Updates

Latest changes from topside.

Dates that matter

Sep 8
Update 1.45.0 and Expedition 5 open
Raider Project "Ascending the Mountain", Unreal Engine 5.7, optional quest resets for Expeditions, and the start of Cred's retirement.
Sep 22
Update 1.47.0
Riposta color variants, fixes, and a fair-play update. Trials paused until October 8.
Sep 23–24
Frozen Trail First Look and the PvE test announcement
Details below.
Sep 28
Reward Passes explained
The Frozen Trail Reward Pass has 60 levels with a Free and a Premium track; the Premium pass costs 1,150 Raider Tokens. Progression
Sep 29
Expedition 5 departed
Sign-ups closed at 08:00 UTC, with no Last Call. It's the last Expedition until early 2027. Details
Sep 30
An update on anti-cheat
Permanent bans for known cheat programs, wider hardware bans coming. What Embark said
Oct 2
Free play weekend announced
October 8 to 12 on Steam, Xbox and PlayStation. Details
Oct 8
Frozen Trail
Pendola Pass, the Frigate, the Outpost, amplified weapons, a skill tree rework and the Reward Pass. Cred expires, and the Rubber Duck inbox message stops being sent. The free play weekend starts at 09:00 UTC.
Oct 13–20
PvE toggle test
PvE-only matchmaking for one week. How it works

October 8–12

ARC Raiders is free to play on Steam, Xbox and PlayStation from October 8 at 09:00 UTC to October 12 at 08:00 UTC, the same time Frozen Trail launches.
You get the full game. New players can reach the new map, Pendola Pass, by teaming up with players who have already unlocked it.
You need an Embark ID account (13 or older), a platform account and acceptance of the Embark Terms of Service. The announcement says nothing about discounts or what happens to your progress afterwards.

September 30

Permanent bans are now standard for all known cheat programs, with no warnings. Licenses tied to banned copies are restricted, and accounts linked to a banned copy are banned too.
Embark lowered the threshold for hardware bans and is working to widen them later in 2026.
Embark reports that five days after it detected queue teaming, 85% fewer players were doing it, and spoiled raids fell from about 1 in 50 to 1 in 300 with no meaningful effect on queue times.
It is testing the Elytra anti-cheat system in THE FINALS and plans to test it in ARC Raiders.

October 8

New map, Pendola Pass, and the Frigate, a boardable ARC vessel. Maps
New ARC: the Bully, the Skulker and the Hydra turret. Machines
The Outpost, a Raider Den extension with a Research Workstation that unlocks amplified weapons (a fifth quality level for 15 guns). Workshop
New gear: the Stiletto rifle, the Bantam revolver, the Grappling Hook, the Tether Launcher, the Yank Grenade, a Camera and Weapon Stencils. Gear
Progression: a skill tree rework, new questlines, a new map condition, and the Reward Pass (Free, Premium, and a free Legacy Pass that keeps your Raider Deck progress). Progression

October 13–20

Switch between normal PvPvE and PvE-only sessions with no player damage. Solos, duos and trios can share a PvE session.
PvE loot is worth less overall, and PvPvE gets slightly better baseline loot during the test to balance it out. Your PvPvE matchmaking rating isn't affected.
Night Raids, Hidden Bunker, Locked Gate and the Frigate are excluded from PvE.
The toggle is removed after the test. Embark calls it a serious look at PvE, not a promise.

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