Type
Tool recipe
Welcome Center blueprint
Subnautica 2 Habitat Builder Recipe
Tool recipe
Habitat Builder is the point where the Welcome Center route turns into a real base plan. The useful order is scan both fragments, clear the nearby southwest wreck while you are already out, then return home with the material chain ready.
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Station
Fabricator
Route
Welcome Center to first base
Status
Ready route
Blueprint facts
Use this row set when you need the station, unlock condition, output, and downstream planning without losing the route context.
Category
Tool recipe
Produces
Habitat Builder
Crafted at
Fabricator
Unlock requirement
Ready route
Scan requirement
None
Used in
Habitat Builder tool, Hatch placement, Corridor placement, First powered base planning
Recipe or unlock row
2 Titanium + 1 Glass + 1 Basic Battery + 1 Copper Wire
Route order
Follow the unlock order before spending materials on lower-priority extras.
Step 1
Bring Scanner and a spare battery
The route needs Scanner for the fragments and a Basic Battery for the Welcome Center power step.
Step 2
Scan both builder fragments
Scan the entrance fragment, then enter the lower cave and scan the second fragment after the oxygen reset.
Step 3
Clear the nearby wreck
Before going home, scan Dive Elevator, Beacon, and the first Tadpole fragment at the southwest wreck.
Step 4
Return and craft
Use the Fabricator after reserving 2 Titanium, Glass, Basic Battery, and Copper Wire.
What it unlocks
Habitat Builder tool
Hatch placement
Corridor placement
First powered base planning
Player decisions
Best timing
After Angel Comb and before committing to a permanent base.
Main blocker
Leaving without the spare Basic Battery or without the second cave fragment.
Next build
Place a small base shell with Hatch and Corridor near safe oxygen access.
Map route links
These map entries point to the route stops that matter for this blueprint or recipe.
blueprint
Habitat Builder scans
PC Gamer lists two Habitat Builder scans at the Welcome Center: one by the entrance crate and one in the cave below.
blueprint
Welcome Center cave builder fragment
Turn left after the interior scans, enter the cave, refill oxygen, then scan the second Habitat Builder fragment.
Questions people ask
Where do I unlock Habitat Builder in Subnautica 2?
Scan two Habitat Builder fragments at the Welcome Center: one near the entrance and one in the cave below.
What is the Habitat Builder recipe?
Use 2 Titanium, 1 Glass, 1 Basic Battery, and 1 Copper Wire at the Fabricator after the blueprint unlocks.
What unlocks with Habitat Builder?
The route opens the tool itself plus the early Hatch and Corridor base pieces for the first simple base shell.
Related recipe and blueprint pages
Glass recipe
Quartz conversion step for the builder.
Copper Wire recipe
Copper conversion step for the builder.
Basic Battery recipe
Power component for Scanner, Welcome Center, and Habitat Builder.
Hatch unlock
First entrance piece unlocked with Habitat Builder.
Welcome Center guide
The full 150-degree facility route, Biolab step, southwest wreck follow-up, and return-home craft.
First Base Checklist
Interactive order for Habitat Builder materials, scan unlocks, and the first base return.
Welcome Center map marker
Open the map at the facility route before planning the southwest wreck leg.