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where to find rusted gear arc raiders

Rusted Gear in ARC Raiders is a rare industrial material that mainly drops from cars, buses, and industrial loot containers in higher‑tier industrial zones, especially on Spaceport, Dam Battlegrounds, and Blue Gate. To farm it efficiently, you want to repeatedly run specific points of interest on these maps, looting every vehicle, locker, toolbox, and “breach and search” container, then extract as soon as you secure a piece.

Core farming spots

  • Spaceport (best overall farm)
    • Focus on Rocket Assembly , Vehicle Maintenance , and nearby Container/Shipping warehouses ; these areas pack dense industrial containers and vehicles with a noticeably higher chance of Rusted Gear instead of Rusted Tools.
* Inside Rocket Assembly, prioritize **red lockers** and any searchable crates; players report frequent Rusted Gear plus high‑tier weapon upgrade materials, so each run is valuable even when RNG is bad.
  • Blue Gate (safer alternative to Spaceport)
    • Run industrial compounds filled with rusted‑out cars and buses , checking trunks, interiors, and toolboxes.
* A standout spot is the **underground parking** just south of the Warehouse Complex: multiple vehicles and containers here give repeated chances for Rusted Gear on each reset.
  • Dam Battlegrounds (early‑to‑mid game option)
    • Check Power Generation Complex , Hydroponic Dome Complex , and the southern Scrap Yard/Wreckage ; all are tagged as industrial or mechanical and can spawn Rusted Gear in cars and scattered containers.
* Power Generation and the nearby industrial belt often have better loot rarity than the scattered wrecks, so they’re more efficient to prioritize.

How the drops work

  • Rusted Gear counts as an industrial part , so it shares a loot pool with other industrial scrap (like Rusted Tools) and is gated by RNG.
  • Lower‑difficulty maps skew that pool toward Rusted Tools , making runs feel “dry”; bumping up difficulty increases both loot quality and chances for Rusted Gear in industrial zones.

Practical farming route idea

  • Queue into Spaceport on a difficulty you can clear consistently.
  • Run a loop: Vehicle Maintenance → Container/Shipping storage → Rocket Assembly (red lockers and vehicles) , looting every car, bus, toolbox, and searchable crate along the way.
  • Once you get 1–2 Rusted Gears, head straight to the nearest extraction ; anything placed in your Safe Pocket stays with you even if you die before getting out.

Extra player‑shared tips

  • Some players prefer Dam’s large electrical box / industrial spawn area near the dam because they consistently see at least one Rusted Gear there per round, though this is anecdotal.
  • Night Raids and bus interiors, especially in Blue Gate’s wrecked highway and checkpoint areas, are also reported to slightly improve your odds thanks to denser enemy and loot spawns.

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