How to craft the Beamsmasher in Black Ops 6 Zombies

Here’s how to build the Beamsmasher Wonder Weapon in Black Ops 6’s Zombies mode

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Want to craft the Beamsmasher in Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies? Black Ops 6’s Zombies mode is all about blowing apart hordes of the undead, and one of the best weapons for doing this is the DRI-11 Beamsmasher. This Wonder Weapon fires a constant beam that will rip apart all enemies in your path, and when upgraded via the Pack-a-Punch, the damage is truly catastrophic. Only available on Black Ops 6’s Terminus map, the Beamsmasher’s power comes with a price - it takes a while to craft and requires jumping through a few hoops, including an unexpected mathematical equation!

We’ve got you covered, thankfully. In this guide we’ll break down exactly what you need to do to craft the Beamsmasher in Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies.

How to craft the Beamsmasher in Black Ops 6 Zombies

You’ll need to progress through the following steps in order to craft the Beamsmasher.

1. Turn on the power
2. Activate the laptops
3. Shoot the electrical boxes
4. Decode the computer code
5. Chase the orbs

Turn on the power

First things first - you need to turn on the power and unlock Terminus’ Pack-a-Punch machine, which you’ll want to have handy later down the line to massively upgrade the Beamsmasher’s damage potential. Turning on the power’s pretty easy; just progress through the map as normal and follow the objective markers. Power up the three AMP generators , withstand the zombies that swarm at you as you defend them, and you’ll have the Pack-a-Punch machine handy at the end of it all.

Activate the laptops

You now have to turn on the three X, Y, and Z laptops located throughout the map. You can turn these on in any order. Refer to the following maps for their locations.

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More specifically, the three laptops are located in the following areas:

• X laptop: By the Docks below the Sea Tower
• Y laptop: Right outside the Storage Area
• Z laptop: Right outside the Communications room

Interacting with each laptop will give you a cryptic series of letters and symbols, each of which correspond to a code you’ll need to crack later. You can write these down if you wish, but don’t worry too much as you’ll be given a reminder when the time comes.

Shoot the electrical boxes

You need a gun with the Dead Wire ammo mod to do this; you can quickly purchase one from the Arsenal machine located near the Pack-a-Punch machine for 500 Salvage. Now hop on the Inclined Lift and get ready to shoot some boxes. Check the screenshots and the instructions below for your reference:

1. Take the Inclined Lift up, facing the control pad as you do so. You’ll see one electrical panel through the windows to the far right. Shoot it before it passes and watch as the electricity flows towards the next box.
2. Box number two is to the right of the first box, halfway up the lift. Shoot it!
3. The electricity now goes upwards to a box at max the height of the Inclined Lift, which should be visible if you just ride the lift to the top.
4. Leave the lift and go up to the fourth panel, which is is inside the building with the Juggernog perk machine, located to the left of the stairs on the bottom floor.
5. The last panel is right outside the Juggernog building’s back entrance. Shoot it and the double doors nearby will open, giving you access to a secret computer lab.

Decode the computer

Go inside the lab you’ve just opened, blast the zombie away and pick up the EMF Fob that it drops. Take the EMF Fob over to the Sea Tower where the Elemental Pop perk machine is located and go to the briefcase with the severed hand sticking out of it to get the Multiphasic Resonator . Now go over to the computer in the secret lab and unlock it with the Resonator.

You’ll now have to do some decoding. Post-it notes showing the letters and symbols you found earlier are taped to the computer top. Use the left-most whiteboard to determine the associated numbers for the X, Y, and Z symbols, which are randomised each playthrough. (If you’re having trouble reading the table, find your corresponding symbol on the whiteboard and then determine the symbol’s associated number by looking at the table’s left numbers first, then the numbers on the bottom.) Once you’ve got those figured out, use the right-most whiteboard to solve the math equation to figure out the correct numerical value that you need to put in the computer.

What’s this?! Maths problems in the middle of a zombie invasion? |Image credit:IGN/Activision

Yes, this requires actual mathematics, and is probably a little beyond what you expected when you settled down for a relaxing game of Zombies. If you haven’t done one of these math problems since school, always multiply first and solve the equation in parentheses before adding and subtracting . Alas, we cannot simply give the answer to you due to the randomisation, but if you’d rather bypass this problem, go to the spawn room and pay Peck 5,000 Salvage to get the answer displayed on a computer monitor .

Input the code into the computer and wait a round or two. Eventually, the computer will show an island that you need to visit, which will also be randomised each playthrough. Check your personal map to confirm the island, then get ready to head there.

Get the orbs

You’ll need to hop in a boat to get to the necessary island. Once you approach the premises, you’ll see a blue orb . Interact with it and the orb will spawn a bunch of zombies. Kill them and take note of the zombie tinged with blue, which drops a blue orb when dead, Bring this orb back to the main orb. Once you’ve done this three times total, the blue orb bursts, drops another Multiphasic Resonator, and departs to another island.

Charge up the blue orb, then do the same for the green orb and the purple orb. |Image credit:IGN/Activision

Keep following the orb to the new island, and you’ll see that it’s now a green orb . You want to repeat the same process, killing the enemies, charging the orb up three times, and picking up the Multiphasic Resonator as before. When you’re finished, the orb will flee to a third island and turn into a purple orb . Rinse and repeat the same steps and pick up the AMP Munition item at the end of this laborious trial.

If you’ve been following this guide, you should now have all the parts you need to craft the Beamsmasher. Take ’em back to the main island lab to finally craft the Beamsmasher. Hell yeah, all that work was worthwhile!

It took a lot of effort, but you now have a weapon that’ll make you dominate Terminus like none other. |Image credit:Activision

Congrats on crafting the DRI-11 Beamsmasher; now use it well to blow those zombies to smithereens! For more tips on navigating the zombie apocalypse, check out our guide to all the vault codes in Liberty Falls and how to craft the Jet Gun . For more on Black Ops 6’s overall intricacies, check out our extensive guides on the best guns in multiplayer. We’ve also got lists of how to unlock each weapon and every Operator . And while you’re busy choosing a weapon, feel free to refer to our guides on the best Assault Rifle , SMG , Sniper Rifle , and Shotgun in Black Ops 6.

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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.

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