Ryley Robinson

Ryley does not typically speak and appears to be taciturn; however, he displays kindness when playing with the Cuddlefish, able to play tricks with it and show it affection, as well as saying goodbye to it when the Neptune Escape Rocket is built. Ryley has also shown the ability to remain calm under pressure and in dangerous situations, evident by his lack of emotional response to all but a few sources in the game.

Ryley Robinson is the protagonist of Subnautica. He is one of the survivors that survived the impact of the Aurora by escaping aboard Lifepod 5.

Ryley does not serve as the protagonist in Subnautica's standalone expansion Subnautica: Below Zero[1], the role of protagonist being taken instead by Robin Ayou.

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Alterra Corporation

Nothing is known about Ryley's life before the crash of the Aurora; however, he was a member of the Alterra Corporation, as Non-Essential Systems Maintenance Chief, and was on board the Aurora prior to the crash.

Ryley is seen in a hurry, boarding and launching Lifepod 5 during Aurora's descent. After being knocked out by a loose panel, Ryley then proceeds to wake up hours later, (at which point the occupants of the other lifepods are already dead,) and put out a fire inside the lifepod using a Fire Extinguisher. Afterward, he activates his PDA, and the user is able to take full control of him. Upon exiting the lifepod, Ryley unknowingly becomes infected with the Kharaa bacterium.

Non-Essential Systems Maintenance Chief

His job prior to the crash, non essential systems maintenance chief, is basically the supervisor of janitors, plumbers, and maintenance personnel that worked on non essential systems like exercise machines, vending machines, etc.

After curing his Kharaa infection, receiving blueprints for and subsequently building an escape rocket from Alterra, and shutting down the Quarantine Enforcement Platform, Ryley finally manages to escape the planet. At this point it can be assumed that Ryley is the crash's sole survivor.

Upon returning to Alterra, he is informed that he will not be allowed to land until he settles his outstanding debt of 1 trillion credits. Accrued as, by Alterra law, all materials he used during his survival and escape were property of Alterra, and he is liable to pay the full market price when returning.

Ryley's status after the events of Subnautica and during the events of Subnautica: Below Zero remain unknown.

Ryley's last name could be a reference to Robinson Crusoe or the Robinsons in The Swiss Family Robinson, who are famous fictional castaways.
His last name could also be a reference to the comic Lost In Space, where the main protagonists Robinson family is trapped on an alien planet.
During a conversation with Scott "Obraxis" MacDonald, he stated that Ryley "just likes hair gel".[2]
Furthermore, he has jokingly referred to Ryley as a janitor.[3]
This may be a reference to the Infocom text adventure "Planetfall" where the main character is pictured with a mop and bucket on the game cover. While not actually a janitor, the main character in Planetfall is a low ranking grunt, and thus is assigned to do all the "scut" work, such as cleaning the ship, when the game begins.
On Day 3, the PDA states"[...]. Data indicates that swimming was your favorite activity. Be sure to vary your routine for uniform muscle development" is more of a joke referring that swimming is the only activity during the first days in-game.
Through the entire game, Ryley never once speaks, only emitting groans of pain when injured, or breathing.
A possible reason for him not speaking is that he suffered a head injury, as the PDA mentions: "You have suffered minor head trauma..."
But it’s more likely a design decision to immerse players with the character.
Ryley is referenced in Subnautica Below Zero in the song "Don't Hold Your Breath", where the lyrics reference his experiences in Subnautica.
After escaping from planet 4546B, Ryley is instructed to pay a balance of 1 trillion credits before he is given authority to land. This is due to the fact that he is expected to pay for everything that he has collected/built, as explained when he finds a diamond for the first time.
This may also be a Planetfall reference, as at the end of the game, the player is told that they are financially responsible for all resources used while planetside.

The Standard 2-Berth Emergency Lifepod 5 is the vessel in which Ryley Robinson survived the crash of the Aurora at the beginning of Subnautica, landing in the Safe Shallows.

