All Arc Raiders Field Depot locations on every map

Here’s where to find every Field Depot in Arc Raiders

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Struggling to find a Field Depot in Arc Raiders? Field Depots are small rectangular one-room structures, recognisable by the tall radar antenna atop each one. They are permanent structures on each map, and they all look identical.

Field Depots can be found on every map in Arc Raiders , and it’s very useful to learn where each one is located. Two early missions require you to find a Field Depot, starting with the Off The Radar quest from Celeste. But Field Depots are also very useful buildings in their own right, filled with tonnes of good loot - if you know how to use them.

In this guide:

• All Field Depots in Dam Battlegrounds (Map 1)
• All Field Depots in Buried City (Map 2)
• All Field Depots in Spaceport (Map 3)
• All Field Depots in The Blue Gate (Map 4)
• All Field Depots in Stella Montis (Map 5)
• How to complete Off The Radar quest in Arc Raiders
• How do Field Depots work in Arc Raiders?

All Field Depots in Dam Battlegrounds (Map 1)

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There are six Field Depots in Dam Battlegrounds, the first map in Arc Raiders. This makes Dam the map with the most Field Depots - which is ideal, because the Off The Radar quest arrives quite early on in your journey through all the Arc Raiders quests. Here are all six Field Depot locations on Dam Battlegrounds:

1. Between the Electrical Substation and the Water Towers.
2. Between Research & Administration and Testing Annex, overlooking the Red Lakes.
3. Near the southwest corner of Loading Bay.
4. In the forest between Water Treatment, Old Battleground, and South Swamp Outpost.
5. In the west half of the Hydroponic Dome Complex.
6. On the far eastern edge of Power Generator Complex.

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Here’s an extra tip from Ollie…

If you’re not sure whether you’ve found a Field Depot, ping the building in question and see if the text above your ping calls the building a Field Depot or not.

Of these Field Depots, generally the safest to approach are 1 and 2. These Field Depots are far away from key loot areas on Dam Battlegrounds, which means you’re less likely to run into hostile players while you work to complete your mission.

These southwest Field Depots are also far away from the common paths trodden by large and powerful ARC enemies such as Leapers and Bombardiers.

All Field Depots in Buried City (Map 2)

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There are three Field Depots to be found inside Buried City, the second map. You can find them in the following locations:

1. On the western edge of Piazza Rosa in Old Town.
2. East of Buried Properties, north of the highway.
3. On the west side of the Hospital.

Generally, the Hospital is one of the most hotly contested and dangerous areas on Buried City, so if you have a need for Field Depots on Buried City then I’d recommend sticking to either of the other locations. The southernmost Field Depot is particularly closed off on the north side, making it a more defensible location in case you’re attacked.

All Field Depots in Spaceport (Map 3)

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Spaceport contains five Field Depots spread across its map, making it the second most populous map for Field Depots (after Dam Battlegrounds). Here are all the Field Depot locations on Spaceport:

1. On the southwest corner of La Chiesa.
2. Southeast of the Container Storage complex.
3. Southwest of the Departure Building.
4. Southeast of the Rocket Assembly building.
5. Between Jiangsu Warehouse and the Arrival Building Car Park.

Spaceport has lots of choice when it comes to Field Depot locations, but the tricky part is that there are lots of open sightlines across the map, so you’ll need to be particularly wary of any raiders shooting down at you from the highest towers while you move those Crates.

If you want the safest time accessing Field Depots in Spaceport, then you should stick to the one nearest La Chiesa in the far southwest, as this is often the least populated area of the map.

All Field Depots in The Blue Gate (Map 4)

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There is only one Field Depot on Blue Gate. It can be found on the surface north of the Outer Gates, and south of Reinforced Reception. Blue Gate probably shouldn’t be your first pick of map if you need Field Depots, because not only is there only one to choose from, but it’s out in the open among several populated areas, and the map itself has long sightlines just like Spaceport. Best to stick to Dam Battlegrounds!

All Field Depot locations in Stella Montis (Map 5)

There are no Field Depots in Stella Montis. However, you can find a similar mechanic on this indoor map in the form of Fuel Cells. You can carry Fuel Cells with both hands just like Field Crates, and deposit them inside wall-based containers by certain locked doors.

