In Arc Raiders, A First Foothold is a mission that is given by Apollo. The mission involves exploring different points of interest on the Blue Gate map to interact with specific objects and complete tasks that stabilize your foothold on the map.
Scene
We’ve only just finished expanding the Tube network towards the Blue Gate, and we’re still laboring away at the rest. My crew’s been building new infrastructure around the valley to safeguard our Raiders, but the constant ARC threat has made it difficult to get anything done.
Objective
- Stabilize the observation deck near the Ridgeline
- Enable the comms terminal near the Olive Grove
- Rotate the satellite dishes on the church roof, north of the Data Vault
- Nail down the roof plates on the Raider structure near Trapper’s Glade
A First Foothold takes place on the Blue Gate map.
For the specific objectives, you will have to visit different locations within this map.
You can complete these sub-quests in any order.
Stabilize the observation deck near the Ridgeline
Travel to the Ridgeline area. The exact location is shown below.
Locate the observation deck, and interact with the supporting beams to stabilize the deck.
Enable the comms terminal near the Olive Grove
Travel to Olive Grove. The exact location is shown below.
Head southwest of Olive Grove and ascend a hill to find a small camp with a yellow comms terminal. Interact with it to enable communications, completing this objective.
Rotate the satellite dishes on the church roof, north of the Data Vault
Travel to north of Data Vault. The exact location is shown below.
Go north of the Data Vault marker to a church complex. Climb up using nearby boxes and scaffolding to reach the roof. Interact with satellite dishes by rotating them at their control points scattered around the rooftop to complete this objective.
Nail down the roof plates on the Raider structure near Trapper’s Glade
Travel to Trapper’s Glade. The exact location is shown below.
Reach Trapper’s Glade area and find the Raider structure, often near Raiders Refuge (above it on the map). Climb onto the roof and nail down the roof.
Once complete, turn it in for your rewards, and unlock new quests like Reduced to Rubble.
Reward Type
Reward Description
3x Shrapnel Grenades
Throwable grenades that explode and shed shrapnel to damage enemies nearby. Useful for crowd control.
3x Snap Blast Grenades
Quick-use grenades that detonate rapidly, effective for disorienting and damaging foes at close range.
3x Heavy Fuze Grenades
Quick-use grenades with a delayed explosion, causing heavy damage in a larger radius. Ideal for tougher enemies.
You’re also granted two Noisemaker for the mission, which is “a deployable proximity sensor that sounds an alarm when enemy raiders are detected.”
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