Why You Should Upgrade Scrappy

Scrappy is your Rooster companion in Arc Raiders who generates passive resources while you're running raids. This mechanical chicken sits in your raider's room and automatically collects basic crafting materials during your missions. Scrappy gathers Metal Parts, Fabric, Plastic Parts, Chemicals, Rubber Parts, and Seeds, all fundamental resources you'll constantly burn through as you progress.

Each upgrade level increases the rate at which he acquires these materials, giving you a stronger passive income stream. Basic materials are typically the first resources you'll run out of when crafting equipment, so upgrading Scrappy early helps maintain your crafting economy.

Storage Limit Warning

Scrappy has a maximum storage capacity. Once his inventory fills up, he stops collecting until you claim what he's already gathered. Check his inventory regularly so you don't miss out on free resources.

Scrappy upgrade interface in workshop — Access Scrappy's training interface through your Workshop

Complete Upgrade Requirements

Scrappy has five training levels total. Here's what you need for each:

Total Materials Needed

Dog Collar

1 required for Level 2

Apricots

15 total (3 for Level 3, 12 for Level 5)

Lemons

3 required for Level 3

To upgrade Scrappy, head to your Workshop from your room. Click on Scrappy's icon to bring up his training interface, then select Train.

The Lush Blooms Event: Your Most Efficient Farming Method

Before we dive into specific item locations, you need to understand the Lush Blooms map event. This dramatically changes your farming strategy and represents the fastest method for collecting fruit items.

Each map in Arc Raiders features rotating hourly events displayed on the map selection screen (Night Mode, Electric Storm, Lush Blooms). The Lush Blooms event specifically increases the spawn rate of Nature-category loot across the selected map.

Why Lush Blooms Matters

During Lush Blooms, the game significantly increases the spawn rate of fruit baskets, containers packed with multiple fruit items. A single fruit basket can contain up to six pieces of the same fruit type, and baskets often contain multiple different fruit types at once. These baskets are the most efficient source of fruit materials in the game.

When It Happens

Lush Blooms events occur frequently. Almost every hour features a Lush Blooms event on at least one map. Check the map selection screen to see which maps currently have active Lush Blooms events.

How to Farm During Lush Blooms

Focus your raid on locating and looting fruit baskets instead of searching for specific trees. The baskets spawn across various areas, making systematic area sweeps more effective than targeting specific landmarks. If you're playing with a team, coordinate sharing duplicate materials to help everyone complete their upgrades faster.

Economic Bonus

Each piece of fruit sells for approximately 1,000 credits and weighs very little. Finding two to three fruit baskets in a single 15-minute raid can yield 20,000 to 30,000 credits worth of fruit, giving you both upgrade materials and significant income.

Lush Blooms event active on map selection — Check the map selection screen for active Lush Blooms events

Special note: The Hydroponics Dome Complex on Dam Battlegrounds normally doesn't spawn fruit items, but during Lush Blooms events, fruit baskets can appear even there.

Finding Non-Fruit Items

These three items spawn in searchable containers (drawers, cabinets, furniture) found in Residential and Commercial zones. The spawn rate is random, so thoroughly searching multiple containers increases your chances.

Night Mode Advantage

Night Mode events provide increased loot spawns overall. If you're struggling to find these household items, run raids during Night Mode to significantly improve your odds.

Dog Collar (Required: 1 for Level 2)

The Dog Collar is a Residential item that primarily spawns in housing areas.

Best locations:

Dam Battlegrounds: Pale Apartments, Ruby Residence (northwest section, safest early-game option)
Buried City: Santa Maria Houses, Plaza Rosa, Grandioso Apartments
The Blue Gate: Village, Raider's Refuge, Ruined Homestead, Abandoned Housing Project
Spaceport: Unlikely to find here

Alternative method: Breach containers in battery-powered shacks (commonly found in swamp areas) have confirmed Dog Collar drops.

Cat Bed (Required: 1 for Level 4)

Cat Beds are marked as both Residential and Commercial items, giving them more potential spawn locations.

Best locations:

Dam Battlegrounds: Testing Annex (highly recommended for density), Ruby Residence, Pale Apartments
Buried City: Santa Maria Houses, Plaza Rosa, Grandioso Apartments
The Blue Gate: Village (dual Commercial/Residential), Raider's Refuge, Ruined Homestead, Abandoned Housing Project
Spaceport: Unlikely spawns

Very Comfortable Pillows (Required: 3 for Level 5)

Very Comfortable Pillows share identical spawn locations with Cat Beds. Since you need three pillows, focus on high-density loot areas.

Priority Farming Location

Santa Maria Houses and Plaza Rosa in Buried City's Old Town provide the highest container density. The combination of multiple buildings, numerous searchable containers, and dual Residential/Commercial tagging makes this the most efficient location.

Alternative locations: All Cat Bed locations work, but Buried City Old Town is most efficient for collecting all three pillows.

Residential containers in apartments — Search drawers and cabinets in residential areas for household items

Finding Fruit Items: Trees, Plants, and Foraging

Five different fruit types are required: Lemons, Apricots, Prickly Pears, Olives, and Mushrooms.

Fruit Gathering Basics

Tree interaction: Most fruit trees allow direct interaction. Walk around a tree to find the prompt to "shake" or "shove" it, causing fruit to drop on the ground.

Natural spawns: Fruit also spawns naturally on the ground near their associated plants, so always check the surrounding area.

Lemons (Required: 3 for Level 3)

Lemons come from Lemon Trees, which are relatively small (closer to bushes) with bright green foliage.

