ARC Raiders: How to Complete the Wires Crossed Quest

Introduced in the Frozen Trail update, Wires Crossed is a Celeste quest in ARC Raiders that has you place three salvaged ARC parts at antennas on three different maps. There is no combat requirement, so the time needed depends on whether the parts are already in your stash.

Quick answer: Attach a Snitch Scanner at Pilgrim’s Peak on Blue Gate, a Surveyor Vault atop the Launch Towers on Spaceport, and a Sentinel Firing Core on the Grandioso Apartments roof in Buried City.

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Unlock requirement and the three parts

You must complete Exploring Pendola Pass before Celeste makes Wires Crossed available. Finish Wires Crossed to unlock Ruins and Reverberations, the following quest in her line.

Each antenna needs one specific ARC component. Load the matching part into a Safe Pocket before you deploy so you keep it if you go down on the way to the antenna.

Part	Source enemy	Destination map
Snitch Scanner	Snitch	Blue Gate
Surveyor Vault	Surveyor	Spaceport
Sentinel Firing Core	Sentinel	Buried City

Where to farm each ARC part

Missing any of the parts? On its corresponding map, destroy the ARC enemy that carries it and search the wreckage. ARC Couriers may drop any of the three, so Electromagnetic Storm raids can help you gather multiple parts in one go.

Snitch Scanner (Blue Gate)

Snitches are common on Blue Gate. Shoot one down and grab the scanner from the wreck. They patrol around Barren Clearing, Ancient Fort, Pilgrim’s Peak, and the Checkpoint. Drop them quickly before they call in backup.

Surveyor Vault (Spaceport)

On Spaceport, check the area around the Launch Towers, Vehicle Maintenance, and the West Hangar and North Trench Tower for Surveyors. Their vertical blue beam makes them visible from far away. Break one with heavy ammo or explosives, then collect the vault.

Sentinel Firing Core (Buried City)

Buried City has Sentinels only under Night or Hurricane conditions; search around Town Hall, Galleria, and Piazza Arbusto. Target the yellow canister mounted on its swivel arm, and use dodge rolls to stay alive.

Run a Night raid rather than a Hurricane. Hurricane weather cuts your visibility badly, which makes the Sentinel much harder to track.

Attach the Snitch Scanner at Pilgrim’s Peak (Blue Gate)

Take a Snitch Scanner into Blue Gate and travel to Pilgrim’s Peak at the map’s northeast edge. If you need the item, bring down a Snitch here and recover its scanner.

Go into the main tower, follow the corridor to the eastern zipline, and ride it to the walkway one level above.

Locate the antenna on this level, overlooking the Prefab Hatch extract. Approach it and select Attach ARC Part to install the Snitch Scanner.

Attach the Surveyor Vault on the Launch Towers (Spaceport)

Enter a Spaceport raid carrying a Surveyor Vault. The Launch Towers are in the map’s center; mark them and head for their base.

Ride the vertical zipline to the uppermost level, then go outside to the gantry stairs encircling the structure.

Find the large antenna on the tower at the northwest side. Interact with it to install the Surveyor Vault.

While the Launch Tower Loot event is running, all ziplines are locked and the roof remains sealed unless you have Fuel Cells. Hold off on traveling to Spaceport until the event ends.

Attach the Sentinel Firing Core on the Grandioso Apartments (Buried City)

Bring the Sentinel Firing Core with you to Buried City. If you need to loot one, go on a Night raid. Mark Grandioso Apartments in the eastern part of the map; they lie between Abandoned Highway Camp and the Maintenance Depot.

Once inside the apartment complex, use the central zipline to ascend through the building, then take the stairs up to the roof.

Head to the shorter structure along the point of interest’s southern side. Look for the antenna close to the roof’s edge, then interact with it to install the Sentinel Firing Core.

Confirm completion and claim rewards

Attaching a part updates its objective in the quest tracker. When all three objectives are complete, go back to Celeste in Speranza and choose her Quests tab. Select Claim beneath Wires Crossed; the completion summary and rewards will appear, confirming the quest is done.

Reward	Amount
Experience	8,000 XP
Electrical Components	3
Renegade I	1
Zipline	2
Crash Mat	2

The Renegade is a Rare Battle Rifle that uses Medium Ammo, built for high damage, accuracy, and headshot output. The Crash Mat is an Uncommon throwable landing pad that softens heavy falls, so hang onto both rather than recycling them straight away.