The Straight Record quest in ARC Raiders tasks players with locating and disabling an ancient EMP trap that is disrupting raider communications. To do so, players must head over to Victory Ridge, which is difficult to find if you haven't been to the area before. Here is a complete guide to help you reach Victory Ridge and disable the old EMP Trap to complete the Straight Record mission.
Updated February 4, 2026 by Ayyoun Ali: The Straight Record in ARC Raiders is one of the more difficult missions to complete, as players must find 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 loading preparations you can follow to avoid losing any of your stuff if you run into another raider in the area.
TL;DR: The Straight Record is a mission from Celeste in ARC Raiders which players will unlock after completing the Broken Monument. You must head to Victory Ridge and disable the Old Emp Trap by activating three different switches in a certain order.
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Victory Ridge and Old Emp Trap locations in ARC Raiders
To start the Straight Record quest, players must first visit Victory Ridge in ARC Raiders,located between West Broken Bridge and Ruby Residence on the Dam Battlegrounds map.
It is recommended that you enter a raid without equipment and take one burst with adrenaline shots with you in the safe pocket. If you spawn near the area marked on the map above, that's fine, otherwise just give up and restart the raid. Adrenalineshots will help keep your stamina bar topped up, as you'll be running a lot in the Straight Record mission in ARC Raiders to get from one electrical box to another.
Victory Ridge does not appear on the map if you are at zoom level one. You have to zoom in one more level to see the exact location (or simply follow the needle on the map above).
When you arrive at Victory Ridge, follow the debris on the ground to find a utility pole with a yellow glow. This is the old EMP trap, and you must interact with it to disable it.
All switch locations in Straight Record
Activation of the first switch
After interacting with the Old EMP Trap in the Straight Record mission, it will start a small puzzle where you have to activate three switches in a certain order. These are small yellow electrical boxes that will be required to disable the Old Emp Trap and complete the mission.
The first power switch can be found on a nearby hill near the EMP pole. You have to walk towards it and interact with it to turn it off.
Activation of the second switch
For it other switchesyou have to head down the hill and go near the broken house structure. Climb over the generator outside the destroyed house to reach the second floor. The other switch is hidden in a room, at the back.
Activation of the third switch
Go back to the EMP post and go down the path towards the south side. You will see a pole with an electrical cable that has fallen on the road. Just follow the electric cable and you'll come across third and final power switch box.
If you didn't activate all the boxes in order, the puzzle will fail, and you will have to reactivate the old EMP trap to start the puzzle again.
After turning off all the switches, interact with the old EMP trap to disable it and complete the Straight Record mission in ARC Raiders. Safely extract to Speranza and claim 5x Medium Gun Parts and 3x Advanced Mechanical Components from Celeste as a completion reward.
- Released
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30 October 2025
- ESRB
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Teen/violence, blood
