Arc Raiders is under siege from its own ingenuity. A newly discovered duplication glitch has players churning out endless copies of quick-use items, transforming the extraction shooter's tense raids into absurd warzones of nonstop explosions and tangled zipline webs. Reports exploded across the subreddit and social media today, February 10th, 2026, just hours after Embark Studios' 1.15.0 patch.
The exploit targets stackable gadgets like Trigger Nades (proximity explosives), ziplines, rubber ducks (noisemakers), and barricades. Players hold a stack of two, split it, and spam placements indefinitely across the map. Videos show lobbies blanketed in yellow ziplines forming impenetrable cages or "rollercoasters," while Trigger Nades detonate in chain reactions, wiping squads before they can react. One clip captures a player barreling through a hallway, hurling duped nades to clear paths instantly, turning tactical scavenging into arcade mayhem.
Trigger nade dupe on stella
by u/Grane0 in ArcRaiders
This isn't the first dupe rodeo for Arc Raiders. Last week, rubber duck farming flooded the economy with cheap merits until Embark's anti-cheat intervened: offenders spontaneously combusted mid-raid, dropping piles of toys as bans kicked in. That fix held, but today's glitch slipped through the Headwinds update cracks, escalating to weapons in PvP and utility spam in PvE.
The r/ARC_Raiders subreddit is a glitch gallery. Top posts from the last 12 hours feature titles like "Duping exploit is out of control currently" (500+ upvotes), with clips of invisible exploiters building "bone temples" of items and entire Stella Montis lobbies reduced to nade infernos. Comments range from frustration like "MBark pls fix this bug right away" to dark humor: "I'm studying spaceport to make a rollercoaster." PvP suffers most, with weapon dupes enabling no-reload spam, while PvE sees duck hordes for merits.
Streamer TheBurntPeanut, the latest upcoming and coming streamer, jumped in, duping nades to seal off chokepoints and deny enemy routes. His antics amplified the issue and brought it to everyone's attention, which has made it even more common and annoying for players. Embark acted swiftly in Discord: "We are aware of the duplication issue and we are actively working on a fix." however sadly today's patch overlooked it, fueling anger from players. No timeline yet, but history suggests a hotfix soon, possibly with rollbacks.
Extraction shooters like Escape from Tarkov and Hunt: Showdown have weathered dupes before, but Arc Raiders' live-service pace amplifies the pain. Maps like Stella Montis and the upcoming Riven Tides become unraidable traps, eroding the core loop of risk-reward scavenging amid ARC robots. Players are urging others to avoid of high-pop lobbies, sticking to solos or friends until resolved. The glitch's viral spread risks player exodus to other games. Embark's transparency via Discord buys goodwill, but fans demand action.
Currently, raids feel like glitch-hunting more than loot-grabbing. A patch can't come soon enough to restore the balanced chaos that made Arc Raiders a hit. Keep an eye out for updates there should be some soon, but for now the duck pyres and nade storms rage on for now.