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PDA
May 16, 2026 at 03:20 PM
Updated wikilink target to renamed slug adaptations
The PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) is the player's primary information device in Subnautica 2. It serves as an encyclopedia, inventory manager, blueprint guide, and survival readout. The PDA also tracks genetic adaptations from the DNA Adaptation System, giving the player a single interface for both biological and material progression.
Function | Description |
|---|---|
Encyclopedia | Stores data entries for every , plant, mineral, and technology fragment scanned with the . Entries include biological data, habitat notes, and assessment of threat level. |
Blueprint tracking | Records crafting blueprints unlocked through scanning. Shows required materials and scan-completion progress for multi-fragment items. |
Adaptations | Lists active genetic adaptations from the and indicates how the player's biology has been modified through interaction with Zezura's fauna via the . |
Survival readouts | Displays current health, food, water, and oxygen levels alongside environmental hazards and depth. |
Signal tracking | Shows active radio signals and beacon coordinates to guide . |
Inventory | Tracks items carried in personal inventory and storage containers. |
The PDA works alongside the Ship AI, which is the primary narrative voice in Subnautica 2. The Ship AI delivers mission objectives and story dialogue; the PDA provides the encyclopedic data layer behind those objectives, recording what the player has scanned, learned, and adapted into. Together they form the player-facing information interface.
Specific PDA voice lines have not been comprehensively documented yet. The launch build ships with around 505 Data Bank entries spanning creature dossiers, colonist logs, geological data, Axum glyphs, personal messages, and points of interest. Specific blueprint trees are observable in-game and will be expanded in this article as documentation catches up to the Early Access build state.
