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v1.7.0

Cold Snap Patch Notes 1.7.0

Released

PC · PlayStation · Xbox

Cold Snap Patch Notes 1.7.0 is now live for ARC Raiders. Highlights include Cold Snap Map Condition, Flickering Flames Event, New Free Raider Deck "Goalie" - coming on December 26, New Quests and Items, and Expedition Departure Window.

Added20

  • Cold Snap Map Condition

  • Flickering Flames Event

  • New Free Raider Deck "Goalie" - coming on December 26

  • New Quests and Items

  • Expedition Departure Window

  • Skill Tree Reset functionality

  • An option to toggle Aim Down Sights

  • Raider Tool customization

  • More animations to character skins and equipment to make them more natural

  • Sounds for sending and receiving text chat messages in the main menu

  • Skill Tree Reset functionality in exchange for Coins, 2,000 Coins per skill…

  • Raider Tool customization

  • An option to toggle Aim Down Sights

  • A new 'Cinematic' graphics setting to enhance visuals for high end PCs

  • A show/hide tooltip hint to the Raider Projects screens (Expedition and…

  • A Live Events carousel to the main menu and enabled click/hover interactions…

  • A new slider that allows players to tweak motion blur intensity.Updated…

  • Microphone Test functionality.Added better automatic checks for problems with…

  • Interactions to find spare keys to several quests related to locked rooms

  • Unique quest items to the 'Unexpected Initiative' quest

Changed76

  • Wallet now shows your Cred soft cap

  • Various festive items to get you into the holiday spirit

  • Moved the Aphelion blueprint drop from the Matriarch to Stella Montis

  • Stella Montis spawn distance checks to address the issue of players spawning…

  • Durability Burn Rate has been reduced from ~0.43% to ~0.17% per shot

  • In practice, it used to take about 12 full magazines to fully deplete…

  • Base Magazine Size has been increased from 20 to 22

  • Base Reload Time has been reduced from 5 to 4.5

  • Base Magazine Size has been increased from 10 to 12

  • The amount of knockback applied by weapons. Increased movement speed and…

  • Health of the Shredder's head to prevent cases where its head could be shot…

  • Shredder navigation to reduce getting stuck on corners, narrow spaces, and…

  • The speed at which the Shredder enters combat when taking damage and when in…

  • The number of parts on the Shredder that can be individually destroyed

  • Achievements are now enabled in the Epic store

  • Interactions now end correctly when performing a dodge roll

  • Interacting while holding items or deployables no longer causes arm twisting

  • Missiles no longer reverse course after passing a target and can correctly…

  • Sentinel

  • Surveyor

  • The number of simultaneous footstep sounds and increased their priority

  • Directional sound for ARC enemies

  • Tweaked the loudness of announcements in various Main Menu screens

  • Number of small audio bugfixes and polish

  • Various collision, geometry, VFX and texture fixes that address gaps in…

  • Security Lockers are now dynamically spawned across all maps instead of being…

  • Electromagnetic Storm: Lightning strikes sometimes leave behind a valuable item

  • The number of possible Great Mullein spawn locations across all maps

  • Dam Battlegrounds

  • Moved the Matriarch's spawn point in Dam Battlegrounds to an area that better…

  • Spaceport

  • Adjusted the locked room protection area in Container Storage on Spaceport to…

  • Blue Gate

  • Locked Gate map condition has been added.Adjusted map bounds near a ledge in…

  • Stella Montis

  • Some item and blueprint spawn rates in Stella Montis.Some breachable…

  • Wallet now shows your Cred soft cap (800)

  • Dev note: We decided to implement a cap so that players won't be able to fully…

  • For ranks up to Daredevil I, leaderboards now have a 3x promotion zone for the…

  • Depth of field amount is now scaled correctly depending on your resolution…

  • Input handling when the game window regains focus to avoid unexpected input…

  • Skill Tree

  • Effortless Roll skill now provides greater stamina cost reduction.The Calming…

  • A slight stamina cost has been added for entering a slide

  • Acceleration has been reduced when doing a dodge roll from a slide

  • Codex

  • Accuracy of tracking damage dealt in player stats.Field-crafted items now…

  • Console

  • PlayStation 5 controller button prompts with improved icons for Options and…

  • Customization

  • End of round

  • Further reduced the frequency of the end of round feedback survey pop up.Added…

