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• ARC Raiders Skill Points Allocation Guide | Optimal Mobility, Survival & Conditioning Builds

  Whether in PvP or PvE, skills in ARC Raiders are incredibly useful, but the total number of skill points is limited, and some advanced skills require a significant investment of points in the same skill tree to unlock.

  With Expedition about to begin, some players will choose to reset their levels, items, and skill points from scratch. To avoid wasting skill points, you need to choose the most effective skills from the three skill trees.

  

  Mobility Skill Tree

  Mobility Skill Tree greatly enhances movement and survivability, which you'll need most during exploration. Therefore, prioritize investing in this skill tree. It's recommended to invest 16 or 17 points to gain core benefits, then move on to other skill trees. It's not recommended to invest more than 17 points in this tree to pursue high-end skills unless you have a very large number of skill points.

  Priority Investing Skills

  • Marathon Runner: Reduces stamina consumption for running, climbing, vaulting, and rolling.
  • Youthful Lungs: It can directly increase maximum stamina, and it's the only skill in the game to provide this effect.
  • Carry the Momentum: After rolling while sprinting, you can continue sprinting for a short time without consuming stamina.
  • Calming Stroll: Quickly restores stamina while walking, useful for efficient map traversal or recovering stamina after taking cover.

  Secondary Investment Skills

  • Nimble Climber: Only slightly increases vaulting speed at level 5, usually requiring only 1 point to unlock the skill tree.
  • Slip & Slide: It's only effective when sliding downhill, and even at max level, the improvement is minimal due to low usage frequency.
  • Sturdy Ankles: Reduces fall damage; while useful, it's not essential and depends on how often you fall from heights.
  • Effortless Roll: At level 3, it grants an extra roll. At levels 4-5, it reduces the stamina consumption per roll.
  • Crawl Before You Walk: Increases crawling speed when knocked down, very useful while waiting for rescue or using Survivor Mark III.
  • Vigorous Vaulter: Prevents the penalizing long animation when vaulting obstacles with zero stamina.
  • Off The Wall: Increases the backward jump distance when hanging on an edge. It's useful in certain terrains, but not very practical in everyday situations.

  Advanced Skills

  • Vaults on Vaults on Vaults: Completely eliminates the stamina consumption of vaulting. It requires an investment of 36 points in Mobility Skill Tree to unlock.
  • Vault Spring: Allows jumping at the end of a vault, maintaining momentum and covering greater distances. Also requires a 36-point prerequisite skill investment.

  

  Survival Skill Tree

  After investing in Mobility Skill Tree, it's recommended to switch to Survival Tree for better survival and logistical capabilities. Initially, invest 15 points for Suffer In Silence and Good As New, then invest more points later to unlock Security Breach.

  Priority Investing Skills

  • In-Round Crafting: One of the best skills in the game, allowing you to craft critical items like bandages and shield chargers directly on the map.
  • Looter's Instinct: Significantly increases the reveal speed when looting items, improving efficiency and safety. It is recommended to max out at level 5.
  • Looter's Luck: Has a chance to reveal twice ARC Raiders items at once when looting, with a trigger rate of approximately 25% to 33%.
  • Broad Shoulders: Increases maximum carry weight by 2 points per level, comprehensively improving carry capacity in each match. A worthwhile investment in the late game.
  • Traveling Tinkerer: Allows you to create traps and directly craft Raider Hatch Keys using materials found on the map.
  • Security Breach: Allows you to break Security Lockers on the map; requires 36 skill points invested in Survival Skill Tree.

  Secondary Investment Skills

  • Agile Croucher: Increases crouching movement speed, and level 5 increases speed by 10%.
  • Revitalizing Squat: Increases stamina regeneration speed while crouching to the same rate as while standing, which is useful for stealthy players.
  • Silent Scavenger: Reduces the distance noise travels while looting; its practicality is limited since looting itself is not very noisy.
  • Suffer In Silence: Reduces noise emitted when severely wounded; can sometimes be a lifesaver in PvP and PvE, but is not commonly used.
  • Good As New: Increases stamina regeneration speed while receiving healing. Its effect is short-lived and may be occasionally useful.
  • Three Deep Breaths: While it doesn't increase stamina regeneration speed, it shortens the time between running out of stamina and being able to act again.
  • Stubborn Mule: Reduces the impact of being overweight on stamina recovery. Being overweight is a dangerous state, so investing too much in this is not recommended.
  • Old Raider's Scraps: Has a chance to give you double the amount of items when looting, but the exact probability is unknown.
  • Minesweeper: Allows you to defuse nearby bombs and mines, but since most mines in the game have proximity fuses, they detonate as soon as you get close.

