Shrouded Sky arrives on February 24, and this update changes more than the atmosphere. Hurricanes now play a direct role in the action.
Strong winds push against you as you move, drain stamina faster, and force you to rethink positioning during fights. What once seemed like routine encounters can quickly take an unexpected turn when the weather changes, as traffic, timing, and resource management respond to the storm.
Arc Raiders Hurricanes
You notice it as soon as the storm rolls in. Running with the wind at your back lets you cover ground faster and conserve stamina, which makes open rotations less punishing, especially near extraction. Direction suddenly matters in a practical way, not just on paper. Teams that rotate with the storm instead of ignoring it will move cleaner and burn fewer resources.
Move against the wind, and you feel it right away. Sprint burns through stamina faster than you expect. Try to pull back from a messy fight and a half empty bar can suddenly trap you in place.
You start planning your path instead of running on autopilot. Hills, cover, and open ground matter more than before. A small mistake in timing or direction can snowball fast, and what used to be a simple reposition can turn into a real problem.
Projectiles feel the wind as well. Grenades drift just enough to miss angles you used to trust. Toss smoke for cover and it may slide out of place, leaving your team more exposed than planned.
Shields Under Storm Pressure
The shield interaction is where the system really tightens up. Debris carried by the hurricane strikes active shields, causing visible sparks and faster durability loss. Those sparks increase your visibility, which changes how safe you feel during close engagements and makes prolonged fights riskier.
Keeping the shield up gives you protection but makes you easier to track. Dropping it reduces your visual profile yet removes a layer of security. In low visibility and heavy wind noise, that tradeoff becomes meaningful and situational rather than obvious.
Storms cut visibility and make sound harder to read. Gunfire blends into the wind, footsteps get lost in the noise, and you stop trusting what you think you heard. Fights feel messier, less controlled, and the players who adapt instead of repeating old habits usually come out ahead.
A Teaser That Raises Questions
One brief moment in the trailer shows a blinking yellow light turning red while moving low across the ground. It does not resemble any current ARC unit. Some players suspect a new machine type built for close-to-ground movement.
In storm conditions, a fast, low-profile enemy would be hard to track and even harder to predict. Nothing is confirmed, but it fits the update’s focus on environmental pressure and instability.
Shrouded Sky ties wind, stamina, shields, and visibility into one connected system. None of it works in isolation anymore. One shift in weather can ripple through how you move, defend, and take a fight. After February 24, reading the storm becomes part of basic game sense, right up there with aim and positioning.
Release Date: October 30, 2025 Genres: Extraction ShooterARC Raiders
