Subnautica: Below Zero: Every Vehicle In The Game (& How To…

Subnautica Below Zero was fully released on May 14, 2021, after a successful period in early access. Following the positive reception of the original Subnautica, the sequel reintroduces many of the same core gameplay elements and mechanics. Both begin with a crash on 4546B and require players to fight to stay alive in predator-infested waters. Both games also let players craft vehicles to allow them to delve deeper or branch further.

Unsurprisingly, creating vehicles on an alien planet is easier said than done. Like any great open-world game, Subnautica Below Zero provides minimal hand-holding and guidance, letting players explore the enormous 4546B ocean in any way and any direction that they choose. Though this offers a great sense of freedom, it can also make it tricky to understand how to progress. For anyone having trouble crafting vehicles or implementing their upgrades, here is a guide to making every vehicle in the game.

Updated on October 24, 2021, by Jack Pursey: Subnautica Below Zero's enormous ocean can make it very difficult to track down certain resources, especially when players aren't sure where to look. So although it's all well and good knowing how to build the Subnautica Below Zero vehicles, tracking down the required materials can be a frustrating challenge. Thankfully, the game's world is separated into distinct areas that contain their own sets of common resources. The areas can be distinguished by their visual designs, which is handy as there is no map feature in the game. For those who would rather have a map to refer to, there are a few online that can offer a helping hand, making the areas mentioned below easier to find. To offer players a helping hand with finding some of the most frequently required resources for the Subnautica Below Zero vehicles, we've added a table that details the least dangerous areas to find them.

Where To Find The Most Common Resources

Subnautica Below Zero - player holding scanner

As mentioned above, here is a table detailing three of the least dangerous locations to look for some of this list's most common resources:

Resource	Location 1	Location 2	Location 3
Copper Ore (used for Copper Wire and Batteries)	Shallow Twisty Bridges	Twisty Bridges	Arctic Kelp Forest
Gold	Shallow Twisty Bridges	Twisty Bridges	Arctic Kelp Forest
Lead	Shallow Twisty Bridges	Twisty Bridges	Arctic Kelp Forest
Lithium	Thermal Spires	Purple Vents	Tree Spires
Creepvine Seed Cluster (used for Lubricant and Silicone Rubber)	Arctic Kelp Forest	N/A	N/A
Magnetite	Glacial Basin	Deep Lilypads Cave	West Arctic
Ribbon Plant (used for Batteries)	Shallow Twisty Bridges	Twisty Bridges	Lilypad Islands
Titanium	Shallow Twisty Bridges	Twisty Bridges	Arctic Kelp Forest

Seaglide

The Seaglide is the first vehicle that most players will craft. Though it doesn't provide the player with any extra protection, it greatly increases their speed, making hunting for early-game resources far easier. Moreover, it allows players to delve deeper in the ocean, as the increased speed means that the player can shoot back up to the surface if their oxygen is nearing depletion.

The Seaglide is also very helpful as the player equips it like an item, rather than it being something that they must find and manually take with them. This is one of the greatest benefits of the Seaglide, as it means players can whip it out in a hurry when they see one of the game's predators approaching, helping them make a speedy escape.

Where To Find Seaglide Fragments:

Arctic Kelp Caves
Outpost Zero
Shallow Twisty Bridges
Twisty Bridges

Resources & Items Needed To Craft The Seaglide:

Fabricator
1x Battery
1x Lubricant
1x Copper Wire
1x Titanium

Seatruck

The Seatruck is a new vehicle introduced in Subnautica Below Zero. The vehicle is initially very similar to the Seamoth, but it differentiates itself by letting players add extra attachments, essentially making it a hybrid of the Seamoth and the Cyclops from the original game. This makes the Seatruck an excellent vehicle to prominently use in the mid-game. Players can quickly zip between biomes while also having a portable base to craft essential items.

Much like the Seamoth, the Seatruck has a specific crush depth. This is very important to know, as descending further than the crush depth will, as the name suggests, start to crush the vehicle. The Seatruck starts with a crush depth of 150m, but as detailed below, this can be increased to a whopping 1000m.

Where To Find Seatruck And Module Fragments:

Seatruck

Thermal Spires
Purple Vents
Twisty Bridges

Aquarium Module

Lilypad Islands
Purple Vents

Docking Module

Deep Purple Vents

Fabricator Module

Deep Twisty Bridges
Purple Vents

Sleeper Module

Purple Vents

Storage Module

Deep Twisty Bridges

Teleportation Module

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Resources & Items Needed To Craft The Seatruck And Modules:

Seatruck

Mobile Vehicle Bay
1x Advanced Wiring Kit
2x Glass
3x Lead
1x Power Cell

Aquarium Module

Mobile Vehicle Bay
1x Plasteel Ingot
1x Wiring Kit
1x Enameled Glass

Docking Module

Mobile vehicle Bay
1x Plasteel Ingot
1x Advanced Wiring Kit
3x Lead

Fabricator Module

Mobile Vehicle Bay
1x Plasteel Ingot
1x Computer Chip
3x Lead

Sleeper Module

Mobile Vehicle Bay
1x Plasteel Ingot
2x Fiber Mesh
3x Lead

Storage Module

Mobile Vehicle Bay
1x Plasteel Ingot
1x Wiring Kit
3x Lead

Teleportation Module

Mobile Vehicle Bay
1x Plasteel Ingot
1x Advanced Wiring Kit
2x Aerogel

Upgrades And The Items Needed To Craft Them:

Afterburner - Gives the Seatruck a temporary speed boost functionality.