  

  Conditioning Skill Tree

  Conditioning Skill Tree provides specific combat and defensive buffs. If you're not focused on PvP, you can invest in this skill tree last.

  It's recommended to max out Gentle Pressure and Proficient Pryer first, then invest in Used To The Weight. Then select Unburdened Roll and A Little Extra to unlock Loaded Arms. Remaining skill points can then be invested in Fight Or Flight.

  Priority Investing Skills

  • Loaded Arms: Halves the weight of all equipped weapons, greatly improving carrying capacity and overall experience. Requires an initial investment of 18 points in this skill tree.
  • Gentle Pressure: Reduces the sound range of breaching doors and opening crates by 4 meters per level, up to 20 meters at max level.
  • Proficient Pryer: Significantly increases breaching door and crate opening speed, approximately 1/3 faster at max level than without the skill.
  • Fight Or Flight: Restores a significant amount of stamina when attacked by other players.
  • Unburdened Roll: After your shield breaks, the next roll does not consume stamina, extremely useful in combat.

  Secondary Investment Skills

  • Used To The Weight: Reduces the movement speed penalty from shields.
  • Effortless Swing: Increases your maximum number of melee attacks.
  • Downed But Determined: It can prolong the time it takes for you to bleed to death after being knocked down, giving you time to wait for the evacuation elevator.
  • Turtle Crawl: Reduces damage taken while crawling down, occasionally a lifesaver.
  • Flyswatter: Allows you to deal extra melee damage to drones at very close range, but its use is limited.

  Not recommended.

  • Blast Born: May reduce the hearing impairment caused by explosions, but its usefulness is minimal.
  • Sky-Clearing Swing: Primarily effective only against Wasps and Hornets, possibly ineffective against Rocketeers, etc.
  • A Little Extra: it has a chance of obtaining extra basic materials when breaching doors or dismantling ARC units, but requires too many skill points.
  • Back On Your Feet: Only restores your health when it's around 5% and only lasts 15 seconds, making its recovery effect very poor.

  The above is about ARC Raiders recommended skills from the three skill trees. The expedition will begin soon, and if you plan to reset your progress, you can allocate your skill points according to the skills listed above.

• ARC Raiders Week 6 Trials Guide | How To Easily Earn 3 Stars And Epic Rewards?

  It's a new week, and ARC Raiders trials have been updated. This week's trials aren't too difficult, and many players are expected to easily reach 150,000 to 200,000 points. Reaching 3 stars will reward you with an epic item.

  If you want to quickly complete Week 6 trials, solo play is recommended, as many players are friendly and there's less interference. If you're aiming for a high leaderboard score, a three-player team is recommended for greater efficiency. Also, compared to previous weeks, this week's reliance on Hidden Bunker map conditions is less significant.

  

  General Trials Tips

  It's recommended to play under major map conditions to obtain full points, including Hidden Bunker, Night Raids, and Electromagnetic Storms. Minor map conditions (such as Harvesters and Matriarchs) will only grant half the points.

  How To Complete Each Trial?

  Damage Hornets Trial

  It's recommended to start the trial under Hidden Bunker or Night Raids conditions. The easiest maps are Buried City or Spaceport under Night Raids conditions.

  Solo players can use Adrenaline Shots to quickly reach South or North Trench Tower under Spaceport Hidden Bunker conditions, then use the zipline to reach the top, set up barricades and traps, and carry plenty of ammunition for defense.

  This provides a high vantage point, making it difficult for other players to attack, and PvE enemies pose little threat. Furthermore, the top of the tower is above multiple Hornet Patrols and Snitches spawn points, continuously drawing enemy attention.

  If you spot Hornets and Wasps patrols, eliminate them all; this can significantly accelerate the spawn rate of new patrols. Shooting the center of the wasp's body will earn you approximately 760 points, while shooting the engine will only earn you about 365 points. For a high score, aim for the body.

  If you're in a three-person team, it's recommended to defend from the top of Control Tower in Dam Battlegrounds or the top of the communications relay in the north of The Blue Gate map. This method doesn't rely on Hidden Bunkers, and you just need to carry enough ARC Raiders items.

  Deliver Carriables Trial

  This trial requires you to transport large crates to a designated location. This is a relatively difficult trial because, in actual gameplay, only about 10 supply crates may appear per round on average. If other players on the same server are also doing this task, the competition will be very fierce, and it may be difficult to find enough crates.

