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Arc Raiders players acquire gear through surface looting of specific containers, enemy drops, and crafting blueprints learned from rare finds, with community hotspots concentrated on high-density maps like Buried City and Dam Battlegrounds. Blueprints unlock permanent recipes at Speranza benches, transforming raw materials into weapons, mods, and utilities.
Looting Containers
Gear components and blueprints drop from breachable cars, generators, red lockers, Raider Caches, gun cases, and metal containers across maps. Rusted gears, key for Gunsmith upgrades, spawn reliably in Buried City's Warehouse generators, Marano Station car hoods, and Parking Garage vehicles—breach all for 2-4 per run before extracting via nearby metro. Night Raids boost rates but increase ARC risks; use Free Loadouts for quick farms.
Blueprint Sources
Blueprints for weapons (e.g., Anvil I: Mechanical Components + Oil) and mods come from hidden caches, dead Raiders, faction missions, and events like Harvester for Jupiter railgun. Learn via "Learn and Consume" at benches; duplicates sell for 5,000 coins to fund vendor exclusives. Prioritize Refiner blueprints first for advanced materials, then primaries and extensions.
Top Farming Spots
Looting Containers
Gear components and blueprints drop from breachable cars, generators, red lockers, Raider Caches, gun cases, and metal containers across maps. Rusted gears, key for Gunsmith upgrades, spawn reliably in Buried City's Warehouse generators, Marano Station car hoods, and Parking Garage vehicles—breach all for 2-4 per run before extracting via nearby metro. Night Raids boost rates but increase ARC risks; use Free Loadouts for quick farms.
Blueprint Sources
Blueprints for weapons (e.g., Anvil I: Mechanical Components + Oil) and mods come from hidden caches, dead Raiders, faction missions, and events like Harvester for Jupiter railgun. Learn via "Learn and Consume" at benches; duplicates sell for 5,000 coins to fund vendor exclusives. Prioritize Refiner blueprints first for advanced materials, then primaries and extensions.
Top Farming Spots
- Buried City Northwest: Warehouse (eastern generators), Marano Station (north cars/platform), Parking Garage (all floors)—low PvP, high density.
- Dam Battlegrounds: West Broken Bridge vault (weapon cases), buses by North Complex Elevator (rusted gear).
- Blue Gate: Underground zipline facility (battery puzzle room), village during storms for attachments.
Squads hit scaled zones faster, but solos thrive in tucked areas like Outer Pilgrim’s Peak.