Hiding: Staying in shadows makes you harder to see. Blinding: Rushing from dark to bright light will briefly impair your vision ARC Raiders Items. Wait for it to adjust before engaging. Part 4: Loadouts & Gear – Choose WiselyDeployment Options: Custom Gear: Bring your best weapons, mods, and consumables. High risk, high reward. You lose it all if you die. Free Gear: Provides basic equipment for free. Low risk, ideal for practice and learning maps. You only lose what you find during the raid. Shields & Rigs: Shields: Light (fast, low protection), Medium (balanced), Heavy (slow, high protection). Light or Medium are recommended for beginners. Rigs (Enhanced Equipment): Determine your carrying capacity, quick slots, and most importantly—your Safe Pocket. Items in the Safe Pocket (blueprints, rare treasures) are kept even if you die. Weapon & Ammo Strategy: Light Ammo: Good vs. players at close range. Poor vs. ARC armor. Medium Ammo: Versatile. Decent against both players and robots. Heavy Ammo: Excellent vs. ARC armor, can shred player shields. Highly recommended. Loadout Tip: Carry one heavy weapon (for robots) and one medium weapon (for versatility). Your Secret Weapon: The Pickaxe: Not just for mining! It can silently destroy cameras, traps, and small ARC units (like Bubbles and Spiders). Left-click sweeps, right-click is a powerful overhead chop cheap ARC Raiders Materials. Practice it—it's a lifesaver. Part 5: Progression – Skill Tree & Base UpgradesEarning XP: Open containers, loot corpses (even empty ones). Always be looting to progress your skill tree. Early Skill Tree Priority (Action Points): Marathon Runner: Reduces sprint stamina cost. Vitality Lungs: Increases max stamina. These two make map traversal and escaping infinitely easier.
