ARC Raiders Update 2.2 Is Rolling Out With the Wreck Set and New Fixes

The update adjusts Hydra targeting and Grappling Hook movement, while a survey about the completed PvE beta will begin October 22.

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ARC Raiders Update 2.2 is rolling out now with the Wreck Set and fixes for issues across combat, movement, maps, audio, and stability. Players need to restart the game to download it, according to the Steam announcement.

The PvE beta has ended, and Embark is asking players to share how it compared with their usual raids and how the test affected the standard PvPvE experience. A survey will go to a representative sample of players starting October 22, as outlined in Embark’s PvE test update.

ARC Raiders Update 2.2 Patch Notes

Content and Bug Fixes

Animation

General

Fixed an issue where the wind animations would not play on the Frigate.
Fixed an issue where the Vault Spring jump animation sometimes failed to play.
Fixed an issue where Selfie Emotes could appear distorted while moving.

Grappling Hook

Fixed an issue where swapping to a weapon immediately after throwing the Grappling Hook could cause weapon animations to break.
Polished climbing rope swing animations for smoother transitions when climbing up and jumping off.
The Grappling Hook throw animations now follow your up/down aim correctly, and the dodge roll animation while attached has been smoothed to prevent visual popping.

Audio

General

Fixed audio when opening and searching loot containers on the Frigate and inside the Emperor.
Tuned distance and air absorption for Frigate engine and Frigate Cannon audio to improve balance over range.
Adjusted blunt damage and debris impact sounds to be louder and scale properly.
Fixed missing looting sounds on Transmitter Debris objects.
Adjusted Bombardier mortar firing audio to reduce overly loud, close-sounding effects at long distances.
Polished Cassio’s and Celeste’s voice lines for improved clarity and consistency.
Added voice responses for the Cowboy emote.

Ballistic Gondola

Fixed an issue where Ballistic Gondola engine audio could drop out during takeoff, ensuring continuous rocket sound.
Extended the Ballistic Gondola takeoff preparation sound to prevent it from cutting off when multiple players board in sequence.
Added distant variations of Ballistic Gondola boarding and takeoff alarms to improve audio positioning and distance cues.
Polished Ballistic Gondola door interaction sounds and fixed an issue where the door open sound could play twice when entering and exiting.

ARC

Fixed an issue where certain ARC could be more accurate than intended against sliding players; their aim now correctly accounts for sliding targets.
Fixed an issue where the Hydra’s weapons wouldn’t spread to different targets as often as intended. We’ve increased the base damage to compensate for this corrected targeting behavior, ensuring its overall threat level remains competitive. We’ve also addressed an issue where it struggled to hit close-range targets.
ARC will now react to Gondola Transceivers being interacted with.

Gameplay

Frigate

Fixed an issue where players could be ejected from the cargo while it was falling from the Frigate.
Fixed an issue where you could be instantly knocked out when riding on the side of a Frigate cargo drop. Being crushed now only applies at the landing point, and riders inside.
Fixed an issue where Raiders riding on a Frigate cargo drop could be burned during descent; thruster heat now only affects areas near landing.

Emperor

Fixed an issue where moving platforms inside the Emperor could become out of sync, improving reliability when riding or crossing them.

Items

General

Fixed an issue where Tether Launchers could not be repaired in-round.
Fixed an issue where the Geometric Fabric Chair Design blueprint was not granted after consuming it.

Grappling Hook

Improved the experience of rappeling to the ground with the Grappling Hook.
Improved auto-vaulting from Grappling Hook, made the wall detection more reliable and work more consistent on steep slopes.
Improved swing and rope-climb entry near the ground:
- Climbing continues briefly when starting a climb from the ground.
- Velocity toward the rope is preserved, so jumping from the ground carries into a climb.
- Attaching to a rope on a steep slope now enters the wall-climb state.
- Fixed unintended landing when climbing beneath an overhead rope.

Maps

General

Increased the spawn consistency of ARC Turbines in Buried City, Riven Tides, Blue Gate and Spaceport; in sessions where they previously only had a chance of spawning, they should now instead spawn in an overwhelming majority of, if not all, sessions.
Fixed visual culling on Frigate lighting scenarios in Buried City, Spaceport, Blue Gate, and Adjusted map boundaries near the Emperor to prevent players from clipping out of bounds.
Fixed some issues with the coverage of the compaction killboxes inside the Emperor.

