How to complete Shoring Up Defenses in ARC Raiders

Shoring Up Defenses is one of the newer quests in ARC Raiders on the Riven Tides map. While a few tasks are direct and require you to take down specific ARCs, completing the rest will require you to travel to specific locations.

This guide will help you complete all the steps.

ARC Raiders Shoring Up Defenses quest walkthrough

The Shoring Up Defenses quest can be broken down into the following parts

• Destroy five Wasps
• Destroy three Fireflies
• Use 1 ARC Alloy to reinforce the Raider structure on top of any Stacking Yard crane
• Board up shuttered windows in the hotel

Destroy five Wasps

This is a pretty simple task since the Wasps are easy targets. You can find them all around the map, and you can shoot them down by targeting their motors on the wings. You can use weapons like a Hullcracker to one-shot them if you want to save time.

Destroy three Fireflies

Fireflies are one of the newer enemies added in previous updates. They’re flying ARCs who are more dangerous than Wasps or Hornets. If they get close, they will try to set you on fire. These are bigger ARCs that have more health points (compared to Hornets), but the strategy is the same.

Target the motors on the rear engine to disrupt its flight, making it easier for you to shoot them down.

Use 1 ARC Alloy to reinforce the Raider structure on top of any Stacking Yard crane

For this part, you’ll need one ARC Alloy, which is easy to find (just look for any destroyed ARC). You can also bring it with you from Speranza. Go to the Stacking Yard POI, and take the rope to reach the top.

On top, you’ll find several cranes. Reach anyone, and you’ll get the prompt to repair it with the ARC Alloy. This will complete the third task.

Board up shuttered windows in the hotel

For the final task, head to the Hotel Panorama Azzurro. Enter through the main entrance, and take the stairs on your left to reach the first floor. Go straight, and you’ll find a room to your left. Inside, you’ll find a red window with a prompt to board it up.

Once done, wooden planks will cover the window, and you’ll finish the final task of the Shoring Up Defenses 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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