I was three breaths from blacking out when I kicked open a rusted crate and saw the Wakemaker fragment glinting inside. You can feel the ocean tighten like a fist; that’s when every second matters. If you want to stop guessing and start covering ground with speed, I’ll walk you through the exact spots and what to bring.
All Wakemaker blueprint locations in Subnautica 2
The area around your Lifepod is scattered with platforms, coral domes, and the occasional abandoned lab — treat it like a neighborhood with three mailboxes holding the parts you need. Making the Wakemaker requires scanning three fragments with your Scanner tool; find all three and the Fabricator will present the blueprint. Here are the early-game fragment locations you can reach on foot (well, by fin):
- Inside a metal crate 95 meters northwest of the Lifepod. Set your compass roughly between 330° and 345° and you’ll hit a platform with coral domes and metal crates.
- Near an abandoned science lab, 125 meters north of the Lifepod. Watch for blue lights and a metal platform with tables; a crate there hides the second fragment and some copper wire.
- Inside a metal crate 210 meters north of the Lifepod. Swim past the Digestion Angel Comb and you’ll find another metal platform with crates — the final fragment waits inside one of them.
Where are Wakemaker blueprint fragments?
Think of the Lifepod as your reference point and use short bursts of movement — early on your traversal options are slim, so efficient routes matter. Fragment #1 is the closest at 95m northwest; fragment #2 sits 125m north beside a dimly lit lab; fragment #3 is the farthest at 210m north past a distinctive sea life landmark. If you use the in-game compass and the Scanner the way pros do on Steam or console streams, you’ll shave off lots of aimless swimming.
Wakemaker blueprint fragment location #1
The seabed near the Lifepod hosts scattered debris and small platforms — your first fragment is tucked among them. Swim northwest 95 meters and scan the metal crates by the coral domes; one contains the Wakemaker piece. Finding this crate feels like spotting a familiar streetlamp after hours; it steadies you.
Wakemaker blueprint fragment location #2
Abandoned installations give off a blue glow and faint electrical hum — that’s your cue to slow down and scan. Head 125 meters north of the Lifepod toward the science platform, check the crates near the tables and you’ll snag the second fragment plus copper wire that helps with a Wiring Kit later.
Wakemaker blueprint fragment location #3
Past the larger feeding creatures the floor opens into another scatter of platforms — that’s where the final fragment hides. Swim 210 meters north from the Lifepod, pass the Digestion Angel Comb, and check the metal platform crates for the last piece.
How to craft a Wakemaker in Subnautica 2
Your Fabricator isn’t just a machine; it’s the workshop that turns scraps into tools. You need the Fabricator active and base-building available, which happens after scanning two Habitat Tools. Once the Fabricator shows the Wakemaker recipe, gather the parts below and you can build the tool that makes travel feel like holding a steady handrail.
- Silver x1
- Wiring Kit x1
- Grease x1
- Basic Battery x1
Silver is easiest to find 120 meters north of the Lifepod, under a Coral Dome cave; you can also go 350 meters to the Old Habitat for more. Copper for the Wiring Kit appears in the same Coral Dome cave and from crates near the lab fragment. Grease needs Lucifer Rotsacs harvested from Cradle Shootroot plants — those orange-yellow bulbs tucked into blue flora around the Lifepod. For a Basic Battery, either loot one from storage crates or craft it with two copper and one Acidic Raion Pouch found on pink-purple cave plants.
How do I craft the Wakemaker?
After scanning the three fragments and two Habitat Tools, build a small base with a Fabricator using the Habitat Builder and open the Fabricator menu. Select the Wakemaker and assemble it with the components above. If you’re playing on Steam or consoles like Xbox and PlayStation, the in-game HUD and item descriptions make the recipe obvious once the blueprint appears.
Quick route and risk management tips
Shallow reefs and metal platforms cluster near the Lifepod — that’s the short answer for where to start your searches. Move in short sprints, scan crates as you go, and keep an eye on predators and oxygen. A Dash Biomod can help but the Wakemaker gives consistent speed until you can access vehicles; treat the Wakemaker as a bridge to safer, faster exploration.
If you want more blueprint locations across the map, check comprehensive guides on platforms like Steam Community Guides and YouTube creators who post marked maps and waypoint videos. Which route will you try first now that the map feels less like a random ocean and more like a puzzle you can solve?