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Destroy Ticks Pops and Fireballs using a Stiletto on any map. You’ll get 200 score per ARC destroyed. 15 for the 3-star reward.

Open Containers in Old Town on Pendola Pass, scoring 200 score per container opened. Old Town is a single POI located near the Fallen Emperor

To complete Crops of Cinder’s Cradle in Enshrouded, gather five crops in the Cave Passage above Drak’Dal Camp, then craft Basalt Farm Soil for the Farmer. The Crops of Cinder’s Cradle quest is given by Emily Fray, the Farmer, and takes one trip to Cinder’s Cradle plus a short crafting chain at your base. The […]

ARC Raiders Update 2.2.0 went live on October 20, 2026, and Embark’s official Store Update 2.2.0 post confirms it rolls out alongside the Wreck Set. You need to restart the game to download it. It lands on the same day the PvE Beta test wraps up, and most of the patch is a cleanup pass […]

You can find Thyme in Enshrouded just right of the Ancient Gate, on a plateau above the Shroud near the mine, guarded by three Ancients. Take the path up to the elevator, clear the Ancients, and harvest the cluster of Thyme bushes at the top. The team here at MetaForge recorded this route on the […]

You can find Magma Gel in Enshrouded on lava plants in Cinder’s Cradle, and the easiest farm is the mine just right of the Ancient Gate. Cinder’s Cradle is the lava-covered endgame biome added in the 1.0 release, and the mine sits outside the Shroud with very few enemies nearby. The team here at MetaForge […]

Celestium Ore is mined in Cinder’s Cradle, and the easiest place to farm it is the Ancient Gate mines, where three low-mob spots sit on one short route. You need a steady supply of Celestium Ore for Celestium Bars, the material behind most of the new endgame gear and furniture in the game. The team […]

Archaic Shards drop from Ancient enemies in Enshrouded, and the easiest farm is the group of low-level scorpion Ancients just right of the Ancient Gate, beside the mine area. Between 8 and 12 of them spawn together, each drops one shard, and the pack respawns every in-game day. The team here at MetaForge has tested […]

To complete the Land of the Sky Islands quest in Enshrouded, take the main road to the Ancient Gate, glide over the Shroud, and find survivor Loraine Crim. Summon her at your base and talk to her to finish the quest. The team here at MetaForge ran this route in full on the Enshrouded 1.0 […]

To complete the Crown of Sorrow quest in Enshrouded, take the Broken Guard of the North Crown from the Cromville Throne Room to unlock Flame level 10. This opens the route into Cinder’s Cradle. The team here at MetaForge tested the Crown of Sorrow quest in Enshrouded on version 1.0.0.0, which launched on October 15, […]

Weapon Stencils in ARC Raiders are cosmetic weapon skins found in Topside loot, the Premium Pass, and the Collector Set DLC, applied with Stencil Parts. You learn each stencil once, like a blueprint, then spend parts to apply it to a compatible weapon. Use our Stencil Tracker to tick off what you have and see […]

The best place to find the Differential Microphone in ARC Raiders is the kitchen at the top left of the Observatory on Pendola Pass. You need it to upgrade your Research Station, and it is a Rare Technological and Electrical item. The team here at MetaForge has run this route on Pendola Pass in ARC […]