  Dam Battlegrounds map is recommended because it has 6 field supply stations. Furthermore, under Night Raids conditions, the points earned from transporting 4 batteries are doubled, equivalent to 8 during the day. There are usually 2 batteries near each field supply station, so completing two supply stations is sufficient. Completing all supply depots, delivering 2 batteries at each, will yield approximately 12,000 points.

  This mission is relatively inefficient. If time is limited or you find it difficult, focus your efforts on other, higher-reward challenges.

  Damage Rocketeers, Leapers, Or Bastions Trial

  Whether playing solo or in a team, you'll need an Augment that increases safe Pockets and a full Wolfpack. Then, head to the center of Spaceport and quickly eliminate Leapers or Rocketeers with rocket launchers for an easy 4,400 points.

  The best location for this trial is the bottom of Launch Tower in Spaceport. From this position, you can observe 2-3 Leaper spawn points, approximately 3 Rocketeers spawn points, and 1 Bastion spawn point. However, because this location is so advantageous, you may need to compete with other players multiple times.

  You can also perform this in Hidden Bunker for an extra 10 minutes of game time, but be aware that Bombarders are also present at this location, increasing the difficulty.

  

  Destroy Pops Trial

  This trial only requires you to kill 7 Pops during Electromagnetic Storms or Night Raids. The best map for soloing this trial is Stella Montis under Night Raid conditions, although PvP there is extremely intense.

  You can match into a game in the last few minutes or seconds before Night Raid ends, ensuring no new players join.

  Once in the game, stay hidden and let other players fight or retreat. As the number of players decreases, begin actively clearing Pops.

  The recommended route is to cycle between Sandbox Areas, Control Areas, and Metro Station extraction point. Pops respawn extremely quickly on this map.

  If you want to switch maps, you can focus on research for Buried City, and many Popps will spawn near Research and Space Travel Building, Parking Garage, Hospital, and extraction point.

  Pops will also spawn in the underground area connecting Water Treatment Facility and Control Tower in Dam Battlegrounds, and a single cycle can easily achieve three stars.

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  Open ARC Probes

  This trial requires 6 ARC Probes to be activated during the day, but only 3 are needed under major map conditions. It's recommended to do this in Electromagnetic Storm conditions of Dam Battlegrounds, as the map is more compact, and probes often spawn in groups of 2 or 3 during an Electromagnetic Storms, providing extra points.

  This trial has low requirements for ARC Raiders items, but it's recommended to carry a large number of Adrenaline Shots for fast movement.

  You only need to pay attention to the black smoke emitted by the probes and check the map frequently; even at a distance, zooming in will reveal them. Your task is to search for probes, not breach them. If a probe is already active, simply search for it directly; it's more efficient.

  That concludes Week 6 trials for ARC Raiders. Except for Deliver Carriables, this week's trials are relatively easy; you should be able to get three stars easily.

• ARC Raiders Cold Snap Roadmap Update Predictions: Snowfall Map Condition, Flickering Flames & Expedition Departure Window

  Dear Raiders, as we officially enter December, the next major update is just around the corner: Cold Snap update, which we previously saw on the roadmap for December.

  While this update won't include a ton of new maps and content like North Line update a few weeks ago, it will still bring new gameplay experiences.

  Next, let's discuss the possible updates for the upcoming Cold Snap. However, the full patch hasn't been released yet; we're currently only speculating based on recent statements from the developers regarding ARC Raiders and the trailers revealed, to infer what issues they might be aware of and plan to address, as well as some clues about the game's future direction.

  

  Snowfall Map Condition

  First, this Cold Snap update will include a Snowfall Map Condition. Currently, our only understanding of this condition comes from a few outdoor snowy scenes shown in the game's launch trailer, but this area doesn't currently exist in ARC Raiders.

  Therefore, the prevailing speculation is that this is simply a preview of this important map condition. Its specific impact remains unknown.

  How Will It Work?

  Logically, we can predict it will probably be similar to Electromagnetic Storm, meaning it might affect multiple different maps, rather than being locked to a specific map like Spaceport's Hidden Bunker.

  We say this primarily because the official promotion claims it's a key part of December update, and adding a condition to only one map would be disappointing. Furthermore, blizzards shouldn't only occur in one place in the open world.

  However, this is all speculation, so we should proceed with caution. If it appears on all maps, or at least most, then its operation will probably be similar to other major map conditions like Night Raid and Electromagnetic Storm.

