Video walkthrough
Watch the route, then match the frames
Video chapters
5 stepsVideo 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.
Old Habitat blueprint route example
Watch for: Missed blueprint cues, scan proof, unlock confirmation, and route cleanup for completion pages.
Missed blueprint frame review
Watch for: Start with Missed blueprint source footage at 00:26. Compare the screenshot cue, route note, and player action before following the guide in-game.
Unlock confirmed frame review
Watch for: Start with Missed blueprint source footage at 03:25. 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
Pause on Missed blueprint and identify the landmark, depth band, or objective state before following the next step.
Use Scan proof to confirm what changed; if the video only shows a close-up, rebuild the route from the previous landmark.
Treat Unlock confirmed as the exit rule: finish the objective, return, and update storage or crafting before adding side goals.
Missed blueprint
Missed-blueprint pages should show why the fragment is easy to skip, not just that it exists.
Action: Scan route-changing fragments first.
Scan proof
Scan proof turns a broad completion note into a repeatable checklist item.
Action: Log biome and depth band for each blueprint family.
Unlock confirmed
Leave after the unlock is confirmed unless the next nearby collectible solves a known blocker.
Action: Craft only when the unlock solves a blocker.
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.
00:26Checkpoint 1: Scan route-changing fragments first.Missed-blueprint pages should show why the fragment is easy to skip, not just that it exists.Expand
Missed blueprint
Missed-blueprint pages should show why the fragment is easy to skip, not just that it exists.
Player action
Scan route-changing fragments first.
Proof before moving on
Missed-blueprint pages should show why the fragment is easy to skip, not just that it exists.
Watch this timestampIf this fails
Reset to the last confirmed landmark or objective state, then repeat only the route-critical step.
01:36Checkpoint 2: Log biome and depth band for each blueprint family.Scan proof turns a broad completion note into a repeatable checklist item.Expand
Scan proof
Scan proof turns a broad completion note into a repeatable checklist item.
Player action
Log biome and depth band for each blueprint family.
Proof before moving on
Scan proof turns a broad completion note into a repeatable checklist item.
Watch this timestampIf this fails
Use the video frame as evidence, but record entry, proof, and exit as separate notes.
03:25Checkpoint 3: Craft only when the unlock solves a blocker.Leave after the unlock is confirmed unless the next nearby collectible solves a known blocker.Expand
Unlock confirmed
Leave after the unlock is confirmed unless the next nearby collectible solves a known blocker.
Player action
Craft only when the unlock solves a blocker.
Proof before moving on
Leave after the unlock is confirmed unless the next nearby collectible solves a known blocker.
Watch this timestampIf this fails
Return, craft, sort storage, or retest the route before turning this page into a longer objective chain.
00:26Checkpoint 4: Return to incomplete clusters after mobility upgrades.Missed-blueprint pages should show why the fragment is easy to skip, not just that it exists.Expand
Missed blueprint
Missed-blueprint pages should show why the fragment is easy to skip, not just that it exists.
Player action
Return to incomplete clusters after mobility upgrades.
Proof before moving on
Missed-blueprint pages should show why the fragment is easy to skip, not just that it exists.
Watch this timestampIf this fails
Reset to the last confirmed landmark or objective state, then repeat only the route-critical step.
01:36Checkpoint 5: Refresh notes after Early Access patches.Scan proof turns a broad completion note into a repeatable checklist item.Expand
Scan proof
Scan proof turns a broad completion note into a repeatable checklist item.
Player action
Refresh notes after Early Access patches.
Proof before moving on
Scan proof turns a broad completion note into a repeatable checklist item.
Watch this timestampIf this fails
Use the video frame as evidence, but record entry, proof, and exit as separate notes.
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.
Missed blueprint
Missed-blueprint pages should show why the fragment is easy to skip, not just that it exists.
Scan proof
Scan proof turns a broad completion note into a repeatable checklist item.
