I surfaced with the fabricator’s light cutting through green water, my hands slick and trembling. You watch the blueprint pulse into view and realize how small mistakes cost hours of scavenging. I sat there—half thrill, half dread—knowing a single recipe would change how I played.
I’ve spent dozens of hours mapping every recipe while the game sat in Early Access on Steam and the developer’s Discord. You’ll find everything below: every blueprint, ingredient, and a few practical tips I picked up testing on Windows and the Steam Deck. Treat this as your field guide; I’ll point out where the shortcuts are and which recipes you should chase first.
All blueprints in Subnautica 2
Observation: Steam forums and Reddit threads flood with the same question—where are the recipes, and which ones matter? I broke the list into the game’s crafting groups so you can scan for what you need fast.
If you’re using the Fabricator, Processor, or a Vehicle Fabricator, remember recipes sometimes require ingots or processor-only combinations. I’ll flag those when they appear. This list reflects the Early Access state; expect subtle additions as Unknown Worlds updates the game.
Screenshot by Moyens I/O
How do I find blueprints and recipes in Subnautica 2?
People ask this all the time on Steam and Discord. You scan wrecks, loot biome-specific nodes, and sometimes receive recipes via story terminals. Keep an eye on processor-only outputs—those often require materials you can only smelt into ingots first.
Basic Materials
Recipe
Ingredients
Mild Acid
Acidic Raion Pouch (2)Copper (1)
Salvaged Titanium
Metal Salvage (1)
Glass
Quartz (2)
Enameled Glass
Glass (1)Creature Enamel (1)
Fiber
Fibrous Pulp (2)
Fiber Mesh
Fiber (2)Strong Acid (1)
Rubber
Lucifer Rotsac (2)
Grease
Lucifer Rotsac (1)
Prepared Meals
I treat food crafting like inventory insurance—you’ll be glad it exists when you’re far from a base. A Pavlova can feel like a tiny luxury after a long salvage run.
Where are basic materials and processor-only items found?
On Reddit and Steam, players often miss that some materials only drop in specific biomes or as processor outputs. If you’re short on Conduit Crystal or Celestine, target the wreck clusters and the thermal vents I flagged in my testing notes.
Sonic Resonator (1)Enameled Glass (2)Conduit Crystal (2)Strontium (2)
Tadpole Upgrade Modules
Recipe
Ingredients
Engine Efficiency
Titanium Ingot (1)Glass (2)System Chip (1)
Strike Armor
Enameled Glass (2)Strontium (2)
Cavitation Muffler
Titanium (3)Strontium (2)
Photovoltaic Charger
Copper Ingot (1)Strong Acid (1)Troilite (1)
Tadpole Depth Module MK. 1
Celestine (3)Enameled Glass (2)System Chip (1)
Tadpole Depth Module MK. 2
Dedicated Core (2)Troilite (2)Mangalloy Ingot (2)
Observation: Early Access means new recipes and tweaks arrive via patches; the Steam page and official Discord are the fastest places to spot changes. I’ll update this guide as Unknown Worlds adds items or shifts recipe costs.
Think of your crafting path like plotting a route on a paper map—some roads are fast, some are scenic. Which blueprint will you hunt first?
