🏠awesome-bases

[steel nebula]

That growbed foundation surrounded by the multipurp room legs looks great (sorry for the accidental ping)

[tawny river]

ur good

and thanks

[soft bane]

Outpost Quantum is on high alert. A Chelicerate Leviathan followed one of the researchers back to base and is now lingering. We are discouraging everyone to stay within the base. The base’s Seatruck (The Quantum Vessel) and P.R.A.W.N. Suit (the Quantum PRAWN) are both out on a mission to explore a recently discovered cave system which we have named the ‘Crystal Cavern’. The Leviathan has, luckily, not yet hurt anyone. The Mercury II’s remains have been discovered, as well as a Vent Garden Leviathan. More research is currently being conducted on the Crystal Cavern.

[jovial briar]

I was bored so I did this

[smoky sorrel]

You either need to light that up with some creepvine seed clusters in exterior growbeds, or take a ss during the daytime.

[ornate escarp]

Floodlights and Lightsticks work aa well.

[hybrid wadi]

nice i also did something while i was bored and it was do a 4 cyclops 4 seamoth 4 robots i think and a ton of nuclear reactors

and my ps4 was almost dead when i did that

but nice base

[static dirge]

took me 45 mins to build in creative
i am creative

didnt take a pic of the mxawellmoth area cuz you alreay saw it

rate my base

[rustic goblet]

10/10

[static dirge]

thanks

i forgor to make the maxwell prawn

[rustic goblet]

OK, my creative builds are tubes all over the place, yours is really good tho

[static dirge]

i made maxwell suit and thanks

you can have the world file if you want

[rustic goblet]

Np

[rustic goblet]

Sure

[static dirge]

k

[static dirge]

@rustic goblet dmms

[static dirge]

@rustic goblet wake UP!!!

[pseudo rain]

No windows, no trees, no voxel shrubs? 💔

[ornate escarp]

Not everybody likes windows, trees, and voxel shrubs. But I do. Especially voxek shrubs they look purty. :)

[static dirge]

theres windows

[static dirge]

there is windows but i havent donea nything with the trees

yet

[static dirge]

woah thats cool

[quartz dove]

Here's the interior view:

Outside view of the side towers:

[tawny river]

void edge base

[random niche]

concept base i made in bz

if i do make it in survival im going to do it in SN

[random niche]

came up with a really cool base concept, basically the one from earlier but better
its so expensive tho
9 multipurpose rooms, 6 large rooms, a scanner and a LOT of compartments
and 3 moonpools

the plan is to head to STP to gather all the lithium i need, then go to crash site and fill my cyclops with a ton of titanium, then drill for quartz in the dunes

reapers might get annoying but if i keep track of them and get out to blast them with a repulsion cannon they shoulnt be an issue

i wanna see if i can get a forklift inside of it

[random niche]

Heres its location btw

[crude sparrow]

I built this during my first complete playthrough

[pseudo rain]

So empty... Needs plants

[brisk badger]

how do you split the aquarium in two like that?

on the penultimate image

is that a mod ?

[crude sparrow]

no mod, the aquarium always takes up two of the center spots in the large room. When I built it I was actually expecting them to connect.

[cold path]

There are three places for a containment in a large room. you can have one on each end, and a small gap in the middle, or one centered in the room. If you have one on each end, and have another large room directly above or below, and then place an alien containment centered, like in that pic, it will actually merge all three into one large tank.

If you have a large room above another and have alien containments stacked on top of each other, they also merge into a single space. But this method gives it a whole different shape.

And for me at least, quite u expected when I first ran into this. I just assumed that since they weren’t directly aligned they wouldn’t join. I had quite the surprise when I returned to my base after building that…. I had about a dozen varieties of fish with one each in the containments, and was starting a new area. Joining the let the breed like crazy…

[crude sparrow]

Exactly, mine goes over 4 levels.

the ground level has one tank on the far end, the second level has two tanks, the third has one in the center, and the fourth has one on the near end.

[cold path]

Only 4? LoL

Gotta go with what works for your location.

[steel nebula]

I used to like stacked large rooms but now they look like brutalistic buildings to me.

[cold path]

Yeah, I can see that.

I tend to go overboard with them…

[worthy tusk]

holy sheesh

[cold path]

Full of alien containments inside the middle two towers. Left side was just for balance. 😂

[worthy tusk]

and it looks like there's more underwater...

[pseudo rain]

Good luck decorating that...

[cold path]

Not a lot, just parking and some water filtration.

[worthy tusk]

ah yeah, not much

[cold path]

Yeah, I never quite got into the interior decorating much, other than plants.

Outside plants are cool though.

[candid ravine]

My almost finished survival base, at the moment all that needs finishing is the interior

[rigid leaf]

I like survival bases. It shows some effort put in the construction. Better than those megabulidings which consists in a pile of large room habitat and made in freedom mode

[soft bane]

I’m indecisive as is. I don’t wanna spend a ton of time collecting resources and such just to go “nah, I don’t like it, I’m gonna start over”. Plus, I just like building for fun and story purposes. All power to those who can build a survival base that they’re happy with, I could literally never. But I can’t help but agree with the ‘pile of large room’ bit, too accurate lol.

[rigid leaf]

Definitly not "against" freedom bases. Just a personal preference. All tastes are in nature ❤️

[cold path]

All of my bases are in Survival. 😎

[pseudo rain]

i have done barly any progress in subnatica zero

[rugged merlin]

I wanna make a somewhat... Makeshift Moonpool for my cyclops.

How do I do so?

[pseudo rain]

wdym makeshift

[worthy tusk]

lots of corridors afaik

[pseudo rain]

oh ye forget

maybe make a multipurpose room around the cyclops side

[rugged merlin]

Maybe glass tunnels surrounding it.

[pseudo rain]

and a moon pool underit

yes

a moonpool under it so when u go out its waiting for you

or just a glass tunnel leading to the base

[tawny river]

Deep Drilling Operation Outpost / Void Research Station

[minor prism]

In the void? What? At the bottom?

[worthy tusk]

Right next to the void, I assume.

[tawny river]

no right next to

[pliant matrix]

thats cool

[minor prism]

What's the screenshot button on pc?

[rose flume]

F11.

[minor prism]

Thanks

[viscid kettle]

i just moved bases and i managed to move everything in my other base that i had, and i dont wanna move again

[cold path]

Yeah, I always try to build as minimal a base as possible starting out, and then figure out where I want the main base to be. Less to move.

[viscid kettle]

i like to build a big base, i dont really know why but i just do it

[cold path]

Oh yes, I always build big bases for my main one.

[signal raptor]

That's actually a great idea. I should do that.

[cold path]

Basically just something I can put some wall lockers in, charge batteries, etc.

Also build a number of scanner rooms when I can to find resources and fragments.

Once I have my big vehicle, either Cyclops or SeaTruck, then I start planning the big base.

[soft bane]

laughs in no self-control

[devout ore]

Did you put that screenshot in a time capsule? I got one yesterday that looked exactly the same.

[candid ravine]

Thoughts on this interior work I've done recently

[fringe jolt]

Looks real nice :D

[fading trench]

No trees 😦

[tawny river]

no

[devout ore]

Oh

[tawny river]

yeah

[signal raptor]

I think it looks very nice. It feels very lived-in, with chairs slightly askew and the arcade gorge toy on the bed.

[candid ravine]

Future base layout, any thoughts or suggestions on it

[pseudo rain]

I like to build up a less visible core of MP rooms to hide a bunch of reinforcements, so that I can build elaborate glass things around it

[candid ravine]

Currently I have it set up so that the back where the view is terrible is currently just a bunch of reinforcements

[signal raptor]

The way the multipurpose rooms are staggered looks fantastic!

[candid ravine]

You can

But it's fine as long as you don't just swim into the lava

[pseudo rain]

Horribly, outrageously beautiful and nice

[candid ravine]

Ty

[leaden cradle]

ooo

.

[leaden cradle]

owo

[leaden cradle]

.

Nice!

[fading trench]

Why are you pinging random users? You're not even complimenting some of them or anything.

[leaden cradle]

I am not pinging them. I have the ping off.

Also, I am building a base.

@fading trench

[fading trench]

You pinged everyone except me.

There's an @ symbol on all those messages, except for the one replying to me.

[leaden cradle]

Nope. I don't see those @ symbols currently.

