What to know
- This quest revolves around vertical traversal and environmental puzzles, not combat difficulty
- Floating crates and pressure switches are the core mechanics you’ll repeatedly reuse
- Missing a crate placement can soft-lock progress, so positioning matters
- The rewards are modest but very efficient for early progression
Arknights Endfield features several early quests designed to quietly teach you how its environments think. The Antique Drone quest is one of the clearest examples of that design philosophy. On the surface, you are simply helping Rorke recover missing drone components. In practice, the quest is a compact tutorial on how vertical spaces, elevators, floating objects, and pressure-based mechanisms interact.
This guide walks you through the quest in a clear, linear way, explains why each step works, and helps you avoid common misplacements that can waste time. While the mechanics are simple, the layout can feel unintuitive if you rush or skip environmental cues.
Quick overview of the Antique Drone quest
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Quest name | Help Rorke find the drone components |
| Quest type | Environmental puzzle |
| Core mechanics | Elevators, floating crates, pressure switches |
| Combat required | Minimal |
| Recommended pace | Slow and methodical |
| Total components | 3 |
How the Antique Drone quest is structured
The quest area is built vertically around two primary floor levels, connected by an elevator shaft and supported by a zipline entry point. Instead of enemies acting as obstacles, the environment itself becomes the challenge. Floating crates act as movable platforms, while pressure switches temporarily reshape the level by extending bridges or unlocking access paths.
Understanding this layout early will help you mentally map where crates need to travel, because several objects must be reused across floors rather than discarded after a single interaction.
Location of Antique Drone quest
In Arknights: Endfield, the Antique Drone quest is a straightforward mission. You need to grab each marked part, and deliver them to Rorke. If you stay disciplined about following the objective tracker and clearing small obstacles on the way, it’s a clean, low-friction side quest in The Hub of Wuling City.
How to help Rorke to get all 3 Drone Components
How to start the quest and reach the first component
Step 1: Use the zipline to reach the elevator
After accepting the quest from Rorke, move toward the zipline leading into the industrial interior space. This zipline is not optional; it places you at the correct vertical alignment to access the central elevator safely.
Step 2: Take the elevator to the first floor level
Once inside, interact with the elevator console and descend to the first floor level. This floor acts as the main staging area for the puzzle and is where you will return multiple times throughout the quest.
Step 3: Hop on the crates to retrieve the first component
Near the first floor, you’ll notice stacked crates positioned below a raised platform. Carefully jump from crate to crate to gain height. The first drone component sits clearly on a small ledge above. Pick it up before moving on, as later crate movements can make this jump temporarily unavailable.
This component exists mainly to establish confidence in crate-based traversal before the quest introduces moving platforms.
How to unlock the bridge and access the second component
Step 4: Use the elevator to reach the second level and bring the floating crate
Return to the elevator and ascend to the second level. Here, you’ll find a floating crate that can be pushed or guided. This crate is essential and must be transported intact; losing it or pushing it off-path will force a reset.
Step 5: Place the floating crate on the pressure switch
Carefully move the floating crate onto the visible pressure switch on this level. Once activated, the switch extends a temporary bridge across a previously unreachable gap.
This is a critical moment in the quest. The bridge remains active only while pressure is applied, which is why the crate must stay exactly on the switch.
Step 6: Cross the bridge to collect the second component
With the bridge extended, cross immediately and retrieve the second drone component on the opposite side. Do not rush the return yet; positioning matters for the next phase.
Reusing crates to unlock the final component
Step 7: Bring the floating crate back down to the first floor
After collecting the second component, carefully guide the floating crate back to the elevator and descend to the first floor level. This reuse is intentional and reinforces that Endfield expects you to think economically with environmental tools.
Step 8: Locate the second stack of floating crates
On the first floor, look for another group of floating crates near the final component platform. These crates alone are not tall enough to reach the objective.
Step 9: Position the crates near the component platform
Place the transported floating crate alongside the existing stack. Proper alignment matters here; uneven placement can prevent stable jumps or cause sliding.
Step 10: Climb the combined crates
With all crates positioned together, climb carefully. This is the tallest vertical jump sequence in the quest and represents the culmination of all mechanics you’ve learned so far.
Step 11: Retrieve the final drone component
At the top, collect the third and final drone component. With all components secured, return to Rorke to complete the quest.
Rewards for completing the Antique Drone quest
The Antique Drone quest is less about the drone itself and more about teaching you how Endfield wants you to read space. Unlike traditional action RPGs that rely heavily on combat gates, this quest trains you to slow down, observe object relationships, and think vertically.
| Reward | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Oroberyl | x50 |
| T-Creds | x3,350 |
| Intermediate Combat Records | x9 |
| Protoprism | x5 |
| Arms INSP Kits | x7 |
| Operational EXP | x200 |
While the rewards are not high-end, they are well-balanced for early-to-mid progression, especially if you’re building familiarity with Endfield’s upgrade systems.
By the time you finish helping Rorke, you’ll have internalized mechanics that reappear in later zones with higher stakes and tighter margins. Completing it cleanly sets a strong foundation for more complex environmental challenges ahead.