Best locations:

The Blue Gate: Olive Grove (southern area, highest concentration), Village, Ruined Homestead
Buried City: Marano Park (central, but dangerous)
Spaceport: Staff Parking (southern area, safer option), East Plains
Dam Battlegrounds: Only during Lush Blooms at Hydroponics Dome Complex

The Olive Grove Strategy

The Olive Grove is the best location but also the most dangerous (long sightlines, minimal cover, high ARC and player presence). For low-risk farming: enter with no gear except Adrenaline Shots, equip a safe box, sprint in, collect lemons into your safe box, and extract immediately. Even if you die, the safe box protects your fruit.

Apricots (Required: 15 total - 3 for Level 3, plus 12 for Level 5)

Apricots are the most demanded fruit item. Apricot Trees are fairly small and blend into the landscape.

Best locations:

Dam Battlegrounds: Red Lakes (eastern area, best early-game location with high tree density)
The Blue Gate: Olive Grove (dangerous but efficient), Village
Buried City: Marano Park (more Apricot Trees than Lemon Trees)
Spaceport: East Plains

Red Lakes safety: While isolated, the Red Lakes can be observed from Research & Admin and Testing Annex from a distance. Still relatively safe compared to central areas.

Stock Up Early

Collect extras whenever you're near Apricot Trees. Don't just grab three and leave, you'll need to return for 12 more later.

Prickly Pears (Required: 6 for Level 4)

Prickly Pears come from Cacti and typically spawn on the ground around cactus plants rather than being directly harvestable. The fruit isn't always present, so check multiple cacti.

Best locations:

Dam Battlegrounds: Red Lakes, Victory Ridge (north of Hydroponic Dome Complex) - highest concentration
Buried City: Southern map edge (south of Plaza Rosa, safer peripheral location)
Spaceport: East of Container Storage area
The Blue Gate: No cactus spawns

You can combine Apricot and Prickly Pear farming in the Red Lakes area efficiently.

Fruit trees in natural environment — Shake fruit trees to make additional fruit drop to the ground

Olives (Required: 6 for Level 4)

Olives spawn almost exclusively on The Blue Gate map. Olive Trees are large and visually recognizable.

Best locations:

The Blue Gate: Olive Grove (definitive location with massive trees), Checkpoint (southwest), Village (center fields)
Other maps: No reliable spawns

Safety Strategy for Olive Grove

The "naked run" strategy is most strongly recommended: Enter with no gear except Adrenaline Shots, equip a safe box before starting, sprint directly to Olive Grove, shake trees and collect olives into your safe box, then extract immediately. Even if you die, your safe box preserves the olives.

Mushrooms (Required: 12 for Level 5)

Mushrooms are large, white, and visually distinctive. They spawn in specific environmental conditions rather than on trees.

Mushroom spawning environments:

On or near dead, fallen tree trunks (logs on the ground)
In watery areas, particularly in swamp zones

Best locations (all on Dam Battlegrounds):

Formicai Hills: Southern forest area near Scrap Yard and Wreckage (best option)
Swamp: Western area around fallen trunks and damp tunnels (massive area, more time-consuming)
Hydroponic Dome Complex: Southern dome (occasional spawns)
Other maps: Unlikely or very rare

Farming strategy: Mushroom collection is particularly annoying when relying solely on natural spawns. Prioritize Lush Blooms fruit basket farming over manual Mushroom hunting to reduce time investment.

Strategic Farming Tips

Combining Multiple Objectives

Red Lakes (Dam Battlegrounds): Apricots + Prickly Pears in a relatively safe area
Olive Grove (The Blue Gate): Lemons + Apricots + Olives in one dangerous location
Old Town (Buried City): Dog Collars + Cat Beds + Pillows through systematic building searches

Team Play

If you're playing with teammates, coordinate your upgrade needs. Trade duplicate materials to accelerate everyone's progress.

Safe Box Strategy

For dangerous farming locations (Olive Grove, Marano Park), always equip a safe box before starting. Place collected materials directly into it as you gather them. This ensures you keep materials even if you die.

Economic Bonus

Fruit sells for 1,000 credits each and weighs little. Collect extras during Lush Blooms events to turn upgrade farming into profitable runs.

Safe pocket equipped in loadout — Always use a safe pocket when farming in dangerous areas

Upgrade Path Summary

Farm Dam Battlegrounds residential areas for Dog Collar (Level 2)
Farm Red Lakes or wait for Lush Blooms for Lemons and 3 Apricots (Level 3)
Continue Red Lakes or southern Buried City for Prickly Pears
Execute olive farming strategy on The Blue Gate for 6 Olives
Farm Buried City Old Town for Cat Bed (Level 4)
Farm Dam Battlegrounds southern forest/swamp for Mushrooms, supplemented with Lush Blooms
Continue Apricot collection (12 more) through Lush Blooms or Red Lakes
Farm Buried City Old Town for 3 Very Comfortable Pillows (Level 5)

Pros of Maxing Scrappy

Constant passive resource generation
Never run out of basic materials
Each piece of fruit sells for 1,000 credits
Helps maintain crafting economy long-term

Challenges to Consider

Requires significant time investment
Some locations are dangerous PvP zones
Mushrooms can be particularly tedious to farm
Need to check Scrappy's inventory regularly

By prioritizing Lush Blooms events for fruit collection, using safe boxes in dangerous areas, and combining multiple objectives in single raids, you can reach Scrappy's maximum level efficiently while minimizing gear loss and wasted time.