Active Matter Guides

How to prepare, what to do inside a raid, and how to leave with your gear still on you.

A warm amber-lit shelter interior with lockers and a workbench

Active Matter Beginner Guide: Your First Five Hours

Learn the three shelter systems, use the free provided loadouts, start in Isolated Raids, and avoid the four mistakes that empty a new player's stash.

Last updated: 9/16/2026

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Active Matter Game Modes Compared by Gear Loss Risk

Open Raids, Isolated Raids, Nexus Battles, Unstable Zone and Hired Ops — what each mode is, how much PvP it exposes you to, and whether you lose your gear.

Last updated: 9/16/2026

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Active Matter Progression: Monolith, Harmonization and Merits

How the Monolith access ladder, Monolith Tokens, Harmonization Cycles and Merits work, and exactly what survives a progress reset.

Last updated: 9/16/2026

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Active Matter System Requirements for PC

The official minimum and recommended Windows and Linux specifications, plus the one hard requirement players overlook — the game must be on an SSD.

Last updated: 9/16/2026

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Active Matter Gameplay: What a Raid Actually Looks Like

How an Active Matter raid runs from loadout to extraction, plus the anomalies, AI threats and gear-loss rules that shape every decision you make.

Last updated: 9/16/2026