  Currently, no major map condition activates Raider Hatch, and all conditions provide double Trial Points. Therefore, we can assume the same applies to Snowfall.

  Furthermore, since Night Raid increases loot quality and blueprint drop rate, and Electromagnetic Storm may increase loot quality (although this is still debated), we expect Snowfall to also have one or more of these effects.

  

  What Are The Implications?

  Besides this, we can speculate on what Snowfall map condition might represent.

  Sound Effects

  Our first thought is sound effects. As we all know, ARC Raiders relies heavily on sound effects; players need to listen to their surroundings to perceive their environment. Therefore, sound is crucial in the game.

  Snow has excellent sound-absorbing properties, making sounds even quieter. Therefore, we can easily imagine the game covering all outdoor areas with a fresh layer of snow. This way, players will make almost no sound when walking in the snow. The snow will absorb most of the noise on the map.

  Footprints

  Besides, walking in the snow will naturally leave clearly visible footprints. Therefore, even if you can move almost silently in the snow, you will always leave a trail behind you, meaning other players can track you. This undoubtedly creates an extremely tense and exciting combat atmosphere, making you constantly worried about other players ambushing you from behind.

  Stamina Recovery & Mechanical Operation

  Weather and extreme cold may also cause slower stamina recovery, and players may need to buy ARC Raiders items like Adrenaline Shot in Snowfall environment to restore survivability. Of course, this is just speculation.

  This not only affects raiders but also ARCs. The cold and snow will slow down the operation of ARC mechanical parts, making them sluggish in every aspect, much like some event makes them easier to defeat.

  Or you could say that Snowfall has the opposite effect. Perhaps it prevents ARCs from overheating, allowing them to utilize more energy and maintain higher power for longer periods. Perhaps it's both.

  Overall, I think the most likely effects are sound and footprints. I think this is very predictable and fits the concept of snowfall perfectly. The other things I mentioned are actually just speculation. We don't really know.

  Snowfall May Increase The Drop Rate Of Certain Blueprints

  It's worth noting that each major map condition seems to significantly increase the drop rate of a super rare blueprint. For example, Tempest blueprint is generally considered easiest to find in Night Raid; Snap Hook blueprint is easiest to find during Electromagnetic Storm; and Bobcat blueprint is easiest to find during Locked Gate.

  So, during Snowfall's activation, which blueprint will generate more frequently? We would say Deadline Mine blueprint. Since the roadmap doesn't mention adding new weapons, it's unlikely to be a new weapon blueprint.

  Deadline Mine is a very powerful new item added in Patch 1.2, tied to a brand new map condition not yet in the game. The total number of blueprints has increased, meaning there should be a corresponding map condition that increases its drop rate.

  

  Flickering Flames Event

  Flickering Flames event is also listed in Cold Snap update section of the roadmap.

  However, the meaning of the word event is currently quite vague. Since its release, the only event officially referred to as an event in ARC Raiders is Breaking New Ground Event. It initially unlocked Stella Montis map and later evolved into a route where rewards were earned through XP.

  Therefore, Flickering Flames is likely just the next event where you can earn some small rewards for free, and they hope this type of event will continue.

  However, some believe it might be a small new event added to the map, such as Husk Graveyard, Matriarch, or Harvester.

  Expedition Departure Window To Be Launched

  Expedition Departure Window will also open around mid-December, and they will also add a Raider Deck. If Flickering Flames event works as we expect, it might launch simultaneously with this new battle pass, but we cannot be certain at this time.

  New Quests

  More quests will be added later, and we speculate these will be related to Snowfall map condition. Alternatively, it might even be a continuation of our Stella Montis map adventure, as the events associated with that map end in a few days, and there seems to be some follow-up content. So, perhaps the new quests will stem from this.

  That's all for today. This discussion revolved around ARC Raiders December roadmap and the game updates we know about, but everything is still speculation. However, Cold Snap update release is getting closer, so stay tuned!

• ARC Raiders All Main Quests Guide | Locations & Fast Reset Completion Tips

  While ARC Raiders lacks purely PvE gameplay, the game's story is woven together through many main quests. If you're not interested in aimless exploration, prioritizing these quests is the best option.

  These quests not only mark the game's plot and your personal progress but also reward you with various items and coins. More importantly, they are reset through Expedition system, allowing you to continuously earn rewards.

  However, this means you must try to remember the completion methods and locations of most quests to quickly complete them after a reset and avoid wasting time.

