Dead Rising 4 Guide- Blueprint Locations, Unlimited Scrap, XP, Leveling Up Faster, And More

Dead Rising 4 is now out, and while the fourth game in the series makes a lot of controversial changes from what veterans may expect, it’s still worth a run if you’re a fan of Capcom’s other brand of zombie action. There’s a whole lot going on in Dead Rising 4, especially since the game throws in reams of content for the player to figure out.

If you are one of those players, who just wants help trying to see everything that the game has for you to see, you have come to the right place. From blueprint locations to combo vehicles, from collectibles to upgrades, from leveling up faster to Achievements, this guide covers everything. You ready? Then let’s just right into it.

BLUEPRINT LOCATIONS

In Dead Rising 4, Blueprints are a special kind of collectible that Frank West can hunt down and use to be able to craft new weapons and vehicles. Crafting a weapon or a vehicle from a Blueprint leads to a stronger one, which is more powerful and has a wider range of effects that activate on the battlefield, too.

The videos below will help you track down all the blueprints in the game, across all areas, in the game.

COMBO WEAPONS

Combo weapons are exactly what the name suggests- custom made weapons created by fusing two or more items, often to devastating effect. These can also be created using the Blueprints we discussed above. But what are these weapons, and what do they do? The video below will walk you through just that:

COMBO VEHICLES

Much like combo weapons, combo vehicles are created when two vehicles come together. These, too, can either be found in the field, or created using blueprints. As for what they do? That’s what the video below will show you:

UPGRADES

Playing through Dead Rising 4 and finishing missions earns you PP and lets you level up, also letting you upgrade your skills in the process via Ability Points. This section of the guide walks you through all of those upgrades:

FORTITUDE

• Healing: Slow health regeneration, health regenerates outside of combat
• Increase Health +50: Increases Health by 50
• Increase Health +50: Increases Health by 50
• Increase Health +75: Increases Health by 75
• Increase Health +75: Increases Health by 75
• Increase Health +125: Increases Health by 125
• Increase Health +125: Increases Health by 125
• Increase Stamina 1: Increase Stamina by 25%
• Increase Stamina 2: Increase Stamina by 25%
• Increase Stamina 3: Increase Stamina by 25%
• Increase Stamina 4: Increase Stamina by 25%
• Athlete: Increase Stamina Recovery Speed
• Marathoner: Stamina is no longer consumed
• Damage Resistance (Melee): Reduces damage taken by melee attacks
• Damage Resistance (Ranged): Reduces damage taken by ranged attacks
• Damage Resistance (Elemental): Reduces damage taken by elemental attacks
• Evasion: Small chance to nullify all damage from every zombie attack
• Improve Dodge: Improves dodge speed
• Improve Reflexes: Improve recovery speed after a knockback
• Fast Healing: Health regenerates faster
• Metabolic Boost 1 Increases amount of health food recovers
• Metabolic Boost 2 Increases amount of health food recovers
• Overheal: Heal past maximum health (additional health gradually degenerates)
• Inspiring Presence: Friendly survivors have increased health
• Greater Healing 1: Health regeneration heals to a higher value
• Greater Healing 2: Health regeneration heals to a higher value
• Greater Healing 3: Health regeneration heals to a higher value
• Combat Healing: Health regenerates during combat

