The ARC Raiders community has once again been left disappointed by the shooter's newest map condition, Bird City, as players around the world believe the map event is scheduled for inconvenient times. This isn't the first time ARC Raiders players have complained about the timing of map modifiers, which has led the community to call on Embark to add a more dynamic schedule that would allow more players to check out the events.
Earlier this week, Embark debuted the first major content update of the year for ARC Raiders. The highly anticipated Headwinds patch officially kicks off the game's 2026 roadmap, which will see significant new updates released every month between January and April. The first arrived on January 27, adding a controversial new 1v3 matchmaking option, a map modifier solely for Buried City, a new store bundle, and plenty of bug fixes and general improvements. Unfortunately, it looks like a large portion of the community still hasn't had the chance to check out the new Bird City map modifier, as the timings of the event are inconvenient for most of the world.
A lead developer at Embark Studios comments on the possibility of some major changes to...
