Table Coral Sample (Subnautica)

Table Coral Sample

Category: Coral Tab: Raw Materials Description: Contains trace precious metals used in computer fabrication. Acquired From: Table Coral Size: 1

The Table Coral Sample is a raw material that can be harvested from Table Corals. Together with Copper Wire and Gold, they are used to manufacture the Computer Chip. This makes the Table Coral Sample a key-component to harvest early on in the game.

They cannot be harvested by hand. The player must cut the coral with a Survival Knife or Thermoblade, or punch it with a Prawn Suit default arm, causing the disk to break off and drop a single Table Coral Sample. Table Corals can be harvested by attaching Floaters to them, which allows the Table Coral to be picked up.

There is no distinction between Table Coral Samples obtained from Green, Purple, Blue, or Red Table Corals in the inventory. They will all display an orange Table Coral Sample.

Uses

When cut using a Knife, Table Coral will leave behind one sample that slowly drifts to the ground. However, in console editions, the Table Coral will split into multiple pieces when broken. When dropped from the inventory, however, it will look like one fully formed piece.

Uses in Crafting

Fabricator

+ + → Computer Chip

Habitat Builder

× 5 + + → Scanner Room

Energy Value

→ × 70

Data Bank Entry

Each disk is an individual colony of microorganisms, filtering nutrients from the water.

Growth patterns indicate the colonies are in direct competition for positions with superior current or light. Unlike other coral species its structure is malleable, softly pulsating as it pumps nutrients to its extremities, and only turning rigid when it senses physical assault.

The jewel-like nodes in the surface are concentrated build-ups of rare minerals the coral is unable to process.

Assessment: Exploitable in computer chip fabrication