Overview
- Embark’s November North Line update adds the Stella Montis map, introduces Matriarch and Shredder Arc units, and brings a community unlock, new quests, and new gameplay items.
- December’s Cold Snap introduces a snowfall map condition, the Flickering Flames event, additional quests, a new Raider Deck, and the first optional Expedition Departure Window.
- The game set a new reported Steam concurrent record of up to 354,836 players, according to third‑party trackers such as SteamDB and Steam Charts.
- Weekend surges triggered server crashes; Embark implemented a login queue and cautioned that matchmaking may be slower while fixes are applied.
- Embark is refunding items lost to cheaters through an abnormal match compensation system and is enforcing bans on offending accounts.