The Cyclops - A Complete Mobile Base - Subnautica Guides

[@hohtari1]

I like to think of myself as a practical man. I have static bases with scanners, battery chargers and food farms in strategic locations for resupply and storage of excess material. I take my Cyclops wherever i go with a pravler or a seamoth in tow depending on the objective at hand. My fears of the deep sea are the strongest i have, this game is a true horror game for me, being inside the Cyclops brings me comfort. I also like to play with buttons.

Flintlock am I the only one that has shown zero fear from all these monsters I’ve encountered?

[@tiberiumcapoo5093]

I usually just make 1 base that I go to everytime, powered by solar panels and thermal plants (Usually close to the grand reef or the safe shallows, since they always have thermal vents and lava geysers, not to mention some basic resources I can easily gather just outside my base). I hate making multiple bases, since making them in the first place is a pain. Then I turn my Cyclops in to a sort of base. No fabricators, chargers, anything that uses power because I don't like having my Cyclops getting drained and possibly getting my ship stranded in the middle of the ocean. But I do make a farm and up the storage for resources.

[@hohtari1]

My main bases are located in safe shallows very near to lifepod 5, in the SW grass fields near lifepod 17, and in the Giant tree cove in lost river. Powered by solar panels, heat sources and nuclear reactors. This setup gives me a clear and compact routes to most areas of the map and safe places to sort my shit out at. I dislike long travel, i like to have a place to seek cover from nearby. Especially when leviathans or the lost river are involved. In addition to that i have tiny scanner bases powered by bioreactors wherever needed for finding databoxes and materials. I have a locker with the components at the ready for quick deployment.

[@lukebailey3662]

That first Leviathan attack in the cyclops is spooky.

[@nickcoker9092]

Flintlock but... this game isn’t that long. Why do you need all that to finish the game

[@lwebster5005]

It would be hilarious if at the end of the video he had three seconds of footage of his cyclops being destroyed while he screams “NOOOOOOO!!!!!”

[@ouassimzayani8806]

Save button is your friend, use it wisely

[@zzztriplezzz5264]

@@ouassimzayani8806 worst thing to see as a subnautica player: QUIT: are you sure? Last save was 3h 47 mins ago.

[@superpig9458]

@Quassim ZAYANI hardcore mode 💀💀💀

[@user-zj9sx6vb6u]

​@@zzztriplezzz5264 i once did that, i got a cuddlefish egg and died, spent 2 hours and 30 minutes trying to get it back with a scanner room before realising i couldve just quit and rejoined 😭

[@clemsondriver9214]

So basically what you have is a storage locker with a steering wheel and propeller?

[@gg-gingergamingpoint1275]

Clemson Driver yes

[@chrisgjerloev]

Lol yeah xD

[@doggoawesome4479]

Yup.

[@Tabryne]

80% battery storage.

[@lucasplays1637]

No

[@EnglishGuy4]

I live in my cyclops. I added a vending machine, power cell charger, battery charger, bed and a coffee machine. It really works!

[@darkoni95]

Where do i find a cyclops at i cant find them

[@MrSimonPlays]

@@darkoni95 You find fragments scattered around. You need three for the hull, bridge and engine respectively. Then you need a bunch of lithium and titanium and a mobile vehicle bay. Got mine done yesterday, it really is a sight to see when it gets built :D don't do it in the shallows, though....

[@channawijetunga4089]

English Guy4 cyclops battery drains like crazy if you add a power cell charger...for me it felt like they drained faster than they charged up so a net loss I guess

[@evilbadger34]

Chargers in a cyclops? What i did was charge my seamoth in a moonpool and swapped the 100% battery with a dead one from my cyclops 6 times. Then later it was faster charging with the prawn suit because it has two power cells :>

[@ItsGamein]

Channa Wijetunga back when the cyclops was relatively new power cell chargers were way op, it only took 17 energy points to fully recharge an empty power cell, which gets you a profit of 183 power, infinite power lol, I used this to sustain the cyclop’s energy needs back then, they’ve fixed this since then

[@someguywithbagels5907]

The problem is that if your cyclops gets killed, that's the end of the line and your gonna have to start over.

[@tvsoul5823]

A submarine with such a hot voice would never die

[@maxblajco7643]

Do the save truck, if you don’t know what that is search it up

[@visionedspoon2821]

The plan is probably to ride it down to dangerous areas, then hopping down in your prawn suit

[@22XERO22]

Well, as long as you save before dangerous expeditions, if something does happen you can just load the last save .

[@stardustlight8630]

@@visionedspoon2821 yup the prawn suit will be targeted

[@captainhat760]

Fact: the coffee machines are a cheap infinite source of water. Ur welcome

[@MrSpicyGaming]

They may be infinite but are extremely slow. I also do not like them for the specific reason that they are infinite and should not be.

[@DreadX10]

There are no coffee machines in subnautica, there's only decaf and that doesn't count. If there was real coffee on 4546B I would have no reason to go home or anywhere really.

