Gold (Subnautica)
Gold is a raw material found in Shale and Sandstone Outcrops. It is a highly conductive metal that is used in electronics and computer manufacturing.
Overview
- Symbol: Au
- Properties: Valuable conductive properties. Highly valuable social property.
- Size: 1
- Category: Raw Materials / Large Resource Deposits
Gold can also be found as a large resource deposit. Said large deposits are especially plentiful in the Jellyshroom Caves and Lost River. Single pieces of raw gold can be found on walls and the ground in the Inactive Lava Zone.
Locations
Gold is found in the following biomes:
- Blood Kelp Caves
- Blood Kelp Zone
- Bone Fields Caves
- Bulb Zone
- Bulb Zone Caves
- Crag Field
- Crash Zone Mesas
- Deep Grand Reef
- Dunes
- Dunes Caves
- Grand Reef
- Grand Reef Caves
- Grassy Plateaus
- Grassy Plateaus Caves
- Inactive Lava Zone Corridor
- Inactive Lava Zone
- Jellyshroom Cave
- Kelp Forest
- Kelp Forest Caves
- Lost River
- Bone Fields
- Corridor
- Ghost Forest
- Tree Cove
- Junction
- Mountains Corridor
- Mountains Caves
- Mountain Island
- Mountains
- Mushroom Forest
- Mushroom Forest Caves
- Safe Shallows
- Safe Shallows Caves
- Sea Treader's Path
- Sea Treader's Tunnel Caves
- Sparse Reef
- Underwater Islands
- Underwater Islands Caves
Drops from Large Gold Deposit
A large Gold deposit yields:
9 - 18 Gold
Uses in Crafting
Fabricator Recipes
Polyaniline
Polyaniline
Requires:
Hydrochloric Acid
Gold
Wiring Kit
Wiring Kit
Requires:
Computer Chip
Computer Chip
Requires:
Advanced Wiring Kit
Ion Crystal
Silver Ore
Gold
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Ion Battery
Ion Battery
Requires:
Habitat Builder Recipes
Scanner Room
Requires:
Titanium × 5
Copper Ore
Gold
Power Transmitter
Power Transmitter
Requires:
Titanium × 5
Copper Ore
Gold
Scanner Room Fabricator Recipes
Scanner Room Speed Upgrade
Scanner Room Speed Upgrade
Requires:
Gold
Gallery
Gold
A large Gold deposit