[fading trench]

You can copy the links to a server of your own, no need to flood this channel.

[leaden cradle]

My bad.

Sometimes and most of the times the links. break

[pseudo rain]

mentions: user

Help

I just realized!!!

[pseudo rain]

hi

But guys come on it’s just a ping stop being so wiki!?! 😂

[candid ravine]

Current status of the base

[narrow saffron]

Does your base start losing hull integrity below a certain depth

[worthy tusk]

yes

each piece takes up more integrity as you go deeper

[rigid leaf]

https://subnautica.fandom.com/wiki/Hull_Integrity

[tropic saddle]

Finally built my first bioreactor for my base! Any thoughts?

[waxen timber]

How

[signal raptor]

Why does it look so... damaged?

[tropic saddle]

Nah its fine

[burnt iron]

What happened?

[tropic saddle]

I built a bioreactor

[burnt iron]

But it looks exploded

[tropic saddle]

Its fiiiine

[burnt iron]

And that’s not what they look like what did you do?

[tropic saddle]

Someone suggested me to put a reaper leviathan in it

And i mean it gave me a lot of power

Im sure it can handle another one tho

[fading trench]

They spawned a bioreactor fragment.

[burnt iron]

Oh

It would kinda be cool if you gave it too much power it would blow up or something even though that would be annoying to deal with

[cold path]

Giving it too much power makes no sense, as it just processed what's inside to create power. Now, if the items added as still alive and fighting to get out, that's a different issue...

[candid ravine]

Looks perfectly fine no problems here

[pseudo rain]

Minerals

👍🏿

[waxen timber]

What

[soft bane]

It’s…lingering. Waiting. We…may need to send someone out in the Quantum P.R.A.W.N. to lure it away. We are still unsure for a plan of action.

[shut trail]

I am a person of practice, so my base is like this

[supple panther]

Very nice

[soft bane]

Given that a Chelicerate followed a crew member back to base, perhaps the same can be said for other leviathan species. There have been rumours of a Void Chelicerate existing in the Arctic Void of Planet 4546B.

[fading trench]

@soft bane Hey, we've noticed you haven't posted any bases for a while, and yet you are still talking here, telling a story. Just wanted to tell that this isn't the right channel for it, this is for sharing your bases, gardens, etc!

[soft bane]

(unable to capture the base in all its glory due to the render distance)

[soft bane]

Outpost Quantum, Precursor Research Facility.

[thorny quail]

I can just see all the titanium you gathered and how painful it was

[soft bane]

half-right

[rigid leaf]

Have you built that base in Creative mode ?

[pseudo rain]

This was fun to build

[tropic saddle]

The vault

[celest frost]

Nice

[fading trench]

Here's a little base tour! I am still improving it, will probably make a garden inside the ACU. The garden was really hard to make (there are too few plants)

My favorite lesbians on the desk, mhm

Thinking of hiding the reactor with plants, not sure how though

[mossy girder]

Ooh I really love all the plants especially the outside colors!
I use signs inside too, very nice indeed🥳

I can hear the rommm rommm of the reactor lol😅

[celest frost]

How do you guys make such cool bases

Mine are so boring

[fading trench]

I found out that not using my headset makes the rommm rommm barely noticeable.
I should probably mention, this is my first and only base in BZ, I'd love to hear suggestions. I really love this place, it's deep enough to have fish above the dome, but shallow enough to be slightly above water, and to see the Aurora from the lower floor. The OST is phenomenal as well (Twisty Bridges my beloved)

[mossy girder]

If only we had more to decorate with (next game, PLEASE🙏)

[fading trench]

I just had a photoshoot with Wormy in the Arctic Spires, they work so well in picture frames

[cold path]

Great base, lots of details. Well done!

I’m working on a new one near the ventgarden. Previously had various ones around Delta and also up on an iceberg.

[signal raptor]

I like it!

[signal raptor]

Lantern trees could work well; they provide more coverage than other plants of similar size.

I'm building a Below Zero base above the Deep Twisty Bridges. It's 152 meters deep and just above an ||Architect|| pillar. I might post an image if I can figure out how.

[soft bane]

yeah, why?

[celest frost]

Cool

[signal raptor]

Are there any more fauna in a second level? Also, you'll soon have quite a few eyeyes in there.

[shut trail]

in general, I want to build a base in the form of a tower, where there will be many floors up and down and a central room with a staircase will connect to a large aquarium

It's a pity that there are no spiral staircases in the game

[signal raptor]

Where are you building your tower? I would love any staircases in Subnautica, spiral or otherwise.

[shut trail]

So far, I'm building in the blood kelp zone, near the entrance to the lost river

I plan to move to the Active Lava Zone

[signal raptor]

That's not going to be an easy base to build. May I suggest that you build a second one there, rather than moving the first?

[shut trail]

Yep

but I will need tons of materials

for now I use this base as an intermediate point from the surface to the lava zone

That's why there are so many lockers)

[signal raptor]

Ah... I like your plan!

[shut trail]

I want to make each floor have a specific task

Scientific floor, recreation floor, residential floor, restaurant floor, transport floor, warehouse floor, generator floor...

But I absolutely do not know what to do with the sea dragon

[signal raptor]

They can't actually hurt your base, so that will help, though vehicles are still fair game.

[shut trail]

In general, I planned to kill them

But then there won't be a good view from the window

[signal raptor]

One could be a greenhouse. I know you already have another area for that, but still.

[robust stirrup]

Having a lab kind of place is fun

Like, counter, lab equipment

Vials and such

Nuclear waste disposal looks cool

And is cheap, so I build one for the looks even if I don’t use a reactor

That could work

Observatory with plant pot in the middle is super cool too

I like lantern tree personally, but anything would work

[manic scaffold]

I don't know if it's awesome yet, but I'm enjoying what I've made so far

[celest frost]

Base idea

The middle part over the garden is bedroom with observatory

Any tips? Let me know

[fading trench]

You could use a screenshot for the map, it's kind of confusing

[tropic saddle]

The moonpool itself is not as big as you interpreted in this drawing
The large room is also not large enough to fit in a 2 room + corridor radius

What you can do is make 2 moonpool (for seamoth and exosuit, or maybe 2 exosuits for different purposes) and connect them with a corridor

You can also connect 2 rooms with one moonpool using a system of corridors like this

[celest frost]

maybe i dont place a tube between the multipurp rooms

maybe they fit then

[tropic saddle]

Then that would result in one of the rooms being off center from the room in the middle

[fading trench]

A large room would fit, but not a moonpool

[tropic saddle]

Also i do hope that you realise that placing a room in the middle of foundations is not possible, maximum what you can do is this

But i would imagine that you would like your base to look something like this, right?

[tropic saddle]

(Without the hatch on the left room)

I would personally just add more glass, to make corridors less claustrophobic

Maybe in a moonpool area i would also put 2 large rooms, which is a little bit expensive, but could work as a really large storage area (and having really large storage area is always nice. You can organize it and do whatever you want with it) with 2 moonpools either like on the left or on the right

[celest frost]

ok

[tropic saddle]

Also if you will choose the variant on the right dont forget something on the wall to make only 1 corridor

[celest frost]

yeah i know that

[celest frost]

i will post a picture of the final result. probablyin a afew hours

[tropic saddle]

Alright, good luck with it

[celest frost]

ty

[rigid leaf]

Creative mode

[celest frost]

@tropic saddle

Final base design

[tropic saddle]

Oooo, looks really really interesting!
I like that

[celest frost]

Ty

Now to get SO many glass and titanium

I had to do a bit of a twist at the left side to make the multi purp rooms for

OH I

forgot the moonpool

[celest frost]

Just you wait until i get posters etc.

[tropic saddle]

Titanium - aurora
Glass - safe shallows
But you can also usually get enough materials from safe shallows alone

[celest frost]

👍 im starting a survival save rn

[signal raptor]

That looks fantastic! I approve of the amount of glass.

[cold path]

Work in progress Survival base near the Ventgarden.

[wanton umbra]

they stationary? have yet to play bz

[cold path]

The adult one is, there is a juvenile version that moves around.

[celest frost]

Ty. My base always looked do bland and i started to play with windows and plants and now its much better. That was in creative tho... now to make it in survival

[celest frost]

Thats cool! Is this tge stationary or the juvinile one?

