Subnautica 2 has a wide resource system built around minerals, organic materials, salvage, processed components, electronics, and refined ingots. Some resources are safe to collect near the starting area, while others are tied to later biomes, caves, heat zones, creature drops, or crafting stations such as the Fabricator and Processor.
1. How Resources Work in Subnautica 2
Subnautica 2 resources are split into minerals, organic materials, salvage, and craftable components. Minerals come from mineral deposits or mineable routes, organic materials are picked up or harvested with the Survival Multitool, and craftable resources are made at stations such as the Fabricator or Processor.
Processed materials such as Wiring Kit, Advanced Wiring Kit, Glass, Titanium Ingot, and Power Cell are not found directly; they are crafted from raw materials.
2. All Subnautica 2 Resources
Fabricator recipes
Subnautica 2 has several types of resources, and each one fits a different part of progression. Early materials like Titanium, Copper, and Quartz are used for basic tools, base building, batteries, and early crafting.
As you move farther from the starting area, you will start needing rarer minerals such as Silver, Lead, Gold, and Sulfur for electronics, upgrades, and advanced components.
Resources are not limited to rocks and mineral deposits. You also need organic materials from plants, creature-related items, salvage, crafted materials, electronics, and refined ingots.
Raw resources can often be picked up directly, while many biological materials need the Survival Multitool and larger resource nodes require the Sonic Resonator.
2.1. Best Early Resources to Collect First
Titanium
Prioritize Titanium, Copper, Quartz, Acidic Raion Pouch, Fibrous Pulp, and Lucifer Rotsac early, since they feed your first tools, batteries, storage, base pieces, Fiber, Rubber, and Grease. Leave late-game materials until you have a Survival Multitool, Scanner, oxygen upgrades, and enough storage.
| Resource | How to Get | Main Use / Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Titanium | Found throughout the world; also processed from Metal Salvage | Base building, tools, storage |
| Copper | Found in caves and on cliff walls | Basic Battery, Copper Wire |
| Quartz | Found near coral and sandy areas | Glass, Fabricator, Battery Terminal |
| Acidic Raion Pouch | Harvest from purple and green Raion plants | Survival Multitool required; Basic Battery |
| Fibrous Pulp | Slash certain plants with the Survival Multitool | Fiber, Fiber Mesh |
| Lucifer Rotsac | Harvest plants with glowing orange pentagons | Rubber, Grease |
| Silver | Found clustered in deep caves | Wiring Kit, Standard Air Tank |
| Lead | Found in deeper bare canyons | Sonic Resonator, Germanium Ingot |
2.2. Mineral and Ore-Based Resources
Copper
Mineral and ore-based resources are the main materials used for tools, power systems, electronics, ingots, modules, and base construction. Some are found almost everywhere, while others only appear in hot areas, deep caves, alien structure routes, or late-game zones.
| Resource | How to Get | Main Use / Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Titanium | Found throughout the world; also processed from Metal Salvage | Base building, tools, storage, Titanium Ingot |
| Copper | Found clustered in cave systems and on cliff walls | Basic Battery, Copper Wire, electronics |
| Quartz | Found around coral, sandy areas, and early cave routes | Glass, Fabricator, Battery Terminal |
| Salt | Found around 500 meters southeast of the Lifepod; also appears in warmer eastern zones and alien structure areas | Power Cell, food recipes, Glass from Salt |
| Silver | Found clustered together in deep caves | Wiring Kit, Standard Air Tank, Silver Ingot |
| Lead | Found in deeper areas, usually clustered in bare canyons | Sonic Resonator, Germanium Ingot |
| Gold | Found in extremely hot areas, usually near Sulfur | Heat resistance recommended; Advanced Wiring Kit, Gold Ingot |
| Sulfur | Found in extremely hot areas, usually near Gold | Heat resistance recommended; Advanced Wiring Kit, Strong Acid |
| Lithium | Found deep in caves under the large coral arches, around 500 meters east of the Lifepod | Plasteel Ingot |
| Atacamite | Found around far-east alien structures, usually on the seabed | Mangalloy Ingot, Ultra High Capacity Air Tank |
| Celestine | Found around the alien power plant, alien observatory, and metal farm | Strontium, advanced alien-structure crafting |
| Conduit Crystal | Found near the far-east alien power plant | Advanced Battery, Entangled Power Cell, Feedback Resonator |
| Mineralized Clinker | Found in the Metal Farm area in the far northeast | Destroy with Sonic Resonator to get Troilite |
| Troilite | Obtained by destroying Mineralized Clinker in the Metal Farm area | Sonic Resonator required; Mangalloy Ingot, Entangled Power Cell |
| Raw Ore | Obtained from ore-processing routes | Can process into Copper, Quartz, or Titanium |
| Strontium | Refined from Celestine | Processed material for later crafting |
2.3. Plant, Coral, and Creature Resources
Lucifer Rotsac
Plant, coral, and creature materials are used for batteries, medicine, fiber, rubber, acids, food, biofuel, and advanced crafting. Many of these require the Survival Multitool, so craft it early before trying to harvest biological materials.
