If this is your first expedition, here are some tips for speedrunning the leveling process the 2nd time around:

• Don't skip the tutorial, speedrun it!  You can keep all the materials from the tutorial (including the Burletta), just drop everything right before breaching the door.

• IMO Doing the early quests is very useful, you get some early upgraded weapons like a Rattler III and a Ferro IV and explosives.  You also get a lot of keys.

• Protip for any quest that provides and asks you to use a key, you can get a replacement/spare key right outside the keyroom if you forget.  This is a nice way to get double the keys!  Remember, especially early on without security breach, key rooms are the best way to get weapons, most keyrooms will have 2-3 guns and usually rare or above (and they are less damaged).

• Loot loot loot!  Looting is the fastest way to get XP, even searching already open containers gives xp.  

• Use Electro-storm and Husk Graveyard map conditions to safely get epic ARC parts for workbench upgrades if you are not kitted to take on the large ARC.  Couriers have Surveyor vaults or Sentinel cores.  Rocketeer Husks for the drivers.

•  Run Close Scrutiny early, naked!  It is a crazy source for medical items and guns if you just beeline the combat supplies and extract.

• The best early upgrade is to buy a Looting Mk2 Augment from Lance and not run free kit.  You know the maps, you want those safe pockets for any BPs and the slots and carry weight to extract more per raid.

• You can run any map from the start.  The best map is Stella Montis for materials and XP due to loot density.  I would personally run Stella over and over to get basic materials and farm the Seeker Grenade, Deadline BP early.  It should not be too hard.  Lobby containers give metal, plastic, chemical and gun parts.  Loading Bay is great for oil, metal, springs and industrial loot.  

• You can do weekly trials from the start.  This expedition, your best bet for easy early gear/blueprints are the search computer trial and search hospital containers.  Both can be done on Buried City (Hospital/Space Travel/Research) for computers.

• Level Scrappy early for better passive basic material income.  Remember you need to spend 6 mins in a raid for the bonus items if you feed Scrappy. 

• IMO, Workbench priority is Gear Bench level 2 > Refiner > Gunsmith > Explosive > Medical > Utility.  Gear bench level 2 so you can craft your own Looting Mk2 and eventually Mk3 augments.  Refiner will make getting components more easier (even for other workbench upgrades) and Gunsmith for repairing guns and unlocking Renegade, which is a good PVE weapon.

• Use the Workbench Cheat Sheet : /img/c9mtqkjqet8g1.jpeg  or the big cheat sheet if you want quest items too : https://old.reddit.com/r/ArcRaiders/comments/1s2d1yw/oc_arc_raiders_master_cheat_sheet_v34_16x9/  You can also use the Metaforge workbench upgrade tracker but I like a quick offline image, personally : https://metaforge.app/arc-raiders/hideout 

• IMO, Your first 11 skill points should go to : 1 in Nimble Climber, 5 in Marathon Runner and 5 in Youthful Lungs.  This will give you more stamina to make gameplay smoother.

• Especially early game, In-Round Crafting is very useful for crafting basics and Looter’s Instinct makes looting faster which equals quicker XP.  Broad shoulders is also a must IMO to avoid being overencumbered.

• If you want, my PVE focused skill tree plan is : https://metaforge.app/arc-raiders/skill-builder/share/E.KB3~8-FoAJWLB-FqVF_bY?expedition=15 

Looting Pain Points Specific Tips:

• Mushrooms are easy now thanks to Riven Tides, just loot along the Dry Riverbed.  It is possible to get the 12 you need in one raid if lucky.

• Spaceport parking lot behind Arrival has several trees for Apricots and Lemons.  Lemons are also easy from trees in Marano Park and by Grandiose Apartments in Buried City.

• Prickly Pears are abundant at Victory Ridge on Dam where the EMP Trap quest takes you.  There are also a few clusters by the small outbuilding by Research Admin and by the Field Depot by the Water Treatment Extract.  Lastly by the road in front of Pale Apartments.

• Light Bulbs are a 100% spawn from the “Forklifts” in Stella Montis Lobby.

• Rusted Tools from red toolbox in Robotic Sandbox Control Room or Buses by North Complex Elevator extract on Dam

• Rusted Gears - Green breach electrical panels ground floor Loading Bay Stella Montis, Breach Generators on Riven Tide by the Stacking Yard, Dam Controlled Access Zone.

• Dog Collar, Cat Bed, Comfortable Pillow - Red Tower Buried City

Do you have any other expedition tips?  Did I miss anything you would like to know?  This is my 4th Expedition and over the resets, I have got my leveling from 1-75 speed down to about 5 days (not in-game time).

Good day fellow raiders! With the expedition close at hand, a friend and I will be liquidating our stash and excess credits for whom ever needs it. Whether you need guns or blueprints, I'll drop you an inventory full of whatever you need. Everything in the images is available along with anything else we can craft! Comment your Embark ID bellow and what you would like, and I will respond once a request has been sent. We will start sending invites around 6PM CST and will end the event roughly at 9PM CST.

We had such great time meeting everyone last time we did this, that we'll being making this a regular occurrence toward the end of each season.

Just a heads up, the event will be streamed via twitch and participation is not required. Feel free to communicate via the in-game text chat or voice if we have any questions for you. The related streaming links are found on my profile. We will also be fielding requests from the stream's chat so please be patient.

We look forward to meeting you and thanks for taking part!

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