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 29
Ready routes 6
Blueprint scans 0
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 use existing Lifepod storage. The current Portable Locker recipe follows Habitat Builder access.
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
Craft 1 Basic Battery at the Fabricator from 2 Copper and 1 Acidic Raion Pouch. A Scanner and a Flashlight each consume one battery in their recipes, so prepare 4 Copper and 2 pouches for that pair before adding spares.
Welcome Center Fabricator recipe
Power recipe
Power Cell
Craft one Power Cell at the Fabricator from 2 Basic Batteries, 1 Strong Acid and 1 Salt. The first Tadpole fragment scan opens this vehicle-power recipe.
Tadpole follow-up Route unlock
Material recipe
Strong Acid
Use 2 Necrolei Cysts at the Fabricator to make 1 Strong Acid. The Processor provides an alternative recipe using 1 Sulfur and 1 Gold.
Tadpole follow-up Route unlock
Utility recipe
Beacon
Complete two Beacon scans, then build one with 1 Copper and 1 Titanium using the Habitat Builder. Deploy it to mark a return point and manage its signal in the PDA.
Southwest wreck Scan unlock
Utility recipe
Dive Elevator
Complete two Dive Elevator scans, then build it with 4 Titanium, 2 Copper and 2 Quartz using the Habitat Builder. The southwest wreck after the Welcome Center is an early scan stop.
Southwest wreck Scan unlock
Base part unlock
Hatch
Build a Hatch with 1 Titanium and 1 Quartz using the Habitat Builder. Place the Corridor or room first, then attach the Hatch so you can enter the structure.
First base return Unlocks with builder
Base part unlock
Corridor
Select Corridor under the Habitat Builder Standard Elements menu, place it above solid terrain, and choose its size before completing construction. Add a Hatch and power supply to turn the shell into an accessible oxygen stop.
First base return Unlocks with builder
Tool recipe
Survival Multitool
Craft the Survival Multitool at the Fabricator from 3 Titanium. Use it to harvest tougher plant materials and cut resources for the early Fiber and battery chains.
First hour Fabricator recipe
Tool recipe
Scanner
Craft a Scanner at the Fabricator with 2 Titanium, 2 Quartz and 1 Basic Battery. Making that battery from scratch adds 2 Copper and 1 Acidic Raion Pouch to your shopping list. Build the Scanner before searching for Flashlight or Repair Tool fragments.
First hour Fabricator recipe
Tool recipe
Flashlight
Scan two Flashlight fragments, then craft it at the Fabricator with 2 Titanium, 1 Quartz and 1 Basic Battery. The cave below the Lifepod and the northeast wreck provide the two stops used in this guide.
Early wreck routes Scan unlock
Equipment recipe
Basic Fins
Craft Basic Fins from 2 Rubber and 2 Fiber at the Fabricator. Starting from raw plants, reserve 4 Lucifer Rotsacs and 4 Fibrous Pulp for those components.
First hour Ready route
Equipment recipe
Air Bladder
Craft an Air Bladder from 2 Titanium and 1 Rubber at the Fabricator. With default keyboard and mouse controls, select it underwater and press F to inhale oxygen, or right-click for a fast ascent toward an unobstructed surface.
First hour Fabricator recipe
Utility recipe
Portable Locker
The current Portable Locker recipe uses 4 Titanium and belongs to Habitat Builder’s Utility category. The recipe lists Habitat Builder acquisition or blueprint unlock as access conditions. Earlier guides call this storage item Portable Storage.
First base return Recipe data
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
Tool recipe
Repair Tool
Scan two Repair Tool fragments, then craft it at the Fabricator with 1 Titanium Ingot, 1 Wiring Kit, 1 Basic Battery and 1 Sulfur. Start with Chap base, then choose the south wreck or northeast wreck for scan two; all three locations are not required.
Early wreck routes Scan unlock
Tool recipe
Wakemaker
Complete three Wakemaker scans, then craft it at the Fabricator with 1 Silver, 1 Wiring Kit, 1 Grease and 1 Basic Battery. Its raw metal budget is 2 Silver and 4 Copper once the kit and battery are included.
Early wreck routes Scan unlock
Material recipe
Mild Acid
Make one Mild Acid at the Fabricator with 2 Acidic Raion Pouch and 1 Copper. The Processor needs one Mild Acid, so reserve this conversion before spending the pouches or Copper elsewhere.
First base return Recipe data
Utility recipe
Processor
After one full Processor scan, build the station inside a base with the Habitat Builder using 2 Titanium, 1 Mild Acid and 1 Copper Wire. Starting from raw materials, reserve 2 Titanium, 3 Copper and 2 Acidic Raion Pouches.
First base return Recipe data
Utility recipe
Scanner Station
Scan a Scanner Station, then build one inside a base room with the Habitat Builder using 1 System Chip, 3 Titanium and 1 Wiring Kit. From raw materials, reserve 3 Titanium, 2 Silver, 4 Copper and 2 Quartz. Power the base, select a scanner filter, then select a contact to mark it in the world.
First base return Recipe data
Material recipe
Titanium Ingot
One Titanium Ingot costs 5 Titanium at the Fabricator or 3 Titanium at the Processor. Both produce one ingot. For an early Repair Tool, use the station you already have; an established Processor saves two Titanium per ingot.
First base return Recipe data
Material recipe
Wiring Kit
Craft one Wiring Kit from 1 Silver and 1 Copper Wire at the Fabricator. Because one Copper Wire costs 2 Copper, the raw-material total is 1 Silver and 2 Copper per Wiring Kit.
First base return Recipe data
Material recipe
System Chip
System Chip is the current name of the component often called Computer Chip in older lists. Make one at the Fabricator from 1 Wiring Kit and 2 Quartz. Starting from raw materials, that is 1 Silver, 2 Copper and 2 Quartz.
First base return Recipe data
Material recipe
Advanced Wiring Kit
One Advanced Wiring Kit costs 1 Wiring Kit, 1 Gold and 1 Sulfur at the Fabricator. The raw-material total is 1 Silver, 2 Copper, 1 Gold and 1 Sulfur. A System Chip is not an ingredient in this recipe.
First base return Recipe data
Material recipe
Enameled Glass
One Enameled Glass costs 1 Glass and 1 Creature Enamel at the Fabricator. Since Glass costs 2 Quartz, one Enameled Glass needs 2 Quartz and 1 Creature Enamel from scratch. The Bioscanner uses two Enameled Glass.
Tadpole follow-up Recipe data
Material recipe
Plasteel Ingot
Make one Plasteel Ingot at the Processor from 2 Titanium and 1 Lithium. A High Capacity Air Tank uses one Plasteel Ingot and one Standard Air Tank. Follow the Processor recipe when budgeting materials for this upgrade.
Tadpole follow-up Recipe data
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.
Recipe data
Material counts and stations for the stable PC build are stated on the recipe page; blueprint access remains a separate requirement.
Grouped by route stage
First base return
Welcome Center
Tadpole follow-up
Southwest wreck
First hour
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 and Standard Air Tank. Then establish Habitat Builder for the first base and Portable Locker. The material pages explain Wiring Kit, System Chip, ingots and Enameled Glass for later upgrades.
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. This hub covers starter equipment, first-base unlocks and selected material chains, including electronics, ingots and Bioscanner glass preparation.
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.