User blog:LevCTT/Subnautica Advanced Construction Methods (Slight Spoilers)

Hello all. This may go in to spoiler territory so I want to make sure I give a fair warning

I have made Subnautica vehicle guides or walk throughs before. This is because I felt it was the safest for new players. Today I was helping a New Player and I realized there is an alternative path that requires less time, less resources, and less Blue Prints. However this would require the player to be aware of their surroundings at all times. If you are ok with this, then here is what I figured out for the new player:

I Comparment, Foundation, Base Attached Air Pump, Pipes, and Solar Panels should all be starting Blue Prints. What you want to do is create I Compartments in areas you plan to explore.. Places like the big caves where there is objectives. Then you want to create a Base Attached Air Pump, and Solar Panel on top of that. Then you want to connect pipes to the Base Attached Air Pump. This will provide you Oxygen from the I Compartment

Only build a Foundation if the Structural Integrity of the I Compartment is in the negative number range. Be aware that the more Structures you attach, the weaker the Structural Integrity. Only build 1 I Compartment per place, or deconstruct and move it as needed (for the purposes of Oxygen)

Hatch is optional. If you think you will be crafting a lot in that region, then build a Hatch, and a Fabricator in that I Compartment. The Base Attached Air Pump does require power. Try not to drain the I Compartment too much

If you find that you do not have enough Oxygen to get from Point A to Point B, you can use the multiple Oxygen Tank trick. It is something I have taught others to do, and legit Speed Runners use it. What you do is, is create 3 Standard Oxygen Tanks (less if you have the higher capacity ones). From here you carry 1 on you, and keep 2 in the inventory. You swap these out in your base, to fill the Tanks with Oxygen. When all 3 are full of Oxygen, you go where you want to, and swap Oxygen Tanks when you reach about 5 Oxygen on the Bar (10 if you are slow to click)

Having the Seaglide and Rebreather with the 3 Oxygen Tanks, will increase your range

Now to get in to what I felt would be a Spoiler. Unfortunately the Solar Panel will only get you so far. If you find yourself in a Biome like the Lost River, a Thermal Plant may be required. There is a Thermal Vent near the Skeleton. You should be able to see a Blue Tree when you are near that specific Thermal Vent. That is one place to make an I Compartment. The other is just beyond the Blue Tree

To get this far down without a vehicle, you can use the 3 Oxygen Trick method, and approach from the Entrance that is just past the Mushroom Forest Wreckage. It is a big chunk sitting on top of a Mushroom (hard to miss). The reason you want this specific Entrance is because there is a place to refill your Oxygen before going to the Skeleton. If you hug the right side of the Entrance when going in, you should find a Green Glowing Light behind an Acid Waterfall. Go to it, and you should find a Forcefield. Go in the Force Field and refill your Oxygen. Then swim back out

This is a lot of text but, I am confident it will make sense when you see what I am trying to talk about. This is the most I have. I hope this helps. Best of luck!