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Recipes hub
Subnautica 2 Recipes
A recipe-family index for Fabricator, Processor, Habitat Builder, vehicle, and biomod crafting intent. Start with the recipe chain that actually changes your save: Water, Basic Fins, Habitat Builder, Glass, Copper Wire, Tadpole unlocks, Power Cell, and Strong Acid.
Quick answer: after the Welcome Center, craft Habitat Builder from 2 Titanium, 1 Glass, 1 Basic Battery, and 1 Copper Wire. Glass needs 2 Quartz; Copper Wire needs 2 Copper.
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Recipe certainty labels
Route recipe
A practical recipe goal tied to a guide route, even when later station variants still need care.
Unlock chain
A scan or facility step that reveals the next recipe family, such as Tadpole revealing Power Cell and Strong Acid.
Patch-aware
Keep exact numbers flexible when Early Access stations, modules, or future systems can still change.
Early recipe spotlights
These are the recipe searches most likely to matter before the first real base and vehicle route.
Welcome Center scans, then craft at home
Habitat Builder
2 Titanium, 1 Glass, 1 Basic Battery, 1 Copper Wire
Fabricator material step for Habitat Builder
Glass
2 Quartz -> 1 Glass
Fabricator material step for Habitat Builder
Copper Wire
2 Copper -> 1 Copper Wire
First-hour hydration loop
Water
Water Slug -> Water at the Fabricator
Early mobility before longer scans
Basic Fins
Rubber plus Fiber after the starter material loop
Tadpole chain unlock
Power Cell and Strong Acid
Scan one Tadpole fragment to reveal both blueprint families
Starter survival tools
Opening routeScanner prep, Basic Battery planning, Basic Fins, Water from Water Slug, and the first tools that make early scans less punishing.
Base-building recipes
First baseHabitat Builder is the first big recipe target: 2 Titanium, 1 Glass, 1 Basic Battery, and 1 Copper Wire after the Welcome Center scans.
Material processing
Material chainGlass from Quartz, Copper Wire from Copper, Strong Acid unlock context, and later Processor-style material chains.
Vehicle chain
Tadpole routeScan one Tadpole fragment near the southwest wreck to start the vehicle chain and reveal Power Cell plus Strong Acid planning.
DNA and biomod upgrades
Biolab picksWelcome Center Biolab choices, Dash, Sea Skimmer, later Bioscanner gating, active biomods, and passive slot planning.
Food and water
Survival loopWater Slug into Water, Digestive Incompatibility fix, and the food list that becomes useful after the Angel Comb Digestion gene.
How to use this recipe hub
- Groups recipes by player goal: survive, build, process materials, make a vehicle, or unlock biomods.
- Links every recipe family to pages with route context and player-useful next steps.
- Separates exact early recipe counts from patch-aware station, module, and vehicle values.
- Keeps fragile recipe fields, station data, and unsupported exact counts out of the main route.
Related crafting pages
Progression Route
The full early order from Prologue to Habitat Builder and Tadpole start.
Crafting Planner
Goal-based planner for survival, base, Tadpole, biomods, and materials.
Crafting Tracker
Station families, progression tiers, and recipe caveats.
Items & Materials
Search route-sensitive materials, tools, equipment, and vehicles.
Base Parts
Rooms, power, storage, Habitat Builder, and base support.
Welcome Center
Habitat Builder recipe chain, Biolab picks, and Tadpole follow-up.
First Hour
Basic Battery, Water, Basic Fins, and starter material recipes.
Recipes FAQ
Where is the complete Subnautica 2 recipe list?
This hub starts with route-useful recipe families instead of a giant table. Habitat Builder, Glass, Copper Wire, Basic Fins, Water, Tadpole unlocks, Power Cell, and Strong Acid are the early recipe searches to plan around first.
Why use recipe families instead of exact tables?
Recipe-family pages help players decide what to build next without turning fragile Early Access station costs into permanent wiki facts.
When will exact recipe costs appear?
Exact costs appear when the linked route has a clear station row or the game has made the count stable enough to use. The Habitat Builder chain is the first practical example on this page.
What should I craft after the Welcome Center?
Craft the Habitat Builder first if you have 2 Titanium, 1 Glass, 1 Basic Battery, and 1 Copper Wire. That turns the Welcome Center route into a real first-base setup.