After finishing the A Balanced Harvest quest, Celeste throws another job your way – Untended Garden. This one sends you back into the Dam Battlegrounds, chasing leads from those notes you dug up earlier, all to track down some neglected hydroponic domes. Sounds easy, but anyone who’s spent time in the swamps knows they’re a nightmare. ARC patrols are everywhere, and you’re bound to cross paths with nasty swarms of Wasps or Hornets, often with a Rocketeer in tow. These guys can make even moving across open ground a pain, so you’ll want to think carefully about your gear here. Since you’re not tasked with grabbing a specific item or heading out with rare loot, rolling in with a cheap or free loadout is smart – less stress, zero risk to expensive ARC Raiders Items.

Going full stealth can really tilt things in your favour. If you’ve got a decent silenced weapon, use it – it’s one of the best ways to knock out a lone Wasp without bringing half the swamp down on you. That breathing room means you can slip between patrols without being forced into big fights. If stealth’s your thing and you already know most patrol routes, you can even ditch the gun, timing movements and diving into cover spots like bushes. It’s tense, sure, but it works.

Machines out here aren’t random – they loop around certain zones. Take a minute to watch a patrol before moving in. Wasps tend to sweep wide arcs, while a Rocketeer will plant itself in a vantage point, waiting for you to step into view. Use those gaps to push toward objectives at the hydroponic domes. And remember, you’re hunting intel here, not loot. The fastest way to get in and out is to avoid fights you don’t need.

The brilliance of a barebones kit is you’re not gambling with anything valuable. Once you’ve grabbed the intel, you don’t even have to make the extraction sprint. Bring up the menu, hit surrender, and you’re instantly back in Speranza, quest complete. No heroic last stand, no long trek to the dropship – just the fastest way to tick it off and move on. For a costly run filled with patrols, cutting out the endgame stress is a blessing, especially when you’re saving your resources for bigger fights or buying ARC Raiders Items for sale.