Creepvine (Subnautica)
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Type | Flora |
| Description | Local flora found growing in shallow, sandy areas. |
| Attitude | Harvestable |
| Biome | Kelp Forest |
| Reap |  (2×2)<br> (2×2) |
| Debug Spawn | creepvine |
Creepvine is a flora species which grows exclusively within Kelp Forests. By cutting a Creepvine with a Knife, the player can acquire Creepvine Samples. Repeated knife strikes will eventually destroy the plant completely. The player can also collect Creepvine Seed Clusters from Creepvines that have them growing.
Creepvine Samples are edible, providing a small amount of food and a single point of water, and can be used to fabricate Fiber Mesh. Creepvine Seed Clusters are used to fabricate Lubricant and Silicone Rubber.
Creepvines have several variants and a different amount of samples can be collected from each:
- The thin variant, both tall and small, have 100 Health and can be harvested 5 times with a knife before destroying the plant.
- The thick variant has 200 health and can be harvested 10 times with a knife.
- The Cluster variant has two sub-variants, one having 100 Health, which can be harvested 5 times, and one having 150 Health, which can be harvested 8 times before destroying the plant. It is advised to grab the Seed Clusters before harvesting the Cluster variant, otherwise, they will be destroyed with the plant.
Appearance
Creepvines are towering green kelp-like plants that grow from the seabed. Some are so tall they reach the water's surface.
The central stipe is surrounded by smaller kelp blades. These blades increase in size and density the closer they are to the surface.
Some Creepvines grow Creepvine Seed Clusters about halfway up the stalk, which emit a yellow bioluminescent glow. These Creepvines can also be distinguished by a greater volume of kelp blades that give their upper section a thick, bushy appearance. A Creepvine with seeds has a limited number that can be harvested at a given time, but will grow them back over time.
Planting
Creepvines can be grown by the player via the Exterior Growbed or double stacked Alien Containment. Both Creepvine Seed Clusters and Creepvine samples can be planted to grow mature plants. A Creepvine planted in a single-storey Alien Containment will never fully mature.
When planted, Creepvine Seed Clusters grow into Creepvines that have seeds, while Creepvine Samples grow into the long, thin, seedless variant of the flora. Creepvines with seeds can be utilized to illuminate the exterior of Seabases without using artificial light sources. It is best to alternate seeded and seedless examples in a planter, as a full cluster of six plants can be excessively bright.
Planted Creepvines will regenerate their seeds over time.
While both versions of the Creepvine can be harvested with a Knife for the Creepvine Samples, those that are grown from the samples themselves yield twice as many samples as those that are grown from seeds. Thus when aiming for Fiber Mesh production it is more productive to grow the Creepvines using the samples.
Data Bank Entry
A kelp species concentrated in large forests, in shallow, sandy waters. Loose roots anchor the plant to the sea floor, from where it grows steadily toward the surface in pursuit of sunlight.
The stem is fibrous and rich in iron, making it both a viable base material for fabrication of textiles, as well as a basic foodstuff.
Assessment: Vital alien resource - Edible - Construction Applications
Trivia
In the current version of Subnautica, the creepvine are almost completely still, and do not move upon the player getting close to them, allowing you to clip through them. However, as seen in an old developer video, physics were being prototyped, however, due to time constraints and bugs, it was scrapped.
Gallery
A Creepvine grove
Overview
Bioluminescence
An example of Creepvine illuminating a Seabase.
The small, thin variant of the Creepvine
The tall, thin variant of the Creepvine
The thick variant of the Creepvine
Both Cluster variants of the Creepvine
Size reference with the player (at the very bottom) and a tall, thin variant
The Kelp Forest Concept art, featuring Creepvines
