)
- Sulfur (moderately common, especially in the first area before the area boundary with the Collector Leviathan)
- Gold (rare, there is a hotspot 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 distributed in the third area in the root canyon)
- Salt (very rare, mainly found 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 Spines (extremely rare, found in a hotspot southeast of the observatory)
Plants & Animals
- Pay attention to your surroundings and whether the habitat matches the flora or fauna you are seeking
- Plants
- Coral growths can only be found in the first area, except for the super coral, which you can find at the observatory
- Most plants can generally be found in the first area before the Collector Leviathan and the observatory
- Toxic plants are often found in caves
- You need to go to the area around the observatory for Freesia
- Witch Hand can also be found at the observatory
- Animals
- Fish are distributed everywhere. Here it pays off to just pay attention to the environment and see if the one you are looking for fits
The Leviathans in Subnautica 2 also play a big role, as they instill fear in many explorers. What 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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