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  "description": "All three stages broken down with exact item counts, drop sources, and what you earn for completing each one.",
  "path": "/every-material-and-reward-for-the-high-gain-antenna-project-in-arc-raiders/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-01T05:48:27.000Z",
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  "textContent": "The High-Gain Antenna is a three-stage player project added to ARC Raiders with the Flashpoint update (Patch 1.22.0). You donate materials across three construction phases — Sturdy Base, Data Logger, and Parabolic Dish — and receive weapons, attachments, gadgets, and Raider Tokens at each step. There is no grand completion reward for finishing all three stages; the payoff is entirely per-stage.\n\n**Quick answer:** You need a combined total of 19 Vaporizer Regulators and 24 Assessor Matrixes across Stages 2 and 3, both of which drop exclusively during the Close Scrutiny map condition. Start farming those early.\n\nImage credit:__Embark Studios (via YouTube/@Harry17P)__\n\n* * *\n\n## High-Gain Antenna project deadline\n\nNo expiry date has been confirmed for the High-Gain Antenna project. However, the previous Weather Monitor System Project ended abruptly without advance notice, so treating the project as time-limited is the safer approach. You can begin stockpiling materials for later stages and store them in your stash before you reach those phases.\n\n* * *\n\n## Stage 1 — Sturdy Base: Requirements and rewards\n\nThe first stage is the most forgiving. Every material here drops from standard ARC enemies you encounter during normal raids, so no specific map condition is required.\n\nMaterial| Qty| Where it drops\n---|---|---\nARC Alloy| 50| Any ARC machine; also obtained by recycling ARC materials\nARC Flex Rubber| 10| High-tier ARCs — Bastions, Bombardiers, Leapers, Sentinels\nARC Performance Steel| 10| High-tier ARCs — Bastions, Bombardiers, Leapers, Sentinels, Hornets, Surveyors\nAdvanced ARC Powercell| 15| High-tier ARCs — Comets, Bastions, Bombardiers, Leapers, Sentinels, Hornets, Surveyors\n\n**Stage 1 rewards:** Torrente II (weapon), Extended Medium Mag III, Extended Barrel, Padded Stock.\n\nImage credit:__Embark Studios (via YouTube/@Harry17P)__\n\n* * *\n\n## Stage 2 — Data Logger: Requirements and rewards\n\nThis is where the Close Scrutiny map condition becomes mandatory. Two of the four materials — Vaporizer Regulators and Assessor Matrixes — only drop during that condition. The other two come from mid-tier ARC enemies and can be gathered during any raid, though Close Scrutiny's increased ARC density helps.\n\nMaterial| Qty| Where it drops| Close Scrutiny required?\n---|---|---|---\nARC Coolant| 15| Mid-tier ARCs — Comets, Fireballs, Pops, Sentinels, Surveyors| No\nARC Thermo Lining| 15| Mid-tier ARCs — Comets, Fireballs, Pops, Snitches, Ticks, Turrets, Wasps| No\nVaporizer Regulator| 4| Vaporizer drones (flying laser enemies near the Assessor)| Yes\nAssessor Matrix| 6| Loot containers on the ARC Assessor's legs| Yes\n\n**Stage 2 rewards:** Bobcat III (weapon), Extended Light Mag III, Vertical Grip III, 100 Raider Tokens.\n\n* * *\n\n## Stage 3 — Parabolic Dish: Requirements and rewards\n\nThe final stage ramps up the Close Scrutiny grind significantly. You need 15 more Vaporizer Regulators and 18 more Assessor Matrixes on top of what you spent in Stage 2. Vaporizers and Assessors can drop multiple units per kill or breach, so the actual number of encounters may be lower than the raw item counts suggest — but plan for extended farming sessions regardless.\n\nMaterial| Qty| Where it drops| Close Scrutiny required?\n---|---|---|---\nSurveyor Vault| 10| Surveyors (large ball machines); also found in ARC Couriers| No, but Surveyors spawn more often during it\nARC Synthetic Resin| 20| Sentinels, Shredders, Snitches, Spotters, Turrets, Wasps; also Baron and Deforester Husks| No\nVaporizer Regulator| 15| Vaporizer drones| Yes\nAssessor Matrix| 18| Loot containers on the ARC Assessor's legs| Yes\n\n**Stage 3 rewards:** Vita Spray (consumable), Photoelectric Cloak (gadget), Snap Hook (gadget), 400 Raider Tokens.\n\nImage credit:__Embark Studios (via YouTube/@Harry17P)__\n\n* * *\n\n## Combined material totals across all stages\n\nIf you want to plan your farming runs in advance, here's the full picture of everything the project demands.