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ARC Raiders update 1.39.0 with patch notes on Steam is live on all platforms, and its headline change is a matchmaking test players have pushed for since launch. Embark is removing the influence of Defensive PvP entirely: only the fights you choose to start now count toward your playstyle estimate, and defending yourself, including knocking out enemies who attacked you first, no longer affects it at all. At launch, fighting back fed your playstyle profile as if you had picked the fight, and an end-of-May update softened that by giving self-defense less weight while still logging it as aggression. This test drops that weight to zero, the version of the change the community kept asking for.

"Only the fights you choose to start will influence your playstyle estimate, and defending yourself won't affect it at all."

— Embark Studios

Embark also spelled out how the system tells a fight starter from a defender, to head off the obvious confusion. If an enemy squad damages, downs, or knocks out any of your crew first, your whole squad counts as defending, because the side that strikes first is the side that started it.

Weight scales with how serious the encounter is: a drawn-out firefight with heavy damage and multiple downs counts for a lot, while a stray hit or a brief exchange before one side flees still registers as starting a fight but barely moves the needle. Jumping into a fight already underway between two other squads, the classic third-party, also counts as starting one. Embark says it will watch its matchmaking metrics and how PvP develops Topside over the coming weeks before deciding whether the zero-weight approach sticks.

The Store Update 1.38.0 blog post on Steam warned that queues could take longer because the algorithm is now working harder to find a better match, and Embark is running a fresh survey to pair player sentiment with its telemetry. I've felt that solo-versus-trio gap firsthand; my solo runs used to be quiet strolls while trios turned into bloodbaths, and anything that closes it is worth a few extra seconds in the queue. Taking the self-defense penalty to zero is the right call, since punishing players for surviving an ambush only taught them to avoid engaging at all, though I'll be watching whether it nudges people toward baiting the first shot so they can fight freely under the defender label.

The reaction on Reddit has been mostly welcoming, with players glad Embark is acting on feedback, even as several spend the thread correcting a common misread that self-defense was already ignored, when it had only been reduced, not zeroed, until now. The baiting worry surfaced there too, quickly met by players pointing out that inviting the first shot in a game with a one-second time-to-kill is a fast way to just die.

Beyond matchmaking, 1.39.0 fixes the inconsistent damage on the Seeker and Wolfpack grenades, lets the trinkets from the Converging Paths project stack like other trinkets, and drops a new Dweller Outfit in the store. A crossover deadline is attached, too: players have until July 30 at 3PM CEST to finish the required Contracts in THE FINALS and claim the Azimuth outfit and Archaeologist Backpack bundle in ARC Raiders, and after that the reward flips, with the Azimuth bundle earnable in THE FINALS by heading Topside in ARC Raiders. The update lands in a quieter stretch, after Trials Season 5 which started July 7 and the Riven Tides update earlier this year, with the big Frozen Trail update not due until October. ARC Raiders has felt like it is in a slump since Embark cut major drops from monthly to twice a year, so live updates like this one carry the Rust Belt between tentpoles, and a matchmaking fix players actually asked for is a good way to spend that gap. The rest of 1.39.0 is a long list of fixes across audio, cosmetics, maps, stability, and UI, plus the current known issues, and here is the full changelog.

Complete Update 1.39.0 Patch Notes List is here:

Audio

• Improved footstep audio in water.
• Added more distinct Dodge Roll sounds and variations.
• Adjusted ambient audio for certain cinematics.

Cosmetics

• Fixed mislabeled customization toggles for the Blindspot Set; "No Headset" now controls the headset on Blindspot.
• Updated customization toggles: the Triumph Set now uses Helmet Only, and the Scorta Set now uses Gauntlet Off.
• Updated Scorta outfit color names in the UI to better match the actual colors.
• Fixed a missing UI string for a blue backpack cosmetic.

Gameplay

• Fixed inconsistent damage for the Seeker Grenade and Wolfpack Grenade.

Items

• Fixed an issue where the Train model could appear in two places in the Raider Den when only one was owned.
• Trinkets introduced alongside the Converging Paths project now stack like other trinkets, and their drops were adjusted for more consistent looting across maps.

Map

• Fixed multiple clipping issues, floating props, landscape holes, and stuck spots on Dam Battlegrounds.
• Fixed multiple collision and clipping issues on Buried City (including invisible obstacles), corrected materials, and resolved a spot where downed players could get stuck near an overpass.
• Closed a hole in Buried City that let players use the Snap Hook to go out of bounds.

Stability

• Fixed an issue that could leave players stuck in the End of Round tunnel after leaving a map.
• Fixed a startup crash that could occur after the photosensitive warning screen.

UI

• Polished UI text and updated localization across supported languages.
• Fixed item prices over 10,000 showing incorrect shorthand in the Trader tab in Japanese and Simplified Chinese.
• Updated localization for Trinket names and ARC terminology across menus.
• Updated the start screen with a new looping background video.
• Fixed L3 on gamepad not toggling the item tooltip on Ermal's Select Items screen, and added a background blur for readability.
• Grouped related Projects in the Projects list and screens for easier browsing.
• Corrected Project UI text, improved previews for multi-phase projects, and made projects unlock after playing 5 rounds.
• Fixed background visuals updating incorrectly.
• Fixed Projects sometimes failing to advance after a goal was completed and the required items contributed.
• Improved the Projects tab with quest and step descriptions, more consistent text and reward tiles, and restored navigation so completed stages can be reviewed.
• Fixed the Trophy Display Raider Project reward preview showing a duplicate "Howl" emote.
• Improved Expedition and Project UI: grouped projects appear only when at least one is active, fixed top-bar navigation, and corrected Expedition step display.
• Standardized the timer display across Project and Expedition screens.

Known Issues

• Some Xbox players (particularly on Series S) are experiencing crashes.
• The Quick Wheel selection can swap to another item when closing and reopening it quickly.
• The Dolabra, Hullcracker, and Rascal do not damage training dummies on the Practice Range.
• The throw animation can fail to play when detonating a Trigger 'Nade immediately after throwing it.
• Some gadgets and throwables lack a "Cancel" button while preparing to throw.
• The weapon swap animation can look broken when swapping right after vaulting.
• Player animations can look broken when interrupting a search of the Baron Husk.
• Shredders float to the ceiling in some rooms of the Hidden Bunker.
• Leapers can jump through the ARC Turbine.
• The pickup sound can be incorrect when picking up items.
• Items that grant Merits wrongly display a Merits icon when brought into a raid.
• Shots taken while riding ARC may not register correctly.
• Some doors let flashlight beams pass through instead of blocking the light.
• Some hairstyles clip through the Reaver Outfit helmet.
• Clipping issues with the Triumph and Azimuth outfits.
• Old Ermal offers can appear available in the "Acquire and Craft" menu (visual only).

Read also, ARC Raiders update 1.33.0 introduced the Forgotten Relics event and the Converging Paths project, the source of the now-stackable trinkets, and began a limited-time test that disabled free loadouts in the Night Raid and Close Scrutiny conditions so players entering those high-reward runs have to risk their own gear.