Arc Raiders – North Line Update: Full Patch Notes

The first major update for Arc Raiders, titled North Line, has officially arrived—bringing a new region, fresh enemy types, powerful equipment, and extensive gameplay improvements.

Following its long-awaited 1.0 launch on October 30, 2025, Arc Raiders quickly became both a critical and commercial triumph. With its standout gunplay, dynamic PvPvE design, and immersive world, it earned recognition as 2025’s top shooter. Yet launch was only the beginning of this evolving extraction experience.

Just two weeks later, the game’s first content-heavy expansion is live. Below is the complete breakdown of everything included.

📅 North Line Update Release Timing

The North Line update launched on Thursday, November 13, going live at:

• 1:30 AM PT
• 4:30 AM ET
• 9:30 AM GMT

🌄 New Region – Stella Montis

The headline addition is the Stella Montis region, crafted specifically for high-level, well-equipped players. This zone is brutally challenging and absolutely not intended for newcomers.

Accessing it requires community cooperation through the Breaking New Ground global event, which begins immediately as the update rolls out.

Breaking New Ground Event

Players earn a new currency called Merits, and once the community accumulates enough, the Stella Montis map unlocks for everyone.

Inside Stella Montis, players can expect:

• A brand-new ARC enemy type
• Fresh high-tier rewards
• Hidden blueprints and gameplay items

“Raiders who complete its challenges will recover rare resources, new gameplay items, and potential weapon blueprints hidden in the ruins, revealing the next step in the struggle to reclaim the surface.”

⚔️ New Enemy Types

The update introduces two powerful ARC enemies, designed to challenge even the most seasoned Raiders.

🟥 The Matriarch

A massive “hulking ARC” that makes the Queen look tame by comparison. This is a top-tier threat requiring precision and coordination.

🟦 The Shredder

Exclusive to Stella Montis, this ARC is built for intense close-quarters engagements—with its full behavior still left for players to discover firsthand.

New Weapons & Equipment

No major update is complete without new gear. At minimum, players can now acquire the Aphelion Rifle, though more unlockables may be tucked away inside Stella Montis.

Confirmed New Gameplay Items

• Aphelion Rifle
• Trailblazer Grenade
• Seeker Grenade
• Pulse Mine, Deadline Mine, Gas Mine

📘 Arc Raiders Update 1.2.0 – Patch Notes

⭐ Patch Highlights

• Reduced movement latency to address “desync,” such as taking damage after moving into cover.
• Fixed quest issues involving multi-step or multi-item objectives within a single round.
• Corrected numerous achievement bugs.Single-objective achievements must be redone.
• Multi-objective achievements require only partial progress.
• Improved hit feedback—reduced delay between shooting ARC targets and seeing impact effects.
• Fixed multiple terrain fall-through locations.

Balance Adjustments

Items

Wolfpack

• Cost: 3,000 → 5,000 Coins
• Crafting:Before: 2 Refined Explosives + 2 Sensors
• Now: 3 Refined Explosives + 2 ARC Motion Cores

ARC Motion Core & ARC Circuitry

• Unlock Requirement: Refiner Level 3 → Level 2
• Crafting Cost: 6 ARC Alloy → 8 ARC Alloy

Launcher Ammo

• Cost: 100 → 200 Coins
• Crafting (6 Ammo):Before: 5 Metal Parts + 1 Crude Explosives
• Now: 4 Metal Parts + 1 Refined Explosives

Spotter Relay

• Value: 5,000 → 2,000 Coins

Security Lockers

Adjusted due to over-rewarding valuable items.

📈 XP Adjustments

Damage XP reduced (3 → 2) for:

• Bastion
• Bombardier
• Rocketeer
• Leaper

ARC loot XP changes:

Decreases

• Bastion: 500 → 250
• Bombardier: 500 → 300

Increases

• Rocketeer Thruster: 200 → 500
• Leaper Leg: 200 → 500

🛠️ Content Updates & Bug Fixes

Achievements

• Fixed numerous achievement triggers.Single-objective achievements must be redone.
• Multi-objective ones require partial re-completion.

Animation

• Fixed auto-slung weapons when throwing grenades.
• Fixed weapons disappearing when deploying certain items.
• Improved jump camera to prevent clipping.

ARC Enemies

• Fireballs no longer get stuck on security gates.
• Surveyors will no longer flee outside the play zone.
• Fixed fire damage overflow on select enemies.

Audio

• Added System Default device setting for voice chat.
• Adjusted breathing audio—balanced helmet vs. no-helmet players.
• Added new Scrappy helmet effect variations.

Cosmetics

• Fixed incorrect base appearance display for party members.

Maps

The Dam

• Fixed fall-through spots.
• Corrected collision issues causing player traps.

Buried City

• Fixed terrain holes, flickering, and clipping.
• Resolved stuck spots in subway areas.

Spaceport

• One room in Departure Building now requires breaching; loot updated accordingly.
• Fixed certain doors not breachable from inside the Launch Tower.

Blue Gate

• Resolved trap issue in Control Room.

Hatches

• Fixed missing immunity when entering hatches.
• Increased interaction distance.

🧰 Miscellaneous Fixes

• Reduced movement latency → fewer desync instances.
• Improved ARC impact effect responsiveness.
• Adjusted blueprint drop rates.
• Interactions with probes, caches, and husks now count toward container-looting objectives.
• Fixed DBNO looting/knockout issues on steep slopes.
• Field crafting menu now stays on the last selected item.
• Vaulting made smoother.

🖥️ UI Improvements

• Added inventory stack-splitting.
• Removed thumb mouse button from the Escape action to avoid accidental navigation.
• Added “report received” confirmation for player reports.
• Prevented auto-assigning salvage items (e.g., Wasp Driver) to quick slots.
• Blocked Discord users no longer appear with Discord integration enabled.
• Updated input hint styling.

🔧 Utility

• Blaze Grenade Trap damage normalized.
• Anti-Tick Field: attachment time 1s → 0.5s.
• Fixed prompt getting stuck during simultaneous Tick fights and Anti-Tick Field activations.
• Smoke clouds now visible uniformly across player ranges.
• Fixed Trigger ’Nade bypassing DBNO invulnerability.
• Prevented Snap Hook exploit to leave bounds in Spaceport bunker.

Weapons

• Fixed bullet deflection issue when firing too close to walls.

🗺️ Quests

• Fixed quest progress issues on multi-objective rounds.
• Greasing Her Palm (Spaceport): Additional thrusters added to complete the objective.