Too much constructions and deconstructions ?

luangzxxluangzxx Thailand Join Date: 2016-08-02 Member: 220915Members
edited August 2016 in Subnautica General Discussion
Hello, I'm new to the game and I want to know is there any disadvantage from deconstructing the building for too often ?

I'm asking this because I like to dive around the deep ocean without coming to the surface. This can be done by building the smallest unit of building, usually a corridoor(To save inventory slot) and any type of generator (Solar panel is easiest) Once I have built it I get inside, breath the air, then deconstruct it and travel further to the deeper zone and rebuild it repeatedly. By doing this, I can dive as long as I want by just having few building material in my pocket. Sometimes I also carried materials for battery charger to build it in a corridor and recharge my seaglide then deconstruct and move. I found this method to be very effective when exploring cave, finding fragments and when I want too go deeper than my seamoth, and only when there is no cost of deconstruction. I also found the solar panel to be amazing. Where I think it won't work, It works, like at the bottom of the cave under the mountain island, the solar panel works perfectly although there is no sun light at all.
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  • SidchickenSidchicken Plumbing the subnautican depths Join Date: 2016-02-16 Member: 213125Members
    If solar is working perfectly in places where there is obviously no sunlight, that sounds like a bug that needs addressing. But to answer your question, at this time there is no resource loss from deconstruction, so your only issue is the battery drain on your builder.
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  • RezcaRezca United States Join Date: 2016-04-28 Member: 216078Members
    If it's working inside a cave then that sounds like a bug XD

    As for your question.... No, I don't believe there's any downside to building and rebuilding constantly. No material is ever lost, and your base hull strength is only affected by Depth and the number of components you add on to it. The solar panel ceases to function after a certain depth, so do keep that in mind as well if you plan on utilizing this method of rapid construction and deconstruction for really deep dives!
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  • luangzxxluangzxx Thailand Join Date: 2016-08-02 Member: 220915Members
    edited August 2016
    Thank you for the answers... I can confirm that solar panel work in the cave (200m+) for me. I can even do batteries charging there. I though it was because of some types of lighting plant. If its a bug then I have to make a report.
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  • Racer1Racer1 Join Date: 2002-11-22 Member: 9615Members
    Solar slowly reduce the power produced the deeper you go, down to 250m. If this is no longer the case, then it is probably a bug.

    See http://subnautica.wikia.com/wiki/Solar_Panel
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  • luangzxxluangzxx Thailand Join Date: 2016-08-02 Member: 220915Members
    edited August 2016
    Yes.. but what is weid is not the deep but its the cave where no sunlight at all. Actually I went down the cave that is inside the mountain island's cave. Its a cave inside a cave. Then there is a big dark hole down to the lower part of the cave. I went down the hole.. keep going until reach the bottom and place a corridor and a solar panel there.. And it works. However the cave is not cmpletely dark because of so many lights from plants. So many Lithium gold and diamond there. I then quickly build a large locker storage inside my little corridor. I continously heard scary roar sounds from unknown source, very lound like its very closed but seeing nothing, only small red biters found.
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  • BloodGod22BloodGod22 England Join Date: 2016-07-06 Member: 219708Members
    luangzxx wrote: »
    Yes.. but what is weid is not the deep but its the cave where no sunlight at all. Actually I went down the cave that is inside the mountain island's cave. Its a cave inside a cave. Then there is a big dark hole down to the lower part of the cave. I went down the hole.. keep going until reach the bottom and place a corridor and a solar panel there.. And it works. However the cave is not cmpletely dark because of so many lights from plants. So many Lithium gold and diamond there. I then quickly build a large locker storage inside my little corridor. I continously heard scary roar sounds from unknown source, very lound like its very closed but seeing nothing, only small red biters found.

    The sounds are from a Reaper Leviathan who patrols somewhere around the Mountain Island.
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  • dealwithitdogdealwithitdog Texas Join Date: 2016-06-09 Member: 218343Members
    luangzxx wrote: »
    Yes.. but what is weid is not the deep but its the cave where no sunlight at all. Actually I went down the cave that is inside the mountain island's cave. Its a cave inside a cave. Then there is a big dark hole down to the lower part of the cave. I went down the hole.. keep going until reach the bottom and place a corridor and a solar panel there.. And it works. However the cave is not cmpletely dark because of so many lights from plants. So many Lithium gold and diamond there. I then quickly build a large locker storage inside my little corridor. I continously heard scary roar sounds from unknown source, very lound like its very closed but seeing nothing, only small red biters found.

    You should ABSOLUTELY go look outside the caves in the deep water for the scary noise. And film it. With facecam.
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