Tracking down all seventy-four blueprints in Arc Raiders can be a grind, sure, but if you go in with the right plan, it’s way less painful. You’ll figure out pretty quickly that just rushing through missions isn’t gonna cut it. The devs have tucked a lot of them into sly little spots — some are behind breakable panels, some are shoved into crates you’d usually ignore, and others are perched somewhere awkward, just out of sight. Keep your scanner up and running as much as possible. If something in the environment feels off, poke at it. Oh, and don’t forget to keep the game sound on — some blueprints give off this faint electronic hum when you’re close. Feels a bit like a treasure hunt, and your reward’s worth it, especially when you’ve got a stash of ARC Raiders Coins ready for crafting upgrades.

The easiest wins are in the starter zones like Verdant Valley. These are your warm-up areas — most schematics here are tucked in enemy outposts or dropped on you as side quest rewards. Low risk, simple fetch work. Then you hit Sunken City, and things get vertical. You’ll spend half your time looking up — rooftops, broken flyovers, top floors of half-sunken buildings. Grapple gear’s your best friend here. If you keep your focus on street level, you’ll miss a big chunk of them. Then there’s the Rustlands, which’ll test your patience. Between the radiation pockets and gas traps, it’s a hostile mess. You’ll need the right resistance gear before diving into ARC bases or radiation zones. Think of them as mini-dungeons — you go in prepared or you don’t come out.

Some blueprints have a bit of a bad reputation. The one locked in the Xylos Tower Core? That’s a timed parkour setup. You hit the console, then it’s a chain of grapples and leaps before platforms start disappearing under you. Trick is, don’t sprint through the first bit — the timer tightens later. Then there’s the “Echoes of the Fall” schematic. No fixed location, just a rare drop from elite ARC Centurion heavies during top-tier incursions. It’s a grind, no way around it. You farm them till they drop. Take a buddy, equip anti-armor weapons, and it’s at least bearable.

Honestly, having a second pair of eyes out there can make the search way smoother. You spot more, cover more ground, and it’s just more fun with company. Stick to scanning, stay curious, and don’t skip on gear checks before heading into the nastier areas. With patience — and maybe the choice to buy Raider Tokens for an extra edge — you’ll have the full blueprint set lined up before you know it.