Destructoid Friday, December 26, 2025 7:59 PM
As an online-only game, ARC Raiders sometimes runs into network issues, causing players to lag, fail to connect, or enter long queues that can last for an hour or more.
One error that crops up every now and again is the ARAU0297 error, which indicates severe connection issues that are preventing your internet from establishing a connection with the game's servers.
So, here's how you can try to fix it.
ARAU0297 error in ARC Raiders, explained
The ARAU0297 error seems to appear every time something is happening to ARC Raiders' servers on the back-end. This indicates that it isn't you who should be fixing the problem but rather the developers, who maintain a healthy communication with players on the official ARC Raiders Discord, alongside other platforms.
If developers have indicated that there is indeed an active server disruption, which we follow in our dedicated server status article, then you don't need to be fixing anything, as the devs will be doing it for you in due time. Simply close the game and wait it out.
If there is indeed no active server disruption, and it's just you having trouble, then this one fix could do it for you on PC and some other platforms. Users report that ARC Raiders can get confused if your time zone settings are incorrect, which isn't unique only to this game, as other services tend to bug out for the same reason.
To apply this solution, do the following (for Windows users):
Some users reported that setting the correct time zone fixed the error code above, as inaccurate time and date settings can and will cause problems with various online services, apparently including ARC Raiders. Restarting your device, contacting your ISP, or speaking with Embark's support are further steps if nothing else helps.
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Destructoid Friday, December 26, 2025 7:09 PM
ARC Raiders' progression system is tightly tied to loot, i.e., items you find around each of its respective maps.
The Flickering Flames event has exacerbated that, requiring players to collect and submit all sorts of different items and loot, including Light Bulbs. Thankfully, this item seems rather easy to farm, given that there appear to be locations that almost certainly spawn them every single time.
So, here's where you should look.
Light Bulb locations in ARC Raiders
Light Bulbs in ARC Raiders are most commonly and easily found on the Dam Battlegrounds map. Specifically, they seem to spawn the most within car hoods, which are scattered throughout the entire level, but most densely concentrated on the northern highway portion, as well as near the extract in the Power Generation Complex.
Opening the hoods of these cars almost certainly guarantees you a Light Bulb drop, with significant spawn rates.
Another high-probability spawn point is the car located within the Electrical Substation south of the Water Treatment Control loot zone. The car seemingly gives Light Bulbs every single time it's looted, and we've had tremendous luck with it.
Either way, one of these mentioned cars will almost always spawn at least a couple Light Bulbs, so you'd better check them if you want to maximize your odds of finding this item.
Light Bulbs can then be sold for 2,000 a piece or submitted for progression, most notably the Flickering Flames event, where they're one of the necessary prerequisites.
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