Category:Blueprint

General
Blueprints (BPs) are schematics and construction designs detailing the mechanics of an advanced piece of technology originally developed by the VEGA Federation. While the module requirements are met, obtaining the complete blueprint enables you to construct that item any number of times (unlike Reusable Items, which are limited), whether it be a ship or a piece of equipment for a ship or module. These items usually have superior traits or are more specialized than those available for research.

Note that item usage does not require you to have the corresponding blueprint. This means that players who purchase pre-fitted or blank hulls are always able to launch them (notwithstanding Fleet Bay mass restrictions), even if they do not own the blueprints for the equipment, or even the ship itself.

Apart from ships and equipment, there are also blueprint formations, which allow you to set the initial battle formation of your fleets.

Regular Blueprints
Certain Grind Targets will drop a blueprint piece when defeated. The loot table depends on the target type and level. You have to collect all of the blueprint pieces of a blueprint in order to be able to use it. Impatient players may spend coins to instantly complete a blueprint if they own part of it.

Blueprints in each loot table are broken into sets, where players are required to have unlocked the majority of the first set before obtaining the second set, and so on. Some loot tables may have up to six sets. Some blueprints appear in multiple loot tables, meaning that they can be obtained from defeating a wider range of targets.

For VEGA and VSec, each loot table is referred to as a "tier", encompassing a certain level range. For the rest, each target has its own loot table, meaning that at worst, you are forced to grind the same target in order to obtain the desired blueprint.


 * -|VEGA=

VEGA Mining Blueprints
Rebel Cargo fleets of level 20 and above, as well as VEGA Cargo and Elite fleets, have a chance of dropping a blueprint piece for primarily VEGA Mining technology. They may be found 24/7 within each Planet.

The following table summarizes the blueprint drops for each tier. For each item and blueprint tier, the level of the item and set number within the blueprint tier are shown.


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VEGA Security Blueprints
VSec Overwatch fleets have a chance of dropping a blueprint piece for primarily VEGA Security technology. They are only available for one hour every three hours (during the VSec Active event), and can be found within each Planet.

The following table summarizes the blueprint drops for each tier. For each item and blueprint tier, the level of the item and set number within the blueprint tier are shown.


 * -|A.X.I.S.=

A.X.I.S. Blueprints
AXIS Cargo fleets have a chance of dropping a blueprint piece for A.X.I.S. technology. They may be found 24/7 within the AXIS Sector.

The following table summarizes the blueprint drops for each tier. For each item and blueprint target, the level of the item and set number within the blueprint target are shown.
 * -|Altairian=

Altairian Blueprints
Altairian Cargo fleets have a chance of dropping a blueprint piece for Altairian technology. They may be found 24/7 within the Altairian Sector.

The following table summarizes the blueprint drops for each tier. For each item and blueprint target, the level of the item and set number within the blueprint target are shown.
 * -|Umbra=

Umbra Blueprints
Umbra Cargo fleets have a chance of dropping a blueprint piece for Umbra technology. They may be found 24/7 within the Umbra Sector.

The following table summarizes the blueprint drops for each tier. For each item and blueprint target, the level of the item and set number within the blueprint target are shown.
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Pharmakon Blueprints
Pharmakon Cargo fleets have a chance of dropping a blueprint piece for Pharmakon technology. They may be found 24/7 within the Pharmakon Sector.

The following table summarizes the blueprint drops for each tier. For each item and blueprint target, the level of the item and set number within the blueprint target are shown.
 * -|Liberatus=

Liberatus Blueprints
Liberatus Cargo fleets have a chance of dropping a blueprint piece for Spectre technology. They may be found 24/7 within the Liberatus Sector.

The following table summarizes the blueprint drops for each tier. For each item and blueprint target, the level of the item and set number within the blueprint target are shown.

Training Simulation Blueprints
All blueprints up to Xeno Division-level are obtainable via the Training Simulation catch-up campaign.

Event Blueprints
Blueprints that are not mentioned above are made available during feature or recurring events, appearing in the event store and/or as loot drops from NPC Targets.

Trivia

 * Higher-level targets in each VEGA/VSec tier used to have greater drop rates. For instance, in VEGA Tier IV, a level 45 target had a better chance of dropping a blueprint piece than a level 40 one.
 * VSec Overwatch fleets were added on December 1, 2014. They frequently appear for one-hour sessions and will attack if you get too close. They are harder to defeat, due to their stronger weaponry, more ships in a fleet, and more advanced technology. The fleets comprise of Corinthian Cruisers, Eagle Frigates, Zeal Battleships and Lance Destroyers.
 * Many blueprints that used to appear in Riots were added to the farmable list in December 2016.
 * On April 3, 2017, a bug happened where all cargo fleets of the highest tier of the blueprint set had a 100% blueprint drop rate.
 * There used to be a streak-breaker, which guaranteed a 100% drop rate after hitting a certain number of targets that have the same loot table. It was originally set at 50, then improved to 15.
 * With the introduction of Deep Space, there now exist regular targets that drop blueprint pieces for A.X.I.S. technology and above. These targets are all suffixed with "Cargo".
 * Blueprints were set to have a 100% drop rate around a week after the late December 2019 update.