[@JIKwood]

The water filtration machine though could be useful considering you get salt for food and water

[@rsajay6256]

Not mad about the coffee machine's rate of hydration tho... Personally water purifier, and 👉🏽 salt 👈🏽 Salt + tube coral = 1x bleach. 1x bleach = 2x disinfected water from the fabricator, and 1 bleach takes less space in your escape pod storage than 2 bottles of water 😎. Before you even get a water purifier aim for as much salt as possible. Tube coral is easy, you can hack at the tube anywhere, not just the plates, and it NEVER runs out. Salt is common on the seabed near the seaweed forests, and in the red grass areas. Also, once you can upgrade to the thermal knife, cured (salted) fish is less important, as the knife kills and cooks fish. Going deep? Catch a few live Reggies or Peepers and take them along, and hotknife them when you need to eat, they give +food & a small +water as opposed to -water for salted fish. New game & desperate for food & water? Eat the green kelp samples for food & water, but be quick as it goes off pretty fast. Once you have growbeds and Bulbo trees / marble melons your worries are over. Oh and another interesting thing, if you're in an area with a lot of Reggies or Peepers, catch them and let them go by your habitat, they'll stay there and you can utilise them later. Oh and never ever get into your Cyclops if you have a cuddlefish following you. Your little waterbro can get stuck in the sub & die, and can also mess up the clipping of your Cyclops, causing you to fall through the sub to the seabed with indoors physics pretty much shagging your game as it happens more and more often after the first time.

Give him the entire solution to the game, why dont ya :)

[@papajawn]

Take a shot Everytime he says wall locker

[@wally3588]

Axer MC I’ll die I’m not doing it

[@MrSpicyGaming]

The point is for everyone to watch the video, not pass out drunk from it! :)

[@sabatheus]

The owner of this account is now in the hospital with alcohol poisoning. Good job, guys.

[@gg-gingergamingpoint1275]

Axer MC rip the guy that did that

[@sawyer3818]

Fuk maamn tis tippy,,,..?!' Haerd tu tipe

[@Kaaso]

i cant even imagine dying with all this

[@rdes11]

Of course you would go back to your latest save.

[@Havron]

This is why I could never play hardcore.

[@Kaaso]

@@rdes11 for me that defeats the point of the game. If there's no risk for a reward then it's not fun

[@Havron]

@OxinTER Oh for sure. I'm actually tempted to give it a go, after thoroughly beating the game in a 300 hour run wherein I did just about everything one could possibly do, and hadn't died since around hour 150, so I know I could handle it. I just really don't trust the game to not randomly bug out on me and delete my save for some BS reason. I know how to back up my saves, but that defeats the purpose. I don't really see any good solution. That said, I've been playing Don't Starve lately and am actually quite enjoying the real sense of danger that its hardcore nature gives, but that game seems to be a lot less prone to game-breaking bugs.

[@thunderusnight]

I believe you can respawn in the cyclops but if you mean dying with that in hardcore I would just quit subnautica for a while. I did that kinda when my character got glitched and kept respawning under the ground so I couldn't het out and my character kept drowning.

[@mr.jalapeno4763]

MSG, I found a way to have the cyclops to be a 99% mobile base. So there would be thermal vents around so get the upgrade for the cyclops "thermal reactor" so you can recharge its own power instead of making a base and recharge. It can also work in the lava zone(s)

[@toddkes5890]

Only next step would be figuring out a way to modify the dorsal surface to be solar panels. Deep near heat = power. Parking near the surface = more power. After that, figure out a way to use up most of the internal space and install a nuclear reactor.

[@humble_baker]

@@toddkes5890 there is a small underwater volcano in the safe shallows, if you hover the cyclops over it you can recharge it, plus if you use ion power cells you always have more than enough energy to get anywhere and back before you need to recharge

[@expiringdate9679]

Todd, they made that module, but unfortunately it’s only for the SeaMoth, and why are you driving the Cyclops near the surface?!

[@toddkes5890]

@@expiringdate9679 To get to/from locations in the Shallows. With all the storage of a Cyclops with Lockers, it almost becomes a home away from home

[@Hraesvelgre]

@Yeti Confetti when you use the cyclops shield generator it shoves the leeches off.

[@matthewh2503]

I can confirm this works. Build one immediately and play the entire game in the cyclops. It really changes the feel, and I recommend it

[@isdrakon9802]

I never built it, mostly because it's more work than I found necessary to build it and trying to navigate it is cumbersome. I also only built two bases, one surface side and one around 900 meters

[@brandonhall6047]

So I bought this game because I have a deep down crippling fear of ocean depths and giant sea creatures.... I'm so addicted and I love it so much. I think my wife is getting aggravated lol

[@sergjim2377]

Now try it with VR.......

[@julianmrtns1819]

@@sergjim2377 don’t even start 🤣🤣🤣

[@gargillaape5292]

ive beaten it 12 times, and the deadzone still scares me, nothing will ever be scarier in subnautica

[@_Cool_beans1]

@@sergjim2377 there is VR!?!

[@zzztriplezzz5264]

@@gargillaape5292 I don’t know why it doesn’t scare me. Maybe it’s because I have actively gone out to kill the leviathans on my own free will, instilling a sense of control.