Doing this will open the doors, allowing you to access the loot within. It’s a similar scenario to Field Crates, though it’s important to note that doing this won’t help you to complete the Off The Radar quest (more on this below).

How to complete Off The Radar quest in Arc Raiders

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The Off The Radar quest in Arc Raiders is comprised of two steps:

1. Visit a Field Depot.
2. Repair the antenna on the roof of the Field Depot.

The first step is easy - just use the map above to find the nearest Field Depot location, and approach it. As you get within a couple of metres of the building, you’ll complete this first “Visit a Field Depot” step.

Next, you need to climb onto the roof of the Field Depot, and interact with the base of the antenna to repair it. This will take a few seconds of tense work out in the open, but once you’re done, you’ll automatically complete the Off The Radar quest. It doesn’t even matter whether you extract successfully in this raid or not; even if you die, you can still turn in the quest as completed once you’re back in Speranza.

How do Field Depots work in Arc Raiders?

Field Depots in Arc Raiders are useful for more than just the Off The Radar quest. Each Field Depot is actually a place where you can carry and deposit ARC Field Crates for good loot rewards.

Each time you start a new raid, a small number of ARC Field Crates are spawned in the vicinity of each Field Depot on the map. These crates are about the size of your raider’s chest, and you can interact with them to pick them up.

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Note that when you pick up an ARC Field Crate, it doesn’t go in your inventory - your raider must literally pick up the crate with both hands. While carrying the crate, your movement speed is drastically slowed, and you must drop the crate in order to equip a weapon or quick-use item. For this reason, it’s much safer to haul ARC Field Crates while you have the protection of a squadmate or two. But if you’re solo, you can still get it done with a bit of speed and luck.

Here’s an extra tip from Ollie…

If you find multiple ARC Field Crates, you can repeat the process with each one to activate the Field Depot’s loot multiple times . Each time you install a Field Crate, you gain a different selection of random rewards.

Bring the ARC Field Crate inside the Field Depot, and you’ll see a glowing blue area where you can deposit it inside. Once you deposit the crate, it will disappear, and the compartment next to it will be filled with loot as a reward.

These exact steps are also the basis for another early-game quest: Down To Earth. This quest is available just after Off The Radar, and serves as an introduction to the mechanic of delivering ARC Field Crates into Field Depots for loot rewards.

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The loot isn’t usually immensely high-quality, but it’s often better than what you’ll find randomly scrounging about areas of interest in Dam Battlegrounds. If you’re still early in your progression through Arc Raiders, these Field Depots are a great way to get powerful new weapons like the Il Toro shotgun or the Anvil hand cannon.

That wraps up this quick primer on all the Field Depot locations in Arc Raiders and how to use them - both for the Off The Radar quest, and afterwards. For more on Arc Raiders, check out our guides on all the Arc Raiders Blueprints and the best skills to unlock early on , as well as our item guides on where to find Rusted Gears and how to get Scrappy to max level .

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All 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints and where to get them

These areas have the highest chance of giving you Blueprints

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Looking for more Arc Raiders Blueprints? It’s a special day when you find a Blueprint, as they’re among the most valuable items in Arc Raiders. If you find a Blueprint that you haven’t already found, then you must make sure you hold onto it at all costs, because Blueprints are the key to one of the most important and powerful systems of meta-progression in the game.

This guide aims to be the very best guide on Blueprints you can find, starting with a primer on what exactly they are and how they work in Arc Raiders, before delving into exactly where to get Blueprints and the very best farming spots for you to take in your search.

We’ll also go over how to get Blueprints from other unlikely activities, such as destroying Surveyors and completing specific quests. And you’ll also find the full list of all 75 Blueprints in Arc Raiders on this page (including the newest Blueprints added with the Cold Snap update , such as the Deadline Blueprint and Firework Box Blueprint), giving you all the information you need to expand your own crafting repertoire.

In this guide:

• What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?
• Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes
• Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders Blueprints obtained from quests Blueprints obtained from Trials Best Blueprint farming locations

What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?

Blueprints in Arc Raiders are special items which, if you manage to extract with them, you can expend to permanently unlock a new crafting recipe in your Workshop. If you manage to extract from a raid with an Anvil Blueprint, for example, you can unlock the ability to craft your very own Anvil Pistol, as many times as you like (as long as you have the crafting materials).

