ARC Raiders players may have an early look at Embark Studios' next wave of live-service additions, but the information is still unconfirmed. An unverified Pastebin post, presented as allegedly datamined game text, lists a clan system, player trading, a new Frozen Trail map and several map conditions that have not been formally announced.
The timing is what gives the leak weight for regular players. Embark's official January to April 2026 roadmap covered four months of updates and said the studio was aiming to deliver a content update every month. That stretch has now effectively closed with Riven Tides, leaving the rest of the year open until Embark shares its next plan.
Clans and trading would change how Raiders group up
The most immediately player-facing claims are social and economy features. The leaked text references clan playstyles labeled Quests, PvP, PvE and Any, suggesting groups could be organized around the way members want to raid. It also includes a trading description tied to a place called Speranza Piazza, where Raiders would reportedly be able to trade with one another.
Those two additions would be significant if they make it into the live game. ARC Raiders already mixes scavenging, crafting, PvPvE firefights and player-driven risk, so official trading could reshape how loot moves through the community. Clans would also give regular squads a more permanent structure than simply queueing with friends.
Frozen Trail is listed as the next map after Riven Tides. The post names points of interest including Central Station, Factory, Observatory, Radio Tower, Railyard, Supermarket and Village. That is more specific than a vague roadmap tease, but it is still not confirmation that the map is final, scheduled or guaranteed to ship under that name.
The leak also names harsher map conditions
The alleged strings list several future map conditions, including Toxic Swamp, Acid Rain, Heat Wave, The Queens and Repair Extraction. Toxic Swamp is described as geothermal fissures releasing toxic gases and rare resources, while Acid Rain would damage Raiders caught outside. Heat Wave appears to push players toward shade, The Queens suggests multiple Queen enemies could appear in one area and Repair Extraction would make return points require repairs before use.
The largest-sounding condition is ARC Operation: Dead Reckoning, which the Pastebin text connects to a Frigate that can roam the map, follow a path and be boarded by players. If accurate, that would be more than a weather modifier. It would add a moving objective or threat to raids, closer to a live encounter than a passive environmental rule.
Other leaked items include a Metal Detector for buried loot, a medium-ammo SMG called Stanza, a heavy-ammo assault rifle called Malleus and a list of playable instruments such as a banjo, accordion, harmonica, tambourine and bongo. Some of that overlaps thematically with recent official content, since Riven Tides added Beachcombing and the Dockmaster's Detector for buried treasure, but the Pastebin claims go well beyond what Embark has confirmed.
ARC Raiders launched on October 30, 2025 as a multiplayer extraction adventure from Embark Studios. Its structure makes map variety and loot systems especially important, because small changes to extraction, inventory pressure or enemy behavior can alter how players approach every run.
Embark has not announced clans, trading, Frozen Trail or the leaked conditions. Until the studio publishes a new roadmap or patch notes, the Pastebin should be treated as a possible look at work-in-progress content, not a release promise. That official roadmap gap is the reason the leak is drawing attention after Riven Tides and recent patch work, including the game's upgraded PS5 Pro PSSR support.