Now we’ll make our way to the final area of the Aurora: The Blackbox Room and the Lab.
This guide is part of our series “Subnautica: Exploring the Aurora.”
Finding the Black Box Room
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Starting from the Living Quarters, head back to the Prawn Bay.
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Make your way down to the pool of water in the Prawn Bay, and walk out on this metal beam.
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About halfway to the far wall, turn right and look underwater for the tunnel to the Black Box Room.
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If you see a long tunnel like this you’ve found it, keep going.
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Eventually you’ll reach this chamber that has air to breathe.
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The Black Box Room
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An open door on the right leads into the Aurora’s Black Box room.
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At the far end of the Black Box room, the Black Box data can be downloaded from the terminal.
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Gaining Access to the Data Coil Room
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Opposite from the Black Box Data Terminal is an open door leading into a hallway.
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Cut through the sealed door with your Laser Cutter to proceed to the Data Coil Room.
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Gaining Access to the Lab
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At the far end of the room, next to the Data Coil, a PDA containing the Lab Door Code can be found lying on the floor.
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With the Lab door code in hand the Lab can now be accessed.
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The Lab
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The Data Terminal in the Lab contains the blueprints for the Repulsion Cannon, a modified version of the Propulsion Cannon that repels objects in its path.
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A PDA with a Databank entry can be found sitting on the lab bench.
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The lab also contains several non-functional (collectible) lab props.
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