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Map Conditions are scheduled ARC Raiders modifiers that change a map's weather, enemies, loot and rules for a one-hour slot. Embark publishes the schedule by server region at arcraiders.com/map-conditions, listing Night Raid, Electromagnetic Storm, Hurricane, Locked Gate, Frigate and more.
Map Conditions are scheduled ARC Raiders modifiers that change a map's weather, enemies, loot and rules, and you check them on Embark's Map Conditions tracker, which shows one-hour slots by server region. On Oct 31, 2026 it listed ARC Frigate, Electromagnetic Storm, Hurricane, Locked Gate, Night Raid, Beachcombing, Bird City, Harvester, Husk Graveyard, Launch Tower Loot, Matriarch, Redirection and Uncovered Caches. That is a slice of the schedule, so a name missing from it, such as Hidden Bunker, may still come back. The clip, a launch-era guide, calls them modifiers that transform a map.
Quick facts
| Tracker | arcraiders.com/map-conditions |
| Slot length | One hour on the tracker (read Oct 31, 2026) |
| Schedule | Offset by region since update 1.42.0, Aug 21, 2026 |
| No Free Loadout | Night Raid and Close Scrutiny since 1.33.0; Frigate per Beebom |
| No PvE option in the Oct 2026 test | Night Raid, Locked Gate, Hidden Bunker, Frigate, Redirection |
| Newest conditions | Frigate and Redirection, update 2.0, Oct 8, 2026 |
Sources: Embark's tracker, Embark's 1.42.0 notes, Embark's 1.36.0 notes, Beebom's Frigate guide, Embark's PvE post.
How the schedule works
Since update 1.42.0 conditions run on a schedule offset by region rather than one global clock, shifted to fit each region's peak hours, and the tracker has a region selector to match. Set your region before you plan a session. Conditions also matter for loot: since update 2.3.0 the Dolabra, Bobcat, Equalizer, Jupiter, Tempest and Vulcano blueprints can drop in any major condition, at a slightly lower chance. See Blueprints.
Embark calls some conditions major and some minor. Its posts name Night Raid, Locked Gate, Hidden Bunker, Frigate and Redirection among the major ones, and Beachcombing as minor. No reliable source prints the whole split. In the clip a developer calls Bird City a minor condition too.
Every condition
| Condition | Maps | What it does | Patch or date |
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| Frigate | The Blue Gate, Dam Battlegrounds, Pendola Pass, Spaceport, Buried City | Board a colossal flying carrier; high risk, high reward | 2.0, Oct 8, 2026 |
| Redirection | Pendola Pass | Emperor Relays and Beacons; only source of the Emperor Gateway Conduit | 2.0, Oct 8, 2026 |
| Flash Freeze | Pendola Pass | Weather event; Snow Shelters open | 2.0, Oct 8, 2026 |
| Night Raid | The Blue Gate at first; Stella Montis on the tracker | Stronger ARC, rarer loot, harder extraction, no Free Loadout | 1.1.0; 1.33.0 |
| Electromagnetic Storm | Dam, Spaceport, The Blue Gate reported | Random lightning hits anyone and tougher ARC; may leave a valuable item | Nov 2025; 1.7.0 |
| Hurricane | Buried City on the tracker | Wind, shield-damaging debris, low visibility, First Wave Raider Caches | 1.17.0, Feb 24, 2026 |
| Hidden Bunker | Spaceport | Secret bunker with valuable rewards, many ARC | Nov 2025 |
| Locked Gate | The Blue Gate | Uses a code printer | 1.7.0 |
| Cold Snap | Dam, Buried City, Spaceport, The Blue Gate (outdoor maps) | Frostbite outside, more loot value, Candleberries, snowballs | 1.7.0; 1.15.0 |
| Close Scrutiny | Reported on all maps but Stella Montis | ARC Operation: Assessors land and summon ARC | 1.22.0, 1.23.0 |
| Bird City | Buried City only | Trinkets in chimneys, more ziplines, flying ARC and rooftop fights | 1.13.0 |
| Beachcombing | Riven Tides only | Dockmaster's Detector digs up buried loot | 1.26.0 |
| Husk Graveyard | Buried City on the tracker | Effect only in a search excerpt: many more breachable ARC husks | Read Oct 31, 2026 |
| Harvester | Dam commonly | Event with a puzzle and top-tier containers | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Matriarch | Dam, Spaceport on the tracker | The only way she appears | Nov 15, 2025 |
| Lush Blooms | The Blue Gate, Spaceport, Buried City, Dam | 45 minutes of extra Nature products from plants and baskets | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Launch Tower Loot | Spaceport | No reliable source describes it | Read Oct 31, 2026 |
| Uncovered Caches | Spaceport, Riven Tides | No reliable source describes it | Read Oct 31, 2026 |
Sources: Embark's tracker, its Frigate page, Destructoid on the first conditions, Embark's notes for 1.7.0, Cold Snap, 1.13.0, 1.15.0, Shrouded Sky, 1.22.0, 1.23.0 and Riven Tides, Game Rant on Redirection, on Lush Blooms and on the Harvester, Destructoid on the Matriarch, TheGamer on Husk Graveyard, Sportskeeda on Close Scrutiny (a search excerpt, so treat that detail as weak).
