Collecting materials to upgrade your base is a familiar part of extraction shooters like ARC Raiders. Many games in the genre make resource gathering feel repetitive, forcing you to scavenge for items you’ll never use again. ARC Raiders, however, strikes a balance—its quests naturally lead you toward resources you’ll reuse for crafting, upgrades, and survival. This guide covers where to find lemons and apricots, how to collect them, and what they’re used for.

Lemon and Apricot Locations

Lemons and apricots are common Nature resources in ARC Raiders. Whenever you explore an area marked with a Nature tag, there’s a good chance you’ll come across these fruits. You can check a location’s tag beneath its image after selecting it. Some maps also feature a leaf symbol, indicating zones rich in Nature items like food and healing materials.

The Buried City map is the best place to find lemons and apricots. Its abundance of trees, gardens, and rooftop baskets makes it a reliable farming spot. You’ll often find these fruits on trees scattered around the area or in baskets near buildings.

Merano Park, betweeen the Library and The Town Hall contains especially high concentrations of lemon and apricot trees—but beware. It’s heavily guarded by ARC machines that make traversal dangerous. If you spawn nearby, it’s smart to grab what you can and extract quickly.

The easiest way to gather lemons and apricots is by locating smaller trees in gardens or parks. Approach one and interact with it to make your character kick the trunk. A lemon or apricot will drop—kick again or move to another tree to continue gathering.

Training Scrappy

Lemons and apricots are essential for Scrappy’s second upgrade. If you find these fruits before you’ve begun upgrading Scrappy, don’t use or discard them. You’ll first need to train Scrappy once using a Dog Collar, after which the lemons and apricots become necessary for the next upgrade stage. Holding onto them early will save you time later.