What to know
- Spawns in Industrial and Security loot pools (toolboxes, lockers, maintenance crates).
- Tagged as a Refined Material and classed as Uncommon.
- Primary uses: crafting explosives and launcher ammo; can be recycled into crafting components.
- Stack size is small (tooltip shows 10 per stack) and each unit has modest weight.
Crude Explosives are important because they unlock explosive options and launcher ammo recipes that change engagements and extraction strategies. They’re compact but high-value items — keeping a few in reserve lets you craft emergency explosives or top up launcher ammo without relying on rare drops.
Crude Explosives – Item Details
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Item Name | Crude Explosives |
| Item Type | Refined Material / Explosive Component |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Stack Size | 10 |
| Weight | ~0.5 per unit |
| Found In | Industrial / Security loot pools (toolboxes, lockers, maintenance crates) |
| Primary Use | Crafting explosives and Launcher Ammo |
| Recycle Output | Converts into general explosive crafting components |
| Best Maps | Dam Battlegrounds, Spaceport, Buried City (Town Hall) |
| Sell Value | Low–Medium Credits |
Crude Explosives Location in ARC Raiders
Crude Explosives belong to the Industrial / Security loot pools. They commonly appear inside toolboxes, maintenance lockers, storage crates, and near mechanical/vehicle repair stations. Focus searches on areas where maintenance and security gear cluster; these spawns are thematic, not random across all map tiles.
Map: Dam Battlegrounds
- Key Areas: Scrap Yard, Water Treatment Plant, Generator Rooms
- Tips: Search toolboxes and crates near vehicles, generators, and mechanical junctions; check underside of walkways and shipping containers.
Map: Spaceport
- Key Areas: Maintenance Bay, Cargo Holds, Storage Crates
- Tips: Focus on lockers, maintenance bays, and industrial corners around aircraft/launch infrastructure.
Map: Buried City
- Key Areas: Subway Repair Bay, Service Corridor, Abandoned Workshops
- Tips: Search near broken machinery and service closets; loot high-traffic maintenance alcoves and stairwell landings.
How to use Crude Explosives in ARC Raiders
Crude Explosives are primarily a crafting ingredient — used to assemble throwable explosives, craft launcher rounds, or to convert into smaller explosive components via recyclers. Keep some in your inventory for on-the-fly crafting or when you need to top off launcher ammo at a workbench.
Typical crafting flow:
You’ll need:
- Crude Explosives × 1 (per explosive or ammo recipe — exact counts vary by blueprint)
- Other components (Mechanical Parts, Gunpowder, Binding Agents) — recipe-dependent
If recycling:
Recycle yields general explosive crafting components (quantity depends on recycler level and recipe).
Tips for faster Crude Explosives farming
- Prioritize industrial and security zones — avoid pure residential/green zones.
- Run light (low weight) to move between spawn clusters faster.
- Use Safe Pocket for high-value pickups to guarantee extraction.
- Farm during lower player population windows to reduce competition.
- Hit map maintenance rooms, vehicle bays, and locker clusters first on each run.
- Learn common container locations on each map so you can clear them in a loop.
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