  There are a total of 66 main quests in ARC Raiders. 60 are related to various main vendors, while the rest are distributed across two specific maps, requiring you to complete a certain number of rounds to unlock. We will provide a detailed introduction below.

  

  All Vendor-Related Quests

  This section contains as many as 60 quests, issued by different vendors. Each vendor issues a varying number of quests, and the maps you need to travel to also differ.

  These tasks are generally not difficult; the only tricky part is that some of them involve combat and require you to complete them within a single combat round.

  Therefore, to ensure a high completion rate and avoid wasting time on failed challenges, it's best to get safe ARC Raiders products trading at IGGM to improve your overall combat power and complete the current main missions in one go.

  Next, we will list the locations and main content of these 60 missions by vendor.

  Shani

  This NPC is the security chief of Speranza and an expert in ARC robots. She has her own small shop, and although she has an eccentric personality, she is very capable. Missions related to her include:

  • Picking Up The Pieces - Any Location: Go to any area on the map marked with a loot category icon; obtain 3 containers.
  • Trash Into Treasure - Any Location: Find 6 wires and 1 battery.
  • Clearer Skies - Any Location: Kill 3 ARC robots to obtain 3 Alloys, then give them to Shani.
  • Off The Radar - Any Location: Find the Field Depot and repair the roof antenna within a single game round.
  • Down To Earth - Any Location: Find Field Crate and bring it back to the supply depot.
  • Hatch Repairs - Any Location: Repair the leaking hydraulic lines near Raider Hatch and find the key.
  • Mixed Signals - Any Location: Destroy Leaper to obtain a Leaper Pulse Unit.
  • Out Of The Shadows - Any Location: Destroy an ARC Surveyor to obtain a Surveyor Vault.
  • The Trifecta - Any Location: Kill a Rocketeer to obtain a Rocketeer Driver.
  • A Lay Of The Land - Spaceport: Loot Jiangsu Warehouse and find a LiDAR Scanner to give to Shani.
  • Communication Hideout - Buried City: Reach Red Tower in Old Town within a game and activate the antenna terminal by repairing the generator.
  • Dormant Barons - Dam Battlegrounds, Spaceport, Blue Gate: Find a Baron Husk.
  • Eyes In The Sky - Dam Battlegrounds, Buried City, Spaceport: Install LiDAR Scanners on the top of specific buildings in the three maps.
  • Lost In Transmission - Spaceport: Reach the top of Control Tower A6 in one game and establish a terminal link.
  • Our Presence Up There - Dam Battlegrounds: Find Pattern House in one game and flip the power switch there.

  Celeste

  As the leader of Raiders, Celeste experienced a profound ARC invasion in her childhood, leading her to lead and establish Speranza. She is also the only vendor in the game who accepts plant seeds as currency.

  • A Bad Feeling - Any Location: Find any ARC Probe or ARC Courier.
  • Tribute to Toledo - Any Location: Obtain a Power Rod and give it to Celeste.
  • A Balanced Harvest - Dam Battlegrounds: Find traces of an agricultural research project in Research & Administration building.
  • A Symbol of Unification - Dam Battlegrounds: Find the red flag in the Formicai Outpost and place it on the platform near the lake.
  • After Rain Comes - Buried City: Find the solar panel in Grandioso Apartments and repair it.
  • Bees! - Blue Gate: Search for bee hives around Olive Grove.
  • Celeste's Journals - Dam Battlegrounds: Find Celeste's Journals in both outposts and give them to her.
  • Digging Up Dirt - Buried City: Find two special locations.
  • Echoes Of Victory Ridge - Dam Battlegrounds: Find Major Aiva's Patch in Victory Ridge.
  • Flickering Threat - Dam Battlegrounds: Find the generator in the power plant, repair it, and then start it.
  • Greasing Her Palms - Spaceport, Dam Battlegrounds, Buried City: Find a specific location on one of the three maps.
  • Keeping the Memory - Dam Battlegrounds: Find the missing helmet in Formicai Hills and bring it back to the monument.
  • Power Out - Spaceport: Restore power to the southern power station.
  • Source Of The Contamination - Dam Battlegrounds: Investigate near Water Treatment Building.
  • Stright Record - Dam Battlegrounds: Reach Victory Ridge, find and deactivate the old EMP trap.
  • Switching The Supply - Spaceport: Find and open the valve in the tunnel beneath Spaceport.
  • The Root Of The Matter - Buried City: In Research Building, find the seed sample in the search room with a great view.
  • Turnabout - Spaceport: Find and upload the blackmail in North Trench Tower.
  • Untended Garden - Dam Battlegrounds: Travel to Hydroponic Dome Complex and upload the data to the terminal.
  • Water Troubles - Dam Battlegrounds: Locate the water inlet of the area's water supply system.

