Arc Raiders Patch Notes Include Venator Nerf And A Duck Surprise

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Embark Studios has published the details for the newest Arc Raiders update. It includes changes to the game’s maps, a reduction in the power of the Venator enemy, and adjustments to how ammunition works. Plus, there’s a nice bonus for players who collect ducks in the game!

This Arc Raiders update primarily focuses on rebalancing the Venator pistol, which was proving too strong. The developers noticed that a fully upgraded Venator could defeat entire teams using close-combat weapons. To address this, they’ve reduced how much the fire rate increases with upgrades and made the gun heavier. Previously weighing 2 units, the Venator now weighs 5, bringing it in line with other pistols in the game.

The latest update includes a significant change to the Deadline mine, a popular item players used to defeat tough enemies. The developers felt it was too effective, so they’ve made it harder to get. The price to buy a Deadline mine has increased substantially, it now requires more materials to craft, and fewer will be available from traders.

This update includes several map improvements. On the Dam Battlegrounds map, players will no longer get stuck in the elevator shaft of the Dam Control Tower. The new Stella Montis map has also been adjusted to fix spawn points, collision problems, and a specific spot at the train station where players could become trapped.

Finally, there’s a nice bonus for players who collect ducks! The update’s notes include a picture showing lots of ducks, suggesting you can now show off a larger collection in your personal den.

This update also includes several smaller improvements and bug fixes. You can find the complete list of changes in the Arc Raiders patch notes for version 1.3.0, available below.

Arc Raiders has expanded with the Stella Montis map and a challenging new enemy called the Shredder, which has already defeated over 2.2 million players.

Balance Changes

Items:

Deadline

  • Buy value: From 8,100 to 15,000 Coins
  • Sell value: From 3,000 to 5,000 Coins
  • Crafting:
    • Old: 2 Explosive compound + 1 Synthesized fuel
    • New: 3 Explosive compound + 2 ARC Circuitry
  • Deadline trader stock: From 3 to 1

Power cell

  • Sell value: From 640 to 270 Coins

Launcher ammo

  • Buy value:
    • Old: 10 launcher ammo for 6,000 Coins
    • New: 6 launcher ammo for 4,500 Coins
  • Sell value: From 200 to 250
  • Crafting:
    • Old: 6 launcher ammo for 4 Metal parts + 1 Explosive Compound
    • New: 6 launcher ammo for 1 ARC Motion Core + 2 Crude Explosives
  • Launcher ammo crafting is available at the Workbench without needing a blueprint.

Venator

We’ve noticed the fully upgraded Venator pistol is currently too powerful, sometimes defeating entire teams at close range. To address this, we’re slightly reducing its fire rate from upgrades, but keeping its damage and accuracy the same. This should encourage more precise shooting instead of just rapidly firing. We’ve also adjusted the pistol’s weight to match our other pistols, as players correctly pointed out it was off.

  • Reduced Fire-rate gained from upgrades from 22/44/60% to 13/26/40%.
  • Increased Weight from 2 to 5.

Explosive Damage

We’ve made some adjustments to how explosives work. Previously, they were damaging too many parts of enemies at once, which meant weapons like the Hullcracker could destroy larger drones faster than intended. We’ve made explosive damage more consistent and rebalanced the Hullcracker to work with these changes. Now, using the Hullcracker will require a little more accuracy to get the same level of damage, but it will still be effective when aimed well.

  • Rebalanced explosive damage against ARC for a more consistent experience.
  • Explosions on smaller enemies, e.g. Turrets are largely unaffected.
  • Explosions on larger sized enemies, e.g. Bastion will typically deal a bit less damage.

Content and Bug Fixes

ARC

  • Fixed a bug where ARC could call down reinforcements outside the map.
  • Shredder
    • Shredder will now detect and move more reliably towards Lure Grenades.
    • Shredder movement and handling updated: slightly reduced turn speed, improved braking, stiffer suspension, and more consistent reactions to impacts for steadier behavior in combat.
    • Improved Shredder navigation to prevent it from getting stuck on corners when moving toward the player.

Audio

  • Reduced volume attenuation for explosion tinnitus and concussion effects to improve clarity.

Maps

  • Barricades can no longer be placed overlapping your character, preventing clipping through walls and access to locked rooms.
  • The Dam Battlegrounds
    • Fixed an issue where players would get stuck in the Dam Control Tower elevator shaft.
  • Spaceport
    • Added collision to the staircase walls and ceiling in the Hidden Bunker on Spaceport.
    • Fixed an issue where players could enter the wall near the Launch Tower ramp on Spaceport, preventing unfair ambushes.
    • Fixed an issue where players could access the locked room on the Control Tower without a key.
  • Blue Gate
    • Fixed railing props on Blue Gate that mistakenly blocked bullets; shots now pass through as expected.
  • Stella Montis
    • Fixed a collision issue on Stella Montis near the Train Station that could cause players to fall through the terrain.
    • Fixed a location in Stella Montis Train Station where players could get stuck.
    • Removed two player spawns on Stella Montis that were too close to ARC spawn areas.
    • Fixed missing visibility collision on walls in the Business Center area of Stella Montis that allowed shots to pass through.

Miscellaneous

  • Fixed a crash when using Raider Voice (proximity chat) on PCs without AVX2 support.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when surrendering after reconnecting to a session.
  • Fixed an issue where scavenging parts from the Shredder could leave behind invisible collisions.
  • Fixed an issue where the Trials weekly rollover could display an outdated rank; the celebration now reflects the correct current rank and the UI remains accurate during the cooldown period.
  • Your Raider Den has been ducked out.

Movement

  • Improved enemy ground detection to better handle steep surfaces, reducing erratic movement when traversing angled terrain.

Weapons

  • Aphelion
    • Fixed an issue where Aphelion tracers could become excessively bright at distance, reducing visibility for the player being shot at.
    • Increased Aphelion blueprint drop rates.
  • Stitcher
    • Corrected player facing stats for the Stitcher, showing incorrect scaling of reload time across upgrade levels.

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2025-11-20 19:43