[soft bane]

The Adult (stationary)

[celest frost]

👍

[soft bane]

The Juvenile ones are mostly in groups of 3 iirc, and tend to roam a little, about as big as the player I think

[celest frost]

Im gonna need a LOT of reinforcement. Im thinking of placing it in tubes where theres no Windows

[drowsy pagoda]

Anyone got any photos of above ground BZ based? I need ideas cause I ain't creative 💀

[steep trellis]

That's really cool. That gonna be main base?

Sorry I responded so laye

Went to bed 💀

[signal raptor]

I thought they were supposed to be 22 meters tall.

[soft bane]

I’m mis-remembering then, if that’s the case, mb

[cold path]

Main base. First time doing multiple seatruck docks, three there now. Still mulling things over.

[quartz dove]

Problems finding Stalker Teeth for those sweet glass roofs?
Contact Farmalots trading post on Planet 4546B or build yourselfes a farm:

• min. 9 foundations and at least 6 modules tall (they need their space 😛 )
• can be build at depth with a roof or in shallow waters open to the sun
• raise 5 stalkers from eggs and drop them inside with an piece of wreckage for each (The yield of a single night is almost a full wall locker)

[cold path]

I actually started doing something like that but it was too much work. I ended up finding a few stalkers in the wild, dropped some metal and a grav ball. Grav balls picks up the teeth when they drop, just grab them and wait for the next ones.

They WILL drag the grav ball away over time so you need to keep an eye on it.

I probably had a dozen teeth or more in maybe 15 minutes? It was a while back so I don’t recall exactly.

[quartz dove]

Side note: raised Stalkers seem to vanish after you load the game, only the lured in "natural" Stalkers persist through saves

[cold path]

Interesting...

[cold path]

No such thing as too big…

Seriously though, you have to design against what you want from a base. I mainly go for exterior looks and lots of alien containment on the inside. I don’t really create living spaces, but I understand the appeal.

Large rooms are ideal for plants and alien containments. I rarely use multipurpose rooms unless I can think of a good plan for them. A while back I used one to hold several water filtration machines, that was kinda cool.

Cozy. I get it. You may want to try to get creative with the corridors. Ladders can often disrupt the flow. I sometimes will use an I-corridor to branch off just to have a ladder that’s out of the way.

I just had a crazy idea for something totally useless. A maze of corridors and bends and dead ends connecting several rooms together.

[quartz dove]

a little ~~hamster ~~ survivor maze?

[hexed veldt]

I need a good idea for a outdoor garden in the middle of my base

[celest frost]

Thats gonna take a lot of reinforcement

[celest frost]

Wait this is actually usefull
Lemme screenshot that real quick

[cold path]

Not too much really. I already had the reinforcements in place on that pic.

I eliminated the vertical bit going up from that pic, I was trying to get some solar attached directly to the base but it didn’t work out like I wanted, found a better solution with some thermal directly attached. Might get a pic posted later. Still thinking about the dock placements.

[signal raptor]

I often like those better. It's a style more like the Degasi bases from Subnautica rather than the Alterra bases in Below Zero. I think they often look better from the outside.

[celest frost]

👍

[celest frost]

Ooh that works too

[cold path]

Maze of doom...

Creative, didn’t feel like getting the resources to do that in survival. Fun lunch diversion. LoL Find the right path to get around. Lots of dead ends.

[signal raptor]

That's brilliant! Sometimes I like to try building something really unusual in Creative - if it doesn't work out they way I want it too, it's not a problem!

[cold path]

Excellent use for that mode. I use it pretty rarely.

[signal raptor]

I am the same. For example, I might try to build a ladder up the side of ||Mountain Island|| in Creative.

[cold path]

Nice

[thorny quail]

Now if you want real doom you just swim around outside it

[celest frost]

This js my starter base on my 3rd playthrohgh

[fading trench]

Needs windows, but looks really nice and cozy

[celest frost]

Not a lot of windows but othereise my base woold flood

[fading trench]

Reinforcemens thoughhh

[celest frost]

Theres some walla planters and plant pots

[fading trench]

They loook really well on corridors

[celest frost]

I know but i need l i t h i u m

And my luck in the jellyshroom caves wasnt the best

Im gonna go back after i get the seamoth mk1 from airora

I stopped playing cuz i had to do something so i get more lithium tommorow

Base update tomorrow confirmed???

[signal raptor]

What do you mean?

[signal raptor]

I like it. It's well laid out and looks cozy. I agree with Spooky Landy about the windows, though.

[celest frost]

Maybe i will add more glass and windows like andy saod

[celest frost]

The problem is. 1 reinforcement is not enough. So i go to jellyshroom cavaes and get lithium. And then maybe when theres more glass post a base update picture tomorrow

[signal raptor]

If you need lithium, there is a lot in the caves on the ||Mountain Island||.

There are separate chunks and shale outcrops.

[celest frost]

Im planning to go to || mountain island || when i get the sunbeam marker

[fading trench]

Still need to improve a bit, but I think it's worth sharing with you all. I will add more compartments in the future.

Exterior garden is obviously not complete yet.

[celest frost]

That looks goooood

[lament shard]

Hi fellas etc, my first message here. Is this the right place for AA-meeting for being hooked to the base building in Subnautica?
pic 1. Here's my pet cage. Sadly it's little snug for my Greg whose tail is peeking drought tho I really tried to make them a nice big yard.
pic 2. The yard
pic 3. Greg saying hello :3

[signal raptor]

I've never seen such a well-designed leviathan cage base. It's beautiful!

[signal raptor]

Nice! I like your greenhouse level especially.

[dusky folio]

yo thats really cool ima take inspo from that

[fading trench]

Thanks, feel free to do so!

[robust stirrup]

I love stealing Andy's brain creations, they're pretty cool.

[signal raptor]

How did you get Greg inside? Did you use console commands?

[round dock]

@pseudo rain best way to do it without the hud all in the way as far as ik on xbox

[pseudo rain]

Dang, Looks really nice!

[round dock]

thank you!

im taking some interior screenshots atm, kinda proud of how it looks so far

[pseudo rain]

Alr

[pseudo rain]

I see why you are proud of it, Looks fantastic!

[round dock]

thank you that means a lot fr

[pseudo rain]

Of course!

What vehicles do you have?

[round dock]

i have all the basic ones atm
still gotta build the ||rocket||

[pseudo rain]

I see

And I’m guessing that you’re upgrading the prawn

[round dock]

yep

gotta get enough nickel to get the depth module mk 1 lol

[pseudo rain]

Ah

You know where to find nickel?

[round dock]

yep

just been putting it off

[pseudo rain]

Alrighty

You’re replaying the story right? Or is it your first

[round dock]

yea im replaying, actually my third time lol

[pseudo rain]

Ah, niice

[round dock]

yeaa, favorite game by far

everything abt it is just peak

[pseudo rain]

I concur.

It is really fun

[round dock]

fr, b4 i bought it id watch my friend stream it for hours lmao

[pseudo rain]

Wow

For me personally I just can’t do with streams, It feels kindof boring

[round dock]

yea true

way more fun to just play yourself fr

[pseudo rain]

Mhm

Oh also, When you’ve gotten and finished Below Zero i have a game you might find interesting

It’s called ”No Man’s Sky”

Pretty similar to subnautica in some things

Huge map and loads of fun

[round dock]

yk ive tried playing and i just keep getting lost lmao

can never figure out what to do after the first planet

[pseudo rain]

Well

It tells you the next mission I’m pretty sure

[round dock]

ah

alr well ill revisit it then fr fr

[pseudo rain]

Sounds good

[celest frost]

So theres 4 windows now

Not enough quarts sadly

[celest frost]

I added some glass, a 2nd floor which is a bedroom amd a plant room. I added floodlights and a growbed for creepvines

Im really proud of it

[quiet creek]

what should i put here? it was originally a observetory.

i was thinking about moving the observetory back

i moved it back

[signal raptor]

I think it looks amazing; you should be proud of it. I love the glass dome especially.

[celest frost]

Ty

When i go deeper i wanna keep it also as simple as this ond

Maybe i just copy it

And then expand

[signal raptor]

I like the simplicity. It's small, but feels plenty big enough and looks nice and cozy.

[celest frost]

I was shocked how nice it looked with al the windows

[signal raptor]

I always put on as many windows as I possibly can without my base flooding.

