Arc Raiders Flashpoint Update Breakdown Includes First Look at New Enemy and Map Condition

Embark Studios has offered a breakdown of the Vaporizer Arc unit, the Close Scrutiny representation condition, and everything other coming to Arc Raiders with the Flashpoint update.

Information connected the caller update arrived via blog station connected the studio’s authoritative website today. It’s a elaborate sneak peek astatine each of the contented coming topside up of its motorboat tomorrow, March 31, for players crossed PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S.

Where the February Shrouded Sky driblet brought the flying menace known arsenic the Firefly and the explosive rolling menace known arsenic the Comet, Flashpoint adds conscionable 1 caller Arc. The Vaporizer is yet different drone-like enemy, but alternatively of spewing fire, this being tin beryllium seen utilizing a laser, and, unluckily for Raiders scavenging the Rust Belt, it likes to question successful groups.

Whether you’re presently amazed oregon disappointed to spot Embark adding lone 1 caller Arc with this month’s update, the workplace inactive wants to support players who similar to loot indoors connected their toes, too. The Shredder, the shotgun-burst force seen roaming the halls of Stella Montis since precocious past year, tin beryllium recovered successful caller areas starting tomorrow. Expect to spot the acquainted threat, which was precocious crowned the deadliest Arc successful Arc Raiders, amusement up successful Blue Gate, Buried City, Spaceport, and (under definite circumstances) Dam Battlegrounds.

Now that the Hurricanes of Shrouded Sky are opening to subside, Flashpoint is introducing the caller Close Scrutiny Arc Operation representation condition. Embark’s archetypal tease for the newest summation to its rotating enactment of representation events offers high-risk, high-reward scenarios wherever players tin combat for loot dropped by the Arc Assessor. This caller portion is heavy guarded and comes with uncommon components that you and different Raiders are going to privation to get your hands on.

Arc Raiders players who person taken trips topside since its October 31, 2025, motorboat volition besides beryllium blessed to spot 2 much weapons included with Flashpoint: The Dolabra Energy Shotgun and Canto Sub-machine gun. There's besides the caller Surge Coil deployable device, which offers extortion by periodically electrifying the surrounding area. The High-Gain Antenna Player Project volition besides springiness players different mode to gain rewards.

As with galore different Arc Raiders updates, Flashpoint tweaks the acquisition with caller quests, gameplay adjustments, and caller store bundles, but 2 of the much notable changes impact Scrappy and crafting. As teased earlier this year, the March update alters Scrappy by allowing players to provender him circumstantial items for much targeted assets gathering. Embark says the crafting system, meanwhile, has been “streamlined,” which volition hopefully chopped down connected those agelong waits betwixt Raids arsenic you and your teammates physique caller loadouts.

Finally, there’s the caller Wasp Hunter cosmetic set. Available for $20, the bundle comes with The Wasp Hunter outfit (and 4 colour variants), an Oxygen Tank backpack, a helmet for Scrappy, a caller Raider Tool, and 2400 Raider Tokens. Three much packs – the Brigade Set, Vanguard Set, and Nascosto Set – volition motorboat astatine unspecified points passim April.

(TOP) The Wasp Hunter Set. (BOTTOM) The Vanguard, Brigade, and Nascosto Sets. Images courtesy of Embark Studios.

Flashpoint comes to Arc Raiders time and is the 3rd successful a bid of 4 larger expansions teased successful a roadmap earlier this year. With Headwinds arriving successful January and Shrouded Sky successful February, each that’s near is Riven Tides successful April. Propped up to perchance beryllium Embark’s biggest yet, the update is said to travel with a caller map, a caller ample Arc threat, different representation condition, and an expedition window.

While we hold to spell hands-on with Flashpoint, you tin work astir however different caller spot yet took purpose astatine the Il Toro. You tin besides cheque retired what Embark CEO Patrick Söderlund had to accidental astir AI dependable lines, arsenic good arsenic Bungie and Sony’s Marathon.

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