SUBNAUTICA / TIPS

Carry a Beacon on First Visits

A useful resource spot may be difficult to find again.

QUICK REFERENCEFirst SubnauticaReviewed 2026-10-28Reference / noindex

OVERVIEW

Understanding Carry a Beacon on First Visits

A useful resource spot may be difficult to find again.

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.

PRACTICAL APPROACH

How to use this information

Deploy and label markers for valuable wrecks, caves and portals.

COMMON MISTAKES

What to avoid

Multiple unnamed markers can obscure each other on the HUD.

CONTINUE ON VOLPEDIA

Related topics and walkthroughs

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Storage, power and reliable oxygen matter more than appearance at first.

TIPSPrepare Aurora Equipment First

The wreck includes radiation, fire, blocked passages and sealed doors.

TIPSUse Landmarks Not Blind Coordinates

Terrain shapes, beacon markers and wreck landmarks support safer navigation.

GUIDESBest First Tools And Upgrades

Choose upgrades that unlock the next depth safely

GUIDESComplete Beginner Walkthrough

From Lifepod 5 to your first dependable underwater base

GUIDESFirst Oxygen And Water Guide

Maintain oxygen and water during the first days

EQUIPMENTBeacon

A deployable navigation marker that appears on the HUD after placement.

Independent Volpedia editorial encyclopedia about the first Subnautica, reviewed 2026-10-28. Unaffiliated with Unknown Worlds Entertainment. Category illustrations are original diagrams, not in-game maps, screenshots or exact creature portraits. No fabricated damage statistics, spawn probabilities or detailed map coordinates. References are documented privately and not shown as outbound research buttons.