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ARC Raiders Patch 1.13 adds a new secondary objective to Buried City: Bird City. It not only allows you to quickly accumulate a large amount of in-game currency but also introduces adorable rubber duck collectibles.

Although Bird City is only open twice a day for a limited time, if you master the techniques, you can earn a significant amount of coins each time on this map, helping you complete your expedition objectives faster.

How to Participate in Bird City?

Bird City modifiers currently only appear on Buried City map. Their main feature is the abundance of lootable bird nests found in the chimneys of all the residential buildings on the map. Each bird nest contains random loot and is the primary source of resources for this event.

However, Bird City is not open 24/7, and this may be inconvenient for some players. For working professionals (especially in Europe), its opening hours are almost completely missed. Hopefully, the developers can adjust the rotation schedule:

• 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. PT.
• 11:00 p.m.–12:00 a.m. PT.
• 7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m. PT.

How to Loot Bird City?

On this map, carefully examine the chimneys of residential buildings. Look for birds circling above; this usually indicates a nest. You can climb up and interact with it to loot.

Some nests are difficult to interact with due to the angle. In this case, you need to adjust your view around the chimney until the prompt appears. The looting process takes several seconds, and the birds will be startled away, making it visible to other players from a distance. In PvP matches, be wary of ambushes from other players, as this will also attract ARC enemies.

Loot Types

Loot inside the nest is completely random and includes:

• Trinkets
• Fruit
• Recyclable items or crafting materials
• Rubber Ducks
• Complex Gun Parts (rarely found)

Initially, you might find common items like cloth and plastic, but don't be discouraged. Continued looting will greatly increase your chances of obtaining high-value trinkets. One player filled their loot box with approximately 200,000 ARC Raiders coins in just 15 minutes, demonstrating extremely high efficiency.

Rubber Duck Variants

In addition to the classic yellow Rubber Duck, this event introduces six new Rubber Duck variants, each with different rarities and values:

• Ruber Duck (Common): 1,000 Coins
• Tropical Duck (Uncommon): 1,000 Coins
• Gentle Duck (Uncommon): 1,000 Coins
• Alien Duck (Uncommon): 1,000 Coins
• Doodly Duck (Rare): 3,000 Coins
• Flashy Duck (Rare): 3,000 Coins
• Familiar Duck (Epic): 7,000 Coins

All Rubber Ducks can be stacked up to 15 times. This means that an inventory slot can hold up to 105,000 coins. All collected ducks will be displayed in the player's Raider Den, with rarer ducks usually displayed in more prominent positions.

The spawn locations of these rubber ducks are not fixed, but fortunately, Buried City map isn't very large, and finding them in areas with dense chimneys isn't difficult. So, with a few tries, you should be able to find them all.

Efficient Scavenging Tips

Grappling Hook

It is highly recommended to bring a grappling hook. Although the map has added some ziplines connecting buildings, the grappling hook allows you to reach rooftops faster and more flexibly, and access high chimneys that aren't connected by default ziplines, significantly improving scavenging efficiency and coverage.

Bird Traps And Rocketeers

The number of Bird Traps on this event map is far greater than usual. When a player passes by, the birds in their cages will take flight, startling nearby ARCs, especially Rocketeers.

Rocketeers, who are relatively docile in normal matches, will frequently enter an alert state during this event due to the birdcage alarms, actively attacking nearby players. It's recommended to be prepared to take cover in nearby buildings to avoid rocket soldiers' bombardment.

If you want to focus on looting, consider bringing Wolfpacks to deal with Rocketeers and reduce interference.

Best Looting Areas

Although chimneys are scattered across the map, resource distribution is uneven. It's recommended to loot the densely populated southern and southeastern areas. These areas typically have 4-6 chimneys on the rooftops, resulting in a high number of nests.

While there are also some chimneys in the central areas of the map, the density is lower. The northern areas have fewer chimneys and are not recommended as a priority; you can ignore them if time is tight.

Hatch Key

Bird City isn't a major map modifier like Night Raid, so bringing a Hatch Key is highly recommended. This allows you to stay in the game longer and loot as many nests as possible.

Even if you're not interested in collecting nests or rubber ducks, Bird City can still give you an advantage. Because many players' attention will be drawn to looting bird nests on rooftops, competition for classic resource points such as containers on the ground and inside buildings will be relatively reduced. Therefore, you can take advantage of Bird City opening period to loot the classic top-tier loot points in Buried City.

These are all the tips for Bird City. Hopefully, you can successfully find all the rubber ducks, whether you're a beginner or a max-level player expanding your collection.

The official requirements and rewards for ARC Raiders Expedition have been released. However, to gain the extra 5 skill points, you need items worth 5 million coins in your stash (including your own coins).

