Arc Raiders Shrouded Sky Trailer Teases Hurricane Map Condition and Windy Gameplay Hazards

Violent upwind is astir to deed the Rust Belt, arsenic developer Embark Studios has revealed a archetypal look astatine the caller Hurricane representation information coming to Arc Raiders.

The workplace pulled backmost the curtain connected Shrouded Sky, its adjacent large contented update, with a station connected its website. It comes with a sneak peek astatine however hurricanes volition teardrop done maps similar Spaceport, promising what already looks similar the astir unsafe upwind the confederate Italy-set video crippled has faced yet.

Powerful Electromagnetic Storms and wintery Cold Snap conditions person had players seeking structure before, but Embark says Arc Raiders hasn’t seen thing rather similar this. Starting with the motorboat of Shrouded Sky February 24, Raiders whitethorn beryllium subjected to beardown winds that volition person them rethinking however they attack PvP and PvE.

Searching for topside resources and blueprints during a hurricane volition person players warring some with and against the wind. Running with the tempest could supply a tiny velocity boost, for example, but moving against it volition effect successful slowed question and drained stamina. Raiders tin besides expect everything from state grenades to trailblazers and different throwables to behave otherwise erstwhile winds prime up.

One look astatine the trailer makes it wide visibility volition beryllium debased during a hurricane, but Embark says Arc Raiders players volition privation to beryllium wary of debris, too. However, similar with astir different representation conditions, the accrued menace level means much opportunities to find amended loot, with today’s station teasing Raider Caches and relics of the First Wave for those who brave the storm.

Shrouded Sky is Embark’s large update for February and follows the January Headwinds update. While that comparatively tiny contented driblet added a solo vs. squads queue enactment and the Bird City representation condition, Shrouded Sky is said to travel packed with a Raider Deck and representation update, arsenic good arsenic a caller Arc threat, which we whitethorn person gotten a tiny glimpse of toward the extremity of today's trailer. Players tin besides expect to reset their ranks erstwhile again with the motorboat of the adjacent Expedition the pursuing day.

The Arc Raiders roadmap besides promised the Flashpoint update for March and Riven Tides for April. The erstwhile is said to travel with yet different representation condition, portion the latter’s headlining diagnostic is simply a brand-new representation to raid. We interviewed Embark CEO Patrick Söderlund earlier this period to larn much astir what the workplace has successful store for its fashionable extraction shooter and however its occurrence has acceptable it up for a agleam future. Meanwhile, the squad is inactive doing its champion to ace down connected cheaters by issuing suspensions for those who instrumentality vantage of in-game exploits.

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