ARC Raiders: Patch Notes zu Riven Tides - Das ändert sich mit Update 1.26.00

Update 1.26.0 for ARC Raiders is out now and brings a lot of new content for the Raiders and survivors in Speranza. What you can look forward to will be shown in our patch notes.

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What kind of update is this? ARC Raiders has released a huge patch after the release of Riven Tides, which is supposed to fix some bugs. The update was released on April 28, 2026, at 11:00 AM German time and was over 10 GB in size on Steam. You can find out what fixes you can expect in the ongoing article.

Important note: The patch notes were manually translated into German as they are only available in English. Some names and terms of items and weapons may therefore differ from the actual names in the game.

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Patch Notes in 1.26.00 – What’s changing

What do the patch notes say? In update 1.26.00, new content came to ARC Raiders, bringing a new enemy, map, and changes for the trials. We will now go through the official patch notes and list what is changing in German (source: arcraiders.com):

BALANCE CHANGES

WEAPON ECONOMY ADJUSTMENTS

The weapon economy is increasingly unbalanced. Players who engage intensively in PvP must make many difficult decisions regarding their weapons, while the friendliest players continually accumulate new weapons. The aim is to balance this out, so that all players face weapon wear and new options for combating this wear are introduced.

NEW FEATURE: REPAIR ON UPGRADE

Weapon upgrades become very expensive if you have to repair the weapon beforehand. This makes access to them less attractive than desired. To create more options for repairing weapons with low durability and improve the upgrade cycle:

When upgrading a weapon, 25% of its maximum durability is now repaired.

WEAPONS DOWN & DURABILITY

Embark is reducing the number of weapons found at the edges of the map to increase the value and excitement of high-level areas and locked rooms.

Embark is increasing the range of durability with which weapons can appear, while simultaneously reducing the average durability outside locked rooms. This should be easily balanced out by the new repair feature when upgrading.

Average durability of found weapons: 50 → 30

These changes mean that you can find weapons with only 15 durability at the edge, while you continue to find weapons with about 60 durability in locked rooms.

DURABILITY LOSS WHEN SHOT

Embark has heard the dissatisfaction that maintaining high-level weapons is very expensive compared to low-level ones. The team wants high-level weapons to have longer durability than low-level ones. Therefore, durability loss when shot will be adjusted accordingly:

Common weapons: +75% durability loss when shot
Uncommon weapons: +50% durability loss when shot
Rare weapons: +35% durability loss when shot
Epic weapons: -5% durability loss when shot
Legendary weapons: -10% durability loss when shot

WEAPON DURABILITY LOSS WHEN UNCONSCIOUS

Embark wants intense PvP to remain a viable play style for ARC Raiders. To adapt this play style to other ways of playing, weapon durability loss will be reduced by 50% when a player becomes unconscious.

Durability loss on weapons of unconscious players: -30% durability → -15% durability

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Comets have been removed from standard sessions on the Dam battlefields.
The number of fireflies on the dam battlefields has been significantly reduced.
The number of comets in the Buried City has been reduced.

Developer note: The addition of comets and fireflies slightly increased the difficulty in beginner sessions too much. To bring the gaming experience back to the desired level, we decided to reduce their number in the most affected sessions.

GAMEPLAY

Stella Montis

The distribution of Exodus recycling materials has been adjusted to distribute them more evenly across containers.

ITEMS

Evaporator Regulator

Stack size increased from 1 to 3

Trigger Grenade

Developer note: It is no longer possible to throw a new grenade while triggering an already thrown grenade at the same time. Instead, you must wait until the animations are complete. This should reduce the spamming of the trigger grenade by increasing the delay between grenades and effectively preventing the ability to light a second grenade prematurely with the first.
After throwing, a delay of 1 second has been added before the next throw/trigger action is possible.
After triggering, a delay of 1.3 seconds has been added before the next throw/trigger action is possible.

Photoelectric Cloak

The weight of the photoelectric cloak has been increased from 1 to 3 to better match its rarity/cost.
Increased energy consumption rate from 2.5/s to 10/s
Developer note: The photoelectric cloak was previously significantly too strong, especially regarding its duration. This change is meant to make its use more conscious. The strength of the cloak remains the same in the activated state, but you may now have to seek cover earlier or rethink your approach in heavily contested areas of ARC.