| Resource | How to Get | Main Use / Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Acidic Raion Pouch | Harvest purple and green Raion plants | Survival Multitool required; Basic Battery, Mild Acid |
| Medical Gel Sac | Harvest purple and green Raion plants | Survival Multitool required; healing recipes |
| Fibrous Pulp | Slash certain plants with the Survival Multitool | Fiber, Fiber Mesh, Biofuel Block |
| Lucifer Rotsac | Harvest plants with glowing orange pentagons | Rubber, Grease, Glowstick; regrows over time |
| Coral Shavings | Slash certain coral with the Survival Multitool | Coral Jar, Coral Mash, Small Coral Jar |
| Necrolei Cyst | Found in the blue and purple coral area around 350 meters north of the Lifepod | Strong Acid |
| Axum Bacterial Culture | Found in yellow pools near the Metal Farm in the far northeast | Metal Farm |
| Enamel / Creature Enamel | Found around the far-east alien power plant | Enameled Glass |
| Aeroshell Sponge | Harvest from Aeroshell Sponge growths | Low-priority biological |
| Cherimoya Rotsac | Harvest from Cherimoya Rotsac plants | Cherimoya Chutney, Pavlova |
| Crab Feces | Collect from crab-related creature drops | Biofuel Block |
| Pudding Urchin | Harvest from Pudding Urchin | Urchin Pudding |
| Deepwing Egg Clump | Collect from Deepwing Egg Clump sources | Axum Etching Acid ONL, Pavlova |
| Powdered Shell | Process from Prismatic Shell | Shell-related crafting |
| Prismatic Shell | Collect from Prismatic Shell sources | Mineralized Water Tablet, Powdered Shell |
| Pent | Collect from Pent sources | Biofuel Block, Mild Acid from Pents |
| Marrowbreach | Harvest from Marrowbreach source | Low-priority biological |
2.4. Salvage Resources
Metal Salvage
Salvage resources come from wreckage, abandoned structures, or facility-related objects rather than natural deposits. The most important salvage material early is Metal Salvage, because it gives you more Titanium.
| Resource | How to Get | Main Use / Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Metal Salvage | Found near wreckage from the CICADA starship | Process into Titanium / Salvaged Titanium |
| Axum Resonator | Found as salvage in alien or Axum-related areas | Salvage item |
| Biobed Capsule | Found as salvage in wreckage or facility routes | Salvage item |
2.5. Craftable Basic Materials
Glass
Craftable basic materials are made from raw resources or organic items. These are not usually farmed directly from the world; you make them at your base.
| Resource | How to Get | Recipe / Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Glass | Craft at base | 2 Quartz |
| Enameled Glass | Craft at base | 1 Glass + 1 Creature Enamel |
| Fiber | Craft at base | 2 Fibrous Pulp |
| Fiber Mesh | Craft at base | 2 Fiber + 1 Strong Acid |
| Rubber | Craft at base | 2 Lucifer Rotsac |
| Grease | Craft at base | 1 Lucifer Rotsac |
| Mild Acid | Craft at base | 2 Acidic Raion Pouch + 1 Copper |
| Strong Acid | Craft at base / Processor | 2 Necrolei Cyst or 1 Sulfur + 1 Gold |
| Salvaged Titanium | Craft from Metal Salvage | 1 Metal Salvage |
2.6. Electronics and Advanced Components
Basic Battery
Electronics are used for tools, scanners, power systems, stations, vehicles, and advanced progression. Copper, Silver, Gold, Sulfur, Salt, Strong Acid, and ingots become especially important here.
| Resource | How to Get | Recipe / Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Battery | Craft at base | 2 Copper + 1 Acidic Raion Pouch |
| Advanced Battery | Craft at base | 1 Conduit Crystal + 1 Strong Acid + 1 Silver Ingot |
| Copper Wire | Craft at base | 2 Copper |
| Power Cell | Craft at base | 2 Basic Battery + 1 Strong Acid + 1 Salt |
| Entangled Power Cell | Craft at base | 1 Conduit Crystal + 1 Strong Acid + 1 Gold Ingot + 1 Troilite |
| Wiring Kit | Craft at base | 1 Silver + 1 Copper Wire |
| Advanced Wiring Kit | Craft at base | 1 Wiring Kit + 1 Gold + 1 Sulfur |
| System Chip | Craft at base | 1 Wiring Kit + 2 Quartz |
| Dedicated Core | Craft at base | 1 Advanced Wiring Kit + 2 Quartz + 1 Strong Acid |
2.7. Ingots and Refined Materials
Copper Ingot
Ingots and refined materials are processed from raw minerals. These are used for stronger base systems, vehicles, modules, power systems, and late-game crafting.
| Resource | How to Get | Recipe / Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Titanium Ingot | Process at base | 3 Titanium |
| Copper Ingot | Process at base | 3 Copper |
| Silver Ingot | Process at base | 3 Silver |
| Gold Ingot | Process at base | 3 Gold |
| Germanium Ingot | Process at base | 2 Silver or 2 Lead |
| Plasteel Ingot | Process at base | 2 Titanium + 1 Lithium |
| Mangalloy Ingot | Process at base | 1 Titanium Ingot + 1 Atacamite + 1 Troilite |
| Strontium | Process at base | 2 Celestine |
3. Best Route and Tips for Farming Resources
Farm in stages: clear the Lifepod area first, harvest early biological materials, move into deeper caves for Silver and Lead, then use the Sonic Resonator before pushing into hot zones and late-game routes.
- Start near the Lifepod and collect Titanium, Copper, and Quartz for tools, batteries, glass, and base parts.
- Harvest Acidic Raion Pouch, Fibrous Pulp, and Lucifer Rotsac for Basic Batteries, Fiber, Rubber, and Grease.
- Move into deeper caves to farm Silver for Wiring Kits and Lead for the Sonic Resonator.
- Craft the Sonic Resonator, then use it to break large resource nodes for better farming runs.
- Farm Gold and Sulfur together in hot areas after getting heat resistance.
- Push into late-game routes for Lithium, Atacamite, Celestine, Conduit Crystal, and Troilite once your storage, oxygen, and tools are ready.
