Atomic Heart is a unique action role-playing game. It offers a flashback into the retro FPS titles and yet be modern and exciting with its incredible visuals, captivating environment, and solid mechanics.
One of the many factors which make Mundfish’s title different is the lack of any weapon pickup system during its usual gameplay. For a FPS, the game really makes you work hard on every aspect and weaponry is one of them. Since you don’t get access to weapons in the cliché way, you need Blueprints to make weapons. In fact, Blueprints are extremely important because they can also help make new consumables and any upgrades to your existing weapons.
With that, let’s begin our search for all the Blueprints in the game.
How to Get All Atomic Heart Blueprints
You will find Blueprints as you progress through the storyline of the title. They are usually present in large treasure chests. These large container boxes are a part of every safe room, a recreational space having store and save terminals.
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Location of Blueprints in the game
| Recipe | Type | Location |
| Small Neuromed Capsule | Consumable | When in Vavilov Complex: Offices, don’t check the objective. Ignore it and start walking. After crossing the elevators, you will find this consumable in the second Breakroom in a chest. |
| Shotgun Shells | Ammo | This one’s also in a chest between Nora and the next save terminal. It will be in the Breakroom where you meet Nora for the first time in the game. |
| Swede – Handle | Upgrade | You will find this after you open the first magnetic door in the Vavilov Complex. It’s in a chest in the Breakroom. |
| Fox | Weapon | You will come across a Breakroom after swimming through the Polymer in the cable car. Look for a chest in restroom. |
| KS-23 – Electromagnetic Barrel | Upgrade | This one is in the tunnels of Vavilov Complex. It’s the Terminal Breakroom chest. |
| Electro – EMP Generator | Upgrade | Once you enter the Seed Bank in the Vavilov Complex, look in the room to your right. You will see a safe room which has a large chest with the Electro – EMP Generator upgrade. |
| Electro | Weapon | You will find this one while searching for Lunar Soil Keys, you will swim through the large room filled with Polymer. |
| MP | Weapon | The upper level Breakroom chest in the Seed Bank. |
| MP Ammo | Ammo | After leaving the upper level Breakroom of the Seed Bank, you will find a chest before going up the stairs. |
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| Fire Cartridge | Cartridge | This one is just outside the upper level Seed Bank Breakroom, next to a forklift bot. |
| Medium Neuromed Capsule | Consumable | After you exit the upper level Seed Bank Breakroom, look for a chest after you dash jump over the broken catwalk. |
| Dynamo | Consumable | You can find this in a chest in the Hot Workshop Hallways Breakroom. |
| Electric Cartridge | Cartridge | It’s in the Algae Workshop Breakroom chest. |
| Pashtet | Weapon | In a chest in the hallways of Algae Workshop Breakroom. |
| Ice Cartridge | Cartridge | After you enter the Hot Workshop, turn left and drop down through the floor. You will enter a room with plants. You’ll find the cartridge in a red chest in the middle the room. |
| Adrenaline Capsule | Consumable | Turn towards your right after entering the Hot Workshop. Enter the Assembly Workshop. Look for a hole in the wall. You’ll find the consumable in a chest next to it. |
| Pashtet – Blade Flight | Upgrade | This one’s in the Hot Workshop Breakroom chest. |
| Snowball | Weapon | You can find this in the Cold Lab Breakroom chest. |
| Kalash | Weapon | After you fill the canister with plants, you can find another chest in the Cold Lab Breakroom. |
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| Kalash Rounds | Ammo | Once you get inside the Grocery Store in Forester Village, you will find a red log cabin building with a “3” sign. There’s a locked door which you will have to unlock to get the ammo. |
| Snowball – Handle | Upgrade | Attempting to get through the first gate in Forester Village on your road to Volan in the second-floor balcony of the red house. |
| Dominator | Weapon | You will find it on the table in Granny Zina’s Hut. |
| Large Neuromed Capsule | Consumable | Similar place to Snowball – Handle. Look for a red house with circular windows on the right side of the road while you are going to the Lesnaya Station. You will find a chest on top of the building. |
