Starsand Island Blueprints: Locations, Ore Guide & Loot Tables
You are going to spend a terrifying amount of time in this game staring at your crafting menu and wondering why you can't build a simple chair.
The progression system in Starsand Island is built entirely around stuff. You need stuff to make other stuff, which unlocks the ability to make even more stuff. It is a vicious cycle that releases just enough dopamine to keep me trapped. But the biggest hurdle isn't gathering the wood or stone. It is finding the damn piece of paper that tells you how to put them together.
I have spent an embarrassing number of hours scouring the map, harassing shopkeepers, and breaking rocks to figure out where everything is hidden. If you are stuck trying to find Copper, wondering what the hell a Common Ore Chunk is, or just need to know which vendor has the sprinkler recipe so you can stop watering crops by hand like a peasant, you are in the right place.
The Blueprint Bible
Blueprints are the lifeblood of your progression. You cannot just "figure out" how to build a furnace. You need the schematic. These come from three main sources: profession quests, vendors, and blind luck.
Most of the essential tools come from the tutorial or early quests, but the good stuff? That is locked behind shop inventories and specific profession tiers. You have to grind your way up the corporate ladder of farming or crafting just for the privilege of buying a recipe.
Below is the master list. I have broken it down by shop because running across the map is a pain in the ass and you should know exactly what you are going for before you leave your farm.
Other Essential Vendors
There are a few other spots you need to hit up for specific niche blueprints.
Aquablue Outpost (Fishing): Francis sells blueprints for Cube Aquariums (S, M, L, XL), Fish Ponds, and Fish Traps. The Fish Trap is particularly useful for passive income.
G-Power Bike (Vehicles): Neona is the mechanic. You can buy blueprints here for the Bamboo Raft (Starter), Jet Ski, Speedboat, and the ridiculously expensive Lightning car.
Aureleaf Kitchen (Cooking): You need the Gas Stove Blueprint and the Juicer Blueprint from here to start cooking anything more complex than roasted berries.
The Copper Conundrum: Where to Find Copper Ore
The single most annoying question I see people ask is: "Where is the Copper?"
The game does a terrible job of explaining this, but your starting area is almost void of useful metals. You might find a stray node near the southern edge of your farm, but if you want to actually build anything, you have to leave your comfort zone.
The Moonlit Forest is the only reliable source. You unlock this area after breaking the stone door behind your house (you need the Slingshot for this, which Zephyria gives you).
Once you are inside, do not just aimlessly wander. The Copper nodes have specific spawn points:
South of your House: There is a pathway leading to the forest; check the rock nodes there.
The Entrance (Evernight Forest): Check the immediate area as soon as you load in.
The Gate of Life: Push a bit deeper past the entrance.
The Look: Look for rocks with brownish/orange specks. Those are the ones you want.
My advice? Don't be precious about your energy. Go in, smash every rock you see until you pass out, and drag yourself home. You need hundreds of these things for the Furnace upgrades.
Gambling with Rocks: Common Ore Chunks & The Analyzer
While you are smashing rocks in the Moonlit Forest, you are going to pick up items called Common Ore Chunks.
At first glance, these look like vendor trash. They aren't. They are loot boxes disguised as rocks. You cannot do anything with them until you process them, which leads to a lot of confusion.
You need to build an Ore Analyzer. The blueprint comes from Zerine (naturally) once you hit a certain Crafting level (Junior/Intermediate range). It costs 8 Hardwood and 2 Copper Sheets to build.
Once you have the machine, you shove the chunks inside and wait. It is essentially a gacha mechanic for miners. You might get useless stone, you might get Copper, or if the RNG gods are smiling upon you, you might get Ancient Precision Parts. These parts are exclusive to this mechanic and are required for high-end tech, so do not throw your chunks away.
The Arcade Gachapon: A Money Sink
Speaking of gambling, let's talk about the Chrono Arcade.
Loren runs this place, and it is designed to drain your wallet. Inside, there are two Gacha machines on the counter. They cost 20 Tokens per pull. You buy tokens from the register (10 Gold = 1 Token), so each pull costs you 200 Gold.
The machines come in colors (Golden, Purple, Blue, Green, White), but don't let the colors fool you into thinking there is a strict rarity system you can manipulate easily. It is all random.
What do you get?
Crafting Materials: Tin, Copper, Stone (The booby prize).
Exclusive Tools: The Wok Spatula recipe drops here.
Furniture: Random decor items you can't buy elsewhere.
Is it worth it? Early game, absolutely not. Save your money for seeds and tool upgrades. But once you have a steady cash flow from your farm, it is a decent way to fish for rare mats without having to go into the forest.
The Bottom Line
Starsand Island is a game that loves to hide its toys. You have to dig for them. Prioritize unlocking the Apprentice tiers for Crafting and Farming first. Those give you the sprinklers and the storage boxes, which are the two things that will stop you from quitting the game in frustration.
Now, if you will excuse me, I have to go smash about four hundred more rocks because I am three Copper short of a new pickaxe.