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Story
During the intro sequence the player, Ryley Robinson, climbs inside the Lifepod to escape the impending crash of the Aurora following the automated evacuation warning, apparently being the only one to reach Lifepod 5. After launching, he witnesses an explosion from the ship through the top hatch window, causing a shockwave to strike the Lifepod. A panel flies off the opposite wall (along with the Fire Extinguisher), exposing wires and knocked about in freefall until slamming into the player's face, knocking him out. The player wakes up three hours later to warning alarms and quickly notices that the Lifepod is on fire, and puts it out with the Fire Extinguisher, fortunately now laying nearby on the floor. The Lifepod then becomes the player's starting location.

Interior
The Lifepod has two opening hatches: one on the ceiling, which can be reached from the inside by climbing a ladder, and another in the floor and submerged. The internals of the vessel suffered damage during the crash and are smoldering from the fire damage. The Lifepod Secondary Systems and the radio can be repaired using the Repair Tool, turning on the secondary lights in the pod and enabling messages to be received respectively.
The Lifepod houses a Fabricator, which will be visited often until the player builds a Seabase, fitted with another fabricator, a small amount of storage with a few pieces of survival equipment and rations, a Fire Extinguisher which is used to put out the fire in the beginning of the game, a wall-mounted Medical Kit Fabricator generating First Aid Kits every 10 minutes and a wall-mounted radio receiving and broadcasting emergency messages and distress calls. The Habitat Builder can not build anything in, or on, the lifepod: a separate seabase needs to be constructed for expansion.

Energy Usage
Energy is provided to the Lifepod by three Solar Power Cells on the bulkhead, with a capacity of 25 Energy each (the combined capacity of one Solar Panel). These Power Cells cannot be removed. The Fabricator will drain energy from the Power Cells when used (except in Creative Mode), and they will recharge themselves over time. There is no obvious solar panel on the lifepod's hull, although it is most likely to be the large black square underneath the pod's stenciling. The three Power Cells add up to 75 Energy, 25 less than a battery.

Location
Lifepod 5 spawns in a random location in the Safe Shallows biome less than a kilometer from the center of the map (coordinates 0,0,0). The lifepod can spawn quite close to the radiation zone, and in some rare cases, a large creature can nudge it into the radiation area.

Unlocked by default Standard Features:

• Short-range radio (250km uninterrupted range)
• Wall-mounted fabricator for survival equipment manufacture, and for rendering organic substances edible
• Medical kit fabricator
• Onboard air-break and flotation devices, for land, sea or space recovery
• Solar power cells x3
• Emergency exits in the floor and roof

Standard Provisions:

• 2x All-Environment Protection Suits
• 2x Ready-to-eat nutrient blocks
• 2x Drinking water provision
• 1x Emergency medkit
• 2x Emergency flares

NB Some lifepods may be equipped with different supplies, such as radiation suits and replacement parts. Board the right lifepod for the right situation.

The PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), also sometimes called the Survival PDA, is a multipurpose device that the player keeps with them at all times. The PDA's AI keeps the player informed of their health status and will alert the player when the player has 30 or 10 O2 points remaining (feature disabled in hardcore), if the player is getting close to dehydration or starvation, or if the player is reaching dangerous temperatures (only in Below Zero). It also gives useful information to the player when they enter new areas or find new materials.

Inventory paper doll
The PDA's inventory tab provides a paper doll interface that allows the player to equip items. The available equipment slots are on the head, torso, feet, and hands, as well as an air tank and two computer chips. Equipment must be placed in a corresponding slot in order for it to benefit the player.

For a complete list of equipment that can be equipped through this interface, see Equipment.

Blueprints
The blueprints tab keeps track of the player's current blueprints and the respective recipes.

Selecting a recipe will pin it to the top-right of the screen, allowing the player to view the recipe at all times even while the PDA is closed. It is possible that there will be a search function for blueprints in the future.[1]

Log messages
Abandoned PDAs can be found while exploring Subnautica and Below Zero. Collecting abandoned PDAs will download their log messages to the player's PDA. In Below Zero, the player will sometimes also receive calls from other characters through the PDA.