[celest frost]

Yeah its simple. Nothing too crazy but its good enough for all the neccesary needs

[celest frost]

I had to grind some lithium for some reinforcement. I put that in the hallway to the scanner room

And the front part is 2 storage rooms with a bulkhead for even more reinforcement. And it looks like a mini vault

[signal raptor]

The storage rooms are the I-compartments with solar panels?

[celest frost]

Yes

2 bulkheads is like +4 or +6 reinforcement and it looks stylish

[signal raptor]

It feels very industrial, which isn't great for a bedroom, but is great around a moonpool or something.

[celest frost]

Yeah

[signal raptor]

Do you have any interior base pictures?

[celest frost]

Not right now

I can do it tommorow i cant play rn

I will try to film a base tour or just pictures

[signal raptor]

Sounds great! I'll watch for it.

[celest frost]

Im not very good at multitasking so a controller and phone would be a challenge 😅

[signal raptor]

Yeah, I believe it. I might post pictures of my base at some point.

[celest frost]

Cool

!

[green meteor]

Where is a good spot for a base in below zero

Bc mine is in the kopa mines but I am probably going to move

[signal raptor]

That's actually a cool location, if not necessarily the most accessible. I've been wanting to build there.

[cold path]

Lots of good spots, it really comes down to what your goals are. Big base, functional base, central location, interesting scenery, etc.

[quiet creek]

i need suggestions on what to build next

[smoky sorrel]

An interior garden. An exterior decorative garden involving all plants you can find.

[celest frost]

Probably lilypads, you can also build on land but ive never done that

[slender turtle]

ooooh I never thought of that!
I know EXACTLY where I'm building when I get to BZ now! :3

[celest frost]

👍

[celest frost]

👍

[tropic saddle]

A moonpool (there should be plenty of fragments in your area) and a storage area
Also are you using this oxygen thing? Because i dont see any tubes

[cursive bluff]

👍

[celest frost]

Base tourrr

The first picture is the bedroom, the sexond my moonpool and the third the main room. The last is a storage (same on both sides)

And in the bedroom you can see a room connected to it. Theres gonna be a 2floor tower with bio reactor and acu

[fading trench]

Need plant pots and several more voxel shrubs

[celest frost]

I think i have some voxel shrubs on the right wall on the third picture

Its a small pink plant

[cursive bluff]

Now is the question where are you gonna dock your cyclops

[celest frost]

Build a base somewhere deeper. Maybe kushroom forest

[cursive bluff]

Are you always online?

[cursive bluff]

Do you mean mushroom forest

[celest frost]

Not always. Ususally in the morning and evening im online.

[celest frost]

Yes

[signal raptor]

Question: do lilypad tops count as land? Also, I would definitely prefer to build on the underwater rocks rather than the floating leaves.

[long moss]

starter base ^

[signal raptor]

7/10

It looks solid, but it could use more decoration. I can't see the whole exterior. I like it, though.

[long moss]

ty

[cold path]

Only 75m, I’d add a handful of solar panels, they should generate good power at that depth.

Decent amount of room for lockers, space for a water filtration machine when you get that far.

Add a foundation to put them on and enjoy the extra integrity boost.

[long moss]

where do u get water filration systems? is it in the Sparse Reef?

[full ether]

there should be one by the ||Degasi habitat in Jellyshroom caves||

[cold path]

I honestly don’t remember without googling.

[fading trench]

You can also find it in the Dunes and Bulb Zone wrecks

[long moss]

how deep is it

[fading trench]

250

[long moss]

ez

right ill go to it now

oh wait i have a signal for it

[cold path]

Good stuff to scan there.

[full ether]

My current Jellyshroom base, needs more decor

I like that I can properly see my indoor garden outside

[cold path]

👍

[fading trench]

Too organized, it doesn't look like a jungle

[full ether]

mah ocd

[fading trench]

You may use the final floor as inspiration <3

[signal raptor]

I like it; I approve of the glass usage. The creepvine glow is nice in the dark purple caves, too.

[celest frost]

I was able to build solar pannels on the lily pads. So i think you can build a base on top of it

[celest frost]

It looks very nice

[celest frost]

I saw so many good plants || on the floating island|| but i dknt wanna go back and get them all again. Imaginaire having to boat your way to there for 1 minute

I didnt have enough space

[inner vessel]

Hi, what are the best place for a main base?

[worthy tusk]

Wherever you think is best

[rigid leaf]

Behind the Aurora. Around the trusters

[silent topaz]

isnt that where well ya know

[celest frost]

yup, dont go there exept if you kill em all

[silent topaz]

really friendly people

[celest frost]

They like hugs

[signal raptor]

Thank you; I know they are effectively land, but I was asking whether a base on lilypads would count as a land base.

[signal raptor]

Definitely don't kill them all; it's not the reaper's fault they think your vehicles look tasty.

[celest frost]

I think so

[celest frost]

They also have a attacks cooldown

[signal raptor]

Exactly!

[dapper rock]

I had an absolutley awsome Jellyshroom base on my hardcore world.... Turns out that it was probably not the best place for a first base in hardcore....

[snow flame]

mah crib

[fading trench]

Watch out! The skull is gonna take a bite!

[signal raptor]

I always realized that it was big, but that somehow shows the true scale of that ||skull|| better than anything else.

I hope you didn't kill the ghost leviathan, though.

[snow flame]

i regret it to this day

i had even named him

he was called geralt

[signal raptor]

Poor Geralt. Did you name them before or after you killed them?

[full ether]

I did die once setting up the thermals to their max, lmao

[dapper rock]

I almost did too lol, but died to the crabsnakes instead while installing windows.

[full ether]

oop

[rigid leaf]

VERY cool location. I like a lot

[snow flame]

thanks : D

[round dock]

dawg thats actually rlly cool

can only imagine how much titanium was needed fr fr

[fading trench]

I could actually do the maths... give me like a week

[round dock]

oh alr lmao

[fading trench]

Excluding furniture like fabricators and such... I've used around 550 titanium in this base

[round dock]

damnnn

i could never fr i always run out so quick

[fading trench]

Plus 60 on the outdoor gard

[cold path]

Good base takes a lot of resource collection. Time well spent.

[gritty pine]

nice spot without the other rooms it looks like a small lunchbox.

[gritty pine]

That's hard.

But... funny also.

[snow flame]

before lmao

but he was disrupting my base building, so he got assasinated

[signal raptor]

Why did you decide to name them, then?

[snow flame]

ocean life is lonely yk

also we were bros till he decided to like eat me

[candid ravine]

My current project, at the moment I am designing this in creative but I plan on attempting to rebuild it in a survival save, it will most likely have to be adapted though due to how I'm not entirely sure if its structurally secure.

[tropic saddle]

If they have not actually patched that bug where hull integrity does not work above the water - then its almost secure. You will just need some walls and foundations underwater

[candid ravine]

Hopefully your right, I suppose I'll find out after I finish the design and actually attempt to recreate it in survival

[signal raptor]

That looks fantastic! I think it's intentional that hull integrity is not an issue when not underwater.

[foggy lake]

bro why do you need a base so big

[pseudo rain]

That isn’t big 💀

[dapper rock]

It wasn't that funny when it happened though....

[signal raptor]

I love all the glass.

[candid ravine]

I don't need it, but I can build it

[candid ravine]

Ty, glass helps make it feel less man made and artificial, it's amazing what a simple view can accomplish

[signal raptor]

I feel the same way - it adds interest. I also like to have plenty of plants.

[candid ravine]

Plants are a major part of making any base feel alive and colorful

[signal raptor]

What are your favorite types?

I just watched the full video of your base and I would describe it as "fantastically vast".

[candid ravine]

I like putting pretty much all of them, a good wide diverse collection is always better then a few specific kind, though I am partly bias to the few flowers

[signal raptor]

I've never loved voxel shrubs (sorry Andy Landy if you're reading this); I like the ming plant, pink cap, bulbo tree, and grub basket.

[gritty pine]

It's not a bug as far as I know. Hull Integrity applies to water pressure but since there isn't any out of the water hull integrity doesn't matter.

[grave pewter]

Yeah idk why integrity would matter as much above water unless it causes things to collapse

[cold path]

No integrity issues above water is by design.

[shut trail]

Starting to put my plan into practice.

