Blueprints
There are some items in Scrap Mechanic which you'll want to use again and again. Rather than repeating the manufacture process every time you need an item it makes sense to save a blueprint of the item which can be called up when needed. Of course you'll have to have the materials needed in your inventory (unless you cheat with an unlimited inventory) but once you have the materials and a blueprint, the item can be made quickly.
One of the items I make for a new game is the Bluebird amphibious vehicle. This is a fast personal transport which will take you over land or water. It features a vacuum pump which will collect water, oil or chemicals and a suckOmatic which will collect caged farmers. You can get instructions for making it here, but once it's complete save it as a blueprint so that it's quicker to make if you start a new game.
With Bluebird still on the lift, point at the lift shaft and press 'E'. The save creation menu will appear.
Give your creation a name then click the Description tab and enter a suitable description of your blueprint.
You'll note that a complete list of parts needed to construct something from a blueprint is shown.
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Where are blueprints stored?
Once you have created at least one blueprint, the easiest way to find out is to type
%AppData%in the search bar. A file window will open which says something like this:
This PC > Local Disc (C:) > Users > [Your username] > AppData > Roaming
In this window click 'Axollot Games' then 'Scrap Mechanic' then 'User' then 'User_[a huge number here]' and finally 'Blueprints'. You'll see a filer window open something like this:
Unfortunately the folders in this window are not named in a format you can understand. Each blueprint is given a unique name by the Scrap Mechanic program. To find the blueprint you want you'll have to open each and then look at the description file. Hopefully you won't have as many as I have.
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Can you import blueprints into this folder?
Yes you can. You can download a zipped blueprint file, unzip the folder and insert it into the Scrap mechanic blueprint folder without changing the filename. If you want, you can download the blueprint for Bluebird by right clicking this link and saving the link as a file on your computer. Once downloaded, unzip the file and save it in your blueprints folder.
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