Video walkthrough
Watch the route, then match the frames
Video references
Watch or inspect the route before you dive
Click YouTube cards to load the player. Open frame cards to compare local screenshot notes. Use the evidence to confirm landmarks, movement, and encounter pacing, then follow the written checklist below.
Blueprint route example for equipment sweeps
Watch for: Blueprint-room context, scan confirmation, databox checking, and avoiding repeated equipment sweeps.
Equipment room frame review
Watch for: Start with Equipment blueprint locations at 00:25. Compare the screenshot cue, route note, and player action before following the guide in-game.
Databox check frame review
Watch for: Start with Equipment blueprint locations at 02:29. Compare the screenshot cue, route note, and player action before following the guide in-game.
Video watch notes
What to pause, compare, and write down
Do not watch the video like entertainment only. Use these notes as a second-screen checklist: pause on landmarks, confirm the player action, then return to the written route.
Watchlist
Watch for the databox or scan target before the inventory screen appears.
Pause on the blueprint menu and identify whether the unlock is complete or partial.
Notice which equipment is crafted immediately and which is saved for later.
Equipment room
The room frame tells players where to slow down and start the audit.
Action: Scan the obvious interfaces first, then sweep corners and containers.
Databox check
The databox frame is the proof point that prevents vague location notes.
Action: Open it, confirm the blueprint state, and record the structure context.
Blueprint menu
The menu frame turns discovery into a craft decision.
Action: Craft only the equipment that unlocks the next route, scan, or survival margin.
Video route timeline
Turn the video into playable checkpoints
Use this section like a second-screen route sheet. Open each checkpoint, compare the frame, do the action, then stop if your route no longer matches the video evidence. It keeps the guide useful even when Early Access shifts small placements or creature behavior.
00:25Checkpoint 1: Start with one blueprint target instead of clearing every nearby room.The room frame tells players where to slow down and start the audit.Expand
Equipment room
Blueprint routes should start by identifying the room type before scanning every object.
Player action
Start with one blueprint target instead of clearing every nearby room.
Proof before moving on
The room frame tells players where to slow down and start the audit.
Watch this timestampIf this fails
Scan utility items before cosmetics and update blueprint progress after each scan.
01:14Checkpoint 2: Scan or open the databox and verify the unlock in the blueprint menu.The databox frame is the proof point that prevents vague location notes.Expand
Blueprint menu
Use the blueprint list as a progress audit after each scan route.
Player action
Scan or open the databox and verify the unlock in the blueprint menu.
Proof before moving on
The databox frame is the proof point that prevents vague location notes.
Watch this timestampIf this fails
Record the exact source and search a related route band instead of repeating the same room.
02:29Checkpoint 3: Record the room, landmark, route risk, and return path.The menu frame turns discovery into a craft decision.Expand
Databox check
Databoxes are most useful when tied to a route checkpoint and return plan.
Player action
Record the room, landmark, route risk, and return path.
If this fails
Defer it until storage, power, or safety upgrades are handled.
00:25Checkpoint 4: Return to craft if the unlock changes survival, scanning, mobility, or storage.The room frame tells players where to slow down and start the audit.Expand
Equipment room
Blueprint routes should start by identifying the room type before scanning every object.
Player action
Return to craft if the unlock changes survival, scanning, mobility, or storage.
Proof before moving on
The room frame tells players where to slow down and start the audit.
Watch this timestampIf this fails
Scan utility items before cosmetics and update blueprint progress after each scan.
01:14Checkpoint 5: Use the checklist to clean up optional equipment later.The databox frame is the proof point that prevents vague location notes.Expand
Blueprint menu
Use the blueprint list as a progress audit after each scan route.
Player action
Use the checklist to clean up optional equipment later.
Proof before moving on
The databox frame is the proof point that prevents vague location notes.
Watch this timestampIf this fails
Record the exact source and search a related route band instead of repeating the same room.
Gameplay evidence
Screenshots to match before you keep swimming
Use these frames as visual checkpoints. If the terrain, lighting, or landmark does not match, slow down and re-check the route instead of forcing the next step.
Equipment room
Blueprint routes should start by identifying the room type before scanning every object.
Blueprint menu
Use the blueprint list as a progress audit after each scan route.
Databox check
Databoxes are most useful when tied to a route checkpoint and return plan.
Route decision lab
Decide if this route is worth running now
This section turns the video into a practical in-game decision. Use it before leaving base, after the first landmark, and again before entering a deeper or darker area.
Route purpose
Treat equipment blueprints as route unlocks: scan or open the databox, confirm the blueprint menu, return to craft, and only then decide whether the route should continue.
Visual checkpoint
Blueprint routes should start by identifying the room type before scanning every object.
Map anchor
Equipment Blueprint Sweep in Equipment scan band. Use it for use this when equipment gaps are blocking a route more than raw materials are.
Abort rule
Collecting databoxes without checking what unlocked.
Field manual translation
Equipment blueprints should be audited like a checklist of route capabilities. Each entry needs a databox or scan proof point, a craft priority, and a reason it matters now, so players avoid revisiting the same structure because they forgot one interface or room corner.
