The ARC Frigate is one of the new additions with the Frozen Trail update for ARC Raiders, and it already has fans scrambling over how to navigate the colossal ARC threat.
Unlike other ARC enemies, the Frigate is a hulking, airborne ship, and once it descends from the sky, it’s down to you to board the vessel, sabotage it, and escape with your loot and life intact. However, it’s far harder than it sounds, with all sorts of smaller ARC looking to impede your progress.
So, with that in mind, here’s a complete rundown of everything you need to know about the Frigate in ARC Raiders, including how to board, sabotage, and escape from it.
How To Board The Frigate In ARC Raiders
To board the Frigate in ARC Raiders, you need to first disrupt one of the many reclaimers that drop to the surface.
The Frigate bursts onto the scene early into the round, and once it’s settled in its airspace, tons of smaller reclaimers will fly down to the surface, scanning the area before returning back to the Frigate.
It’s your job to get to these reclaimers as soon as possible and climb on top of them. Once there, you can disrupt them, which will force them to fly back up to the Frigate, giving you a means of jumping on board. That said, watch out for the giant turrets on the underside of the Frigate, as they’ll fire away if you get too close.
What To Do On The Frigate In ARC Raiders
Once you’re on board the Frigate, you’ll want to navigate to the center, where there are Power Cores to destroy.
That’s far easier said than done, however. From the moment you board the Frigate, you’ll need to navigate its awkward halls and climb up various panels. There’s plenty to loot along the way, too, with the likes of a Legendary Frigate Diagnostic Node to be found (what this does, we’re still unsure), as well as other new ARC pieces of equipment.
The real task is to sabotage the ship, and you do that by shooting and destroying the Power Cores found near the center, as pictured above. To do so, you’ll need three raiders to activate the nearby levers, which will raise the central core. Destroy the Hydras, and then start firing away at the glowing orange cores.
Be sure to look up to the left and right, too, as there are two more smaller Power Cores that you’ll need to destroy as well.
You’ll need a lot of ammo for this, as well as a decent chunk of gear, as tons of ARC will come to disrupt your progress, including Rocketeers and Vaporizers. As far as difficulty goes, it definitely feels like an endgame challenge, so don’t come shorthanded.
Once that’s done, you need to find and access the Frigate’s cargo hold, which is located inside the panels along the side of the ship. Open these one by one, with some help from nearby raiders, and shoot the yellow valve at the end to open more climbable panels. Again, it’s easier with a Grappling Hook or a Snapshot, though be careful not to go tumbling down to your demise.
You’ll find breachable containers, and inside there will be high-tier loot, including Amplification Modules, which are used to level up weapons to entirely new tiers.
How To Escape The Frigate In ARC Raiders
Once you’re done on the Frigate, you’ll quickly realise you need to find a safe way down.
Of course, there’s always the choice to throw yourself off the edge and hope somebody revives you with a Defib, but that’s hardly a reliable option. Instead, you’ll want a safer way down.
As for how you should get down, you’ll need to return to where you came from, and the new Grappling Hook is going to play a big part in that. Do your best to avoid any more ARC, and use the reclaimer that brought you up to the Frigate to safely return to the ground level.
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