To use a Blueprint, simply open your Inventory while in the lobby, then right-click on the Blueprint and click “Learn And Consume” . This will permanently unlock the recipe for that item in your Workshop. As of the Stella Montis update, there are allegedly 75 different Blueprints to unlock - although only 68 are confirmed to be in the game so far. You can see all the Blueprints you’ve found and unlocked by going to the Workshop menu, and hitting “R” to bring up the Blueprint screen.

It’s possible to find duplicates of past Blueprints you’ve already unlocked. If you find these, then you can either sell them, or - if you like to play with friends - you can take it into a match and gift it to your friend so they can unlock that recipe for themselves. Another option is to keep hold of them until the time comes to donate them to the Expedition.

Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes

Below is the full list of all the Blueprints that are currently available to find in Arc Raiders, and the crafting recipe required for each item:

Note: The missing Blueprints in this list likely have not actually been added to the game at the time of writing, because none of the playerbase has managed to find any of them. As they are added to the game, I will update this page with the most relevant information so you know exactly how to get all 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints.

Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders

Below is a list of all containers, modifiers, and events which maximise your chances of finding Blueprints:

• Certain quests reward you with specific Blueprints .
• Completing Trials has a high chance of offering Blueprints as rewards.
• Surveyors have a decent chance of dropping Blueprints on death.
• High loot value areas tend to have a greater chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Night Raids and Storms may increase rare Blueprint spawn chances in containers.
• Containers with higher numbers of items may have a higher tendency to spawn Blueprints. As a result, Blue Gate (which has many “large” containers containing multiple items) may give you a higher chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Raider containers (Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, Medical Bags, Grenade Tubes) have increased Blueprint drop rates. As a result, the Uncovered Caches event gives you a high chance of finding Blueprints.
• Security Lockers have a higher than average chance of containing Blueprints.
• Certain Blueprints only seem to spawn under specific circumstances: Tempest Blueprint only spawns during Night Raid events. Vulcano Blueprint only spawns during Hidden Bunker events. Jupiter and Equaliser Blueprints only spawn during Harvester events.

Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, and other raider-oriented container types have a good chance of offering Blueprints. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints have a very low chance of spawning in any container in Arc Raiders, around 1-2% on average. However, there is a higher chance of finding Blueprints in particular container types. Specifically, you can find more Blueprints in Raider containers and security lockers.

Beyond this, if you’re looking for Blueprints you should focus on regions of the map which are marked as having particularly high-value loot. Areas such as the Control Tower in Dam Battlegrounds, the Arrival and Departure Buildings in Spaceport, and Pilgrim’s Peak in Blue Gate all have a better-than-average chance of spawning Blueprints somewhere amongst all their containers. Night Raids and Electromagnetic Storm events also increase the drop chances of certain Blueprints .

In addition to these containers, you can often loot Blueprints from destroyed Surveyors - the largest of the rolling ball ARC. Surveyors are more commonly found on the later maps - Spaceport and Blue Gate - and if one spawns in your match, you’ll likely see it by the blue laser beam that it casts into the sky while “surveying”.

Surveyors are quite well-armoured and will very speedily run away from you once it notices you, but if you can take one down then make sure you loot all its parts for a chance of obtaining certain unusual Blueprints.

Blueprints obtained from quests

One way in which you can get Blueprints is by completing certain quests for the vendors in Speranza. Some quests will reward you with a specific item Blueprint upon completion, so as long as you work through all the quests in Arc Raiders, you are guaranteed those Blueprints.

Here is the full list of all Blueprints you can get from quest rewards:

• Trigger Nade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Sparks Fly”.
• Lure Grenade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Greasing Her Palms”.
• Burletta Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Industrial Espionage”.
• Hullcracker Blueprint (and Launcher Ammo Blueprint): Rewarded after completing “The Major’s Footlocker”.

Alas, that’s only 4 Blueprints out of a total of 75 to unlock, so for the vast majority you will need to find them yourself during a raid. If you’re intent on farming Blueprints, then it’s best to equip yourself with cheap gear in case you lose it, but don’t use a free loadout because then you won’t get a safe pocket to stash any new Blueprint you find. No pain in Arc Raiders is sharper than failing to extract with a new Blueprint you’ve been after for a dozen hours already.

