The Straight Record quest in ARC Raiders tasks players to locate and disable an old EMP trap that's disrupting raider communications. To do that, players will need to head over to the Victory Ridge, which is hard to find if you haven't been to the area before. Here's a complete guide to help you reach Victory Ridge and disable the old EMP Trap to complete the Straight Record quest.
Updated February 4, 2026, by Ayyoun Ali: The Straight Record in ARC Raiders is one of the trickier quests to complete, as players need to locate and activate a series of switches in Victory Ridge to disable the Old Emp Trap. This guide has been updated with some information on the loadout prep you can follow to avoid losing any of your stuff if you encounter another raider in the area.
TL;DR: The Straight Record is a quest from Celeste in ARC Raiders that players will unlock after completing Broken Monument. You'll need to head to Victory Ridge and disable the Old Emp Trap by activating three different switches in a particular order.
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Victory Ridge & Old Emp Trap Locations in ARC Raiders
To start the Straight Record quest, players will first need to visit Victory Ridge in ARC Raiders,located between the West Broken Bridge and Ruby Residence on the Dam Battlegrounds map.
It's recommended that you go into a raid without equipment and take a stack of Adrenaline Shots with you in the safe pocket. If you spawn near the area marked on the map above, then great, otherwise simply surrender and restart the raid. Adrenaline Shots will help keep your stamina bar topped up, since you'll be doing a lot of running in the Straight Record quest in ARC Raiders to get from one power box to another.
The Victory Ridge isn't shown on the map if you are on zoom level one. You'll need to zoom in one level more to view the exact location (or simply follow the pin on the map above).
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After you arrive at Victory Ridge, follow the debris on the ground to find an electric pole with a yellow glow. This is the Old EMP Trap, and you'll need to interact with it to disable it.
All Power Switch Locations in Straight Record
Activating the First Switch
After interacting with the Old EMP Trap in the Straight Record quest, it will start a small puzzle where you'll need to activate three power switches in a particular order. These are small yellow electrical boxes that will be required to disable the Old Emp Trap and complete the quest.
The first Power Switch can be found on a nearby hill near the EMP pole. You'll need to go towards it and interact with it to turn it off.
Activating the Second Power Switch
For the second Power Switch, you'll need to head down the hill and go near the broken-down house structure. Climb over the generator outside the destroyed house to reach the second floor. The second Power Switch is hidden inside a room, in the back.
Activating the Third Power Switch
Return to the EMP pole and head down the road towards the southern side. You'll spot a pole with an electric cable fallen on the road. Simply follow the electric cable, and you'll come across the third and final Power Switch box.
If you didn't activate all boxes in order, the puzzle will fail, and you'll need to re-activate the old EMP trap to start the puzzle again.
Once you've turned off all Power Switches, interact with the Old EMP Trap to disable it, and complete the Straight Record quest in ARC Raiders. Safely extract to Speranza and claim 5x Medium Gun Parts and 3x Advanced Mechanical Components from Celeste as a completion reward.
ARC Raiders
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 87 /100 Critics Rec: 93%
- Released
- October 30, 2025
- ESRB
- Teen / Violence, Blood
- Developer(s)
- Embark Studios
- Publisher(s)
- Embark Studios
WHERE TO PLAY
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
- Yes - all platforms
- Cross Save
- Yes - via Embark ID
- Number of Players
- Single-player
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Unknown
- PC Release Date
- October 30, 2025
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
- October 30, 2025
- PS5 Release Date
- October 30, 2025
- Genre(s)
- Extraction, Shooter, Third-Person Shooter, Survival
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC
