Arc Raiders Patch 1.24.0 Update: High-Gain Antenna Ends Soon, New Nascosto Shop Skin & Riven Tides Prep

As usual, Arc Raiders' mid-week update this week might not be as groundbreaking, but today's update is worth mentioning because it brings some changes and gives us a clearer picture of Riven Tides arriving in two weeks.

The latest update is patch 1.24.0. While the changes are minor, some key aspects are still worth noting.

This update package is small, but if you launch the game for the first time on Steam, Xbox, or PlayStation, you'll still need to download some content.

This Week's Shop Update

We see a Shop update every week, and this week's main addition is Nascosto Set. It's a relatively understated skin, creating a camouflage effect with a slight ghillie suit feel, given that its Italian name literally means "hidden".

This outfit comes in three different color schemes. The set includes a hood, mask, pads, tech gear, gloves, and flowers, as well as a backpack and face paint.

The outfit costs 1700 Raider tokens. A discount is available if you own even one piece of the entire set.

In terms of the new content added in this update, its impact is not significant. The more important content is reflected in the patch notes, including technical changes to the game and some announcements.

Game Crash Fixes

First, several issues that could cause the game to crash have been fixed. Crashes have been a persistent problem for players. Last week's fixes addressed visual glitches that caused crashes, rather than the more serious issues players faced, especially since many console players experienced crashes mid-duration.

After a crash, you can reconnect, or you might not, resulting in the loss of equipment. Even if you reconnect, you are likely to be in open areas, vulnerable to being killed by other players or ARC enemies. Hopefully, this update will improve this and benefit affected players.

High-Gain Antenna Project Ending Soon

If you participated in High-Gain Antenna but could not complete it on time, please check your in-game inbox in the next few days. The official announcement states that High-Gain Antenna project will end before Riven Tides update. Removal may occur next week or shortly before the update goes live.

Before Arc Raiders launched, it was mentioned that most projects wouldn't have time limits, or if they did, they would offer very long periods for players to use. For example, Trophy Display project was introduced in Headwinds update around January 27th. This project is still ongoing and shows no signs of removal.

However, the game also stated before launch that if a project were to be removed, players would be notified in advance to allow them sufficient time to complete it and not miss any content. However, Weather Monitor project was suddenly removed in the last Flashpoint update. This seems to violate two rules established before the game's launch.

Now, with High-Gain Antenna Project nearing its end, the official team is reminding players to check their in-game mailboxes in the coming days. Players who didn't fully complete the project may receive remaining rewards, or some form of consolation or compensation, as an apology. This is both a friendly gesture and fair to those who didn't have the opportunity to complete the project.

While seeing it removed is frustrating, at least we knew in advance. And High-Gain Antenna Project only has three pages; it can be completed with a little focus. You could easily finish it before it ended.

Furthermore, we can expect to see another unmentioned project replace it on the roadmap. Since Cold Snap update, every update we've seen has introduced a new project.

At this point in the current roadmap period, we've already seen Trophy Display project in Headwinds, Weather Monitor project in Courset Sky, and High-Gain Antenna Project in Flashpoint; perhaps we'll see a similar project in Riven Tides.

Other minor updates and tweaks

• Fixed an issue where Vanguard set caused other player models to be stretched.
• Fixed an issue in Stella Montis where your voice would be quieter than expected when you weren't seen by other players on Arc maps.
• Fixed an issue that caused blurry visuals after enabling AMD FSR frame generation.
• Fixed an issue where players were below ledges when zip lines were placed on the edge of ledges.
• Fixed an issue where items like bandages might automatically activate if interrupted by pressing the fire button while quickly switching inventory.

They've tried several patches to fix Zip lines issue, and it's unclear if this one will be successful. The issue with quickly switching inventory slots is somewhat similar to last week's delay bug, but this time it's more complex, not just a bug triggered during quick use. It seems to be an input error, causing one input signal to override another.

Future Updates

The official Arc Raiders announcement also states that the team is working hard to finalize the new content and map details. More trailers for Riven Tides are expected to be released in the coming days.

They haven't broken their tradition of updating every Tuesday. If there's no update next week, then we can now look forward to the release of Ribbon Tides on April 28th. The in-game timer also shows Expedition starting on the 29th, which makes sense.

Regarding the upcoming Expedition, what changes we might see, what the goals are, and what Arc Raiders Items we'll receive are still unknown. Therefore, we cannot currently prepare for Expedition.

When Expedition 1 was announced, you only had about a week to find out you needed cash; there was almost no time to prepare. The situation was indeed better with Expedition 2; you received information about it about two and a half to three weeks before Expedition window opened. So I hope the official announcement will come sooner rather than later. After all, many players haven't started stockpiling resources yet.

Preparations for Riven Tides have begun and will continue. Today's update isn't extensive, but it includes some far-reaching changes that hopefully will make the game smoother and more playable.