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The latest live update for ARC Raiders is starting a new in-game event called Forgotten Relics along with a new project and a long-awaited change to how free loads will work. For many long-time fans, freeloading has been a thorn in the side of players as it essentially removes the risk of losing gear, allowing the user to jump into a match at the cost of having to start with inferior gear. Without risk, some ARC Raiders players use it as an opportunity to troll others, as there is no risk or downside to dying.
As part of ARC Raiders latest update, Embark Studios finally addresses the freeloading controversy. For a limited time, Night Raid and Close Scrutiny map conditions will have the free loadout options disabled, meaning players will have to risk their own gear if they want to participate in scenarios that have better loot. Embark confirms that this is only a limited test that may be expanded over time. While it may not be on the global scale that many wanted, this could be a first step for the game, as Embark will likely be looking very closely at feedback and player data.
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ARC Raiders Update 1.33.0 Patch Notes
Patch Highlights
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Fixed unexpected behaviors when aiming down sights that affected aiming accuracy with some weapons.
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Players will no longer occasionally fall through the map when stepping on Fireballs and Pop parts.
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Knocked out players do not prevent Barricades from expanding after deployment.
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The Rocketeer now drops Launcher Ammo instead of Heavy Ammo.
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Ermal's available offers now display stack sizes correctly, such as “Raider Tokens x25”.
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Messages now play correctly when prompting for extraction.
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Fixed barricade kits do not play sound when dismounted.
CONTENT AND BUGS
GENERAL
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Fixed unexpected behaviors when aiming down sights that affected aiming accuracy with some weapons.
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Players will no longer occasionally fall through the map when stepping on Fireballs and Pop parts.
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Fixed an issue where mission objectives could rarely be activated out of order, causing later stages to appear before they were intended.
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Fixed damage tracking for expeditions so that it excludes damage done by party members.
ANIMATION
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Fixed a case where your Raider could briefly T-pose when moving backwards right after a sprint Dodge Roll.
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Fixed an issue where long weapons could detach and appear behind the player when switching weapons by vault; equip and remove animations now play correctly.
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The Sandveil outfit no longer stretches unnaturally around the neck and shoulders.
ARC
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The Rocketeer now drops Launcher Ammo instead of Heavy Ammo.
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Fixed an issue where Firefly would sometimes drop an incendiary grenade without being destroyed.
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Queen & Matriarch can now successfully plant their feet on more varied terrain, in addition to being able to stand on moving surfaces.
AUDIO
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Messages now play correctly when prompting for extraction.
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Fixed Barricade Kit not playing sound when dismounted.
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Improved sounds for Raider caches to make them easier to find.
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Adjusted footstep volumes for standing still, walking, crouching, running, and running; increased metal shot volume for clearer movement sounds.
MAPS
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The player can no longer fall through the map by walking near the wall of the Pilgrim's Peak building.
SOCIAL
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Adding friends outside the game now updates their in-game presence if they own it.
UI
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Ermal's available offers now display stack sizes correctly, such as “Raider Tokens x25”.
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Added shortcuts to the inventory action menu: Sell, Recycle, Repair (gamepad only), Salvage and Drop.
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Fixed an issue where selecting Upgrade on one weapon could unlock another weapon when handling large inventories.
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Fixed an issue where the expedition's damage tracker would not display an accurate damage number for players once they had been dealt a significant amount of damage.
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Updated the free load warning to properly account for replenishing item stacks when checking available inventory space.
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Fixed an issue where merging stacks in the inventory could not be replenished with overflowing items.
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The current load is no longer cleared when selecting Free Load until a round has been played.
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When completed, the inventory screen now correctly displays the free load instead of an empty inventory.
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Fixed health and armor bar jitter during healing.
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Opening the console menu on PS5/Xbox while matchmaking will cause the matchmaking to be interrupted.
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In-game countdowns for Map Conditions will now only be visible 60 minutes before the conditions go live.
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- Dev notes: In addition to this visual change, we are actively investigating improvements to the map conditions based on your feedback, including separate schedules for different time zones for better coverage. If you are interested in checking which map conditions will be live throughout the day and when, you can always check the schedule at https://arraiders.com/map-conditions.
BENEFIT
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Knocked out players do not prevent Barricade Kits from expanding after deployment.
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Fixed an issue where the healing cloud from the Tactical Mk.3 Healing augment could revive DBNO players.
- Released
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30 October 2025
- ESRB
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Teen/Violence, Blood, In-Game Purchases, User Interact
