Enhanced Metal Salvage Below Zero (2025 Patch Update)
🟠 Updated over a year agoPreview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.6% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #15 of 39 Items mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
The new recipes were split into simple materials and advanced materials. Simple materials are crafted in the fabricator under resources, and advanced materials are crafted in the modification station.
To unlock the recipes simply pick up the material that you want to craft, and the recipe will be unlocked. (ion cube has a different unlock requirement to make it more progression friendly)
Metal Salvage Recipes (Spoilers)
Simple Materials (Fabricator)
(Updated to add original 4 titanium to the new crafting section, and add the ability to turn 4 titanium back into metal salvage)
1 Metal Salvage = 4 Titanium
4 Titanium = 1 Metal Salvage
2 Copper = 1 Metal Salvage
2 Lead = 1 Metal Salvage
1 Gold = 1 Metal Salvage
1 Silver = 1 Metal Salvage
1 Lithium = 1 Metal Salvage
Advanced Materials (Modification Station)
1 Ruby = 2 Metal Salvage
2 Magnetite = 2 Metal Salvage
2 Diamond = 3 Metal Salvage
1 Nickel = 3 Metal Salvage
1 Kyanite = 4 Metal Salvage
1 Ion Cube = 6 Metal Salvage (unlocks with seatruck teleportation module)
Installation
1. Download Dependencies (BepinEx Pack & Nautilus)
2. Download EnhancedMetalSalvageBZ.zip
3. Extract file content
4. put the .dll file in SubnauticaZero/BepinEx/Plugins
This mod expands the utility of metal salvage in Subnautica: Below Zero, allowing it to be used for crafting more than just titanium. Aimed at players who want less tedious resource gathering, it's a simple tweak to the game's item recipes. With 85 endorsements and a September 2025 update, it's a small but well-received utility mod.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- 85 endorsements from the community show it delivers on its promise.
- Over 5,000 downloads means plenty of players have put it to use.
- Updated in September 2025, so it's fresh and current.
⚠️ Cons
- Makes resource gathering easier — might water down the survival challenge.
- Only works for Subnautica: Below Zero, not the original game.
For Subnautica: Below Zero players who find metal salvage underwhelming and want more crafting options. For completionists who hate grinding for specific materials when they have piles of metal salvage. Skip if you want a pure vanilla experience or new content — this only tweaks existing recipes.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you use QModManager, drop the mod folder into your QMods directory.
- After installing, open your fabricator and look for new recipes using metal salvage.
- Make sure you're playing Below Zero, not the original Subnautica, since this mod is specific to that version.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Subnauticabelowzero Mods
- Author
- D3faultN0ob
- Version
- 1.4
- Downloads
- 5,283
- Endorsements
- 85
- Category
- Items
- Created
- 2/4/2024
- Updated
- 9/2/2025
🧩 Commonly Used Together
Users add these mods to the same collections — a real compatibility signal, not an AI guess.
🔧 How to Install Subnautica: Below Zero Mods
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