Quick Answer
- Best entrance: use the southwest side to enter directly into reception.
- Upper floor: take the zipline on the back wall of reception.
- Lab 1: search the upper floor above reception and use the Lab 1 door signage as your confirmation cue.
- Run rule: complete the objectives in one round; extraction is not required.
A Balanced Harvest Requirements
Enter Dam Battlegrounds with A Balanced Harvest active. If Celeste is not offering the quest yet, continue your available quest-chain progress and check again.
Because nothing must be extracted, a free loadout is efficient in this contested building. If you enjoy PvP, a geared run is still reasonable because the POI attracts frequent fights.
How to Reach the Research and Administration Building
The Research and Administration building is on the east side of Dam Battlegrounds, and the southwest entrance is the most efficient approach because it leads straight into reception.
- Approach the Research and Administration POI.
- Use the southwest entrance.
- Enter reception and look for the zipline on the back wall.
The building is a busy PvP location because of its contested key rooms, so do not linger at the entrance if other teams are nearby.
Where to Find Lab 1
Lab 1 is on the upper floor above reception. Use the Lab 1 door signage as the confirmation cue once you leave the reception zipline.
- Take the reception zipline to the upper floor.
- Search from the zipline exit rather than restarting from another entrance.
- Check door signage until you identify Lab 1.
- Enter the room and look for the agricultural research interaction.
The objective text is broad, so reaching the upper level alone does not mean you are at the correct room.
Where to Find the Agricultural Research
The agricultural research is inside Lab 1. Search the room for the quest interaction prompt instead of relying on a specific prop shape.
Completing the research interaction finishes the quest objective, and you do not need to extract afterwards.
A Balanced Harvest Rewards
| Reward | Type | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 3x Advanced Mechanical Components | Material | Crafting material reward. |
| 3x Medium Gun Parts | Material | Weapon-crafting material reward. |
| 10x Steel Spring | Material | Crafting material reward. |
| Experience | Progression | Quest experience. |
Advanced Mechanical Components are the most notable crafting reward in the set.
Other Quests in the Research and Administration Building
Trash Into Treasure and Doctor's Orders also use the Research and Administration building. If either quest is active for you, the shared POI makes it worth stacking objectives in one deployment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Lab 1 in ARC Raiders?
Lab 1 is on the upper floor above reception in the Research and Administration building. Take the back-wall zipline from reception and use the Lab 1 door signage as your confirmation cue.
Do you have to do A Balanced Harvest in one raid?
Yes. The quest is listed as an in-one-round objective chain.
Do you need to extract to complete A Balanced Harvest?
No. Once you complete the research interaction, extraction is not required.
Which entrance is best for the Research and Administration building?
The southwest entrance is the best route because it leads directly into reception, where the back-wall zipline takes you upstairs.
What other quests use the Research and Administration building?
Trash Into Treasure and Doctor's Orders also use the Research and Administration building, making them useful quests to stack if they are active at the same time.