ARC Raiders 1.36.0 gives solo, duo, and trio runs their own matchmaking track

The update also adds the ARC Raiders x THE FINALS crossover, boosts ARC Turbine loot, and starts automatic refunds for Bog Walker color unlocks.

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ARC Raiders 1.36.0 gives solo, duo, and trio runs their own matchmaking track

Embark Studios pushed Live Update 1.36.0 for ARC Raiders on July 7, and the main change is a cleaner split for Solo, Duo, and Trio matchmaking. The studio says each squad size now keeps its own playstyle history, which should keep one mode from bleeding into another when you switch up your group.

The update also ties into Expedition 4 and Trials Season 5, while adding an ARC Raiders x THE FINALS crossover. Complete a set of Contracts in THE FINALS and you will unlock the Azimuth outfit and Archeologist backpack bundle in ARC Raiders from July 9 at 3 p.m. CEST through July 30 at 3 p.m. CEST, then the reward direction flips the other way around.

On fair play, Embark says its May fair-play update and the 1.33.0 anti-cheat notes have led into a full Denuvo Anti-Cheat rollout that is now enforced for all players. The studio also says it is still watching lower FPS reports on PC and crash reports on Xbox, especially on Series S.

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A smaller cosmetic fix lands too. Anyone who paid extra Raider Tokens to unlock the Bog Walker set’s new colors will get refunds over the next few days, and Embark says the process should run automatically. The patch also bumps ARC Turbine loot, tightens up map collision, and cleans up a long list of UI, quest, social, and item issues.

Patch Notes

The biggest changes in Live Update 1.36.0 are the squad-size matchmaking split, the THE FINALS crossover, and the continued work on anti-cheat and duplication issues. The rest of the patch covers loot tuning, cosmetics, map fixes, and a broad set of quality-of-life fixes.

What’s New?

Expedition 4 – Zenith Outfit
Trials Season 5 – Scorta Outfit
Solo, Duo, and Trio Matchmaking
ARC Raiders & THE FINALS Crossover
Store Update – The Triumph Set
Store Redesign

Solo, Duo, and Trio Matchmaking

Following your feedback on the Matchmaking survey published in May, we have implemented one of the most requested matchmaking features:

We now track your playstyle separately for Solo, Duo, and Trio rounds, and match you accordingly.

Say you are a friendly solo player, but your two squadmates always want to dominate in trios PvP. Before, being friendly solo could push you into more cooperative trio rounds, and playing PvP-focused in a trio could push you into more PvP-focused solo rounds – so changing squad size meant matchmaking took a bit to adjust.

Now, there’s no overlap. You’ll be able to go from friendly questing and plant-picking in Solo rounds to adrenaline-fueled PvP Trio games (if that’s how you usually play in those respective cases), by simply changing your squad size. The same holds for Duo – all three are tracked on their own.

ARC Raiders & THE FINALS Crossover

Complete a set of Contracts in THE FINALS and unlock the Azimuth outfit and Archeologist backpack bundle in ARC Raiders. Inspired by explorers, Raiders, and Contestants who dare to chase new horizons beyond the stratosphere.

This promotion is available from July 9th 3pm CEST until July 30th 3pm CEST before we flip it around, letting you earn the Azimuth bundle in THE FINALS by playing ARC Raiders.

See you in the Arena… and The Rust Belt!

Bug Fixes & 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.

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.

Evolving “No Free Loadouts”

Sometimes, going into a high-value map condition and encountering raiders with free kits can also feel unfair. Since 1.33.0, we have introduced the experimental “No Free Loadout” requirement for Night Raid and Close Scrutiny. We’ve seen your reactions, and we’re taking your feedback into account.

We are looking into expanding “No Free Loadout” to more map conditions and investigating other opportunities to further improve the experience overall. We really appreciate the feedback you have been sharing in the survey from last week and we will keep you in the loop once we have new changes for you to try.

What’s Next?

There is yet more work to be done, of course. When we can, we want to share more of our progress on all of these initiatives. As you may have noticed, you now receive an in-game Action Notice when we’ve taken action against someone you reported. We’re also continuing to compensate for loot lost to cheaters, regardless of whether you reported them or not.

These are separate parts of the same system. We will continue to provide progress updates when we can, and we’re thankful for your efforts in reporting and informing us about unlawful behavior.

See you Topside,

//Ossen

and The ARC Raiders Team

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Source: Steam