  • Expedition Project

  • Inventory

  • In-game

  • Main Menu

  • Quests

  • Made pickups on the ground show icons if they are part of quests or tracked…

  • Settings

  • Store

  • Players will no longer see error messages when canceling purchases in the…

  • Social

  • Tooltips

  • Trials

  • Trials objectives now clearly indicate when they offer bonus conditions, such…

  • VOIP

  • Loot value in Epic key card rooms to better reflect their rarity

  • Expanded blueprint spawn locations to improve availability in areas that were…

  • Moved the Aphelion blueprint drop from the Matriarch to Stella Montis

  • Keys will no longer be removed from the safe pocket when using the Unload…

  • Playing an instrument now applies the 'Vibing Status' effect to nearby players

  • Setting integrated binoculars and integrated shield charger weight to be 0

  • Lighter ARC are now pushed back slightly when struck by melee attacks

  • Aiming-down-sights now resumes if it was interrupted while the aim button is…

  • Made the quest item ESR Analyzer easier to find in Buried City

  • Clarity of clues for the 'Marked for Death' quest

Fixed43

  • Various collision issues on maps

  • Picking up a Field Crate with a Trigger 'Nade attached could cause the…

  • Combining Snap Hook with ziplines or ladders could store momentum and propel…

  • The running animation could appear incorrect after a small drop when…

  • Deployables attached to enemies could cause them to launch or clip out of…

  • Bug where the Sentinel laser did not reach the targeted player over greater…

  • Bombardier projectiles could shoot through the Matriarch shield from the…

  • Gas, Stun, and Impulse Mines did not play their trigger sound or switch their…

  • Footsteps in metal stairs became very quiet when walking slowly

  • An issue with spawning logic which could cause players who were reconnecting…

  • An issue with the slope of the Raider Hatch that was too steep for downed…

  • Raider Caches not spawning during Prospecting Probes in some cases

  • Lootable containers and Supply Drops spawning inside terrain on The Dam and…

  • Doors could appear closed for some players despite being open

  • General crash fixes (including AMD crashes)

  • Bug that caused players to spawn on servers without their gear and in default…

  • The tutorial door breach could be canceled, preventing the cutscene from…

  • Players could continue breaching doors while downed

  • Accepting a Discord invite without having your account linked could fail to…

  • An issue that sometimes caused textures and meshes to flicker between higher…

  • Returning to the game after alt-tabbing could prevent movement and ability…

  • Traversal issue that blocked jumping/climbing in certain areas while crouched

  • Climbing ladders over open gaps could cause automatic detachment

  • You can now rotate your character in the customization screen. Also fixed an…

  • Closing the right-click menu in the inventory could reset focus to a different…

  • The climb prompt would not appear on a rooftop ladder in Blue Gate.Resolved an…

  • Discord friends could appear with an incorrect status after switching to…

  • Incorrect item tooltips of ARC stun duration.Tooltips now reposition to remain…

  • Bug where players would sometimes become unable to perform any actions if they…

  • Deadline could deal damage through walls

  • Deployables attached to enemies or buildable structures could cause sudden…

  • Cheater-compensation rewards could grant an integrated augment item

  • Bug where Flame Spray dealt too much damage to some ARC

  • Sticky throwables (Trigger 'Nade, Snap Blast Grenade, Lure Grenade)…

  • Bug with incorrectly calculated deployment range for deployable items

  • Mines could not be triggered through damage before they were armed

  • Fix for Rubber Ducks not being able to be placed into the Trinket slot on an…

  • Stowed weapons would not appear on the first spawn

  • An exploit allowing players to reload energy weapons without consuming ammo

  • An exploit that allowed shotguns to bypass the intended fire cooldown

  • Bug in the 'Greasing Her Palms' quest that let players accidentally trigger an…

  • Quest videos could trigger multiple times

  • Squad sharing incorrectly completed objectives that spawned quest specific…

Removed2

  • Disabled vaulting onto ARC Surveyors to prevent unintended launches when they…

  • The unsettling "mom?" from Speranza cantina ambient sound

Known issue2

  • Players with AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT will see a driver warning popup at startup…

  • If you have more items than fit in your stash, the value of the items that…

ARC Raiders Cold Snap Patch Notes 1.7.0 (version 1.7.0) is live for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox.

This update includes 20 additions, 76 changes, 43 fixes, 2 removals and 2 known issues. Highlights include Cold Snap Map Condition; Flickering Flames Event; New Free Raider Deck "Goalie" - coming on December 26.