WEAPONS

Bettina Balancing

Developer note: The Bettina has been improved to match its rarity. Base damage and damage against ARC armor have been increased to maximize the benefit of each bullet. At the same time, the base fire rate has been reduced. The spread has been adjusted to allow longer bursts without loss of accuracy. The stack size of heavy ammunition has been increased to simplify carrying the required ammunition. These changes should make each shot more effective while also increasing the hit rate when controlling bursts well.

Base damage increased from 14 to 16
Base fire rate reduced from 285 to 235
Spread per shot reduced by about 40% (resulting in slower spread)
Spread recovery time improved by about 30%
Damage against ARC armor increased by about 33%

Heavy Ammunition

Stack size increased from 40 to 60

CONTENT AND BUG FIXES

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General

Targeting assistance now correctly targets limb joints and weak points of Bastion, Bombardier, Queen, and Matriarch.
A bug has been fixed that caused Vaporizer and ARC Surveyor patrols to only move after being alerted.
A bug has been fixed that caused ARC enemies not to respond to sounds from nearby breakthroughs.

Bastion

A bug has been fixed that made Bastion too accurate when switching targets mid-fight.

Vaporizer

Further maps and conditions added.

ANIMATION

Emotes

The emote system has been revamped so that even more emotes can now be played while running. Give it a try!

AUDIO

General

A potential crash related to voice output data has been fixed.
A bug has been fixed that caused the merchant’s voice output to trigger too frequently at the start of rounds.
The sound effects for cosmetic helmets have been updated.
A bug has been fixed that caused emote previews in the shop to play without voice output.
A bug has been fixed that caused footsteps to no longer play.
Footstep and impact sounds on different surfaces (e.g., bridges) have been corrected as the wrong surface sound was previously played.

Emotes

A bug has been fixed that caused target and emote sounds to continue playing or double after reconnecting to a game; audio output is now correctly stopped.

Voice chat

To enable clearer communication, an option for noise suppression has been added in voice chat.
A bug has been fixed that caused voice chat to drop after opening the platform user interface.

COSMETICS & CUSTOMIZATION

Character customization

A bug has been fixed that caused facial hair and face masks to be displayed incorrectly for a short time when switching faces or outfits.

GAMEPLAY

General

A bug has been fixed that allowed objects to be placed in extraction lifts before they opened.
A problem has been fixed that caused bullets to be fired from the wrong position when shot from rotating or moving objects (e.g., Rocketeer debris).
A problem has been fixed that allowed the “Death from Above” achievement to be completed by standing on destroyed Rocketeer parts.

Expedition

A problem has been fixed that caused players who signed up for an expedition to not depart at the scheduled time.
An option for a delayed departure has been introduced.

ITEMS

Binoculars

A problem has been fixed that caused the zoom levels of the binoculars not to function.

Zip Line

A problem has been fixed that caused entering a zip line from above to cause fall damage and push the player when hooking into the ground.
A problem has been fixed that made zip line anchors sometimes invisible after placement.

Vitaspray

A problem has been fixed that caused the simultaneous use of Vitaspray to heal oneself and others to increase the healing speed.
MAPS
The Blue Gate

MAPS

The Blue Gate

Fixed several environmental issues: corrected floating/penetrating objects.
Restored wind damage and detection of indoor and outdoor areas.
Fixed heavy culling near the church.
Fixed a spot where players could get stuck under an ARC wreck.
Fixed a problem where some supply stations were not interactive.

Buried City

Fixed spots where players could clip through walls, and fixed flickering on roofs.
Fixed a problem where some supply stations were not interactive.
Fixed a problem where players could take shield damage during the hurricane while in buildings.
Removed a problematic zip line in the Old Town.

Spaceport

Fixed spots where players could get stuck, improved collision detection near the launch towers, and fixed texture flickering.
Fixed a problem with multiple ladders in the trench that could catapult players high into the air.

Dam Battlegrounds

Diverse environmental errors have been fixed, including:
- A spot where you could get stuck near the cargo lift.
- Trees sticking through the wall.
- Floating grass.
- Misaligned cafeteria objects.
- Incorrect concrete materials.
Several common spots where players could get stuck have been fixed to improve navigation.

