What the achievement asks
Unlock thirty of the thirty-seven Junkyard Tinkering blueprints. Ten points, account-wide, both factions.
Thirty of thirty-seven means seven can be skipped, which matters because a handful of them are genuinely awkward to get.
Where blueprints come from
There is no single source. Blueprints drop from rares, come out of chests, are sold by the Rustbolt quartermaster as reputation opens up, and a few are rewards from the island's own quests.
That spread is why this achievement takes weeks rather than an afternoon: several of the thirty-seven are tied to rares that only appear on certain days, and reputation gates a block of the rest.
The seven you are allowed to skip should be the seven behind the tightest gates. Do not chase a blueprint from a rare that needs a specific drill rig if you already have thirty.
The thirty-seven
| Blueprint | Blueprint | Blueprint |
|---|---|---|
| Scrap Grenade | Scrap Trap | Hundred-Fathom Lure |
| Mechanocat Laser Pointer | Canned Minnows | Vaultbot Key |
| Emergency Repair Kit | Emergency Powerpack | Mechano-Treat |
| Ultrasafe Transporter: Mechagon | G99.99 Landshark | Rustbolt Gramophone |
| Rustbolt Kegerator | Beastbot Powerpack | BAWLD-371 |
| Protocol Transference Device | Emergency Rocket Chicken | Battle Box |
| Rustbolt Resistance Insignia | Rustbolt Requisitions | Scrapmaster's Blowtorch |
| Experimental Adventurer Augment | Advanced Adventurer Augment | Extraordinary Adventurer Augment |
| Holographic Digitalization Relay | Personal Time Displacer | Orange Spraybot |
| Green Spraybot | Blue Spraybot | Utility Mechanoclaw |
| Microbot XD | Anti-Gravity Pack | Rustbolt Pocket Turret |
| Annoy-o-Tron Gang | Encrypted Black Market Radio | Re-Procedurally Generated Punchcard |
| S.P.A.R.E. Crate |
Rares that carry blueprints
Several of the thirty-six encounters in Rest In Pistons drop a blueprint, so the two achievements are largely the same work:
- Steel Singer Freza drops the Rustbolt Gramophone, which Junkyard Melomaniac needs.
- Seaspit drops the Rustbolt Kegerator, which unlocks the inn.
- Mr. Fixthis drops BAWLD-371.
- Enforcer KX-T57 drops the Rustbolt Pocket Turret.
- Scrapclaw drops the Personal Time Displacer, which is what lets you reach The Rusty Prince on any day.
It feeds the crafting achievement too
Every blueprint you unlock is another thing you can make, and Junkyard Apprentice wants 250 crafts that are not crates. The cheaper the blueprints you have, the faster that one goes.