Doom’s 32nd birthday has birthed a site which lets you rip and tear through fan-made levels in your browser

Update: A bunch more context to doomscroll through

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Update: RPS have spoken to both James Baicoianu and Major Arlene to get a bit more context as to how DoomScroll works, the concerns the latter had outlined, and how the site’s creators are planning to approach adding to/tweaking their browser bucket of fan-made levels going forwards.

Baicoianu confirmed that DoomScroll’s currently running on the Chocolate Doom port and that its client doesn’t have any specific built-in checks for vanilla-compatible mods which should work with that close-to-vanilla port of the shooter. The site sources its WAD levels from “various collections” on the Internet Archive . “I tried to stick with collections which had already done the work to make sure the WADs they included were permissively licensed, but with so many out there it’s certainly possible that some were included erroneously,” the software engineer explained.

In terms of the text files which serve provide info about each of DoomScroll’s levels, the site has a script which pulls out descriptions for each WAD from their existing text files when that’s possible, while “if there’s no information it generates a description based on whatever it does know about the WAD.”

Re-emphasising that he plans to add in a tool that’ll let users flag WADs which don’t work or which modders wish to have taken down from the site, Baicoianu said: “I’m considering it an ongoing process to keep adding to and improving our wad collection. Right now we’re just showing WADs made for Doom 1, but I plan to add new sections for other games like Doom 2, Heretic, and Hexen, as well as a special showcase for ’total conversion’ WADs - some of those projects are among the best examples of what could be done by dedicated groups of modders back then. I’m also working on some general usability improvements - more tools for searching, filtering, and sharing, and potentially even support for multiplayer.”

Also speaking to RPS, Major Arlene outlined that abiding by the wishes modders outline in text files for their projects is “not a binding contract for whomever downloads the project” and instead a matter of etiquette. That said, the modder did rightly flag that “it’s worth bearing in mind the Doom community has also been around long enough that people have died since making their mods, and so they are not able to self-advocate if something is used or distributed against their wishes.”

In terms of Baicoianu’s plan to add in the option to flag WADs whose permissions aren’t being adhered to, Major Arlene suggested that adding an automated behind-the-scenes check which proactively weeds out mods with text files that specify they’re not to be distributed would in theory be preferable to having to flag a listing manually after the fact, but said she does “appreciate that some attempt is being made to get ahead of this”.

“I would like to be clear - I do not think the developers of DoomScroll have malicious intent. I do, in fact, love the idea - in theory. But there’s a lot of history, and especially recently, where mod authors are not kept in mind when projects like this get made,” the modder said in closing, pointing to the issues around copyrighted content and reuploads without permission that came with DOOM + DOOM II’s release. “I do think it’s lovely that projects are getting more exposure, but that should always be balanced with how the projects are being presented, and that, unfortunately, can be in very particular and confusing ways, which is why it’s difficult to make catch-all projects like this work without problems.”

Original story follows:

Amid the maelstrom of things happening last week, the original Doom blasted out the candles on a big cake commemorating its 32 years of demon destruction. As part of those celebrations, the shooter which can be played on (inhales) human test , lawnmower , electric toothbrush , tractor , the bad social media place , pregancy test , and gut bacteria - it’s gained another way in which to be appreciated. There’s now a website called DoomScroll which lets you dive into a bunch of fan-made level WADs via browser.

As spotted by Pewpew Caboom Gamer , DoomScroll ’s the brainchild of software engineer James Baicoianu and internet archivist Jason Scott. Fire it up, and you’re served a list of DOOM levels folks have created over the years. You click into one, such as “Where? The Warehouse!” - created by Giant Bomb co-founder Jeff Gerstmann over 30 years ago - and there’s an info blurb about it presented via Doomified laptop screen. From there, you click the map’s spinning outline, then play, and the demon blasting commences.

Other levels on offer include Christmas Doom , Yet Another Doom Level , and Missouri Rat Light , just to pick a few at random. As you can imagine, the word hell crops up rather often in the list.

“Our goal was to make decades of work from one of the most creative communities in gaming history more accessible and visible to everyone,” Baicoianu wrote in a BlueSky post . “There’s so much stuff here - everything from simplistic maps made by kids just learning how game development works, all the way up through full total conversions with all-new music, textures, and sprites, made by volunteer teams that went on to become full-fledged game studios.”

It is worth noting that at least one of the WADs included in the site simply serves you with a black screen, rather than loading properly. This is the case with Army of Darkness , as Doom modder and YouTuber Major Arlene has pointed out in a reply to Scott’s BlueSky post announcing the site.

Major Arlene also raised the matter of whether all of the included modders’ permissions in terms of redistribution of their works and/or proper credit being given are being stuck to in every instance. Having scrolled through some of the entries, a number of the ‘read me’ files with info about each map do include guidelines on redistribution and written out web addresses detailing places you can - or at least could - get the WAD. The addresses aren’t hyperlinked up, and I’ve been greeted with a webpage that wouldn’t load in trying to test out following the one listed by Gerstmann’s level.