[@deadchannel8968]

did anyone else think that the locker glitch actually looked kinda cool from the outside

[@danielvasquez1843]

Bucket 'O Anxiety yA

[@frozenmagicaster2724]

Looked cool

[@pattrick700]

Bucket 'O Anxiety yeah!!!!!

[@kalidos7681]

me

[@isaacwebb5480]

Adidas logo

[@welshcrusade9837]

I find the sonar incredibly handy when going on an expedition to the lost river

[@shittttttt8016]

The brine is easy to follow, personally I see this as a waste of power cells :/

[@welshcrusade9837]

@@shittttttt8016 not in the entrance with all the trees. It's sometimes hard to keep track if those. Also, you can have infinite power if you pop a prawn suit with a thermal reactor onto a thermal vent, and use it to charge the cyclops' batteries

[@shittttttt8016]

WelshCrusade yeah I guess you are right, I never use that entrance I usually use the grand reef one and that’s easy to navigate without any support on your cyclops you just need silent running past the ghosty

[@willhelmkristoffersen4141]

Same, its easier to not get a hull breach or crash!

[@killman369547]

tip for cyclops: only install power cell chargers if you're running the thermal reactor module (the charging glitch is fixed)

[@dancoulson6579]

Yeah this is really good advice. In my sub, I only have the battery charger. I use six ion power cells as the primary power source, but have another six regular cells for backup power. Same for the prawn suit - Two ion power cells for normal use and a regular one for emergency power in the onboard prawn suit storage. Whenever I go out, I always make sure to carry two fully charged batteries. I make it routine that when I get back, the first thing I do is charge batteries, charge power cells etc. It's a good habit to have.

[@leosefcik]

Lol u have an Adidas logo on ur Cyclops

[@Marcus001]

The Slav Cyclops

[@bluestingray8955]

The Phoenix Slavclops😂👌

[@0x00Fyou]

And hes not even sponsored fucking capitalists

[@James.E90]

TRIPALOSKI

[@tubelesstrippin]

It's a did das not Adidas in pronouncing

[@evilbadger34]

I used my cyclops as my base the whole time I played, it worked great i only had bases set up around for power but then I took them apart because I didnt need them anymore. Its so nice when you are in a dangerous area but you are in your base :)

[@GutsInBerserk]

Tip: Have a whole section of storage filled with water (preferably water fabricated from bleach due to ease of access and how much can be made). This is to allow the planters to be filled with more filling plants such as potatoes. If you don’t want to do this, then load up on marblemelons in planters. You can also be like me and have two planters filled with potatoes and eat every single one when you’re almost dehydrated to death :D

[@Prokerboss]

I like marble melons more coz it’s not like you’re gonna find coral tube samples everywhere when you run out

[@EmmaTheSmol]

i do that with lanterns cus they require no maintenance or replanting

[@TheAwesomes2104]

Subscribed the second I saw you subtitle your videos. Thanks for taking the time to be as accessable as possible

[@Vandragorax]

I remember when we used to be able to build a solar panel on top of the Cyclops, that was always awesome :D Shame it was a bug and they fixed it lol I always have a static base now, for recharging batteries and growing food. But I still spend more time in the seamoth or prawn.

[@nathanj2439]

James Kaplonek you could just add that upgrade that charges the cyclops in hot water and just sit near a vulcanic or hot spot to replenish the cyclopses battery and then you wont need a static base

[@nathanj2439]

Logan Wolfbane but if you are just using it as a mobile base, you dont need speed.

[@JIKwood]

James Kaplonek maybe make spots to attach them like astroneer?

[@DartLuke]

It is really strange that Cyclop can't recharge by solar. Probably devs didn't add this option because of balance

[@kef0205]

@@DartLuke exactly that, they took it out because having solar power on the Cyclops made a lot of players hang around too long near the surface rather than taking it down which is what its real purpose is.

[@TWINK50105]

MOAR WALLLOCKERS

[@sawyer3818]

Wall lockers made me drunk

[@STOLIKable]

r/youngkidsyoutube

[@jsoc2424]

9:18 gee. I never knew you liked wall lockers. I mean, after seeing the bottom floor, I thought you hated them.

[@TospikKing]

Lmao

[@crow12254]

🤣 lmaoo

[@amandadaniels5210]

Wall lockers have joined the chat

[@CriticalChum]

Planters have joined the chat

[@kris-oi4zd]

*Ghost Leviathan has joined the chat* "Ah,a good meal!..... if only i can reach it and if i could go out of this void..."