MOVEMENT

The movement speed in crouch mode is now limited to normal walking speed when using items.
A bug has been fixed that could trigger hard landings at incorrect times.

PERFORMANCE

Further general performance improvements.
Intel XeSS has been updated to SDK version 3.0.0.
The rubber band phenomenon when reaching the edge of the playing field has been reduced.

QUESTS

A bug has been fixed that caused eliminations with the seeker grenade not to count for the progress of the “Safe Path” quest.

SOCIAL

A popup will now appear when trying to use voice chat in a PlayStation Party, as both cannot be done at the same time.
The reasons for reporting are now presented more clearly instead of in a dropdown menu.

STABILITY

A server crash that could occur after rounds ended, especially when players disconnected and reconnected, has been fixed.
Issues with missing the expedition departure have been fixed that could cause the game to become unresponsive during loading or the character to be listed as missing. A rare crash that could occur when triggering visual or sound effects from certain items has been fixed. A crash that could occur with certain outfits has been fixed.

User Interface

General

Multi-selection in the inventory is now enabled by default on project screens.
The scrollbar design in the customization menu has been updated.
Challenge previews have been added to the practice area so you can review challenge details before starting.
Crafting suggestions now take precedence over recycling suggestions when collecting resources.
A bug has been fixed that caused “Ping target” to sometimes display the wrong message.

Expedition

The departure screen has been updated with a progress bar for your expedition quest and now provides information on catching up.
The login status is now on the left side of the main menu, and the number of displayed quests and achievements has been reduced.
The late departure notification now shows only the number of rewards and catch-up rewards.
The progress bar no longer shows the last step.
The login status widget in the menu has been moved and adjusted to the new carousel layout.
A bug has been fixed that caused the expedition screen to not switch to the last step after completing step 5, resulting in the departure view and skill point progress being missing.
A bug has been fixed that could display quest tracking in the map menu for players who had not started an expedition.
The text on the expedition explanation screen has been updated for better understanding. A countdown timer has been added to the departure confirmation prompt for expeditions, and the presentation has been improved.
The expedition screen now displays the timer for all steps to make progress clearer.
The “Expedition info” page now shows only expedition rewards and no longer skill points.
Step preview in expeditions activated.
The issue where expedition quest titles, descriptions, and objectives were not displayed correctly on the departure screen and tracker has been fixed.
The departure notification has been added, and the behavior of the expedition icon has been fixed.

Projects

A bug has been fixed that prevented using a controller in the project screen from returning to the reward preview after selecting the “Close” button.
The event preview now only shows the project button when the event is active and unlocked.
A bug has been fixed that could cause project objectives to appear selected in the preview of future or past steps in the project screen.
A bug has been fixed that could show an outdated step in the “Home” menu.

Inventory

An option to toggle the tooltip has been added to the “Inspect” tab in the inventory.
Surge Coil
The tooltip of the Surge Coil now correctly displays the actual range of the item (10m) instead of the previously incorrect number (75m).

Emote Wheel

All slots in the emote wheel can now be filled with any emotes.
A button has been added on the emote selection screen to reset the emote wheel to default settings.

Raider Hideout

A bug has been fixed that sometimes caused the weapon display not to account for all storage slots.
Workshop
A bug has been fixed that allowed the “Acquire Resources” menu to display suggestions from locked workshop stations.

Visual Effects

Bullet holes now correctly follow every hit moving object.
The popping of character clothing when changing camera distance has been reduced, improving consistency in movement and zoom.
The visual effect of the ARC Surveyor summoning the Surveyor has been improved.

KNOWN ISSUES

In rare cases, purchases on the customization screen may not work.
- Reopen the customization screen to fix the issue.
The Firefly may sometimes disappear after being disabled and drop an incendiary grenade.
In some rooms of the Hidden Bunker, shredders float to the ceiling.
The ARC may appear within the geometry on the dam.
The flying ARC may sometimes get stuck in idle.
The “Buy Raider Tokens” page may appear before switching between the inbox and profile page.
Player animations may be displayed incorrectly when the search for Baron Husk is interrupted.
The quest “On the Radar” may not be completed on Riven Tides.
Visual bug when viewing the “Crash Mat” in spectator mode.
The Leaper can jump through the turbine.
The event skin preview incorrectly displays event progress after the round.