Subnautica 2 Guide: 9 Tips To Know Before You Start Playing

"Subnautica 2 may be a little frustrating in the way it won't stop holding your hand, but when it comes to base building, it leaves you entirely out in the cold (and wet). It'll encourage you to build a base as soon as you've crafted the Habitat Builder, but it doesn't do much more than that. And given all you seem to be able to build at that point is a corridor and a hatch, it feels a little futile. But nope, that's really the plan."

"Building these things requires titanium, and you should find that in bucketfuls all over the place in the starting area (especially in caves), and you just want to build a single corridor, then add a hatch. Inside, you can mount some cabinets on the walls to contain your items, and even-although it'll be tight-some of the early machinery. It's not long until it'll add the option to build proper rooms, but quite why they're not there at the start is something of a mystery."

"Once you do get rooms, you might not want to just build them below your escape pod, however. For reasons that won't become clear until a while after, it's a much better idea to seek one of the jetstream tubes you see curling through the ocean in various places. There are a couple quite close by, but you'll save yourself a lot of work if you set up camp right next to one."

"This is because the solar panels that power your base are only any good during daylight, and for night you're going to want to set up a hydroelectric turbine inside one of these streams"

Subnautica 2 is available in early access and still has years of development ahead, but it already provides a strong survival and exploration experience. Early base building begins after crafting the Habitat Builder, yet the initial build options are limited to a corridor and a hatch. Titanium is required for these structures and is plentiful in the starting area, especially in caves. Cabinets can be mounted inside to store items, and more room types arrive later. When expanding, placing a base near a jetstream tube is advantageous. Solar panels only work during daylight, so hydroelectric turbines placed in the stream are needed for nighttime power.

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