Arc Raiders Patch Notes Teased a 'Very Hot Fix' for Locked Room Exploits and Now Cheaters Are Getting Cooked

Arc Raiders developer Embark Studios released update 1.4.0 this week, and successful the spot notes teased a “very blistery hole for the locked country exploits.” It turns retired they weren’t kidding.

Following the merchandise of the patch, players — arsenic they often bash — jumped into the hugely palmy extraction shooter to springiness this hole a due test. They’ve been capable to cheat their mode into locked rooms arsenic before, but what they present find inside… well, Embark called it a “very blistery fix” for a reason.

As redditor Forward_Problem_7550 discovered, locked rooms present crook you into a fireball if you glitch inside. The clip beneath shows the trap successful action.

Reaction to the alteration is positive, with astir players getting a footwear retired of what Embark has done here. “Best portion of this is the clowns doing the glitch suffer each their worldly to idiosyncratic who legitimately opens the doorway with a key. CLASSIC!” enthused A_Tortured_Crab. “It's genuinely a truly bully fix,” added vedomedo. “Hopefully this is the mindset they support going forward. Punish the exploiters and reward legit players.”

Now, immoderate players are saying they’re much inclined to usage their keys to participate locked rooms legitimately successful the anticipation of uncovering “some dingus who hasn't work the spot notes.”

Technically this isn’t a fix, arsenic players tin inactive usage the exploit to participate locked rooms. But it is an eye-catching workaround, and volition surely enactment disconnected players from trying to cheat their mode wrong a country aft they’ve been cooked once.

“Would’ve been amended if they conscionable didn’t accidental thing and rolled this out,” suggested Maverixk_. “Imagine each the doorway glitches uncovering this retired and losing each of their s**t earlier connection of rima spread. Would’ve been hilarious.”

That’s not each the update did. It’s besides patched the weapon speedy swap exploit. Full spot notes are below.

Arc Raiders Patch Notes 1.4.0:

Content and Bug Fixes

• Exploit mitigation mechanisms person been added for each locked rooms crossed each maps.
• Fixed the weapon exploit that allowed you to sprout quicker than intended by swapping to a speedy usage point and back.
• The exterior entree to Spaceport's Control Tower locked country has been blocked off.
• Fixed the contented that sometimes caused debased solution textures successful the Main Menu.
• Fixed players being capable to propulsion each different by jumping connected each other’s backs.
• Fixed lighting artifacts that would sometimes hap upon entering maps.
• Raider Voice present correctly respects the selected dependable enactment aft restarting the game.

What if you exploit the doors now: 😂 https://t.co/JndqMjMpUn pic.twitter.com/81aFPE0ucD

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