How to complete Battening Down in ARC Raiders

The introduction of the Riven Tides map has brought us new quests in ARC Raiders, and Battening Down will have you explore all the locations. You can begin the quest after accepting it from Apollo, and this guide will help you complete all key steps to unlock the rewards.

ARC Raiders Battening Down quest walkthrough

The Battening Down quest can be broken down into the following three parts. As you might have guessed, all three tasks are exclusive to the Riven Tides map.

• Photograph the cracks forming in the seawall
• Fix the leaking oil pipe in the northeast
• Sample the shoreline near the hotel beach

Photograph the cracks forming in the seawall

The first task requires you to travel to a spot near the Wavebreaker POI. I have marked the exact location to make things easier for you. Once you reach the spot, you’ll find a sunken container in the sand. Take a photo, and this will complete the first task.

Fix the leaking oil pipe in the northeast

For the second task, head to the right from where the container for the first task is. Reach the marked spot on the image above, and you’ll see a couple of underground pipes partially being revealed in the sand.

Stand next to them, and you’ll find the prompt to repair the pipeline. Complete the repairs, completing the second task, too.

Sample the shoreline near the hotel beach

For the next task, head to the western part of the map where you’ll find the Hotel Complex. However, the exact point is located to the north of the hotel near the beach. Once again, you can refer to the image above to find the correct spot.

Funnily enough, you have to sample a seaweed, but the zone has no water. Once you find the seaweed, you’ll get the prompt to scan, which will then complete the final task and the Battening Down quest.

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The Crash Mat is a unique consumable that has been added to ARC Raiders as part of the Riven Tides update, and having the blueprint will allow you to craft the item. At its core, the Crash Mat nullifies a massive amount of fall damage if you manage to land on it by any means.

But first, let’s find out a few potential locations for the blueprint.

ARC Raiders Crash Mat blueprint location

Like every other blueprint, there’s no fixed location to find the Crash Mat. It will boil down to your luck. The item’s blueprint can spawn on any map condition. I have stuck to the Riven Tides map since the update, and it’s where I also found the blueprint.

I found mine in a random container at the beach near Hotel Panorama Azzurro. It was an ordinary container, and I had spawned in the map quite early. If you’re unlucky, you can try looking into the rooms of the hotel itself. It’s a great spot to find trinkets, which also includes the miniature ships.

You can also use the Dockmaster’s Detector during the Beachcombing minor map condition to find containers that would otherwise remain hidden. These containers can also contain the blueprint. However, the Beachcombing condition isn’t mandatory to find the blueprint; it just theoretically raises the odds of your success.

How to craft the Crash Mat in ARC Raiders

Once you have the blueprint, you can start crafting the Crash Mat with the following resources.

• One Electrical Components: You can craft it with raw materials or find it as random loot.
• One Durable Cloth: You can craft it from the basic cloth.

To craft the Crash Mat, you’ll also need a Tier 2 Utility Workbench. To use the item, you have to aim it at the ground. Once thrown, it will create an airbag on the ground. When you fall on the item, it will absorb all the fall damage. When used strategically, it will allow you to get out of tight situations.

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