How to Prepare for Frozen Trail in ARC Raiders
The massive ‘Frozen Trail’ update expands the frontier into a brutal, freezing mountain valley north of the Rust Belt called Pendola Pass. This major expansion features dangerous climate storms, the massive fallen corpse of an ARC Emperor, customizable Personal Outposts, deadly new ARC ground units like the Bully and Hydra, and high-tier endgame Frigate Raids inside a colossal flying mothership. Here is the updated strategy to maximize your progression and safeguard assets before the patch drops.
PROGRESSION & STASH SAFETY
All items in your stash, blueprints, and character levels are 100% safe and carry over into Frozen Trail. Your main character, level, stash, and Outpost progress never wipe. This is your permanent core account.
NO MANUAL QUEST RESETS & PROJECT COMPLETION
Do not manually reset your quests. Allow active projects to transition naturally into the patch to preserve all unlocked blueprints and vendor experience. It is highly recommended to complete your active projects, as they can yield valuable rewards such as a legendary Matriarch Core that carry over to boost your progress in Frozen Trail.
LIQUIDATE 100% OF YOUR ‘CRED’ CURRENCY
Your large numerical ‘Cred’ balance is being retired and wiped at patch day. Spend all Cred at traders now to convert disappearing currency into physical stash assets, weapons, and modifications.
HOARD AND CONSERVE YOUR ‘COINS’
Unlike Cred, your COINS carry over 100% into the update. Save every Coin to fund expensive Day One weapon crafting and Personal Outpost upgrades.
MAX OUT YOUR STASH CAPACITY
To properly store high-value loot and gear needed for Day One, maximize your physical storage space to its highest capacity before the expansion arrives.
MAX UPGRADE AND FULLY MODIFY STORED WEAPONS
Modifications (optics, suppressors, magazines) take up zero extra inventory slots when mounted on weapons. Fully modify stored guns to bypass stash capacity limits and hoard value.
HOARD HIGH-TIER CRAFTING MATERIALS FOR OUTPOSTS
The new Personal Outpost system introduces Weapon Amplification to upgrade weapons to Grade 5. Save rare materials now so you can immediately craft Grade 5 gear on Day One.
STOCKPILE SKILL POINTS & PREPARE FOR FREE RESET
The Skill Tree is undergoing a complete rework. All players receive a free Skill Tree Reset upon logging into Frozen Trail. You keep all earned skill points to instantly re-spec your character on Day One without leveling from scratch.
CONTINUE PLAYING FOR STASH PREPARATION
Playing right now directly builds up your permanent main track. You gain character level, accumulate Grade 5 crafting materials, and liquidate expiring Cred into physical assets for Pendola Pass.