What are upgrade blueprints?
Upgrade blueprints are a new consumable resource added in Season 7 of Arena Breakout: Infinite. They are used for researching recipes on the workbench in the trophy room.
The system allows you to modify the production of specific items by adding special effects to recipes. This allows you to:
Reduce the time required to craft items.
Decrease the amount of materials needed.
Gain a chance to recover all spent resources.
Increase the number of items produced.
Obtain an improved version of the crafted item.
Reduce the cost of subsequent research.
The main feature: upgrades are tied to specific recipes. If you research the production of one type of ammunition, the bonuses will not automatically apply to other recipes.
Each recipe has two upgrade slots. You can install two obtained research results in them. Bonuses are active until the end of the current season. With the start of a new season, research results are reset.
Effects of upgrade blueprints
Each blueprint has its own set of possible effects that can be obtained as a result of research. They may vary in type of bonus, value, and rarity.
To view the full list of available effects for a specific blueprint, you need to open the page of the corresponding item in the knowledge base. Its page will present a list of possible upgrades with descriptions of their actions, values, and rarity levels.
This approach allows you to quickly determine which bonuses can be obtained for crafting a specific item and choose the most suitable upgrades.
Where to find blueprints and how to exchange them with friends?
Upgrade blueprints can be obtained in several ways:
Search during raids
Blueprints are found in regular raids. The most promising places to search:
Document boxes;
Clothing;
Drawers.
Developers specifically note that the probability of finding blueprints is higher in these places.
Completing tasks
Blueprints are also awarded for completing active tasks. Therefore, it is recommended to combine their search with completing seasonal and contact assignments.
Exchanging recipes with friends
In Season 7, the ability to study other players' recipes through their trophy rooms was introduced.
How it works:
Click on the friends icon.
Select the player whose Trophy Room you want to visit.
Go to their workbench.
Select an available recipe and study it.
After studying, you will receive a test formula that you can use on your own workbench.
For studying a recipe, its owner receives auxiliary blueprints.
Features of auxiliary blueprints:
They are automatically used first during research.
They can be obtained by studying and transferring recipes.
There are restrictions on exchange and receipt.
You can study recipes from other players, but you cannot produce items on someone else's workbench.
How does upgrade research work?
Research is conducted outside of raids on the workbench in the trophy room.
Sequence of actions:
Open the trophy room.
Go to the workbench.
Select the item recipe you want to upgrade.
Click Upgrade Research.
Spend the required number of blueprints.
Receive random upgrade options.
Choose the results you want to keep.
Confirm your selection and install the upgrades in the recipe slots.
Important features:
The cost of research depends on the selected recipe.
Research results are generated randomly.
Several options are offered for one research, from which you need to choose two.
Unselected results are lost.
Exiting the window before confirmation destroys the new results.
To use the second slot, you must first unlock it.
Tips
- Do not distribute blueprints among all recipes. Focus on a few items that you regularly produce.
- Aim to obtain high-rarity upgrades. They provide stronger bonuses.
- Do not ignore material return. For costly production, this effect may be more beneficial than acceleration.
- Combine different types of bonuses. For example, material return and additional production.
- Check the cost price. Compare the cost of materials with the price of the finished item.
- Use exchanges with friends. This is an additional way to obtain auxiliary blueprints.
- Watch the end of the season. Research results do not carry over to the next season.