Primary job
Find capability unlocks - Rank equipment by the route or safety problem it solves.
Best entry habit
Databox-first scan - Confirm the exact unlock source before looting around it.
Stop condition
Audit complete - Leave when the blueprint state is confirmed, then craft what changes progression.
Patch-safe reading
Exact item positions can shift during Early Access. The useful part of this page is the route logic: what to prepare, what visual cue to confirm, what objective to finish, and when to turn back.
Updated
2026-06-12 / tracking / Early Access
What this guide covers
Requirements
- Scanner
- Free inventory slots
- Blueprint checklist
Use this if
You want a route you can follow from video evidence without needing exact official coordinates. The screenshots and steps are written to help you recognize areas, landmarks, and decisions while playing.
Early Access can move details. Treat this as a video-based walkthrough and verify landmarks in your own build.
Step-by-step walkthrough
Follow the video route without guessing
Start with one blueprint target instead of clearing every nearby room.
Use this step as a route checkpoint, not as a promise that every object spawns in one exact coordinate. Match the landmark, compare the screenshot, then continue only if the return path is still clear.
If your game build looks different, stay with the same decision: keep oxygen safe, scan or collect the current blocker, and return before pushing into the next unknown area.
Blueprint routes should start by identifying the room type before scanning every object.
Scan or open the databox and verify the unlock in the blueprint menu.
Use this step as a route checkpoint, not as a promise that every object spawns in one exact coordinate. Match the landmark, compare the screenshot, then continue only if the return path is still clear.
If your game build looks different, stay with the same decision: keep oxygen safe, scan or collect the current blocker, and return before pushing into the next unknown area.
Use the blueprint list as a progress audit after each scan route.
Record the room, landmark, route risk, and return path.
Use this step as a route checkpoint, not as a promise that every object spawns in one exact coordinate. Match the landmark, compare the screenshot, then continue only if the return path is still clear.
If your game build looks different, stay with the same decision: keep oxygen safe, scan or collect the current blocker, and return before pushing into the next unknown area.
Databoxes are most useful when tied to a route checkpoint and return plan.
Return to craft if the unlock changes survival, scanning, mobility, or storage.
Use this step as a route checkpoint, not as a promise that every object spawns in one exact coordinate. Match the landmark, compare the screenshot, then continue only if the return path is still clear.
If your game build looks different, stay with the same decision: keep oxygen safe, scan or collect the current blocker, and return before pushing into the next unknown area.
Blueprint routes should start by identifying the room type before scanning every object.
Use the checklist to clean up optional equipment later.
Use this step as a route checkpoint, not as a promise that every object spawns in one exact coordinate. Match the landmark, compare the screenshot, then continue only if the return path is still clear.
If your game build looks different, stay with the same decision: keep oxygen safe, scan or collect the current blocker, and return before pushing into the next unknown area.
Use the blueprint list as a progress audit after each scan route.
After-action plan
What to do after the guide works
Bank the result
Use the checklist to clean up optional equipment later.
Clean the inventory
Move route-critical materials into labeled storage so the next dive starts with empty space and a clear job.
Pick the next guide
A blueprint collection framework for scanner unlocks, crafting progression, base modules, and vehicle upgrades.
Next route queue
Use these as the next blockers to solve after this route. Each queue card keeps the same evidence style: source video, gameplay frames, and a written checklist.
Best immediate follow-upBlueprint Collectibles
A blueprint collection framework for scanner unlocks, crafting progression, base modules, and vehicle upgrades.
Use if the route branchesScanner Fragments Guide
How to think about fragment scanning, unlock priorities, duplicate scans, and route planning around discoveries.
Save for the next diveScanner Station and Filters Guide
How to unlock, use, and think about Scanner Station filters so resource and blueprint routes become repeatable.
Detailed notes
Blueprint pages need proof points
A useful equipment page should show the room, the blueprint interface, and the databox or scan target. Those three proof points help players confirm they are in the right place.
Room
Menu
Databox
How to use this in-game
Turn this note into one action before leaving base: decide the objective, keep only the materials or tools that support it, then stop the route once the scan, pickup, or landmark is confirmed. This keeps the guide useful even when Early Access patches move small details.
Crafting priority
Prioritize blueprints that remove immediate friction. Survival tools, scanning upgrades, vehicle support, storage, and base utility usually matter before optional completion cleanup.
How to use this in-game
Turn this note into one action before leaving base: decide the objective, keep only the materials or tools that support it, then stop the route once the scan, pickup, or landmark is confirmed. This keeps the guide useful even when Early Access patches move small details.
How to audit missed equipment
If a recipe is missing, search by route type instead of guessing. Ask whether the missing unlock belongs to a wreck, habitat, alien structure, base module, or scanner fragment route.
How to use this in-game
Turn this note into one action before leaving base: decide the objective, keep only the materials or tools that support it, then stop the route once the scan, pickup, or landmark is confirmed. This keeps the guide useful even when Early Access patches move small details.
