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Arc Raiders Someone Else’s Shoes Quest Guide
This guide details how to complete the 'Someone Else’s Shoes' quest in Arc Raiders. Players are tasked with scanning an android on Stella Montis, finding a specific android in Research Lab 3 within the Medical Bay, and then reaching the Control Room in the Western Tunnels to search for clues.
Will PvE mode split Arc Raiders in two? "It's very possible," says executive producer
Embark Studios is testing a pure PvE mode for Arc Raiders, a significant shift from its original PvPvE extraction shooter design. Executive producer Aleksander Grøndal acknowledges the potential risk of splitting the player base but believes it's necessary to explore how players want to engage with the game.
Arc Raiders Ruins And Reverberations Quest Guide
This guide details how to complete the Ruins and Reverberations quest in Arc Raiders. Players must load into Pendola Pass, use a Spotter Relay on the antenna at the Cielo Sereno Observatory, weld wires in the crawlspace beneath the control room, and then reactivate the Spotter Relay.
Arc Raiders A Path Not Yours Quest Guide
This guide details how to complete the 'A Path Not Yours' quest in Arc Raiders' Frozen Trail update. It provides step-by-step instructions for finding the Nomad trail, locating the hideout, and retrieving Bilguun's gift, emphasizing the need for extraction with specific items. The guide also offers advice on map selection and preparation for the Blue Gate map.
Arc Raiders To The Skies Quest Guide
This guide details how to complete the 'To the Skies' quest in Arc Raiders, which was added in the Frozen Trail update. Players will need to scan ARC Probes and ARC Couriers, and then gather four repair items (ARC Performance Steel, ARC Synthetic Resin, ARC Thermo Lining, and ARC Pop Trigger) to fix a gondola prototype on maps like Riven Tides.
Arc Raiders Wires Crossed Quest Guide
This guide details how to complete the Wires Crossed quest in Arc Raiders, which requires players to attach specific items to antennas across three different maps: Pilgrim's Peak, Launch Towers in Spaceport, and Grandioso Apartments in Buried City. Players will need to find a Snitch Scanner, a Surveyor Vault, and a Sentinel Firing Core to complete the objectives.
The Galaxies Showcase returns on October 15, with announcements from ZA/UM, Embark Studios, and Frontier Developments
The Galaxies Showcase is returning on October 15th, featuring new announcements from developers such as ZA/UM, Embark Studios, and Frontier Developments. The stream will be broadcast on IGN's YouTube channel, Facebook, Twitch, and other platforms, starting at 12pm PT / 3pm ET.
When the weather turns foul in Arc Raiders' Pendola Pass, take a trip to a Storm Hut—they're some of the…
This guide for Arc Raiders explains the function of Storm Huts in the Pendola Pass map. These shelters become accessible and marked on the map only during the 'Flash Freeze' weather event, offering players refuge from damage and a chance to find valuable loot and crafting materials.
How to get planks and sheet metal in Arc Raiders
This guide explains how to obtain planks and sheet metal in Arc Raiders for the Sheltered Retreat project. Players can purchase these items from Celeste for three seeds each, or find planks in residential/old world areas and sheet metal in technological/industrial zones.
How to complete Tracks of the Beast in Arc Raiders
This guide details how to complete the 'Tracks of the Beast' quest in Arc Raiders. Players need to head to the northern tracks in Pendola Pass and follow them south to Almatera Station, where they must locate and ping specific enemies like the Bully and Skulker within a single round.
How to complete To the Skies in Arc Raiders
This guide details how to complete the 'To the Skies' quest in Arc Raiders. Players need to collect four specific arc parts: Arc Performance Steel, Pop Trigger, Arc Thermo Lining, and Arc Synthetic Resin, by salvaging from various enemies. The quest involves scanning a crashed Arc Probe and Courier, then repairing and activating a Gondola Prototype located east of the Spaceport elevator.
Arc Raiders players are flocking back for the long-awaited Frozen Trail update
Arc Raiders has seen a significant surge in player numbers, surpassing 130,000 concurrent players on Steam following the release of the new "Frozen Trail" update. This update introduces a new icy wasteland environment, new enemies, and a grappling hook, contributing to the game's resurgence. The free-to-play weekend also played a role in attracting new and returning players.
Arc Raiders Tracks of the Beast guide and walkthrough
This guide provides a walkthrough for the 'Tracks of the Beast' mission in Arc Raiders, detailing how to complete its objectives, including finding the Northern Tracks, locating the destroyed station at Almatera Station, and pinging Bully and Skulker ARCs. Optional tasks like destroying Skulkers and delivering a Skulker Targeter are also covered, offering bonus rewards.
Arc Raiders Home to Roost guide and walkthrough
This guide details how to complete the 'Home To Roost' quest in Arc Raiders, which takes place on Blue Gate. Players will need to find a Blue Gate Confiscation Room Key and follow several steps, including scanning an Android, searching the MANTIKOR locker room for clues, reading vehicle weighing logs, and finally entering the Confiscation Room to transmit security recordings.
Arc Raiders Taking Stock Quest Guide
This guide details how to complete the 'Taking Stock' quest in Arc Raiders, which requires players to visit multiple maps. Players will need to take photos of a sculpture on Stella Montis and a Baron Husk on Spaceport, ping specific enemy types on Dam Battlegrounds or Buried City, and finally deliver three Industrial Batteries to Nomadic Envoys.
Arc Raiders Exploring Pendola Pass guide and walkthrough
This guide provides a step-by-step walkthrough for completing the 'Exploring Pendola Pass' quest in Arc Raiders. It details how to destroy ARC enemies, search the Cielo Sereno Observatory control room, patch an antenna in the Railyard using a Wire and Zipline, and search containers in the Commissary Supermarket.
Arc Raiders Clean hands quest guide and walkthough
This guide details how to complete the 'Clean Hands' quest in Arc Raiders, a new objective introduced in the Frozen Trail update. Players must navigate the treacherous Pendola Pass map, locate a Nomad Camp beneath the Railyard, find a specific polluted item to obtain an Equatorial Sundial, and then deliver it to the top of a church tower in Old Town.
Arc Raiders hasn't had player counts like this in months: Steam flies past 125,000 amid Frozen Trail, 50% discount,…
Arc Raiders has seen a significant surge in player count on Steam, reaching a 24-hour peak of over 131,000 concurrent players following the launch of its 'Frozen Trail' update and a 50% discount. Developer Embark Studios views the update as a relaunch, with the game also being available for free until October 12.
ARC Raiders Frozen Trail opens a new map, revamps its skill tree, and adds new weapons and enemies
Embark Studios has released the Frozen Trail update, version 2.0, for their PvPvE extraction shooter ARC Raiders. This significant update introduces a new map called Pendola Pass, new enemies, a revamped skill tree with new abilities, two new weapons, and a new Outpost feature for weapon upgrades.
Arc Raiders Celeste’s Teenage Rebellion Quest Guide
This guide details how to complete Celeste's Teenage Rebellion quest in Arc Raiders, which requires players to visit specific locations across different maps. Players will need to reach a lookout tower on Mulatierra Hill, transmit a location, find a radio transmitter at a Raider Camp, and finally weld a generator at a large antenna overlooking Riven Tides harbor to start the transmitter.
