To unlock To The Skies in Arc Raiders, complete Off The Radar, then accept the quest from Apollo. Finishing it requires two wreck scans, four components installed into one Gondola Prototype, and a final activation. When organizing ARC Raiders Items for the repair, set aside the complete component kit before visiting your chosen prototype.
Complete the prerequisite and prepare your repair kit
Off The Radar is Shani's quest to visit a Field Depot and repair its rooftop antenna in one round. It follows Clearer Skies and Trash Into Treasure. Finish that prerequisite before looking for To The Skies among Apollo's quests.
The gondola needs one ARC Performance Steel, one Pop Trigger, one ARC Synthetic Resin, and one ARC Thermo Lining. The installation objective calls the trigger "ARC Pop Trigger," but the inventory item is named Pop Trigger. You only repair one prototype; the four listed locations are alternatives.
ARC Performance Steel can be salvaged from Bastions, BombarBlockedword/sentencers, Leapers, or Baron Husks. Pop Triggers can come from Pops or ARC Couriers, while ARC Thermo Lining can come from Pops, Fireballs, or Baron Husks. Search intact ARC Probes or Baron Husks for ARC Synthetic Resin. These are possible sources, so finding the right target does not guarantee the component you need.
Scan both wreck types before repairing the gondola
Find a crashed ARC Probe and an ARC Courier, then use the flight-data scanning interaction on each. Searching their contents is a different action and does not replace the scan. Probes are long, narrow devices embedded in the ground; couriers are wider, flatter pods. Smoke and nearby audio cues can help you locate them on outdoor maps, while Stella Montis does not provide these targets.
Approach the scan point near the head of each wreck and complete the interaction. After both scanning objectives register, move on to the prototype search. Spaceport offers a repair location near its eastern extraction elevator, making it an option for combining the scans and repair on one map when suitable wrecks appear.
Choose one Gondola Prototype location
The four eligible prototypes are at Red Lakes on Dam Battlegrounds, Farmlands on Blue Gate, East Plains on Spaceport, and Dried Riverbed on Riven Tides. For clear approach landmarks, the Red Lakes machine is beside Red Lakes Hatch; Farmlands is south of Olive Grove and southwest of Ruined Homestead; East Plains is east of the eastern extraction elevator and north of Communications Tower. The Riven Tides prototype sits beneath the bridge at the southern end of Dried Riverbed.
For the October 2026 quest, stay with the first prototype whose search objective you completed. SBlockedword/sentenceing machines can consume repair materials without advancing the installation objectives. Check which location is marked complete in your quest log before committing any components.
Install all four parts and activate the prototype
Move around the prototype to find its separate installation prompts. Each component has its own interaction point, so remain at the machine until all four installation objectives register. Installing the materials alone is not enough: use the activation prompt afterward.
Step back once the experiment starts. The prototype malfunctions and explodes, but that outcome completes the experiment rather than failing it. Confirm the activation objective is complete, extract, and return to Apollo to collect the reward.
Use the four required component names as your checklist when you gather supplies or buy ARC Items, then head to the prototype recorded in your quest log. Keep that location as your repair destination and check each installation objective before activating the machine.
Complete the prerequisite and prepare your repair kit
Off The Radar is Shani's quest to visit a Field Depot and repair its rooftop antenna in one round. It follows Clearer Skies and Trash Into Treasure. Finish that prerequisite before looking for To The Skies among Apollo's quests.
The gondola needs one ARC Performance Steel, one Pop Trigger, one ARC Synthetic Resin, and one ARC Thermo Lining. The installation objective calls the trigger "ARC Pop Trigger," but the inventory item is named Pop Trigger. You only repair one prototype; the four listed locations are alternatives.
ARC Performance Steel can be salvaged from Bastions, BombarBlockedword/sentencers, Leapers, or Baron Husks. Pop Triggers can come from Pops or ARC Couriers, while ARC Thermo Lining can come from Pops, Fireballs, or Baron Husks. Search intact ARC Probes or Baron Husks for ARC Synthetic Resin. These are possible sources, so finding the right target does not guarantee the component you need.
Scan both wreck types before repairing the gondola
Find a crashed ARC Probe and an ARC Courier, then use the flight-data scanning interaction on each. Searching their contents is a different action and does not replace the scan. Probes are long, narrow devices embedded in the ground; couriers are wider, flatter pods. Smoke and nearby audio cues can help you locate them on outdoor maps, while Stella Montis does not provide these targets.
Approach the scan point near the head of each wreck and complete the interaction. After both scanning objectives register, move on to the prototype search. Spaceport offers a repair location near its eastern extraction elevator, making it an option for combining the scans and repair on one map when suitable wrecks appear.
Choose one Gondola Prototype location
The four eligible prototypes are at Red Lakes on Dam Battlegrounds, Farmlands on Blue Gate, East Plains on Spaceport, and Dried Riverbed on Riven Tides. For clear approach landmarks, the Red Lakes machine is beside Red Lakes Hatch; Farmlands is south of Olive Grove and southwest of Ruined Homestead; East Plains is east of the eastern extraction elevator and north of Communications Tower. The Riven Tides prototype sits beneath the bridge at the southern end of Dried Riverbed.
For the October 2026 quest, stay with the first prototype whose search objective you completed. SBlockedword/sentenceing machines can consume repair materials without advancing the installation objectives. Check which location is marked complete in your quest log before committing any components.
Install all four parts and activate the prototype
Move around the prototype to find its separate installation prompts. Each component has its own interaction point, so remain at the machine until all four installation objectives register. Installing the materials alone is not enough: use the activation prompt afterward.
Step back once the experiment starts. The prototype malfunctions and explodes, but that outcome completes the experiment rather than failing it. Confirm the activation objective is complete, extract, and return to Apollo to collect the reward.
Use the four required component names as your checklist when you gather supplies or buy ARC Items, then head to the prototype recorded in your quest log. Keep that location as your repair destination and check each installation objective before activating the machine.