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Quest Guide: Paving the Way
Quest guide 9 Mar 2026

Quest Guide: Paving the Way

Buried City walkthrough for Paving the Way with objectives, prep, route order, and extract notes.

Paving the Way is a quest run in ARC Raiders. This version is written as a practical raid plan: what to bring, the order to run the steps in, and what usually kills the run once the quest is technically done.

Quest#56
Map laneBuried City
Objective count4
Same raid?Usually no

Objective list

  • Go to any ENELICA building
  • Search for a notice board with a note from the researcher
  • On Buried City, reach the top floor above the Convinio in Piazza Roma
  • Find the researcher's flat and search for any research data

What to bring

  • A reliable mid-range primary and a sidearm or close-range backup; most quest deaths happen while rotating, not while looting.
  • Stamina-friendly utility like smoke or a distraction item, because recon steps usually force you into exposed rooftops, offices, or dead-end rooms.
  • Enough meds and shields to survive two rotations; multi-location quests punish players who arrive at the final step with no resources left.

How to run it

Plan the raid around the first named objective and your nearest safe extract, not around the fattest loot route. If the quest item drops into your inventory, the raid is now an escort mission and everything else is optional.

  1. Step 1: Go to any ENELICA building

    Make this your opening waypoint. Move quickly, clear only what blocks the path, and do not burn utility before you reach the named area.

  2. Step 2: Search for a notice board with a note from the researcher

    Once you are at the point of interest, clear the nearest angle first, then interact. Most misses on this step happen because players sprint past the actual prompt or loot through the room too early.

  3. Step 3: On Buried City, reach the top floor above the Convinio in Piazza Roma

    Treat this as a hard objective, not a side stop. Finish the interaction, confirm the quest tracker updates, then rotate before the next squad arrives.

  4. Step 4: Find the researcher's flat and search for any research data

    Once you are at the point of interest, clear the nearest angle first, then interact. Most misses on this step happen because players sprint past the actual prompt or loot through the room too early.

Where players usually throw this quest

  • Running past the actual interaction prompt. Slow down for five seconds, clear the room, and let the tracker update before leaving.
  • Taking a fight on the way out just because you hear it. Quest raids are won by discipline, not by K/D.

Miswired note

Use the named area as your anchor, then plan your extract before you touch the objective. That matters more than another backpack worth of salvage on Buried City.