The Shrouded Sky update for ARC Raiders (patch 1.17.0) launched on February 24, 2026, and alongside the new Hurricane map condition, two new ARC enemies, and a Dam Battlegrounds overhaul, Embark Studios dropped a pair of quests that reward free gadgets. Both quests tie into the Shrouded Sky event and expand on the game's lore, particularly around the character Bilguun. Completing them doesn't take long, but the multi-step objectives in each can be easy to miss if you don't know where to look.
Quick answer: The two Shrouded Sky quests are Stable Housing (on Stella Montis) and Keeping an Eye Out (on Blue Gate). Stable Housing rewards 5 Lure Grenades, 5 Seeker Grenades, and 1 Snap Hook. Keeping an Eye Out rewards a Flame Spray and 5 Pulse Mines.
Stable Housing — Stella Montis Safe Puzzle
Stable Housing sends you to the Security Bridge area of the Stella Montis map. The goal is to crack open a locked safe, retrieve a set of blueprints called Project Heartwood, and deliver them to Tien Wen. The quest involves moving between multiple floors of the same building, so knowing the layout ahead of time saves a lot of backtracking.
Step 1: Load into Stella Montis and head to the Security Bridge. It sits on the second floor, directly above the Lobby POI.
Step 2: Climb to the third floor and enter the room adjacent to the stairwell. Inside, you'll find a Safe. Interact with it — you won't be able to open it yet, but this flags it for the next steps.
Step 3: Continue up to the fourth floor and locate the control room, which is positioned directly above the safe room on the third floor. Find the Access Card Printer inside and interact with it.
Step 4: Return to the third-floor safe room. On the right wall, there are notes pinned up that contain the code for the safe. Interact with them to acquire the combination.
Step 5: Use the code on the safe to collect the Project Heartwood blueprints.
Step 6: Deliver the blueprints to Tien Wen to finish the quest.
Once you turn in the blueprints, you'll receive 5 Lure Grenades, 5 Seeker Grenades, and 1 Snap Hook — all added directly to your inventory at no cost.
Keeping an Eye Out — Blue Gate Photo Op
The second Shrouded Sky quest is shorter and more straightforward. Keeping an Eye Out takes place on the Blue Gate map and revolves around finding Bilguun's Shelter, a hidden spot perched on a collapsed highway near the southern edge of the Barren Clearing POI.
Step 1: Deploy to Blue Gate and travel to the Collapsed Highway. It's located along the southern boundary of the Barren Clearing area.
Step 2: Use a zipline to reach the top of the Collapsed Highway structure.
Step 3: From the top, jump down and catch the ledge below. Climb up from there to enter Bilguun's Shelter.
Step 4: Take a photo inside the shelter. That's it — the quest completes once the photo is snapped.
Your rewards for finishing Keeping an Eye Out are a Flame Spray and 5 Pulse Mines.
Shrouded Sky Quest Rewards at a Glance
| Quest | Map | Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Stable Housing | Stella Montis | 5x Lure Grenade, 5x Seeker Grenade, 1x Snap Hook |
| Keeping an Eye Out | Blue Gate | 1x Flame Spray, 5x Pulse Mine |
Tips for Running These During Hurricane Conditions
Both quests are active while the Hurricane map condition is in rotation, which means you'll be dealing with high winds, degraded shields, low visibility, and flying debris throughout. The Hurricane condition works similarly to Cold Snap in that it passively damages you over time — except here it's your shields that degrade rather than your health directly. Debris flying through the air can also chip away at you unexpectedly.
Wind affects movement speed and stamina depending on direction. Running with a tailwind feels noticeably faster, while pushing against the gale drains stamina more quickly and slows you down. Thrown items like grenades are also affected by wind trajectory, so keep that in mind if you're defending yourself mid-quest.
The upside to all this chaos is that First Wave Caches become easier to find during Hurricane conditions. The high winds uncover buried caches across the map, so it's worth keeping an eye out for bonus loot while you're completing objectives.
Neither quest requires rare gear or high-level loadouts, so they're accessible to newer players who have unlocked Stella Montis and Blue Gate. The free gadgets — particularly the Snap Hook and Pulse Mines — are genuinely useful tools that would otherwise cost crafting materials or trader currency, making these two quests worth knocking out early in the Shrouded Sky event cycle.