ARC Raiders 1.13 Overview & Release Date

Huge update

Direct change

Why it matters

Rubber ducks

New duck variants. Stash ducks show in the hideout background.

Collectibles become a visible hideout detail.

Solo vs Squads

Level 40 toggle. +20% XP applies on extract or defeat.

Extra XP option with higher risk potential.

Trophy Display project

Long-term project with reward pages and strong rewards.

Progress track with valuable payout steps.

Bird City map condition

Buried City chimneys become loot containers with trinkets.

Rooftop routes gain value and activity.

New Epic Augments

Tactical Mark III Revival adds built-in defib. Looting Mark III Safekeeper adds a special safe pocket.

Revive utility and item protection become real choices.

New quests

New quests added, including “The League” style tasks.

More objectives with cosmetic rewards.

Party quality of life

Open party option. Squadmates can invite players.

Party setup becomes simpler during play.

Night raid lighting

Stella Montis night raids become darker due to lamp changes.

Visibility shifts, and night raids feel harsher.

ARC and Tick behavior

ARC movement improves. Tick grab gets a dodge-roll escape window.

Combat timing changes, with new escape moments.

Loot and blueprint economy

Blueprint container chances reduced in storm events and key locked content. Weapon cases roll higher-tier guns more often.

Some blueprints become rarer, and weapon cases gain value.

Fixes and anti-cheat

Extraction and wall exploits get fixed. Three-strike ban system starts with a 30-day ban.

Exploit pressure drops, and enforcement becomes stricter.

Player reports

Reported “shadow” changes include fire rate feel shifts and slower looting feel.

Meta talk grows, and looting tempo feels different.

Rubber Duck update part

Direct change

Result in raid and hideout

Classic duck look

Brighter yellow model

Faster spotting during loot checks

New duck variants

Arc Raiders patch 1.13 gentle duck alien duck plus other styles

More collection targets for stash runs

Hideout background link

Ducks in stash appear in the hideout background

Visible progress without extra steps

Collection value

More duck variety in the pool

Extra reason to keep ducks instead of selling fast

Rooftop chimneys part

Direct change

Direct reward

Direct note

Condition event

Bird City activates on Buried City

Chimneys become loot containers

Rooftops gain traffic

Chimney loot

Rooftop chimneys across the map

Trinkets plus crafting items

Some chimneys sit near nests

High value pulls

Rare trinket rolls

Lance tape, snow globes, magnetic accelerators

Loot value spikes on rare finds

Movement needs

Rooftop spacing and vertical gaps

Zip lines help the route

Snap hook helps reach hard roofs

XP gain

Chimneys count as containers

XP on open

Farm loop gives XP and loot

Mark III augment

Main feature

Limits that matter

Practical use

Tactical Mark III Revival

Built-in defib usable about once per 4 minutes

Light shields only, low healing passive, small slot count

Squad support in low aggression raids, with fast pickup value

Looting Mark III Safekeeper

Special safe pocket can hold any item, including weapons

Max loadout weight about 65, slots stay limited

Protect expensive weapon during travel, then pull it out for fights

Quest part

Where

What happens

Result

Quest start

Battlegrounds area

The League objectives become active

Quest tracking begins

Item hunt 1

Near water towers

Bicycle pump gets picked up

Interaction progress

Item hunt 2

Same local zone

Deflated football gets collected

Interaction progress

Photo task

Goalpost spot

Photo objective completes

Step completion

Reward angle

Quest rewards pool

Cosmetic style rewards show up in the set

Reason to run the chain

Other change

Direct change

Direct result

Shanny vendor item

Acoustic guitar can be bought once per reset for 70 cred

Fun utility item for hideout and raids

Matriarch and Queen armor parts

Chance for unique parts from armor pieces gets lowered

“Pop armor and leave” farming gets weaker

Weapon cases

Higher chance for higher tier weapons

Rare guns show up more often, with greens still common

Blueprint container pool

Container chance for condition blueprints gets lowered in storm, hidden bunker, and lock gate

Snap hook and other key blueprints become harder to farm

Exploit fixes

Out-of-bounds spots get addressed, and Seed Vault extraction glitch gets fixed

Fewer cheesy kills and fewer extraction abuses

Anti-che enforcement

Progressive strikes start at 30 days, then 60, then permanent

Repeat abuse gets heavier punishment over time

Player reports – fire rate feel

Reports of lower fire rate feel for Kettle and Ventor, plus Bleta mention

Weapon feel debate grows, with a possible bug angle

Player reports – looting speed

Item searching feels slower, and a skill passive bug gets suggested

Loot tempo feels slower in active runs

Raider hatches animation

Hatch animation returns to the older look

Extraction motion looks normal again