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Exploring Abandoned Settlements
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Exploring Abandoned Settlements

Discover how to explore abandoned settlements in ARC Raiders. This guide details quest objectives, rewards, and trader locations for various missions like 'Picking Up The Pieces' and 'Clearer Skies'.

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Discover how to explore abandoned settlements in ARC Raiders. This guide details quest objectives, rewards, and trader locations for various missions like 'Picking Up The Pieces' and 'Clearer Skies'.

This section of the guide focuses on exploring abandoned settlements within ARC Raiders, detailing various quests available to players. These quests are typically obtained from traders and involve objectives such as looting containers, destroying specific enemies, or repairing equipment in various locations across the game map.

Key Quest Information:

  • Quest Progression: Shared among teammates, meaning actions by any player count towards completion.
  • Item Consumption: Items required for quests are not consumed upon completion.
  • Quest Markers: Glowing yellow objects in the world indicate quest interaction points or items.
  • Quest Variety: The order of quests can vary depending on player choices and branching paths.
  • Item Availability: Items needed for quests may already be in your inventory (stash).

Release Quests Overview:

The following table outlines some of the initial quests available, their objectives, rewards, the trader offering them, and the relevant map locations:

QuestObjectiveRewardTraderMap
Picking Up The PiecesVisit any area with a loot category icon; Loot 3 containers1x Rattler III; 80x Medium AmmoShaniDam Battlegrounds, Spaceport, Buried City
Clearer SkiesDestroy 3 ARC enemies; Get 3 ARC Alloy for Shani3x Sterilzed Bandage; 1x Light Shield; Black Backpack Cosmetic (Hiker Color)ShaniDam Battlegrounds, Spaceport, Buried City
Trash Into TreasureObtain 6 Wires; Obtain 1 Battery1x Tactical MK.1; 3x Adrenaline ShotShaniDam Battlegrounds, Spaceport, Buried City
Off The RadarIn one round: Visit a field depot; Repair the antenna on the roof of Field Depot2x Defibrillator; 1x Black and White Outfit Cosmetic (Origin Color)N/ADam Battlegrounds, Spaceport, Buried City
A Bad FeelingFind and search any ARC Probe or ARC Courier10x Metal parts; 5x Steel Spring; 5x Duct TapeCelesteDam Battlegrounds, Spaceport, Buried City
The Right ToolDestroy a Fireball; Destroy a Hornet; Destroy a TurretCheer Emote; 1x Stitcher II; 1x Extended Light Mag ITian WenDam Battlegrounds, Spaceport, Buried City
Hatch RepairsRepair the leaking hydraulic pipes near a Raider Hatch; Search for a hatch key near the Raider hatch1x Raider Hatch Key; 1x BinocularsShaniDam Battlegrounds, Spaceport, Buried City
Safe PassageDestroy 2 ARC enemies using any explosive grenade5x Li'l Smoke Grenade; 3x Shrapnel Grenade; 3x Barricade KitApolloDam Battlegrounds, Spaceport, Buried City
Down To EarthIn one round: Visit a Field Depot; Deliver a Field Crate to a Supply Station; Collect the reward1x Combat MK.1; 1x Medium ShieldShaniDam Battlegrounds, Spaceport, Buried City
The TrifectaDestroy a Hornet; Get a Hornet Driver for Shani; Destroy a Snitch; Get a Snitch Scanner for Shani; Destroy a Wasp; Get a Wasp Driver for ShaniOrange Camo Cosmetic (Origin Color); 1x Dam Control Tower Key; 2x Defibrillator; 1x Raider Hatch KeyShaniDam Battlegrounds, Spaceport, Buried City
A Better UseRequest in a Supply Drop from a Call Station; Loot a Supply Drop1x Extended Light Mag I; 1x Stable Stock I; 1x Muzzle Brake IITian WenDam Battlegrounds, Spaceport, Buried City, Blue Gate
