Degasi Seabases

The Degasi Seabases are habitats constructed by the three survivors from the Degasi, a spacecraft that crashed on Planet 4546B about a decade before the Aurora. There are three such bases found within the game world, two of which have several sub-bases in their surroundings. All of the bases are in various states of disrepair.

The player can find several abandoned PDAs scattered around the bases, which gradually reveal the fate of the survivors. Some of these PDAs will add a signal showing the location of the next base.

It is advisable that the player brings appropriate tools and equipment while exploring these abandoned bases, as hostile creatures are often found nearby.

The Degasi Seabases are also a major source of Blueprints for Seabase equipment and modules, both through scanning their component parts and by locating Data Boxes inside them.

Locations
Floating Island=

Overview
The first seabase built by the Degasi crew, consisting of one main base in the center of the Floating Island with two small observatories on each of the peaks.

The Degasi crew built the central main base first, later adding the observatories to allow Bart Torgal to study the environment. Under Bart's guidance, they constructed a small farm on the east of the island, consisting of several exterior growbeds which were stocked with Marblemelons and Chinese Potato Plants. At some point Bart appears to have repurposed one of the Observatories as an ersatz greenhouse, with an Interior Growbed placed inside it.

Extreme weather conditions and a lack of resources caused tension among the group, forcing them to leave the habitat and set up a new one in the Jellyshroom Cave. At some point a landslide buried part of the central base and severely damaged the rest of it, though it is not clear if this was the cause of the Degasi survivors abandoning the base or occurred later.

Main Base
Inside the Multipurpose Room there is an abandoned PDA on the desk and a Purple Tablet beside it. The room also contains wall planters. The path to its hallway is blocked by a boulder, so it can only be accessed via a broken window.

Along the path, passing the spotlight and towards inside the broken T Compartment, a Supply Crate can be found. Down the ladder another abandoned PDA can be found on the floor. In this hallway, another Supply Crate and another abandoned PDA can be found beside a rusty Bulkhead.

Outside, there are several exterior growbeds with fully-grown Marblemelons and Chinese Potato Plants. Southeast of the main base, another abandoned PDA can be found lying on the ground in front of a small archway.

Observatory A
Inside on the left, there is a Supply Crate with an abandoned PDA beside it. In the Observatory, there is an Interior Growbed containing a variety of plants, including a Lantern Tree.

Observatory B
Inside there are two Composite Plant Pots, one with a Chinese Potato Plant and one with a Marblemelon. In the Observatory, there is a chair and a desk with an abandoned PDA on it.

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Jellyshroom Cave=

Overview
The second Seabase built by the Degasi crew, located within the Jellyshroom Cave. Away from the main base, four smaller outposts are present: most are just bare Foundations, while the furthest has a couple of destroyed Modules. These each have small amount of resources and/or Fragments. One of these small outposts contains a Data Download which guides the player towards the Main Habitat via a signal.

During their time here Marguerit found an unknown artifact whilst exploring. They came to realize that whatever shot down the Degasi would also do the same to a rescue ship. Marguerit was determined to investigate further, much to Paul's disapproval.

The seabase proved to be structurally unsound and the Degasi survivors eventually abandoned it, moving on to construct the Deep Grand Reef base. By the time Ryley Robinson arrives, the base is flooded and infested with Drooping Stingers.

Exterior
Outside of the entrance, an abandoned PDA can be found on the ground near the giant Jellyshroom. Containers located outside the base will often have Stasis Rifle fragments inside them, and Fragments of the Thermal Plant and Nuclear Reactor can spawn on the ground in front of the base as well.

Interior
A spotlight can be found near the entrance. Inside the broken basic compartment there is an abandoned PDA. Inside the Multipurpose Room, there are several chairs, desks and a Water Filtration Machine on the wall directly opposite the entrance. Two abandoned PDAs can be found on a desk and inside a locker.

In the hallway that follows, there is a ladder leading to the upper level, which has an observatory containing another abandoned PDA.

Further down the hallway, a second room contains a bed, several wall planters, a desk and a chair. Yet another two abandoned PDAs can be found here, one on the desk.

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Deep Grand Reef=

Overview
The third and final seabase built by the Degasi crew, found in the Deep Grand Reef.

Paul Torgal was not pleased with the decision to build a habitat in the Deep Grand Reef as it was risky and he had increasing doubts about Marguerit's judgment. Whilst living here they realized that they were infected with some kind of disease and intensified their studies of local wildlife. The animosity between the survivors only grew stronger over time, with Paul angrily confronting Marguerit over what he perceived as insubordination on her part. Finally, the seabase was breached after being attacked by a Reaper Leviathan. Paul observed Marguerit fighting the attacking Leviathan after being thrown clear of the habitat, the old man dying shortly after. Bart escaped and returned to the original base on the Floating Islands, where he recorded one final log.

Interior
There are two entrances to the Seabase - one way is via a broken Basic Compartment, the other through an open Hatch on the side of the upper Multipurpose Room.

The lower section has many Windows, one Desk and two Beds. Next to the Beds are Lockers, and above one Bed is a Picture Frame. On this bed is a Data Box containing the Swim Charge Fins blueprint. On the desk, a bunch of scattered bottles of spirits and an Abandoned PDA can be found.

Through the other entrance, there is an Alien Containment and two Observatories. Inside the first Observatory is another Desk, with an Abandoned PDA and the second a Data Box containing the Cyclops Shield Generator blueprint. Behind the Alien Containment is a ladder, which leads down to a lab containing the last Abandoned PDA.

Inside this lab are multiple Desks and Counters with lots of Lab Equipment. On one of these Desks lies the Orange Tablet, along with a Microscope. A Cuddlefish Egg can be found on the floor of the lab.

Trivia

 * It is unknown how the Degasi crew dealt with the presence of Crabsquids around the Deep Grand Reef Seabase. It is possible that the local wildlife were not present while the Seabase was occupied, though it is worth noting that it is the only Degasi Seabase without Spotlights.
 * The cinematic trailer depicts Bart building himself an underwater base after the loss of the Deep Grand Reef base, which appears to located in the Crash Zone or Safe Shallows. This base is only referenced in the trailer, and cannot be found in the game world.
 * Marguerit's "then you build a bigger boat" is most likely a referece to a classic line from the movie Jaws.

Bugs

 * There is a hatch on the second-level of the Deep Grand Reef base, which multiple players have reported to be impassible. If a player is unable to enter through the broken hatch, they may find it has corrected itself after saving, and re-loading the game. The console command warpforward 2 reportedly also works.