SHELLDIVERFIELD GUIDE

Equipment / Updated September 7, 2026

Shelldiver Bubble Gun: Select, Fire and Confirm a Catch

Recognize the bubble tool, its displayed counter and the upgrade preview.

Before you start

Select the yellow bubble tool, aim and fire toward jellyfish, then check the retained catch after returning. In the recorded Swamp expedition, the tool counter is separate from the final Jellyfishes Collected +1 and the one item in player inventory.

Find the bubble tool in the HUD

The first official dive image shows a bright yellow gun icon at the lower right. The counter above that selected icon reads 09/18, while the other tool has a separate 30/30 counter. These are this frame’s values; the image does not label a reload key.

Diver firing bubbles with the yellow bubble-tool icon selected
Ocean Shallows example. The selected bubble-tool counter is separate from the other tool. · Image sourceOpen full-size image

Aim at the resource the tool collects

The developer identifies jellyfish as the bubble gun’s targets. The screenshot shows bubbles and jellyfish across the water. Select the bubble tool using your current control prompt before attempting a catch; a laser selection is a different action.

Read the upgrade rather than guessing its effect

Bubble Damage is explicitly named in the skill-tree example. When improving the tool, inspect the selected node’s next-value preview and cost instead of assuming every nearby bubble icon buys the same upgrade.

Follow the selected tool through a capture attempt

In the recorded Swamp Waters 700 m expedition, switch from the resource tool to the yellow bubble gun and aim toward the nearby jellyfish. The player fires repeatedly while target bars and pale impact effects are visible. The selected tool reads 12/18 at one point and later refills to 18/18.

Keep the tool selection and target in view through the attempt. Ammunition use and a target flash alone do not confirm how many catches were retained.

Diver using the yellow bubble gun beside many-eyed pink forms in green Swamp Waters
The yellow bubble tool is selected while the player fires toward the nearby jellyfish. The 12/18 display belongs to the weapon; the later expedition result confirms the retained count. · Image sourceOpen full-size image

Confirm the catch when the expedition ends

Return to the submarine area and end the trip. The settled result reads Jellyfishes Collected +1, and Your Inventory contains one red icon with count 1. That confirms one retained catch for this expedition; no particular shot is identified as the completing hit.

Expedition End clearly reads Jellyfishes Collected plus 1 and Mushrooms Collected plus 160
The settled result names Mushrooms Collected +160 and separately records Jellyfishes Collected +1. These are this expedition’s totals, not a fixed yield per cluster or per shot. · Image sourceOpen full-size image

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