ARC Raiders Next Week (Nov 2–8): Snap Hook, Hullcracker II and Vintage Mic Hit Nomad Offers as Trials Go Damage-Heavy
The anniversary party is over, and Embark is back to its usual Sunday routine. In the weekly radio brief on the official ARC Raiders account, posted November 1, the studio says Cassio is "bringing some fresh utility and firepower to his offers" for November 2 to 8. The headliners are the Snap Hook gadget, the Vintage Mic backpack charm and a Hullcracker II launcher. One small note: the post's text says Nov 02–08, while the attached graphic is labeled "Nov 03 – 09", so expect the rotation to line up with the usual weekly reset.
Nomad offers: Snap Hook, Vintage Mic and Hullcracker II
The weekly graphic lists three Nomad offers, each paid in Epic/Legendary ARC parts plus a firearm:
- Snap Hook (Legendary gadget): 90K in ARC parts + a firearm
- Vintage Mic (backpack charm): 75K in ARC parts + a firearm
- Hullcracker II (Epic pump-action launcher): 30K in ARC parts + a firearm
The graphic also hints at "& more", so there may be extra items in the shop once it rotates.
The Snap Hook is the big one. The community wiki describes it as a grappling gadget with an 18m range that lets you scale structures, cut fall damage and even pull yourself on top of large ARC. Normally you'd need a blueprint and a Utility Station 3 to craft it, so this is a shortcut for anyone who hasn't unlocked it yet. The wiki's patch history also notes that the Frozen Trail update trimmed its range from 20m to 18m and doubled its durability cost per use.
The Hullcracker is built for this week. The wiki says it fires explosive rounds that only detonate on ARC, with "Very Strong" 2.5x ARC armor penetration, and the II version adds 18% fire rate over the base model. Embark itself calls it "perfect for punching through armor and leaving a dent in this week's damage-focused trials."
This week's Trials
According to the same graphic, the Trials Season 6 challenges for the week are:
- Pendola Pass: search Couriers
- Damage a Queen or Matriarch
- Damage Turbines
- Damage Comets
- Search ARC Husks
Three of the five are pure damage objectives, which explains why Embark is pushing the Hullcracker. Turbines got more spawns in Update 2.2, and Search ARC Husks returns from last week's list. If you're chasing the Queen or Matriarch, the Snap Hook can also help: the wiki notes that you can grapple on top of them to reach the shield on their hull.
Evolution of ARC Raiders, episode 5
Embark also dropped episode 5 of The Evolution of ARC Raiders on Sunday. Danny O'Dwyer talks with the game's audio designers and composers about its sound and music, and with the voice actors behind Shani and Celeste about their process and "the early controversy surrounding text-to-speech technology." That's a topic Embark has rarely discussed in depth, so it's worth a watch.
What's next
- Nov 2–8 (graphic: Nov 3–9): Snap Hook, Vintage Mic and Hullcracker II in Nomad offers; damage-focused Trials
- Through Nov 16: the Soul's Offering Raider Project keeps running, according to Destructoid
- Anniversary gift: if you haven't yet, claim the free year-one reward from your in-game inbox
- November: Embark's PvE follow-up is still pending; check arcraiders.com/news for patch notes