[cold path]

What's the temp on those reactors on top of your base? I'd have thought having them on the ground would be better?

[shut trail]

It's temporary. Temperature - 70°

[candid ravine]

Some of the finished rooms of the base

[cold path]

Nice!

[tropic saddle]

Oh my god, it looks really really cool!

[final horizon]

made some kinda lighthouse,planning on upgrading it soon

such a good view (dont mind the 6 seamoths just chilling there)

[minor prism]

Is that below zero? If so how are there seamoths?

[final horizon]

dont type "spawn seamoth" into the cmd bar in BZ,worst mistake of my life

[ornate escarp]

Flashbang moment.

Not good for the eyes.

[rigid leaf]

You could also use some spotlight with your floodlight. It could give a good effect

[ornate escarp]

Pretty much impossible through normal means.

[radiant ferry]

I just completed my 24th base in my game, the east arctic vulcano base. Its a base that starts at 211m depth with the seatruck dock. From there you go down the ladder to the main facility at 274m. The main facility is just above the vulcano. From there you go down the ladder to 498m into the east artic vulcano. There you find a laboratory and three obeservatory to study the alien artefact inside the vulcano.

[mystic cape]

The tallest structure is my 6 story aquarium

[signal raptor]

It looks great! How much reinforcement did you need for all of those windows? Also, I can see that you released a jellyray - one of my favorite creatures.

[fading trench]

People who use hatched creatures as decoration are so cool

[signal raptor]

Agreed; is that better than having interesting creatures there already? I don't like to mess with the ecosystem.

[fading trench]

I build in barren empty areas, so it doesn't matter much

[signal raptor]

I prefer locations with plenty of creatures, such as the Lilypad Islands seafloor or the Twisty Bridges in Below Zero.

[cold path]

I find the best looking creatures and scatter them around my base. Clear water biomes work best for me.

[signal raptor]

I've always found it funny that there are no biomes in either game with particularly murky water. I suppose it would be less interesting, but it would also be more realistic.

What creatures do you choose?

[cold path]

I suppose murky water would make exploration a bit more difficult…

First game I usually do main base near safe shallows, gorgeous water, coral, etc. I’ve done bases elsewhere but I was never totally happy with them.

Below zero my main base usually is up on an iceberg with an attached underwater area. Lots of pengwings up top that I breed and release.

Colorful fish underwater, I usually try to get a good variety, space allowing. Can’t have too many of the larger ones swimming about.

[final horizon]

built some kinda diner in my base

here it is from the outside (yeah im standing on a foundation)

[radiant ferry]

Be my guest

[tropic saddle]

OH MY GOOOOD

[tropic saddle]

DUDE

It looks so cool!

A lot of details, pure vanilla
Just perfect

[opaque summit]

I was proud of my base until I saw this

[radiant ferry]

You are just not done with it, keep it up!

[opaque summit]

Thanks

[radiant ferry]

I just love deocrating my bases to the max. And I am trying to do the best with the material the game gives you. Which is unfortunately quite limited.

[signal raptor]

I think yours looks great! If I had a suggestion, it would be to add more windows.

[tropic saddle]

Hold on... Aurora toy? Science tools?
Are they still placeable in bz? I thought that they are bugged now

[signal raptor]

I haven't been able to pick them up... it's the same with the flasks in areas other than ||Phi Robotics||.

[tropic saddle]

Yes, you cant pick them up, you can only spawn them with commands
But i thought that they are not placeable anymore?

[signal raptor]

I wouldn't know, then.

[smoky sorrel]

||Lava Lakes base.||

[pale idol]

And it has jacuzzi.

[smoky sorrel]

Yeah, scenic swimming pool

[cold path]

Need a jacuzzi in Below Zero, something to take the chill away. 😉

[pale idol]

fumaroles are already in bz

[signal raptor]

That is very impressive, especially in Survival. How long did it take and how did you avoid dying from leviathans/warpers/heat on the exterior parts? Also, what did it take to get the resources down there?

I've always liked the idea of a base that starts in the ||Primary Containment Facility|| entrance and leads out into the ||Lava Lakes|| to avoid predators.

[smoky sorrel]

I have the base near the portal system. I bring the materials through there. The heat wasn't so much of a problem. I mostly would build a hatch and swim around the areas I was near and then dismantle it. As for the fauna, I'm cured, so no warper issue, the work was done mostly while the sea dragon was on the other side of hte cavern, and my only issue was the lava lizards, which I have 4 med stations for continual healing. Plus I keep my food and water full, so I regen.

[signal raptor]

I love the ||portals||. It's so satisfying to go through to get supplies from the ||Lost River|| or something. Do you just keep a hatch nearby if the ||sea dragon|| returns?

[smoky sorrel]

Yup, and he does. He loves to turn around and sneak up on me without making noise.

[signal raptor]

It would be a better hunting strategy to be mostly silent, but I do appreciate the warning. At least the reaper leviathan is given a reason.

[cursive bluff]

Whats for dinner?

[radiant ferry]

Sorry for the late reply, here we go:

[cursive bluff]

Looks abt rihgt can i have the number 1

[fading trench]

Alterrans be hating that menu. Where are the nutrient blocks?

[cursive bluff]

Go find them

[signal raptor]

I wish you could make your own nutrient blocks, rather than finding them only.

[robust stirrup]

There's at least 1 mod for this, but it's super weird.

If I recall correctly, it uses the uh... Sea Treader stuff to craft them 💀

[cerulean zodiac]

Kek

[signal raptor]

That's unfortunate. What else do you need, and why would anyone put that in the recipe?

[robust stirrup]

I think that's honestly just it.

But this isn't the place to talk about it, maybe #off-topic or something?

[signal raptor]

Okay, that works.

[cold path]

No Leviathan Chowder?

[radiant ferry]

If Maida would come over for dinner I would ask the chef to put it on the menue.

[sour sage]

did you take that photo on the right, it looks really good

I'm trying to get some good photos for my base

[quick barn]

I believe its a poster/painting if its in bz

[sour sage]

ah ok, i'm in sn not bz

[pine cedar]

Bro asked "What's fear?"
But seriously, awesome base

[potent drum]

PS5

[leaden stirrup]

it ain't awesome if it's all flooded

[deft summit]

I already fixed it

It’s drained

[celest frost]

Woooow. That needs a lot of reinforcement

[deft summit]

Yep it did

[celest frost]

Rip

[deft summit]

I think their is like 200 titanium/quarts in this

If it ain’t more

[celest frost]

How long did it take

[deft summit]

4 hours or smth

[celest frost]

You have a lot of patience i guess

[celest frost]

Well it was worth it

[deft summit]

This is my seconds base ever rate it out of 10

I need so much more quarts 😭

Do you know a place I could get some?

[celest frost]

Currently a 6 imo. Its a bit too big for ME. I like things snall and simple. Its also ofcourse not decoratated yet.

[celest frost]

Near the || drf ||. And dunes and mountains

Or like

Crag field or grand reef

[deft summit]

I am at the bulb zone rn

Anything close?

[celest frost]

Idk

I rarely go tot the bulb zone

Gn imma sleep

[dusky folio]

really well done

u could add more vertical space with the second floor and make the large room have a glass roof

[potent drum]

Thanks! There is another large room out of sight of the camera that has a glass roof

[signal raptor]

What's the interior of the large room used for? I like the design.

[potent drum]

nuclear reactor and alien containment
I gotta design the interior still

[signal raptor]

Ah, I see. What fauna are you containing?

[deft summit]

Ps5

I need so much more quarts and titanium for the decoration

[potent drum]

jellyrays and cuddlefish
I love jellyrays 💕

[signal raptor]

As do I! I like their bioluminescence and noises, and they're adorable.

[potent drum]

They really are!

[signal raptor]

This is my Below Zero base - Arctic Ray Station, built in the Twisty Bridges.

[uneven warren]

Love it!

[signal raptor]

Thank you! I have the moonpool and Seatruck dock, but I prefer to have only one module for maneuverability and thus park it on the foundation.

[cold path]

That’s why I have two seatrucks…. Short runs and long ones.

Something new on this save.

[signal raptor]

That's a good idea. I avoid killing animals, so I would prefer to not have an extremely large and unwieldy vehicle, though. Additionally, the Seatruck dock is perhaps overly large to fit well here.

