Photoelectric Cloak – Arc Raiders Gadget Guide
Photoelectric Cloak Overview
The Photoelectric Cloak is an Epic stealth gadget that conceals you from ARC machines. While it’s active, any ARC entity loses sight of you — even if it’s already engaged in combat with you — at the cost of being limited to a slow walk. It’s the premier tool for slipping past or resetting against machines.
What It Does
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Category | Gadget (Quick Use) |
| Rarity | Epic |
| Effect | ARC lose sight of you; movement limited to slow walk |
| Power cost | 5 / second (reduced from 10 in Patch 1.29.0) |
| Energy | Drains while active, recharges when off; meter is shared across all equipped cloaks |
| Weight | 3.0 |
How to Get the Photoelectric Cloak
- Craft it. At Utility Station 3: 2× Advanced Electrical Components + 4× Speaker Components.
- Project. 3× from the Trophy Display project (Stage 2), plus a copy from the Goalie deck.
- Scavenging. Also found in the world.
How to Use It Efficiently
Because activating the cloak immediately spends energy and the meter is shared across any cloaks you carry, longer single uses are more efficient than repeated short bursts. Pop it to break an active ARC engagement, cross an exposed area, or escape after a loud objective — then let the meter recharge before the next use. Remember the slow-walk limit: cloak to reposition, not to outrun anything.
Photoelectric Cloak Stats
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Type / rarity | Epic gadget |
| Effect | Hides you from ARC — you move slowly and all ARC lose sight of you, even mid-combat |
| Weight | 3.0 |
| Power consumption | 5 per second |
| Energy | Shared energy meter that depletes in use and recharges when stowed (carrying extra cloaks does not extend it) |
| Recycle value | 5,000 coins |
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How to Get the Photoelectric Cloak
- Scavenge it, or craft at Utility Station 3: 2× Advanced Electrical Components + 4× Speaker Component.
- Quest reward from Mixed Signals (1×); the Trophy Display project (3×); or the Raider Deck “Goalie” card.
Best Use
The cloak is your escape and reposition button — slip past ARC undetected even during a fight. Since Patch 1.42.0 it also blocks ARC Turbine lightning and Matriarch missiles, making it a genuine survival tool in those boss fights. It was nerfed to 5 power/second (up from launch), so budget batteries and don’t expect to hold it indefinitely.