NEXT // PDA CASE FILE
What to Do After Getting the Prawn Suit in Subnautica
Use the Prawn Suit as your deep-mining tool: gather the materials that unlock the next depth range and follow the alien facility trail.
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ANSWER LOCK // QUICK RESPONSE
Upgrade the Prawn Suit, add a useful arm, and take it into the Lost River and lava regions for nickel, kyanite, and story progression.
SIGNAL CONFIRMEDPROGRESSION STATUS
BRING THIS
- Prawn Suit
- Depth Module
- Drill Arm for large deposits
DATA ACCESS LEVEL
Reveal only as much as you need
01 // HINTHintLOW SPOILER
02 // DIRECTIONDirectionROUTE GUIDANCE
Use the Lost River as the next staging area, then look for the path toward the lava biomes.
03 // EXACT ANSWERExact answerFULL SPOILER
Mine nickel in the Lost River, then kyanite in the deeper lava regions; use those materials for the next depth upgrades.
COMMON REASONS YOU ARE STUCK
- Entering deep zones without a return plan
- Confusing single resource nodes with large deposits
- Ignoring the Cyclops as a transport option
EVIDENCE LOG
Verification record
Facts on this page are separated from player speculation. Version-sensitive answers should be rechecked after an official update.
LAST CHECK2026-08-29
- SOURCE // 01Prawn Suit OPEN SOURCE ↗WIKI · checked 2026-08-29
- SOURCE // 02Official Wiki walkthrough OPEN SOURCE ↗WIKI · checked 2026-08-29