[@shittttttt8016]

*eated a planters and all of a wall lockers XD LOL*

[@thunderusnight]

Wall lockers *A R E* the chat

[@thatsincorrect8181]

Been watching these, since I'm a 26 hour scrub, and these are extremely helpful! I appreciate peeps like you, new sub. :D

[@NejiWesternmage]

Note you CAN get infinite power on your cyclops. For each Efficiency mod you make things cost less. So instead of costing you 200 to charge a powercell of 200, you can make it 180, at a 10% discount. The effect stacks however it means you have to constantly cycle the cells, due to your only getting the discounted % back as returns

[@forehand101]

My own version of the Cyclops Base is similar, but has notable differences. First was a lot less lockers, I never once had to make extra lockers outside of the entrance and locker area except for specific things I'll get into in a second. Also, I kept one resource per locker except for a few that were labeled PRECURSOR or CREEPVINE which contained anything I could make or get from that; SILVER contained wiring kits also and COPPER had copper wire too. Used prawn suit to gather materials if I ran low. From the control area , I added a standing locker on the right side of the sub next to the big hatch for extra or unused equipment like propulsion cannon, fins, the radiation suit after I fixed the leaks. I also added a lab counter on the left side of control room behind the hatch for decoration. Just past the hatch, I had my single person bed with two pots with the chinese plants on either side of the it and an Aurora poster above it too, all on the left side. On right side of this area, I had two standing lockers, one for misc tech and the other for health, food, and water. Alongside these where a fabricator, modification station, a battery charger, and a power cell charger. A health kit thing remained mostly untouched above the hatch side of this small area. In the main area of the ship, I had a trash can and a coffee maker (mostly decoration) on the front left side of the ship, vending machine on the front right (also decor), aquarium on the elevated part near the middle hatch across from the access for storage and upgrade for the prawn suit, and a grow bed filled with the marblemellon plants for food in front of the creature decoy thing. A storage locker next to the creature decoy held all my batteries, power cells, and of course the decoys. On the walls of this area was misc posters and a radio that looked more like a router because of how it interacted with the wall. Last thing I had was that kitty poster above the engine. I had the thermal upgrade in the cyclops so I can charge power cells and batteries in heat areas without worrying about power. Other upgrades were the shield, sonar, efficiency, depth, and I can't remember what else, but probably the prawn repair one. Never used the fire suppression system tho, never went full speed and used the shield to avoid attacks. Overall, my cyclops became my home. I had only one base the whole game that I stopped using after I got the cyclops; I never even really made a temp base although I had two lockers dedicated to such a thing. Temp base included a single corridor, hatch, battery and power cell chargers, glass for windows, two flood lights, and it was all powered by a thermal generator and one of the power conduits if it was needed.

[@holynder3181]

A good place to put an outpost is the lost river. You can charge the cyclops at thermal vents, gather the plentiful resources, progress the story, etc.

[@alexjohnston2734]

This sub layout was amazing, but your point of a leviathan taking it out was a terrifying thought.

[@ironranger1087]

And then it explodes with everything inside

[@jodysgamingchannel9480]

That last comment about Levi's smashing this "base" after so much went into it gave me a legitimate chill.

[@thomask5295]

If you have the THERMAL upgrade for the Cyclops and you are down at the ACTIVE LAVA, or any other hot zone FTM, you can charge power cells inside the Cyclops and the heat will recharge the Cyclops own power cells. So you have pretty much an unlimited supply of energy onboard. Also, I recommend building all the basic upgrades (the ones that need the station in the moonpool), so you will never need any other base at all.

[@AmbientChamber]

God damn this looks great. I’m on my second play through and I have a cyclops so I might consider doing a less permanent version of this

[@Mautivicz]

This was a great tour. Playing Below Zero with the great and much more practical truck rn, I still kinda missed the customizable experience from the Cyclops. Loved to see how you put the interior to good use. Had my bed and planters and even the Fabricator in the same places back then. It was nice to see, so thank you.

[@taurussoberano4813]

Just an advise, energy cell recharger inside the cyclops is a little useless, it drains the same energy amount from your cyclops to recharge the same at the power cells, the easiest way i like to do is get the thermal reactor module and park the ciclops right above a hotspot, theres also one on safe area, so you can recharge your power cells directly from the cyclops power cells bay.

[@klausschaap1834]

Yeah its not recharging but transporting energy that way. I dont understand how people are so STUPID to think it would work 😂

[@nathanfisher6925]

a bit late to the thread but thought I'd point out a few things. first you can place things much more densely than that, I have four lockers, radio, batt charger, trash, mod station, and more just up in the front section. Second, the best source of food and water is bulbo trees, just a row of three pots will keep you permanently fed and watered. (tho you may want 4) I have a base with a huge peeper aquarium (5 level) and water filter and that keeps my cyclops lockers stoked with salted peepers and bottled water for prawn excursions, so I have no need to keep live fish onboard. You can also place 6 lockers up front beside your fabricator, and four pots for edible flora variety at the VERY rear of the ship on the upper level. (to keep melons, taters, bulbo, and lantern) Thanks for the idea on where to place the bed, that works well. Another good suggestion is to keep a full set of fully charged ion cells handy "just in case".

[@Lyserus]

You can simply restock yourself with a vending machine and 4-6 coffee machines ; )

[@MrSpicyGaming]

Yes you can but OMG that's a lot of hassle.

[@Lyserus]

MrSpicyGaming it's free tho, no fish catching or energy cost ;) Click all coffee machines twice, then go get snacks to eat, coffee will jump in your inventory wherever you are, with enough coffe machines you can get 48 water （6 machines）in one go

[@billcipher147]

+李昊 But then again you could always just build an alien containment and breed reginalds. It'll give you so much food that you won't even know what to do with it all. It's a lot more efficent since they dont take up much space and you can take them wherever you want.

