Arc Raiders' premise, in simple words, is a game where players scavenge wasteland worlds looking for treasures and surviving until extraction. Resources are instrumental in Arc Raiders, with them being used in the game’s projects and players claiming rewards by collecting and donating them. That’s not the only use for resources, as some can regenerate health and stamina. Prickly Pears, for instance, are an interesting resource that can be used for multiple things, and here’s how you can locate them.
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What is Prickly Pear?
Prickly Pears are a rare resource that can be used for several things in Arc Raiders. They usually grow near cactus plants, but the fruit’s shiny red color makes it stand out from other nature loot. The fruit is typically found in desert areas, but there is no guarantee that it will spawn in your run. This is because the fruit has a very low spawn rate, and you will have to continue searching until you find it. If you think you can find the fruit, but don’t have the game, buy it from LootBar now!
What are the uses of Prickly Pear?
Prickly Pears are a consumable fruit that can be eaten to get an energy boost, but that isn’t the item’s optimal use.
Upgrading Scrappy: This is one of the main uses of the fruit and the reason why many players are always looking for it
Regenerate stamina: You can restore 20 stamina by eating a Prickly Pear
Crafting: Some recipes have the fruit as an ingredient
Quests: Quests that require you to collect nature items may ask for Prickly Pears
Recycling: This is a common use for all nature items, and you can get seeds if you recycle the fruit
Regardless of what you want to use the fruit for, it's almost certain that you will need to put in time and effort to get the elusive Prickly Pears.
How to use Prickly Pears to upgrade Scrappy
You need multiple items to upgrade Scrappy from Level 3 to Level 4.
You will need to collect three items:
6x Prickly Pears
6x Olives
1x Cat Bed
You only need Prickly Pears to upgrade Scrappy once, and the other level upgrades have different requirements. This makes collecting and using the Prickly Pears you find for the upgrade a more efficient use of the fruit.
Where to find Prickly Pears?
Prickly Pears typically spawn near cactus clusters, so searching near areas where cacti spawn is an efficient method of farming the fruit. Some maps have denser cactus growth, and prioritizing them is a good strategy.
Buried City
The Buried City map has desert biomes where cactus grow, especially on the southern perimeter. If you don’t find any there, you can also look near the cactus clusters at Church Ruins and Field Depots. You should be careful, as Buried City has significant PvP action and can become dangerous really quickly.
Dam Battlegrounds
Dam Battlegrounds is another good map choice, as it also has a decent growth of cactus, particularly near the Power Generator Complex. The map is also less filled with structures, so it's easier to look for Prickly Pears. You should try to find cactus clusters near the extraction point, so that you can leave as soon as you collect enough.
Spaceport
Spaceport has fewer cacti growth, but it is still a decent map to farm Prickly Pears. You can find some on the east of the Container Storage and west of the Service Building. While the fruit will spawn less, it's a good map choice because many players may skip because of the low cacti plant growth. Buried City and Dam Battlegrounds are still more likely to get Prickly Pear spawn, but adding this map to the lineup doesn’t cause any harm.
Lush Blooms map modifier
When the Lush Blooms modifier is active in a map, it increases the nature loot. You may not find Prickly Pears, but you may get Wicker Baskets. The baskets contain natural items, and there is a chance that they may have Prickly Pears. While it's not guaranteed, there is no harm in trying your luck if the map modifier becomes active. Checking multiple baskets can also increase your chances of finding the fruit, as they may contain different loot.
Tips to harvest Prickly Pears more efficiently
These tips may help you harvest the fruit more efficiently.
The fruit typically appears on the base of the cactus, so search there
Focus on areas that are denser in cactus growth
Consider using Safe Pocket, as you will enter PvP areas
Try to be stealthy to avoid attracting enemies or other players
Keep your eye out for the Lush Blooms map modifier
Keep changing maps if you can’t find spawns
Try to check the map perimeters, as they have cactus growth
There is no real hack you can use to find Prickly Pears, as the fruit spawn is random. The only thing you can do is continue searching near the cactus and hope that you can find the fruit. Many players may find multiple spawns in a single run, and sometimes zero. That’s why it's important to continue searching, rather than giving up.
Conclusion
Finding Prickly Pears in Arc Raiders is tricky because of the low spawn rate of the fruit, but it can be done if you search consistently. Concentrate on the maps that are likely to have the spawns, and continue cycling between them until you have the required amount. It's also important to ensure you don’t die at the hands of another player, as these maps are PvP-heavy. If you are ready to harvest Prickly Pears, but haven’t purchased the game yet, you can get the Arc Raiders Steam key from LootBar.
