Arc Raiders' developer introduces new Elytra anti-cheat to The Finals for testing

Q: What platforms and player groups are currently included in Elytra's limited testing for The Finals?

Elytra is currently being tested with a small group of selected players and some of Embark's technology partners, specifically including GeForce Now and Microsoft. The article also notes Elytra is installed for most users playing The Finals and runs in the background for those users, but it is in a passive state and not enforcing anti-cheat protections.

Q: Is Elytra currently active or enforcing anti-cheat protections for The Finals players?

According to the article, Elytra is installed for most users and runs in the background, but it is currently in a passive state and is not enforcing any anti-cheat protections.

Q: How will Elytra be rolled out more broadly in The Finals according to the article?

Embark will introduce Elytra to a broader audience in The Finals with the game’s 11.6 update via a gradual rollout process. Elytra is already installed for most users and runs in the background in a passive state, but it is not yet enforcing any anti-cheat protections.

Q: Which existing anti-cheat solutions does Embark currently use alongside Elytra in testing?

Embark is currently using Easy Anti-Cheat and Denuvo Anti-Cheat alongside a machine-learning behavior analysis system called Anybrain AI while testing Elytra. The article describes Denuvo as a secondary kernel-level layer and Anybrain AI as monitoring player telemetry and inhuman skill levels.

Embark introduces new in-house Elytra anti-cheat program to The Finals for testing purposes. Elytra will be introduced more broadly to the game later.

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Aaron Klotz

Tech Reporter

Published Aug 4, 2026 12:05 PM CDT

1 minute & 30 seconds read time

TL;DR: Embark is testing a new in-house anti-cheat, Elytra, in The Finals via Update 11.3.0 with a small selected player group and partners; Elytra currently runs passively for most users and will roll out broader testing in Update 11.6, potentially replacing Denuvo and other systems later.

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Embark, the developers behind Arc Raiders, is upgrading its anti-cheat system for The Finals with a new in-house solution that will likely replace the game's existing Denuvo anti-cheat system. Update 11.3.0 for The Finals announced the introduction of Elytra for testing purposes only. The new anti-cheat system is currently being tested with a "small group of selected players" as well as some of its technology partners, including GeForce Now and Microsoft.

Details on Elytra's anti-cheat capabilities remain hidden, but Embark promises to provide more details as Elytra gets closer to full development. Embark also noted that The Finals' 11.6 update will introduce the anti-cheat system to a broader audience through a gradual rollout process. Currently, Elytra is installed for most users playing The Finals and runs in the background for these users. But critically, Elytra is running in a passive state and is not enforcing any anti-cheat protections.

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It's no secret that Embark has been struggling with cheaters, as have most game developers who have highly popular AAA shooters. The development studio currently has a semi-complex anti-cheat strategy with Arc Raiders involving the use of Easy Anti-Cheat, Denuvo Anti-Cheat, and a behavioral monitoring AI system simultaneously. Denuvo Anti-Cheat is used as a secondary kernel-level anti-cheat layer that fills in gaps in EAC's anti-cheat capabilities, while both anti-cheat programs are further supported by a machine-learning behavior analysis system called Anybrain AI that monitors player telemetry and tracks inhuman levels of player skill in-game.

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What platforms and player groups are currently included in Elytra's limited testing for The Finals?

Question #2

Is Elytra currently active or enforcing anti-cheat protections for The Finals players?

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How will Elytra be rolled out more broadly in The Finals according to the article?

Question #4

Which existing anti-cheat solutions does Embark currently use alongside Elytra in testing?

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Embark typically uses The Finals as a testbed for its anti-cheat strategies before implementing them into Arc Raiders, so it's inevitable we will see Elytra come to Arc Raiders at some point after development matures. We could potentially see Embark using Elytra to replace EAC and Denuvo, which would put most of its anti-cheat capabilities back under one application.