[umbral minnow]

there is a seatruck dock?

[signal raptor]

Oh, yes. It's a massive glass tube that can dock the Seatruck and its modules.

[umbral minnow]

woah that is cool, when i start my bz run after finishing subnautica, ill make that thing first

[signal raptor]

Unfortunately, you don't get it right away. It comes with the moonpool blueprint, which is found fairly deep. You only need one "fragment", though.

[umbral minnow]

kk

actually

@signal raptor ill give you a tour in public vc

wait

i cant stream there

oof

ill just use images

the nightsub!

[signal raptor]

I like your Cyclops. What's the story with the random peeper swimming around in the interior? Something similar happened to me with a ||lava larva||.

[umbral minnow]

it showed up one day, now hes a resident named jeremy

the one and only main base!

It’s not great tbh

But it worked

[signal raptor]

I like the linear design scheme. What are the different purposes of the multipurpose rooms?

[umbral minnow]

The first is what you see above

the second i didnt quite finish

[signal raptor]

What were you planning?

[umbral minnow]

more decorations, upstairs bedroom, nuclear reactor+another filtration, more corridors leading to rooms of storage

also my seamoth seems to have dissapeared

i know my prawn got destroyed by a||||

bruh

||sea dragon||

but i thought my seamoth still existed

it was the nightmoth originally

same with the nightsuit

the nightsub seems to be the only one left

im thinking for my actual base ima have part of it flooded, like maybe the storage rooms for ease of access with upwards connectors

use bulkheads to make sure whole base dont get flooded

ram it with my nightsub to flood it

my most valued possesion:

where do i find it?

i want it for the new base

[signal raptor]

Even with a flooded base, I believe you will still need to climb ladders, and vertical connectors cannot attach to multipurpose rooms.

[umbral minnow]

Corridor go outwards, verti corridor go up, normal corridor go sideways, multipurpose

[signal raptor]

That would work, then. Good idea!

[umbral minnow]

Can they attach to large rooms?

[rose flume]

Vertical connectors only work for some compartments.

[signal raptor]

No, unfortunately. I was confused until I read that they only worked on compartments.

[umbral minnow]

Oof

Also btw I’m away with friends so won’t be on much, if you ping I prob won’t respond until later

[charred cedar]

Now that I can take screenshots in Subnautica by plugging in my keyboard and pressing F6 to disable the HUD, I have been able to take a great many wonderful photos of my (nearly complete) main base of operations, of which I shall show you all

Upon entering the main habitat, you’d find a quaint little workshop to your left. It has my fabricator, modification station, battery charger, trash can and an assortment of other purely decorative items

Further along that wall is a small casual area, complete with a bench, vending machine and lovely wall poster. You can also catch a glimpse of the bioreactor room

On the opposite side of that doorway is a little kitchen area, including a locker to store cured food and salts. You can also we the door to my personal quarters, which we’ll explore later

While we’re here, here’s a peek into that bioreactor room I mentioned

On the opposite side of the main habitat is the entry to my organised storage area. Heading through here we’ll find the hallway to the moonpool

And here’s the moonpool! Nothing special, though it does have quite a view

Upon entering we can take another right into a long corridor, which has a nice big window for more scenic views. After exiting, we arrive back where we started, which affords the chance for some decent wideshots of the main living space (note, I plan to add more here, including an alien containment unit)

Heading into my person quarters, you’d find it to be divided into two sub-spaces. First is the lounge (only half of which is complete), and a little further on is a very cozy bedroom/office

When building the main structure, I was struggling to add the scanner room in a way that I liked. That was until I decided to build it as a separate unit above the reactor room. It even has a nice little relaxing spot

Just behind the scanner room on a nearby cliff is my exterior farming setup, which suits my needs perfectly (and looks quite nice, I might add). All those crates and that scrap against the rock was painstakingly moved into place with the propulsion cannon

And on the opposite side of the base, is a little interior farming habitat, complete with a lovely workstation

And to finish off, here are some lovely wide-shots of the base in its entirety

When I put the finishing touches on the main habitat, you guys will be the first to know! I’ll also show off any outposts I set up

[tropic saddle]

Oh my goood it looks good!
Absolutely loved the ideas and decor you put into it

[tropic saddle]

And the wreck props! The wreck props!!!
I dont really see them used much, tho they are SO good when it comes to decorating outside

[waxen garden]

Thats really good base

[charred cedar]

Thank you, all

[pseudo rain]

First picture has slight spoiler

I have no Idea on how to properly decorate, soooo

[craggy drift]

what’s your power supply?

[pseudo rain]

Four Thermal Reactors in a nearby cave

[craggy drift]

nice

[placid sparrow]

thats very cool have you considered adding plants

[signal raptor]

Your alien containments look great! I've been getting better at interior decoration, but it's quite difficult, especially when large rooms are involved.

[pseudo rain]

I did consider that, although I don‘t know how to properly decorate in any game

[placid sparrow]

There is no proper way do whatever you feel best suits your base

[fading trench]

Put counters and plant pots everywhere until it starts feeling pretty

[pseudo rain]

This thing is looking absolutely fire

I will be taking the inspiration

[fading trench]

Thank you!

[placid sparrow]

here is my base and the interior of the more interesting rooms ik its kinda bad but im pretty new to base building

[signal raptor]

The exterior is extremely amazing - how many jellyrays do you have? I also quite like the look of the garden from above.

[placid sparrow]

thirty or so

[signal raptor]

How many did you raise, and how many are wild?

[placid sparrow]

8 are wild the rest are hatched

down the line i may capsure a ghost ray or 3

[signal raptor]

What about crimson rays? Do they go against your theme?

Also, do you need the Prawn suit propulsion cannon arm for that?

[placid sparrow]

yeah

[placid sparrow]

yes and theyre a bit too annoying to move

[signal raptor]

I see. Are crimson rays annoying because of the biome they occur in, or intrinsically because of the size or behavior?

[placid sparrow]

The biome they're in it makes it difficult to move them because of the danger and verticality

[outer thicket]

No matter how many bulk head doors I have, my base keeps “breaking”

[pseudo rain]

Same

[outer thicket]

I had 1 large room, and a couple pipe tunnels to connect to the multipurpose room and it just got flooded. So I added the doors everywhere I could and it still didn’t fix it so I had to get rid of the multipurpose room

And I can’t even add a glass top to the large room either with out the same problem?

[pseudo rain]

Base physics are weird sometimes, I also noticed that sometimes it just takes -1 away if you build glass and sometimes a weird number like -1,5 or -1,7

[signal raptor]

The subtraction is due to depth. Above 100 meters, I think, it has the basic penalty (-1) and it increases the deeper you go.

[outer thicket]

That explains it 😭

[pseudo rain]

Makes sense

[signal raptor]

Have you tried using reinforcement? That gives a much higher increase than bulkheads.

[outer thicket]

I low key forgot those exist lol

[signal raptor]

The only downside is that they take space that you could otherwise use for windows.

[tropic saddle]

You can also use foundations

[pseudo rain]

I finished my Island living base, there are not going to be any fabricators or such, it‘s just a place to hang out

[signal raptor]

I like your design and glass usage. It looks like a lovely space to inhabit.

[outer thicket]

That’s fine, specially if I use the glass top. My base is currently close at 900 M down so I need as much reinforcement as possible lol

[keen tide]

Give me a biome

That will be the biome i make my main base in.

[dusky folio]

Craig field

[keen tide]

Interesting...

[signal raptor]

Build in the ||Northern Blood Kelp Zone||.

[keen tide]

I've never built there, I may try this.

[frosty kestrel]

My base I spend a couple days on

[charred cedar]

Putting the finishing touches on the main habitat module of my base, filling in all the empty space with decor and clutter. I even managed to find the blueprints for the alien containment unit!

In addition, here’s my Cyclops decorations. Very limited due to oversights by the devs, which cause most wall items to float away from the actual wall

[twin barn]

sick bases. when i build bases i go for practicality. fully kitted out cyclops, liveable in for as long as you need. then a small main base fully kitted out with moon pools and spare vehicles.

[signal raptor]

How many spare vehicles do you have?

[cold path]

In SN my main base always has two moonpools, for prawn and seamoth. Usually don’t have spares of those. One save though I did go crazy and believe I had another prawn and total of 5 cyclops…

Current BZ play I have two Seatrucks and a prawn. I had planned to make more prawn and haven’t gotten around to it yet.