Pendola Pass

Fixed a collision issue that could cause players to get stuck inside the Fallen Emperor.
Increased the enemy presence slightly.
Improved lighting and reflections to enhance visual clarity across multiple weather scenarios.
Fixed an issue with a Ballistic Gondola navigating through the Secure Communications Mast.
Fixed floating objects, vegetation and snow clipping through walls.
Fixed multiple locations where players could get stuck or fall through the terrain.

Dam Battlegrounds

Removed ARC Turbine spawns from standard sessions and most minor map conditions. In the remaining conditions, they should now spawn in an overwhelming majority of, if not all, sessions.

Stella Montis

Improved lighting and reflections to enhance visual clarity and consistency across time-of-day scenarios.

Movement

Jumping off the wall during a Wall Run now requires holding backward to activate to help avoid triggering it accidentally.
Enabled interactions from wall climbing to allow transitioning into ladders and ziplines.

Performance

Reduced memory usage from loot spawning systems to improve overall stability during rounds.
Optimized the Frigate entry sequence.

Quest

“To the Skies” can be completed on any map no matter where progress has been made, players only need to complete the installation in one location to complete the quest.
“Belly of the Beast” optional objective now requires the correct item as described in the objective text.

Stability

Reduced memory usage in Frigate interiors to address rare crashes when exploring the cargo hold.
Improved stability in the Frigate by fixing a memory issue that could lead to crashes when moving through its interior.

UI

General

Polished Main Menu lighting and reflections for improved visuals.
Removed the Expedition Vault tab and related offer.

Quest

Fixed an issue where focus could be lost when navigating the quest tracker with a gamepad.

Reward Pass

Fixed an old Cred icon showing up in character customization for Reward Pass rewards.
Feats rebalance: We’ve added new Feats, removed some existing ones, and rebalanced others to create a smoother experience and better progression through the Reward Pass.

Outpost

Fixed an issue where the Workshop screen could appear broken if the basic workbench was placed in the last available Outpost slot.
Your Raider is now hidden when inspecting or decorating furniture and when viewing a bench’s Generator screen, preventing the camera from being blocked.
The camera rotation, in the Inspect/Decorate view, now requires holding the left mouse button; right mouse drags no longer adjust the camera pitch.
Fixed an issue where the Inspect/Decorate camera could fade to black when orbiting near walls.

Skill Tree

Node tooltips now show how many levels there are for a skill. Visible as long as the node has not been reached.
Changed wording from ‘Add Skill Point’ to ‘Spend Point’ to minimize confusion.

Weapon Amplification

Updated the Weapon Bench upgrade tab: the button for amplified weapons now reads “Amplify” instead of “Ascend”.

VFX

Fixed a visual issue where the Aphelion’s beam effect could appear cut off.
Improved explosion impact marks with higher-resolution visuals for clearer craters.
Fixed an issue where the smoke from firing a weapon could disappear under certain circumstances.

Known Issues

The Raider Tool has the default skin even when other skins are equipped.
Extracting with partial progress of ‘To The Skies’ quest may result in an inability to complete it.
‘When Everything Falls’ – some quest objectives, such as “Photograph Port A” may not complete for some players.
In some instances, if players lose or sell quest items, such as the Equatorial Sundial needed for ‘Clean Hands’, the quest cannot be completed.
Players can still die after entering the Ballistic Gondola if they are downed and very close to being knocked out.
Some XBOX players may experience instability or crashes.
The Grapple Hook can, in rare instances, cause the player using it to be thrown upwards at high speed.
The Grapple Hook cannot be thrown while inside of the Matriarch’s shield.
ARC Reclaimers can occasionally fail to dock on the appropriate spot on the Frigate.

Which Update 2.2 fix stands out most for your raids? Follow along as the PvE test feedback comes in on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam, and Telegram.

ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure, set in a lethal future earth, ravaged by a mysterious mechanized threat known as ARC. Enlist as a Raider and scavenge the surface to thrive in a desolate world. But beware of the machines. Beware of Raiders preying on others.

ARC Raiders blends the tension from extraction shooters with atmospheric settings from the adventure genre. Lurking threats—from deadly machines to other Raiders—create a constant ebb and flow of intensity, where every moment is charged with the thrill of high stakes. Extract valuable loot and explore the unfolding mysteries of a vibrant, lethal world.

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