This interactive Arc Raiders database has become my go-to second-monitor companion

Arc Raiders key art featuring three raiders posing. The one on the left is hued orange while the one on the right is tinted blue. The central figure is depicted as standard.

(Image credit: Embark Studios)

Arc Raiders has a lot of items, and while guns, shields, and other equipment are relatively self-explanatory, what's not are the various crafting, quest, and trinket items. A handy loot guide can help you keep track of what's actually required for specific upgrades and whatnot, but even then, it's not easy to know what everything is for and how the recycling food chain works.

So, I was very pleased to discover the community-made 'Arc Forge', which is basically an item database that now lives on my second monitor while I'm playing, just like Meta Forge's interactive maps (which you should also use).

A screenshot of Arc Forge's crafting glyph database function, using the Speaker Component as an example. — (Image credit: ARC Forge)

Say you need Speaker Components, but you're having no luck finding them. Well, look up that item, and you'll find out that Headphones, Frequency Modulation Boxes, Radios, Radio Relays, Noisemakers, Photelectric Cloaks, and Lure Grenades all recycle into various amounts of Speaker Components.

Trying to craft an epic or legendary quality weapon like the Hullcracker, Equilizer, or Aphelion? Then you'll need Magnetic Accelerators en masse. Boom, Arc Forge lists all the items that can be recycled into them (Magnetron is the only viable option, really) or used to craft them.

For the longest time, I've been wracking my brain to figure out what all this Rope is used for. It's a blue, rare item, but I've got tons of it and never actually used it. It turns out, it's only used to make Ziplines and Snap Hooks, so I don't need to collect any more.

With a simple search function, it's really easy to cross-reference when you're mid-match to figure out what's worth hanging onto. I know I've had more than a few occasions where I've realised in hindsight that I've thrown away something I shouldn't have.

And if you're just looking to make a quick buck, you can filter the entire database by sell value. What you'll realise is that you really can't always rely on higher rarity items to be worth more.

Rory has made the fatal error of playing way too many live service games at once, and somehow still finding time for everything in between. Sure, he’s an expert at Destiny 2, Call of Duty, and more, but at what cost? He’s even sunk 1,000 hours into The Elder Scrolls Online over the years. At least he put all those hours spent grinding challenges to good use over the years as a freelancer and guides editor. In his spare time, he’s also an avid video creator, often breaking down the environmental design of his favourite games. If you can’t track him down, he’s probably lost in a cave with a bunch of dwarves shouting “rock and stone” to no end.

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