[signal raptor]

What did you need 5 Cyclopses for?

[cold path]

Who said anything about need? LoL I was building a large base and by the time I built a docking area for the cyclops, I figured I needed another to go along side. Then thought a third would look cool. Then a 4th…

[signal raptor]

Right - what did you do for the docking area?

[cold path]

Basically a number of I-compartments and some T sections. The I-compartments were about 75% the length of the Cyclops and were at surface level. I basically wanted them to look like a row of buoys floating on the surface. I think I may have some pics but I’ll need to dig, this was on the PS4 and I don’t use that much since I got my Steam Deck.

[junior palm]

any1 know how to expand a base?

[signal raptor]

What do you mean? All you need is the habitat builder, the necessary resources, and enough space, but are you asking for input on how to do it well?

[junior palm]

idk rly

[signal raptor]

May I see your base? What do you want to add to it?

[cold path]

Multipurpose rooms need corridors in between, if that helps.

[jagged yew]

No they dont

[gilded olive]

rate my starterbase

[cold path]

Not too bad. Add a scanner module and you’re all set.

Just one solar panel, is that right? I’d throw up one or two more when you have the chance. Easy enough to disassemble them later if needed.

[gritty pine]

Today I started out with a Bulb Zone base. Don't know if it will further develop but there will be more gardening. There's already a huge base in my favorite spot Safe Shallows.

[cold path]

That’s a cool biome.

[analog mantle]

looks great, i like the biome

those large bulbs are just free food too

[gritty pine]

Yeah it's great. In my previous playthroughs it was only passing by and never spend much time there. First I finally found the table corals there. They are everywhere when you know for what you're looking for.

[analog mantle]

what is the location?

[gritty pine]

on the left you can make out Lifepod 12 under my office.

[analog mantle]

oh i see now, smart

[gilded olive]

i have a bioreactor aswell

[pseudo rain]

Some pictures of my storage base located in the Lilypad Biome near ||Omega Lab||.

[signal raptor]

I like how the Seatruck dock is visible through the large room's ceiling.

The ||Lilypad Islands|| are one of my favorite biomes.

[robust stirrup]

Never thought to use lockers and partitions that way, super cool!

[pseudo rain]

Only problem is that I might need to add even more storage, as I went mining in the Crystal Caverns and am running out of storage.

[robust stirrup]

Large lockers are super good

1 quartz for 2x storage

[pseudo rain]

That's a really good deal. I might create a second storage base or rework the current one to include them. Good thing is that I have all the resources needed to create multiple bases without issues.

[true spruce]

is it okay to build my base under the spawning pod 5?

[robust stirrup]

Yeah, but it might be more beneficial to build it somewhere with better resources, and such.

But there’s nothing wrong with it

[zenith finch]

mini base thing i made out of boredom

image 2

[signal raptor]

It looks good... I've always liked the idea of a little base with an X-compartment. What biome did you build it in?

[edgy rover]

looks like midnight crag field to me or it is the void

but it's somewhere deep because even a bit of light doesn't reach

[untold yoke]

I'm a pioneer of rocket penthouses, the neptune booster's hitbox is a little weird so most of the supports are just dangeling off the side but i don't think they intended for people to build on it.. thats just me though.

you don't get views like this in the lost river💪

[fading trench]

Your base is very nice, I love the location (Rocket thrusters got to be one of my favorite biomes)

[cold path]

Love the prawn standing watch…

[untold yoke]

he's finally free from fighting leviathans (i don't know how i'm going to get him down)

[cold path]

Just build some I-compartments and a vertical connector. Or leave him there for future visitors to worship as a god.

[untold yoke]

i pride myself in making bases in the worst places possible

[cold path]

[signal raptor]

I actually quite like this base. In my opinion, compact bases look much better than sprawling ones.

[signal raptor]

I did not know that was possible. I've never built the ||Neptune escape rocket|| (until today in a Creative game; the interior looks very comfortable).

[untold yoke]

Bases that blend in/fit in to neat spots have my heart the really big ones just don't look right idk what it is about them

[signal raptor]

That's partly why I think large rooms are problematic, though they can definitely be nice if you try.

I like building bases where they are not the most prominent feature of the terrain. It makes them feel more natural.

[cold path]

Actually my last SN base I built right on the other side of that wall, we were neighbors!

I like having a mansion…. 😂

[untold yoke]

how could one single person use this much space lmao

[signal raptor]

How many large titanium deposits did you destroy to make that?

[untold yoke]

atleast you have space for you 6 trillion titanium ores

[cold path]

I did a lot of drilling. Plenty to find nearby.

Lithium as well.

[signal raptor]

I'm guessing you also needed quite a bit of lead for those foundations.

[untold yoke]

There are so many lead deposits in that spot, when I was building there i'd go out and think "oh nice a titanium deposit" then i'd go up to it LEAD next one LEAD IT WAS ALL LEAD😭

[signal raptor]

I don't really spend much time in the ||Mountains||, but I think I remember the lead deposits...

[untold yoke]

Its good if you wanna teleport somewhere or if you wanna throw hands/drills with reapers

[signal raptor]

I've had good luck with time capsules there as well.

[cold path]

Yeah, lots of lead and titanium in that pic…

Can’t really tell but that back left corner had the foundations a bit higher, did that for easier access to the two moonpool back there.

Those plants took forever to place the way I wanted. Never did really finish the middle parts with the plants. I wanted a lot more originally.

[signal raptor]

Now that you point it out, I can definitely see that.

Didn't you just plant creepvine?

[cold path]

Creepvine alternating with the bloodroot, or whatever it’s called. The silver color reflects the light quite well.

The middle grow beds had almost every plantable plant that I could find. Though I may have missed one. I was going to go through the wiki again to be sure, but started playing BZ again instead. LoL

[signal raptor]

Which was the one you might have missed?

[cold path]

That’s what I’m not sure of. With all the available plants I’m just guessing that I probably missed something.

[signal raptor]

I asked because your wording suggested that there was a specific one you might have missed. There are quite a large number that can be grown, especially when compared to Below Zero.

That said, I like almost all of the Below Zero plants. Antennae plants look especially nice, in my opinion, and they're very useful.

[cold path]

True. Sadly BZ has a number of plants that are just scenery and can’t be collected. Especially with all the beautiful creatures in that game.

[signal raptor]

I understand about many of them, but I would love it if things like the reaper's wineglass, pouch bulb, jade membrane, polycage, violet snowcone, and those unnamed, latticed green plants that grow in the ||Glacial Basin|| could be harvested and grown.

[cold path]

I’m holding out hope that they might go back and fix some bugs, and maybe add in some of the various requests the community has commented on over the years around the time that the next game is completed. Would make for an outstanding three pack.

[signal raptor]

What requests/bugs are you thinking of?

[cold path]

Just scroll back through the bug reports channel. LoL there’s a pretty good list there. I know a fair bit is being at the mercy of the game engine, but other things like the items in the game could be expanded on. More seeds in BZ, more habitat builder items, things we find in the game that we can’t scan/create, etc.

[signal raptor]

Interestingly, there are several plants in Below Zero that are obviously more than generic grasses/plants but can't be scanned. For example, the cliff lantern, mace plant, and two unnamed plants from the ||Deep Lilypads Cave|| are fairly prominent, yet the game has no information about them.

[cold path]

Yup. It was said that they ran out of time to do the graphics for the seeds and intermediate stages of growth, but no idea how accurate that was.

[signal raptor]

I wonder what the plans for the frosted leaves plant, snake plant, spine plant, and armored plant were.

[pulsar oriole]

my base after two week in survival

[untold yoke]

it's a lot of pictures but before the alien base base and the rocket penthouse this was my main base through the game.
live love sub lyfe

[untold yoke]

also i was picking up random scrap with the gravity canon and i saw the back of this one (which was just metal) and thought i'd make a cool diving board out of it but it's a menu from the aurora!?

i can bring it into my base from the moonpool but i can't pick it up inside the base😭

and you can gmod flight glitch it lmao

[fading trench]

I don't know if this helps, but if you save, quit and reload, the plate loses the gravity aspect, so you can jump on it all you want without it falling

[signal raptor]

That is a well-decorated Cyclops. I like the bedroom area in particular, but you arranged everything well. (Go, sea treaders!)

