The High-Gain Antenna is a new player project in Arc Raiders, added in the Flashpoint update. Similar to the Trophy Display project, you’ll need to gather a bunch of different items to donate to the High-Gain Antenna project (including some brand-new materials) to construct your own Arc-detecting machine.
With Shredders escaping Stella Montis, Assessors revealing new operations, and the arrival of Vaporizers (their terrifying name matches their lethality), the Arc are seemingly evolving and expanding their efforts. There’s no better time to get a clearer view of topside, then.
All Arc Raiders High-Gain Antenna steps
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The High-Gain Antenna project has three stages for you to work through by donating various resources and items. It’s theoretically shorter than other projects, like the Weather Monitor, but the materials you’re required to find will take a lot of time to gather. Keep in mind that you can start gathering materials for later stages and store them in your stash.
Given the rarity and volume of Arc materials you need to collect, I recommend taking advantage of the Close Scrutiny map condition. This increases Arc material loot and spawns plenty of high-tier machines, including Surveyors, Vaporizers, and so on.
Here are all three stages, their required materials, and the rewards:
Sturdy Base (1/3)
Required Item
Where to find it
50x Arc Alloy
A basic material found by scavenging any Arc machine or recycling Arc materials.
10x Arc Flex Rubber
A rare material found by looting high-tier Arcs like Bastions, Bombardiers, Leapers, and Sentinels.
10x Arc Performance Steel
A rare material found by looting high-tier Arcs like Bastions, Bombardiers, Leapers, Sentinels, Hornets, and Surveyors.
15x Advanced Arc Powercell
A rare material found by looting high-tier Arcs like Comets, Bastions, Bombardiers, Leapers, Sentinels, Hornets, and Surveyors.
Reward: 1x Torrente II, 1x Extended Medium Mag III, 1x Extended Barrel, 1x Padded Stock
Data Logger (2/3)
Required Item
Where to find it
15x Arc Coolant
A rare material found by looting mid-tier Arcs like Comets, Fireballs, Pops, Sentinels, and Surveyors.
15x Arc Thermo Lining
A rare material found by looting mid-tier Arcs like Comets, Fireballs, Pops, Snitch, Tick, Turrets, and Wasps.
Kill and loot Vaporizors, commonly found during Close Security map condition matches. They look similar to Rocketeers.
6x Assessor Matrix
Loot Arc Assessors found during Close Scrutiny map condition matches.
Reward: 1x Bobcat III, 1x Extended Light Mag III, 1x Vertical Grip III, 100x Raider Tokens
Parabolic Dish (3/3)
Required Item
Where to find it
10x Surveyor Vault
Kill and loot Surveyors, the large ball machines. These are common spawns during Close Scrutiny map condition raids.
A rare material found by looting mid-tier Arcs like Sentinels and Shredders, as well as Snitches, Spotters, Turrets, and Wasps. They can also spawn in Baron and Deforester Husks.
15x Vaporizor Regulator
Kill and loot Vaporizors, commonly found during Close Security map condition matches. They look similar to Rocketeers.
18x Assessor Matrix
Loot Arc Assessors found during Close Scrutiny map condition matches.
Reward: 1x Vita Spray, 1x Photoelectric Cloak, 1x Snap Hook, 400x Raider Tokens
There’s no grand prize for completing the entire High-Gain Antenna project like there has been in the past, but the rewards you earn for completing each stage are pretty sweet at least. It’s hard to argue with 400 Raider Tokens and a variety of rare attachments.
Is it necessarily worth going out of your way to complete this project if you weren’t going to anyway? No. But if you’re a completionist, then it’s an extra bonus incentive.
Arc Raiders roadmap: New and improved
Arc Raiders best skills: Survive the surface
Arc Raiders best weapons: Just don’t lose them
Arc Raiders Expeditions: Retire your Raider
Arc Raiders quests: All the missions and how to beat ’em
Arc Raiders Weather Monitor Project: Beat the wind
Arc Raiders Trophy Display Project: Big game hunter
