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Arc Raiders' map conditions 'will shift to fit specific regions' peak hours' as part of the latest Phantom Targets update

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  1. first GameRant ARC Raiders Update Makes Global Change to Map Conditions
  2. +1h GameSpot How To Upgrade Cargo Elevators In Arc Raiders
  3. +2h PC Gamer Arc Raiders' map conditions 'will shift to fit specific regions' peak hours' as part of the latest Phantom Targets update

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Arc Raiders' map conditions 'will shift to fit specific regions' peak hours' as part of the latest Phantom Targets update

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I love a good Arc Raiders map condition. Whether it be hunting for rubber ducks in Bird City, or trying to survive frozen temperatures in Cold Snap, each one offers up a much-needed revamp on what can sometimes be a stale selection of maps. The only problem is that some conditions can be pretty inaccessible.

Initially map conditions followed the same global release for everyone. This wasn't much of an issue when the game released t as there were only a handful of conditions to tack onto maps, but as more appeared it's become increasingly difficult to play some of them. Take Bird City for example—I love it, but when it first released it was almost impossible to play because it was only live when I was at work (boo) or sleeping (yay).

Arc Raiders: A raider wearing white and blue armour sat down on the corner of the den bed surrounded by rubber ducks.
(Image credit: Embark)

Embark tried to fix this by upping the frequency of said map conditions but this only worked so well, with there still being regions which would see less of certain conditions compared to others. Luckily, it seems like this is all behind us now as Embark has pushed out a solution in its latest update which means fairer map condition distributions for all.

"We have been working to make sure that the way we schedule map conditions is aligned with your playing habits," Embark says in the new update blog post. "To that end, we’re introducing Regional Map Condition Scheduling. Starting with 1.42.0, map conditions will have their schedule offset based on regions, instead of a single, global schedule.

"This means that the schedule will shift to fit specific regions' peak hours to better match your experience. This way, it’ll be less likely to miss out on a map condition regardless of where you are."

You can check out the new schedule for yourself using the map conditions tracker. And as you'll be able to see, there's masses of conditions ticking away every hour during peak times for you to pick from now, so you won't have to stay up way past your bedtime to collect matriarch reactors or limited edition rubber ducks.

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