How to Get Airgel in Subnautica: Below Zero
Airgel is an advanced material that players need to get their hands on in Subnautica: Below Zero.
Airgel plays a vital role in creating certain structures and equipment required for the player's exploration in Subnautica: Below Zero to be successful.
Like most of the materials in the game, players need to find items that will allow them to create an airgel. In addition, Subnautica requires a recipe before doing so, as the material is craftable and cannot be found in nature.
In essence, Airgel is a light porous gel in which the liquid component of the gel is replaced by a gas. The result is a substance with incredible thermal insulation. Modern material must be made at Fabrikator. To create it, you need gel pouches и rubies . It is also used in the manufacture CRAB suit.
How to create an Airgel in Below Zero
Airgel is not available at the start of the game. To open the drawing, you need to find the Gelatinous Pouch. It is also one of the ingredients needed for crafting.
Bags can be found in:
- winding bridges
- lily islands
- volcanic trees
They can be recognized by the glowing purple dots covering its darker shell.
Another item needed to craft an Airgel is a special ruby. Rubies are bright red gemstones found in:
- crystal caves
- lily islands
- volcanic trees
- Mine “Koppa”
Once one Ruby and one bag of Gel are collected, the Airgel can be crafted in Subnautica's Fabricator. Just go to the fabricator, send in the parts, and create an airgel. Here is his full recipe:
Once airgel is made, it plays a role in other recipes. These are the Distillation Suit and the Torpedo Launcher of the CRAB Suit. In the compartment of a mobile vehicle, Airgel is needed to create a Seatruck teleportation module.
So, it's a good idea to collect more than one gel pouch and more than one ruby in the biomes where they are located. This will prevent the need to return for additional resources.