Night Raid
Destructoid's launch-era summary is stronger ARC, rarer loot and harder extraction (Nov 11, 2025). It started on The Blue Gate in update 1.1.0 and is now on Stella Montis too, where most lamps are off. Since 1.33.0 you cannot bring a Free Loadout, and Embark says it is looking at expanding that rule. TheGamer says Night Raids and Electromagnetic Storms can improve the odds of finding keys (Feb 14, 2026). The clip, from launch, adds fewer exits and disabled Raider Hatches.
Electromagnetic Storm
Lightning strikes at random, hits anyone caught and can take down tougher ARC. Since 1.7.0 strikes sometimes leave a valuable item behind, and 1.19.0 fixed lightning coming too often.
Cold Snap
Cold Snap arrived in December 2025 as an opt-in winter variant of four maps, with frostbite damage. A hotfix made indoor areas safe from the cold, so shelter is the counter. It returned in 1.15.0 with increased loot value and throwable snowballs. It was not on the tracker slice read on Oct 31, 2026, and Embark has not dated its return. The update story is on Cold Snap and Headwinds. The clip recalls an update with new activities and a sprinkling of snow.
Hurricane
Wind batters Raiders, debris damages shields and visibility is low, but First Wave Raider Caches can be found. Embark changed those caches in 1.18.0 after players were leaving with 3 to 5 blueprints a session, lowering rare blueprints slightly and raising high-tier materials. The clip names Hurricane as the condition Shrouded Sky added.
Hidden Bunker
A secret bunker on the Spaceport outskirts, with valuable rewards and many ARC. Embark has adjusted where ARC spawn on its antennas, and its 1.36.0 known issues flagged Shredders floating to the ceiling in some rooms. See Spaceport.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I see the ARC Raiders map condition schedule? Embark publishes it at arcraiders.com/map-conditions, with one-hour slots and a server region selector for ARC Raiders.
What does Night Raid do in ARC Raiders? ARC Raiders' Night Raid brings stronger ARC, rarer loot and harder extraction, per Destructoid (Nov 11, 2025), and it has allowed no Free Loadout since update 1.33.0.
Is Cold Snap still in ARC Raiders? ARC Raiders' Cold Snap returned once, in update 1.15.0, but it was not on the part of the tracker read on Oct 31, 2026, and Embark has not dated another run.
Does the map condition schedule differ by region in ARC Raiders? Yes. Since update 1.42.0 on Aug 21, 2026, the ARC Raiders schedule is offset by region to fit peak hours.
Which map conditions have no PvE in ARC Raiders? In the ARC Raiders PvE test of Oct 13 to 20, 2026, Night Raid, Locked Gate, Hidden Bunker, Frigate and Redirection had no PvE option. See PvE Toggle.
Which conditions are best for blueprints in ARC Raiders? Since update 2.3.0, six ARC Raiders blueprints can drop in any major condition, so no single one holds them. Check Blueprints for each.
