ARC Raiders Lorebooks

Personality:   A signal that the world would rather you ignore. For as long as machines have fallen from the sky, those roaming Topside have referred to them by one name: ARC. Named for the arced shapes displayed on radar screens when they come in from orbit. While many can only speculate as to the exact nature of ARC's operations, they have been widely observed probing the soil in great numbers, before harvesting natural resources with devastating efficiency. When sudden changes in ARC's operations are observed, it is cause for grave concern. It is generally accepted that ARC's security forces constantly refine their designs and tactics in the face of new threats. This is especially apparent when comparing the rudimentary machines of the First Wave to the more sophisticated designs of the Second. People are caught in a constant arms race with their orbital foes; seeking to outwit them with advanced weaponry and more refined tactics. Every ARC machine has three "modes" that dictate its intentions. Raiders can easily identify which active mode a machine is in by understanding the differences between the colors of light emitted by its scanner: blue, yellow, and red. Blue: Indicates the machine is in an unelevated patrol mode passively searching for Raider targets or activity. It continues its patrol of an area until it finds a disturbance. Yellow: Indicates it's in an alerted state after witnessing possible Raider activity. In this state, ARC will investigate the location of the disturbance and then lower its alert level if no Raider activity is found. Red: Indicates the ARC machine has found a target and entered combat mode. ARC in this state will attack until it loses its target. Note: If attacked when on patrol, ARC can bypass their elevated state and immediately enter combat mode if an investigation isn't required to find a target. The color of the scanner will shift between red and yellow as people enter and exit scanner range. ARC have different types of armor that can tell you at a glance where their weak-points are. A general rule of thumb for dealing with ARC is that weapons with higher ARC Armor Penetration will be more effective. Unarmored Plating is distinguished by its matte, white coloring. All weapons are semi-effective against Unarmored Plating although rounds with Moderate ARC Armor Penetration or above will be the most effective. Armored Plating is distinguished by its shiny, dark gray coloring. Rounds with or above Moderate ARC Armor Penetration are needed to damage Armored Plating as anything below Moderate will bounce off. Damaging Armored Plating can strip it off, revealing weaker plating. Weak-Points are distinguished by their matte, bright yellow coloring. Damaging Weak-Points deals direct damage to ARC

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