We dropped into Pendola Pass with frost biting at our armor. The fallen Emperor’s leg rose over the bridge like a ship run aground. I remember the first time I saw Celeste watching us — quiet, surgical, already planning questions.
I’m going to walk you through the Sizing Things Up quest step by step so you finish fast and leave with the gear you came for. You’ll want to run this with a friend on Discord or a Steam party for smoother pickups. Pack plenty of Adrenaline Shots, Medical Bandages, and Shield Rechargers; choose either a free loadout or a light personal loadout depending on how much risk you like.
Outside Old Town the bridge is a chokepoint in plain sight.
That single observation matters: this raid sends you moving across the map, stopping at three precise spots. If you do the route cleanly, extraction in Speranza is routine; if you stall, angry ARC patrols will turn the walk into a firefight.
What is the Sizing Things Up quest in Arc Raiders?
Celeste asks you to inspect the fallen Emperor’s body on the Pendola Pass map and recover a component known as the ARC Conductive Coupler. It’s a short, multi-stop task that rewards field supplies, XP, and a weapon named Bettina.
1. Take a photo of the Emperor’s leg by the bridge outside Old Town
- Spawn into Pendola Pass and head for the bridge just outside Old Town.
- Equip the new Camera gadget from your loadout before you arrive.
- Frame a clear shot that captures the Emperor’s leg and the adjacent torso — the objective registers only if the leg and main body are both visible.
- Move off quickly after the photo; linger and patrols will test your ports.
2. Analyze the exposed area on top of the Emperor’s leg near the railroad junction
- Move to the Railroad Junction — another leg piece sits here.
- Climb onto the exposed top of the leg until the prompt to Analyze Part appears.
- Press E (or your interact key) to complete the scan and mark that objective done.
3. Search the buried Harvester Payload
- Head to the Emperor entrance and use your Emperor Gateway Conduit key if required.
- Near the entrance there’s a Harvester Payload half-buried in snow — interact to retrieve it.
- The item you want is the ARC Conductive Coupler. Put it in your safe pocket so you don’t lose it on extraction.
- Extract to Speranza once you have the coupler; dying before extraction will cost you the item.
4. Deliver the ARC Conductive Coupler to Celeste
- Return to Speranza and open your quests tab.
- Select Celeste’s quest and hit Claim to hand over the ARC Conductive Coupler from your safe pocket.
- That action completes the quest and credits your rewards immediately.
In Speranza the ledger is closed and payouts are counted.
That plain observation separates a messy run from a clean one: if you extract with the coupler, Celeste pays out; if not, you repeat the route. Treat each stop as a box to check and you’ll be back in town before enemy respawns pile up.
What are the rewards for completing the Sizing Things Up quest in Arc Raiders?
Celeste pays you in utility and a weapon. The reward package includes:
- 3x Adrenaline Shot
- Exodus Technical Handbook
- Bettina (weapon)
- 60x Heavy Ammo
- 5,000 XP
If you want Bettina without grinding hours in the field, this quest is the shortest route. Treat the map like a crossword puzzle where each answer hands you a key item — and don’t leave the coupler on the map or someone else on your server will take it first. Will you sprint Pendola Pass solo for speed, or coordinate a clean sweep with your crew and claim the Bettina together?