Understanding Aurora Complete Preparation
Reach the Aurora and explore its accessible interior safely
This is an original reference for the first Subnautica. Your current depth rating, oxygen, available tools and navigation route determine when an objective is practical. Follow actual in-game PDA and Fabricator information for any values that vary by version.
How to use this information
The wreck offers critical story clues and useful blueprints but includes radiation, fire and dangerous approaches.
What to avoid
Going unprepared through Reaper territory or into burning interiors wastes lives and resources.
Step-by-step guide
Plan the approach and radiation defense
Plan the approach and radiation defense is a concrete milestone in this survival route, not a command to rush to the next depth. Start with Radiation Suit. Protective clothing needed for certain irradiated areas around the damaged Aurora. Assemble relevant protection before visiting contaminated sections and repair the drive core when possible. The most common failure here is specific: Radiation protection is not a substitute for oxygen or depth-capable vehicles. Before leaving your staging point, review the equipment in your PDA, verify the depth of the objective and note which corridor you will take back. If you have not unlocked the required technology, scan fragments in known terrain and do a separate supply trip rather than risking all resources at once. The next connection is Repair Tool: A handheld device used to repair damaged systems and vehicle hulls. Craft before making serious Aurora trips and inspect damaged vehicle indicators after fights. Those two topics form a useful checkpoint: finish the present task, repair any worn equipment, refill oxygen or cells, and update Beacons before you continue. Remember the related limitation: A vehicle can continue deteriorating if you do not stop to repair it. On this original-Subnautica route, a sensible plan is more valuable than a fixed set of unverified coordinates. Use this chapter as a decision path for your own save rather than assuming all fragments and resources have been found already.
Pack the repair and cutting tools
Pack the repair and cutting tools is a concrete milestone in this survival route, not a command to rush to the next depth. Start with Repair Tool. A handheld device used to repair damaged systems and vehicle hulls. Craft before making serious Aurora trips and inspect damaged vehicle indicators after fights. The most common failure here is specific: A vehicle can continue deteriorating if you do not stop to repair it. Before leaving your staging point, review the equipment in your PDA, verify the depth of the objective and note which corridor you will take back. If you have not unlocked the required technology, scan fragments in known terrain and do a separate supply trip rather than risking all resources at once. The next connection is Propulsion Cannon: A tool that manipulates nearby objects and can move obstructing debris. Use it for obstacles where suitable, especially on the route into the Aurora. Those two topics form a useful checkpoint: finish the present task, repair any worn equipment, refill oxygen or cells, and update Beacons before you continue. Remember the related limitation: Using it indiscriminately around hazardous items may worsen a situation. On this original-Subnautica route, a sensible plan is more valuable than a fixed set of unverified coordinates. Use this chapter as a decision path for your own save rather than assuming all fragments and resources have been found already.
Enter carefully and manage fires
Enter carefully and manage fires is a concrete milestone in this survival route, not a command to rush to the next depth. Start with Propulsion Cannon. A tool that manipulates nearby objects and can move obstructing debris. Use it for obstacles where suitable, especially on the route into the Aurora. The most common failure here is specific: Using it indiscriminately around hazardous items may worsen a situation. Before leaving your staging point, review the equipment in your PDA, verify the depth of the objective and note which corridor you will take back. If you have not unlocked the required technology, scan fragments in known terrain and do a separate supply trip rather than risking all resources at once. The next connection is Aurora: The wrecked human spacecraft central to the original game's survival mystery. Visit with Radiation Suit, Repair Tool, Laser Cutter and prepared food or water as appropriate. Those two topics form a useful checkpoint: finish the present task, repair any worn equipment, refill oxygen or cells, and update Beacons before you continue. Remember the related limitation: Large predators and interior hazards make unplanned approaches risky. On this original-Subnautica route, a sensible plan is more valuable than a fixed set of unverified coordinates. Use this chapter as a decision path for your own save rather than assuming all fragments and resources have been found already.
Investigate important PDA and ship systems
Investigate important PDA and ship systems is a concrete milestone in this survival route, not a command to rush to the next depth. Start with Aurora. The wrecked human spacecraft central to the original game's survival mystery. Visit with Radiation Suit, Repair Tool, Laser Cutter and prepared food or water as appropriate. The most common failure here is specific: Large predators and interior hazards make unplanned approaches risky. Before leaving your staging point, review the equipment in your PDA, verify the depth of the objective and note which corridor you will take back. If you have not unlocked the required technology, scan fragments in known terrain and do a separate supply trip rather than risking all resources at once. The next connection is Aurora Drive Core Repair: A task that addresses the ship's radiation leak after accessing relevant wreck interiors. Equip radiation protection and repair tools before attempting the objective. Those two topics form a useful checkpoint: finish the present task, repair any worn equipment, refill oxygen or cells, and update Beacons before you continue. Remember the related limitation: Radiation does not disappear just because a door is opened. On this original-Subnautica route, a sensible plan is more valuable than a fixed set of unverified coordinates. Use this chapter as a decision path for your own save rather than assuming all fragments and resources have been found already.
Complete relevant repairs and return safely
Complete relevant repairs and return safely is a concrete milestone in this survival route, not a command to rush to the next depth. Start with Aurora Drive Core Repair. A task that addresses the ship's radiation leak after accessing relevant wreck interiors. Equip radiation protection and repair tools before attempting the objective. The most common failure here is specific: Radiation does not disappear just because a door is opened. Before leaving your staging point, review the equipment in your PDA, verify the depth of the objective and note which corridor you will take back. If you have not unlocked the required technology, scan fragments in known terrain and do a separate supply trip rather than risking all resources at once. The next connection is Radiation Suit: Protective clothing needed for certain irradiated areas around the damaged Aurora. Assemble relevant protection before visiting contaminated sections and repair the drive core when possible. Those two topics form a useful checkpoint: finish the present task, repair any worn equipment, refill oxygen or cells, and update Beacons before you continue. Remember the related limitation: Radiation protection is not a substitute for oxygen or depth-capable vehicles. On this original-Subnautica route, a sensible plan is more valuable than a fixed set of unverified coordinates. Use this chapter as a decision path for your own save rather than assuming all fragments and resources have been found already.