Gateway Crystal
MineRawOverview
You can see yourself in this. So many versions of yourself. Of youselves. Of all your selves...there are so many. Raw minerals like Gateway Crystal fuel the entire crafting ecosystem in Subnautica 2. Every tool, vehicle component, and base module traces its material lineage back to raw resources gathered from the ocean floor. Prioritizing Gateway Crystal collection during routine exploration builds a reserve that smooths out the resource spikes of mid-game construction projects.
How to Obtain
Tips & Strategy
Look for Gateway Crystal deposits on cave walls, cliff faces, and the seafloor — mineral outcrops are most concentrated in areas with rocky terrain.
Keep Gateway Crystal organized in labeled storage near your primary crafting station — maintaining an ordered inventory prevents wasted time searching for materials during urgent crafts.
Mark rich mining areas with Beacons for return trips — Gateway Crystal deposits are distributed across the map and knowing reliable locations saves exploration time.
Scan Gateway Crystal deposits with your Scanner tool to add them to your PDA database — this logs the resource's composition and may reveal affiliated biomes where larger concentrations are found.
Subnautica 2 Gameplay
Gateway Crystal
raw · mine- Category
- Raw
- Obtain
- Mine
- Scan Time
- 2.5s