Arc Raiders Map Guide: Exact Visual Clues to Find Who Brought Down the Arc
The quest objective does not update until your character interacts directly with three specific pieces of physical evidence. These items do not pulse with bright UI indicators until you stand within roughly two meters of them. Knowing their exact physical placement saves precious minutes under hostile skies.
The first clue lies along the machine's fractured underbelly. Walk toward the exposed starboard drive core where thick hydraulic fluid has pooled into the mud. Look closely at the armored plating. You will find an irregular, star-shaped scorch mark caused by an improvised shaped charge rather than conventional colony munitions. Hover your crosshairs over the scarred plate until the prompt appears to log the blast point telemetry.
The second marker sits ten paces back toward the rear stabilizing fin. Wedged between two twisted metal struts is a discarded, high-output capacitor pack stamped with field modifications. This makeshift power cell reveals that whoever engaged this machine brought heavy industrial cutting tools to harvest specialized components immediately after impact. Interact with the battery housing to collect the scavenger serial numbers.
The third and decisive clue is positioned above the primary breach on the detached chassis plate. Climb the short rubble ramp on the western side of the husk. Painted across the blackened composite plating is a crude crimson chevron, the unmistakable calling card of rogue Rider scavengers operating outside Speranza authority. Registering this faction insignia completes the investigation phase and updates your objective to extraction.
