Subnautica: Below Zero

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(SPOILER) Body part bug ?
I just got Al an into my mind, and I went to crystal caves because I wanted to see a shadow leviathan out of curiosity, turns out I found one of the alien caches, I entered and Al an said there's something there to help build the body, I found a "unfinished" alien room with a big "organ" thing floating in the middle, I tried to scan it but nothing.

After that I've seen some videos about it and it's totally different and for the guy in the video the "organ" was scannable, am I missing a step ?, I already found Marguerite and turned off that big satellite thing...

https://i.imgur.com/u4M6QzI.jpg
Last edited by Puerquisimo Chancho; Apr 21, 2021 @ 9:28pm
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WonderfulWafflez Apr 21, 2021 @ 8:20pm 
1. maybe your scanned it in the wrong spot
2. for people who haven't gotten to that part in the game, please mark them as spoilers you can see how it is done by clicking formatting help
Warc1 Apr 21, 2021 @ 8:59pm 
Open your Databank and look under Research/Alien Data. If there is an entry called "Alien Constituent Parts", you have been credited for this discovery and you are able to complete the game. I seem to remember this was a bug that I encountered in an earlier play through, but I'm not positive.
Tagard Apr 21, 2021 @ 9:28pm 
As mentioned above, please mark those spoilers. Also, this may ruin the story for you a bit so read at your own discretion.
If you want an answer without a spoiler, you missed something - keep exploring!

It sounds to me like You havent been down to the fabricator caverns yet have you? The giant red crystal/block biome further down past the crystal caves is where you build the body. I personally found that place first before any body parts, and I feel as though it triggered a 'quest' to find the parts needed.

I could be wrong though, maybe you found a glitch somehow.
Originally posted by Tagard:
As mentioned above, please mark those spoilers. Also, this may ruin the story for you a bit so read at your own discretion.
If you want an answer without a spoiler, you missed something - keep exploring!

It sounds to me like You havent been down to the fabricator caverns yet have you? The giant red crystal/block biome further down past the crystal caves is where you build the body. I personally found that place first before any body parts, and I feel as though it triggered a 'quest' to find the parts needed.

I could be wrong though, maybe you found a glitch somehow.

I've been doing the storyline sooo out of order, I personally don't know where to start and which's the correct order so I did this

I've found that lady in the prawn suit, she said I have to turn off a big satellite which I did, later I went to her greenhouse and then I didn't know what to do, so I started to explore nearby the lifepod and I've found the "Sanctuary", before that I've found some of the stations, like the Phi, Omega and also the frozen creature, I just found the alien Alan plot today :v, so I'm really really lost.
Should I start a new game ?
Originally posted by WonderfulWafflez:
1. maybe your scanned it in the wrong spot
2. for people who haven't gotten to that part in the game, please mark them as spoilers you can see how it is done by clicking formatting help

Idk man, I couldn't scan anything there
Tagard Apr 21, 2021 @ 9:55pm 
Originally posted by CJ:
I've been doing the storyline sooo out of order, I personally don't know where to start and which's the correct order so I did this

Has Alan been showing you where to find artifacts since you found him? He will give you the exact position of some of the artifacts. He talks alot once you find him, so In my latest playthrough i did everything else before getting him.

My advice (what i would do) Is play until he stops giving you locations, then go find the fabricator cavern and have the conversation with him there, then after that go up back to the organ and see if you can scan it yet. At that point if you cant scan it and you dont have the pda entry (alien technologies) tben you are definitely bugged and probably wont be able to finish thhe game with your current save.


As for right now, I don't think restarting is necessary.
Warc1 Apr 21, 2021 @ 10:05pm 
One more time, check your Databank. If there is an entry for "Alien Constituent Parts", you shouldn't have an issue and should be free to complete the game.
Originally posted by Warc1:
One more time, check your Databank. If there is an entry for "Alien Constituent Parts", you shouldn't have an issue and should be free to complete the game.

Sorry, I'll check that, if it's not there, then I'll restart and go to sanctuary zero first
Originally posted by Warc1:
One more time, check your Databank. If there is an entry for "Alien Constituent Parts", you shouldn't have an issue and should be free to complete the game.

Yes I've got that databank, but it's only text about all his body parts, so what's next after that ? the fabricator cavern ?
Last edited by Puerquisimo Chancho; Apr 22, 2021 @ 6:27am
Ignis Apr 22, 2021 @ 6:31am 
The cache in your screenshot isn't supposed to be like that, which means your save is probably old and you should remove the CellsCache folder in your save file.

Then you'll be able to scan it probably. Check also your blueprint tab in the PDA to be sure you don't have it.

There is no real order in the way you got the story. If you can go somewhere, that means you're supposed to go there. Usually people find the sanctuary first, but it doesn't really matter. If the story wanted you to do it in a specific order, you would be stopped.

It's a design decision to let the player do other parts of the story if they want. Not a story logic issue that needs to be fixed.
Warc1 Apr 22, 2021 @ 11:26am 
Originally posted by CJ:
Yes I've got that databank... so what's next after that ?

I forgot until @Ignis wrote above, that scanning this alien artifact should result in a blueprint which is the objective you are looking for to progress the game. The fact that you have the databank entry is near certain evidence that you have the blueprint, but you do need to confirm that. The blueprint should be found at the very bottom of the blueprints page in your Databank and should be labeled "Architect Organs"

If it's there, you're absolutely good to go. You don't have to go tho the fabricator cavern at this time. You need two more blueprints (Architect Skeleton and Architect Tissues) if you don't already have them. AL-AN should give you markers to these artifacts over time. Once you have them, you can craft his body at the fabricator base which is pretty much the end of the story that is currently accessible.

As further background, I'm pretty sure I experienced your issue on my first play through of the current Seaworthy beta. I didn't initially realize I had to scan artifacts after being led to the various bases containing them. I had already been to the Crystal Caverns base by then, but to my knowledge, had not scanned it. Once I discovered I needed the scan, I went back but was unable to collect it. However, I subsequently discovered I had the blueprint. It seemed that there was a bug, that under unknown circumstances, caused the blueprint to pop without a scan.
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