ARC Raiders Cold Snap update (1.7.0) patch notes

The Cold Snap update is now live in ARC Raiders, and v1.7.0 includes plenty of major changes that you’ll want to explore during the raids.

Much of the fresh content revolves around the Cold Snap event that will be running well into January. A permanent cold condition will be present across all maps, making it more challenging for you to survive the chill. However, Embark has also made some critical changes to how the gameplay worked in the previous versions of ARC Raiders.

Complete ARC Raiders 1.7.0 patch notes

As mentioned earlier, there are plenty of new additions in patch 1.7.0. Here’s a quick rundown of the patch highlights and what you can expect from the update.

• Cold Snap Map Condition
• Flickering Flames Event
• New Free Raider Deck “Goalie”  – coming on December 26
• New Quests and Items
• Expedition Departure Window
• Added Skill Tree Reset functionality.
• Added an option to toggle Aim Down Sights.
• Wallet now shows your Cred soft cap.
• Various festive items to get you into the holiday spirit.
• Moved the Aphelion blueprint drop from the Matriarch to Stella Montis.
• Added Raider Tool customization.
• Fixed various collision issues on maps.
• Improved Stella Montis spawn distance checks to address the issue of players spawning too close to each other.

Weapons and Balance Changes

Bettina

• Durability Burn Rate has been reduced from ~0.43% to ~0.17% per shot
  • In practice, it used to take about 12 full magazines to fully deplete durability, but now it takes 26 (also accounting for the increased magazine size).
• Base Magazine Size has been increased from 20 to 22
• Base Reload Time has been reduced from 5 to 4.5

Rattler

• Base Magazine Size has been increased from 10 to 12

Shredder

• Reduced the amount of knockback applied by weapons. Increased movement speed and turning responsiveness.
• Increased health of the Shredder’s head to prevent cases where its head could be shot off, leading to unintended behavior.
• Improved Shredder navigation to reduce getting stuck on corners, narrow spaces, and short obstacles.
• Increased the speed at which the Shredder enters combat when taking damage and when in close proximity to players.
• Increased the number of parts on the Shredder that can be individually destroyed.

Balance Changes

Bettina

• Durability Burn Rate has been reduced from ~0.43% to ~0.17% per shot
  • In practice, it used to take about 12 full magazines to fully deplete durability, but now it takes 26 (also accounting for the increased magazine size).
• Base Magazine Size has been increased from 20 to 22
• Base Reload Time has been reduced from 5 to 4.5

Rattler

• Base Magazine Size has been increased from 10 to 12

Shredder

• Reduced the amount of knockback applied by weapons. Increased movement speed and turning responsiveness.
• Increased health of the Shredder’s head to prevent cases where its head could be shot off, leading to unintended behavior.
• Improved Shredder navigation to reduce getting stuck on corners, narrow spaces, and short obstacles.
• Increased the speed at which the Shredder enters combat when taking damage and when in close proximity to players.
• Increased the number of parts on the Shredder that can be individually destroyed.

There is plenty of content and bug fixes in this patch that you can find in the full notes.