BRAWLING

• Melee Critical Hits: You can now land critical hits
• Improved Critical Hits: Chances of landing a critical hit are higher
• Increased Weapon Durability: Melee weapon durability increased
• Greater Improved Critical Hits: Chances of landing a critical hit are higher; may stun enemies in close quarters
• Grapple Counter Attack: Kill a zombie after escaping a grapple
• Double Strike: Perform skill moves twice
• Improved Critical Hits (Blunt): Chances of landing a critical hit with a blunt weapon are higher
• Improved Jump Attack: Improve jump attacks, and increase the distance enemies are knocked back
• Increased Weapon Durability (Blunt): Blunt weapon durability increased
• Greater Improved Critical Hits (Blunt): Chances of landing a critical hit are higher with blunt weapons
• Melee Fury: If melee weapons break, your damage output greatly increases for a short time
• Skill Move Efficiency: Reduces amount of hit counts needed to perform a skill move
• Improved Critical Hits (Blade): Chances of landing a critical hit with a blade weapon are higher
• Power Kick: Defensive kicks are now more powerful
• Increased Weapon Durability (Blade): Blade weapon durability increased
• Greater Improved Critical Hits (Blade): Chances of landing a critical hit are higher with blade weapons
• Final Blow: The last move from any weapon before it breaks is automatically a skill move
• Elemental Critical Hits (Ice): Chances of landing a critical hit with an ice attack are higher
• Elemental Critical Hits (Acid): Chances of landing a critical hit with an acid attack are higher
• Elemental Critical Hits (Fire): Chances of landing a critical hit with a fire attack are higher
• Elemental Critical Hits (Electricity): Chances of landing a critical hit with an electric attack are higher
• Exo Suit Durability: Exo Suit durability increased
• Exo Suit Skill Move Efficiency: Reduces amount of hit counts needed to perform a skill move in an Exo Suit
• Minor Vehicle Durability: Vehicle durability increased
• Reinforced Chassis: Vehicles don’t slow down as much when you drive them over enemies
• Vehicular Combat Efficiency: Reduces amount of hit counts needed to perform a skill move in vehicle
• Major Vehicle Durability: Significantly increases the durability of all vehicles
• Deadlier Vehicles: Increases the damage of Combo Vehicle attacks

SHOOTING

• Critical Hits (Ranged): You can now land critical hits on ranged attacks
• Improved Critical Hits (Pistol): Increases chances of landing a critical hit with a pistol
• Focused Aiming: You can zoom with the right stick when using a pistol
• Increased Ammo 1 (Pistol): Increases ammo you can carry for pistols
• Increased Ammo 2 (Pistol): Increases ammo you can carry for pistols
• Pistol Adept: Reduces recoil for pistols
• Greater Improved Critical Hits (Pistol): Chances of landing a critical hit are higher with pistols
• Improved Critical Hits (Shotgun): Increases chances of landing a critical hit with a shotgun
• Increased Ammo 1 (Shotgun): Increases ammo you can carry for shotguns
• Increased Ammo 2 (Shotgun): Increases ammo you can carry for shotguns
• Shotgun Adept: Reduces recoil for shotguns
• Greater Improved Critical Hits (Shotgun): Chances of landing a critical hit are higher with shotguns
• Improved Critical Hits (Rifle): Increases chances of landing a critical hit with a rifle
• Focused Aiming: You can zoom with the right stick when using a rifle
• Increased Ammo 1 (Rifle): Increases ammo you can carry for rifle
• Increased Ammo 2 (Rifle): Increases ammo you can carry for rifle
• Rifle Adept: Reduces recoil for rifles
• Greater Improved Critical Hits (Rifle): Chances of landing a critical hit are higher with rifles
• Stingy Shooter: Small chance that a ranged attack won’t expend ammo
• Increased Capacity 1 (Thrown): Increases capacity of thrown weapons
• Increased Capacity 2 (Thrown): Increases capacity of thrown weapons
• Precision Targeting: When aiming, flick the right stick to aim at specific body parts
• Elemental Critical Hits (Explosive): Increases the effectiveness of explosive-based critical hits with ranged weapons

SURVIVAL

• Improved Crafting: You can use items on the ground in crafting
• Combat Pupil: Gain bonus PP upon achieving hit counter milestone during combat
• Improve Combat Flow: Increases time taken for hit counter to reset
• Hit Counter Resilience: You can resist one grapple and the hit counter won’t reset
• Near Death Focus: Chances of landing a critical hit when low HP go up
• Combat Scholar: Gain more bonus PP for every hit counter milestone reached in combat
• Combat Repairman: Upon scoring a critical hit with a melee weapon, that weapon may regain some durability
• Scrap Scrounger: Scrap drop rates go up when breaking destructible objects
• Keen Senses: While in photography mode, the controller will vibrate when something can be found with the Spectrum Analyzer
• Improved Scavenging: Scrap drop rates go up
• Lucky Find: Increases chances of finding a rare object
• Smart Shopper: Prices go down at vendors
• Instant Self-Defense: Break out of a zombie grapple instantly by hitting the Y Button
• Food Inventory Slot +1: Increases food inventory slot by 1
• Food Inventory Slot +2: Increases food inventory slot by 2
• Melee Inventory Slot +1: Increases Melee weapon inventory slot by 1
• Ranged Inventory Slot +1: Increases Ranged weapon inventory slot by 1
• Thrown Inventory Slot +1: Increases Thrown weapon inventory slot by 1
• Meele, Ranged, & Thrown Inventory Slots +1: Increase all inventory slots by 1
• Efficient Crafting: Small chance to gain Scrap when crafting combo weapon
• Fast Crafting: Increases crafting speed
• Speed Takedown: Sneak kills are faster and more effective
• Stealthy: Improves sneaking abilities
• Enemy Sense: Spot special enemies from a greater distance

