Subnautica is an exploration-based adventure game that also has a big emphasis on crafting and resource gathering. Throughout the campaign, players will come across various resources that will serve as an essential crafting item. One such valuable resource is the rubies which are very important to craft several pieces of machinery and pretty rare to find. If you are one of those new players wondering where to find Rubies in subnautica to build your first Fabricator in the game, Don’t worry- we have you covered.
What is a Ruby or Rubies?
Ruby is a valuable raw material that serves as a raw material to build advanced machinery and vehicles. It looks like a white rock with four short, red mineral spikes jutting outward & also emits a mild glow during the night.
The data bank entry describes the stone as “A hard, blood-red gemstone, made of aluminum oxide. Rubies may be processed to leverage their structural integrity in advanced vehicle construction and modification.”
During the initial release, Ruby was named Aluminium Oxide but was later changed for convenience purposes.
Essential Items crafted with Rubies
As mentioned before, Rubies are essential raw materials used to craft a wide variety of machinery. The following list contains some of the most commonly crafted items/objects with the help of Rubies.
- Fabricator
- Modification Station
- Vehicle Upgrade Console
- Habitat builder
- Cyclops Fabricator
Where to Find Rubies in Subnautica- All Biome Locations
As promised, we have collected all the locations throughout the entirety of subnautica, where rubies are available in plenty.
- Blood Kelp Zone
- Underwater Islands Caves
- Bone Fields Caves
- Sea Treader’s Tunnel Caves
- Bulb Zone
- Mountains Caves
- Bulb Zone Caves
- Mountains Corridor
- Crash Zone Mesas
- Junction
- Deep Sparse Reef
- Tree Cove
- Dunes
- Ghost Forest
- Grand Reef
- Ghost Canyon
- Grand Reef Caves
- Corridor
- Inactive Lava Zones
- Bone Fields
How to identify a Ruby in a location?
After reaching any of the mentioned locations, players must look for the rubies near any thermal vents. Just remember about the glowing nature of rubies if you are scavenging during night hours.
Similar resources like Rubies
While rubies are very important, players must also stock up other valuable resources like the ones below to progress much faster inside the game.
- Cave Sulphur
- Copper Ore
- Crystalline Sulphur
- Diamond
- Gold
- Kyanite
- Lead
- Lithium
- Nickel Ore
- Quartz
- Salt Deposit
- Silver Ore
- Titanium
- Uraninite Crystal
- Blood Oil
- Acid Mushroom
