Glossary
Quick definitions for language used across guides and tools. For a guided tour of every hub page, see Expedition overview, then How it works.
- Expedition
- An optional prestige cycle: complete six donation stages, then depart during a scheduled window. Departing resets most character progress but grants permanent account rewards (e.g. skill points, stash slots) and can grant temporary boosts.
- Departure window
- The fixed time range when you can complete departure after finishing all stages. Missing it usually means waiting for the next cycle opportunity.
- Reset
- What leaves your character when you depart — typically gear, workshop progress, blueprints, and level — while certain account-wide rewards persist. See the What Resets guide for detail.
- Foundation / Core Systems / Framework / Outfitting
- The first four material stages of an expedition (names may match in-game labels). Each asks for specific items or crafted parts; exact lists differ by expedition number.
- Load Stage
- The fifth stage: donate items whose sell values count toward coin targets in categories such as Combat, Survival, Provisions, and Materials.
- Departure (stage)
- The sixth stage: final in-game steps before you can leave during the departure window.
- Catch-up skill points
- Discounted paths in later expeditions for players who missed earlier departures, subject to caps described in guides and patch notes.
- Coin value
- The sell (vendor) value of an item, used for Load Stage totals and stash calculations on this site.
- Prestige (Expedition)
- Informally, “prestige” means the Expedition reset loop: heavy donation requirements, then a wipe of most character progress in exchange for permanent account power.
- Vendor sell value
- What traders pay when you sell an item — the number Load Stage category targets are built from in many expedition cycles.
- Skill points (from Expedition)
- Permanent character progression currency often granted on departure, sometimes with catch-up discounts in later cycles subject to caps.
- Stash slots
- Account-wide inventory expansion that can be awarded through expedition progression and persists across resets.
- Signup window
- The period when you can enroll in an expedition before donation stages lock in — dates vary by cycle; confirm in-game.
- Embark Studios
- Developer of ARC Raiders. Official patch notes and client text override any fan summary when they disagree.