\n\nMaterial| Total needed| Stages\n---|---|---\nARC Alloy| 50| 1\nARC Flex Rubber| 10| 1\nARC Performance Steel| 10| 1\nAdvanced ARC Powercell| 15| 1\nARC Coolant| 15| 2\nARC Thermo Lining| 15| 2\nVaporizer Regulator| 19| 2 and 3\nAssessor Matrix| 24| 2 and 3\nSurveyor Vault| 10| 3\nARC Synthetic Resin| 20| 3\n\n* * *\n\n## All rewards at a glance\n\nStage| Type| Reward\n---|---|---\nSturdy Base| Weapon| Torrente II\nSturdy Base| Attachment| Extended Medium Mag III\nSturdy Base| Attachment| Extended Barrel\nSturdy Base| Attachment| Padded Stock\nData Logger| Weapon| Bobcat III\nData Logger| Attachment| Extended Light Mag III\nData Logger| Attachment| Vertical Grip III\nData Logger| Currency| 100 Raider Tokens\nParabolic Dish| Consumable| Vita Spray\nParabolic Dish| Gadget| Photoelectric Cloak\nParabolic Dish| Gadget| Snap Hook\nParabolic Dish| Currency| 400 Raider Tokens\n\nThe total Raider Token payout across all three stages is 500, and the Stage 3 gadgets — particularly the Snap Hook and Photoelectric Cloak — are strong utility items worth the effort.\n\nImage credit:__Embark Studios (via YouTube/@Harry17P)__\n\n* * *\n\n## How Close Scrutiny works and why it matters\n\nClose Scrutiny is the new map condition introduced in the Flashpoint update, and it's the single biggest bottleneck for completing the High-Gain Antenna. When active, it can appear on Blue Gate, Buried City, Spaceport, and Dam Battlegrounds. Stella Montis is excluded because the Assessor requires open sky to land.\n\nDuring Close Scrutiny, standard civilian loot across the map drops dramatically. Almost all valuable rewards are concentrated around the ARC Assessor, a large three-legged construct that descends from the sky and emits a vertical red beam visible from across the map. The Assessor itself cannot be destroyed and does not attack directly, but it is surrounded by dense ARC patrols and two groups of Vaporizer drones.\n\nThree loot containers are accessible at the base of the Assessor's legs. Breaching these containers is how you obtain Assessor Matrixes. Vaporizer Regulators drop from the Vaporizer drones guarding the area. Both items can drop in multiples from a single encounter, but the surrounding threat level is high enough that you should bring your best gear every time.\n\n⚠️\n\nEvery squad on the map will be heading toward the same Assessor beacon. Expect PvP encounters around the Assessor zone, especially on higher-population servers.\n\nImage credit:__Embark Studios (via YouTube/@Nukov)__\n\n* * *\n\n## Farming tips for the hardest materials\n\n**Vaporizer Regulators (19 total):** Vaporizers are flying laser drones that resemble Rocketeers. They spawn in groups around the Assessor during Close Scrutiny. Their movement patterns are erratic, so prioritize them from range if possible. Multiple Regulators can drop from a single Vaporizer kill.\n\n**Assessor Matrixes (24 total):** Each Assessor has three lootable containers on its legs. A single breach can yield more than one Matrix, so efficient looting matters more than raw kill count. Approach with a squad whenever possible — the ARC density around the Assessor is punishing for solo players.\n\n**ARC Synthetic Resin (20 total):** This material has the widest drop pool of any Stage 3 requirement. Sentinels, Shredders, Snitches, Spotters, Turrets, and Wasps all drop it, and it can also appear in Baron Husks and Deforester Husks. You can gather this passively across many raid types.\n\n**Surveyor Vaults (10 total):** Surveyors — the large spherical machines — drop these. They spawn more frequently during Close Scrutiny, but they also appear in normal raids and can occasionally be found in ARC Couriers.\n\nImage credit:__Embark Studios (via YouTube/@Nukov)__\n\n* * *\n\nThe High-Gain Antenna is shorter than previous projects like the Weather Monitor System, but the reliance on Close Scrutiny-exclusive drops makes it time-intensive in practice. Since no end date has been announced and the previous project disappeared without warning, the safest strategy is to start collecting materials now and prioritize Close Scrutiny raids whenever the condition rotates onto a map you're comfortable running.",
  "title": "Every Material and Reward for the High-Gain Antenna Project in ARC Raiders",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-01T05:48:29.513Z"
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