| Electro | Consumable | While going to the Lesnaya Station, you will find a chest in the farmhouse with the wheat fields. |
| Zvezdochka | Weapon | This one is in a chest behind the statue to the left of Lesnaya Station. |
| Fat Boy | Weapon | After the train crashes near the Boat Station and Hawk Terminal, you will find a chest on the docks. |
| Fat Boy Rockets | Ammo | On the staircase leading to the the first magnetic room in Scientific Testing Ground 1. |
| Fox – Handle | Upgrade | After getting out of the Breakroom in Scientific Testing Ground 1, go down the hall. |
| MP – Expansive Converter | Upgrade | Cross the blue truck and move into the offices after going through the boiler room of Scientific Testing Ground 1. Keep exploring the offices for a magnetic door. You’ll find the upgrade in a room down a hallway just after the magnetic door. |
| KS-23 – Extended Magazine | Upgrade | After you cross the second magnetic puzzle room in Scientific Testing Ground 1, lower the platforms near the broken door until you see a laser puzzle. Solve the puzzle to open the door. Enter the door and find a Golden Comrade Lootyagin. |
| Zvezdochka – Saw Dance | Upgrade | You will find this upgrade near the KS-23. |
| MP – Extended Magazine | Upgrade | Cross the pumps after completing the first puzzle in Scientific Testing Ground 6. You will come across a Bronze Lootyag in the back room. |
| Kalash – Collimator | Upgrade | After the turbine fight in Scientific Testing Ground 6, go through the pipes of the turbine. After reaching the exit of the path, you will find the upgrade. |
| Zvezdochka – Handle | Upgrade | The left side room of the third puzzle in Scientific Testing Ground 6. |
| Electro – Resisting Robots | Upgrade | Just near the left side of the exit elevator in Scientific Testing Ground 6. |
| Snowball – Auger | Upgrade | Same location as Electro – Resisting Robots. |
| Railgun | Weapon | While on the journey to the Testing Ground 8, north of the Kollectiv Complex. You can find the weapon suspended in the air surrounded by Polymer. |
Best Weapon Blueprints in Atomic Heart
While there are many weapons in the game, some come out as our favorites. Here is a list of the best weapons blueprints we could find:
KS-23 Shotgun
This is the starting weapon in the game. However, it’s a great asset and one of the most reliable ones. So if you are planning your inventory, keep space for the KS-23 Shotgun.
MP Handgun
The MP Handgun isn’t your flashy weapon, but it gets the job done. While it is a weak weapon when you first equip it, the gun slowly becomes better with apt upgrades.
Dominator Plasma Rifle
Are you familiar with the phrase “The more sugar you add, the sweeter your drink becomes,” no? Yeah we made that up looking at the Dominator Plasma Rifle. It uses up immense energy but annihilates any enemy. It’s one of the best energy weapons in Atomic Heart.
Pashtet – Blade Flight
You may find yourself out ammo and resources in the game. However, melee weapons will always be at your disposal. Pashtet is an amazing melee weapon which deals heavy damage to the enemy.
Kalash Assault Rifle
The Kalash Assault Rifle can become your go-to assault rifle in the game. It’s extremely reliable and does significant damage to the enemy. You can also find its ammo easily around the storyline. However, crafting its ammo is on the expensive side of things.
How to Upgrade Weapons in Atomic Heart
Upgrading weapons is a crucial part of progressing in the game. It will make your character powerful and give you space while fighting tough opponents.
To upgrade weapons in the game, you will first need all the required materials for crafting. There are many places you find these, including various wardrobes, desks, chests, and in the drops after defeating enemies.
Once you have all the materials, you will need to go to an Upgrade Terminal to upgrade your weaponry. We usually find these terminals in safe rooms, which are scattered in various locations throughout the game’s storyline. It’s best to check these safe rooms for loot and collect as many blueprints and upgrades as you can.
Before upgrading, make sure you know your weapon well. If you don’t understand the upgrades, try to read the tooltips for each upgrade. This will help you understand the different uses of each upgrade.
That covers everything about Blueprints and upgrading the weapons in the game.
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