The "Echoes of Victory Ridge" quest in ARC Raiders is a retrieval mission given by Celeste. It sounds super easy—just go to a place and grab a patch—but finding the exact hiding spot under the massive broken highway can be a total nightmare if you don't know where to look. Plus, you have to extract with the item, which means if you die with it in your backpack (and not your Safe Pocket), you fail. In this guide, I’m gonna show you exactly where the hideout is so you can grab the plans and get out before the drones find you.
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Here is the quick breakdown of the mission:
Quest Name: Echoes of Victory Ridge
Quest Giver: Celeste
Objective: Reach Victory Ridge, retrieve the battle plans (Major Aiva's Patch) from under the highway, and extract.
Map: Dam Battlegrounds
Rewards: 6x Crude Explosives, 2x Processor, 1x Music Box
Condition: Must extract with the item.
First up, load into the Dam Battlegrounds map. You need to head to the northern part of the map to an area called Victory Ridge. Specifically, you are looking for the West Broken Bridge point of interest. It’s a huge area with smashed-up highway pieces everywhere, so it’s pretty hard to miss. It’s usually not too crowded, but keep your head on a swivel just in case.
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Once you get to the West Broken Bridge, don't climb on top of it. You need to go under it. Look for a section of the fallen bridge that creates a little cave or shelter underneath. There is usually a blue tarp or some barrels marking the spot, which makes it stand out from the rest of the concrete rubble. Crawl into that small camp area and look for a small tin box or toolbox on the ground. Interact with it to pick up Major Aiva’s Patch (the game calls them "battle plans" in the objective, but it's the patch you pick up).
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Now that you have the patch, you need to leave. Pro Tip: If you have a Safe Pocket (like on a specific backpack), put the patch in there immediately! That way, even if you get killed by a sniper on your way out, you still keep the item and can finish the quest. Head to the nearest extraction point—there is often one at the North Complex Elevator nearby—and get back to Speranza to hand it to Celeste.
For retrieving this piece of history, Celeste hooks you up with some explosive goodies:
2x Processor
1x Music Box (You can sell this for decent cash!)