Originally Posted by
factotum
I just got into the habit of having the materials to build a scanner room base--from memory, that's a multipurpose room, a single passage, the scanner room, a hatch, and a bioreactor for power. All that fits easily into the storage of a Seamoth and you can quickly build it and see what's available in the local area, killing some fish for power if necessary. The annoying bit is getting all the blueprints required for that together, although I think the scanner room you find naturally if you're following the main story--bioreactor is more of a problem.