Fabricator
1x Wiring Kit
1x Power Cell
2x Lithium
2x Gold

Depth Upgrade MK1 - Increases the Seatruck's maximum crush depth to 3oom.

Plasteel Ingot
2x Enameled Glass

Depth Upgrade MK2 - Increases the Seatruck's maximum crush depth to 650m.

Modification Station
1x Synthetic Fibers
1x Enameled Glass
2x Ruby
1x Seatruck Depth Upgrade MK1

Depth Upgrade MK3 - Increases the Seatruck's maximum crush depth to 1000m.

Modification Station
3x Nickel Ore
2x Kyanite
1x Plasteel Ingot
1x Seatruck Depth Upgrade MK2

Horsepower Upgrade - Increases the Seatruck's speed when two or more modules are attached.

Fabricator
1x Advanced Wiring Kit
1x Lubricant
1x Lithium

Perimeter Defense Upgrade - Shields the Seatruck with an electrical field to deter predators.

Fabricator
1x Computer Chip
2x Ruby
1x Power Cell
1x Polyaniline

Prawn Suit

The Prawn Suit (Pressure Re-Active Waterproof Nano Suit) is a returning vehicle from the original game. It's able to walk on the ocean floor with its large, human-like legs, offering a different perspective on underwater travel in the game.

Much like the Seatruck, the Prawn Suit comes with its fair share of upgrades and additional modules. Unlike the Seatruck though, the upgrades require fragments to be scanned, while the modules don't.

The Prawn Suit isn't as helpful as it was in the original Subnautica, but it's still well worth building for two reasons. Firstly, it makes the player very tough to kill, thanks to its ability to take a ton of punishment and be quickly repaired if needed. Secondly, the player can use the Prawn Suit to kill underwater creatures, either by using its robotic arms to punch or by utilizing one of the upgrades listed below. Killing enemies in Subnautica Below Zero is well worth the effort, as they don't respawn.

Where To Find Prawn Suit And Upgrade Fragments:

Prawn Suit

Outpost Zero
Mercury II
Koppa Mining Site
Phi Excavation Site

Drill Arm Upgrade

Koppa Mining Site

Jump Jet Upgrade

Koppa Mining Site

Propulsion Cannon Upgrade

Crystal Caves

Thermal Reactor Upgrade

Lilypads Crevice

Torpedo Arm Upgrade

Crystal Caves

Grappling Arm Upgrade

Lilypads Crevice

Resources & Items Needed To Craft The Prawn Suit & Upgrades:

Prawn Suit

Mobile Vehicle Bay
1x Computer Chip
1x Plasteel Ingot
1x Power Cell
1x Enameled Glass

Drill Arm

Fabricator
5x Titanium
1x Lithium
4x Diamond

Jump Jet Upgrade

Fabricator
2x Nickel Ore
3x Gold
5x Titanium
1x Lithium

Propulsion Cannon

Fabricator
1x Computer Chip
5x Titanium
1x Lithium
2x Magnetite

Thermal Reactor

Fabricator
2x Kyanite
2x Polyaniline
1x Wiring Kit

Torpedo Arm

Fabricator
5x Titanium
1x Lithium
1x Aerogel

Grappling Arm

Fabricator
1x Benzene
1x Advanced Wiring Kit
2x Titanium
1x Lithium

Modules And The Resources & Items Needed To Craft Them:

Depth Module Mk1

Fabricator
1x Synthetic Fibers
1x Enameled Glass
2x Ruby

Depth Module Mk2

Modification Station
1x Kyanite
2x Nickel Ore
1x Depth Module MK1

Storage Module

Vehicle Upgrade Console
3x Titanium

Snowfox

One of the most significant new features in Subnautica Below Zero is the arctic biomes. The biomes let players take a break from exploring the ocean's depth, though they come with their own set of problems. Thankfully, players don't have to explore the large biomes on their own, as they can dash through the snow on a new vehicle, the Snowfox.

The Snowfox isn't as complex as the Seatruck or Prawn Suit and doesn't have anywhere near the same amount of perks and upgrades. Still, the Snowfox is worth the effort to build, as zipping through the artic biomes will save a ton of time, and also reduce the player's chance of hypothermia.