[@TovenDo.O.Video-]

Plant bulbo trees inside the cyclops and every base and you're set for life. They give a fuck ton of food and water at the same time.

[@Eloryan]

melon are so much better (+14/+12 VS +8/+10 for bulbo) and for less space in growbeds ;) bulbo are too long to grow compared to melon (in the end, melon is just the best of all)

[@aeroripper]

This is pretty much what I did with my cyclops in both my play throughs of the game. It makes it so much better to have all your resources in one central place you can take with you. I put lockers on the other side too for mostly fauna/flora stuff.

[@k66754]

I love when you go to the lost river and a ghost blows up you ship

[@nickelgaming786]

Damn, I'm dumber than a kangaroo in a bar on a Sunday morning. Why didn't I ever thinking of having stuff to make a base if I ever was gonna plan on staying at a certain spot for a bit. Thanks for the tips lad.

[@amed2408]

This is the whitest thing i've read in a while

[@lun4rfl4r3]

Australian spotted

[@audreydelaughter4320]

This was suspiciously specific.

[@nickelgaming786]

@@audreydelaughter4320 shhhhhh

[@tonybaloney4985]

If you use a seamoth with solar chargers or a prawn with thermal reactor you can self sustain completely

[@Traeknald]

the idea of holding all of the resources you need to make a base to recharge is really interesting I'll make sure to do that

[@mackbonham1]

Stuffing a bed into any nook that will hold it mirrors real-life submarine duty more than you may know :)

[@maelys199]

Charging ion cells in the Cyclops has indeed been patched. You will need to make at least one base to stop at for charging your cells.

[@Hawkido]

Get the Thermal charge Mod for the cyclops then just park on or near a heat source (lava or thermal vent). Voila all your stuff is charged at about the rate of a single solar cell, but more than fast enough to charge your batteries and powercells and keep your vehicles charged.

[@DreadX10]

You can do one better. Have the thermal upgrade on the prawn-suit and give the prawn 1 empty (or partially charged) powercell and walk it to/in some hot water. Especially useful for thermal vents that the cyclops can't reach (at least not the 60 degrees Celsius part). Take some extra empty cells on your person and swap them as you go.

[@Chookity-Pok]

@Jessen :D how do you manage? I've tried it but I just sucks the energy out too fast

[@gasalpha879]

Dunno I play rn and I can recharge my cells at my cyclops

[@mentalmelon3338]

i love how his intro looks like the intro to a 2012 flash game

[@FanninSean]

i’m three years late on this but i just started subnautica and i refuse to watch anyone else play bc i can’t get enough of that accent

[@OneCrafter17]

Thank you. I will take this into account for my survival world!

[@Kamagel007]

Try this on Seamoth. Unlimited powaaah! (and fun!Especially electrocuting levi's) 1.Depth module 2.Hull reinforcement 3.Solar charger 4.Perimeter defense system 5.Ion battery

[@syncto_]

You can electrocute Levis?

[@tiberiumcapoo5093]

@@syncto_ Yup. Makes them let go of your Seamoth if you're swimming away from one. Saved mine when it got caught by one awhile back.

[@syncto_]

@@tiberiumcapoo5093 Ah i didn't know thanks

[@anderssrensen7533]

you forgot to talk about what happens to stuff when cyclops gets destroyed :p

[@jamessanzio3304]

Make sure to save

[@illu_ow1652]

n that is the most factual statement

[@JohnsonTheSecond]

old video

[@antimatter7337]

i have a cyclops for safer areas and one for the more dangerous areas ones stocked the others made for short trips and after use is parked in a small cave area where its safe they both have a prawn docked so if one goes i still have the other ill only exit and load my last save if i lost something important

[@richlebarron8957]

I cant believe I slept on this game for so long. These videos helped Me so much Thank's!

[@gaso3035]

I was thinking of this myself glad someone is trying it out

[@hollow_9476]

Damn this gave me flashbacks of my cyclops and ghost leviathan attacks and how many times i had to load a save because it got destroyed 🤣😂

[@redbepis4600]

4:02 that looks pretty cool actually. Like a logo or smth

[@KonpakuYoumu2003]

Adidas Cyclops

[@dakotabrannan7941]

Him: now you might need more wall lockers... Me: That's too many as it is!

[@Geckey53]

I just have a moonpool with cell and battery chargers with solar panels in the safe shallows. And I have a seamoth in the moonpool. Just a simple station setup idea. EDIT: You actually can put a modification thing, not the whole station but the table type one (I don't know what it's called) inside a cyclops.

[@ttty2242]

modification station

[@Prushka]

he was talking about the vehicle upgrade console that you make depth modules and other stuff with

[@ttty2242]

@@Prushka crap that was what I meant

[@Eloryan]

No way, it's impossible !

[@welshcrusade9837]

@@Prushka how do you do it? That would be so helpful

[@NishiTheRat]

so that storage locker section that glitches through the wall while unintended makes the cyclops look even cooler especially if you recolor the lockers... neat... I'll keep it in mind for amazing reasons

[@Jesteban-fu8qy]

I've been playing like crazy to figure out a way to make my Cyclops a mobile base. This helped a lot. Thanks!

