Lorelei And The Laser Eyes is a new notebook-is-mandatory puzzle stunner from the Sayonara Wild Hearts devs

Coming this May, it’s is right old brain teaser - and the closest we’ll ever get to Device 6 on PC

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The surreal pop synth of Sayonara Wild Hearts may have been the game that put Swedish developer Simogo on the map for PC players, but for me their earlier iOS puzzler Device 6 stands in my memory as being one of the most distinctive video games I’ve played. An interactive mystery novel at its heart, Device 6 took full advantage of its mobile-based hardware, asking players to turn and rotate their device to read certain lines of text, and scroll through its chapters searching for audio visual clues to solve its puzzles . I’ve often lamented that it never made its way to other platforms, even though part of its magic is inherently tied to physicality of its tactile origins.

Happily, after playing a few hours of Simogo’s latest game, Lorelei And The Laser Eyes it’s clear this equally classy detective story shares much of the same DNA as Device 6. It has the same love of riddles and mysterious, cryptic puzzles, only now they’re writ large in a fully explorable 3D setting - a monochrome and maze-like hotel belonging to a reclusive artist. But Simogo’s love of text hasn’t been diminished in the process. Early on you find an instruction manual for Lorelei And The Laser Eyes within the game itself, which straight away tells you to have a pen and paper nearby to help solve its numerous conundrums. Heck, publishers Annapurna Interactive even sent me a full-blown notebook in the post just to hammer it home. They’re not kidding, either. Even the opening section of the game had me scribbling down names, sums and symbols, much like Tunic, Return Of The Obra Dinn and Outer Wilds did before it . Which is just as well, really, as I’ll definitely be needing some reminders when I come to play the full version on May 16th.

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Your journey in Lorelei And The Laser Eyes begins in a forest in Siracuse, Italy, outside the aforementioned hotel. The year is 1963, and letters and notes in your car’s glovebox reveal you’ve been called here by the artist Renzo Nero to view his so-called ‘magnum opus’ that he hopes, with your help, will ’transcend the limitation of art for humans’. Referring to you solely as Signorina, he ends his note by promising to ‘put on a show for the eyes of the cosmos’. It’s an ambitious claim from both Nero and the developers, but one that’s very much in keeping with the fantastical conjurings of Sayonara Wild Hearts.

Along with the inclusion of that meta instruction manual, there’s a suggestion right from the off that things might not be what they seem. The lines between truth and fiction are hazy, almost like you’re already in Nero’s magnum opus, playing as a digital avatar of yourself. Your handbag, for example, opens up to reveal a pixellated, grid-based inventory screen for you to ‘use’ and ‘inspect’ the items you’ll find, like a classic adventure game. Certain parts of the hotel’s interior have an almost wireframe quality to them, giving walls, floor tiles and select items of furniture toward the edges of the screen an ethereal appearance as you move from room to room. You also come across a Game Boy-like system called the Byte Seyes that lets you load up programs like an in-game calculator, while ancient, DOS-like computers serve as your save point terminals. They’re all mysteries that I hope will be teased out over the course of the full game, but right now, I have more pressing concerns - like the dog at the hotel gate holding a letter in its mouth.

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The letter only contains a very brief instruction, asking me to find the clue to unlock the gate’s big chunky padlock code an earlier piece of correspondence, but the pertinent words are underlined in a searing pink crayon - a motif with which you’ll become increasingly familiar. Many of Lorelei’s puzzles fall into this kind of bracket - putting together disparate clues to deduce the correct answer - but others keep their puzzle pieces in plain sight, leading to a pleasing mix of document shuffling and good old fashioned logic work. For example, you’ll quickly notice that certain locked doors in the hotel are accompanied by specific film posters from Nero’s past. On their own, they make little sense, but once you stumble on some important bibliography information elsewhere in the hotel, their significance becomes clear. The same goes for the document tubes you’ll find scattered about in drawers and on shelves. Each requires a three-digit code to unlock, but it took me an almost embarrassingly long time to link them to another set of puzzles I’d found earlier.

This is where your pen and paper come in, as making these connections and feeling your way around the sliding Rubik’s Cube of information in the game is ultimately what fuels your exploration. You’re presented with a lot of information upfront that you won’t know what to do with until much later on, and it can be easy to feel like you’re at an impasse when there’s so much to sift through. The key thing, though, is that it’s not so galaxy-brained that the answers are deliberately obscure or obtuse. I’ve been forbidden to get into the specifics of Lorelei’s puzzles (though nor would I want to spoil them anyway), but the connections do come eventually, and you’ll take another look at a document and realise, goddamnit, this is connected to that , which must be related to that other thing you saw hours earlier. Other times you’ll feel on the verge of making an important discovery, only for that part of the puzzle to reveal even more mysteries underneath it. It’s very like Tunic in that sense, its breadcrumb trail of questions and answers leading you on deeper into this maze-like puzzle box.

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But it’s not all cold, hard logic puzzles. Scattered throughout Lorelei And The Laser Eyes are moments of pure idiosyncrasy, such as being presented with the option to wash or not wash your hands after using the completely optional basement loo, or hanging up your jacket on the coat stand out in the hallway, or leaving your car unlocked out in the car park. And yes, petting the dog. With all dialogue presented as searing white text on a pure black background - a bit like in old silent films - it gives these seemingly inconsequential choices a strange and almost comedic irony to them. Perhaps something will happen if I don’t have my jacket later on, or the strange woman with the fluorescent purple eye sockets who’s sleeping in the bed in my room really can sense that I didn’t use any soap after visiting the bathroom earlier. I honestly wouldn’t put it past Simogo to make some sort of wry comment about these things further down the line, but I also wouldn’t be surprised if they’re just there for the sake of it either. After all, anything seems to go in this whimsical wonderland, and it all serves to make it feel more alive and enigmatic.

It’s certainly enough to whet my appetite for more of Lorelei and her impossible laser eyes, and since it’s launching on May 16th we won’t have to wait too much longer to find out. That’s a good thing, because I’ll be real with you right now - my notebook’s an absolute state, random numbers and names joined by wild, criss-crossing arrows and scribbled out symbols, and I’m starting to realise I really should have been a lot more meticulous about things so I can remember what’s what and who’s who on my return. My brain’s like a sieve these days, and I guarantee there’ll be at least one thing in there that I’ll be staring long and hard at, willing some sort of recollection to jolt my memory back into place. Although my hands on was comparatively brief, all the evidence points to Lorelei And The Laser Eyes being the studio’s best and most intriguing game yet.

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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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