While participation in Expedition isn't mandatory for all players, it provides extra stash space and skill points, which players who want to experience it long-term definitely won't want to miss. The remaining challenge is accumulating enough coins before the window closes.

Expedition Requirements And Rewards

Expedition's start date has been slightly delayed; it begins on December 17th and closes on December 22nd. Only players level 20 and above can participate. Players who meet the level requirement can submit items during this period to fulfill the conditions and reset their level, inventory, blueprints, etc.

Players who successfully reset their progress will receive the following rewards:

• The Patchwork Raider outfit
• Scrappy Janitor Cap
• Expeditions Indicator icon
• Skill points (depending on Stash value)
• +12 Stash space

To maximize skill point rewards, you need to optimize your inventory, ensuring each slot contains high-value items, while low-value basic materials and common shields should be sold or dismantled.

PVE Farming Strategy

• Location: Buried City

If you don't want to engage in PvP, Buried City is the best map for you, as it's safe and yields between 70,000 and 100,000 ARC Raiders coins per run, and you only need to quickly loot a few resource-rich and safe indoor locations, then immediately evacuate via a nearby hatch or extraction point.

Loot Spots

Red Tower

Red Tower is located in the south of the map. You can enter from the top or bottom to check drawers and weapon cases, which may contain security breaches.

Santa Maria Houses

Santa Maria Houses are a few houses north of Red Tower. You can first clear the drawers and security breaches in the neighbor's attic, then enter Santa Maria Houses attic to loot drawers and find a third security breach. You can then descend from the attic to the rooms. There are many valuables on the tables, sofas, and drawers, while weapon cases are usually found in the yard.

Building Underneath The Bridge

You can enter rooms with breachable doors, which often contain valuables, blueprints, and weapons. You can also use Buried City Residential Master Key to open the door to a hidden building ,and the room contains weapons, valuables, grenades, blueprints, etc.

Key Tips

This route prioritizes efficiency. You can bring some adrenaline to speed up map traversal. Both solo and dual teams can find good loot at these locations.

You can plan your search route, but there's no need to stick to a fixed one. It's best to flexibly visit these hot loot spots based on your spawn point and the current battle situation. Also, ammo boxes may contain valuable items, so don't forget to search them. After each run, to maximize your profits, sell all your loot and don't hoard it.

PVP Farming Strategy

• Location: Stella Montis

Stella Montis has a high PVP density. How much loot you collect depends on your strategy and PVP ability, so the rewards fluctuate greatly. Generally, each run yields over 50,000 to 120,000 coins.

For skills, you can bring Broad Shoulders to increase carrying capacity and Loaded Arms to reduce weapon weight, allowing you to carry more loot.

Stella Montis's main resource points are distributed in the four corners of the map:

• Medical Research area on the west side has valuable loot throughout.
• Assembly Workshops on the north side have two room groups; clearing them out yields highly valuable items.
• In the southernmost Seed Vault, each seed is worth 100 coins; you can usually loot 60-70, worth approximately 6000-7000 coins.
• Security Room near the lobby is also rich in resources, but PvP often breaks out there.

Zero-risk Approach

You can enter using free loadout, then prioritize looting Seed Vault or nearby resource points, fill your inventory, and leave. Each run yields a stable 50,000 to 80,000 coins; even if you die, you only lose seeds, with virtually no risk.

High-risk, High-reward Approach

You can also enter with high-level gear and a big looting bag, looting high-level resource points and participating in PvP to plunder other players' equipment. Even a well-equipped level 5 Stitcher can earn you 10,000 to 18,000 coins.

This method can easily yield over 100,000 coins, but the risk of participating in PvP is extremely high because Stella Montis battleground is chaotic and requires excellent adaptability. You can sell all your items after evacuating and then re-enter, repeating this cycle to quickly accumulate wealth and PvP experience.

Matriarch/Queen Events

The last method is rather underhanded and unethical. If you're willing to be a rat, this method can also earn a lot of coins.

In raids containing Matriarchs and Queen events, all players enter with their best gear, so defeating them yields extremely high rewards. If you can successfully kill several teams each round, you can earn 200,000 to 300,000 ARC Raiders coins. While other player teams attack the boss, your team focuses on eliminating the remaining players. Ideally, when the boss is defeated, only one team remains on the map to deal with. Eliminating them allows you and your team to claim all the loot.

However, this requires precise control over the pace of eliminating other player teams. Too fast and you'll have to fight the boss yourself; too slow and other teams will take the loot. This method is highly unethical and will likely result in you being wanted by other players, so you had better not use the method.

You can run Buried City multiple times, and with your previous accumulation, reaching a stash value of 5 million coins before Expedition deadline shouldn't be too difficult.