Subnautica 2 Adds Guides Hub as Unknown Worlds Prepares New Early Access
Unknown Worlds Entertainment’s next survival entry, Subnautica 2, is preparing players for another plunge into hostile depths—complete with abandoned bases, ancient alien sites, and large leviathans to survive and avoid. As the game continues its early-access development, a new guides hub is organizing practical information for everything from first steps in the campaign to crafting, base systems, and progression mechanics.
Starting out: survival basics and first objectives
For newcomers, the hub focuses on getting oriented quickly in Subnautica 2’s ocean world of Proteus. Players who begin the campaign stranded with only a Lifepod as a reference point are directed toward guidance on what to do next, plus tips aimed at staying alive during early exploration.
Because underwater survival hinges on constant management, the hub also includes help for:
- Enabling co-op multiplayer so you can play with friends
- Healing your character to avoid losing HP during deep dives
- Finding food and water while accounting for digestion of alien food
- Restoring and increasing maximum oxygen as oxygen drops rapidly underwater
Materials, tools, and key equipment
The guides hub breaks down early and mid-game resource needs and the tools used to push deeper into the world. It highlights where to source several materials, including Silver, Lithium, creature enamel, and Gold—each tied to different availability and danger levels. Equipment and scanners are also covered to support progression through the alien environment.
Featured topics include:
- Where to find Silver, needed for early blueprints
- Where to find Lithium, required for more advanced crafting recipes (noted as being located in dangerous areas)
- Where to find creature enamel for later projects
- Where to find Gold in high-temperature areas
- Wakemaker equipment to improve underwater mobility
- Bioscanner upgrades to expand information gained about alien technology
- Rebreather gear to conserve oxygen during deep exploration
- Sonic Resonator and Feedback Resonator for using sonic blasts on mineral deposits and corrupted pustules
Building bases and using vehicles
As players expand beyond exploration, the guides hub also covers base-building systems and vehicles. It includes information on the Tadpole submersible, along with attached structures and upgrade modules.
Additional construction and utility topics highlighted in the hub include:
- Dive Elevator for faster ascents and descents
- Hydroelectric Turbine to power a base using underwater currents
- Thermal Plant for heat-based energy generation
- Bioreactor for using alien plants and animals as biofuel
- Growbed to plant and harvest plants for later use
- Metal Farms for passive mineral accumulation while away
Progression, upgrades, and late-game threats
Beyond basic survival, the hub organizes guidance around progression systems and larger dangers. It includes strategies for dealing with extreme environmental conditions—such as surviving the heat in the Zezuran Desert—and explores upgrade pathways tied to alien interactions.
Topics listed under progression and permanent upgrades include:
- How to get past the heat barrier in the Zezuran Desert
- Adaptations unlocked by interacting with the Angel Combs
- Leviathan-focused guidance on the game’s largest and often feared creatures
- Colonist Bunkers found in caverns and tunnels, featuring biobeds that increase inventory slots and tool slots
- Biomod upgrades unlocked by scanning lifeforms for active and passive skills
- Alien Observatory and Turbine activation, including the need to learn the language of these beings first
More guides planned during early access
The hub’s current set of articles is positioned as a growing resource for Subnautica 2. New entries are expected as the game continues its early-access development.
