Basic Battery Guide - How to Get and Craft

Basic Battery in Subnautica 2. See how to craft Basic Battery, how to recharge it using Battery Terminal, and all items that require it as crafting material.

What Is Basic Battery?

Essential Portable Power Source

The Basic Battery is fundamental item in Subnautica 2 used to power early-game tools and equipment. Since tools consume energy while in use, you'll need to craft multiple batteries or keep spare charged ones on hand during longer exploration trips.

How to Get Basic Battery

Recipe Unlocked at the Start

The Basic Battery recipe is automatically unlocked at the start of the game. As long as you have access to Fabricator, you can craft it immediately without scanning fragments or unlocking additional blueprints.

Craft Basic Battery at the Fabricator

Name	Required Materials	Where to Craft
Basic Battery	- Copper x2 - Acidic Raion Pouch x1	Fabricator

You can craft a Basic Battery in any Fabricator, including the one inside your Lifepod.

Where to Find Copper

Copper is commonly found inside caves, attached to cave walls and ceilings. One of the earliest and easiest places to gather Copper is the cave system directly beneath the Lifepod.

Where to Find Acidic Raion Pouches

To obtain an Acidic Raion Pouch, look for Acid Raion plants, which are usually found at the bottom of caves and are easy to identify by their brain-like purple growths and glowing green centers. Approach the plant and use your Survival Multitool to harvest the pouch.

How to Charge Basic Batteries

Recharge Using Battery Terminal

Instead of crafting replacements every time your battery runs out, you can place depleted Basic Batteries into a Battery Terminal to recharge them back to full power. This helps conserve valuable materials such as Copper and Acidic Raion Pouches. A single Battery Terminal can charge up to 6 batteries at once.

Consumes Base Energy

Keep in mind that charging batteries through a Battery Terminal draws power directly from your base's energy grid, so make sure you have a reliable power source available.

How to Replace Batteries in Tools

When tool's energy reaches 0%, it will stop functioning. To restore power, equip the tool, unload the depleted battery (Press R on the keyboard or Up on the D-pad), then insert a fully charged Basic Battery from your inventory.

How to Use Basic Batteries and Recipes

Used to Power Tools

Beyond powering tools directly, the Basic Battery is also a key crafting component used in a variety of early and mid-game tools, utility equipment, and vehicle components such as Power Cells.

Used to Power Up the Welcome Center

Powering up the Welcome Center early is highly recommended since it provides access to useful Biomods that can improve your exploration. Simply approach the Battery Power Outlet and insert a Basic Battery to restore power to the facility.

Items That Require Basic Batteries to Craft

Crafted Item	Required Materials	Where to Craft
Flashlight	- Titanium x2 - Quartz x1 - Basic Battery x1	Fabricator
Scanner	- Titanium x2 - Quartz x2 - Basic Battery x1	Fabricator
Habitat Builder	- Titanium x2 - Glass x1 - Basic Battery x1 - Copper Wire x1	Fabricator
Repair Tool	- Titanium Ingot x1 - Wiring Kit x1 - Basic Battery x1 - Sulfur x1	Fabricator
Sonic Resonator	- Basic Battery x1 - Titanium Ingot x2 - Lead x2 - Wiring Kit x1	Fabricator
Wakemaker	- Silver x1 - Wiring Kit x1 - Grease x1 - Basic Battery x1	Fabricator
Power Cell	- Basic Battery x2 - Strong Acid x1 - Salt x1	Fabricator

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