Blueprints

A blueprint is a physical schematic document that specifies the Materials, tolerances, and assembly sequence required to build a specific piece of Gear. Without one, a Techie is working from memory or improvisation, which is fine for minor repairs but unreliable for a full build.

Blueprints do not expire. They can be copied and shared. A Techie who gives out a blueprint is extending their knowledge, not losing it.

Acquiring Blueprints

How a blueprint is obtained depends entirely on its tier.

• Green Tier: Sold openly. The District 3 Tech Market keeps a standing rack of green-tier schematics priced at the low end of the Lumen range. Most NPC vendors in the Techies Zone stock the basics. These blueprints are cheap, widely reproduced, and designed to be accessible.
• Orange Tier: Not publicly stocked. Sources include the District 3 Workshop Board, which rotates available schematics on a first-come basis; player auctions where an established Techie is liquidating part of a loadout; direct commission from a Techie willing to share the schematic alongside the build; and occasionally through the Saracens or Werkbund for buyers with standing relationships. The Workshop Board is the most accessible route for players without established Techie contacts.
• Silver Tier: Silver-tier is unique because there's no blueprint you can go off of.

A secondary channel worth noting: some blueprints circulate through District 5 that do not appear in any official archive. Their origins are various.

Blueprint Tiers and Build Quality

A blueprint specifies a minimum material standard. Using higher-quality materials than required will improve the finished product; using lower-quality materials will compromise it. The blueprint defines the floor, not the ceiling.

Green-tier blueprints are written for beginners. The assembly steps assume a basic toolkit and general workshop competency. Orange-tier blueprints assume intermediate skill, access to proper tooling, and familiarity with the specific material category involved. A player who attempts an orange-tier build without the relevant experience will produce something functional at best.

For a full list of craftable items organized by category, see Blueprint Catalog. For pricing on finished builds, see Gear Cost.

Notable Techies and Blueprints

Wynnter can read any piece of Gear she touches, accessing its material composition, build history, and any modifications. In practice this means she can reverse-engineer a schematic from a finished object, which is useful for players who find something interesting in the Salvage Yard and want to understand what they are looking at.

Netmirth produced the first confirmed Silver-tier weapon in Citadel Nine, a custom SMG built for MQ/imcool. Her commission queue runs months out. Green-tier work is not something she takes on.

Vanessa specializes bulk production of Orange tier gear. Players who wants decent quality fast, usually comes to her.