ARC Raiders gets Denuvo Anti-Cheat, a new trader, a new weapon and more

ARC Raiders developers Embark Studios have given the game a fresh content drop, along with news about anti-cheat changes coming to the game.

Currently, it uses Easy Anti-Cheat with Anybrain machine learning, but they've announced that starting today (May 19) a gradual rollout of Denuvo Anti-Cheat will also be coming to ARC Raiders. They won't be using Denuvo DRM just the anti-cheat. Hopefully this won't cause any problems for Linux / SteamOS players, because it currently runs perfectly and is one of the few in the genre that works on Linux.

What's new in the patch:

• New Trader - Ermal.
• New Weapon - Rascal (Grenade Launcher).
• Mod Improvement: Extended Barrel.
• End of Round Changes.
• The Sandveil Set.
• Facial Hair Style - Sideburns.
• The Sheath Set will be available on June 2nd.

The new trader is an interesting one that will allow you to exchange high-value ARC materials and any stockpiled rare weapons for expanded stash space, Expedition Vault access and offer a weekly rotation of cosmetics, blueprints, raider tokens and gameplay progression items.

Other highlights:

• Fixed an issue where players would be teleported when standing on destroyed ARC parts.
• Reduced the power cost of Photoelectric Cloak from 10/s to 5/s.
• Weapon durability adjustments.
• Queen and Matriarch will now more often step over things than through them, reducing the amount of times players suffer unfair knockback.
• Added an option to block players after reporting.

See more in the patch notes.