[@puffer_fish0075]

Your southern accent gives me life

[@sqwido7424]

if only the cyclops could cary the prawn and the seamoth at the same time

[@starmix4349]

I wish it was an upgrade

[@ChristianAuditore14]

There is no reason for it to note be able :(

[@emperorofgondar]

If you could only still put solar pannels on the Cyclops.

[@octanewhale7542]

useful video after 5 years :) played below zero a few years ago now im playing the first one for the first time lol

[@piercem.5143]

Fun fact: i forget what theyre called, but there is a plant you can get from the mountain island that gives you 10 water. Just one of those in a growbed and boom, water problems disappear. Edit: theyre called bulbo trees

[@onionpie310]

Pierce M. Marble melons are far better

[@mrnickbig1]

The Cyclops can't do quite everything, but, TBH, you can easily use the PRAWN and portals to quickly zip to a shallows base for access to a moon pool, if you have any sense. Upgrade the PRAWN jets, use grappler, and mount thermal module, and you can quickly travel in style. It is also a good idea to deploy beacons at the portal arches.

[@jorgeandrespalma2134]

Unless you're a pro, I wouldn't recommend using the Cyclops to other things that aren't transporting your Prawn somewhere. Especially don't put all your inventory in there. It takes one misstep to find a leviathan and all your inventory is gone.

[@gingervikingjesus2351]

Hell, I'm glad I'm not the ONLY one who used the engine room sub levels as additional storage!!😆

[@Niksstuff]

Cool really useful! It helped me with my expeditions

[@kean8994]

The lockers sticking outside looks like a sponsor company and looks like a very cool icon lol XD

[@jati891]

This cyclops is more equipped than my base :v

[@lilmonstergames5499]

Great Video! i liked it so much i did this with my Cyclops. When i started doing this, i found the Auto sort locker mod, and easy craft mod, now i have lockers everywhere. and when i want a new base, i put the Cyclops next to the area i want to build in, and the easy craft mod pulls everything from the cyclops storage lockers to build what i need.

[@leosefcik]

Look im the opposite u like wall lockers and i like to fill up my multipurpose rooms with mazes of freestanding lockers

[@frisianmouve]

I like wall lockers because I can label them. Two for titanium, one for gold, one for silver etc. Although I suppose you can remember which is which

[@welshcrusade9837]

I always order my freestanding lickers in the same way: Titanium Glass Copper Sandstone Shale Deeper stuff(e.g. kyanite or crystalline sulfur) Sustenance(food and water) Tools Organic materials Alien stuff

[@leosefcik]

Samon17044 lickers

[@justwanttocomment4935]

I'm the same but I've got 10 multipurpose rooms filled with the standing lockers just incase I need my storage (Dont do it, it drained my resources and I still have like 5 not filled)

[@Prokerboss]

@@welshcrusade9837 I make it Titanium Electronic Survival

[@PGF1892]

12:32 I dont know if it was not the same then, or if you know now, but when a cyclops gets destroyed, the wreckage sinks to the seabed right where it was. It always stays there. Basically the only difference is theres no power, no oxygen, and you cant move it. You can still access any storage that you have in the cyclops. It also drops some metal salvage too. Although the destroyed model for the cyclops is always the same. The back is torn off, the cockpit window is broken open, and one of the vehicle bay doors is ripped off. I truly wish that one day the destroyed model will reflect how it was destroyed. :(

[@denny4551]

Tried this once when I first got my cyclops. I moved all of my stored items onto my cyclops and then saved. Went for a stroll and didn't know there was ghost leviathans in the dead zone.... Cyclops and all my items gone.

[@user-fl5vx1yq3z]

Why didnt you load your last save?

[@sabililililililililillillah]

Sorry for late three year,anyway you earn my respect for making this video

[@magic-bl2iq]

Sorry for late three year,anyway you earn my respect for making this comment

[@MjSullyboi]

I like the lockers there is it looks like your very own symbol

[@jonathanjoestar__]

the way i do it: have enough storage for basic things, and 2-3 lockers designated to an 'emergency base' if i need to set up a small camp somewhere. a vending machine, 3 coffee machines, a bed and upgrades: thermal reactor, efficiency, depth mk3, repair module, hull reinforcement, sonar. if you pilot it correctly you wont even need the fire suppression system. the emergency base stuff should be for a large room, hatch, power supplies, water, indoor growbed, fabricator and battery+power cell chargers. the vehicle should always be a prawn suit.

[@WYKLO]

you have the "Y'all accent"

[@aidencruz1042]

Also known as the southern accent

[@deanhollywood8868]

“Hey cletus”

[@poisonedideology87]

I have a "y'all accent" XD fuck

[@andrewkahn3257]

Y’all accent XD

[@Luke-yh9nm]

you mean southern???