[heady jacinth]

I have a base there... though it's low down at the entrance, so I can still stick a Cyclops in there.

[thorny quail]

Mate that isn't the worst place

What about the ||sea Emperor containment||

[untold yoke]

Isnt the gate into the containment right outside of my base in that picture? The only real differance is that I couldn't bring a cyclops down there

Can you even build down there?

[thorny quail]

Dunno

[thorny quail]

But no your base is not near containment it is the quarantine facility

Aka the big gun

[minor prism]

You can build stuff inside the sea emperor facility, I've done it before

[untold yoke]

king of the hill

[quick barn]

this is just cruel

imma do it rn

[kind forum]

My base is still a work in progress but I love it so far

[wanton umbra]

how did this person get these plants?

[fading trench]

Mods. they also have a tiny bench which is only available in wrecks

[wanton umbra]

damn

what mod is this?

[fading trench]

I don't know, but it's a popular one

[wanton umbra]

where do I find such things?

[fading trench]

That seems like a question for #subnautica-modding (I genuinely don't know the answer)

[agile pollen]

Pretty sure those mods can only be used in Legacy since the update broke a lot of older mods

[tropic saddle]

No, this is actually a mod called "decorations mod", which works on 2.0, however there might be some libraries issues when used with other mods

[thorny quail]

See you can build in it

I wanna build a cyclops in it

And other places cyclops aren't meant to be

I also want to build the rocket in it

[stuck cape]

My base still needs some decorating but other than that I think it's good 👍

[deft summit]

Did you really kill the only funny thing in the lava zone and put a base on it

[thorny quail]

I mean who wouldn't

[strong copper]

two different bases made with decoration mod

[fading trench]

Would love to see the insides

[tropic saddle]

dooooooooooooooooors

[thorny quail]

Do you like my new base

I call it sea inside of habitat inside of sea

[gritty pine]

a lot of mods already catched up.

[pseudo rain]

My first proper base

[agile pollen]

Decided to throw my hat in the ring when it comes to designing bases that look cool. Don't mind my leviathan friend. I call him Tiny and he's real nice lol.

[gritty pine]

Yeah the big guys like Tiny are attrackted to crash into bases and stay there forever in some saves. And the interior design. Could you fill all the Big Rooms?

[agile pollen]

The stack of big rooms on the left is for living quarters, auxiliary power, water production, and general storage. The stack on the right is for containment tanks, growbeds, and general science stuff

Haven't finished fleshing out the interior just yet

mainly only have the living quarters finished

[gritty pine]

I'd like to see it when you're ready to show us.

[agile pollen]

👍

[exotic charm]

0.2

[fading trench]

0.2 in a scale from 0 to 0.2 is a pretty good score

[pseudo rain]

Here are all the "Rooms" (three are missing due to them beeing only storage)

And here are all my Aquariums (I tried to keep everything Biome Matched)

[pseudo rain]

Don‘t mind the line going up, it‘s just another moonpool with my seamoth above 900 meters

[signal raptor]

What biome is the one with the cuddlefish?

Also, I love the blood kelp tank with mesmers and crabsquid!

[pseudo rain]

The cuddlesfish one is just random plants because I didn‘t know what biome I should make

[signal raptor]

The eye stalk plant looks nice in ACUs, I think.

[robust stirrup]

There are several spots to find the Cuddlefish eggs

[signal raptor]

Thank you! I was actually asking about which biome was simulated in the tank, not where the eggs could be found.

[robust stirrup]

I think it’s Sparse Reef

[gritty pine]

I think all the "essential" plants would look nice in an ACU. Never tried. I'd love to plant small mushroom trees.

[signal raptor]

I wish; unfortunately it is impossible. It does make sense with the lore that states that the main trunk structure can be over 50,000 years old.

I quite like ghost weed as well.

[cold path]

Would be funny if you could plant the fungal sample, but it would take years in the game to sprout…

[knotty plover]

just crazy hard to light XD

[signal raptor]

Alternatively, since it's a sample from the cap, and I believe the "tree" is composed of multiple organisms, perhaps just the leathery cap would grow in a growbed/alien containment.

[robust stirrup]

It’s a mushroom, I believe, so this wouldn’t happen.

Unless you salavaged spores, then nothing would grow

Since spores are typically located in the cap, however, it’s likely that it should if we’re consider earth organisms.

[signal raptor]

I don't quite understand your point.

Are you saying that it shouldn't grow because it's a sample, not spores?

[robust stirrup]

That it makes sense that a sample would grow

It should grow because of the spores

If the sample were from anywhere else, it shouldn’t grow unless spores randomly drifted there

[signal raptor]

Right, that's a good point. Mushroom trees are very interesting.

[robust stirrup]

But having it take a long to grow makes sense

Mushrooms are either a grow and die in a few weeks, or live to be 100 years old kinda thing

[signal raptor]

Then again, they don't typically grow on coral underwater.

I believe only the main coral structure is said to be extremely old. It doesn't say anything about the caps...

[robust stirrup]

Fungi grow pretty much anywhere

The coral is likely quite old

[signal raptor]

That's a good point... fungus-like organisms are certainly found underwater on 4546B, including the acid mushroom.

[robust stirrup]

Also just in real life.

But yes, Deep Shroom too.

[signal raptor]

Wait, are there aquatic fungi on Earth?

[robust stirrup]

There are fungi pretty much everywhere on earth

[gilded olive]

observatory style base (creative mode)

[signal raptor]

I love how many growbeds you've utilised...

[visual light]

if i was a reaper id mess up that base with pride 10/10

[rigid leaf]

The Mansion

[spiral lava]

those reapers gon eat you

[spiral lava]

is this in dunes?

[molten shell]

WIP 🚧 I got bored so I’m building a communications tower.

[gritty pine]

Aurora the new triple view with a glimpse towards the end of my sun terraces.

[pseudo rain]

yo can plant jelly shrooms?

[steel nebula]

Looks like the border between SW grassy plateaus and sparse reef

[signal raptor]

Indeed you can! Crabsnakes come separately, though.

[median lichen]

bros got 5g internet

[pseudo rain]

What a ripoff!

[wanton umbra]

sparse reef border on grassy plateaus

[wanton umbra]

yesh

[dusky escarp]

made a HUGE lava base. Nearing the size of my shallows base. here is a picture.

I did it on my PDA because i don't want to go through the lost river again.

[dusky escarp]

It is SO long!

[signal raptor]

Did you build that in Creative mode? If not, it's very impressive to gather so many resources.

[molten shell]

I feel like a gust of wind is gonna come and knock it over at any moment.

[fringe anvil]

Just got my second base done in the under water islands now I’m going done to the lava zone

[dusky escarp]

No, I did this in freedom mode. I edited out the health and O2 and replaced it with some water from farther away. And yes, it took a MONTH to get the resources needed to do this, and I am planning to go all the way to the Aroura. That means I have to get a lot more resources. After, I am going to do the same thing in survival.

[signal raptor]

That's amazing! Where do you get your titanium?

[dusky escarp]

Limestone Outcrops, and metal salvages. But I usually get it from the Crash Zone.

[blazing snow]

Not from deposits?? Thats impressive icl

[dusky escarp]

||going to lava lakes to show lava base ||

btw this is from the cyclops

very far and very long

[blazing snow]

Your dedication is auit impressive

[signal raptor]

I never realized how much metal salvage is in that singular biome.

[gritty pine]

You can have tons of metal salvage in almost every surface biome. From Shallows, to Mountains. But most you find in crash zone.

[signal raptor]

I haven't had much luck with metal salvage in the ||Mushroom Forest||.

That doesn't mean that you're wrong, though.

[gritty pine]

Most of the time I collect everything I need from grassy plateaus, kelp and crash zone. But since I explore other biomes more. I figured you have scrap metal everywhere especially around wrecks.

[signal raptor]

That sounds about right, though in my experience, metal salvage is much more common in the Safe Shallows than the Grassy Plateaus.

There's also a lot in the ||Bulb Zone||.

[gritty pine]

In my experience Grassy Plateaus rule per Wreck you have to go twice with a seamoth and 4 storage modules to get them all per wreck. And scrap metal is scattered all over the map. Even the Dunes and Mountains have plenty.

[signal raptor]

I actually get a lot from the Dunes, partly because it's near my base.