For a complete list of log messages and calls, see Dialogue (Subnautica) and Dialogue (Below Zero).

Databank
Every databank record the player acquires is saved to the PDA's Databank tab. The AI will sometimes inform the player that a new databank entry is available and occasionally summarize the entry.

Start Here
If you are reading this, then you have survived an emergency evacuation of a capital-class ship equipped with Alterra technology. Congratulations: the hard part is over.

Your PDA has automatically rebooted in Emergency Mode. This operating system has one directive: to keep you alive on a hostile alien world. If that is not possible it will alert salvage teams to the location of your remains.

It features:

• Full monitoring of vital signs for timely survival advice
• Blueprints for fabricating a range of essential survival equipment, tailored to your environment
• Onboard camera, microphone and OCR technology for short-range situational analysis - Cross-compatibility with all Alterra-compliant products

NB Your personal and work files have been encrypted and may be retrieved at a later date by a licensed engineer.

Source: Unlocked by default

Survival Checklist

1. Administer first aid if required
2. Take inventory of available materials and supplies, and decide on rations
3. Survey the environment for threats and resources
4. Construct necessary survival equipment using the lifepod's fabricator
5. Check lifepod for damage, and repair as necessary
6. Broadcast local distress signal using lifepod's short-range radio
7. Locate other survivors using line of sight or the radio
8. Find or construct a more permanent habitat
9. Maintain physical and psychological health until rescue

NB This information is meant as a general guide. In the first instance you should always follow the advice of your PDA, which has taken your particular circumstances into account.

Source: Unlocked by default

WARNING: Blueprint Database Corrupted
Damage to your PDA's hard drive has corrupted approximately 80% of stored survival blueprints. Blueprints may be reacquired by scanning a salvaged technology using the handheld scanner, or by downloading plans from a ship-board databox. In the circumstances these assets will most likely be found amongst wreckage from the Aurora.

Air Bladder Emergency flotation device. Chemical reaction produces lighter-than-air gas for personal buoyancy. airbladder

Flare Disposable light source, useful for distracting certain predators. flare

Flashlight Battery-powered, all-environment light source. flashlight

Habitat Builder Fabricates habitat compartments and appliances from raw materials. builder

Laser Cutter Cutting device suitable for penetrating standard titanium doors. lasercutter

Light Stick Deployable lighting. ledlight

Pathfinder Tool Deployed holographic pathfinder discs. Used to map a way back out of caves or hard to navigate spaces. Max 20 discs per path. divereel

Mineral Detector Proximity detector used to locate materials, fragments, and other items with identifiable signatures. metaldetector

Propulsion Cannon Warps gravity to pull and push objects. propulsioncannon

Repair Tool Multi-purpose repair tool, functional in all environments. welder

Repulsion Cannon Applies percussive force to entities in range. repulsioncannon

Scanner Spectroscope scanner used to acquire technology blueprints and data on living organisms. scanner

Stasis Rifle Freezes physical objects in place. stasisrifle
Survival Knife Standard survival tool. Multi-functional. knife

Thermoblade Cooks and sterilizes small organisms for immediate consumption. heatblade