Unlock confirmed
Leave after the unlock is confirmed unless the next nearby collectible solves a known blocker.
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
Blueprints matter most when they unlock new routes. Prioritize scans tied to oxygen, movement, storage, power, vehicles, and base expansion before completion cleanup.
Visual checkpoint
Missed-blueprint pages should show why the fragment is easy to skip, not just that it exists.
Map anchor
Blueprint Collectibles Chain in Blueprint cleanup band. Use it for use this when scan fragments are available but you need to know which ones affect progression.
Abort rule
Treating all blueprints as equal priority.
Field manual translation
Blueprints matter most when they unlock new routes. Prioritize scans tied to oxygen, movement, storage, power, vehicles, and base expansion before completion cleanup. Use this completion route manual as a second-screen checklist: identify the entry condition, confirm the objective with a visual proof point, then stop when the return rule is met. This keeps the article practical for Early Access patches without pretending every coordinate or state is final.
Primary job
Blueprints - Scan route-changing fragments first.
Best entry habit
Scanner - Log biome and depth band for each blueprint family.
Stop condition
Treating all blueprints as equal priority. - Craft only when the unlock solves a blocker.
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
- Fragment route
- Crafting plan
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
Scan route-changing fragments first.
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.
Missed-blueprint pages should show why the fragment is easy to skip, not just that it exists.
Log biome and depth band for each blueprint family.
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.
Scan proof turns a broad completion note into a repeatable checklist item.
Craft only when the unlock solves a blocker.
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.
Leave after the unlock is confirmed unless the next nearby collectible solves a known blocker.
Return to incomplete clusters after mobility upgrades.
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.
Missed-blueprint pages should show why the fragment is easy to skip, not just that it exists.
Refresh notes after Early Access patches.
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.
Scan proof turns a broad completion note into a repeatable checklist item.
After-action plan
What to do after the guide works
Bank the result
Refresh notes after Early Access patches.
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
How to think about fragment scanning, unlock priorities, duplicate scans, and route planning around discoveries.
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-upScanner Fragments Guide
How to think about fragment scanning, unlock priorities, duplicate scans, and route planning around discoveries.
Use if the route branchesCrafting Progression Guide
A practical crafting priority list for tools, storage, mobility, base modules, and safer exploration.
Save for the next diveBase Module Collectibles
How to track base module scans, useful habitat unlocks, and the difference between comfort modules and progression modules.
Detailed notes
Blueprint priority tiers
Information, oxygen, mobility, storage, power, then comfort. This order keeps exploration moving without overcommitting to exact early access data. If two fragments are competing for attention, choose the one that unlocks a new dive depth, safer return path, or repeatable base workflow before cosmetic or comfort pieces.
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 blueprint pages will scale
Future entries can list fragment count, verified biome, route notes, recipe unlock, patch status, and the first screenshot that proves the route. Each blueprint should eventually answer three player questions: where the scan chain begins, what the unlock changes immediately, and when it is smarter to leave the cluster unfinished until better mobility is available.
Scan chain start
Immediate route value
Recipe blocker
Return timing
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
Blueprint Collectibles 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: Scan route-changing fragments first.. 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: Fragment route
First action: Scan route-changing fragments first.
Proof point: Blueprints
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. Log biome and depth band for each blueprint family.. 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. Craft only when the unlock solves a blocker.. Avoid the two habits that make this route feel unreliable: Treating all blueprints as equal priority.; Ignoring partial progress on multi-scan unlocks..
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
Blueprint Collectibles 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. Scan route-changing fragments first. 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. Log biome and depth band for each blueprint family. 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: Scan route-changing fragments first.
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. Craft only when the unlock solves a blocker. 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 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.
Stop rule and next dive
The most useful part of this page is the stop rule. Treating all blueprints as equal priority. Ignoring partial progress on multi-scan unlocks. 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
Treating all blueprints as equal priority.
Ignoring partial progress on multi-scan unlocks.
Spending resources before checking the route value.
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
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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.