The Trophy Display is a long-term PvE progression Project added with the Headwinds update that rewards players for hunting Arc enemies and submitting specific parts/materials in exchange for rewards. It has five stages — each requiring you to collect a set of items. Completing all stages and collecting all parts unlocks rare rewards, including weapons, items, and cosmetic bonuses.
However, Trophy Display is a separate Project from Expedition, so even if Expedition resets, your progress for Trophy Display will carry over.
1. How the Trophy Display Project Works
The Trophy Display Project was introduced in the Headwinds update and functions as a permanent multi-stage objective. Here’s how it works step by step:
- Defeat ARC enemies such as Pops, Ticks, Wasps, Bastions, Leapers, Queens, and Matriarchs.
- Collect ARC-related materials dropped by these enemies or found in specific map locations.
- Extract safely with the materials to store them in your stash.
- Open the Projects menu and submit the required items for the active stage.
- Each submitted item grants an instant reward.
- Completing all requirements for a stage builds part of the Trophy Display Case and unlocks the next stage.
2. All Stages in Trophy Display Project
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The Trophy Display Project is divided into five themed stages, each focused on increasingly dangerous ARC enemies:
- Roaming Threats – Common ARC units and early-game farming
- Soaring Menaces – Flying drones and aerial threats
- Ferocious Foes – Heavy combat ARC enemies
- Dominant Dangers – Elite and boss-tier ARC units
- Imposing Behemoths – End-game enemies and Exodus zones
As you progress, enemies become rarer, deadlier, and are found in higher-risk areas. Rewards scale accordingly, offering blueprints, rare gear, Raider Tokens, and end-game weapons.
Stage 1: Roaming Threats
| Required Item | How to Obtain | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Rusted Bolts ×3 | Loot from Mechanical/Industrial areas — containers, cabinets, shelves in Spaceport (e.g., Assembly Workshops, Loading Bays) and Stella Montis Industrial zones. | 10 Mod Components |
| Pop Trigger ×15 | Drops from Pop ARC enemies (small ball bots that explode). | 3 Power Rods |
| Tick Pod ×15 | Drops from Tick robots — best farm in the Seed Vault on Stella Montis or other Tick spawn areas. | 10 Raider Tokens |
| Surveyor Vault ×5 | Dropped by ARC Surveyor or found on ARC Couriers encountered in raids (rolling sphere bots). | Light Gun Parts Blueprint |
Best Farming Route (Step-by-Step)
Roaming threats stage
- Start on Stella Montis: hit Industrial zones (Assembly Workshop/Loading Bay) for Rusted Bolts and Tick Pods.
- Sweep Pop and Surveyor spawn areas: Surveyors often roam central paths — kill them for Surveyor Vaults. Go to Buried City and look for the blue beam, follow it, and destroy the Surveyor and Pops in Extraction Train Stations.
- Extract once you have the counts to bank your items safely.
Stage 2: Soaring Menaces
| Required | How to Obtain | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Spotter Relay ×10 | Dropped by Spotter drones — common around Bombardiers, especially in Buried City (Parking Garage, Marano Park, Plaza Rosa). | 3 Vita Sprays |
| Expired Respirator ×3 | Found as world loot in medical locations: e.g., Testing Annex (Dam Battlegrounds), Medical Research (Stella Montis). | 3 Photoelectric Cloaks |
| Wasp Driver ×20 | Dropped by Wasp ARC enemies (small attack drones). | 20 Raider Tokens |
| Hornet Driver ×15 | Dropped by Hornets (larger aerial drones). | Vita Shot Blueprint |
Best Farming Route (Step-by-Step)
Stella Montis Assembly
- Start in Buried City – Parking Garage: Enter from the outer edge and move upward through the Parking Garage ramps. This area constantly spawns Spotters and Wasps.
- Clear Spotters first: Look upward and eliminate Spotters before engaging anything else. Loot Spotter Relays immediately.
- Farm Wasp waves in the same zone: Remain in Parking Garage or move to Marano Park. Wasps respawn in waves as long as combat continues. Clear until spawns slow, collecting Wasp Drivers.
- Trigger Hornet spawns: After sustained combat, Hornets appear above open areas like Plaza Rosa. Focus fire, take cover, and loot Hornet Drivers quickly.
- Expired Respirators: Go to Buried City – Hospital and search medical cabinets, shelves, and lockers for Expired Respirators.
