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Destructoid Sunday, November 16, 2025 6:05 AM
The Assembly Admin locked area in Stella Montis offers some incredible loot, but you'll have to be really lucky to find its key in ARC Raiders.
Like most locked areas inside the game, you'll need to obtain a key. While there's no exact location for the key to spawn (it varies based on your luck), you can try to find it at certain locations that have better odds when it comes to keys.
This guide will also tell you where to use the key once you've found it.
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Where to find the Stella Montis Assembly Admin key in ARC Raiders
The Assembly Admin key can spawn at any random location across all five maps. I have found one as of writing from the Research and Administration building. I found it in a container on the upper floors, but that location was random. I have still shared its location along with that of Ruby Residence below.
Present on the Dam Battlegrounds map, the Ruby Residence apartments are a common hotspot for keys. While it's not a guaranteed spawn location, I have found random keys while looting the containers located in the area.
Ultimately, finding the Assembly Admin key (or any other key for that matter) depends entirely on your luck. You can also try out the Residential areas of all four maps. Residential areas tend to spawn plenty of keys for me (not restricted to Stella Montis). Hence, I would do that if you're desperately looking for the Assembly Admin key.
Where to use the Stella Montis Assembly Admin key in ARC Raiders
The Assembly Admin room is located on the upper floor of the Assembly POI. It's pretty easy to reach the spot where I am in the screenshot below. From the Assembly entrance, turn right and head straight, and you'll reach the Assembly Admin room.
Use the key from your inventory to unlock the door, and there are plenty of items to loot inside. Make sure to be careful, as I came up against a Shredder at this location, and there can be other Raiders who can steal your loot.
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Destructoid Sunday, November 16, 2025 2:51 AM
The Ashes of the Damned map has plenty of secrets to uncover, and one of them involves solving the Spore Plant Easter Egg in Black Ops 7 Zombies.
You'll come across this Easter Egg pretty early after you reach Vandorn Farm or Blackwater Lake. Both locations will provide you with the Fumigator, and this quick guide will help you become a gardener (of sorts) in Ashes of the Damned.
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How to get the Fumigator in Black Ops 7 Zombies
The Fumigator is a water filtering can that's required for enriching the Aether Plants. You don't need to fill water as they seem to have it all on their own. I found my first one at Vandorn Farm, but they're located in every location.
For your convenience, I have marked the locations of where you can find them on both Blackwater Lake and Vandorn Farm. However, you can also pick them up for the other locations in case you missed them at the earlier locations.
At Vandorn Farm, you can pick it up from two locations: Workshop (near the mystery box) and the first floor of the Barn (near the top-left corner).
At Blackwater Lake, you can get it from the house (left of the main cabin).
Incidentally, you'll also find a Fumigator from the Janus Towers Plaza location. Look for one by the generator (right beside where you spawn when starting a new round). I had incidentally missed it on my run, but I believe this is the quickest one to pick.
How to complete the Ashes of the Damned Spore Plant Easter Egg
Once you find the Fumigator, the rest of the quest is simple. You'll come across Spore Plant buds like the one in the screenshot below. Use the Fumigator on them, and the plant will start growing. Its noise will attract the nearby zombies, and they will attack the plant.
You'll have to defend the plant till its growth phase is complete. Interact with the plant to get rewards and additional Essence. The loot you get will be completely random, but it can prove to be invaluable in surviving the undead.
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Destructoid Sunday, November 16, 2025 1:19 AM
The Ashes of the Damned map on Black Ops 7 Zombies has a Musical Easter Egg to crack, which involves finding Mister Peeks Headphones in different locations.
There are three Mister Peeks Headphones to be found, and this guide will provide you with all the required information. While finding them isn't directly connected with the main Easter Egg, it's still a cool puzzle to solve. Let's look at where you can find the headphones in Ashes of the Damned.
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Black Ops 7 Zombies Ashes of the Damned Music Easter Egg solution
Unlike the main Easter Egg, you can find the Mister Peeks Headphones in your desired order. However, the order I have mentioned in this guide is the optimum way to go and saves you time (and your life). You will find Mister Peeks Headphones at the following locations.
Janus Towers Plaza Mister Peeks Headphone location
The Server Room in Janus Towers Plaza is the earliest place where you can come across a Mister Peeks Headphone. Go inside the room by unlocking the door with Essence. This is also where the T.E.D.D. Head can be found to activate Ol'Tessie.
The Headphone is located on the tumbling servers opposite the Quick Revive machine. Sometimes, you might not get an interaction button. To solve the problem, just go as close as possible and randomly keep pressing the E button. Based on when you're reading this, the bug might get solved.
Ashwood Mister Peeks Headphone location
This one was the trickiest Headphone to find for me. You'll have to head to the eastern side of the map, going past Judgement Square, where the power pump is located. Take the stairs that take you to the spot where a VS Recon wall-buy is located. The headphones will be on the broken roof of the building.
I encountered a bug where the Headphone wasn't visible. If that happens, the only solution for me is to reload into a new round and try again.
Exit 115 Mister Peeks Headphone location
The final Mister Peeks Headphone is quite easy to find. You'll notice a G-Wagon-like SUV on the western side of the map. It's near Reba's Diner, and parked in an open spot. Get on top of the bonnet, and look down beside the driver's seat. You'll find the final Headphone and complete the Music Easter Egg in Ashes of the Damned.
Ashes of the Damned Music Easter Egg rewards
You'll be rewarded with the Ashes of the Damned song, composed by Kevin Sherwood and Elena Siegman, for completing the Music Easter Egg.
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