Arc Raiders: How to Get Radial Press on Pendola Pass

Radial Press is an Epic topside material in Arc Raiders, and it gates one of the upgrades people want most: pushing the Gunsmith past tier III. It only comes from scavenging, so there is no recipe or vendor shortcut. The fastest, most repeatable supply sits on one map, Pendola Pass, in two kinds of spots that refill over the course of a raid.

Quick answer: Deploy into Pendola Pass and loot two things — Storm Huts, which open up after the 25-minute mark, and the enterable train cars around the Railyard and Almatera Station. Radial Press lies loose on shelves, tables, and seats.

Radial Press stats and what it is worth

Before you farm it, it helps to know exactly what you are picking up and what it becomes. Radial Press carries the Mechanical and Industrial loot tags, which is why it turns up in workshops, rail yards, and machine-heavy rooms rather than homes or shops. Each one weighs very little, so a full stack barely touches your carry limit.

Inventory screen with stash grid and a cream tooltip for Metal Parts listing crafting uses and where it is found. — The Inventory screen shows the Stash with a tooltip for Metal Parts, a common basic material used to craft Hairpin, Heavy Ammo, Ferro, Kettle and Medium Ammo.

Property	Value
Type	Topside Material
Rarity	Epic
Loot tags	Mechanical, Industrial
Stack size	3
Weight	0.5
Sell value	3,000

Recycling one Radial Press returns a single Advanced Mechanical Component, the part that drives several high-end builds. Salvaging it instead gives one ordinary Mechanical Component. Recycling is the better choice almost every time, because the advanced version is far harder to source on its own.

Why Pendola Pass is the map to run

Pendola Pass is a snow-covered summit map built around an observatory and a disused rail network. It unlocks after 25 rounds played and sits at a difficulty of 3 out of 5. The draw for Radial Press is the density of Mechanical and Industrial loot in a small cluster of rail and storm locations, so you rarely have to cross the whole map to fill a stack.

Open the tactical map as soon as you spawn and note the outlined high-value zones for that raid. The Railyard, Almatera Station, Loading Platforms, and Railroad Junction are the areas worth your time. The Commissary Supermarket and the observatory buildings hold other hideout materials if you have room.

Pendola Pass Map & Storm Hut Mechanic — The Pendola Pass map, where you plan a route through the rail locations and watch for Storm Hut markers. Shown at 00:18 in the source video. Image: Embark Studios

Method 1: Loot Storm Huts after the 25-minute mark

Storm Huts are shelters that appear on the map late in a raid and open with high-tier gear and hideout materials inside. They begin spawning once the match passes the 25-minute mark and keep popping up every couple of minutes after that. Radial Press frequently spawns on their shelves and floors, often sitting next to parts like Epoxy Buckets.

Deploy into Pendola Pass and survive to the 25-minute mark. Spend the early game looting the rail cars in Method 2 so your time is not wasted while you wait.

Watch the map for new Storm Hut markers once the timer crosses 25 minutes. They cluster around spots such as the terrain west and northwest of the Dispatch Tower, near Almatera Station.

Locating Another Storm Hut — Moving across the open snow toward a fresh Storm Hut marker to grab another round of materials. Shown at 01:41 in the source video. Image: Embark Studios

Enter the hut and sweep every shelf and surface. Grab the Radial Press and any other rare hideout parts, then move to the next hut as it spawns.

Picking Up Radial Press in Storm Hut — Checking the loadout and backpack after lifting a Radial Press from inside a Storm Hut. Shown at 00:05 in the source video. Image: Embark Studios

Storm Huts stay open to anyone, so expect company this late in a raid. Move the Radial Press into your safe pocket the moment you loot it, so you keep it even if you get knocked out.

Method 2: Search the train cars at the Railyard and Almatera Station

The passenger and freight cars parked along the Pendola Pass rail lines hold loose industrial loot on their tables, seats, and shelves. This works from the start of a raid, so it is the thing to do while you wait for Storm Huts to open. Alongside Radial Press you will pull parts like Synthesized Fuel and Springs from the same carriages.

Two stops anchor the route. The Railyard carries the Industrial and Mechanical tags and runs as a high loot-value zone, making it the single best stretch of track for this material. Almatera Station sits nearby with Commercial loot and spawns Radial Press on its metal storage shelves as well.

Location	Loot value	Loot tags
Railyard	High	Industrial, Mechanical
Almatera Station	Medium	Commercial
Loading Platforms	—	Exodus, Industrial
Railroad Junction	—	Electrical, Mechanical

Head for the rail tracks and follow them into the Railyard. Check the map tooltip first so you know whether the yard is flagged as a high-value zone that raid.

Locating Train Cars on Map — Reading the rail routes and car positions off the map before committing to a looting run. Shown at 00:42 in the source video. Image: Embark Studios

Climb into the open, enterable carriages — the ones marked with designations such as A158. Walk the length of each car rather than peeking in from a door.

Check every tabletop, window ledge, passenger seat, and shelf inside. Radial Press tends to rest on small tables and seats, so it is easy to run past if you only scan the floor.

Searching Train Car Interiors — Sweeping a passenger carriage interior, where Radial Press and other industrial parts sit on the tables and seats. Shown at 01:07 in the source video. Image: Embark Studios

Other maps that drop Radial Press

Pendola Pass is the efficient farm, but the material’s Mechanical and Industrial tags mean it appears anywhere those container types are common. On Dam Battlegrounds, the Scrap Yard, the Primary Facility loading bay, and the water treatment area are worth checking. On Spaceport, the Vehicle Maintenance building and hangar benches hold the same kind of industrial loot. Buried City leans toward weapon cases, so it is a weaker pick for this specific material.

Topographic Destinations map with labeled locations and rounds played counters such as 6/25 for Pendola Pass. — The Destinations map lists Pendola Pass, Spaceport, Stella Montis, The Blue Gate, Riven Tides, Buried City, Dam Battlegrounds, ARC Frigate and the Practice Range, with rounds played shown on the locked ones.

Night Raids raise high-tier drop rates, so running one of these maps after dark improves your odds of an Epic material appearing in those containers.

What Radial Press is used for

Most players farm this material for the workshop. Upgrading the Gunsmith from tier III to tier IV costs 3 Radial Press, alongside 3 Magnetic Accelerators and 1 Emperor Modulator, and that upgrade is a prerequisite for weapon amplification. It also feeds a handful of furniture and design recipes, including the Diner Table and the Sturdy Faculty Chair Design.

If you have no use for it, selling is reasonable given its 3,000 value. Once you have the three you need for the Gunsmith, there is no reason to hoard more than a stack unless a design recipe calls for it.

Confirming you kept it

You know a pickup worked when the interaction prompt reads “Radial Press” and the item lands in your backpack with the Epic frame and the “Used in crafting” line in its tooltip. To bank it, extract through one of the Pendola Pass return points — the Glacial, Northern, Reckless, or Supermarket Transceiver — and the material carries into your stash. Only loot that survives extraction counts toward your Gunsmith upgrade back at base.