[@CriticalRoleHighlights]

I always use my Cyclops as a mobile base. All I do when I start out is I stock up on rare materials (uranite, ruby, silver, nickel ore, etc.) and materials you can only find in the Kelp Forests, such as Seed Clusters, Creepvine Samples, and Stalker Teeth. Also, you have to see to it that you actually plant the vines as often as you can or you'll kick yourself if you ever need some Fiber Mesh or Bleach for whatever reason and have to go all the way back to the Safe Shallows just to get 4 or 5 of them. I also see to it that I build all the upgrades I need for the Cyclops before I start moving towards the lava zones. The Thermal Recharge upgrade is invaluable early on since it can be used as early as the Safe Shallows at the small underwater volcanoes. The biomes in-between Inactive Lava Zone and Safe Shallows have a tendency not to have a lot of the stuff you require in order to build bases and other things you need further on into the story.

[@kemp1222]

Critical Role Highlights Hey what's the current state of the cyclops with regards to the damage it takes and it's survivability? I see lots of people complain about it but they're from a few months back

[@spencerwang2424]

I just keep the materials to build a base in my storage with a moonpool and everything. I just deconstruct it when im done.

[@Prokerboss]

Brain size: ♾

[@SomeGuy-m5f]

9:27 I hate the label because I will accidentally click it instead of opening the locker and doing this after you're mad because you left the base and forgot something is the equivalent of getting you're pocket stuck on a door handle when you're mad

[@gr1m720]

Latern trees can work too,since only two trees (not all fruits taken off) can fill you,its just your choice both are effiecent

[@Squantanamo]

The answer is not until you get the thermal charger

[@MrSpicyGaming]

I used the Cyclops as my mobile base before the thermal charger was ever added to the game. The thermal module is a great help but with a good supply of power cells the Cyclops is still a viable mobile base.

[@Squantanamo]

Idk I guess I planned poorly when j ventured into the deep. I had to ration power and basically try to make it to the ILZ to craft the thermal reactor

[@cairnarunir]

I beat the game without a thermal upgrade for either the cyclops or prawn. I also didn't have the grapple hook, or sonar or shield upgrade. And I only had three ion power cells

[@sarkazpotato]

@@cairnarunir you sir almost committed suicide

[@cairnarunir]

@@sarkazpotato it was difficult to say the least. I will say that the builder tool, thermal plants, and rechargers become your *best* friends

[@ihaztehSNIPAH]

hahaha I love the way you say Magnetite "Magna-tot"

[@YesImACat]

You totally can turn the cyclops into a mobile Base. Yes. I been living inside mine from the very beginning. The only inconvenience is the Power Cells. But you can Recharge them if you have a seamoth with solar charge module.

[@robindonvez7887]

Finally, Ninja is being seen as a pro player

[@samg10018]

Amazing video you deserve more subscribers. Edit: This comment was posted when he only had 500 subscribers.

[@MrSpicyGaming]

Thank you!

[@justindurfee9375]

I learned from another KZbinr called IGP that the Cyclops can also be fitted with solar panels on the top. It's a slower solution compared to the chargers, but it could potentially be a lifesaver.

[@MrSpicyGaming]

That was available during early development but has long since been removed.

[@PaulieJ2112]

If you're no concerned with aesthetics, you can get a lot more storage on the main deck but, I hadn't thought of putting grow beds in for food so I'll need to change mine up a bit. Will try to screenshot/video my setup later to show. Regardless though, the power drain is a pain to work through.

[@codybaker1255]

The cockpit would be completely bare, save for a fire extinguisher, a wall locker full of spare extinguishers, a fabricator, and a coms setup, the room just be hind the Cockpit would be the living quarters, with a coffee machine and a vending machine, the room just aft of that would be the med-bay and grow room with some over flow storage of med kits as well as battery/power cell chargers, then the engine room would have all of the items stored up in it that are pertinent to the Cyclops like upgrade modules, and some fire suppression items as well as a few spare repair tools, then the lower room just aft of the entrance would be the main storage room, the room just under the engine room would be for more over flow storage, and in the main airlock room, there’d be several “dump-chests” (wall lockers) for any resources I need to get out of my inventory quickly. Also, one of the chests in the foreword airlock would be filled with the resources required for an outpost. The Cyclops would also be outfitted with a Prawn Suit for mining, or a sea moth for exploration and escape. There would also be a “main base” but the cyclops would be a fully outfitted mobile base so if the main one fails I’m not caught up shit Creek with out a paddle.

[@poopooegg4179]

ya know if the cyclops explodes everything inside is done for

[@saxonstubbs7376]

Pinkie exit game Load game

[@poopooegg4179]

thank you

[@acloaker600]

Don't forget whatever is attacking your Cyclops you can just grab a satis rifle and a knife and go to town on dat ass

[@orbe5533]

have you heard of common sense like a sheild generator shields you from leviathan class flora and if you every now and then... chill at a thermal geezer or vent then easy dub you just made a sustainable power supply for said cyclops

[@ajsmith8587]

@@orbe5533 Leviathan Class Fauna* Flora refers to plant based organisms or fungi.

[@kendavidson7114]

Fun tip if you move your lockers a bit apart you also get to use the cyclops built in lockers

[@rmfuncar402]

I have a full wall locker *FULL* of power cells *(they are fully charged)*

[@dolphinl4020]

If you're sticking around for a while after you get to the active lava zone, then i suggest getting the thermal charger. also, between the bridge and the vehicle bay section, you can places those freestanding storages back to back to allow more space to place more freestanding storage. any other amenities such as the radio and med kit fab can be places in the vehicle bay or cockpit.

