S2 Subnautica 2 Wiki
Map status: route pins stay prominent, while the full resource, creature, flora, location, scan, and world-object layers stay optional. If you only need one trip, use the route shortcuts below first, then open the map once you know the target.

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Pick a route, then follow it on the map

Most players want one of four things: a starter run, a tool scan, a vehicle route, or a late-game material lead. Choose a route card to focus the map by stage and goal, then dive in.

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Scanner, Basic Battery, Flashlight

First Hour tool loop

First Hour

Start from the Lifepod, gather starter power parts, unlock Scanner comfort, then use the Flashlight route before longer wreck trips.

Bearing Lifepod cave first, then northeast wreck.
Depth Shallow cave and wreck interior.
Prep Scanner, Basic Battery parts, Quartz, and oxygen discipline.
Flashlightstarter visibilitysafer wreck entry
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Digestion gene, Angel Comb, Anita

Angel Comb food stability

Angel Comb

Use the northeast Angel Comb route to unlock Digestion before the Welcome Center and first base chain.

Bearing North-northeast from the Lifepod.
Depth Shallow starter route.
Prep Scanner, enough food/water for one controlled out-and-back trip.
Digestion genelocal food recovery
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Habitat Builder, Biolab, southwest wreck

Welcome Center chain

Welcome Center

Follow the 150-degree facility route, power the Biolab, scan Habitat Builder, then continue to the southwest wreck before returning.

Bearing 150 degrees south-southeast, then 210 to 240 degrees southwest.
Depth Shallow facility, 25 m wreck, optional 88 m seep.
Prep Scanner, one spare Basic Battery, Air Bladder if you rely on emergency ascent.
Habitat BuilderBiolab choicesBeaconDive Elevator
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Habitat Builder materials, Hatch, Corridor

First Base return

First Base

After the Welcome Center and southwest wreck, return home with the builder recipe chain ready instead of turning the trip into a long farm.

Bearing Return to Lifepod after the southwest wreck scan set.
Depth Surface to shallow starter base zone.
Prep 2 Titanium, 1 Glass, 1 Basic Battery, 1 Copper Wire.
Habitat Builder craftHatchCorridorfirst base shell
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Tadpole fragment, Power Cell, Strong Acid

Tadpole start

Tadpole Start

Use the first southwest wreck fragment as the start of vehicle planning, then connect it to Old Habitat and northeast follow-up routes later.

Bearing First fragment: 210 to 240 degrees southwest from Welcome Center.
Depth 25 m first wreck, deeper follow-up routes later.
Prep Scanner, oxygen margin, Beacon planning, and return discipline.
Tadpole progressPower Cell planningStrong Acid planning
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Alien Ruins, Strong Acid, Conduit Crystal

Deep material route

Deep Materials

Use this route after starter base and vehicle planning are stable; it connects Alien Ruins, deeper materials, and later upgrade routes.

Bearing Eastward chain from Tadpole Pens toward Alien Ruins.
Depth Mid-game and deeper route bands.
Prep Tadpole depth margin, Sonic Resonator where needed, repair and return supplies.
Alien Ruins materialsConduit CrystalAtacamiteCreature Enamel
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Related Subnautica 2 routes

Progression Route

The ordered early route from Prologue to Habitat Builder and Tadpole start.

First Base Checklist

Habitat Builder material prep, Welcome Center power, southwest wreck scans, and return-home craft.

Tools Hub

Map, planners, trackers, and future calculators.

Coordinates

Coordinate sharing format, base spots, and route notes.

Biomes

Depth bands, route risk, and zone-specific notes.

Resources

Material priorities and gathering categories.