ARC Raiders Update 1.4.0 Fixes Door and Weapon Exploits

Embark Studios released update 1.4.0 for its popular extraction shooter ARC Raiders on November 27, addressing key exploits that had frustrated players and disrupted fair play across all maps.

The patch primarily targets two prominent glitches. One allowed players to clip through locked doors without using required keycards, granting unauthorized access to high-tier loot hidden in restricted areas. Developers implemented mitigation mechanisms to prevent such intrusions, including a consequence that inflicts damage on offenders attempting to glitch through barriers. This change applies universally to locked rooms, ensuring that accessing valuable resources demands the intended effort and strategy. Social media clips had previously showcased squads exploiting the vulnerability, with one player passing through a wall to open the door from inside, allowing the group to bypass keys entirely.

Another fix eliminates a weapon-handling exploit where players swapped to a quick-use item and back to accelerate their rate of fire beyond normal limits. This adjustment promotes balanced shootouts in the game's PvPvE encounters, where human raiders compete against robotic ARC enemies and each...