  Tian Wen

  She possesses extraordinary technological and architectural talent and is skilled in gun repair. She's happier when she's focused on her work than dealing with people.

  • A Better Use - Any Location: Request a supply airdrop from the call station.
  • The Right Tool - Any Location: Kill a Fireball, a Hornet, and a Turret.
  • Armored Transports - Blue Gate: Find the keycard to open the armored patrol car.
  • Back On Top - Buried City, Spaceport, Dam Battlegrounds, Blue Gate: Mark different locations on various maps.
  • Broken Monument - Dam Battlegrounds: Find the specified items and deliver them to Tian Wen.
  • Eyes On The Prize - Buried City: Repair the solar panel.
  • Industrial Espionage - Buried City: Take Burletta to the rival weapon cache and plant a bug.
  • Marked For Death - Buried City: Find Tian Wen's cache near Su Durante Warehouses.
  • Market Correction - Buried City: Destroy the cache near Marano Station.
  • The Major's Footlocker - Dam Battlegrounds: Find Major Aiva's mementos.
  • Unexpected Initiative - Buried City: Find Water Pump and Fertilizer and give them to Tian Wen.
  • What We Left Behind - Buried City, Dam Battlegrounds, Spaceport: Find items or markers on each map as required.

  

  Lance

  He's an interesting android skilled at providing healing; you can find various self-healing items with him.

  • A New Type Of Plant - Dam Battlegrounds: Give Possibly Toxic Plant to Lance.
  • A Reveal in Ruins - Buried City: Find ESR Analyzer and give it to Lance.
  • Doctor's Orders - Any Location: Obtain specific items.
  • Life Of A Pharmacist - Buried City: Find Arbusto Farmacia and record different details.
  • Medical Merchandise - Spaceport, Buried City, Dam Battlegrounds: Find different containers on each map.
  • Prescriptions Of The Past - Spaceport: Search the records inside Departure Building.

  Apollo

  He's a mechanic skilled at repairing various gears; you can ask him for help if needed.

  • A Warm Place To Rest - Buried City: Investigate at Abandoned Highway Camp.
  • Building A Library - Buried City: Find 3 specific books in the library.
  • Espresso - Any Location: Find Espresso Machine Parts and give them to Apollo.
  • Safe Passage - Any Location: Kill two ARC robots using any explosive grenade.
  • Sparks Fly - Any Location: Destroy a Hornet using Trigger ‘Nade' or Snap Blast Grenade.
  • What Goes Around - Any Location: Kill any robot using Fireball Burner.

  Other Missions

  The remaining 6 missions are located on Blue Gate and Stella Montis maps, requiring 18 and 24 rounds of gameplay respectively to unlock.

  Blue Gate:

  • A First Foothold - Apollo
  • Reduced to Rubble - Shani
  • With A Trace - Shani

  Stella Montis:

  • In My Image - Lance
  • Cold Storage - Shani
  • Snap And Salvage - Tian Wen

  That concludes our introduction. As the game progresses, the development team may release more exclusive new missions on other maps; be sure to complete them promptly!

• ARC Raiders Best PvP Tips & Tactics | How To Win Gunfights, Master Peeks, And Counter Aggression?

  While new players continue to join ARC Raiders, most existing players have already accumulated gear and materials, making them more willing - and even eager - to engage in PvP fights at any time.

  In Arc Raiders, the key to winning PvP battles is usually not who has the better aim, but who can make better decisions at every moment. Your reaction time and aiming ability are still important, but tactics and strategy are also crucial.

  

  Peeking Techniques

  Peeking is a key movement technique for proactively attacking enemies behind corners.

  Common Shoulder Peek

  The most basic shoulder peek technique involves directly exposing your body from the side of a corner to aim. Your movement speed is slow, weapon spread is minimal, and your shooting stability is high.

  However, this makes you extremely vulnerable to headshots (because you're only showing your head). If the opponent has a high-damage weapon, two headshots can take down a player equipped with Light or Medium Shields. This is the least recommended aggressive peeking technique.

  Slide Peek

  The Slide Peek is a highly recommended aggressive peeking method that involves sliding into a corner to attack.

