So ever since 1.3 came out I’ve been playing on a completely new save since I wanted to have the immersive feeling of the new story. I’ve been sidetracking big time since then (bases, guild missions, etc) so I didn’t finish the story nor the Atlas path yet but I have been doing all this so far - without a Plasma Grenade Launcher.
And I miss it so badly.
Question: What is the best way to obtain the base blueprint for the grenade launcher? I’m spamming Vy’keen nanite dealers all the time, and I purchased various upgrades to the grenade laucnher, but I can’t use them since I’m still lacking the actual Launcher blueprint. Is there a way or method to obtain that blueprint? Have I just been unlucky with the Vy’keen dealers so far?
I think there’s some sort of levelling thing going on. I searched for days in all the obvious places, but I couldn’t find the blueprint, and no-one was selling it.
Then I eventually found one, as a drop from the beacon of a crashed ship. But then within the next five hours, I found three more. One as a drop from a manufacturing site, one as a reward for helping out a Vy’keen in an observatory, I can’t honestly remember where the third one came from - but it seems that the game won’t make the blueprint available until you’ve achieved certain things.
I suspect a similar mechanic is being employed in the quest for the last few species on a planet. I don’t think it’s so much to do with where you look, as it is to do with how long you’ve been looking, and how far you’ve travelled. I don’t think the game will generate the last few species until it decides you’ve earned them.
My housemates been playing on and off with no luck finding a Grenade Launcher Blueprint since 1.2. It really is hit or miss luck of the draw type thing. I’ve come across 3 nanite traders selling em since 1.3 much to the dismay of my housemate. I had same problem with it after 1.1 for about 3 months. If you find a multitool with one already built thats the quickest way until you find one.
