Overview
- Embark detailed the free Flashpoint update on Monday, with the launch set for Tuesday, March 31, and outlets estimating a rollout near 1:30 a.m. PT or 4:30 a.m. ET based on prior patches, though no exact time is confirmed.
- The patch introduces the Vaporizer, an aerial ARC unit that roams in groups and uses long-range laser attacks that punish players caught in the open.
- Close Scrutiny, a new map condition, centers on the ARC Assessor, a heavily guarded target that drops rare progression components in high-risk encounters.
- Shredders expand beyond Stella Montis into Blue Gate, Buried City, Spaceport, and, under specific conditions, Dam Battlegrounds, raising baseline danger across extraction runs.
- Players gain new gear and progression hooks, including the Dolabra energy shotgun, the Canto SMG, the High-Gain Antenna project, a Scrappy feeding boost for targeted farming, and streamlined crafting from the build screen.