Embark Studios launched the 1.39 update for the extraction adventure ARC Raiders with matchmaking improvements and a collab with The Finals.
The update includes Embark’s cross-game summer celebration with The Finals, the competitive multiplayer game launched by Embark in 2023.
It also adds the new ‘Dweller Set’ to the store rotation and additional quality of life improvements and bug fixes.
Highlights of the 1.39 live update
Matchmaking improvements will be tested over the next three weeks, starting from today. The matchmaking changes follow on from earlier matchmaking improvements made on May 20, which reduced the matchmaking impact of defensive actions.
This means that if another raider initiates combat with you in an ambush or other situation, you’re free to defend youself without worrying that you’ll be placed into future games with player killers. ARC Raiders started out with a vibe of player cooperation against ARCs, or environmental enemies in the game, rather than combat between human players.
Following positive player feedback on those earlier adjustments, this will now be extended so that only the PvP fights players choose to initiate will impact their playstyle estimate, while defensive actions will have no influence at all on playstyle estimate.
The team will continue to collect and monitor player feedback throughout the trial period. More information, including a player survey to share feedback, can be found in the patch notes here.
Embark Summer Celebration: Embark continues to celebrate summer across worlds with both ARC Raiders and The Finals. Through July 30, players can complete a set of contracts in The Finals to unlock the Azimuth outfit and Archeologist backpack bundle in ARC Raiders.
Then, from July 30 through August 20, players who log 3 hours in ARC Raiders will earn the Azimuth Bundle in The Finals.
And ARC Raiders will have a new cosmetic, The Dweller Set. It’s available in the in-game store rotation, the Set includes the Dweller outfit as well as additional cosmetic items.