Arc Raiders Expedition 4 Requirements: Caravan Stage 5 Breakdown & Fast Farming Guide

Getting ready for the next seasonal wipe in Arc Raiders? The Fourth Expedition Window is open, and if you want to claim your permanent account buffs, extra skill points, and expanded stash size, you have to complete the Caravan project. Let’s be real: Stage 5 is a massive resource sink.

To hit the final window, you don't just sell your inventory—you commit it directly to the caravan, meaning those hard-earned resources are permanently consumed. If you want to optimize your stash, dodge the endless grind, and cross the finish line fast, here is the complete breakdown of the Arc Raiders Expedition 4 requirements and the absolute best ways to farm them.

The Complete Expedition 4 Material Requirements

The Caravan project is divided into 5 distinct progression stages. You must complete them sequentially, dump your junk, and unlock the final departure sequence.

Here is the exact shopping list for Stages 1 through 4 before you hit the massive Stage 5 payload wall:

Stage 1: Foundation

• 150x Metal Parts
• 100x Chemicals
• 80x ARC Alloy
• 15x Canisters

Stage 2: Core Systems

• 30x Durable Cloth
• 25x Oil
• 20x Electrical Components
• 3x Industrial Chargers

Stage 3: Framework

• 20x ARC Motion Cores
• 15x Speaker Components
• 5x Turbine Compressors
• 2x Exodus Modules

Stage 4: Outfitting

• 1x Portable TV
• 5x Advanced Electrical Components
• 2x "Sirena Dorata" Ship Models
• 3x Vaporizer Regulators

Caravan Stage 5: The Value Dump

Once you clear the material hurdles, Stage 5 requires you to feed the caravan pure market value. You must deposit specific categories of items until their combined vendor value satisfies the requirement thresholds.

Item Category	Required Coin Value	Target Items for Easy Points	Best Farming Strategy
Combat Items	200,000 Coin	Bulk Weapon Mods, Ammo stacks, Weapons	Buy bulk ammo from vendors or strip panels from Harvesters
Survival Items	100,000 Coin	Shields, Gadgets, Injectors, Augments	Craft low-tier meds or raid medical lockers in urban areas
Provisions	150,000 Coin	Old World Items, Trinkets, Seeds, Keys	Hit office spaces and high-value residential lockers
Materials	300,000 Coin	Refined Mats, Advanced Electronics, Scrap	Standard loot runs; dump excess heavy metal scrap

Fast Farming Strategies for Stage 5

Don't panic about the high coin requirements. If you know where to look, you can cheese these totals in a fraction of the time.

The Ammo Dump Trick

If your stash is overflowing but your progress is stuck, don’t waste time hunting rare guns. Go straight to vendors and buy high-tier ammunition or daily weapons, then feed them directly into the Combat quota.

The Dam Research Loop

For Provisions and high-value trinkets, drop into the Dam map and clear out the Research building. Use the zipline to reach upper floors and loot office desks and lockers. You will frequently find high-value items like Snow Globes and Mixtapes worth up to 5,000 coins each.

Harvester Stripping

Drop into high-tier zones with an active Harvester. Breach its panels and extract full stacks of Energy Ammo. These stacks sell for up to 5,000 coins each, making them one of the most efficient ways to complete Combat requirements.

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Is Expedition 4 Worth the Grind?

Absolutely. Embark has shifted the progression loop so that rewards scale significantly with each completed expedition cycle.

Completing Expedition 4 grants major permanent account upgrades that persist through seasonal resets:

• +12 Stash Slots for long-term storage expansion
• +5 Permanent Bonus Skill Points for immediate build power
• Stackable passive account bonuses including XP gains, cheaper repairs, and faster scrapping

Keep in mind that bonus skill points are tied to an in-window Damage Challenge ranging from 5,000 to 100,000 total damage dealt. Make sure your combat setup is ready before committing your armory to the caravan.