COLLECTIBLES

There’s a fair few collectibles for you to hunt down in Dead Rising 4, and in this section of the guide, we help you find all of them:

GRAFFITI TAGS

VICK’S CLOUD UPLOADS

CELLPHONES

PODCASTS

NEWSPAPERS

LEVELING UP AND EARNING PRESTIGE POINTS FASTER

Leveling up and earning Prestige Points is not a new concept now- at this point, you know what that is, and what it does, and what benefits it can have for you. So of course, you want to level up as quickly as possible, as fast as possible, to be the best as soon as possible. This is where we come in- the tips in the videos below will help you level up faster than you otherwise would:

How To Level Up And Earn XP Faster And Unlimited Scrap:

ACHIEVEMENTS

Survive Holiday Hell
Survive Episode 1

Survive the Plaza 
Survive Episode 2

Survive the Boardwalk 
Survive Episode 3

Survive the Food Court 
Survive Episode 4

Craftsman 
Obtain all of the Multiplayer Combo Weapon Blueprints

Like a Boss 
Kill a Boss in Multiplayer Mode

Bareknuckle Boxing 
Complete an entire episode without using a weapon

Hangry 
Complete an entire episode without eating food

Busy Day
Complete 3 missions in a single day in Multiplayer Mode

Family Photo 
Take a photo of 3 players at the same time in Multiplayer Mode

Combat Ready 
Unlock 10 Multiplayer mode-only skills

All About the Points
Accumulate 1,000,000 points in Multiplayer Mode

Time For Mini Golf
Complete Case 0 of the Story

Door Crasher Special 
Complete Case 1 of the Story

Invasion on Main Street
Complete Case 2 of the Story

$#!&’s Getting Science
Complete Case 3 of the Story

Look Who’s Coming to Dinner 
Complete Case 4 of the Story

Man of the Year 
Complete Case 5 of the Story

Eyes on the Prize
Complete Case 6 of the Story

Rookie Journalist 
Solve one of the Mysteries

Seasoned Journalist
Solve all of the Mysteries

Elementary! 
Complete your first Investigation

Tinkerer 
Collect 5 Blueprints in Story Mode

Inventor 
Collect 30 Blueprints in Story Mode

Innovator 
Collect all Blueprints in Story Mode

Vehicular Manslaughter 
Create 8 unique combo vehicles

We Are Canceling The Apocalypse 
Create 5 unique Exo suit Power-Ups

A Whole New World 
Spend your first Skill Point

Building a New You 
Spend 25 total Skill Points

Skilled Brawler 
Spend 20 Skill Points on Brawling skills

Skilled Shooter 
Spend 20 Skill Points on Shooting skills

Skilled Survivalist 
Spend 20 Skill Points on Survival skills

Skilled Athlete 
Spend 20 Skill Points on Fortitude skills

Get to Work 
Complete 50 Trials

Workin’ Hard 
Complete all Trials

Story Completionist 
Complete all Story Trials

Otis Would Be Proud 
Fully level up the Mall Emergency Shelter

Hunting Grounds 
Discover every Location of Interest

Idol Worship 
Find the Frank West Statue. Didn’t there used to be more of these?

Master Journalist 
Get a Journalism Score of 100%

Fashionista 
Try on 100 different clothing items

Tape It or Die AGAIN 
Create 50 combo weapons

Tape It or Die Fanatic
Create 58 unique Combo Weapons

Zombie Destruction 
Kill 5,000 zombies

Z-Genocider 4: The Return
Kill 53,598 zombies

Left 100,004 Dead 2 
Kill 200,008 zombies

Faaantastic! 
Take an S-Rank Photograph

C-C-C-Combo!! 
Get a Hit Streak over 200 then use a Skill Move

Hey Big Spender 
Spend 100,000 Scrap

Stop Hitting Yourself
Kill a zombie with a hunk of meat

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