As the Aurora descended through the atmosphere of Planet 4546B, life pods were launched as an emergency protocol. The only capsule left intact inSubnauticawas life pod 5. This is, of course, the life pod that carried the game’s protagonist Ryley to the surface.
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In the playable zones, there are nine other destroyed life pods that players can scavenge for valuable resources. Gamers who would like to find each of these locations as efficiently as possible can follow the instructions and coordinates in this guide, assisted by map of the area. Hopefully, knowing where to go can help reduce players' chances of being killed by hostile creatures.
Where to Find Each Life Pod
Rather than go in depth about how to get to each location, this guide will provide coordinates, as well as the map above to make spotting them easier. Life pods 4 and 7 will be covered in more detail because they can be tricky to find on the map, and require a bit of puzzling within the game to determine their location. See below for each life pod, zone, and coordinates (X, Y, Z).
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Life Pod 4
The proper way to find life pod 4 is to take the Seamoth and ride along the edge of the crash site and Mushroom Forest, on theeast side of the map. Explorers will find the destroyed life pod toward the front of the ship, directly on the border between the two zones.
Players need to be careful in this area because Reapers roam everywhere. Many gamers have trouble finding life pod 4, because every other life pod is sitting on the ocean floor. This one, however,floats on the surface of the water.
Life Pod 7
Life pod 7 is on thesouth end of the map in a zone called Crag Field, west of the Aurora and east of the Grand Reef. This pod is quite deep, so it can be annoying to locate. During the descent, there area number of dangerous creaturesroaming. Thus, it is probably a good idea to have a defense module for the vehicle the player is using. There are a couple of things to look out for if the life pod is hard to spot:
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Apart from those simple tips, most people will be able to find the locations using the map and coordinates above.
What Each Life Pod Contains
All nine life pods provide a useful item or two to help explorers survive and progress in the game. The following list will detain the important items in each life pod. Explorers can take a look at the items and decide if it’s worth their time to search for each pod. Many of the blueprints for these items come in Data Boxes, which can then be used to fabricate the item in question.
Players should note that each of these life pods was intended to bediscovered organically. Every life pod sends out a signal once the prerequisites for triggering it are completed, marking it as a beacon on the PDA. These will not be covered here, as all of the exact locations are mentioned above. Players don’t need this signal in order to discover the life pods, so long as they know where to find them.
Life Pods & Their Blueprints
Explorers may want to skip around to different pods depending on what items they wish to craft first. Players are better off going tolife pod 6 instead of life pod 13because they will get the Ultra Glide Fins data box along with a few other items. Life pods4 and 7 are the most treacherous of the bunch, with scary creatures in and around the site. Explore carefully, and stay alive.
