Crash Zone

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Hazardous radiation detected. Fabricate a radiation suit to protect against undesirable side effects.

― PDA, Dialogue

The Crash Zone is the Biome in which the Aurora crashed, hence its name. It is characterized by rocky slopes and deep trenches covered with sand, and is littered with debris from the crashed spaceship. This biome is one of the eeriest biomes due to its open spaces and eight Reaper Leviathans. The Crash Zone is also currently the largest biome in Subnautica.

Description

The Crash Zone is located on the easternmost part of the map, surrounded by a Kelp Forest, Safe Shallows, the Bulb Zone, a Mushroom Forest, the Crag Field, and Grassy Plateaus. Located behind the ship is a trench created by the crash and littered with debris, which is also guarded by six Reaper Leviathans. There is a small amount of dry land on the eastern side of the Aurora and has some resources on it, but no flora.

There are few flora species in the Crash Zone, but a wide variety of fauna. The harvesting nodes typically found in the area makes the Crash Zone a good source for raw crafting materials.

Shallows

The safest way to cross the Crash Zone is to follow the Safe Shallows as close as possible, then stick to the shallowest parts of the Crash Zone. If attempting to enter the Aurora, it only takes a brief trip through deeper waters, although a Reaper Leviathan can frequently be found West of the entrance. The "landing" inside is shallow enough to provide some safety for embarking and disembarking. It requires a radiation suit and ideally should be done with a Seamoth, as there is a radiation field around the perimeter. The Shallow part of the Crash Zone tends to be the first part of the biome the player encounters. It appears to be the most affected area from the Aurora's explosion, hence the debris and Vac-packs everywhere. Five Reaper Leviathans can be found in this section.

Southern

The Southern part of the Crash Zone tends to be the more dangerous and should be approached in either a Seamoth or a Cyclops. This part has many more resources such as various Deposits. The Southern section is also dangerous due to Sand Sharks although they can be easily spotted in the sand due to the roughly flat terrain. Surprisingly, only two Reaper Leviathans patrol the Southern section.

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• Common Coral Sample
• Gold
• Lithium
• Metal Salvage
• Quartz
• Salt Deposit
• Stalker Tooth

|-| Fauna=

• Boomerang
• Eyeye
• Holefish
• Hoverfish
• Peeper
• Rabbit Ray
• Reaper Leviathan
• Reginald
• Sand Shark
• Shuttlebug
• Skyray
• Stalker

|-| Flora=

• Gel Sack
• Spotted Reeds

|-| Corals=

• Giant Coral Tubes

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Gallery

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  Overview

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  Large debris found in the Crash Zone

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  Huge boulders located on the seabed

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  Deepest point of the Crash Zone

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  Entrance to the Inactive Lava Zone in the Crash Zone

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  The small section of land on the western side of the Aurora

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  Some Spotted Reeds in the Crash Zone

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  Plenty of debris

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  Ditto, from another angle

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  A Reaper Leviathan in the Crash Zone

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  A large sand dune in the Crash Zone

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  A Sand Shark swimming around in the Crash Zone

For a more complete gallery, visit Crash Zone/Gallery

Trivia

• Before the reorganization of fragment locations, parts of Cyclops and other fragments spawned continuously on the dunes on the port side of the ship, making the Crash Zone a great source for Titanium.