Carnivores
Fauna Attitude Biome
Ampeel Fauna
Ampeel
Aggressive
Blood Kelp Caves
Blood Kelp Zone
Bulb Zone
Biter Fauna
Biter
Aggressive
Crash Zone Mesas
Grassy Plateaus
Grassy Plateaus Caves
Jellyshroom Cave
Mountains
Mountains Caves
Blighter Fauna
Blighter
Aggressive
Blood Kelp Caves
Blood Kelp Zone
Boneshark Fauna
Boneshark
Aggressive
Bulb Zone
Crag Field
Crash Zone Mesas
Mushroom Forest
Primary Containment Facility Aquarium
Underwater Islands
Crabsnake Fauna
Crabsnake
Aggressive
Jellyshroom Cave
Crabsquid Fauna
Crabsquid
Aggressive
Deep Grand Reef
Northern Blood Kelp Caves
Northern Blood Kelp Zone
Lost River
Corridor
Ghost Canyon
Crashfish Fauna
Crashfish
Defensive
Kelp Forest Caves
Safe Shallows Caves
Lava Lizard Fauna
Lava Lizard
Aggressive
Inactive Lava Zone Corridor
Inactive Lava Zone
Lava Lakes
Lava Castle
Mesmer Fauna
Mesmer
Aggressive
Bulb Zone
Crag Field
Kelp Forest Caves
Lost River
Bones Field
Northeastern Mushroom Forest
River Prowler Fauna
River Prowler
Aggressive
Lost River
Bone Fields
Ghost Forest
Junction
Mountains Corridor
Sand Shark Fauna
Sand Shark
Aggressive
Crash Zone
Dunes
Grassy Plateaus
Stalker Fauna
Stalker
Aggressive
Crash Zone
Kelp Forest
Kelp Forest Caves
Primary Containment Facility Aquarium
Warper Fauna
Warper
Aggressive (when target has Kharaa)
Passive when target is not infected
Blood Kelp Caves
Blood Kelp Zone
Deep Grand Reef
Dunes
Grand Reef
Inactive Lava Zone
Inactive Lava Zone Corridor
Lava Lakes
Lost River
Junction
Mountain Island
Quarantine Enforcement Platform
Sea Treader's Path
Herbivores
Fauna Attitude Biome
Bladderfish Fauna
Bladderfish
Passive
Crash Zone Mesas
Dunes
Grand Reef
Grassy Plateaus
Kelp Forest
Lost River
Tree Cove
Mushroom Forest
Primary Containment Facility Aquarium
Safe Shallows
Boomerang Fauna
Boomerang
Passive
Bulb Zone
Crag Field
Crash Zone
Deep Grand Reef
Dunes
Grand Reef
Grassy Plateaus
Kelp Forest
Mountains
Mountains Caves
Primary Containment Facility Aquarium
Safe Shallows

Vehicle Description Velocity (M/Sec) Perks & Upgrades
Cyclops Transparent
Cyclops Vast industrial-use submarine.
Ahead Slow: 5.4

Ahead Standard: 8.2

Ahead Flank: 10.5

Reverse: 4.8

Vertical: 3.1

Build Space
Depth Module MK1
Depth Module MK2
Depth Module MK3
Docking Bay Repair Module
Engine Efficiency Module
Fire Suppression System Module
Shield Generator Module
Sonar Upgrade Module
Storage
Thermal Reactor Module
NeptuneEscapePlatform
Neptune Escape Rocket Single-seat planetary escape vehicle with life support, adaptive power supply, orbital shield and onboard time capsule. Three-stage launch separation. Phase Gate (speed unknown)
Finishes the game
Storage
Used to escape Planet 4546B
PRAWN Suit Transparent
Prawn Suit Epic mech suit designed for navigating challenging environments on foot.
Forward: 6

Backward: 2.5

Lateral: 4

Vertical (standard, upgraded): 6; 12

Depth Module MK1
Depth Module MK2
Drill Arm
Engine Efficiency Module
Grappling Arm
Hull Reinforcement Module
Jump Jet Upgrade Module
Propulsion Cannon Arm
Storage (some comes with the Prawn, more can be added)
Thermal Reactor Module
Torpedo Arm
Seamoth Transparent
Seamoth One-person sea-and-space vehicle.
Forward: 12.7

Backward: 5

Lateral: 11.5

Vertical: 11

Depth Module MK1
Depth Module MK2
Depth Module MK3
Engine Efficiency Module
Hull Reinforcement Module
Perimeter Defense System Module
Solar Charger Module
Sonar Module
Storage Module
Torpedo System Module