Habitat Builder

This article is about the Habitat Builder in Subnautica. To see this subject's article on the Below Zero Wiki, click here.

The builder tool is designed to construct habitats capable of withstanding extreme environmental conditions.

― PDA, Dialogue

The Alterra handheld Habitat Builder is a tool crafted using the Fabricator.

Usage

The Habitat Builder allows the player to build a variety of stationary items. It is a crucial tool for the deployment of Seabases and the customization of the interiors of both Seabases and the Cyclops.

The Habitat Builder requires a Battery to operate, and objects cannot be constructed/deconstructed if the battery is depleted. It has a gauge on the back that tells the player how much battery charge it has left.

If a Bleeder latches onto the player's arm, the player can use the Habitat Builder to hit the Bleeder.

How to Use

RMB (Xbox One:, PlayStation 4:) to open the Habitat Builder menu
Select the desired tab: Base Pieces, Exterior Modules, Interior Pieces, Interior Modules or Miscellaneous
Select an item
Point the Habitat Builder at wherever the item should be placed until an outline appears
Use Up and Down Mousewheel (Xbox One and PlayStation 4:) to rotate object, if applicable.
Press LMB (Xbox One:, PlayStation 4:) to place the outline
Continue building the item by holding LMB (Xbox One:, PlayStation 4:).
Done.
Placed items can also be deconstructed by pointing the Habitat Builder at them and holding Q (Xbox One and PlayStation 4:), this only applies if the text "Hold to Deconstruct" appears on the screen. This also gives back all resources used in the building process.

Recipe

Uses in Crafting

Base Pieces

×6

×5

Exterior Modules

×5

Interior Pieces

×5

Interior Modules

×4

Miscellaneous

Possible Post v1.0 Additions

Centrifuge

Data Bank Entry

The Alterra handheld habitat builder has been an essential tool of xenoscientists, colonists and emergency relief crews across 11 different trans-govs for more than 50 years.

- Habitat modules are hermetically sealed from the outside environment
- Build on land, underwater, or in a vacuum
- Habitats can be enhanced to become long-term homes, remote research stations, defensive outposts and more

Quick Start Guide:
1. Select the basic compartment from the builder menu and place it somewhere opportune
2. Add a hatch to access the compartment
3. Build a solar panel to power the habitat's oxygen generator
4. Construct useful interior modules like radios, rechargers and storage solutions

Primary habitat systems like oxygen generation and flood control, as well as modules like the fabricator draw power and will not function without it. Additional compartments reduce overall hull integrity, depending on the external pressure.

'Quick-Build Habitats: A home far, far away from home.'

Gallery

Trivia

The idea for the Habitat Builder may be taken from Natural Selection 2, where the Builder is used to create various machinery, much like Subnautica's.
- And thus, the Habitat Builder's former name was the Builder.
  - However the fabrication message was not changed

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