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Story help (SPOILERS)
So I don't want to read a full guide, just want to find the next step... (SPOILERS)

Not sure exactly where I am but I've done a lot.

1. Repaired radio and started travelling to Lifepods, etc.
2. Sunbeam got murdered
3. Explored mountain island and the gun building but maybe there's more... have purple tablets and ion cubes, attempted disable weapon, etc.
4. Repaired Aurora, think I cleaned out the ship
5. Went to 300m depth Lifepod and the floating island.
6. Found the rendezvous point and degassi base
7. Found a bunch of PDAs etc.

Kind of died out after the rendezvous point. No more messages or radio calls.

Aliens messages a while back but they didn't lead anywhere that I can tell.

Been to all the beacons on the map that it gives...

What's next? I'm sure it's on one of the islands or something, but I'm just stuck.

Also it looks like I have plans to build the Neptune platform? But I haven't found anything about the disease or how to cure it...?

Tips
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LittleBallOfPurr Feb 4, 2018 @ 9:53am 
Originally posted by DonJuanDoja:
So that PDA was there, but it just gives me a 2nd beacon to go to the Proposed Degassi base in jellyshroom cave, which I already had a beacon for and been there, got the PDAs there too.

So now what? Just go explore the Grand Reef until I find it? This isn't making much sense. Each clue led to something until now, now it just feels like I'm going in circles. Was digging the story now I'm not so much. Ugh

Also struggling to find Cyclops depth module blueprints, seamoth can go deeper than my cyclops right now. And can't find alien containment or exterior growbed plans...

So now for the story I'm stuck at explore mountain island, explore floating mountain island, explore grand reef, find lost river, and just hope to find something... not very exciting... guess I'll just build more bases... stuck here forever.

So there should be two beacons that get triggered for the Degasi habitats, one at a depth of (250m) and then that should be triggering one for a Proposed Degasi habitat at 500m, the one you want to find.

You'll have to forgive me, having played the game so many times and so many updates since my first runs, I don't actively pay attention to those signals now as I already know the expected path.

Perhaps having found the 250m base in the Jelly caves before the Floating islands one has confused the game. Have you actually been back to the Jelly caves since? There is one PDA in the broken off hatch section at the front entrance there too, easy to miss if you just explore the main structure.

SPOILER: So the Deep Grand Reef entrances scatter the seafloor pretty much directly below that little landbridge on the Floating island, if you are bugged out and needing to continue, just go straight down from there, look for the holes in the floor and explore that cave. It's pretty big but should be fairly easy to spot the next habitat. I would re-visit the Jelly caves first though.

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Alien Containment you'll find in the base we're talking about above so normal you don't have that quite yet.

Exterior Growbed blueprints are on the Floating Islands, both the indoor and exterior can be found there.

Cyclops depth modules.... hmm, I'll look that up for you, I thought it just became automatically available, however it is built in the normal Modification Station, not the Vehicle or Cyclops Mod station.

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Let me know if you want some screenshots of the way down to that Deep Grand Reef entrance and I'll pop on and sort you out with some :)
DonJuanDoja Feb 4, 2018 @ 9:57am 
Originally posted by Wormeur:
The game is about exploration, you're not supposed to be handheld and told where to go at all points...

The degasi see base in the jellyshroom cave gives you a PDA to a proposed location of another degasi base at depth 500m in the grand reef.

For all your blueprint needs, explore deeper biomes for Wrecks. Scan the things outside the wrecks, then explore the interior. You'll often find some databox inside.

You can also check the wiki for subnautica, but it might containt spoilers.

Also you might want to actually read the PDA and other entries you get. There even is a section for clues....

Yea I'm cool with all that.

I got PDAs in jelly shroom and it's did not give me a location in the grand reef... so I think my game bugged.

I'm all about exploring. I know how it all works. I use scanners to find databoxes, looked in wikis, etc.

I got two locations for proposed bases at 250m and thats it. I'm gonna go follow them both but I think they go to the same place. Probably check all the other beacons again too. I think I missed a PDA somewhere and not sure where...

Think I need to start over.
Bugs Bunny Feb 4, 2018 @ 10:26am 
Originally posted by DonJuanDoja:
Think I need to start over.