Sources
- Map Conditions, Embark Studios, read Oct 31, 2026
- ARC Frigate condition, Embark Studios, read Oct 31, 2026
- Live Update 2.3.0, Embark Studios, Oct 27, 2026
- PvE Toggle Beta Test: October 13-20, Embark Studios, Oct 13, 2026
- Live Update 1.42.0, Embark Studios, Aug 21, 2026
- Live Update 1.36.0, Embark Studios, Jul 7, 2026
- Riven Tides, Embark Studios, Apr 28, 2026
- Patch Notes 1.23.0, Embark Studios, Apr 8, 2026
- Flashpoint - Patch Notes 1.22.0, Embark Studios, Mar 31, 2026
- Patch Notes 1.19.0, Embark Studios, Mar 10, 2026
- Patch Notes 1.18.0, Embark Studios, Mar 3, 2026
- Shrouded Sky content update, Embark Studios, Feb 23, 2026
- SHARED WATCH - Patch Notes 1.15.0, Embark Studios, Feb 10, 2026
- HEADWINDS - Patch Notes 1.13.0, Embark Studios, Jan 27, 2026
- Hotfix - Dec 18, Embark Studios, Dec 18, 2025
- COLD SNAP, Embark Studios, Dec 16, 2025
- COLD SNAP - December Update 1.7.0 Patch Notes, Embark Studios, Dec 16, 2025
- Patch Notes 1.1.0, Embark Studios, Nov 6, 2025
- Arc Raiders Frigate Guide, Beebom, Oct 9, 2026
- How to Enter the Fallen Emperor, Game Rant, Oct 10, 2026
- Where To Find The Best Loot On Each Map, TheGamer, Feb 27, 2026
- How To Find Each Key, TheGamer, Feb 14, 2026
- Close Scrutiny map condition explained, Sportskeeda, read Oct 31, 2026 (search excerpt)
- What Are Lush Blooms, Game Rant, Nov 30, 2025
- How to find the Matriarch, Destructoid, Nov 15, 2025
- All ARC Raiders map conditions (Weekend 1), Destructoid, Nov 11, 2025
- Harvester Puzzle, Game Rant, Oct 31, 2025
- Arc Raiders- Ultimate Beginner’s Guide (Top Gameplay Tips You Need to Know!), Legacy Gaming, Oct 29, 2025 (video)
- The Evolution of ARC Raiders S2: EP1 - Updating ARC Raiders, Embark Studios, Oct 2, 2026 (video)
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Buried CityBuried City is the ARC Raiders urban map in Southern Calabretta, unlocked after 6 rounds in TheGamer's Feb 2026 guide. Its best loot is at the Hospital, Space Travel and Town Hall, and it has four key rooms, metro station exits and the Bird City condition.
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Dam BattlegroundsDam Battlegrounds is the ARC Raiders starting map, open by default and rated low difficulty. Its best loot is at the Hydroponic Dome Complex, the Control Tower and Research and Administration, and it has four key rooms plus the Controlled Access Zone.
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Extraction and Raider HatchesTo extract in ARC Raiders, reach a map's exit, use the console and get inside before the round ends; it sets off an alarm and leaves by itself after 2 minutes. A Raider Hatch is a silent, instant exit that uses up a Raider Hatch Key. Pendola Pass uses a Ballistic Gondola instead.
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MapsARC Raiders has seven maps as of update 2.3.0 - Dam Battlegrounds, Buried City, Spaceport, The Blue Gate, Stella Montis, Riven Tides and Pendola Pass. Dam Battlegrounds is open from the start and is the easiest; the next three unlock by playing rounds.
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The Blue GateThe Blue Gate is the ARC Raiders mountain map, unlocked after 18 rounds in TheGamer's Feb 2026 guide and rated high difficulty. Its best loot is at Pilgrim's Peak and the Checkpoint, both heavily guarded, and it has four key rooms and its own Locked Gate condition.
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See also
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BlueprintsARC Raiders blueprints unlock crafting recipes and are mostly random loot, best in high-loot areas, locked rooms and major map conditions. Since update 2.3.0 (Oct 27, 2026) the Dolabra, Bobcat, Equalizer, Jupiter, Tempest and Vulcano blueprints can drop in any major map condition, at a slightly lower chance.
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Stella MontisStella Montis is the indoor ARC Raiders map, a mountain research facility added in update 1.2.0 on Nov 13, 2025 behind a community unlock that is now open. Its best loot is at the Cultural Archives, Medical Research and the Seed Vault, and it has its own Night Raid.
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SpaceportSpaceport is the ARC Raiders launch complex map, unlocked after 12 rounds in TheGamer's Feb 2026 guide and rated medium to high difficulty. PCGamesN rates five of its seven areas High for loot, including the Launch Towers, and it holds the Hidden Bunker.
- PvE ToggleARC Raiders has no PvE mode as of Oct 31, 2026. Embark tested a PvE matchmaking toggle with no player damage from Oct 13 to Oct 20, 2026, players ran more than 30 million PvE rounds, the toggle was then removed, and Embark expects to say more in November.