ARC Raiders Week 15 Trials (Feb. 2) – How to get three stars (Season 2 Week 7)

Week 15 Trials is now live in ARC Raiders, and we have five different tasks to grind through.

Some of the tasks will require us to take down ARCs, while others see us solving map puzzles. None of the five tasks this week are related to the Headwinds-update related content. Let’s look at all five tasks and what we need to do to gain the required XP (and get three stars for all).

ARC Raiders Week 15 Trials

There are five tasks to complete.

• Deliver Carriables
• Damage ground-based ARC enemies
• Open ARC probes
• Damage Hornets
• Download information inside the bunker

Deliver Carriables

Carriables are special containers that can be found near Field Depots. You have to carry and place them in an empty storage space in Field Depots. Doing so unlocks special containers that can be incredibly rewarding. Field Depots seem to be located on all maps, and my favorite one is Dam Battlegrounds.

With fewer ARCs, you can deliver the carriables with less hassle. One such Field Depot is located at the South Swamp Outpost. Another location is the Power Station in the southern part of the map. Just pick the carriable, place it on the empty Field Depot storage, and rinse and repeat.

Damage ground-based ARC enemies

For this task, you should ideally target the Fireball and Pop. Both these ARCs can be found on any map, but Stella Montis appears to have the highest population of Fireballs and Pops, who monitor the corridors.

Another easy target is Ticks. Killing Ticks also gets you Tick Pods, which are required to complete the Trophy Display project.

Open ARC Probes

There are two types of ARC Probes you’ll find during a raid. Opening either one (the standing one or the fallen one) works. ARC Probes will make a loud noise when you’re trying to breach their shell. This noise can attract nearby ARCs, so be careful.

Damage Hornets

Hornets are flying ARCs similar to Wasps, but have more firepower and armor. You’ll want to target any two of the four posterior motors to disrupt its flight. If you’re using the Jupiter or the Hullcracker, a couple of shots should do the job.

You don’t have to destroy the Hornet, but you might as well. This will get you more experience and rewards like its core.

Download information inside the bunker

The final task this week requires us to download information from the terminals inside the Hidden Bunker. To do so, you’ll need to begin the download and wait for the activity to complete. First, you’ll have to find four pylons across the Spaceport map. You don’t need to activate all four pylons; anyone in the same raid can activate them.

Once all four pylons are active, the gates to the Hidden Bunker will open (location marked above). There are eight terminals, and you have to interact with one. If you’re playing in a party, anyone from your team can download the information and contribute to the points.

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Upcoming sci-fi title Menace could be a fun game to try out, especially if you love turn-based tactical battles.

Developed by Overhype Studios, Menace is made by the same folks who gave us Battle Brothers. This guide will help you keep track of the upcoming launch if you’re interested in trying the game out.

Menace release countdown

Menace will go live worldwide on Thursday, Feb. 5. It will be exclusively available on PC due to its (likely) early access state. The following countdown will expire once it goes live.

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The countdown above is based on the following timings.

• 6am PT
• 8am ET
• 9am CT
• 2pm UTC
• 3pm CET

The timings mentioned here are based on the information available on SteamDB. Any change will be duly updated in this guide. As of writing, there’s no way to pre-order Menace, but you can wishlist it on Steam.

What to expect from Menace

Menace puts you in charge of a band of marines, mercenaries and criminals in a distant system cut off from the core Worlds. Your ‘army’ will have to faceoff against warlords, corrupted organizations, and governments to gain the upper hand.

The core gameplay will center around a turn-based tactical approach, which is pretty similar to Battle Brothers. However, the theme and change of environment will need you to adjust your tactics accordingly. While you won’t be fighting directly on the field, every decision depends on you. From choosing requests to sending dispatches to control what your army does on the field – everything depends on you.

It will be interesting to find out if Menace could turn out to be one of the best tactical turn-based titles in 2026. It has been sometime since we have had a big hit in this genre.

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