Separate Food from Crafting Plants — Subnautica Guide | Volpedia

OVERVIEW

Understanding Separate Food from Crafting Plants

Many plants are useful for one specific recipe or as growable resources.

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

Reserve important samples for cultivation or advanced materials.

COMMON MISTAKES

What to avoid

Eating or discarding your only useful sample can create extra trips.

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RESOURCESAerogel

An advanced crafting material made from other resources rather than mined directly.

RESOURCESBlood Oil

A material gathered from Blood Kelp and used in advanced crafting.

BIOMESBulb Zone

A northeastern biome with bulbous blue plants and several hostile animals.

BASESBulkhead

An interior isolation structure that can help control flooding and separate compartments.

CRAFTINGComputer Chip

An electronics component used for advanced devices and vehicle-related crafting.

WRECKSDegasi Seabase — Floating Island

The abandoned surface settlement that introduces Degasi exploration records and useful plants.

BASESExterior Growbed

An outdoor planter for cultivating suitable underwater or exterior plants.

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