🎸 MILLIONS IN GUITARS BEHIND ONE DOOR – BUT 15 BUTTONS ACROSS THE MAP?! 😱 ARC Raiders’ Buried City hides a BRUTAL music puzzle that took a Discord army to crack… Press WRONG? RESET & LOOT GONE! Cold Snap frostbite’s killing runners mid-sequence – solos DYING, squads RACING… Who’s snagged 6+ legendaries already? Follow THIS path or FREEZE OUTSIDE! Tag your raid crew NOW! 🔥
In the frosty chaos of ARC Raiders’ Cold Snap update, released December 16, 2025, players braving the snow-swept Buried City map have uncovered – and cracked – one of the game’s most elaborate secrets yet: a sprawling music puzzle requiring 15 precisely ordered button presses scattered across the map. Solved within hours by the ARC Raiders Community Puzzles Discord, the challenge unlocks a hidden room packed with legendary guitars worth thousands in coins, plus shakers, recorders, and flutes – all amid a fireworks spectacle.
The puzzle emerged alongside Cold Snap’s brutal weather: blizzards slashing visibility, footprints betraying positions in snow, and frostbite draining health after ~90 seconds outdoors without shelter. Buried City, already a hotspot for PvP in apartment blocks and town halls, now demands hyper-mobility – ziplines, rooftops, and quick rotates – while dodging ARC machines and rival raiders eyeing the prize. One wrong press resets the sequence raid-wide, turning hopeful runs into frustration-fests.
Community sleuths spotted red buttons near musical doodles and “music rooms” with wall scribbles hinting at a melody: “CDDF AFG FGFGA CDD.” But it’s not random notes – buttons are fixed to positions 1-15, each tied to the sequence (C-D-D-F-A-F-G-F-G-F-G-A-C-D-D). Press in order on one raid; deviate, and restart. No visual feedback mid-run – only the final door’s lights and tune confirm success.
The finale? A yellow building north of the Red Tower landmark. Enter via half-buried window (Button 15 inside), unlock the door opposite for loot. Firecrackers erupt from nearby roofs, drawing eyes – and bullets.
Full Step-by-Step Solution
Prep: Queue Buried City (day or night; works sans Cold Snap, but event amps risk). Squad up (3-5 ideal for coverage). Pack adrenaline (stamina for sprints/ziplines), meds (frostbite heals), silenced weapons (stealth). Light loadout – prioritize speed over loot till end. Use interactive map: arcpuzzle.lovable.app for pins.
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Location Description
1
C
Plaza Rosa (SW corner): Jump open window to 2nd floor, cupboard area behind chairs.
2
D
Galleria: Roof hatch → zipline elevator shaft → left twice, behind metal shelf.
3
D
Warehouse (far west): Rooftop skylights, gap between two large vents.
4
F
Marano Park center: Small shop room, corner by shelves.
5
A
Grandioso Apartments B1: Elevator shaft to top floor (not attic) → left to balcony → break left glass window → left room behind couch.
6
F
Piazza Arbusto: Blue tower → 2nd rooftop edge (left thin ledge corner).
7
G
Road Library-Su Durante: Inside bus by empty billboard.
8
F
Corso da Vinci (near Town Hall): Red building stairs → kitchen → left bedroom corner by bed.
9
G
Buried Properties (E highway): Ruined building, yellow generator-wall gap.
10
F
Hospital (E entrance “OSPEDALE”): Ground floor emergency stairs underneath (wet floor signs).
11
G
Collapsed highway (under, right of Grandioso): Ceiling of building below snap-bridge.
12
A
Church Ruins: Lower-left roof by chimney nearest sand.
13
C
Santa Maria Houses (W yellow): Stairs top → zipline attic → shelf-cardboard gap.
14
D
Buried tower (Piazza Roma-Warehouse diagonal end).
15
D/F?
Red Tower N building: Ground floor half-buried window → before locked door.
Optimized Run Tips: Start SW (1), zigzag E (2-4), central apartments (5), N parks/towers (6-8), E hospital/highway (9-11), W ruins/houses (12-13), final tower/door (14-15). ~5-10 min squad speedrun. Callouts essential: “1 pressed!” Avoid random button-mashers – they’ve reset squads mid-map.
Rewards Breakdown
3-6+ Acoustic Guitars (legendary cosmetics; sell 7K coins each; play for “Vibing” squad buff?).
Shakers, Recorders, Flutes (rarer variants; impress raiders, gain followers).
Fireworks sky show – pure spectacle, but signals “loot here.”
Discovery and Community Drama Reddit lit up December 16: “Mysterious red buttons” threads exploded, with pics from attics, buses, parks. Discord (discord.gg/A7UuBt5m) marshaled 10+ raiders for the solve, crediting Ludwa (order), Saith-of-Dusk (lead). X buzzed: “VERY intensive… LOTS of adrenaline.”
Backlash? PvP hell: Guitar-spotters get KOS’d; solos rage resets from button-hunters. Calls for client-side (solo-solvable) flood posts: “Embark, PLEASE make it client-side.” Friendlies jam flutes on rooftops, but trust breaks fast.
YouTube guides (e.g., The Gaming Merchant’s 2M-view speedrun) and sites like arcpuzzle.lovable.app democratized it. Ties to Flickering Flames event (Candleberries for Merits) – grind instruments for morale?
Cold Snap synergy: Frozen lakes crack for shortcuts; fires reset frostbite (roll through Fireball Burner). Shredder buffs (faster AI) patrol paths – flamethrowers warm squads.
Bigger Picture Since October 30 launch (4M+ sales), Embark’s roadmap – North Line, Cold Snap – layers secrets atop extraction core. Puzzles echo Tarkov Easter eggs, rewarding lore hounds. Post-Expedition reset (Dec 17-22), buffs like stash tabs make grinds worthwhile.
Raiders: Bundle up, sync comms, claim those guitars before hotfixes. Buried City’s no longer just key-hunts – it’s a symphony of survival.
