Subnautica Containment Facility (2025)

FAQs

How do I get to the containment facility in Subnautica? ›

There are two entrances to the Lava Lakes containing the Primary Containment Facility; co-ordinates are -300 -1270 -150 and 90 -1240 360, southeast, and directly north of the Lava Castle, respectively. The Primary Containment Facility requires the Blue Tablet to unlock, which is found in the Alien Thermal Plant.

The Blue Tablet can be found in the Alien Thermal Plant, and is used to access the Primary Containment Facility. One Blue Tablet is needed to gain entrance to the facility, and a second one is used to unlock the Moonpool room.

In order to get inside of, or put fish into the Alien Containment, the player must build a Hatch on the side. The player can then enter the Alien Containment and release caught fish into it. Non-edible fish can be added through the use of their respective eggs.

Summary: These chambers contain Alien Arches and are scattered throughout the world, located in the Northwestern Mushroom Forest, the Crag Field, the Ghost Forest, the Floating Island, the Mountain Island, and the Bulb Zone.

Best Fast Travel Location to Get to the Containment Sector

Best Fast Travel Location: Fast travel to the central executive location and then take the elevator to the containment sector. This is your first step towards reaching Dylan's location in the Panopticon.

Entering the console command startquest MG05 will start the quest if talking to Savos Aren does not update the previous quest and Mirabelle does not give the quest. To get the quest to start, complete all Winterhold related quests that you have active including any under miscellaneous quests.

The Orange Tablet is the rarest Alien Tablet. It can be found in the Deep Grand Reef Degasi Seabase on a desk. This Alien Tablet is exclusively used to access the Lost River Laboratory Cache. The Orange Tablet is craftable, after scanning it for the blueprint, but only one terminal requires the artifact.

Summary: The Primary Containment Facility, also known as the Emperor Containment Facility, Sea Emperor Prison or merely the Prison, is an Alien Base located within the Lava Lakes that serves as the final major story location.

The Cuddlefish is a friendly species of fauna that can only be obtained by hatching one of 5 Cuddlefish Eggs hidden in various locations. It takes about 20 real-life minutes to hatch.

Unlike the Alien Containment, fauna will not breed in the Aquarium. Strictly speaking, the aquarium's only purpose is decorative, other than perhaps the feature that the number and types of creatures inside can be seen without having to open the inventory, unlike other storage containers.

How to activate alien portals in Subnautica? ›

Alien Arches are one-way, and can only be activated by inserting an Ion Cube at the Principal Arch in the Primary Containment Facility or the Mountain Island Arch Cache.

You may be looking for the Sea Emperor Leviathan. The Sea Dragon Leviathan is a colossal leviathan class fauna species. It is the largest aggressive creature of Subnautica. There are a total of three Sea Dragon Leviathans on the map: two in the Inactive Lava Zone and one in the Lava Lakes.

Alien Arches are large constructs of the Precursor Race. They resemble large gateways and have a bright green, semi-transparent portal within. The Prawn Suit and the Seamoth have the ability to enter Alien Arches.

In order to get through the Heavy Containment's checkpoint, SCP-008 must be contained by closing the gas canister inside its containment chamber. Once it is contained the lockdown on the zone will be lifted, granting access to the Entrance Zone.

The interior of the Disease Research Facility is accessible via an entrance on its northeast face near the top of the structure. It is mainly a straight path from the entrance to the Warper room, with some deviation.