One of the best ways to get Blueprints is by hitting three stars on all five Trials every week. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints obtained from Trials

One of the very best ways to get Blueprints is as rewards for completing Trials in Arc Raiders. Trials are unlocked from Level 15 onwards, and allow you to earn rewards by focusing on certain tasks over the course of several raids. For example, one Trial might task you with dealing damage to Hornets, while another might challenge you to loot Supply Drops.

Trials refresh on a weekly basis, with a new week bringing five new Trials. Each Trial can offer up to three rewards after passing certain score milestones, and it’s possible to receive very high level loot from these reward crates - including Blueprints. So if you want to unlock as many Blueprints as possible, you should make a point of completing as many Trials as possible each week.

Best Blueprint farming locations

The very best way to get Blueprints is to frequent specific areas of the maps which combine high-tier loot pools with the right types of containers to search. Here are my recommendations for where to find Blueprints on every map, so you can always keep the search going for new crafting recipes to unlock.

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Dam Battlegrounds

The best places to farm Blueprints on Dam Battlegrounds are the Control Tower, Power Generation Complex, Ruby Residence, and Pale Apartments . The first two regions, despite only being marked on the map as mid-tier loot, contain a phenomenal number of containers to loot. The Control Tower can also contain a couple of high-tier Security Lockers - though of course, you’ll need to have unlocked the Security Breach skill at the end of the Survival tree.

There’s also a lot of reporting amongst the playerbase that the Residential areas in the top-left of the map - Pale Apartments and Ruby Residence - give you a comparatively strong chance of finding Blueprints. Considering their size, there’s a high density of containers to loot in both locations, and they also have the benefit of being fairly out of the way. So you’re more likely to have all the containers to yourself.

Buried City

The best Blueprint farming locations on Buried City are the Santa Maria Houses, Grandioso Apartments, Town Hall, and the various buildings of the New District . Grandioso Apartments has a lower number of containers than the rest, but a high chance of spawning weapon cases - which have good Blueprint drop rates. The others are high-tier loot areas, with plenty of lootable containers - including Security Lockers.

Spaceport

The best places to find Blueprints on Spaceport are the Arrival and Departure Buildings, as well as Control Tower A6 and the Launch Towers . All these areas are labelled as high-value loot regions, and many of them are also very handily connected to one another by the Spaceport wall, which you can use to quickly run from one area to the next. At the tops of most of these buildings you’ll find at least one Security Locker, so this is an excellent farming route for players looking to find Blueprints.

The downside to looting Blueprints on Spaceport is that all these areas are hotly contested, particularly in Duos and Squads. You’ll need to be very focused and fast in order to complete the full farming route.

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Blue Gate

Blue Gate tends to have a good chance of dropping Blueprints, potentially because it generally has a high number of containers which can hold lots of items; so there’s a higher chance of a Blueprint spawning in each container. In my experience, the best Blueprint farming spots on Blue Gate are Pilgrim’s Peak, Raider’s Refuge, the Ancient Fort, and the Underground Complex beneath the Warehouse .

All of these areas contain a wealth of containers to loot. Raider’s Refuge has less to loot, but the majority of the containers in and around the Refuge are raider containers, which have a high chance of containing Blueprints - particularly during major events.

Stella Montis

On the whole, Stella Montis seems to have a very low drop rate for Blueprints (though a high chance of dropping other high-tier loot). If you do want to try farming Blueprints on this map, the best places to find Blueprints in Stella Montis are Medical Research, Assembly Workshop, and the Business Center . These areas have the highest density of containers to loot on the map.

In addition to this, the Western Tunnel has a few different Security Lockers to loot, so while there’s very little to loot elsewhere in this area of the map, it’s worth hitting those Security Lockers if you spawn there at the start of a match.

That wraps up this primer on how to get all the Blueprints in Arc Raiders as quickly as possible. With the Expedition system constantly resetting a large number of players’ Blueprints, it’s more important than ever to have the most up-to-date information on where to find all these Blueprints.

While you’re here, be sure to check out our Arc Raiders best guns tier list , as well as our primers on the best skills to unlock and all the different Field Depot locations on every map.

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