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00:00Arc Raiders is one of the biggest multiplayer hits of the year, which means thousands of
00:04people are flocking to it. That said, it can be a little obtuse with some of its mechanics,
00:09opting to throw players into the heat of a match instead of spending too much time
00:13over-explaining things. If you need some advice on what to do to start making it back to Speranza
00:18with heaps of great loot, don't worry, we've got you covered. Here are 12 essential tips
00:22for surviving Arc Raiders. One of the biggest problems I faced when first starting Arc Raiders
00:29was my mentality. I was treating it like a battle royale, prioritizing combat above all else.
00:35Arc Raiders, however, has different goals for the player. The expectation is not to win,
00:40but rather to survive. Yes, you'll certainly face plenty of combat encounters, but the mentality
00:45players should adopt, especially newcomers to the extraction shooter genre, is extraction above all
00:51else. Shootouts can yield great loot if you're on the winning side, but they're incredibly risky and
00:56you're rarely guaranteed to win, even if you have solid weapons. Despite the fact that Arc Raiders
01:01takes after a lot of other shooters with many of its combat mechanics, it is concretely about
01:06extraction. If you're new to the genre, it's important to make that mental shift away from the
01:11likes of other popular shooters. While Arc Raiders has a tutorial to complete at the start, many of its
01:17systems and mechanics go unmentioned in that tutorial. That said, the early vendor quests that you can
01:22access by talking with individual vendors and then tabbing over to their quest menu do a great job at
01:27introducing more of the minute details and systems Arc Raiders is all about, while also letting you earn
01:33some great rewards that can be useful as you get rolling. Additionally, quests can help you identify
01:37where to find specific resources and introduce you to some of the arc enemy types patrolling the wasteland,
01:43which can help drastically increase your game knowledge in the early hours.
01:46Arc Raiders is a game all about noise. As you play, you should be paying close attention to the noise
01:52you're making while looting, shooting, and breaching. But you should also be paying close
01:57attention to the noises around you. Wearing headphones while you play is an easy recommendation,
02:02since they'll help you identify which direction sounds are coming from. But if you're not wearing
02:06headphones, then it's a good idea to turn on the Night Mode setting in the Audio Options menu.
02:11Night Mode essentially compresses all of the audio so that nothing is too loud or too quiet.
02:16It's a great mode for anyone who wants to hear quieter sounds much more clearly. For example,
02:21enemy footsteps, distant gunfire, and incoming arc noises will all be boosted to give you a better
02:26understanding of the soundscape and an overall advantage when playing without headphones.
02:31Take note that Night Mode also increases the volume of your footsteps and breaching sounds,
02:36which can make them sound noticeably louder, but that's the give and take that comes with playing
02:40without a headset. I'd suggest experimenting with the settings to properly tune the volume to your
02:44preferences by playing a few rounds with it off and on, and then making a decision from there.
02:49It's not going to be the perfect setup for everyone, but I found that it makes a difference
02:52for me when I can't be bothered to grab a headset. Being aware of your surroundings can often be the
02:58difference between successfully extracting and dying a premature death in Arc Raiders.
03:02Luckily, you have a lot of flexibility with the camera, since Arc Raiders allows you to easily switch
03:07which side of your shoulder you're looking over. By clicking the right thumbstick, you can change your camera
03:12perspective depending on the situation. For example, if you're creeping down a hallway, it's always best
03:17to stick to one side, so position the camera to the side that gives you the most amount of visibility.
03:22Similarly, if you're trying to see what's on the other side of a door, you can swing the camera
03:26around on both sides of it to get a better idea of what's inside and if it's safe to enter while
03:30keeping your body behind cover.
03:33As you level up in Arc Raiders, you'll be given skill points to improve your character.
03:37While a lot of games shower the player with tons of points and let them respec if they
03:41don't like the way their build is going, Arc Raiders does not give you an option to respec
03:46without starting a new character. This means you'll need to think carefully about which
03:50skills you want to unlock to best suit your build.
03:53Luckily, there aren't an endless number of skills to be had, so it makes getting a comprehensive
03:57understanding of the skill tree simple, but each character has a max level of 75, which means
04:02that you can only acquire 75 nodes total. Think carefully before you start putting points in one
04:07direction of the tree because you won't be able to get that point back unless you start fresh.
04:12Speaking of skills, one of the most useful skills in Arc Raiders is the in-round crafting skill in the
04:18survival branch of the tree. It's pretty early on in the tree, so it doesn't take a lot of points
04:23to acquire if you weren't planning on specking into the survival branch, but it's essential for
04:27increasing your survivability mid-match. The skill lets you craft a small handful of items using
04:32materials in your backpack while you're out looting. It's really helpful because it means if you've
04:38lost your shield in a firefight, but realize that you have all the necessary materials to make a
04:43shield recharge kit, or at the very least know where you might be able to find some of those
04:47resources, you're not completely out of luck. It also lets you consolidate space by combining items
04:53that you were just going to use to craft after the match anyway.
