Items are tools used to assist the player in Subterranauts. Most items will take an inventory slot where scrap can be held, but some items are special equipment with their own dedicated equipment slot. All inventory items and equipment will be given the "Item" tag with the scanner, differentiating it from scrap, which gets the "Resource" tag.
Notes[]
Items are activated with the "Use" key bind, which is left mouse button by default (i.e. radio, flare gun); or they are activated with the "Use Alternate" key bind, which is right mouse button by default (i.e flashlights). Equipment is used with "Use Equipment" key bind, which is middle mouse button by default (i.e. the scanner).
Items are dropped with the "Drop Item" key bind (Q by default) like dropping scrap. Equipment gets its own inventory slot with a special icon depending on the item type, and it is dropped with the "Drop Equipment" key bind (C by default).
List of Items[]
The following list contains all items/equipment that can be found inside the facility or bought at the train terminal using the SHOP and BUY commands.
| Inventory Items | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Price | Dependent | Duration | Description | |
| Handheld Radio | 
|
35 | Battery | 3 mins 20 seconds | Transmits mic audio to anyone with a working handheld radio. Activated with the "Use" key bind. |
| Flashlight | 
|
35 | Battery | 3 mins 20 seconds | Projects light in the direction of view. Toggled with the "Use Alternate" key bind. |
| Lantern | 
|
55 | Battery | 4 mins 45 seconds | Projects light in a large radius all around the employee. Toggled with the "Use Alternate" key bind. |
| Crank Flashlight | 
|
95 | n/a | 50 seconds | Projects light in the direction of view. Toggled with the "Use Alternate" key bind. Can be recharged by cranking with the "Use" key bind rather than using batteries.
The Crank Flashlight is unique because its brightness decreases over its battery life (50 seconds). Its brightness has five stages, one for each level on the battery icon on the bottom left. Each stage lasts for 10 seconds and then decreases its brightness level. |
| Instant Camera | 
|
45 | Battery | 6 photos | Takes a polaroid-style photo that can be held as an item and pinned on the chalkboard in the train. |
| Beacon | 
|
70 | n/a | n/a | Projects an icon visible from anywhere in the facility to help with navigation (i.e. returning to the elevator). |
| Flare Gun | 
|
65 | Flare | 1 shot | Launches a flare that can be used to stun some entities and stop Leviathans. |
| Disk | n/a | n/a | n/a | Uses the READ command at the train terminal in order to view the log entry, usually related to an entity. | |
| Offhand Equipment | |||||
| Name | Price | Description | |||
| Backpack | 
|
80 | Increases the inventory carrying capacity of the employee wearing it to 6. | ||
| Battery Charger | 
|
110 | Charges batteries. Portable version of the train charger. | ||
| Scanner | 
|
90 | Scans an area of roughly 7 meters around the employee holding it. The scan effect lasts for a few seconds until the item can be used again. All items, scrap (labeled "Resources"), and entities will appear in a menu on the top right of the screen with distances from the employee. Items and scrap are highlighted on the screen with a white outline to more easily identify them. Some entities and employees are given stick-figure outlines of their joints. Does not use power. | ||
| Body Camera | 
|
85 | Projects the employee's view to the train terminal using the VIEW_BODYCAM command. | ||
| Dependents | |||||
| Name | Price | Recharge | Description | ||
| Battery | 
|
20 | 20 seconds | Provides power to items like the flashlight and handheld radio. | |
| Flare Ammo | 
|
10 | n/a | Ammo for the flare gun. | |