[@deanhollywood8868]

He has the “hey cletus” accent hahaha

[@Marcus-gh8bh]

To any new players looking to do this. proceed with caution, leviathans can destroy your cyclops, and then all you’re items will be gone

[@mrsmoovs664]

I've done that before and I had to start from scratch

[@aeroripper]

You can retrieve everything from your dead cyclops (lockers). Still a pain tho.

[@gamerspro0255]

then I'll laugh when those cyclops destroy the leviathan XD

[@kaimikalaniYT]

I know this vid is three years old, but I just got back into this game (Got mad at my first ever perma death run and died at the very end right as everyone got healed) and I have a bunch of bases, but I use this as my base when I am going to the lost river, dunes, mountains, crash zone, etc. Basically, whenever there is leviathans so I can be silent while I get supplies from those areas. I do have multiple bases though, with scanners, battery chargers, power cell chargers, etc. My new perma death world is all decked out (Yes, I know I died before but I have learned my lesson and will be extra careful) I also have all my bases and this base in a regular world too. Covid has given me tons of time, lmao

[@avigokuu]

super helpful guides you have here. big thumbs up

[@Dhalin]

Would like to comment that this video was done during Early Access, but overall it's still a decent guide, though a few things have changed: IIRC, you can no longer build a Power Cell Charger inside the Cyclops. Not sure about the Battery Charger. Second, I highly recommend always keeping the Thermal Reactor module installed; there are lots of geysers spread throughout the whole map, and if you were ever running a little low on power, just park it ontop of a geyser and wait for a recharge, perhaps while getting out and doing stuff. Said geysers are nearly everywhere, and they are basically refuelling stations on their own. That way you don't have to worry about power cells, just don't run yourself dry, maybe keep one fresh set of cells on-hand for emergencies. On the topic of growbeds and plant pots, there's a certain amount of food that's just overkill and this is getting pretty close. You only need enough food to last you until the next plants grow as you can't take the plants with you (they'll rot) and they really don't take that long to grow. I would say two small pots full of marblemelons would easily sustain you indefinitely on both Food and Water, and if you were really paranoid about accidentally eating all of them, do a 3rd small plant pot just in case. That said, you still need the vehicle upgrade console for the PRAWN Suit's upgrades, so you will actually need a base somewhere in the world that you can build said upgrades with. Though to be honest, all of the upgrades you build with said console (with the exception of just one: the thermal reactor for the PRAWN) take, at worst, Nickel and Crystallized Sulphur, both of which can be gathered with a Seamoth (though just barely). Once you make all of those, you're free of needing a stationary base entirely as the depth modules' upgrades are actually built at the modification station that you can place in your cyclops. Also want to point out, that unless you're speedrunning the building of the Cyclops, it is highly unlikely that you will have any radio messages left to receive by the time you actually build the cyclops, assuming you're not going Creative Mode.

[@xeno926]

I am now downloading subnautica

[@pelleschwarzberg8848]

@Blaise Dermot DELFORCE no definetly not it takes more then 5 months to download

[@vishvadeva8084]

@@pelleschwarzberg8848 lool

[@gargillaape5292]

ive found the only thing it does provide for you is water, you still need to gather the stuff for that yourself as water filtration system isnt an option for it, but indoor growbeds provide unending food, battery and power cell chargers can be placed onboard, the thermal reactor upgrade gives you limit less power, and yes it can be used EVERYWHERE, the geysers in the shallows produce heat, sit the cyclops over one to charge it while u, say, gather bladder fish for water, its a very effective mobile base and nobody can tell me otherwise

[@RovelsIroth]

Ion Power Cell, I didn't know this exist. Is this experiment or normal mode?

[@MrSpicyGaming]

The Ion Battery and Ion Power Cell are were added to the normal release back in January withe the Castles & Coffee Update.

[@RovelsIroth]

MrSpicyGaming I see. Thanks

[@MrSpicyGaming]

No problem.

[@bentolveskutlaberg6912]

You found it in the Active lava zone

[@deathslinger218]

Experimental is creative and its creative

[@t-14theleopard68]

Here is my set up: entering through the storage area has a fabricate and med kit, and lockers, after the launch bay I add a memory area (epic picture of a dead reaper leviathan) engine room I leave alone, and the area where you enter the sea moth/prawn I add as crew quarters and the little room with the huge hatch, I block off so you can’t enter through there, in the bridge I add some extra seats and the area with the huge hatch is the captains quarters, and each area has a radio

[@sebbes333]

Ok, so you can build stuff on the inside... can you put solar panels on the roof outside? (apparently an update has removed this posibility). Or some other kind of power generation?

[@MrSpicyGaming]

Yes they did remove the solar panel option quite sometime ago from the Cyclops. Initially your power generation option will be a temporary base for recharging. However, once you have the scans and materials you can also use the Seamoth's Solar module, the Prawn Suit Thermal module, and the Cyclops Thermal module as ways to recharge power cells. However these are a bit slower than a well powered base with a couple of power cell chargers.