No no you are fine, you could ignore all radio calls and PDAs and complete the game no problem, they are just clues. You are about at the place where clues start getting sparse and cryptic too.

The 250m base has other platforms around it in that cave, make sure you explore all the cave, you'll find more PDA's. Check the habitat and it's surroundings again, there are several PDA's there. One will lead you to the 500m proposed habitat.

This is your last official breadcrumb for the storyline in terms of PDA/radio calls, so pay attention to the PDA's at the 500m base and you'll get a clue that's easy to miss, but pretty plain obvious when you read it well.
Emissary Vex Feb 4, 2018 @ 10:30am 
Read the "Hints and Codes" section of your PDA, from now on you have to explore there will be no more specific waypoints
Cougarific Feb 4, 2018 @ 10:41am 
^"Codes and Clues" Vex.

The original question has already been answered but there's one theme that will carry you over all the game's "dead spots" in terms of storyline guidance: Go Deeper.

In all things Subnautica, when not sure what to do or where to go next, go deeper.
DonJuanDoja Feb 4, 2018 @ 1:44pm 
Yea I've been down to 600m+ I found one more PDA in Jellyshroom where the lady said she's going deeper but no proposed habitat at 500m...

So there's for sure a beacon for that? Like I said I got two proposed habitat beacons but both point to the same location at 250m in jellyshroom. Anyone know the exact PDA that gives you the location? I'm getting a headache from it now... just want to move on.

I'm guessing that means there's still a PDA in Jellyshroom somewhere I'm missing. I have a full scale nuclear base down there with an extra prawn suit and fully upgraded seamoth... I'm surprised I missed anything. I've farmed like two full lockers full of magnetite...
LittleBallOfPurr Feb 4, 2018 @ 1:46pm 
Originally posted by DonJuanDoja:
Yea I've been down to 600m+ I found one more PDA in Jellyshroom where the lady said she's going deeper but no proposed habitat at 500m...

So there's for sure a beacon for that? Like I said I got two proposed habitat beacons but both point to the same location at 250m in jellyshroom. Anyone know the exact PDA that gives you the location? I'm getting a headache from it now... just want to move on.

I'm guessing that means there's still a PDA in Jellyshroom somewhere I'm missing. I have a full scale nuclear base down there with an extra prawn suit and fully upgraded seamoth... I'm surprised I missed anything. I've farmed like two full lockers full of magnetite...

Off the top of my head you should have had a beacon come up for the 500m proposed habitat and shouldn't have 2 for the 250m proposed habitat.

Did you check the broken off hatch in the Jellyshroom for another PDA?

If you are bugged, which you might be, just let us know and we'll direct you there instead :)

Basically though, just go walk around the Grand Reef floor in your prawn, you'll find the entrances to the Deep Grand Reef and the next base easy enough then.
Last edited by LittleBallOfPurr; Feb 4, 2018 @ 1:47pm
DonJuanDoja Feb 4, 2018 @ 1:56pm 
Yea like I said I got a full nuclear base down there. Besides farming magnetite, gold and lithium, I've taken my seamoth around and with a ultra tank I've scoured every platform and man made object I could find. Flashlights, used propulsion cannon to move all the jellyfish... etc

Also been to both islands exploring quite a bit, been to rendezvous point, etc. I have a full base on the floating island and one under the mountain island on the sea shelf. Been around quite abit.

I think I went out of order or something and it messed it up. I found something before I should have.

I'll try just walking around in the prawn in the grand reef, I have a full base over there too up higher right on the edge.
DonJuanDoja Feb 5, 2018 @ 7:15am 
So found a few more PDAs none lead anywhere. So I just went down to the grand reef and found the base. I hate that place btw. Why in the world they built a base there... well they deserve their fate... crabsquids and warpers and mazes... got my Cyclops stuck on first try, went back with Seamoth.

Anyways found 2 PDAs down there and it gave me radio message about lifepod 2 or something CTU someone or other. Haven't followed that yet. Not long after another garbled alien message...

So I'm guessing I'll go the lifepod and find a PDA with survivor data but no leads on the story and Ill be stuck again.

Really love the mystery and the way they did it, guess I just didn't pay enough attention.

