Arc Raiders Expedition 2 Project release countdown: Exact date, time, and more

Embark has officially announced the details for the Expedition 2 Project and when the window will be live in ARC Raiders.

There are three weeks left for those who are willing to take part in the project. Doing so will reset plenty of things in their account, but they will get permanent buffs in return. If you’re among the interested parties, this guide will help you stay on track.

ARC Raiders Expedition 2 Project release countdown

We have known for some time when the Expedition 2 Project window opens. This can be confirmed from within the project window in the game. The following countdown will expire once the window is open, allowing you to confirm your participation.

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The countdown is based on the following timings.

• 12am PT
• 2am CT
• 3am ET
• 8am UTC
• 9am CET

This is the same schedule that Embark follows for launching new weekly trials. The countdown above is for when the window opens. Once the window is open, you’ll still have a few days left to get all the requirements for the Expedition 2 Project. The following countdown will expire once the window is closed.

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The countdown is based on the following timings.

• 12am PT
• 2am CT
• 3am ET
• 8am UTC
• 9am CET

If you’re yet to complete the stages, you can check out the requirements for all five levels. Let’s look at what awaits us as the rewards.

ARC Raiders Expedition 2 Project rewards

Embark has made a few changes to the rewards we can get from participating in the second Expedition project.

• The Patchwork Outfit (Evolved)
• Scrappy Cosmetics
• Expedition Indicator
• 24 Stash Spaces
• 0-5 Skill Points (600,000 credits for each Skill Point)
• Catch up on more Skill Points if you missed those during the first Expedition.

If you participated in the first Expedition and are looking to participate in the next one, there are some additional benefits.

• 10% XP Boost
• 12% Scrappy materials boost
• 70% Repair value increase

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Nioh 3 is a truly visual masterpiece that’s better played in high graphics, but the performance in the early hours hasn’t been smooth. If you’re on a PC, you can easily tweak certain settings to get more out of your hardware.

We already got an early taste of PC gameplay, all thanks to the demo that’s available for free. While a massive benefit is continuing the main story on the full version, it also gave us an idea about what the best set of visual settings might look like.

Best Nioh 3 graphics settings

Before I dive deeper into the settings, here’s how my setup looks.

• AMD Ryzen 5600G
• NVIDIA RTX 3060 12 GB
• 16 GB of DDR5 RAM

Here are the settings I rolled with on my PC.

• Display Mode: Borderless
• VSync: Off
• Resolution: 1920×1080 (depends on your setup)
• Frame Rate Cap: 60 FPS
• Graphics Presets: Custom
• Upscaling: DLSS
• Sharpening: 1.0
• Rendering Resolution: 65%
• Dynamic Resolution: 60
• Minimum Rendering Resolution: 50%
• Maximum Rendering Resolution: 65%
• Frame Generation: Off
• FPS Dynamic Adjustment: On
• HDR: Off
• Post-Effects Resolution: Standard
• Motion Blur: Off
• Chromatic Aberration: Off
• Len Vignette: Off
• Noise Filter: Off
• Mach Band Noise: Off
• Color Precision: Standard
• Depth of Field: Off
• Lens Flare: Off
• Bloom: Off
• Subsurface Scattering: Off
• Shadow Quality: Standard
• Ambient Occlusion: Very Low
• Model Quality: Standard
• Model Texture Quality: Standard
• Number of Models Displayed: Few
• Wind Sway: Off
• Anisotropic Filtering: Off
• Effects: Standard
• Motion Quality: Low
• Screen Space Reflection: Very Low
• Background Mesh Quality: Standard
• Terrain: Low
• Grass Density: Low
• Volumetric Cloud Quality: Low
• FPS (Cutscenes): 30
• Cutscene Quality: Standard
• Global Illumination: Standard

There are two pointers to note.

• I kept Vsync off because you reduce the load on your system but sacrifices very little in return. Hence, it’s best to keep it off.
• Keeping the FPS capped to 60 gave me the best results. There were no lags, no stutters, and the performance held steady at 60 FPS. However, you can choose to go for uncapped if you have a better system.

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