Arc Raiders dev confirms cash counts toward Expedition bonus skill points

Arc Raiders players finally have one less thing to argue about when planning an Expedition wipe – cash in your wallet counts toward the stash value that determines bonus skill points, a verified community manager confirmed in Discord.

“Hi, do you know if the cash/coins are counting towards the project/expedition stash value?” a player asked.

Verified community manager CM | Lily replied: “Yep! Skill points are rewarded based on stash + wallet at the time of the departure.”

The backstory: Expeditions let you reset a Raider’s progress and skill tree in exchange for permanent stash space and skill points, with payouts tied to the value of your stored items when you leave. Players have debated whether to hoard valuable items or sell for cash to hit the unknown thresholds that trigger bonus points. That Discord confirmation matters because it clears up what actually contributes to your stash value – you can sell items and bank the money instead of squeezing every last unit of value into stash slots. It’s a practical change to how you might min-max your inventory before committing to an Expedition.

Confirmed, stash + wallet counts towards new expedition skill points
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What remains frustratingly opaque is how much cash or total stash value you need to reach particular skill point tiers. When asked directly whether there were numbers to share, CM | Lily answered bluntly: “No numbers atm, skill points and stash space bonuses are permanent.” Embark’s official Expedition explainer also stops short of hard thresholds, so the community is left guessing whether those tiers are tuned off live player data or will be added later. That uncertainty is what keeps people debating whether an Expedition reset is worth the cost.

Players on Reddit and Discord reacted with relief about the wallet counting, but they still want concrete figures before they risk a full reset. For now the practical takeaway is simple – cashing out loot into your wallet will help your Expedition payout just as much as stashing items. For a sense of how the player base is already talking about the game’s progression and content, see our look at the community split.

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