ARC Raiders Patch 1.13 Notes (Headwinds Update v1.13.0) – January 27, 2026

Gameplay Updates

Solo vs Squads

• Level-40+ Solo Raiders gain a toggle to queue against squads.

• +20% bonus XP on extract or defeat when opting in.

Trophy Display

• New five-stage Display Case project requiring ARC part submissions.

• Rewards include blueprints, Raider Tokens, Howl emote, guitar, and 300,000 Coins.

• Not tied to Expedition resets.

Bird City (Buried City Condition)

• Birds occupy rooftops; nests contain loot.

• Increased bird traps, ziplines, and rooftop combat.

• More flying ARC and higher player density.

New Content

• Two new Epic Augment types.

• Seven new quests.

Content and Bug Fixes

Achievements

• Tracking fixed for Enemy of my Enemy and Hook, Line, and Sinker.

ARC

• Improved obstacle traversal.

• Leaper mobility improved after limb loss.

• Shredder bodies correctly marked scavengeable.

• Snitches no longer cancel calls from Lure Grenade throws and no longer make noise after destruction.

• Spotters no longer follow players inside buildings and get stuck.

• Tick grab now offers a brief dodge-roll escape window.

Audio

• Missing emote voice lines fixed in store and preview.

• Voice chat stability and connection improved.

Maps

General

• Reduced container types spawning condition-specific blueprints during storms, bunkers, and gates.

• Increased higher-tier weapon case odds.

• Lowered drop rate of Matriarch and Queen unique parts from armor.

• Fixed non-interactable containers and hatch timing/camera bugs.

Dam Battlegrounds

• Adjusted cliffs to prevent player sticking.

• Improved elevator shaft collision.

• Fixed Pattern House collision and unintended location access.

Buried City

• Removed invisible wall under highway.

• Removed musical puzzle; guitar now sold at Shani’s.

Spaceport

• Fixed floating rocks/grass.

• Adjusted Hidden Bunker ARC spawns to avoid antenna top spawns.

Stella Montis

• Fixed Seedvault extraction exploit.

• Updated Night Raid lighting.

• Fixed 40 stuck locations.

• Corrected Bastion spawning out of bounds.

Miscellaneous Improvements

• Crash fixes and added mouse smoothing.

• Matchmaking delay option added.

• Fixed guitar use on zipline.

• Unified aim assist across framerates.

• Fixed input issues above 30 FPS.

• Corrected Macro helmet variant.

• Fixed trinket placement issues and clipping issues.

• Corrected sun lens flare visibility.

• Codex entry visibility fixed.

• Fireworks boxes now trigger when a knocked-out Raider deploys.

• Fixed PS5 graphics settings resetting.

• Lighting polished across maps.

Movement

• Restored movement input after connection drops.

• Fixed ladder descent and crouch-entry jump issues.

UI

• Added gamepad button rebinding tab.

• Improved VOIP action wording and display.

• Fixed Expedition inventory value display.

• Corrected weapon visibility in upgrade screens.

• Fixed item amounts for non-stackables in rewards.

• Added open party option.

• Squadmates can now invite others.

• New notification when friends join topside.

• Discord friends can join via open party.

Utility

• Zipline anchor updates properly on moving platforms.

• Improved stash sorting when changing augments.

• Dual defibrillator use no longer grants full HP revive.

Quests

• Added new interactions to Groundbreaking’s final objective.

Anti-Cheat

• Three-strike progressive ban system: 30-day → 60-day → permanent.

Known Issues

• No pop-up for Solo vs Squads unlock at level 40.

• Some Raider Token cosmetics missing in customization.

• Marco helmet preview incorrect in menu only.

• Rare missing skill point; reboot or another round resolves it.