| Property | Details |
|---|---|
| Category | <a href="/wikis/tools">Tools</a> |
| Description | Arm-mounted jets for underwater maneuvering. Risk of shoulder strain. |
| <a href="/wikis/fragments">Fragments</a> Required | 3 |
| Source | Crafting |
"The wakemaker is a marine <a href="/wikis/adaptation">adaptation</a> of the Spacemaker EVA thrust pistol system. Travelers should be careful to rest their wrists, elbows and shoulders during prolonged use." — <a href="/wikis/pda">PDA</a> upon first creation
Wakemakers are a pair of handheld tools that allow the player to travel faster underwater.
Recipe
This recipe is unlocked by scanning three Wakemaker fragments found in <a href="/wikis/camp-one">Camp One</a>, the <a href="/wikis/old-habitat">Old Habitat</a>, <a href="/wikis/shallows-wreck-3">Shallows Wreck 3</a>, and scattered debris (see Fragments below).
| <a href="/wikis/fabricator">Fabricator</a> | Ingredients | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Fabricator | * 1x <a href="/wikis/silver">Silver</a><br>* 1x <a href="/wikis/wiring-kit">Wiring Kit</a><br>* 1x <a href="/wikis/grease">Grease</a><br>* 1x <a href="/wikis/basic-battery">Basic Battery</a> | Wakemaker |
Appearance
The Wakemaker appears as a gauntlet-type device. A thruster is mounted on the top of each unit, which rotates to match the direction the player is swimming in. The <a href="/wikis/battery">battery</a> is mounted on the back. A <a href="/wikis/flashlight">flashlight</a> is located on the front of each unit, hidden under a panel when not in use. An orange button is present on each grip, which toggles the Flashlight when pressed.
Usage
When equipped, the Wakemakers increase the user's <a href="/wikis/swimming-speed">Swimming Speed</a> to 6m/s. This is the fastest travel speed a player can achieve without the use of a Current or an enterable Vehicle. The speed increase <a href="/wikis/caps">caps</a> out and does not stack with any equipped <a href="/wikis/fins">Fins</a> or the <a href="/wikis/sea-skimmer">Sea Skimmer</a> Biomod. The Wakemakers work at any <a href="/wikis/depth">depth</a>, as well as while swimming on the <a href="/wikis/water">water</a> surface.
The Wakemakers feature a built-in toggleable light which can be useful during cave diving.
The Wakemakers require a Basic Battery to operate.
Fragments
Three fragments are required to unlock the blueprint. They can be found at the following locations:
| Coords & Depth | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|
| -334592, 421724 @ 28m | Inside cave E of <a href="/wikis/shallows">Shallows</a> <a href="/wikis/wreck">Wreck</a> 3 near research area |  |
| -327183, 427264 @ 30m | Inside cave ~125m NE of the <a href="/wikis/lifepod">Lifepod</a> |  |
| -340445, 424694 @ 18m | Debris 340' and 94m from the Lifepod |  |
| -316941, 442680 @ 29m | Research area 224m 110' from the Lifepod |  |
| -353970, 422231 @ 27m | Above the cave for the <a href="/wikis/heat-tolerance">Heat Tolerance</a> <a href="/wikis/angel-comb-2">Angel Comb</a> |  |
| -346535, 427960 @ 54m | In a cave E-SE of Heat Tolerance Angel Comb |  |
| -353785, 430593 @ 53m | 180m W of the Lifepod. Requires a <a href="/wikis/sonic-resonator">Sonic Resonator</a> to collect |  |
| -363785, 441798 @ 23m | W of <a href="/wikis/spider-dome">Spider Dome</a>. 280m W-SW of the Lifepod |  |
| -330449, 413239 @ 37m | W-SW of Camp One |  |
| -337790, 396245 @ 50m | Inside the Old Habitat |  |
<a href="/wikis/databank">Databank</a> Entry
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Equip to quick-access toolbelt. Active only when selected: extend arms into movement position. Replace battery when discharged.
BACKGROUND
A personal DPV (diver propulsion vehicle) for long-distance transit outside a <a href="/wikis/submarine">submarine</a> without constant finning. The arm-mounted form factor improves maneuverability in tight spaces and prevents <a href="/wikis/pioneers">pioneers</a> from losing the DPV during stressful situations.
Not fully hands-free, but allows inventory management, item pickup, and routine touching/scratching. Do not throttle the Wakemaker until your hands are fully extended in the movement position.
Allegations that the Wakemaker is wrist-mounted so that it can steer expired colonists back to biobeds for recycling are ghoulish and false. User experience remains the design team's north star.
Gallery
In Game
Trivia
- The Wakemakers are <a href="/wikis/subnautica-2">Subnautica 2</a>'s equivalent of the Seaglide found in Subnautica and Below Zero. Apart from their design and the missing hologram map, they appear to be identical in function.
- The Wakemaker's turbines change their spinning direction based on the direction the player is moving.
- Despite each Wakemaker model featuring a battery, only one battery is needed to power both of them.
- Unlike the Seaglide from Subnautica, the Wakemakers work while swimming on the water surface.
