Developer Embark Studios has kept the ball rolling with its second ARC Raiders update of 2026, as patch 1.12.0 is now available to download on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Today's new ARC Raiders patch may only be a small one, but it addresses some major exploits that fans have been complaining about for weeks now, including one that was (again) allowing players to get out of bounds on the PvP-heavy map, Stella Montis.
The latest update comes just one week after the last ARC Raiders update, which fans had been patiently waiting for over the Christmas period while Embark took a much-deserved break. The studio then returned with the first patch of 2026, known as update 1.11.0, which not only added a highly anticipated cosmetic bundle but also saw some huge nerfs to some fan-favorite weapons and items. The most prominent of the bunch was a damage radius reduction to the Trigger Nade, as the C4-style grenade had been dominating PvP encounters for weeks. Embark also adjusted the time it takes between triggering and detonation from 0.7s to 1.5s, as well as reducing the fire rate of the Kettle from 600 to 450, to prevent players...
