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All you need to know about the upcoming Expedition.
Are you going to reset or stay? Make your decision soon when this Arc Raiders event happens.
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Are you feeling the spirit of adventure, Raider? If so, the upcoming Expedition Project will thrust you into the unknown.
Find out the date and all the details you need to know if you want to stay or go in Arc Raiders.
The window for the Expedition event in Arc Raiders begins on December 17th, 2025. The exact timing is unknown at the moment. However, this opening will last 5 days, and end on December 22nd.
You will have 5 days to make a decision whether you want to leave on the Expedition or not. You will sign up during this window, and on the 22nd the Expedition departs.
The only requirement to unlock the Expedition project is to reach level 20. So make sure to do that if you haven't yet.
Otherwise, all you'll have to do is log in to the game on December 17th or after.
Ok, so what does all this mean? The Expedition is basically a voluntary progress reset. It will mean arrival to new lands and adventures in Arc Raiders. However, it's not a complete wipe, and also you will start with some advantages.
You will unlock the following:
The Patchwork Raider outfit
Scrappy Janitor Cap
Expeditions Indicator icon
Skill points (depending on Stash value)
+12 Stash space
You will also gain some temporary buffs, though it's not specified how long they will last:
10% repair buff
5% xp boost
6% more materials from Scrappy
These buffs can also stack for the next three Expeditions. The account buffs however will expire if you choose not to depart with the subsequent Expedition.
Also note that one million Coins will be an extra skill point at the start! You can get multiple that way.
You can also keep looting during this Expedition Window, as the Stash and Coins will be counted until December 22nd.
All in all, yes, you should. Most of the veteran and current players will do it and play on new content. As they will reset, it will even out the playing field and enable for fresh playthroughs.
If you want to just stay on the same content, you don't have to do the Expedition, but the assumption is that only a very small part of the playerbase will do that.