  It significantly reduces the chance of being hit, especially by headshots. It can also be combined with a reverse dodge roll for a quick attack and retreat, making it difficult for the enemy to react. Slide Peek is particularly suitable for use with shotguns or short-range weapons like Stitcher, Bobcat, and Torrente.

  Additionally, at any point during the slide, you can immediately cancel the slide by performing a dodge roll in any direction, increasing mobility and making it even harder for the opponent to hit you, but this requires some practice.

  Jump Peek

  Jump Peek involves jumping over a corner to attack, catching the opponent off guard and disrupting their aim. It's extremely difficult for the opponent to headshot you, even more so than hitting a sliding player, effectively avoiding being taken down in two shots by high-damage ARC Raiders items. However, it's less effective against automatic weapons.

  Additionally, the forced automatic climbing mechanism might cause you to accidentally grab a nearby window sill or railing while jumping, resulting in an uncontrollable climbing animation that completely disrupts your offensive rhythm and positioning, leading to death. Once you jump out, you can't quickly retreat like a slide tackle.

  Offense And Counterattack

  When To Get Aggressive?

  While Arc Raiders leans towards a defensive playstyle, aggressively pressuring through windows where enemy shields are broken is essential.

  When you break an enemy's shield first in close combat, you'll hear a shattering sound. This is the perfect time to launch an attack. Immediately use the peeking techniques mentioned above to push forward and extend your advantage.

  When To Counterattack?

  The worst thing you can do after taking heavy damage is to immediately hide behind cover and try to heal. Experienced opponents will use this opportunity to rush forward or throw a grenade to finish you off.

  Especially when the enemy is very close, immediately retaliate with heavy firepower. Even with low health, your counterattack might force the opponent to retreat and begin healing, taking you time to heal and potentially turn the tide of the fight.

  If you're unsure of the enemy's location or they are far away, immediately move to a safer position before healing. You can pre-place Jolt mines or other trigger nades along the enemy's potential attack paths to hinder their advance or create counterattack opportunities while you retreat.

  

  Special Techniques And Mechanics

  Jolt Mine Dodge Trick

  Jolt Mine has a very short window of opportunity, allowing you to completely negate its stun effect by dodging and rolling before it explodes. The timing is approximately before the mine bounces to its highest point. This is a highly difficult technique requiring extensive practice.

  Step-up Trick

  When you want to stand on an object shorter than your character's waist, use Vault command. Your character will simply step onto the object instead of performing a full vault animation. This gives you a better shooting view without exposing too much of your character by over-vaulting.

  See Through Smokes

  When two different smoke particles, such as those from a smoke grenade and those from an explosive, overlap, they create a hole at a specific angle, allowing you to see the silhouettes of enemies within the smoke.

  Gas Grenade generates a large number of non-smoke grenade smoke particles. You can throw a gas grenade into the range of an enemy's smoke grenade; the interaction of the two smokes creates a see-through effect.

  This is likely not an official mechanic and may be related to graphics settings, but it seems to trigger more easily on Epic graphics settings. This technique may be fixed as a bug.

  Weapon Information

  You need to understand the specific information about weapons to know when to use them, ideally knowing their effective range and damage values.

  Arpeggio has the highest Headshot Multiplier in the game. Anvil, Osprey, and Ferro can achieve a two-shot headshot kill against players equipped with light and medium shields. Against heavy shields, an additional shot is required.

  Shotguns do not have a headshot damage multiplier. Whether you hit the body or the head, the damage is the same. Therefore, aim for the center mass. Tempest: Has the lowest headshot damage multiplier in the game, second only to shotguns.

  Additionally, in ARC Raiders, jump shooting and hip firing have much higher accuracy, so you don't need to excessively strive to stay stationary or aim down sights to hit enemies.

  Useful Items And Tactical Advice

  Grenades are as important as weapons in the game, or even more important. When you buy ARC Raiders items, remember to stock up on various types of grenades. They can break stalemates, force hiding enemies out of cover, and are extremely effective at clearing enemies in rooms.

  Most grenades do not damage teammates, allowing teammates to advance during the explosion while suppressing enemies. However, Gas Grenade and Blaze Grenades will affect teammates.

  Combat To Avoid

  You should avoid long-range attrition warfare. Engaging enemies at extremely long distances is futile, and they are not your real threat. It only wastes your shields, bandages, and ammo, and exposes your position to other teams.

  Even if you manage to knock down an enemy, the distance prevents you from quickly eliminating and looting them, and their teammates can easily revive them.

