Starter Fabricator rows
Open the first useful tool and survival rows without turning the opening into a loose material list.
Recipes and unlocks
Subnautica 2 Recipes
The canonical recipe hub for the first-hour starter loop, material conversions, equipment rows, scan unlocks, Habitat Builder, first base placement, and the southwest wreck follow-up.
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Detail pages 20
Ready routes 6
Blueprint scans 4
Base unlocks 2
First hour to oxygen upgrade
Use this chain before the Welcome Center if your save still needs starter tools, hydration, inventory relief, and better oxygen.
Step 1
Open starter tools
Craft Survival Multitool, then get Scanner online before fragment routes start.
Step 2
Fix movement and water
Make Basic Fins, catch Water Slug, and craft Water before longer swims.
Step 3
Add safety and storage
Learn Air Bladder controls and craft Portable Storage before the Silver branch.
Step 4
Upgrade oxygen
Run Colonist Bunker 1 for Silver, then craft Standard Air Tank for 75 oxygen.
Welcome Center to first base route
Use these four steps to avoid turning the first base unlock into a loose recipe list.
Step 1
Scan Habitat Builder
Use the 150-degree Welcome Center route, scan the entrance fragment, then scan the cave fragment after the oxygen reset.
Step 2
Reserve the craft chain
Keep 2 Titanium, 1 Glass, 1 Basic Battery, and 1 Copper Wire ready before spending starter materials elsewhere.
Step 3
Clear the southwest wreck
Scan Dive Elevator, Beacon, and one Tadpole fragment before returning home if oxygen and supplies are stable.
Step 4
Build the first shell
Craft Habitat Builder, place a simple Corridor, add Hatch, then move into storage and power planning.
Craft by intent
Use the lane that matches the problem in your inventory or route, then open the detail page for the exact craft order and unlock context.
Mobility, oxygen, and storage
Make the gear that gives the next route more time, cleaner inventory, and safer exits.
Material conversions
Keep conversion rows tied to the craft they unblock instead of stockpiling finished parts too early.
Fragment and scan unlocks
Use Scanner routes when the reward is a new craft row or build category rather than only a material spend.
First base and vehicle planning
Turn the Welcome Center and southwest wreck into a base shell, route markers, and later power planning.
Recipe detail pages
Each detail URL keeps the craft row, unlock path, route timing, item page, and map context on one canonical page.
Tool recipe
Habitat Builder
Scan two Habitat Builder fragments at the Welcome Center, then craft it at the Fabricator with 2 Titanium, 1 Glass, 1 Basic Battery, and 1 Copper Wire.
First base return Ready route
Material recipe
Glass
Craft 1 Glass from 2 Quartz at the Fabricator, then save that Glass for the Habitat Builder recipe after the Welcome Center scans.
First base return Ready route
Material recipe
Copper Wire
Craft 1 Copper Wire from 2 Copper at the Fabricator, then hold it for Habitat Builder unless your current tool route needs the electronics first.
First base return Ready route
Power recipe
Basic Battery
Basic Battery is the starter power part for Scanner, Welcome Center power, and Habitat Builder. Plan Copper and Acidic Raion Pouch before leaving for the facility.
Welcome Center Live row check
Power recipe
Power Cell
Scan the Tadpole fragment at the southwest wreck after the Welcome Center. That starts Power Cell planning for the vehicle chain; check the Fabricator row before spending mid-route materials.
Tadpole follow-up Route unlock
Material recipe
Strong Acid
Strong Acid planning starts after the southwest wreck Tadpole scan. Treat it as a later material chain tied to Necrolei Cyst and Processor checks, not as a first-base requirement.
Tadpole follow-up Route unlock
Blueprint unlock
Beacon
Scan Beacon at the southwest wreck after leaving the Welcome Center. Use it to mark repeat routes once the first base and Tadpole follow-up start branching away from the Lifepod.
Southwest wreck Scan unlock
Blueprint unlock
Dive Elevator
Scan Dive Elevator at the southwest wreck after the Welcome Center. It belongs in the same quick stop as Beacon and the first Tadpole fragment.
Southwest wreck Scan unlock
Base part unlock
Hatch
Hatch unlocks with the Habitat Builder route after the second Welcome Center scan. Use it as the first entrance piece for the starter base shell.
First base return Unlocks with builder
Base part unlock
Corridor
Corridor unlocks with the Habitat Builder route after the second Welcome Center scan. Place it as the simplest first shell, then add Hatch.
