Arc Raiders Celeste’s Journals quest walkthrough

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Celeste is a bit of a scatterbrain and has misplaced two journals topside while out inspecting raider outposts. For the Arc Raiders Celeste’s Journals, you’ll need to head to the Dam Battlegrounds and retrieve them. Annoyingly, the two journals are located at two ends of the map. You’ll also need to find both in a single raid, making this a tricky one to complete and a prime candidate for a Free Loadout.

To make matters worse, the first objective tells you exactly where the first journal is, but the second vaguely refers to a northern outpost overlooking Red Lakes, leaving you to sleuth it out yourself. To save you some time, we’ll walk you through where to retrieve the two journals to complete the Arc Raiders Celeste’s Journals quest.

Retrieve Celeste’s Journals from the South Swamp Outpost

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Image credit: Tom Bardwell for VideoGamer, Embark Studios

First, start a raid on Dam Battlegrounds and make your way over to the South Swamp Outpost, located west of the Water Treatment Control and northwest of the Electrical Substation (a great spot to complete the Off The Radar quest) in the west of the map. 

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Once you reach the outpost, head inside the central circular building and then into the attached corridor room. On the floor, you’ll spot a bed with a yellow ‘Search for Journals’ prompt. Search the bed, and the journals will drop, so make sure you pick them up and stow them in your inventory before leaving.

Retrieve Celeste’s Journals from the northern outpost overlooking the Red Lakes

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Image credit: Tom Bardwell for VideoGamer, Embark Studios

The second set of Journals is located in the Raider Outpost East in the far northeast of Dam Battlegrounds. The outpost is just northeast of the Power Generation Complex and east of Generator Hall. From the Swamp is a long, old walk. Stick to cover, avoid Arc as best you can, and hope you only come across benevolent raiders.

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Head inside the main circular building and into the adjacent corridor room, much like you did for the first set of Journals. There, you’ll find a collapsed bed with a yellow ‘Search for Journals’ prompt. Pick up the Celeste’s Journals item that drops on the floor to complete the first Arc Raiders Celeste’s Journals quest objective.

Deliver 2 Journals to Celeste

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With the two Journals now safely in your possession, it’s time to extract. If you picked up the South Swamp Outpost journal first, your best bet is the Central Swamp Lift to the northwest. It’s a short run away. As extraction points go, it’s mostly quiet, so you shouldn’t encounter much trouble extracting.

If you picked up the Raider Outpost East journal last, extracting is a little trickier. The closest option is the North Complex Elevator, but if you’ve spent any time there, you’ll know it can get busy with raiders, not to speak of the Rocketeer and Waps that patrol around.

Once you’re back in Speranza, report back to Celeste, deliver the Journals to claim your rewards, which are x1 Magnetic Accelerator, x3 Heavy Gun Parts, and x1 Exodus Modules, and complete the Arc Raiders Celeste’s Journals quest.

FAQs

What rewards do you get for completing the Arc Raiders Celeste’s Journals quest?

You’ll earn x1 Magnetic Accelerator, x3 Heavy Gun Parts, and x1 Exodus Modules for completing the quest.

Do you need to extract to complete the Arc Raiders Celeste’s Journals quest?

Yes, you’ll need to extract with both sets of Journals to complete the quest. Alternatively, you can stow them in Safe Pockets, though you’ll need an advanced Augment for this.

Do you need to complete the Arc Raiders Celeste’s Journals quest in one round?

Yes, to complete the quest, you’ll need to find both Journals and extract in one raid.

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