So, DoomScroll currently looks to be relying on the level of detail the old creators included in their old text files to do the legwork, which isn’t ideal. Baicoianu has said in a reply that he plans to add in “a ‘flag this wad’ option if you turn up anything that’s not supposed to be there” soon.

I’ve reached out to both Baicoianu and Major Arlene for comment.

Now, back to the less blasty form of doomscrolling.

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Xbox 360 , Nintendo GBA , PC , Nintendo Switch

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All 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints and where to get them

These areas have the highest chance of giving you Blueprints

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Looking for more Arc Raiders Blueprints? It’s a special day when you find a Blueprint, as they’re among the most valuable items in Arc Raiders. If you find a Blueprint that you haven’t already found, then you must make sure you hold onto it at all costs, because Blueprints are the key to one of the most important and powerful systems of meta-progression in the game.

This guide aims to be the very best guide on Blueprints you can find, starting with a primer on what exactly they are and how they work in Arc Raiders, before delving into exactly where to get Blueprints and the very best farming spots for you to take in your search.

We’ll also go over how to get Blueprints from other unlikely activities, such as destroying Surveyors and completing specific quests. And you’ll also find the full list of all 75 Blueprints in Arc Raiders on this page (including the newest Blueprints added with the Cold Snap update , such as the Deadline Blueprint and Firework Box Blueprint), giving you all the information you need to expand your own crafting repertoire.

In this guide:

• What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?
• Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes
• Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders Blueprints obtained from quests Blueprints obtained from Trials Best Blueprint farming locations

What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?

Blueprints in Arc Raiders are special items which, if you manage to extract with them, you can expend to permanently unlock a new crafting recipe in your Workshop. If you manage to extract from a raid with an Anvil Blueprint, for example, you can unlock the ability to craft your very own Anvil Pistol, as many times as you like (as long as you have the crafting materials).

To use a Blueprint, simply open your Inventory while in the lobby, then right-click on the Blueprint and click “Learn And Consume” . This will permanently unlock the recipe for that item in your Workshop. As of the Stella Montis update, there are allegedly 75 different Blueprints to unlock - although only 68 are confirmed to be in the game so far. You can see all the Blueprints you’ve found and unlocked by going to the Workshop menu, and hitting “R” to bring up the Blueprint screen.

It’s possible to find duplicates of past Blueprints you’ve already unlocked. If you find these, then you can either sell them, or - if you like to play with friends - you can take it into a match and gift it to your friend so they can unlock that recipe for themselves. Another option is to keep hold of them until the time comes to donate them to the Expedition.

Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes

Below is the full list of all the Blueprints that are currently available to find in Arc Raiders, and the crafting recipe required for each item:

Note: The missing Blueprints in this list likely have not actually been added to the game at the time of writing, because none of the playerbase has managed to find any of them. As they are added to the game, I will update this page with the most relevant information so you know exactly how to get all 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints.

Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders

Below is a list of all containers, modifiers, and events which maximise your chances of finding Blueprints:

• Certain quests reward you with specific Blueprints .
• Completing Trials has a high chance of offering Blueprints as rewards.
• Surveyors have a decent chance of dropping Blueprints on death.
• High loot value areas tend to have a greater chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Night Raids and Storms may increase rare Blueprint spawn chances in containers.
• Containers with higher numbers of items may have a higher tendency to spawn Blueprints. As a result, Blue Gate (which has many “large” containers containing multiple items) may give you a higher chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Raider containers (Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, Medical Bags, Grenade Tubes) have increased Blueprint drop rates. As a result, the Uncovered Caches event gives you a high chance of finding Blueprints.
• Security Lockers have a higher than average chance of containing Blueprints.
• Certain Blueprints only seem to spawn under specific circumstances: Tempest Blueprint only spawns during Night Raid events. Vulcano Blueprint only spawns during Hidden Bunker events. Jupiter and Equaliser Blueprints only spawn during Harvester events.

Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, and other raider-oriented container types have a good chance of offering Blueprints. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints have a very low chance of spawning in any container in Arc Raiders, around 1-2% on average. However, there is a higher chance of finding Blueprints in particular container types. Specifically, you can find more Blueprints in Raider containers and security lockers.

Beyond this, if you’re looking for Blueprints you should focus on regions of the map which are marked as having particularly high-value loot. Areas such as the Control Tower in Dam Battlegrounds, the Arrival and Departure Buildings in Spaceport, and Pilgrim’s Peak in Blue Gate all have a better-than-average chance of spawning Blueprints somewhere amongst all their containers. Night Raids and Electromagnetic Storm events also increase the drop chances of certain Blueprints .

In addition to these containers, you can often loot Blueprints from destroyed Surveyors - the largest of the rolling ball ARC. Surveyors are more commonly found on the later maps - Spaceport and Blue Gate - and if one spawns in your match, you’ll likely see it by the blue laser beam that it casts into the sky while “surveying”.

Surveyors are quite well-armoured and will very speedily run away from you once it notices you, but if you can take one down then make sure you loot all its parts for a chance of obtaining certain unusual Blueprints.