What Goes AroundDestroy any ARC enemy using a Fireball Burner3x Blaze Grenade; 2x Noisemaker; Cans Backpack Attachment (Cosmetic)ApolloDam Battlegrounds, Spaceport, Buried City, Blue Gate
Sparks FlyDestroy a Hornet with a Trigger 'Nade or Snap Blast1x Trigger Nade Blueprint; 4x Crude Explosives; 2x ProcessorApolloDam Battlegrounds, Spaceport, Buried City, Blue Gate
Greasing Her PalmsOn Dam Battlegrounds, visit the Locked Room in the Water Treatment Control building; On Spaceport, scope out the rocket thrusters outside the Rocket Assembly; On Buried City, visit the barricaded area on floor 6 of the Space Travel Building1x Lure Grenade Blueprint; 3x Speaker Component; 3x Electrical ComponentsCelesteDam Battlegrounds, Spaceport, Buried City
A First FootholdStabilize the observation deck near the Ridgeline; Enable the comms terminal near the Olive Grove; Rotate the satellite dishes on the church roof, north of the Data Vault; Nail down the roof plates on the Raider structure near Trapper's Glade3 Shrapnel Grenade; 3 Snap Blast Grenade; 3 Heavy Fuze GrenadeApolloBlue Gate
Dormant BaronsLoot a Baron husk3x Door Blocker; 3x Li'l Smoke GrenadeShaniAny
Mixed SignalsDestroy an ARC Surveyor; Obtain 1 Surveyor Vault1x Photoelectric Cloak; 1x Raider Hatch KeyTian WenAny
What We Left BehindOn Buried City, search 2 containers in the Raider Camp beneath the Parking Garage; On Dam Battlegrounds, search for anything significant in the South Swamp Outpost; On Spaceport, search for anything significant in Bilguun's Hideout, next to the Container Storage1x Muzzle Brake II; 1x Vertical Grip II; 1x Stable Stock IITian WenDam Battlegrounds, Spaceport, Buried City
Doctor's OrdersObtain 2 Antiseptic; Obtain 1 Syringe; Obtain 1 Durable Cloth; Obtain 1 Great Mullein3x Adrenaline Shot; 3xSterilized Bandage; 1x Surge Shield RechargerLanceAny
Medical MerchandiseOn Spaceport, search 2 containers in the Departure Building's exam rooms; Search 3 containers in the Hospital in Buried City; On Dam Battlegrounds, search 2 containers in the Research & Administration building's medical room1x Banana Backpack Charm (Cosmetic); 3x Defibrillator; 2x Vita ShotLanceDam Battlegrounds, Spaceport, Buried City
A Reveal in RuinsSearch for an ESR Analyzer inside any pharmacy in Buried City; Deliver the ESR Analyzer to Lance1x Tactical Mk. 3 (Healing); 1x Surge Shield RechargerLanceBuried City
Broken MonumentReach the hallowed grounds by the Scrap Yard; Search for a compass near the broken-down vehicles; Search for the video tape near the cylindrical containers; Search for the old field rations in the Raider camp; Deliver the First Wave Tape to Tian Wen; Deliver First Wave Compass to Tian Wen; Deliver First Wave Rations to Tian Wen1x Arpeggio I; 1x Compensator II; 80x Medium AmmoTian WenDam Battlegrounds
Marked for DeathReach the Su Durante Warehouses in the Outskirts in Buried City1x Shotgun Choke II; 1x Angled Grip IITian WenBuried City
Straight RecordReach Victory Ridge; Find the old EMP trap; Disable the first power switch; Disable the second power switch; Disable the third power switch; Shutdown the EMP trap5x Medium Gun Parts; 3x Advanced Mechanical ComponentsCelesteDam Battlegrounds
A Lay of the LandReach the Jiangsu Warehouse; Find the shipping notes in the foreman's office; Locate the scanners on the upper floor of Control Tower A6; Deliver 1 LiDAR Scanners to Shani1x Dam Testing Annex Key; 3x Zipline; 2x Smoke GrenadeShaniSpaceport
Market CorrectionLocate the cache near Marano Station1x Silencer IIN/AN/A

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