Recipe Data Card List - Where to Find

Searching for blueprints in Subnautica 2? Use our comprehensive guide to find all Recipe Data Card locations, exact map coordinates, and unlock vital vehicle upgrades.

What Are Recipe Data Cards in Subnautica 2?

Recipe Data Cards are collectible items that unlock crafting blueprints when picked up. They appear as a hologram of a computer chip when you swim near them, making them identifiable even at a distance. They are found inside wrecks, research outposts, and other points of interest scattered across Proteus.

Some of the most important blueprints in the game, including vehicle upgrade modules and base building parts, are locked behind these cards. You cannot craft them without finding the data card first.

How to Find Recipe Data Cards

Recipe Data Cards emit a hologram of a computer chip, making them easier to spot before interacting with them. Check wrecks thoroughly, explore key locations with Blackboxes, like the Research Outpost and Tadpole Pens, and use this guide along with our coordinates to track down any cards you're missing.All Black Box Locations

All Recipe Data Card Locations in Subnautica 2

Recipe Data Card	Distance from Lifepod
Anomaly	366m Northeast
Cavitation Muffler	1,981m East-Northeast
Cicada Debris	375m North
Engine Efficiency	1,311m East
Half Round Room	Multiple locations
High Capacity Air Tank	1,302m East
Interior Wall	389m North-Northeast
Moonpool	247m South
Nook	Eastern area
Photovoltaic Charger	1,780m East
Roof Antenna	Past the Welcome Center
Roof Cylinder	436m West
Roof Pump	455m Northwest
Room	Inside the Old Habitat
Small Crate	Near the Tadpole Pens
Strike Armor	1,247m East
Tadpole Depth Module Mk. 1	1,411m East-Southeast

Anomaly Recipe Data Card

Cicada Wreck: -308034, 411778, -4925
Located 366m Northeast of the Lifepod inside the Cicada Wreck (Lander Garage). The card is in the locked room behind a broken door. Repair the doors to access. There's also a Rebreather next to it if you haven't scanned one already.

Cavitation Muffler Recipe Data Card

Coordinates: -145109, 402105, -37365
Located 1,981m East-Northeast of the Lifepod. Found on a ledge overlooking the yellow pool of the Metal Farm. This is a late-game location well past the Alien Ruins.

Cicada Debris Recipe Data Card

Coordinates: -338076, 396091, -4455
Located 375m North of the Lifepod inside the highest part of the Old Habitat. Collectible during the same visit as the Quaker, Mantis, and Wu Blackboxes.

Engine Efficiency Recipe Data Card

Coordinates: -206874, 425598, -13814
Located 1,311m East of the Lifepod inside the Research Outpost at the Alien Ruins.

Half Round Room Recipe Data Card

Cicada Wreck (Empty Hold): -289154, 435324, -7854
Found in three locations. Two copies are inside the Tadpole Pens, one is inside the Cicada Wreck (Empty Hold), and one is 555m East-Southeast of the Lifepod inside a tailings village dome.

Tailings village dome: -286183, 447236, -11340
Inside a Tailings Village Dome. There's also a Tailing's Jar and a Hanging Tailing's Jar available to scan.

Tadpole Pens: -270015, 435644, -15043
Inside the Tadpole Pens base living room. You can also scan a Scout Chassis upgrade in the next room.

High Capacity Air Tank Recipe Data Card

Research Outpost: -351451, 457495, -8787
Found in and around the Alien Ruins Research Outpost, approximately 1,302m East of the Lifepod.

Interior Wall Recipe Data Card

Abandoned Outpost: -324518, 396824, -4480
Located 389m North-Northeast of the Lifepod, inside a crate on top of an abandoned outpost. Getting this data card also unlocks Interior Arch and Interior Door blueprints.

Moonpool Recipe Data Card

Cicada Wreck (Canteen): -336242, 456453, -8814
One of the most important blueprints you need to find early on. The closest one is 247m South of the Lifepod inside the Cicada Wreck (Canteen).

Nook Recipe Data Card

Coordinates: -324981, 462497, -3822
Found in the eastern area, amid a few pieces of wreckage and crates.

Photovoltaic Charger Recipe Data Card

Coordinates: -161191, 458926, -9332
Located 1,780m East of the Lifepod inside the Cicada Wreck (EVA Prep). Repair the broken door to access. This is the same wreck where you find Iso's Blackbox.

Roof Antenna Recipe Data Card

Coordinates: -302290, 445084, -6992
Swim past the Welcome Center, and you'll find this data card inside a rock cylinder.

Roof Cylinder Recipe Data Card

Coordinates: -295259, 437057, -13146
Located 436m west of the Lifepod. Sitting atop a large mushroom-like coral. Get this blueprint right after getting the Roof Antenna recipe data card.

Roof Pump Recipe Data Card

Coordinates: -305083, 451899, -26093
Located 455m Northwest of the Lifepod, where you can also find Sean Harris' Blackbox.

Room Recipe Data Card

Coordinates: -337586, 396515, -4455
Found inside the Old Habitat. This data card lets you construct and use Ladders.

Small Crate Recipe Data Card

Tadpole Pens: -273968, 436752, -15940
Found in a broken wreckage near the Tadpole Pens area.

Strike Armor Recipe Data Card

Coordinates: -214503, 444143, -19554
Located 1,247m East of the Lifepod, on a platform at 195m depth. Head 210 degrees southwest of the Alien Ruins Research Outpost to find it.

Tadpole Depth Module Mk. 1 Recipe Data Card

Coordinates: -200178, 450282, -29629
Located 1,411m East-Southeast of the Lifepod inside the cave system beneath the Needler Nest, right next to the Tadpole Haul Chassis, which you have to scan as well.

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