With Expedition 3 recently ending, the progress of raiders involved has been wiped again. This means you need to rebuild your forces from scratch, and recovering all Augment Blueprints is undoubtedly a top priority!
Today, based on practical experience from multiple resets, IGGM will systematically summarize the golden locations for quickly farming Augment Blueprints in ARC Raiders and efficient map traversal techniques to help you quickly return to your peak and accumulate enough materials before the fourth Expedition begins!
Dam Battlegrounds – Testing Annex
First, Testing Annex, located on Dam Battlegrounds map, is definitely one of the best resource points you absolutely cannot miss during the initial clearing phase after the progress reset.
Advantages
The biggest advantage of this location is its extremely high stability. Whether you prefer farming during the day, exploring at night, or participating in any special event raid, ARC Raiders blueprint drop rate in Testing Annex area is very stable. Of course, besides augmentation blueprints, Medical blueprints also spawn frequently here.
Looting Route
Upon entering Testing Annex, it’s recommended to go directly up the stairs to the medical area at the back of the building. This is a key point for spawning augmentation blueprints.
Don’t just loot the surface containers and leave! Note that there are many desks pushed against the walls within the medical area. Hidden behind these desks, especially in blind spots close to the walls, are often rows of secret containers. You can only interact with them by jumping onto the desks and looking down. These hidden containers have a very high probability of containing augmentation blueprints or valuable crafting materials, which many careless raiders will miss.
The Blue Gate – Security Wing Locked Room
For players seeking maximum efficiency, Security Wing at the bottom of The Blue Gate map is the most famous high-yield area for blueprints in the entire game.
Naked Looting
Clearly, as a popular farming location, Security Wing area is highly competitive, leading to an extreme naked farming method. Simply put, players start farming without any equipment except their Safe Pocket. This way, even if you’re ambushed by rats or killed instantly by an ARC enemy, you suffer no actual loss.
Farming Route
Now, if your spawn point is at Reinforced Reception or another nearby entrance, you can immediately follow the zipline to the bottom, where there are breachable doors. However, IGGM recommends carrying a Barricade Kit. This allows you to set up roadblocks and cover behind you after breaching the door with explosives, buying yourself valuable looting time.
Once you find the necessary ARC Raiders augment blueprints, don’t hesitate, head to the extraction point immediately. If the situation is dangerous, it’s advisable to exit immediately. This is why we recommend carrying a Safe Pocket; its protection ensures your looted blueprints won’t be lost.
However, if you find yourself constantly ambushed by rats, or simply don’t want to risk losing your hard-earned loot in these chaotic looting operations, a quicker alternative is to buy ARC Raiders blueprints from a reputable store like IGGM, saving you hours of maddening escape.
IGGM also wants to remind you that when venturing deep into Security Wing, avoid killing ARC robots along the way, such as Shredders; it will only waste your time. Why not redirect your efforts? Use stealth to bypass them, letting these high-threat ARC monsters become your natural defenses, blocking and weakening other players following behind trying to get a share of the loot.
Buried City – Hospital Building
If you want to harvest a large amount of top-tier artifacts in a relatively safe environment, Hospital in Buried City map is an excellent choice.
Hurricane event
But note that the key to looting in this area is to start farming during Hurricane map condition. This is because during Hurricane event, most players’ first objective upon entering the map is to search for First Wave Caches scattered throughout. So, ironically, this creates a vacuum inside the normally treacherous Hospital Building, with very little competition.
Farming Route
In this area, you have a very high chance of finding top-tier ARC Raiders blueprints for sale, such as Looting Mk. 3 (Safekeeper) and Tactical Mk. 3 (Healing). The rich loot won’t leave you empty-handed!
Upon entering the building, immediately head to the left, where you’ll find a dense concentration of containers. Within Hospital Building, augment blueprints almost exclusively spawn inside blue containers. A single Hurricane event lasts approximately one hour. If you’re familiar with the terrain, a perfect speedrun can clear out all the containers in the entire building in just 4 to 5 minutes.
Stella Montes – Lobby Area
Finally, let’s look at the lobby area of Stella Montes map, a popular blueprint spawn point. The container types generated here are consistent with the heights in Buried City map. You need to focus on two floors:
First, the bottom floor of the lobby. This area is scattered with many similar containers. You can clear one floor and then move upwards, or try your luck on the first floor while preparing to leave after looting all the higher floors.
However, be aware that there is a locked security door on the bottom floor of the lobby, so it’s recommended to bring Stella Montes Security Checkpoint Key before entering the map. The high-level chests inside are also an important source of blueprints.
Another key looting location is the small room on the top floor. This is the absolute core of blueprint production, with a very high probability of finding augment blueprints here.
Power Generation Complex
By the way: In addition to the four well-established spawn points mentioned above, there is another location worth trying: Power Generation Complex in Dam Battlegrounds. Rumor has it that certain special chests at this location also yield a small number of augment blueprints. While the containers aren’t the mainstream blueprint chests, it’s worth checking them out if you’re on your way out of Testing Annex area.
In any case, after resetting, don’t wander around aimlessly. Choose one of the four blueprint farming sites closest to you based on your spawn point. Knowing the location of the hidden chests will allow you to retrieve a full set of ARC Raiders augment blueprints in the shortest time and rearm your raiders! IGGM wishes you good luck!