04:56Free loadouts are a reliable tool to lean on if you're worried about losing high-quality gear in your
05:01stash before taking on a risky run. Free loadouts let you go topside in search of loot with a random
05:07assortment of gear that, if you extract, you get to keep. In addition to the free gear, extracting
05:12successfully using a free loadout also gives you a free loadout augment which can be traded at the
05:17clinic with Lance for one of the three uncommon loadout augments, combat, looting, or tactical.
05:23If you're having trouble getting down Arc Raider's mechanics, free loadouts are a great way to build up
05:27some skill while risking very little. Plus, trading the augment in for a real, useful augment is a
05:33great way to set you in the right direction if you're having difficulty building momentum.
05:38Like many online shooters, Arc Raiders gives players a contextual ping that lets you mark items,
05:43structures, and enemies. While the ping is useful for communication, the thing I use it for most often
05:49is identifying what kind of Arc I'm dealing with. Because so many of the Arc's look similar,
05:54it can be difficult to tell at a glance if the flying machine making a beeline towards you is a
05:58relatively weak wasp, a beefier hornet, or a flying-killing machine rocketeer.
06:04Additionally, many of the Arc's have names that tell you something about their abilities,
06:08so if you've never encountered a leaper before, but you ping it and hear that it's called a leaper,
06:13you should have a decent idea of what it's capable of. The ping is a good tool to use to decide if
06:18you're going to stealth your way around an enemy, hold your ground and shoot through them, or pack up your
06:22stuff double-time and book it in the opposite direction. You can also change your settings to
06:27let your pings appear to everyone, not just yourself and party members.
06:31If you decide to engage with an Arc in a firefight, it's important to know that you don't want to just
06:35unload your precious ammo into one of them without a plan. The body of an Arc is usually well-fortified,
06:41so if you aren't precious with your shots, you might end up wasting all your ammo without even
06:45taking down a basic wasp. Instead of firing off blindly, target the weak spots to deal major damage.
06:52Usually, weak spots are pretty easy to see, even if you've never encountered a specific Arc before.
06:57For example, you'll want to shoot the propellers on any and all flying Arcs, the exposed underbelly
07:02of turrets and sentinels, and any and all joints of walking Arcs. If you want a more specific breakdown
07:07of which Arcs to target where, you can find a full list of their weaknesses in the Codex.
07:12If you're planning on attempting to take down some Arcs, make sure to keep in mind your weapon's
07:16Arc Armor Penetration Rating, which tells you how much damage your gun will do against the hull of an
07:21Arc. Obviously, to take down bigger enemies like the Bastion or Bombardier, you'll want to have a gun
07:26with a higher rating. Finding a gun while exploring the world is a pretty big get, but you won't always
07:31have the room in your bag to grab every single one of them, especially if you end up killing a well-equipped
07:36squad in a shootout. That said, even if you aren't able to grab all the guns, you can still dismantle them
07:42in a fallen player's bag to their base components. This is a great, guaranteed way to get gun parts,
07:48which are a necessary crafting material needed to build and upgrade other, better guns. To dismantle
07:53a weapon, you don't even need to put it in your bag. You can simply select the gun and break it
07:57down from the selection submenu. There are a lot of different things to check up on between missions
08:02in Arc Raiders. However, you'll want to make sure that you check in with Scrappy the Chicken as often
08:07as you can in the Workshop. Scrappy passively collects basic loot for you while you're out looking
08:11for bigger, rarer supplies, so you don't want to neglect him anytime he pops up with a yellow notification
08:17on the Workshop tab. On top of collecting supplies from Scrappy, you can also train the little guy to
08:21get better gear by collecting specific things he wants. Scrappy functions similar to workbenches
08:26and the like, so you'll want to keep your eyes peeled while topside for whatever he needs.
08:31One of the interesting selling points for Arc Raiders is that combat between players is entirely
08:35optional. It's up to you if you want to run headfirst into the action, guns blazing,
08:40or communicate with other players and settle things peacefully.
08:46Plenty of trust is required if you want to end an interaction peacefully,
08:50but we found relatively decent success in hopping on Prox Chat and telling players that we aren't
08:55looking for a fight. It feels like 60% of the time they'll let you go without any trouble.
09:00Of course, that other 40% ends in bloodshed, but if you're in a pinch and don't have the resources to
09:05fight your way through a group of other raiders, remember that talking things out is always an
09:10option. You can also use the don't shoot emote while walking into an area that you think might
09:14be occupied. Be cautious, but don't lose all hope for the good of humanity. Everyone in Arc Raiders
09:20is in the same boat, so it's not uncommon to find a kind-hearted group who's willing to cut you a
09:25break if you ask for it.
09:27So those are 12 tips for surviving Arc Raiders. There's plenty more to dive into,
09:32so if we missed any tips that you found helpful, make sure to sound off in the comments
09:35down below. For everything else Arc Raiders, make sure to kick it with IGN.
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