How to use console commands in ARC Raiders

ARC Raiders, being a modern online game, has loads of settings you can tweak, but reserves the fine-tuning only for the developers, given how much impact this could have on the overall experience.

However, in one of the latest patches, players discovered a console was added, allowing players to carefully tune each and every aspect of the game, chiefly the graphics, providing new ways to optimize for performance.

So, here’s how you can enable it.

How to enable the console in ARC Raiders

To get the console in ARC Raiders, you’ll have to do a few steps. This is chiefly for the Steam version of the game, as there is apparently no way to enable the console on, well, consoles at the moment.

Here’s what you should do:

• Open Steam, go to Library.
• Right click on ARC Raiders and go to Properties.
• Under General, in the Launch Options bar, type in: “-newconsole -log”
• Open the game, which should launch a console alongside it.
• Click on the arrow in the top-right to open up the text bar.
• Type in your commands.

The exact list of commands is still relatively unknown, so we won’t be including them here. Using console commands to disable certain aspects of the graphics has also been labeled as cheating by some players and is likely to be targeted by the developers in the coming patches and hotfixes. Therefore, we’ll include a list of ethical commands once Embark has cleared things up.

In the meantime, you can try to tweak the settings yourself.

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StarRupture becomes a different proposition when you’re aiming to survive Arcadia-7 together with your buddies.

The current system of the early access build allows you to play in co-op lobbies of up to four players (including yourself). The multiplayer relies on the classic ‘host-based‘ gameplay, but there’s a modern twist that Creepy Jar has put in place.

How to play Multiplayer in StarRupture

To play in co-op, one of your group members has to be the host. The host is the person who creates the main world and sets up the game. Being the host doesn’t have any in-game advantage, so you can relax on that part. Once they have created the save, the host has to choose between ‘Friends Only’ or ‘Invite Only’.

The first option requires the host to invite every player for a session manually. The second option takes that requirement away, but the other players will have to be present on the host’s Steam friend list. To invite a player, the host will have to open the menu. By pressing on the empty slots, they can invite other players via Steam.

Once the other players have accepted the invite, they will be able to play together with the host. Usually, the host leaving the game would have meant the server shutting down. That can be prevented with the use of SaveSync (this is a third-party application that currently supports StarRupture and plenty of other co-op games).

How to use SaveSync in StarRupture

To use the software, both the host and other members in the group will need to own the software. SaveSync can be purchased and installed directly from Steam. Once done, you’ll have to open the app and click New Save after selecting StarRupture. All the available saved sessions will appear. Pick one and click Create Save.

The process above has to be done by the host. Once the sync is complete, there will be a green tick. The host can now share the save with the rest of the group. To join, you’ll have to open the SaveSync app. The shared file will appear automatically in your list of saves when you pick StarRupture. Choose Activate after selecting the saved file to make it available. Once done, you’ll be able to play in the same co-op world irrespective of the host’s presence.

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