In ARC Raiders, the Damage ARC Raiders in Old Town Trials challenge can be a bit difficult to sort out, more so if you don’t know the precise location where the damage you inflict on enemies counts as points. In this guidel players will discover the fastest way to complete this challenge, alongside some tips on how to accumulate even more points, and even complete various of the Trials objectives at the same time. But first, let’s take a look at where Old Town is located in ARC Raiders.
How To Complete Damage ARC Enemies in Old Town Trials Challenge
Old Town is located in the central-southern zone of Buried City, between the Collapsed Highway and the Church Ruins, and as players can observe in the map above, it is a pretty big zone to cover. So, to complete the ‘Damage ARC Enemies in Old Town’ Trials challenge, players will need to be standing in this delimited area when they damage ARC to start achieving points.
Now, there are two other interesting challenges that have dropped with this one: Damage Vaporizers and Damage Wasps, and all of them, including the Old Town challenge, can be completed with ease in the Major Map Condition: Close Scrutiny.
Once players see there’s a Close Scrutiny map condition in Buried City, it will be time to prepare: Bring a Hullcracker, some Wolfpacks if you can afford them, or Seeker Grenades.
Make sure you have a backup weapon, like an Anvil, and enough ammo for both. Light Shields are not recommended, because Vaporizers will literally do what their name means: vaporize your shields in seconds. Medium and Heavy Shields are the way to survive this onslaught.
Be careful and bring lots of healing items, since the loot in Close Scrutiny is fixed to ‘ARC Loot’ and things like Rubber Parts and Fabric are scarce. Pay attention to Combat Supply Drops, which appear in the area with every Assessor deploy, but be fast, these are accessible to all players, and there’s a high chance they are aiming for these supplies at the same time as you.
Now, wait until one of the Assessors lands in the Old Town area, and try to find a vantage point. It needs to be on high ground or low ground with a clear view of the Assessor (since it’s the spawning zone of many ARC enemies, including Rocketeers and Vaporizers). Subway entrances are good, but make sure to stay on alert for Vaporizers and Rocketeers going around you and shooting you in the back.
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Wait until players aggro and summon the enemies (when they breach the Assessor), then start shooting those Vaporizers from the sky. The Hullcracker will help you rack up points real fast, and damaging Vaporizers will complete two of the challenges for this Trials Week at the same time.
In the meantime, players can also destroy Wasps using the Hullcracker (in one shot) while inside the Old Town area, which will add points to the ‘Damage Wasps‘ Trials challenge. That way, players can complete three of the Challenges at the same time. But the main one will still be the Old Town challenge, which can duplicate its total score at the end of the match (since the Close Scrutiny is a major map condition).
Wolpacks and Seeker Grenades are a decent way to clear out when too many swarming enemies come at you at the same time. Players need to be especially careful of Fireflies and Hornets, which are a really bad matchup when Vaporizers are lurking around. In case Wasps, Hornets, and Fireflies come in trios to attack you, Seeker Grenades are the best (and cheapest) option to deal with them before they can break your shields and leave you exposed.
With any luck, players can earn between 12000 and 27000 points before the timer runs out and they need to extract. On that note, having a Raider’s Hatch Key is a good way to get as many points as possible and safely extract at the last minute.
ARC Raiders
10/10
- Released
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October 30, 2025
- ESRB
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Teen / Violence, Blood, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
