The time has arrived for another Arc Raiders update, and Embark has certainly delivered. Today’s patch, version 1.6.0, is among the smallest the game has received so far, focusing almost exclusively on disabling map exploits.
Perhaps more important than the patch itself, however, is the announcement the developer made around it.
Starting off with patch 1.6.0, it takes out a particular zipline on Stella Montis, the game’s most recent addition ot the map roster. Some players used said zipline to get out of bounds, something the game has been battling on several of its maps.
On Blue Gate, the patch fixes a collision issue that allowed players to vault through a wall, and fall to their death. The map fixes continue with another on Spaceport Launch Tower, which takes out a gap in collision that players have been able to shoot through.
The last change in this update affects gameplay feel around Arc enemies. Certain materials in the game’s world weren’t blocking their vision – or fire – when they should have, and this has now been fixed.
Alongside today’s patch, Embark also announced that going forward, we’re going to see fewer patches for Arc Raiders. The game has been getting updates almost every Thursday since it launched in late October.
Now that most of the major problems have been fixed, the studio is shifting to a slower patching cadence. Critical fixes will still be issued as soon as they’re developed, but don’t expect a patch each week going forward.
Embark also revealed that patch releases and in-game store rotations will now occur on Tuesdays. You should also expect the next few weeks to be quiet, as members of the team go on holiday breaks.
But, before everyone goes away, the game is going to get one more big update. The last item on Arc Raiders’ roadmap, revealed in early November, is the Cold Snap event. This is on track for Tuesday, bringing some new content alongside a few other fixes.