![]() They stockpile a wide range of scannable items. You can steal it back, but it’s easy to lose them in caves when you’re low on oxygen and looking for an escape route. Watch out for Sea Monkeys - they’ll nab your tool.Plenty of options! Come to think of it, I never ended up needing the Cold Suit. You can regain some heat by eating a Fevered Pepper, escaping the elements in a cave for a moment, standing near a Steam Vent or Thermal Lily, or jumping back into the ocean. Your body temperature is a concern when you’re on land, but don’t stress too much.It’s kind of hit-or-miss, and I constantly found myself repairing it, but it is crucial later on. For ground-based traversal, there’s also a new hoverbike called the Snowfox.While I had a lot of uses for the exosuit in Subnautica, I have to say, I never felt like I needed the Prawn Suit in Below Zero. The sooner you can get the Mobile Vehicle Bay to craft the Seatruck, the better. The Cyclops submarine isn’t in Below Zero, but the Prawn Suit returns, and in place of the little Seamoth, there’s a new modular Seatruck vessel.It lets you dive just deep enough to make some out-of-reach discoveries. In the early game, when the Seaglide is your best transportation option, the Air Bladder can do a lot of heavy lifting as a panic button when you’re low on oxygen. Compared to Subnautica‘s sprawling and uncomfortably deep ocean, Below Zero‘s icy waters are more… compressed. I wasn’t convinced I needed the Air Bladder, but it’s super helpful.You can also use this same method to unload batteries, which will be useful once your base has a Battery Charger. On PC, just equip the tool with the corresponding number key, press the R key to look at your current on-hand batteries, and use the mouse wheel to swap in a fresh battery. If your tool’s battery runs out, you can swap it out.Where the heck are the diamonds? This walkthrough from YouTuber ChemicalApes shows off a great (not too deep or dangerous) source in the Twisty Bridges biome.While you can get by without it, the Exterior Growbed is excellent for keeping certain plants “in stock.” I’d recommend growing the Ribbon Plant, Gel Sack, and Spiral Plant.There’s also an “Unpin All” button located at the top of this Blueprints list. On PC, you can hit Tab to open up your PDA, flip over to the Blueprints section, and then click on any recipes you want to pin. In Below Zero, you can pin crafting recipes to your HUD so you don’t have to keep double-checking which materials you still need to get.This is less a tip for you, and more of a nagging reminder to myself. Don’t forget to take a Beacon with you before you head off into the deep unknown.Below Zero has a new handheld tool called the Mineral Detector that’s really useful for visually busy areas like the cave systems. As such, it pays to pay attention (and keep extras back at home for your future self). Every biome has its own resources for crafting and scannable parts for unlocking blueprints, although there is some overlap.At a certain point, you may feel the need to consult a player-made map image, but I’d resist the temptation as long as you can. There isn’t an in-game map or even a mini-map to rely on - aside from landmarks like your central Drop Pod, it’s all in your head. A huge part of the Subnautica series’ appeal is mapping out your surroundings.If you’re up for Hardcore mode, more power to you. For me, Freedom mode strikes a nice balance with temperature and oxygen constraints to keep the pressure on but no hunger or thirst mechanics. Survival mode might be more than you bargained for, while Creative mode could be too easy since it gives you full access to all the blueprints. Different people will want different things from Below Zero, especially those of us who have limits with survival genre tropes. It’s important to pick the right mode.There are freaky beasts, don’t get me wrong, but they aren’t as unholy as some of the creatures in the last game. Another recurring question: how scary is it? Honestly, Below Zero isn’t nearly as intimidating as Subnautica.The core gameplay is the same in both games, and most of the crafting materials, recipes, and tools are one-to-one, but Below Zero has a more tightly packed map and a generally clearer story progression. Actually, I think some players might even prefer Below Zero if they found the (at times) very open-ended structure of Subnautica to be too overwhelming. That said, you don’t need to have played the first game to enjoy it. ![]() Below Zero is a sequel to Subnautica, and it’s a standalone game, not an expansion.
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