  Due to the large size of ARC Raiders map, precise aim doesn't offer much of an advantage; you should be more wary of encounters occurring nearby.

• ARC Raiders 1.4.0 Update Fixes Locked Room Exploit With New Anti-Cheat Trap

  On November 27th, ARC Raiders released its 1.4.0 update. This update aims to address some issues in the game based on player feedback, providing a better gaming experience.

  Previously, there were various ways in the game that allowed players to directly enter locked spaces on the map and plunder loot. Players have reported this issue to the developers, but with little effect. Fortunately, this discordant phenomenon will disappear after this update.

  

  Below, I will give you a detailed introduction to this improvement that players have been clamoring for. I'm sure you'll be excited about the fix for this vulnerability.

  Valuability Of Loot

  As a shooter game with looting and acquiring items as its core gameplay, ARC Raiders has gained popularity since its release.

  In the game, players can obtain ARC Raiders items they want in various ways, including but not limited to killing ARC robots and other players, completing in-game missions, and exploring high-value loot locations on the map.

  Currently, aside from players who enjoy PvP combat, exploring the map seems to be the most popular method for other players. This open-world adventure, where players rely on their own equipment, offers both the novelty of exploring the unknown and the thrill of cooperating or battling with different players.

  While exploring map points, players often focus on valuable ARC Raiders items hidden in secluded corners or heavily guarded. These valuable loot items often provide players with powerful weapons, equipment, or other rare in-game items.

  To obtain them, players need to meticulously search within ARC Raiders or use keys to unlock doors.

  This undoubtedly requires a significant investment of time and effort. Players must risk fighting other ARC robots or hostile raiders, searching vast maps and complex terrains for potentially beneficial items.

  For most players, finding a key in ARC Raiders is like winning the lottery. A hard-won ticket to take valuable loot can turn the tide of battle.

  

  Door Locking Vulnerability

  However, door-locking loopholes disrupt this game balance and infuriate countless players who acquire loot through legitimate means.

  Many players have discovered some ways to enter rooms and loot in ARC Raiders without using keys. Although some of these methods have been fixed, a shortcut still exists.

  A player faces a locked door, and their teammate pushes them from behind. This allows the player to enter the locked room without a key. The player inside can then open the door from within, allowing their teammates to enter the room containing valuable ARC Raiders items and loot it.

  While the mechanics of this exploit are still unclear, it undoubtedly renders collecting keys to unlock rooms meaningless. Players who painstakingly reach the objective find the room completely ransacked.

  This exploit disrupts the game's flow, as many teams use it to cheat instead of completing missions or engaging in strategic combat.

  Countless players have called on the developers to fix this exploit. Some have even suggested with ARC Raiders that not only should the exploit be fixed, but players who use this method to disrupt game balance should be severely punished.

  This demonstrates just how much players hate this exploit.

  Exploit Mitigation Mechanism

  On November 27th, ARC Raiders officially released its 1.4.0 update. For countless players, the most anticipated improvement and fix was the exploit of locked rooms.

  Although the developers only mentioned adding some mechanisms to address this issue in the patch notes, without specifying a concrete solution, many players discovered the ingenuity of this exploit mitigation mechanism in the game.

  

  Specific Measures

  ARC Raiders didn't directly use forceful measures to maintain game balance, but added an exploit mitigation mechanism to all locked rooms in maps such as Dam Battlegrounds, Buried City, and Spaceport.

  Any player who uses a shortcut to enter a locked room will trigger flamethrowers set up within the room. The raging flames turned the room into a sea of fire, and any player who sneaked in would soon die, leaving behind their equipment.

  This solution not only punishes cheaters but also rewards legitimate players. When a player enters a room using a key, they not only gain access to all ARC Raiders items within that room but also receive some additional rewards. This makes finding keys to enter rooms more valuable than ever.

  While the loophole allowing entry into locked rooms without keys still exists, Exploit Mitigation mechanism undoubtedly warns players attempting shortcuts that using improper methods will only lead to failure in the game.

  ARC Raiders 1.4.0 update addresses this issue creatively. Many players are satisfied with this solution, as it not only makes the game more fun but also reduces the likelihood of players using shortcuts to gain in-game advantages.

  By listening to player feedback and fixing game-balancing loopholes with engaging solutions, ARC Raiders demonstrates its commitment to player feedback and creating a fair, fun, and growing game.

  Players will undoubtedly experience more playable content and a better gaming experience in ARC Raiders' atmosphere of continuous game content adjustments and balance maintenance.