New ARC Raiders Update Lowers Blueprint Spawn Rate

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Only two days after releasing the Cold Snap update, the developers of ARC Raiders, Embark Studios, have issued another patch, bringing the game to version 1.7.2. This update includes some minor gameplay adjustments and bug fixes. However, ARC Raiders players will be unhappy to hear that the update also reduces how often blueprints appear in the game, as they were appearing much too frequently after the 1.7.0 update earlier this week.

Okay, so Embark dropped the Cold Snap update for ARC Raiders on December 16th, and it’s pretty cool! It’s the second big update since the game came out in October. Basically, it throws freezing weather at you with this new Map Modifier, and there are two new events to check out. They also added a new item and a bunch of other stuff. And get this – on December 26th, they’re releasing another Raider Deck, and it’s totally free! Just like the first one, it’s got five pages of unlockable rewards. You earn tokens by playing and doing challenges, and those tokens let you snag some sweet cosmetic items from the Deck. Definitely worth checking out!

Beyond just new content, the update included many improvements to gameplay, plus bug fixes and balance changes. A major change involved Blueprints – the developers at Embark aimed to make them more available in areas where they were rare. However, the update unintentionally made Blueprints too common, with players reporting they could find up to eight in a single game. The update also moved the rare Aphelion Blueprint to a new location, Stella Montis, making it much easier to find.

ARC Raiders December 18 Update Lowers Blueprint Spawn Rate

Embark has just released a small update for ARC Raiders that tweaks a few things. The update slightly reduces how often players find Blueprints, though they’re still more common now than they were before update 1.7.0. They’ve also brought back the Hidden Bunker map modifier and fixed a bug that prevented players from interacting with objects when their connection was unstable. You can find the full patch notes for update 1.7.2 later in this article.

A new update for ARC Raiders is now available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, and it might be the last one this year. Embark announced last week that future updates will now release on Tuesdays instead of Thursdays. The team is taking a holiday break over Christmas and will resume work in January. They’ll continue to address any urgent problems in the meantime.

ARC Raiders Update 1.7.2 Patch Notes for December 18

Update 1.7.2 is going live now on all platforms. Please restart your client to download.

  • Blueprint drop rates have been slightly lowered, but are still higher overall than before the 1.7.0 update.
  • Hidden Bunker has been re-enabled.
  • Fixed an issue where spamming the interact input while having a bad connection would make players unable to perform the interact action.
  • Added missing volumes to make sure inside areas don’t deal cold damage during Cold Snap.
  • Updated the driver warning for AMD GPUs.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the ‘Unexpected Initiative’ quest to not spawn quest items making it impossible to complete.

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2025-12-18 13:34