Mineral Detector
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📋 About This Mod
Description
Introducing a New craftable tool based on Subnautica BZ Mineral Detector. Confugurables via Engine.ini
Mineral Detector, A Proximity detector used to locate materials, with identifiable signatures.
Notes: It only scan for deposits and nodes (the breakable and resonatable)
This mod modify unpublished test assets from the game.
Content\Data\CraftingRecipe\Fabricator\Test\DA_FullInventoryRecipe
Content\Data\ItemType\Test\DA_NoEquipSlot_ItemType_Test
Compatibility
Will not compatible with mods that modified the same assets above
Installation instructions
Download and extract files from archive to ...\steamapps\common\Subnautica2\Subnautica2\Content\Paks\~mods or Mods
Un-Installation instructions
Delete all 3 files from ~mods or Mods folder
Configuration
1. Download Engine.ini from optional file section (Skip this step if already have mod installed utiliizing Engine.ini)
2. Extract or copy (or create a new) Engine.ini to C:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Local\ Subnautica2 \Saved\Config\Windows\Engine.ini
3. Make it editable. Right click Engine.ini, and select Properties, UNCHECK the Read-only attributes, Click OK
4. if you already have Engine.ini, and already contains some settings, create new line and paste the provided Engine.ini contents ( or see example below)
5. Modify as you liking
6. Save
7. Make it read only, so the game won't able to delete this file. Right click Engine.ini, and select Properties, CHECK the Read-only attributes, Click OK
Example Config (same as providedoptional file)
; Mineral Detector START HERE:
[/Game/Mods/MD/BP_MineralDetector. BP_MineralDetector_C]
; Semicolon is a comment, not effecting any settings
; Format Key=Value, make sure no space between equal sign.
; Scan timer looping, default 0. 05s. Increase if performance drop
ScanLoopTimer=0. 05
; Radius to scan from player character position, default 5000
ScanRadius=5000
; Show or hide selected resource name, default True
bShowResourceName=True
; Show or hide selected resource thumbnail, default True
bShowResourceImage=True
; Show or hide radar image, default True
bShowRadar=True
; Show or hide scan result, default True
bShowScanResult=True
; Show or hide scan result, default True
bShowBatteryPercent=True
; Energy cost while tool equipped, default 0. 05
ScanEnergyCost=0. 10
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📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Subnautica2 Mods
- Author
- paboyafx
- Version
- 1.1
- Downloads
- 987
- Endorsements
- 3
- Category
- Items
- Created
- 6/1/2026
- Updated
- 7/10/2026
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