Developer Embark Studios says Arc Raiders replace 1.12.0 patched some notorious out-of-bounds exploits – however gamers say “rats” nonetheless stay in the partitions of Stella Montis.
Neighborhood lead Ossen took to the official web site to publish full patch notes for the January 20 changes, revealing a smaller set of focused fixes for the massively standard extraction shooter. Exploits are in the line of fireplace this time, with the replace stated to repair glitches associated to merchandise and ammo duplication, the skill to wreck different gamers from behind sure geometry, and a bug that permit gamers attain out-of-bounds areas – particularly on Stella Montis.
The chilly, labyrinthian halls of Stella Montis have already garnered a repute for being maybe the most cutthroat topside space Arc Raiders has to supply, and its abundance of cheaters isn’t serving to. Streamers and on a regular basis Raiders alike have reported dying to cheaters on the high-difficulty map for a while, with the out-of-bounds exploit proving to be particularly problematic for months. The clip (above) showcases how the glitch has been used to steal a few of the finest Arc Raiders loot from gamers who wish to extract again to Speranza and even simply play some music.
Lastly, replace 1.12.0 is right here to care for what’s possibly Embark’s most notorious exploit, however it sounds prefer it’s extra of a velocity bump than a cease signal. Simply as the patch made its method to gamers throughout PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Sequence X | S, Discord customers started to report they had been nonetheless dropping runs to Raiders behind partitions in Stella Montis. The developer’s patch notes do say that “numerous” – and never essentially all – out-of-bounds map areas had been addressed, however that isn’t stopping followers from expressing their disappointment.
“There’s nonetheless a wall glitch in Stella (someplace in the foyer space),” one Discord person stated. “Embark is incapable of fixing their sport.”
“So, I suppose they didn’t repair wall glitches as a result of I simply received killed by 3 folks inside the seed vault extract in Stella Montis,” one other added.
“This patch notes looks as if it solely attracted rats into partitions on Stella,” one other participant stated.
Disattisfaction with the replace appears to stem from a December 11 patch, which was stated to have tackled an out-of-bounds glitch associated to zipline use on Stella Montis, just for gamers to seek out themselves nonetheless coping with cheaters weeks later. Gamers have additionally shared studies of wall exploits at Dam Battlegrounds and Spaceport, with an ongoing concern associated to an unopenable door in Stella Montis including to the pile of glitches riling up the group.
Embark shared earlier this month that out-of-bounds glitches had been added to an inventory of anti-cheat fixes it hoped to implement “over the subsequent few weeks,” suggesting replace 1.12.0 could also be only one step in a bigger plan. Whereas gamers have waited weeks for exploit fixes, and Stella Montis might have a number of holes to fill but, some say they’re prepared to present the studio extra time to get Arc Raiders into form.
“I don’t know a lot about sport design, however I’m certain it takes some time to seek out and repair issues inside coding,” one Reddit user argues. “So I believe folks ought to be joyful that they’ve fastened the exploits which were such a supply of complaints for therefore lengthy.”
Arc Raiders launched October 30, 2025, for PC, PS5, and Xbox Sequence X | S. Latest content material updates embody the introduction of Stella Montis November 13, in addition to the limited-time Chilly Snap occasion December 16. Whereas streamers and PvP followers each battle cheaters on and off stream, two content material creators have (quickly) discovered themselves caught in the line of fireplace of Embark’s anti-cheat efforts. We’ll have to attend and see simply how lengthy it takes for the studio to get wall exploits – and cheaters as a complete – below management.
Arc Raiders Update 1.12.0 Patch Notes
Hey, Raiders!
The shop rotation goes stay now and with it a number of fixes:
- Fastened an merchandise duplication exploit.
- Fastened an ammo duplication exploit.
- Fastened some circumstances the place gamers had been in a position to injury others from behind geometry.
- Fastened numerous out of bounds map areas on Stella Montis.
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