Here’s When The ‘Arc Raiders’ Flashpoint Update Goes Live With New Guns, New Arc Enemies And More

Arc Raiders

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The subsequent massive Arc Raiders replace is sort of right here and a few thrilling new content material is on the best way for the denizens of Speranza. New weapons for the primary time in ages, a strong new Arc enemy and a few much-needed enhancements to crafting are all making their strategy to the favored extraction shooter within the Flashpoint replace.

What Time Does Flashpoint Go Live?

While Embark Studios has not introduced a precise launch time for the Flashpoint replace, earlier updates have fallen at 1:30 a.m. PST / 4:30 a.m. EST previously. Here’s when the brand new replace is probably going going stay in your timezone on Tuesday, March 31:

• 1:30 a.m. PST — North America (West Coast)
• 4:30 a.m. EST — North America (East Coast)
• 6:30 a.m. BRT — Brazil
• 9:30 a.m. GMT — United Kingdom
• 10:30 a.m. CET — Western Europe
• 6:30 p.m. JST — Japan
• 8:30 p.m. AEDT — Australia (East Coast)

The Flashpoint replace is the third main content material refresh Embark Studios has launched in 2026, following February’s Shrouded Sky update, which introduced hurricanes and two new Arc Enemies to the sport, and January’s Headwinds update, which added the extremely enjoyable Bird City map situation and a bevy of rubber duck variants.

The last replace of the “Escalation” releases is Riven Tides, which guarantees not solely new Large Arc – probably as bigger or bigger than Queens and Matriarchs – but additionally a model new map, which this recreation sorely wants.

What’s Coming To ‘Arc Raiders’ In The Flashpoint Update?

The Flashpoint replace is bringing a bunch of recent content material to Arc Raiders. Let’s undergo each bit one-by-one.

Two New Guns

Two new weapons are being added to Arc Raiders within the Flashpoint replace. The Canto is an SMG that makes use of Medium Ammo, making it very distinctive for its class. While we’ve Pistols that use Heavy and Medium ammo, different SMGs just like the Bobcat and the Stitcher use Light Ammo. This ought to make it the perfect anti-Arc SMG within the recreation.

The second gun is the Dolabra, a brand new Shotgun that makes use of Energy Ammo, making it a strong new anti-Arc choice at shut vary. Another factor that makes this gun so distinctive is the variable focus, which lets you fireplace off huge bursts or tight bands of electrical energy.

On prime of those weapons is yet one more piece of fight equipment: The Surge Coil is a deplyable that periodically electrifies its environment, surprising anybody (or something) that comes close to. It’ll be attention-grabbing to see how this differs from a Jolt Mine.

A Dangerous New Arc Enemy

Along with new weapons comes a harmful new flying Arc often known as the Vaporizer. We don’t know a lot about this one but, however we do know that it shoots lasers and has “idiosyncratic attack patterns.” I am now imagning getting shot by a Vaporizer laser, flamed by a Firefly and shot at by an enemy squad all at the same time. I’ll be curious to see how larget his new flyer is, but the picture makes me think it’s going to be roughly the same size as other small flyers. It would be nice if it were another Rocketeer-sized bot, but I get the sense that it’s not. Then again, the laser attack sounds like one of the Queen’s attacks, so anything is possible.

Shredders Have Escaped Speranza

Vaporizers aren’t the only new Arc threat. The terrifying, tanky Shredders from Stella Montis have apparently escaped the confines of their underground containment facility, making their way not just to Blue Gate (as theorized) but to all maps. What fun! It sounds like this will only be a threat during certain map conditions, however.

A New Map Condition

The ‘Close Scrutiny’ map condition is actually called an ARC Operation, which is a new type of major map condition coming to Arc Raiders in the flashpoint update. During ‘Close Scrutiny’ less loot will be available across the map. However, if you make your way to the ARC Assessor you’ll be able to score some high-value loot – so long as you can get it without dying. These Accessors are definitely going to be hot PvP zones, though unlike the Harvester, at least you won’t have to navigate a nearby Queen.

A New Project

I still haven’t finished the Trophy Display Project, though I’m all caught up on everything else. The High Gain Antenna taks players with gathering resources for Celeste and Shani to build, well, a High Gain Antenna. These projects kind of, sort of continue the game’s “story” (which I scare quote as a result of, effectively, there’s not a lot there). This one builds on the hurricane stuff and a few form of analysis these NPCs are doing of their spare time.

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