How to Get Tick Pods in ARC Raiders

Tick pods are essential resources in ARC Raiders that you’ll need to collect as you progress through the game. This guide walks you through everything you need to know about finding, identifying, and harvesting tick pods from their source enemies.

Understanding Tick Enemies

The creatures you’re hunting for are called ticks—small, horrific-looking ARC monsters that are unmistakable once you’ve encountered them. These enemies are easy to identify both visually and by sound. Ticks emit a distinctive high-pitched squeaking noise, which makes locating them relatively straightforward even if they’re not immediately visible on screen.

In addition to their audio cues, ticks are aggressive creatures that will launch themselves at you when they detect your presence. However, they’re not particularly durable—a single shot from a weapon like an Anvil is enough to defeat them.

Defeating Ticks and Earning Rewards

When you eliminate a tick, you’ll receive XP as a reward. Expect to gain somewhere between 50 to 80 XP per tick killed, making them decent targets for leveling up early in your progression.

Harvesting Tick Pods

Every tick you defeat will drop a tick pod upon death. These pods can be collected directly for use as crafting materials or quest items. If you don’t need the tick pod itself, you have the option to salvage it into ARC alloy instead, giving you flexibility in how you use your harvested materials.

Finding Multiple Ticks

Ticks rarely spawn alone. You’ll typically encounter them in groups, which means a single location can yield multiple tick pods in one visit. If you’re looking to collect five tick pods or more, searching for a tick spawn area will usually provide everything you need in a short amount of time.

Summary

Obtaining tick pods in ARC Raiders is straightforward: locate the small, squeaking tick enemies by sound or sight, defeat them with basic weapons, and collect the tick pods they drop. Since ticks spawn in groups and are relatively easy to kill, farming tick pods is one of the more efficient resource-gathering activities in the early game.

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