Practical field read
Equipment Blueprint Locations works best when you treat it as a completion route with a narrow job. Start with the loadout check: Scanner. Then follow the first action without adding side goals: Start with one blueprint target instead of clearing every nearby room.. The page should help you recognize the scan, pickup, or checklist state that proves progress before you risk a longer dive. If the route starts producing unrelated discoveries, bank the note and return to the original objective instead of turning one guide into a full map sweep.
Loadout check: Scanner
Route check: Free inventory slots
First action: Start with one blueprint target instead of clearing every nearby room.
Proof point: Equipment
How to use this in-game
Turn this note into one action before leaving base: decide the objective, keep only the materials or tools that support it, then stop the route once the scan, pickup, or landmark is confirmed. This keeps the guide useful even when Early Access patches move small details.
How to turn this into the next dive
After the first proof point, decide whether the route is solved, blocked, or worth repeating. Scan or open the databox and verify the unlock in the blueprint menu.. If it is solved, return and convert the result into crafting, storage, a map note, or the next related guide. If it is blocked, change only one variable: bring the missing tool, clear inventory, enter from a cleaner landmark, or wait for better oxygen and vehicle support. Record the room, landmark, route risk, and return path.. Avoid the two habits that make this route feel unreliable: Collecting databoxes without checking what unlocked.; Skipping the room landmark in route notes..
How to use this in-game
Turn this note into one action before leaving base: decide the objective, keep only the materials or tools that support it, then stop the route once the scan, pickup, or landmark is confirmed. This keeps the guide useful even when Early Access patches move small details.
Video route notes
Equipment Blueprint Locations should be followed as a completion route, not as a memory test. Start by watching the first route movement and naming the entry condition before copying the path in-game. Start with one blueprint target instead of clearing every nearby room. Then pause again when the video reaches the first visible proof point, because that is where the guide changes from general advice into an action you can repeat. Scan or open the databox and verify the unlock in the blueprint menu. If the route starts to feel different in your build, keep the same player goal: finish the unlock cleanly and know whether a return trip is needed.
Entry check: Scanner
Route action: Start with one blueprint target instead of clearing every nearby room.
Proof to look for: scan or pickup proof
Version note: Early Access / tracking
How to use this in-game
Turn this note into one action before leaving base: decide the objective, keep only the materials or tools that support it, then stop the route once the scan, pickup, or landmark is confirmed. This keeps the guide useful even when Early Access patches move small details.
Screenshot checkpoints
Use screenshots as checkpoints instead of decoration. The first image should answer where the route begins, the second should show what confirms progress, and the third should explain what to do after the scan, pickup, puzzle state, or threat read is visible. Record the room, landmark, route risk, and return path. This is especially important in Early Access because exact positions can drift while landmarks, depth bands, room states, and player decisions stay useful. A good screenshot lets you say, "I am at the right kind of place," before you risk oxygen, storage space, or vehicle safety.
Entry frame: match the landmark before moving deeper
Proof frame: confirm scan or pickup proof
Exit frame: know the return direction before adding side goals
Loadout frame: check Free inventory slots
How to use this in-game
Turn this note into one action before leaving base: decide the objective, keep only the materials or tools that support it, then stop the route once the scan, pickup, or landmark is confirmed. This keeps the guide useful even when Early Access patches move small details.
Stop rule and next dive
The most useful part of this page is the stop rule. Collecting databoxes without checking what unlocked. Skipping the room landmark in route notes. When the objective is confirmed, return and convert it into progress: craft the upgrade, sort the material, save the route note, or mark the blocker as solved. If the route fails, do not repeat the same swim blindly. Change one variable at a time: enter from a clearer landmark, reduce inventory clutter, bring the missing tool, or wait until oxygen and vehicle support match the route. That turns a failed completion route into better field knowledge instead of another untracked cleanup sweep.
How to use this in-game
Turn this note into one action before leaving base: decide the objective, keep only the materials or tools that support it, then stop the route once the scan, pickup, or landmark is confirmed. This keeps the guide useful even when Early Access patches move small details.
Common mistakes
Collecting databoxes without checking what unlocked.
Skipping the room landmark in route notes.
Continuing deeper before crafting a route-changing tool.
FAQ
Is this guide for the current Subnautica 2 build?
This page is written for Early Access and includes a visible update date. Treat exact values as tracking notes until the current build is field-tested.
Does this page use official screenshots?
Pages combine attributed official Steam / Unknown Worlds media, local gameplay frame captures, and source-video evidence cards. New player-submitted captures should keep the route, timestamp, and build context attached.
Community notes
Add a field report
Player reports enter a moderation queue. Approved notes can load from Supabase; pending drafts stay visible in this browser for follow-up.
Near starter shallows
Approx. 70-120m from pod
Confirm oxygen before leaving the first landmark. The route is much safer when you mark the return path before collecting side materials.
Guide-wide
N/A
Creature patrol ranges and fragment placement can shift between builds, so treat exact distances as field estimates until multiple players confirm them.