'Combat Recon' quest walkthrough in Arc Raiders

The “Combat Recon” quest in Arc Raiders is the first in a series of quests focused on taking down some of the bigger arc enemies. This one’s all about the Bombardier and while you don’t need to take one down in this quest, you do need to scope it out. Luckily, there’s always one on Buried City.

This quest makes you scope out three different cover spots, followed by destroying two spotters, and we’ve got all the locations you need to complete it. Here’s a complete “Combat Recon” quest walkthrough for Arc Raiders.

‘Combat Recon’ quest walkthrough in Arc Raiders

You need to scope out three cover spots for this quest:

In the Parking Garage staircases
In the buses near Marano Park
In the attics around Main Street

Here are all three specific locations, and how to take down two spotters so you can deliver a spotter relay to Shani.

Where to scope out a cover spot in the Parking Garage staircases

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Firstly, the Parking Garage staircases. Head to either the roof or the second floor of the Parking Garage and you’ll find the entrance to the staircase. At the very top of the stairs, you’ll find a prompt to scope out. Interact with it and bam, objective complete.

Where to scope out a cover spot in the buses near Marano Park

The left-hand side of the image shows the player standing in front of the prompt to scope out in the buses on Buried City in Arc Raiders while the right-hand side of the image shows the location marked on the in-game map.

The buses in Marano Park are on the far west side, northwest of the Town Hall and southeast of Piazza Roma. Behind the bus closest to the building you’ll find another prompt to interact and scope out.

Where to scope out a cover spot in the attics around Main Street

The left-hand side of the image shows the player standing in front of the prompt to scope out in the attics on Buried City in Arc Raiders while the right-hand side of the image shows the location marked on the in-game map.

Finally, the attic you’re looking for near Main Street is actually in Plaza Rosa, in the westerly building, directly south on the map of the word “street” in Main Street. Go inside the building then find the openable attic window, which will have another prompt to interact with.

How to destroy two spotters and get a spotter relay

The player in Arc Raiders standing on a rooftop on Buried City and aiming down the sights at two spotters.

The Bombardier that patrols Main Street is the easier of the two elite arc enemies to focus on when you need to destroy two spotters, because that window in Plaza Rosa is the perfect place to fire from.

Take a heavy ammo weapon, such as an Anvil or Ferro, and each spotter — the small drones that fly alongside the Bombardier — should take two shots apiece. If they see you before you can kill them, get back inside the building, because you’ll have explosives landing on your head very shortly. When you’ve killed them both, loot one of them for a spotter relay, put it in your safe pocket, then head for an extract. Deliver it safely to Shani and you’ve completed the quest… but next up, you will need to take down a Bombardier.

We also have guides for both “With A View” and “The League” if you’re tackling the other quests added at the same time as “Combat Recon” in Arc Raiders.