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ARC Raiders 1.48.0 adds free Misthorn recolours, pauses updates for Frozen Trail

A minor cosmetic patch grants two new Misthorn Set colourways automatically while Embark clears the runway for the 8 October Frozen Trail update.

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ARC Raiders 1.48.0 adds free Misthorn recolours, pauses updates for Frozen Trail

What happened

Update 1.48.0 went live on the ARC Raiders store on Tuesday 29 September (Brisbane time), and it's a small one by design. Update 1.48.0 brings two new colour variants for the Misthorn Set, Blue Silver and Green Wood, and you will get them automatically if you already own the set. No restart is needed. The bigger news buried in the same post: there is no update next Tuesday, as Embark makes way for Frozen Trail, arriving Thursday 8 October.

What changed

  • Misthorn Set — Blue Silver colourway: new recolour, auto-applied to existing owners.
  • Misthorn Set — Green Wood colourway: same deal, no purchase or action needed.
  • No download/restart required for this one — it's a live, server-side store update.
  • Patch cadence paused: Embark is skipping the regular Tuesday update slot next week to focus everything on the Frozen Trail launch.

Frozen Trail itself is shaping up as Embark's biggest content drop since launch — a new snowy map called Pendola Pass, three new ARC enemy types, an Outpost base, a Skill Tree rework, a grappling hook, a photo-mode camera, weapon amplification, and a new Reward Pass with a paid tier. Embark has also announced a separate PvE matchmaking test for 13-20 October.

What players are saying

Honestly? Barely a ripple — this is a cosmetics-only patch, and there's no meaningful Reddit or Steam discussion thread built around it specifically. What community chatter exists right now is aimed squarely at the bigger picture. Recent Steam sentiment for ARC Raiders sits at Mixed, with 52% of the 2,527 user reviews in the last 30 days positive, against a lifetime score of Very Positive, with 81% of 199,801 total reviews positive — so the overall verdict is still strong, but recent temperature has cooled.

The main gripe in that recent negative slice isn't cosmetics, it's cheating: most top negative reviews complain about a single thing — cheaters — despite Easy Anti-Cheat and other measures. One player summed it up bluntly on Steam: "I loved this game for a while, but it's so infested with rats and cheaters now that it's only playable in solo runs half the time." Outlets covering the pre-Frozen Trail mood have also flagged a significant content drought that's left a sour taste in players' mouths in the lead-up to this update. On the cosmetic side itself, coverage has been mildly positive, noting the automatic grant to existing owners is a smart quality-of-life move.

What it means for you

If you own the Misthorn Set, you're already sorted — check your locker, no action needed. If you don't, this is just two new paint jobs sitting in the shop. Nothing here affects loadouts, servers, or matchmaking for OCE players.

The real thing to plan around is Thursday 8 October for Frozen Trail. Exact go-live time isn't confirmed yet, but Embark's past updates have historically dropped around 3am US Pacific time — if that pattern holds, expect roughly 8pm AEST in Brisbane, 9pm in Sydney/Melbourne (AEDT, since daylight saving starts Sunday 4 October), 8:30pm in Adelaide and 6pm in Perth. Treat that as a rough guide, not a locked time. Worth stockpiling core crafting mats now if you're planning a big Frozen Trail push, since a new map usually means a materials rush on day one.

What to watch next: Frozen Trail launches Thursday 8 October (roughly evening AEST/AEDT based on past patch timing, unconfirmed), followed by an 8-day PvE matchmaking test from 13-20 October.

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