Let us clear the air about the upcoming Arc Raiders wipe, since a lot of panic has been spreading around the community. Many players think they are about to lose everything or be forced into a reset, although the truth is far more controlled. The wipe is optional, nothing happens unless you choose to participate, and the rewards can be extremely helpful if you prepare properly.
🚀 How The Wipe Window Works
You have until December 14th to finish the required preparation. Once that deadline passes, the game opens a five day opt in period from the 15th to the 20th. Anyone who confirms during that window receives their wipe on the 21st, followed by the reward package.
👨🚀 Understanding The Under Expedition Project
Your wipe eligibility is tied to the Under Expedition project. The concept is simple. You construct a six stage spacecraft that launches your Raider beyond the Rust Belt on a one way expedition. You feed resources into each construction stage until you reach the final departure screen. You can reach this point at your own pace and you do not commit to the wipe until the opt in period opens.
💀 Why Players Choose To Wipe
The biggest incentive is the extra skill points. Your combined stash value and currency total gives five points for every million. Five million means a jump from seventy five to eighty points. This gives your next season a small edge without creating an unfair gap. A conditioning focused build with eleven points today can begin next season with sixteen, offering deeper access to powerful perks. It is meaningful but not overpowered and skipping the wipe will not cripple your next season.
🎒 What Stays With You
Cosmetics remain untouched. Purchases, Raider tokens, character skins, emotes and store items all carry forward. Trials rewards stay unlocked and your codex entries stay complete. Leaderboards continue functioning as normal. Everything connected to your identity and appearance persists into the next season.
🔁 What Resets
Your inventory is fully cleared. Stash upgrades return to zero. Raider coins reset, player level resets and skill points reset. Blueprint progress disappears and the workshop returns to base level, although any stations you unlocked remain available. Scrappy returns to level one which lowers resource gain until upgraded again. Trader quest lines start from the beginning and your Raider Den layout is wiped clean.
🐱👤 Season Start After The Wipe
You can play every map immediately even at level one. You rebuild your workshop, gather resources again and progress through skill trees from scratch. New quests will appear alongside updated ones and the season structure pushes everyone through a fresh start regardless of their previous level.
🎁 The Rewards You Receive
You earn extra skill points based on stash value, increased XP gain, stronger weapon repair efficiency and boosted Scrappy yields. These boosts stack with future optional wipes. Permanent unlocks include the Patchwork Raider outfit, the Scrappy Janitor cap, a new expeditions indicator icon and increased stash capacity that can reach around three hundred slots once fully upgraded again.
🤔 Should You Participate
If your time is limited or you simply prefer keeping your current progress, nothing forces you to join this wipe. You can continue leveling as normal and wait for a later season instead. The system is built so you decide exactly when or if you want to start over.
⚠ Final Reminder
Once the opt in window opens, you have only five days to confirm your decision. Until then, build your project stages, increase your stash value and decide how you want to approach the next season.
