ARC Raiders Players Changing Hidden Config Game Settings for Unfair Advantages
Don’t look now, but ARC Raiders players on PC: there are new threats to watch out for besides people looking to steal your loot. I’m referring to cheaters. Mind, these aren’t your usual kind of cheaters who buy third-party software for aim bots and whatnot, but something more devious.
It seems some players on PC are messing around with the game’s config files to gain an unfair advantage against other players. What makes this even more disgusting? It seems some streamers are even getting in on the act.
ARC Raiders Config Files Are Being Used to Cheat
Some ARC Raiders PC players are said to be bypassing the in-game limits by modifying the local config files to force ultra-wide FOV (Field-of-View), and high-visibility presets that give these players an unfair edge over the player base.
You can see how it is in action in the video below.
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ARC Raiders PC players are bypassing in-game limits by modifying local config files to force ultra-wide FOV and high-visibility presets.
This exploit provides a significant competitive advantage. Embark needs to look into this issue and fix it ASAP. pic.twitter.com/ZbfMFKB9Qo
— ARC Raiders Alerts (@ArcRaiderAlerts) January 9, 2026
The game’s community have also noticed this happening as well, with some streamers apparently getting in on the act. If you want to see who, just check Twitch and the people who stream ARC Raiders (we’re not naming them for obvious reasons). Hopefully, Embark is aware of this and looking to fix this ASAP.
While Embark Studios has been very much on-the-ball when it comes to providing post-release support for ARC Raiders, that doesn’t mean the game doesn’t need improvements. When it comes to cheats, the devs have said they are implementing anti-cheat updates, and this includes out-of-map exploits.
The developers have said the patch to help mitigate cheats is inbound in the “coming weeks,” but no specific timetable has been given. Once we know more about it, we’ll let our readers know.
Are there any other ARC Raiders cheats and exploits making the rounds? If so, leave a comment and let us know, so we can bring it to Embak’s attention
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Oh, you can name them for obvious reasons.
In fact, there are no obvious reasons not to name them.
They’re cheaters who suck the fun out of gaming for everyone. What does that lame get out of cheating? He’s not good enough to play with everyone else.
It’s actually your duty as a journalist to name them. To out them and thereby force action from the developers faster to fix these issues. Otherwise, all you are doing is writing mindlessly with no goal.
It’s the mandate of journalists to be adversarial when the subject is acting in bad faith, lying, cheating, or declining to act against an injustice or disservice.