ARC Raiders update 1.36.0 is live, bringing a much-requested change to matchmaking.
Embark has been actively working on matchmaking for ARC Raiders, consistently listening to player feedback and implementing changes. The latest round of adjustments is based on responses collected from a survey conducted in May and introduces a highly requested improvement to the game’s matchmaking system.
ARC Raiders Update 1.36.0 Makes Highly Requested Change to Matchmaking
A new blog post by Embark provides players with an overview of the changes coming to ARC Raiders in update 1.36.0, with a major focus on matchmaking. The developers have informed players that Solo, Duo, and Trio matchmaking will change, with playstyles tracked separately across all game modes.
The developers explained that, in the past, players who preferred a friendly solo experience often found themselves placed into more cooperative trio rounds. Conversely, those who focused on PvP while in a trio could be pushed into more PvP-oriented solo rounds. Now, players can easily switch between “friendly questing and plant-picking in solo rounds” and “adrenaline-fueled PvP trio games” by adjusting their squad size. The same changes will also apply to duos.
The new update will also introduce a crossover between ARC Raiders and The Finals, featuring the Azimuth outfit and Archeologist backpack bundle. The collab will be in the game from July 9 to July 30.
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ARC Raiders Update 1.36.0 Bug Fixes and Content Updates
ARC
- Significantly increased the value of loot dropped by ARC Turbines.
- Dev note: We’ve heard your feedback that the ARC Turbine’s loot was too low compared to the high effort required to take one down and we agree. That’s why we’ve decided to significantly increase the amount of loot from the ARC Turbine. Happy hunting!
- Fixed an issue where the ARC Turbine would sometimes disappear right after spawning in.
- Knockback from Queen & Matriarch stomps will no longer go through walls.
Cosmetic
- Fixed a clipping issue for the Marco Outfit.
- Fixed an issue where the Bog Walker Set was missing new colour variants.
- Over the next few days, we will be issuing refunds to those of you who paid additional Raider Tokens to unlock the new colors. This should be an automated process, and does not require you to do anything.
Items
- Weapons dropped on the ground now display their installed mods.
- ARC Turbine parts will no longer drop from Couriers.
- Higher-value items will now show up on the shelf in the Raider Den, even if you have large stacks of lower-value items that add up to a higher total value than the individual item.
Maps
- Fixed various spots where players could get stuck or clip through the terrain.
- Fixed several locations where players fell through the terrain on The Dam close to spawn bunkers.
Quests
- Fixed an issue where the Quests tab could loop back to the ‘Done’ screen after claiming a reward and pressing ESC, preventing selection of a new quest.
Social
- The Emote Wheel now updates availability while open, making it clearer when an emote can be used.
UI
- Fixed some German localization issues.
- Improved the Feeding Rewards section in the Scrappy Nest by removing the empty placeholder tile and clarifying messaging when no rewards are available or still pending.
- Fixed an issue where the HUD visibility option wasn’t applied correctly at the start of the round.
- Fixed an issue where the Show/Hide Tooltip option with a controller in the Logbook stopped working after collapsing and expanding a quest entry.
Known Issues
- We know some PC players may experience lower FPS than usual.
- While we investigate, please ensure your GPU drivers are up to date, or, if you’re still experiencing the issue, attempt rolling back to a previous driver version.
- We are investigating an ongoing issue where some XBOX players (particularly on Series S) are experiencing crashes.
- The Quick Wheel item selection may suddenly swap to another item on the Wheel when closing the Quick Wheel and re-opening it quickly.
- The Dolabra, Hullcracker and Rascal do not deal damage to training dummies on Practice Range.
- The throw animation may sometimes fail to play when attempting to detonate a Trigger ‘Nade immediately after throwing it.
- Some gadgets and throwables lack a “Cancel” button when preparing to throw them.
- The weapon swap animation may appear broken if weapon swapping right after vaulting.
- Player animations may appear broken when interrupting a search of the Baron Husk.
- Shredders float to the ceiling in some rooms of the Hidden Bunker.
- Leapers can jump through the ARC Turbine.
- Occasionally, the Access Capacitor Rack may spawn without interactable batteries.
- When picking up items, the pickup sound may not be the correct one.
- When bringing items that give Merits with you into a Raid, the items will wrongfully display a Merits icon.
- Shots taken while riding ARC may not register correctly.
- After a player is revived, some Augments’ health restoration effects no longer pause when taking damage.
- Some doors may allow player flashlights’ beams to pass through instead of blocking the emitted light.
- Some hairstyles may clip through the Reaver Outfit helmet.
- The Saltwalker outfit preview in the Forgotten Relics page may incorrectly contain two toggles for each element.
- We are aware of some clipping issues with the Triumph and Azimuth outfits.
- Old Ermal offers may appear to be available in the ‘Acquire and Craft’ menu (visual only).
Maintaining Fair Play
- We know Topside can sometimes be dangerous and unpredictable (which is why we love it), but nobody’s a fan of Raiders finding ways to get unfair advantages.
- Since our May update on Ensuring Fair Play, we’ve been striving to provide steady updates on how the fight against players who seek unfair advantages is going. Today, we’re taking a moment to recap everything we’ve been up to, and to provide some additional details.
Anti-Cheat and Detection
- Over the past few weeks, we’ve completed our rollout of Denuvo Anti-Cheat. It is now enforced for all players, and the results we’ve seen so far have been promising.
- Thanks to the efforts of our anti-cheat team, we are continuously getting more effective at identifying & acting against cheaters.
- These improvements are the product of constant refinements to our anti-cheat stack (hardware & software detection, ML-driven input telemetry analysis and much, much more).
Handling & Preventing Item Duplication
- Like with anti-cheat, we are always working against duplication exploits. We’re keeping a close eye on the game economy, and constantly catalogue, investigate and seek to counteract exploits.
- Recently, we’ve fixed some exploits related to duplication. We always want to make sure fixes are widely effective, so we make sure to monitor and evaluate our success before sharing that progress with you.
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