Only lead I got was PDA lady made comments about what I think is the Lost River, which I know where she made the comments but not sure how to get into the river... it's so dark down there.
DonJuanDoja Feb 5, 2018 @ 7:16am 
Oh also I found an alien sanctuary with a bunch of ion cubes in it while search the mountains above... no idea what that's all about. Hope I didn't waste a purple tablet...
Bugs Bunny Feb 5, 2018 @ 7:20am 
Go deeper at that 500m habitat and you'll find one of the many entrances to the Lost River. Story continues there.
LittleBallOfPurr Feb 5, 2018 @ 7:30am 
Originally posted by DonJuanDoja:
So found a few more PDAs none lead anywhere. So I just went down to the grand reef and found the base. I hate that place btw. Why in the world they built a base there... well they deserve their fate... crabsquids and warpers and mazes... got my Cyclops stuck on first try, went back with Seamoth.

Anyways found 2 PDAs down there and it gave me radio message about lifepod 2 or something CTU someone or other. Haven't followed that yet. Not long after another garbled alien message...

So I'm guessing I'll go the lifepod and find a PDA with survivor data but no leads on the story and Ill be stuck again.

Really love the mystery and the way they did it, guess I just didn't pay enough attention.

Only lead I got was PDA lady made comments about what I think is the Lost River, which I know where she made the comments but not sure how to get into the river... it's so dark down there.

That last base, if you look around at the floor outside, you should see a general slope going further down (Most likely the opposite direction from your way back out. Shouldn't take more than a few seconds travelling this way in a vehicle for you to notice a distinctly different biome!!

From this point on, it's going to come down to a bit of exploration throughout that new biome, it's enclosed nature makes this a fairly logical process and you're in for some real treats as you discover new things :) Congrats on finding that last Degasi base too!

Originally posted by DonJuanDoja:
Oh also I found an alien sanctuary with a bunch of ion cubes in it while search the mountains above... no idea what that's all about. Hope I didn't waste a purple tablet...

Oh haha yeah that is a very intersting bit of lore in there about the Precursors, you can craft more Purple tablets now you've found one for 1 x Ion Cube and 2 x Diamonds, so those 4 Ion cubes mean you basically traded 2 x Diamonds for 3 x Ion Cube and a great bit or story lore!
Legas Feb 5, 2018 @ 7:42am 
I believe I found a bug in the story progression. After finding both the island degasi base and the jellyshroom one, I noticed I had 2 proposed degasi habitats in the beacon tab, however they both pointed to the same degasi base in the jellyshroom cave.

As nothing pointed me towards the next step, I found the 500m degasi base and the lost river by pure chance, in fact I found the river before the 500m base... I don't know if that was supposed to happen.
GAMING_Alligator Feb 5, 2018 @ 7:59am 
Originally posted by DonJuanDoja:
So found a few more PDAs none lead anywhere. So I just went down to the grand reef and found the base. I hate that place btw. Why in the world they built a base there... well they deserve their fate... crabsquids and warpers and mazes... got my Cyclops stuck on first try, went back with Seamoth.

Anyways found 2 PDAs down there and it gave me radio message about lifepod 2 or something CTU someone or other. Haven't followed that yet. Not long after another garbled alien message...

So I'm guessing I'll go the lifepod and find a PDA with survivor data but no leads on the story and Ill be stuck again.

Really love the mystery and the way they did it, guess I just didn't pay enough attention.

Only lead I got was PDA lady made comments about what I think is the Lost River, which I know where she made the comments but not sure how to get into the river... it's so dark down there.

You know the seamoth has headlights? It's the right mouse button (not sure about if you're using a controller).

Beyond that, just keep trying to find ways to go deepter. The terrain seems designed to eventually lead you to the lost river.
DonJuanDoja Feb 5, 2018 @ 8:38am 
Originally posted by Legas:
I believe I found a bug in the story progression. After finding both the island degasi base and the jellyshroom one, I noticed I had 2 proposed degasi habitats in the beacon tab, however they both pointed to the same degasi base in the jellyshroom cave.

As nothing pointed me towards the next step, I found the 500m degasi base and the lost river by pure chance, in fact I found the river before the 500m base... I don't know if that was supposed to happen.

Pretty sure this is what I have going on. Except I haven't found the lost river yet, just got near enough for PDA lady to mention it.

Heading to lifepod 2 later, that's where the PDA from grand reef said to go. Expecting another deadend...
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