[No Spoiler Please] Habitat Builder

[Michael Gary Scott]

Hey guys.
I've finished Subnautica 1 two times and just started BZ for the first time. I've played 1 hour total.

I just wanted to know if it's 'normal' that I don't have the habitat builder yet at this point or did I miss something very obvious? Isn't it unlocked by default?

Please answer these two questions with no spoil :>
Thank you very much

[admiral1018]

It's not immediately unlocked like in the original. You need to find it through exploration. There are several different places that give this blueprint.

[Xeril]

Without providing any spoilers, there's no way to tell if you've missed an opportunity at the Habitat Builder yet unless you provide more information on exactly what you've done in that hour of play. One hour can be played very differently by a lot of different people.

You do not start with the Habitat Builder, nor is it unlocked by default. It is in multiple fairly obvious location that are "necessary" though the reality is that you could theoretically play for dozen hours and not find it if you simply don't pursue things that the game naturally pushes you toward. Also, you could just visually miss it, nothing forces you to pick it up.

[Michael Gary Scott]

Alright.
Yeah Xeril I had guessed, it's also how Subnautica 1 works! But thank you you both, it's what I wanted to hear :3

[Ray Robertson]

I think my first run lasted maybe 3 hrs. Never found it during that time. In my 2nd run I found it pretty early on.

[Cesarski]

I have just finished Below Zero and in this part you find everything quicker, so if this continue you are very unlucky I guess. AFAIR after around 3h I had quite a base.

[Michael Gary Scott]

Hey I just found the Dock Delta something and played around 2hs. Not sure at what point I missed it. Could someone give me just a hint? Tiniest hint with minimal spoiler :>

[Cesarski]

This 'Dock Delta something' sounds quite explorable, doesn't it? : D

[Michael Gary Scott]

Damn, well I'm close then ahaha thanks dude

[Catalytic]

Originally posted by Gabe Knight:

Damn, well I'm close then ahaha thanks dude

On the plus side, it is possible to complete the game entirely without actually building a base at all. I just completed a game where I did just that. Everything with done out of the lifepod and the Sea Work Vehicle. Once you get a storage module and a fabricator module on the truck, it's basically self-sufficient. The game feeds you many batteries and power cells, and as a bonus, you'll find that the ingredients to make upgraded batteries aren't terribly difficult to find either with a little curiosity.

The point is not to brag, only to reassure you that if you just play the game and follow the story, you will eventually run into what you need. Don't get too sidetracked by a wild goose chase unless you really want to.

[Michael Gary Scott]

I see :> Yeah much like S1 in fact
I just found the builder, thanks! I was worried mostly because in S1 you've the blueprint as soon as the very beginning.

[Bleep]

... well now you can get back to killing vampires (ref to name)