Crafting is a vital a part of Arc Raiders. Gathering collectively the sources to make new weapons, extra gear, and further consumables is a rewarding a part of the loop, however it may be unwieldy working backwards and forwards by the menus to dismantle previous, undesirable loot, then head to the useful resource dealer for any lacking items. Happily, Embark Studios has an answer. “Your time issues,” it remarks, “and we do not need you spending it clicking by menus when you could possibly be raiding.”
The studio says, “One of many issues we care most about as a improvement staff is ensuring each second you spend in Arc Raiders feels purposeful. That is why we pay attention carefully to what you inform us. And one piece of suggestions stored developing: ‘I am spending an excessive amount of time crafting.'” It acknowledges that a variety of the frustration is in having to collect the lacking supplies wanted for a craft, and that the “friction was getting in the way in which of the enjoyable” in consequence.
“You already knew the place to get what you wanted, perhaps from recycling one thing you had mendacity round, or selecting it up from Celeste, however leaping by a number of screens to truly do it was a ache level,” Embark says. To unravel that, and get you again into the motion facet of the multiplayer sport as effectively as doable, it is launched “a streamlined solution to purchase lacking supplies instantly from the crafting display screen.”
Once you’re within the workshop and making an attempt to craft one thing, however are lacking any wanted elements, you will now see a brand new ‘Purchase Sources’ button. Click on this and you will be proven an inventory of each obtainable supply you may get every required materials from, whether or not that be by objects in your stock that may be recycled, from merchants, or elsewhere.
“The important thing phrase right here is ‘obtainable,'” Embark stresses. This does not assure that you will at all times have entry to the whole lot you want at your fingertips, nevertheless it signifies that any potential options might be put proper in entrance of you. “If a cloth is obtainable by your present choices, you will see it, and you’ll act on it instantly. No extra looking by menus. No extra abandoning crafts out of frustration.”
“We all know this does not repair the whole lot,” the developer notes. “Streamlining crafting runs deeper than one button, and we’re at all times taking a look at what comes subsequent.” It says it is persevering with to research any potential “ache factors” highlighted by the group and can resolve which ones want tackling subsequent.
“You possibly can anticipate to see extra quickly,” Embark concludes. “Thanks for persevering with to share your suggestions. It instantly shapes what we prioritize and the way we construct. Maintain it coming.” Mix that with the current Flashpoint replace, which prioritizes placing you into contemporary lobbies while you queue with a customized loadout, and it is clear Embark Studios is listening rigorously to participant issues.