First base return Unlocks with builder
Tool recipe
Survival Multitool
Craft Survival Multitool early in the first-hour loop, then use it for starter harvesting and pouch gathering. Read the Fabricator row before spending the last of your Titanium stock.
First hour Live row check
Tool recipe
Scanner
Craft Scanner before chasing fragment routes. Use the first-hour Fabricator row, keep battery planning in mind, and watch the blue charge bar once it is on your hotbar.
First hour Live row check
Tool recipe
Flashlight
Scan the Flashlight fragment below the Lifepod, scan the second fragment in the northeast wreck, then craft Flashlight at the Fabricator with the visible Titanium, Basic Battery, and Quartz row.
Early wreck routes Scan unlock
Equipment recipe
Basic Fins
Craft Basic Fins after turning Lucifer Rotsac into Rubber and Fibrous Pulp into Fiber, then equip them so every nearby material and scan loop costs less oxygen.
First hour Ready route
Equipment recipe
Air Bladder
Craft Air Bladder once the first-hour tool loop is stable. Underwater, select it and press F to inhale oxygen, or right-click for a fast ascent; surface afterward so it refills.
First hour Live row check
Utility recipe
Portable Storage
Craft Portable Storage before starter materials, food, and tool ingredients crowd the backpack. Treat it as temporary infrastructure until Habitat Builder storage is online.
First hour Live row check
Consumable recipe
Water
Catch a Water Slug during the short first-hour loop, bring it back to the Fabricator, and craft Water for +40 Water before longer routes start.
First hour Ready route
Equipment recipe
Standard Air Tank
Craft Standard Air Tank at the Fabricator with 2 Titanium, 2 Silver, and 1 Rubber after the Colonist Bunker 1 Silver route. It auto-equips and raises oxygen to 75.
Colonist Bunker 1 Ready route
Blueprint unlock
Repair Tool
Use the Repair Tool fragments route for Chap base, the south wreck, and the northeast wreck. After the blueprint completes, return to the Fabricator and read the tool row before crafting.
Early wreck routes Scan unlock
Blueprint unlock
Wakemaker
Scan Wakemaker fragments on the southeast platform, northwest cliff wreckage, and north cavern route, then craft after the blueprint completes and the powered Fabricator row is available.
Early wreck routes Scan unlock
Recipe labels
Ready route
The route and material row are strong enough to use for first-base planning.
Live row check
Use the route now, then read the station row before crafting extras.
Route unlock
The blueprint or material becomes relevant after a scan or route step.
Scan unlock
The page is about where and when to scan the blueprint.
Unlocks with builder
The base part opens with Habitat Builder and should be checked in the build UI before mass placement.
Grouped by route stage
First base return
Welcome Center
Tadpole follow-up
Southwest wreck
Early wreck routes
Colonist Bunker 1
Related crafting pages
Crafting Calculator
Add recipe goals, expand dependencies, total raw materials, and save gathered progress.
Welcome Center Guide
Step-by-step route for Habitat Builder, Biolab, southwest wreck, and Tadpole start.
First Base Checklist
Interactive checklist for Habitat Builder materials, scan unlocks, and the first base return.
Items & Materials
Searchable index with item pages, route links, and recipe detail links.
Interactive Map
Route markers for Welcome Center, southwest wreck, Tadpole, resources, and base spots.
Base Parts
Habitat Builder, Hatch, Corridor, power, storage, and vehicle-support planning.
Crafting
Station families, material tiers, and recipe planning rules.
Recipes FAQ
What are the first Subnautica 2 recipe pages to use?
Start with Survival Multitool, Scanner, Basic Fins, Water, Air Bladder, Portable Storage, and Standard Air Tank. Then move into Habitat Builder, Hatch, Corridor, Dive Elevator, Beacon, Power Cell, and Strong Acid.
Why are scan unlocks listed beside recipes?
Some player goals start as a scan route before they become a Fabricator or Habitat Builder row. Keeping them in one canonical hub avoids splitting the same craft across duplicate pages.
Is this every recipe in the game?
No. It is the high-priority starter and first-base recipe set. More rows should be added when they have a clear route role and stable station context.
What should I craft after the Welcome Center?
Return home and craft Habitat Builder with 2 Titanium, 1 Glass, 1 Basic Battery, and 1 Copper Wire, then place Corridor and Hatch for the first shell.