Stage 3: Ferocious Foes
| Required | How to Obtain | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| ARC Performance Steel ×10 | Dropped by many ARC machines, especially elite bots. | Kinetic Converter |
| Shredder Gyro ×5 | Dropped by Shredder robots — best found on Stella Montis where they spawn in Patrols. | Anvil Splitter ×3 |
| Leaper Pulse Unit ×10 | From Leapers — dangerous four-legged bots; common at Hydroponic Dome Complex, Water Treatment Control Elevator, Red Lakes Balcony (Dam Battlegrounds). | 30 Raider Tokens |
| Bastion Cell ×5 | Dropped by Bastions — heavy ARC enemies found near West/East Hangar, Launch Tower, Vehicle Maintenance (Spaceport). | Shotgun Silencer Blueprint |
Best Farming Route (Step-by-Step)
Dam Testing Annex
- Start on Dam Battlegrounds – Hydroponic Dome Complex: Move directly to the Hydroponic Dome and Water Treatment Control Elevator. These locations consistently spawn Leapers. Pull them one at a time and loot Leaper Pulse Units.
- Move to Red Lakes Balcony: Leapers frequently patrol this elevated area. Clear carefully and collect remaining Pulse Units.
- Rotate to Stella Montis industrial outskirts: Shredders patrol open industrial zones. Kite them using cover and loot Shredder Gyros.
- Switch to Spaceport for Bastions: Enter West Hangar, East Hangar, and Launch Tower. Bastions spawn reliably here. Use hard cover, eliminate them, and collect Bastion Cells.
- Extract once Bastion Cells are secured: ARC Performance Steel drops naturally during all fights — do not farm it separately.
Stage 4: Dominant Dangers
| Required | How to Obtain | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| ARC Synthetic Resin ×10 | Random drops from tougher ARC enemies (Queens, Shredders, Sentinels, Snitches). | Bobcat IV |
| Magnetic Accelerator ×10 | Found as industrial/exodus world loot, especially in Rocket Assembly (Spaceport) and Assembly areas (Stella Montis). | Wolfpack ×5 |
| Rocketeer Driver ×8 | Dropped by Rocketeers (large rocket bots). | 40 Raider Tokens |
| Queen Reactor ×3 | Dropped by Queen enemies — major elite ARC bots during Harvester map events. | Bobcat Blueprint |
Best Farming Route (Step-by-Step)
- Start at Spaceport – Vehicle Maintenance: Clear Sentinels and Shredders to begin stacking ARC Synthetic Resin.
- Hunt Rocketeers along hangar routes: Rocketeers patrol between Launch Tower, Hangars, and open runways. Engage from range, loot Rocketeer Drivers, and reposition quickly.
- Craft Magnetic Accelerators: Return to base and craft Magnetic Accelerators using a Level 3 Refiner (Advanced Mechanical Components + Motion Cores). Do not waste raids searching for drops.
- Engage Queens only when quiet: Queens spawn during high-threat events. Clear surrounding enemies first, kill the Queen, loot Queen Reactors, and leave immediately.
- Extract after each Queen kill: Do not chain Queen fights in one raid.
Stage 5: Imposing Behemoths
| Required | How to Obtain | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus Modules ×5 | World loot in Exodus sectors — Rocket Assembly site (Spaceport), Stella Montis Assembly. | 2 Snap Hooks |
| Geiger Counter ×3 | Also in Exodus sectors and rare Industrial areas. | Aphelion (Weapon) |
| Bombardier Cell ×8 | Dropped by Bombardiers — often around Buried City Points (Parking Garage, Marano Park, Plaza Rosa). | 50 Raider Tokens |
| Matriarch Reactor ×3 | From Matriarch enemies — toughest ARC bosses with lots of adds. | Snap Hook Blueprint |
Best Farming Route (Step-by-Step)
Matriarch
- Start at Spaceport – Rocket Assembly (Exodus Zone): Move directly into the Exodus sector. Loot high-tier containers for Exodus Modules and Geiger Counters. Avoid unnecessary combat.
- Extract once Exodus items are found: Exodus zones escalate threat quickly — bank items early.
- Switch to Buried City – Bombardier Loop: Run a loop through: Parking Garage → Marano Park → Plaza Rosa. Bombardiers patrol these areas consistently. Kill them and loot Bombardier Cells.
- Hunt Matriarchs last: Only engage Matriarchs with full gear. Clear all supporting enemies first, focus on the core, loot Matriarch Reactors, and extract immediately.
Rewards For Completing the Trophy Display Project
Completing all five stages of the Trophy Display Project grants the final completion bundle:
- Howl (emote)
- Jupiter (Legendary Sniper Rifle)
- Acoustic Guitar
- 5x Energy Clip (Ammo)
- 300,000 Coins
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