Subnautica 2 Refund Bases Guide — How to Recover Materials

What Is Refund Bases?

Instantly remove bases and recover all materials

Instead of manually dismantling every module, this feature removes the selected base and returns all building materials and stored items.

A temporary container appears beside you with all recovered items

How to Refund Bases

Step 1: Open Pause Menu

ESC on PC or Menu button on console → click Refund Bases

Step 2: Verify the Base

Click Look At to confirm you have the right base

Step 3: Click Refund

Base disappears and a container appears in front of you

Step 4: Open Temporary Container

All recovered materials and stored items inside

Tips

Travel to your new base location first

Temporary container cannot be moved

Make sure you have enough inventory space

A Base Refund marker appears if you swim away

• Always use Look At first to verify the correct base
• Travel to your new base location before refunding
• Temporary container cannot be moved — have inventory space ready
• Empty containers disappear automatically
• A Base Refund marker appears if you swim away from the container

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The Bottom Line: This is the kind of mechanic that seems obvious after you know it, but the game sure as hell won’t tell you upfront. I learned most of this the hard way — by drowning, starving, or getting eaten. The systems in Subnautica 2 are deep but fair. Once you understand how they work, survival stops being a struggle and starts being a strategy. And that’s when the real fun begins.