Arc Raiders Cold Snap brings 2 events, the option to restart your character, covers four of the maps in snow, and it all kicks off tomorrow

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Get your winter coats on, because there's a bit of snow coming to Arc Raiders. Well, that's an understatement; it's actually a whole lot of snow, as the Arc Raiders Cold Snap event is about to kick off, bringing freezing conditions, fresh challenges, and the option of starting your raider over to unlock some special rewards.

First things first: the weather. The Arc Raiders Cold Snap is exactly as it sounds, cold and icy. Four of the current maps - Buried City, Dam Battlegrounds, The Blue Gate, and Spaceport - are being hit by this blizzard, and staying out too long is hazardous to your health. Besides minimizing time in the snowstorm, you’ll want to make sure you have appropriate items to heal and defend yourself and your squad in case you feel the freeze. For more, check out our Arc Raiders Frostbite guide.

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Collecting the candleberries contributes to Flickering Flames, making it worthwhile to engage in the two of them at once. On top of these, there's the option of a reset, through the Expedition Project. Among the newer loot are pieces of a caravan. Put it together, and you can then restart with a new raider and a new story.

While the character is given a do-over, there are "exclusive buffs, advantages and rewards that carry over." If any of this sounds appealing, these events kick off on Tuesday, December 16, at 9:30 am GMT/4:30 am EST/ 1:30 am PST, and run until Tuesday, January 13.

Arc Raiders devs are "aware" of problems in matchmaking right now, and Embark Studios is working on a fix: "Our team is investigating."

Anthony McGlynn
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Anthony is an Irish entertainment and games journalist, now based in Glasgow. He previously served as Senior Anime Writer at Dexerto and News Editor at The Digital Fix, on top of providing work for Variety, IGN, Den of Geek, PC Gamer, and many more. Besides Studio Ghibli, horror movies, and The Muppets, he enjoys action-RPGs, heavy metal, and pro-wrestling. He interviewed Animal once, not that he won’t stop going on about it or anything.

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