ARC Raiders: How To Call In Supply Drops

ARC Raiders is absolutely making waves in the gaming world right now. With how new the game is, you might not really understand what exactly is going on, and that’s totally fine, since the game kind of throws you to the wolves.

While you’re scouring the topside, taking anything that isn’t nailed down with your friends or solo, you’ll come across a lot you don’t understand. One of these many things is Supply Drops, which can be very helpful while topside for long periods.

I’ll cover how to find these bad boys, along with some of the things you can get from them. You’ll want to keep your eyes peeled for enemies, both the AI and the real kind.

Where to Find Supply Drops

You can find Supply Drops fairly easily if you’re really looking for them. Just look for the tall pointed towers with a light on the top, and you’ll be able to find one in no time flat.

They’re scattered all over the map and seem to be located heavily on top of buildings and structures. While it can be helpful to find these, they’re typically out in the open, making them a bit dangerous to get to.

How to Use Supply Drops

To use a Supply Drop, you’ll need to interact with it, which will take a few moments. After this, you’ll hear a voice telling you something along the lines of ‘the drop is coming’.

The tower makes a pretty loud noise, so anyone nearby will absolutely hear it. You’ll need to find somewhere to hunker down for a bit before the Supply Drop actually shows up.

Make sure you keep your eyes on the sky as the drop will come and get shot over to you from one side of the map. From there, it will open a balloon and eventually drop down with a loud thud.

While making your way over to it, keep an eye and ear out for any incoming enemies. Once you get close, you’ll need to breach it to get at the supplies, which, again, is loud and will draw attention.

After all that, you’re ready to collect your supplies and head on your merry way. There isn’t a limit to the number you can get, so if you see one and have the time, you can stop off at it for things you might need.

Supply Drop Rewards

Supply Drops can contain a lot of things, but it doesn’t seem like they’ll contain non-essential items like trinkets. Though you do have a chance of getting items of a higher rarity.

While you’ll mostly get ammo, you can also get weapons from these, which may be very helpful when you’re just starting out on a map. Though if you’ve been topside for a while, you might be more interested in the ammo than anything else.

You’ll find these types of items in Supply Drops of various rarities:

Medical Items

All Ammo Types

Guns

Throwables

While not offering the best loot, some of it can be worth bringing back to your stash. You may not find the best weaponry either, but these Supply Drops can still be worth hitting up when you come across them.

You can also use them as bait for enemies you might know are nearby. I’m sure the community will find lots of creative ways to use Supply Drops in due time.