Blueprints obtained from quests

One way in which you can get Blueprints is by completing certain quests for the vendors in Speranza. Some quests will reward you with a specific item Blueprint upon completion, so as long as you work through all the quests in Arc Raiders, you are guaranteed those Blueprints.

Here is the full list of all Blueprints you can get from quest rewards:

• Trigger Nade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Sparks Fly”.
• Lure Grenade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Greasing Her Palms”.
• Burletta Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Industrial Espionage”.
• Hullcracker Blueprint (and Launcher Ammo Blueprint): Rewarded after completing “The Major’s Footlocker”.

Alas, that’s only 4 Blueprints out of a total of 75 to unlock, so for the vast majority you will need to find them yourself during a raid. If you’re intent on farming Blueprints, then it’s best to equip yourself with cheap gear in case you lose it, but don’t use a free loadout because then you won’t get a safe pocket to stash any new Blueprint you find. No pain in Arc Raiders is sharper than failing to extract with a new Blueprint you’ve been after for a dozen hours already.

One of the best ways to get Blueprints is by hitting three stars on all five Trials every week. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints obtained from Trials

One of the very best ways to get Blueprints is as rewards for completing Trials in Arc Raiders. Trials are unlocked from Level 15 onwards, and allow you to earn rewards by focusing on certain tasks over the course of several raids. For example, one Trial might task you with dealing damage to Hornets, while another might challenge you to loot Supply Drops.

Trials refresh on a weekly basis, with a new week bringing five new Trials. Each Trial can offer up to three rewards after passing certain score milestones, and it’s possible to receive very high level loot from these reward crates - including Blueprints. So if you want to unlock as many Blueprints as possible, you should make a point of completing as many Trials as possible each week.

Best Blueprint farming locations

The very best way to get Blueprints is to frequent specific areas of the maps which combine high-tier loot pools with the right types of containers to search. Here are my recommendations for where to find Blueprints on every map, so you can always keep the search going for new crafting recipes to unlock.

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Dam Battlegrounds

The best places to farm Blueprints on Dam Battlegrounds are the Control Tower, Power Generation Complex, Ruby Residence, and Pale Apartments . The first two regions, despite only being marked on the map as mid-tier loot, contain a phenomenal number of containers to loot. The Control Tower can also contain a couple of high-tier Security Lockers - though of course, you’ll need to have unlocked the Security Breach skill at the end of the Survival tree.

There’s also a lot of reporting amongst the playerbase that the Residential areas in the top-left of the map - Pale Apartments and Ruby Residence - give you a comparatively strong chance of finding Blueprints. Considering their size, there’s a high density of containers to loot in both locations, and they also have the benefit of being fairly out of the way. So you’re more likely to have all the containers to yourself.

Buried City

The best Blueprint farming locations on Buried City are the Santa Maria Houses, Grandioso Apartments, Town Hall, and the various buildings of the New District . Grandioso Apartments has a lower number of containers than the rest, but a high chance of spawning weapon cases - which have good Blueprint drop rates. The others are high-tier loot areas, with plenty of lootable containers - including Security Lockers.

Spaceport

The best places to find Blueprints on Spaceport are the Arrival and Departure Buildings, as well as Control Tower A6 and the Launch Towers . All these areas are labelled as high-value loot regions, and many of them are also very handily connected to one another by the Spaceport wall, which you can use to quickly run from one area to the next. At the tops of most of these buildings you’ll find at least one Security Locker, so this is an excellent farming route for players looking to find Blueprints.

The downside to looting Blueprints on Spaceport is that all these areas are hotly contested, particularly in Duos and Squads. You’ll need to be very focused and fast in order to complete the full farming route.

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Blue Gate

Blue Gate tends to have a good chance of dropping Blueprints, potentially because it generally has a high number of containers which can hold lots of items; so there’s a higher chance of a Blueprint spawning in each container. In my experience, the best Blueprint farming spots on Blue Gate are Pilgrim’s Peak, Raider’s Refuge, the Ancient Fort, and the Underground Complex beneath the Warehouse .

All of these areas contain a wealth of containers to loot. Raider’s Refuge has less to loot, but the majority of the containers in and around the Refuge are raider containers, which have a high chance of containing Blueprints - particularly during major events.

Stella Montis

On the whole, Stella Montis seems to have a very low drop rate for Blueprints (though a high chance of dropping other high-tier loot). If you do want to try farming Blueprints on this map, the best places to find Blueprints in Stella Montis are Medical Research, Assembly Workshop, and the Business Center . These areas have the highest density of containers to loot on the map.

In addition to this, the Western Tunnel has a few different Security Lockers to loot, so while there’s very little to loot elsewhere in this area of the map, it’s worth hitting those Security Lockers if you spawn there at the start of a match.

That wraps up this primer on how to get all the Blueprints in Arc Raiders as quickly as possible. With the Expedition system constantly resetting a large number of players’ Blueprints, it’s more important than ever to have the most up-to-date information on where to find all these Blueprints.

While you’re here, be sure to check out our Arc Raiders best guns tier list , as well as our primers on the best skills to unlock and all the different Field Depot locations on every map.

ARC Raiders

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